Archive for August, 2009
Google Books in EPUB format
Google recently announced that they now have over a million public domain books in the EPUB format. Moreover, these books are still available in the more popular PDF format. Although the Google Books projects is indeed a very popular one with end users, it has also attracted some criticism from book publishers. [...]
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Sony unveil PS3 Slim
Although it is indeed rare to find someone who does not agree that the PS3 is one of the best consoles around, I guess that most people will also agree that it is too bulky and its design not very attractive. This should soon change because Sony will be releasing a more slim version [...]
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HDTVs now come with built-in HDD and Blue-Ray Burners
Mitsubishi will soon release two new HDTVs! What’s so special with that one might ask? Actually there is indeed something special with these TVs since they have a built-in 320 GB Hard-disk, and not only that! They also come with built-in Blue-ray burners! If that was not enough USB ports are also included! [...]
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Recover Deleted Files
Recently I decided to test some file recovery software, that is software which can undelete files after they have been deleted. These applications are very useful because sometimes users delete files and afterwards they realise that they want them back. Other times they can be also deleted accidently by inexperienced users.
The test consisted [...]
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World’s Cheapest Netbook Under US$100
A chinese manfacturer has just released a netbook with a price tag that is below US$10. The eBook LY-EB01 includes the most basic specs such as a 266 MHz AK7802Q216 ARM processor and only 128 MB of RAM. The opertaing system used is Microsoft’s WinCE 5.0 rather than Linux, Android or Windows XP.
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Opera 10.0 Beta 3
The latest beta version (10.0 Beta 3) of the web-browser Opera is now available for download. This beta includes support for a whopping 38 different languages. It also includes a spell checker, an integrated client to check email and a web feed reader.
To download Opera 10.0 Beta 3 click here: http://www.opera.com/download/?ver=10.00b3
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Windows 7 released for Technet and MSDN subscribers
Technet and MSDN subscribers can now dowload the final version of Windows 7. However, end-users will have to wait till late October until they can purchase a copy.
For more information on MSDN click here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx
For more information on Technet click here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx
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Windows 8 Server coming in 2012 ?
According to a leaked roadmap from Microsoft Italy, Windows 8 Server should be released in 2012. It has to be noted that Windows 8 is just a code-name so by the time the o/s is released it will be most propably called something else. Also, according to the same roadmap the next version of [...]
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iPods/iPhones overheating?
It seems that not many people know that Apple’s second generation Nanos had a problem which sometimes made them overheat, catch fire, or even explode. Recent reports are suggesting that the problem has resurfaced in the current iPod Touch/iPhone. For instance in South Korea some iPods are already being recalled because of overheating. [...]
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The first 1 Terabyte 2.5inch Hard-Drive released
Until some years ago the maximum size you could get for an 2.5 inch hard-drive was not more than 80GB even though it was easy to find 3.5 inch versions with more than 500 GB. However, in the last 2 years thanks to a higher demand for notebooks and netbooks the sizes of 2.5 [...]
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