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AMD to detail netbook strategy next month Advanced Micro Devices will lay out its product strategy for small, low-cost laptops, called netbooks, at an analyst meeting next month.Netbook sales have soared in recent months, largely due to the release of I Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel's future Atom plans sound a lot like AMD's Fusion Next year, Advanced Micro Devices plans to release the first of its Fusion chip family , which combines processor cores and a graphics engine on the same chip. But AMD isn't alone in its efforts: Intel also plans to combine graphics capabilities with its processors, i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD jumps into the netbook fray Advanced Micro Devices is jumping into the mini-notebook space, delivering processors starting in 2009 for small laptops that can run basic applications like Web surfing and e-mail, the company said Thursday.The Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Spinning off fabs would be risky for AMD, analysts say Recent comments from AMD about controlling manufacturing costs have led to speculation that the company may divest its chip fabrication plants, but some analysts say that wouldn't make sense for AMD.The comments Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Apple will launch netbook competitor in '09, says analyst Apple will roll out a lower-priced and lighter-weight laptop in the first half of 2009 to compete in the growing "netbook" category, an analyst said today.The slipping economy will force Apple to address a glari Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: AMD says Shanghai won't be another Barcelona Advanced Micro Devices said its Shanghai processor is on track to ship in servers by the end of the year and sought to reassure customers that the problems that delayed its previous server chip, Barcelona, are a thing of the past. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD to split into two companies Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them, while two investment funds owned by the government of Abu Dhabi will contribute new capital, it said Tuesday. AMD hopes the move will give it the resources it needs to Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD's 'Bobcat' to leap out and claw Intel's Atom tomorrow? Netbook CPU strategy due to be detailed Will AMD announce its Atom-smasher this week? It's certainly going to talk about netbook processors tomorrow if it makes good on a past promise, but the company won't necessarily be announcing 'Bobcat', its UMPC-oriented processor.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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AMD jumps to 12-core chip, skips 8-core chip plans Advanced Micro Devices plans to release processors with 12 cores, which changes its product road map and kills earlier plans to release 8-core chips.The 12-core processor, code-named Magny-Cours, will be targete Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD Shanghai chip gets thumbs-up from OEMs Hardware vendors, which are just getting a first look at AMD's next-generation server chip, are giving the Shanghai processor an initial thumbs-up, analysts say.AMD is hoping the new hardware can help it rebound Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Acer scales down Aspire one netbook shipment target Component supply problems and software development delays caused Acer to delay the launch of its Aspire one netbook by a month, leading it to revise down its shipment target for this year.The world's third-large Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Dell moves most AMD consumer PCs offline to retail Dell has scaled back the range of consumer PCs with processors from AMD that it sells on its Web site, focussing almost exclusively on systems with Intel processors.Dell's entire line of AMD-based laptops for co Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Netbook shipments to exceed 8 million this year Global shipments of netbooks, the popular new category of mini-laptops, will likely reach 8.02 million this year and then more than double in 2009, according to a report by Taiwan's Market Intelligence Center (MIC). Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel: No virtual bridge from Xeon to AMD VMware customers are getting a bit more freedom in the way they can transfer virtual machines from one Intel-based server to another, but they shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a bridge between Intel and AMD-based systems, an Intel executive said Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD's Fusion chip will be based on Phenom processor Advanced Micro Devices gave further details of its upcoming Fusion processor, saying it will be based on the design of a microprocessor used in the desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Intel antitrust redux, AMD change, network woes The European Commission amended its antitrust charges against Intel that were filed a year ago to include three new claims. While that news was expected, word that Hector Ruiz has been replaced as head of Intel rival AMD was not. That news broke on Thursday, which was Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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How to buy a netbook Four months ago, we published a buyers guide for small, lightweight laptops titled, "How to buy a mini-laptop ."Mini-laptops are now generally called netbooks -- a name coined by Intel -- but the devices remain Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD readies 'Yukon' for netbook gold rush Roadmap for mini-laptops revealed AMD has, as expected, announced its plan to tackle arch-rival Intel's dominance of the netbook arena. But its efforts will centre on a new CPU: a 45nm dual-core part dubbed 'Conesus'.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Lenovo unveils desktop and netbook Lenovo on Tuesday hit two different markets with dueling announcements.The PC maker announced a new ThinkCentre desktop with added remote manageability, as well as a low-cost netbook for the education market. Th Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD finally ships quad-core Opterons AMD announced on Wednesday it was shipping the quad-core Opteron chip in volume after fixing a bug, but concerns are being raised about AMD's abilities to stick to its product roadmap, analysts said.The chip, co Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |