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Swatch Beats 1.1 (Mac)

This widget displays the actual Internet Time in swatch .beats on its front. On its backside, any given time can be converted to swatch .beats and vice versa. The widget includes the following languages: German, English, French, Spanish and Dutch.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Language, Front, Dirk Einecke, Widget, Internet, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-09-21

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AMD to enter (high-end) netbook market; Maintains fourth quarter outlook for now

Updated: AMD on Thursday addressed the two big elephants in the auditorium during its analyst day: The netbook market and the fourth quarter outlook. AMD announced plans to  enter the netbook market selectively. And CFO Bob Rivet said AMD isn't cutting its fourth quarter outlook following Intel's sales warning, but...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-13

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processors

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processorsAnd what's your opinion?In the past you have been harsh with AMD, and it might have been for good reasons. However, you do not tell us what's your opinion of Shanghai. Will it allow AMD to compete better with Intel or not? What's your...

Tags: Processors, quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

AMD: Does the resurrection start with 'Shanghai'?

AMD on Thursday launched its Shanghai processor family--the successor to the much maligned Barcelona. The goal: Close the gap on server chips with Intel. The challenge: Convincing customers, shareholders and others in the peanut gallery that a turnaround at AMD is underway. Later today, AMD will try...

Tags: Shanghai, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Asset Management, Manufacturing, Balance Sheets, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-13

AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company created

AMD and a technology investment company backed by the government of Abu Dhabi have established a new semiconductor company that will manufacture AMD's advanced processors. The new company--currently known as "The Foundry Company"--will take over all of AMD's existing manufacturing facilities, including the two leading-edge fabs in Dresden, Germany, and...

Tags: Asset, Foundry Networks Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Government, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital

AMD said Tuesday that it will split off its manufacturing operations in a deal with the Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi. AMD will also receive a capital infusion from Mubadala Development Company, which will wind up owning more than 19 percent of Intel's smaller rival. ...

Tags: Asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATIC, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Dirk Dashing: Secret Agent 1.1 (Windows)

Save the world from the forces of E.V.I.L. in this side-scrolling, action-packed adventure. Dirk Dashing, a cartoon super-spy, works for the top-secret organization called G.O.O.D. Government Operatives On Duty. His missions take him to many exotic locales, where he must battle enemy agents, collect working spy gadgets, and solve baffling...

Tags: Agent, Microsoft Windows, Games, Real Estate, Personal Technology, Business Operations

Software downloads 2008-08-26

Dirk Dashing: Secret Agent 1.1 (Mac)

Save the world from the forces of E.V.I.L. in this side-scrolling, action-packed adventure. Dirk Dashing, a cartoon super-spy, works for the top-secret organization called G.O.O.D. Government Operatives On Duty. His missions take him to many exotic locales, where he must battle enemy agents, collect working spy gadgets, and solve baffling...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Agent, Games, Real Estate, Personal Technology, Business Operations

Software downloads 2008-08-26

AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to Broadcom

Broadcom said Monday that it has acquired AMD's digital TV business for $192.8 million in cash in a move that's a win-win for both parties. For AMD, the sale offloads a business that wasn't a priority and allows the chipmaker to save capital expenses while raising some...

Tags: Broadcom Corp., Digital Television, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Oops! A Tech IPO!

Oops ... a tech IPO has taken place. Graham Watson, Lanham Napier, Pat Condon and Dirk Elmendorf of Rackspace were in fact brave enough to launch the initial offering of their company's stock to the public on Friday. Just as Between The...

Tags: rackspace, tech, ipo, financial planning, investment, financial services, finance, tom steinert-threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-10

News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest

Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU

Located in the PC component capital of the world, Computex has become the tradeshow for chipsets, so it's no surprise AMD chose to announce its new mobile platform here in Taiwan today. (You can watch the press conference here.) Known by its code-name Puma, the platform itself doesn't have a...

Tags: Mobile, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Radeon, GPU, Puma, Radeon 3200, Puma Platform, ATI XGP, Chipsets, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-04

AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group

AMD on Monday named a new head of its computing solutions group and created a central engineering unit to improve execution at the chipmaker. Among the moving parts: Randy Allen was promoted to lead the computing solutions group at AMD, which focuses on the...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Workstations, Processors, Human Resources, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Galaxy Ranger 1.0 (Mobile)

Be a Galaxy Ranger, Save the Universe! Play the role of Dirk Nebula, the heroic Galaxy Ranger, always on the look-out to smite evil and right wrongs! This game recreates the feel of those great black and white Saturday morning sci-fi shows! Your mission: Blast off into outer space...

Tags: Mobile, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-04-21

The Moore's Law of open source

Before joining ZDNet I wrote a lot about Moore's Law, the idea that things get faster-and-faster faster-and-faster. I found exponential Moore's Law effects everywhere. Not just in chips, but in magnetic storage, in optical storage, in optical transport, even in radios. The only place...

Tags: Moore, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-14

Dirk's Accordion Tuner Pro 2.21 (Windows)

Save time tuning accordions. The Accordion Tuner is extremely accurate. The measuring error is less than 0.05 Hz (waves longer than 20 seconds). This accuracy makes it possible, not only to measure single reeds, but also to measure multiple reeds at the same time and the beating frequencies between them....

Tags: Dirk, Accordion Tuner, Microsoft Windows, Engineering, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-05

Dirk's Instrument Tuner 1.3 (Windows)

This instrument tuner can be used to tune a wide range of instruments like guitars, pianos, accordions, organs, and violins. It is even able to tune the two tones of beating instruments, like the accordion, at once. It runs on a PC or laptop, measures sound using the microphone, and...

Tags: Instrument, Dirk, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-05

Achieving energy independence

At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., Ira Ehrenpreis of Technology Partners moderates a discussion about the political and technical obstacles facing companies developing solutions around energy independence. The panelists are Mike Biddle, CEO at MBA Polymers; Jennifer Fonstad, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson; Dirk Michels, partner...

Tags: CEO, Business Structures, Finance, Green

Videos 2008-01-31

Debating the value of green subsidies

At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., Ira Ehrenpreis of Technology Partners moderates a discussion on the role of government in subsidizing green-technology ventures. The panelists are Mike Biddle, CEO at MBA Polymers; Jennifer Fonstad, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson; Dirk Michels, partner at K&L Gates; and...

Tags: CEO, Government, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Green

Videos 2008-01-31