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/09/11/24/msi.x430.runs.dual.core.amd.hardware/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/msix-slimx430.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI tonight added another mid-size model to its X-Slim ultraportables. An upgrade of the X410, the X430 doubles up on processor cores and uses the Athlon Neo X2. It still uses Radeon HD 3200 graphics with HDMI output but should face less of a burden by coming with Windows 7 Home Premium in place of Vista.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/msi.x430.runs.dual.core.amd.hardware/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:25:00 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/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/atiradeonhd5970.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD on Wednesday bragged of the graphics performance crown with the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 5970. The card uses two 5800 series chipsets on one card to provide the most performance possible. While each has the speed of a 5850 with a 725MHz primary clock speed and 1GHz GDDR5 memory, the 3,200 stream (effects) processors, 160 texture units and 2GB of memory give it as much performance as two 5... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/asus.msi.motherboards.remain.troublesome/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/intel-q3-results.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Gigabyte has released a new beta BIOS for its GA-P55-UD4P motherboard, addressing problems with iPhone sync on certain Windows 7 systems. Issues are said to remain with ASUS and MSI motherboards, for which no patched software is available. People may nevertheless be able to solve errors by upgrading to the latest available BIOS and chipset drivers, or running Windows in Vista SP2 compatibility m... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/asus.msi.motherboards.remain.troublesome/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/msi.wind12.u230.gets.windows.7.amd.athlon.neo.x2/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/msiu230intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While there was no official announcement, MSI will soon offer a new netbook-class Windows 7 portable, according to a product page for the Wind 12 U230. The PC has AMD's new 1.6GHz Athlon Neo X2 dual-core processor, which is paired with ATI's Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics chipset. Other specs are common to the current U210 notebook, including a display that's sized at 12.1 inches and with 1366... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/msi.wind12.u230.gets.windows.7.amd.athlon.neo.x2/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/msi.shows.16.inch.cr610.notebook.with.windows.7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/msicr610.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI on Thursday announced the upcoming release of the CR610, a 16-inch notebook PC running on AMD's Tigris platform with an Athlon II processor. Also, the PC ships with Windows 7 preloaded onto its 2.5-inch hard drive, which can be had in 250, 320 and 500GB capacities. Up to 4GB of RAM can be specified, with graphics handled by an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 chipset.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/msi.shows.16.inch.cr610.notebook.with.windows.7/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/msi.reader.due.first.half.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/nvidiategraapx2500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI is developing an e-book reader that would use NVIDIA's Tegra processor at its core, the company's chairman Joseph Hsu says today. Confirming an earlier rumor, the executive admits that a device with the fast graphics and ARM chip combo is in progress but has "some problems" that have pushed a formal unveiling back until sometime in the first half of 2010. Other details will likely only be su... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/msi.reader.due.first.half.2010/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/msi.gt740.gaming.notebook.gets.windows.7.core.i7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/msigt740intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI on Monday said it will soon follow up its first quad-core Core i7 powered notebook, the 15.4-inch GT640, with the larger 17-inch GT740 gaming notebook. Like the smaller PC, this new one will also ship with Windows 7. Another shared feature is the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 3D graphics chipset, which should give it added performance beyond just the faster Intel processor.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/msi.gt740.gaming.notebook.gets.windows.7.core.i7/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/msi.intros.gt640.gaming.notebook.with.core.i7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/msigt640intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Taiwanese PC maker MSI has recently announced a new addition to its G Series of gaming notebooks with the 15.4-inch GT640. It ships with Intel's mobile quad-core Core i7 processor, though which models aren't known. The portable represents one of MSI's first Windows 7 systems and will have relatively quick visuals through a GeForce GTS 250M for graphics. Hard drives can be had in 250GB, 320GB or 50... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/msi.intros.gt640.gaming.notebook.with.core.i7/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/will.allow.pairing.of.disparate.video.cards/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/lucidhydra200.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Taiwan's MSI has uncovered the Big Bang, an upcoming PC motherboard. The hardware is based on Intel's P55 platform for Core i5 and i7 processors, but is most notable for integrating the Lucid HYDRA 200 chipset. The technology copes with a recurring problem in video cards, which prevents ones from different manufacturers from being used simultaneously.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/will.allow.pairing.of.disparate.video.cards/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:10:00 GMT