Intel Unleashes New Conroe CPU on AMD
It has been a long hot summer for AMD. Their long time rival Intel has continuously slashed prices on competing products, and within the last month has unleashed its full fury, unveiling a new processor architecture which AMD has yet to answer. Today they released another blow, the Conroe desktop chip.
AMD Showcases Quad Core Setup
Advanced Micro Devices Tuesday pledged to release a version of its upcoming enthusiast desktop product, code-name 4x4, for less than $1000.
For AMD a Strong Defense is a Good Offense
AMD has unleashed a flurry of strategic moves this week aimed at beating back what is expected to be strong Intel competition in the third quarter.
New chips give Intel upper hand
Intel Corp., which has been losing market share in computer processors to Advanced Micro Devices Inc., now looks better placed to weather a brutal price war that seems set to worsen.
AMD Credit Gets Thumbs Down on ATI Merger
Reaction to news of AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies on Monday included a thumbs down from Fitch Credit Ratings as the agency revised the company's outlook from positive to negative.
AMD and ATI Merger Pressures Nvidia
On Monday, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it will pay $5.4 billion to acquire Canadian graphics chip maker, ATI Technologies Inc., putting further pressure on rival graphics firm NVIDIA Corp.
Nvidia in light of AMD and ATI Merger
On Monday, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it will pay $5.4 billion to acquire Canadian graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc., putting pressure on rival Nvidia Corp., the other dominant maker of graphics chips.
Dell Struggles To Get on Its Feet
Dell says its in trouble and the market quickly sold off shares. What's next for one of the world's top PC Makers.
Time for a bite of the Apple? Yes, say analysts
Now might be a good time to put the Apple back into the investor's cart.
Intel Shifts Management
Intel Corp. announced on Thursday that it is making a number of senior management changes focused on improving the company's structure and achieving better decision-making.
Intel to introduce long-delayed chip: report
Intel Corp. is set to introduce on Tuesday a long-delayed chip model on Tuesday code-named Montecito that is the first in it Itanium chip line to have the equivalent of two electronic brains on a single piece of silicon, the Wall Street Journal said on its Web site on Monday.
AMD on Track with 64-bit Production
Advanced Micro Devices, the second largest comp microprocessor company, announced that last month it began shipping processors manufactured at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, in Singapore.
Intel Strikes Back
Intel Corp., the world’s largest computer chip maker, launched the first implementation of its redesigned processor architecture last week, aiming to take back the market share snatched by its smaller arch-rival, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Qualcomm-favored technology on hold: report
A standard-setting organization has put on hold its review of an advanced wireless technology favored by Qualcomm Inc. due to a squabble involving Intel Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
TI Expects Strong Chip Demand in 2Q
Texas Instruments Inc. on Thursday raised its outlook for second-quarter earnings and revenue above market expectations on strong demand across its chip business, boosting its shares 3 percent.
AMD to Invest $2.5 Bln to Expand German Factories
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the No. 2 maker of microchips for personal computers, said on Monday it will spend an additional $2.5 billion to upgrade and expand its two factories in Germany.
AMD Launches New Chip to Challenge Intel's Centrino
Advanced Micro Devices is aiming to chip away at more of Intel's market share in the mobile computing market, announcing on Thursday the dual core Turion and dual core 64-bit Sempron microprocessors.
Intel to Spend $1 Bln to Push Net in Poor Nations
Intel Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to spend $1 billion to promote Internet use and computer training in developing countries, the latest move in the No. 1 chip maker's effort to break into new markets.