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Summary: As costs soar, AMD spins off chip factories with Abu Dhabi investors
AMD'S SPLIT: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will now focus on designing chips and spin off a new venture focused on making them. Chip-making factories are massively expensive, and AMD can't afford to compete dollar-for-dollar with Intel Corp. on...Tags: Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Spin-offs
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Struggling AMD spins off factories
From the Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO -- For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs." Sanders meant that while many chip companies design semiconductors and...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Engineering, Intel Corp., Plant Openings, Material Science
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Game review: Fracture
Fracture Reviewed on PlayStation 3. Also available on Xbox 360. One player; up to 12 players online. Rated Teen for animated blood, mild language and violence. $59.99. ** Most people assume that a global-warming apocalypse would send the east and west...Tags: National Basketball Association, Injuries, Video Games
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New T-mobile phone competes with iPhone
So, if you stay on top of technology news, you've probably heard some of the buzz surrounding the release of the new T-Mobile smartphone that uses the Google Android operating system, scheduled for release Oct. 22. I thought I'd spend a little time...Tags: Networking, iPhone, New Products, Google Inc.
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Game review: Buzz! Quiz TV for PS3
Plot: Quiz show Platform: PlayStation 3 Cost: $59.99 Bottom line: Lacks the ability to decide game length, rounds or difficulty level, making for a sometimes repetitive experience Rating: E for Everyone Judging by the decades worth of reactions from the...Tags: Game Playing, Sony Corp., CBS Corp.
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Salisbury grad has Internet game hit
Of The Morning CallA game born in a Salisbury High School computer class is becoming one of the Internet's most popular time-wasters. ''Quadradius'' -- an online, amped-up cousin of checkers -- is the brainchild of longtime friends Jimmi Heiserman, formerly of Salisbury...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Software Industry
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Baby, it's a wired world
Say you're driving in downtown Baltimore on business, when the dishwasher in your house in Timonium goes on the fritz. The machine does a quick diagnostic check on itself, locates the problem and e-mails a repair center to request service - after...Tags: Timonium, Electrical Appliance, AT&T Corp., Internet, Sprint Nextel Corporation
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13 ways to save on TV, phone, Internet tech
It's not a good time to be throwing money at things that don't rate as necessities.
Inconveniently enough, though, the stuff of a technological lifestyle -- the hardware, the software, the services -- can add up to a large fraction of your budget. And...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Telecommunication Service, Internet, Washington Post Company, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Chip sales rose 5.5 percent in August, Semiconductor Industry Association says
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Semiconductor sales totaled $22.7 billion in August, up 5.5 percent from a year ago and 2.4 percent from the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday. The industry group said that sales for the year...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Sales, Consumer Electronics Industry, Computer Hardware
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New Sony e-book reader has built-in illumination and stylus for taking notes
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader. The PRS-700 is Sony's third model of the Reader, and will...Tags: Mass Media, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., Internet
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Gamers descend on E for All Expo
The possible meltdown of the economy didn't stop video game enthusiasts from getting their game on at the E for All Expo. Gamers lined up before the doors opened Friday at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the three-day event, which allows attendees...Tags: Game Playing, Microsoft Corp., New Products, Batman, LEGO Group
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Fixing a slow computer for free
AP Technology EditorQ. My computer has gotten slower and slower at doing basic things like booting up and running multiple programs at once. How do I improve its performance without spending any money? A: You're wise to try to fix this problem yourself, for free. There...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Game Playing, Google Inc.
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