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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. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. AMD says Fusion will knock Intel for six. Or five

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   The graphics bone connected to the CPU zone At a reviewers’ day at the Lone Star facility in Austin TX last week, AMD chief technology officer Joe Macri waxed large on Fusion and the potential it has ...

9. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 03 November 2009

   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 ...

10. ATI HD 5900 spotted in the wild

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    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 ...

11. AMD joins Windows 7 launch party

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    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" ...

12. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    ... 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 ...

14. ARM, Globalfoundries sign strategic partnership

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    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 ...

15. Nvidia kicks off 2009 GPU conference

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

16. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

17. Intel and Apple are at the crossroads

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

18. 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 ...

19. 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 ...

20. 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 20 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

22. 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 ...

23. AMD introduces $100 quad-core processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

25. Slideshow: AMD previews next-gen gaming

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 11 September 2009

    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 ...

26. AMD showcases Eyefinity multi-display technology

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 10 September 2009

    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 ...

27. AMD launches Tigris and Congo notebook platforms

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    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 ...

28. AMD touts benefits of OpenCL and Snow Leopard

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    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 ...

29. 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 ...

30. AMD launches 40W six-core Opteron processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 30 August 2009

    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 ...

31. 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 ...

32. Khronos Group details cross-platform WebGL initiative

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

33. 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 ...

34. Global Foundries scores win from ST Microelectronics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    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 ...

35. Graphics market has worst ever year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 16 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

36. 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 ...

37. Gateway introduces high-definition netbook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

39. 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 ...

40. 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    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. ...

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

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 01 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 25 May 2009

    ... 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 ...

45. 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 ...

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

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 20 May 2009

    ... 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 ...

47. 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 ...

48. 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 ...

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

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    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 ...

50. Intel moves Larrabee into 2010

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    ... 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 ...