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AMD Plans Cautious Approach To Tablet Market
AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer says that the company will not move into the tablet arena until the market matures
AMD Warns Of Slowing PC Demand And Slashes Projections
AMD has followed in the footsteps of Intel and Texas Instruments, and lowered its third-quarter estimates after weak consumer PC sales
AMD Low-Cost, Six-Core Desktop Chip Targets Intel
In a release of several desktop processors, AMD has released a six-core Phenom II chip costing significantly less than any Intel Core processor
Intel And AMD Cross Swords Over Integrated Graphics
Upcoming processors were featured by Intel and AMD at the Intel Developer Forum to display CPUs with GPUs on the same die
Latest Dell Hardware Targets Cloud And HPC
AMD-based server highlighted as Dell unveils its new hardware designed to bring HPC and cloud computing capabilities to a wider customer-base
AMD To Phase Out ATI Branding
AMD is quietly phasing out the ATI branding for its graphics products according to reports and will instead place them under the AMD brand
Intel Nears Deal For Infineon Mobile Chip Business
Intel is reportedly close to a deal to buy Infineon’s mobile chip business, according to industry rumours
AMD To Unveil Bulldozer And Bobcat Chip Details
AMD is to use the Hot Chips Conference at Stanford University to discuss the technical details of its "Bobcat" and "Bulldozer" processors
AMD Hires Intel Engineer As Server CTO
AMD has reached into the ranks of its larger rival, hiring former Intel engineer Donald Newell as vice president and CTO of its server business.
Chip Market Grows As Intel Dominates, IDC Finds
Worldwide sales and shipments of PC microprocessor units saw uncharacteristic growth during the second quarter of 2010, IDC has found
Intel Settles Lawsuit With US Trade Commission
Intel agrees to a set of restrictions in its business practices as part of a settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US FTC
AMD Pushes Bulldozer Processor
AMD is dedicating a new blog to its upcoming microprocessor architecture code-named Bulldozer
Intel, AMD Grow While Nvidia Weakens
Intel kept hold of the top spot in the graphics chips market, while AMD show significant gains
Dell Pays £65Million To Settle Intel Bribe Probe
Dell will pay $100 million to settle a probe into claims it took bribes from Intel not to use AMD chips
Notebooks Boost AMD Revenues
AMD revenue grew 40 percent over last year, thanks to strong growth in the mobile PC chip business, and in graphics
Intel Talks Next-Generation Processors
Intel officials will talk about the processor code-named Westmere EX, which could include up to 10 cores per chip.
US Suspends Legal Action Against Intel
Intel and the FTC have filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement
Acer Opts For AMD Chips For Aspire One Netbooks
Netbooks are becoming increasingly powerful device, as evidenced by Acer, which updated two netbooks in its Aspire One portfolio
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
AMD Gains Modest Market Share Growth At Intel Expense
AMD has managed to grow its market share by a modest 1.6 percentage point, but Intel remains the undisputed chip sector goliath
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
AMD Launches 12-Core ‘Magny-Cours’ Opteron Chip
AMD is rolling out its 12-core Opteron chip a day before Intel unveils its eight-core “Nehalem EX” Xeon processors for four-socket servers
Intel Debuts ‘Gulftown’ Six-Core CPU For Consumers
Intel has shown off its first six-core PC processor aimed at consumers, codenamed ‘Gulftown,’ at the Game Developers Conference
AMD Dual-Core Processors Debut In MSI Wind Laptops
MSI is introducing two new Wind netbooks, replacing a previous 12-inch version with two models pairing dual-core AMD processors with Bluetooth - a first for the Wind lineup
AMD Shipping 12 Core Opterons
AMD has begun limited revenue shipments of its upcoming 12-core “Magny-Cours” Opterons