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New System-on-a-Chip Boosts the Appeal of E-Ink
Marvell’s Armada 166e builds an E-Ink graphics controller right into the processor, allowing for e-readers that cost less — with displays that refresh more quickly.
Grand Central: Apple Sells Multicore to the Masses
Analysis: Leave it to the marketing mavens in Cupertino to take something as dull as multicore and make into something shiny, new, and Apple-"exclusive."
New nVidia Platform Promises to Speed Up Netbooks
By combining Intel's Atom processor and nVidia's GPU, the Ion platform can bring decent gaming and video performance to typically underpowered netbooks.
Retailers Beat AMD to Phenom II Launch
Retailers are already taking orders for AMD's upcoming Phenom II chips, ahead of the company's chip launch plans.
Apple Revamps Its Entire Laptop Line
Steve Jobs announced changes to Apple's MacBook Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Air laptops. Some of the new features are faster graphics with Nvidia chips, aluminum cases, and improved trackpads.
The Next Generation of Scrabble
At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, developers used RFID technology with the Scrabble tiles and board. Each Scrabble tile contains a small RFID tag that can be read by the tile holder.
Celebs, 3D TV and Cars at Nvidia Conference
At Nvidia's first conference, NVISION'08, there was something for everyone: Sci-fi celebrities, 3D gaming on your TV, new car dashboard interfaces, and the Tegra mobile chipset.
New Intel Processor Developments
Intel announced new processor developments at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, and displayed prototypes of the Nehalem processor as well as Centrino 2 chipsets. Assistant Editor Nick Mediati investigated.
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