Archive for May, 2009

Zune HD on the way

The next generation of Microsoft’s Zune music player will be demonstrated at E3 2009 between the 2nd and 4th of June. The new Zune will come with a 3.3 inch touchscreen, 16:9 OLED display, a maximum resolution of 480 by 272, HD Radio, and ‘HD Video Out’ to watch supported 720p HD movies on an [...] Related posts:
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Software Tip

Not many people know that in Powerpoint one can set up a presentation to run in a continuous loop. This is indeed an important feature for those who want to show advertising material in shop windows or during commercial events. This feature can be enabled very easily: 1. On the Slide Show menu, click [...] Related posts:
  1. Software Tip: Changing from Caps to Lower Case (or Vice Versa) in Microsoft Office

What’s HD Radio?

Many people have heared about HDTV but few know that we have HD Radio too. So what is HD Radio? According to HDRadio.com “It’s the most significant advancement in radio broadcasting since the introduction of FM stereo more than 50 years ago. HD Radio technology enables AM and FM radio stations to broadcast their [...] Related posts:
  1. 1.6 TeraBytes on a single disc

Using GetRight for downloads

There are many who will surely remember that way back in the mid-1990s one could download files which were no bigger than 5Mb and I referring to whole programs such as web browsers. Today many programs come packaged in much bigger setup files and the connection speed has not increased for those living in [...] Related posts:
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Software Tip

Have you ever been surfing the Internet and opened a number of different Internet Explorer or Firefox windows? This can happen many times and after some time one will realise that there is the need to minimise all windows because one might need to access an icon on the desktop! There is no [...] Related posts:
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  3. Downloading videos to save bandwidth

1.6 TeraBytes on a single disc

Australian researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are developing a technology which will permit the the recording of up to 1.6 TeraBytes on a single optical disc. It seems that Samsung are interested in this new technology and so far it is the only company who is working closely with the research team so [...] Related posts:
  1. Tip: Microsoft Word hangs on the splash screen

New Atom to power future Netbooks

Intel released information about the next generation of Atom processors (the Atom range of CPUs power most of today’s net-books). The new generation will incorporate a memory controller and a grahics processor. This is good news for most consumers because this will make it possible for manufacturers to release cheaper netbooks. However, this [...] Related posts:
  1. Windows 7 on Netbooks
  2. Faster Atom hits the road
  3. Atom N270 to be phased out in September 2009

Google Chrome

Although a lot of people associate Google with their popular search-engine, only a small percentage of net surfers use (or have even heared) about Chrome, their web-browser. This browser is very minimalistic but at the same time very polished so it is perfect for fast web-browsing. The latest stable release is 2.0.172.28 but those who are [...] Related posts:
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Windows Mobile 6.5 coming in Q3 2009

Microsoft just confirmed that work on Windows Mobile 6.5 has been finalised and that the code has been released to manufacturing. The new version of the operating system will start to appear in smart phones in Q3 2009. Look out for an article on smart phones which will appear soon on Techie Views. For more information [...] Related posts:
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Next version of Microsoft Office coming in 2010

Microsoft announced that it will deliver Office 2010 in either Q1 or Q1 of 2010 together with other parts of the Office 2010 System. It seems that the ribbon interface, which was introduced with Office 2007 and which is disliked by many users, will be enhanced. To see preview screenshots of Office 2010 click here: http://www.winsupersite.com/office/office2010_tp_shots_01.asp Related posts:
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