Changes to menu

How to add or remove items from the menus?It is the user's call what all item is included in the menu. Keeping all the icons that are regularly used is a rather wise decision.
Here's how: To remove menu items: · Choose Toolbars from the View menu.· Select Customise.· Once the Customise dia log box is open you can drag unwanted items off of any of the menus.To add a command to a menu: · Click on the Commands tab.· Select a Category, and then drag the command you want onto any of the menus. (Note: To restore a menu to its original set up, follow the steps above, but right-click on the menu you want to restore and select Reset.)

Stylish compacts Canon IXUS 110 IS

Canon IXUS 110 IS is the new stylishly compact digital cameras. Besides the elegant body, it has come with high definition mechanisms. It has 12.1 mega pixels CCD with 4x optical zoom, that can certainly capture high-resolution images. As for additive functions, it has optical image stabiliser for rock-steady shots. The Digic 4 imaging processor is an innovative inclusion in this digital compact. It provides intel ligent contract correction, noise reduction, and face detection with precise ac curacy. It also has HD movie and HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connection. These help in produc ing high definition movies of 1280x 720 pixels(30 fps) and en sures the best possible audio and video im ages. This digital compact is available at Canon showroom inside City Cen tre, Kamalphokari. With one year of warranty, 2 GB card and a mini stand as an opening offer for short time. The price for this digital com pact is Rs 27,600(including tax). HNS SPECS · 12.1 mp CCD · 4x optical zoom · Digic 4 processor · HD movie

Telecom service providers vie for the biggest slice of the pie

Telecommunication service providers, due to increasing competition, are upgrading their services.
Nepal Telecom (NT), Spice Nepal Pvt Ltd (SNPL) and United Telecom Ltd (UTL) -- the three major telecom service providers -- are constantly upgrading their services to capture the market.They are engaged in bringing latest and most advanced technologies in the market. One of these is Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) service that all the three service providers have.
Nepal Telecom (NT) started its Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) services in Lumbini, Dhaulagiri, and Gandaki zone from Ashad 1 and now it is available in Bheri Zone too. According to NT spokesperson Surendra Bahadur Thike, the company is also planning to extend CRBT service to Birgunj within two months. Previously, NT's CRBT service was available within Kathmandu Valley only.
SNPL -- the provider of Mero Mobile -- started Personalised Ring Back Tone (PRBT) in 2006 and it is available in all regions with Mero Mobile services. UTL started its CRBT service this Baishak (April 16), and is providing service in Banepa, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, Narayanghat, Hetauda, Dharan and Birgunj.
With CRBT, customers of NT, Mero Mobile and UTL can download songs, music and video clips.
CRBT is an intermittent audible indication that a dialled telephone number is ringing. A ring back tone is a status indicator that the dialled number is available and that all connections through the appropriate network or networks between the originating and destination devices are either available or will be, and also that the call can be connected if someone answers the call.
The ring back tone generally starts and stops at the same rate as the ringing tone of the called telephone, but generally is out of phase, i.e., staggered in time. Personalized ring back tones recently have become popular, especially in cell phones.
Dozens of music genres and hundreds of selections are commonly available for both the ring back tone and the ringing tone.
The service generally is on a subscription basis and carries an additional charge per tone selected.According to NT, except the charges of SMS and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) the charge per CRBT will be Rs 10 while Mero Mobile charges Rs 10 per song excluding taxes and monthly charge of Rs 30 for its PRBT service, said Mero Mobile senior brand manager Sanat Sharma.Through PRBT service customers can assign different ringtones for different people and for different times, Sharma added.
It is now four months that UTL has started its CRBT service in which the charge per song is Rs 12.43 per CRBT, a monthly charge of Rs 37.29 and song selection charge per minute Rs 3.73.
Wooing the elderly
Nepal Telecom has started its new scheme for senior citizens since July 12. Under this scheme, senior citizens aged 60 or above can get an NT pre-paid SIM card for Rs 650 with a free talk time of Rs 500. The normal charge of NT SIM is Rs 1135. According to Thike, the scheme is for senior citizens and physically challenged people. Requirements are citizenship certificate with passport size photo or a government valid document mentioning exact age of the senior citizen wanting to get the NT SIM. The scheme is valid for a limited period and is available in Kathmandu and Biratnagar.
Note:(NT means Nepal Telecom)

