tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77219214370328487982016-03-02T07:59:22.369-08:00Computer Tutorial and IT NewsTony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-533835535765761242010-12-18T18:19:00.000-08:002010-12-18T18:29:38.869-08:00BlackBerry PlayBook landing as soon as February?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQ1ttrekjrI/AAAAAAAAAS0/jWDdoZVzv-Y/s1600/phpjb4c2Pbb-dev-con-2010-1-9_610x407_610x407.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQ1ttrekjrI/AAAAAAAAAS0/jWDdoZVzv-Y/s320/phpjb4c2Pbb-dev-con-2010-1-9_610x407_610x407.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552214547150180018" /></a><br />Research In Motion may be planning to release the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as early as late February.<br /><br />Edel Ebbs, RIM's vice president of investor relations, said yesterday in its fiscal third-quarter earnings call that "no PlayBook revenues [are] included in our Q4 guidance, and we expect the first revenue impact from PlayBook to be in RIM's first quarter." His quote comes from a call transcript published on SeekingAlpha.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />Ebbs also noted that RIM's tablet will impact the company's operating expenses on "development, marketing, and launch preparation activities" in its fiscal fourth quarter.<br /><br />RIM's fiscal fourth quarter ends on February 26, potentially giving it a small window to release the tablet at the end of that month. If not, the PlayBook will likely be released before the end of May.<br /><br />Although RIM didn't offer up an exact release date on the PlayBook, its statements during the earnings call narrow it down a bit. When the company first announced the tablet, it said that the device would be available in "early 2011" in the U.S. With its latest claims, it's safe to say January and at least early February are out.<br /><br />But RIM didn't just focus on the PlayBook's release. Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said the company is witnessing "pent-up interest in the PlayBook [that's] really overwhelming." He added, according to the transcript, that the company is "pretty flooded with content and game-type and media-type partnerships and social-solution-type partnerships" with its tablet. However, RIM still wants to cater to the enterprise with the tablet by making the PlayBook "very professional grade."<br /><br />"I think the PlayBook redefines what a tablet should do," Balsillie said during the call, according to the transcript. "I think the PlayBook sets the bar way high on performance, and you're going to see more."<br /><br />Balsillie also confirmed that the company will be showing off the PlayBook at CES in January.<br /><br /><br />Source : http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20025972-17.html#ixzz18WKL6Cl4<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-12244947051071597792010-12-18T18:05:00.000-08:002010-12-18T18:09:45.256-08:00Inside Google's Nexus SInside of Google's newest smartphone is a lot of solid, though fairly standard-issue hardware. One item on the outside of the phone raises a few eyebrows, however.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQ1o_wUBVnI/AAAAAAAAASs/QecPjvrrolo/s1600/nexus-s-samsung-battery-ifixit-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQ1o_wUBVnI/AAAAAAAAASs/QecPjvrrolo/s320/nexus-s-samsung-battery-ifixit-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552209360127612530" /></a><br />Google's spanking-new smartphone--made by Samsung and available at Best Buy--packs widely used components like a SanDisk 16GB NAND flash module and a baseband processor--used for 3G--from Infineon, according to teardown virtuoso iFixit. (Note that Intel is in the process of acquiring Infineon's wireless business unit so that would technically put Intel inside the phone.)<br /><br />The Nexus S is cut from the same cloth as the Samsung Galaxy S, boasting many of the same hardware specs, according to iFixit. Departures from the Galaxy S include NFC (Near Field Communication) support--for exchanging data between devices over very short distances--and a Super AMOLED display.<br /><br />iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, however, takes Google/Samsung to task for a feature he believes could be construed as a little misleading. "We feel the phone's curved glass is more of a gimmick than anything else," Wiens wrote in a note sent out Thursday. "Our teardown reveals that only the glass itself is curved, but that the LCD and touch screen are just as flat as any phone's. Although Google/Samsung technically doesn't lie on their site--they clearly mention a curved glass panel, not curved LCD--we still find their 'Contour Display' name a bit misleading," according to Wiens. (A CNET Review also cited this feature as a bit gimmicky.)<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />Other highlights from iFixit:<br /><br /> * Display: The Super AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display eliminates the digitizer and integrates the capacitive touch sensors into the display though the display itself is as "flat as a board, just as any other phone on the market," according to iFixit.<br /> * Processor: a S5PC110A01 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Processor based on an ARM design. 1GHz processors have become the norm for high-end smartphones, though higher-speed dual-core processors are expected next year.<br /> * Memory: Main system memory is supplied by Samsung, while the flash memory for storage is from SanDisk. The SanDisk flash uses multi-level-cell, or MLC, technology. MLC allows flash chipmakers to increase data density at a lower cost.<br /> * 3G: An Infineon 8824 XG616 X-Gold baseband processor and a Skyworks SKY77529 Tx Front-End Module for Dual-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE.<br /> * Audio: a Wolfson Microelectronics WM8994 ultra-low power audio codec.<br /> * Battery: a 1500 mAh, 3.7 V, 5.55 Watt-hour Lithium ion cell provides up to 6.7 hours of talk time on a 3G network, and up to 14 hours on a 2G network. "That's slightly higher than the 1400 mAh and 1420 mAh battery ratings of the Nexus One and iPhone 4, respectively," according to iFixit.<br /><br />And a heads up for AT&T customers. "Just a quick reminder that the Nexus S does not support the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz HSPA frequency bands required for 3G mobile data [on AT&T's network]," according to iFixit.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20025961-64.html#ixzz18WGFTMRq<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-63192346593546832012010-12-15T22:41:00.000-08:002010-12-15T22:58:18.670-08:00First Intel next-gen laptops will be quad core<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQm3dCv5-9I/AAAAAAAAASk/olqHdyCoDR0/s1600/lenovo-y560-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQm3dCv5-9I/AAAAAAAAASk/olqHdyCoDR0/s320/lenovo-y560-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551169725292739538" /></a><br />The official rollout of the first "Sandy Bridge" laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show next month will be a quad-core affair.<br /><br />The chipmaker is holding an event on January 5 at CES in Las Vegas where it will debut the "Second Generation Intel Core," aka Sandy Bridge, processors. Top laptop vendors, including Lenovo and Acer, are expected to introduce systems at that time.<br /><br />At a recent investor conference, Intel disclosed that the first Sandy Bridge processors will be quad core, followed by more mainstream dual-core chips.<br /><br />And that's the message that the PC industry is getting. "Quad-core goes live in January, dual-core goes live in February," said an industry source involved in the Sandy Bridge laptop rollout. "OEMs [original equipment manufacturers--PC makers] are going to be going public with their quad-core laptops [at CES], but they can't go public with their dual-core laptops until mid-February."<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />Despite all of the consumer-centric hoopla surrounding CES, January is actually a difficult time to introduce products for PC makers, according to this person. "A little a bit of that [delay in introducing dual-core systems] is allowing OEMs to shift inventories of the older products that they have," the source said. "CES frankly is a very bad time [to introduce products] for OEMs. Because they've now built up all of their systems for holiday and now you have new product coming out in January that has to replace the old stuff and it's not an easy transition for OEMs to manage."<br /><br />Most of the quad-core systems will be 15-inch and 17-inch designs, according to the source.<br /><br />Lenovo has already announced the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Y560p, which is slated for release on January 11 and will start at $849. The Y560p also features a technology called "RapidDrive" that combines a very-high-speed solid-state drive with the mainstay hard disk drive. (See demonstration video here of RapidDrive on a Y460 Lenovo IdeaPad.)<br /><br />Nvidia's graphics chips are expected to be used in a number of Sandy Bridge laptops. Most of those systems will use Nvidia's Optimus technology, which switches between Intel's integrated graphics and Nvidia's processor, based on power-saving and performance requirements, respectively.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20025830-64.html#ixzz18FsWI39g<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-21545262869270494232010-12-14T18:17:00.001-08:002010-12-14T18:42:17.938-08:00Low-cost laptops face off with iPadConsumers will snap up plenty of laptops and iPads over the holidays. That's a given. The question is, are they buying one over another?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQgqmRrI2_I/AAAAAAAAASc/lFykjdeYlUo/s1600/toshiba-l655-s5096-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TQgqmRrI2_I/AAAAAAAAASc/lFykjdeYlUo/s320/toshiba-l655-s5096-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733377801870322" /></a><br />One of Paul Otellini's mantras when speaking to investors is that tablets--which, for now, means the iPad--are "additive," i.e., not eating into laptop sales. The Intel CEO repeated this recently when speaking at a Barclays Capital technology conference.<br /><br />So, here's a test case. Best Buy is now selling a 15-inch Toshiba Satellite laptop (L655-S5096) for $399, which includes a dual-core Pentium processor, 3GB of memory, a 320GB hard disk drive, an optical drive, and a webcam. That's $100 less than Apple's cheapest iPad. And another Toshiba model (C655-S5082) is on sale for $299, also a 15-incher but packing a single-core Intel Celeron chip.<br /><br />Would either of those sway a prospective iPad buyer? I'm guessing not in many--if not most--cases. When presented with this kind of choice, it's two mutually exclusive decisions. A large, traditional laptop for practical everyday productivity versus a small, newfangled design for leisure.<br /><br />Though not everyone will fall neatly into one of these two buying patterns (and this choice gets a bit more muddled when the new 11.6-inch MacBook Air is thrown into the mix), I'm guessing that it's not an either-or choice.<br /><br />That said, a number of analysts have claimed the iPad is eating into low-end laptop sales and Best Buy's CEO was reported to have made a similar claim.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />In 2011, when tablets of all shapes and sizes blanket the market from top-tier suppliers like Motorola, RIM, Lenovo, Toshiba, and others, we'll know whether they're additive to the market or increasingly cannibalistic. Would a product like the rumored Samsung tablet with a slider keyboard eat a laptop's lunch? 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A whopping 36 percent of buyers planning to buy laptops say they'll purchase a MacBook, a jump of 11 points since a previous survey a month ago, ChangeWave said.<br /><br />"Simply put, it's the highest level of planned laptop buying ever for Apple in a ChangeWave survey," the market researcher said.<br /><br />The plus for Apple is a minus for others. The percentage of consumers who say they'll purchase a Dell laptop has dropped 4 points to 19 percent, since last month, while Hewlett-Packard is also down 4 points to 22 percent, according to ChangeWave.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TPOwc_wESQI/AAAAAAAAASE/srWv_q8oK3c/s1600/changewave-research-macbook-11-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TPOwc_wESQI/AAAAAAAAASE/srWv_q8oK3c/s320/changewave-research-macbook-11-10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544969578419079426" /></a><br />Netbooks are also suffering. Those tiny 10-inch laptops plummeted 10 points in the last 18 months to 14 percent of those planning to buy a laptop, said ChangeWave.<br /><br />And Apple seems to be benefiting across the board, extending the brand's appeal to personal gadgets and home entertainment. "In terms of individual electronics items, the Apple iPad Tablet is the clear monster hit this holiday season, with 9 percent saying they'll buy one in the next 90 days," according to ChangeWave. The only category topping the iPad is digital cameras, at 12 percent.<br /><br />In related news, Apple's worldwide shipments of MacBooks in the fourth quarter are expected to reach a monthly average of 1 million units, with MacBook Air models accounting for 20 percent to 25 percent of the volume, according to Digitimes, citing sources at laptop component suppliers.<br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20023909-64.html#ixzz16g8ZXCT0<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-20359438147781555402010-11-29T05:01:00.000-08:002010-11-29T05:33:17.131-08:00Should you wait for Intel's Sandy Bridge laptops?Why wait? Sandy Bridge technology is better than anything Intel has offered to date, and it's almost here. 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In some cases, the performance improvement will be incremental--and even imperceptible--for everyday tasks, but there will be clear gains in gaming, transcoding (converting a movie from one format to another, for example), and Intel's Turbo Boost technology, which speeds up and slows down the processor to optimize performance and power, respectively.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TPOrEwiwPZI/AAAAAAAAAR0/1-CKqiIZ4s8/s1600/intel-advanced-cooling-lenovo-small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TPOrEwiwPZI/AAAAAAAAAR0/1-CKqiIZ4s8/s320/intel-advanced-cooling-lenovo-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544963664461708690" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />"They have to get smarter about how they improve performance. 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And large laptop stalwarts like Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Apple should follow suit.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20023840-64.html#ixzz16g5JPeOs<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-9154995512187932452010-11-25T00:08:00.000-08:002010-11-25T00:18:33.170-08:00Application : Efofex FX Equation 4.004.2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4bgOdBe2I/AAAAAAAAARs/9V2kDVPvRHk/s1600/fxequation.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4bgOdBe2I/AAAAAAAAARs/9V2kDVPvRHk/s320/fxequation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543398431789251426" /></a><br />FX Equation is simply the fastest way to produce mathematical and scientific equations. 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The full list of FX Equation 4 features is listed below.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />New Features:-<br />- Vertical Alignment<br />- Highlight Lines<br />- Toolbar Equation Entry<br />- On Screen Keyboard<br />- Combinations and Permutations<br />- Boxes<br />- Equation Numbers<br />- Arcs<br />- Short Division<br />- Expanded Conjugates<br /><br />Other Features:-<br />* Integrals<br />* Limits<br />* Sums and Products<br />* Scientific Notation<br />* Column Vectors<br />* Matrices<br />* Mixed Numerals<br />* Recurring Decimals<br />* Greatest Integer<br />* Definite Integrals<br /><br />Other Features Continued:-<br />• User Defined Shortcuts<br />• Subscripts<br />• Roots<br />• Lower Case Vectors<br />• Greek Letters<br />• Symbols<br />• Fractions<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Home Page</span> - http://www.efofex.com/<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Download:</span><br /><blockquote>http://letitbit.net/download/00280.0d5c9d0302fa08bbb71dcb265d82/Efofex.FX.Equation.v4.004.2.Cracked-EAT.rar.html</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br />source:http://www.dl4all.com/software/538461-efofex-fx-equation-40042.html<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-75037135567800339032010-11-25T00:01:00.000-08:002010-11-25T00:08:04.172-08:00iPad proving more useful than MacBook AirApple's iPad can eclipse a laptop in usability and sheer number of hours used. And iOS 4.2 only makes this more probable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4ZJltDnSI/AAAAAAAAARk/RFeeCs20hCg/s1600/ipad-ios-4-2-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4ZJltDnSI/AAAAAAAAARk/RFeeCs20hCg/s320/ipad-ios-4-2-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543395843870268706" /></a><br />Though I've just begun to dig around inside of iOS 4.2 on my iPad 3G, it's already obvious that this upgrade is only going to increase the amount of time I spend on the iPad. This will happen at the expense of my MacBook Air, the only other computing device I use regularly.<br /><br />A recent trip (pre iOS 4.2) serves as a good backdrop to reasons--listed below--for the iPad's slow-but-steady encroachment on the laptop. During a two-day visit to Silicon Valley last week, I barely used the Air at all. It was iPad-all-the-time: airport, plane, hotel, and on the road locally. Though certainly not the equivalent of the Air in productivity, it always trumps the Air in one crucial area: grab-and-go.<br /><br />In short, the iPad is a sticky commodity. It's always there, always accessible when you need it: instant on, instant access to the Internet, thanks to 3G. And this pushes me to do more productivity--i.e., writing--on the iPad, despite the relative inefficiency vis-a-vis the Air. It may sound illogical, nevertheless that's the way it has evolved for me.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />How the iPad encroaches upon/eclipses the laptop:<br /><br /> * Browsing: Coincident with upgrading to iOS 4.2, I have added the Atomic Web browser, which let's me do tabbed browsing. And 4.2's multitasking has made it a breeze to jump between Atomic Web and the host of other apps I use.<br /> * Productivity: Granted, this is challenging on the iPad. But it's getting easier for me as I master the touch interface sans physical keyboard. And it's more laptop-like with the enhanced multitasking on 4.2. I would submit that as people become more used to the tablet interface, productivity will increase in tandem with familiarity. That's my case, certainly.<br /> * Content consumption: No brainer (for me, at least). Because of its "grabability," the iPad becomes the device of choice here. And background streaming of Internet multimedia adds to the allure.<br /> * Multifunction: The iPad--and tablet design in general--screams out for front and back cameras a la Samsung Galaxy Tab. With this, I would have yet another reason not to put down the iPad.<br /> * Future iPad/tablets: Upcoming 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch tablets will be even more powerful and laptop-like. In an interview today with Binay Bajaj, a product marketing manager at Atmel, which makes touch-screen controller chips for the Samsung Galaxy Tab and HTC Evo 4G (among other devices), he spelled out how future tablets due next year will be much more powerful and very different from the relatively primitive tablets sold today.<br /><br />And as a postscript, on Tuesday, Dell announced sales of the Inspiron Duo hybrid tablet-Netbook. This product is obviously a nod to the encroachment of the iPad on the laptop. And the Atmel marketing manager made a valid point today when he said consumers may eventually demand a touch interface on all sorts of products, as touch becomes the de rigueur interface.<br /><br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20023770-64.html#ixzz16HNfPNrc<br /></span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-80360916253375618202010-11-24T23:42:00.000-08:002010-11-25T00:01:38.010-08:00Analyst: 3.3 million RIM PlayBooks by Feb. 2012?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4XxKdZQmI/AAAAAAAAARc/PWyJ1SbvFsY/s1600/playbook1_225.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TO4XxKdZQmI/AAAAAAAAARc/PWyJ1SbvFsY/s320/playbook1_225.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543394324728332898" /></a><br />Research In Motion's PlayBook is garnering some enterprise and analyst attention as expectations steadily rise for the tablet.<br /><br />Never mind that few folks have really played with the tablet, analysts have to model something for their spreadsheets and projections. Oppenheimer analyst Ittai Kidron was among the first to take a stab at estimating PlayBook sales.<br /><br />In a nutshell, Kidron said:<br /><br />• RIM will sell 100,000 PlayBook units in the fiscal fourth quarter ending February 28.<br /><br />• For fiscal 2012--a year from February--RIM will have sold 3.2 million units at an average selling price of $540.<br /><br />• Add it up and you'll have 3.3 million PlayBook units in the market.<br /><br />Read more of "RIM's PlayBook: 3.3 million units a smidge more than a year from now?" at ZDNet's Between the Lines.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20023660-92.html#ixzz16HMXyQQb<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-24270191240983586882010-11-22T00:51:00.000-08:002010-11-22T00:54:17.475-08:00Application : OnOneSoftware PhotoTune v3.0.4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOovYP-zEFI/AAAAAAAAARU/sQrhopMTVJo/s1600/jv6wsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOovYP-zEFI/AAAAAAAAARU/sQrhopMTVJo/s320/jv6wsy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542294385086107730" /></a><br />PhotoTune - another plugin for Adobe Photoshop by onOne Software, allowing quickly adjust your digital photos. Plug-in PhotoTune works in three modes: image processing with people, image processing, without people and professional advanced mode. With PhotoTune you can edit the color of human skin, adjust picture clarity, color saturation, color and more. In fact, PhotoTune - a single set of plugins for correcting tone and color of human skin. In normal mode (notprofessional ) plug-in works as a single-step wizard, where all parameters are set automatically and you need only select the desired option from the results of the two images. 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I had some time to burn so I spent about 30 minutes using the Galaxy Tab at a local Best Buy. Granted, that isn't a long time by product review standards, but it was long enough for me to realize that I was hooked on the size.<br /><br />Let me be clear, I have no gripes about the 10-inch screen on the iPad (which, by the way, I use all the time and frighteningly at the expense of my MacBook Air--but that's another post for another day).<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />And I'll confess that I have a bias for small, light designs: the smaller and lighter, the better. To a point. Seven inches is that point. Without descending into tedious punditry about the merits of a 7-inch design, suffice to say that it just feels better in my hand and the screen size is more than adequate. And on-screen typing presented no problem for me.<br /><br />In fact, if Apple came out with a 7-inch iPad, I can say with pretty much certainty that I would be in line to buy one (and I think that would be a long line on product launch day). That said, Steve Jobs has already apparently precluded that possibility, proclaiming--as I have touched on before--that Apple isn't interested in offering a 7-inch model.<br /><br />Is this a giant opportunity for the Android camp? We'll see of course. Preliminary reports claim that the Galaxy Tab is not exactly flying off the shelves--what Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman & Renshaw, has characterized as the Galaxy's "poor sell through." That may be partially due to the reluctance to buy a tablet with Android apps that are not yet ready for a larger screen, as this CNET review says. But it's more likely due to price--the Galaxy Tab is not cheap--and to consumers being unfamiliar with any device that's not an iPad. Something akin to the I-want-nothing-but-an-iPhone-4 syndrome. Plus, not all reviews have been favorable.<br /><br />But Motorola, HTC, Dell, HP, and others would be well advised to follow Samsung's lead with similarly sized tablets. Sorry, Mr. Jobs, I think you're wrong on this one.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20023187-64.html#ixzz15zxdT9sV<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-48372236587311952232010-11-20T01:20:00.000-08:002010-11-20T01:26:23.951-08:00Application : USDownloader v 1.3.5.61 All plugin + Letitbit.net v 1.6.3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOeUN4L7sMI/AAAAAAAAARE/XdfSlDVvvpo/s1600/129016560000067978.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOeUN4L7sMI/AAAAAAAAARE/XdfSlDVvvpo/s320/129016560000067978.