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Intel’s New CEO Vows Rapid Growth in Mobile Market
Intel Corp.’s new chief executive vowed Thursday to rapidly grow the company’s presence in the tablet and smartphone markets at a shareholder meeting that formalized a major management shift for the Silicon Valley chip giant.News Byte
AMD Shares Crash on Goldman Sachs Downgrade
Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices have fallen by more than 13 percent today following word of a downgrade to “sell” by Goldman Sachs analyst James Covello. With sales of PCs slowing to rates not seen since records have been kept, the outlook for AMD, Covello argues, despite winning supply contracts from both Microsoft and Sony in forthcoming gaming systems, doesn’t justify its recent rise to as high as $4.40 a share. AMD was trading at $3.80 a share, down 59 cents with 30 minutes to go in the session.Voices
Nvidia Q1 Profit Rises 29 Percent as Revenue, Margins Strengthen
However, the company’s projected revenue for the current quarter was below expectations.Samsung Galaxy S4 Costs $237 to Build, Teardown Analysis Shows
Samsung buys a lot of components from itself.Intel Unveils New Low-Power Mobile Chip Designs
Rushing to catch up in mobile, Intel aims to bring its “Silvermont” technology to smartphones and tablets.Intel’s New CEO and President Pitched Board as a Team
With this board of directors, two turn out to be better than one.Brian Krzanich Wins Intel’s Predictable CEO Horse Race
Name an outsider? Not so much.Voices
AMD Spikes 14 Percent: Rumors of Intel Buy, Acer Laptops, Xbox
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices just had a big pop in heavy volume, lifting off of earlier gains and rising 40 cents, or over 14 percent, to $3.22, and as high as $3.28 just before that.Voices