New Camera Olympus E-P1 Review

With DSLR-like functionality in a package no larger than a rangefinder camera, the Olympus E-P1 ($799.99 list, with 14-42mm kit lens) is truly a game changer. The Micro Four Thirds camera offers spectacular image quality in a compact body, but its auto-focus is slower than expected—slower even than some point and shoots. Regardless, this is an amazing first generation camera; a product impressive enough to cause competitors to scramble to create something even better.
Before the advent of digital and auto-focus technology, SLR cameras used to be relatively small. They offered fast shutters, spectacular image quality, and a small body, but only supported manual focus lenses. When auto-focus hit the scene, SLR cameras grew to accommodate the new technology. The marketplace determined that larger cameras with auto-focus were worth the trade-off. While some manufacturers continue to make small cameras without autofocus, they're not very practical and tend to be very expensive.
Last September, Panasonic and Olympus announced their intentions to launch cameras using Micro Four Thirds sensors, enabling the manufacturers to pair autofocus support with D-SLR functionality in a camera body much closer in size to a point and shoot. Panasonic has since launched two versions of their Micro Four Thirds camera; the Lumix DMC-G1 and Lumix DMC-GH1—both were fast and delivered great image quality, but neither were small. With a much more compact body, the E-P1 is Olympus's first Micro Four Thirds camera.
Design and Features
My test unit came with a 14-42mm lens (35mm equivalent: 28-84mm) 3X manual zoom lens, with maximum f-stops at f/3.5 and f/5.6. In its telephoto position, the lens extends to 3.25 inches, but collapses to 2 inches when not in use. Out of the box, the camera is only compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses, and Olympus's selection is currently very slim-- literally. Their 17mm f/2.8 lens measures just 0.86 inches, and carries a street price of $299, or $889.99 when packaged with the E-P1 (instead of the 14-42mm lens). The camera is interchangeable with Panasonic's limited selection of Micro Four Thirds lenses, and an adapter is also available for use with full-size Four Thirds lenses.
The E-P1 has no optical viewfinder, making the 3-inch, 230,000 dot LCD's large size even more of a necessity. Olympus offers an optional optical viewfinder accessory that mounts on the hotshoe accessory port, but it's just a window—you're not actually looking through the lens like on a real SLR. The E-P1 lacks the traditional SLR mirror, making an optical viewfinder all but impossible. The Panasonic GH1's viewfinder is actually a tiny LCD, with an image identical to that of the main LCD's screen.
The E-P1's build quality is simply fantastic. It was modeled after the 50-year-old Olympus Pen—its metal chassis and leather-like grip give the camera an old school appearance, while making it feel durable. The digital elements—namely its large LCD—were tastefully added without taking away from the retro feel. Most of the buttons are of the same quality as those found on a quality point and shoot. The most unique control is the "sub dial" wheel located on the back right, which controls the aperture or shutter speed depending on the mode selected. This dial has the same functionality as the thin wheel found on the front of the camera near the lens on SLR cameras, but works just as well on the back of the E-P1. The camera is compact, measuring 2.8 by 4.8 by 1.4 inches (HWD) and weighing 1.2 pounds (with the 14-42mm kit lens).
The E-P1 offers shooting modes often found on point and shoots, as well as advanced modes usually reserved for an SLR. An "iAuto" mode with face detection is available, which makes the E-P1 as simple to use as any other compact camera. For the SLR crowd, the usual plethora of shooting options is available, including aperture and shutter priority, and a full manual mode. The camera's ISO settings range from ISO100-6400.
Auto Focus Hurts Performance
Operating speed is a mixed bag for the E-P1—it can be very fast, but its sluggish autofocus causes the camera to slow down significantly. Traditional D-SLR cameras use an extremely fast auto-focusing system called "phase detection." To save space, compact point and shoot cameras use a slower auto-focus system called "contrast measurement." With the Lumix DMC-GH1, Panasonic was able to use an improved contrast measurement autofocus system that achieved focusing speeds closer to phase detection. When you're not re-focusing, the E-P1 is very fast, but if you re-focus before you take the shot (which is how most people operate an SLR or point and shoot camera,) the E-P1's contrast measurement focusing speeds are very disappointing.
Using my shutter lag test, I found the E-P1 captures an image in an average of .25 seconds with autofocus turned off. With auto-focus turned on, however, the camera crawls, with an average of 1.3 seconds of lag. These speeds are very sluggish, considering that any D-SLR can continuously snap off a shot in just .1 second, and that the average point and shoot sets you back to .6-.7 seconds. Our Editors' Choice Canon PowerShot SD970 IS compact point and shoot averaged just .46 seconds!
Boot up and recycle times are also affected by the slow focusing. Without autofocus, the E-P1 can boot and snap in an average of 2.44 seconds, but with AF it averaged 3.28 seconds. Without AF, the camera averaged 1.03 seconds of recycle time between shots, but with AF, it averaged 2.5 seconds. The Panasonic GH1 and traditional SLRs in this price range can fire continuously, so recycle time is seldom a factor for these cameras. The GH1, for example, can crunch out 2 images per second, while the entry level Canon XSi full-size D-SLR can capture 3.5 frames per second.

