Tagged: AMD & News
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End of an era as Sony halts production of PlayStation 2 games console News
02.01.2013 Electronics giant Sony has halted production of its iconic and breakthrough games console PlayStation 2 – the best-selling games console of all time – and a device that raised... -
New dev kit from Sony hints at specs for PlayStation 4 News
06.11.2012 A new developer kit from Sony called Orbis is rumoured to be for the PlayStation 4, and specifications leaked confirm Sony is moving away from the Cell architecture developed... -
AMD AppZone and Player brings Android apps to Windows PCs News
28.09.2012 AMD has just launched the AMD AppZone and, in collaboration with BlueStacks, the AppZone Player, which lets users play Android apps on any AMD-based PC. -
AMD’s new SeaMicro microserver with an Intel chip can manage up to 5PB of data News
11.09.2012 AMD has produced its first microserver with new acquisition SeaMicro which, surprisingly, comes with an Intel processor and is capable of managing vast quantities of data –... -
Microsoft assembles the legions – names PC and silicon manufacturing partners News
14.08.2012 Microsoft has outlined some of the main hardware manufacturers hard at work on sleek, powerful machines powered by Windows 8 and RT, including PC makers Dell, Lenovo, Asus and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Intel goes to court to fight massive EU €1.06bn fine News
03.07.2012 Describing the EU decision to fine it €1.06bn in 2009 as being based on a simplistic and error-ridden analysis of how the computer industry actually works, chip giant Intel went... -
AMD challenges Intel’s Ivy Bridge with the release of Trinity APUs News
15.05.2012 Intel rival AMD has released its second-generation A-Series APUs plus VISION technology, aiming to come out on top for gaming and entertainment. -
AMD targets cloud and data centre markets with 16-core chips News
14.11.2011 Chip maker AMD has launched a new family of 16 core Opteron processors as part of its concentration on the enterprise server and data centre markets. -
Toshiba reveals new multimedia laptop ranges News
09.05.2011 Toshiba is launching two new ranges of multimedia laptops – the Satellite P-series and the Satellite L-series. -
Apple unveils new MacBook Pro laptops News
24.02.2011 Apple has introduced a new range of MacBook Pro laptops, with Intel processors, AMD Radeon graphics processors, Thunderbolt connectivity and Facetime HD. -
Is Dell in talks to buy chip maker AMD? News
15.02.2011 Dell is rumoured to be pursuing a potential acquisition of microprocessor maker AMD. In what would turn the technology industry on its head, Dell would in effect become Intel’s... -
AMD CEO steps down News
11.01.2011 AMD CEO Dirk Meyer will step down and will temporarily be replaced by its CFO. -
Skittish OEMs wreak havoc for PC processor business News
12.11.2010 While worldwide PC processor unit shipments are up, uncertain OEMs (original equipment makers) who are reactive to any potential slackening in demand are cutting orders and this... -
FTC settles case against Intel News
04.08.2010 The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Intel over allegations the semiconductor giant illegally stifled competition in the market for computer chips. -
Intel arranges legal ceasefire with FTC over graphics chips News
23.06.2010 Intel has agreed to talks with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over alleged anti-trust issues in the technology market in the past, the present and into the future. -
HP teams up with AMD to reveal new notebook PC line News
05.05.2010 HP has introduced 14 new notebooks that utilise VISION and VISION Pro technology from AMD that transcend most price and performance levels. -
AMD announces Opteron 6000 server platform News
30.03.2010 With partners including HP, Dell and Acer semiconductor firm AMD has announced a new server platform that has the world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume... -
UL strikes major US$1-million licensing deal with chip giant AMD News
13.11.2009 The University of Limerick has struck a licence agreement worth US$1 million with computer-chip giant AMD that will see an Irish-developed technology marketed worldwide.Categories: BusinessTags: AMD, University of Limerick, -
Intel settles legal disputes with AMD News
12.11.2009 Computer-chip giant Intel has announced it has settled all its anti-trust and intellectual property (IP) disputes with fellow chip maker AMD in a move that will see AMD drop all...Categories: Business -
Microprocessor sales go ‘Atomic’ due to demand for mobile PCs News
09.11.2009 Despite the recession, worldwide PC microprocessor shipments reached all-time record levels for a single quarter, driven mainly by demand for mobile PC microprocessors.Categories: Business