Tegra: NVIDIA's play for Intel, ARM, and the MID market

NVIDIA unveiled a new line of media processors that combine an ARM11 CPU core with a GPU core, a memory controller, and I/O capabilities (including HDMI) on a single die. People will inevitably compare this to Intel's Atom, and they'll be both right and wrong. Here's why.Read More...

What will be in Apple’s next laptops?

Intel’s new Centrino 2 platform may make its way into Apple’s next laptops—but don’t count on it. Rik Myslewski looks at the many options available to Apple for its upcoming hardware updates.

ATI Radeon HD 3870 Video Card for the Mac Pro in May?

Barefeats and Xlr8yourmac report that the ATI Radeon 3870 video card will make its debut for the Mac Pro by the end of May. We have received confirmation from a reliable source that a ATI will definitely offer a retail version of th...

Speedier iMacs available

The online Apple Store was down for a time today, and returned with speedier iMacs.The two 20" models are at 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz, respectively. The former features 1GB memory, 250GB hard drive, 8x double-layer SuperDrive and a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory, while the later bumps the standard memory to 2GB, the drive to 320GB and the video card to a ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory (priced at $1199US and $1499US).Here's where it actually gets interesting. The top-of-the-line 24" model features a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory standard, a 500GB hard drive, an 8x double-layer SuperDrive and a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB memory. RAM maxes out at 4GB on that machine, and additional hard drive options are 750GB and 1TB. The starting price is $2199US.Its slightly less brawny sibling offers a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory standard, 320GB hard drive, 8x double-layer SuperDrive and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory for $1799US.If you've been holding off on buying an iMac, now is the time to flip the switch.Thanks to everyone who sent this in!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Could NVIDIA chipsets replace those from Intel in next-gen Macs?

One high-tech journalist is making a compelling argument for why chipsets from graphics chip designer NVIDIA stand the most likely chance to replace those from Intel in Apple's next-generation Macintosh computers. In a report earlier this week, A...

ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics card for Mac and PC debuts

ATI has introduced a new Radeon HD card for Mac gamers and professional users who use Mac Pros; the company claims it's faster than Nvidia's rival GeForce 8800 card.