The 45-watt, X2 4850E processor from Advanced Micro Devices is designed to reduce power consumption, offering greater performance-per-watt. More on 'Cool'n Quiet' technology
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will make a quad-core chip for desktop PCs, replacing its venerable Athlon processor with the new "Phenom" design in an attempt to compete better with Intel Corp
Intel Corp. formally announced its "Merom" chip for notebooks Monday, as vendors including Dell Inc's Alienware, Gateway Inc. and Toshiba America Inc. announced new models built around the processor.
At least 40 server manufacturers announced plans to incorporate Intel Corp.'s new dual-core 64-bit Xeon 7100 processor, dubbed "Tulsa," into upcoming servers.
Sun Microsystems Inc. launched three Opteron-based servers Tuesday, positioning them as midrange servers to be used for network computing in data centers.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is hoping to take a bite out of Intel Corp.'s market share by selling energy-efficient versions of its desktop processors, the company said. This month, the company will release energy-efficient versions of three chip designs: the Athlon 64 X2 dual core and the Athlon 64 and Sempron single cores.