Intel releases Core i7 'Clarksfield' mobile processors
Intel this week unveiled two new high-performance Core i7 mobile processors, bringing the power of Nehalem, previously seen only in desktops, to the mobile market.
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Sam Oliver
Apple's much-anticipated tablet device coming early next year
Exclusive: After four years of meticulous development riddled with setbacks, Apple is now racing toward an early 2010 launch of a device that may see the electronics maker redefine the portable computing market for the second time in twice as many years.
Kasper Jade
Apple may drop NVIDIA chips in Macs following contract fight
Although they've portrayed themselves almost as best friends for several months, Apple and NVIDIA are now rumored in a spat that could see some GeForce chipsets excluded from future Mac models.
Katie Marsal
Apple ups stake in iPhone graphics chip designer
Apple has increased its holdings in Imagination Technologies, the chip designer responsible for the graphics technology inside the iPhone and iPod touch, and now holds a combined 9.5% stake in the company.
Intel deal to buy Wind River may pit it against Apple's iPhone team
An Intel move to buy mobile software experts Wind River Systems could do more than just give the chip maker a leg up in handheld devices; it could also spark more direct competition between Apple and Intel.
Intel to launch Calpella with quad-core notebook chips in Q3
Intel still plans to launch its next-generation Calpella notebook platform, expected to find its way into Apple's MacBook lines, sometime in the the third quarter of this year, according to a new report.
NVIDIA strikes back against Intel
GPU maker NVIDIA has fired back a countersuit against Intel in response to Intel's suit to block NVIDIA from making controller chips for future generations of Intel's processors.
Prince McLean
Benchmarks of 2009 iMacs, Mac minis show negligible speed-ups
Although Apple is touting the performance of its new iMac and Mac mini desktops, a new test shows that newer processors from Intel have had little impact on the computers' true speed.
Notes of interest on Apple's desktops: Mac Pro gets Xeons early
While most are familiar with Apple's desktop overhaul, a number of important details have slipped through the cracks — including confirmation that Apple is receiving access to Intel's next-generation Xeon processors ahead of schedule.
Aidan Malley and Zach Spear
Kasper Jade & Zach Spear
Aidan Malley
