10 reasons Windows 8, Windows 7 will destroy

8 Microsoft to Windows probably will not be available next year. But based on what so far we know of these windows; The operating system can be much better than Windows 7


Perhaps no company more influential in the field of Microsoft desktop operating system not found. The software giant, the operating system market across the world and has proven to have any Windows version that is capable of with a lot of changes compared to previous versions of his offer. The nothing that is not Microsoft's operating systems market space well knows and knows that to succeed in this market must be what to do.


Windows 7 Maykrsaft arguably one of the most important versions of Windows operating system on the life. After providing Windows Vista, Microsoft began to grow against market and many sellers, the rules for Down grade to Windows XP computer had tons. Customers also expect that Microsoft had enough of Vista has not been welcomed. In addition, companies no Windows Vista did not count. Well all this is bad.


With Windows 7, Microsoft was able to fix Vista well. In fact, this version of the Vista operating system that would be. And now Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 fastest selling has had on Windows. It is clear that Windows users also use that now, at least most are happy with XP.


However the windows in the corner just eight scenes stands; rumors surrounding Microsoft's operating system and its features, rotate. Although little information currently available operating system, but one thing certainly can be said: the 8th of 7 would be better. But why?


1. Windows 8, based on a good operating system, is improved:
8 a large Windows update will not be considered. Instead, the improved version of the operating system of Windows 7 will be. As noted, Windows 7 among consumers and companies customer success is reached. Of the things we know so far about Windows 8, it is clear that Microsoft will not something that is not broken (Windows 7) to right! So probably very similar to Windows 8 Jdsh and many features it does happen. However, that improvement is always provided to customers also will be available in Windows.


2. Security will improve:
With each release of the operating system by Microsoft - or any other company - many security flaws are fixed. This company offers security of Windows XP Service Pack 2, has increased. Windows XP was almost safe. Of course not Pyshynsh generations than rival operating systems! Service Pack Vista were helped to safety. But arguably the most secure version of Windows 7 operating system is. Then where Microsoft always safer Amlsh system worked; expect that Windows 8, the seventh is fully secure.


3. Key compatibility with ARM:
According to the consumer electrical products in recent years, showed a keen interest in ARM; Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows-based devices will support ARM. It is very important. Now that the company wants to build products based on ARM chip, using the opportunity to find the windows. This move not only to Microsoft and retailers will help his colleague, but also probably more options that consumers tend to use Windows; will be given. The opinion of a board game - has won.


4. An application store? Maybe!
It is unlikely that Microsoft to offer an application store; map is drawn. >If this occurs, and despite the so many applications available for Windows is Microsoft may be able in this area even with Apple's Mac version of the Lion to compete. The same operating system with built AppStore will be sold. The future of desktop operating systems, there really good application for a store it will depend. Currently we do not know but if sent in future applications for construction of shop windows to hear; will be glad.


5. Urgent clarification: what is necessary
One of the biggest problems is that on some Windows computers, a lot of time to boot is wasting. According to the latest rumors, Microsoft is working on a solution for Windows that can actually work a little time to prepare. May not seem important, but keep in mind that a wait to boot Windows, how much punishment can be binding.Immediately after boot, something that could become a great possibility.


6. 8 for Windows probably would be more appropriate Tblt
There are several Microsoft operating systems when its ready for deployment is in Tblt knows. But given what the statistics show; time production based on Windows 7 Tblt was low and Android users or IP S. prefer him. Because support for ARM-based device and that Microsoft is definitely more for compatibility with Windows 8 will try Tblt; must await more portable devices based on Windows be next. But how much further the market will determine the character.


7. Saving more energy:
One of the problems that Windows 7 is unable to function effectively in the field of energy savings reach. But according to information leaked from the development of Windows 8 have Maykrvsfat apparently working on energy storage capability that greatly improve.Then wait for more battery life on portable devices that we support this operating system. If this is true; obviously consumers will be happy.


8. What is History Vault?
Windows 8 possibly a new feature called History Vault will. According to rumors, the Apple Time Machine-like feature would be an easy interface for backup on his Mac. S. X; offers. But this option will allow users to Microsoft that their personal files should recover, to amend the old file, and much more work ... Microsoft still has not confirmed this feature. But if a big feature like this, be added to Windows; will be excellent.


9. Better interface:
Windows 7 interface with a more powerful market that it can be quite better than previous generations knew her. The beauty of this feature does lack something.Currently much of Microsoft's next operating system, but probably not said his time Windows 8 will be the same interface. But people are always chasing Microsoft; believe that interface a little more efficient and easier to use. If Microsoft can do this is achieved, up to the expectations of many interfaces will suit. Because the current interface is also much less.


10. Microsoft Drssh learned:
Separate from the operating system, Windows 8 likely will be better than Windows 7. It also one reason: Microsoft Windows Vista will not fail to repeat. Microsoft's latest operating system before the seventh, this company was nothing less than a nightmare. 7 for Microsoft's success was too proud to work in Vista but ruined. The result, a few years were painful for the company. Microsoft also lack confidence in buyers and sellers and investors faced Gzaransh. So we expect that these companies do special to do with Windows 8. Meanwhile, the company except to achieve a better operating system, there would be another choice.

IPhone 5 goes into production

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who works for Taiwanese company Concord Securities, the iPhone 5 will only feature "slight modfications" to the design of the iPhone 4, and that it will finally go into mass production in September this year.


He also claims that new Apple handset will contain the same A5 processor as the iPad 2, and that Qualcomm is to get in on the action by supplying the baseband processor for GSM and CDMA models.

Before you dismiss this along with other scurrilous iPhone 5 tittle tattle though, consider the fact that Kuo was also the analyst who said that the iPad 2 would feature the same screen resolution as the original iPad (1024 x 768) and that it would feature the cameras as the iPod touch, in preference to the better sensors found in the iPhone 4.

His report also states that trial production of the new device will start in August (much later than the traditional June release date of iPhones gone by), so expect to see one lying around on a bar stool from round about then.

Once strange anomaly, though, is that he still expects Apple to announced the new device at WWDC 2011, which kicks off on 6 June. However, it's highly unlikely, given previous behaviour, that Apple would announce a device months before it even goes into production.

