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/09/11/09/ziilabs.zms.08.decods.hq.1080p/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ziilabszms-08.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ZiiLabs today claimed a milestone in mobile processors with the ZMS-08, its second new chip in a year. The new design blends the existing many-core design of the original ZMS-05 with a 1GHz ARM Cortex processor and should process video at a level previously unseen in mobile chips. While other chips can decode 1080p video, the new design reportedly processes the HD output in High Profile H.264, o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/ziilabs.zms.08.decods.hq.1080p/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/creativezenx-fi2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative today entered touchscreen players in earnest by launching the ZEN X-Fi2. Unlike the currently developer-only and Android-based Zii Egg, the new model is a direct replacement with a custom interface for its 3-inch touchscreen that simplifies the controls. The namesake X-Fi audio engine has also been given a boost and should restore details lost to audio compression not only in music but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/creative.zii.egg/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/creativeziiegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Arriving late to touchscreen players, Creative today unveiled the Zii Egg. The device is in its stock form a competitor to the iPod touch with a 3.5-inch 480x320 multi-touch display that supports music, photo and video playback as well as web browsing. Creative however sees the device as a development platform. The built-in Plaszma operating system is Linux-based and therefore open-source, lett... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/creative.zii.egg/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/msi.syren.audio/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/msisyrensoundx-fi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI today stepped into audio devices with the launch of its Syren line. The series is headlined by the SyrenSound X-Fi, one of the few non-Creative sound cards to use X-Fi hardware. It uses the same technology as Sound Blaster cards to restore missing detail in compressed audio as well as to introduce EAX effects, and supports up to 7.1-channel sound while reducing the CPU overhead versus integr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/msi.syren.audio/ Fri, 08 May 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/ibuypower.lan.warrior/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/ibuypowerlanwarrior.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower this afternoon publicized a relatively unique small form factor game PC designed to be easily transportable to a LAN gaming party but without sacrificing its speed. The LAN Warrior is only slightly larger than some SFF boxes with its NZXT case but has room to accommodate Core i7 processors up to the 3.2GHz Core i7 Extreme courtesy of dual side fans and liquid cooling. It can also addre... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/ibuypower.lan.warrior/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/dell.studio.xps.435/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/dellstudioxps435.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell this morning revealed more ambitious plans for its desktops with an early launch for the Studio XPS 435. Unlike the original, the new version has its own, much sleeker case design with better airflow and more room for expansion: the new system has room for up to 24GB of memory (up from 12GB), holds as much as 4.5TB of storage and carries a 475W power supply that can handle significantly more... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/dell.studio.xps.435/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/28/creative.zii.early.details/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/creativezii-teaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative's Zii is actually a processor unlike much of the company's existing lineup, according to info obtained in advance by epiZENter. While the company's own teaser provides little information, the new update adds that the product will be "completely different" from the X-Fi audio processing chip in Creative's sound cards and MP3 players. It additionally won't be tied to any one product, inst... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/28/creative.zii.early.details/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/17/dell.studio.xps.and.730x/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/dellstudioxps.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today quickly seized on Intel's Core i7 debut by launching two new systems, including one completely new line. The Studio XPS upgrades the regular Studio desktop with features friendly to gamers and high-end media with Core i7 processors and dedicated video as the baseline. They further exploit the new Intel hardware with three memory sticks that both up the minimum storage and also the ava... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/17/dell.studio.xps.and.730x/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/creative.x.fi.teaser/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/creativex-fi-teaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative is readying itself for a new X-Fi product launch next week, the copmany has revealed through an invite sent out to an Engadget reader. The invite for the September 17th event provides only a brief glimpse of a device with the X-Fi logo and states that the brand is "heard everywhere," hinting that the launch is for one or more portable devices. No other details have been revealed through... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/creative.x.fi.teaser/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/rumors.on.creative.tablet/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/creativezen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Wednesday report suggests a patent filed by Creative at the start of 2008 may reveal an upcoming ZEN Internet tablet or ZEN Vision media player. Creative itself describes the device as a media player in the PDF patent document but conspicuously shows features such as a back-mounted camera that aren't normally used in this class of device.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/rumors.on.creative.tablet/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:40:00 GMT