Monday, April 30, 2012
IKEA unveils the cardboard camera
Furniture giant IKEA is apparently out to improve the disposable camera concept.Furniture giant IKEA is apparently out to improve the disposable camera concept. The company has unveiled a digital camera housed in a cardboard body, which it plans to sell in its stores around the globe.
The cardboard IKEA digicam can store up to 40 pics and has a USB port for transferring them to your computer. As you can clearly see it runs on two AA batteries and is really as simple a concept as it gets. Plus, it should be way more environmentally-friendly than those plastic disposable cameras.
NVIDIA announces GeForce GTX 690
Nvidia announced its newest flagship graphics card at the NVIDIA Gaming Festival 2012 in Shanghai, the GeForce GTX 690. Combining two GTX 680s on a single card, the 690 is going to be one hell of a performer. Combining two chips on a board is always tricky business and contrary to what one might expect the performance is not exactly double that of a single GPU card.The GTX 690 is double of everything. Twice the stream processors (2 x 1536), twice the texture units (2 x 128), twice the Raster Operations Pipeline (ROP) (2 x 32), twice the memory bus width (2 x 256-bit) and twice the VRAM (2 x 2GB). Thankfully TDP for the GTX 690 (300W) has not doubled over the GTX 680 (195W). The core and boost clock speed now stands at 915MHz and 1019MHz, slightly lower than 1006MHz and 1058MHz for the single GTX 680. The GTX 690 will go on sale on May 3. Priced at $999, the GTX 690 costs exactly twice as much as the GTX 680 and is NVIDIA’s most expensive graphics card yet. Considering that the performance is roughly equivalent to dual GTX 680 in SLi, the pricing is appropriate.
The 11-inch gaming laptop lives, with the new Origin Eon 11-S
Alienware's once-popular M11x may be heading for retirement, but boutique rival Origin is keeping the ultraportable gaming laptop alive. 
The 11-inch gaming laptop is the textbook definition of a niche product.Alienware is now getting into the game, with the Eon 11-S, which the company calls a compact high-performance laptop.
The EON11-S makes that dream a reality and without making any 'ultra-sacrifices.'"
The new Origin Eon 11-S will debut with Intel's new third-generation Core i-series processors and Nvidia's GT 650M graphics, which sounds like a basis for a good gaming rig. The company claims 6.5 hours of battery life (with Nvidia's Optimus technology switching the GPU off as needed), and a weight under four pounds. Like the recent Eon 17-S update, the 11-inch version will also include Origin's new finned (and frankly, a bit Alienware-like) back lid design.
The highly customizable Origin Eon 11-S is available to order now, and starts at $999.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
25 simple tips for a great living
1. Drink lots of water, Eat proper food.
2. Sleep for 6-8 hours a day
3. Exercise your body daily atleast for 30 minutes
4. Follow your passion/s and work.
5. Hurt no one
6. Love everyone
7. Laugh out loud , or atleast smile.
8. Play often.
9. Develop interesting hobbies
10. Take time out to meet old friends
11. Develop your self.
12. Read inspiring books/biographies
13. Remember to connect to the Creator
14. Meditate
15. Travel and admire Nature.
16. Make friends , forgive enemies
17. If in a problem , say out loud : "So , whats the big deal. This too shall pass"
18. See humourous films to have a hearty laugh.
19. Accept the life given to you.
20. Accept the life given to others.
21. Be grateful
22. Surrender to God
23. Sing songs or play music
24. Be truthful to self and others.
25. Do Deva / help others.
Happy Living ! Celebrate Life !
Hot topic: 4°C rise in temperature by 2020 in Rajasthan
Temperature in India rose by 0.2 degree Celsius every decade between 1971-2007 with minimum temperatures rising more than maximum temperatures, which increased 1.02 degree Celsius in 100 years. While the trends show evidence of warming, there is, however, no conclusive proof that these are linked to human-induced climate change.
