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1. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Lone Star Briefings Rick Bergman, general manager of AMD’s product group waxed long about the Fusion family of products today. Rick Bergman, general manager of AMD’s product group waxed long about the ...

2. ATI HD 5900 spotted in the wild

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Rumors that the new HD 5900 series could be just another chip refresh have been knocked on the head. Rumors that the new HD 5900 series could be just another chip refresh have been knocked on the head ...

3. AMD joins Windows 7 launch party

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   AMD has congratulated Microsoft on the official launch of its long-awaited Windows 7 operating system. According to AMD spokesperson Margaret Lewis, the two industry heavyweights "closely collaborated" ...

4. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   AMD has rolled out several Athlon II processors which are "fully optimized" for Windows 7. According to AMD spokesperson Brent Barry, the most recent additions to the Athlon II family will allow manufacturers ...

5. Intel: Xeon 5500 servers are "cash machines"

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... of 2009. Nevertheless, Intel remains wary of AMD which still controls 10 percent of the server market and recently introduced its indigenous, Opteron-based Fiorano platform. Intel is also concerned ...

6. ARM, Globalfoundries sign strategic partnership

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   As reported here exclusively a couple of weeks ago, AMD spinoff Globalfoundries has definitely signed a deal with ARM. As reported here exclusively a couple of weeks ago, AMD spinoff Globalfoundries ...

7. Nvidia kicks off 2009 GPU conference

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... market. As TG Daily reported, AMD recently released the (DX 11) Radeon HD 5800 GPU series, which supports Eyefinity Technology, OpenCL and DirectCompute 11. The 5800's debut prompted AMD's Rick Bergman ...

8. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... on it until we do," the spokesperson confirmed. "We thoroughly test our SLI solutions to be sure our products 'just work' and our customers have a great experience." Similarly, AMD was unable to comment ...

9. Intel and Apple are at the crossroads

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   ... all resulted from an excessive focus by Intel on AMD as a competitor - and from a lack of top-level business sense. This seems to happen a lot. A dominant market vendor needs to grow the market ...

10. ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming

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    ATI has introduced its long-awaited Radeon HD 5800 GPU series. The 5800 - which is AMD's first DirectX 11 GPU - supports Eyefinity Technology, OpenCL and DirectCompute 11. ATI has introduced its long-awaited ...

11. AMD bullish about server market

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Chip firm AMD is holding an alternative event just a block away from the Intel Developer Forum and wheeling in stray hacks off the street, briefing them about the stuff it makes.Chip firm AMD is holding ...

12. AMD launches indigenous server platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    AMD has launched its first server platform with an indigenous chipset and six-core Opteron processor. The platform - code-named Fiorano - supports Hyper Transport 3.0 technology, PCI Express 2.0, IO-virtualization ...

13. Intel's talking about my g-g-g-generation

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... the exhibition area at the show. Nature abhors a vacuum, and just chatting to two or three of the hacks it's clear that the vacuum is going to be filled by AMD briefings instead. The devil makes work ...

14. We will be faster than ATI, claims Nvidia

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    Nvidia thinks that its new cards are more powerful that similar efforts by ATI (AMD).Nvidia thinks that its new cards are more powerful that similar efforts by ATI (AMD). . Analysts think that ATI has ...

15. AMD introduces $100 quad-core processor

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    AMD has introduced a quad-core processor with a $100 price tag. The Athlon II X4 620 is based on 45nm processor architecture and fully optimized for Windows 7. San Francisco, Calif. AMD has introduced ...

16. What's at the heart of HP’s Laptops and Lenovo’s Best Student Tablet

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... It is very thin and can be had with AMD or Intel processors, LED backlit screen, and discrete graphics.   Less than an inch thick and with a 4.2 pound carry weight this isn’t the thinnest or ...

17. Slideshow: AMD previews next-gen gaming

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    As TG Daily previously reported, AMD showcased its next-generation technology during a recent media event on the USS Hornet in Alameda, California. A number of rigs, projectors, laptops, components and ...

18. AMD showcases Eyefinity multi-display technology

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    AMD showcased its Eyefinity multi-display technology during a media event on the USS Hornet in Alameda, California. Eyefinity - which is powered by a single, next-generation ATI graphics card - allows ...

19. AMD launches Tigris and Congo notebook platforms

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    AMD has introduced a "mainstream" notebook platform designed to provide improved performance for multimedia applications and 3D gaming. Tigris - which has already been adopted by 8 OEMs - supports full ...

20. AMD touts benefits of OpenCL and Snow Leopard

    (Software/Software Features)

    AMD has told TG Daily that its ATI Radeon HD 4800 series "complements" Snow Leopard's fully compliant OpenCL Version 1.0 implementation. According to spokesperson Gary Silcott, OpenCL is a key enabler ...

21. AMD, HP, others sued over teleconferencing patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... breached a teleconfering patent. Teleconference Systems alleges that HP, Astrazeneca, the Dow Chemical Company, AMD, Dreamworks, Marriott International, and the American International Group breached the ...

22. AMD launches 40W six-core Opteron processor

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    AMD has introduced a 40W six-core Opteron processor. The retooled chip reportedly offers 31 percent higher performance-per-watt over a standard quad-core Opteron. San Francisco (CA) - AMD has introduced ...

23. AMD aims to cut greenhouse gases by a third

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Chipmaker AMD says it is working toward reducing greenhouse gas  emissions by 33 percent by the end of 2010. The company says it has already reduced emissions by approximately 20 percent including ...

24. Khronos Group details cross-platform WebGL initiative

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... joined the WebGL working group, including AMD, Ericsson, Google, Mozilla, Nvidia and Opera. Participants are currently working to define a JavaScript binding to OpenGL ES 2.0 that will enable rich 3D graphics ...

25. Nvidia claims first with ray tracing engine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Siggraph graphics expedition starts - earlier today AMD announced its ATI stuff will support OpenGL 3.1, and ultimately OpenGL 3.2. The family of Nvidia engines include the OptiX engine for real time ...

26. Global Foundries scores win from ST Microelectronics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Global Foundries has struck what it coyly describes as "a strategic customer engagement" with spun-off AMD chip business Global Foundries.Global Foundries has struck what it coyly describes as "a strategic ...

27. Graphics market has worst ever year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Intel, Nvidia and AMD-ATI will upset the status quo. Growth will come in 2010 because of Microsoft and Apple's new operating systems. And the graphics processing unit (GPU) will become a seriously ...

28. AMD launches five new 6-core processors

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      AMD today announced five new 6-core Istanbul processors, three aimed at 2P servers and two at 4P/8P models. The new CPUs include two SE processors for performance-focused server environments and ...

29. Gateway introduces high-definition netbook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Gateway has introduced a high-definition netbook with an 11.6-inch display. The LT3100 - which weighs just 3.14 pounds - features an AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor, a full-size keyboard, multi-gesture ...

30. IBM and Cray claim victory in battle for supercomputer supremacy

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... AMD Opteron processors. Meanwhile, a total of 399 systems (79.8 percent) on the Top500 list use Intel processors. IBM Power processors are found in 55 systems (11 percent), followed by the AMD Opteron ...

31. Nvidia’s boss aims for computing hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... for Huang, of course Intel is not just sitting on the sidelines waiting for its business to disappear. While most people positioned its Larrabee architecture originally as an alternative to ATI-AMD and ...

32. Browser wars: When will the madness end?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... These were the golden days when Intel and AMD were vying for supremacy in terms of who hit the magical - and meaningless - milestone of producing the first 1GHz CPU. Opinion - A long time ago, in a galaxy ...

33. AMD's Atom smasher - notebooks not netbooks and not yet

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    AMD says it is developing a netbook platform that features lower-power, smaller-size, better functionality and a lower price than Intel's Atom - but not until next year when the first samples will ship. ...

34. Wind River: Intel is aiming another big gun at Apple, ARM

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... leader in embedded and communications devices, and Intel is the newcomer. Intel artillery is in position, the target is all over the place, but the defense is much stronger than what AMD had to offer a ...

35. Intel vs. AMD 6-core CPUs: Speed vs. power?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... would allow Intel to go. Today’s announcement of the Istanbul CPU shows that AMD is catching up, at least in some product segments. Opinion – When Intel introduced its Dunnington 6-core processors back ...

36. CE3100: Intel squeezes yet another chip out of the old Dothan core

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and selling chips to companies that integrate the CPU into their CE products. And this third try may be, in the end, the most conclusive way to success for Intel. Some readers may remember that AMD has ...

37. AMD aims for 45nm production by Q3

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    Motherboard makers are claiming chipmaker AMD plans to move production of its desktop processors to a 45nm process later this year. Taipei, Taiwan - Motherboard makers are claiming chipmaker AMD plans ...

38. Tessera wins semi case against Moto, ATI et al

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... products which breach Tessera patents from stocks they hold in the USA. And Freescale, ATI Technologies - now AMD, and ST Microelectronics have been told  not to infringe two US patents, 6,433,419 ...

39. Iomega upgrades eGo hard drive line

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... units from drops up to 51 inches.The eGo drives ship with a "Y" cable and feature McAfee's VirusScan Plus, along with a number of native backup options, including QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect Express amd ...

40. Via claims Dell server win

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... launch a new range of servers. Little Via, which also has a habit of naming its silicon after Old Testament prophets, reckons its little Nano chip is set to knock Intel and AMD off their perches in a ...

41. Intel and AMD may be radically changing the future of the PC

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Analyst Opinion - We had a major reorganization at AMD last week that should not only make them more efficient. It may also make them the leading change agent in the server space as we move to a more cloud-based ...

42. Intel moves Larrabee into 2010

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... declined to provide further comments. Schultz also told c’t that it will be a “big challenge” to compete with Nvidia’s and AMD’s products and especially highlighted the power-efficiency achieved by AMD’s ...

43. AMD posts controversial virtualization value math

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Opinion – AMD has its hands full to counter Intel’s Xeon 5500 processor, which is considered the highest performing server processor these days. Intel’s chip has some obvious weaknesses which AMD could ...

44. AMD, Intel others sued over CPU execution

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Chip firms Intel and AMD have found themselves in the company of seven other semiconductor giants and are being sued by a Georgia company for allegedly infringing a patent. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Chip firms ...

45. Apple not green, perhaps light green, in power purchases

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    ... green power for its Austin, Texas, facilities. The amount was 9,843,000 kWh, which is, for example, only 13% of what AMD purchases and only 0.8% of the green power Intel buys. Blaine could not say why ...

46. Intel Atoms not in demand: End of the Netbook?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Opinion - A report in Digitimes yesterday claimed that Intel has a surplus of Atoms because of a lack of demand and that it's discounting them to second tier companies. Opinion - A report in Digitimes ...

47. Intel is the largest green power purchaser in the U.S.

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    ... 83 million kWh), Motorola (#44, 78 million kWh) and AMD (#46, 74 million kWh). Intel’s green power purchases equal the consumption of electricity of 130,000 average U.S. homes.   Despite the huge ...

48. Bartlett flees Freescale, joins Globalfoundries

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      AMD's spun-off foundry operation, Globalfoundries, has signed up Gregg Bartlett as senior veep for technology, research and development. AMD's spun-off foundry operation, Globalfoundries, has ...

49. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... find the perfect computer for more than 10 years and, finally, was certain I had found the best (note: I don’t say “perfect”) system last year: The HP Mini. Now AMD tells me there this a better option ...

50. AMD pushes Phenom II to 3.2 GHz, you can push it further

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    It seems that the excitement about new and ever faster processors has subsided quite a bit in recent years, but if you are looking for a faster processor for your system, then here’s an update: AMD ...