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AMD Revenues Hit by Supply and Demand Issues By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 25, 2012 Chip vendor AMD reported fourth quarter results showing a net Loss, but CEO pledges a bright future. Tags: chips, AMD, processor AMD Aiming to Undercut Ultrabooks with $500 Trinity Ultrathins By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 17, 2012 The competition could also lower prices for Intel-based ultrabooks. Tags: AMD, chip, ultrathin, ultrabook AMD to Lay Off 10% of Global Workforce By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 04, 2011 The restructuring plan is expected to cut $200 million in costs for next year. Tags: AMD, layoffs AMD Turns Profit, Grows Revenue Despite Manufacturing Issues By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 28, 2011 Strong sales of notebook chips helped the company grow revenues by four percent. Tags: AMD AMD Taking Microprocessor Market Share from Intel By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 29, 2011 Demand for lower-cost PCs has been good news for the number two chip maker. Tags: processor, AMD AMD Beats Analysts' Expectations for 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 21, 2011 The number two chipmaker turned in 2010 financials that were flat year-to-year. Tags: earnings, processors, Dirk Meyer, Intel, AMD CEO Search: What AMD Needs By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 12, 2011 With Dirk Meyer out as CEO, AMD needs someone who understands emerging opportunities in the smartphone-tablet market. Tags: Dirk Meyer, tablet computer, smartphone apps, Intel, AMD AMD Bombshell: Dirk Meyer Out as CEO By David Needle | Article Published January 10, 2011 Chipmaker names CFO Thomas Seifert as interim CEO following Meyer's sudden resignation. Tags: Enterprise IT, Fusion, chips, Intel, AMD Intel Introduces Dual-Core Atom Processor for Netbooks By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published August 24, 2010 Seeking to give netbooks a performance boost, Intel unleashes the dual-core Intel Atom N550 microprocessor while a number of PC makers roll out new netbook models using the chip. Tags: Intel, netbook, Atom, microprocessors, AMD Chip Sales Rise Significantly By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published August 23, 2010 IDC said Q2 global PC microprocessor shipments and revenues increased 3.6 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively. Tags: chip, AMD, chip sales, microprocessors, Intel AMD Expected to Gain with New Chips By - Reuters | Article Published May 10, 2010 AMD chips will be included in 109 mainstream laptop models in the coming months, up sharply from last year's 40 laptop models. Tags: Notebook, processor, chips, netbook, AMD Microsoft, Nokia, Release New Mobile Software By - Reuters | Article Published May 06, 2010 Nokia and Microsoft debuted a collaborative effort aimed at challenging the Blackberry's dominance in the enterprise. Tags: mobile, Microsoft, Blackberry, Nokia, AMD Will Apple Buy AMD? By Rob Enderle | Article Published April 22, 2010 The smartphone and PC market’s trend toward vertical integration could prompt Apple to snap up AMD. Tags: AMD, Intel, smartphone, Apple Resurgent Notebook, Server Demand Boosts AMD to Surprise Profit By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 15, 2010 Looks like Intel isn't the only chip vendor benefitting from the strengthening computer market. Tags: Opteron, ATI, earnings, AMD, Intel AMD's Positions Improve on Both Client and Server By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 01, 2010 New client and server processors and a return to delivering products on time are paying off for Intel's only real competitor. Tags: AMD, server, Opteron, Intel, client FTC Sues Intel for Anticompetitive Practices By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 16, 2009 Agency the latest to go after chip giant for alleged market abuses, though it's not seeking any money. Tags: FTC, AMD, Intel, chips AMD' s 2010 Roadmap: Aggressive By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 12, 2009 Chipmaker AMD's ambitions include its Fusion products as well as myriad new processor technologies. Tags: integrated, AMD, desktops, workloads, chips Tech Rebound: Chip Sales Up Sharply in Q3 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 10, 2009 PC microprocessor zoomed to all-time record levels in Q3, suggesting rosier times for the tech sector. Tags: desktops, AMD, operating system, Intel, Microsoft A Windows XP...Smartphone? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 02, 2009 A Chinese firm is making claims of a smartphone running Windows XP, yet observers are skeptical. Tags: Microsoft, Windows XP, AMD, smartphone, iPhone Chip Vendors Leave '08 Wreck Behind By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 28, 2009 Chip makers are expected to see an increase in year-over-year sales in Q4. Tags: consumer, Windows, AMD, Intel Computer DRAM Vendors See Upturn By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 23, 2009 The DRAM industry saw strong sequential growth, with recovery likely to continue through 2010. Tags: Windows, server, desktop, Intel, AMD AMD's New Chips Target Desktop Trends By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 20, 2009 AMD's new Athlon II processors are designed for emerging form factors in the desktop PC market. Tags: AMD, HP, Windows, marketing, chips Gartner: Chip Sales Growth Will Return (Slowly) By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 16, 2009 While growth in chip sector is clearly on the way, the number won't be dramatic. Tags: chips, iPhone, nVidia, AMD, Intel nVidia's New 'Fermi': 'Supercomputing in a GPU' By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 01, 2009 nVidia is touting its next generation in graphics architecture, codenamed "Fermi," calling it "the soul of a supercomputer in the body of a GPU." Tags: nVidia, Fermi, chips, Intel, AMD USB 3.0 Debuts: 10 Times Faster than 2.0 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 25, 2009 The new USB protocol debuted at a major industry confab hosted by Intel. Tags: consumer, AMD, USB 3.0, chips, Intel Windows 7 Install Time Varies Wildly By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 15, 2009 While most users can upgrade within 30 minutes, the worst case scenario for a power user is 21 hours. Tags: Vista, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Windows 7 AMD Touts New Chip Branding Strategy By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 11, 2009 Consumers don't know hyperthreading from hyperbole and don't care about gigahertz anymore, AMD claims, as it move in a new direction. Tags: nVidia, AMD, chips, Intel, Windows Intel, AMD Prep Six-Core PC Chips By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 03, 2009 By the end of this year both major chipmakers are expected to releases six-core chips for desktop computers. Tags: e-Mail, AMD, desktop, server, Intel AMD's New Lower Power Server Chip Targets Web By - Reuters | Article Published August 31, 2009 AMD's has begun a new lower power server chip that it expects to be popular for Web hosting companies, among others. Tags: e-Mail, AMD, Intel, chips Windows 7 Influenced by AMD By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 10, 2009 Though not the giant in the chip field, AMD's influence on Windows 7 is considerable. Tags: chips, Microsoft, Windows 7, virtualization, AMD Ultra-Thin Laptops: AMD's Big Hope By Andy Patrizio | Article Published August 05, 2009 AMD sees major potential in ultra-thin laptops, citing the weight as an attractive factor. Tags: Intel, marketing, Storage, AMD, HP Kick Start Your Asus Notebook: 64-bit Kubuntu By Rob Reilly | Article Published June 25, 2009 Vroom, vroom! Your humble Asus laptop can move faster with an open source OS, juiced to perfection. Tags: Ubuntu, nVidia, AMD, HP, Firefox Research Firm: Tech Stalled Until Next Year By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 12, 2009 The year 2010 is the soonest that the tech sector will see a recovery, according to Gartner. Tags: services, Intel, AMD, iPhone, consumer Netbooks: Okay, Ten Inches is Final By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 10, 2009 The size of netbooks has inched larger over time yet seems to be settling in at 10 inches. Tags: AMD, Windows, Verizon, Intel, Dell Intel Slammed with $1.45 Billion Antitrust Fine By - Reuters | Article Published May 13, 2009 The European Commission fined Intel Corp a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion), ordering it to halt illegal rebates and other practices used to squeeze out rival AMD. Tags: chips, AMD, Microsoft, Intel Will Windows 7 Include 'XP Mode'? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 27, 2009 A longtime industry observer indicates that Windows 7 may ship with a feature that allows users to backpedal to good old XP if desired. Tags: AMD, Microsoft, virtualization, Windows, Intel Buying a Cheap PC With 8 GB RAM: Shopping Tips By David Strom | Article Published April 22, 2009 Buying a PC with 8 GB of RAM doesn't mean you have to part with the family fortune. Tags: Dell, AMD, RAM upgrade, virtualization, VMware Sun Debuts x86 Blades Geared for Network By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 14, 2009 While Sun Microsystems runs behind HP and IBM in the blade sector, this release show it's eyeing market growth. Tags: chips, virtualization, nVidia, AMD, HP Why IT Managers Are Devouring Spiceworks By James Maguire | Article Published March 24, 2009 IT managers at small and medium-sized firms are enthused about this free network monitoring application. Tags: IT, AMD, network monitoring, Microsoft, Dell Insider's Guide to Business Laptops By Jamie Bsales | Article Published March 05, 2009 Buyers of business laptops are faced with a blizzard of options. Here's how to select the best laptop for your needs. Tags: laptop, HP, Notebook, AMD, Intel Tech Sales Slump: Myth vs. Fact By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 17, 2009 There appears to be a major disconnect between the slowdown in consumer sales and the dire numbers that some tech companies are reporting. Tags: Dell, chips, AMD, Intel, nVidia Intel and nVidia Tout Mobile Plans at GSMA By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 16, 2009 The titans of chips aren't allowing the downturn to discourage them –– they're planning the next chapter in handhelds. Tags: Google, Intel, chips, Qualcomm, AMD Acer Aspire X3200: USB Heaven By Eric Grevstad | Article Published February 09, 2009 The Aspire 3200 desktop PC will expand your connection collection by no fewer than nine USB 2.0 ports, five up front plus four at the rear. Tags: USB, wireless, Dell, Acer, AMD Gartner: Too Many Chips Spoil the Server Broth By Andy Patrizio | Article Published January 30, 2009 Is it possible to have too many brains? Gartner finds multicore chips are outpacing the growth skill of parallel programmers. Tags: chips, AMD, Intel, Dell, virtualization Lessons from CES: How Palm Beat Apple and Other Stories By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 13, 2009 AMD, Intel, Dell, HP – all the companies and trends at this year’s Computer Electronic Show. Plus: Linux in stealth mode. Tags: CES, Intel, virtualization, Dell, AMD Netbooks: Permanently Shaking the Laptop Market By Vince Freeman | Article Published January 13, 2009 Netbooks – they're now everywhere. Vendors are busily working on netbook product lines, promoting their current editions and quickly adding newer revisions. Tags: Intel, AMD, Linux, netbooks, HP AMD Offers Supercomputing Via GPUs By Andy Patrizio | Article Published January 10, 2009 One CPU, four video cards, and one petaflop of power that can fit under your desk. Tags: e-Mail, iPhone, marketing, wireless, AMD Linux in 2009: Recession vs. GNU By Bruce Byfield | Article Published December 24, 2008 Advocates predict continued growth for open source in the coming year, yet nagging security worries may play a role. Tags: virtualization, AMD, search, Google, Dell 2008 Tech Trends Worth Watching By Drew Robb | Article Published December 22, 2008 Hard-Core Hardware: Virtualization and SSDs have taken hold amid doom and gloom. What will the coming year and beyond look like? Tags: server, Dell, Intel, virtualization, AMD Rackable Offers Datacenter on Wheels By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 19, 2008 The MobiRack is about the size of a TV but can hold 12 dense servers and can be wheeled anywhere you need to go. Tags: datacenter, server, AMD, Storage, Intel HP Finally Offers Pre-Installed Desktop Linux By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | Article Published December 12, 2008 For years now, HP has been slowly edging towards releasing a pre-installed Linux for general users. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports that this week, HP finally took the big plunge. Tags: nVidia, Novell, AMD, HP, Linux Windows Ekes Out a Presence in Supercomputing By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 26, 2008 Only five of the top 500 supercomputers in the world run Windows, but it's a start. Microsoft lays out its strategy for the high-performance computing market. Tags: Intel, Microsoft, HP, chips, AMD Virtual Memory Management By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 20, 2008 In a virtualized environment, persuading an OS to believe it has a machine all to itself takes some doing. Tags: Linux, virtualization, VMware, Intel, AMD Is Virtualization the Future of Supercomputing? By Amy Newman | Article Published November 20, 2008 Virtually Speaking: SC08 kicks off, and the virtual presence is strong. Tags: HP, virtualization, AMD, Intel, Dell Performance or Power: Which Will Nehalem Use? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 19, 2008 Intel obsessed over power efficiency in the Nehalem line. So what's it doing with all the power savings? Increasing performance of course. Tags: Intel, server, chips, desktop, AMD What's Next for Sun? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 17, 2008 Can the company cut its way to profitability and prominence, or is it just looking for a graceful exit – and friendly buyer -- at this point. Tags: open source, Intel, Sun Microsystems, HP, AMD AMD's Ambitious Platform Designs By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 15, 2008 Undaunted by the economy and warnings from industry leader Intel, AMD introduces new platforms for desktop and mobile. Tags: services, Intel, virtualization, nVidia, AMD Windows Server 2008's Enterprise Ambitions By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 10, 2008 Not content with Web and app serving, Microsoft wants to make Windows compete for enterprise-level, mission critical jobs. Tags: Intel, Windows, AMD, Microsoft, services Windows 7 May Trigger 64-bit OS Adoption By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 02, 2008 The key to the PC's future may be the upcoming 64-bit edition of Windows 7. Tags: AMD, Microsoft, Intel, search, Dell AMD, HP, and Presidential Innovation in Financial Crisis By Rob Enderle | Article Published October 08, 2008 The parallels between how AMD, HP and the presidential candidates handle challenges reveal that crisis can be an opportunity to move forward. Tags: Intel, AMD, HP Gamer's Hardware Guide, Fall '08 By Vince Freeman | Article Published October 06, 2008 If you're looking for the best combination of parts available for a little less than than top dollar, check out this guide to extreme gaming PCs. Tags: Intel, nVidia, video, gaming PC, AMD Lessons Learned From AMD's Barcelona Mess By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 05, 2008 Shanghai will see more testing, improved internal communication and early exposure to OEM partners in hopes of avoiding another disastrous launch. Tags: Intel, virtualization, AMD, software, server PC Hardware Trends: AMD's Most Affordable R700s By Vince Freeman | Article Published October 01, 2008 AMD unveils more bad news for Nvidia by bringing the R700 graphics processor architecture to the under-$100 segment -- and a mix of price, performance, and power consumption that surpasses anything yet seen. Tags: desktop, AMD, marketing, Intel, nVidia Platform Trends: Budget GPUs Galore By Vince Freeman | Article Published September 12, 2008 Sure, AMD and Nvidia have fast, fire-breathing graphics cards, but the rivals are now tempting bargain hunters. How do these strategies stack up against each other -- or against price cuts on last year's cards? Tags: programming, Specification, AMD, nVidia, SEC Made in China: The Godson Processor By Andy Patrizio | Article Published August 27, 2008 Not to be left behind in the microprocessor business, China is working on a low-power MIPS-based processor with x86 emulation. Tags: Intel, Linux, chips, IBM, AMD Intel's Nehalem Takes Center Stage at IDF By Andy Patrizio | Article Published August 20, 2008 From laptops to servers, Intel shows off the future of its processor lines. Tags: chips, virtualization, IBM, AMD, Intel Virtual Panacea Found in Application Streaming By Paul Rubens | Article Published August 11, 2008 For all its benefits, to some degree virtualization is a victim of its own success. Application streaming is one way to mitigate the side effects of increased density and added costs. Tags: Microsoft, Intel, virtualization, VMware, AMD For Starters: The Virtualization Performance Quandary By Rafael Hernandez | Article Published August 01, 2008 Virtualization, despite its benefits, isn't without its drawbacks. Luckily, both software and hardware makers are addressing the performance penalty part of the equation. Tags: chips, workloads, virtualization, AMD, Intel AMD Up, HP Down in the Numbers Game By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 06, 2008 Gartner revises Q1 numbers after getting some new information on HP selling prices, while iSuppli has better news for AMD. Tags: Intel, AMD, IBM, HP, server Server Snapshots: Spotlight on Stratus By Drew Robb | Article Published June 30, 2008 The OEM may be best known for its fault-tolerant servers, but it's also putting much innovation into the software side of the business. Tags: virtualization, Intel, search, AMD, workloads Intel's Next Processor Details Leaked? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 27, 2008 Taiwanese publication claims to have the first details on the upcoming Intel processor. It's a hot one, pun intended. Tags: support, chips, desktop, AMD, Intel Rackable Doubles up Server Density By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 24, 2008 More local storage and processing in the same rack means more power in the same space. Tags: AMD, Storage, marketing, datacenter, Intel Top 500 List Means Plenty of Bragging Rights By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 20, 2008 IBM, AMD and Intel have the most to crow about. Tags: chips, Intel, AMD, HP, Dell AMD Pushes 'Cinema 2.0' With Superfast Chip By David Needle | Article Published June 18, 2008 Latest Radeon graphics chip features low-cost teraflop performance. Tags: IBM, Intel, AMD, chips, nVidia Server Snapshots: Sun Netra T5220 By Drew Robb | Article Published June 09, 2008 Sun describes its SPARC Enterprise T5220 as the fastest server designed for virtualization. It's carrier-grade sibling, the Sun Netra T5220, is that and more. Tags: AMD, Sun Microsystems, virtualization, chips, Intel |
