Bob Drebin is the latest high profile Apple employee
Apple has hired the services of Bob Drebin who was previously the chief technology officer of AMD.
He is also credited with the design of the graphic chip that powered the Nintendo GameCube console.
He was also at one time the chief engineer of Silicon Graphics. In addition [...]
OLPC XO-1 laptop now powered with Via technology
One Laptop Per Child project has announced that they are now using Via’s C7-M processor on their updated edition of XO laptop.
The company has replaced an AMD processor for this Via chip in their XO-1 laptop.
OLPC said that this processor from Via operate at clock speeds of [...]
Hewlett Packard dv2 ultra-thin notebook on sale in India
US based personal computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard has launched their dv2 ultra-thin notebook in the Indian market.
This notebook model weighs just around 1.64 KG and prices start at around Rs. 37,490.
HP dv2 features a 12.1-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel, BrightView LED backlit widescreen display.
The [...]
The Foundry Co. has been established
Advanced Micro Devices has confirmed that they have signed the deal with Advanced Technology Investment Co. and Mubadala Development Co. of Abu Dhabi.
This deal sees the creation of The Foundry Co.
The Foundry Co. would now be building a chip fab in the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Malta.
It would also [...]
AMD to get into 32-nanometer processors market next year
AMD has announced that they would launch their 32-nanometer processors sometime next year.
The volume production of these processors would start by the end of next year.
The company faces intense challenge from the market leader Intel.
Intel is planning to launch their own 32-nanometer processors sometime later this year. [...]
Five new AMD Phenom II processors launched
AMD has launched five new AMD Phenom II branded processors.
Two of these new chips have three cores while the rest of the three are quad core processors.
With this, AMD has launched yet another attack on Intel which dominates the performance processor segment.
AMD said that all of these [...]
Advanced Micro Devices cut prices of Phenom II processors
Intel recently dropped the prices of some of their processors.
AMD has now responded by cutting the prices of its brand-new Phenom II processors.
These processors are designed for use on high end computers and gaming machines.
The company said that they have cut the price of [...]
AMD Athlon Neo Processor being used by new HP notebook
AMD has announced the launch of their new range of processors aimed at low cost notebooks.
This new range is the AMD Athlon Neo processor.
HP has announced that they are using this new processor in a new laptop model HP Pavilion dv2.
AMD is [...]
Advanced Micro Devices cutting more jobs
Microprocessor company Advanced Micro Devices has announced that they have laid off 600 workers.
This means that the company has fired around 100 more employees than earlier announced.
AMD added that they are going to take yet another charge related to its acquisition of ATI.
The company added that it now expects [...]
AMD Shanghai for the server market
AMD has finally launched their Shanghai range of microprocessors for the server market.
This new processor range is expected to give them potent weapons to take on Intel’s domination in this segment.
AMD Shanghai is thankfully launched on schedule for the company which has suffered massively due to delays in their newer [...]
