MacNN | XPS News 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 XPS, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Toshiba vows no "craplets" on Windows 7 notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.unveils.win.7.pcs.with.no.clutter/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/toshibaa500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba on Wednesday updated its notebooks with Windows 7 and a rare promise among Windows PC makers. The company promises that all of its systems running the new OS, including its touchscreen models, will go without any icons on the desktop except for the default Recycle Bin. System performance should get a boost as the PCs will run as little software in the background as possible, in many case... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.unveils.win.7.pcs.with.no.clutter/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:00 GMT Dell adds WiMAX option to notebooks, vows LTE http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/dell.wimax.studio.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/dellstudioxps16-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell this morning said it had added a WiMAX choice for three of its higher-end home notebooks. The Studio 15, Studio 17 and Studio XPS 16 will all have a $60 or less upgrade that offers 4G speeds on either the Clearwire or Sprint 4G networks in Atlanta, Baltimore and Portland. In peak conditions, this lets the portables connect at up to 13Mbps downstream and 3Mbps upstream. Typical speeds are s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/dell.wimax.studio.notebook/ Wed, 06 May 2009 12:25:00 GMT Dell XPS 625 and 630 get liquid-cooling option http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/09/dell.xps.630.liquid.cooled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/dellxps630.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today extended its more exotic cooling options to the XPS 625 and XPS 630. The two now have the option of replacing their fan-based cooling with an Asetek liquid cooling system that reduces the noise of the system while simultaneously increasing the possibilities for overclocking the main processor. Choosing the option is deemed particularly useful for all of the XPS 625 line as well as cus... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/09/dell.xps.630.liquid.cooled/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:20:00 GMT Dell Mini 10 gets multi-touch; Adamo teased http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/dell.notebooks.ces.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/delladamo-ces.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today at a press conference at CES revealed the Inspiron Mini 10 (not yet pictured), its third netbook. While only slightly larger than the Mini 9, the new portable is more advanced than either the smaller model or the Mini 12, including through its display. The namesake 10-inch screen is sharper than on other netbooks and produces a 720p (1280x720) resolution closer to full-size notebooks.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/dell.notebooks.ces.2009/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:50:00 GMT Dell makes XPS 625 its first AMD gaming PC http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/dell.xps.625/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/dellxps625.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today used CES to launch its first gaming desktop to use AMD processors in place of Intel's. The XPS 625 mid-tower shares the same custom-lit aluminum case as the XPS 630 but switches to an AMD 790FX-based mainboard and can be equipped with one of several overclockable Black Edition processors up to and including the 3GHz, quad-core Phenom II just introduced at the same time. All video card... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/dell.xps.625/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:35:00 GMT Dell Studio XPS notebooks launch early http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/07/dell.studio.xps.notebooks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/dellstudioxps13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today held an early, low-key launch for its promised Studio XPS notebooks. The 13-inch Studio XPS 13 and 16-inch Studio XPS 16 are both treated as Dell's new upscale competition against the MacBook and come with a new black-and-silver trim as well as new, edge-to-edge display and a revamped keyboard unlike the company's other models.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/07/dell.studio.xps.notebooks/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:45:00 GMT Trigem steps up with 26-inch all-in-one PC http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/24/trigem.lluon.b2/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/trigemlluonb2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Averatec's Korean home brand Trigem on Wednesday introduced the LLUON B2, the company's first large-sized all-in-one computer. In contrast to the earlier, Atom-based A1, the new model is targeted more closely at the high end occupied by the iMac or XPS One 24 and carries a 26-inch, 1920x1200 display in an upscale black design. The system uses its extra room to carry a 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad desktop... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/24/trigem.lluon.b2/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:55:00 GMT XPS 1340 product page appears on Dell's website http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/25/dell.xps.1340.coming.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/dellxps1340intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A product page for the XPS 1340 notebook PC on Dell's website hints at the upcoming release of the laptop, which could happen as early as this week. While the product page is incomplete, it does reveal the notebook will have a 64GB solid-state drive that will fit into the bay sized for traditional 2.5-inch hard disk drives. It's the same SSD as Dell uses in the XPS M1330 in overseas markets, and t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/25/dell.xps.1340.coming.soon/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:35:00 GMT Apple to intro quad-core iMacs in January? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/quad.core.imac.in.january/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/imac-ilife.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is waiting on a special round of Intel chips to update its iMacs with quad-core processors, according to claims by PC makers. The California company is reportedly hinging its move on a new set of desktop Core 2 Quad processors due in January that are specifically power-optimized for all-in-one desktops, dropping the thermal peak power from a too-high 95W down to 65W. They would have the sa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/quad.core.imac.in.january/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:50:00 GMT Dell outs Studio XPS, XPS 730x with Core i7 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