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    AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz late last week said he would step down from the helm of the troubled chip company, with internal staffer Dirk Meyer to take over.

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    Advanced Micro Devices says its badly needed quad-core desktop processors are on the way, and they'll arrive bearing a new name.

  • AMD touts Linux support for new chips

    Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.

  • Chipmakers angle for Linux support

    In a sign of how strategic Linux has become, AMD and Intel are angling to lure open-source programmers to their future chip designs.

  • AMD jockeys with Intel in software stakes

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    Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.

  • AMD delays Hammer for desktops

    Advanced Micro Devices has pushed out the release of its highly anticipated Hammer chip for desktops by almost a quarter, and plans to delay the release of another Athlon chip.

  • Intel's CEO chats about new chips

    Optimism was the main message from Intel CEO Craig Barrett during the company's annual analyst conference Thursday, as he and other executives introduced plans for new chips and improved chipmaking processes.

  • Intel late to the 64-bit x86 party?

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  • Negroponte's laptop plan moves closer to reality

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  • AMD introduces Socket 939 Athlon 64

    AMD's new range of Athlon 64s introduces no brand-new features, but consolidates and rationalises the chip-maker's high-end desktop options, while making it cheaper to build the fastest systems.

  • AMD vs. Intel: 10 notebooks tested

    We put two of the toughest chip makers up against each other to see which has the biggest heart for notebooks.

  • AMD going after Intel with the hammer

    Good things come in small packages, Advanced Micro Devices executives told investors Thursday at the company's annual shareholders meeting.

  • AMD plans desktop chip launch

    The new Athlon XP 3200+ processor is due in the second quarter of the year, setting up a new battle with the Pentium 4.

  • First Look: AMD's Athlon 64

    With the Athlon 64, Windows users get their own 64-bit processor. The chip delivers excellent 32-bit performance today, along with the promise of 64-bit computing tomorrow.

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