Wednesday, January 23, 2013
AMD poised to ‘reset and restructure’ Chip maker pins hope on cost-cutting and new products to regain profitability by end of 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
3D app firm exec is new AMD VP Roy Taylor, a 25-year tech industry veteran from Finland-based software firm Rightware, joins AMD amid executive exodus
Monday, November 12, 2012
AMD and Nvidia release high-performance GPUs The demand for graphical processing units for HPC applications is growing and AMD has apparently decided to capitalize on it
Friday, October 19, 2012
Bad week for chip makers AMD announces layoffs with the goal of saving US $210 million, while Intel says profit and revenue dropped. Is it the global economic slowdown or the shift from PCs to tablets?
Monday, July 09, 2012
Windows 8 will ship in October On Monday, Microsoft finally broke the news: Windows 8 will be launched commercially in October 2012. The much-anticipated operating system is intended to work seamlessly across PCs, tablets and smartphones alike.
But Windows 8 will have a split personality: the desktop version will be available as a software upgrade, while Windows RT, intended for ARM-based tablets and smartphones, will come embedded.
Microsoft called Windows 8 “the biggest deal for our company in 17 years.”
Monday, June 18, 2012
AMD adds ARM processor as it looks beyond x86 AMD adds the Cortex-A5 processor with TrustZone technology to boost security on x86 chips
Friday, April 27, 2012
AMD announces data centre cloud, hardware upgrades AMD is also considering software licensing fees and taxes in data-center consolidation effort
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
AMD enters cloud server business Purchase of SeaMicro, which makes low-power servers, seen as a way to expand the market for AMD's processors to other manufacturers
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
HP, Intel rethink processor upgrades in servers HP, Intel have put a clamp on a motherboard as an error-free way to slot processors in sockets
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
AMD move could mean ARM in future chips AMD's CTO said the company will employ other chip architectures if they meet the needs of its customers
Monday, February 06, 2012
Clues about HP's Gen8 servers leaked Hewlett-Packard's Proliant Gen8 servers will be based on Intel's upcoming Xeon E5 chips, according to HP's website
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tilera targets Intel, ARM with 36-core chip Tilera claims its 36-core chip outperforms Intel's Sandy Bridge chips in performance-per-watt
Friday, January 20, 2012
AMD spinning drives give way to WhipTail AMD achieves 40 per cent increase in performance with Whiptail's solid state arrays
Thursday, January 12, 2012
CES: AMD hopes to undercut Intel's ultrabooks on price Thin-and-light laptops based on the company's upcoming Trinity chips could start at US$500
Monday, December 26, 2011
Year in review: February 2011 Zuckerberg meets his doppleganger, RIM announces Android plans and Nokia ties its handset future to Microsoft. More of 2011 in the rear-view mirror
Friday, December 02, 2011
Google's Android 4.0 ported to AMD x86 processors Following ARM, an open-source project has ported Google's Android 4.0 to work on a tablet with an AMD chip
Monday, November 14, 2011
Server makers adopt AMD's new 16-core chips HP, IBM and Dell to offer AMD's new 16-core chips in servers
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Servers with new Intel Xeon E5 chips due early 2012 'This is the most phenomenal chip we've delivered on Intel to the server market, said company official of the CPUs, which replace the Xeon 5600 processors 
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Technology News Gallery: September 6, 2011 SLIDESHOW The week's news in pictures: AMD poaches a Lenovo exec, Sony unveils new tablets, and more
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
AMD sitting out smart phone market The chipmaker says it's focusing on opportunities in the tablet, server and desktop markets
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Intel Sandy Bridge woes fail to help AMD, iSuppli says AMD's efforts to take advantage of Intel's Sandy Bridge woes fall flat. Intel's sheer volume of chip shipments also helped the company gain revenue share over AMD, ISuppli said
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
HP announces laptops with new AMD Llano chips The new Pavilion and ProBook laptops have dual- and quad-core A-series chips. The new processors integrate the CPU and graphics processor in a single chip
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
AMD finally enters tablet market with new chip COMPUTEX 2011: The new AMD Z-series chips will bring a full PC client experience to tablets, a company executive said. AMD has been criticized for not moving quickly enough to deliver chips for the booming tablet market
Monday, April 18, 2011
Can AMD ever beat Intel? OPINION: A look at whether the Athlon versus Pentium days will ever return. Plus, how AMD can compete
Monday, March 21, 2011
AMD's Llano could heat up chip war with Intel The upcoming Llano chip puts AMD in a better position to compete with Intel, which offers Sandy Bridge chips