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AMD kills the ATI brand, says users approved it

Four years ago, AMD bought out ATI, and has continued to use the brand name for graphics cards. That all ends today as AMD has announced that the ATI branding will no longer be used by the company. AMD’s announcement sees ATI chipsets keeping the same names, so the Radeon and FirePro lines will still more »

Eee PC 1000HV: finally a netbook with something different

Netbooks, while nice little computers, have become very boring. The main difference between most of them is screen size, shell design, and the company logo on the lid. Some may offer a choice between SSD and HDD or a 270 or 280 Intel Atom processor, but that’s about it. There’s finally something a bit different more »

AMD introduces its ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000

Gamers are always looking for ways to upgrade notebooks in order to serve up the best graphics and sound during game play. AMD has announced ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 4000 series graphics, their planned next generation series of notebook graphics processors. AMD says that this new processor will bring PC quality gaming technology to notebook users.

So, what type of upgrades can users expect? The processor will support Microsoft DirectX 10.1 games, longer battery life, and HD quality multimedia features. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4800 series will improve HD gaming performance with support for ATI CrossFireX technology to deliver up to one teraFLOP of performance power. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300, 4500 and 4600 also are supposed to be energy efficient.

MSI GX730 gaming notebook features a turbo button to increase CPU speed at will

“The time to experience the most shocking realism in gaming is NOW!” Yes, that’s how MSI wants us to experience with their new gaming notebook dubbed the GX730.

Its display alone via a 17-inch LCD monitor coupled with an ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphic card already sends a signal that the GX730 is out to conquer the gaming notebook market. The GX730 also features multimedia functionality with a Dolby Theater Class 5 speaker system. More after the break.

ATI reveals its monster R600 video card

Has it been a while since you bought your last video card? If you’re looking into buying a new, top of the line video card that will be antiquated in five years, ATI has a video card you should look at. When released, the OEM version of ATI’s R600 will measure a whopping 12.6 inches more »