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/08/12/31/new.via.nano.chips.coming/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/28-via2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Chip manufacturer VIA will begin sampling a dual-core version of its Nano CPU in the second half of 2009 and shipping the next-generation processor in volume in late 2009 or early 2010, slightly earlier than previous a roadmap leak indicated. Like rival AMD which recently outlined new Atom-competitors, VIA's X86-compatible Nano chips debuted in May to compete with Intel's Atom and lower-end Celero... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/31/new.via.nano.chips.coming/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/17/pa.semis.powerpc.chips/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/pasemi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple will reportedly offer legacy support for PA Semi's line of PowerPC-based processors following pressure from the government and clearing up rumors that surfaced after the chipmaker's acquisition by Apple last month. In effort to continue to push the chip power efficiency envelope, the Cupertino-based company purchased the microprocessor design company for nearly $300 million, but reports foll... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/17/pa.semis.powerpc.chips/ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:45:00 GMT