MacNN | Athlon News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Athlon, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Kohjinsha ships dual-screen DZ notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/27/kohjinsha.turns.dual.screen.concept.to.reality/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/kohdualscreenin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese PC maker Kohjinsha has taken its dual screen notebook concept it showed off at last month's CEATEC show and made it into a production PC. The DZ6HKE16E is the first of the DZ-series of notebooks, and comes with a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 CPU, 1GB of RAM. There is also an integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics chipsets to drive the two 10.1-inch displays, each with 1024x600 resolution a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/27/kohjinsha.turns.dual.screen.concept.to.reality/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT Best Buy's Black Friday deals revealed http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuyin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The flyer for Best Buy's Black Friday/Thanksgiving sale has been leaked on the Internet ahead of its official release thanks to a copy posted today. Among the 'doorbusters' are a $300 PS3 bundle that includes two games, while an Xbox 360 bundle with six games will carry the same sticker price. Another front-page deal involves a 46-inch, 120Hz LED-backlit Samsung HDTV with free home delivery, hook-... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT Dell chases Mac mini with official Zino HD http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/dell.zino.hd.uses.amd.to.undercut.apple/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/dellzinohd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell this morning officially unveiled its most direct attempt at claiming the ultra-compact desktop space currently held by the Mac mini. Shown after multiple teases, the Inspiron Zino HD occupies roughly the same footprint as its Apple counterpart but uses AMD processors to keep the costs low while still supplying options its rival doesn't have. The micro PC is seen as a home theater PC and com... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/dell.zino.hd.uses.amd.to.undercut.apple/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:00 GMT Toshiba relaunches Satellite Pro in UK with Windows 7 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/toshiba.adds.four.new.windows.7.satellite.pros/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/toshil500intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba UK on Friday launched four new business notebooks in its Satellite Pro series, all preloaded with Windows 7 Professional. The additions include the 13.3-inch U500, the 15.6-inch L500, the 17.3-inch L550, 15.6-inch L450 and the same-sized L450D. Each includes Toshiba's LifeSpace application suite just for Windows 7-powered Toshiba notebooks, which helps users to organize their appointments ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/toshiba.adds.four.new.windows.7.satellite.pros/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:00 GMT Dell ZinoHD becomes Inspiron, gets leaked specs http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/dell.zinohd.will.be.labeled.inspiron.specs.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/dellzinointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Some specs and details of the upcoming Dell Zino HD series of nettops were revealed, thanks to a recent DellZinoHD search. Two models in the Zino HD series will be offered, including the Inspiron 300 and Inspiron 400. Both have potentially been readied for Windows XP, Windows Vista or the upcoming Windows 7, with the support page also including a manual for Ubuntu.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/dell.zinohd.will.be.labeled.inspiron.specs.leak/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMT AMD debuts sub-$100 quad-core Athlon II CPUs http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/first.45nm.x4.offerings.to.hit.budget.prices/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/amdsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD has introduced several new processors, the Athlon II X4 620 and 630, that have been added to the company's 'mainstream' desktop platform. The 620 component represents AMD's first quad-core processor to ship for less than $100, while still integrating the latest 45nm process architecture.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/first.45nm.x4.offerings.to.hit.budget.prices/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:50:00 GMT HP intros iMac-like MS200 all-in-one http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.pavilion.ms200.with.windows.7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/hpms200.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's launches today have included the company's first Pavilion All-in-One PC, the MS200. The system borrows the same core design principle as the iMac and balances the entire computer on an angled stand; compared to Apple's full speed computer, though, the MS200 is consciously treated as a step above nettops and is meant as a dorm room or kitchen PC. The new offering is based on a 1.5GHz Athlon ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.pavilion.ms200.with.windows.7/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT MSI bows AMD-based, dual-core WindTop all-in-one http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/msi.windtop.ae2010/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/msiwindtopae2010.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI today added a larger, faster version of its WindTop all-in-one desktop to its American lineup. In addition to a larger 20-inch touchscreen with a higher 1600x900 resolution, the easel-like PC is also the first for the US to use a processor faster than an Atom and uses a low-power, 1.5GHz AMD Athlon X2 that gives it enough power to run Windows Vista and eventually Windows 7. Switching to the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/msi.windtop.ae2010/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:00 GMT HP outs Compaq 515, 610 business notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/hp.compaq.515.610.outed/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/hpcompaq515.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP has released a pair of business notebooks, with the 14.0-inch Compaq 515 and 15.6-inch Compaq 610. Either sports an LED-backlit display with 1366x768 resolution, and the 515's processing power coming from a choice of AMD Athlon X2 or Turion X2 processors paired with as much as 8GB of RAM. Graphics processing is handled by the integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 GPU. Otherwise, users can opt for a 250... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/hp.compaq.515.610.outed/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:40:00 GMT eMachines intros white, budget mini-towers http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/emachines.white.desktops/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/emachineset1810.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />eMachines today gave a new look to its least expensive ET series desktops along with hardware upgrades to match. Like the recent EL1300 slimline PC, the ET1300 and ET1810 shed the company's previous black-and-silver look for a sleeker, glossy white. They all also make NVIDIA's lower-end graphics standard for slightly faster than usual performance in the category.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/emachines.white.desktops/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:05:00 GMT