Bryan Gardiner

Former CEO and president of ATI, Dave Orton, announced on Tuesday he will be leaving Advanced Micro Devices at the end of the month. Orton helped oversee his companys merger last year with AMD, and up until now held the post of executive VP at AMD. According to an AMD statement released on Tuesday, his […]

As with last Aprils reductions, cuts on July 9 were applied to the companys dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors, all of which now fall in the sub-$200 range, as well as the Athlon 64 FX-70 series. For instance, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, AMDs top-of-the-line model, now retails for $178 with the lower-end 4200+ and […]

Intel and Google formally announced an expansive new environmental initiative on June 12, which aims to both promote and usher in the adoption of energy-efficient computers, components and power management tools. /zimages/6/28571.gifTo read about IBMs move to make its data centers more energy-efficient, click here. During a press conference at Google headquarters, Urs Hölzle, senior […]

Companies including Dell, Microsoft, and Intel announced on May 30 the formation of a new group to promote the adoption of nonvolatile memory, or NAND flash, in PC storage applications. The NVMHCI (Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface) Working Group, as its being called, will be chaired by Intel and will provide a standard software programming […]

Xerox said on Wednesday that its scientists have perfected a new method for printing hidden fluorescent wording using standard digital printing equipment. According to the company, the discovery paves the way for customers and businesses alike to add an additional layer of security to commonly printed materials such as checks, tickets, coupons, and other high-value […]

Intel announced May 22 a new joint partnership with STMicroelectronics. The two companies, along with private equity firm Francisco Partners, will form a new Switzerland-based flash company, according to Intel. The deal is expected to be finalized later in 2007, with the new yet-to-be-named company producing flash memory for consumer and industrial devices like cell […]

Hewlett-Packard filed a second lawsuit against Taiwan-based PC manufacturer Acer in an East District court in Texas last week, this time over patents related to heat management, power savings, data flow regulation and picture quality. As with its previous suit, HP is claiming that Acer, along with a U.S. subsidiary, knowingly infringed on various PC-related […]

Advanced Micro Devices reported dramatic losses in first quarter revenues, which executives called unacceptable. AMD also delivered a rough draft of a restructuring plan that will return the company to its former status, executives said. AMD recorded operating and net losses of $504 and $611 million, respectively, or $1.11 per share. AMD recorded revenue of […]

According to a recent study released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL), enterprise data center servers—including the mega-computers that power the Internet and those used to house financial institution customer data—consumed approximately 123 billion kilowatt-hours of power worldwide in 2005. The portion of power attributed to the memory modules used in those servers is […]

On almost all fronts, its been a tough year so far for Advanced Micro Devices. The fierce competition between the chip maker, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., and its rival, Intel, continues to take its toll on the company, with AMDs revenues slipping sharply quarter over quarter due to lower unit sales—especially in the resale channel. […]