AMD has released a special limited edition processor designed for heavy overclocking. The Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR chips will support higher voltages and perform at higher frequencies.

Pair to collaborate on new lithography processes.

Backers still have high hopes for platform.

Chip giant unveils new processors as Dell and HP launch quad-core PCs andservers.

M18 chips aimed at multimedia mobile phones.

6-core server chip unveiled.

Big Blue begins mass production of 65nm version of Cell processor.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Company outlines upcoming chips and platforms due to be unveiled at IDF.

Companies go to court over nVidia's ability to produce chipsets for Intel's Nehalem platform.

Intel is revealing new details on its forthcoming Larrabee chip. The new graphics processor is Intel's foray into the high-end graphics market currently dominated by nVidia and ATI..

Big Blue looks into new method of writing data.

Chip giant accused of violating antitrust laws.

Arizona plant to produce 45nm chips.

Company readies Phenom processors to compete with Intel's latest offerings.

Big Blue promises faster high-end processors.

New MacBook Pro models touted as 39 per cent faster.

Rivals in partnership.

Draft for Mobile Trusted Module specification would protect data, preventtampering.

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.