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AMD CEO's pay falls 15% to $US4.5 million in 2009 16/03/2010 08:42:00
Despite 2009 profits, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell by 15 per cent
Advanced Micro Devices turned a profit in 2009 after three successive annual losses, but CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell 15%.
Intel, AMD six-core chips mark an evolution for the desktop 13/03/2010 07:33:00
Analysts say lack of software may slow initial spread of the high-speed technology
Desktop processor technology took a significant step forward this month with the unveiling of six-core processors by both Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp., analysts say.
AMD to ship first six-core desktop processor in Q2 03/03/2010 08:14:00
AMD shows off upcoming chip at Cebit
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said its first six-core processor for desktops will ship in the second quarter of this year.
ATI's Catalyst 10.2 and 10.3 drivers pile on the features 18/02/2010 03:15:00
New drivers add many new features, including driver updates for laptops.
ATI is taking the wraps off some major changes to its Catalyst drivers today. These monthly graphics driver updates usually focus on minor tweaks, bug fixes, and performance improvements, but this month and next month will usher in some singificant new features.
Online store selling AMD's 12-core server chip before launch 17/02/2010 06:19:00
Advanced Micro Devices' Magny-Cours chip is available for US$8,000
An online retailer is selling a 12-core Opteron server processor from Advanced Micro Devices ahead of the product's official launch by the chip company.
AMD details speed, power saving features of Fusion 10/02/2010 04:30:00
The chip will run at 3GHz and over, and draw up to 25 watts of power per core
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday offered more details about its forthcoming Fusion processor, including the speed, power consumption and plans to begin shipping samples in the first half of this year.
Intel pushes out vPro for Core i5, i7 processors 05/02/2010 08:25:00
The platform uses hardware and software in order for support personnel to remotely solve PC problems
Intel on Thursday announced a new vPro platform for its Core processors to make remote maintenance and management of PCs easier in an enterprise.
Intel preparing six-core chips for desktops, servers 04/02/2010 08:28:00
The new chips will contain 1.17 billion transistors and 12MB of cache
Intel is preparing six-core chips for high-end desktops and servers for release in the first half of this year, the company said Wednesday.
AMD reaches profitability for the first time in years 22/01/2010 09:12:00
AMD is reporting net profit of US$1.18 billion during the fourth quarter of 2009
Advanced Micro Devices reached profitability for the first time in three years during the fourth quarter of 2009, benefiting from a legal settlement with Intel and a change in its business model, the company said on Thursday.
ATI cards so easy to install that a monkey could do it? 19/01/2010 03:34:00
AMD's tech monkey demonstrates how easy it is to install new ATI graphics cards.
Spend too much time monkeying around with the inside of your PC? Wish you had a trained primate to install the latest and greatest graphics cards? In its latest advertisement that left us agape, ATI demonstrates via Louie the primate that its cards are so easy to install in your PC that even "a monkey can do it!" Video after the jump.
Lenovo launches desktop PC with AMD chips 15/01/2010 06:54:00
ThinkCentre A63 will include Sempron, Athlon or Phenom processors
Lenovo has extended its use of Advanced Micro Devices processors in PCs with the launch of a new desktop Thursday.
ATI introduces Radeon HD 5670 15/01/2010 05:57:00
New graphics cards bring DirectX 11 to the sub-$100 crowd
ATI, the graphics division of AMD, has done a pretty good job so far of bringing its new DirectX 11 capable graphics cards down to prices regular people can afford. True, the Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 launched at truly "enthusiast" price levels, but the 5770 and 5750 quickly followed and filled in the $150-200 gap. Today, the company introduces the Radeon HD 5670, a new card powered by a new chip and aimed at the sub-$100 market.
AMD to offer triple-core laptop processors 11/01/2010 07:32:00
The chips will become available by the end of the first half
Advanced Micro Devices will put triple-core processors into laptops to fill a power and performance gap, the company said.
Intel, Nvidia face off in tablet arena 10/01/2010 12:22:00
Chip giant looks to unseat Arm
Intel is ramping up efforts to push low-power Atom chips in the burgeoning category of tablet devices, a market where the chip giant, which dominates netbooks, faces tough competition from competitors like Nvidia.
AMD to show upcoming laptop processors 07/01/2010 07:20:00
AMD to show new quad-core, dual chips for mainstream and ultrathin laptops
Advanced Micro Devices is expected to show off its latest laptop processors on Thursday, including quad-core chips for laptops that are due in a few months.