AMD’s newest CPU is perhaps the worst kept secret in the industry. The company telegraphed the microarchitecture seemingly years ago but garnered much attention. That’s no surprise as the chip codenamed “Bulldozer” is considered AMD’s first true redesign of a chip since the original Athlon 64. Truth be told, there’s also a lot hanging on new chip as many are wondering if AMD still has any mojo to go toe to toe with Intel’s processors. To find out, hit the jump.
There's long been a market for mobile devices, but never like it is now, and not anything like it will be by the time the year 2016 rolls around. According to market research firm Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the demand for mobile devices is growing at a crazy rate and will create a market for over two billion processors in the next five years.
Barring any last minute delays, AMD is expected to finally launch its Bulldozer processor line tomorrow, as was 
Every so often you have to clean out your closet and make room for new digs. That's exactly what Intel is doing. The Santa Clara chip maker issued Product Discontinuance notices for several processors, including two LGA 1156 processors, the Core i5 661 (3.33GHz) and Core i3 530 (2.93GHz). Intel's notice affects both boxed and OEM CPUs.
We're not sure if AMD is trying to crank the hype machine or stalling for time, but either way, company product marketing manager Adam Kozak outlines in a blog post how to "Get Your Rig Ready for the AMD FX Processor." It's intended for do-it-yourself builders anxious to make the jump to AMD's next generation microarchitecture, and it starts with choosing the right motherboard.
Back in August, Advanced Micro Devices launched a couple of new E-series accelerated processing units (APUs), namely the E-450 and E-300. The launch of the two dual-core chips effectively doubled the number of E-series APUs on the market. But, according to a report, that count will soon be halved as AMD plans to retire the first two chips in the lineup.
There's reason to be excited about the upcoming launch of Intel's Core i7 2700K processor. News of this processor's existence and eventual release were leaked to the Web just a few weeks ago, and already engineering samples have fallen into adventurous hands. One person who got their mitts on one put the chip through its paces by overclocking it to 5GHz on air.
We wouldn't be terribly upset if Intel up and decided to retire its Celeron brand, as has been 
Everyone's attention is currently fixated on handheld devices like tablets and smartphones, but at least one chip maker hasn't forgotten about netbooks and nettops. Intel has quietly come out with four new Atom processors split evenly between these two segments, including the N2600 and N2800 for netbooks, and D2500 and D2700 for nettop systems.
You're officially old school if you're still swinging a single-core CPU. AMD's Sempron chips are some of the last of a dying breed, and even though the Sunnyvale chip maker is fully invested in its E-Series and A-Series accelerated processing units (APUs) and upcoming Bulldozer architecture, the company is still planning to shuffle Sempron chips into its lineup for the foreseeable future.
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