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541560832644329666" /></a><br />USDownloader v 1.3.5.61 All plugin + Letitbit.net v 1.6.3 (19.11.10) Portable | 13 MB<br /><br />Universal swing from sites that allow you to place files to themselves, such as: Letitbit, Depositfiles, RapidShare, FileFactory, MegaUpload, MyTempDir, SendSpace, BigUpload, CreaFileCom, DepositFiles, Dump.ru, EasySharing, FilesUpload, GigaPeta, HotFile, HyperUpload, iFolder , Turbobit, TurboShare, TurboUpload, UaFileCom, Upfile, UploadBox, VipFile, UploadComUa and many others. 316 Games!.<br /><br />It is no secret that some of these sites give to rock only 1 by flow, and 1 file at a time. 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The company's consumer PC business has, despite a concerted effort to reverse its sagging fortunes, remained stagnant over the past three years. An onslaught of expensive designer laptops and cheap, colorful mini notebooks, and high-profile outside hires can't automatically make a successful consumer PC business, it turns out.<br /><br />Now, for the second time in three years, Dell's consumer business is undergoing another extreme makeover. The folks in Round Rock have in a few short months, quietly hacked away the fat from its bloated consumer notebook model lineup, undertaken a new worldwide marketing campaign, and made some pretty dramatic personnel changes. On Wednesday, the company revealed that Ron Garriques, who was hired from Motorola in 2007 to lead a new consumer revolution for Dell, will leave the company in January, effectively capping what turned out to be a relatively short-lived experiment.<br /><br />Though Dell was hit particularly hard by the economic downturn, things are finally starting to improve, but it's the commercial sector that is leading the way. Storage, servers, and computers for large companies and government agencies are the reason for Dell's good showing during its fiscal third-quarter earnings call yesterday where it announced it had doubled its profits in the last year.<br /><br />Enterprise is "at the heart of where we're driving the strategy," CFO Brian Gladden told reporters yesterday.<br /><br />Why? Because consumer, try as they might, is still not where Dell's expertise is. Sales of notebooks and desktops to regular people accounts for only one-fifth of Dell's business, and while the enterprise, small/medium business, and public sector units' revenues were up more than 20 percent each for the third quarter. Consumer revenue inched up a mere 4 percent.<br /><br />Now, Dell is going back to the drawing board with a more simplified product lineup and a narrower view of its target audience. A wise choice, observers of the company say.<br /><br />"What this says is, Dell is very good at some things and they're still not as good as they need to be in doing other things," said IDC PC industry analyst Richard Shim. "Like focusing on the consumer market."<br /><br />After getting leapfrogged in PCs sales by the surging Hewlett-Packard in 2007, former No. 1 PC maker in the world Dell decided to change its strategy about selling to consumers. It began splashing color, patterns, even textures across its laptops to appeal the personalization craze that gripped the electronics industry starting half a decade ago, all in an attempt to regain its mojo in the PC business.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOeO-_X4V4I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/8sJvk_vk0wA/s1600/dell-adamo-small-2_270x196.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TOeO-_X4V4I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/8sJvk_vk0wA/s320/dell-adamo-small-2_270x196.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541555079317313410" /></a><br />It started to try new things previously unheard of at the world's best known purveyor of boring gray workstations--convertible laptops, mini notebooks, smartphones, and more recently, a series of touch-screen tablets. Yet there's still little buzz about any Dell products. The touch-screen Streak drew some interest, but its smartphones received lackluster reviews.<br /><br />Now a major rebranding effort is under way, which notably does not include some of the boldest moves Dell made in the past three years: ditching the design-conscious lines Adamo and Studio and focusing on a simplified, budget-friendly lineup--its most expensive laptop now starts around $700.<br /><br />Dell is trying to change how people think about Dell. Like any brand, it wants to stand out from the pack, in this case, from the Acers, Toshibas, HPs, and Sonys--all featuring the same Windows software on the shelf at Best Buy or Walmart. Part of that is simplifying and focusing its message: It wants to deemphasize speeds and feeds and price and get people to identify better with its brand by having something for everyone. Inspiron is for the budget conscious, XPS is for media and entertainment usage, and Alienware is for gamers.<br /><br />And though it's not something the company will admit, the biggest change is likely in how Dell sees itself.<br /><br />Chiefly, it's stopped chasing Apple. In a recent meeting with Dell Chief Marketing Officer Paul Henri Ferrand, he insinuated that Dell wasn't trying to compete directly with the Mac maker for consumers. "In the PC/Windows environment, we want to be the most loved brand for consumers," Ferrand said. Put another way, he said, their appeal to consumers is, "If you're going to choose a PC, Dell is better than everyone else."<br /><br />That's a big change from the Adamo years. For those that don't remember, the Adamo was a sleek, fashion-conscious 13-inch notebook very much in the same category as the original MacBook Air, right up to the price tag: $1,999 to start. Super thin and made of pricey materials, it was a symbolic move for where Dell said it was heading. When it was released in March 2009, Dell splashed ads for it across the pages of high-fashion magazines like Vogue and said that this was "just the beginning" of an all new design-conscious Dell.<br /><br />But its inspiration was obvious: everything from the design to the packaging to the marketing efforts were such obvious homages to Cupertino's approach to personal computers. The Adamo was discontinued earlier this year. The Studio line, which was also designer friendly, was also axed recently. One of the public faces of those efforts, SVP of Consumer Alex Gruzen, quietly left the company in June.<br /><br />The Adamo, and to a lesser extent Studio, was symbolic it turns out, in more ways than one. While it initially telegraphed Dell's hopes for a reinvention of its image for consumers, its axing revealed just how difficult that was for Dell. Luckily, it wasn't all for naught. Before 2007, Dell hadn't ever used a color other than black or gray in its PCs. Now it's not shy about colors, patterns, or bolder form factors--like the upcoming Inspiron Duo, a hybrid mini notebook and touch-screen computer that's getting some positive early reviews.<br /><br />Stating the obvious, the new consumer effort is a work in progress, President of Consumer and Small and Medium Business Steve Felice said more than once on the earnings call yesterday. The company is spinning Garriques' departure into a positive, saying that his former unit, Communications, which helped launch several Dell smartphones and the first of several touchscreen tablets like the Streak, will be responsible for supporting the launch of mobile products in all sectors, not just for consumers.<br /><br />"We're being more bullish now," said Felice. "We see tablets have growing potential in our consumer business and our commercial business, and this is aimed at getting this to scale in a faster fashion than we initially envisioned."<br /><br />The Streak is, frankly, kind of a weird outlier in the touch-screen tablet world. At 5 inches, is it a smartphone? Is it a tablet? It's not really clear. But there are larger versions of it in the works, and that's an area that will blow up next year if the number of other PC makers rushing to this same segment are any indication.<br /><br />But has Dell really learned? Trying to copy what others were doing in consumer notebooks didn't work out so well, so why would copying what others are doing in tablets be a good choice now?