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Intel claims silicon crown despite AMD Barcelona

Intel claims silicon crown despite AMD Barcelona

Intel is confident, with a few benchmark exceptions, that it will still have the fastest x86 processor in the market following today's launch of AMD's Barcelona Opteron processor.
Tom Sanders Sep 11 2007 8:22AM Hardware
AMD pleads for new energy metric

AMD pleads for new energy metric

AMD has introduced a new energy metric which it claims will more closely resemble power consumption in real-world deployments.
Tom Sanders Sep 11 2007 8:18AM Hardware
AMD opens door to ATI Linux drivers

AMD opens door to ATI Linux drivers

AMD's ATI division is reversing its open source strategy by offering better open source drivers.
Tom Sanders Sep 10 2007 9:52AM Hardware
Standard to bridge virtual gap between AMD and Intel

Standard to bridge virtual gap between AMD and Intel

A group of vendors including Dell is preparing a new standard that will bridge the gap between Intel and AMD servers in virtualised environments.
Tom Sanders Sep 10 2007 9:40AM Hardware
AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD has released the first specifications for a set of future chip enhancements designed to speed up parallel applications.
Tom Sanders Aug 15 2007 2:51PM Software
AMD bemoans Intel's US$60bn monopoly racket

AMD bemoans Intel's US$60bn monopoly racket

Intel has made US$60bn in monopoly profits over the past decade, AMD alleges in a new study. The figure is based on Intel's combined profits over the past 10 years, corrected for the cost of capital and allowing for a 5 percent margin for competitive advantages such as better innovation and management.
Tom Sanders Aug 3 2007 12:38PM Hardware
AMD silences quad core critics

AMD silences quad core critics

AMD has released benchmark data for its upcoming Barcelona quad core server processor. It also demonstrated a quad core Phenom desktop processor running at 3Ghz.
Tom Sanders Jul 27 2007 3:18PM Hardware
AMD takes aim at low power processors

AMD takes aim at low power processors

AMD is preparing to enter the low power and ultra low power processor space with the development of a new type of processor core dubbed "Bobcat".
Tom Sanders Jul 27 2007 11:59AM Hardware
Germany's €262m payment to AMD approved

Germany's €262m payment to AMD approved

Dresden plant to be upgraded to 300mm wafer production.
Matt Chapman Jul 23 2007 1:25PM Hardware
AMD welcomes Intel to OLPC table

AMD welcomes Intel to OLPC table

Rivals in partnership.
Shaun Nichols Jul 17 2007 9:31PM Hardware
Former ATI chief resigns from AMD

Former ATI chief resigns from AMD

Dave Orton steps down.
Staff Writers Jul 11 2007 10:30AM Training & Development
Opti to sue AMD, Broadcom and Via

Opti to sue AMD, Broadcom and Via

Patent spat could end up before a jury.
Matt Chapman Jul 6 2007 1:20PM Hardware
AMD Barcelona not fast enough to beat Intel Core 2

AMD Barcelona not fast enough to beat Intel Core 2

Gartner says Intel still has the edge.
Robert Jaques Jul 6 2007 10:28AM Hardware
AMD launches mid-range DX10 cards

AMD launches mid-range DX10 cards

ATI Radeon HD 2600 and 2400 cards unveiled.
Staff Writers Jul 4 2007 2:45PM Hardware
China to make UMPC using AMD technology

China to make UMPC using AMD technology

Finished product expected in one year.
Simon Burns Jun 28 2007 2:57PM Hardware
AMD speeds up virtualisation

AMD speeds up virtualisation

Chipmaker promises faster virtualised storage and more secure input/output.
Tom Sanders May 16 2007 5:05PM Storage
AMD warms up developers for the multi-core age

AMD warms up developers for the multi-core age

Next-generation compilers optimised for parallel processing.
Tom Sanders May 16 2007 2:51PM Software
AMD cuts 430 jobs worldwide

AMD cuts 430 jobs worldwide

ATI buyout and competition from Intel begin to bite.
Matt Chapman May 11 2007 10:48AM Training & Development
Chipwar forces AMD into the red

Chipwar forces AMD into the red

Chipmaker AMD has posted a US$611m net loss over the first quarter of 2007 as the company is struggling to compete against Intel.
Tom Sanders Apr 20 2007 10:32AM Hardware
Dell ups its bet on AMD

Dell ups its bet on AMD

Dell is preparing to boost its adoption of AMD processors with the introduction of two new low-energy servers.
Shaun Nichols Apr 13 2007 2:10PM Hardware

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