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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

AMD has said that it will work with Oculus VR and Dell to drive PCs with the Oculus Ready certification (Oculus Lists VR Challenges). AMD will fit these PCs with its own Radeon GPUs. …

AMD to Cut 5% of Staff

by Tom Allen

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, AMD has revealed plans to cut its workforce by 5% – more than 480 people. Most of the layoffs will be completed by the …

Tags:AMD| Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 40

AMD & Acer Named in 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

by Bob Raikes

AMD and Acer featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America, the fourteenth consecutive appearance on the list.

Expectations were mixed for the Q2’15 workstation market, following a ‘surprisingly painful’ first quarter, said Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Stakeholders were seeking reassurance that the market was not following the downward trend of the …

AMD Carrizo Arriving

by Bob Raikes

A number of new notebooks are about to be launched based on the new AMD notebook processor (codenamed Carrizo), according to Tom’s Hardware and PCR-Online. HP will have the Pavillion 15 and 17 and …

AMD Result 20/07/2015

by Helen Vince

AMD’s second quarter net loss widened to $181 million from $36 million a year earlier, while the company’s net loss for the first six months expanded to $361 million from $56 million for the …

Tags:AMD| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 30

AMD Lowers Q2 Guidance

by Helen Vince

AMD says its second quarter turnover will be lower than previously advised and will now be approximately 8% down on the first quarter, compared with its original forecast of a 3% sequential decline. Quarterly …

Tags:AMD| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AMD FirePro Graphics Powers Virtual Reality Solution from zSpace

by Tom Allen

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that zSpace has chosen AMD FirePro™ W5170M graphics to power the new zSpace for Education enabling real world virtual reality in the classroom. Unlike other VR solutions, AMD FirePro …

Tags:AMD| Education| Virtual Reality

AMD Graphics Power zSpace VR

by Tom Allen

zSpace has chosen AMD’s Firepro W5170M graphics to power its zSpace for Education VR solution. The product uses a ‘virtual stylus’ as a means to control content on the display. zSpace has also said …

Tags:AMD| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Microsoft Rumoured to be Interested in AMD

by Helen Vince

Microsoft is rumoured to be interested in acquiring Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), in an effort to revive its chip design operations and bolster its gaming arm by developing its own console chips. Microsoft is …

Tags:AMD| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Vol 22 - Issue 27

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 27

by Tom Allen

The R9 Fury X GPU from AMD (AMD Has Big Plans for UltraHD) has been officially launched. Competing with high-end Nvidia products, the card features a factory-fitted liquid cooling system and is based on …

Freesync Debuts on Samsung’s Monitor Lineup

by Tom Allen

Samsung has launched its first UltraHD monitors with AMD’s Freesync technology: the UE590 units that we saw (briefly) at CES (No More Plasma for Samsung, But LED is New Category). Both new monitors – …