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… [...]
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Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire security firm McAfee by purchasing the company’s common stock at $48 per share. That works out to about $7.68 billion for a deal that was … [...] Intel isn’t just about processors and chipsets, at least not anymore. That’s because the chip maker signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments’ (TI’s) cable modem product line. Intel’s Atom processor line has become ubiquitous with netbooks and most nettops, but these aren’t the only areas the Santa Clara chip maker sees Atom processors making a splash. Recent reports suggest Intel will make a serious push into the tablet mar… [...] Not one, but TWO Intel roadmaps recently fell off a truck and somehow managed to land on the Web, giving curious tech junkies a peek into what the Santa Clara chip maker has in store for 2011. Let’s start off with the good news. Intel’s newest six-core chip, the Core i7 970, has started showing up in retail, giving DIY system builders a lower priced option to choose from if sticking with Intel. Ready for the bad news? The price isn’t all tha… [...] During Intel’s earnings conference call on Tuesday, company CEO Paul Otellini said demand for Sandy Bridge is already red hot, even though the platform has yet to be released. Sometimes it escapes our attention that people are still buying huge numbers of PCs these days. Intel’s quarterly profit announcement reminded everyone of that today with news that the chip maker had record profits of $2.9 billion. Not to belabor th… [...] |
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