Orange San Francisco Specification

Orange UK has unveiled the first of their affordable range Orange branded smartphone devices pacing the Android operating system, the San Francisco a sleek and stylish touch screen device and available on Orange pay as you go.

Talking about the specifications, it comes with Android 2.1, 3MP camera, built in FM radio, GPS, 2GB microSD card with in-built memory of 150MB, 3G and Wi-Fi.

Orange San Francisco Specification :

- Talk Time: 4 hours
- Standby Time: 9 days
- Weight: 130g
- Dimensions: 116 x 56.5 x 11.8
- Camera Features: 3 megapixel
- Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / USB / SatNav
- Music: MP3 / FM Radio
- Network Band: Tri band
- Video: Messaging
- Memory: 150 MB internal / Up to 32gb Micro SD Card
- Email: POP3 / IMAP4
- Data Speed: 3G +
- Operating System: Android
- Version: Eclair v2.1
- Other: Orange WiFi, Your Account
- Applications and Features: Orange Maps, Orange Messenger by Windows Live, Orange App Store, Email, Orange Wednesdays

The Orange San Francisco Android smartphone is available now from Orange on both pay monthly and pay as you go contracts, and it retails for just £99 on pay as you go.



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Casio Exilim EX-H20G Specification

Casio has introduced a new point & shoot digital camera called the Casio Exilim EX-H20G. The new EX-H20G is the worlds first camera to include a hybrid GPS system that lets users geotag photos as they are captured. This allows photos to be organised by location as well as file name.

Casio Exilim EX-H20G Specification :

- Resolution : 14.10 Megapixels
- Lens : 10.00x zoom (24-240mm eq.)
- Viewfinder : LCD
- LCD Size : 3.0 inch
- ISO : 80-3200
- Shutter : 4-1/2000
- Max Aperture : 3.2
- Mem Type : SD / SDHC / SDXC
- Battery : Custom LiIon
- Dimensions : 4.1 x 2.7 x 1.1 in. (103 x 68 x 29 mm)
- Weight : 7.6 oz (216 g) includes batteries
- MSRP : $350
- Availability : 11/2010

The Casio EXILIM EX-H20G also retains a couple of more unusual features from the H15 -- its landscape and makeup modes. In the former, the Casio H20G owner can capture either Vivid or Mist Removal landscape photos. In the makeup mode, the Casio EX-H20G's face detection function is used to locate subjects' faces, which are then automatically adjusted to yield smooth skin tones and softened shadows.

US pricing for the Casio EXILIM EX-H20G is set at around $350, with availability expected from November 2010.


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Blue Mikey for Flip Launched

Blue Microphones announced Mikey for Flip, a professional-quality external microphone that lets Flip Video users capture even better sound for their Flip videos. As part of the new Designed for Flip accessory line, Mikey for Flip connects to all FlipPort enabled Flip video cameras and features Blue Microphone’s premium capsules for enhanced recording of everything from a whisper to a rock concert.

The new Mikey for Flip mic is compatible with all Flip camcorders with the FlipPort accessory connector. The Mic also has a mic input jack to support additional microphones if required and is powered by an internal AAA battery.

The microphone otherwise has a plug for a traditional external microphone and an automatic external microphone. It also gets a Loud setting for muting out loud background noises, such as when at a concert. The bottom of the add-on has a tripod mount.

The Mikey won't ship until January of next year, with the price expected to fall in at $69.



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Leica D-Lux 5 Specification

Leica has added another compact camera to its range with the launch of the Leica D-Lux 5. The D-Lux 5 features a 10.1 megapixel sensor, 3.8x optical zoom and the lens is a Leica DC Vario-Summicron 5.1 – 19.2mm f/2 – 3.3 ASPH. The Leica D-Lux 5 is capable of recording HD video in 720p at 30 frames per second, and it features a 3 inch LCD display.

