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/09/09/24/tegra.based.netbook.with.google.chrome.os.coming/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/nvidiategramobinova.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An NVIDIA executive on Thursday confirmed the company is working with Google to introduce a netbook containing Chrome OS and NVIDIA's Tegra mobile device platform. This is in addition to systems based on Windows Mobile, Windows CE and Google Android, all of which have been appearing. Quoted in a Wednesday JkOnTheRun report, NVIDIA GM of Mobile Business Mike Rayfield said his company is working clo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/tegra.based.netbook.with.google.chrome.os.coming/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/23/zune.hd.apps.confirmed/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/zunehd-appleak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A weekend demo campaign at Best Buy stores has inadvertently betrayed Microsoft's plans to offer third-party app support for the Zune HD. A visitor briefly given control of the player by a representative has captured footage (shown after the jump) of a conspicuous "apps" menu item alongside music and made it clear the production player can download and install third-party software. The in-store ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/23/zune.hd.apps.confirmed/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/zune.hd.3rd.party.app.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/zunehd-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft is actively trying to poach iPhone developers to give the Zune HD a true third-party app platform, according to assertions by one developer. The producer of an unnamed Twitter client for the iPhone tells John Gruber that he was asked earlier this year to port his app to a Microsoft platform with the promise of "a bucket of money" in compensation. The Windows firm's plans weren't clear ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/zune.hd.3rd.party.app.leak/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/mintpad.2.may.get.android/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/mintpassmintpad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The second generation of the small multimedia device from mintpass, the mintpad, may use the Android operating system rather than the current model's Windows CE OS, says a Monday Pocketables report. The original device sports a 2.9-inch touchscreen and plastic body, with other planned improvements to the new device including a larger screen, metal body and the additions of WiBro (Korean WiMAX) a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/mintpad.2.may.get.android/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/24/nvidia.netbook.is.firefly/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/mobinnovaelan.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The previously promised NVIDIA netbook, which spawned a prototype built by Mobinnova, will be called the Firefly, according to a recent SemiAccurate report. The nettop will reportedly be powered by the Tegra chip that is also being used in Microsoft's Zune HD, and unnamed netbook manufactuers claim a September launch date. The Tegra chip itself is already known to be delayed beyond NVIDIA's own 20... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/24/nvidia.netbook.is.firefly/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/microsoft.oneapp.trademark/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/zunehd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has quietly filed for a trademark that may allude to a unified app store for both Zunes and Windows Mobile phones. The filing for the name "OneApp" would cover not just an app download store for cellphones and media players but would also address a developer kit for the same platform. Among the apps suggested possible through the service would include games, media playback, messaging a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/microsoft.oneapp.trademark/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/29/tegra.phones.in.fall/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/nvidiategra-ctia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A major smartphone manufacturer is due to launch a phone based on NVIDIA's Tegra platform, the company has let slip in interviews. One of the "top five" smartphone producers should have a phone based on the advanced graphics technology before the end of the year. The company has also said in a discussion with CrunchGear that it should reach AT&T and T-Mobile for about $199.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/29/tegra.phones.in.fall/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/26/ms.confirms.zune.hd/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/zunehd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft tonight confirmed the existence of the Zune HD, its first-ever touchscreen media player. The company readily acknowledges that the player is meant to compete against the iPod touch and will have a 3.3-inch, 480x272 OLED screen with a multi-touch interface. It earns its name through the first inclusion of a portable HD Radio tuner for digital broadcasts as well as HD video playback thro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/26/ms.confirms.zune.hd/ Wed, 27 May 2009 00:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/atheros.wi.fi.hotspot.chip/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/necn-06a.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Atheros today unveiled a new cellphone chipset that could let cellphones host Internet connections as easily as with a typical wireless router. The AR6002 can run its Wi-Fi as a hotspot and can share its connection without the manually configured, ad hoc tethering over Bluetooth or USB normally needed to make the link. It can potentially save battery life for the devices connecting to the phone ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/atheros.wi.fi.hotspot.chip/ Tue, 19 May 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/meizu.m8.upgrade.coming/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/meizum8-unboxing.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Meizu's planned sequel to the M8, its at times controversial shadow to the iPhone, is now said by company chief J. Wong to be a significant but more evolutionary upgrade. In place of a complete overhaul, the Chinese executive says the phone will support both China-native 3G through the TD-SCDMA standard as well as GPS. A camera upgrade is also due with a 5-megapixel sensor and an LED flash.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/meizu.m8.upgrade.coming/ Fri, 15 May 2009 20:55:00 GMT