New and Noteworthy: Apple's Rosetta meets Geekbench challenge; Apple's Intel Mac mini introduction video available

Apple's Rosetta meets Geekbench challenge InfoWorld reports that independent developers running benchmark tests of Rosetta have impressed the developers of Geekbench Preview 2 for Rosetta. "The developers have run tests on a 2GHz iMac Core Duo, and confess to being "impressed" by the results. 'I'm impressed with Rosetta; Geekbench performance running under Rosetta is 40 percent to 80 percent of what it is running natively. Plus, running Geekbench under Rosetta is comparable to running Geekbench natively on a Power Mac G5 1.6GHz (our baseline system), at least in the single-threaded tests,' the developers state. 'Overall, I don't think Rosetta performance will be a concern for almost anyone with an Intel-based Mac,' they conclude." More.

Apple's Intel Mac mini introduction video available for download The Mac Observer reports that Inside Mac TV was at Apple's special media event on Tuesday when the iPod Hi-Fi, new iPod cases, and the Intel-based Mac mini were announced, and has its video coverage available at the iTunes Music Store (iTMS). The video podcast includes Apple CEO Steve Job's presentation, along with additional coverage of the new product announcements. More.

Previously on MacFixIt

• Special Report: Troubleshooting the iMac Core Duo (Early 2006)
• Apple introduces Mac mini with Intel Core Solo and Core Duo processors; details on new integrated graphics
• Apple introduces iPod Hi-Fi; leather iPod cases
• Intel-based Macs: Rosetta (#8): Latest application compatibility listings, workarounds
• Potential Security hole caused by Comcast installation software
• MacBook Pro (#9): More units arrive DOA; More on sound quality
• Mac OS X 10.4.5 (#11): (Intel-specific) Screen distortion; Cursor getting "stuck"; More printer problems, fixes

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