Leica D-Lux 5 Specification :

- 10-megapixel image sensor
- 24-90mm lens
- 460K pixel 3-inch LCD display
- 720p AVCHD Lite video recording

The D-Lux 5 compact camera might be more up your street. Freshly-unveiled at Photokina, this camera sports a 10-megapixel image sensor and a 3-inch LCD display. It'll set you back GBP630 ($981) and will be available from October 2010. To further add value, the camera will offer Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 image processing software to handle your RAW files.



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Panasonic Lumix GH2 Specification

Panasonic announced the LUMIX GH2 as the latest member of the New Generation System Camera LUMIX G Micro System. Fully compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard, the LUMIX G Micro System combines a downsized body with advanced functions that achieve both high performance and operational comfort.

Panasonic Lumix GH2 Specification :

- Resolution : 16.05 Megapixels
- Kit Lens : 3.00x zoom 14-42mm (28-84mm eq.)
- Viewfinder : EVF / LCD
- LCD Size : 3.0 inch
- ISO : 160-12800
- Shutter : 60-1/4000
- Max Aperture : 3.5
- Mem Type : SD / SDHC / SDXC
- Battery : Custom LiIon
- Dimensions : 4.9 x 3.5 x 3.0 in. (124 x 90 x 76 mm)
- Weight : 21.5 oz (609 g) includes batteries, kit lens
- Availability : 12/2010

The new 16-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 will be available in silver or black for $899.95 (body only) in early December. It will also be offered with a 14-42mm lens for $999.95 or with a 14-140mm lens for $1,499.95.


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Microsoft Zune in UK

Microsoft’s Zune has never been officially released here in Blighty, instead relying on tech evangelists and import fanatics to gain ground. Until now, that is. The Big M has confirmed that Zune software will be the way you sync up a phone packing Windows Phone 7, and as such it means it’s bringing its stellar line up of services to the UK.

When the service arrives customers will be able to purchase music tracks from the Zune Marketplace and listen to them on a Windows-based PC, Windows Phone 7 or Xbox 360. The Zune Pass will provide unlimited downloading and streaming access to the Zune music catalogue for £8.99 per month, although an Xbox Live Gold membership is still required to access the service on the Xbox 360.

Microsoft also has an MP3 player with the same name - which never officially made it to the UK and probably never will. Here, the company should do better with the software side of things, as it can claim massive distribution welly, through tie-ins with Windows-based PCs, Windows Phone 7 and XBox Live. OK maybe not Windows Phone 7... if Microsoft really wanted to make Zune fly on mobiles, it would be better off integrating the service with Android. But perhaps we are missing the point.

You will be able to do it all with music purchase, video purchase and video rental facility. Zune also provides full integration of Windows PC, Zune and Xbox LIVE.


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Verizon announced BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 Smartphone

Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced a new 3G addition to the popular BlackBerry Curve family of smartphones. Running on the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, the new BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone (model 9330) will be available in business sales channels beginning Sept. 16. It will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks.

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 Smartphone Specification :

*a full QWERTY keyboard
*QVGA display
*624MHz processor from Marvell
*512MB ROM / 256MB RAM combination
*Wi-Fi b/g
*Bluetooth
*GPS
*microSD card expansion up to 32GB
*Camera and video recording
*Stylish new design (4.3” x 2.4” x .55” and 3.7 oz.) with face finished in a mirror-like trim; black, soft-touch sides
*The BlackBerry Curve 3G currently runs BlackBerry OS 5. But RIM will release an update to BlackBerry OS 6 later this year.

The new BlackBerry Curve 3G (9330) smartphone which measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches and weighs in at 3.7 ounces will be offered in Charcoal or Fuchsia Red color, scheduled to hit Verizon stores starting September 16 for $29.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year service contract.


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HP launches Photosmart eStation Android tablet

HP today showed off “Photosmart eStation” printer, which comes with a detachable 7” Android tablet. This tablet lets you access HP’s web-connected printing apps; you can also use it as a digital photo frame, for web browsing, social networking and more.

The Tablet with printer will be sold for $399. According to HP, tablet has a Freescale i.MX51 CPU, and can run for 4 to 6 hours with single charge.

