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/rambus.17.patent.claims.against.nv.denied/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiageforcegt240.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA claimed a legal victory on Tuesday as the US Patent and Trademark Office again denied a slew of patent claims Rambus has been using to try and block sales of NVIDIA's products. Similar to 41 previous claims, 17 claims by Rambus spread across three patents have been ruled invalid and can't be used in the memory maker's case with the International Trade Commission. The motion had argued tha... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/rambus.17.patent.claims.against.nv.denied/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:00 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/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowerchimerain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower on Wednesday introduced its latest gaming PC, the Chimera 2. The various hardware components are housed in a new Chimera Inferno II Chassis with a wraparound flame color scheme. Users can spec a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 or i7 but can also switch over to AMDís 2.8GHz or 3.2GHz Phenom II processors.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/asus.fastest.netbook.to.have.500.price/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/asuseeepc1201n-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS' Eee PC 1201N today received more definitive release details for the US. The American version will have both the 1.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 and NVIDIA Ion chipset that should give it both faster overall performance and the option of 1080p video, including in Flash 10.1. The netbook will be one of the first to come with Windows 7 Home Premium and accordingly come with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/asus.fastest.netbook.to.have.500.price/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:00 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/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