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We caught up with Pat Moorhead of AMD and had a chat with him about the new Turion X2 chipsets and the new Hybrid Graphics technology, which allows dynamic switching between integrated and discrete graphics cards, with no restart required. The technology promises better battery life and enhanced rendering performance (although, unfortunately, not necessarily at [...]

In this segment, we look at two similarly equipped Dell notebooks to examine the benefits provided by ATI’s integrated graphics option versus the competition, and take a first-hand look at a Half-Life 2 demo run on a Puma-based reference system, in hybrid mode, utilizing both the system’s discreet and integrated graphics chips over Crossfire.

While at CES Gear Live got the opportunity to check out the AMD Smart House. The Smart House is a demonstration by AMD for all the different ways that their processors can help enhance day to day life of everyday consumers. The Mother/Father/Daughter/Sun schtick is a bit thick at times, but the potential of the [...]

We take a close look at AMD’s recently announced “Puma” notebook platform. Puma is a tightly-knit system for notebook suppliers comprising of the chipset, CPU, GPU and wireless chipset. Similar in some ways to their Spider desktop platform, Puma takes it to the next level by allowing for a hybrid integrated and discreet graphics solution. [...]

We take a few moments with AMD’s Rick Bergman, General Manager of the Graphics Processing Group, about their new Spider platforma three-tiered computing system that helps tie together and ensure compatibility between the chipset, CPU and GPU. We talk about what sort of benefits this means to the enthusiast-class consumer. We also dive into the [...]

We talk to AMD’s Marketing VP, Pat Moorhead about the Smart House “portal” they had set up at CES. They answer questions about their roadmap and provide some very cool details about their new “Black” edition, incredibly overclocker-friendly CPU.

We talk about the demographic reach of AMD and how AMD has its technology in hundreds of non-PC products.