The tablet runs Android 2.1 and has a few important apps built in, including Facebook, Email, and weather apps. But it doesn’t include access to the Google Android Market for downloading and installing third party apps.

I’m not sure how hard it would be to install apps manually, but HP has hand-selected a bunch of apps that will work well with the device — and with the printer. It looks like HP also designed a custom user interface which runs on top of Google Android. There is a music player, which is one of the only apps that’s not directly tied to the printer.


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Top 10 Best Global Brands 2010

Coca-Cola has retained its spot as the world’s best brand despite the soaring value of technology companies, a survey showed. IBM, Microsoft and Google round out the top four with General Electric keeping McDonald’s out of the top five. Google’s leap from last year’s rank 7th to this year’s 4th place helped to displace Nokia from fifth to eighth place.

Top ten best global brands 2010 :

1. Coca-Cola - Beverages - $70,452
2. IBM - Business Services - $64,727
3. Microsoft - Computer Software - $60,895
4. Google - Internet Services - $43,557
5. GE - Diversified - $42,808
6. McDonald's - Restaurants - $33,578
7. Intel - Electronics - $32,015
8. Nokia - Electronics - $29,495
9. Disney - Media - $28,731
10. HP - Electronics - $26,867

The ranking lists the top 100 brands based on a unique methodology that analyzes the many ways a brand touches and benefits an organization; a brand's value is determined by the financial performance of the branded products or services, the role of brand in the purchase decision process, and the strength of the brand to continue to secure earnings for the company.


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Apple relaxes Google Voice apps again

Apple is once again admitting apps built around Google Voice into its App Store, after a high-profile stand-off. Last summer, Apple hastily ejected a series of apps built on Google's VoIP service from the iPhone App Store. Google Voice allows users to make cheap long-distance calls, potentially upsetting Apple's telephone network partners.

Google Voice apps had originally been allowed on the App Store but had then been banned because they supposedly duplicated iPhone features even though there were fundamental differences. However since the dramatic turnaround from Apple it seems things really are changing. Yesterday we heard that GV Connect had arrived in the App Store, bringing Google Voice to the iPhone and now today Samuel Axon over on Mashable , sourced from BGR, tells us that yet another Google Voice App has now been approved.

The developer of the GV Mobile + app, Sean Kovacs, said that the app had now been approved and went on Twitter to say that it will be coming. The cost will be $2.99, the same as GV Connect, and it will enable playback and transcription of voicemails plus call imitation along with many other features. It does seem then that Apple’s reversal in policy is set to be a good thing for many and hats off to Apple for realizing this.

GV Mobile + now appears on the App Store, priced at £1.79


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Apple 27 Inch LED Cinema Display

Apple be launching the Apple 27 inch LED display any day now, 9 to 5 Mac noticed that when viewing the Mac Pro customisation page on the Apple site last week, that the text spoke about a 24 inch LED display. When visiting the site this week the wording has changed to specify a 27 inch LED display that is launching sometime this month.

The product description stated, “Supersize your view with the stunning 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display. It offers an incredible 2560-by-1440 resolution for viewing high-definition (HD) content with room to spare.” It goes on to mention LED backlighting, a Mini DisplayPort cable, a built-in iSight camera, and a 49-speaker watt system amongst the notable new features.

It looks like Apple intends to launch the new 27 inch LED Cinema display very soon, it could even launch today, as Apple usually launches new products on a Tuesday. As soon as we get more information on when the new 27 inch LEd Cinema display will go on sale we will let you guys know.


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Samsung NX100 Specification

Samsung today announced the launch of the rare Samsung NX100 – an innovative mirrorless camera equipped with the world’s first i-Function lens, putting the perfect picture at the fingertips of all photographers through a completely new way of controlling your camera.

Samsung NX100 Specification :

- 14.6 megapixels
- APS-C CMOS sensor
- 3-inch VGA AMOLED display
- 720p movie recording (H.264)
- SD / SDHC card slot
- i-Function lens system- button allows users to scroll through manual settings, plus there is a focus ring, used to change parameters for each setting. Allows you to toggle between shutter speed, aperture, Exposure Value, White Balance, and – - ISO by simply using the i-Function button and ring on the lens.
- Dimensions: 120.5 × 71 × 34.5 mm (excluding the projecting parts of the camera)
- Weight: 282 grams (without battery and memory card); 340 grams (Battery and memory card included)
- Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
- Shutter speed: Auto?1/4000sec. ~ 30sec.; Manual?1/4000sec. ~ 30sec. (1/3EV step); Bulb (Limit time : 8 min)
- ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (1EV or 1/3EV step);Extension settable : ISO 6400; Auto ISO upper level is selectable. (Up to ISO 1600)
- White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent (W, N, D), Tungsten, Flash, Custom, K(Manual)
- Shooting Modes: Smart Auto, Lens Priority, Program, Shutter Priority,Aperture Priority , Manual, Scene, Movie
- Picture Wizard: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Custom (1-3)
- Scene Mode: Beauty shot, Children, Close Up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Night, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sound Picture
- Sound Picture Mode: Sound Recording Time, before and after shooting each 5 or 10seconds
- RAW format: SRW
- Sound Picture mode – record the audio happening around you as you take photos
- Battery: Rechargeable battery BP1310 (1300mAh)
- Battery life: Still : 420shots / 210min (CIPA Standard); Movie : 130 minutes

Unfortunately, Samsung has not released pricing details or release dates at the moment although we would expect to see the NX100 arrive in the next couple of months, perhaps Christmas time at the latest.


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Canon PowerShot G12 Specification

Canon has launched the PowerShot G12 premium compact, successor to PowerShot G11 released last year. Inheriting most of the core features of the G11, the latest model sees the addition of an EOS-style front control dial, Hybrid IS for close-up work, and 720p HD video recording. It also adds multi-aspect ratio shooting and SDXC card compatibility. The rest of the features remain the same including an 28-140mm equivalent lens, 2.8″ tilt and swivel LCD, manual control and RAW shooting.

Canon PowerShot G12 Specification :

- Resolution : 10.00 Megapixels
- Lens : 5.00x zoom (28-140mm eq.)
- Viewfinder : Optical / LCD
- LCD Size : 2.8 inch
- ISO : 80-12800
- Shutter : 15-1/4000
- Max Aperture : 2.8
- Mem Type : SD / SDHC / SDXC
- Battery : Custom LiIon
- Dimensions : 4.4 x 3.0 x 1.9 in. (112 x 76 x 48 mm)
- Weight : 12.4 oz (351 g)
- MSRP : $500
- Availability : 10/2010

Availability for the Canon PowerShot G12 in the US market is set for early October 2010. List pricing is set at around US$500, the same as that of its predecessor.


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LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic Smartphone Specification

LG has today announced two new Android 2.2 powered devices as the LG Optimus One and the LG Optimus Chic attempt to open the smartphone market to a wider consumer base.

LG Optimus One which features a 3.2 inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, and it features 256k colors.

LG Optimus Chic, which also comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, the Optimus Chic also features a 600MHz processor and a 3.2 inch HVGA capacitive Touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480.

Both models will go on sale in Europe in November and will be available in other markets at a later date, there are no details on pricing as yet.
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Nokia E7 Smartphone Specification

Nokia has announced the Nokia E7 QWERTY slider smartphone today at Nokia World. The new E7 joins a total of three new releases today which also includes the Nokia C7 and the C6. We’ll get on to those in a later post. The Nokia E7 features a 4 inch touchscreen display, a slide out QWERTY keyboard and an eight megapixel camera, and it runs Symbian 3.

Nokia E7 Specification :

- Company: Nokia
- Product: Mobile
- Model: Nokia E7
- Network:
- Symbian 3 operating system
- Supper AMOLED touchscreen display
- Full slider QWERTY keypad
- 5 mega pixel
- LED flash
- Music player
- Video player with recording
- FM radio
- Up to 32GB microSD card support
- Bluetooth device
- USB port
- 3G connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- GPRS/WAP/GPS/aGPS

The E7 boasts of a mammoth standby battery life of 18 days and up to 9 hours of talk time. The expected retail pricing of the device is 495 Euros before taxes and subsidies. The device will hit the retail stores before the year end.


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Nintendo 3DS

The awesome Nintendo 3DS could be making its way into the wild on 20 November. That’s according to a tweet from an accessories maker, who reckons his add-ons for the three-dimensional winner will go one sale “simultaneously” with the console.

The employee of Keys Factory, which has made a number of extras for the handheld hub. One of the workers there sent out a tweet saying…

“On November 20th, the 11 goods I designed for use with the 3DS will go on sale simultaneously. Those of you buying the 3DS, please buy them while you’re at it! This will be officially announced on the homepage eventually, lol. Best regards.”

Of course the designer who made the goods for the 3DS might be wrong although we assume the company is given a rough date to work towards so that they are ready for a simultaneous launch.

We’ll watch out for details in a couple of weeks time to let you know how much it will be and when/where it is getting launched.


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Samsung Fascinate Smartphone Specification

Verizon releases the Samsung Fascinate, the forth Galaxy S smartphone for the US market following Captivate, Vibrant and Epic 4G. The phone is available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Just like other Samsung Galaxy S phones, the Fascinate is boosted by a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor and runs Android 2.1 OS with TouchWiz UI.

Samsung Fascinate Smartphone Specification :

- Display: 800 by 480 pixels
- Dimensions: 4.80 in. tall, 2.52 in. wide, 0.35 in. thick
- Weight: 4.16 oz.
- Connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, CDMA 800/1900
- 5.0 megapixel camera plus “secondary” camera
- FM tuner
- Memory: 512MB
- Storage: 2GB plus microSD expandable
- MicroUSB port
- 1500 mAH Li-ion battery
- Tethering: Yes
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Sensors: accelerometer, ambient light, proximity

Besides, the company also introduced a number of accessories to Samsung Fascinate for added convenient and fun, including Charging Cradle ($29.99), Car Dock ($39.99) and Backup Battery Charging System ($39.99).


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Viewsonic ViewPad 100 dual boot with Android and Windows

Viewsonic’s ViewPad 100 dual boot 10-inch tablet PC with Android and Windows OS dual-boot OS, now more details have been announced during IFA event held in Berlin recently. Named as ViewPad 100, the device is powered by Intel Atom processor clocking at 1.66GHz supporting both Windows 7 and Android version 1.6 to compete against Apple’s famous iPad and other tablet PCs in the market.

After all, having Android 1.6 running on it isn’t exactly going to excite anyone, despite the fact that you can always boot up Windows 7 as an alternative. We’re still trying to figure out how a dual booting tablet will fit into the average Joe’s life, but if it ever takes off, it will probably occupy an extremely niche market. Other hardware specifications of the ViewSonic ViewPad 100 include a 10-inch LED display at 1024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom N455 1.66Ghz processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a G-sensor, A-GPS, a couple of USB ports, a miniVGA, microSD memory card slot and an integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam.

Targeted to be available in October 2010 for Europe market, the device will be retailed at £549 (equivalent to $848) which is quite pricey for average users. However, no confirmation on when will it be available to US market yet but it shouldn’t be too late as long as there is demand for dual boot tablet PC.

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HP Envy 17 3D Laptop, Envy 14 Beats Edition

HP has announced their plans to release the HP ENVY 17 3D, a 3D-capable multimedia laptop for the holiday season this year. There were a lot of rumors going on about HP getting a 3D-capable laptop since quite a lot of time, at first for a professional solution, but now we actually get a quite powerful consumer laptop. And if we are lucky enough we may also see the HP 2310g 120Hz LCD monitor too, as apparently HP is finally ready to also jump on the 3D wave.

The HP ENVY 17 3D notebook has been featured with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 discrete graphics processor, the crisp sound of Beats Audio and an HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer for delivering an unbelievable entertainment experience.

