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• Intel's Romley products could put crimp in competition

  By Jon Gold | 06 March, 2012 10:30

  The upcoming launch of products powered by Intel's new Romley platform could make waves in the server sector, according to experts.

• PRODUCTS ROUND-UP: The latest from Logitech, WatchGuard, Sophos, LifeSize, and AMD

  By Nermin Bajric | 03 February, 2012 15:36

  The latest from Logitech, WatchGuard, Sophos, LifeSize, and AMD

• AMD targets Ultrabooks, shows 18mm Trinity Notebook

  By Melanie Pinola | 04 February, 2012 04:56

  AMD is preparing a super-thin laptop that could give Intel-based Ultrabooks a run for their money, with reportedly better graphics performance and battery life. The 18mm-thick reference laptop, which AMD showed at its recent financial analyst day, was built by Compal and showcases AMD’s next-generation Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), codenamed Trinity, which is due later this year.

• AMD Ultrathin Laptops to Take on Intel-Based Ultrabooks?

  By Melanie Pinola | 12 December, 2011 15:30

  AMD is purportedly working on its own category of slimmed-down laptops as competition for Intel's Ultrabooks and the hugely successful Apple MacBook Air. While that might not be a big surprise to anyone (every computer manufacturer these days seems to be latching onto the thinner and lighter trend), it's interesting that sources say these ultrathin laptops with AMD processors may appear as early as next month.

• AMD launches Opteron processors for virtualisation and Cloud computing

  By Spandas Lui | 07 December, 2011 07:43

  The chip vendor claims it has released the world's first 16 core x86 CPU will increase scalability for virtualisation

• AMD launches Opteron processors for virtualisation and cloud computing

  By Spandas Lui | 06 December, 2011 16:41

  The chip vendor claims it has released the world's first 16 core x86 CPU will increase scalability for virtualisation.

• AMD's Bulldozer disappoints: Why that's good news

  By Bruce Gain | 15 October, 2011 08:48

  AMD's latest-and-greatest chip may lag slightly behind Intel's competing Core i5, as initial PCWorld performance-testing indicates. But these disappointing results hide benefits that AMD's "Bulldozer" FX CPU will likely offer, especially for cost-conscious small businesses.

• IN SHORT: Top industry news from AMD, Laserfiche, Eaton and Sage

  By Nermin Bajric | 06 September, 2011 10:41

  Chip vendor, AMD, has updated its C and E series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for notebooks, ultrathins, netbooks and desktop PCs.

• AMD names Read as president and chief executive officer

  By Hafizah Osman | 29 August, 2011 16:06

  Chip vendor, AMD, has appointed Rory Read as its president and chief executive officer. Read has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

• Latest Spy Kids film harnesses AMD technology

  By Hafizah Osman | 25 August, 2011 17:33

  The next film in the Spy Kids franchise will deliver high-visual 3D effects through the use of technology from AMD.

• AMD launches Fusion A-series for mainstream market

  By Spandas Lui | 27 July, 2011 10:46

  AMD has introduced its mainstream processors, the Fusion A-series, as part of its accelerated processing unit (APU) range which the vendor claims will revolutionise the computers industry.

• REVIEW: Samsung Notebook Series 9 - a 13.3-inch ultraportable that you'll fall in love with

  By Elias Plastiras | 16 May, 2011 14:42

  The Samsung Series 9 notebook is one of the thinnest and lightest 13.3-inch notebooks on the Australian market to feature a Second Generation Intel Core i5 CPU. It's beautifully designed and crafted and it feels very comfortable to use, whether you're typing at a desk or on your lap. With a price tag of $2499, it's not cheap, but it's definitely worth it if you want superb mobility and build quality as well as very decent performance for office and multimedia tasks.

• Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook

  By Yardena Arar | 23 March, 2011 08:17

  The Acer Aspire One 522 (model BZ897) delivers a good, classic netbook for a very reasonable price ($330 as of March 18, 2011). Petite and slim with a handsome 10.1-inch widescreen LED-backlit display, a 250GB hard drive, an integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam, and a multitouch touchpad, this portable does a solid job with multimedia and boasts pretty good battery life: nearly 7 hours in our tests using the provided 6-cell battery.

• Hot rumour: Dell tipped to buy AMD?

  By ARN Staff | 16 February, 2011 14:57

  Rumours are circulating that AMD is sporting a ‘for sale’ sign and Dell could be the interested buyer of the $US6 billion chip giant.

• AMD handily beats fourth-quarter estimates

  By Dan Nystedt | 24 January, 2011 07:59

  Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Thursday reported net profit for the fourth quarter that beat forecasts, due mainly to income from a patent license and a legal settlement with Samsung.