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 http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/32nm.celeron.to.start.at.186ghz/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/intelceleron-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel's first Celeron processor based on its 32 nanometer Arrandale design should ship this spring, a leak says today. The P4500 will clock in at just 1.86GHz but should be a dual-core example and have 2MB of Level 2 cache and perform faster than an older 45nm Celeron. Both Hyperthreading and Turbo Boost will reportedly be disabled, as with the Core i3, to keep the price down and differentiate f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/32nm.celeron.to.start.at.186ghz/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/intel.ultraportable.chips.dated.in.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/intelarrandale.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel is planning on releasing three new 32nm dual-core CPUs for ultrathin notebooks in the first half of next year, Digitimes reported on Thursday. Their notebook manufacturing sources claim the 1.2GHz Core i7-640UM, 1.06GHz Core i7-620UM and 1.06GHz Core i5-520UM would be aimed at the high- to mid-range ultraportable markets and replace the current 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo SU9600. As Core i7 models, t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/intel.ultraportable.chips.dated.in.2010/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/acer.aspire.to.reach.record.low.price/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/aceraspire4535.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy this morning promised to have the least expensive full-size notebook ever in advance of Black Friday. Starting Wednesday, the retailer plans to sell an Acer Aspire notebook for $250, or below the price of many netbooks. The exact model is unnamed but should have a 2.2GHz Celeron, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/acer.aspire.to.reach.record.low.price/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/walmartdealsin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yesterday's leak of Walmart offering several sales on consumer electronics products has been confirmed today by the big-box electronics retailer. The one-day deals are slated to start on Saturday, November 7th at 8AM. The leaked image matches Walmart's official products down to the prices and includes an Xbox 360 Arcade gaming console coming with a $100 gift card for $199. The headline offering, a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/walmart.weekend.deals.on.electronics.leaked/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/xbox200intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Walmart will be selling Xbox 360 Arcade edition for $199 bundled with a $100 gift card this upcoming Saturday, Kotaku reported on Tuesday. If true, this would be the best deal for the popular gaming console to date. At the same time, the leaked inventory screen capture reveals a number of other items on sale, including a $148 Sony Blu-ray disc player and a 42-inch Sharp TV for $498.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/walmart.weekend.deals.on.electronics.leaked/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/new.lenovo.windows.7.notebooks.arrive.in.us/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lenovosl410intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lenovo today began shipping two of its ThinkPad SL series notebooks with Windows 7. The SL410 and the SL510 have 14-inch and 15.6-inch LED-backlit LCD screen, respectively, while sharing the same processor options. Either can be had with dual-core Celerons to Core 2 Duo CPUs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/new.lenovo.windows.7.notebooks.arrive.in.us/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/viewsonic.intros.viewbook.culv.notebook.range/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/viewbookintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ViewSonic has recently unveiled some of its first portables above the netbook class in its Viewbook series. The 12.1-inch VB120, 13.3-inch VB130 and 14-inch VB140 Pro are all powered by Intel's CULV chips, with the VB120 getting a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM. It also has a 250GB hard drive preloaded with Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/viewsonic.intros.viewbook.culv.notebook.range/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/acer.as1410.brings.culv.to.aspire.line/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/aceraspire1410.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer on Tuesday chose to grow its use of Intel's CULV processors beyond the Timeline series and in one of its first Aspire updates. The Aspire 1410 is one of the least expensive CULV systems of any kind and will reach $400 thanks to its use of a 1.2GHz, single-core Celeron. Picking the processor still gives the 11.6-inch system six hours of battery life, a one-inch thick chassis and a weight jus... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/acer.as1410.brings.culv.to.aspire.line/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/compaq.outs.cq61.cq4010.500b.and.505b/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/hpcompaqcq61z.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's sub-label Compaq tonight received three upgraded systems to ready itself for Windows 7. The Presario CQ61z refreshes the familiar 15.6-inch CQ60 with a more modern 2GHz AMD Sempron whose choice helps put the system at a particularly low $400 price (post-rebate) even while brand-new. The refresh further adds Mobility Radeon HD 4200 video in place of the older NVIDIA hardware but still has 2G... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/compaq.outs.cq61.cq4010.500b.and.505b/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT