by Kevin Parrish June 17, 2009
Recently Expreview sat down with Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, and discussed a round of hot topics that included the company's relationship with Intel and AMD, its stance on VIA, and even its take on Larrabee, Intel's upcoming GPU with general purpose computing. But the surprising little tidbit of news stemming from the interview was the revelation that Nvidia is currently in talks with Globalfoundries, a spinoff manufacturer from Nvidia's rival, AMD/ATI. According to Expreview, Huang previously said that Nvidia was working on three models based on 40nm. Despite this, there were reports that TSMC had problems with 40nm yields. During Computex, TSMC supposedly fixed the issue, and reported that it expects to ship GPUs based on the revised 40nm process soon. However, Expreview asked if Nvidia planned to seek another OEM similar to Globalfoundries.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Zune HD uses NVIDIA Tegra processor - confirmed
By Ryan Shrout June,17, 2009
There is a lot of news circulating today about some rumors of the new Zune HD using the NVIDIA Tegra processor. Several websites have been following the rumor, that started at donanimhaber.com, but apparently no one can confirm whether or not Microsoft's latest portable media player does indeed use NVIDIA's system-on-a-chip design. Well PC Perspective can: the Zune HD does in fact use NVIDIA's Tegra processor. I actually learned this fact from some NVIDIA staffers over at Computex in early June but I guess I just didn't realize how "news worthy" the information was. No longer do you have to worry about "rumors" on the subject - Tegra has its first major design win.
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There is a lot of news circulating today about some rumors of the new Zune HD using the NVIDIA Tegra processor. Several websites have been following the rumor, that started at donanimhaber.com, but apparently no one can confirm whether or not Microsoft's latest portable media player does indeed use NVIDIA's system-on-a-chip design. Well PC Perspective can: the Zune HD does in fact use NVIDIA's Tegra processor. I actually learned this fact from some NVIDIA staffers over at Computex in early June but I guess I just didn't realize how "news worthy" the information was. No longer do you have to worry about "rumors" on the subject - Tegra has its first major design win.
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Netbook For Kids Puts Disney Back In PC Business
By Antone Gonsalves June 17, 2009
Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday introduced a netbook for kids, marking the entertainment company's return to the PC business after trying to sell a Disney-themed desktop five years ago. The Disney Netpal, built by mini-laptop specialist Asus, is scheduled to be available in late July through Toys "R" Us and Amazon.com for a manufacturer-suggested retail price of $350. The system is designed for children between the ages of 6 and 12. The laptop has an 8.9-inch display, Wi-Fi capabilities, kid-friendly software, and lots of parental-control options. The system runs Windows XP Home, is powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor, and includes 1 GB of system memory and a 160-GB hard drive. There's also a built-in 0.3-megapixel camera.
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Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday introduced a netbook for kids, marking the entertainment company's return to the PC business after trying to sell a Disney-themed desktop five years ago. The Disney Netpal, built by mini-laptop specialist Asus, is scheduled to be available in late July through Toys "R" Us and Amazon.com for a manufacturer-suggested retail price of $350. The system is designed for children between the ages of 6 and 12. The laptop has an 8.9-inch display, Wi-Fi capabilities, kid-friendly software, and lots of parental-control options. The system runs Windows XP Home, is powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor, and includes 1 GB of system memory and a 160-GB hard drive. There's also a built-in 0.3-megapixel camera.
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