AMD and ARM get cozy with security deal, industry group

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Chip maker AMD, holding its big software developer conference in Bellevue this week, announced a new partnership with ARM Holdings this morning that further aligns the behind-the-scenes technologies of the two companies. The partnership is viewed as an attempt to join forces against common rival Intel. Under the arrangement, AMD says it will develop a new… Read More…

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on technology, creativity, and the need for ‘a bigger gun’

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At a splashy launch event in Seattle tonight, chip-maker AMD introduced its new Accelerated Processing Units, or APUs, and brought out one of its most loyal customers to help make the pitch. The surprise guest was Robert Rodriguez, the director of such films as “Grindhouse,” “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Sin City,” and others, many of… Read More…

How it works: AMD’s new Accelerated Processing Unit

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Here’s one for the silicon geeks. At a conference in Bellevue this morning, AMD introduced its new Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Units — new types of processors, known as APUs, that combine a CPU and graphics processor on a single silicon die. Speaking to the crowd, AMD corporate fellow Phil Rogers compared current models of computer… Read More…