AMD Helps Bring Entertainment Experiences to Life with HP; New Addition to AMD Turion(TM) 64 Mobile Technology Family Available in Powerful HP Media Center Notebook PC.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) today announced a new addition to its highly acclaimed AMD Turion A version of the Athlon 64 CPU from AMD designed for thin, lightweight laptops. The Turion 64 CPUs dissipate as little as 25 watts compared to 65 for the Athlon. Introduced in 2005, Turion enhanced AMD's line of mobile CPUs, which included the Mobile Athlon 64 for full-sized laptops and (TM) 64 mobile technology processor family with the introduction of AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44. The newest addition to this popular mobile processor family is available now in the HP Pavilion HP Pavilion may refer to:
n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is designed to address the needs of today's highly mobile consumers and business users who desire thin and light notebooks with long battery life, 64-bit computing, enhanced protection from malicious viruses(2) and leading-edge graphics and wireless solutions. E[acute accent]"The powerful and versatile AMD Turion 64 mobile technology helps HP put a world of digital entertainment at your fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ," said Chris Cloran, vice president, Mobile Division, AMD's Microprocessor Solutions Sector. "With the HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC, mobile consumers can have the flexibility to enjoy movies, photos and music virtually anytime, anywhere." E[acute accent]"AMD Turion 64 mobile technology helps us address the needs of today's discerning mobile consumers who want more performance and more digital entertainment from their notebook PCs," said Bruce Greenwood Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor. Biography Personal life Greenwood was born July 12 1956 in Noranda, Quebec , director of product marketing, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Consumer Computing for HP. "HP's media center notebooks deliver an incredible mobile digital media experience, similar even to some desktops today, and AMD enables us to offer customers a truly differentiated system based on the latest technology." E[acute accent]The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC includes Windows XP Media Center Edition See Media Center Edition. 2005, Microsoft Corp.'s operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. designed specifically for home entertainment, which makes it easy for consumers to enjoy TV, music, photos and movies with the ease of a remote control. E[acute accent]The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC also includes dual hard drives to give consumers an easy backup solution and plenty of storage for their digital content. It offers entertainment features such as HP QuickPlay(3) for playing movies or music without a full system boot; it also offers options such as HP's LightScribe(4) direct disc labeling technology for creating custom labels for CDs and DVDs, and HP UltraBrightView technology, which uses dual lamps to deliver an improved contrast ratio for viewing high-definition graphics. The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC powered by AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is now available in North America and Europe. E[acute accent]"Consumer demand for Media Center PCs is really taking off," said Dave Mendlen, director of Windows Consumer Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "AMD recognizes this and is building on their success with Media Center desktops to create another win for consumers by powering Media Center notebook PCs that enable them to enjoy their favorite digital entertainment anywhere." E[acute accent]Together with other industry leaders, AMD enables a best-in-class ecosystem of industry-standard technologies, helping PC manufacturers to deliver feature-rich systems that can satisfy the variety of ways in which people use their notebooks. AMD offers the only mobile-specific processors available today that are able to run both 32-bit and 64-bit software, providing a smart investment optimized to take advantage of the features, security and performance of 64-bit operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , including both Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. Pro X64 and the upcoming Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , the next-generation Windows operating system. Scheduled to be available for the 2006 holiday season, Windows Vista is expected to bring clarity to the world of personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. , so consumers can more safely and easily enjoy everything on their PC at home or on-the-go. E[acute accent]Availability E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44 is available immediately worldwide. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology products are now available in models ML-44, ML-42, ML-40, ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30, ML-28, MT-40, MT-37, MT-34, MT-32, MT-30 and MT-28. E[acute accent]In order to help consumers and business professionals simplify their notebook purchasing decisions, AMD Turion 64 mobile technology uses model numbers designed to provide a simple designation of both relative performance and degree of mobility within the processor family. For more information please visit www.amd.com. E[acute accent]Pricing E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44 is priced at $525 in 1,000-unit quantities. For pricing details please visit: http://www.amd.com/pricing. E[acute accent]About AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is uniquely optimized for mobility. The technology is designed to be the most advanced family of 32- and 64-bit Windows-compatible processors available for mobile PCs, enabling thinner and lighter notebooks plus compatibility with today's popular wireless and graphics solutions. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology also features award-winning AMD64 performance, readiness for 64-bit applications, advanced security with Enhanced Virus Protection Enhanced Virus Protection, often abbreviated as EVP, is a proprietary technology used by AMD which attempts to prevent malicious computer code from being executed without the user's knowledge or permission. and AMD PowerNow!(TM) technology for long battery life. E[acute accent]About AMD E[acute accent]Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com. E[acute accent]AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Turion, AMD PowerNow!, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. (1) This system requires a separately purchased 64-bit operating system and 64-bit software products to take advantage of the 64-bit processing capabilities of AMD Turion 64 mobile technology. Given the wide range of software applications available, performance of a system including a 64-bit operating system will vary. (2) Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition ) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft(R) Windows(R), Linux, and BSD Unix. Protection of the OS or applications may not be enabled by default. After properly installing the appropriate operating system release, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Consult your OS documentation for information on enabling EVP. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD and its partners strongly recommend that users continue to use third-party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy. (3) Approximately 1024MB of the hard drive is dedicated for HP QuickPlay 2.0 and will not be user accessible. (4) LightScribe creates a grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in image similar to a black and white photograph. LightScribe media required and sold separately. |
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