Featured with HP 3D Ultra BrightView display which provides crisp, 1080p full HD viewing and an ideal visual experience for 3-D Blu-ray content, it also equipped with HP 3D Active Shutter Glasses for provide a seamless viewing experience by wirelessly synchronizing each frame of the 3-D content between the display and the glasses. The HP 3-D entertainment notebook is powered by quad-core Intel Core i7 processor for deliver faster processing speed. Other features of the HP ENVY 17 3D include 2TB of hard drive and a blu-ray drive.

The HP ENVY 17 3D is expected to be available this holiday season with pricing yet to be determined, but considering that the currently available non-3D version of the HP ENVY 17 with similar parameters starts at $1,399.99 USD, the standard configuration of the 3D version of the laptop will most likely be in the range of $1600-$1800 USD.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 Specification and Reviews

The new Lenovo Ideapad Z560 is a 15.6-inch notebook powered by Intel’s latest processor.Lenovo Ideapad Z560 is an affordable laptop from Lenovo’s budget notebook series. The IdeaPad Z560 isn’t going to have it easy, though: it joins legions of 15.6in notebooks all desperate to ensnare the casual consumer with promises of power, poise and affordability. A quality consumer laptop with some novel multimedia features, and reasonably priced too.

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 Specification :
•15.6-inch screen, 16 × 9 aspect ratio HD screens
•Dolby enhanced audio
•Pre-set OneKey Theater II AV settings for optimal media modes
•Intel Core series processors i
•Nvidia GeForce graphics
•up to 8 GB of RAM
•Up to 640GB hard drive
•I3-350M Intel Core Processor (2.26GHz 1066MHz 3MB)
•Genuine Windows Home Premium 64 7
•Intel HD Graphics
•3 GB PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
•15.6 “Wide 1366 × 768 HD LED
•Industry Standard Touchpad
•320 GB 5400
•DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
•6 Cell Lithium-Ion
•Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
•One year warranty

The entry level model gets a Core i3-350M 2.26GHz chip, 3GB of DDR3 memory, Intel HD graphics and a 320GB 5,400rpm HDD, together with a DVD burner and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Stepping up just $10 more gets you a 500GB HDD, while you’ll need to find $899 for the first Core i5 machine. That has a Core i5-450M 2.40GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD, and there’s a $999 machine with the same specs but NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB discrete graphics. Lenovo will release their new IdeaPad Z560 laptop to the market. This Entertainment laptop has HDMI output, chiclet keyboard mode and Microsoft Windows 7 preloaded.

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HP Wireless TV Connect Streams HD Videos

HP announced more then just laptops, but this product is a bit of and odd man out. For whatever reason they’ve decided to come out with a wireless media streaming box. Makes sense, until you start reading up on exactly how it works. The video does stream at 1080p, so that’s cool; but after that, it just gets strange.

HP has come up with its own standard rather than Wireless HD and the sound and image apparently will be lag free. We do wonder if there’s enough bandwidth to send more than stereo audio, as if the connected TV is HDMI 1.4 enabled it could send surround sound from the laptop to an amp under the TV, via the audio return path.

No adaptors are required as power comes via HDMI but both the boxes are on the bulky side, though you can clip the transmitter box to the back of your laptop screen.

Software installation isn’t necessary and you apparently won’t experience any lag. The HP Wireless TV Connect will be compatible with almost every laptop that sports an HDMI port and isn’t limited to HP notebooks only. The HP Wireless TV Connect will be retailing for $199 when it’s available this October.

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Google Chrome 6

Chrome has celebrated its 2nd birthday with the introduction of the stable version of Chrome 6 for the masses. Chrome 6 is 3 times faster than the first version of Chrome, which shows leaps and bounds of improvement.

Google Chrome also has one of the fastest development cycles, and has quickly reached version 6.0 for their stable version and version 7 for their development cycle. Chrome 7 is exciting in several ways with the introduction of hardware acceleration and voice translation along with Chrome Labs which should be part of dev channel shortly.

The interface tweaks aren’t major, but add to the browser’s simplicity. Most noticeably, Chrome’s two major menus have been consolidated into one. Some buttons (like bookmarks) have been shifted around, the color scheme has been revisited, and loading a page over HTTPS now displays a green padlock in the URL bar.

