UK's Oldest Computer To Be Restored, Not Given Quad-Core CPU
Think your computer is old? Think your computer is slow? You haven't seen anything, yet! Just a few months after we heard that an IBM supercomputer had discovered the oldest English words known to man, a computer just as large and not nearly as potent is about to be restored to working order over in the UK.It's known as Britain's oldest computer, and essentially it was designed only to handle mathematical calculations. In lay terms, it was constructed to be a giant calculator, but too many years of multiplication
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Samsung Rogue And Intensity Texting Phones Land On Verizon
Without a doubt, the hottest phone to hit the Verizon Wireless airwaves recently is HTC's Touch Pro2, but for those not so interested in forking out big bucks for a powerful smartphone, the carrier has two other QWERTY-equipped phones available for the taking.In a joint announcement with Samsung, the operator has announced the availability of two new messaging phones, the Samsung Rogue and Samsung Intensity. Starting with the former, the Rogue is a rather simple feature phone, boasting a full touch LCD, a horizontal
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WD Announces New Ultra-Portable My Passport Essential Drives
Western Digital unveiled the new (and smaller) My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac ultra-portable external hard drives. The drives feature WD’s new WD SmartWare software. My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac drives also feature user-selected password protection in combination with military-grade 256-bit hardware encryption, which scrambles files before they are stored. The drives are available in multiple colors and capacities. Read on for additional details in the press release below. WD
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What Needs To Hit eReaders? Web Browsers, E-mail And Big Batteries
It's sort of funny. It's as if Asus read In-Stat's latest report before it even hit the presses. Who knows--maybe they did, or maybe they've just got a great pulse on the industry after sitting back and watching the likes of Amazon, Sony and numerous other Asian firms attempt to nail the whole e-book reader thing.The research firm's latest report explains that the e-book market is still growing in the US and around the globe, with the main areas for improvement being longer battery life, Internet connectivity
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AMD Gets Clevo Distribution Deal, Expanding To Emerging Markets
Intel may still have the lion's share of the market in the microprocessor realm, but AMD isn't doing too bad for itself these days either with all things considered. Aside from introducing a litany of new technologies and devices over the past week, the company also took time to beef up its distribution strategy, which is something that could signal a broader push into more markets.For far too long, it has felt as if AMD was content with second place. With releases like this, however, it's clear that the company
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Verizon Wireless Gets HTC Touch Pro2
Well that certainly didn’t take long. Just days after Sprint got the hot new HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Wireless is announcing that it too will carry the phone. Like the Sprint version, Verizon’s variant will feature a 3.6-inch WVGA variable-angle tilting touch screen and a slide-out keyboard that is larger than its Touch Pro predecessor. In terms of connectivity, the Touch Pro2 supports EVDO Rev. A and Wi-Fi. The phone also offers global connectivity. As you may recall, the Touch Pro2 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1
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AT&T Brings Free TV And Movies To Your TV, Phone
AT&T will become the next entrant into the realm of streaming television and movies, with a slew of content partnerships and the launch of a new website, AT&T Entertainment.The "video entertainment" will be available through partnerships with networks and studios that include ABC, Bravo, CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CNBC, NBC, Oxygen, SyFy, The CW and USA Network, through partnerships with ABC, NBC Universal (via Hulu) and CBS Interactive. Users will be able to browse the available shows and movies alphabetically,
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Homing Pigeon Faster Than Internet in Data Transfer
We've complained about the state of US broadband before but we estimate that, in general, most data transfers are at least faster than this. In a race run in Johannesburg South Africa, a company proved it was faster to transmit data by carrier pigeon than to send it via the country's leading ISP.Unlimited IT, frustrated by the speed of data transfer provided by ISP Telkom, tested and compared the speed of transferring 4 GB of data 50 miles via homing pigeon as well as the Internet. The pigeon
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Homing Pigeon Faster Than Internet in Data Transfer
We've complained about the state ofآ US broadband before but we estimate that, in general, most data transfers are at least faster than this. In a race run in Johannesburg South Africa, a company proved it was faster to transmit data by carrier pigeon than to send it via the country's leading ISP.Unlimited IT, frustrated by the speed of data transfer provided by ISP Telkom,آ tested and comparedآ the speed ofآ transferring 4 GB of data 50 miles via homing pigeon as well as the Internet. The pigeon won by a long shot, arriving in two hours, six minutes and 57 seconds. Meanwhile, the company, which regularly transfers data between its 11 call centers, managed to transfer only 4% of the data using Telkom's broadband services.
