Dell didn’t stray very far from its nearly year-old D820 with its new D830 model, but those still on the fence about a purchase may want to head over to NotebookReview, which now has a fairly thorough examination of the laptop from someone that took the plunge and bought one. While it certainly won’t stand out as much as some recent Dell laptops, NotebookReview’s “Commander Wolf” nonetheless found the unit to be “visually appealing,” with a solid construction and good performance, helped in no small part by its use of discrete graphics. On the downside, he unsurprisingly found that the D830 was “not a thin-and-light” and he was somewhat disappointed by an “unusually large” amount of light leakage coming from the bottom of the screen. The good Commander also thankfully took the time time to put the system through some benchmark tests.
Source- Engadget
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After the big success of the Wallop invitation and the Joost invitation giveaway this time the Tech Today is giving it’s users the Pownce invitations!!!Pownce is a way to send stuff to your friends. What kind of stuff? You can send just about anything: music, photos, messages, links, events, and more. You can do it all on our web site, or install our lightweight desktop software that lets you get out of the browser.
As we have limited no of invitations probably 10 so all U have to do is to write a small sentence about ” Why do U like Technology“.It can be anything related to Tech!!! We would select the best 10 entries and would send them the invitations!!!!!.The last date of the contest is 4th August 2007.So hurry up and grab Ur invites now
These updates should go official on the next patch Tuesday (in one weeks 
time). So all have to wait for a week to download these updates or these updates are also available on some of the torrent sites of on file hosting sites.If anyone is so eager to download then he may do a little search and would easily find it!! .
Some information about the updates-
938979 Vista Performance and Reliability Pack
This update resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista. These issues have been reported by customers using the Error Reporting service, product support, or other means. Installing this update will improve the performance and responsiveness for some scenarios and improves reliability of Windows Vista in a variety of scenarios. Some examples of the improvements contained in this update are:
- Improves performance in resuming back to the desktop from the Photo and Windows Energy screensaver.
- Resolves an issue where some secured web pages using advanced security technologies may not get displayed in Internet Explorer on Windows Vista.
- Resolves an issue where a shared printer may not get installed if the printer is connected to a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 system and User Access Control is disabled on the Vista client.
- Resolves an issue where creating AVI files on Vista may get corrupted.
- Improves the performance in calculating the ‘estimated time remaining’ when copying/moving large files.
- Improves performance in bringing up Login Screen after resuming from Hibernate.
- Resolves an issue where synchronization of offline files to a server can get corrupted.
- Resolves a compatibility issue with RAW images created by Canon EOS 1D/1DS Digital SLR Camera which can lead to data loss. This only affects RAW images created by these two specific camera models.
- Resolves an issue where a computer can lose its default Gateway address when resuming from sleep mode.
- Improves the performance when copying or moving entire directories containing large amounts of data or files.
- Improves the performance of Vista’s Memory Manager in specific customer scenarios and prevents some issues which may lead to memory corruption.
938194 Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack
This update resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista. These issues have been reported by customers using the Error Reporting service, product support, or other means. Installing this update will improve the reliability and hardware compatibility of Windows Vista in a variety of scenarios. Some examples of the improvements contained in this update are:
- Improved reliability and compatibility of Vista when used with newer graphics cards in several specific scenarios and configurations.
- Improved reliability when working with external displays on a laptop.
- Increased compatibility with many video drivers.
- Improved visual appearance of games with high intensity graphics.
- Improved quality of playback for HD-DVD and Blue-Ray disks on large monitors.
- Improved reliability for Internet Explorer when some third party toolbars are installed on Vista.
- Improved Vista reliability in networking configuration scenarios.
- Improved the reliability of Windows Calendar in Vista.
- Improved reliability of systems that were upgraded from XP to Vista.
- Increased compatibility with many printer drivers.
- Increased reliability and performance of Vista when entering sleep and resuming from sleep.
Google could be rolling out some form of copyright detection for YouTube as early as next month. The release timeline comes from a Google attorney who is defending the company against Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube.
In a pretrial hearing Google’s attorney told the judge that the company was working “very intensely” on a video recognition technology and hoped to release it sometime in September.
The AP reports that the technology in question has been described as a means of fingerprinting digital files, supposedly as “sophisticated as fingerprint technology used by the FBI.”
However Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, has previously said that the copyright protection technology for YouTube would not be designed to filter out and block pirated content, rather it would “somewhat automate” the process by which content owners can flag illegally copied videos.
So has Google changed its plans for the filtering service? At this point no one outside Google knows for sure, but it certainly sounds like what the lawyer described would be capable of blocking uploads.
