Intel Inside.......an anti-trust embargo

After facing lawsuits in Asia and Europe, New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a federal antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday against Intel, the world’s largest chip maker. In May this year the...

Raon Digital: 7-inches Mini Laptop with AMD Processors to Come out in July 2008

"Raon Digital’s new Everun mini laptop is the second mini laptop that runs AMD processor (7-inch Kohjinsha E8 running an AMD LX-800 Geode CPU). Although AMD has no plan to enter to the market of low-cost laptops until 2010, when they feel that this market has warrant they...

One Laptop Per Child Versus Intel--Who Speaks for India and China?

Money talks?"At the Consumer Electronic Show this week, the One Laptop Per Child foundation was supposed to make two announcements—the number of computers it sold under the Give One, Get One holiday program and...

AMD's Barcelone

Late 2007 saw the release of AMD's new native Quad-Core Opteron processors. Designed initially for servers and workstations and codenamed 'Barcelona', the early versions ran at clock frequencies of up to 2Ghz, with faster varieties to follow.

AMD's Barcelona not a savior, yet

"Advanced Micro Devices' quad-core Opteron processor is finally ready, but it's far from clear that this is the product that will help right AMD's ship. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz will formally unveil the quad-core...

AMD enhances Vista with integrated 690 chipset

"AMD has introduced the 690 series chipset, integrating an ATI Radeon X1250 graphics chip with more than enough grunt to attain certification for the Windows Vista Premium ‘Aero’ experience – but is it...

Breakthrough spurs microchip arms race

"Intel has long planned to begin making chips with 45-nanometer circuits later this year, and it said last week it has successfully produced working processors on that scale, putting it on track to meet its...

IBM, AMD and Intel Fight for Supremacy in 45nm Chip Technology

"Intel claims major advancement in the 45nm technology for processors, but IBM and Intel’s rival AMD had already claimed the same thing last December. The 45 nanometer (45 nm) process is the next milestone (to...

AMD 64-bit dual-core notebooks keep pricing edge

"The unit price of AMD Turion 64 X2-based notebooks is about US$150 less than an Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)-based notebook, according to product portfolios that notebook vendors have offered. AMD still has an edge in pricing to compete in the 64-bit dual-core notebook market,...

Next-Generation AMD Opteron Paves The Way For Quad-Core

"Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday made the first major upgrade to its successful Opteron server processor. The change will include a shift to a new socket the company says will carry it through next year's...

AMD seeks to maintain server-chip momentum

"SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is rolling out the next-generation of its Opteron server-chip, the processor that helped spur the company's revival from an also-ran to a more serious threat to Intel Corp.The release of the processor that powers big...

Dell, AMD expected to expand chip pact

"Dell, the last of the big four server makers to accept Advanced Micro Devices' chips into its product portfolio, is expected to announce Thursday that it's expanding its partnership with the chipmaker to include...

AMD slashes sales forecast

"Reuters - Computer processor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Thursday warned that second-quarter sales would miss expectations as price cuts by rival Intel Corp. on chips to power desktop PCs hampered demand."

A Permanent Marker for Advanced Micro Devices

"Austin legend Shudde Fath, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, organized the event. She announced that if AMD goes through with their move, the Save Barton Creek Association, along with other supporters, will erect a permanent marker in the Barton Springs watershed...

Dell and Alienware Tie the Knot?

"Speculation is floating around the Internet this morning that computer giant Dell may have purchased computer gaming specialty manufacturer Alienware. Sources have told tech site Cnet that “the purchase has indeed gone down”. Chatter online, such as this story...

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