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/09/10/13/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 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/HP6000prointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP on Tuesday announced the release of its new family of desktop PCs aimed at businesses, in the form of the Compaq 6000 Pro and HP Compaq 6005 Pro. The main difference involves the choice of CPUs, with the Compaq 6000 Pro available with a number of Intel chips, including various Core 2 quads, Core 2 Duos, dual core Pentiums and Celerons, while the Compaq 9005 Pro can be had with chips from AMD's ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.intros.7.hdcp.compliant.business.lcds/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/HPLA1905wgintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP as part of its sweeping Tuesday updates announced it will soon begin shipping seven new business oriented LCD monitors, including the 17-inch HP Compaq LA1751g, 18.5-inch HP LE1851w, 19-inch LA1905wg and LA1951g, 20-inch HP LE2001w, 22-inch LA2205wg and 24-inch LA2405wg. The five new HP Compaq LA monitors share most if not all specs, with the same 1,000:1 static contrast ratio (3,000:1 dynamic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.intros.7.hdcp.compliant.business.lcds/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/hp.culv.and.core.i7.notebooks.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/compaqmini311.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's impending plans to revamp its notebook line have likely been uncovered in advance today courtesy of a pair of leaks (one, two). Leading the group should be the Pavilion dv8, one of the first systems to use Intel's mobile Core i7; it should be an 18.4-inch desktop replacement with an early 1.6GHz quad-core processor that scales up to 2.8GHz when it can ramp down one or more cores. It's also ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/hp.culv.and.core.i7.notebooks.leak/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/apple.leads.consumer.index/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/macpro-nehalem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple continues to hold first place in tracking conducted by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, says Fortune. The company has scored 84 out of 100 in a 2009 study, leaving it in a dominant position over rival computer builders. It has also dropped a point since 2008 however, when it achieved its highest-ever score.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/apple.leads.consumer.index/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:00 GMT 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 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/walmart.outs.300.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/compaqcq60.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Walmart on Thursday announced it will offer a notebook for less than $300 on Sunday, with the 15.6-inch Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM. Part of Walmart's early back to school sale, the notebook is powered by a 2.1GHz AMD Sempron processor and otherwise offers 3GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive preloaded with Windows Vista and a DVD burner. There is Wi-Fi capability, and an NVIDIA GeForce 8200M chipset pro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/walmart.outs.300.notebook/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/compaq.mini.110.for.99c/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/compaqmini110.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy and Sprint sought to lure customers into shops today with a special promo for the Compaq Mini 110. Normally $390, the netbook now costs 99 cents when tied to a two-year data plan and bought through one of Best Buy's stores. Carriers like AT&T and Verizon currently offer only partial discounts, typically offering their own systems for $200 on the same terms. No mention is made of whethe... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/compaq.mini.110.for.99c/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/verizon.fios.35mbps.tier/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/fiberoptic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon today ramped up FiOS with speed upgrades for all its regular tiers as well as the addition of a new middle tier. A new 35Mbps plan offers a balance between more typical speeds and the 50Mbps maximum tier; it also has the same 20Mbps upload speeds as the previous symmetric 20/20 tier and the 50Mbps service; the speed would let it upload an hour-long 720p HDTV show in 20 minutes. The carri... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/verizon.fios.35mbps.tier/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/hp.recalls.70k.batteries/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/hpdv2500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP today issued a US-wide recall through the Consumer Product Safety Commission for 70,000 notebook batteries. The recall affects most Compaq and HP home models sold from August 2007 through March 2008 and is prompted by HP's fears that the lithium-ion pack could overheat, catching fire and potentially burning owners. It cites two incidents in which the battery burst due to internal pressure and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/hp.recalls.70k.batteries/ Thu, 14 May 2009 21:10:00 GMT