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blog.wired.com - 12/16/2008

Rumor: New Mac Mini Coming to Macworld 2009

— blog.wired.com — Apple will launch an upgrade to its low-end desktop, the Mac mini, at January's Macworld Expo, according to an Apple corporate employee who contacted Wired.com. The source, who wished to remain anonymous (to keep his job), could not disclose ... (more) Rumor: New Mac Mini Coming to Macworld 2009

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Inspiron Mini

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blog.laptopmag.com - 12/17/2008

Nvidia Goes Netbooks: Releases Ion Graphics Platform for Intel Atom

— blog.laptopmag.com — nvidia2lead We have reviewed many an Intel Atom netbook. Performance is quite standard at this point; the netbooks can handle basic multi-tasking including Web browsing and word processing and light multimedia use, such as watching streaming video or ... (more) Nvidia Goes Netbooks: Releases Ion Graphics Platform for ...

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Nvidia Geforce

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digitimes.com - 12/9/2008

Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops

— digitimes.com — Intel and Nvidia will join forces to enable Nvidia chipset support to the Atom platform in order to enhance graphics performance, according to sources at PC vendors. (more) Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops

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Nvidia Geforce

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Inquirer claims MacBook Pros may use problematic NVIDIA chips
AppleInsider — ... Published: 01:00 PM EST The Inquirer, which has been sticking it to NVIDIA for some time, is again taking the chip maker to task this week, claiming that it's supplying Apple with graphics chips for the new MacBook Pro that use materials that have caused problems in the past. Following its own investigation into the matter , the British technology tabloid concluded that the dedicated NVIDIA 9600M GT graphics chips in the unibody MacBook Pros use the same non-eutectic solder contact bumps as the GeForce 8400M and 8600M family of chips . Those chips were proven prone to ...

New MacBooks said to have issues with maxed out RAM, faulty NVIDIA GPU
Engadget — ... from the same so-called "bad bump" problem that has plagued previous generation MacBook Pros (and provided plenty of fodder for The Inq) which can, in some cases, lead to blank screens and other video errors. It's not clear, however, if the problem affects all MacBook Pros or just a bad batch, although there does appear to be a somewhat sizable number of complaints cropping up. Read - jkOnTheRun, "MacBook fussy memory situation- maybe 4 GBs is too much" Read - the Inquirer, "Inquirer confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad bump material" ...

Investigação comprova que a GPU NVIDIA dos novos MacBooks Pro também possui falhas
MacMagazine — ... Segundo análises feitas recentemente com a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, usada pela Apple nos novos MacBooks Pro como opção dedicada de gráficos nos novos MacBooks Pro, o The Inquirer chegou a conclusão de que ela está sujeita aos mesmos defeitos que a ...

Scientists: NVIDIA put faulty solder in new MacBook Pros
CrunchGear — ... A very thorough article at the Inquirer, based on analysis of a new MacBook Pro teardown by parties who wish to remain anonymous, shows that the solder bumps used in at least their test MBP are in fact the infamous high-lead solder that overheated and cracked without fail. An NVIDIA spokesperson has stated that the 9600s in MBPs use the new eutectic solder, but the tests show otherwise. There are a number of explanations for the bad solder being in the new 9600s, but none of them are good for NVIDIA or Apple. There’s no way to tell if your MBP has the bad solder, ...