Google Chrome 6 includes patches for 14 total security vulnerabilities, including six high-priority flaws, and the company paid out a total of $4,337 in bug bounties to researchers who reported the vulnerabilities. A number of the flaws that didn’t qualify for bug bounties were discovered by members of Google’s internal security team.

The new release of Chrome also fixes an older bug, a Windows kernel flaw, that Google had thought it fixed in a previous version.The highest bug bounty, $1337, was paid for an integer error in WebSockets found by Keith Campbell. A second high-priority flaw, a sandbox parameter deserialization error, was discovered by two members of Adobe’s Reader Sandbox Team.

Google says today’s JavaScript performance is three times faster than the original build in 2008, and plenty of low, medium and high-ranking security holes have been patched in the latest edition.


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Perangkat lunak Open Source

Open source software dimulai dengan adanya kampanye untuk menyediakan dan menggunakan perangkat lunak yang gratis. Selain itu setiap perangkat lunak yang termasuk perangkat lunak sumber terbuka (open source) memiliki kode sumber (source code) yang bebas diunduh dan disebarluaskan dengan menganut kaidah dan etika tertentu. Pengembangannya dilakukan oleh suatu komunitas tertentu dan mereka akan saling bertukar informasi untuk mengembangkan perangkat lunak tersebut agar menjadi lebih baik.

Mengapa Menggunakan Open Source Software?
Mengapa harus menggunakan perangkat lunak open source? Dalam pekerjaan sehari-hari dengan komputer, kita mungkin sering menggunakan beberapa perangkat lunak komersial yang sudah terkenal seperti Microsoft Windows sebagai sistem operasi, Microsoft Office sebagai aplikasi perkantoran, Adobe Photoshop dan Corel Draw sebagai aplikasi untuk desain dan gambar, Microsoft Visio sebagai aplikasi untuk membuat diagram, Microsoft Outlook untuk membaca dan menerima e-mail ataupun Microsoft Project sebagai aplikasi untuk melakukan manajemen proyek. Namun tahukah Anda, bahwa perangkat lunak yang disebutkan tadi memiliki harga lisensi satuan dari ratusan hingga ribuan dolar AS per perangkat lunak? Jika Anda menginvestasikan uang Anda untuk membeli beberapa perangkat lunak asli tersebut ke dalam komputer, tentu Anda harus mengeluarkan biaya ribuan dolar AS untuk sebuah komputer. Tentu Anda juga tidak ingin melanggar hukum dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak ilegal bukan?

Karena itulah tersedia berbagai ragam perangkat lunak open source yang dapat diunduh secara gratis dan disebarluaskan dengan bebas. Selain itu, karena dibangun oleh suatu komunitas yang saling bertukar informasi di seluruh dunia, perangkat lunak jenis ini berkembang dengan cukup baik.

Apa saja Alternatif Open Source Software?
Berikut ini beberapa jenis perangkat lunak open source yang dapat dengan mudah Anda dapatkan sebagai pengganti perangkat lunak berbayar Anda yang mahal:

- Linux
Anda dapat mengganti Microsoft Windows yang Anda gunakan setiap hari dengan sistem operasi Linux. Sistem operasi yang pertama kali dikembangkan oleh Linus Trovald ini telah menjadi alternatif terbaik untuk menggantikan Microsoft Windows. Banyak varian dan distribusi Linux yang dikembangkan dengan tampilan yang sangat bagus. Misalnya Ubuntu, Mandrake, dan Fedora adalah distribusi Linux yang cukup mudah digunakan oleh orang awam sekalipun.

- Open Office
Salah satu aplikasi perkantoran yang paling tepat untuk menggantikan Microsoft Office adalah Open Office. Perangkat lunak ini dikembangkan secara khusus oleh sebuah perusahaan besar yaitu Sun Microsystem namun tersedia secara gratis. Dalam sebuah paket Open Office tersedia banyak aplikasi yang mampu menggantikan tugas Microsoft Office. Bahkan Open Office mampu membuka file yang disimpan dengan format Microsoft Office.

