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AMD Q3 earnings and results were very positive; total sales reached $1.3 billion, and net income totaled $134 million. The earnings represent a 9 percent increase from Q2 2006.

A major contributor to AMD's third quarter was its Turion 64 mobile processor. Demand grew over 50 percent, and average selling prices increased. AMD's Opteron server processors also did well. AMD's chief financial officer, Robert J. Rivet, said in a statement:

“Third quarter sales increased nine percent from the prior quarter, and 32 percent year-over-year, due to strong demand for all AMD processor brands. Microprocessor unit shipments grew 18 percent sequentially as customers continued leveraging AMD’s open platform approach. Demand for AMD Turion 64 mobile processors was especially strong, resulting in record mobile processor sales and unit shipments coupled with increased average selling prices (ASPs). Record AMD Opteron processor sales resulted from continued adoption of dual core processors, record unit shipments and improved ASPs.”

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Intel to spend $300 million in Centrino Pro push

Intel's Centrino technology will be updated to Centrino Pro with the lauch of the Santa Rosa mobile platform in 1H 2007. Its launch will also come with the availability of Microsoft's Windows Vista OS. Intel will spend $300 million USD in the promotion of Centrino Pro.

Centrino Pro technology will center around the dual-core 64-bit Merom (Core 2 Duo) processor. The new Core 2 Duo lineup will be launched in Q2 2007 with T7300, T7500, and T7700 models, all of which have an 800MHz FSB and 4MB of L2 cache. The lower-end T7100 will have 2MB of L2. All of the new Meroms use Socket P and Intel 965 series chipsets.

Taiwan notebook makers commented that pairing the Santa Rosa platform with Windows Vista will bring the most efficiency to the worldwide notebook market. Acer and HP are two first-tier makers who have revamped their product design roadmaps for 2007, including ultra-small notebooks with 10.4, 12.1, and 13.3" displays. Worldwide notebook shipments in 2007 could surpass the 100 million mark, up from an estimated 80-85 million this year.

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Vista could be a notebook killer

The Inquirer is running an interesting article stating that although Windows Vista may be a battery life killer. Nathan Brookwood of Insight64 states that Windows Vista's graphical demands will suck the life out of most batteries too fast. When unplugged, many may find themselves disabling the eye candy because of the high battery drain. Brookwood points out that Vista is the first Microsoft OS that has required such large amounts of computing power.

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Averatec dual-core notebook runs for $849

The Averatec 2300 is the company's latest notebook, weighing in at a svelte 4 lbs and featuring a 12.1" display. Processing power is provided by AMD's Turion 64 X2 TL-50 (1.6GHz, 2x 256k L2 cache). Other features include a dual-layer DVD burner and 100GB hard drive.

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New Asus gaming, Lamborghini notebooks

Asus fanatics might as well start dreaming now - here are a few new Asus notebook designs. None of the below systems even have a production date, let alone an ETA for the US. The only model we will probably see this year is the Lamborghini VX1 "Golden Edition", which may come around Thanksgiving. The remaining models will most likely come next year as Santa Rosa Centrino Pro notebooks.

G1P

The Asus G1P appears to target Dell's XPS gaming notebook. There are no set specifications, but it will most likely be a 15.4" model. The W, A, S, and D keys are specially colored, an indication this notebook will be aimed at gamers. Polished and exposed carbon fiber and black anodized brushed aluminum make up some of the build materials. The G1P will come with a matching backpack and Logitech gaming mouse.

G2P

The Asus G2P is a 17"notebook based on the A7 chassis. It has the look of a high-end gaming notebook and the design is clean and simple. Given the amount of vents it has, this laptop clearly has a need to dissapate a good amount of heat so the internal components are probably quite powerful.

S7Fm

The S7Fm looks like a product of the S6F, W5F, M5N, and S5N put together. It features an 11.1" widescreen display and swiveling 1.3 megapixel camera. It does not have an internal optical drive, and could end up weighing less than 2.5 lbs.

Lamborghini VX1 Golden Edition

The "Golden Edition" Lamborghini VX1 will hit the US in the largest numbers. The coloring differentiates it from the Yonah-based Lamborghini VX1's as it features a Merom (Core 2 Duo) processor. Specifications are similar to the original VX1:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz/4MB L2/667MHz FSB)
• RAM: 2GB DDR2-667
• HDD: 160GB 5400RPM
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce Go7400VX, 128MB dedicated
• LCD: 15" SXGA+ w/ special crystal level hardness LCD cover

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