News (36)

  • Big Blue setback for AMD in North America

    IBM has quietly discontinued using Advanced Micro Devices' chips in PCs sold in North America, as the battle for market share between AMD and Intel intensifies.

  • Is Linux outgrowing its roots?

    Has the penguin gotten too cosy with the establishment for its own good? Or is it simply learning to live in a world in which revenue and customer lists are critical factors for success?

  • Dell opts for AMD's Opteron

    Dell has agreed to use Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip in multiprocessor servers by the end of the year, ending a long-standing policy of sticking exclusively with Intel.

  • Intel server revamp to follow AMD

    Intel is getting ready to introduce a chip communications technology that mirrors an approach central to recent successes of rival Advanced Micro Devices.

  • AMD releases dual-core server chips

    Although Intel beat AMD to the desktop dual-core market last Monday in the US, AMD has one-upped its rival and released dual-core CPUs for the server.

Features and Case Studies (14)

  • CPU roadmap: server processors

    In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.

  • IBM's anti-control freak

    Senior vice-president of IBM Linda Sanford explains why the handoff to an offshore partner should be embraced, not feared.

  • Apple-Intel: Winners and losers

    Apple's move to adopt Intel chips will inevitably result in new victors and casualities in the desktop battlefield. Here's a sample.

  • VMWare's virtual future

    VMware's leader discusses the hows and whys of the industry's move toward virtualisation.

  • Linux racks up corporate credentials

    Ahead of LinuxWorld next week, IBM and HP announce more big corporate customers for the relatively young operating system.

Reviews (29)

  • Processor battle: 10 high-end notebooks tested

    If you're looking for a high-end desktop replacement notebook, you've got a choice of processors and even a 64-bit option. Intel or AMD: whose processor reigns supreme?

  • AMD's Duron to hit 1GHz; Athlons upgraded

    Advanced Micro Devices on Monday gave its Athlon 4 and Duron chips a performance boost. AMD also announced its intent to ship a 1GHz desktop Duron later this quarter.

  • 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 talks up Opteron chip

    Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.

  • Tech Guide: Intel Prescott: the benchmarks

    Intel's new'Prescott' Pentium 4 has double the L1 and L2 cache of its 'Northwood' predecessor. An extended 31-stage pipeline accounts for the fact that the new chip is mostly slower than the CPU it replaces.

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