<br /><br />If anything, the company should be focusing on standing out. Dell is actually doing some interesting things with software, IDC's Shim pointed out. The Stage user interface, which is a touch-screen-friendly overlay on top of Windows on the all-in-one Inspiron desktop and the hybrid Duo, is an interesting beginning to a way Dell could create an experience unique to Dell across several of its product lines.<br /><br />"It could be a springboard opportunity with the resurgence of commercial (sales) to propel them to a better situation on the consumer side," said Shim. Which they shoudn't ignore, said Shim. "The commercial rebound is not going to last for multiple years."<br /><br /><br />source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20023339-260.html#ixzz15oNOmOK0<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-68242221270060513252010-11-14T21:23:00.000-08:002010-11-14T21:27:11.181-08:00Application : Copy Protect 1.0Copy Protect is a copy protection software program that lets you prevent illegal copying of your media files. The program supports most audio, video, document and picture file formats. Copy Protect works by converting your media files into executable applications that run only in the drive they are made for. A copy protected file is useless and won’t run if copied and executed from another drive or computer, thus preventing illegal distribution. Copy Protect applies hard-core patent pending technology which ensures complete copy protection of your files.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Secure</span><br /><br />* • Unbreakable copy protection<br />* • Two levels of file conversion<br />* • Two levels of CD/DVD burning<br />* • Ensures complete security<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Portable</span><br /><br />* • No administrative rights required<br />* • No need to install at other end<br />* • Built-in audio & video player<br />* • Built-in picture & document viewer<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Versatile<br /></span><br />* • Unique copy protection scheme<br />* • Copy protect all media files<br />* • Burn them to CDs & DVDs<br />* • Play copy protected applications<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Unique</span><br /><br />* • Uses state-of-the-art technology<br />* • Secure, portable & customizable<br />* • Prevent piracy & illegal copying<br />* • Creative works cannot be stolen<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Easy</span><br /><br />* • Easy to install and use<br />* • User friendly interface<br />* • Easily manage Playlist<br />* • Protect all media files<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fast</span><br /><br />* • Quickly copy protect data<br />* • Fast conversion techniques<br />* • Takes seconds to copy protect<br />* • Prevent illegal copying of files<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Features and Benefits</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Copy Protection</span>: Copy Protect uses advanced level of copy protection technology that cannot be tampered in any way which means your copy protected data is completely save from illegal copying and piracy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Easy to use</span>: Copy Protect has a user-friendly graphical user interface that requires no expert technical know-how for operation. 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It means no need to install the program at the other end to run copy protected files.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">No Administrative Privileges Required</span>: Copy Protect does not ask for any special privileges to run the copy protected application. It does not require administrative rights to play copy protected videos and audios or to read copy protected files and documents.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Increased Revenue</span>: Increase your revenue with Copy Protect by preventing illegal copying, piracy and duplication of your copyright materials.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prevent Image Theft</span>: Now with Copy Protect, you are in full control to prevent your images and digital pictures from being theft or copied illegally. Now you can furnish a sample of your digital pictures, art work, graphic designs or plan draughts without the client being able to copy them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Home:</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.newsoftwares.net/copy-protect/</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Download: N.B: Scene release by MPT</span><br /><blockquote>http://hotfile.com/dl/82650187/c8267ec/Copy_Protect_1.0_-_MPT.zip.html</blockquote><br /><br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-68316174414741357452010-11-14T21:19:00.000-08:002010-11-14T21:23:01.973-08:00Time for an SSD? At $249 for 120GB, Intel thinks so<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TODDfjZW8FI/AAAAAAAAAQk/Gg8NuU92Wa4/s1600/intel-120GB-ssd-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TODDfjZW8FI/AAAAAAAAAQk/Gg8NuU92Wa4/s320/intel-120GB-ssd-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539642488510672978" /></a><br />On Friday, Intel introduced its most competitively priced solid-state drive yet and will be selling the drive to consumers through major retail outlets. Are SSDs finally becoming a worthy upgrade?<br /><br />The Intel X25-M 120GB Solid-State Drive is set to be offered at Best Buy and Fry's Electronics for a suggested retail price of $249. Newegg is already selling the drive. Competitive SSDs would include a 128GB drive for $269 from Crucial.<br /><br />Though still pricey by traditional spinning hard disk drive standards (1 terabyte desktop HDDs can be had for less than $100), it's a dramatic change from two years ago when Intel was selling its 160GB SSD for $945.<br /><br />And now that drive is being sold at a suggested retail price of $415.<br /><br />Generally, the allure of SSDs--which use flash memory--is that they can be extremely fast, leaving traditional hard disks in the dust when reading data, and can be more practical from a pure technological standpoint. Particularly in thin laptop designs like the new MacBook Air or Sony Vaio X series that cannot accommodate the relative bulk and heat of a standard hard disk.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />Price has been the primary reason solid-state drives have failed to take the storage world by storm since their introduction to the mainstream consumer in January 2008 with the debut of the MacBook Air. That packed a 64GB SSD, sending the initial price of the high-end Air at that time to almost $3,000.<br /><br />Times have changed, of course, with the new 11-6-inch MacBook Air selling for $1,199 with a 128GB flash drive. And an increasing number of laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Toshiba, and Sony are sold with an SSD option. But it's still a pretty stark choice for many consumers. If a buyer opts for a 128GB SSD in the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the price jumps $300 over the standard higher-capacity 320GB hard disk. Add 512GB of solid-state drive storage to the 13-inch Pro, and it leaps a whopping $1,400.<br /><br />There may be a more cost-conscious alternative, however. Hybrid drives, which combine spinning disks with flash memory, are expected to become more prevalent. Seagate, for example, offers a 500GB Momentus XT hard disk with flash added for extra speed. It sells today for $129.<br /><br />For its part, Intel is trying to make the migration to SSDs as smooth as possible. The Intel drive also includes a free cloning utility--Intel Data Migration Software, which assists in transferring information from the old hard drive, including operating systems, applications, documents, and personal settings. It can be downloaded free of charge here.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20022711-64.html#ixzz15KFGurMO<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-32608039657935328012010-11-12T20:24:00.000-08:002010-11-12T20:46:39.029-08:00Apple hands Java reins to Oracle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4X-rI5LZI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Z0qjQ6S5yp4/s1600/Javalogo_120x143.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 143px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4X-rI5LZI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Z0qjQ6S5yp4/s320/Javalogo_120x143.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538890957211643282" /></a><br />After years running Java for Mac OS X as an in-house project, Apple is handing control to the Oracle, the companies announced Friday.