Nokia market share falls below 30%

Nokia reported better than expected first quarter profits despite confirming that its market share around the world dropped below 30% for the first time in over a decade, as the world's top mobile phone maker continued to lose ground to its rivals.

Though the Finnish company said its net profit for the quarter fell 5 million euro (£4.4 million) to 344 million euro (£294.4 million), the markets were impressed by news that operating profit only fell 14% during the period instead of the anticipated 40% decline.

Nokia shares were up 3% at 6.11 euro (£5.38) in afternoon trading in Helsinki.

Elsewhere in its statement, Nokia revealed that its revenues grew by 9% to 10.40 billion euro (£9.16 billion) from 9.52 billion euro (£8.39 billion) in the same period in 2010, while smartphone sales were up 6% at 7 billion euro (£6.17 billion).

Despite the increase in smartphone sales, Nokia confirmed that its overall global market share plunged to 29%, from 33% a year earlier and 31% in the previous quarter.

CEO Stephen Elop said Nokia has now signed a "definitive" deal with Microsoft to develop software for smartphones "and that product design and engineering work was "well under way."

But he cautioned that the company faced "a more challenging second quarter."

Nokia said the tsunami and earthquake in Japan had disrupted the supply of some components linked to Japanese suppliers and would impact its results in the second quarter.

Nokia is the world's top cellphone maker but faces stiff competition in top-end smartphones from Apple's iPhone, Android-based handsets and Research in Motion's Blackberry.

However, Nokia said it sold 24 million smartphones, 13% more than in 2010. Total handset sales were only slightly up at 108.5 million

Solar plane makes first international flight

A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel.
The Solar Impulse took off from an airfield at Payerne in western Switzerland and landed at Brussels airport after a 13-hour flight.
The pilot and project leaders Andre Borshberg and Bertrand Piccard said it had been a major challenge to fit a slow-flying plane into the commercial air traffic system.

With an average flying speed of 44 mph, Solar Impulse is not an immediate threat to commercial jets, which can easily cruise at more than 10 times the speed. A flight from Geneva from Brussels can take little more than an hour.
But it was a huge day for the founders who wanted the whole world to see what can be achieved with existing, renewable energy.
During the flight Borshberg said it was "symbolic to be able to go from one place to another using solar energy" - a glimpse at a less polluting future.
Piccard said it was also proof that Friday the 13th is a propitious day after all.
After a whole day spent drifting quietly through the air Borshberg said he was having trouble coming back down to earth.

Yahoo rolls out e-mail upgrades

(CNN) -- Yahoo is rolling out an upgraded version of its e-mail service to its 284 million users.
The revamped service, which will become available to users in the coming weeks, will be twice as fast as previous versions and integrate more seamlessly with social networks, Yahoo said in a blog post Monday.
"This latest version of Yahoo! Mail is faster, safer, easier to use, and offers a seamless experience across PC, mobile and tablet devices," said David McDowell, a director of product management for the company.
Users of the new service will be able to respond instantly to messages from Facebook from their inbox while sharing notifications from Twitter, Facebook and Zynga via a new Updates tab.
Yahoo also is promising unlimited storage that would let users archive an infinite number of documents, photos and videos. By contrast, Google's Gmail service offers 7.5GB of free storage space, while Microsoft's free Hotmail service includes 5GB of storage.
Yahoo will prioritize messages and contacts by surfacing users' most-frequent correspondents first. Users also will be capable of sending large attachments of up to 100 megabytes without having to compress them.
Yahoo also said its spam filters and a new anti-phishing platform have reduced spam reports by 60%.
The new service, which started beta testing in October, will be available in 26 languages.
Yahoo offers the world's second-most popular Web-based e-mail service behind Microsoft's Hotmail, although both have been losing ground in recent years to Gmail.

Sony and Epsilon Agree to Testify Before Congress

Sony has finally agreed to testify before a Congressional hearing that will be held by Representative Mary Bono Mack, the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.

The hearing will address the massive data breach that occurred last month on Sony’s PlayStation Network and jeopardized millions of customers personal information.


Sony had declined to attend a previous hearing by the same subcommittee, saying it was currently involved in an “ongoing intensive investigation and management of this criminal cyberattack.” The previous hearing explored “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers” and the lack of privacy legislation to protect Americans.

Ken Johnson, senior adviser and spokesman for Ms. Mack, said in an e-mail that the new hearing would focus on data security in the United States. It is scheduled for Thursday, June 2nd.

Epsilon, a company who handled customer e-mails for many major corporations, has also agreed to testify before the subcommittee. A recent data breach at Epsilon exposed millions of people’s e-mail addresses and passwords.
“Both Sony and Epsilon have agreed to testify,” Mr. Johnson said. “Representing Sony will be Tim Schaaff, President of Sony Network Entertainment International as well as Epsilon General Counsel Jeanette Fitzgerald.”

Sony also finally answered a number of questions asked by the subcommittee in a May 17th letter pertaining to the data breach and the steps Sony took to protect its 77 million customers.

Since the massive cyber attack took place on Sony, the company has become the poster child for data and security reform in Congress.

“While Chairman Bono Mack remains critical of Sony’s initial handling of the data breaches, she also is appreciative that the company has now agreed to testify,” explained Mr. Johnson. “The Chairman firmly believes that the lessons learned from both the Sony and Epsilon experiences can be instructive and guide us as we develop comprehensive data protection legislation.”

UN chief calls for global action to end AIDS

UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for global action Wednesday to put an end to AIDS by 2020 and relegate the killer disease to the history books.
Opening a three-day General Assembly meeting to assess progress in combatting HIV/AIDS, the U.N. chief told presidents, ministers and diplomats from across the globe that if all partners involved in the fight unite "as never before" the goal can be met.
"Today, we gather to end AIDS," the secretary-general said. "That is our goal — zero new infections, zero stigma and zero AIDS-related deaths."
Ban recalled that world leaders first took responsibility for controlling the epidemic at a U.N. meeting in 2001, and since then new infections have declined by 20 percent. Five years ago, leaders pledged that every individual would get services, care and support to cope with HIV and AIDS and since then AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 20 percent, he said.
Michel Sidibe, executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency, told the leaders that the vision of an AIDS-free world can be realized.
However, he said it will require revolutionizing HIV prevention and the mobilization of young people "as agents of change" in reducing treatment costs. It will also require ending discrimination and providing lifesaving services to the groups most affected — migrants, prisoners, people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men, he said.
Sidibe said 1.8 million people die of AIDS every year in the developing world and in developed countries AIDS is becoming a chronic disease. He said 9 million people in the world await treatment.
Sidibe urged donors, who have reduced funding for AIDS for the first time in 10 years, to increase their contributions to meet the new goal.
"We cannot stop our investment now," he said. "With an effective up-front investment we can make the down payment to alter the costs trajectory and end this epidemic."
The UNAIDS chief said getting to zero will require new innovations to provide inexpensive diagnostic methods and medication available for everyone, everywhere in five years.
With sustained investment in research and development, he said, "we will have a microbicide that women can use to protect themselves from HIV and we will have a vaccine that will eradicate this virus."
According to new research by UNAIDS, an additional $6 billion will be needed every year by 2015 to help avert 12 million new infections and more than seven million deaths by 2020.
Sharonann Lynch of Doctors Without Borders said "the world needs an ambitious treatment target with a plan attached to make it a reality — because it will be meaningless if countries aren't willing to come up with the cash and actions needed to break the back of the epidemic."
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan said his country has been fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in part by working with the local film industry to promote behavioral change and awareness among the young. And he has a bill in parliament that seeks to fight discrimination against infected people, he said.
Still, Jonathan said, getting necessary anti-retroviral medication to the 1.5 million Nigerians who need it remains a challenge, as does promoting prevention of the virus' transmission from mothers to children.
"To say that adequate funding is critical to the success of our HIV and AIDS response is an understatement," Jonathan said. "We cannot win the fight against the HIV/AIDS scourge without international solidarity."
Prime Minister Denzil Douglas of St. Kitts and Nevis, speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community which remains the region second only to sub-Saharan Africa with the highest HIV prevalence rate, cited a 14 percent decline in new HIV infections and a 43 percent decline in AIDS-related deaths over the past decade.
He warned that without long-term and sustainable financing, "reversal of the marginal gains over the past 10 years is inevitable."

Germany still seeking reason for E. coli outbreak

BERLIN – German authorities say they haven't yet been able to resolve how sprouts at a farm became contaminated with an aggressive strain of E. coli that has been blamed for 33 deaths.
Officials determined Friday that sprouts grown at the farm in Lower Saxony state, in northern Germany, were the culprit in the outbreak — which has sickened more than 3,000 people.
But the state's agriculture ministry said Sunday that it still isn't clear whether workers brought in the bug, or whether the bacteria got onto the farm on seeds or by some other means.
The ministry says tests on some 1,100 samples, nearly 300 of them from the farm, are ongoing in an effort to answer that question. But it says that they have produced no positive results yet.

Astronauts get set to land Endeavour one last time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Their work in orbit complete, Endeavour's six astronauts on Tuesday checked the systems they need to bring NASA's second-to-last space shuttle flight to a close.
Commander Mark Kelly and his crew aimed for a landing in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday.
"Endeavour's performed really, really well for us over these 16 days, as it has since its first flight," Kelly said.
"When we land in Florida tomorrow, it's going to roll into the hangar and get prepared for the next step, the next phase of its life, which is in a museum. I imagine millions of people, hopefully millions of people a year will get to enjoy getting up close to the space shuttle ... but it is a bittersweet moment, it's been a great spacecraft."
Endeavour left the International Space Station over the weekend. The astronauts put the finishing touches on the orbiting lab, installing a $2 billion cosmic ray detector, an extension beam and a platform full of spare parts — enough to keep the station operating in the shuttle-less decade ahead.
Atlantis will make the final flight ever by a space shuttle in just five weeks to end the 30-year program. It will head to the launch pad Tuesday night for a July 8 liftoff; the three-mile trip from the hangar should be completed by the time Endeavour lands at 2:35 a.m.
Flight director Tony Ceccacci said the landing weather looks "very promising." For the first time in days, the crosswind forecast is within safety limits. The rules are stricter for nighttime landings.
It will be the 25th time NASA has brought a space shuttle back to Earth in darkness — representing just one-fifth of all missions.
Endeavour will have traveled 123 million miles by flight's end — on all 25 of its voyages — and spent 299 days in space. It's the youngest of NASA's shuttles, first flying in 1992 as the replacement for Challenger.
In a series of TV interviews late Monday, the astronauts talked about how huge and spectacular the space station has become. It's so sprawling that it barely fits in the shuttle viewfinder from 600 feet out, pilot Gregory Johnson said.
And as has become the custom, Kelly fielded numerous questions about his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords, who's recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, will remain at her rehab center in Houston. She traveled to Kennedy Space Center for both launch attempts, but the landing time is too inconvenient to warrant another trip, her husband said.
On Monday, she had the stitches removed from the skull reconstruction that she underwent just two days into his flight.
Kelly said he'll call her as soon as he lands — he expects his first words to be "I'm back" — and embrace her once he returns to Houston the day after touchdown.
Kelly said he has no regrets about having made the flight. He took a leave from NASA when the shooting occurred Jan. 8 in Tucson, Ariz., and for a while thought he might have to quit. But Giffords improved so much that when Kelly moved her to Houston for rehabilitation, he resumed flight training.
"In hindsight, it was absolutely the right decision," Kelly said. That's evidenced by the fact that the crew met all of its objectives in orbit: installing the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, carrying out four spacewalks, wrapping up the U.S. portion of space station construction.
"Being away from her, to be honest, it's difficult," he said. But it was "really, really special" that she was able to recover to the point that she could make the trip to Cape Canaveral — twice — given everything that happened to her.

All options open in cyber-attack: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Tuesday that it would consider all options if the United States were hit by a cyber-attack as it develops the first military guidelines for the age of Internet warfare.

President Barack Obama's administration has been formalizing rules on cyberspace amid growing concern about the reach of hackers. Major defense contractor Lockheed Martin said it repelled a major cyber-assault a week ago.

The White House on May 16 unveiled an international strategy on cyber-security which said the United States "will respond to hostile acts in cyberspace as we would to any other threat to our country."

"We reserve the right to use all necessary means -- diplomatic, informational, military, and economic -- as appropriate and consistent with applicable international law, in order to defend our nation, our allies, our partners and our interests," the strategy said.

Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said Tuesday that the White House policy did not rule out a military response to a cyber-attack.

"A response to a cyber incident or attack on the US would not necessarily be a cyber response," Lapan told reporters. "All appropriate options would be on the table if we were attacked, be it cyber."

Lapan said that the Pentagon was drawing up an accompanying cyber defense strategy which would be ready in two to three weeks.

The Wall Street Journal, citing three officials who said they had seen the document, reported Tuesday that the strategy would classify major cyber-attacks as acts of war, paving the way for possible military retaliation.

The newspaper said that the strategy was intended in part as a warning to foes that may try to sabotage the US electricity grid, subways or pipelines.

"If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your smokestacks," it quoted a military official as saying.

The newspaper said the Pentagon would likely decide whether to respond militarily to cyber-attacks based on the notion of "equivalence" -- whether the attack was comparable in damage to a conventional military strike.

Such a decision would also depend on whether the precise source of the attack could be determined. (AFP)

Microsoft shows off new "Windows 8" operating system

PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system, highlighting touchscreen features optimized for tablet computers, at the All Things Digital technology conference on Wednesday.

The world's largest software company is expected to launch the new system, code-named Windows 8, in the next 18 months, as it races to catch up with the success of Apple Inc's iPad, which went on sale over a year ago.
In a demonstration at the D9 conference in Palos Verdes, California, a Microsoft executive showed a starting page that resembles Microsoft's latest phone software, with live 'tiles' manipulated by pressing and swiping the screen.

The head of Microsoft's Windows unit, Steven Sinofsky, said the product did not yet have a name, and did not say when it would be available.
The release date is a "Defense Department secret", joked Sinofsky, adding that it would not be this autumn.
Microsoft typically aims for 24 to 36 months between major Windows versions, suggesting a launch date for the next Windows between October 2011 and October 2012.

Sinofsky, who said Microsoft was "not out of the game" in tablets, promised more details at a developers' conference in September.
He did say Microsoft is working to integrate Internet telephone service Skype into the new system, following its agreement to purchase the company last month.

The demonstration shows Microsoft is making progress toward the new operating system, which it promises will run on a range of hardware devices from traditional PCs to laptops and tablets, using both touchscreen and mouse and keyboard commands.
Five months ago, Sinofsky showed off a crude version of the new Windows system working on ARM Holdings chips -- which work better on mobile devices due to their low power requirements -- at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

That signaled a change in emphasis for Microsoft toward mobile devices, although the new Windows will still run on chips made by traditional partner Intel Corp.

Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers 4.1

Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers 4.1

On the 11 June 2011, Intel released version 4.1 of Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA), the latest graphic developer tool suite used to analyze and optimize PC games and media applications. Intel GPA 4.1 adds the ability to profile Rich Web entertainment apps for accelerated browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome and Mozilla FireFox. New features also include media analysis tools to visualize code efficiency with Open CL standard and Intel® Media Software Development Kit.

Intel® GPA is a powerful, agile developer tool suite for analyzing and optimizing games, media, and other graphics-intensive applications. Version 4.1, available today, adds significant new features to the product, based upon recommendations from graphics developers such as yourself.

This latest release includes includes the ability to profile browser accelerated graphics workloads (hosted in Internet Explorer 9, Chrome, and FireFox 4), OpenCL and Media Performance Analysis capabilities, a new hardware thread view in Intel GPA Platform Analyzer, large file support (up to 2GB) in Intel GPA Platform Analyzer, and various performance enhancements throughout Intel GPA System Analyzer HUD, Intel GPA Frame Analyzer, and Intel GPA Platform Analyzer.

What's New in Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers 4.1

Version 4.1 of the Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers contains the following new features:

Intel® GPA Media Performance Analyzer (New!)

* New tool for performance analysis of Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000 accelerated media applications
* Ability to create media performance trace capture files for visualization and detailed analysis in the Intel® GPA Platform Analyzer
* Capture trace files provide a system-wide picture of how your code works with Intel® Media SDK and Microsoft DXVA2 and how media-related workloads execute on the GPU.


OpenCL Support (New!)

* Capitalize on OpenCL support to develop code that runs across heterogeneous platforms.


General

* Ability to analyze CPU and GPU workloads enabled by Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 4, and Google Chrome


Intel® GPA Monitor

* Ability to track media metrics (GPU utilization with break-down to GPU engines and types of media operations) in real-time while running your application

AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M GPU

AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M GPU

On the 12th July, AMD (NYSE: AMD) launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M GPU – the world’s fastest single mobile graphics processor – an uncompromising GPU that delivers massive computing power to mobile users. The AMD Radeon HD 6990M GPU was measured to be up to 25% faster than any other announced notebook enthusiast GPU. Furthermore, additional performance can be performed through AMD CrossFireX™ technology.

Ultra-fast performance and portability is imperative for enthusiast mobile gamers who crave technology that helps deliver an incredible gaming experience with the latest graphic-intensive titles. With the arrival of the AMD Radeon 6990M GPU and the recently launched AMD A-Series Accelerated Processors (APU), AMD is pushing graphics capabilities to the limits for a wide range of notebook form factors and price points while enhancing the experience through technologies like AMD CrossFireX™ and Dual Graphics (using a combination of AMD Radeon GPUs or an AMD Radeon™ GPU and an AMD APU). AMD CrossFireX technology combines the output of two GPUs that helps deliver increased performance allowing gamers to immediately notice higher resolutions and greater image quality. With two AMD Radeon HD 6990M GPUs and AMD CrossFireX technology enabled, the notebook gamer can appreciate exceptional performance scaling in their favorite games.

Logitech S715i

Pros: The sound quality is incredible, especially for this price range. The designated woofers and tweeters make it an optimal speaker for many different genres of music. The case + remote are an added bonus!

Cons: I find that the kickstand doesn't hold on some surfaces (plugging in the device or adding extra support behind the kickstand are effective remedies). Also, I have to remove the bottom portion of my iphone's case in order to dock it (annoying!)

Summary: Great speakers, great investment. The bass may be overpowering for some, but you can use the bass reducing EQ available on your ipod/iphone to fix this. I love them! My friend just got a similar Bose speaker for $500, and this is just as good--if not better.