The most alarming findings in the report are the predictions it makes based on scenarios that greenhouse gas emissions would continue to rise unchecked over the coming decades. Projections show that total monsoon rainfall could rise between 9-16% by the end of 21st century. By that time, annual mean temperatures could rise by 3.5-4.3 degree Celsius with 1.7-2 degree rise taking place as early as 2030s.
The number of rainy days could decrease but rain could become more intense - thereby causing more damage - almost all across the country. Both the minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in a day will rise, according to the findings. Areas in Rajasthan and Kutch could see more than a 4-degree rise in maximum temperatures by as early as 2020s. A similar rise could take place in more than half the country by 2080.
Night temperatures are projected to rise by 4.5 degrees across a large part of the country by 2050 and the jump could spread to almost the entire country by 2080 Separate studies have been conducted to measure the impact of increasing GHG gases on water availability in river basins and on agricultural productivity. The government assessment notes, "Water scarcity levels will be crossed in Cauvery, Mahi, Sabarmati and west-flowing rivers of Kuch, Sau and Luni, while Ganga, Tapi and Narmada basins will hit water stress limits.
Temperature in India rose by 0.2 degree Celsius every decade between 1971-2007 with minimum temperatures rising more than maximum temperatures, which increased 1.02 degree Celsius in 100 years. While the trends show evidence of warming, there is, however, no conclusive proof that these are linked to human-induced climate change.
The most alarming findings in the report are the predictions it makes based on scenarios that greenhouse gas emissions would continue to rise unchecked over the coming decades. Projections show that total monsoon rainfall could rise between 9-16% by the end of 21st century. By that time, annual mean temperatures could rise by 3.5-4.3 degree Celsius with 1.7-2 degree rise taking place as early as 2030s.
The number of rainy days could decrease but rain could become more intense - thereby causing more damage - almost all across the country. Both the minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in a day will rise, according to the findings. Areas in Rajasthan and Kutch could see more than a 4-degree rise in maximum temperatures by as early as 2020s. A similar rise could take place in more than half the country by 2080.
Night temperatures are projected to rise by 4.5 degrees across a large part of the country by 2050 and the jump could spread to almost the entire country by 2080 Separate studies have been conducted to measure the impact of increasing GHG gases on water availability in river basins and on agricultural productivity. The government assessment notes, "Water scarcity levels will be crossed in Cauvery, Mahi, Sabarmati and west-flowing rivers of Kuch, Sau and Luni, while Ganga, Tapi and Narmada basins will hit water stress limits.
Allow customers to transfer accounts within bank: RBI to banks
Bank customers who change jobs or locations will find it easier to shift their bank account to the new location now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for banks to allow transfer of accounts from one branch to another without insisting on opening a fresh account or making the customer undergo the full know your customer process again.
Earlier, since the account holder's information was maintained with local branches, banks used to insist that customers go through the account opening procedure all over again when they shifted to a different location.
"It has been brought to our notice that some banks are insisting on opening of fresh accounts by customers when customers approach them for transferring their accounts from one branch of the bank to another branch of the same bank. Such insistence on opening of fresh account or making the customer undergo full KYC process again causes inconvenience to them resulting in poor customer service," RBI said in a circular to all banks. The circular added that given that most bank branches are now on core banking solution, records of a particular customer can be accessed by any branch of the bank.
An official with a new generation private bank, however, said, "We provide 'at par' cheque books to our account holders, which means that the cheques will be treated as local cheques no matter which part of the country they are deposited in. So, it really does not matter if the home branch is in a different city."
With all banks having put in place a core banking solution ( CBS) through which all account holder information is maintained in a centralized database accessible across branches, ATMs and internet, the home branch concept has lost relevance. But some private banks charge high fees for services accessed outside the home branch. For instance, most new generation private banks charge a fee for cash withdrawal at branches other than the home branch. Also, some lenders insist that changes in account services or document submission has to be done at the home branch.
In its monetary policy on April 17, RBI had asked banks to have a central customer ID to facilitate portability of accounts and ensure that all customer information is centralized. Some banks are seeing this as a precursor to having a central identity which will help customers transfer accounts across banks without having to repeat the KYC procedure.
