The product includes an exact replica of the original chassis of the Commodore 64, but inside it lies a modern system that can fully exploit if for even a demanding user.

Specifically, it has a dual-core processor Intel Atom 525, an Nvidia Ion 2 graphics card, 4GB DDR3 Memory RAM, hard disk capacity of 1TB and a CD / DVD drive with the purchase of Blu-ray drive. In terms of connectivity, the PC64 will provide output HDMI, dual-link DVI, six ports USB, built-in tuner 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and reader of popular memory cards.

The move will increase pressure on Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) to allow Indian security agencies access to encrypted messages.

Tata Teleservices told BBC News that the letter said it must “ensure that Legal Intervention (LI) capability is put in place” by the end of the month.

RIM said it grants “lawful” access.

A spokesperson for Tata Teleservices said: “As a Tata Group company, we have always abided by the law of the land and will do so here too”.

Other operators have confirmed that they received a similar request.
‘Terrorism threat’

The government has said it will shut down Blackberry services if the firm does not meet its demands to give access to its encrypted messenger and e-mail services by 31 August.

In statement released on 12 August, the government said that other Blackberry services, including voice and SMS traffic, were already “available to law enforcement agencies”.

India, along with many other countries, believes the device and the Blackberry infrastructure are a threat to national security.

Blackberry handsets automatically scramble messages and send them to servers in Canada and other countries.

Authorities have said they want access to these messages and the keys to decrypt them to counter terrorism and criminal activity.

The row in India is the latest in a long-running dispute between RIM and international governments.

The United Arab Emirates was the first country to propose a block on the devices, followed by a raft of others including Lebanon, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

A ban that was supposed to come into force on 6 August in Saudi Arabia has been postponed whilst the government holds talks with RIM.
‘Co-operative’ company

The company is also reportedly in talks with the Indian government.

However, government officials contacted by BBC News declined to confirm reports that RIM would grant limited access to BlackBerry instant messages by 1 September.

It also declined to confirm that it had promised talks on monitoring its more secure corporate e-mail services.

RIM said it stood by a statement issued last week that said it “cannot disclose confidential regulatory discussions that take place with any government”.

“RIM assures its customers that it genuinely tries to be as co-operative as possible with governments in the spirit of supporting legal and national security requirements, while also preserving the lawful needs of citizens and corporations,” the statement read.

Source: BBC - Technology - article

The Sony Dash is a personal Internet viewer that promises to make our lives easier and more fun, giving us access to more than 1.000 apps to be informed and to be constantly connected. See what you can do Sony Dash and shock plate!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc-Fu1oSi2c

“Unfortunately, the big vision, a passionate group, the tens of millions of users, millions of dollars in profits and a victory in court was not enough. H posting of attention because of its legal battle with Universal Music Group and the challenges of the broader macro - economic climate have led the company into receivership”, he said in a blog post.

The Veoh is longer subject to Article 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and not under Article 11, which would reorganize the company to be able to pay its creditors. According to Article 7, the company will sell assets in order to repay its debts.

The Veoh had managed to obtain funds from investors totaling 70 million U.S. dollars and collect 28 million users a month.

Dmitry Shapiro did not disclose the debts of the company. At present the site remains in operation.

The internet speed is expected to be 100 times much faster than the american average speed in internet right now, up to 1Gbit (GigaBit, in Greece we are in Mbit scale at the moment!!) per second. This speed is achieved through a brand new fiber cable network which it would own soon. The price for this service would a little expensive, until this service would be qualified for admission to the public.

Watch the following video that presents this service to american citizens.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wusklcNKDZc

This is the presentation on behalf of Apple, and it’s Tablet PC Development Section. It’s name… iPad !

iPad Apple Tablet

iPad is Apple’s proposition in category of tablet pc’s. Created to bridge the gap between iPhone/iPod Touch and MacBook offering specific functions of the above products in a much easier way.

These functions, as Steve Jobs said in Keynote’s presentation, are:

“Browsing the web. Doing email. Enjoying and sharing pics. Watching videos. Enjoying music. Playing games. Reading ebooks“.

iPad Tablet Apple

iPad promises to give a wind of change in everyday tasks through it’s iPhone/iPod Touch useful known interface.

The device looks like as a big iPhone with a 9.7” inch display and it’s been build according to MacBook technique (unibody), consists of a solid piece of aluminium.

Let’s see it’s detailed characteristics:

* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
* 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
* 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
* 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
* Accelerometer/Ambient light sensor

iTunes/App store:

Apple launched iPad’s market with a big advantage, unlike to competitors, called App Store! All applications would be available and be supported to iPad.

User might choose if he want to watch the application in a iPhone-like diplay or fullscreen. Already developers have started the conversion of their applications to fit the bigger display of iPad. Just imagine the upcoming possibilities of your application.

In it’s simple way, developers created one application for two devices (as far as now!). Double opportunities, double money.
Let’s also not forget that developers would start very soon to make a very detailed version of their applications just for iPad device, to catch the opportunity of this upcoming market that iPad just started!!

iBooks:

The new eShop for eBooks - in the App Store protype.

Which applications are included in iPad:

- Safari

“See web pages at a size that’s readable, in either landscape or portrait. And let your fingers do the surfing.”

