Monthly Archives: March 2009

Intel threatened to cut off AMD’s rights under a patent cross-licensing deal following the recent spin-off of the latter company’s chip manufacturing operations. Continue reading →

Within the next three to four years, most PC users will see their machines morph into personal supercomputers. Intel will be a winner, and Nvidia a loser. Continue reading →

Intel claims that the spin-off of Advanced Micro Devices’ chip plants breached a patent cross-licensing deal between the two rivals, and it is threatening to terminate that agreement. Continue reading →

Intel’s threat to pull its cross-licensing deal with AMD is unlikely to result in a shortage of AMD processors in the market, experts said. Continue reading →

In case you missed Monday’s big announcement, Seagate joined up with AMD and got its world-first achievement for demoing the next-generation SATA specification, SATA 6Gbps. But what does that mean for average consumers? In two words, probably zilch. Continue reading →

As the year marches on, work proceeds apace on the next big step in the Serial ATA specification. Alternately called SATA Revision (or just Rev) 3 or SATA 6Gbps, the updated specification was finalized late last year. This week at the FOSE ’09 governme… Continue reading →

The European Commission is no longer monitoring Microsoft to ensure that it complies with its antitrust ruling; and AMD closed a deal with an Abu Dhabi investment firm to spin off its manufacturing operations into a stand-alone company. Continue reading →

In case you missed Monday’s big announcement, Seagate joined up with AMD and got its world-first achievement for demoing the next-generation SATA specification, SATA 6Gbps. But what does that mean for average consumers? In two words, probably zilch. Continue reading →

As the year marches on, work proceeds apace on the next big step in the Serial ATA specification. Alternately called SATA Revision (or just Rev) 3 or SATA 6Gbps, the updated specification was finalized late last year. This week at the FOSE ’09 governme… Continue reading →

Apple today updated its consumer desktop line, refreshing the iMac and Mac mini with faster processors, more memory and storage, and more capable graphics. Continue reading →