AMD's first step in bringing new technology to achieve the 50x15 vision is a new device product category called the Personal Internet Communicator (PIC). The PIC is a low-cost, consumer-friendly, managed device that will put technology into the hands of first-time technology users in high-growth markets around the world, such as India, Mexico, Brazil, Russia and China.

The Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) is an affordable consumer device designed to provide managed Internet access for people in global, high-growth markets to enhance communications, entertainment and education opportunities. The PIC is an empowering connecting device – a simple and accessible platform designed to work with existing telecom dial-up or broadband infrastructure – that delivers Internet capabilities such as e-mail, downloads, Web browsing and more.

To protect system integrity and ensure trouble-free performance over time, the PIC is designed around a core set of software programs that drive basic Internet communication. These include a Microsoft^® Windows^® powered operating system and industry-standard text editor, picture/video viewer, and peripheral driver software.