Heavens, it’s already time for another Linux kernel refresh. We’re now looking at 3.4, which is available for download now. Whereas the last version was all about green robots, this update focuses on support for the latest processors and graphics cards, including AMD’s Trinity and Radeon HD 7000-series, NVIDIA’s Kepler stack, plus the graphical component [...]

AMD just unveiled its latest processor, called Trinity. Meant for Ultrabooks, regular laptops and all-in-one designs, the new chip boasts better multimedia capabilities, at less power than the previous generation, Llano… Tweet This Post

Ivy Bridge might be the belle of the ball in laptop-land, but small and nimble will always be on the dance card, too. Despite its petite 11.6-inch 1366×768 screen and 2.6-pound frame, Acer’s newly announced Aspire One 725 can still pirouette with a dual-core C-60 AMD processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Radeon HD 6290 graphics, [...]

Lenovo’s going all-out on Ivy Bridge-based ThinkCentre pro desktop updates this evening, and the centerpiece is the smallest of the lot. The ThinkCentre M92p Tiny — yes, it’s officially nicknamed Tiny — is about as thick as a golf ball at 1… Tweet This Post

This isn’t the easiest time to be an AMD fan. The company’s eight-core FX-8150 desktop chip was widely panned on the review circuit, and then NVIDIA’s GTX 680 graphics card ran off with Radeon HD’s thunder… Tweet This Post

We’re not sure about you, but we wouldn’t call losing over half a billion dollars, “solid results.” Still, we’re not 100 percent ready to rain on AMD’s parade yet. The non-GAAP results (which disregard a pile of one-time charges and investments) turn the $590 million loss into a $92 million profit… Tweet This Post

Digital Storm gets plenty of coverage for its boutique gaming PCs and coma-inducing prices, but its latest Marauder lineup serves as proof that it’s willing to also build quality, affordable rigs for the masses… Tweet This Post

Zotac and its XBOXes — just when you think your next dorm room PC couldn’t get any smaller… it does. The latest in the stable is the long-winded Nano XS AD11 Plus, a hysterically titled small form factor PC equipped with a dual-core 1… Tweet This Post

Globalfoundries has celebrated its third anniversary by announcing that it’s agreed terms with AMD to buy out its remaining stake in the company to go it alone. Whilst Sunnyvale will remain a key customer to the chip foundry, the nuts and bolts of ownership will be wholly in the hands of ATIC… Tweet This Post

AMD’s Radeon HD 7000-series onslaught continues, with still no 28nm retort from NVIDIA. The latest offerings are the 7870 priced at $349, and the 7850 priced at $249. Both are based on the Pitcairn GPU and hog the mainstream gamer spot below the Tahiti-based 79xx cards and far above the 77xx options… Tweet This Post

AMD has faced some tough tactical decisions since it sold its handheld chip division to Qualcomm in 2008 and effectively stepped out of the smartphone business. Whistling that “No Regrets” tune, it has burrowed ever deeper into ever bigger devices, from laptops to desktops and massively multi-core servers and supercomputers… Tweet This Post

Given that superior integrated graphics was one of the key selling points of AMD’s low-power Llano desktop chips, it might seem like a strange move to offer two new Athlon-branded variants that have been stripped of their GPUs… Tweet This Post