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It looks like AMD’s Fusion APUs are starting to work their magic. According to Mercury Research figures quoted by eWeek, AMD enjoyed some fairly substantial share growth in the x86 processor market last quarter. Intel, meanwhile, saw its market share retreat below the 80% mark.

  Q2 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Intel 81.3% 81.0% 79.9% AMD 17.8% 18.2% 19.4% Via 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%

Although eWeek doesn’t say, I’m guessing these are unit share numbers. Revenue share data compiled by IHS iSuppli last month suggests AMD’s slice of x86 CPU revenue was nowhere even close to 18% in the first quarter.

Naturally, Mercury Research attributes AMD’s spurt of growth to the company’s freshly released Fusion chips.

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NEW YORK – Verizon Wireless plans to pay a $10 billion dividend early next year to its parents, Vodafone Group Plc and Verizon Communications .

Vodafone will receive $4.5 billion, or $1 billion less than the amount the British company’s chief financial officer, Andy Halford, had said he expected as recently as June 30.

Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless service, said it would make the payout based on the stake held by each parent company.

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Just Posted: Printer Primer Part 2: Print Workflow. Over the coming months we will be expanding our printing content to include reviews and technique articles. As part of that process we’re also taking the opportunity to update some of our existing content. Part 1 of our updated printer primer covered choosing a new photo printer, and Part 2 takes over where Part 1 left off. Part 2 of our printer primer – print workflow – explains how to get the most out of your new printer, whether you’re an experienced print maker or you’re dipping your toes into home printing for the first time.

After Bang-Bang Club photographer Joao Silva lost his legs to a land mine in Afghanistan in October of last year, NYTimes executive editor Bill Keller stated, “He will be missed until — as I have no doubt he will — he returns to action, cameras blazing.” Keller predicted correctly — Silva has returned to work less than a year after suffering his horrific injuries:

[...] as the Times correspondent Sabrina Tavernise rushed uphill on Wednesday to cover the closing ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, she spotted a very familiar face in the crowd. Mr. Silva, wearing a T-shirt with the exclamation “Pow!” written across the front, was already on the scene. He was smilin

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COST OF BULLYING: Laura (2nd L) and Kirk Smalley (C) weep while listening to President Barack Obama talk about their familys tragedy during a White House Conference on Bullying Prevention on March 10. (Chip Somodevilla/GETTY IMAGES ) When communication entered the cyber domain, the problems found in the adolescent social sphere followed close behind. Cyberbullying has become an increasingly popular method for kids harassing kids, as bullies can access their victims through cell phones or computers any time of the day.

The problem has reached an extent to where President Barack Obama addressed the issue directly during a March 10 speech at the White House, drawing attention to recent suicides of kids who were targets of bullying. Find more…

CIO — Like Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Apple is looking unbeatable in the wild tablet market. Will the iPad be the last man standing after the smoke clears?

It doesn’t help that tablet rivals seem to be stampeding toward an early end. Android makers have caused confusion in the market as they wrangle with competing operating systems. RIM has made the cardinal sin of launching a lackluster tablet with promises of critical features to come—and customers are still waiting. It’s pure BlackBerry PlayBook folly.

Then there’s the gunslinger, Apple. During the company’s earnings call last week, Apple showed off some downright scary iPad numbers. Apple sold 9.2 million iPads compared to 3.3 million in the same quarter last year, almost catching up to huge demand; the iPad 2, which debuted in March, had been backlogged for weeks. iPa

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Just Posted: Printer Primer part 1: Choosing a new printer. Over the coming months we will be expanding our printing content to include reviews and technique articles. As part of that process we’re also taking the opportunity to update some of our existing content. Part one of our updated printer primer replaces an earlier guide to photo printers and explains the different types of models available, the technologies they use, and how you should determine which is right for you.