Netbook v. Notebook – Confusion Ensues
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 10:00 am
Loading ...Vodka and water. They look the same, but taste different (or so they tell me).
Similarly, netbooks may look like notebooks, but ― as we’ve previously pointed out ― they’re not the same.
NPD released a survey last week finding that 60% of consumers who purchased a netbook thought it would have the same performance as a …
Sweet Suite
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 9:52 am
I often get asked about AMD’s commitment to the Linux® community. In fact we are very committed to Linux and the broader open source community, and some recent news speaks directly to that.
Last week we posted on our developer site a pre-release version of the x86 Open64 Compiler Suite. Targeted at high performance and parallel computing workloads, this …
AMD and the Code Name “Congo”
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 5:26 pm
AMD has taken a bit of flack recently because we referred to an upcoming laptop platform using the name of a river, “Congo”, as a code name. Some people took objection to the association ― entirely unintended ― with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As it happens, because we were moving closer …
Read MoreAMD Fusion, or up to 8X More Performance for No Extra Cost
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 12:42 pm
It’s pretty good when you get asked to do as a business project something that’s also your hobby. That’s what I was doing last weekend ― and I know that you wanted the details!
I first learned to edit video at school, maybe 30 years ago, on reel-to-reel Sony black and white video machines. The process …
“Too Stupid To Learn” and Dyslexia
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 12:55 pm
The title of this blog comes from something that was said to Thomas Edison by one of his teachers. Because he had dyslexia.
So did Winston Churchill. And George Patton.
And Richard Branson, Charles Schwab, John Chambers, Jay Leno and Tom Cruise have dyslexia, too.
So do I.
It has never stopped them, and in more than twenty …
Something for Everyone
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 1:35 pm
This is an exciting week for AMD, and more importantly for our customers and consumers. Yesterday I blogged about the launch of the industry’s only six-core processor for x86 2P, 4P and 8P solutions, the Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor. Today we’re talking about new levels of performance and improved user experiences for everyone from mainstream …
Read MoreBetter Than Ever
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 4:26 pm
While we’re still hearing generally grim news about the global economy, there’s also talk about moving past the recession ― particularly about being smart about investing now for the future. People often tout the magic of “getting more for less.” But if you’re investing in IT, one of the best ways to be smart about …
Read MoreIs this fusion? Or Fusion?
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 11:07 am
Some people have noted that our “Fusion” brand reminds them of the “fusion” code name for a piece of silicon containing both a CPU and a GPU. At the time we introduced the Fusion brand we conveyed that it was more than a name, that it was about our technology partnerships, how we engage with …
Read MoreAMD Innovation Fun Facts
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 2:09 pm
Over the last couple of weeks I have shared some fun facts about AMD’s innovation with my Twitter followers. For those who missed them – or who just want to read them again – I’ve included them here (without the edits that I needed to make them fit into 140 charaters).
Enjoy.
Fact #1
The 50 million Wii …
Who is the Victim?
Posted by Nigel Dessau at 3:21 pm
Last week I blogged at length about the implications of this week’s European Commission ruling against Intel. Since the ruling I’ve been struck how some commentators have suggested the EC is being overly restrictive or anticompetitive, while others have suggested the ruling isn’t likely to have much if any lasting change. Well, if you were …
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