<br /><br />With Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January, Java stewardship moved to the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software giant, which sells Java server software among other products. Java is widely used on servers, common on mobile phones, but never met its potential on personal computers as a tool to let developers span different varieties of desktop computers with the same program.<br /><br />In the Oracle handoff, Apple will transfer its Java work to OpenJDK, the open-source project under which Java is developed. Apple will maintain its current version of Java Standard Edition 6 for Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, and 10.7, aka Lion, but Oracle will release Java SE 7 for the Mac, the companies said.<br /><br />The move is no surprise. With the release of an updated Java SE 6 package in October, Apple deprecated use of its Java--in other words, told programmers they should make alternate plans if they relied on it.<br /><br />What's more interesting about the Apple-Oracle-Java situation is the history supplied by James Gosling, father of the technology, who has been revealing interesting nuggets ever since turning down the transfer to Oracle and the prospect of working for Larry, Prince of Darkness, as Gosling refers to chief executive Larry Ellison.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4YDzFQLOI/AAAAAAAAAQc/yM5Uzqc-rrM/s1600/openjdk_270x74.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 74px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4YDzFQLOI/AAAAAAAAAQc/yM5Uzqc-rrM/s320/openjdk_270x74.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538891045243202786" /></a><br /><br />Apple embraced Java when it was in a weaker position and, like IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others, took over responsibility for providing the virtual machine software that would let Java programs run on its computers.<br /><br />"In the early days, they were insistent on doing the port themselves. They put terrific energy into it. They did a good job," Gosling said in a blog post in October. "But then, as OS X took hold and Apple was able to convince developers to target their non-portable/proprietary environment, Apple's fundamental control-freak tendency took over and they put less and less energy into Java." <br />The juicier part of the tale, though, concerns the difficulties that arose around discussions about Apple unshouldering its Java burden. It turns out that the company employed application programming interfaces (APIs) not available to others, Gosling said.<br /><br />"The biggest obstacle was their use of secret APIs. Yes, OS X has piles of secret APIs...The big area (that I'm aware of) where these are used is in graphics rendering," Gosling said.<br /><br />In one specific case, he said, the Java graphics specification had "careful wording" to allow Apple's approach to graphics. Apple required antialiased rendering--an ages-old graphics technique that uses intermediate-colored pixels to smooth away otherwise jagged edges that result curves or diagonal lines made out of square pixels. Java could handle either aliased or antialiased rendering, and Apple's approach didn't sit well with one Java developer.<br /><br />"Most authors fixed their apps so that they worked in both cases," Gosling said, meaning aliased or antialiased. "But one developer took a serious 'f**k you' attitude on this issue and forced Apple to implement aliased rendering--which they kept secret because it was such an awful thing to have to do. The 'one developer?' Oracle, of course."<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20022647-264.html#ixzz158OrMNTx<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-27930584724081326262010-11-12T20:20:00.000-08:002010-11-12T20:24:06.777-08:00Nvidia CEO: Lots of Android tablets coming<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4SxaVDiqI/AAAAAAAAAQM/k9UtO00It3w/s1600/nvidia-Jen-Hsun-Huang-08-10.jpg.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 140px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TN4SxaVDiqI/AAAAAAAAAQM/k9UtO00It3w/s320/nvidia-Jen-Hsun-Huang-08-10.jpg.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538885231802813090" /></a><br />Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said a flood of Android tablets are on the way and repeated that they have to be "truly remarkable" in order to compete with the iPad. And traditional notebooks may imperiled by the deluge, according to Huang<br /><br />Nvidia reported earnings today for its most recent quarter, ending October 31. The Santa Clara, Calif., graphics chip supplier's profit slipped to $84.9 million, or 15 cents per share, from $107.6 million, or 19 cents per share, in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings were up, however, from this year's previous quarter, when the company posted a loss of $141.0 million, or 25 cents per share. Revenue was down to $843.9 million from $903.2 million reported a year ago.<br /><br />After the earnings conference call, I chatted with Huang on the phone. Nvidia's Tegra processor is expected to appear in a number of Android tablets, which he admitted were delayed by a "few months" because Nvidia, Google, and tablet manufacturers want to make sure they get it right out of the gate in order to compete effectively against Apple's iPad. "You can't just do another product," he said. "Look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It's a tablet that uses a phone operating system on a large display. A tablet is not a large phone."<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Tablets coming out early next year are expected to use a future version of Android designed for larger screens.<br /><br />Though Huang said he is sworn to secrecy until Android tablets come out and couldn't give details, he did say that upcoming tablets using its dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor "give you the benefit of higher performance and much, much better multitasking and better graphics." All of these combined can lead to a different experience than the iPad, Huang said.<br /><br />"There's going to be all kinds of interesting industrial designs," he said. "And I think the high-level concept is that when you have such an incredibly low-power SOC [system-on-a-chip] then industrial design freedom really grows." He made clear during the earnings conference call that his company is working with Google on Android tablets.<br /><br />Huang also touched on why a tablet design is better than a laptop for many applications. "Open your notebook. [Inside] it's got heat pipes, and fans, and heat spreaders, lots of copper. You're going to get rid of all of that," he said. Generally, this results in lighter products with longer battery life.<br /><br />And what's the fate of notebooks and Netbooks? "By being able to connect a wireless keyboard and mouse--the difference between a tablet and notebook is pretty marginal," he said. "[Tablets] will be quite disruptive to notebooks and entry-level desktops," he said.<br /><br />Huang also waxed eloquent about tablets during the company's earnings conference call. "Our tablet and phone business is going to ramp. And it's going to ramp hard. The amount of activity in our Tegra business is simply too great right now. Come the beginning the [next] year is when you'll see what we have been so busy working on," he said.<br /><br />"This isn't a fad. Everybody's building tablets because it's just so important. Car companies are working on tablets, consumer electronics companies are working on tablets, computer companies are working on tablets, and communications companies are working on tablets. The medical industry is working on tablets," he said during the earnings conference call. "I don't remember in the history of computing [when] a singular device is being worked on by all of the industry."<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20022471-64.html#ixzz158JOEKjU<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-19432466842026108862010-11-04T02:10:00.000-07:002010-11-04T02:26:46.661-07:00IE9 the best browser? Not so fast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNJ8BqpQSCI/AAAAAAAAAQE/qqR7Yb8VO4s/s1600/multibrowser_logo_circle.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNJ8BqpQSCI/AAAAAAAAAQE/qqR7Yb8VO4s/s320/multibrowser_logo_circle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535623260060796962" /></a><br />It began innocently enough--a promotional blog post about Microsoft's newest version of Internet Explorer 9. But in less than a week, it became an illustration of just how rapidly misinformation moves through a hot and increasingly important corner of the software market.