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Apple making its own chips starting with the A4

by Mike Schramm (Jan 27th, 2010)

Even though this morning's presentation had Apple calling themselves the "largest mobile device company" in the world, apparently they're in the processor business now, too. The just-announced iPad doesn't carry any special Intel or Nvidia CPU -- it's a homecooked 1GHz chip called the Apple A4. ...

The Bacterial Orchestra uses the iPhone to create "viral music"

by Mike Schramm (May 19th, 2009)

This is really wild: what you see above is an example of "viral music" -- it's part of an upcoming music festival that's taking place in Sweden, and it features a circle of iPhones that are both listening to and playing a very abstract kind of "music." Each one is picking up audio from its ...

Graphics Powerhouse: ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC edition

by Steven Sande (Jun 15th, 2008)

Mac Pro users -- it's time to power up the graphics capability of your machine! ATI has announced the new Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC Edition. Whether you're a serious gamer or a graphics designer, this new card features 256-bit 512MB GDDR4 frame buffer memory, 320 stream processors, twin ...

iBiz beta 3 available

by David Chartier (Oct 12th, 2006)

I just noticed that my favorite freelancing app, iBiz, is now in a v3 beta phase. At first glance the most notable change is that brushed metal has been given the pink slip, but there is a veritable storm of new features under the hood, including: a Document Monitor so iBiz can keep track of ...

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