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1. Adobe upgrades Flash player with improved HD support

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ... devices where available, to conserve battery life and deliver an exceptional video playback experience." According to AMD, Flash 10.1 harnesses ATI Stream technology to accelerate video playback and reduce ...

2. 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 ...

3. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

   Monday, 26 October 2009

   ... stupid, we'll point it out. When it does something good, we might even praise them a bit. And so it is that, unlike most IT sites, we don't have a news agenda. We're not pro Intel or AMD, for Microsoft ...

4. AMD bullish about server market

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Tuesday, 22 September 2009

   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 ...

5. AMD launches indigenous server platform

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 21 September 2009

   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 ...

6. "Intel's" TSMC declares war on "AMD's" Globalfoundries

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 03 August 2009

   The Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) told reporters that he expected to triumph in a protracted and bloody war with GlobalFoundries. The septuagenarian compared himself to Stalin. ...

7. 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 ...

8. Supermicro man gets probed

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 31 May 2009

   ... piece, here. Wibbling over to AMD Zone, we discover that according to one Fuad Abazovic of that estate, Global Foundries - the spin off of AMD - is going to be too late to the party for 40 nanometer ...

9. Iomega upgrades eGo hard drive line

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 18 May 2009

   ... 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 ...

10. EU hits Intel with $1.5 billion fine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 13 May 2009

    ... followed complaints from AMD in 2000, 2003 and 2006.  See also: EU poised to hit Intel with mega fine Intel positions artilleryIntel cannot lose  ...

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

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    ... 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 ...

12. AMD pulls in six-core CPU, announces 16-core for 2011

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 22 April 2009

    AMD updated its server processor roadmap with several surprises. The new monolithic six-core Opteron version, code-named Istanbul, will be introduced in June. We will also see a new integrated memory ...

13. Ubuntu 9.04 'Jaunty Jackalope' release on April 23

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 13 April 2009

    ... release, which is supported through 2010. The OS is available in 32-bit x86 (i386), 64-bit x86 (AMD64) and armel ixp4xx (for ARM-based netbooks and MIDs). New features include: 1) Gnome 2.26 desktop ...

14. Will Apple lose its power to drive market trends?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Tuesday, 24 March 2009

    ... efforts from Nvidia and AMD's ATI group. Each of these efforts, while impressive in terms of potential, wasn't making any headway with mainstream applications, because they were incompatible with each ...

15. 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 ...

16. The coming ARM vs. Intel PC battle

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 26 February 2009

    ... at least some of the opportunity for ARM is Intel's pricing policy for Atom, which is seen as too restrictive by OEMs and is forcing them to seek alternatives. AMD has an Intel mobile based competitor ...

17. AMD: Netbooks? No, thanks.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 09 January 2009

    ... and Via is still trying to get some design wins here and there. We know that AMD does not have a small enough processor that could fit into a netbook and we also know that the company may not have such ...

18. UPDATE: AMD Shanghai versus Intel Nehalem at 45nm

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 01 December 2008

    Anandtech.com posted an article last week comparing Intel's Nehalem to AMD's Shanghai on the Linpack 9.1 benchmark. While running the same binary on both systems, the Core i7 2.66 GHz with HyperThreading ...

19. Computers: Changing from power to experience

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 23 November 2008

    ... largest and most powerful technology companies. Then we had the Intel launch of Core I7 and the launch of AMD's Shanghai platform, both of which exceeded expectations. I exited last week receiving a ...

20. Intel unleashes Core i7, beats itself

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 17 November 2008

    ... already sizeable lead over AMD. Santa Clara (CA) – Following a first wave of reviews of the Core i7 processor, still mainly known under its code-name Nehalem, Intel is officially introducing its next-generation ...

21. AMD Shanghai: Is it enough?

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Wednesday, 12 November 2008

    Analyst Opinion - A lot hinges on Shanghai, AMD's replacement for Barcelona. It is the first major announcement since AMD decided to go fabless and the first real indicator of whether the company is ...

22. Timeline: How AMD changed over the past 39 years

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

      Overview - The note of AMD’s CEO Dirk Meyer that AMD is in the midst of its most significant transition in its history prompted us to take a closer look at AMD’s past to get a better idea of the ...

23. AMD goes fabless, targets Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

      Analyst Opinion - AMD was in significant trouble: Up against a vastly larger and better funded competitor, the company was increasingly outmatched in recent months.   This is because ...

24. VIDEO – Hands-on with the Fusion-io SSD, 13 World of Warcraft windows in 36 seconds

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 03 October 2008

    ... process.  It took approximately 6 minutes to copy the 8.5 GB folder from the portable drive to the Fusion-io SSD. The desktop computer was powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core AMD Phenom, 4 GB of RAM and ...

25. AMD rips Intel’s Dunnington

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 18 September 2008

    ... nearing its limits. Power consumption levels on the high-end are reaching questionable levels again. It is where Dunnington is most impressive at first sight, but most vulnerable to AMD’s attacks. And besides ...

26. High-end coprocessors: An overview

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 17 September 2008

    ...  AMD Radeon HD 4870 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 NVIDIA T10P "Tesla" Clearspeed CSX700 Tilera Tile64 Available? Yes Yes Yes Yes ...

27. Microsoft announces widely supported virtualization initiative

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 08 September 2008

    ... in recent years with the addition of virtualization hardware into the x86 instruction set via technology extensions from AMD and Intel, such as Pacifica and Vanderpool respectively.  While not identical ...

28. New HyperTransport specification reveals updates for AMD's 45 nm CPUs, Fusion's secret

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 18 August 2008

      As the release of AMD's 45 nm processors Shanghai and, more importantly, Deneb is drawing closer, we are getting a better idea of what to expect from AMD’s next generation of CPUs. The HyperTransport Consortium ...

