Samsung’s recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market, analysts said this week. Samsung last week licensed ARM’s first ...
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Advanced Micro Devices is taking steps to bridge the gap between x86 and ARM processors, and hopes to build a foundation from which programs will operate on mobile devices like tablets independent of architecture, the company's chief ...
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Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it had hired former Intel researcher John Gustafson as the chief architect for graphics products, continuing an executive shuffle among chip companies. Gustafson will drive the road map for AMD's ...
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Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native hypervisor software or use an app allowing them to run two interfaces on the phone: one for personal use, one for work. The technology could help ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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Apple's new OS X, dubbed Mountain Lion, will exclude some older Macs that can run 2011's Lion, the company's website said. The system requirements for OS X 10.8, slated to ship this month, ban older machines including the plastic-encased ...
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Matrox Avio, Maevex, and Mura MPX Series paired with NVIDIA Quadro K5000 GPU workstation at Exxact booth #2068 Matrox and Exxact Corporation today announced a joint demonstration, at I/ITSEC 2012, that will show how ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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Oracle is expanding its support for R, the open-source language for statistical analysis, the company announced Friday. New features include R ports for the Solaris and AIX OSes, adding to existing support for Linux and Windows ...
Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will sell ARM-based server processors in 2014, ending its exclusive commitment to the x86 architecture and adding a new dimension to its decades-old battle with Intel. AMD will license a 64-bit ...
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Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce as it tries to inch back to profitability at a time when the PC market is slumping. The company will lay off close to 1,800 people, and it ...
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To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and continued improvements to its Opteron line in the meantime. The company on Tuesday ...
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AMD has called a press conference in San Francisco on Monday where it’s likely to announce plans for a SeaMicro server based on an upcoming 64-bit processor design from ARM. AMD CEO Rory Read is expected at the event, and an ARM ...
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With a future in ARM servers looming, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced its fastest 16-core Opteron 6300 server chips as the company continues to enhance its x86 line-up. The five new Opteron chips, code-named Abu Dhabi, are up ...
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Intel this week presented an array of arguments to the E.U. General Court in its appeal of a massive 1.06 billion euros (US$1.33 billion) fine imposed by Europe's antitrust regulators. In 2009, the European Commission fined Intel for ...