Tips for Those Usually Useless Function Keys From F1 to F11

How many people actually use their function keys -- you know, those little buttons on your keyboard that go from F1 to F12? But here is only F1 to F11 keys.
So here are some suggestions for functionalities that people would actually use:
F1: Blocks the Wi-Fi signal that Mr.-Sit-at-the-Best-Seat-at-Starbucks-for-Nine-Hours is using, forcing him to shut down and vacate the premises.
F2: Sends a nasty e-mail to Microsoft execs' personal e-mail box relaying that a Windows bug is about to crash your system and you really appreciate the inconvenience -- again (this could work for any vendor, of course).
F3: Deletes embarrassing Facebook photos of you posted by high school classmates.
F4: Brings up an image of Megan Fox in "Transformers."
F5: Quickly quarantines any guilt-ridden e-mail from your mother and sends automated "Out of Office / Can't Respond for 3 Weeks / Do Not Contact" response.
F6: (See F4) You were just on a website of "questionable" integrity and you might have been infected with spyware-Automatically kills anything on your machine that resembles malware.
F7: (For IT people only) Sends a reply to those less-than-savvy users who send indiscriminate barrages of help-desk e-mails: "Hit restart, genius."
F8: Sets your PC ablaze because it's 8 years old, still running Windows 95 and you just can't take it anymore.
F9: Sends a digital shockwave to the spammer's keyboard who just filled up your inbox with links to purported photos of Megan Fox in "Transformers."
F10: Kills any Apple DRM feature.
F11: Crashes Twitter feed of any of your followers who are still tweeting about Michael Jackson.

Microsoft, Intel Design Windows 7 to Be Speedy

Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official.
Microsoft and Intel are working together to give Windows 7 the ability to better identify resources available and break up application processing over multiple chip cores and threads.
A feature called SMT parking allows Windows 7 to take advantage of Intel hyperthreading technology for "better performance on hyperthreaded, multicore Intel processors," wrote Joakim Lialias, an Intel alliance manager, in a blog entry on Microsoft's Web site that was posted late Wednesday.
This feature will help users break up tasks like video encoding and image filtering over multiple task-execution threads, said George Alfs, an Intel spokesman. "The more cores you have, the better," Alfs said. Intel chips based on its new Nehalem architecture are capable of running two threads per core, and ultimately all of Intel's laptop and desktop chips will be based on Nehalem, Alfs said.
The companies also worked together on technologies that could allow Windows 7 to boot and shut down faster, Alfs said. Driver and BIOS-level improvement could improve the start, shut-down, sleep and resume times. Chips based on the Nehalem microarchitecture can go into an idle state faster than earlier chips, and Windows 7 is designed to take advantage of that capability, Alfs said.
Longtime Partners
The cooperation of Intel and Microsoft shouldn't come as a surprise. Most PCs today come with Intel chips and Microsoft's Windows operating system, so there is a benefit in both companies working together.
Intel and Microsoft have been collaborating for more than 20 years now, according to Lialias. "Our mutual goal was to provide the most responsive compute experience possible," Lialias wrote.
The blog entry also sheds light on specific hardware-related improvements Microsoft is incorporating into the new OS, something the company has been quiet about. Microsoft wasn't immediately available to comment on the topic.
Observers have criticized Microsoft's previous operating systems for not taking full advantage of multicore and multithreaded chips. Windows 7 will do a more intelligent job of allocating tasks across hardware resources, said Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist with In-Stat.
The traditional way of boosting application performance on PCs was by cranking up CPU clock speed, McGregor said. That led to software being written in a sequential mode for execution on one core, with an increase in clock speed providing the performance boost. But over time, chip makers like Intel started adding cores to boost performance, as cranking up clock speed led to excessive heat dissipation and power consumption.
Boosting Multicore
Software typically lags hardware development by three to five years, and software developers are still playing catch-up to hardware improvements. Even today, many consumer software applications are not designed to take advantage of multiple cores. But Windows 7 could encourage developers to start writing applications for multicore chips.
The past few years have also seen the emergence of solid-state drives, which are considered faster than hard drives. Intel and Microsoft are working on technologies to speed access to SSDs by including faster read and write capabilities. Intel plans to deliver firmware for its SSDs that supports the Trim command in Windows 7, which speeds up the writing and erasing of SSDs.
Microsoft is also incorporating DirectX 11 graphics drivers into Windows 7 to effectively break up tasks over multiple cores to boost application and graphics performance. Intel in June already launched new graphics drivers that work with Windows 7, but for now the drivers support only DirectX 10.
Apple has changed the basic architecture of its upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 OS, code-named Snow Leopard, by introducing new features that tap into the processing power of multiple CPU and graphics cores.

