AMD chief executive Dirk Meyer, who has stabilised the company since 2008, has resigned as the board of directors seeks faster growth
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AMD Plans APU Fusion Chip Roll Out For CES
Like Intel, AMD is unveiling its first Fusion APUs, which offer computing and graphics on a single chip, at CES
Small Businesses Admit Wi-Fi ‘Piggybacking’
Small businesses are engaging in risking behaviour including relying on nearby unsecured Wi-Fi networks for their internet access, a survey has revealed
AMD: ‘Bobcat’ Chip May Head For The Cloud
An AMD executive said the company's 'Bobcat' mobile processor could later be tailored for energy-efficient servers
Intel And AMD Target Integrated Chips On Embedded Market
During 2011, Intel Atom and AMD Fusion plan to release new x86-based processors for the embedded market
AMD Denies CPU Debugger Was A Secret
AMD has denied reports that the debugging mechanism found in its CPUs was a secret, or indeed a security risk
Secret Debugger Discovered In AMD Chips
A secret debugging mechanism has been discovered in AMD CPUs, prompting some security concerns
AMD Joins Open Source MeeGo Project
AMD has put aside its bitter rivally with chip giant Intel and joined it and Nokia to help develop MeeGo, the open source mobile operating system
AMD And Marvell Move To Compete With x86-ARM
AMD plans to move x86 architectures into the tablet space while Marvell aims an ARM chip at the data centre
AMD ‘Llano’ APU Chip Shows Off Its Paces
AMD showed off its upcoming “Llano” APU, which integrates compute and graphics capabilities for notebooks and desktop PCs
AMD Plans Cautious Approach To Tablet Market
AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer says that the company will not move into the tablet arena until the market matures
AMD Warns Of Slowing PC Demand And Slashes Projections
AMD has followed in the footsteps of Intel and Texas Instruments, and lowered its third-quarter estimates after weak consumer PC sales
AMD Low-Cost, Six-Core Desktop Chip Targets Intel
In a release of several desktop processors, AMD has released a six-core Phenom II chip costing significantly less than any Intel Core processor
Intel And AMD Cross Swords Over Integrated Graphics
Upcoming processors were featured by Intel and AMD at the Intel Developer Forum to display CPUs with GPUs on the same die
Latest Dell Hardware Targets Cloud And HPC
AMD-based server highlighted as Dell unveils its new hardware designed to bring HPC and cloud computing capabilities to a wider customer-base
AMD To Phase Out ATI Branding
AMD is quietly phasing out the ATI branding for its graphics products according to reports and will instead place them under the AMD brand
Intel Nears Deal For Infineon Mobile Chip Business
Intel is reportedly close to a deal to buy Infineon’s mobile chip business, according to industry rumours
AMD To Unveil Bulldozer And Bobcat Chip Details
AMD is to use the Hot Chips Conference at Stanford University to discuss the technical details of its "Bobcat" and "Bulldozer" processors
AMD Hires Intel Engineer As Server CTO
AMD has reached into the ranks of its larger rival, hiring former Intel engineer Donald Newell as vice president and CTO of its server business.
Chip Market Grows As Intel Dominates, IDC Finds
Worldwide sales and shipments of PC microprocessor units saw uncharacteristic growth during the second quarter of 2010, IDC has found
Intel Settles Lawsuit With US Trade Commission
Intel agrees to a set of restrictions in its business practices as part of a settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US FTC
AMD Pushes Bulldozer Processor
AMD is dedicating a new blog to its upcoming microprocessor architecture code-named Bulldozer
Intel, AMD Grow While Nvidia Weakens
Intel kept hold of the top spot in the graphics chips market, while AMD show significant gains
Dell Pays £65Million To Settle Intel Bribe Probe
Dell will pay $100 million to settle a probe into claims it took bribes from Intel not to use AMD chips
Notebooks Boost AMD Revenues
AMD revenue grew 40 percent over last year, thanks to strong growth in the mobile PC chip business, and in graphics
Intel Talks Next-Generation Processors
Intel officials will talk about the processor code-named Westmere EX, which could include up to 10 cores per chip.
US Suspends Legal Action Against Intel
Intel and the FTC have filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement
Acer Opts For AMD Chips For Aspire One Netbooks
Netbooks are becoming increasingly powerful device, as evidenced by Acer, which updated two netbooks in its Aspire One portfolio
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
AMD Gains Modest Market Share Growth At Intel Expense
AMD has managed to grow its market share by a modest 1.6 percentage point, but Intel remains the undisputed chip sector goliath