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Mac OSX Snow Leopard Review

By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 6 Comments

Ask any Mac owner and they’ll likely tell you the Apple allure is a game of two halves: the reassuring hardware and the slick, consistent OS. Apple is finally delivering their latest version of OS X, v10.6 Snow Leopard, adding a new coat of polish to the company’s software prowess. SlashGear has been testing out Snow Leopard over the past few weeks, and we’ve found that perhaps its most satisfying aspect is that it upgrades things both visibly and less obviously, rather than one or the other. After the cut, why 64-bit matters, how Apple have streamlined the way you interact with your data, and why Snow Leopard might just be the bargain of the year.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 33 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Sunday, Aug 16th 2009 No Comments

The end of the week is here again and here we go with a rundown of some of the coolest stories we have seen this week. Monday marked the day the Asus Eee PC 1101HA went on sale in America. The rig is a netbook in name only; the beastie is expensive at about $430. The same day Gigabyte quietly unveiled the T1028X convertible touchscreen netbook. The device has a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 and other than the screen, the rest of the machine is typical netbook fare.

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Sony admit NVIDIA GPU fault in multiple VAIO notebooks

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 12th 2009 No Comments

sony vaio Sony have admitted that certain models of VAIO notebook may be affected by the notorious NVIDIA “bump” material issue, which can see the GPU overheat and eventually break completely. The nine model types on Sony’s list join the existing roll-call of faulty notebooks, which includes machines from Apple, HP and Dell. In response, Sony are offering free repairs for affected VAIOs, and to extend the standard warranty (on the GPU alone) from the regular 12 months to four years in total.

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Point of View Mobii ION 230 netbooks with NVIDIA GPU

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 22nd 2009 No Comments

No, not an NVIDIA Ion space-invader dive bombing a lurid netbook, but one of Point of View’s new Mobii ION 230 machines. Based on Intel’s Atom 230 processor, a curious choice considering the single-core 230 is more usually a nettop CPU, the Mobii attempts to redeem itself by using NVIDIA’s Ion GPU along with the typical 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive.

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MacBook Pro screen glitches heat, not NVIDIA issue?

By Chris Davies on Saturday, Mar 7th 2009 2 Comments

Reports of 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro visual artifacts and display glitches continue, with the latest suspicion being that the notebook’s heat management system, not the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GPU, could be at fault. After the cut, NVIDIA’s statement to SlashGear on the issue, and the fan test results that suggest it’s poor cooling not the chipset that’s undermining the MacBook Pro.

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NVIDIA Chips in the Newest MacBook Pro Contain Bad Bump Material

By Satsuki Then on Wednesday, Dec 10th 2008 No Comments

The Inquirer has published the result of their investigation regarding the new 15-inch MacBook Pro that may inherit faulty NVIDIA graphic chip. This report suggests that the “black screen of death” during gaming usage could be related to the faulty chips in the MacBook Pro.

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Sony Vaio RT Review – Top Tier All-in-One Multimedia PC

By Daniel Lim and Vincent Nguyen on Monday, Nov 24th 2008 3 Comments

Forget the iMac, HP Touchsmart, Gateway or Dell XPS “One”, we’ve got a powerhouse all-in-one multimedia PC from Sony; it might not have a catchy name but it sure means business. The Sony VAIO Sony VGC-RT150Y no ordinary PC; It is a top notch VAIO that combines the technology of an HDTV with the computing power of a quad core multimedia PC. Behind the 25.5-inch XBRITE Full HD LCD Screen there’s an Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 processor, 8GB of RAM and 1TB of hard-drive with built-in digital TV tuners, Blu-ray burner and masses of A/V input and outputs for full 1080p living room entertainment. But with the price tag of $4,000, can it live up to the hype?

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NVIDIA Q3 profits on the decline

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Nov 7th 2008 1 Comment

fp fp fp 8800gt NVIDIA’s results for Q3 of the 2009 fiscal year were released this week and they show a significant reduction in revenue when compared to the same time last year. In fact, the drop is about 20% and can most likely be attributed to an $8.3 million charge that resulted from laying off 360 employees.

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Shuttle announces XPC H7 7800H; offers HD-compatibility

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Nov 4th 2008 No Comments

Shuttle announced today their XPC H7 7800H model, which offers HD-compatibility in a mini-PC format. This AMD-based system sports a new appearance and an HDMI interface that is definitely noteworthy.

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Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708: $4,200 of quadcore, triple-graphics gaming laptop

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 21st 2008 2 Comments

If your tastes lean more toward gaming laptops than ultraportables, Toshiba may still have the machine for you today. The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 is the latest from the company’s gaming range, complete with a 17-inch widescreen display, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 quad-core processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and both a 128GB SSD and 320GB 7,200rpm SATA hard-drive. It also offers NVIDIA’s new GeForce 9400M chipset with Hybrid SLI, as seen in the latest Apple MacBooks.

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