(Programmable Universal Micro Accelerator) A Chips and Technologies chipset that accelerates graphics operations for the screen and printer.
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- Before Intel's big show, AMD launches an attack
- With Intel's annual conference set to start this week, AMD launched a pre-emptive strike in a press conference on Friday. AMD executives said the processor innovations you'll hear about next week are imitations of technology they introduced as much as five years ago, and Intel's Larrabee graphics...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup
- Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Intel rolls out Centrino 2 processor; Earnings on tap
- Intel on Tuesday launched its Centrino 2 processor with integrated graphics for notebooks. This chip platform, formerly known as Montevina, was delayed by a few weeks due to technical and certification problems. The news (Techmeme, statement) comes as Intel preps its second quarter earnings, which will be...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool
- Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Details on HP's new laptops and all-in-one desktop
- HP released a slew of new consumer and business products--including 17 new laptops--at an event in Berlin earlier today. In addition to HP and Compaq notebooks, new products include a refresh of its TouchSmart all-in-one PC, a Voodoo-branded desktop and notebook (the Voodoo PC site had been down for several...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Rumor Mill: All things WWDC
- Rumor Mill: All things WWDCI haven't heard......anything else. You fleshed out a lot of details on all the rumors us iPhone rumor followers know back and front. As always, my favorite Apple Core post of the week. Keep up the good work (and maybe this should be a daily thing...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-06
- AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU
- AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPUWhat AMD needs to do...AMD is missing the boat on 2 things, IMHO.1. X3 or X4 in mobile format. I think this would be an awesome place for the tri-core processor.2. More work on the UMPC. These little computers are...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU
- Located in the PC component capital of the world, Computex has become the tradeshow for chipsets, so it's no surprise AMD chose to announce its new mobile platform here in Taiwan today. (You can watch the press conference here.) Known by its code-name Puma, the platform itself doesn't have a...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live
- AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes liveMaster Joe Says...How is this a win, even a small win, over Intel? AMD has produced one disaster, after another, after another, as of late. Intel has been taking leaps and bounds ahead, while AMD is stuck in the "theory" stage...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platform
- AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platformend of WINdows-inTEL monopoly"AMD PUMA - Another reason to say goodbye to XP."...a beginning of VISTa-AMd monopoly or an intel only monopoly or maybe end of all monopolies? time for Intel to get paranoid...Also a boost for Vista at the expenxe of Apple...I'd love...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- News to know: Apple; AMD; Metasploit; Yahoo; Open SUSE
- Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Wagering on WWDC 2008 TUAW: Rumor: Mac OS X 10.6 to debut at WWDC 08? News.com: Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday Tech Trader Daily: How Big Is The Potential Market For the Apple iPhone? ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live
- AMD on Wednesday unveiled its notebook microprocessor platform, formerly known as Puma, and notched a small win over rival Intel. AMD's notebook platform (AMD Turion-X2 Ultra), which aims to integrate graphics capabilities with its processors, stays off Intel's ultra mobile PC turf, but has hit the...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platform
- With notebook sales being strong, AMD is hoping that its third-generation "Puma" platform will position the company to take advantage of this growing market. So what is at the core of a Puma system? Here's a quick run down of the technologies involved: Turion...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Decoding AMD's 45nm processor announcement
- After a dismal 2007, AMD is trying to regain its footing. The company made several technology announcements at a computer tradeshow in Hannover, Germany last week--including progress on 45nm processors. But it remains to be seen whether AMD can deliver on all of this, and be more competitive in 2008....
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platform
- AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platformAs long as it performs Phenominally better than its counterpartI would be happy to buy into it in a heartbeat.But right now, the only things phenominal about AMD are their prices.RE: AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platformHybrid CrossfireX sounds interesting...I guess it has...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platform
- In a web-streamed press event AMD unveiled Puma, its new third-generation mobile platform. Puma is based on AMD's Griffin processor the official name for this is Turion Ultra and the RS780M chipset. All Puma based products will be based on this hardware, along with a WiFi adaptor and...
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Intel and AMD finalizing new notebook technology
- Within the next couple of months, both Intel and AMD will be releasing new notebook platforms. Here's what we know so far. Details of Intel's new platform, called Montevina and due in June, have been slowly leaking out for months. But Daily Tech has filled in a...
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- AMD Phenom triple-core coming soon
- AMD's triple-core Phenom processors should be arriving soon. The company said last month that shipping the new Phenom 8000 series--along with fixing the problem plaguing its Barcelona server and desktop chips, and releasing a low-power version of Phenom--were its top priorities this quarter. According to a report at DigiTimes, AMD...
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceship
- Virgin Galactic on Wednesday unveiled designs for SpaceShipTwo and the WhiteKnightTwo, two vehicles that are designed to usher in private spaceflight. The technology behind the system will have an open architecture "like Linux," said officials. In an event at the American Museum at Natural History in New...
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
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