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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today announced the most recent addition to its AMD Geode NX family of high-performance, low-power processors, the AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor. Based on the x86 architecture, the new processor is designed for solutions that require long-term market commitment such as thin clients, printers, point of sale, information and transaction kiosks and telecommunications networking equipment. The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W… Read More

Analysts say the case is unlikely to have an immediate impact on the profits of either Intel, the world's largest chip maker, or Advanced Micro Devices, its much smaller competitor. Still, a ruling in favor of AMD could add new evidence to a European Commission investigation into complaints that Intel threatened retaliation against computer makers that use AMD chips, experts said. Read more at CNET News.com.

Dell is saying the posting intended for a select set of customers mistakenly reached the general customer base. Dell offered an Opteron 148 processor from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its public “Software and Peripherals” store, apparently for more than 24 hours. Dell officials said the posting was a genuine listing designed for specific customers but that the processor was never intended to be sold to Dell's general… Read More

 Dell Inc., the world's No. 2 personal computer maker, said on Wednesday it had no plans to use Advanced Micro Devices Inc. chips in its products as corporate customers are not asking for that. Read the whole story at Reuters.

For the first time since the second quarter of 2001, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has shown a profitable quarter, AMD announced with their quarterly results Tuesday. For the period ending Dec. 28, 2003, AMD reported a net income of $43 million on revenue of $1.2 billion. They had previously reported a net loss of $855 million on revenue of $686 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. The full AMD press release: AMD today… Read More

Sun previously charged $20 for evaluation copies of Solaris x86, the version for servers running chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices. Starting Dec. 9, Sun eliminated the download price. “This move will enable Sun's many customers that are unable to place orders in U.S. dollars–for example in Asia and Europe–to download Solaris easily,” the company said in a statement.