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JPR: GPU shipments up 2.5% despite 1.5% decline in PC market

JPR: GPU shipments up 2.5% despite 1.5% decline in PC market
  • Posted August 16, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Despite a decline in computer shipments, the second quarter of 2012 proved to be "good" if not "great" for the graphics hardware industry according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). GPU shipments totaled 126 million units, up 2.7% from the same…

AMD chip owners to get 20% off GameFly's digital downloads

AMD chip owners to get 20% off GameFly
  • Posted May 2, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • AMD and GameFly have announced a deal that promises discounted games for folks using AMD processors. Gamers with machines powered by "select" Athlon II, Phenom II, FX series and A series chips will receive a free 30-day GameFly membership as well as a 20% discount...

AMD refreshes A-Series family with seven new mobile APUs

AMD refreshes A-Series family with seven new mobile APUs
  • Posted December 8, 2011, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD has quietly added seven new products to its A-Series of APUs for notebooks. These are all 32nm parts and likely represent the last refresh of Llano on laptops before Trinity arrives in the first half of 2012 -- or…

AMD to reduce its workforce by 10% in the coming months

AMD to reduce its workforce by 10% in the coming months
  • Posted November 3, 2011, 7:03 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Confirming industry speculation, AMD has announced that it will cut 10% of its workforce in an effort to save money -- or rather, "optimize cost structure to enhance competitiveness and accelerate growth." By trimming a little fat, the company expects…

Rumor: AMD's Llano to remain in short supply until 2012

Rumor: AMD
  • Posted October 3, 2011, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Last week, AMD revised its third quarter revenue forecast warning that manufacturing issues at GlobalFoundries had curbed supply of Llano processors. The company said they were throwing substantial resources at improving 32nm yields and that progress was being made. However,…

AMD unveils Radeon E6460, roadmap reveals 2012 desktop plans

AMD unveils Radeon E6460, roadmap reveals 2012 desktop plans
  • Posted September 26, 2011, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD has unveiled a new embedded discrete graphics processor with double the 3D graphics-crunching power as its E2400 GPU. The entry-level Radeon E6460 GPU "sets a new bar" for features and performance among its kind and AMD supposedly plans to…

Leaked roadmap details AMD's upcoming mobile APUs

Leaked roadmap details AMD
  • Posted September 26, 2011, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • A leaked AMD roadmap, dated July 2011, is doing the rounds online with details about Llano's mobile successor in 2012 and offering a peek at the company's 2013 Fusion plans. According to the slides posted at the 3DCenter forum, AMD's…

Zotac unveils featured packed A75-based Mini-ITX board

Zotac unveils featured packed A75-based Mini-ITX board
  • Posted September 23, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • In perfect synchronicity with Lian Li's new LAN party chassis, Zotac has unveiled its latest Mini-ITX motherboard. Meant to provide the foundation for compact multimedia rigs, the new A75-ITX features AMD's codenamed Hudson-D3 chipset along with the company's new FM1…

AMD announces dual-core Llano APUs for under $70

AMD announces dual-core Llano APUs for under $70
  • Posted September 7, 2011, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD today announced its first dual-core Llano APUs, the A4-330 and A4-3400, extending the lineup beyond the five models currently available and bringing the entry-level desktop APU price down to just $70. Both chips integrate a Radeon HD 6410D GPU…

Tuesday tech deals: Asus notebook with quad-core Llano APU for $450

Tuesday tech deals: Asus notebook with quad-core Llano APU for $450
  • Posted August 23, 2011, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Best Buy offers the Asus K53TA-BBR6 for $449.99. Shipping adds $14.99, or opt for free in-store pickup. Features include a 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, an AMD A6-3400M 1.4GHz quad-core APU with Radeon HD 6650 graphics...

Tuesday tech deals: Llano, Blu-ray-equipped notebook $525

Tuesday tech deals: Llano, Blu-ray-equipped notebook $525
  • Posted August 2, 2011, 1:47 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • HP Home & Home Office offers the Pavilion dv6zqe notebook, model no. LK237AV, for $599.99. Coupon code "MULN4163" cuts it to $524.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we've seen for this model with a quad-core processor by $50...