HP Pavillion DV5-1034 TX Laptop with TV

HP Pavillion DV5-1034 TX comes with extended features than the regular laptops available in the market.

Watching TV on a laptop is no more a problem. This HP model is built with DVB-Analog TV Tune with access port for TV lines that can easily broadcast various pro grammes on the laptop screen. It has Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHZ P7350) with 3GB DDR2 RAM. With ts dedicated memory of NVIDIA Geforce GO 9600M GT 512 MB, the play of graphics is lot better than he other models. HP Pavillion has all the other necessary enhancements as 3 USB port, 5-in-1 card reader, web cam, bluetooth, doldy sound, wireless 802.11 B/G LAN, ire Wire Port and default it has Windows Vista Home Premi um processor. This laptop is available at Multronics Interna tional Pvt Ltd at Kamaladi. Price at Rs 1,08000. -- HNS SPECS · NVIDIA Geforce GO 9600M GT 512 MB · Integrated DVB-Analog TV · HP media remote · 15.4 inch monitor

New notebook of Apple Mac Book

Mac Book Pro Notebook is a highly modified notebook for Apple Mac Book admirers. Unlike the previous series, Mac Book Pro comes with three extra built-in advancements. For fast and easy data transfer, Fire Wire Port has been included. The installation of seven hours backup battery is the other important input.
The adaptive charging system allows the battery to maintain charging capabilities longer and also de termines the optimal way to charge the battery's cells. Mac Book Pro comes with a SD card slot to download video files from cam corders too. It has Intel Core 2 Duo Processor up to 2.53GHz.

This processor is based on groundbreaking 45-nm process technology and advanced Core mi croarchitecture. All the additive enhancements as iPod, iPhone, digital camera, and external hard drive are adjusted in it. This note book is available at EvoStore at Sherpa Mall, Durbar Marg. Priced at Rs 1,25,000.  HNS SPECS · 7 hours battery backup · SD card slut · Fire Wire Port

Designer's choice with an in-built CPU desktop set

For multi-medi K professionals such as animators and graphic designers, Sony has come with an in-built CPU desktop set. It's the latest 20-inch Sony JS VGC-JS255 model in silver.
Hard disk drive (500 GB) and nVIDIA graphics 9300 GS GPU are the high-end modifications installed in this model. As for the other configurations, it has Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E7400 2.80 GB and Windows Vista Home Premium by default with 2 GB memory space. Every other enhancement like built-in amplifier, SD card reader slot, wireless LAN and camera of 2.0 mega pixels are included in this new model. This laptop is available at Genial Trading Pvt Ltd (authorised reseller of Sony) at Kamaladi. -- HNS SPECS · Hard disk drive 500 GB · nVIDIA graphics built-in 9300 GS GPU · Intel core 3 due processor E 7400 2.8 GB

Set the Search Screen to the Classic Look

When I first saw the default search pane in Windows XP, my instinct was to return it to its classic look; that puppy had to go. Of course, I later discovered that a doggie door is built into the applet. Click "Change preferences" then "Without an animated screen character." If you'd rather give it a bare-bones "Windows 2000" look and feel, fire up your Registry editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ CabinetState.

You may need to create a new string value labeled "Use Search Asst" and set it to "no".

GAMING ZONE - CONTROL IN HAND

Like most of the othe components of gaming, congaming, con trollers have also evolved with time.

There are many types of controllers designed according to the nature of the game and the device being used.

The basic purpose of a controller is to help a gaming device interact with humans.
If you talk about computers then the most common controllers are the very humble and useful keyboard and mouse. Though many people might not consider these as controllers many games -- most of the FPS -- are designed to work with ASDW key combination on keyboard. While the mouse is there for supplementary functions, this keyboard and mouse combination actually works very well.

Many companies have come up with special keyboard and mouse designed for the gaming purpose. Logitech has a full range keyboards with pre-pro grammed keys and digital display. Similarly special gaming mouse with weight balance are ex tremely precise.

While this combination controller is more PC focused, there are varieties of controllers for consoles. Joystick is one of the common controllers. Again there are different types of joysticks catering to different games.
The simplest ones are the arcade style joysticks, which basically is for moving left/right, up/down and to shoot. With time joysticks have evolved to more complex forms. These days there are 3D joysticks meant for car games and simulators. Not only are these modern day controllers armoured with added functions; they are also designed to adjust well into the hands of a gamer. These also come with third access where a gamer can even twist the joystick. The added abilities also in clude throttle control, pivotal/view control on the top and shoot button at index finger.