29. Biohazard announces phase-change cooled 4.8 GHz enthusiast PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 July 2008

    ... at least about $6500 for an AMD system and at least $7300 for an Intel model. Your budget pretty much determines how expensive the PC will be in the end. A fully configured Skulltrail system and cost about ...

30. Would you pay $600 for a Matrox graphics card?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 30 June 2008

    ... good chance that you are still familiar with this brand, even if Nvidia and AMD (ATI) are dominating these market segments and there are very few niches left for Matrox to compete in. The company recently ...

31. AMD releases ATI All-In-Wonder HD card

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 25 June 2008

      It has been a while since ATI offered a new version of its All-in-Wonder graphics/TV tuner card combination. AMD revived the product series with the ATI All-In-Wonder HD, which replaces the still offered ...

32. Via launches Nano processor, carves out CPU niche

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 May 2008

    ... over the C7 CPU and Via continues to its strategy to be different than AMD and Via by offering a product that is difficult to compare to potential rivals. Beijing (China) – Just in time for the opening ...

33. Who needs D-SUB, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort? USB rocks!

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 20 May 2008

    ... Expect 50% of one Q6600 core being loaded in such a scenario. If you are looking at a much less powerful CPU, such as AMD’s Turion 64 X2 2.0 GHz, the numbers were a total CPU load of 60-70% - or 100% ...

34. AMD rolls out low-power quad-core Opteron CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 12 May 2008

      AMD’s B3 stepping Barcelona processors appear to be finally on track as the company continues to announce new design wins and new models joining the existing line-up. The company is now offering ...

35. Details leaked: ATI Radeon 4800 gets 480 stream processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 April 2008

      Next month will be more important for AMD’s graphics division than any other month of this year: The company is set to release the (RV770) 4800-series of graphics cards, including the models 4850, ...

36. AMD picks up CPU market share in Q4 2007

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 22 April 2008

      AMD’s aggressive strategy to regain share in the CPU market has shown some effect in the fourth quarter of last year:  iSuppli believes the manufacturer has posted a slight gain in Q4. However, ...

37. Inside Intel's ray tracing research

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 24 March 2008

    ... will join its processors with the 2010 Sandy Bridge 32nm processor generation and try to do the trick from the CPU side. AMD is a somewhat silent player in this arena, but the company is actually deeply ...

38. Intel six-core coming in 2008

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 25 February 2008

    ... first hexa-core will debut this year.       I has not been a secret that 2008 will ring in the end of the front side bus at Intel. The company’s Nehalem follows in the footsteps of AMD's ...

39. AMD's RV670 does double-precision at half the speed

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 01 February 2008

    We have been talking about a hidden supercomputer in your graphics card for a while and now that AMD offers double-precision capability in its latest Firestream card we get a first taste how powerful ...

40. AMD delays Barcelona, again

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 06 December 2007

    Following a significant processor errata (error, or bug), AMD has been forced to delay wide-spread Barcelona shipments until Q1'08.  The fix decreases performance greatly, something AMD does ...

41. Z-RAM maker awarded 2008 Technology Pioneer Award by World Economic Forum

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 30 November 2007

    ... products for microprocessors have yet been reported by ISi.  Early in January, 2006, AMD licensed Z-RAM version one.  In December, 2006 they renewed their licensing with Z-RAM Gen2 (version two).  ...

42. AMD refreshes math library to include 128-bit Barcelona support

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 11 November 2007

    AMD releases an upgrade to support Barcelona's 128-bit SIMD engine, along with algorithm enhancements and optimizations.  This will be the first of two major upgrades in the coming year designed ...

43. Acceleware rolls out Nvidia Tesla-based super computer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 01 November 2007

    ... Nvidia workstation graphics cards – as well as complete ClusterinABox workstation systems that are based on AMD Opteron or Intel Xeon processors and come with either two or four Tesla cards in one ...

44. 450mm wafers being planned for 2012, except AMD urging industry to stay with 300mm

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 24 October 2007

    ... then many more potential products can be created in the same amount of time, over twice as many.  While that's all fine and dandy, and many companies are headed in that direction, AMD is looking ...

45. UPDATE #3: Ubuntu founder: Ubuntu replacing Windows

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 17 October 2007

    ... and fewer errors and hardware conflicts.  Perhaps the biggest drawback for Ubuntu acceptance today is the lack of high-end graphics card support.  Shuttleworth indicated that with AMD's recent ...

46. Understanding high-k dielectrics easier, thanks to new model

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 17 October 2007

    ... even better power saving features.  IBM and AMD announced similar findings at the time of Intel's public disclosure, however they will not be seen in products until the 32nm process node, which ...

47. Ray tracing to kill off the GPU? Intel thinks yes

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 11 October 2007

    ... a system.  Real-time demos have been shown running Quake IV, but it required an 8-core system to operate at decent frame rates.  Still, Intel and AMD have promised eight-core chips within a few ...

48. Specialized compute needs growing amid power efficiency concerns

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 September 2007

    ... server.  Each ClearSpeed card added an additional 80.64 Gflops per server, and with only 5% more power. AMD and Intel have both invested a great deal of PR capital in conveying the notion that specialized ...

49. IDF Day 1: Penryn showcased, Nehalem revealed

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 18 September 2007

    ... He then held up a wafer showing wide, native quad-core Nehalems that were in use. Intel representatives made sure that they weren't using the AMD term “native quad-core” when describing ...

50. TG Daily Coverage: AMD's Barcelona launch event

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    On September 10, AMD held its biggest ever launch event for Barcelona at The Presidio in San Francisco at 6:30pm PDT. On hand for the 1.5 hour event were several top executives and partners to AMD, all ...