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AMD's new Puma stalks Intel's Centrino

News AMD is prepping a rival to Centrino. The chipmaker is prepping an energy-efficient laptop chip, code-named Griffin, as well as a platform based around Griffin called Puma -- similar to Intel's Centrino -- that will allow AMD to better compete in...

18 May 2007, 10:42 > More matches in News

AMD and ATI plot Centrino challenge

News AMD's merger with graphics specialist ATI, announced on Monday, will see "customer-centric platforms" emerge next year to challenge Intel platforms, gain more market share and help break Intel's monopoly, the companies said.

25 July 2006, 10:41 > More matches in News

AMD unveils new Athlon chips

News AMD unveiled desktop chips on Tuesday based on its AM2 socket, setting the stage for future products based on a new architecture. The new chips include the Athlon 64 FX-62, which becomes AMD's highest-performance desktop chip, and the Athlon 64 X2...

24 May 2006, 12:21 > More matches in News

AMD 4000+ chip to provide thrust to jumbo laptops

News AMD has released a new set of mobile processors designed for consumer laptops it hopes will sell well enough to take a chunk out of Intel's Centrino empire. The company said its Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ is meant for full-size laptop...

17 August 2005, 10:53 > More matches in News

AMD unveils 'Live' offerings

News AMD revealed its AMD Live PC and AMD Live Entertainment Suite on Wednesday, as the chipmaker goes head-to-head with archrival Intel in the digital entertainment arena. AMD, with the aid of third-party vendors, is aiming to create a media-centre PC...

1 June 2006, 10:41 > More matches in News

News.blog: AMD revs up PC gaming

News AMD on Thursday announced a new setup for PC gamers that combines two dual-core processors and two graphics processors, which should keep plenty of processing power supplied to even the most demanding games.

2 June 2006, 11:03 > More matches in News

AMD's market-share gains accelerate

News Chipmaker AMD made notable market share gains against Intel in the third quarter, according to a new report. AMD, meanwhile, saw its processor share rise by 1.6 points from 16.2 to 17.8 per cent. AMD plucked most of its gains from Intel, but also...

27 October 2005, 9:56 > More matches in News

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 gaming CPU: tested

Crave Earlier this month, Crave revealed AMD's brand-new flagship processor, the Athlon 64 FX-60. From a consumer perspective, AMD was literally shooting itself in the foot with its high-end CPUs. It's already proven its worth in everyday multitasking...

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26 January 2006, 15:28 > More matches in Crave

AMD focuses on 'x86 everywhere'

News With some wind in its sails thanks to the popularity of its Opteron and Athlon microprocessors, AMD is committed more than ever to the future of the x86 computer-chip platform, CEO Hector Ruiz said. AMD won't make big changes to x86, "but we will...

13 June 2005, 9:35 > More matches in News

AMD releases back-to-school dual-core Athlon

News AMD has released a new version of its dual-core desktop chip as the back-to-school buying season heats up. AMD will also cut processor prices on Monday, a spokeswoman said. In the second quarter, processor sales at AMD increased by 38 per cent over...

1 August 2005, 10:17 > More matches in News

AMD ups ante against Intel with new factory

News For years, AMD has dreamed of nabbing 30 per cent of the market share for PC microprocessors. In terms of manufacturing, AMD has typically done better than most other chipmakers, according to Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSI Research, one of the chief...

14 October 2005, 11:12 > More matches in News

AMD's quad-core 'Barcelona' to launch next month

News AMD has prioritized production of our low-power and standard-power products because our customers and ecosystem demand it, and we firmly believe that the introduction of our native Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor will deliver on the promise of the...

2 July 2007, 11:10 > More matches in News

AMD targets living room with new PC

News AMD has created a prototype PC designed to go in the living room, a place where several companies have tried to go before but almost none has succeeded. Credit: AMD They won't look like PCs," said Joe Menard, corporate vice president of consumer...

17 November 2006, 11:17 > More matches in News

AMD to go quad-core with Phenom

News AMD says its badly needed quad-core desktop processors are on the way, and they'll arrive bearing a new name. Later this year, AMD will unveil its Phenom processors in quad-core and dual-core iterations.

14 May 2007, 9:49 > More matches in News

AMD releases chip for gadgets

News The Geode NX, meanwhile, derives more from the Athlon line created at AMD. These chips are used in the Personal Internet Communicator promoted by AMD in India. AMD, meanwhile, earlier released the Geode NX line.

23 May 2005, 9:35 > More matches in News