AMD reported revenue for the second quarter of 2009 of $1.184 billion. Second quarter 2009 revenue was flat compared to the first quarter of 2009 and decreased 13 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008. In the second quarter of 2009, AMD reported a net loss attributable to AMD common stockholders of $330 million or $0.49 per share, which includes the net favorable impact of $86 million, or $0.13 per share, primarily from the sale of inventory written-down in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008. AMDs operating loss was $249 million.

The AMD Product Company successfully executed its product and technology roadmaps in the first half of the year, including introducing the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor months ahead of schedule. While we increased cash, exceeded our revenue plan and reduced operating expenses in the second quarter, gross margin was disappointing, said Dirk Meyer, AMD president and CEO. New platform, microprocessor and graphics introductions planned for the second half of 2009 position us well to improve margins and meet our financial goals for the year.

Kingston Technology Company today announced it is giving away 10 tickets (worth $125 each U.S.) to Blizzcon, the two-day celebration of games including World of Warcraft, Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo, from Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

There is no cost to enter, and contestants may register at http://www.kingston.com/blizzcon. The contest is open to U.S. residents only. Blizzcon runs August 21-22, 2009, at the convention center in Anaheim, Calif. Kingston will be on-hand to demo the latest products in the HyperX memory line as well as give away other prizes in Hall C.

You know, we think this is a great idea, but we can’t figure out why Sony hasn’t done this from the get-go. If you’ll recall, Sony sold legions of PlayStation 2 consoles by it having a DVD player built in. The pitch went something like “Buy a PS2, get a DVD player!” At the time, it worked wonderfully. For whatever reason, Sony didn’t really go out of its way to market the Blu-ray aspect of the PS3 in the same way, or at least not to the majority of consumers. The high price tag made the inclusion of Blu-ray

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If recent technology news is any indication, Samsung has taken the concept of spending innovating one’s way out of a recession and is running with the ball for all it’s worth. We discussed the company’s plans to move ahead with 450mm wafer production a few days ago; news today indicates the electronics manufacturer will invest $790 million into upgrading its DRAM production facilities in the second half of this year. Samsung believes the shift to a smaller process technology will improve production productivity

Just a day after AMD recorded a rather lackluster quarter, the company has found a reason to smile anyway. Today, the company shipped its 500 millionth x86 processor, which is absolutely a milestone to celebrate. In fact, the company just turned 40, so having this happen right around its 40th birthday is just icing on the cake.Currently, Advanced Micro Devices is still playing second-fiddle to Intel in the mainstream market, but the company’s on-time delivery of its Istanbul chips and the newfound surge provided

Corsair today re-introduced the popular Dominator GT line of memory modules. These modules had been removed from the market due to unacceptable failure levels of the Elpida Hyper components with which the modules are constructed. The Dominator GT memory kits are being re-introduced with updated part numbers, and will be available within one to two weeks. All Dominator GT modules are black with red fins, and include the Airflow cooling fan as seen below.

The issue with the Hyper RAMs was discovered with the help of the enthusiast community, and we worked closely with them to solve it, stated John Beekley, VP of Applications Engineering at Corsair. Our lab was able to correlate the failures to specific batches of early material, we worked very closely with Elpida to determine the root cause of the issue and to define the associated corrective actions to take. We are confident that every GT module using the Elpida Hyper IC Corsair ships from today will meet our strict quality and reliability standard.

This week is earnings week for a slew of technology outfits, and there’s one in particular that Wall Street was waiting for: Apple. During what’s likely the worst recession since the Great Depression, analysts and consumers alike were eager to hear how the tech world’s darling made out in the quarter ending June 27th. Needless to say, Apple blew away any and all expectations.With the market on a rebound and morale heading north, Apple added fuel to the good-news fire with its fiscal 2009 third quarter earnings.

Data analysis firm IDC has released sales and shipment figures for the PC industry in Q2 2009. It’s a glass half-full/half-empty sort of report; the PC industry shrank 3.1 percent in Q2 2009 compared to Q2 2008, but that 3.1 percent dip was just half of the 6.3 percent contraction IDC initially predicted. IDC attributes the difference to “a PC market which has seen the computing experience evolve to be more personal, portable, and cost-oriented rather than performance-driven. Portable PCs continue to be the

AMD announced its Q2 2009 results (PDF) today with figures that dashed any hope that the company might have found a rabbit hiding in its hat. AMD reported a loss of 49 cents a share ($330 million), after including some $86 million in revenue the company made selling inventory it wrote off back in the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales were down 13 percent year-on-year, but the microprocessor manufacturer designer managed to trim both its operating loss (down $49 million compared to Q1, to $249 million) and its net