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AMD Cancels 10-Core, 20-Core Server Processors.
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AMD Unwraps 2013 Client Roadmap: 28nm Everywhere.
AMD 2013 Plans: Steamroller, Jaguar and Sea Islands
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AMD Promises "Full" Fusion of CPU and GPU in 2014.
AMD's Chips in 2014 to Support CPU-GPU Context Switching
Hardware News
Friday, February 3, 2012
- Corning and Samsung Mobile Display to Make Rigid Glass for OLED Displays. Corning and Samsung to Jointly Develop Lotus Glass
- Micron Loses Chief Executive as Steve Appleton Dies in Plane Crash. Steve Appleton Passes Away in Plane Accident
Thursday, February 2, 2012
- ARM Forecasts Smartphones, Tablets with 64-Bit Microprocessors. ARMv8 "Atlas" and "Apollo" to Power Smartphones, Tablets in 2013
- WD's Capacities to Total 58 Million HDDs per Quarter This Summer. Western Digital Expects to Restore All Capacities by July
- AMD Trinity for Ultrathins Platform to Enable 18mm Notebooks for $600 - $800. AMD Trinity for Ultrathin Notebooks: Quad-Core, 17W, 18mm, High-Performance Graphics, Low-Cost
- AMD: Leading Graphics Performance Is Critical for Us. AMD Puts Graphics on Central Stage as High-Performance CPUs Stagnate
- AMD Cancels 10-Core, 20-Core Server Processors. AMD to Prolong Lifespan of Current Opteron Server Platform
- AMD Unwraps 2013 Client Roadmap: 28nm Everywhere. AMD 2013 Plans: Steamroller, Jaguar and Sea Islands
- AMD Promises "Full" Fusion of CPU and GPU in 2014. AMD's Chips in 2014 to Support CPU-GPU Context Switching
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- Samsung Becomes Top Smartphone Vendor in 2011 - Market Observers. Samsung and Apple Led Smartphone Shipments Last Year
- Intel Shows Off First Atom Chips for Micro-Servers. Intel Begins to Sample Server-Class Atom System-on-Chip
- HP Paid Intel $690 Million to Keep Itanium Alive - Court Findings. HP Pain Intel to Keep Itanium on Life Support Till 2017
- PlayStation Chief to Become Sony's New President, CEO. Kazuo Hirai Promoted to Lead Sony Starting from April
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
- Microsoft Officially Releases Kinect for Windows Sensor. Developers Receive Green Light for Kinect Apps for Windows
- Graphics Cards Maker Leaks AMD Roadmap: New Radeon HD 7000 Incoming in February, March. AMD’s Cape Verde, Pitcairn Are Approaching
- ARM: Windows 8 Will Have Numerous Advantages over Android. ARM Expects Windows 8 to Be Successful on Tablets
- AMD Starts Selling Second Radeon HD 7900-Series Graphics Card. AMD Unleashes Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Board for $449
- Seagate's Profitability Skyrockets Due to Constraints in Hard Drives Shipments. Seagate: HDD Industry Will Never Be the Same as Before
- Nintendo: Wii U Is Not a "Brute Force" Console. Nintendo Admits: Wii U Will Not Compete Against PlayStation 4, Xbox Next
- Court: Oracle Breached Contract with HP to Boost SPARC Positions as HP Hid Itanium Roadmap. Court Found Both HP and Oracle Acting Unfairly in Itanium Situation
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
- Saturday Shortbread. The Tech Report
- (PR) Creative Launches the HN-900 and Aurvana X-Fi 2 Active Noise-Canceling Headphones. techPowerUp!
- Firefox 11 Goes Beta. techPowerUp!
Friday, February 3, 2012
- (PR) Super Talent Introduces Overclocked Quad Channel DDR3 Kits. techPowerUp!
- Deal of the week: SSDs, graphics, and displays. The Tech Report
- Micron CEO killed in plane crash. The Tech Report
- Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies In Plane Crash. techPowerUp!
- Faster quad-, six-core AMD FX chips coming. The Tech Report
- BlackBerry PlayBook slips back under $200. The Tech Report
- (PR) Xigmatek Gigas Brushed Aluminum Micro-ATX Cube Case Announced. techPowerUp!
- (PR) Dell Names John Swainson President of New Software Group. techPowerUp!
- AMD Slips Out Trinity ULV 3DMark Performance. techPowerUp!
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