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- AMD claims spots in top supercomputers
The new Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers is now out. Who came out on top this month? AMD believes it did, and it has a pretty strong case. Jaguar, a Cray XT5 system situated the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has become the world's number-one supercomputer thanks...
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Last by Sahrin at 12:59 PM on 11/17/09 - Report: Apple strips Atom support from Mac OS X
Still pining for an Apple netbook? Well, don't get your hopes up too much. According to OS X Daily, Apple has stripped support for Intel's Atom processors from the latest Mac OS X release, 10.6.2. None of the systems in Apple's lineup currently feature Atom CPUs, but a number of...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 3:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD, Intel settle all antitrust, licensing disputes
With Intel now under heat from regulatory authorities in both the European Union and the United States, today's announcement might be the last thing you'd expect. Nevertheless, AMD and Intel have settled all of their ongoing antitrust and intellectual property disputes. Here's the skinny from the official announcement: Under...
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Last by Vaughn at 8:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD sheds light on Bulldozer, Bobcat, desktop plans
During its 2009 Financial Analyst Day presentation today, AMD revealed some more details about its next-generation processor architectures, Bulldozer and Bobcat, as well as its desktop processor roadmap for 2010 and 2011. This latest desktop roadmap is a little bit different from the one we saw a year ago....
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Last by smilingcrow at 4:21 PM on 11/13/09 - IDC: AMD captured 18.7% of CPU shipments last quarter
In the third quarter, AMD managed to post its first "Product Company" profit since the creation of GlobalFoundries, while Intel enjoyed its strongest second-to-third-quarter growth in "over 30 years." How did those results translate on the market share side of things? IDC has the scoop. According to the...
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Last by shaq_mobile at 3:41 PM on 11/11/09 - Nvidia's Huang shoots down x86 CPU rumors
Once again last week, the rumor mill began grinding away about the possibility of Nvidia developing an x86 microprocessor. And, once again, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has shot down the speculation. CNet News got the official line from Huang during Nvidia's latest earnings conference call: "No," he said...
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Last by Shining Arcanine at 10:26 AM on 11/10/09 - Nvidia lashes out at Intel with cartoons
After trash-talking about Intel last year, Nvidia is now taking another approach in its public-relations war against the semiconductor giant: newspaper-style cartoons. Specifically, Nvidia has put up a website with a handful of seemingly professionally drawn cartoons meant to poke fun at Intel. Much like many political cartoons, Nvidia's...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 7:20 PM on 11/09/09 - Could low-power 'Fusion' CPUs be built on a 40-nm bulk process?
The last AMD roadmap we saw described Ontario, a 32-nm "accelerated processing unit" with two cores, 1MB of cache, support for DDR3 memory, and a built-in graphics processor. We haven't heard much about this future product since then, but today, Fudzilla claims AMD now intends to build that...
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Last by SomeOtherGeek at 10:14 AM on 11/06/09 - NY Attorney General slaps Intel with antitrust suit
It ain't over yet for Intel. After receiving a $1.45 billion fine from the European Commission for antitrust violations, Intel has now gotten sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for similar transgressions. According to the New York Times, this latest lawsuit accuses Intel of "abusing its...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 7:42 AM on 11/06/09 - Report: New AMD desktop platforms coming in May
AMD may no longer have the high-end power-efficiency crown, but it's nevertheless cooking up a pair of new desktop platforms. So writes DigiTimes, basing its story on tips from insiders at motherboard manufacturers. These platforms will include Leo at the high end and Dorado for the mainstream. Leo should...
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Last by Rza79 at 7:43 PM on 11/04/09 - Nvidia x86 processor rumors resurface
The rumor mill is at it again. According to EE Times, an equity research firm has revived last year's speculation by claiming Nvidia is covertly developing an x86 processor to compete with AMD and Intel. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman says in his report, "We believe that Nvidia has...
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Last by StuG at 1:14 PM on 11/06/09 -
Phenom II X4 965 slips into more modest thermal envelope
AMD hits 3.4GHz with a little more ease
Some folks scoffed when AMD introduce the Phenom II X4 965 processor back in August with a 140W thermal design power. Now, some months later, AMD has introduced a revised version with a 125W TDP.
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Last by Kaleid at 1:36 PM on 11/15/09 - Via launches faster, more power-efficient Nano CPUs
The Nano is growing up. Earlier this morning, Via announced six new Nano 3000-series processors, which purportedly deliver "up to 20% higher performance using up to 20% less power" than their Nano 1000- and 2000-series predecessors. Here's what the new lineup looks like:
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Last by btb at 12:04 PM on 11/04/09 - iPhones not playing nice with Win7, P55 systems
Being an early adopter isn't always all sunshine and kittens. Some folks have found that out the hard way after trying to sync their iPhones on brand-new Lynnfield PCs running Windows 7. As The Register reports, those users have piled complaints into a six-page thread on Apple's discussion...
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Last by OneArmedScissor at 7:32 PM on 11/03/09 - Hector Ruiz to step down as GlobalFoundries Chairman
Less than a week after the Wall Street Journal tied former AMD CEO and GlobalFoundries Chairman Hector Ruiz to an insider trading case, GlobalFoundries has tersely announced his resignation. According to this morning's press release, Ruiz "will take a voluntary leave of absence effective immediately before resigning from...
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Last by blastdoor at 6:55 AM on 11/04/09 - Turbo Boost may bring meaty gains in low-power Arrandales
Quad-core mobile processors are all well and good, but they don't exactly help if you want a thin, light, and mobile system. That's where Intel's upcoming Arrandale processors will come in: 32 nm, dual cores, and thermal envelopes in line with what Intel offers in current Core 2 products. Fudzilla...
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Last by smilingcrow at 3:05 PM on 11/03/09 - Report: More AMD processor lineup shakeups due next year
AMD already shook up its price list last month, when it removed all but a handful of Phenom II processors and made up for it with a bunch of new Athlon IIs with two, three, and four cores. Now, DigiTimes writes that further shakeups are in store. Of the...
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Last by NeelyCam at 6:38 PM on 11/03/09 - Deal of the week: Crazy Dirk's discount processors
Intel has been pounding the living daylights out of AMD with its Nehalem processors, especially the new Core i5 and i7-800 models. In response, AMD has retreated to lower and lower price points, culminating with the recent release of multi-core processors priced below $100. We're talking not just about the...
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Last by zagortenay at 12:15 AM on 11/03/09
