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Nvidia revs up game notebooks

March 10, 2006 Notebooks with Nvidia's technology can now handle two graphics chips, and desktops up to four. TAGS: CeBit, Voodoo, NVidia, graphics chip, notebook computer, Alienware, GPU, chipset, Nvidia GeForce, gamer, PC, games, video

Apple polishes up its MacBook line

October 16, 2008 The notebooks get some bodywork done by "brick," plus gain solid-state drives, graphics by Nvidia, and more. Macs, Apple says, have momentum. TAGS: Apple MacBook, lineup, momentum, Apple Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Steve Jobs, notebook computer, NVidia, CEO, laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, video, games

Nvidia rolls out speedy 3D graphics hardware

November 8, 2006 New GeForce 8800 graphics cards can move processing resources as needed to draw complex images in a flash. Photos: Nvidia's new graphics tech TAGS: transistor, pixel, NVidia, video card, Nvidia GeForce, 3D, GPU, image, PC

Exploit code released for Nvidia flaw

October 17, 2006 Rapid7, which says it discovered the flaw in the Linux graphics driver, says risk goes back to 2004. TAGS: advisory, flaw, NVidia, buffer-overflow, Linux, bug, security, forum

Intel aims for open-source graphics advantage

August 9, 2006 Chipmaker releases open-source software in an attempt to lure customers away from ATI Technologies and Nvidia. TAGS: open source, graphics chip, Intel, ATI Technologies, NVidia, open-source software, Linux, chip company, 3D, programming, AMD

Justice Dept. subpoenas AMD, Nvidia

December 1, 2006 Companies say they'll comply with agency's probe into potential antitrust violations regarding graphics processors. TAGS: subpoena, investigation, antitrust, NVidia, AMD, GPU, agency, ATI Technologies, Intel, video card, PC

When 'good enough' graphics won't do

November 21, 2006 newsmaker More troubling than ATI or any other rival, says Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, is the notion that customers might get complacent. TAGS: NVidia, GPU, AMD, CEO, ATI Technologies, event, gamer, Nvidia GeForce, chipset

Microsoft to fix Windows patch

April 21, 2006 Updated version of fix will repair problems some people had after installing first version of "critical" security patch. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Explorer, patch, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, NVidia, firewall, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, HP

Nvidia's new graphics chip rings up 'Quake'

February 13, 2006 With GoForce 5500, company furthers its march to recreate sharp graphics on mobile phones and handhelds. TAGS: graphics chip, SRAM, NVidia, game company, mobile phone, handheld, GPU, entertainment, games

New Linux look fuels old debate

April 17, 2006 The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive. TAGS: intellectual property, graphics chip company, open source, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Linux kernel, ATI Technologies, kernel, NVidia, software product, chip company, GPL, manager, founder, 3D, operating system

Year in review: Shrinking chips, shrinking revenue

December 31, 2008 The "smaller is better" theme played out with Intel's Atom chip and Netbook PCs, but the recession also put a squeeze on the industry. TAGS: graphics chip, Netbook, MacBook Air, Intel, NVidia, theme, Apple MacBook, AMD, PC

The next wave of PCs

June 5, 2008 New chips like Intel's Atom and Nvidia's Tegra are shaping the development of PCs from the Eee Box desktop to the emerging category of mobile Internet devices. TAGS: Computex, nanotechnology, NVidia, Ubuntu, Intel, ASUS, AMD, Acer Aspire, mobile device, notebook computer, blog, ATI Technologies, laptop computer, Acer Inc., PC

AMD folds in ATI for graphics future

October 25, 2006 Newly merged company outlines its plans to deliver a combination PC/graphics processor by 2008 or 2009. TAGS: PC processor, chipset, ATI Technologies, AMD, shareholder, PC company, GPU, acquisition, PC, NVidia, Intel

AMD to shell out $5.4 billion for ATI

July 24, 2006 Purchasing the graphics chipmaker will help AMD expand its product mix and market share as it battles Intel. TAGS: S&P, AMD, graphics chip company, ATI Technologies, microprocessor, merger, consumer electronics, mobile computing, graphics chip, acquisition, chip company, chipset, Intel, NVidia

At CES, chipmakers play their cards

January 8, 2008 Intel CEO sees Net boosting consumer electronics, and PC makers put the company's Penryn into products. Plus: Nvidia's boost for AMD. TAGS: Paul Otellini, Consumer Electronics Show, consumer electronics, chip company, CEO, AMD, Intel, electronics, NVidia

AMD selling beauty and the brand

January 23, 2007 Chipmaker to tout zippy graphics and industry deals when selling chips for basic PCs this year--a pitch too narrow, some say. TAGS: graphics performance, chipset, AMD, transistor, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel, chip company, brand, ATI Technologies, NVidia, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, e-mail

PC Gaming Alliance debuts

February 20, 2008 Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform." TAGS: formation, hardware manufacturer, Activision Inc., San Francisco, games, console, AMD, PC, NVidia, Microsoft Corp., Intel, Dell

Intel's chipset road map lacks a driver

May 17, 2007 An attempt by Intel to improve the performance of basic graphics technology has been stalled by software development delays. TAGS: chipset, Intel, research company, software development, DirectX, AMD, ATI Technologies, NVidia, games, CPU, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows

Making mountains out of multicore

September 18, 2006 Start-up PeakStream's software is designed to adapt technical computing tasks to graphics and multicore chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, graphics chip, multi-core, co-founder, IBM Corp., NVidia, AMD

Consumer gadgets rule at CeBit

March 13, 2006 roundup IT trade show in Germany features latest in high-tech gear, including Microsoft's new handheld design. Photos: Gadgets galore TAGS: CeBit, minitablet PC, trade show, Germany, information technology, handheld, NVidia, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC
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