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Intel and AMD Declare a Truce of Sorts

Thursday, November 12, 2009

One of the longest-running, fiercest battles in tech isn’t exactly ending–but it’s sure entering a new phase. Today, Intel and AMD announced that they’ve reached a settlement that ends their legal wrangling (most notably AMD’s lawsuit against Intel for monopoly abuse), establishes a patent cross-licensing agreement, sets ground rules for how Intel can compete with [...]

AMD Keeps It Simple. Very Simple.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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For as long as I can remember, AMD has been trying to convince the world to worry less about specsmanship when thinking about the CPUs inside PCs. It’s often had a point, such as when it argued that processor clockspeeds were a lousy way to judge a chip’s performance. (It largely won that war when [...]

Your Questions, AMD’s Answers

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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[A NOTE FROM HARRY: Here's the inaugural edition of a new feature: Technologizer Q&A. We'll give you the opportunity to pose questions to interesting technology companies. First up is chipmaker AMD--many thanks to VP of Advanced Marketing Pat Moorhead for answering these queries. Got nominations for other companies you'd like answers from? Let me know--I'm lining [...]

Last Call: Got Any Questions for AMD?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Technologizer is launching a series in which we’ll let readers pose questions to tech companies, and AMD was nice enough to volunteer to be the first organization to field your queries. Got any questions about the company, its products, the chip industry, or tech in general? Ask away in comments on this post by the [...]

Got a Question for AMD? Ask It Here. We’ll Get You an Answer.

Friday, May 22, 2009

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I’m happy to announce that we’re cooking up a new Technologizer feature that will let members of the Technologizer community pose questions to tech companies–and I’m equally happy to report that the first company that’s agreed to field your queries is chipmaker AMD. If you’ve got a question for AMD–about its products, the state of the [...]

Why Your Notebook Battery Life Never Quite Seems Equal to the Claims

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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[A NOTE FROM HARRY: Please welcome Patrick Moorhead of AMD to Technologizer's roster of contributors. He'll be writing both topics relating to his day job and others that simply stem from his experiences as a gadget enthusiast.] Do you ever feel like the actual battery life on your notebook never quite equals the information that appears [...]

AMD to Split Itself in Two

Monday, March 2, 2009

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The chipmaker is hoping splitting itself up is what it needs to compete with Intel. While the original announcement of the breakup happened in October, the actual breakup occurred today. The larger of the two would still be AMD, which would retain about 14,000 employees, and would be charged with design and marketing. Manufacturing of the [...]

5Words for February 25th, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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What’s up, ladies and gents? Safari 4 is blazingly fast. Google explains yesterday’s Gmail outage. …and Gmail users get phished. Google joins European Microsoft tussle. Is your congressperson on Twitter? Intel says thin is in. AMD demos six-core CPU. A big Photoshop bug fix. Microsoft’s stock isn’t so hot. Google updates Internet 6 Toolbar. Roy Blount wants Kindle cash. Samsung writes a Memoir (phone) Nokia music phone hits [...]

5Words for 2/09/09

Monday, February 9, 2009

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Happy Monday morning, Technologizer pals: Is Amazon’s newest a King-le? iPhone could become a Kindle. Two e-book events happnening today. Triple-core chips from AMD. The Dalai Lama joins Twitter. Hey, Woz is going dancing. Some Apple Stores ban Facebook. Amazon’s cheapo BlackBerry Storm deal. Digital TV boxes getting scarce. Microsoft preps new phone services. Judge hands Psystar a victory.

Today’s Financial Results Mixed

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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Okay, so I can’t be 100 percent negative about this economy all the time. Besides Microsoft’s poor results and resulting job cuts which Harry covered this morning, other big name tech companies also reported results today. Google’s results were quite respectable: $4.22 billion in revenue and earnings of $5.10 per share. This beat Wall Street expectations, [...]

AMD Cuts Employees, Compensation

Friday, January 16, 2009

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Deflation is rearing its head in the chip-making business. Advanced Micro Devices intends to reduce its workforce by nearly 9 percent and will reduce employee compensation during its first quarter. Even its top executives are taking a hit to their base salaries (no word about their bonuses); the rank and file will see their incomes drop [...]

AMD’s Neo Chip Makes its Debut in Cheap HP Ultraportable

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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HP is showcasing its new Pavilion dv2 ultraportable notebook at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. It is the first PC manufacturer to utilize AMD’s value-priced Neo processor, which it is selling for under $1000, and looks like a sensible option for buyers that want to purchase a lightweight–but not bleeding-edge-machine. The [...]

The T-List: (BlackBerry) Storm Rising

Saturday, October 11, 2008

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The T-Mobile G1, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, and now the BlackBerry Storm. The iPhone-like touchscreen phones are coming at us fast and furious. And while the Storm doesn’t look to be the mythical “iPhone killer” that folks like to talk about, it’s the most interesting iPhone rival from a hardware standpoint.

AMD Splits in Two

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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It’s been a possibility for a while, and now it’s a reality: AMD, the perennial number-two CPU company to Intel and one of the few chip companies that both designs and manufactures processors, plans to break itself up. The company behind Phenom, Athlon, Opteron, and other CPUs will become two companies: one that designs chips, [...]