Mondo Mint Digital Music System

Mondo Mint comes with the wireless dock that remote control your iPod and gives you the power to stream your music and control your iPod sound from up to 100 feet away. Another plus point of Mondo Mint is the easy of set-up and compact styling, you can keep the party going in any room of the house.


The Mondo Mint Digital Music System is driven by the Class-D digital mini amplifier which powers 70 watts at 4 ohms per channel and can drive 4-8 ohm speakers, resulting in strong highs, mids and bass, plus great stereo separation. The Mondo Mint DSM lets you slip your iPod into the cradle and it becomes your remote control. you can adjust volume, manage your playlist, stream your music, etc from up to 100 feet away.

The Mondo Mint is available from June 11 and priced at $349.

Sony Ericsson IM920 Video Viewing Stand

Sony Ericsson IM920 Video Viewing Stand is only 6 cm long and weighs only 18 grams Attach it to your mobile phone or wear it around your neck. Or simply plug it into the pocket - it takes place. It is also functions as a microSD memory card-to-USB adapter.

Using this gadget, you can watch your favorite TV show or movie on the go. It is easy to use. You just need to plug the Video Viewing Stand IM920 into your computer and drag & drop your favorite video clips to a micro SD card. Then insert the micro SD card into your phone and attach the Video Viewing Stand IM920. The Video Viewing Stand IM920 is expected to be available within 6 months.

ViewSonic WPG-350 Wireless Gateway

ViewSonic has introduced its wireless presentation gateway with the model ViewSonic WPG-350.ViewSonic WPG-350 adds wireless connectivity to any display devices, projector, LCD display/TV, computer monitor.


User can wireless stream presentation or video from nearby notebook or PC to any display devices with VGA port, via WiFi 802.11 wireless connectivity.ViewSonic WPG-350 supports 1024×768 resolution and is able to handle 1080p Full HD input.ViewSonic WPG-350 also has VGA out, 3.5mm stereo jack and Ethernet LAN port.ViewSonic WPG-350 is available at a price of US $199.

Belkin Home Base brings wireless printing and file sharing

You've been looking for it, we've been looking for it -- heck, displaced Martians have been looking for it. We're talking about that mythical, magical box that adds all sorts of connectivity to any networked PC, and rather than making consumers purchase separate devices to add NAS capabilities and wireless print sharing to one's home, Belkin's Home Base does it all.


This sleek little box includes four USB 2.0 sockets and an Ethernet jack, and when connected to one's home router, a printer and at least one external hard drive, any machine on the network instantly gains wireless printing abilities as well as network access to your USB HDD(s).


Furthermore, Home Base can wirelessly backup your connected PCs behind your back, and with the automatic sharing feature, your most intimate photos can be whisked away to Flickr-land without you having to know. Are you as giddy as we are? Pull out $130 and get to shoppin' -- it should be available today.

Asus Xonar D2 sound card

Asus has announced their first ever sound card that promises to transform almost any PC into a high-quality digital home media center. The Xonar D2 is a 7.1-channel audio card based on the AV200 audio chip with built-in sound-enhancing technologies from Dolby and DTS. It features a signal- to-noise ratio (SNR) of 118 db for both audio in and out. It also packs some new tech that offers “outstanding” game audio quality. The card comes with a special application called “Portable Media Processor” that works with the onboard ALT (Analog Loopback Transformation) circuit to provide almost lossless analog recording audio quality from digital music files.

Amazing Gold Keyboard

Wanting a Midas touch? Check out the Pure Gold Keyboard coated with 100% pure gold leaf by Wazakura Studios.

Not just a stunning object of worship, this fully functional keyboard features a base that adjusts for height and two USB ports, plus right, left, and center options for the connector cable.



While gold leaf has a long artisan tradition in Japan, the craftsmen behind this glittering computer accessory have updated their technique for the rigor of daily use, meaning the Pure Gold Keyboard is as durable as it is enviable.

Pure Gold Keyboard features:

• Includes: 86-key keyboard in Japanese 109A arrangement, manual (Japanese only)

• Interface: USB (A type connector), PS/2 (mini DIN6 pin)

• Keystroke: 3.3mm (+/-0.2mm)

• Size: W31 x D12.7 x H2.2cm (12.1 x 5 x 0.85")

• Weight: 480g (0.9lb)

• Cable length: 1.5m (5ft)

• Compatibility: DOS/V, all companies; Windows Vista, XP,2000Me,98SE, 98 (USB), Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 98SE, 98, 95, NT4.0 (PS/2)

A-DATA SH93 Rugged Hard Disk Waterproof and Shockproof

The new SH93 A-DATA is the first portable hard drive waterproof and shock-resistant. Through tests conducted by A-DATA’s new SH93 is capable of withstanding up to one meter deep for 30 minutes, according to IEC 529 IPX7 standards, and is resistant to falls.


It is ‘available in two colors: yellow racing car (see photo above) and chili pepper red. Cuts available are 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 640GB. Unfortunately not yet been disclosed to the availability and price of this new device, if there will be news will keep you updated.

Verbatim launches InSight Portable USB Hard Drive

The world of portable USB hard drives is getting tougher and smaller, and by the looks of things, sleeker. Verbatim has launched its InSight portable hard drive, a sophisticated looking number boasting a built in display that calculates and shows the amount of available free space, even when not connected to a computer.


The Windows and Mac compatible unit features an “Always-On” 32 x 128 pixel display that allows users to see the personalized name of the drive even when unplugged. The “elegant piano black finish” of the exterior holds capacities of 320GB or 500GB and weighs around 164g. The unit measures 6” x 3.4” and offers transfer rates of up to 480MB/sec.


Incorporating data encryption and password controls, the 320GB and 500GB models are priced at approximately USD$120 and USD$150 respectively.

* Verbatim InSight in brief: Rotational Speed - 5400 RPM
* Display - 32 x 128 pixels “always on” display
* External Power - USB bus-powered
* Interface - One USB mini-B port
* Data Transfer Rate - USB 2.0 High-Speed: 480 Mb/s (max), USB 1.1 Full Speed: 12 Mb/s (max)
* Unit Dimensions - 5.99 in. X 3.37 in. X 0.63 in. (151.12 mm x 85.51 mm x 16.0 mm)
* Unit Weight - 0.36 lb (161.59 g)

Flash Drive Lock fits any standard USB memory stick

If you’re looking for some hardware-based protection to supplement data encryption on your USB memory stick, you might want to consider the Flash Drive Lock. The combination lock fits to the end of any standard USB memory stick and can’t be removed without inputting the correct three-digit code, thereby preventing any nefarious types from inserting the drive into a computer’s USB slot.

The Flash Drive Lock allows the user to set their own three-digit code and the distributors claim the lock is a must for any office computer user, especially civil servants, who must be a particularly nosy bunch. The lock probably won’t prevent any determined sticky beaks, so users wouldn’t want to discard any encryption tools being used to protect data from prying eyes, but the device could deter casual snoops.

The Flash Drive Lock is available in red or silver for UKP£5.95 for a single unit, or UKP£9.90 for two.

Toshiba Unveils five 1.8-inch HDDs

Toshiba has unveiled five 1.8-inch PATA-interface hard disk drives (HDDs) whre three are use for desktop and notebook PCs and two for use in consumer electronics including digital cameras, digital video camcorders and GPS PNDs.

The three PC-use HDD models are MK6028GAL, MK8025GAL and MK1214GAH, while the other two are MK6014GAL and MK6015GAA. All the five HDD are running at 4200RPM and HDD size ranging from 60Gb to 120Gb. Toshiba is planning to ship the HDDs globally later this month.

Samsung 4GB MCP for Mobile Phones

Samsung has developed a 4GB MCP (multi-chip package) for mobile phones that could forgo the need for an external memory card slot and also eliminates having to develop interface software for all types of NAND memory.

The new Samsung moviMCP combines a 4GB embedded memory card, which consists of two 16Gb NAND flash chips and a controller, together with a 1Gb mobile DRAM chip to support the processor and a 2Gb NAND flash chip for general handset operations. This provides a total memory capacity of 35GB. Samsung’s new moviMCP is a multi-chip package carrying an embedded (moviNAND) memory solution, which provides a simple-to-design memory package that satisfies the high-speed data transmission needs of mobile phones, while fully supporting the communication features within the handset.

The new moviMCP stacks several memory functions vertically to enable a small footprint. Its high density eliminates the need for having to also provide an external expansion slot. The 3G mobile phone market - which is the main target for Samsung’s new moviMCP - is expected to reach 392 million units in 2007 and show an approximately 40 percent compounded annual growth rate from 2007 through 2010.Samsung’s moviMCP is currently available for OEM sampling.

SanDisk slotMusic: microSD Cards Preloaded with Music

SanDisk slotMusic: microSD Cards Preloaded with Music
SanDisk announced slotMusic, a new way for musicians to sell DRM-free tunes: on miniSD cards. Each 1GB card will playback music at up to 320 kilobytes per second and carry music from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group artists, along with whatever video and other media the artists choose; users can also save other files to any leftover space on the cards.

The cards can slot right into your music player of choice; they are also shipped with a USB sleeve, so it works with any Windows, Linux and Mac computers. No pricing, which albums will be sold and when were announced yet.

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor

AMD has recently introduced Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor.AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor operates at 3.4GHz with a 17x clock multiplier.AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition features 6MB L3 cache, dedicated 512KB of L2 cache.AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition also features AM3 support and remains backwards compatible with AM2/AM2+ motherboards, meaning that users can pick between DDR2 or DDR3 memory.

D-Link PowerLine Adapter Kit

D-Link PowerLine Adapter Kit
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company continues to strive for excellence as an award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments.D-Link has introduced its next-generation PowerLine adapter kit, an ideal solution for connecting computers,high-definition (HD) media players, game consoles, network attached storage(NAS), and Internet content throughout the home.With the new D-LinkR PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-303)anyone can take advantage of existing home electrical wiring to create or extend a network. The kit includes two PowerLine wall plugs/ adapters. The DHP-303 turns every power outlet in the home into a wall-to-wall network for connecting when connected to a switch or wireless access point.

The PowerLine Adapter, with simple push-button activation, implements Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) for securing connections and keeping data safe from intruders. To create a secure connection the user simply pushes a button on one adapter, then goes to another room and pushes a button on the other adapter. It also offers Quality of Service (QoS) support to help prioritize data and enable smooth video streaming and lag-free gaming.

With plug-and-play installation, the DHP-303 is ideal for connecting an Ethernet-enabled digital media device such as TiVo or Slingbox to the home network and the Internet. It also allows users to connect gaming consoles like the Xbox 360R, PlaystationR 3 or Nintendo WiiT to the Internet. The device will automatically be displayed in Microsoft Windows Vista’s Network Map. Users also can check the DHP-303’s performance via a built-in LED.

“This latest addition to our PowerLine HD product family offers user-friendly, wall-to-wall networking so everyone in the household can enjoy a powerful, extended multimedia experience regardless of the location,” said AJ Wang, chief technology officer for D-Link.

FEATURES:
* Uses home’s existing electrical wiring
* Streams HD media across the network
* Up to 200Mbps throughput
* Connects computers, game consoles and multimedia devices to the Internet
* Plugs into existing power outlets
* QoS support helps prioritize Internet traffic
* Extends wireless LAN by connecting an access point to achieve stronger wireless signals in remote areas
* Supports enhanced network security
* Simple plug-and-play installation
* Power-saving mode
* Simple push-button security
* LED for easy monitoring
* Microsoft Windows Vista “network map” locator

Targus APA63US 90W Notebook Power Adapter

With up to 90 watts of continuous power and 115 watts of peak power, the universal Targus APA63US Notebook AC Power Adapter is a portable, lightweight power supply for high-power notebooks and other mobile devices. Includes 10 tips, 3-foot AC input cord, 6-foot DC output cord, carrying pouch, and user’s guide. Compatible with many manufacturers’ models including Acer, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, IBM/Lenovo, Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba.


Specifications:
* Product Dimensions: 5.625" x 2.50" x 1.375"
* Weight: 14.5 oz

Features:
* Compact design – This adapter’s compact design makes it an ideal source of reliable AC power at home, the office or on the road.
* High performance power – Designed to meet the power and charge demands of today’s high performance notebooks.

Tritton SEE2 USB 2.0 To VGA Adapter

Now Supports 1600 x 1200 Display Resolution!
The TRITTON SEE2 USB 2.0 VGA Adapter instantly allows you to add a second display through your USB 2.0 port. Extend your desktop across both displays allowing you to increase your productivity. Now supporting resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 and supports video playback. Support for widescreen resolutions makes every monitor combination possible. Even if you have a dual head video card the SEE2 can be added as a third monitor. Enterprise users can now add a second monitor to thin client computers running Windows maximizing productivity of employees. The mirroring option allows you to mirror your primary monitor on your secondary monitor for trainings and presentations. The possibilities are endless with the TRITTON SEE2 display adapter.

SEE2 is powered through the USB cable so no additional power supply is needed. By using USB there is no need to open the computer, just plug it into your USB port. TRITTON offers lifetime toll-free phone support and in depth online support center.

Features:

* Office Use:
- View large spreadsheets across two screens with display continuity
- Multitask more effectively without overlapping windows
- Open attachments on one screen while reading the e-mail on the other
* Mobile Use:
- View multiple screen displays and presentations without bringing another computer
* Graphic Use:
- Use second display for pallets/tools
* Data Entry Use:
- Type documents on one screen while viewing reference material on the other
* Wall Street:
- Use a notebook for viewing multiple screens
- View charts and live data at the same time
* Entertainment:
- View videos/TV on one the SEE2 and computer applications on the other screen
* Resolutions Supported:
- 1680 x 1050, 16 Bit Color
- 1600 x 1200, 16 Bit Color
- 1440 x 900, 16 Bit Color
- 1280 x 1024, 16 Bit Color
- 1280 x 960, 16 Bit Color
- 1280 x 800, 32/16 Bit Color
- 1280 x 768, 32/16 Bit Color
- 1152 x 864, 32/16 Bit Color
- 1024 x 768, 32/16 Bit Color
- 800 x 600, 32/16 Bit Color

Minimum System Requirements

* Windows 2000/XP
* Available USB 2.0 Port
* Mode Supported:
- Extended Desktop
- Primary Desktop
- Mirrored Desktop

Astronauts get set to land Endeavour one last time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Their work in orbit complete, Endeavour's six astronauts on Tuesday checked the systems they need to bring NASA's second-to-last space shuttle flight to a close.
Commander Mark Kelly and his crew aimed for a landing in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday.
"Endeavour's performed really, really well for us over these 16 days, as it has since its first flight," Kelly said.
"When we land in Florida tomorrow, it's going to roll into the hangar and get prepared for the next step, the next phase of its life, which is in a museum. I imagine millions of people, hopefully millions of people a year will get to enjoy getting up close to the space shuttle ... but it is a bittersweet moment, it's been a great spacecraft."
Endeavour left the International Space Station over the weekend. The astronauts put the finishing touches on the orbiting lab, installing a $2 billion cosmic ray detector, an extension beam and a platform full of spare parts — enough to keep the station operating in the shuttle-less decade ahead.
Atlantis will make the final flight ever by a space shuttle in just five weeks to end the 30-year program. It will head to the launch pad Tuesday night for a July 8 liftoff; the three-mile trip from the hangar should be completed by the time Endeavour lands at 2:35 a.m.
Flight director Tony Ceccacci said the landing weather looks "very promising." For the first time in days, the crosswind forecast is within safety limits. The rules are stricter for nighttime landings.
It will be the 25th time NASA has brought a space shuttle back to Earth in darkness — representing just one-fifth of all missions.
Endeavour will have traveled 123 million miles by flight's end — on all 25 of its voyages — and spent 299 days in space. It's the youngest of NASA's shuttles, first flying in 1992 as the replacement for Challenger.
In a series of TV interviews late Monday, the astronauts talked about how huge and spectacular the space station has become. It's so sprawling that it barely fits in the shuttle viewfinder from 600 feet out, pilot Gregory Johnson said.
And as has become the custom, Kelly fielded numerous questions about his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords, who's recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, will remain at her rehab center in Houston. She traveled to Kennedy Space Center for both launch attempts, but the landing time is too inconvenient to warrant another trip, her husband said.
On Monday, she had the stitches removed from the skull reconstruction that she underwent just two days into his flight.
Kelly said he'll call her as soon as he lands — he expects his first words to be "I'm back" — and embrace her once he returns to Houston the day after touchdown.
Kelly said he has no regrets about having made the flight. He took a leave from NASA when the shooting occurred Jan. 8 in Tucson, Ariz., and for a while thought he might have to quit. But Giffords improved so much that when Kelly moved her to Houston for rehabilitation, he resumed flight training.
"In hindsight, it was absolutely the right decision," Kelly said. That's evidenced by the fact that the crew met all of its objectives in orbit: installing the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, carrying out four spacewalks, wrapping up the U.S. portion of space station construction.
"Being away from her, to be honest, it's difficult," he said. But it was "really, really special" that she was able to recover to the point that she could make the trip to Cape Canaveral — twice — given everything that happened to her.

Microsoft shows off new "Windows 8" operating system

PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system, highlighting touchscreen features optimized for tablet computers, at the All Things Digital technology conference on Wednesday.

The world's largest software company is expected to launch the new system, code-named Windows 8, in the next 18 months, as it races to catch up with the success of Apple Inc's iPad, which went on sale over a year ago.
In a demonstration at the D9 conference in Palos Verdes, California, a Microsoft executive showed a starting page that resembles Microsoft's latest phone software, with live 'tiles' manipulated by pressing and swiping the screen.

The head of Microsoft's Windows unit, Steven Sinofsky, said the product did not yet have a name, and did not say when it would be available.
The release date is a "Defense Department secret", joked Sinofsky, adding that it would not be this autumn.
Microsoft typically aims for 24 to 36 months between major Windows versions, suggesting a launch date for the next Windows between October 2011 and October 2012.

Sinofsky, who said Microsoft was "not out of the game" in tablets, promised more details at a developers' conference in September.
He did say Microsoft is working to integrate Internet telephone service Skype into the new system, following its agreement to purchase the company last month.

The demonstration shows Microsoft is making progress toward the new operating system, which it promises will run on a range of hardware devices from traditional PCs to laptops and tablets, using both touchscreen and mouse and keyboard commands.
Five months ago, Sinofsky showed off a crude version of the new Windows system working on ARM Holdings chips -- which work better on mobile devices due to their low power requirements -- at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

That signaled a change in emphasis for Microsoft toward mobile devices, although the new Windows will still run on chips made by traditional partner Intel Corp.

New energy source through waste heat

New technology is being developed at OSU to capture and use the low-to-medium grade waste heat that's now going out the exhaust pipe of millions of automobiles, diesel generators, or being wasted by factories and electrical utilities.
The potential cost savings, improved energy efficiency and broad application of such technology is enormous, experts say. The new systems now being perfected at OSU should be able to use much of that waste heat either in cooling or the production of electricity.
A prototype device has been finished to demonstrate the efficacy of this technology, and the findings just published in Applied Thermal Engineering, a professional journal.
"This could become a very important new energy source and way to improve energy efficiency," said Hailei Wang, a research associate in the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at OSU. "The prototype shows that these systems work as well as we expected they would."
More than half of the heat generated by industrial activities is now wasted, Wang said, and even very advanced electrical power plants only convert about 40 percent of the energy produced into electricity. The internal combustion engines of automobiles are even worse -- they generally operate around 25-40 percent conversion efficiency. The very function of an automobile radiator is to dissipate wasted heat.
Various approaches have been attempted, and are sometimes used, to capture and use at least some of that waste heat to produce cooling. The new system being developed at OSU may do that as, or more efficiently than past approaches, be more portable, and also have one major advantage -- the ability to also produce electricity.
It's called a "thermally activated cooling system" that gains much of its efficiency by using extraordinarily small microchannels which help to better meet the performance, size and weight challenges. It effectively combines a vapor compression cycle with an "organic Rankine cycle," an existing energy conversion technology.
The new prototype completed at OSU succeeded in turning 80 percent of every kilowatt of waste heat into a kilowatt of cooling capability. Researchers say the conversion efficiency wouldn't be nearly as high if the goal is to produce electricity -- about 15-20 percent -- but it's still much better than the current approach, which is to waste the energy potential of all of the heat.
"This technology would be especially useful if there's a need to have cooling systems where heat is being wasted," Wang said. "That's one reason the research has been supported by the Department of Defense, because they see it being used to provide needed air conditioning for electronics and other purposes when they are using generators in the field."
However, the OSU scientists said that may be just the beginning. Factories often produce enormous amounts of wasted heat in their operations. The systems could also be incorporated into alternative energy technologies such as solar or geothermal, scientists say, in addition to fossil fuel use.
Conceptually, it should also be possible for such systems to be used in hybrid automotive technology, taking waste heat from the gasoline engine and using it not only for air conditioning but also to help recharge the battery that powers the vehicle, Wang said.
Continued research will be needed to perfect the technology and adapt it to different uses, the scientists said.
The work takes advantage of OSU's advanced programs in microchannel technology, a key focus of the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute operated by OSU and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This study was co-authored by Rich Peterson, an OSU professor of mechanical engineering, expert in thermal sciences and energy systems, and associate director of the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute.

Solar Powered Cap

This solar powered ventilated cap is meant to keep you cool during the hot summer months.

The hat reminds me of the propeller hat that you saw geeks wearing in teen movies such as Revenge Of The Nerds. With the ecofriendly solar powered hat, you aren’t going to win any beauty competitions or high fashion awards, but if you don’t care about your personal appearance and just want to say cool, then this geeky hat may do the trick.

The cap goes high tech, replacing the propeller on top with a solar power panel. This panel uses sun energy to power a small fan on the bill of the cap. The cap size can be adjusted and sells for $3.99.

USB Email notifier

If you don’t own a Blackberry which your emails don’t get pushed to your mobile device, you’ll then need a more prominent notifier to alert you about the incoming emails.


If you can’t keep an eye on the computer screen for the incoming emails, a more prominent email notifier such as this USB email notifier will surely be helpful. This plastic block is connected to your computer’s USB port and it lights up in red or green, to alert you when an email has just arrived at your computer.

The plastic block here is shaped like an envelope. It works with various email clients such as MS Outlook, Outlook Express and email clients that support POP3. And it works with those webmails too such as Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail. It doesn’t need any battery as it’s powered by your computer’s USB port. It’s simply a handy gadget if you’ve been complained by your co-workers that you’re slow to respond to their emails.

This email notifier is sold by DreamCheeky, but the price is unknown. If you’re interested in it, perhaps you could contact them for further questions.

ViewSonic VNB103 latest 10.1-inch netbook

ViewSonic Corp. has expanded its line of netbook, VNB103, they are launched in China. The main feature of ViewSonic VNB103 is a stylish design with an aluminum enclosure. ViewSonic VNB103 is a typical previous generation netbook, it is boasts with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and Intel 945GSE + ICH7M chipset.

ViewSonic VNB103 equipped with 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, three USB port, multi-format card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro), Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, VGA connector and 1.3 megapixel webcam. This ViewSonic VNB103 netbook has a 10.1-inch display with resolution of 1024×600 pixel.

ViewSonic VNB103 is already appeared on sale in China. Its price is 2888 Yuan (about $424). Dimensions of ViewSonic VNB103 are 263×22.5×163 mm and weight is 1.04 kg.

Recall in the ViewSonic’s portfolio, there are three netbooks: VNB100 ,VNB101 and VNB102.

DFI ES951 Atom-powered embedded system with fanless

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DFI ES951 Atom-powered embedded system with fanless

DFI has released a compact computer system, ES951. This DFI ES951 does not require active cooling (fanless) and it is designed for use in the embedded market. It is assumed that the DFI ES951 can be used in digital display systems, gaming machines, interactive terminals, medical electronics, industrial control systems, as well as in security and surveillance systems, and telecommunications.

and it has dimensions of 172×125.6×52 mm. It is equipped with an Intel Atom N270 processor with a frequency of 1.6GHz, one DDR2 SO-DIMM support up to 2GB of RAM, integrated graphics, a 2.5-inch HDD/SSD bay, and Kensington security lock. DFI ES951 also has brings a Gigabit Ethernet, two COM and two USB ports, as well as a D-Sub video output. In addition, the system comes with a universal 60-watt power adapter. There is no word about its cost or availability on market.