- GIMP
Jika Anda senang melakukan desain dan menggambar, Anda dapat menggunakan aplikasi GIMP. Anda dapat memodifikasi foto dan gambar Anda dan menyimpannya dalam berbagai format file gambar. Dan perangkat lunak ini dapat secara gratis Anda dapatkan sebagai pengganti aplikasi Adobe Photoshop atau Corel Draw yang harganya tentu sangatlah mahal.

- Dia
Microsoft Visio tentulah menjadi perangkat lunak yang bagus untuk membuat diagram. Namun tahukah Anda bahwa Anda juga dapat membuat diagram dengan perangkat lunak yang gratis dan legal? Perangkat lunak tersebut memiliki nama Dia. Dengan perangkat lunak ini, Anda dapat membuat berbagai diagram dengan format menarik.

- Mozilla Thunderbird
Anda sering menerima e-mail di Microsoft Outlook? Anda bisa menggunakan alternatif aplikasi e-mail yang disebut sebagai Mozilla Thunderbird untuk menerima, membaca dan mengirim e-mail Anda. Selain itu Mozilla Thunderbird juga dilengkapi dengan News Reader untuk membaca berbagai berita terbaru.

- Gantt Project
Jika Anda seorang yang ditugasi melakukan manajemen proyek, Anda tentu biasa menggunakan Microsoft Project untuk melakukan tugas ini. Namun Anda dapat juga menggunakan alternatif perangkat lunak gratis yaitu Gantt Project yang memiliki kesanggupan seperti Microsoft Project.

Semua perangkat lunak open source yang disebutkan di atas (kecuali Linux) dapat dijalankan pada sistem operasi Microsoft Windows maupun Linux dengan berbagai varian dan distribusinya. Tentunya Anda dapat menghemat dari ratusan hingga ribuan dolar AS jika Anda mulai menggunakan perangkat lunak open source. Selain yang disebutkan di atas, masih banyak lagi perangkat lunak open source yang bisa Anda gunakan sebagai alternatif dari perangkat lunak komersial.

Gratis Tidak Berarti Buruk
Meski semua perangkat lunak open source dapat diperoleh dan disebarkan dengan gratis, namun dari segi kualitas perangkat lunak open source telah melalui serangkaian pengujian seperti halnya perangkat lunak komersial. Bahkan beberapa perusahaan besar pun juga telah ikut serta dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak ini.

Memang jika pertama kali Anda beralih ke perangkat lunak open source, kemungkinan Anda belum terbiasa menggunakannya karena tata letaknya yang sedikit berbeda dengan perangkat lunak komersial yang biasa Anda gunakan. Namun Anda bisa mulai mencobanya dan tentunya Anda akan menjadi terbiasa. Selain itu Anda juga tidak akan dibebani biaya yang mahal serta bisa jadi beban moral karena menggunakan perangkat lunak komersial yang ilegal.

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ExoPC Windows 7 Reviews and Specification

Folks who were looking forward to getting hold of the Windows 7-powered ExoPC were probably disappointed when it was confirmed that the tablet was to be delayed by several months. Well, time has passed, and now the company has confirmed that it’s planning to accept its first pre-orders for the device from September 3rd, and are having the first 1,200 orders shipped out on September 30th.

ExoPC Windows 7 Specification :

◦11.6 inches of display screen
◦1366 x 768 pixel of resolution
◦2 GB of RAM
◦Intel Atom N450 processor
◦1.3 mega pixel of webcam
◦Windows 7 Home Premium
◦Wi-Fi
◦Bluetooth 2.1
◦Mini HDMI port
◦SD, SDHC memory card reader
◦USB 2.0
◦SSD flash storage
◦Accelerometer

Expected to be launched in early of September 2010, the device will be preloaded with customized Windows 7 Home Premium at a suggested retail price of around $599 for 32GB version.


Source :
ExoPC Windows 7 - Pancawara.com

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