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/09/11/19/lenovos.amd.based.thinkpads.in.spec.leaks/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lenovothinkpadedge-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two of Lenovo's first notebooks to use AMD processors have been given hard specs in a German leak. True to form, the ThinkPad X100e is now known to be Lenovo's first portable in between netbooks and notebooks and should use a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo, an 11.6-inch 1366x768 display and a multi-touch trackpad. Configurations will vary but should hold up to 4GB of RAM, a 3- or 6-cell battery, and between ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/lenovos.amd.based.thinkpads.in.spec.leaks/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/origin.outs.gaming.desktop.pc.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/originin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Origin PC on Tuesday introduced new customizable gaming PCs, with the Genesis desktop and 18.4-inch Eon18 notebook. The former can be had with a choice of processors, including a quad-core Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 975 that's been overclocked to 4.2GHz. As a gaming PC, the former can also be equipped with up to three 1GB GeForce GTX 285 video cards.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/origin.outs.gaming.desktop.pc.notebook/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/adamo.xps.ships.dec.22.ready.to.order/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/delladamoxps-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today at last began taking orders for the Adamo XPS teased over the past several months. The system comes in just one default configuration and color, arriving for $1,799 with a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium. Contrary to earlier reports, the system will use just Intel's GMA 4500 graphics instead of NVIDIA hardware.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/adamo.xps.ships.dec.22.ready.to.order/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/asus.ul30vt.mixes.culv.geforce.g.210m/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/asusul30-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS has quietly staked out a claim to the fastest CULV-based ultraportable by adding the UL30Vt to its stable. The system takes the familiar 13.3-inch display and 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo of the original version but adds a GeForce G 210M. The gesture lets the under 1-inch thick PC handle HD video and some modern 3D but includes a switchable graphics system that optionally reverts to the more miserly I... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/asus.ul30vt.mixes.culv.geforce.g.210m/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/intels.entry.arrandale.cpus.detailed/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/intelwestmere.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel plans to fill out the low- to mid-range of its notebook processor range when it launches its Arrandale-based 32 nanometer models early next year, a roadmap leak explains on Friday. The mobile Core i5 line should be headed by two dual-core models, the 2.4GHz i5-520M and 2.26GHz i5-430M, as of early January 2010. Like their desktop counterparts, they won't support Hyperthreading but will sup... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/intels.entry.arrandale.cpus.detailed/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronista has received one of the first Core i5 iMacs and is putting it through its paces. Since many already are already familiar with the 27-inch iMac in Core 2 Duo form, we'll provide impressions specific to the faster model. We also have some of the first benchmarks of the system, which is Apple's first quad-core system ever outside of its Mac Pro workstations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:00 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/lenovo.ships.ideapad.in.the.us/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lenovoideapadu150-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lenovo has began offering its 11.6-inch IdeaPad U150 notebooks in the US. Available in two models, the PCs use CULV processors and run the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium along with an integrated Intel GMA 4500 graphics chipset. They also share an 11.6-inch, 1366x768 resolution display.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/lenovo.ships.ideapad.in.the.us/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/hp.le1x11.displays.pro.3000.pcs.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/hple1711.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP kicked off its week by launching a pair of business-focused LCDs as well as two desktops to match. The 17-inch LE1711 and its closely related 19-inch counterpart, the LE1911, are spun as eco-friendly displays that still use conventional backlights but use 50 percent less mercury and entirely scrap toxics like arsenic, BFRs and PVC. They also meet the requirements to earn the latest Energy Sta... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/hp.le1x11.displays.pro.3000.pcs.debut/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/core.i5.imac.ships.c2d.model.delayed/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Update with more shipping info) Apple this morning began sending notices that it has started shipping at least Core i5-equipped versions of the 27-inch iMac. The company's first quad-core consumer desktop is now listed for Electronista and readers as "prepared for shipment" with an unspecified ship date. Such scheduling suggests that the earliest orders may arrive within the week.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/core.i5.imac.ships.c2d.model.delayed/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT