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1. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... performance in a multi-GPU computing environment. Lucid spokesperson Kimberly Stowe told TG Daily that Hydra 200-based motherboards were expected to reach consumers by Q1 2010. AMD powered Jaguar wins ...

2. ATI reveals Radeon 5970 overlocking details

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... applications," added Nekechuk. See Also AMD debuts ATI Radeon 5970 GPU ATI Radeon HD 5970 Slideshow Phenom II overclockers shatter 7GHz barrier AMD powered Jaguar wins supercomputer race AMD says ...

3. AMD debuts ATI Radeon 5970 GPU

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   Unlocked and overclocked AMD has introduced its long-awaited ATI Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) GPU. According to company spokesperson Devon Nekechuk, the 5970 features advanced Overdrive technology that allows ...

4. Phenom II overclockers shatter 7GHz barrier

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Heroes of the HPC world AMD has released an HD video chronicling the exploits of Phenom II overclockers who managed to shatter the infamous 7GHz clock barrier. "This video depicts the herculean efforts ...

5. Intel claims it's driving supercomputers. Not AMD

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   And announces Nehalem-EX Chip firm AMD is blowing its own trumpet by saying its Jaguar system is the world's supreme supercomputer. But AMD's new friend Intel is not going to take that lying down. It ...

6. AMD powered Jaguar wins supercomputer race

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   2.3 petaflops of peak performance The AMD-powered "Jaguar" system has been dubbed the world's "supreme supercomputer" by the TOP500 organization.  The upgraded Cray XT5 - which is based in the Oak Ridge ...

7. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... Hackintoshes, AMD Fusion and Nvidia's Fermi. Analog joystick mouse WarMouse and OpenOffice have introduced an alternative multi-button pointing device. The $75 OpenOfficeMouse features 18 buttons, an ...

8. Intel maintains innocence despite $1.25 billion cash payoff

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   Convictions have not "wavered" Intel has agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle a number of anti-trust and patent cross-licensing disputes. However, the Santa Clara-based company continues to insist ...

9. Intel-AMD deal doesn't end the bitter war

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   Analysis: Broad agreement to establish industry ground rules Updated: God alone knows how much lawyers have benefited from the latest spat between AMD and Intel. Today the two companies announced a settlement ...

10. Intel settles antitrust dispute with AMD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    Breaking Intel pays AMD $1.25 billion Intel said that it and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have settled all outstanding legal disputes between them - including litigation and patent disputes. A joint ...

11. AMD claims TV couch potatoes are dead

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    Jean-Paul Sartre, gimme a break Jonathan Seckler, a senior manager at AMD in Austin, Texas, decided to go off on one very long one about Tigris and Congo. For the sake of worldwide reviewers. Obviously, ...

12. AMD calls for more realistic notebook benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    Lone Star Briefings Chip firm AMD said here in Austin today that the current model of benchmarks for notebooks, on both speed and battery performance are fatally flawed. Chip firm AMD said here in Austin ...

13. AMD culls Phenoms

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    Chipmaker AMD has dragged out several of its Phenom II X4 900 series CPUs for a long walk in a Berlin forest after which they will never be seen again. Chipmaker AMD has dragged out several of its Phenom ...

14. HP rolls out notebooks: Hails Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    ... battery and wireless connectivity options. The ProBook b-series notebooks use AMD microprocessors and HP claims an astonish improvement in battery life for up to eight hours and 15 minutes, and a performance ...

15. Nvidia accuses Intel of 'improper claims,' pulls out of chipset development

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    ... as well." The spokesperson also claimed that Nvidia continued to sell "a higher quantity of chipsets" on AMD platforms than AMD itself. "MCP61-based platforms continue to be extremely well positioned ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    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 ...

17. We will be faster than ATI, claims Nvidia

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    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 ...

18. AMD aims at simplicity for the tech generation

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    Interview Chip firm AMD has integrated its portfolio of products and platforms and has a strategy aimed at targeting the tech generation rather than talking pure tech to people who don’t want to understand bits ...

19. Microsoft reckons Win7 beats Linux as the Best Buy

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    ... can be described as misleading, but that's what marketing is all about. Intel produces stuff like this knocking AMD and AMD does the same in reverse, so why everyone is feigning shock and amazement that ...

20. AMD, HP, others sued over teleconferencing patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 31 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

21. AMD eroded Nvidia's graphic board share

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 26 August 2009

    ... spend money again. However, in Q2 2009 the market for integrated graphics on motherboards did better than for add-in boards. AMD's unit share of the market rose from 31 percent in the first quarter of ...

22. AMD aims to cut greenhouse gases by a third

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    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 ...

23. Nvidia claims first with ray tracing engine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

24. AMD launches five new 6-core processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 12 July 2009

      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 ...

25. Is it time for Nvidia to ditch CUDA?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ... Linux at this time. Our sources tell us that AMD also has Open CL drivers in the works, but is apparently cannot talk openly about its software, because of non disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the ...

26. Nvidia’s boss aims for computing hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

27. Browser wars: When will the madness end?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

28. AMD shows off DirectX 11 graphics chip

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    Chip firm AMD said it has demonstrated what it claims to be the first Microsoft DirectX 11 graphics processor.Chip firm AMD said it has demonstrated what it claims to be the first Microsoft DirectX 11 ...

29. Neelie Kroes' Intel fine is vaporware

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 27 May 2009

    ... the fine is vaporware because it will only be collected if a court agrees. He says that Kroes' agency has not performed any due process and claims the news fanfare is not worth the coverage. AMD isn't, ...

30. AMD aims for 45nm production by Q3

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 22 May 2009

    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 ...

31. US startup makes bid to capture memory market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 19 May 2009

    ... will tape out next year. Unity has 40 employees and is based in Silicon Valley. Rinerson himself has worked at both AMD and US memory company Micron.  ...

32. Via claims Dell server win

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 18 May 2009

    ... 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 ...

33. AMD posts controversial virtualization value math

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Thursday, 07 May 2009

    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 ...

34. AMD releases graphics driver for Win 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    Chip firm AMD said its Windows 7 graphics driver has received certification from Microsoft. Chip firm AMD said its Windows 7 graphics driver has received certification from Microsoft. The WHQL (Windows ...

35. Intel abandons spark plugs for innovation

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    ... mechanics and car enthusiasts were interested in the type of spark plug in their engine as long as it worked. Intel and AMD have tried to re-ignite the white heat of technology by marketing multiple ...

36. AMD, Intel others sued over CPU execution

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 29 April 2009

    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 ...

37. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    ... 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 ...

38. Nvidia launches mysterious new GTX 275

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 02 April 2009

    ... to AMD’s new graphics card launched today as well. GTX 275, who are you? Santa Clara (CA) – Nvidia today returned to the famous days of graphics card paper launches with the new GTX 275. Rarely have ...

39. UPDATE: Intel attacked over Xeon 5500's power-efficiency

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    ... scenario has been the case for some time and both Intel and AMD are stuck in a thermal power envelope that was defined back in 2006 – low power of 65 watts or less, a mid-range of around 80-100 watts ...

40. Chipset battleground: Nvidia accuses Intel of breach of contract

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... leading chipsets and graphics cards. In 2005 and early 2006, Nvidia was entirely focused on the AMD platform, which gave the green team an huge advantage over Intel, which at the time was caught in a trap ...

41. AMD demonstrates OpenCL-based Havok physics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 March 2009

    If you are a frequent reader of TG Daily, this should not be entirely news to you, but it is now official. AMD has shown its idea of physics effects at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, based on ...

42. Clara County: x86 cross-license dispute

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 18 March 2009

    ... and Amdrose, two rival semiconductor manufacturers that may bear some resemblance to real-world companies. Prepare yourself to enter the world of Clara County. Clara County (USA) - Welcome to Clara County, ...

43. AMD's lawyer claims Intel wants them dead

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 18 March 2009

    Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are currently in a dispute regarding a potential x86 cross licensing agreement breach. Earlier in the month AMD and its partner Advanced Technology Investment ...

44. Intel to pull x86 cross-licensing agreement with AMD in 60 days

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 16 March 2009

    AMD filed a Form 8-K today with the SEC stating Intel notified the company of plans to pull its 2001 cross-licensing agreement for x86-related patents within the next 60 days unless the smaller chipmaker ...

45. ATI releases new 40nm 4800-series Mobile GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    Today, AMD announced two new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs for notebooks, the HD 4830 and HD 4860, both built on ATI's new 40nm process technology and both supporting DDR3, GDDR3 and GDDR5 memory ...

46. Spansion Japan files for bankruptcy protection

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 10 February 2009

    ... the group aims to keep the subsidiary operating while it restructures. Spansion was spun off by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in late 2005 to create flash memory typically used in mobile phones. A company ...

47. AMD prepping ATI Catalyst 9.1 with full OpenGL 3.0 support?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 29 January 2009

      Yesterday, FireUser.com reported AMD would release its ATI Catalyst 9.1 drivers the same day (on January 28, 2009). The site claims this refresh will come with full OpenGL 3.0 support on Radeon HD  ...

48. Wikipedia edits may become more restricted

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 26 January 2009

    ... quotes or released documents as they tend to solidify claims made (making the articles more reliable). The best citations are those which go back to the article subject's website, such as pointing to www.amd.com ...

49. AMD announces new low-power quad-core Opterons

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 25 January 2009

      AMD today announced wide availability of five new 55 watt ACP quad-core Opteron processors. The 45nm CPUs operate from 2.1 to 2.3 GHz. Also, AMD announced two new 45nm Opteron SE processors (2.8 GHz) ...

50. CES 2009: AMD releases Phenom II X4 and Dragon desktop platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 January 2009

      AMD took the opportunity to use the CES 2009 forum to officially release its latest update to its 64-bit line of 45nm microprocessors. Phenom II X4 and Dragon platform for desktop PCs represent an "elite-level" ...