AMD launches Fusion APU in Australia, fights for consumer dollar

AMD’s “Fusion” processors, initially aimed at the more mobile market, have arrived in Australia, with more powerful versions due to come later in the year – is it enough to defeat the competing ARM tablet threat?
 

Intel’s ‘2nd generation Core processors’ make CES mark

Last year saw Intel’s “Core” processors go mainstream, 2011 now sees the second generation of Core processors arriving with cool new features, from ever faster performance, better built-in HD and 3D graphics, quicker video transcoding capabilities and support for wireless transmission of video to HDTVs.
 

Windows graphics vulnerability disclosed

Microsoft has warned its customers of a vulnerability in Windows' graphics rendering engine. No patch is available yet, but the company is unaware of any attacks using the vulnerability.
 

Mac OS X 10.6.5 arrives

Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.6.5 update, but there's no mention of AirPrint support. There's also a security update for Mac OS X 10.5.8.
 

Revised MacBook follows Pro lead

Apple has updated its entry-level notebook. The revised MacBook promises improved performance and battery life.
 

Aggressive GPU strategy may help drain MacBook Pro batteries

A graphics-related feature of the i5 and i7 based MacBook Pro models may be responsible for some users experiencing shorter than expected battery life.
 

ASUS first to import NVIDIA’s Optimus technology

Hardware manufacturer ASUS has revealed plans to bring laptops to Australia utilising NVIDIA’s new Optimus graphics technology, which can automatically switch between using a device’s integrated or discrete video cards depending on the task being performed.
 

Apple reseeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers

Apple seeded a fresh build of Mac OS X 10 10.6.3 to developers at the end of last week. Could a public release be close?
 

27in iMac screen flicker fix - take two

Is Apple preparing a second fix for the notorious screen flicker on 27in iMacs?
 

Intel Core iFamily launch Live Blog

Intel launch live blog - Core i3, i5 and i7 family of processors and many PCs from a range of vendors! Read on and regularly refresh...