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Why Nvidia's CEO Is Embracing The Zynga-Fication Of Mobile Gaming

Think your tablet or smartphone won't ever be as robust as your Xbox or PlayStation? Not so fast, says Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.READ»

PC Industry Is Apple's Plaything

Apple has some hot products on sale, and its designs are pushing many an envelope. But are its decisions skewing the PC industry somewhat? The answer is a very probable "yes."READ»

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iFive: Facebook Nabs Key Microsoft Exec, Google Antitrust, 4-Core Nvidia Chips, adCenter Trademark Keywords, Stuxnet and Israeli

Here's today's early innovation news in commuter-friendly sized segments:READ»

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iFive: Al-Jazeera Document Leak, McDonald's Wireless Payments, 3-D Going Mobile, Zynga Gets Facebook Exec, Mahalo's Reinvention

Welcome to a new week! Let us help get you off to a running start with iFive, our summary of the early innovation news:READ»

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iFive: Intel-Nvidia Deal, Jobs to Intro "The Daily," Xoom Tablet's Barometer, Amazon Boosts Kindle Apps, Google Goggles Amazes

Coffee's a colorful liquid known for its accelerative effects on carbon-based life forms--it's perfect for perking you up before a day of work. But iFive, with its handy summary of the early tech news, is even better:READ»

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Rumor: Intel to Buy Infineon, Maker of the iPhone's Baseband Chip

Intel's presence in the mobile world is close to nil. According to rumors, the company is planning to buy their way into the category by acquiring Infineon, makers of some internals inside the Apple iPhone.READ»

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Intel's New Atoms: For Tablets Not Netbooks

Intel's just pulled the covers off its next-generation low-power Atom chips. They're smaller and more power efficient but not necessarily more powerful. Will they revitalize the netbook phenomenon? Nope. They're going in ...READ»

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Will a $1.25B Antitrust Settlement From Intel and New Fusion Chips Save AMD?

In a culimation of talks that began in spring '08, Intel has just agreed to pay $1.25 billion (cash, due in 30 days) to its biggest rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and agreed to a set of "business practice ...READ»

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Lenovo's S12 Netbook Gets Big-Screen, Big Graphics Power from Nvidia

Lenovo's pulled the wraps off its S12, which is far more than a ho-hum addition to its long list of netbook PCs. It's got a 12-inch screen, and is the first netbook to use Nvidia's powerful Ion platform. The S12 is further ...READ»

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Acer's AspireRevo Shows Why a Nettop May Be Your Next PC

The AspireRevo PC is a nettop, as far as the class of computer can be defined. Similar to netbooks, nettops are generally characterized as ultra-small PCs, powered by Intel Atom CPU chips, and with capabilities that are ...READ»

Apple Homogenizes its Lineup with More iMac, Mac Mini

Apple pulled the wraps off a suite of new hardware today--all upgrades to its desktop computing line, with both the iMac and Mac Mini getting some modernization. Although what Apple is doing might be better labeled ...READ»

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New iMacs and Mac Mini Today, Rumors Say

The latest grist from the Apple rumor mill comes with some believable specifications about new iMacs and Mac Minis, as well as a potential timescale: Today. The Mac Mini rumors have been going for months. And with good ...READ»

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The Six Best Things on the Web this Week

In case you spent your week "working," here's what you missed online: card-counting iPhones, Mac Mini spy-shots, Depression predictions, and two refreshing arguments against Malcolm Gladwell and intelligent design. Oh, and a sleep-walking dog, to keep things highbrow.READ»

Intel Won't Require Graphics Chip Bundle For Atom

Last week Nvidia made some news with its Ion chipset for netbooks, which bundles an Atom processor together with an integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics chip. Machines with this bundle inside would be both cheap and powerful ...READ»

That Darned Microsoft Zune Phone Rumor Pops Up Again

CES2009 is fast approaching, which may be why rumors are again circulating that Microsoft [MSFT] will soon launch a Zune-based iPhone rival. Despite the fact that Steve Ballmer, in referring to the iPhone said "It's not a concept ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement Eclipses Toshiba's New Notebooks; Warner Reveals DivX Distribution Plans

While Apple's Steve Jobs wowed Mac addicts with the latest versions of the MacBook today, Toshiba quietly announced a roundup of new notebooks. Care to wager on the winner?READ»

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Apple MacBook Rumors Intensify

As we reported last week on this blog, a number of industry rumors point to October 14th as a drop date for the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros from Apple [AAPL]. Rumors out of Nvidia [NVDA] seemed to confirm that date, as a graphics ...READ»

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Has NVIDIA Leaked New MacBook Details?

Rumors have been afire that Apple [AAPL] is coming shortly with new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, the latter of which feel as if they haven't been updated in centuries. Now there's word that a MacBook event is planned for October 14, ...READ»

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The Future of Visual Computing (Video)

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the NVISION 08 visual computing conference and sat down with Nvidia’s Sr. VP of Marketing, Dan Vivoli. Watch the interview and find out what’s in store for the future of visual computing. ...READ»

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Intel Lets USB 3.0 Specs Out of the Bag

Intel [NASDAQ:INTC] has been keeping the specs for its new USB 3.0 controllers close to the vest, causing a whole consortium of companies like AMD [NYSE:AMD] and NVIDIA [NASDAQ:NVDA] to cry foul. Those companies have created a ...READ»