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theinquirer.net - 12/9/2008

INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad bump material

— theinquirer.net — By Charlie Demerjian : Tuesday, 09 December 2008, 11:20 AM WHEN THE NEW Macbooks came out a... few weeks ago, Nvidia stated that the chips they provided to Apple did not contain the proverbial 'bad bumps'. Unfortunately for them, an investigation lead ... (more) INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad ...

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blogs.computerworld.com - 12/7/2008

Apple's netbook/tablet to be based on ARM Cortex architecture? | Computerworld Blogs

— blogs.computerworld.com — The Apple tablet has been a topic of discussion ever since Steve Jobs yanked the Newton out... of the product line in the late 90's. Speculation was rejuvenated at last month's conference call, where Jobs himself was on hand to say of the Netbook ... (more) Apple's netbook/tablet to be based on ARM Cortex ...

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theinquirer.net - 12/10/2008

INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad bump material

— theinquirer.net — WHEN THE NEW Macbooks came out a few weeks ago, Nvidia stated that the chips they provided... to Apple did not contain the proverbial 'bad bumps'. Unfortunately for them, an investigation led by The Inquirer proves that not to be the case. Background If ... (more) INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have ...

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Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops
TG Daily - All News — Intel and Nvidia will join forces to enable Nvidia chipset support to the Atom platform in order to enhance graphics performance, according to sources at PC vendors. Nvidia's MCP79 chipset will be the first to support Atom CPUs, however the support will only apply to nettops during the initial period. More here at Digitimes . ...

GeForce 9400M coming to Intel Atom soon?
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network — ... to mainboards meant for Intel's Atom processors, alleged sources from PC builders claim . The MCP79 chipset, which sits at the heart of both the 9400M in newer MacBooks and the lower-powered 9300M, is said to be in conversion for the mini PC platform with the aim of improving graphics over Intel's existing but relatively limited GMA video. NVIDIA would first focus on hardware for nettops but would potentially expand to netbooks later on. It's unclear which companies specifically plan to use the future hardware and when, though ASUS, GigaByte and MSI have all reportedly ...

GeForce 9400M coming to Intel Atom soon?
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network — ... to mainboards meant for Intel's Atom processors, alleged sources from PC builders claim . The MCP79 chipset, which sits at the heart of both the 9400M in newer MacBooks and the lower-powered 9300M, is said to be in conversion for the mini PC platform with the aim of improving graphics over Intel's existing but relatively limited GMA video. NVIDIA would first focus on hardware for nettops but would potentially expand to netbooks later on. It's unclear which companies specifically plan to use the future hardware and when, though ASUS, GigaByte and MSI have all reportedly ...

Nvidia Bringing GeForce 9400M to Atom Netbooks to Make Them Suck Less [Unconfirmed]
Gizmodo — ... (from the new MacBooks) to Atom-based netbooks, which would markedly boost graphics performance. Netbooks that don't totally bite balls performance-wise, holee crap. [Digitimes] ...

NVIDIA graphics support coming to Intel Atom chipset?
Liliputing — ... Just because a netbook is small and has a low power CPU doesn’t mean it has to stink at tasks that require a bit more graphics processing power, right? Unfortunately most mini-laptops with Intel Atom processors currently use Intel’s integrated graphics chip which isn’t exactly a powerhouse. But DigiTimes reports that Intel and NVIDIA are working together to add support for NVIDIA graphics to the Atom platform. ...

NVIDIA chipset support rumored to be coming to Atom-based nettops
Engadget — We've already heard about NVIDIA's apparent interest in getting into the netbook space, despite the fact that it dropped its own grand designs with VIA not too long ago, and it now looks like it could be wrangling its way into other Atom-based territory as well, at least if DigiTimes' latest reporting is to be believed. Supposedly, NVIDIA has been working on getting its MCP79 chipset to support Intel's Atom processors, but it's apparently only focusing on desktop-bound nettops during the "initial period," and leaving the more plentiful netbooks for another ...

Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — From Digitimes - Nvidia's MCP79 chipset will soon support Atom CPUs, however the support will only initially apply to nettops and not netbooks. MSI, Asus, and Gigabytes are all expected to launch models based on the new combo. ...