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Evolution, not Revolution: a look at AMD’s Bulldozer

architectures, codenamed Bulldozer and Bobcat, are AMD's first new-from-the-ground-up designs since the original Opteron, and Bulldozer in particular marks the biggest departure from existing hardware

AMD To Discontinue ATI Brand in favor of Unified Branding

Yep, the rumors are true. AMD does indeed intend to do away with the ATI name, eliminating the "ATI Radeon

Virus-Busting Chips! Why Intel Paid Billions for McAfee.

The news of Intel's very expensive McAfee purchase raises one obvious question: why is security software worth over $7 billion to a chip maker? Intel has been short on specifics, but it's becoming clear that virus-killing silicon is coming.

Your fears confirmed: “up to” broadband speeds are bogus

In reality, no one gets these speeds. That's not news to the techno-literate, of course, but a new Federal Communications Commission report (PDF) shines a probing flashlight on the issue and makes a sharp conclusion: broadband users get, on average, a mere 50 percent of that "up to" speed they had hoped to achieve.

Thieves Will Steal Your Money Using Their Boobs Instead of ATM Skimmers

Apparently a man had just finished entering his PIN into a Parisian ATM when he found himself staring at not one, but two pairs of bare breasts

Should we regulate access to your genome?

t direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing industry. The FDA felt that some of the services were marketing their products as medical tests, and therefore had to provide evidence of their efficacy