The time for the pigeon included unstrapping the card and downloading from the card to a computer. Winston is 11 months old, and has a Facebook page with over 3,000 fans, by the way.
To be honest, thisآ took place inآ South Africa.آ We're not talking the United States here, and not even North America.آ It is, in fact true, that American broadband isn't exactly up to par with other countries, however.آ In fact, if you look at recent studies, you can see just how far behind the United States is.آ A comparison done by Speed Matters and released in August showed that the average Internet download speed in the U.S. has increased by only 1.6 megabits per second (mbps), from 3.5 mbps in 2007 to 5.1 mbps in 2009.That might sound good, but not when compared to South Koreaآ with an average data rate of 20.4 mbps, or four times faster than the U.S. The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speeds, in fact.
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And truthfully, there is far more to broadband than just speed.آ What good is a 20.4 mbps speed if you run up against a cap?آ It just means you reach your limit faster.آ Yes, we're talking about you Time-Warner Cable and you, Comcast.آ Media providers continue to give us more options for viewing media through broadband, but ISPs continue to limit what we can do.آ Something has to give.
Image courtesy: Winston Pigeon Fan Page
In an ironic development, several Winston fans noted that their internet connections were too slow to follow Winston’s race online.آ It's unclear where those followers were located.
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AOC V22 WLED HD Gamer Certified 22â€
I was at Staples yesterday down the street from my house which I go there a lot for CDR,s and DVDR,s and always looking at their moniters waiting for a sale! They got a couple of decent Dells and Acers but then I say a new moniter that they say there going to carry an AOC V22. This thing is absoulutly beautiful you would have to see it person to know what I mean and a 2 ms responce time to go but instead of me giving you all the specs: I,ll leave a couple links for you to read!
http://us.aoc.com/lcd_monitors/v22 http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/aoc-takes-wraps-off-of-22-inch-led-backlit-v22-display/ I might be going for this even though I wanted a 24" Price at that Staples location was $239.00! Like I said when you see it in front of you its takes on a whole new apperance!!!
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What Needs To Hit eReaders? Web Browsers, E-mail And Big Batteries
It's sort of funny. It's as if Asus read In-Stat's latest report before it even hit the presses. Who knows--maybe they did, or maybe they've just got a great pulse on the industry after sitting back and watching the likes of Amazon, Sony and numerous other Asian firms attempt to nail the whole e-book reader thing.The research firm's latest report explains that the e-book market is still growing in the US and around the globe, with the main areas for improvement being longer battery life, Internet connectivity and e-mail. Sounds pretty elementary, but by and large, today's batch of readers only feature a few (or one) of those, and not all three. Take the market-leading Kindle for example. It has integrated WWAN through Sprint, but that only enables users to download new books on the go. Users can't check their e-mail or surf the Web, which is evidently a real bummer to most. Stephanie Ethier, In-Stat analyst, had this to say about the findings:
"According to In-Stat’s most recent consumer survey, current e-book owners desire email capability in the next e-book they purchase. Longer battery life and Internet connectivity are the top two desired features among respondents who don’t currently own an e-book but plan to buy one in the next year."
The survey also found that Amazon is the leading brand of e-book owned, with the largest percentage of e-book owners (45.5%) spending between $9 and $20 a month on e-book content. As with Asus' forthcoming dual-panel reader, you can see that Web browsing would be entirely more feasible with two panes. We know battery life may take a hit, but we get the feeling that users would only tap into their reader's Internet browser occasionally, and most wouldn't use that browser more than a laptop or smartphone browser.
So, what about you? Would you be more apt to purchase an eReader if Web browsing was loaded on and you could check up on your e-mail between chapters?
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Samsung Rogue And Intensity Texting Phones Land On Verizon
Without a doubt, the hottest phone to hit the Verizon Wireless airwaves recently is HTC's Touch Pro2, but for those not so interested in forking out big bucks for a powerful smartphone, the carrier has two other QWERTY-equipped phones available for the taking.In a joint announcement with Samsung, the operator has announced the availability of two new messaging phones, the Samsung Rogue and Samsung Intensity. Starting with the former, the Rogue is a rather simple feature phone, boasting a full touch LCD, a horizontal slide-out, four-row QWERTY keyboard, threaded messaging and one-touch access to popular social networking widgets, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and Photobucket. One neat extra seen on this phone is speech capabilities that enable customers to launch and control a variety of applications and services with simple voice commands as well as dictate text messages.
The Rogue will serve as the flagship phone for the company's new data pricing option, which many have grumbled about. Previously, VZW offered a $15/month unlimited data plan for data-using phones that weren't considered smartphones, but now anyone buying this will have to select between two options: a 25 MB for $9.99 monthly access option or a 75 MB for $19.99 monthly access option to couple with their Nationwide plan. Needless to say, that kind of move is perfect for generating heat from the general population.
Following are additional key features and specifications for the Samsung Rogue.
- Available in bronze/black color
- 3.1-inch ultra-brilliant touch screen
- WidescreenWVGA AMOLED (Wide Video Graphics Array Active-Matrix OrganicLight-Emitting Diode) responsive touch screen results in one of thebrightest and clearest displays on a mobile phone in the United States
- Slide out horizontally to reveal a four-row QWERTY keypad
- Full HTML Web browsing capabilities with one-touch access to social networking sites via shortcut widgets
- Full messaging suite including SMS, MMS, Mobile IM, Mobile Email and Corporate Email
- 3.0 megapixel camera with flash and video capture and on-device editing capabilities
- Supports Verizon Wireless services including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, and Visual Voice Mail
- MediaCenter-capable -- downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers,location-based services, such as VZ Navigator(SM) and Chaperone(R), andmore
- Pre-loaded games including "NEED FOR SPEED(TM) Undercover," "Resident Evil: Degeneration," and "Tetris(R) and Dice"
- microSD(TM) card slot with support for up to 16 GB (card purchased separately)
- FileViewer can view Microsoft(R) Word, Microsoft(R) Excel(R), Microsoft(R)PowerPoint(R) and Adobe(R) PDF documents stored on a memory card
Moving on, there's the Intensity, which packs a pretty dominating name to say the least. Obviously designed for thumbs, this text-friendly handset slaps a traditional T9 keypad on the front as well. Clearly it won't handle web browsing nearly as well, but general texting, IM and such should do fine.
Following are additional key features and specifications for the Samsung Intensity.
- Available in a Charcoal Grey color in all sales channels and available in Flamingo Red online only at www.verizonwireless.com
- 2.1-inchdisplay with horizontal slide-out four-row QWERTY keypad with dedicatedMessaging key and Favorites key for easily texting and calling friendsand family
- Mobile Web browser for Internet access
- Music player
- Full messaging capabilities including Mobile IM; Mobile Email; Chat; and text, picture, and voice messaging
- 1.3 megapixel camera with Night Shot, Self Timer, Multishot and Shutter Sound selection
- Compatible with PC client for V CAST Music with Rhapsody (over-the-air downloads are not supported on the Samsung Intensity)
- Voicecommands such as Voice Dial, Menu Readout, Digital Dial Readout, TXTMessage Readout, Call Announcement, My Verizon, and Help
- Media Center-capable -- downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services, such as VZ Navigator(SM), and more
- microSD(TM) card slot with support for up to 16 GB (card purchased separately)
The Samsung Rogue is available today for $99.99 after a $100.00 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement, and the Samsung Intensity in Charcoal Grey is available today for $29.99 after a $50.00 mail-in rebate with the same 2-year deal.
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WD Announces New Ultra-Portable My Passport Essential Drives
WD Unveils Smaller, Smarter and More Secure Ultra-Portable My PassportEssential Drives With New WD SmartWare Software
Pocket-Size Drives with WD SmartWare and Hardware Encryption KeepConsumers' Digital Lives Secure in One Place
The new portable drives with WD SmartWare software visuallypresent consumers' data in a control center, providing them peace of mind thattheir precious photos, videos and files are securely protected. Available nowat select retailers and the WD online store (shopwd.com), the new My Passport Essential and My Passportfor Mac drives are offered in capacities ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB and comein a range of colors including Pacific Blue, Real Red, Cool Silver and MidnightBlack.
According to research firm Parks Associates, the averageU.S. broadband household currently has over 120 gigabytes (GB) of digital mediaand files, which is expected to grow to over 1 terabyte (TB) of data by 2013.And while 70 percent of consumers back up their content, the majority of thesepeople are using manual, cumbersome methods such as copying and pasting tomultiple CDs and DVDs, and less than 18 percent use software that automaticallyand continuously backs up their content.
When the My Passport Essential drive is plugged in for thefirst time, the simple and intuitive first backup process launchesautomatically. The real-time visual interface of WD SmartWare software givesusers a reassuring view of their backup as it happens. After the first backup,users' files are backed up automatically every time they change or add a file.
My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac drives alsofeature user-selected password protection combined with military-grade 256-bithardware encryption, which scrambles files before they are stored. Typicallyfound only on much more expensive drive systems, the encryption acts as avirtual padlock to keep users' data secure.
"The smaller and sleeker design of WD's redesigned MyPassport drives, combined with the intuitive visual backup experience of WDSmartWare software, makes this drive a smart and secure, travel-friendlystorage choice," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD'sbranded products group. "These ultra-portable drives are a stylish andspacious storage solution for consumers to confidently backup, store and carrytheir entire digital lives."
WD My Passport Essential hard drives are designed forWindows-based PCs while WD My Passport for Mac drives are formatted for Maccomputers and are compatible with Apple TimeMachine, Apple's integrated backupsolution. WD SmartWare works on Windows PCs and Mac computers and offers aseamlessly integrated option for Mac users who want an alternative toTimeMachine or Mac OS 10.4 users who don't have TimeMachine compatibility.
Price and Availability
The new My Passport Essential drives are offered incapacities of 320 GB, 500 GB and 640 GB; My Passport Essential SE drives areoffered in capacities of 750 GB and 1 TB. My Passport for Mac drives areavailable with 320 GB and 500 GB. My Passport Essential and My Passport for Macdrives are available now at select retailers and online at www.shopwd.com. MSRP rangesfrom $109.99 to $249.99 USD depending on model.
WD SmartWare Software features:
-- Visual backupdisplays that show content in categories and shows the progress of backup;
-- Automatic,continuous data backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add orchange a file;
-- Retrievevaluable data to its original location whether it's lost data or the file hasbeen overwritten;
-- Customizabledata backup that allows user to set drive security, run diagnostics, manage thepower settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
My Passport Essential
The new WD My Passport Essential, My Passport Essential SEand My Passport for Mac drives with WD SmartWare software feature:
-- Smaller,sleeker design offered in a range of colors including Pacific Blue, Real Red,Cool Silver and Midnight Black;
-- 256-bithardware encryption for peace of mind knowing that data is protected fromunauthorized access;
-- USB 2.0interface that powers the drive directly from the USB port on user's computer,no separate power supply is needed;
-- Planet-friendlypackaging derived from recycled materials to minimize waste;
-- Ready toplug-and-play with Windows PCs;
-- 2-year limitedwarranty.
The My Passport for Mac drives are plug-and-play ready forMac computer users and compatible with Apple TimeMachine.
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AMD Gets Clevo Distribution Deal, Expanding To Emerging Markets
Intel may still have the lion's share of the market in the microprocessor realm, but AMD isn't doing too bad for itself these days either with all things considered. Aside from introducing a litany of new technologies and devices over the past week, the company also took time to beef up its distribution strategy, which is something that could signal a broader push into more markets.For far too long, it has felt as if AMD was content with second place. With releases like this, however, it's clear that the company is no longer satisfied with being associated with that notion. This past week, AMD nailed down an agreement with Clevo to distribute notebooks with its own chipsets to emerging mobile markets, and considering that AMD generally has the price advantage over Intel, it seems as if emerging markets are a great place for the company to grab hold of a nice chunk of market share before Intel swoops in. The details of this particular agreement are below, but again, it's the concept here that has us interested. We'd love to see AMD be more proactive about reaching out to markets--the world could definitely use more competition!
- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that Clevo, a global notebook manufacturer based in Taiwan, is now providing notebooks powered by AMD platform technology. Combining ATI Mobility Radeonâ„¢ HD 4570 graphics, the AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 processor and the AMD M690G chipset, these new entry-level notebooks deliver advanced performance and mobility benefits.
- The new Clevo notebooks deliver the multi-tasking performance and graphics power people need when enjoying 3D applications like maps, movies, online videos, digital photos, video games, music and TV programs at home or on the go.
- Continuing its long-standing technology partnership with Clevo, AMD focused on providing a highly differentiated solution that maps back to the top computing priorities. These include superior graphics and video capabilities and larger screen options than what is typically offered in similarly-priced netbook solutions for emerging mobile markets such as Brazil or Taiwan.
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Verizon Wireless Gets HTC Touch Pro2
Well that certainly didn’t take long. Just days after Sprintgot the hot new HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Wireless is announcing that it too willcarry the phone. Like the Sprint version, Verizon’s variant will feature a3.6-inch WVGA variable-angle tilting touch screen and a slide-out keyboard thatis larger than its Touch Pro predecessor. In terms of connectivity, the TouchPro2 supports EVDORev. A and Wi-Fi. The phone also offers global connectivity.As you may recall, the Touch Pro2runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and the TouchFLO user interface. Other keyspecifications and features include:
- High-speed connectivity over VerizonWireless’ Mobile Broadband network (1x/EV-DO Revision A 800/1900 MHz)
- Global connectivity to allow customers to access e-mail anddata in more than 180 destinations and to use the phone for voice calling inmore than 220 destinations (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz WCDMA/HSPA 2100MHz)
- Wi-Fi capabilities (802.11 b/g)
- 3.6 inch WVGA resolution (480 x 800) tilting touch screen
- Advanced speakerphone with noise-cancelling technology
- 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture
- Touch-sensitive zoom bar
- Seamless connectivity with Microsoftآ®Exchange, Outlook and Office applications with Windows Mobileآ® 6.1 Professional
- Bluetoothآ® 2.1 with EDR and A2DP stereo
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7600A, 528 MHz
- Memory: 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM
- Dimensions: 4.57†x 2.33†x .68†(length x width x height)
- Weight: 6.3 ounces (with standard battery)
- Extended 1500 mAh battery for longer operation times
- Up to 5.3 hours of talk time (CDMA) or up to 13.5 days ofstandby time (CDMA)
Verizon also touts the phone’s Lifestyle features:
- Linked contact view delivers e-mail, text message, callhistory, and even Flickr images and Facebookآ® updates to a single location
- Push Internet technology ensures that favorite Web sites arealways ready for viewing at a moment’s notice
- 3.5 mm audio jack and stereo Bluetooth support to enjoymultimedia content through a variety of audio equipment
- Optional expandable microSDâ„¢ memory with up to 16 GB tostore music, video, images, applications and other content
- Built-in GPS for VZ Navigator(SM), VZ Navigator(SM) Globaland other location-based services and applications
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