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AMD Eyes ARM Alliance In War on Intel

shaun — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:20 +0000

Could the low-power-chip design that’s used in your iPhone someday show up inside the chips built by Intel-rival Advanced Micro Devices? Definitely maybe. Or as AMD’s brand new Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster put it to us: “The answer is not no.” Papermaster’s apparent openness to ARM makes sense. AMD has been competing with Intel since back in the 1970s, and it’s a natural ally to ARM — the British company whose chips designs typically wind up in coffee makers and mobile phones — as it finds itself increasingly fighting with Intel.

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ASUS Eee PC Flare leaked ahead of CES, AMD and Intel models promised

shaun — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:14:22 +0000

Choosing is hard. And in the case of ASUS’ forthcoming netbook line, totally not necessary. Just days after Intel snuck out details surrounding the next generation of its Atom line, out flows shots and information about what’ll undoubtedly be one of the first next-gen netbooks to use ‘em. The Eee PC Flare line is expected to supplant the long-standing Seashell range at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with a smattering of models to be lining ASUS’ booth. Outside of lively, sleeker exteriors, we’re told to expect models with the new N2600 and N2800 Atom CPU line, a 12-incher powered by AMD’s Fusion APU line and the token chiclet-style keyboard that we’ve all grown used to. It’s also possible that we’ll see revised 10-inchers alongside the big boys, with the 1225B, 1225C, 1025C and 1025CE named in particular. Naturally, we’ll be bringing you more as we get it. Oh, and “netbooks are back, baby!”

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AMD announces next-gen Radeon HD 7970 for $549, says it ‘soundly beats’ rivals

shaun — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:14:26 +0000

A fresh contender for your blow-out 2012 Olympic gaming rig: AMD’s first 28nm GPU, the Radeon HD 7970. It’s scheduled to arrive on January 9th, priced at 9 — nearly 0 more than its direct ancestor, the 6970. Then again, this newcomer packs some supremely athletic specs, including a 925MHz engine clock that can be readily OC’d to 1.1GHz, 2,048 stream processors and an uncommonly muscular 384-bit memory bus serving 3GB of GDDR5. At the same time, AMD hopes to make the card more practical than the dual-processor 6990 by bringing the card’s power consumption down to less than 300W under load and a mere 3W in ‘long idle’ mode, and promising quieter cooling thanks to improved airflow and a bigger fan. We’ll have to wait for benchmarks in January before we hand out any medals, but in the meantime NVIDIA’s forthcoming 28nm Kepler GPU might want to step up its training schedule.

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Five Screen Racing Simulator Includes an iPhone For Performance Stats [Video]

shaun — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:14:50 +0000

Powered by an AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card, Chad Smith’s five screen racing simulator looks like it provides almost the same thrills as the military’s simulators, without requiring the military’s budget. More »

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Is Apple Working on an AMD-Powered Air? [Rumours]

shaun — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:14:26 +0000

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AMD Cuts Workforce So It Can ‘Cut Chip Power’

shaun — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:14:19 +0000

Chipmaker AMD announced some big layoffs Thursday, saying it needs to cut costs and push into new markets to stay ahead of rivals. The company is laying off about 1,400 people , a bit more than 11 percent of its workforce of 12,000.

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Acer outs AZ3, AZ5, Veriton Z Series all-in-ones, starting at $650

shaun — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:14:23 +0000

Not wanting to be left behind by the AIO hordes, Acer has unveiled a trio of new options for your spick and span desktop. The higher-end AZ5 provides a 23-inch expanse of full HD, multi-touch glory, a minimum Core i3-2120 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 1TB HDD, all for the sum of 0. Next up is the AZ3, which saves you 0 by cutting the screen size to 21 inches, switching to an AMD dual-core A4 APU (along with a discreet Radeon HD6410) and slimming the HDD down to 500GB. Both models come with an adjustable stand, two side-mounted USB 3.0 ports (plus four USB 2.0 ports on the rear) and a built-in webcam and mic. Meanwhile, Acer’s new Veriton all-in-ones target enterprise users who are prepared to sacrifice those high-def media credentials in favor of better performance and a smaller, more office-friendly footprint — the 20-inch Z2620G, for instance, packs a Core i5-2400s quad-core processor and NVIDIA GeFore GT 520M GPU for 0. All the new models are available in densely populated areas as of right now, and you’ll find more details in the PR after the break.

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AMD intros Radeon-branded RAM, gives gamers that coordinated component look

shaun — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:14:22 +0000

Have an inexplicable lust for all things AMD? Better sit down for this one folks, as your favorite chip company is back, this time peddling Radeon-branded RAM in exchange for your hard earned dough. Tested to the “highest industry” standards, the DDR3 modules will be available in three SKUs: the entry-level “Entertainment” sticks (clocked at 1333MHz), followed by speedier “Ultra Pro” (1666MHz) and an “Enterprise” RAM of an unknown speed. Akiba PC Online! spotted 2GB modules of the lowest tier chilling in Japan for a cool ¥1570 (around stateside), as-well as a US product page (which we’ve kindly linked below). Small price to pay for memory to match your graphics card — brand loyalty’s a beautiful thing, right guys?

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