The most advanced form of joysticks has this amazjoysticks has this amazing capability called `forced feedback'. What happens is that while racing if a gamer tries to turn right immediately after a left turn the joystick will not allow that. Plus in case of a car crash the whole controller will vibrate giving the user a sense of an almost real crash like situation. In terms of simulator -- just like flying a real plane -one has to put extra effort to move the joystick while taking the aircraft up. Joysticks are mostly compatible with games like car racing, simulators, FPS and the arcade style can also be used for playing sports games.

Then comes the gamepad, which is the most common ones for console. Most of the consoles have their own gamepad but basically a gamepad in- cludes direction keys on one side, action buttons -- like shooting -- on the other side. These handheld controllers are controllers are suitable for sports, arcade, FPS and character involved games like Mario Brothers. These days gamepads also come with feedback functions so in case of an accident the whole thing shakes.

The advanced forms of gamepads are the wireless ones and the ones with multiplayer ability. When it comes to wireless ones batteries can be an issue. But one can enhance their gaming experience by connecting a headpiece to the wireless controller.

Again gamepad has also gone through makeovers like the motion control gamepads. The best example is the Nintendo Wiimote, which has motion sensor ich has motion sensor along with the normal gamepad functions.

So the controller detects the mo tion of a gamer and functions accordingly.

Such controllers have taken the w h o l e gaming ex perience to another level.

How to Remove Windows XP's Messenger

heoretically, you can get rid of it (as well as a few other things). Windows 2000 power users should already be familiar with this tweak.

Fire up the Windows Explorer and navigate your way to the %SYSTEMROOT% \ INF folder. What the heck is that thingy with the percentage signs? It's a variable. For most people, %SYSTEMROOT% is C:\Windows. For others, it may be E:\WinXP. Get it? Okay, on with the hack! In the INF folder, open sysoc.inf (but not before making a BACKUP copy first). Before your eyes glaze over, look for the line containing "msmsgs" in it. Near the end of that particular line, you'll notice that the word "hide" is not so hidden. Go ahead and delete "hide" (so that the flanking commas are left sitting next to one another). Save the file and close it. Now, open the Add and Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel. Click the Add / Remove Windows Components icon. You should see "Windows Messenger" in that list. Remove the checkmark from its box, and you should be set. NOTE: there are other hidden system components in that sysoc.inf file, too. Remove "hide" and the subsequent programs at your own risk.

Sony's Cybershot launched New Camera

Nepa Hima Trade Link Pvt Ltd -- committed to providing the best camera experience for consumers -launched Sony Intelligent Auto (iAuto) in the domestic market today.

iAuto is the technology, among a range of new features, to automatically optimise camera settings for stellar imaging results apart from other features like in the latest Cyber-shot T, H, and selected W series models. It can be easily activated via the mode dial on these new cameras, said Kazuhiko Takamatsu, head of the export business marketing department of Sony Singapore.

"Keeping things simple and fuss-free for our consumers to take impressive images has always been Sony's top priority," he said adding that the new features such as iAuto technology, allow consumers to enjoy high performance imaging results effortlessly.

Sony has launched Cybershot T series, W series and S series that are available in a wide range of stylish colours.

"It is the W-series that is more popular in the domestic market," said Takamatsu.
"It has all the features of Tseries, like all-new Intelligent Auto Mode, selectable via the camera's mode dial and affordable too," he said.
"Implemented for the first time in the Cyber-shot range of cameras, the newly added Smile shutter button can be used together with Intelligent Auto mode thus capturing beautiful smiles at the optimised settings."

Sony claims to have 60 per cent market share in camera items. DSC-S930/S950 is priced between Rs 14,999 and Rs 16,999 whereas Cybershot comes for Rs 60,999.

Mero Mobile dealers protest

Mero Mobile Dealers' Association (MMDA) has started its second phase of protest against Spice Nepal Pvt Ltd (SNPL) of the popular Mero Mobile brand saying that the company's decision to replace C M Trading as a dealer has not been implemented yet.

"Although Spice's executive members have agreed to replace C M Trading after our first phase of protest, we have still not been given the authority of the dealership by the company," said MMDA president Amar Sapkota.
He added that they are staging sit-ins in the second phase.
"The protest may turn more serious if the company does not fulfil our demands," he added.

MMDA is protesting since July 12 against the decision to appoint C M Trading as Mero Mobile dealer.

Sapkota said MMDA has promoted Mero Mobile for a long time and it's very unfair to them if the company appoints another dealer.
MMDA has demanded Spice take back the decision at the earliest. As a part of their protest, dealers in all the 14 districts have decided not to purchase any accessories of Mero Mobile.

Meanwhile, a meeting of executive members of the company and Mero's national distributors was held.

