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by Rafael Hernandez on October 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Computer manufacturers have, for years, attempted all sorts of trickery in order to create smaller designs that their customers can fit just about anywhere. Zotac’s MAG ION nettop PC does dip into that old bag of tricks but you can’t fault them for it. I mean who really needs an optical drive in this day […]

Read more Zotac MAG ION Nettop Computer, in a word: miniscule

by Rafael Hernandez on August 22, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia has released their latest ForceWare driver sets for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The new drivers sport several improvements and bug fixes that should be especially interesting to OpenGL and Windows 7 users. Here’s a peek at some of the…

Read more Nvidia GeForce / ION ForceWare 190.62 Windows Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia has released a Beta set of drivers for their GeForce graphics card lineup and ION system platform bringing them up to version 190.38.The drivers present the users with bug fixes and a new power management setup users can customize…

Read more Nvidia GeForce / ION Windows Driver Version 190.38

by Rafael Hernandez on June 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Well this certainly came out of nowhere. Microsoft is usually the first to tout their own perceived advancements but this may come as a shocker and a definite selling point for their next operating system Windows 7.bit-tech was on…

Read more Windows 7 Does GPGPU Video Transcoding Natively

by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks were supposed to be these tiny machines designed to fit in anywhere and offer up just enough performance for web browsing and lite office work, apparently computer manufacturers want to change the rules on all of us.Lenovo is putting…

Read more Lenovo Announces IdeaPad S12, Mini Notebook / Netbook Confusion

by Rafael Hernandez on May 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom processor and its antiquated chipset combination have made themselves quite popular by offering “good enough” performance for the netbook and nettop markets, of course users want something that’s quite a bit more powerful as time goes on.According to…

Read more Next Generation Atoms Detailed, Pineview/Pine Trail Platform Details

by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s nothing quite like seeing a product’s unveiling to verify that yes you too will be able to get your hands on the product. Nvidia’s Ion platform has had something of a whirlwind press blast givien its use of an…

Read more Acer AspireRevo Unboxed, Nvidia's Ion Lives

by Rafael Hernandez on April 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform has had all of the makings of a great option for a compact and energy efficient machine, so good in fact one wondered if it’d ever see the light of day. Well wait no longer as Acer…

Read more Nvidia Ion Finds Its Way Into Acer AspireRevo

by Rafael Hernandez on March 21, 2009 · 0 comments

Pairing a rather low power, low-cost CPU with a low-end chipset is bound to get everyone really excited. Nvidia’s Ion platform takes Intel’s Atom processor and pairs it with their GeForce 9400M chipset giving it enough power to do some…

Read more Nvidia Ion, A Deeper Look

by Rafael Hernandez on February 3, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom processor is a great choice for all of those low-power computing situations, such as that whole new netbook market that just so happens to lean on the chip quite heavily. Unfortunately the supporting chipset Intel offers isn’t very…

Read more Nvidia Ion, Beefing Up The Atom

by Rafael Hernandez on January 13, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has created a whole new market for portable devices, but that doesn’t mean others won’t find a use for it in more stationary applications. Nvidia’s Ion platform hopes to inject a bit of multimedia prowess into things…

Read more Nvidia Ion, Bringing Multimedia Capabilities To The Atom