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Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool

Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors coolCustomer use patterns...Translated, "We didn't plan for customers to actually turn their notebooks on."What a crock!I think this article......uses "impacted" far too many times. The correct word is "affected".RE: Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Notebooks, Processors, processor, NVidia Corp., chip, notebook, defective notebook chip, Offers driver, notebook chip

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

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Nvidia: We underestimated AMD

Nvidia had one ugly second quarter. It lost money. It took a charge for defective chips. And it's stuck with low-margin inventory it has to burn off. Amazing how a little price competition from AMD's ATI can magnify poor execution at Nvidia. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-13

MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurely

MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurelyImagine thatntWouldn't this imply that ....... Apple is using the same faulty parts as Dell and HP and not the superior parts that Laff and others claim?How can this be?Just yesterday we were being told how Apple used better quality parts in their systems.Though since...

Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, Video cards, chip, Apple MacBook Pro, graphics, graphics chip, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool

Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...

Tags: Processor, Notebook, NVidia Corp., Notebook Chip, Chip, GPU, MCP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Intel unveils new logo in brand overhaul

Intel unveils new logo in brand overhaulVIIVIntel's VIIV. If it succeeds as a consumer technology, Sony's DRM saga will seem like a fly compared to a dragon that VIIV will be.VIIVIntel's VIIV is simply a hardware DRM based computer. It may be worse than Sony's XCP DRM in the amount...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Digital rights management (DRM), brand, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Viiv, sales

Discussion threads 2006-01-02

Dell wraps itself in luxury

Dell wraps itself in luxuryDELL = cheap! Nothing changes it!Pack some low end INTEL chips and add some polishing and call it luxury? This is like calling those $10 walmart watches a Rolex.Alienware has desktops armed with dual core Opteron 280s, Athlon X2 4800 or Fx 57s. Those are luxury...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Branding, Acer Inc., Nothing, Alienware, digital-rights management, Dell Computer Corp., Vily

Discussion threads 2005-09-28

AMD's mobile Athlon 64 challenges Centrino

AMD's mobile Athlon 64 challenges Centrino64bit LaptopsWow! Kudos once again to AMD. Yet again, first to market with an innovative new product. Intel had better be careful, another couple years like this last one they might find themselves becoming irrelevant to the market.Don't run Windoze on it!Every...

Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Centrino, AMD Opteron, mobile, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon 64, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip, Inhell, laptop computer, 64-bit, Commodor

Discussion threads 2004-09-21