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Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
Nvidia, the maker of Intel-compatible chipsets for Apple's line of Macs, has announced it will cease development of future hardware until its suit with Intel is settled sometime in 2010.
No more NVIDIA chipsets for Macs?
No more NVIDIA chipsets for Macs?
9to5mac.com — NVIDIA has fallen on hard times it seems both due to licensing issues with Intel and manufacturing issues with their integrated chipsets.  ZDNet is reporting today that Intel has forced NVIDIA to halt development of its future chipsets for ... (more) No more NVIDIA chipsets for Macs?
Next-gen Mac Pro desktop to get ‘Core i9’ six-core CPU?
apcmag.com — The rumour mill is spinning up for Apple’s early 2010 releases, with suggestions that a new Mac Pro desktop will mark the debut of Intel’s six-core Xeon ‘Core i9’ superslab. (more) Next-gen Mac Pro desktop to get ‘Core i9’ six-core CPU?
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NVIDIA Halts Chipset Development Until 2010
TheAppleBlog — ... AppleInsider reported on its website yesterday that,  “…earlier this year, Intel sued Nvidia in an attempt to stop the company from developing compatible chipsets for future generation Intel processors. Many of NVIDIA’s gains — including the partnership with Apple — have amounted to Intel’s loss.” So perhaps all this legal maneuvering is indicative of Intel’s desire to wrest-back control of that sector of the market (and the associated profits) with its own chipset offerings. Perhaps. ...

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