AMD Further Reduces Chip Orders to Globalfoundries as Demand Slows

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said that it had successfully amended its wafer supply agreement (WSA) with Globalfoundries. In the second amendment of the WSA this year, AMD reduces its purchase commitments to Globalfoundries and established fixed pricing and...

Nvidia's GeForce Experience aims to streamline PC gaming

From CNET News.com: Nvidia wants its new GeForce Experience software to help gamers navigate the technical hurdles common to playing games on a computer. It's easy to see how it could become something more.

In closed beta as of today, the GeForce Experience presently offers two core...

Some Mac Production Coming to U.S. Next Year

From DailyTech: In an extensive interview with Businessweek, which was released today, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that some Mac production would be moved to the United States in 2013.

Earlier this week, a report from CNN Money revealed an iMac purchase with the label "Computer...

AMD Vows Not to Drop Microprocessor Sockets in Next Two Years

From X-bit Labs: As the rumours about Intel Corp.’s plan to abandon microprocessor sockets in the future mainstream desktop platforms emerge and then get partly denied, Advanced Micro Devices promised to continue using sockets for its chips for at least another two years. Considering...

Intel Readies Ivy Bridge Processors with 7W - 13W Power Consumption

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to enable even slimmer notebooks (ultrabooks) and business-oriented tablets, Intel Corp. will release Core i-series and Pentium-series “Ivy Bridge” processors with thermal design power of just 10W or 13W. Makers of actual computers will be able to further...

Nokia puts color first with new Lumia 620 Windows phone

From CNET News.com: Nokia announced a new lower-end Windows Phone today, the $249 Lumia 620, hoping customers will be drawn to its rounded corners and bright colors when it launches in January of 2013.

The Lumia 620 is a 3G model with a 3.8-inch screen, 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4...

HP Files Lawsuit Against Display Makers for Price-Fixing

From DailyTech: Computer maker HP has filed suit against Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Tatung Company of America seeking to recover damages because of LCD price-fixing. Both of those companies are subsidiaries of Tatung Company, a consumer electronics maker from Taiwan.

In November of...

Nokia Unloads Headquarters for $222.5M USD

From DailyTech: Nokia Oyj. (HEX:NOK1V) announced on Tuesday that it had at last located a buyer for its gleaming Finnish headquarters. Mired in financial troubles, Nokia has been selling off assets -- including some of its patents -- to help it sustain its Windows Phone 8 push as it...

Globalfoundries to Start 14nm Tests in Q1 2013 - Company

From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries, the world’s second largest contract maker of semiconductors, will start to produce test wafers using its hybrid 14nm eXtreme mobility (XM) process technology as soon as in the first or second quarter of 2014. Early adopters of the technology will be...

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