Having fun with Google MapsGL
Have you roamed the earth with Google Maps lately? “Hey, I can see my house from here!” 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
Groovy Candy Coated Notebooks
I was recently in Milan and while I just missed Fashion Week by a few days, I have to say, wow, the 70’s are back and back big. (Say YES to flare jeans!) Not only are we witnessing this 70’s … Continue reading
Honoring Innovation with the First-Ever AMD VISIONary of the Year Awards
AMD is taking VISION to new heights with the first ever VISIONary of the Year Awards. Not only does your vote help promote further innovation throughout the country, but also qualifies you for great prizes as well! Continue reading
Top Ten Reasons I Heart APU
It began at CES in Las Vegas, then to Taipei and Singapore, now Bangalore and Sydney, soon Hong Kong and Beijing, and finally Europe. Continue reading
A Supercomputer in Your Notebook
It’s smaller than 12”, it’s less than $500, and it offers up to 10 hours of battery life – it’s a supercomputer in your notebook! Leslie Sobon shows off the HP Pavilion dm1 powered by AMD Fusion at CES 2011 and chats with HP CTO Phil McKinney about the future of PCs and computing. Continue reading
AMD Fusion delivers the “Trinity for Power”
In lowering the power consumption of our APUs,AMD provides what we call the “trinity” of low power consumption, extended battery life and improved thermals. Each is a facet of our lower power consumption but each delivering a separate and tangible benefit. Continue reading
CES Roadtrip with the HP Pavilion dm1
Hi there, my name is Darren and I’m a nerd. I also happen to be invading your fine blog premises from HP’s thenextbench.com where they call me, “Blogger-in-Chief.” Nice to meet you! The AMD gang was kind enough to give a bit of Intertube bandwidth so that I can share with you a recent trip I undertook in the name of work. Continue reading
Who Needs Four Cores and Discrete Graphics in a Notebook? Part 2
In my last blog, I took the Acer 7551G-5821 through some of my everyday usage and found that it was definitely capable of handling and gave a very responsive experience. So what happens when I take that same system and put it to the test with some more difficult tasks? Continue reading
Who Needs Four Cores and Discrete Graphics in a Notebook? Part 1
I’m taking a look at the VISION Ultimate technology-based Acer 7551G in this blog post. AMD Phenom™ II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N930, ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 5650 discrete graphics, a 17.3” display… This should be fun! Continue reading
