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Mac OS X 10.6.7 update for MacBook Pros shows expanded support for AMD graphics cards
As noted by hacker Tony of tonymacx86, the latest OS X 10.6.7 update for the 2011 MacBook Pro comes with support for AMD/ATI video cards not currently included on Mac machines. Tony speculates that this may indicate an opening up of the platform and that Apple’s reliance on Mac-only graphics cards may be coming to […]
Continue reading...Adobe’s Photoshop.com iPhone app nets 1 million downloads in just a few days
Monday, October 19, 2009
Last week, Adobe released its Photoshop.com Mobile app for the iPhone. The app, naturally, is a striped down version of Adobe’s popular Photoshop editing program and so far it’s off to a more than impressive start. John Nack, writing for Adobe, writes that the app has already been downloaded over 1 million times in less than 2 […]
Continue reading...Adobe releases Photoshop app for the iPhone
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Adobe recently released its Photoshop.com Mobile app for the iPhone. As you’d expect, the app is a striped down version of Adobe’s popular Photoshop editing program. iPodnn writes: The new app can crop, flip and rotate photos, or adjust exposure, saturation and tint, with option of converting to black-and-white. Two filters are included: Sketch renders […]
Continue reading...Trouble in Paradise for Apple and NVIDIA?
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Apple’s inclusion of NVIDIA graphics chips in its products might soon be coming to an end, according to a recent report in SemiAccurate. Word has it that during negotiations, NVIDIA’s demands were so outrageous and “arrogant” that Apple kicked them to the curb, so to speak. While details surrounding NVIDIA and Apple’s supposed falling out […]
Continue reading...On Apple’s efforts to design their own chips
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article today which takes a look at Apple’s recent hiring spree of graphics experts. Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple’s work from rivals. The […]
Continue reading...Apple adds another expert to its growing graphics team
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Hot on the heels of Apple hiring former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director comes news that Apple has hired yet another graphics expert and former AMD/ATI CTO to its growing and impressive graphics team. The Inquirer reports, citing a source “deep inside” Apple, that Raja Koduri, who recently left his position at […]
Continue reading...Apple hires new graphics chip guru; Mark Papermaster begins work at Apple
Monday, April 27, 2009
Yahoo! Finance reports that Apple recently hired former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director. What Drebin’s responsibilities will include remain unclear, but one thing’s for sure – Drebin sure does have an impressive resume.
Continue reading...Why is Apple investing in the UK-based Imagination Technologies Group?
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Earlier this week it was revealed that Apple bought a 3.6% stake in the UK-based Imagination Technologies Group. Apple doesn’t just gobble up and invest in companies for the hell of it. Instead, investments and purchases are carefully considered, thoroughly researched, and are always part of a larger plan. So who or what is Imagination […]
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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