Apple may get Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs sooner than expected
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 - Volume production of the next new generation of Intel's desktop and notebook CPUs will begin earlier than originally anticipated in response to enthusiasm from chip buyers like Apple who have sampled the new parts. ( 36 comments )
Apple adds 3.33GHz quad-core Mac Pro, 2TB hard drive upgrades
Fri, Dec 4, 2009 - Apple has outfitted its Mac Pro desktop machines with a new 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon upgrade option, at a cost of $1,200, as well as 2TB hard drives for the Mac Pro and Xserve ( 79 comments )
Users report issues with Apple's new Core i7-based iMac
Tue, Nov 24, 2009 - Apple's new top-of-the-line 27-inch iMac with an Intel Core i7 processor has shown up dead on arrival or with a cracked screen for some who have purchased. ( 207 comments )
Apple begins shipping quad-core 27-inch iMac models
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 - Apple's top-of-the-line 27-inch iMacs, powered with Intel quad-core processors, have begun shipping to those who purchased the machines in October, AppleInsider has learned. ( 223 comments )
Intel suit halts development of future Nvidia chipsets
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 - 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. ( 70 comments )
Apple may drop NVIDIA chips in Macs following contract fight
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 - Although they've portrayed themselves almost as best friends for several months, Apple and NVIDIA are now rumored in a spat that could see some GeForce chipsets excluded from future Mac models. ( 94 comments )
Intel to launch Calpella with quad-core notebook chips in Q3
Tue, May 12, 2009 - Intel still plans to launch its next-generation Calpella notebook platform, expected to find its way into Apple's MacBook lines, sometime in the the third quarter of this year, according to a new report. ( 65 comments )
Apple introduces Nehalem-based Xeon Xserves
Tue, Apr 7, 2009 - As expected, Apple on Tuesday announced an updated family of Xserves that deliver an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt and up to twice the overall performance of the previous models by tapping Intel's "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture. ( 35 comments )
Apple blunder confirms imminent Nehalem Xserve launch
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 - In what appears to be a slip-up on one of its international online stores, Apple has inadvertently revealed that it plans to announce shortly new Xserves featuring Intel Corp.'s Nehalem-based Xeon processors. ( 6 comments )
More proof of Nehalem Xserves; may ship with OS X 10.5.7
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - Following up on our report this morning regarding the impending release of Nehalem-based Xserves, a reader has turned up hard evidence of the new rack-mount systems in pre-release builds of Mac OS X 10.5.7. ( 3 comments )
Apple almost ready with Nehalem-based Xserves
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - Apple in the coming weeks is expected to introduce a new line of its 1U rack-mount server computers that have been updated to take advantage of Intel's new Nehalem architecture. ( 25 comments )
Apple intros new Mac Pro with "Nehalem" Xeon processors
Tue, Mar 3, 2009 - Apple on Tuesday introduced its new Mac Pro workstations using Intel's "Nehalem" Xeon processors and an updated system architecture that delivers twice the performance of the previous model. ( 507 comments )
Mac OS X 10.5.7 may have Nehalem, Radeon HD 4000 support
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 - In addition to expected fixes, Apple's upcoming 10.5.7 update to Mac OS X Leopard is now claimed to recognize Intel's newer Nehalem architecture as well as AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4000 graphics chipsets. ( 57 comments )
NVIDIA insider chimes in on new iMacs, mini and Mac Pro
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 - A recently reliable third party claims that Apple plans to launch some NVIDIA-based iMacs at Macworld -- including a possible 28-inch model -- and that Intel's new Core i7 platform may play a greater role in the Mac maker's lineup than expected. ( 109 comments )
New Intel Xeons offer upgrade path for Mac Pro in early 2009 [u]
Thu, Nov 13, 2008 - Intel during the first quarter of next year will introduce a total of 13 new Nehalem-based Xeon chips, at least two of which are likely to turn up in a long-awaited upgrade to Apple's Mac Pro workstations. ( 92 comments )
Future MacBook Pro-bound Intel chips due next spring [u]
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 - The next time Apple will have the opportunity to boost the processor specifications of its MacBook Pro line will be next spring, when Intel pushes out a final update to its Montevina platform consisting of two high-performance mobile chips, according to reports. ( 47 comments )
Intel's processor future through 2012 spotted online
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 - With Intel's Developer Forum just days away, an apparently leaked presentation for the event indicates where the chipmaker's processors are headed over the course of the next four years. ( 16 comments )
Intel gets official on Nehalem architecture (successor to Penryn)
Tue, Mar 18, 2008 - Intel this week offered its first official overview Nehalem, the highly scalable microarchitecture positioned to succeed Penryn in delivering a new generation of processors for notebooks, desktops, and servers, that offer "dramatic" energy efficiency and performance improvements. ( 49 comments )
Intel Nehalem details; Apple phone recycling; Hymn shut down
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 - Extra details and benchmarks have surfaced for Nehalem, Intel's successor to the Xeon processor found in the Mac Pro. Meanwhile, Apple has launched cellphone and iPod recycling programs, and is forcing the Hymn DRM-stripping project to shut down. The electronics maker may also face legal roadblocks for the iPhone in Australia. ( 12 comments )
Intel shows off mobile quad-core chip, new cooling technology
Mon, Oct 15, 2007 - Presenting at the start of its developer forum in Taiwan on Monday, Intel Corp. demonstrated a working quad-core microprocessor design that will eventually find its way into notebook systems, as well as a new strategy for cooling notebooks derived from compressor technology. ( 30 comments )
Intel shows off 32nm chip, offers update on Penryn, Nehalem
Tue, Sep 18, 2007 - Presenting at its Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday, Intel Corp. demonstrated the industry's first 32-nanometer (nm) chip and also offered a status update on its upcoming "Penryn" family of processors and next-generation "Nehalem" architecture. ( 62 comments )
Intel benchmarks 3.3GHz Penryn chip, pre-production Xeon
Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - Presenting at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing on Tuesday, executives for the world's largest chipmaker disclosed new performance details for its next-generation "Penryn" processor families for desktops and servers. ( 10 comments )
Intel details upcoming processor generations
Thu, Mar 29, 2007 - Intel Corp. said this week that it remains on track to begin producing its next-generation Penryn family of processors in the second half of this year, marking the next step in its "tick-tock" product rhythm of delivering a new process technology or entirely new microarchitecture every year. ( 55 comments )
Intel touts 45nm technology, upcoming architectures [i]
Tue, Sep 26, 2006 - Presenting at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday, Intel boss Paul Otellini said the chipmaker plans to introduce new micro-architectures about every 2 years and remains on track to debut its first 45nm products during the second half of 2007. ( 92 comments )
