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Antitrust charges filed against Intel

Stepping backand seeing an AMD plant being built in close proximity to the capitol of New York Albany, seeing Cuomo follow in the footsteps of his Father Mario, does it surprise anyone that Cuomo is being this aggressive?It's a move which will certainly look good on his curriculum vitae when...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Antitrust charge, antitrust, processor

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...

Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal

Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz steps down as chairman of GlobalFoundries, a spin-off of AMD. Ruiz is reportedly the source of a leak of confidential information in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Insider, Chairman, Scandal, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Ruiz, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-02

WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster

CompetitionWith intense competition comes an incentive to find a way to stay in the competion by cheating.

Tags: Sales force management, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster

The Galleon Group insider trading scandal continues to net some big technology fish. And the Wall Street Journal is reporting that former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz leaked confidential information to Galleon. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CEO, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7

Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...

Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7

Today we see AMD roll out eight new CPUs just in time to make it to a launch party! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows, JIT, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Quality, Microsoft Windows 7, Processors, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Senior IBM exec among those charged in Wall Street insider trading sting

Greed on Wall Street has landed six people - including a long-time, high-level IBM executive - in handcuffs after the FBI charged them with being involved with "the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history." In all, the six netted illegal profits of more than $20...

Tags: Hedge Fund, FBI, Wall Street, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Chiesi, MOFFAT, Federal Government, Investment, Financial Services, Government, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction

Moving in the right direction?Seems we have been hearing that for a long time, maybe too long?

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

News to know: Google, IBM; AMD; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Earnings wrap: Sam Diaz: Schmidt: Worst of recession is over; Google is hiring Larry Dignan: IBM...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., E-books, Desktops, Networking, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-16

AMD posts another quarterly loss

If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

AMD posts another quarterly loss

AMD today reported another quarterly loss. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Quarterly Loss, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-15

AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction

AMD reported a smaller-than-expected loss and said it saw growth in unit shipments for its microprocessors and graphics chips. The company, which had a tough act to follow given Intel's blowout third quarter, reported a net loss of $128 million, or 18 cents a share, on revenue...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., GAAP, Operational Accounting, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Processors, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

News to know: AMD Barcelona potential; Vista subscription trials; Google

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Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Is this AMD's mid-range HD 5750?

cost will be a factorThey have the 5850 and 5870 out now, which are crushing other top end cards. So don't compare this to the 4870 or 4890, compare it to the lower end or mid-range cards. MAYBE. Depends where all of the prices shake out, and what older cards...

Tags: card, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Is this AMD's mid-range HD 5750?

Over on mymypc.com there are photos and benchmarks of what is claimed to be AMD's mid-range HD 5750 graphics card. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?

Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...

Tags: Supercomputer, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Supercomputing, GPU, Fermi, Oak Ridge, CNET News, JMP Securities Alex Gauna, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Intel Developer Forum notes: Dinner with AMD...does an ARM linkup make sense?

What is AMD's overall plan?What's is AMD's overall plan? How do they anticipate keeping up with intel?huh?"AMD could provide an X86 component which ARM doesn?t have. And ARM could provide highly optimized high-performance processors running at very low power"I am very confused as to what you are proposing. AMD is...

Tags: Leadership, Semiconductors, ARM, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24