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Monday 10 March 2014
ARM to see pricing advantages against Intel in micro-server industry
With AMD ready to release an ARM-based server platform in the fourth quarter, sources from server players expect micro-server products based on the platform to have advantages in...
Friday 21 February 2014
Inventec lands smartphone orders from Sony Mobile, x86 server orders from Lenovo, says paper
Inventec has landed smartphone orders from Sony Mobile Communications as well as x86 server orders from Lenovo, according to a Chinese-language Liberty Times report.
Wednesday 19 February 2014
VIA reportedly moving x86 CPU resources to new joint venture in China
VIA Technologies is rumored to have started shifting its x86 CPU technologies and related personnel to its newly formed IC design joint venture with a China government-owned investment...
Monday 27 January 2014
Commentary: Is time ripe for Lenovo to acquire IBM x86 server business?
Lenovo has signed a definitive agreement with IBM for the acquisition of IBM's x86 server hardware and maintenance business for US$2.3 billion. It is an important step for Lenovo...
Friday 24 January 2014
Lenovo to buy IBM x86 server business for US$2.3 billion
Lenovo and IBM have entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM's x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
MEA x86 server market enjoys strong growth in 3Q13, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) x86 server market played host to significant on-year growth in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. The MEA x86 server market expanded 9.9%...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Embedded players see great potential in ARM systems
Taiwan-based embedded product makers such as Advantech, Adlink Technology, IEI Integration, Avalue Technology and Ibase Technology have started placing more resources on developing...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
IBM to invest US$1 billion to develop x86 server products over next 3 years
IBM is planning to invest US$1 billion to strengthen and improve its System x product line hoping to grab future business opportunities in the high-density server market, according...
Monday 22 July 2013
Growth for China x86 server market slows in 1Q13, says IDC
IDC has revealed that the total shipments of X86 servers in China reached nearly 286,000 units in the first quarter of 2013, indicating a mild market growth of 3.9% on year.
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
A slowdown in notebook and desktop PC purchases coupled with strong growth in smartphones and tablets knocked AMD down to fourth place in microprocessor (MPU) sales in 2012 from second,...
Friday 2 November 2012
China market: Over 310,000 x86 servers shipped in 2Q12, says IDC
There were 316,000 x86 servers shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 5.6% on year. Of the shipments, 26,700 were 4-way units, up 33% on-year,...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
AMD to bridge x86 and ARM processors for data centers
AMD has announced that it will design 64-bit ARM technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD's...
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Supply chain estimates x86 Surface Price at US$500-700 and RT below US$399
Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablets are expected to launch at the end of October with the related supply chain players estimating that the Surface RT's hardware cost is at around...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
The mobile computing revolution
Tegra 3 - developed together by Nvidia and ARM - is a brand new multi-core mobile processor with powerful 3D graphic functions for smartphones and tablet devices. Tegra 3 in conjunction...