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2nd December 2006 Archive

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  • DOJ taps Nvidia and AMD in anti-trust graphics hunt

    Let's talk GPUs

    AMD and Nvidia have been put on notice by the US Department of Justice in relation to an investigation around possible anti-trust violations by graphics chip makers. The two companies this week confirmed the receipt of subpoenas from the DOJ. They were quick to note that no specific allegations have been made thus far and …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2006, 01:07

  • AMD rocks Intel with, er, four-core demo

    We'll show you . . . in mid-2007

    In a most anti-climatic move, AMD has fought back against Intel's release of four-core processors with a demo unit. AMD this week showed off its four-core "Barcelona" version of Opteron at a company event. The chip - due out in the middle of 2007 - should show 40 to 70 per cent better performance than today's dual-core Opterons …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2006, 02:27