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No more NVIDIA chipsets for Macs?
No more NVIDIA chipsets for Macs?
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 Intel processors, specifically Core and Nehalem ...
Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
appleinsider.com — 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. (more) Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
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Gaming on a Mac? Why so hard?
MacBytes.com — ... Seemingly, not much. But my attention span for a game that fits in my palm is not great, no matter how good, and thumbing through games just doesn't seem like a good way to play, especially when your thumb is partially covering the gamescape. Of course, gaming also pushes tech - Apple's video cards, as so may have pointed out in the comments, are not only expensive, but not exactly the latest. If there were more games, there'd be more pressure to keep up. But NVIDIA is halting Nforce integrated chip investment with Intel until an issue between the two hardware companies is ...

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