Kudos to iPhone 3GS on Battery Life Disclosure
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 2:02 pm
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Loading ...The new iPhone 3GS is capturing the attention of press, bloggers, and most importantly, consumers. While I get my work jollies from my BlackBerry Bold and portable PMP fun from my iPod Touch, I also must give the iPhone 3GS credit in one dimension that’s not getting a lot of attention: consumer battery life information. …
Read MoreMobileMark 2007, the Apps, and your Notebook
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 11:08 am
Last week I presented you with some facts, thoughts and opinions about notebook screen brightness settings required in the industry’s de-facto standard battery life benchmark, MobileMark 2007 (MM07). Now I would like to explore how closely MM07’s application selection and activity distribution reflects consumer usage and purchase patterns. Like that last blog, I will provide …
Read MoreMobileMark 2007, 60 nits, One Nit-Picker and You
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 3:19 pm
As we have already discussed here, here, and here, the current de-facto standard to measure notebook battery life in consumer marketing materials is MobileMark ® 2007 (MMO7). One thing I want to help educate on are the basic facts behind the notebook brightness settings recommended by MM07 and compare that to my home electronics and …
Read MoreTruth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 9:46 am
(21 votes, average: 4.10 out of 5)Craning my head to peer over the giant wave of debate and dialogue washing across the tech landscape with last week’s antitrust ruling against Intel in Europe, I thought it might be helpful to reiterate what AMD seeks in the wake of this third straight antitrust ruling against Intel. Simply stated:
We want the truth, the …
Are You Being Duped by the Intel Innovation Spin?
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 9:29 am
The EU ruling against Intel was an exciting day for consumers and the entire technology ecosystem. For my part, I spent the day giving press interviews and interacting with the Community over Facebook, Twitter and various tech site boards. Based on all these conversations, there was one common thread I feel I must address and …
Read MoreEU Decision and the Secret Sauce in Innovation
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 12:32 pm
I’m still coming to terms with today’s news from Brussels. Wow. I encourage you to read Nigel’s assessment which details how the fallout from Intel’s third straight conviction by government watchdogs comes down to three issues: price, innovation and choice. If you love technology and what it can do for people the way I do, …
Read MoreDoes only AMD love the HP Pavilion dv2?
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 8:43 am
AMD is excited about the HP Pavilion dv2 powered by AMD “Yukon” platform, as evidenced by many of our communications. Obviously HP is excited, as it’s their baby. On the blog front, Nigel, Casey, and I have written accounts of our personal HP dv2 experiences. But, is this just an AMD love affair with …
Read MoreAMD: 40 Years of “Just Doing it”
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 10:30 pm
AMD celebrates its 40th anniversary May 1st and I want to provide my thoughts and perspective. Yes, I am a proud AMD employee, so this blog is biased in that I am personally invested in AMD’s future success and its history. To me AMD means a lot of things, but the best way I can …
Read MoreHP dv2: Can you Really Combine Sophistication, Simplicity and Value in an Ultrathin?
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 1:15 pm
Can an ultrathin notebook be sophisticated, simple, and not cost an arm and a leg? After using the new HP Pavilion dv2 for a few months, I would say, “yes”. Since I did my first blog on it back in January I even found some new tricks with the HP dv2. I was also amazed …
Read MoreWhy Your Notebook Battery Life Never Quite Seems Equal to the Claims
Posted by Patrick Moorhead at 4:52 pm
Do you ever feel like the actual battery life on your notebook never quite equals the information that appears in promotional material? For example, you may see “up to five hours,” but actually get about half that. Well, you aren’t alone. I hear it all the time, and if you do a quick Twitter search …
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