"It is a wait-andwatch situation for us because apart from us, at least 60 other members of the association were not included in the meeting today," said MMDA vice-president Shyam Gupta.

UTL upgrades cell number to 10-digit

United Telecom Ltd (UTL) has increased its seven-digit number to 10-digit from today.
The new format of 10digit starting with 97 is followed by 2 -- the operator code for UTL -- and area code with one digit code for Kathmandu and two digits out side the valley for limited mobility service of UTL's prepaid and post paid mobile phones was allocated one-and-a-half year ago.

"The 10-digit number requirement for UTL mobile service that was allocated long ago is being implemented," said Ananda Raj Khanal, director of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA).

"Along with the 10-digit number UTL can accommodate more subscribers in its network, Khanal said adding that UTL network can increase its number of subscriber as it can accommodate more with 10-digit number.

Meanwhile, Madan Singh, general manager at the UTL said that with the new 10-digit number UTL would be more competitive. UTL has at present about 1.55 lakh users.

Along with 10-digit number, UTL has also started its Short Message Service (SMS) service with Nepal Telecom (NT), and Spice Nepal Pvt Ltd (SNPL) -- the provider of Mero Mobile.

"Itsbeen 15 days since we have started SMS ser vices with other service providers," Singh informed adding that UTL already had the facility to send SMS but it was not implement ed. "Now UTL users can send SMS to NT and Mero Mobile holders.

AMD Dials Down Opteron Power with New Versions

On Monday, AMD launched the six-core AMD Opteron HE and SE, providing additional energy efficiency for the Opteron server processor family.

The new HE chips deliver 18 percent better performance per watt than the standard-wattage version of Istanbul, the underlying processor architecture that forms the foundation for both of the new families of chips.

AMD said that the new 55-watt Opteron HE processors are currently shipping for two-way, four-way, and eight-way systems from HP's Proliant family, with additional systems from other OEMs slated for the third quarter of 2009. AMD did not disclose the clock speed of the chips, but said that the new six-core Opteron SE will run at 2.4-GHz for two-, four-, and eight-way systems.

The price of the two-way AMD Opteron 2423 HE will be $455, while the eight-way Opteron 8425 HE will be $1,514. The two-way, six-core AMD Opteron 2439 SE will be $1,019, while the eight-way, Opteron 8439 SE is priced at $2,649.

AMD has made it a point to meet or exceed its roadmap timetable with its most recent products; the launch of the new HE and SE chips comes just two weeks into the third quarter.

AMD said in June that it would launch the HE, SE, and EE versions during the third quarter, following the unveiling of the Istanbul architecture, the foundation for both chips, on June 1.

"Since our initial introduction of multi-core processors for the server market, it's been the AMD mission to help IT managers reduce datacenter energy costs without compromising performance," said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server Business, AMD, in a statement.

"These new lower power six-core AMD Opteron processors feature the highest performance-per-watt that we have brought to market, and help drive down power consumption while addressing the shifting cloud and Web landscape of today's datacenter," Patla added. "And with six cores of compute power and Direct Connect Architecture, these processors deliver no-compromise performance."

Logitech launches N100 notebook cooling pad

Does using your laptop for a long duration usually end up with a burning sensation at uncomfortable spots? And according to Logitech, 43 per cent of consumers are worried that excessive notebook heat can slow or damage their PC.
The numbers might be a bit bloated, but the discomfort caused by a hot laptop is quite real. So here’s a nifty little solution that should ensure your thighs never have to bear the brunt of extreme temperatures again.
Logitech’s N100 notebook cooling pad claims to improve the airflow around your laptop, by using a built-in fan that that uses a rear air intake to circulate air via a slotted surface.
The cooling pad is powered by USB, which claims to have very little effect on your notebook PC’s battery life.
Weighing about 650 grams, the device can support laptops with a screen size not more than 15.4 inches. And yes, Macbooks work fine with this too.
Covered by three years of warranty, the N100 cooling pad retails at Rs 1995. More details about the gadget can be found here.

Google Lists HP, Acer Among Chrome OS Partners

Google is already working with several companies to develop devices around the new Chrome OS, including Hewlett-Packard and Acer, the company said in a blog post late Wednesday.

The list displays a vast regional spread among PC vendors, from the world's largest PC maker, HP, to China's biggest, Lenovo, and two of Taiwan's top vendors, Acer and Asustek Computer. Noticeably absent was Dell.

Google also listed three mobile phone chip developers in the posting, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Freescale Semiconductor. The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, was not on the list.

"The Google Chrome OS team is currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience," the Google posting says.

HP could not immediately be reached for comment.

The new Chrome OS will compete against Microsoft Windows in netbooks, laptop computers and desktops. Google is developing the Linux-based operating system for heavy Internet users, and it will begin appearing in netbooks in the second half of 2010, the company has said.

