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VLC 1.1.5 update released

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.5. The new version, a 40.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – 1000 Web-shows listing integrated inside VLC’s playlist, provided by Channels.com – New Game Music Emu […]

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MacBook Pro News

Nvidia settles class action lawsuit, some MacBook Pro owners eligible for compensation

Sometimes litigation comes in handy. Per CNET, a number of users who discovered that their 2007 and 2008 MacBook Pro systems contained graphics problems that showed either scrambled video output or sometimes black screens are in for some compensation. A recent class-action lawsuit against Nvidia over faults in the GeForce 8600M graphics processors included in […]

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News Processors

Nvidia announces seven new GeForce 400M notebook graphics card with accelerated Web browsing features

This could be nifty. Graphics chip maker Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series graphics cards for notebooks, which could provide parallel-processing capabilities to accelerate Web browsing and 3D image rendering. Per Macworld, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome have either implemented or will soon include the capability to offload tasks […]

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AMD to consolidate graphics chips, retire ATI brand name

AMD, the current exclusive provider of discrete graphics chips in Apple’s latest refresh of the Mac desktop lineup, will phase out the ATI graphics brand name this year. Per ZDnet, AMD is prepared to make the change because it believes having two brands is unnecessary, and the company plans to offer both CPUs and GPUs […]

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Intel to further combine CPU, GPU components, support Blu-Ray 3D playback in future notebook chips

It’s hard to say when this might find its way into an Apple notebook, but it could be amazing when it does. Processor giant Intel announced that its next-generation laptop chips will have a dozen new features to improve graphics performance and will be able to play Blu-ray 3D movies, the company said on Thursday. […]