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06/13/05
- French mobile win for Spansion
Spansion today announced that top French handset manufacturer, SAGEM, has developed the SAGEM myX-8 mobile phone using the Spansion S29GL512N Flash memory device - the industry's only single-chip 512Mbit NOR Flash memory device in production. Read more here
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06/11/05
- Opteron  Best of TechEd 2005 Award Winners
Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine announced the winners of the 4th annual Best of TechEd Awards at an evening ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, 2005, in Orlando The Overall Best of TechEd Award went to AMD's Opteron. "This technology sets the stage for the next generation of computing. With the recent release of its dual core 64-bit processors, this company has firmly established itself as the leader in CPU technology," said judge Mike Otey
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06/10/05
- VIA Releases DOOM 3 Benchmarking
VIA today released viavga_d3_bench, a compact DOOM 3 multiplayer map crammed with heavy geometric detail and striking lighting effects designed to test PC system performance to the full. Available from VIA Gamers Arena, the latest custom DOOM 3 map offers an ideal multiplayer environment for benchmarking high-end gaming systems, while a multiplayer demo allows for simple yet effective performance testing. hot links and news here
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06/10/05
- Official! No price change on desktop chip...
We have received today copy of the original mail sent to all European retailers saying that no price change would occurs on AMD DESKTOP CPU for the period of June & July. The mail also encourages resellers to load up like mad and does not tell if server chip Opteron is included in the list....
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06/09/05
- ULi M1697 Chipset Specification posted
M1697 is ULi’s new generation super K8 PCI Express single chipset designed for high-performance PCI Express based PC systems. The PCI Express can provide higher transmission bandwidth and simplifies PC design at reduced system costs. M1697 supports the AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 Processors including Socket 754, Socket 939 and Socket 940 CPUs. The speed of HyperTransport Bus to CPU can reach up to 2.0GT/sec. More specification here
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06/09/05
- New ATI Catalyst 5.6 drivers
ATI announces the arrival of Catalyst 5.6 which represents a number of firsts in graphics software including a real-time video preview with on-the-fly adjustments, monthly software upgrades for notebook PCs and plug-and-play HDTV connectivity.  Addressing a range of market segments and user needs, Catalyst 5.6 delivers on a commitment to offer certified software with the highest levels of stability, performance and ease of use. Read more here
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06/08/05
- New AMD Desktop Sempron Stepping
A day after the mobile version, AMD announces a new E6 stepping for  the desktop version of Sempron socket 754 starting July 30th. The E6 stepping is pin-to-pin compatible with the E3 revision and will  request a BIOS update in order to allow the ID recognition of the chip which changes from 00020FC0h to 00020FC2h. Read more here
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06/07/05
- New AMD Mobile Sempron Stepping
AMD announces a new E6 stepping for Mobile Sempron socket 754 62W and low-power mobile.(25W) starting July 15th. The E6 stepping is pin-to-pin compatible with the D revision. With this revision the processor ID is now changing from 10FC0h to 20FC2h and requires a BIOS update in order to be recognized properly. Read more here
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06/07/05
- Athlon 64 FX57 in store!
Several sources indicate that Athlon 64 FX57 is coming very very soon. The new performance kings running at 2.8GHz has 1MB of L2 cache and offers 3DNow, 3DNow ext, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 compatibility. Here are some of the most interesting links: Canadian reseller
here, Chinese resellers here and here, box photo here and more coming soon...
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06/05/05
- AMD Athlon 64 latest Utilities and Updates
A bunch of important download  for your Athlon 64 X2 including Windows 64 and Windows Server 2003 drivers are now online at AMD and most of them will greatly improve the performance of the dual-core processor while running under Windows 64. Check it out at AMD here
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05/31/05
- ATI to counter SLI with own Crossfire
ATI is introducing CrossFire platform designed to give gamers the best performance and more flexibility and game compatibility than any other multiple graphics processor platform. It combines the power of ATI’s Radeon Xpress chipsets for AMD processors, a standard Radeon graphics processor and a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card to bring massive performance and image quality to gamers. Read more about that here
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05/31/05
- AMD: Wide support for AMD Dual-Core
Following the introduction of the world's first dual-core AMD64 processors, including the first x86-based dual-core server and workstation processor, AMD  announces close alignment and support from the world's premier board manufacturers. AMD and partners have shown a sustained commitment to AMD64 technology with dual-core support for the world's highest performing x86-based 32- and 64-bit processors. Read more here
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05/31/05
- AMD officially announces Athlon 64 X2
Completing the world’s only broad dual-core client and server processor line-up, AMD today announced the immediate availability of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor. The AMD Athlon 64 X2 is poised to deliver an experience unmatched in the industry, targeting prosumer and digital media enthusiasts, as well as those who run many software applications simultaneously. These new processors, designed for desktop and desktop-replacement notebooks, shatter the hourglass icon by delivering performance improvements of up to 80 percent on select digital media and productivity applications compared to single-core AMD Athlon 64. Read more here
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