Mobility

Samsung Electronics America Inc. plans to change the processor in its Q1 Ultra Mobile PC, replacing a chip from Intel Corp. with one from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), according to a published account.

Intel Corp. launched a new chipset for desktop computers on Tuesday and vowed to take back market share lost to its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., by the end of the year.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) will ship four-core processors for servers, workstations and high-end desktops by mid-2007, company Chief Technology Officer Phil Hester said.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. started 2005 well and is on the road to achieving its goal of a 20 percent slice of the server market this year, a senior executive said Wednesday.

Apple has announced its newly designed iBook replacement, the MacBook. The MacBook features an Intel Core Duo processor and a 13-inch wide-screen display. The company claims the new Mac to be "up to five times faster than the iBook and up to four times faster than the 12-inch PowerBook."

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is hoping to take a bite out of Intel Corp.'s market share by selling energy-efficient versions of its desktop processors, the company said. This month, the company will release energy-efficient versions of three chip designs: the Athlon 64 X2 dual core and the Athlon 64 and Sempron single cores.

Microsoft Corp. today will release a beta version of Windows Media Player 11, a more stylish version of its media software that mimics the sleekness of its main competitor, Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes. The media player will be launched in conjunction with an online music store from MTV Networks that has been integrated with Microsoft's media software, allowing users to search and download songs and albums.

Dual-core processing is set to launch this summer in Hewlett-Packard Co.