AMD to launch unlocked A8-3870 Llano APU

AMD to launch unlocked A8-3870 Llano APU
  • Posted July 19, 2011, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • According to DonanimHaber, AMD is preparing to unleash a new flaghsip A-series Fusion processor by the end of the year. The A8-3870 is expected to ship with a core clock frequency of up to 3.1GHz along with an unlocked multiplier…

Lenovo, Samsung introduce Llano-powered notebooks

Lenovo, Samsung introduce Llano-powered notebooks
  • Posted July 13, 2011, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • The mobile version of AMD's Llano APU is cropping up across various notebook manufacturers this week with Lenovo and Samsung unveiling new Fusion-powered systems. Lenovo has added the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Z575 to its rank of mobile machines, offering three base…

AMD readies a triple-core desktop Llano, early tests leaked

AMD readies a triple-core desktop Llano, early tests leaked
  • Posted July 13, 2011, 8:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD is reportedly getting ready to add a triple-core variant to its A-Series processor lineup. The chip will be sold under the A6-3500 moniker and it is essentially the same as AMD's upcoming A6-3600, except for the fact that it…

HP starts selling AMD Llano-powered Pavilion notebook

HP starts selling AMD Llano-powered Pavilion notebook
  • Posted July 5, 2011, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • As expected, HP has added a new model to its Pavilion notebook lineup that's based around AMD's Sabine platform and powered by the recently-released A-Series "Llano" APUs boasting four x86 cores and DirectX 11 graphics. The 15.6-inch Pavilion dv6z Quad…

AMD officially launches A-Series processors for notebooks

AMD officially launches A-Series processors for notebooks
  • Posted June 14, 2011, 5:27 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing Breaking News
  • Continuing with its Fusion family rollout AMD has now officially launched their A-Series of accelerated processing units -- or APUs. Unlike the low-power flavor of Fusion chips already on the market, the C-Series (Ontario) and E-Series (Zacate) for netbooks and…

AMD Llano and Zambezi desktop chips prices leak

AMD Llano and Zambezi desktop chips prices leak
  • Posted May 24, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD is set to release its Llano and Zambezi processors soon. The company already started shipping the new 32nm parts to OEM partners a few weeks ago and thanks to numerous leaks we already have a pretty good idea of…

Weekend tech reading: Llano GPU 325% faster than Sandy Bridge

Weekend tech reading: Llano GPU 325% faster than Sandy Bridge
  • Posted May 22, 2011, 4:09 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • AMD - Llano offers 325% better graphics performance than Sandy Bridge AMD continues to ride the GPU performance before the launch of the new mid-range processor Llano. Recently leaked documents from the company points to that the Llano-based Fusion A series…

Report: Llano to account for 40% of AMD's shipments in Q3

Report: Llano to account for 40% of AMD
  • Posted April 27, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
  • AMD is looking to steal some thunder from Intel's Sandy Bridge processors with its upcoming Llano APUs and has set some bold shipment targets for the new parts, according to a report on DigiTimes. Citing anonymous industry sources at motherboard…

AMD starts shipping 32nm 'Llano' APUs to OEM partners

AMD starts shipping 32nm
  • Posted April 5, 2011, 8:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing Breaking News
  • AMD yesterday had some pleasant news to share with investors and customers: the first shipment of 32nm A-Series APUs just went out to OEM partners, with the first systems carrying them expected to arrive in mid-2011 as promised. The company’s…

Report: AMD sets shipment dates for Llano and Bulldozer

Report: AMD sets shipment dates for Llano and Bulldozer
  • Posted March 8, 2011, 8:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • According to a report from Xbitlabs citing industry sources, AMD has finalized shipping schedules for its forthcoming Bulldozer and Llano APUs. As rumored, the company will abandon its Sempron, Athlon and Phenom processor brand names with newer products, and as…

AMD: Llano is better at multi-tasking than Sandy Bridge

AMD: Llano is better at multi-tasking than Sandy Bridge
  • Posted March 2, 2011, 6:05 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing With Video
  • AMD is gaining a few backers just above the netbook segment with the E and C-series APUs, bringing solid performance and graphics to small laptops without having to sacrifice too much battery life. Soon, these chips will be joined by…

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