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/09/11/26/geforce.310.provides.upgraded.budget.gpu/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiageforce310.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In a low-key move during Thanksgiving, NVIDIA has added the first graphics chipset to its GeForce 300 series. The GeForce 310 is a direct replacement for the earlier 210 and, like its predecessor, is meant as a basic GPU to upgrade the performance of systems that are limited to slower integrated graphics. It has just a 64-bit memory bus and just 16 processing cores but can still fully accelerate... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/26/geforce.310.provides.upgraded.budget.gpu/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowernewegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower this afternoon refreshed the ready-made gaming PCs it ships to NewEgg. All of the Gamer Extreme and Supreme models, ranging from the 922 SLC through to the 979 SLC, use an Asetek-made liquid cooling setup that lets them run coolly while also giving them some performance headroom. The 979 and its sibling 929 also adds the PC builder's own internal USB expansion, which supplies added pow... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/asus.g51j.3d.also.has.core.i7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/asusg51j3d.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS today officially took the wraps from the first notebook to use NVIDIA's GeForce 3D Vision. The G51J 3D uses both NVIDIA's special glasses and a 120Hz LCD to add spatial depth to games that support it, such as Arkham Asylum and Borderlands. The combination of a 1.6GHz Core i7 and a GeForce GTX 260M help run the games at the 15.6-inch notebook's native 1366x768 resolution.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/asus.g51j.3d.also.has.core.i7/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/geforce.gt.240.updates.nvs.budget.gpus/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiageforcegt240.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA in a low-key move today launched the GeForce GT 240. The chipset brings performance from the mid-level to sub-$100 cards and uses the newer 40 nanometer manufacturing process to make itself a reasonable fit in budget PCs: its low energy use both helps it occupy only one slot and to run entirely off the power of the PCI Express bus instead of needing a separate power connector.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/geforce.gt.240.updates.nvs.budget.gpus/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:00 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/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/asus.set.to.release.173.inch.3d.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/asus3dnotebook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS will release a 17.3-inch 3D notebook, the G72GX, early in 2010 with high-spec features such as an Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTS 160M graphics, 4GB of memory and two 320GB hard drives, according to Chinese daily Digitimes. Before that, however, the computer maker will unveil a smaller, 15.6-inch version known as the G51J3D that should otherwise have near-identical specifications.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/asus.set.to.release.173.inch.3d.notebook/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/ibuypower.w870cu.goes.quad.core.gtx.280/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowerw870cu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower took its turn at adding a Core i7 notebook to its gaming portable mix. The Batallion 101 W870CU has its pick of every current mobile Core i7 chip, ranging from the 1.6GHz Core i7 to the 2GHz Core i7 Extreme. It also carries a GeForce GTX 280M on all configurations and can run many games smoothly at the 17.3-inch desktop replacement's native 1080p resolution.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/ibuypower.w870cu.goes.quad.core.gtx.280/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/nvidia.says.gpus.still.only.focus/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiafermi-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA chief Jen-Hsun Huang has denied rekindled talk of his company making x86 processors. Speaking after a conference call, the CEO claims that his focus is still "very, very clear" and that the focus is on graphics processors and closely related parallel computing cards like the Tesla line. The only full processors that NVIDIA is making are mobile chips like the ARM-based Tegra series for han... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/nvidia.says.gpus.still.only.focus/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/nvidia.blames.intel.for.delaying.usb.3/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/usb3-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel may have stalled adoption of the USB 3.0 standard for as long as two years, NVIDIA spokesman Brian Burke says. Following an apparent PC vendor leak which claims Intel won't have any USB 3.0-capable chipsets of its own until 2011, Burke tells TGDaily that NVIDIA has learned the same news. He contends that Intel has held the industry back by creating a near monopoly in demand for its chipset... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/nvidia.blames.intel.for.delaying.usb.3/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT