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BSN* Exclusive: AmdMsrtweaker v1.1 Released, Trinity Support Inside
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
AmdMsrTweaker is a command line tool for Windows which allows to reprogram the P-States used by various CPUs and APUs of AMD for their Cool&Quiet power saving technology
On 4/9/2013 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 Commits to 2013 Wafer Targets, Revises Globalfoundries Agreement
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS, ANALYSIS
A bit earlier than previously expected, AMD announced the details of their new amended Wafer Supply Agreement (WSA) for 2013 in a conference call yesterday.
On 12/7/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
How AMD's Fusion A8-3850 APU Changes Personal Computing
HARDWARE REVIEWS
We take a look at how AMD's Fusion A8-3850 'Llano' APU changes personal computing for the masses and make some observations as well.
On 8/25/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

AMD to "Kill" APU in 2012; Move to SOC with 28nm Krishna and Wichita
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Even though AMD has only launched APU into markets, the company isn't holding still. The APU, which combines the CPU and GPU will be evolved into a fully blown SOC design in 2012.
On 8/16/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
MSI Reveals an Unannounced AMD Processor
HARDWARE NEWS
MSI has introduced the CR430 notebook which targets multimedia users but also has an interesting feature: it packs an unreleased processor from AMD, the E-450 APU.
On 8/15/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Earnings Call Analysis: AMD focuses on APUs
BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE, HARDWARE ANALYSIS
We already covered the financial side of the release right after the announcement was made and will now dive deeper into what AMD told to investors and how the company plans to evolve in the future.
On 7/23/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
RIM Under Fire: Loses Money, Fires People, Poor Sales
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
RIM has released its first Quarter Fiscal 2012 results, showing a lower than expected drop in revenue. For the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $4.9 billion, down 12 percent from $5.6 billion in the previous quarter. 
On 6/17/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Touts Future of Fusion at Computex
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
This week has clearly been rough for AMD. A lot of people were speculating back and forth when the much-awaited desktop-version of the Bulldozer architecture would launch.
On 6/3/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
AMD introduces Ultra-Low Power Embedded Fusion APU G-Series
HARDWARE NEWS
AMD announced two new G-Series Fusion APUs named T40R and T40E based on their Bobcat microarchitecture. The T40R includes a single CPU core clocked at 1GHz, while the T40E comes with two cores at the same frequency.
On 5/24/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Fusion APU Powered Tablet Arrives on June 1, 2011!
HARDWARE NEWS
AMD's former CEO often spoke against netbooks and tablets. With his abrupt departure, AMD opened up to new technologies and now MSI is coming to the market with a $599 tablet.
On 5/23/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
AMD ARM APU is a Pipedream for Now; Collaboration on API's Only
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
AMD and ARM recently got into the spotlight with rumors of AMD thinking to potentially adopt the ARM CPU architecture. This was fueled by the fact that a senior ARM executive will host a keynote at AMD's Fusion 11.
On 5/2/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

X86 Market Stays Flat in First Quarter 2011
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
According to x86 processor market share released by Mercury Research, the respective shares of Intel and AMD have remained mostly flat in the 1Q 2011. This boils down to Intel holding 81%, while AMD commands 18.2%.
On 4/28/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Fusion Tapeouts Unveiled: 28nm in 2Q 2011, 20nm in 2012 and 14nm in 2014
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
In the Q&A session of last weeks first quarter 2011 earnings call of AMD, the interim CEO Thomas Seifert made an interesting statement: "We expect several 28-nanometer tape-outs during the current quarter."
On 4/27/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Readying Improved "Brazos" Fusion APU: Turbo Mode for CPU/GPU
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
After shipping over three million Fusion APUs, AMD is about to release the third model in the low-power series, the C-60. Unlike its predecessors, C-60 is bringing more "bang for buck" in terms of performance.
On 4/25/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Mitsubishi Downsizing Kills LCD TV
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
During a downsizing move, Mitsubishi is dropping its LCD TV line. This will mean a decline in external LCD panels vendors while Mitsubishi continues to manufacture their own DLP (digital light projection) versions in Mexico.
On 3/22/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Why Did BlackBerry's Marketing Chief Walk Out?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
In an "Elvis has left the building" moment on last Friday, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) said its chief marketing officer, Keith Pardy, has decided to leave the company for "personal reasons".
On 3/8/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Signs on to MeeGo
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
AMD has announced that they will be participating in the MeeGo Linux Open Source OS project.
On 11/16/2010 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

HP Slate Dead On Arrival? And Other Rumors
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Apple's Steve Jobs recently said that 7" tablets were dead on arrival. Seems the HP Slate team didn't get Steve's memo. HP's enterprise-centric, MS Windows 7-based, tablet PC, is supposedly sold out.
On 11/16/2010 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Moves CPU Architecture Into Tick-Tock Mode; schedules 20nm, 14nm APUs
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
On AMD FAD 2010, the company disclosed not just the codenames and product names of their upcoming products, but also released a glimpse in how are they going to develop in the future.
On 11/10/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

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