20 Unusual Uses for USB

Published on June 16, 2008 to Miscellaneous

USB is here to stay, so we might as well make the most out of our USB ports. Here are 20 useful and inventive ways to take full advantage of those ports. Read more

AMD's CPUs Help Put The Magic In Lucasfilm's Special Effects

Published on May 18, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

As Chief Technology Officer of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic, Cliff Plumer is responsible for bringing together the people and computers behind the spectacular special effects we see on the big screen and in games. AMD CPUs power virtually every stationary and mobile graphics workstation and server at Lucasfim. Read more

HP Adds AMD's Turion 64 to Its Notebook Power Equation

Published on September 27, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

HP seeks to offer a sub-$1,500 notebook that is sturdy, quiet and powerful enough for office and Internet applications that run on a three-hour battery charge. Instead of relying on Intel's Centrino, does HP's first Turion 64 notebook, the Compaq nx6125, do the job? Read more

AMD: To Merge or Not To Merge?

Published on February 14, 2008 to Business & Law

The past 19 months haven't been easy for the green team from Sunnyvale. Lately, there have been persistent rumors that AMD has become an acquisition target. What's really going on? Read more

AMD Power in a Notebook: Mobile Athlon XP

Published on January 2, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

The mobile AthlonXP-1800+ and ATI's IGP320M chipset team up to form the basis for a fast notebook with lasting power - but do they really attain these goals? We test the Compaq Evo N1015v from Hewlett Packard to give you some answers. Read more