<br /><br />The browser market was already competitive a year ago, but the arrival of IE9, currently in beta testing, has added even more energy to the competition. That's because Microsoft has placed support for a host of modern Web technologies front and center, transforming IE from a drag on the Internet into an ally in developers' efforts to bring everyone a more powerful Web.<br /><br />IE6, nearly a decade old but still widely used, has saddled Microsoft with a reputation for browser neglect. So what could be more eye-catching than the news that IE9 not only is back in the game, but that it leapfrogged the competitors?<br /><br />Alas, as with many good stories, the truth turns out to be less dramatic and but harder to find. The IE9-is-better idea triggered teeth-gnashing on a Web standard mailing list and a hastily published disclaimer by the World Wide Web Consortium that's developing many of those Web standards.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />The episode shows the difficulties of keeping track of a browser market in the throes of breakneck change. Even those creating the yardsticks to measure the progress struggle to keep up.<br /><br />IE9 and standards support<br />What happened with IE9? Last week, Microsoft released the sixth "platform preview" version of IE9. At the same time, browser makers had begun submitting test results to a new W3C suite of HTML5 standards compliance tests.<br /><br />When Microsoft discussed the new IE9 version on its IEBlog, the company included a link to the tests, calling them "an early version of the W3C's Official HTML5 Test Suite Conformance Results."<br /><br />Shortly after came the headlines: "W3C Says IE9 Is Currently the Most HTML5-Compatible Browser" from Slashdot. "IE9 Outperforms Other Browsers for HTML5 Compliance" from ReadWriteWeb. "IE 9 Beats Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on Official HTML 5 Test" from Windows IT Pro.<br /><br />Then came the alarmed reaction by those creating the standards. The W3C page, it turned out, was preliminary at best.<br /><br />"This test suite is vastly incomplete. Publishing unverified results of a vastly incomplete test suite without a big fat warning is extremely silly. Why was this done?" said Anne van Kesteren, an Opera developer who works on standards issues, in a mailing list posting Tuesday.<br /><br />Added Ian Hickson, the Google employee who's editing the HTML5 specification, "I agree with Anne that it's rather pointless to be publishing results for this test suite. Realistically speaking the test suite isn't even 0.1 percent complete yet."<br /><br />Shortly after, the disclaimer arrived on the Web page with the results: "The HTML5 test suite is still being developed. The number of tests and the results on these tests will change. The results in this document may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by others documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite those results as other than work in progress and unstable."<br /><br />In a presentation this week, leaders of the HTML5 effort said there are 215 tests included in the suite right now, with more than 600 on the way, and that the group needs "a lot more tests!"<br /><br />So declaring IE9 the winner on the test at this stage is something like saying England is better than the United States because it's got lusher lawns. The full range of tests aren't yet available.<br /><br />Even worse, HTML5 is only part of the full range of Web technologies that are arriving. Others include Scalable Vector Graphics and Canvas for 2D graphics, WebGL for 3D graphics, Web Sockets for better live communications between servers and browsers, Web Workers for multithreaded JavaScript programs, and Cascading Style Sheets for increasingly advanced formatting.<br /><br />Benchmark brouhaha<br />All these technologies are instrumental to transforming browsers from passive receptacles for server content into active engines for running Web-based applications. Accompanying the new standards is ever-faster JavaScript, the language for Web-based programs.<br /><br />Browser makers are scrambling to attract and retain users. As new features emerge, a golden age of Web demos has begun with helicopter games, ruffling curtains, exploding videos, computer aquariums, virtual reality, jiggling balls, and blooming flowers.<br /><br />But what if you want something more authoritative? A natural way to get a handle on the chaos, of course, is to measure whose browser can run Web-based programs the fastest, or build Web pages to tally who supports what new features. Such seemingly neutral areas are where the problems are cropping up.<br /><br />Back in the days of yore--say, early 2010--there were two prevailing methods that were useful if not perfect. For measuring JavaScript program speed, one could run the SunSpider benchmark. For checking compliance with new-era standards, one could run the Acid3 test.<br /><br />Now, though, the browser world has begun moving to new tests. The only problem with calling winners in the browser race, though, is that the new tests really aren't settled down yet. The W3C tests are just one illustration.<br /><br />SunSpider stemmed from the WebKit project behind Apple's Safari browser and, more recently, Google's Chrome and any number of mobile browsers. Dissatisfaction is brewing with what's now a relatively elderly test, however.<br /><br />"Because of...all the progress each browser vendor has made over the last several years, SunSpider is no longer particularly useful as a JS benchmark," Asa Dotzler in a blog post last week. "This is kind of obvious when you see that all of the top scores are pretty much tied. One one-hundredth of a second (across 26 tests) separates the slow from the fast, and that's just not particularly meaningful."<br /><br />Google found SunSpider wanting, too, and introduced its own V8 JavaScript benchmark suite. The first version arrived with Chrome, more than two years ago, but it's now up to its sixth revision.<br /><br />And in September, Mozilla released Kraken, a new JavaScript speed test. It was developed to try to be closer to real-world computing challenges.<br /><br />Benchmarking is ever an imperfect science, to be sure. It's hard to measure the full breadth of computing chores, hard to weight tests toward the important components, hard to account for different hardware and network constraints, hard to factor in the latest technology. To draw a parallel from the auto industry, miles-per-gallon ratings for cars are reasonably useful--until electric vehicles come along.<br /><br />And just as cataloging HTML5 feature support is a narrower task than the full panoply of Web standards, clocking JavaScript is only one aspect of browser performance. There's also the time to show a Web page, network performance, scrolling fluidity, and any number of other matters. Microsoft has been releasing a series of tests that exercise several parts of the browser--naturally the IE9 versions shine when it comes to the matter of hardware acceleration.<br /><br />All these tests are useful--as is Find Me By IP's browser support test and the HTML5 test site.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it'll take time for the testing community to converge on new tests, even assuming the standards settle down enough to create meaningfully complete tests in the first place.<br /><br />So for the time being, we'll all have to live with inconvenient ambiguities in browser testing. Sounds like good practice for the real world.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20021606-264.html?tag=mncol;title#ixzz14Iucsenb<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-8674513221014732192010-11-04T02:06:00.001-07:002010-11-04T02:19:39.280-07:00Apple's tough iTunes note meant for indie labels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNJ5_1usyVI/AAAAAAAAAP8/gXR-Kn_o3ko/s1600/rick_carnes.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNJ5_1usyVI/AAAAAAAAAP8/gXR-Kn_o3ko/s320/rick_carnes.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535621029653432658" /></a><br />Apple's letter to music labels about the company's adoption of 90-second song samples sounded brash and uncompromising, reminiscent of how the company once seemed to negotiate with the music industry.