When asked for a comment, a Google spokesperson backed off the September release date saying, “we hope to have the testing completed and technology available by some time in the fall, but this is one of the most technologically complicated tasks that we have ever undertaken, and as always with cutting-edge technologies, it’s difficult to forecast specific launch dates.”
source- Wired
Microsoft will offer a Windows Live “installer” that will download and install software to access multiple online services, said Kevin Johnson, the president of Microsoft’s Platform and Services Division.
During his presentation at Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Day on Thursday, Johnson mentioned the Windows Live installer, saying that the company would begin beta testing it this summer.
He described it as a single download that will let consumers connect to multiple Live-branded hosted services, such as e-mail and messaging. People will be able to access these services from different devices, including PCs and phones, he said.
“This unified installation experience is one example of the more integrated experience we’ll deliver with the next generation of Windows Live services,” Johnson said.
Microsoft last month started beta testing two products that are part of what will be Windows Live suite: Windows Live Photo Gallery, which lets people organize and share photos on a PC and online, and online storage service Windows Live Folders.
source- http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9751097-7.html
The LifeBook® N6460 notebook combines the convenience of a notebook with the power of a desktop. With the new Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium or Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate, your notebook will transform into an uncompromising Media Center PC. The high-speed mobile Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor coupled with high speed ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 2600 graphics delivers the level of performance gamers and technology enthusiasts crave. With its unique high contrast 17-inch Color-Enhanced Crystal View display, video optimization circuitry and built-in stereo sound system (which includes a subwoofer), the LifeBook N6460 notebook takes your mobile experience to a whole new level.
A next generation optical disc format, the Blu-ray feature offers at least five times more storage than DVD, allowing you to save even more data with ease. Supporting the format of content from major movie studios, Blu-ray also lets you enjoy the latest movies in the comfort of your home or office with the LifeBook N6460.
The four configurations of Lifebook N6460 is available in US.
For more information visit the official website.
To offer computer users more comfort, Logitech today unveiled a groundbreaking keyboard design that is a significant evolution of the familiar straight keyboard, yet doesn’t require people to relearn how to type. The new Logitech® Cordless Desktop Wave™ and the Logitech® Wave Keyboard™ feature the innovative Logitech Comfort Wave Design, which increases keyboard comfort for Mac and PC users who want to do more, more comfortably.The Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard / laser mouse combo is expected to be available worldwide late next month for $89.99, while the corded Wave keyboard will be out on its lonesome for $49.99 this October.
Here are some of the features of the keyboard-
One-touch controls give you direct access to many of the new features in Windows Vista™, including Flip 3D, Zoom, Photo Gallery, and Gadgets. Programmable F-keys add instant access to favorite applications, games, folders, and Web pages. A cushioned palm rest encourages a relaxed position for typing.
Comfort
Wave key design: Contoured wave-shaped key design conforms naturally to your fingers. - Constant Curve design: A curved profile and uniform-size keys promote an ergonomically correct, more comfortable hand position. Start enjoying the benefits instantly, without having to re-learn typing on a different keyboard layout.
- Cushioned, contoured palm rest: The soft surface encourages a relaxed position for long typing sessions.
- Adjustable keyboard height: Use the three-way tilt legs to set the height to suit your personal style.
- Audio cable management: Keep headphone cords out of the way by routing them through the channel on the underside of the keyboard.
Control and Convenience
Easy access to Windows Vista™: Large, one-touch controls give you direct access to key Windows Vista™ features, including Flip 3D, Zoom, Photo Gallery, and Gadgets. - Instant media access: Use the convenient one-touch controls for volume and media playback. A dedicated button starts Media Center and Front Row.
- Programmable F-keys: Get instant access to favorite applications, games, folders, and Web pages with customizable F-keys.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would lower the price of the high-definition DVD player accessory for its Xbox 360 game console in the United States to $179 from $199, and add five free movies to anyone who buys the machine in August or September.
HD DVD is a next-generation technology developed by Toshiba Corp. and backed by Microsoft and film studios including Warner Bros. It competes with Blu-ray, a DVD system from Sony Corp., which is built into its PlayStation 3 game console, an Xbox rival.
Attaching the players to popular game consoles is seen by both camps as a way to get the technology into millions of homes, and pique consumers’ interest.
A mass market for high-definition video is still some way off, due in part to the high price of the devices. Blu-ray and HD DVD are battling for domination in a war reminiscent of the VHS-Betamax battle of the 1970s and 1980s. That war was won by VHS after about a decade.
Rival Sony cut the price of its PS3 game console earlier this month to ignite demand. Sony and Microsoft are in a three-way battle with Nintendo Co. Ltd. for control of a $30 billion video game market.
source- Yahoo news
Siddharth | July 31, 2007
