AMD eyes server revival with aggressive new approach
To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is adopting an aggressive strategy whose goals include the introduction of new ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and continued improvements to...
View ArticleAMD design chief jumps ship to Samsung
AMD's chief design engineer Michael Goddard has become the latest in a stream of the chip maker's senior employees to jump ship over the last year.
View ArticleAMD passing on phones, focusing on tablets and hybrids
The PC market may be taking a beating but chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is has no plans to move toward the hot new market: smartphones.
View ArticleCES reveals the four new rules of PC simplicity
Behold the PCs of CES 2013. They are simpler, smarter, easier to use, and more portable than their now ever-so-clunky predecessors. No mice or keyboards are required. Indeed, these are not your daddy's...
View ArticleAMD promotes David Kwon to MD of APJ region
Current president of AMD Korea, David Kwon, has been promoted to managing director and corporate vice-president of the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.
View ArticleMobile World Congress: Will the Windows ecosystem be relevant in Barcelona?
It's still an iPhone and Android world, but at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next Monday, expect Microsoft's Windows and Windows Phone platforms to show some intriguing signs of life.
View ArticleIntel vs. AMD: Battle of the world's smallest PCs
The desktop PC isn't dead, it's just shrinking. There's a new breed of miniature marvels on the market, and they boast a nonexistent footprint when attached to the back of a display. Unlike some...
View ArticleThe end of Moore's Law is on the horizon, says AMD
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes Moore's Law has about 10 years of life left before ever-shrinking transistor sizes smack up against limitations imposed by the laws of thermodynamics and...
View ArticleWhere's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'
After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived. On the plus side, Fedora 18 delivers new management functionality for IT administrators and...
View ArticleIndiana University dedicates biggest college-owned supercomputer
Indiana University today dedicated the fastest supercomputer owned by a university to date -- the new Big Red II system.
View ArticleDesktop chips zip past 4GHz; next stop 5GHz?
Mobility has all but eclipsed speed and anything else as the capability garnering the most attention in desktop processors.
View ArticleAMD launches the Radeon 8790M, its new(ish) notebook graphics flagship
Attention mobile graphics fiends: AMD says its claiming the crown for the "world's fastest notebook graphics card" with its newly unveiled Radeon HD 8970M.
View ArticleAMD expands Radeon channel program with more games
AMD is adding more downloadable games to its Radeon video cards in response to customer feedback to its Never Settle: Reloaded bundle program that began in February.
View ArticleNew HP PCs include 20-inch all-in-one that lies flat for games
HP's consumer PC sales continue to languish, but the game's not over yet--certainly not on the company's new Envy Rove, a 20-inch all-in-one that can lay flat for multiplayer games. The company also...
View ArticleAMD reveals next-gen mobile CPUs, claims unprecedented graphics performance
AMD hopes to have a big second half in 2013, launching three new CPUs featuring integrated graphics that perform on par with the company's discrete GPUs. On Thursday, AMD revealed key details of these...
View ArticleWith BlackBerry reportedly hacked, is anything secure?
Is anything secure anymore? The National Security Agency (NSA) leaks have produced a number of side effects. What we assumed was a safe form of communications is perhaps not so secure after all. The...
View ArticleMicrosoft should yank Windows RT for Windows RT's own good
Okay, Microsoft. You had your fun fling with ARM processors, serenading your newfound love with glitzy dubstep ads full of creepy dancing schoolgirls. Thin and light tablets packing a--gasp!--free...
View ArticleRumour: Nvidia to make its own tablet
Nvidia continues its foray into its own branded hardware with a miniature tablet dubbed the Tegra Tab, if a number of Asian blogs are correct.
View Article2 Windows 8 touch-screen laptops for tight budgets
Windows 8 is workable with a normal display, but better with a touch screen. If you don't want to spend much on a new laptop, try one of these low-cost systems.
View ArticleReview: Buffalo's DriveStation DDR hard drive rockets your file transfers
The scoop: DriveStation DDR (HD-GDU3), by Buffalo Americas, about $160 (2TB version) or $200 (3TB version).
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