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MSI GX60/GX70 laptops arrive, armed with Radeon HD 8970M, Richland CPU

MSI GX60/GX70 laptops arrive, armed with Radeon HD 8970M, Richland CPU
  • Posted May 22, 2013, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing
  • Delivering on earlier promises, MSI is now shipping its GX70 and newest GX60 gaming laptops. The $1,299 and $1,399 laptops are the first of their kind to feature AMD's Radeon HD 8970M -- what AMD argues may be the pinnacle…

AMD's Kaveri solves age-old issue, promises faster on-die GPUs

AMD
  • Posted April 30, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • AMD has revealed more information regarding Kaveri: its upcoming 28nm Steamroller-based APU. The company is touting Kaveri's heterogeneous system architecture -- a design which aims to greatly increase the performance output of on-die graphics cores. This technological achievement likely mark…

Next Xbox to feature AMD processor, not compatible with 360 titles

Next Xbox to feature AMD processor, not compatible with 360 titles
  • Posted April 9, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • Sources close to Bloomberg report that Microsoft has signed a deal with Advanced Micro Devices to manufacturer processors for its yet to be named, next-generation Xbox "720" console. This confirms previous rumors of an AMD-made "Jaguar" APU which would purportedly…

AMD to start bundling free games with APUs later this month

AMD to start bundling free games with APUs later this month
  • Posted April 4, 2013, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • AMD is reportedly prepared to take its "Never Settle" promotion to the next step by extending it to other product lines. According to Hardware Luxx, shoppers who opt for one of the company's APUs will be rewarded with free game…

Apple's next-gen "A7" processor slated for 2014, distances itself from Samsung

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  • Posted March 14, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Apple's next-generation iPhone processor is rumored to have entered its final stage of design, according to a recent report by Digitimes. Being called the "A7", Apple's upcoming custom silicon is expected to be the next notch in the company's A-series APU…

AMD details second gen A-Series desktop APUs, coming next week

AMD details second gen A-Series desktop APUs, coming next week
  • Posted September 27, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD has unveiled the launch lineup for their second generation A-Series APUs for desktops based on Trinity silicon. The chip designer launched mobile processors of the same variety earlier this year to take advantage of seasonal back-to-school sales while desktop…

AMD to launch desktop "Trinity" and "Vishera" APUs in October

AMD to launch desktop "Trinity" and "Vishera" APUs in October
  • Posted July 16, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD has reportedly postponed the launch of its Trinity processors for desktops from August to October in order to make some adjustments to the chips’ designs, according to sources from motherboard makers talking to DigiTimes. The report is in line…

Rumor: AMD "Piledriver" FX CPU production to begin Q3 2012

Rumor: AMD "Piledriver" FX CPU production to begin Q3 2012
  • Posted May 24, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Citing information from "industry sources", TechPowerup reports that the next generation of AMD FX processors will be in production during Q3 of 2012. While the wheels of production are expected to spin up for high-end FX desktop CPUs later this…

AMD will focus less on desktop CPUs, more on mobile APUs

AMD will focus less on desktop CPUs, more on mobile APUs
  • Posted February 3, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Hardware Breaking News
  • During its annual Financial Analyst Day last evening, AMD shared its products and initiatives for the next two years. Along with pledging to better execute its ideas, the company said it would focus on system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs, low-power solutions and heterogeneous computing...

Report: AMD cancels 28nm APUs from GlobalFoundries

Report: AMD cancels 28nm APUs from GlobalFoundries
  • Posted November 23, 2011, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware Breaking News
  • It seems more troubles await AMD in the microprocessor market. A few days ago rumors started to emerge that the company had cancelled its Wichita and Krishna APUs, the 28nm the successors to its C-Series (codenamed Ontario) and E-Series (codenamed…

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