Samsung Intros 50 And 30 Series LED LCD Monitors
In need of a new monitor? Samsung has you covered. The company has just announced an expansion in the Touch of Color line with the 30 and 50 Series LED-backlit LCD monitors, though right now there are just two main models being revealed in those lines. The BX2350 and BX2335 are both refined and revamped compared to last year's ToC displays, offering even sleeker lines and chrome accents. Also, these new panels are environmentally friendly, with the LED-backlit design cutting down on toxic chemicals and using
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Samsung Joins Skyhook Team, Adding Geo-Locating Tech To Wave Smartphone
One of the biggest issues that still plague phones and navigation devices that are equipped with GPS chips is indoor reception. Go under a bridge, or inside a tunnel, or inside of a building, and you'll probably have a hard time keeping a decent reception lock. It's a frustrating experience, and now that phones are being used more and more as true navigation devices, it's a growing problem that really needs a solution. Skyhook Wireless has been working on this for awhile now, with their Core Location Platform
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Sony Introduces New ES Receivers And 3D Blu-ray Player
It's hard to say which company really sparked the 3D revolution, but it's safe to say that Sony will go down as one of the pioneers. They have been pushing the technology from the beginning, and they've been willing to spend serious bucks in order to make sure that 3D is available on their televisions, game consoles and even Blu-ray players. Today, the company is taking another step in proving their dominance in the sector with the introduction of new Elevated Standard (ES) AV receivers including the STR-DA5600ES,
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Dell Blames 97% Optiplex Failure Rate on Everyone Else
Last week, we discussed new documents that had been unsealed in Advanced Internet Technologies' ongoing lawsuit against Dell. The newly public evidence was fairly damning, as it showed Dell was aware that the Nichicon capacitors used in 2003-2005 OptiPlex machines had an astonishing 97 percent failure rate according to the company's own internal study. When Dell hired an indepedent contractor to evaluate the situation, the company reported 10x more failures than the OEM had previously estimated. Lionel Menchaca,
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Android Market an Outlier, With 57% of Apps Free
App store analytics firm Distimo has released its latest report. The June report covers the Apple App Store for iPad, the Apple App Store for iPhone, BlackBerry App World (Worldwide), Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile, for May 2010. The following highlights were noted: More than 50% of applications are priced below or equal to $2.00 in all stores, with the exception of BlackBerry App World (which does not allow apps to be priced below $2.99) and Windows
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Need of short tutorial about Water / Liquid Cooling
When it comes to water or liquid cooling, I know nothing. All I knew about water cooling was that it requires a lot of maintenance and cost. Other than that, I am a complete noob.
However, I've been noticing companies trying to promote water or liquid cooling to the mainstream. I saw this a couple of months back...
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5267687&Sku=C13-2528
I've read reviews about this product which is mostly positive. I've seen how it is also installed. Am I miss something here? I thought water coolers were suppose to big, possibly noisy and requires a lot of filtration for the water.
I bring this up now because with the new core i7 chips coming out at the end of the year, I would like to learn what type of cooling is the most quiet and effective. Also, how much of an advantage does it bring to a regular heatsink?
A short tutorial would be great.
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Dell Blames 97% Optiplex Failure Rate on Everyone Else
Last week, we discussed new documents that had been unsealed in Advanced Internet Technologies' ongoing lawsuit against Dell. The newly public evidence was fairly damning, as it showed Dell was aware that the Nichicon capacitors used in 2003-2005 OptiPlex machines had an astonishing 97 percent failure rate according to the company's own internal study. When Dell hired an indepedent contractor to evaluate the situation, the company reported 10x more failures than the OEM had previously estimated. Lionel Menchaca, a spokesperson for Dell, has since written a rebuttal to the various negative conclusions this new evidence supports. In it, he makes five specific points, which we'll address in turn. They are:
- This is an issue we addressed with customers some years ago. The Advanced Internet Technologies lawsuit is three years old and does not involve any current Dell products.
- Dell did not knowingly ship faulty motherboards, and we worked directly with customers in situations where the issue occurred.
- This was not a Dell-specific issue, but an industry-wide problem.
- Dell extended the warranty for up to five years for customers who had affected machines.
- This is not a safety issue.
The second and fourth points are a different matter. First, Dell claims it never knowingly sold faulty components. AIT's primary complaint, however, isn't that Dell knowingly sold bad hardware, but that the company deliberately lied to its customers regarding what it knew about system failure rates. Menchaca's use of the word "knowingly," is also a bit of a dodge; In PR-speak, it's absolutely normal for a company to quietly, unofficially acknowledge a problem, while simultaneously denying that an issue exists.
See, those aren't official failures. Your eyes are deceiving you, unless Dell says so.
Next we've got the phrase "worked directly with customers." 'Worked with' doesn't mean "resolved to the customer's satisfaction;" AIT is noticably unsatisfied. In this context, 'worked with' could mean anything from "We delivered two thousand brand-new Optiplex systems within 24 hours," to "we let you attempt to explain the situation to one of our fine customer service reps for six hours straight."
Finally, there's the issue of the extended warranty. Again, no one is arguing that Dell didn't extend it out to five years for customers with affected machines, but who got to decide if a machine was affected? Dell. The same company which allegedly instructed its sales staff to blame failures on anything but the motherboard, and who instructed them to "emphasize uncertainty." Dell representatives are on record warning other staff not to talk about the issue, even obliquely. In one email that went out to customer support, a Dell worker stated: "We need to avoid all language indicating the boards were bad or had ‘issues’ per our discussion this morning."
You're Doing It Wrong
Companies faced with this sort of disaster always have two choices:Â Go public, or attempt to cover it up. Time and time again, the companies that attempt to stonewall end up taking a more severe beating than those who admit the problem. Dell's choice to emphasize uncertainty was prophetic; corporate customers that feel they can't trust their preferred system provider waste no time finding different solutions.
The financial impact to Dell if AIT wins or settles its lawsuit will be minimal, but the indirect affect on business relations could be significant. Thanks to AIT's lawsuit, we have a window into how Dell dealt with a major technical problem with major implications for the company's bottom line from 2003-2005. Faced with a disaster that could cripple several million customers (Dell sold an estimated 11.8 million OptiPlex systems during this time period), Dell cut its losses, threw its customers under a bus, and point-blank lied about its knowledge of a problem. That's not the best way to instill confidence in ones clientele, and it doesn't engender brand loyalty.Â
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need help deciding what type of ram to get, speed?
so i have an emachines t5216 desktop computer with only 512mb stock, i want to upgrade this to 2gb by getting two 1gb cards, i was looking on newegg and they had so many different ones its hard to choose, so i just want some advice?
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Samsung Joins Skyhook Team, Adding Geo-Locating Tech To Wave Smartphone
One of the biggest issues that still plague phones and navigation devices that are equipped with GPS chips is indoor reception. Go under a bridge, or inside a tunnel, or inside of a building, and you'll probably have a hard time keeping a decent reception lock. It's a frustrating experience, and now that phones are being used more and more as true navigation devices, it's a growing problem that really needs a solution.Skyhook Wireless has been working on this for awhile now, with their Core Location Platform providing indoor reception on tons of phones today. The solution uses a combination of GPS, cellular data and Wi-Fi in order to position you, and it basically relies on whatever of those aren't totally blocked in order to somewhat keep track of you. Now, Skyhook has managed to pick up another big customer: Samsung.
The upcoming Samsung Wave S8500 is looking to be one of the most impressive smartphones to emerge in 2010, and it will begin shipping with Skyhook's technology within. It'll also be one of the first Bada handsets, so it will be interesting to see how Bada's navigation skills improve with Skyhook helping to keep a lock on location. We're also hoping that this deal allows other Samsung devices to use Skyhook...maybe even a netbook, smartbook or tablet? That'll be nice, won't it?
 Skyhook Wireless Partners with Samsung Electronics for Leading Location System
Consumers and developers to enjoy superior location performance on Samsung mobile devices
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Core Location Platform, today announced that Samsung will deploy Skyhook’s technology across multiple Samsung mobile devices. The first handset to launch with Skyhook embedded will be the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500). The Wave is the initial handset to be released with Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and is the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to provide a smartphone for every lifestyle. With the addition of Skyhook, Samsung devices, such as the Wave, will better enable all location-aware applications by providing the most precise, reliable, and fastest location information available.
   “Samsung is committed to delivering the maximum benefits of smartphones for our customers and developer partnersâ€
Geo-location is at the center of mobile innovation and is fundamental to many emerging mobile services. Today, there are thousands of mobile applications that incorporate location as a part of their user experience. Precise location enables consumers to check-in with friends, find nearby concerts and exhibits, or get directions to the destinations of their choice. For some experiences, such as turn-by-turn navigation or local search, location is the central feature, but increasingly applications such as Twitter, Shazam and OpenTable incorporate location to simplify user experience and to personalize content delivery.
“Samsung is committed to delivering the maximum benefits of smartphones for our customers and developer partners,†said Hyungmoon Noh, Vice President of R&D Planning Team at Samsung Electronics at Samsung. “Precise location is central to the mobile experience, and Skyhook’s Core Location will provide Samsung mobile devices with market-leading location capabilities.â€
Skyhook is the recognized leader in geo-location technology and fulfills hundreds of millions of location requests every day across over 100 million handsets, netbooks and cameras. Skyhook’s ground-breaking Core Location system uses a combination of Wi-Fi, cellular and GPS readings to produce a single, accurate location quickly and in all environments.
"Samsung creates innovative mobile platforms and user experiences,†said Michael Shean, Founder & SVP, Business Development, Skyhook Wireless. "Skyhook is thrilled to further enhance the Samsung smartphone experience with superior location accuracy and availability on Samsung bada and other platforms.â€Â
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Sony Introduces New ES Receivers And 3D Blu-ray Player
It's hard to say which company really sparked the 3D revolution, but it's safe to say that Sony will go down as one of the pioneers. They have been pushing the technology from the beginning, and they've been willing to spend serious bucks in order to make sure that 3D is available on their televisions, game consoles and even Blu-ray players. Today, the company is taking another step in proving their dominance in the sector with the introduction of new Elevated Standard (ES) AV receivers including the STR-DA5600ES, STRA-DA4600ES, and STR-DA 3600ES and a Blu-ray 3D player, the BDP-S1700ES. Sony's ES line has long since been heralded as being among the best out there, but with these, it'll be even harder to get them. In what marks a significant shift in distribution, Sony has announced that their " ES products will no longer be offered for sale online or through telesales," so they'll only be for sale in specialty AV retailers and custom installers.
Sony’s 2010 ES AV receivers feature IR input jacks and two-way serial control, meaning that they'll integrate easily into home automation setups. There's also 3D pass-through and flexible multi-room features, and they can connect to a home broadband network through an Ethernet port offering easy access to digital photos, music and videos from Digital Life Network Alliance (DLNA) sources. Moreover, they function as an Ethernet hub featuring four ports that connect other network devices. Of course, that web connection also provides access to Shoutcast Internet Radio and Rhapsody Music Service, and all of the new ES receivers support iPhone/iPod touch control.
These new ones are clearly designed for serious enthusiasts, as the STR-DA5600ES and the STR-DA4600ES offer the ability to distribute audio and video to multiple rooms via the second HDMI output and video to a second zone via CAT5 output, and they can also up-scale all sources to 1080p in the main zone and 1080i in a second zone via the Faroudja chip. In other news, Sony's also shipping a $400 3D Blu-ray player next month, the BDP-S1700ES. This one will feature integrated Wi-Fi (802.11n). Full details on the new gear can be found below.
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Asus EeePC 1201PN is pretty good.
Hi buddies! I bought this Asus EeePC 1201PN online and it only for $465.95! I like it very much and just want to share with you guys!
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Android Market an Outlier, With 57% of Apps Free
App store analytics firm Distimo has released its latest report. The June report covers the Apple App Store for iPad, the Apple App Store for iPhone, BlackBerry App World (Worldwide), Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile, for May 2010.The following highlights were noted:
- More than 50% of applications are priced below or equal to $2.00 in all stores, with the exception of BlackBerry App World (which does not allow apps to be priced below $2.99) and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
- The average price of all paid applications and the 100 most popular paid applications in the Apple App Store for iPad ($4.65) is higher than that in the Apple App Store for iPhone ($4.01). However, the average price of the 100 top grossing applications is higher on the Apple App Store for iPhone.
- Nine out of the ten most popular free applications and eight out of ten most popular paid applications in the Apple App Store for iPhone are (unsurprisingly) games.
- Both Apple's iBooks application and Amazon.com's Kindle application are ranked among the 10 most popular free applications in the Apple App Store for iPad. Apple’s application is ranked number one however, and Amazon’s application is ranked number ten. It should be noted that once you activate the iPad, it sort of pushes the iBook app at you.
- Also no surprise: five out of the top ten free applications in Windows Marketplace for Mobile are published by Microsoft Corporation.
- Google Android Market has the largest share of free applications (57 percent) and Windows Marketplace for Mobile has the smallest (22 percent).
On the other hand, we all love the price point free, now don't we? The top free app on the iPad is, as mentioned earlier, iBooks, while on the iPhone it is the game Angry Birds Lite. On BlackBerry it is Pandora; on Android it is Google Maps (followed by Pandora).
On Palm webOS the top free app is Facebook, followed by Pandora. On Nokla's OVI store, the top free apps it the game ZumZum. Meanwhile, on WinMo, it's Microsoft MyPhone.
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Samsung SCH-r900 Is First LTE Smartphone: Going To MetroPCS
Samsung Mobile has really taken advantage of their floor time at the CTIA wireless show in Las Vegas. Following the release of the Wave S8500 and the Galaxy S, the company introduced the second 4G phone to debut at the show. The SCH-r900 won't run on the WiMAX network that Sprint and Clearwire use; instead, it will run on the LTE network that is still at least 7 or 8 months away from being initialized.The company is calling this phone one of the firsts, and that is indeed the case. What's interesting is that the phone wasn't announced for Verizon or any other major carrier; instead it will go to MetroPCS, a smaller carrier that definitely doesn't make the news often for securing phones before other operators. What's also interesting is that this puts pricing pressure on those other "big guys" who will probably want to charge more for LTE phones considering the massive investment they've laid out for LTE. MetroPCS is famous for their flat rates, and that flat rate service will also apply to this phone, despite the fact that it will be able to download far more data and stress the network in new ways.
MetroPCS plans to initially deploy a commercial LTE network in various metropolitan markets, including the Las Vegas metropolitan area where Samsung Mobile LTE network products will be used, in the second half of 2010. We can only assume that the phone will be launched on other carriers as well, but obviously no one else is called dibs just yet.
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Boycott Bugatti!
I just ordered the new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport and it turns out they're limiting the speed because of "tire safety reasons."
I can tell you I canceled that order right away, if I can't go for the world record, what's the point? I hope you'll support this boycott and cancel your Veyron orders also.
http://www.thepassinglane.ca/2010/07/bugatti-veyron-super-sport-smashes-land-speed-record.html
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Need help getting started
I read an article in Fast Company recently about a program called World Community Grid, which seems to be a program similar to folding@home. I have a few PC's lookin for work, and this seems to be just the job for them.
Could anyone point me in the right direction to get me started?
Does folding@home rely on CPU or GPU?
Does this program run in the background? (Might keep it off of my main rig if it is too memory intensive)
What are the hardware requirements?
Excuse me if these questions are answered elsewhere.
Thanks!
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