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AMD Defends Market Share with Processor Price Cuts

AMD isn’t about to concede an inch of its market share to Intel, not without an aggressive fight, anyway. Citing “sources from motherboard players,” DigiTimes reports AMD has taken a hatchet to about 20 desktop processors in an attempt to defend agains… [...]

Rumor: AMD 6xxx Series GPUs Slated for November

For the most part, AMD’s 5xxx series of GPUs have stood up well against the competition,and that includes Nvidia’s Fermi architecture. If the Sunnyvale graphics chip maker wanted to, it could probably sit on the sidelines for the rest of the year and s… [...]

AMD’s Fusion Chip to Debut Ahead of Schedule

Advanced Micro Devices has said that it remains ahead of schedule with its Fusion chips – or APUs (accelerated processing unit) as it likes to call them. The low-power “Ontario” SoC (System-on-Chip), aimed at netbooks and low-end notebooks, will… [...]

AMD Hardware Responsible for Predators Movie

The film Predators opened in theaters over the weekend, and as was the case with several other flicks proceed by Robert Rodriquez — Shorts, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over, Planet Terror, Sin City — it was AMD hardware t… [...]

AMD to Sell Another Six-Shooter (Phenom II X6 1045T)

Forget about how the actual performance stands up, if we’re judging chips based solely on how many cores they’re packing, then AMD stands alone in the budget and mid-range territories. Intel’s lowest priced six core processor is also its most expensiv… [...]

Gateway Launches AMD-Based Netbook, Selling Soon for $450

Right around this time in 2008, AMD said it was taking a wait-and-see approach to the netbook market, saying "We are watching that segment rather than playing in it, but as it matures we’ll see where it goes." It looks like the world’s second… [...]

AMD Planning at Least Two New Processors for Q3 Launch

Intel isn’t the only one with new processors on the horizon, AMD plans to release at least a couple of new chips within the next month or so as well, according to reports.
First up is the dual-core Athlon II X2 265. Like the 260, the 265 will carry a T… [...]

AMD Shaves Phenom II X6 1055T’s TDP to 95W

If you’re planning on building a system around AMD’s six-core Phenom II X6 platform, you may want to sit tight for a few days and see how things shake out. In exchange for your patience, you might be rewarded with a more power-friendly chip than you we… [...]