<br /><br />Apple wrote in e-mails to an undisclosed number of music industry executives--made public on Tuesday--that it would soon offer longer samples for songs that are at least two-and-a-half minutes in length. For shorter songs, iTunes would continue to offer 30-second previews, the company wrote. CNET broke the news in August that Apple planned to offer longer samples.<br /><br />What raised eyebrows about Apple's note was that it appeared that the company was offering an ultimatum to the entire record industry. But the largest stakeholders, the four top labels--Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music--signed off on Apple's plan to boost the length of iTunes' song previews from 30 seconds to 90 seconds in August, according to multiple music industry sources. Apple has also penned individual deals with some of the top publishing companies.<br /><br />Instead of the big guys, Apple's notice appears to be directed at the scores of independent record labels, industry insiders said.<br /><br />Apple stated in the letter that it would roll out longer samples soon at iTunes and that anybody who left their music up at the Web store was automatically agreeing to give Apple the right to offer the longer song samples "gratis," or for free. The message is pretty clear: accept the longer previews for longer songs, or pull them off iTunes. An Apple representative confirmed that the note was sent but declined to comment for this story.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Managers at some of the bigger indie labels were reluctant to comment today, saying they hadn't seen Apple's letter or hadn't had time to analyze it. Two did acknowledge that it seemed that Apple was playing hardball.<br /><br />There's a reason for the tough approach. Apple is in a hurry to get the deals done so it can offer the longer samples for holiday shopping. Time is running out. Apple CEO Steve Jobs was expected to announce the longer samples at a press event on September 1, music industry sources told CNET. Before that could happen, the National Music Publishers Association notified the company that it would need to negotiate a deal with the publishers before going ahead with its plans.<br /><br />Sources said the NMPA is still in negotiations with Apple, as is Broadcast Music Inc.. (BMI), a group that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and publishers. Hanna Pantle, a BMI spokeswoman, told CNET today, "We are in active and positive negotiations with Apple for the performance right of our repertoire."<br /><br />At a time when many iTunes users favor YouTube to sample and discover music, a longer sample seems like a no-brainer. In its note, Apple said, "We believe that giving potential customers more time to listen to your music will lead to more purchases."<br /><br />But some in the music industry have grumbled in the past that Apple should compensate rights owners for the previews.<br /><br />"It's like giving away ice cream samples--someone has to pay the cost," said Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of America. "I think it would be a good thing for consumers to go to 90 seconds. But they're tripling the amount of time, and they want it for free. I think there ought to be compensation. I believe anytime you use music, you ought to reward the people making the music."<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20021674-37.html?tag=topStories1#ixzz14Is4xt9c<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-16977546195009436482010-11-03T01:16:00.000-07:002010-11-03T01:22:54.323-07:00Application : Mytoolsoft Image Resizer 2.3.2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNEboA1XoBI/AAAAAAAAAP0/jwAtOxbzz4A/s1600/imge+resizer.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNEboA1XoBI/AAAAAAAAAP0/jwAtOxbzz4A/s320/imge+resizer.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535235791247613970" /></a><br />Mytoolsoft Image Resizer is a resize images software which was created to resize multiple images and convert format in batch mode. 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This marks the first time Intel is designing a chip for another manufacturer and may indicate that the chip giant is looking to do some contract manufacturing for outside customers.<br /><br />Based in San Jose, Calif., Achronix will use Intel's 22-nanometer chips to develop its own Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). FPGAs are integrated circuits that can be programmed after they've been manufactured, allowing customers to adapt them for their own needs.<br /><br />Known as the Achronix Speedster22i, the new FPGA will see as much as a 300 percent gain in performance, 50 percent lower power drain, and 40 percent less cost than FPGAs build on 28-nanometer technology, Achronix said. Geared for telecommunications, networking, industrial, and consumer markets, the FPGA is expected to drive such applications as 100G and 400G Ethernet networking and LTE mobile communications, added Achronix.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />The Speedster22i will also be the first commercial FPGA family that can be made in the U.S., setting it up for military and aerospace customers, which require that such chips be made domestically for security reasons.<br /><br />"Intel has the best process technology in the world and we are privileged to have formed this strategic relationship, which enables simultaneous improvements in speed, power, density, and cost," Achronix CEO John Holt said in a statement. "The combination of the advanced 22nm process from Intel and the advanced FPGA technology from Achronix enables Speedster22i to eclipse other FPGA solutions expected to hit the market in the next few years."<br /><br />Though Intel has downplayed the new deal as a sign of things to come, some analysts see it as an indication that the company is jumping into the contract manufacturing business, according to The New York Times.<br /><br />"I think this is only the beginning of Intel manufacturing for others," said Gus Richard, a microprocessor industry analyst with Piper Jaffray, as quoted by the Times.<br /><br />The deal will get off the ground sometime next year, according to the Times, when Intel will begin making the chips for Achronix.<br /><br />First demoed by CEO Paul Otellini at the Intel Developers Forum a little more than a year ago, the 22-nanometer microprocessors are the latest chips being pushed to the market. Squeezing 2.9 billion individual transistors in an area the size of a fingernail, the 22-nanometer chip has challenged traditional manufacturing processes, which use conventional photolithography, a method by which circuits are printed onto semiconductor chips.<br /><br />Intel recently announced that it would spend between $6 billion and $8 billion to build a new chip manufacturing plant and upgrade its existing fabrication plants in Arizona and Oregon. The new and existing plants will be put to work making the 22-nanometer processors, which are being designed to provide higher performance and longer battery life at a cheaper cost.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20021347-92.html#ixzz14ClNsaTW<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721921437032848798.post-41430984631909975312010-11-03T01:04:00.000-07:002010-11-03T01:07:16.233-07:00Microsoft puts name, date to Aurora<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNEYKKqU_tI/AAAAAAAAAPk/-ZsvnhK1pzs/s1600/sbs_aurora_1_270x203.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2pItZ1AF4IA/TNEYKKqU_tI/AAAAAAAAAPk/-ZsvnhK1pzs/s320/sbs_aurora_1_270x203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535231979954699986" /></a><br />Microsoft has revealed details of the next generation of Windows Small Business Server, including names and the final feature set.<br /><br />The software maker introduced Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition, formerly known as SBS 7, and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, previously code-named "Aurora," in a blog post today. The Standard version of the updated server suite will arrive in December, while the Essentials version will be launched in the first half of 2011, Microsoft said.<br /><br />SBS 2011 Standard is "an effective refresh" for previous editions, Michael Leworthy, Microsoft's senior product manager for Windows Server, said in a conference call.<br /><span class="fullpost"> <br />Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20021535-92.html#ixzz14CkOF7h6<br /> </span>Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747105798630848499noreply@blogger.com0