AMD Reorganizing Processors Into Three New Classes Under Visions Branding.

Athlon. Phenom. Sempron. All of these are previous naming schemes for AMD processors. But these names and future, unique names could be a thing of the past if a reported document by Xbit Labs turns out to be correct. Replacing the traditional AMD names we’ve come to know will be more basic titles based off the companies Vision trademark — Vision FX, Vision A Series, and Vision E Series.

• Vision FX: Zembezi processors in 2, 4, or 8 core configurations. “AMD Vision Black” and “AMD Vision Ultimate”

• Vision E Series: “Llano” APUs in 2 and 4 core configurations + AMD 6000 series graphics core. “AMD Vision Ultimate” and “AMD Vision Premium”

• Vision E Series: 1-2 cores + AMD 6000 series graphics core. Low end. “AMD Vision”

Brand naming isn’t nearly as important as some may claim it to be. With that said, the restructuring is certainly surprising though not entirely unexpected. What do you think of the reported new naming structure for AMD platforms and processors? It seems easy enough on paper. After countless years of complete nonsense from Intel’s naming structure, we’re ready to welcome AMD’s new offerings with open arms.

HP Veer To Feature Proprietary Adapter Due To Size.

In the race to become the thinnest phone, sacrifices are often made. Sometimes, it’s done with little fanfare and clever engineering. Other times however, the reduction in size comes at too great a cost. Such is our view of the HP Veer — a miniature Palm Pre/HP Pre3 of sorts. Because of the overall thin design of the veer combined with sliding keyboard, HP simply didn’t have room to cram a 3.5mm audio port and micro-USB port. The end result is nobodies favorite outcome — proprietary adapter.

While some may say it’s not a big deal to need a small adapter to hook up, the reality of the situation is that it is. Lose the adapter and you’re left having to pay for another adapter just to charge/sync your device — all things that should be handled by your standard mini/micro-USB cable.

Yes, we’re saddened a bit that HP’s miniature Veer comes with a little extra baggage. But we’re also curious — how will the new law mandating one standard charging cable (micro-USB) effect future iterations of this phone and others of similar size? At some point, the generic charging standard will have to change as phones do. Sound off in the comments…

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4G Packing HTC Thunderbolt Officially Priced In Best Buy Ad!

The 4G-packing HTC Thunderbolt has a price — $249 w/ a 2-year contract and $750 contract-free. Considering there isn’t much use for an LTE phone not on Verizon here in the U.S., we’re thinking most people will opt for the contract option. Who’s eyeing an upcoming Thunderbolt purchase?

AT&T Shaking Up LaptopConnect Plans For The Better.

Cheaper, more generous options and AT&T aren’t usually said in the same sentence. Generally speaking, AT&T has a habit of charging more for less. But an upcoming change to their LaptopConnect plans is a song of a different tune. “A well placed source” of BGR says the current $35/200MB and $60/5GB plan are being replaced with a $30/3GB and $50/5GB offerings. It’s still insanely overpriced for a pittance of data, but it’s better nonetheless. Now if only we could see some carriers be so generous as to give us *Gasps!* 10-20GB of data for an affordable price (read: ~$30-$40 per month). We can dream the increasingly impossible dream…

Look for the new changes to drop this Sunday or Monday according to the source. Anyone enticed by the new plans and pricing? Or is it still too much of the same?

First Renderings of Windows Phone 7 Nokia Phone Leaked!

Nokia and Microsoft’s new mobile partnership is less than 24 hours old in the public spotlight, and already some conceptual drawings considered to be legit are being leaked. From the images above, we can see Nokia is keeping their new hardware close to their current strengths — sleek lines and pronounced edges. But if the drawings aren’t quite hitting home for you, there’s hope yet. The renderings are far from official. There is still plenty of time for more revisions and more handsets. In the meantime, leave some comment love inside with your thoughts on how Nokia should design their upcoming WP7 hardware…

Intel To Push Ahead With MeeGo Despite Losing Nokia’s Support.

Earlier today, Nokia confirmed what many had been speculating for weeks — that they were turning their back on the aging Symbian platform and moving to greener pastures. The only thing was that no one knew exactly which pasture they would choose. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Google’s Android OS were the two top picks. Well, we all know now who they choose. But not so publicized was the real loser in this all — MeeGo.

Dubbed as the way of the future by Nokia not too long ago, MeeGo was supposed to be the Symbian replacement to bring the company back into popularity. Thus far however, few devices have even been mentioned with MeeGo in mind. Even worse, you can count on one hand how many MeeGo devices have actually shipped publicly. But to Intel, that doesn’t matter. They’re pushing ahead with MeeGo…

Nokia Goes To Seattle, Adopts Windows Phone 7.

And that’s all she wrote folks — Nokia is saying good-bye to Symbian and hello to Microsoft. At a press conference earlier this morning in London, Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced a joint venture, detailing a new plan moving forward that will see Nokia hardware running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as their sole OS. For Nokia, this is a massive move that has a huge amount of potential. The continuing sag of Nokia thus far has mainly been of outdated and lagging software (Symbian) when compared to iOS, webOS, Android, and yes, Windows Phone 7. That changes now. Nokia has made some truly stunning hardware in years past. And now combined with a modern OS, Nokia has another shot at success. We expect great things to come from this new partnership, and are literally trembling with excitement for the first round of products to hit the market.

While all the focus is on Nokia’s new fortune, Microsoft gets a massive boost too. While here in the U.S. everyone says “Nokia who?”, in Europe it’s quite a different story. Nokia still kills it over there. Microsoft just became standard to a massive customer base of people.

We’re looking forward to see what Nokia and Microsoft can produce in the months ahead.