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 16 years ago 93

Apple sees brief iPhone 3GS shortages; NVIDIA intros CS4 plugins

Apple nearly saw a repeat of last year's sellouts on the weekend with widespread, but brief, iPhone 3GS shortages at many of its US retail stores. Also, NVIDIA has launched plugins that let Macs with newer video cards dramatically speed up tasks in Adobe's Creative Suite 4.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 117

Apple extends old MacBook Pro graphics warranty to three years

Illustrating the scope of a flaw in older NVIDIA graphics chipsets, Apple has extended its special warranty on the GeForce 8600M GT in certain MacBook Pros from two to three years.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 44

NVIDIA prepping GeForce GTX 285 for Mac Pro

Owners of Apple's Mac Pro workstations will have a second, high-end home video card option within weeks, as NVIDIA is planning to release a version of its GeForce GTX 285 chipset specifically for Macs.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 90

NVIDIA unveils $1800 Quadro FX 4800 card for Apple's Mac Pro

Filling a void for a true professional video card on the Mac platform, NVIDIA on Monday announced plans to begin shipping its Quadro FX 4800 ultra-high-end solution for the Mac Pro next month.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 63

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 17 years ago 32

Apple posts fix for 17-inch MacBook Pro's visual glitches

Addressing widespread reports of visual artifacts on the 17-inch MacBook Pro's display, Apple on Wednesday night released a firmware update that it hoped would clear up the issues for its premium notebook.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 34

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.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 246

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 17 years ago 32

New iMac, Mac minis expected as early as Tuesday

Last-minute leaks of part numbers hint Apple is about to release both upgraded iMacs and Mac minis on Tuesday — along with an emphasis on larger screens for iMacs and a likely NVIDIA-based design.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 137

Video of claimed next-gen Mac Mini surfaces online

After being challenged over a still image, the source for what seems a leaked future Mac mini has now posted a video that shows the device from all sides.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 184

NVIDIA accuses Intel of fighting innovation with lawsuit

A legal dispute between two chip giants turned bitter on Thursday when NVIDIA characterized a recent lawsuit from Intel as a low-blow effort to save its "decaying" CPU business by squeezing its competitors out of the market.

Kasper Jade & Zach Spear 17 years ago 13

Intel sues NVIDIA to halt development of future chipsets

Intel Corp. is suing partner NVIDIA to stop it from developing compatible chipsets for future generation Intel processors, a sign that the world's largest chipmaker isn't taking favorably to NVIDIA's encroachment on the market, which has recently resulted in a loss of business from Apple.

Kasper Jade & Zach Spear 17 years ago 34

Apple pulls NVIDIA graphics update, reasons unclear

Apple has yanked a software update that was intended to fix graphics-related issues with its latest notebooks just two days after pushing the patch to users via its Software Update mechanism.

Zach Spear 17 years ago 43

Apple releases NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009

Apple on Monday released a software update that addresses issues with its Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter and also boosts HD video performance on some current Mac notebooks and previous-generation Mac desktops.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 18

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