Bank customers who change jobs or locations will find it easier to shift their bank account to the new location now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for banks to allow transfer of accounts from one branch to another without insisting on opening a fresh account or making the customer undergo the full know your customer process again.
Earlier, since the account holder's information was maintained with local branches, banks used to insist that customers go through the account opening procedure all over again when they shifted to a different location.
"It has been brought to our notice that some banks are insisting on opening of fresh accounts by customers when customers approach them for transferring their accounts from one branch of the bank to another branch of the same bank. Such insistence on opening of fresh account or making the customer undergo full KYC process again causes inconvenience to them resulting in poor customer service," RBI said in a circular to all banks. The circular added that given that most bank branches are now on core banking solution, records of a particular customer can be accessed by any branch of the bank.
An official with a new generation private bank, however, said, "We provide 'at par' cheque books to our account holders, which means that the cheques will be treated as local cheques no matter which part of the country they are deposited in. So, it really does not matter if the home branch is in a different city."
With all banks having put in place a core banking solution ( CBS) through which all account holder information is maintained in a centralized database accessible across branches, ATMs and internet, the home branch concept has lost relevance. But some private banks charge high fees for services accessed outside the home branch. For instance, most new generation private banks charge a fee for cash withdrawal at branches other than the home branch. Also, some lenders insist that changes in account services or document submission has to be done at the home branch.
In its monetary policy on April 17, RBI had asked banks to have a central customer ID to facilitate portability of accounts and ensure that all customer information is centralized. Some banks are seeing this as a precursor to having a central identity which will help customers transfer accounts across banks without having to repeat the KYC procedure.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Chery’s New Concept: Are Ants The Future Of Motoring
The most eye-popping of concepts to come out at the Beijing Motor Show must be the Chery Ant. In fact, eye popping will be an understatement for the concept rolled out by Chinese car manufacturer Chery.
If it becomes a reality, it could usher in Vehicle Platooning on to freeways using the infrastructure proposed by General Motors China in its EN-V concept.
Let’s get to the looks of Chery’s innovation first. Well, they have named it aptly for it looks like an ant. Small, compact, in fact a little too compact for comfort if you are a person of larger proportions. But it’s rather cute and on congested Asian roads or narrow European ones, this cutie will be practical. Parking problems will be out of the window with the Chery Ant as it literally takes the same space required to park a super bike.
Let’s get to Platooning Ants can go anywhere on its own but it can also attach to two or more Ants with an automated telematics systems by pairing up one car’s rear wheels with the front wheels of another.
This is possible because Ants can see and communicate, comparing destinations with other Ants via the cloud. And if two Ants are heading in the same direction they can be put together, making the journey energy efficient and faster. How efficient, it’s yet to be known.
| IBM’s 500 Mile Lithium-Air Battery Breathes Air |
Today’s car batteries are massive, yet can only go about 100 miles, and can never come close to gasoline. But a new technology currently being developed under IBM’s “Battery 500 Project”, could result in a battery that would power cars for more than 500 miles on a single charge. They are developing a light-weight, ultra high-density lithium-air battery, or air-breathing battery, which actually breathes air.
In a lithium-air battery, oxygen will react with the soft element lithium to create lithium peroxide and electrical energy. When the battery is recharged, the process is reversed and oxygen is released. Since the oxygen used for the reaction comes from the atmosphere, the battery will be much lighter compared to conventional batteries.
And these batteries have a much higher energy density than lithium-ion ones. Theoretically, the maximum energy density of lithium-air batteries is 12 kWh/kg. That’s around 15 times greater than li-ion, but more importantly comparable to gasoline. If the project is a success, lithium-air might not only replace li-ion, but also gasoline. That won’t happen anytime soon, but it’s certainly possible.
The talks about lithium-air battery actually started way back in 1970, but at the time we did not have the materials required to build one. But li-air is possible today as we have graphene and carbon nanotubes, and also IBM’s famous computer architecture, Blue Gene. IBM has received assistance from Asahi Kasei and Central Glass.
