AMD Sneaks Out Two New Llano-Based Athlon II X4 CPUs

By J.R. Nelson | 2/13/2012

AMD brings more Llano to the Athlon II X4s with this latest (and quietest) release: the Athlon II X4 638 and the Athlon II X4 641. The chipmaker decided to cut out the integrated graphics capabilities of these CPUs in order to bring the prices down. In this case, that means CPUs well under a hundred bucks.

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CES2012: Nintendo Planning Vastly Improved App Store for Wii U

By J.R. Nelson | 1/3/2012

Nintendo's next-generation console, the Wii U, won't be available for purchase for at least another six months. Despite this, details have surfaced about a rumored new app store for the console - which could bolster Nintendo's current online offerings, often criticized for their lack of features compared to competitors' offerings.

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Intel 2012 CPU Roadmap Leaked, Shows Release Schedule for Ivy Bridge

By J.R. Nelson | 12/5/2011

Another month, and another Intel roadmap! It's not uncommon to see these pop up two or three times a year, giving us some idea of when we can expect to see Chipzilla's latest CPU tech. In this case, it means that Ivy Bridge, chock full of those 3D transistors, will start hitting desktops as early as April of next year.

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AMD Rolls Out AMD FirePro V4900 for CAD Professionals on a Budget

By J.R. Nelson | 11/1/2011

As part of their slow rebranding process of ATI's graphics division, AMD rolled out an update to their enterprise graphics division this week. The AMD FirePro V4900 is designed to offer high-end features, such as triple-monitor Eyefinity support, to CAD professionals with thin wallets.

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Leaked AMD Roadmap Shows Q1 2012 Release for AMD's Killer Trinity APUs

By J.R. Nelson | 9/26/2011

While we're still waiting for AMD to toss out new 8-core desktop FX CPUs, a recently leaked roadmap shows that their mobile segment is still on time, at least, with speedy new chips arriving as soon as January of next year.

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IDF2011: Live at the Intel Developer Forum!

By J.R. Nelson | 9/13/2011

Another year, another IDF. At last year's IDF, we got to see new hardware coming from Intel, partners released new notebooks and desktops, and AMD even reared its head to make a few claims. So far this year, it doesn't seem too different - AMD has already started with its Guinness record announcement.

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IDF2011: AMD Receives Guinness World Record for Fastest Desktop CPU

By J.R. Nelson | 9/13/2011

In just a couple of hours, Guinness will award AMD for achieving the world's fastest desktop CPU. Granted, it involves a rather significant overclock, but a record's a record. In this case, the CPU involved is the 8-core AMD FX CPU, scheduled for release later this fall.

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Zotac ZBOX Nano AD10 Harnesses AMD APU to Power Pint-sized HTPC

By J.R. Nelson | 9/3/2011

Zotac is traditionally known for providing small form factor motherboards that system builders and enthusiasts can use to construct svelte home theater PCs (HTPCs) that still pack a wallop. The little company that could has taken AMD's new Fusion APUs to jump into the full system ring with the tiny new ZBOX Nano.

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AMD Introduces Radeon-Branded RAM

By J.R. Nelson | 8/9/2011

AMD is breaking into a new market segment with its latest introduction - memory. The CPU and graphics manufacturer is now turning its sights to new memory, with AMD Radeon-branded RAM. The new memory is being sold across three different areas: business, consumer and enthusiast lineups.

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AMD Eats Into Intel's Market Share

By J.R. Nelson | 8/2/2011

AMD might still be a distant second place to big bad Intel, but IDC's latest report shows that they've still got some moxy up their sleeve. While overall chip sales were even with the same period last year, AMD managed to eke out a little growth, all at Intel's cost.

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Ripple's Ripple Look Might be the Most Attractive Nettop Yet

By J.R. Nelson | 7/25/2011

South Korea is home to some of the most successful companies in the tech sector. It's also home to some lesser known players such as Ripple, who today introduced the next model in their budding nettop lineup.

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NVIDIA StrongARMing its Way Back on Top

By DTR Staff | 7/12/2011

As market changes force the company to shift focus, NVIDIA has found it necessary to reinvent itself, and fast. No longer able to produce Intel chipsets, and falling behind competitor AMD in the discrete graphics arena, can ARM be big green's salvation?

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