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AMD To Power The Governing Body Of World Motorsport
Subject: General Tech | September 3, 2005 - 07:09 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- September 2, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will become the Official Technology Partner of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the international non-profit organization concerned with automotive, motoring and mobility issues and the governing body of world motor sport.
AMD Comments on Intel's Answer to AMD's U.S. Federal District Court Antitrust Complaint
Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:16 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Sept. 1, 2005 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) released the following statement today regarding Intel Corporation's answer to AMD's complaint filed in U.S. federal district court in the district of Delaware on June 27, 2005, which asserts that Intel committed illegal antitrust violations to exclude competition.
"Intel's response is not surprising considering what they are trying to hide, but the facts of illegal monopoly abuse are clear and undeniable," said Thomas M.
Intel Files Response To AMD Complaint
Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:07 PM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005 - Intel Corporation today filed its response to a lawsuit recently initiated by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) regarding Intel's business practices. In the response, Intel refutes AMD's claims and states that its business practices are both fair and lawful.
Intel Donates $1 Million To American Red Cross In Support Of Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effor
Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:04 PM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005 - Intel Corporation's philanthropic arm, the Intel Foundation, announced today that it will make a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. The Foundation will also match dollar-for-dollar employee contributions in support of the relief effort during September.
Intel Sees More 'Aware' Technologies That Can Adapt To People In The Next Decade
Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 08:51 PM | Joe White
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 25, 2005 - Intel Corporation today outlined long-term research to make electronic products smarter, safer and capable of adapting to the way people use them around the world. These "user-aware" platform technologies could be used to build systems that intuitively respond to people and their ever-changing needs.
Unwired Australia To Receive Aud$37 Million Investment From Intel Capital
Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 06:50 PM | Joe White
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SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 24, 2005 — Unwired Australia, a wireless broadband carrier, and Intel Corporation announced today that Intel Capital has agreed to invest in secured convertible notes issued by Unwired with a face value of AUD$37 million (approximately US$27.9 million at present exchange rates). The investment is part of the companies' efforts to advance the deployment of WiMAX networks.
Technology Innovation Accelerated Award Winners Announced
Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 06:49 PM | Joe White
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 25, 2005 - Lenovo's demonstration of its ThinkPad* X41 Tablet captured top honors at the inaugural Technology Innovation Accelerated Awards held at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
Feel like Trying Windows XP 64-bit?
Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 12:30 AM | Ryan Shrout
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The fine folks over at VIAArena have put together an article that that outlines their experiences using the new Windows XP x64 Edition OS.
After installing Avast I transferred my emails that I had saved from my previous system, into Microsoft Outlook Express. Microsoft Outlook Express comes bundled with WinXP x64. I always run spell check before I send an email. But as soon as I hit spell check, I received an error message… Error. Spell Check could not run.
More Intel Press Releases
Subject: General Tech | August 24, 2005 - 07:33 PM | Joe White
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Intel Press Releases
Subject: General Tech | August 24, 2005 - 06:26 AM | Joe White
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- Dust Storms, (Real) Bugs, Intermittent Electricity Or No Phone Lines? Intel Says 'No Problem'
- Innovation In Mobility, Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband To Drive Opportunity
- Cisco and Intel Collaborate to Improve Wireless and Security Solutions for Businesses
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug.
Intel CEO Outlines New Platform Directions
Subject: General Tech | August 23, 2005 - 03:57 PM | Joe White
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 23, 2005 - Noting that high-tech companies are growing again as a result of delivering exciting new products, Intel Corporation CEO and President Paul S. Otellini said the industry is on a new "performance per watt" course that will deliver powerful Intel-based computers that are increasingly smaller, sleeker and more energy-efficient.
AMD Press Releases
Subject: General Tech | August 20, 2005 - 10:13 PM | Joe White
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Intel Press Releases
Subject: General Tech | August 20, 2005 - 10:02 PM | Joe White
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Xbox 360 Pricing Revealed
Subject: General Tech | August 17, 2005 - 04:15 PM | Ryan Shrout
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This link from Mercurty News has been floating around that points to the official pricing of the upcoming Xbox 360 console. MS even has the official PR on their website.
The company will sell a high-end Xbox 360 model that will come with a standard 20-gigabyte hard disk drive for $399.
AMD Announces Official Technology Alliance With "Austin City Limits"...
Subject: General Tech | July 8, 2005 - 06:43 AM | Joe White
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AUSTIN, TEXAS -- July 7, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it is an official technology partner and sponsor of 'Austin City Limits' public television program, America's longest running live music television broadcast which airs nationally on more than 300 PBS stations every week. AMD is also announcing it is co-sponsoring the Austin City Limits Music Festival, an annual three-day music festival that is one of America's favorite outdoor live music events, attracting an estimated 65,000 attendees per day.
Intel and Corning Enter Joint Development Agreement
Subject: General Tech | July 6, 2005 - 05:21 PM | Joe White
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CORNING, N.Y., July 6, 2005 — Intel Corporation and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) have entered into an agreement to develop ultra low thermal expansion ULE® glass photomask substrates required for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. These substrates are needed to develop low defect EUV photomasks to enable 32nm node high-volume production using EUV lithography.
Intel And Revelations Drive New Online Film Distribution Models
Subject: General Tech | July 6, 2005 - 05:21 PM | Joe White
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SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 6, 2005 — Revelations Entertainment and Intel Corporation today announced the formation of a new digital entertainment company focused on distributing premium movies directly to consumers over the Internet, connecting filmmakers to film fans worldwide.
Nine major firms agree to AMD discovery requests
Subject: General Tech | July 2, 2005 - 06:30 PM | Joe White
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AMD takes the next step in its lawsuit by sending out discovery requests to companies asking for their cooperation. 9 companies so far have agreed to cooperate. Stop by The Inquirer to read the full article.
Fourteen of the companies have already responded and nine have said they will work with AMD. Best Buy agreed to comply without limitations. Toshiba acknowledged receipt and refused to negotiate.
Press Releases
Subject: General Tech | June 30, 2005 - 07:53 PM | Joe White
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Sorry for the delay everyone. Been pretty crazy on my end with work and the new version of vBulletin currently in beta.
Here are some press releases from AMD and Intel that have built up in my inbox. One that is of particular note, and interest, is AMD's antitrust complaint against Intel. I'm sure many of us are anxious to see what comes of this. I'll do what I can to get developements of this up as soon as possible.
Hardware Discussion: Xbox 360 and Sony PS3
Subject: General Tech | June 24, 2005 - 09:04 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Anandtech has a published an article that goes into some detail comparing the Sony PS3 and the Xbox 360's hardware specifications including the CPU and GPU.
On a purely hardware level, ATI's Xbox 360 GPU (codenamed Xenos) is quite interesting. The part itself is made up of two physically distinct silicon ICs. One IC is the GPU itself, which houses all the shader hardware and most of the processing power.