Compal Trinity ODM reference design eyes-on

Here at its AMD’s Financial Analyst day, the company had a little demo area which is where we spotted this little number — an ODM reference unit from Compal stuffed with the company’s upcoming Trinity APU. Serving as a proof-of-concept, what you’re …

Zalman reportedly entering the graphics card market, merging GPUs with cooling solutions

Recently leaked slides suggest Korean computer outfit Zalman will soon jump into the ever-expanding graphics card market, initially partnering with AMD on its Radeon series. Known best for its quiet computing technologies, the company’s move to in…

Microsoft incentivizing chipmakers and tablet manufacturers to form ‘sole alliances’? (updated)

A trio of sources speaking to Bloomberg have seemingly shed light on Acer’s concerns with Microsoft’s new tablet strategy. Seems that the boys beneath Ballmer hope to speed delivery of the company’s new tablet OS by limiting variations. To accomplish t…

AMD ships five million Fusion chips, says it’s sold out

Sounds like Notbooks are making a dent: AMD says it’s shipped five million Fusion processors since the architecture’s debut, according to a report at CNET. In January, the company said the hybrid CPU / GPU chips had momentum, and as of last month it…