The $160,000 1970 Nikon Fish Eye
Imagine the idea of a lens that can look behind itself, that’s exactly what a Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f2.8s can do, delivering a viewing angle of 220-degrees. So what’s this new technology and when did it first arrive? It isn’t new at all actually, the fisheye lens was first introduced at the Photokina trade show in Germany, in the year 1970. This thing is huge, 7-inches long and 10-inches in diameter, wit ha weight over 11 pounds. Imagine trying to comfortably hold this thing while taking a photo.
Few of these were ever produced, and that means that they aren’t
exactly cheap to get a hold of. If you happen to have $160,000 just
laying around somewhere though, you can own one of the strangest lens
ever made in history by purchasing it through the specialty camera shop.
Lamborghini For The Family! Urus SUV Concept Unveiled In Beijing
The eccentric designers at Lamborghini’s lair at Sant’ Agata Bolognese in Italy have suddenly become a little down to earth.
The Italian sports car maker’s new offering neither looks like a bat mobile nor will it be guzzling gas. It isn’t a sports car even, but an SUV. The Urus SUV concept, which Lamborghini unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, is more a family car, with space for kids, their school bags, shopping bags and all the house hold necessities. It’s clear that Lamborghini is looking to re-enter the segment where other sports car manufacturers (more notably Porsche with Cayenne) have already cashed in.
Lambo is not new to SUVs. They were the pioneers in the luxury SUV segment after they launched the LM 002, more popularly known as the “Rambo-Lambo”. But unlike the beefy, boxy, muscular, green-beret built Rambo-Lambo, the Urus is more a ballet dancer – a slightly big ballet dancer though. With four seats, it has enough space inside to accommodate a family of four bears and their accessories coming back from a fishing trip. Outside, the Italians have stuck with the trademark sexy lines of Lamborghini. The Urus doesn’t have rear view mirrors, just aerodynamic small cameras which record and feed video to two screens on both sides of the cockpit.
Yeah cockpit, for the steering wheel and the panels, with the touch screen monitors and paddle switches and buttons gives the feeling of an aircraft cockpit. But the buttons and panels are not spacecraft-ish.
Sources at Lamborghini revealed that the company’s target output from the power-plant for this all-wheel drive beast is 600hp (449kw) while the light weight carbon fiber technology used in the body ensures an agile with low emissions and I dare say, fuel economy too, compared to other Lamborghini’s that is.
The Urus might look big but it’s likely to handle like a sports car with its low weight, low centre of gravity and variable height bodyshell adding to its aerodynamic stability. An adjustable front spoiler will ensure good obstacle clearance too, important for an SUV. Signs show that Lambo is keen to convert this concept into a production model and they will be targeting markets in the Middle East, US, UK, Germany, Russia and of course China. No wonder they unveiled the concept in Beijing.
Unlike the Rambo-Lambo, which saw just 300 hit the road in six years of production (1986-1992), Lamborghini is targeting around 3000 cars each year with the Urus to cater to the demands it is expecting. Going by the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ Urus received in Beijing, those numbers may not be enough too. Why shouldn’t we go for Urus. After all it’s a Lamborghini and you get to own one way cheaper than say the Gallardo or any other model of theirs. Besides, Urus will keep your wife and kids happy too; it’s a family Lambo!
The eccentric designers at Lamborghini’s lair at Sant’ Agata Bolognese in Italy have suddenly become a little down to earth.
The Italian sports car maker’s new offering neither looks like a bat mobile nor will it be guzzling gas. It isn’t a sports car even, but an SUV. The Urus SUV concept, which Lamborghini unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, is more a family car, with space for kids, their school bags, shopping bags and all the house hold necessities. It’s clear that Lamborghini is looking to re-enter the segment where other sports car manufacturers (more notably Porsche with Cayenne) have already cashed in.