Document protection

When there are more than one person working on the same document the tracked changes feature can also be used to enable document W protection. By doing this reviewers will be able to edit the document, but they will not be able to turn off Track Changes and they will not be able to accept or reject changes
Here is how • Complete the first draft and save it
• Choose Protect Docu- mentfrom the Toolsmenu
• Under Protect document for select the Tracked changes radio button
• Enter a password (you will be prompted to confirm the password)
• The Track Changes feature will be enabled automatically
(Note:Remember the pass- word. There is no way to unlock the document if without the password).

Nokia N97 mobile phone review

As we take our first look at the Nokia N97 it certainly comes off as an impressive device. Despite being only the second device by Nokia to sport a touch-screen and the first ever in its N-Series it is no less of a finished product. Like all phones of the N Series it is a class above the other Nokia phones, with a 3.5-inch screen, a 5MP camera, and a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Apart from the keyboard, the number of physical buttons are minimal, at just three.

The first thing that strikes you after you start up the device is a new widget-oriented home screen, where you can add/remove widgets to personalize the display. The widgets appear as six horizontal bars, of which the first is fixed as a time, date and profile display, and the other five can be moved around. With preloaded widgets for News, email, weather, Facebook, and so on it is easy to get relevant content at a glance.

The touch screen isn't all. The phone also comes with an inbuilt GPS, and a magnetic compass for a wonderful navigation experience along with Nokia Maps, which comes preloaded with data on Indian Cities. Also included is a proximity sensor which turns off the touch screen when you are making a call, and an accelerometer for auto-rotation of the screen. Storage comes in the form of 32GB memory which can be expanded by up to 16GB, yes, that's 48GB on a mobile! Enough for the phone to run out of digits to show how many pictures can be taken. WiFi support enables a faster internet experience and lower costs when at home. A TV-Out feature is also present, but even with a device which costs as much as this one, a TV-Out cable hasn't been provided.

While the phone doesn't support multi-touch, the touch features themselves are utilized quite well, and with a handy QWERTY keyboard around, available for use along with the touch screen, you wont miss much.

For a widget-centric design though, having just five predefined bars for widgets is a limitation. With Android's rather more powerful support for widgets, Nokia will need to do better in this department. The interface does have a few glitches, such as new menus items sometimes popping up out of place. These all are more of software issues, which we can expect Nokia to hopefully fix with firmware updates, which with their Firmware Over the Air feature, should be a trivial task.

The Nokia N97 doesn't take much getting used to, and most people will be able to immediately start working (or playing) with it, and even with the default suite of applications available in it you will be able to get enough done. As we get more familiar with the Nokia N97 we will take a deeper look at some it its key features and functionality.

This article is adapted from Thinkdigit.com

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T-Mobile Launches MyTouch 3G Android Phone

T-Mobile on Wednesday officially launched its second Google Android phone, the MyTouch 3G, and company executives said they'll use a high-touch retail experience and custom cases to give the new phone a unique personalizable spin.
"You can take the entire range of the rainbow and you can create for yourself the most powerful device that is 100% you, inside and out," T-Mobile chief marketing officer Denny Marie Post said at a press conference in New York.
Actually covered the MyTouch 3G plenty of times before, under several different names. It started life in February as the HTC Magic and then became the Google Ion by May. On June 22, it was finally announced by T-Mobile as the MyTouch 3G.
The MyTouch 3G is very similar to a T-Mobile G1, but somewhat slimmer and without a physical keyboard. The software on board will be almost the same as the G1's, though: the Google Android 1.5 operating system, though in this case with built-in Microsoft Exchange support, which the G1 lacks.
Since the MyTouch 3G's hardware isn't radically new, T-Mobile is surrounding it with a halo of personalizable experiences. The phone will have a range of custom cases available, with designs ranging from skulls to flowers; you'll also be able to design your own case, much like owners of the Sidekick 2008 were able to do. There will be lots of accessories, too: gel cases, wall chargers, and a dock, for instance.
A high-touch retail experience will help users customize their phones. While there are more than 5,000 Android apps currently available, phone owners may not know how to find the ones that are right for them or customize their home screens to their tastes, T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman said. T-Mobile retail staffers will help users set up their phones and download their first few apps.
T-Mobile will also package applications into "App Packs" for different lifestyles, reps at the event said. The prices and compositions of the app packs will become clear closer to the phone's launch in late July.

Best Buy Selling HP Netbook for Under $1

In the tech world you often get what you pay for. With that old adage in mind, one shouldn't really expect all that much from the $.99 HP Mini 110c currently available from Best Buy. That said, a buck doesn't seem like a big price to pay for a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 process, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive, right?

What about $.99 plus $1,440? Thing is, one's calculations should be more akin to buying a cell phone. That sub-$1 price tag is actually subsidized by Sprint, meaning, in order to actually get the netbook, you've got to opt into a two-year data plan at $60 a month.

Sony Joins the Netbook Market

Sony on Tuesday announced the launch of its Vaio W-Series of mini-notebooks, or netbooks, which the company is billing as a "perfect family accessory."

While some could argue that the Lifestyle PC was really Sony's first foray into the netbook category, the W-Series represents Sony's official notice that it's throwing its hat into the netbook ring.

The W-Series PC measures 10.5 inches high by 1.28 inches wide by 7.1 inches deep, and weighs in at 2.6 pounds. It comes in three colors – berry pink, sugar white and cocoa brown – and sports a 10-inch widescreen display, which is a pretty common size for netbooks. The screen comes in 1,366 x 768 resolution, which should give it an edge over the vast majority of netbooks out there. It offers 2 USB ports, VGA Out, and Ethernet ports, as well as a webcam and multimedia slots for Memory Stick Duo and SD memory.

Like most netbooks, the Sony Vaio W-Series comes with an Intel Atom processor, in this case a 1.66-GHz N280. The system has 1 Gbyte of system memory, and a 160-GB, 5,400-RPM hard drive. In terms of networking capability, the W-Series has Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g, and Bluetooth technology. It comes with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition pre-installed.

Other apps include Sony's VAIO Multimedia Suite (VAIO Media plus Multimedia Streaming Software), as well as a 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security 2009 and a 60-day trial of Microsoft Home and Student 2007.

With the W-Series, Sony seems to be emphasizing what you might call its "ecoconsiousness"; the W-Series is Energy Star 5.0 compliant and EPEAT GOLD registered. Its LCD is mercury free, and the packaging the system comes in is comprised of 95 percent recycled cardboard packaging. Sony also says it will help recycle your old PC. (Some fees may apply; for more details, visit Sony's "green" site.)

The Sony VAIO W-Series is available for pre-order at www.sonystyle.com and will be available in major retail stores in the U.S. beginning in August, with a price tag of about $500.

Motorola's special edition moon-themed

MOTORALA is offering a moon-themed special edition of its high-end Aura probably to celebrate its 40th anniversary of being the radio transponder abroad the Apollo 11 that relayed the first words and visuals from the moon to Earth. It is called the Celestial Edition and it is extremely exclusive. The first phone of the edition is going straight to Neil Armstrong and aptly so. It features original NASA content from the moon landing, including video footage,stills, and sound files of such immortal lines as 'the eagle has landed' and 'that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankinf'. Withthis, you will find a laser etched quote saying, 'Motorola AURA celestial Edition, Honouring the Apollo 11 mission, 20th July 1969'. It can be bought from early July to the end of the year.

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last sunday our uncle send us, this little gadget called sony NW-S205F (2GB) walkman ever since then we have been loving it.

It does a lot of stuffs.

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• Weight0.9 oz
• Dimensions (W x D x H)0.6 in x 0.6 in x 3.8 in
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• Available body colors Black, silver, pink
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Samsung’s new chirpies

Samsung Mobile-represented in Nepal by IMS Tele Trade P Ltd since 2001-has introduced new models of cell phones for the year 2009.The new models highlight the touch-screen category at affordable prices.”S5233 (STAR) is one of the lowest priced touch screen phones in the market,” said the company.The affordable price of this model will enable those with small pockets to gain access to Touch Screen (TS) technology, enhancing user feel and experience. Two other 2TS phones S5603 and S8003 are targeted at all segments of customers.Samsung Mobile has also introduced low-end phones- E1110 and E1125-designed to satisfy the basic connectivity needs of consumers. The new models in this category are durable and easy on the eye.Meanwhile, the M3510 model has already proved itself a leading contender in the mid-range category of phones.With its classy looks and out standing features, this model has become very popular among the masses, especially in the Music Edition series.Samsung Mobile has also introduced a full year warranty on all its mobile sets from the beginning of 2009. Under the warranty program-me one is fully protected

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Luxurious iPhone

iPhone has become more of a necessity than just a luxury.Here is the latest application for iPhones that will make anyone appreciate these phone even more. Known as the Bath-O-matic, this new application from Apple will allow users to select the temperature, depth and fragrance of the water and even how many bubbles they want in the bath provided they buy the ($6,500) technology (including high tech taps). This software communicates to the high tech taps and allows you to control the pressure and draining of the water through your phone. This amazing device has been created by London based company Unique Automation and offers energy and water savings plus flooding and scalding prevention, Just imagine walking home to a perfect bath that’s waiting just for you.