Have you roamed the earth with Google Maps lately? “Hey, I can see my house from here!” Continue reading
iOS 5 Trying Hard to be a Desktop OS?
During Apple WWDC I was really amazed at just how many new features were added into iOS 5 and just how few new features were added to Lion. To boot, many of the iOS features seemed like desktop features and the new Lion features appeared to make it look more like iOS. Let’s take a look. Continue reading
iCloud is Awesome Yet Incomplete
After its release to developers at WWDC, the Apple iCloud is now available to all consumers today with access to iOS 5. In many ways, it is incredible that millions will have access to the consumer power of the cloud. But then again, it’s incomplete when compared to the best-in-breed cloud apps and services of today. Will that make a difference in consumer acceptance? Let’s see. Continue reading
A transformative experience: making my shaky home movies something to be proud of!
vReveal software from MotionDSP is accelerated by the AMD A-Series APU, making the video editing process that much more rewarding. The MotionDSP software specializes in cutting-edge video image processing, providing fantastic performance in terms of quality, speed, and ease of use. Continue reading
Unanswered Questions about the Amazon Kindle Fire
Amazon threw their axe into the tablet sea Wednesday with the launch of the Amazon Kindle “Fire”. On paper, the Kindle Fire seems like a killer value proposition. For $199, you get continuous computing access to 18 million books, movies, TV shows, music, newspapers, unlimited cloud content storage, and fastest web browsing. And all this at less than half the price of the Apple iPad 2. There are a few important, unanswered questions that could determine whether that deal is too good to be true. Continue reading
Why non-iPad Tablets Aren’t Selling Well is Fundamental
Is the Apple iPad the only viable tablet in the market? Can other tablet makers begin to compete? Continue reading
Android is Finally Ready for the Tablet Market
6 months. What has that given us with Android 3.2 Honeycomb? Take a look at some developments you might have missed. Continue reading
Mac OS X Lion and the Future of Computing
I’ve spent some time exploring and thinking about Apple’s new OS. Take a look at what I see as the possibilities of things this “Lion” can tame. Continue reading
Comic-Con 2011: Five Cool Things to Check Out
This is the first time AMD has been at Comic-Con in a big way – speaking on panels plus sponsoring parties and awards. Hopefully we will see you around. Maybe we can even catch lunch during the show – Stormtroopers and Jokers welcomed. Continue reading
The Revenge of Pen Computing?
The HTC Flyer is the latest in a long history of pen computing devices. It may be mightier than the sword, but can the pen ever really work as a compute input device? Continue reading