Lambo is not new to SUVs. They were the pioneers in the luxury SUV segment after they launched the LM 002, more popularly known as the “Rambo-Lambo”. But unlike the beefy, boxy, muscular, green-beret built Rambo-Lambo, the Urus is more a ballet dancer – a slightly big ballet dancer though. With four seats, it has enough space inside to accommodate a family of four bears and their accessories coming back from a fishing trip. Outside, the Italians have stuck with the trademark sexy lines of Lamborghini. The Urus doesn’t have rear view mirrors, just aerodynamic small cameras which record and feed video to two screens on both sides of the cockpit.
Yeah cockpit, for the steering wheel and the panels, with the touch screen monitors and paddle switches and buttons gives the feeling of an aircraft cockpit. But the buttons and panels are not spacecraft-ish.
Sources at Lamborghini revealed that the company’s target output from the power-plant for this all-wheel drive beast is 600hp (449kw) while the light weight carbon fiber technology used in the body ensures an agile with low emissions and I dare say, fuel economy too, compared to other Lamborghini’s that is.
The Urus might look big but it’s likely to handle like a sports car with its low weight, low centre of gravity and variable height bodyshell adding to its aerodynamic stability. An adjustable front spoiler will ensure good obstacle clearance too, important for an SUV. Signs show that Lambo is keen to convert this concept into a production model and they will be targeting markets in the Middle East, US, UK, Germany, Russia and of course China. No wonder they unveiled the concept in Beijing.
Unlike the Rambo-Lambo, which saw just 300 hit the road in six years of production (1986-1992), Lamborghini is targeting around 3000 cars each year with the Urus to cater to the demands it is expecting. Going by the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ Urus received in Beijing, those numbers may not be enough too. Why shouldn’t we go for Urus. After all it’s a Lamborghini and you get to own one way cheaper than say the Gallardo or any other model of theirs. Besides, Urus will keep your wife and kids happy too; it’s a family Lambo!
Artificial Kidney Made With Real Cells
Around 570,000 people suffer from chronic kidney failure in the US
alone and there were only 16,812 kidneys available for transplant last
year. The rest of the patients were on a waiting list, which is
certainly a death sentence for many. But in the future, mechanical kidneys might save the lives of those who are anxiously waiting for a real organ.
An artificial kidney has been in the works at UCSF and nine other labs for years, and the project has been selected for FDA’s Innovation Pathway this month. If it’s a success, artificial kidneys, which hopefully will be affordable, will allow patients to live without dialysis and also without immune suppressing drugs that are used to make sure that the body does not reject transplanted kidneys.
The artificial kidney will perform the water-balancing and metabolic functions just like a real kidney via lab-grown cells and there will be nanofilters for removing blood toxins. And there won’t be any need for pumps or external power as the body’s blood pressure is enough to get the job done.
But the machine won’t be that perfect. For example, it can’t produce a kidney chemical called erythropoietin. But there is a drug for that, and also artificial kidneys can last indefinitely, the only requirement is that new cells may have to be implanted every 2 years. The average lifespan of a real transplanted kidney is 10 to 12 years.
But the mechanical one may not put an end to the transplant waiting list anytime soon, although it will surely be a blessing for many who are suffering. A clinical trial is expected to begin in 2016.
An artificial kidney has been in the works at UCSF and nine other labs for years, and the project has been selected for FDA’s Innovation Pathway this month. If it’s a success, artificial kidneys, which hopefully will be affordable, will allow patients to live without dialysis and also without immune suppressing drugs that are used to make sure that the body does not reject transplanted kidneys.
The artificial kidney will perform the water-balancing and metabolic functions just like a real kidney via lab-grown cells and there will be nanofilters for removing blood toxins. And there won’t be any need for pumps or external power as the body’s blood pressure is enough to get the job done.
But the machine won’t be that perfect. For example, it can’t produce a kidney chemical called erythropoietin. But there is a drug for that, and also artificial kidneys can last indefinitely, the only requirement is that new cells may have to be implanted every 2 years. The average lifespan of a real transplanted kidney is 10 to 12 years.
