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AMD Intros Puma, Better Graphics for the Masses (video)

AMD officially announced the availability of its latest mobile platform, which promises improved graphics performance in both mainstream and high-end notebooks.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 4, 2008  | 

Dell Cuts Back on AMD Offerings

Dell AMDOnly one consumer notebook (Inspiron 1501) and one business notebook (Vostro 1000) can be configured with an AMD processor at Dell.com. If a notebook buyer wants more options, they’ll have to order by phone or go to Best Buy, Wal-mart or Staples.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on February 8, 2008  | 

HP Pavilion tx2000 Consumer Tablet Announced (video, specs)

HP Pavilion tx2000HP’s announced the Pavilion tx2000, a significant upgrade to its consumer line of tablet PCs. The tx2000 features an active digitizer for improved hand-writing recognition compared to last year’s tx1000 series. Check out the following video of the new tx2000.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 3, 2008  | 

AMD ATI TV Wonder 600 USB HDTV Tuner for Notebooks Announced

ATI TV Wonder 600 USB HDTV AMD announced the ATI TV Wonder 600 USB HDTV tuner for notebooks and desktops today. The new tuner integrates with Vista Media Center or XP Media Center to make it easy to watch and record television broadcasts on your notebook.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on July 9, 2007  | 

Toshiba Announces AMD Powered Notebooks - Satellite A215

Satellite A215Toshiba’s now selling notebooks with AMD technology for the first time since 2000. The new Satellite A215 series of 15.4-inch consumer notebooks features AMD dual-core processors and graphics, generous hard drive capacities and several multimedia features.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 27, 2007  | 

Toshiba to Offer AMD Powered Notebooks

Toshiba will offer notebooks with AMD processors for the first time since 2000. This is a major shift froa Toshiba’s all-Intel strategy. About 20% of Toshiba’s notebooks sold in North America and Europe will ship with AMD processors by the end of summer.
“Adding AMD as an innovative partner will give Toshiba an opportunity to offer [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 29, 2007  | 

AMD Puma Mobile Platform Coming in 2008

AMD NotebooksAMD’s new Puma platform will roll out in the middle of 2008, which includes AMD’s next-generation “Griffin” notebook processor and AMD RS780 mobile chipset. Puma is designed to deliver battery life, graphics and video processing enhancements and improved overall system performance for an enhanced visual experience.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 21, 2007  | 

AMD Announces 65nm AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core CPUs

AMD" AMD announces 64×2 dual-core mobile processors based on 65nm technology. The new processors will deliver superior performance and improved power management.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 3, 2007  | 

HP Announces AMD Powered Notebooks for Biz

HP announced two new business notebooks today at a presentation called The Art of Small Business. The Compaq 6715B and 6515B are the first HP Business notebooks since the launch of Microsoft’s Vista. The new line of business notebooks are exclusively widescreen.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on March 28, 2007  | 

AMD Focused on Differentiating

Bahr Mahony, director of AMD’s mobile division talks about its open-platform approach and plans for notebooks in 2007. AMD will launch an initiative with its partners to attempt to differentiate the differences of AMD’s products from Intel’s. A new cobranded logo will be used on notebooks in 2007. For example, a Fujitsu notebook he [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 9, 2007  |