Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
f fast performance is a priority, look no further than the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX, a $39 flash drive that lets users send and receive data quickly. It may lack backup and security software, but it’s a fine drive for those that want to tote a good amount of data and save time.
Design
Measuring 2.8 x 0.9 x 0.4 inches and weighing a barely-there 0.4 ounces, the DataTraveler HyperX can be stashed anywhere without providing additional bulk. The drive features a simple black and blue color scheme, and its brushed aluminum and rubber body feels far more durable than Kingston’s flimsier DataTraveler Style.
We liked the slide-out USB connector, which guaranteed we wouldn’t hunt for lost caps, but initially, it was very stiff. After a few dozen extensions and retractions, however, the connector began to pop out with ease. Kingston includes a lanyard for keeping the drive close at all times. (more…)
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Two years after its release, Windows Vista does not always convincing. According to the study of AT Internet Institute (formerly XiTi Monitor) on the basis of 195 000 sites audited, Vista is only 24% of visits to the site, all operating systems combined, to 31 December 2008. And his big brother, Windows XP, which continues to make the shade with 66% of visits.
In 2008, on Windows operating systems, Vista has increased from only 13.5 to 26.2% of visits in one year. Even if the XP share fell from 82.4 to 70.8%, this OS is still so prevalent.
According to AT Internet Institute, the conclusion to be drawn is implacable: “With the release of Windows 7 beta 1 on 9 January 2009, Windows Vista has been that a transition in the history of operating systems Microsoft Windows “.
Windows 7 is preparing its release, the Apple OS and Linux are progressing (more…)
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Samsung this year has as its mission to convince manufacturers that their new DDR3 RAM memory chips are good for both modules to reach up to 32 GB for his low regard for the current DDR3 modules. The key is the 50-nm technology used to build them. The result is a 4 Gb DDR3 chip that results in modules up to 32 GB of RAM.
The reports of 16 and 32 GB iran for servers and similar systems, while the desktops and laptops will get the benefits of the modules of 8 GB. Using fewer chips to achieve the same energy and efficiency that the company will adopt the 50-nm technology in all their reports in the future.
And it is an important fact considering that for 2011 the increase in the use of DDR3 memory is very important. Better and with less consumption, perfect.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
We have already wrote about the older models of digital cameras Samsung, presented at CES 2009. This desyatimegapkiselnaya camera equipped with an optical zoom desyatikratnym. A nice point is that in the «short end» equivalent focal length lens is 24 mm. This makes the camera easy in a city when it comes to shoot architecture in narrow streets or groups of people in small rooms. For those who just do not understand: wide-angle lens allows closer and «delay» image by increasing the angle of image capture. Of the remaining functions is the possibility of shooting video with a resolution 1280h720 at 30 frames per second, dual image stabilization and image processing software (removing red eye, recognizing Morgan, smoothing the skin defects). Retail price will be about 2300 hryvnia. Additional pictures are for reference «Read the whole».
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
The third beta of Firefox 3.1 has just been postponed for the second time this month, the announcement was made by an executive of Mozilla. Browser result of the firm is still in beta 2, launched in early December 2008, and behind in its development. For the moment it does that of the beta delayed, but to recall the final version had been announced for the first quarter, ie before the end of March. In the confession of Mike Beltzner, the two consecutive delays of beta 3 jeopardize the deadlines for the final release of the software, even if things are not yet played: “I can not tell you clearly that we are 100% confident to be able to cover the 1st quarter, “he hinted to the press yesterday. The firm is in any case, full transparency on this story which is still appreciable. It would remain so in the current 18 hours to fix bugs before the beta 3 is launched. The next point should be made quickly on the progress of the correction, and a new exit plan developed …
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