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AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers

Ivy Bridge isn't yet out the door, but Intel is already talking about more enhancements coming in Haswell. The next-generation chip will bring a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Howdy, all. I was out traveling all of last week, first visiting Intel up in Oregon and then down to Santa Clara for AMD's...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics The Tech Report

Little-known fact: AMD sells a handful of Socket FM1 processors based on its Llano design but without integrated graphics. Those chips are branded as Athlon II...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

These are volatile times at AMD. The chipmaker has lost yet another top executive: Emilio Ghilardi, former Senior VP and Chief Sales Officer, whose...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

The tragic death of Micron CEO Steve Appleton could have a "significant impact" on the memory industry, according to EE Times.The site quotes...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

There's all kinds of industry news—exciting, provocative, shocking... boring. And then there's the kind of news that makes you wish things had played out differently. This...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory

We've spent a lot of time covering AMD's eight-core FX-series processors, but there's a whole line of FX chips out there, including more affordable quad-...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Here at AMD's Financial Analyst Day, a procession of top AMD executives—from new CEO Rory Read to new CTO Mark Papermaster and new Sr. VP...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Power-supply purveyor Antec has expanded its lineup with a trio of modular gaming PSUs: the High Current Gamer M series. Antec calls these an...

Type: News story Tags: Power

We all love to hear about memory contract prices, right? Then, boy, does DigiTimes have a story for you all this morning. In all seriousness, the...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

Move over, graphene. Another new material is making waves as a potential replacement for silicon: molybdenite. Swiss researchers have created the first integrated...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Remember those IGP-less Core i5 CPUs we mentioned last month? They've now appeared on Intel's official price list (PDF). The chips...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

After the post-holiday lull, hardware deals seem to be increasing in frequency again. We've gathered a nice number of them this week. For starters, Newegg has...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Power Storage Gaming

Carbon nanotubes are pretty awesome. In addition to possessing attractive mechanical properties, they're also pretty good at carrying electrons. Researchers have already figured...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

Compared to Apple's whopper of a news release, AMD's quarterly results announcement is a bit of a downer. After the bell yesterday, the chipmaker

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

Despite all the doom and gloom about the PC industry being destroyed by tablets, Intel had a record year. The company raked in $54...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

Both AMD and Intel sell chips with unlocked upper multipliers, but their warranty terms make it pretty clear that any overclocking is done at your...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs