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electronista.com - 1/16/2009
Mac mini to use NVIDIA Ion, dual-core Atom?
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Apple's Mac mini desktop will switch to NVIDIA's Ion platform and Intel's Atom chip as a result, an alleged confirmation by an NVIDIA partner asserts. The Cupertino company is believed to be using the combination graphics and system chipset in an updated computer that would also use the 1.6GHz, ...
UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion
tomshardware.com - 1/15/2009
UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion
— 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 ... (more) UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion

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au.ibtimes.com - 1/12/2009
Nvidia teams with HTC in bid to save 2009 revenue - International Business Times
— 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 ... (more) Nvidia teams with HTC in bid to save 2009 revenue - ...

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HTC will use nVidia’s new processor on 2009 new devices
wmpoweruser.com - 1/16/2009
HTC will use nVidia’s new processor on 2009 new devices
— 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 ... (more) HTC will use nVidia’s new processor on 2009 new devices

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Obsessable News Feed:  Apple may use NVIDIA Ion platform for next Mac mini, Apple TV

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Apple may use NVIDIA Ion platform for next Mac mini, Apple TV
Obsessable News Feed — The Ion platform combines NVIDIA graphics with an Intel Atom processor for a cheap, relatively powerful combo. If we're to believe the latest Apple rumors, some of the company's low-end hardware, specifically the Mac mini and Apple TV, will be making the transition to systems based on NVIDIA's Ion platform for their next refreshes. Ion, if you remember, is a design standard for systems using NVIDIA graphics chips alongside an Intel Atom processor. Apparently Apple's had its hands on some Ion development hardware for quite a while now, so if it does come through with Ion-based systems, they may be the first ...

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