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NVIDIA: Windows CE is better than Android for Tegra smartbooks

NVIDIA’s Tegra platform combines a low power ARM-based processor with NVIDIA graphics to power ultraportable devices capable of displaying 1080p video over HDMI while using very little power. But ARM processors, which are much more common in cellphones than laptops these days, don’t run Windows. Or rather, Microsoft hasn’t ported Windows XP, Vista, or 7 […]

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NVIDIA lets you slap the ION label on pretty much anything now

NVIDIA’s ION platform started off as a way to provide high quality graphics on low power netbooks and nettops by bundling a GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU. While NVIDIA has been talking about expanding the platform to include chips from VIA, one thing I didn’t really expect was to see NVIDIA start […]

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NVIDIA, Broadcom working on GPU acceleration for Flash video

NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Adobe are working on adding GPU acceleration for Flash video to their video solutions for low power netbooks and MIDs. Because, while you can stream full screen standard definition Hulu video pretty well on a machine 1024 x 600 pixel display and an Intel Atom CPU, good luck trying to do the […]

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NVIDIA introduces Tegra powered netbooks running Windows CE

NVIDIA is expanding its Tegra platform, originally designed for touchscreen MIDs, or Mobile Internet Devices, to include netbook-style mini-laptops. Tegra combines an ARM-based processor with an NVIDIA graphics processor to provide high quality graphics on a mobile device while using relatively little power. NVIDIA first dropped a hint that it was working on Tegra netbooks […]

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NVIDIA: Cheap laptops will cannibalize mid-priced laptop sales

There’s no question that cheap, low power computers (and computer chips) are selling like hotcakes. And while the profit margins on these devices are certainly lower than the margins on high end gaming rigs, computer makers have to be happy that anything is selling well during the recession. Well, maybe not happy exactly. Graphics chip […]