I think if you ask most of the people who read this blog regularly, they’ll tell you that a netbook is a small, light, and low cost computer. But companies that make a lot of money by selling state of the art computer components have a tendency to say that netbooks don’t work very well […]
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Intel says there’s nothing wrong with NVIDIA’s ION platform
Right, so apparently Intel is not putting and end to NVIDIA’s plans to bundle a GeForce 9400M GPU with the Intel Atom CPU and sell the chipset to netbook and laptop makers. The other day DigiTimes reported that Intel refused to sell the Atom processor separately from the Intel 945GSE and 945GC chipsets, which would […]
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Intel to NVIDIA: We don’t want to share chip space
You know how NVIDIA recently announced plans for a platform that would combine the Intel Atom low power CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU to provide enhanced video performance on netbooks and low power notebooks? Yeah, apparently they forgot to run that whole thing by Intel before unveiling the plan publicly. DigiTimes reports that […]
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NVIDIA unveils ION graphics platform for netbooks
NVIDIA has unveiled a new netbook platform that combines an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU to dramatically boost graphics performance on low power machines like netbooks and nettops. We first heard that NVIDIA was working on something like this a week and a half ago, and now the company says machines […]
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NVIDIA graphics support coming to Intel Atom chipset?
Just because a netbook is small and has a low power CPU doesn’t mean it has to stink at tasks that require a bit more graphics processing power, right? Unfortunately most mini-laptops with Intel Atom processors currently use Intel’s integrated graphics chip which isn’t exactly a powerhouse. But DigiTimes reports that Intel and NVIDIA are […]
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NVIDIA playing wait and see with netbooks
Most mini-laptops available today feature integrated graphics, which are good enough for most common work-related tasks, but generally stink at playing the latest video games for hardcore gamers. (Think Crysis, not Line Rider). But that could change… eventually. NVIDIA, maker of high end and not-so-high-end graphics chips is watching the netbook space carefully. Earlier this […]
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VIA and NVIDIA scrap netbook collaboration
VIA is pretty much focusing its C7 and Nano CPUs for mobile devices on computers for the developing world at this point. And that means you’re not likely to see VIA-powered netbooks showing up at your local Best Buy anytime soon. But if you were still holding out hope that VIA would manage to get […]