electronista.com - 12/9/2008
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Apple's latest-generation MacBook Pro systems may face the same material defect in their dedicated graphics hardware as encountered by earlier models, according to an investigation by the Inquirer. A dissection of the GeForce 9600M chip shows the pa...
blog.wired.com - 12/16/2008
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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 ...
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Rumor: New Mac Mini Coming to Macworld 2009
theinquirer.net - 12/9/2008
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theinquirer.net —
By Charlie Demerjian : Tuesday, 09 December 2008,
11:20 AM WHEN THE NEW Macbooks came out a
few weeks ago, Nvidia stated that the chips they provided to Apple did not contain the proverbial 'bad bumps'. Unfortunately for them, an investigation lead ...
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INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad ...
macyourself.com - 12/13/2008
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macyourself.com —
An upcoming video adapter will allow new unibody
MacBooks and MacBook Pros (and refreshed MacBook Airs) to
be connected directly to high definition television sets. Since Apple introduced the new aluminum MacBooks and MacBook Pros a couple months ago, ...
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MacBook owners rejoice: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter ...
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New MacBooks said to have issues with maxed out RAM, faulty NVIDIA GPU
Engadget —
... 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" [Via Electronista] ...
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NVIDIA has announced that its PhysX technology that brings realistic physics processing to video games has been licensed by two of the largest video game companies around -- 2K and EA. The two game publishers will integrate PhysX technology into ...
New MacBook faults reported —
T3.com News 12/10/2008
The new Apple MacBook got a favourable review when we put it to the test, but it seems that some of the new machines are developing serious problems just a short time into their computing lives.
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