But the mechanical one may not put an end to the transplant waiting list anytime soon, although it will surely be a blessing for many who are suffering. A clinical trial is expected to begin in 2016.
Nokia Lumia 800 takes a balloon ride to 32km altitude in the name of science
Smartphone on a helium balloon and having it fly high up in the sky has proven a popular pastime, but it turns out serious scientist do it too as low-cost observation tools. The ASTRA project at South Hampton university has a thing for Windows Phone handsets and the latest was a Nokia Lumia 800.
As part of the ASTRA 10 series of flights, a Lumia 800 soared as high as 32km with nothing to help it face the cold or maintain connectivity. And conditions high up in the atmosphere are pretty rough.
The Nokia Lumia 800 maintained data connectivity and kept sending reports until it was as high up as 8km. Reportedly, other devices only lasted until they reached 5km height. Anyway, the 800 kept climbing and only shut down at 23km when external temperature dropped to the scary -61°C. It managed to snap 2GB of photos with its camera along the way. The balloon reached a maximum altitude of 32km (where it got even colder, -70°C) and the WP7.5 phone survived the trip, which took 2 hours 22 minutes in total.
Samsung will make 4th generation Nexus phone…
Samsung and Google seem to be best friends, now that a hint has
surfaced that Samsung will make the 4th generation of Nexus phones, and
there by outclassed the other companies yet again.
The Nexus S did not sell that much, however the last Galaxy Nexus sells slightly better.
HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources
Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate
with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation
Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward in its own
way and is currently developing a customized smartphone in cooperation
with Facebook slated to be launched in the third quarter of 2012 at the
earliest, according to industry sources.
HTC had
previously joined forces with Google to launch Google's first own-brand
smartphone, the Nexus One. However, Google then shifted to cooperating
with Samsung as its primary production partner for the launch of its
second and third own-brand smartphones.
Since Samsung
has become the top vendor of Android smartphones, Google will continue
to have Samsung develop its next-generation Nexus models, leveraging
Samsung's innovation ability with regard to the Android platform, and
its ability to control the supply of key components, said sources.
The
new Android smartphone being developed by HTC will have a platform
exclusive to Facebook to enable and integrate all functions available on
the social networking site, the sources indicated. Previously, HTC
launched two Facebook-enabled smartphones, the Salsa and Chacha.
Facebook
is expected to further expand its investments and sources of income
after becoming a public company, and the launch of own-brand smartphones
will be part of its development strategy, the sources commented.Samsung announces new quad-core Exynos 4 Quad processor
Samsung has announced its next generation Exynos processor that will be powering its next Galaxy smartphone. The Exynos 4 Quad comes with four Cortex A9 cores that can go up to 1.4GHz individually and is based on Samsung's 32nm HKMG fabrication process.The Exynos 4 Quad, also known as the Exynos 4212 (previously as the 4412), packs two times the number of cores as the Exynos 4 Dual (Exynos 4210) that you find in the Galaxy S II but due to the more efficient 32nm processor is said to be 20 percent more efficient. The Exynos 4 Quad also uses power gating on all four cores along with frequency and voltage scaling for every core, which would help it cut down on power consumption when not in use. Samsung did not mention what GPU it will be using but it is likely to be the Mali 400-MP.The new Exynos 4 Quad is said to be pin-to-pin compatible with the Exynos 4 Dual, which would allow hardware manufacturers to easily upgrade to the new chip.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Google Drive is now official, offers 5GB of free cloud storage to everyone
