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NVidia Still Wants to Develop Controller for Intel Sandy Bridge3 September 2010, 4:50 am
When Intel launched the Core 2 Duo, NVidia released a controller, aka GF 9400M, derived from a discrete GPU, it was much faster than any Intel GMA. NVidia had a great success wit this controller and its second generation is still found in all previous generation of MacBooks and iMacs from Apple. This controller, aka Northbridge, was working with Intel Core 2 Duo only, and when NVidia asked Intel to get a license for Nehalem chips, the founder refused; most probably to keep its competitor outside...
Hynix and HP combine their forces to get ReRAM out of the lab.3 September 2010, 4:10 am
All over the world, researchers are currently working hard, hoping to find and develop what will replace Flash NAND on the non-volatile computer storage market. As a reminder, Flash NAND is for now used in most storage devices: (USB flash drives, memory chips, SSD, etc.) and doesn't erase itself without electricity. Among other potential successors, there is ReRAM. It is based on the memristor, which can change its resistance depending on the current and voltage passing through it, and that way,...
Steve Jobs becomes Paul Otellini's strategist3 September 2010, 4:00 am
According to Channelnews, Paul Otellini CEO of Intel, apparently asked Steve Jobs for his opinion before deciding to aquire Infineon Mobile Division. Steve Jobs was apparently very happy to see Intel get that techonoly that is already in the iPhones. We have to say that we are surprised, not because Steve Jobs was asked his opinion, but because Otellini confirmed it. It is rare for the CEO of a huge company to admit that he needed to be comforted in his choice. It looks like he needed Steve Jobs...
The Radeon HD 6000 series will be an evolution of the 5000 series3 September 2010, 4:00 am
According to Fudzilla, the upcoming Radeon HD6000, that already showed amazing test results, will not be based on a new technology but will rather be an improvement of the HD5000. Still, we're talking about some major improvement: 28 nm engraving, which explains by itself the rest of the list. More powerful card with probably a higher number of processing units and/or higher frequency. Higher efficiency per Watt, something AMD has just started considering as important. Possibility to have...
Flashed PC Radeon HD5870 in a Mac Pro 20083 September 2010, 3:40 am
Several team members own a Mac Pro 2006 or 2008. So, in addition to Guillaume, several of us are trying to graft a flashed PC Radeon HD5870 in their Mac Pro. As previously described, we initially selected the XFX HD5870 1GB. Today, we tried to repeat the procedure with a Sapphire Vapor-X. This card is slightly more expensive than the first one, but offers an improved ooling system. The procedure remains the same for flashing and installing such PC card in a Mac Pro: Download the iso image of ...
Install a PC Radeon HD5870 in a Mac Pro 20063 September 2010, 3:08 am
Following the release of ROM EFI from Netkas, we tested the procedure ourselves. The EFI part from the ROM found in Apple EOM cards (those shipping with Mac Pro or available from the Apple Store) were of EBC type (so compatible with EFI32 and EFI64), unlike EFI found in iMacs. So we decided to test it on a Mac Pro 1,1 4x 2.66Ghz October 2006. If the card works on such early Mac Pro model, all subsequent models should support such card too. Our choice was the XFX HD5870 1Go DDR5 with the followin...
3PAR: Dell lets HP win2 September 2010, 3:00 pm
This is the end of the battle opposing HP and Dell for the purchase of 3PAR, a company specialized in the cloud system. Dell let the deal go after HP offered not less than $2.4 Billion, more than twice the original Dell offer. So it is HP that got the deal. However, that battle will have consequences for both competitors, since Dell will have to review their growing strategy, and HP clearly overpaid 3PAR....
Windows Phone 7 is ready2 September 2010, 3:00 pm
Microsoft announced that the development of Windows Phone 7, the last version of their mobile OS, and their only hope to get back on the mobile devices market is now done. It has been sent to manufacturers so they can make the last few adjustments. We should now see a whole lot of Windows Phone 7 devices coming on the market since every manufacturer will want to have a market share. Of Course, to get to that point, Microsoft will have to prove that their OS is good, but also convince develo...
Cortex A9 now engraved in 28 nm2 September 2010, 3:00 pm
As you probably know, ARM processors are very popular right now, way more than others that are on other markets. It is therefore not surprising that Global Foundries announced proudly having engraved the first Cortex A9 in 28 nm. As a reminder, Apple uses the Apple A4, which was developed from the Cortex A8, which has one core and is engraved in 45 nm. The Cortex A9 has two cores. For now, these processors are mostly developed for their power, but during the year 2011, we will see coming ne...
The fastest Mac in the World is a Hackintosh2 September 2010, 3:00 pm
Macintouch tested the fasted computer running Mac OS X and of course, it is a Hackintosh. Of course, because Apple has always refused to allow overclocking on the Mac. The computer they tested is more or less the equivalent of a Mac Pro built around a motherboard hosting to Xeon Westmere. THey chose the most powerful processors, two Xeon X5680 running on 6 cores at 3.33 GHz. these processors cost as much as $1700 - each - so Apple limits the Mac Pro at 2.93 GHz. These two processors were t...

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