Something AMD Has Done Well
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:32PM CDT
It's not a secret that Advanced Micro Devices has had a turbulent couple of years, particularly as its position in the already-weakening PC market has eroded and its competitive position as a second-source to Intel in the server market has been...
AMD's First-Quarter Results Are a Sign of Greater Things to Come
Mukesh Baghel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 2:05PM CDT
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices soared after the company released strong first-quarter results. AMD came up with a terrific performance, despite a weak PC market, as sales of game consoles from Sony and Microsoft boosted its sales. AMD's...
Is NVIDIA Corporation Destined for Greatness?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 12:00PM CDT
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating gains, with robust and improving financial metrics that support strong price...
Sony Updates PlayStation 4 Game Console
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 9:46AM CDT
Sony's first big software update for its PS4 device comes Wednesday, while Microsoft has some new plans for its Xbox One console.
Intel: Braswell and Cherry Trail Will Be Game-Changers
Piyush Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:15AM CDT
The tablet chip industry has become hyper-competitive in recent years. While Qualcomm commands the high-performance tablet chip segment, downmarket offerings from Allwinner and MediaTek have practically captured the sub-$150 tablet space. Now,...
Embedded Linux Yocto Project(TM) Announces AMD and Mentor Graphics as New Advisory Board Members
Marketwire - Tue Apr 29, 10:01AM CDT
The Yocto Project, a Linux Foundation Collaboration Project, today announced that AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Mentor Graphics Corporation are increasing their investments in the embedded Linux project. Both companies are becoming Gold-level members of the project and will sit on the Yocto Project Advisory Board.
Next-Generation Mobile APUs Extend AMD Performance Leadership, Add Cutting-Edge Features and Enhanced Security
Marketwire - Mon Apr 28, 11:02PM CDT
Designed to enable the best user experience on today's most popular and innovative PCs, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its 3rd-generation Mainstream and Low-Power Mobile Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). Combining category-leading compute performance(1,2) with unique features and rich user interactions, the 2014 AMD Mainstream and Low-Power Mobile APUs (formerly codenamed "Beema" and "Mullins," respectively) are the ideal choice for consumer and commercial client devices alike. These new mobile APUs feature up to four newly-designed x86 CPU cores with updated, industry-leading AMD Radeon(TM) graphics and a hardware-level data security solution based on the ARM(R) Cortex(R)-A5, all on a single, power-sipping system-on-chip (SoC). Products based on these new APUs are already announced by Lenovo and Samsung, with many more expected on-shelf in time for the 2014 back-to-school shopping season.
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Mon Apr 28, 5:13PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Intel's Bay Trail Fights AMD's Kabini: Which Has the Best Performance?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 2:21PM CDT
In the era of mobile computing, it is no longer enough to look at raw performance numbers. The name of the game is performance per watt, and it matters in just about every paradigm of computing, from the hungriest data centers to the most compact...
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc Has a Plan, But Little Else
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 1:00PM CDT
Advanced Micro Devices looks a lot more stable than it did a year ago, and its recent earnings report paints a picture of a company that has weathered the storm. Strong sales of the game consoles have given AMD a revenue boost, and operating profit...
A Rebounding AMD Is a Good Bet
Muhammad Saeed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 25, 10:59PM CDT
Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) has been showing improved performance in the last few quarters. It was dominated by Intel in the past, and the declining PC industry was not helping its cause. The company's ongoing...
Watch for Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to Approach Support at $4.13
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Apr 25, 11:43AM CDT
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) has opened bearishly below the pivot of $4.28 today and has reached the first level of support at $4.20. Should the shares continue to fall, the support pivots of $4.13 and $3.98 will be of interest.
AMD to Present at J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference
Marketwire - Thu Apr 24, 3:16PM CDT
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Units, Lisa Su will present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in Boston.
Appointments, Financial Results, Conference Schedules, Upcoming Events, and Stock Updates - Analyst Notes on Yahoo, Intel, AMD, Twitter and EMC
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 24, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1542-100free.
IBM Tackles Big Data Challenges with Open Server Innovation Model
M2 - Thu Apr 24, 2:23AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today debuted new Power Systems servers that allow data centers to manage staggering data requirements with unprecedented speed, all built on an open server platform. In a move that sharply contrasts other chip and server manufacturers' proprietary business models, IBM through the OpenPOWER Foundation, released detailed technical specifications for its POWER8 processor, inviting collaborators and competitors alike to innovate on the processor and server platform, providing a catalyst for new innovation.