- Mail

“With a split-screen view, and a large, on-screen keyboard, the Mail app makes it easy to stay in touch.”

- Photos

“The Photos app lets you see your photos in stacks. And you can flip through your photos, or play a slideshow, with just the touch of a finger.”

- Video

“The large, high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching HD movies and TV shows, podcasts, and more.”

- YouTube

“The YouTube app organizes videos so they’re really easy to see and navigate. To play a video, you just tap it.”

- iPod

“The iPod app lets you browse by album, song, artist, genre, or playlist, with just a tap or a flick. So all your music is literally at your fingertips.”

- Maps

“With Maps and the large, high-res screen on iPad, it’s never been easier to find your way in the world.”

- Notes

“iPad makes it easy to jot down notes with its large, on-screen keyboard and a clipboard that shows a list of all your notes.”

- Calendar

“The Calendar app lets you flick through appointments one month, week, or day at a time. And you can manage work and personal calendars in the same place.”

- Contacts

“The Contacts app on iPad makes finding names, numbers and other important information quicker and easier than ever before.”

iPad is offered in 2 versions: The one with WiFi ability and the other with Wifi + 3G (UMTS/HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 MHz – GSM/EDGE 850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz).

Prices started at $499 for WiFi version of 16GB and reach up to $829 for Wifi+3G version of 64GB.

More detailed these are the prices for each version:

iPad Abilities:

- TV and Video

* Support for 1024 x 768 with Dock Connector to VGA adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Composite A/V Cable, 576i and 480i with Apple Composite A/V Cable
* H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second
* Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps
* 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
* MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second
* Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps
* 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

- Audio Playback

* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
* User-configurable maximum volume limit

- Mail attachment support

* Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images)
* .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word)
* .htm and .html (web pages)
* .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages)
* .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat)
* .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
* .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format)
* .vcf (contact information)
* .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

- Battery and Power

* Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
* Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
* Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

- Input and Output

* Dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
* Built-in speakers
* Microphone
* SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

iPad Availability:

* iPad would be sold as a device without contract request (data plan). This would be optional for iPad WiFi+3G users that want an internet connection.
* The device is already unlocked. Apple learned it’s lesson from the 2 previous devices (iPhone/iPod Touch).
* Data plan prices are different for each provider and would be set according to each of them.
* iPad Wifi would be on market in the next 2 months, iPad WiFi+3G would be on market in the next 3 months. Happy shopping!!

Here’s something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1. Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining , network.http.proxy.pipelining , network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”

Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”

Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

If you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages MUCH faster now!

I was also reading somewhere (I don’t remember where now.. I restarted Firefox to check out the above changes) that you shouldn’t make the last “nglayout” change on OSX for some reason. But give it a try– you’ll like it! Of course this also increases the load on a given webserver as it gets more simultaneous requests per browser, but I’d say that the the speed improvement is worth it.

I needed an iPod dock so I used the free insert and cable that came with it to make a minimalist one

Lets see all the process in pictures, step by step.

Slice off the extra bits

Ready for mounting

Grind off multipin edges and locking tangs

Ready for glue

2 part epoxy - mix A and B to activate

iPod left in to align everything while it dries

Butcher a hole into desktop (Don

Dock drops in for friction fit

Underside view

Now the audio plug can be added in the following series of pictures

Original DIY dock

This shows where plug goes

Measure

Mark for hole

Make a sketch + which would mark the spot

Rough hole for plug

Red tape shows where to remove plastic

Mark plastic with plug in iPod for perfect alignment

Round file easily removes extra plastic

Ready for glue

Finished product

It has since been painted black and flush mounted to the surface.

Dock was painted with black spray paint meant for plastic

Source: lifehacker.com

Our friends, in the past 2 years of our start point in Web Design we got your love.

Now it’s time, part of this love, to give it back to you.

How ?

1. We redesigned part of our logo.

Please take a look at it and please comment it!

Redesigned our logo

2. A few months ago, we redesigned our blog. New with a new fully recognizable logo.

CTA (Computer’s Technical Articles)

New Blog Logo Design

3. With a new website, designed to give more information to you.

To be more friendly and detailed to our future clients who began searching the internet about the following and did not receive specific answers for the other companies in this working area.

Website Design Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Media Streaming, e-Radio Development, WebTV Development..

..and a lot of other, small but not minor, services designed exclusively to your needs !

Now let’s take a look at parts of our new site that is in the last stages of Development, few days before we will publish it.

Website - Preview 1

Website - Preview 2

Website - Preview 3

Thanks a lot & keep supporting us.

Ioannis Politidis
Web Developer

Multi touch gestures to both screens, pen support for handwriting recognition, 3 MegaPixels Camera (with flash on the back cover of the screen), Status LED’s that functioning underneath the edge of one of the screens and finally but not last.. a central “Home button” are some of the new characteristics of brand new Courier tablet/booklet of Microsoft.

This new project was unknown so far while Microsoft kept this secret well secured. Of course it is expected to run in Windows 7 operating system, while rumors mention that Microsoft made some cooperative plans for this project, outsourcing some of its parts for both the User Interface and the total Design.

We expect more from Microsoft the next few days. As far as now we can keep our appetite with these photos and an introduction video showing us some of its new features!!

Please watch the relative video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmIgNfp-MdI