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/09/11/11/amd.plans.unified.cpu.gpu.by.2011/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amdphenomii-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD in its annual analyst event provided details of some of its future processors and platforms. The highlight for the semiconductor firm is "Bulldozer," a major revision for both desktops and notebooks that should be much more efficient at multithreaded codethan existing designs. It will be particularly optimized for pairing with graphics chipsets and will be supplemented by "Bobcat," a variant... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/amd.plans.unified.cpu.gpu.by.2011/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/concentrates.on.graphics.64.bit.core/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/fusion3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Formally announced earlier this month, VMware today began shipping Fusion 3, an updated version of its Mac virtualization software. The app runs Windows programs within a Mac environment, reducing or eliminating the need to use Boot Camp. Upgrades in v3 include a new 64-bit core engine, claimed to improve performance for both Snow Leopard and the recently-launched Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/concentrates.on.graphics.64.bit.core/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/should.also.increasing.3d.graphics.support/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/fusion3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Developer VMware has announced the upcoming release of Fusion 3, the next major iteration of its Mac virtualization software. The program lets users run Windows apps from within Mac OS X, eliminating the need to boot into a separate session. Version 3 is designed around Snow Leopard, and uses a new 64-bit engine, which not only increases multicore performance but better supports Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/should.also.increasing.3d.graphics.support/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/05/vmware.fusion.vs.parallels/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/pftemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MacTech has released a benchmark study of virtual machines on the Mac, comparing Parallels Desktop with VMware Fusion 2.0.1. The tests were run on four different systems including the white MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro. The white MacBook was equipped with 2GB of RAM with a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo processor, while the unibody Pro contained 4GB of RAM and a 2.53GHz chip. The iMac ran at ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/05/vmware.fusion.vs.parallels/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/30/dealnn.cavalry.ssd/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/_img/MacNN_DealNN.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Today's DealNN deals include a variety of products from solid state drives and printers to flash drives. First up is the 32GB Cavalry Pelican solid state drive priced at $79.99 at Buy.com. Get VMware Fusion 1.0 with free upgrade to version 2.0 at MacMall.com for $14.99 after mail in rebate. RadioShack.com is offering a buy-one-get-one deal on two different products, the 4GB SanDisk Cruzer micro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/30/dealnn.cavalry.ssd/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/03/video.gogh.3.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/videogogh.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RE:Vision Effects has published Video Gogh 3, the latest version of its video post-effects software. The software attempts to simulate the look of various kinds of paintings and illustrations, such as oil, chalk and watercolor. The third edition adds a variety of features, most notably the option for animated and custom brush sets, with user-selectable brush images and render styles.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/03/video.gogh.3.released/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/fusion.ipod.head.unit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/fusionheadunitintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Australia-based Fusion electronics announced it will soon release its CA-1P500 automotive head unit that is unique thanks to its internal iPod docking station. The head unit's faceplate tilts open to reveal an open space that will house the iPod touch, fifth- and sixth-generation iPod classic as well as the second and third-generation iPod nano. Users will be able to control their tucked-away iPod... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/fusion.ipod.head.unit/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/amd.fusion.chip.details/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/intelnehalem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD's upcoming CPU/GPU chip will extend its portfolio of products as its rivals continue to search for new markets. On the heels of the Intel's Larrabee GPU unveiling on Monday and news of NVIDIA's upcoming integrated chip potentially finding its way into Apple's notebooks, leaks have revealed more details on AMD's Fusion "half-node" CPU/GPU combo chip -- which was in large part, one of the larges... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/amd.fusion.chip.details/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/fusion..leopard.server/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/09-fusion-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VMware has announced that the next beta version of Fusion 2.0, its Mac virtualization software, will officially introduce support for virtualizing Mac OS X Leopard Server. The company has been working on the project since January, following modifications to Apple licensing which allowed Leopard Server to be run in a virtual machine on a Mac. For end users, this should mainly permit running multi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/fusion..leopard.server/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/vodafone.nz/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/Vodaphonenz.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Despite a series of conflicting news releases, Vodafone has confirmed that there will not be a pay-as-you-go version of the iPhone 3G available in New Zealand. NZMac.com first spotted the confusion in statements from Vodafone and Apple New Zealand which announced both contract and prepaid versions of the iPhone in various press releases. Vodafone cleared things up this morning, saying only the con... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/vodafone.nz/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:00 GMT