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/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/HP6000prointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP on Tuesday announced the release of its new family of desktop PCs aimed at businesses, in the form of the Compaq 6000 Pro and HP Compaq 6005 Pro. The main difference involves the choice of CPUs, with the Compaq 6000 Pro available with a number of Intel chips, including various Core 2 quads, Core 2 Duos, dual core Pentiums and Celerons, while the Compaq 9005 Pro can be had with chips from AMD's ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/12/amd.phenom.ii.x4.965/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/Phenom-II-X4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD on Thursday released its newest 45nm quad-core processor for desktop PCs, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor. The device, codenamed Dragon, features a stock frequency of 3.4 GHz, 8GB cache, plenty of headroom, and high-speed DDR3 memory support. The processor also supports AMD OverDrive 3.0 technology for enhanced performance.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/12/amd.phenom.ii.x4.965/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/02/packard.bell.imedia.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/packardbellimediaintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Packard Bell has recently updated its imedia series of desktops with a 60 percent smaller footprint and a matte chassis and soft curves along with a glowing blue power button. Buyers can pick from a range of processors, including Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Phenom II X4 quad-core chips, and option up to 8GB of RAM. Storage space can be as large as 1TB, and there is an optional Blu-ray drive.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/02/packard.bell.imedia.update/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/shuttle.intros.sa76g2.pc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/shuttleSA76G2intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Shuttle PC has recently announced a new barebones mini-PC, the SA76G2, which is its first barebones product to support AMD socket AM3 processors using the 760G chipset, including the Phenom II as well as original Phenom, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs. There are also two DDR2 DIMM slots for up to 8GB of RAM. The PC is backwards-compatible with AM2 and AM2+ CPUs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/shuttle.intros.sa76g2.pc/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/dell.2009.inspiron.on.sale/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/dellinspiron2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today lived up to promises and put its new-look Inspiron desktops on sale today in the US. Now called the Inspiron 537 and 537s, the finished systems are distinguished by their option of several colors and range in speed from Celeron through Core 2 Quad processors for Intel systems and Semprons through Phenom X4 processors for AMD. They can all have up to 8GB of RAM as well as dedicated ATI... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/dell.2009.inspiron.on.sale/ Tue, 12 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/amd.refocuses.resources/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/amdopteronquadcore-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD late Wednesday announced intentions to move to a new operating model, in an effort to refocus resources on its struggling businesses. The announcement follows several other shifts in AMD's focus, specifically trying to improve integration between microprocessor and graphic processor development. The announced operating model organizes AMD into four operating teams: products, technology, market... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/amd.refocuses.resources/ Thu, 07 May 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/23/amd.phenom.black.edition/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/phenom.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD on Thursday announced its latest processor in the Phenom II series, the quad-core X4 955 Black Edition that is geared for gaming or overclocking. The CPU is claimed to be the company's fastest yet, running at 3.2 GHz, with a 4,000MHz bus, 2MB of L2 cache and 6MB of L3 cache. The platform, codenamed "Dragon," consists of the Black Edition processor, AMD 7-Series chipsets and ATI Radeon HD 4890 ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/23/amd.phenom.black.edition/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/21/amd.q1.2009.results/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/amdopteronquadcore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD tonight showed slight improvement in its performance by reporting reduced losses for its first quarter of the year. The chip designer managed a net loss of $416 million; while worse than a net loss of $351 million for the first quarter of 2008, the figure is less than a third of the $1.4 billion loss reported just in the fall. It also notes that revenue was "flat" versus the fall and thus th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/21/amd.q1.2009.results/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/dell.inspiron.desktop.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/dellinspiron2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell on mid-Monday launcheed a major update to the look of its Inspiron desktops. The new models have sleeker redesigns and come in 8 solid colors for both slimline and regular mini-tower versions. The Texas PC creator also promises a wide spread between low-cost and mid-range systems ranging from either an AMD Sempron or Intel Celeron starter up to quad-core Phenom X4 and Core 2 Quad chips.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/dell.inspiron.desktop.2009/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/gateway.desktops.feb.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/gatewaylx.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Gateway this afternoon swung its attention to its desktops with a trio of mid-range tower systems. The FX series gets a new balance between the budget and high-end systems with two new models. The FX6800-11 at $1,300 improves on the entry 01e version with twice the memory, at 6GB, and unspecified faster graphics than the 01e's Radeon HD 4850; the FX6800-09 has few details but at $1,650 is a furt... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/gateway.desktops.feb.2009/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:10:00 GMT