Google officially just announced its own cloud storage solution – Drive.Google Drive gives you 5GB of storage the second you sign in to use the service. No questions asked. The interface is based on Google Docs and you can collaborate with other people on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The sharing and collaboration system is enhanced by comments, which you get notified for if they are new. If you’ve been using Dropbox, you’ll feel very at home with Google Drive. That’s because Google has borrowed an idea or two from the undisputed cloud storage leader, hoping to get to sit in its cozy throne some day. Drive comes with a desktop client for Windows and Mac OS X and in the form of a mobile app for Android. It seems though, iPhone and iPad users will have to wait a bit to get their Drive apps.Once in Drive, you get a list of all your documents from Google Docs and your files from the designated folder on your computer. Those files get listed on the service’s mobile app as well.you find 5GB too limiting, Google gives you plenty of upgrade options for a monthly fee. You can choose between 25GB of cloud storage for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or 1TB for $49.99 month. An added bonus is that if you choose an upgrade, your Gmail account storage also increases by 25GB of space.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pricing for Adobe CS6 packages announced, coming on May 7
Adobe will officially announce all of its latest products part of the Creative Suite 6 today at a dedicated event in San Francisco. Expected to arrive on May 7, the design and video editing products can be had in a variety of suites.The company is also introducing its new monthly subscription plans, which will allow customers to use the products by paying smaller monthly fees, as opposed to spending a large chunk of cash upfront buying them .Pricing for the traditional packages remain about the same as with the CS5.5 packages. The ultimate offering is the Master Collection retailing for $2,599. There’s also Design Standard going for $1,299, while Production Premium, which is aimed at video editing professionals gets a $200 price increase and will now cost $1,899 due to the addition of Adobe Prelude and Adobe Speed Grade. And last but not least is the Design and Web Premium package replacing the old Web Premium bundle. Those will now cost $1,899, rather then $1,799.
Intel launches its Ivy Bridge processor line-up, leaves dual-core and low-voltage varieties for later
Intel is launching its Ivy Bridge family of processors.
Originally, Intel was supposed to launch the new CPU family on April 29, but after the numerous delays, doing it a bit early won’t hurt anyone.
Built around the 22nm manufacturing process, the Ivy Bridge CPUs feature Intel’s 3D tri-gate transistors technology, which boosts power efficiency.
13 quad-core processors of the Core i5 and Core i7 variety are hitting the shelves, most of them aimed at desktop computers. Unfortunately for the ultrabook lovers, dual-core and ultra low voltage Ivy Bridge chips will be delayed yet again until some time later in the summer.
The future looks bright for the company, as Intel plans to launch chips with 14nm transistors in 2013, and by 2015 it should even hit the 10nm mark. Moore’s law looks to be hard at work at Intel’s labs.
Windows 8 Release Preview arriving in the first week of June
The countdown to the Windows 8 launch is slowly ticking although we are not sure which date it is ticking down to but while we wait for the final version to go on sale Microsoft is going to keep us busy with another beta version of the desktop OS.Microsoft announced at the Windows 8 Developer Days conference that the Windows 8 Release Preview (previously known as Release Candidate) will be released in the first week of June. There was no further mention about the exact date or what changes this new version might bring.
Google Drive rumored to offer up to 100GB of storage, Google Docs gets updated to 5GB
Google Drive service will allow the user to have up to 100GB of storage space. This will of course be a paid extra, with 5GB being made available by default.
The service could be officially launched as soon as Tuesday, that is today. For those who are not aware, Google Drive is said to be Google’s answer to Microsoft’s SkyDrive and Apple’s iCloud service. Users will be able to upload their pictures, videos, documents, etc. all in one place, which will then be synced across different devices.
Which has seen its default storage upgrade from 1GB to 5GB. It will also be available for those who purchased additional storage from Google. So if you upgraded your account to, say, 20GB, your total storage space will now show up as 25GB in Docs, although the extra storage space won’t be shared across other Google services such as Gmail and Picasa.
Google’s latest Doodle celebrates zipper creator’s birthday
We all know what zippers are – or at least we should anyway.But I bet most of you don’t know who was the inventor of the awesome thing and the fact that he was born on this day, 132 years ago.
Well Google thinks we should and has dedicated its latest (and one of its greatest) Doodle to the person that perfected the first zipper his name was Gideon Sundbäck and he was born April 24, 1880 in Sweden.
The zipper concept had been around for years before Sundbäck developed a way for the zipper to close tightly back in the year 1914.
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