Tag archive: AMD

As metioned by Kotaku earlier today, Microsoft is reported to be testing a software or hardware method on the next version of the Xbox hardware designed to halt the ability to play used games. While this report doesn't indicate that this feature will definitely be included in the next version, the appeal to developers and publishers is likely incredibly high. This type of solution would make it vastly more difficult for retailers like… Read More

Chipmaker AMD has launched new entries in its Fusion A-series of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for both desktop and notebook computers. In addition to sporting two to four cores and bringing improved graphics performance when paired with select AMD Radeon HD 6500-series video cards, AMD is offering its first unlocked desktop APUs, enabling hobbyists and enthusiasts to overlock both the x86 cores of the processors as well as the… Read More

The industry has been talking about them for over a year, and AMD itself held up the launch briefly, but they're finally here: AMD is now shipping its first 16-core Opteron 6200 CPUs. Codenamed Interlagos, the 16-core units are aimed at the high-end server market, where density, multithreading, and processor efficiency matter most. But the technology puts pressure on other chipmakers like Intel to keep up, and raises the ante from… Read More

Back when former Lenovo exec Rory Read took over the president and CEO position at AMD last August, industry watchers were wondering what his first moves would be to shore up the company's finances and head towards profitability. Now Read is making his first move, announcing the company plans to cut 1,400 jobs as part of a cost-cutting restructuring. The positions represent about 12 percent of AMD's total workforce.… Read More

After a long wait, AMD has finally lifted the veil from the line of FX processors, which use the new Bulldozer processor microarchitecture the company has been working on for years. These first processors are, according to AMD, built “to cater to people who want maximum performance and upgradability.” In other words, AMD is leading with its big guns first, and will bring out less expensive parts later. Let’s get down to brass tacks. The… Read More

Owned by Best Buy, CinemaNow is in the process of upgrading its movie library to 1080p quality and has already updated several hundred titles. However, not all users will be able to take advantage of the new streaming quality. Based on a new partnership with Intel, only users running on a second generation Core i3, i5, or i7 processor will be able to access the high definition stream. Owners of computers with the first generation processor or… Read More

There is a new Guinness World Record for fastest CPU, and AMD's new FX processor has set it. The Sunnyvale chip manufacturer announced the record-setting run this week, which saw the chip hit a processing speed of 8.429GHz, breaking the old record of 8.308GHz. The company posted a video of the record being broke by “Team AMD FX” (Sami Maekinen, Brian Mclachlan, Pete Hardman and Aaron Schradin), and not only does it show how the… Read More

Chipmaker AMD has named Rory Read as its new CEO, effective immediately. Read comes to AMD from five years at PC maker Lenovo, where he was most recently company president and chief operating officer; before working at Lenovo, Read put in 23 year with IBM, including serving as general manager for business consulting services in teh South Pacific as well as managing director for IBM's Consulting Services division. AMD has also appointed… Read More

Chipmaker AMD had announced updated versions of its Fusion C-series and E-series processors, beefing up graphics and whittling down power consumption to make the chips even more appealing to makers of ultrathin notebooks, netbooks, and all-in-one desktop systems. Dubbed APUs (for Accelerated Processing Unit) rather than CPUs, AMD's Fusion line aims to compete with offerings from Intel by offering multi-core performance and powerful… Read More

Robert Metcalfe is an intriguing character. He holds several university degrees, writes a nationally syndicated tech column, has for several years run a 400-acre farm in Maine, and in 1979 cofounded a little Silicon Valley business called 3Com. And one other thing – along with good buddy David Boggs, he invented Ethernet. That's right. Invented. Ethernet.

Chipmaker AMD has been riding a wave of success against rival Nvidia recently, with its Radeon graphics systems enjoying solid performance advantages over Nvidia offerings at similar price points. Now, AMD is lashing out in the mobile graphics arena, countering Nvidia's recently-announced GeForce GTX 580M mobile graphics chip with its own AMD Radeon HD 6990M mobile graphics controller. And the company holds no punches, touting the system… Read More

The problem with gaming laptops is that they're a technology divided against itself. On the one hand you've got a laptop, this sleek, self-contained device that packs all of the computing power you need on the go into an easily carried package. On the other hand you've got a gaming rig, the computing industry of a muscle car or hotrod. These things are built for power and constant tuning, adapting as newer, better parts are… Read More

It never ceases to amaze me how many companies have tried and failed to beat Apple, Intel and HP, wasting millions of dollars running head on at these now dominant firms. But every company has a weakness. Often you just have to figure out either where that firm’s blind spot is, or where they are simply unwilling to go. AMD, Dell, and Kodak have all learned the hard way that running head on at a dominant company doesn’t work, and all three have… Read More

For all the promise of the Wii U and its unique features, Nintendo's E3 press conference reveal was more confusing than anything else. Introduced by way of the WiiPad tablet controller thingy, the words “new console” never actually came up until late in the presentation, when Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello took to the stage to talk about third-party support. The Wii U is indeed a new console, and a fairly powerful one… Read More

Hewlett-Packard isn't the only computer maker rolling out new systems today: Toshiba is also smartly out of the gates with no fewer than eleven new systems of its own, ranging from entry-level and mid-range models in its Satellite line to high-end big-screened monsters at the high end designed to appeal to high-def and 3D entertainment fans. Many of the new Satellite systems are available with a choice of either second-generation Intel… Read More