"AMD's commitment is to ensure the game-changing technologies we develop for consumers and the enterprise are also available for the vast and growing embedded market, " said Patrick Patla, corporate vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Division, AMD.

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With the recent release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server 8 beta, along with this week's launch of SQL Server 2012 and Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP, Microsoft is offering a good look at a new, common set of technologies that spans specialized devices, servers, PCs and applications.

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Every doctor visit, diagnosis, lab test, prescription will be embedded in that chip, not on a server, but the customer can download the information on a computer.

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It is really a hodgepodge of different products including server software, Visual Studio, Windows Embedded device platforms and consulting services.

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Server giant Dell is warning its customers that a handful of motherboards were shipped with embedded spyware.

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As revealed in a preview video (embedded after the break) the new "Kepler" build also lets it act as a media server, so any media stored on your Android device can be played back on other Plex clients.

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