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/09/11/10/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/09/10/28/lenovo.s12.ion.upgrade.on.sale/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lenovoideapads12-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After a significant delay past its original summer goal, Lenovo on Wednesday began selling a version of its IdeaPad S12 netbook with NVIDIA's Ion graphics onboard. The upgrade comes in tandem with Windows 7 Home Premium and gives it enough visual power to support the full Aero Glass interface as well as to decode 1080p video and handle some more recent 3D. Lenovo also adds Bluetooth 2.1 for wire... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/lenovo.s12.ion.upgrade.on.sale/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/lenovo.upgrades.idea.pcs.for.windows.7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lenovoideacentreb500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lenovo today sparked life in its IdeaCentre desktops and IdeaPad notebooks by refreshing them for Windows 7 and adding a few completely new models. The IdeaCentre B500 is one of the few all-in-one PCs built for gamers and high-end media use with both a Core 2 Quad, unnamed but dedicated graphics and a built-in JBL speaker system. It also brings a 23-inch 1080p display, 1TB of disk space and a mo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/lenovo.upgrades.idea.pcs.for.windows.7/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/lenovo.shipping.116.inch.ideapad.u150.in.japan/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lenovoideapadu150intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lenovo has officially launched a new 11.6-inch IdeaPad notebook in Japan, the U150. The portable is one of Lenovo's first CULV systems and runs a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor with 2GB of RAM. Making the CPU upgrade gives it a faster GMA 4500 graphics core that can better handle the 1366x768 native output. A 250GB hard drive is standard fare, and the IdeaPad is one of Lenovo's first with Windows 7 t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/lenovo.shipping.116.inch.ideapad.u150.in.japan/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/lenovo.ideapad.u450p.shows/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/lenovoideapadu450p.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Computer manufacturer Lenovo has posted a teaser page for an upcoming IdeaPad U450p notebook, revealing nearly no information at all as a full-blown product page does not yet exist. At 14 inches, it's the larger sibling to the recently launched 13.3-inch IdeaPad U350 and will add an optical drive. Like the U350, it will be powered by a range of Intel's Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) processors,... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/lenovo.ideapad.u450p.shows/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/20/att.mini.10.and.lenovo.s10/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/dellinspironmini10-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T on Monday grew its netbook lineup to include two 3G versions of common netbooks. Its version of Acer's Aspire One, Dell's Inspiron Mini 10 and Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 will all have built-in 3G modems for online use anywhere in a coverage area as well as free access to AT&T's Wi-Fi hotspots. The three have similar 10-inch displays, 1GB of memory, 160GB hard drives, Windows XP and multi-touch tr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/20/att.mini.10.and.lenovo.s10/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/samsung.ion.netbook.dated/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/samsungn510.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The N510 11.6-inch netbook from Samsung that was recently leaked and powered by the NVIDIA Ion platform and an Intel Atom N-series CPU will be released sometime in July, DigiTimes reported on Monday. The netbook should be be powered by a 1.66GHz Atom processor, include 1GB of memory and house a 160GB hard drive. It will still ship with Windows XP, instead of Vista, despite Intel's netbook rules th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/samsung.ion.netbook.dated/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/02/culv.nbs.too.cheaply.made/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/lenovoideapadu350.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Many of the Windows PC makers building ultraportable notebooks based on Intel's low-cost CULV platform are learning first-hand that their cheaper case designs aren't enough to sustain the systems, a research note from AmTech analyst Doug Freedman says. Many of the companies design the systems with plastic shells to keep their prices down but are discovering that the cases are cracking, often forc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/02/culv.nbs.too.cheaply.made/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lenovo.ships.ideapad.s12/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/lenovoideapads12.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lenovo is now shipping its IdeaPad S12 notebook PC in the US. The 12.1-inch netbook PC sports the prerequisite 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU and a 1280x800 resolution. The netbook will also be the first to offer NVIDIA's Ion chipset later this summer, giving it 1080p HD video and 3D video processing capabilities along with an HDMI output. The versions now shipping include an integrated Intel GMA 950 graph... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lenovo.ships.ideapad.s12/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/intel.culv.and.3ghz.c2d/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/intelculv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel at Computex today formally outlined the details of its mid-year refresh of its notebook processors, including its Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) platform. The new platform is intended to bring ultraportable designs to low-cost but still reasonably fast systems and centers on Intel's new GS40 mobile chipset. The technology is a fraction the size of the regular notebook platform, permitti... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/intel.culv.and.3ghz.c2d/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:45:00 GMT