appleinsider.com - 1/16/2009
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Based on reports from an unnamed NVIDIA partner, a PC Enthusiast website has controversially concluded that Apple's next Mac mini will be use NVIDIA's Ion platform, which pairs NVIDIA's 9400M system controller and integrated GPU with Intel's low power Atom processor.
tomshardware.com - 1/15/2009
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tomshardware.com —
A large portion of the Apple Mac community
is waiting for Apple to refresh the Mac Mini...
line. We learned today that the next generation of Mac Mini computers will be based on Nvidia's Ion platform. An Nvidia partner confirmed to us that Apple was the ...
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UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion
au.ibtimes.com - 1/12/2009
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au.ibtimes.com —
The maker of popular Geforce graphics cards --
technology enabling computers to render 3D imagery -- is...
pushing a new Tegra processor that is aimed for mobile devices and lower powered Netbooks. The new platform comes at time when other core Nvidia ...
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Nvidia teams with HTC in bid to save 2009 revenue - ...
wmpoweruser.com - 1/16/2009
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wmpoweruser.com —
I know that many HTC’s users are frustrated
with the Qualcomm chip that HTC choose to power...
their devices, so I am certain that a lot of our users will be pleased with the following news. According to International Business Times, Nvidia teams ...
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HTC will use nVidia’s new processor on 2009 new devices
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Nvidia Ion rumored to be found in future Apple TV or Mac mini
I4U News —
... by claiming that they heard that Apple would adopt the Nvidia Ion for the new Mac mini version. AppleInsider counters that saying that it is more likely that Apple uses NVIDIA Ion for new Apple TV versions as the Ion would be a performance downgrade from the currently available Mac mini computers. Earlier rumors point to more potent Mac mini boxes and not boxes that compete in the Atom powered Desktop computer segment. Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something : Mac Mini or Apple TV? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... says it's for the sad and neglected Mac Mini. Apple Insider says it could make more sense inside a revamped Apple TV. Either way, a dual-core Atom with Nvidia's 9400M sounds nice. ...
Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Mac mini, Apple TV Tom's Hardware says that Apple will use NVIDIA's Ion platform in an updated Mac mini, and AppleInsider says it could also be used in an updated Apple TV.
NVIDIA's Ion platform is a low-cost, small-form-factor logic board that includes both an NVIDIA graphics processor and Intel CPU (among other things). According to AppleInsider, Ion uses the same 9400M chipset used in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro models. We knew that existing iMac and Mac mini models are already ...
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electronista.com 12/19/2008 — Apple's upcoming iMac and Mac mini refreshes will both use NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M or a variant of it when they launch, according to leaks referenced and investigated by AppleInsider. Mac OS X extension files for SMC and ACPI power management ...
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forbes.com 3/4/2009 — Don't be fooled. While Apple left the looks of its lineup of desktop computers largely unchanged Tuesday, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker completed an important shift as it tweaked the specifications and pricing of its product line. The ...
Intel says there’s nothing wrong with NVIDIA’s ION platform
liliputing.com 12/26/2008 — Right, so apparently Intel is not putting the kebosh on NVIDIA’s plans to bundle a GeForce 9400M GPU with the Intel Atom CPU and sell the chipset to netbook and laptop makers.
The other day DigiTimes reported that Intel refused to sell ...
NVIDIA unveils ION graphics platform for netbooks
liliputing.com 12/17/2008 —
NVIDIA has unveiled a new netbook platform that combines an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU to dramatically boost graphics performance on low power machines like netbooks and nettops. We first heard that NVIDIA was working on ...
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