AMD Pushes Mac® Based Visual Computing Beyond HD
AMD Pushes Mac® Based Visual Computing Beyond HD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 for Mac® & PC Edition, delivering the power to go beyond high-definition visual computing for work and play. Optimized exclusively for Apple Mac® Pro systems, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC edition can help drive productivity with built-in 256-bit 512MB GDDR4 frame buffer memory and 320 stream processors to deliver maximum performance for graphics-intensive applications such as 3D modeling, animation and games. Users also can expand visual workspace using twin dual-link DVI ports to connect two 30” Apple Cinema HD displays®.
AMD Appoints Nigel Dessau as Chief Marketing Officer
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of Nigel Dessau as chief marketing officer (CMO). He brings 22 years of technology sales and marketing leadership experience at IBM and Sun, and will be responsible for AMD’s global marketing, image and campaign strategies.
AMD Delivers the Ultimate HD Visual Performance on the Go with Next-Generation Notebook Platform
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of its next-generation notebook platform, delivering the ultimate HD visual performance and increased energy efficiency on the go. The platform features new AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors with ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series Graphics for superior 3D performance and HD image quality, with industry-leading wireless for greater throughput and range. AMD customers overwhelmingly embrace the new platform, as evidenced by more than double the number of design wins compared to the last major AMD Turion processor introduction. These new notebook designs come from leading OEMs including Acer, Asus, Clevo, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, MSI, NEC and Toshiba.
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Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Intel/AMD Processor Cooler Review
[Frostytech.com] “The freezer 7 Pro from Arctic Cooling has what it takes. Up against a couple of high-performance coolers that were newer, bigger and much more expensive, the little Freezer 7 Pro held its own. Some consumers might overlook the Freezer as being dated and no longer competitive. That would be a big mistake.”
AMD Launches 780 Chipset
AMD Launches 780 Chipset
AMD is announcing the availability of the AMD 780G chipset, designed to deliver the ultimate mainstream computing experience.
AMD Opens New Austin Campus
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today officially opened the doors of its new “Lone Star” campus in Austin, Texas, and announced that Westcave Preserve, Hill Country Conservancy, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin have been selected as the final grant recipients of the company’s $3 million commitment to preserve critical open space in Central Texas. Representatives from these conservation organizations joined AMD employees, community leaders, environmental design experts, Austin Mayor Will Wynn and Governor Rick Perry, in a ceremony to officially open the new 870,000 square foot, 58-acre Austin campus at 7171 Southwest Parkway.
AMD and Blizzard Entertainment® Join Forces in Strategic Global Agreement
AMD and Blizzard Entertainment® Join Forces in Strategic Global Agreement
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — August 12, 2008 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment® that will allow AMD to bundle Blizzard’s best games across all ATI Radeon™ graphics products, to deliver a superior gaming experience. As the exclusive graphics sponsor for BlizzCon™ 2008 in Anaheim, Oct. 10-11, AMD will treat gamers to the unparalleled graphics capabilities of the ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series in all PCs for game play at BlizzCon™.
AMD Promotes Randy Allen to Head Computing Solutions Group; Forms Central Engineering Organization
AMD Promotes Randy Allen to Head Computing Solutions Group; Forms Central Engineering Organization
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced several organizational and executive changes as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to re-architect its business for sustained profitability.
AMD Hires Industry Veteran Mike Uhler as Vice President of Accelerated Computing
SUNNYVALE, California. — December 10, 2007 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced respected industry veteran Mike Uhler, former CTO of MIPS, has joined the company as its first vice president of Accelerated Computing. Uhler has extensive experience developing advanced chip architectures and software for designs that combine multiple intellectual property (IP) blocks, as well as a deep understanding of customer requirements across a range of applications.
Everun Note gets unboxed
Everun Note gets unboxed
The Everun Note is not a netbook, at least that $800+ price sets it firmly in the more expensive UMPC category in my view. It's a nice 7-inch notebook with a touch screen, although that screen doesn't swivel. It's also packing an AMD dual core processor making the Note one……(read more)
AMD Licenses 3D Graphics Core Technology to QUALCOMM, Delivering The Ultimate Visual Experience to Tomorrows Phones
AMD Licenses 3D Graphics Core Technology to QUALCOMM, Delivering The Ultimate Visual Experience to Tomorrows Phones
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — October 2, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an agreement to license cutting-edge graphics core technology to QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and mobile data solutions, for next-generation chipsets. This intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement is part of each companys ongoing commitment to drive a strong mobile gaming ecosystem and unleash state-of-the-art graphics across a range of handheld devices to delight mobile consumers everywhere.
AMD Introduces ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3000 Series - First Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 Graphics Processors for Notebook PCs
LAS VEGAS (2008 International CES) — January 7, 2008 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3000 series, a new family of discrete graphics for high-definition gaming and video in notebook PCs. The initial offerings consist of ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3400 series and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3600 series. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series allows notebook users to experience the full power of HD through graphics processing designed to satisfy the most demanding mobile users at work and play. Featuring the latest industry-standard technologies, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series is optimized for the forthcoming AMD notebook platform, code-named “Puma”, to deliver The Ultimate Visual Experience™.
AMD Stream Processor First to Break 1 Teraflop Barrier
At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream™ 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance computing (HPC), mainstream and consumer applications. Leveraging the GPU design expertise of AMDs Graphics Product Group, AMD FireStream 9250 breaks the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance. It occupies a single PCI slot, for unmatched density and with power consumption of less than 150 watts, the AMD FireStream 9250 delivers an unprecedented rate of performance per watt efficiency with up to eight gigaflops per watt.
Broadcom to buy AMD TV-chip business for $192.8M
Broadcom to buy AMD TV-chip business for $192.8M
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will sell its unit that makes chips for digital TV sets to fellow chip maker Broadcom Corp. for $192.8 million in cash, the companies announced Monday….
AMD Appoints Ahmed Mahamoud as New CIO
SUNNYVALE, CA — March 11, 2008 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO. He brings more than 20 years of enterprise information technology (IT) leadership experience, most recently as vice president of IT at Dell. Mahmoud will be responsible for managing the company’s global technology infrastructure, and will play a key role ensuring that AMD continues to set an example of commercial computing excellence.
AMD Works with Leading Developers to Drive High Performance DirectX® 10.1 Gaming
AMD Works with Leading Developers to Drive High Performance DirectX® 10.1 Gaming
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that leading game developers are working with AMD to create a new generation of game titles utilizing Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 to deliver improved features and performance, and an overall better game experience. Developers including Electronic Arts Phenomic Studio and its forthcoming fantasy online real-time strategy game Battleforge™, SEGA and its futuristic military real-time strategy game Stormrise, and NHN Games and its 3D role-playing game Cloud 9, all exploit DirectX 10.1 for advanced gaming performance and visual realism. Only AMD graphics offer top-to-bottom DirectX 10.1 support: the ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 series and the new ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series.
AMD Releases FireMV 2260 Graphics Accelerator
AMD Releases FireMV 2260 Graphics Accelerator
New FireMV 2260 multi-view 2D graphics card delivers optimal visual computing for financial and corporate environments.
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AMD Helps Maximize "Trader Density" in Financial Institutions
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it is improving the visual experience for financial traders while simultaneously helping to reduce power consumption needs for some of the world’s largest financial institutions. The new ATI FireMV™ 2260 2D workstation and desktop accelerator card enhances "trader density" in financial institutions, where IT managers seek to maximize productivity in every bit of workspace, overcrowded with people and hardware, while improving power consumption and cooling needs.