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Apple Takes a Bigger Bite of Imagination
Bloomberg has recently revealed that Apple has been steadily increasing its ownership interest in UK company Imagination Technologies, tripling its ownership interest from the end of 2008 to 9.5% at present. Imagination Technologies is a graphics manufacturer of products that are used in smartphone, including…
32nm Core i7 MacBook and MacBook Pros Later in 2009
Toms Hardware writes that Apple will transition both the MacBook and MacBook Pro to Intel's new Westmere platform later this year. It is highly probable that Apple will base new MacBook and MacBook Por units on 32nm Arrandale Core i7's. With 2 cores and able…
Xeon Processors Imminent, Destined for Mac Pro?
The Register is reporting that Intel has confirmed when its "Nehalem" Xeon EP processors will begin shipping. The report which comes after a press briefing from Intel earlier this week states that Intel's vice president and director of operations said that the new Nehalem EP…
Intel Unleashes Core 2 Quad Processors, Destined for iMac?
Intel has today officially unveiled its brand new Core 2 Quad line of processors . Intel states that the processors are aimed at "sleek and cool" desktops with the new components weighing in at 2.33GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.83GHz and all consuming just 65W of energy…
Apple Adopts Montevina, MacBook Air Gets Processor Upgrade
With all the fuss around the adoption of the new NVIDIA chipsets it has been overlooked that Apple has adopted some aspects of Intel's Montevina platform in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. The key advantage of Montevina is the increased front-side bus speed…
Intel Introduces New Processor Improving Upon It's Prior Design
Without any fanfare or press release, Intel has revealed its new Core 2 Duo "S" which is an improved version of the processor currently found in the MacBook Air. This new product is reported to be 60% smaller and more energy efficient than its predecessor…
Details of Intel and Apple Dealings Over MacBook Air
Fortune reports on the growing relationship between Apple and Intel since the announcement three years ago that Apple would ditch IBM PowerPC processors for Intel's offerings. Last year Apple asked Intel to supply a small, thin processor for use in a very thin notebook. “That…
Intel to Unleash Mobile Quad-Core Processor
DigiTimes reports that Intel is set to launch its mobile quad-core processor by the third-quarter of the year. The Core 2 Extreme QX9300 will carry a $1038 price per 1000 units. The 45-nanometer design will sport a core frequency of 2.53GHz, support for up to…
Intel to Intro 160GB SSD Next Quarter
Intel will next quarter introduce several new high-speed solid state drives (SSDs) including a new 160GB; double the capacity of the current drive used in the MacBook Air. The new drives are expected to be 2.5-inch drives as well as 1.8-inch, the latter being compatible…
Intel to Push Next Generation Processors, Expect Notebook Updates in June
Apple has only just released updates to its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers but a series of reports over the last day point towards more updates in June. The recently released MacBook and MacBook Pro models were updated to use Penryn; Intel's latest processor…
Apple to Adopt Intel Ultra-Mobile Platform?
AppleInsider writes that Apple will build a stronger relationship with Intel in 2008 by adopting its upcoming 'Menlow' Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform. The sources who reported to AppleInsider that Apple would adopt 'Menlow' also noted that Apple was specifically interested in Intel's upcoming 45-nanometer…
Apple to Deliver Penryn-based Mac Pros Soon?
AppleInsider reports that Apple is awaiting the official word from Intel that it can ship an update to its beefy Mac Pro workstation. The new Mac Pro will feature Intel's currently unreleased processor known as Penryn, it will represent the first upgrade to the Mac…
Apple Swallows Up High-End Penryn Chips?
The Inquirer reports citing sources in Tokyo that Apple has "pre-booked" all the top end Penryn processors for this year, leaving only "minimum quantities" for other manufacturers. The processors are widely expected to be used in Apple's next-generation of Mac Pro workstations. Penryn processors code-named…