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Analysis: AMD Kaveri APU and Steamroller Core Architectural Enhancements Unveiled
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE ANALYSIS
Recently, we exclusively unveiled that Kaveri, successor to the current "Trinity" high-end APU (Fusion A8 and A10 family) features a GDDR5 memory interface. This time, we'll talk about the architectural enhancements.
On 3/6/2013 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
AMD moves AFDS Developer Conference to California in November 2013
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
After two years of holding the AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) in the first half of June since the inaugural AFDS 2011, AMD decided to move the next installment of their developer conference to the second half of the year.
On 2/11/2013 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Aggressively Slashes Prices on Entry Level CPUs and APUs
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
On November 5th AMD announced new CPU prices for their Athlon II and Fusion series of chips.
On 11/8/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Posts Q3 2012 Net loss of $131 Million, Announces Restructuring Plan
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
AMD just released its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Throughout the quarter the company earned $1.27 billion in revenues, -10% compared to the last quarter and -25% compared to the same quarter of last year.
On 10/18/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

Coup for AMD: Qualcomm Joins HSA Foundation as a Founder Member
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
When AMD announced HSA Foundation during the Fusion Developer Summit in June 2012, fellow analyst and press mostly thought it was a way for AMD to integrate ARM cores in its APUs. However...
On 10/3/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Virgo Uncovered: Trinity Gives You Wings?
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
As an intro into the Speed Month, as AMD representatives codenamed October 2012, AMD is unveiling the desktop iterations of its Trinity APU, which debuted on Ultrathin notebooks many moons ago.
On 9/27/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Analysis: Thomas Seifert, AMD CFO, Leaves for Siemens?
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Once serving as interim CEO, AMD's Chief Financial Officer Thomas Seifert decided to file in his resignation. We bring you the insight into three turbulent years at the helm.
On 9/17/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
APU a Day Giveaway Day 8
HARDWARE NEWS
Our 8th day of our APU a day Giveaway!
On 9/6/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

APU a Day Giveaway Day 6
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
We congratulate the winner of our second week of our APU giveaways and pose yet another question to our readers!
On 9/4/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
APU a Day Giveaway Day 5
HARDWARE NEWS
Following the Labor Day Weekend holiday, we bring you the fifth day of our APU a Day Giveaway. We've picked a winner from day four and are now looking for a winner for day five!
On 9/3/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

APU a Day Giveaway Day 4
HARDWARE NEWS
We continue the Giveaway of AMD APUs with a Labor Day weekend question and yet another winner!
On 8/31/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
APU a Day Giveaway: Day Two
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Today is the second day of our APU a Day Giveaway and we've picked a winner from day one and are now looking for a winner for day two!
On 8/29/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

IBM to Acquire RAMSAN Maker Texas Memory Systems
HARDWARE, CLOUD COMPUTING, ENTERPRISE NEWS
IBM has announced their intentions to acquire privately owned RAMSAN solid state storage solutions maker Texas Memory Systems for an undisclosed amount.
On 8/16/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
The Future of OCZ: Setting the Course
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS NEWS
The past couple of months proved to be a very trying experience for the solid state storage industry. OCZ Technology is one of those companies that has recently been in the spotlight.
On 8/13/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Surprises Investors, Posts a Profit for Second Quarter 2012
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
When AMD posted a negative pre-announce for the second quarter 2012 and cited that they expect 11% fall in revenue, few expected that the company will post a positive income. Yet, that happened.
On 7/19/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
SeaMicro to Launch AMD Opteron-powered Microservers in November 2012
CLOUD COMPUTING, ENTERPRISE NEWS
SeaMicro is making waves in the ultra-dense server world. After spending years being heavily promoted by Intel, AMD moved in and acquired the company. Just a few weeks later, SeaMicro showed Opterons.
On 6/26/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

VIDEO: See Windows 8 Expanded to 12 Million pixels, All GPU Accelerated
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
One of big concerns about the Windows 8 user interface is the GPU acceleration on multi-display configurations. On AFDS 2012, AMD resolved the dilemma - UI and individual app acceleration on more displays.
On 6/14/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Moves Away from X86, x86+ARM Cortex-A5 APU Coming in 2013
HARDWARE, SECURITY NEWS
A day after forming the HSA Foundation, AMD announced a strategic partnership with ARM to push the adoption of the TrustZone technology in future APUs. Yes, this means putting an ARM core next to the x86 ones.
On 6/13/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Revises the Llano Fusion APU Transistor Count
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Recently one of our readers accused us of not checking the facts, when in fact it is someone else who should probably dedicate some effort to get their facts straight.
On 5/23/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
AMD's 2012 Mobile Strategy Revealed: Trinity Becomes Fusion
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE ANALYSIS
AMD launched the Trinity APU as a successor to the Llano chip on Tuesday, May 15th. Llano emerged in June 2011 as AMDs first mainstream APU and is considered a success by the company. Can Trinity keep up the pace?
On 5/21/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

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