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/08/10/31/apple.hires.ibm.chip.exec/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An ex-IBM chip design expert is expected join Apple next month, but is facing a lawsuit from his former employer that could block his employment with the Cupertino-based company. According to the complaint, former IBM executive Mark Papermaster will join in Apple as a senior executive in what could be an attempt to make new inroads into the server market and/or bolster the company's Xserve line up... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/31/apple.hires.ibm.chip.exec/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/amd.fusion.chip.details/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/intelnehalem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD's upcoming CPU/GPU chip will extend its portfolio of products as its rivals continue to search for new markets. On the heels of the Intel's Larrabee GPU unveiling on Monday and news of NVIDIA's upcoming integrated chip potentially finding its way into Apple's notebooks, leaks have revealed more details on AMD's Fusion "half-node" CPU/GPU combo chip -- which was in large part, one of the larges... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/amd.fusion.chip.details/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/long.life.flash.memory/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/flashmemoryteaser.jpg ' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new type of flash memory is being developed, according to today's reports, which not only takes up less space and uses less electricity than the current flash memory technology, but also lasts much longer as well. The ferroelectric chips under development by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology as well as the University of Tokyo will outlive current flash memory b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/long.life.flash.memory/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/tsmc.raises.chip.pricing/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/tsmcchip.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The industry's biggest in independent contract chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, announced Tuesday it is considering raising prices for higher-performance chips due to the rising costs of doing business. While the supplier hasnít announced which chips will face the price hike or how much prices would go up, its many customers, including ATI, NVIDIA and VIA, would likewise a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/tsmc.raises.chip.pricing/ Tue, 27 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT