blog.laptopmag.com - 12/17/2008
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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 a navigating through a virtual world. But you ...
engadget.com - 12/23/2008
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engadget.com —
We always loved us that Voodoo-designed HP Blackbird
002 , but it was certainly a behemoth. Now
it looks like the duo are going for a more realistic size -- and hopefully pricepoint -- with the all-new HP Firebird PC 803 that just fell in our lap, ...
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HP Firebird 803 tower with VoodooDNA leaked!
digitimes.com - 12/24/2008
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digitimes.com —
Nvidia's recent move to try to extend Intel's
Atom ecosystem to its recently announced Ion platform appears
to have been knocked back by Intel, according to a response primarily directed at PC manufacturers as seen by Digitimes.
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Intel insists Atom only for Intel chipsets, does not ...
nvidia.com - 12/18/2008
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Nvidia schemes to get in on the Atom platform
Engadget —
... makers will demand that Intel begin selling them Atom CPUs without bundling in their own graphics chipsets. And if that weren't enough, the GPU maker releases their Ion platform today, designed to replace Intel's graphics chipset on Atom systems. There's no word on how Intel will react to these saucy moves, but we're guessing that at the very least the chipmaker is a little flattered. Read - Nvidia working with PC makers to force Intel to open the Atom platform Read - Nvidia Goes Netbooks: Releases Ion Graphics Platform for Intel Atom ...
NVIDIA Ion platform: Atom plus GeForce 9400M for full-HD netbooks
SlashGear —
... NVIDIA have unveiled plans to add extra graphics capabilities to Intel Atom powered netbooks, using a new, full-HD capable chipset. The so-called Ion platform comprises the company’s new GeForce 9400M graphics chipset with Intel’s Atom processor, replacing the typical Intel GMA 945 chipset and improving graphics and video transcoding by a factor of ten. ...
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NVIDIA demos Ion: 9400M for netbooks
electronista.com 12/18/2008 — NVIDIA today let slip details of its proposed platform for netbooks and nettops through Ubergizmo. Nicknamed Ion, the platform combines both an Intel Atom and a GeForce 9400M on a Pico-ITX mainboard. The design lets NVIDIA reduce the number of main... ...
First NVIDIA Ion system a desktop, due in spring
electronista.com 2/11/2009 — NVIDIA at a press conference in Taiwan today provided early details of launch plans for the first systems based on its Ion platform. The company's mainboard chipset manager Drew Henry says the first system based on the architecture, which ...
NVIDIA Ion Platform for Ultra-Small Computers
ubergizmo.com 12/18/2008 —
A few weeks ago, we were the first people outside of NVIDIA to see the Ion platform reference design shown in the above picture. The idea of Ion is to pair a GeForce 9400 M chipset with an Intel Atom processor to build a system that has a great ...
NVIDIA announces cost, energy-saving Tesla Personal Supercomputer
engadget.com 11/19/2008 —
AMD has already outlined its plans to harness the power of its GPUs for some added computing muscle, and it looks like NVIDIA is now taking things one step further by announcing its new GPU-based Tesla Personal Supercomputer, which promises to ...
GeForce 9400M coming to Intel Atom soon?
electronista.com 12/9/2008 — NVIDIA is in the process of porting the technology behind the GeForce 9400M to mainboards meant for Intel's Atom processors, alleged sources from PC builders claim. The MCP79 chipset, which sits at the heart of both the 9400M in newer MacBooks and t...
NVIDIA, VIA break off netbook plans
electronista.com 11/4/2008 — Graphics specialist NVIDIA and general chip builder VIA have broken off any plans to develop a netbook platform, say sources at the latter company. The corporations had signed a deal in April, which would have seen VIA's C7 and Nano CPUs coupled wit...
INQUIRER confirms Apple Macbook Pros have Nvidia bad bump material
theinquirer.net 12/10/2008 — 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 led by The Inquirer proves that not to be the case. Background If ...
XFX to Become AMD Partner —
I4U News 12/16/2008
I have been reviewing XFX products for a long time. Traditionally XFX has been an NVIDIA exclusive video card partner selling NVIDIA chipset motherboards and graphics cards. XFX and AMD have announced today that XFX is now an AMD partner and will be ...
NVIDIA GTX 295 Benchmarks Tip Up and Look Suspicious —
I4U News 12/18/2008
I talked a bit about the GTX 295 video card rumored to be launching at CEs 2009 in a few weeks. The card is claimed to have dual GPUs like the previous GX2 video cards NVIDIA has marketed. Details were sketchy at the time, and still are.
A website ...
NVIDIA Launches Ion Platform for Atom PCs —
I4U News 12/18/2008
I am a big fan of netbook computers and small desktop systems based on Intel's Atom processor. I think the Atom and platforms using it offer plenty of performance for your average PC user looking to do nothing more than a bit of word processing, ...
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