Sunday, September 13, 2009
Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition-The fastest desktop processor in the world!
The Core i7-975 Extreme is Intel’s new speed demon that has set a new benchmark in the desktop computing space. Clocked at 3.33 GHz, this CPU is a notch higher than the former most powerful model, the Core i7-965, thanks to a bumped up multiplier (from x24 to x25). Intel has also applied a few minor tweaks which include improved thermals and better memory overclocking.
When installed the CPU on the Intel DX58SO along with 4 GB DDR3-1066 RAM and threw a couple of rigorous tests at it. It encoded a one minute MPEG video to x.264 format in 13 seconds which is just 3 seconds faster than the Core i7-965. To give you an idea about its immense processing power — it’s twice as fast as the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400!
Extremely demanding applications such as 3D modeling, imaging, page layout, and video editing will make best use of this processor’s immense potential—ideal for heavy-duty workstations. But it hardly impacts gaming performance. Go in for this CPU at Rs. 59,940 if you’re ready to spend another Rs 25,000 for a decent X58 motherboard and 6 GB DDR3 RAM.
Package type: LGA 1366; Speed: 3.33 GHz; Cores: 4; Fab process: 45 nm; L3 cache: 8 MB.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The Budget-friendly Nokia 5230 Touch Phone
The Nokia 5230 Touch Phone supports dual-band 3.6Mbps UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900, 850/2100 and 900/2100) and it has 70MB of internal memory. The device also offers easy access to social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace.
Nokia Booklet 3G Mini Laptop Specs, Features, and Pricing
Full specs for the new Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop / netbook PC were announced at Nokia World 09, and the price is expected to be about €570, or around $810 when the Booklet 3G is released this Fall.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 Windows Phone Officially Announced
Sony Ericsson's newXPERIA X2 "Windows phone" smartphone is about ready to take on the other full QWERTY messaging devices later this year with its slick sliding design. The XPERIA X2 features a 3.2” high resolution touch screen, a 8.1 megapixel camera/camcorder, and Real 3D panels with 3D effects and zoom, and music playback controls. XPERIA 2 has 14 specially designed preloaded XPERIA "panels" for multitasking, and 16 more to download from Skype, Mytopia and Google, to games, CNN and Windows Live. A unique SlideView feature on the device provides quick access to frequently used phone activities including contacts, messages, media and more.
XPERIA X2 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/900/2100, and Sony Ericsson expects to ship the new smartphone with Windows 6.5 in selected markets from early Q4 in Elegant Black and Modern Silver colors. Pricing was not announced.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Samsung intros 640GB S2 and 2TB S3 external hard drives
Hard disks serve various purposes today and just as Terabyte highly makes its presence felt, Samsung prepares to launch two new editions to its S series external hard drive lineup. Here’s introducing the 3.5-inch 2TB S3 Station and the 640GB 2.5-inch S2 portable.
The portable lineup previously was available only in capacities up to 500GB but now the latest S2 640 GB drive has changed the situation. This drive has the capability to hold data equivalent to 128,000 digital images, 160,000 MP3 music files, or 77 hours of high definition movies. Thus now Samsung’s portable hard drive range offers 2.5-inch drives spanning from 160GB to 640GB densities.
“As consumer demands continue to escalate for storing personal data,
Unique ID No. Could Be Mobile No. Too-As a solution to the already exhausting 10 digit mobile numbers
With the current 10 digit mobile number collection likely to be exhausted soon, C-DoT, the R&D organization of the telecom sector, is considering if the Unique Identity Number (UID) could be used as mobile number.
The UID Authority set up by the government under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani has been assigned the task of issuing unique identity number for every citizen of the country.
With over 1 crore mobile subscribers being added every month and the all-India mobile subscribers base crossing the 44-crore mark, the current 10 digit numbers are likely to get exhausted very soon.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is planning to come up with 11-12-digit number, but doubts are raised whether this step would contain the demand.
"What we have thought is why not have one unique number associated with the person like the social security number in the US or the UID. So that unique number we can use for the purpose of mobile communications also," P V Acharya, executive director, C-DoT, told reporters.
The government is hoping to rework the current numbering plan and is already debating with the telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), whether 11-12 digit numbers could be offered. However, the cost and technology are a major consideration here.
The present numbering plan was framed in 2003 to serve estimated 75 crore subscribers until 2030. However, the booming Indian telecom sector is likely to reach 75 crore mobile users much before that as currently India's mobile subscriber base is 44.16 crore.
It is believed that both the government and the industry are looking at a numbering framework that will cause minimum disturbance to existing mobile phone users.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Motorola to Test 4G in India
Yes, you read it right
What? 4G, In India? We have had a torrid time implementing the 3G spectrum and license and now that first of the 3G Services have started trickling in, Motorola wants to do a trial run of 4G in India!
And they seem to be extremely optimistic about it. According to reports, the company will soon approach the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for a trial spectrum allotment for testing LTE (Long Term Evolution) services in India. Now, the worrying thing about this is that the implementation of 4G will shed water on the Government's plan to raise Rs.35,000 crore by selling spectrum for 3G Services. Looks like we'll soon see some interesting developments on this front in the near future.
As for LTE, we can expect insane data speeds of up to 70Mbits/s with this one. We don't have those kinds of speeds even on our broadband networks today. Too much too soon? Only time will tell.
Break free from the usual pulse of one minute
Here is some good news for Tata Teleservices users. You can now avail a fixed charge on a per-call basis - at Re. 1 for all local calls and Rs. 3 for STD calls - regardless of the duration of the call.
Under the newly launched Pay Per Call service, users can break free from the usual pulse of one minute.
This plan will be made available to the company s CDMA service Tata Indicom to any mobile phone or land line connection, on any network.
SMS will be offered at a special price of 50 paise for both national and local messages. Initially, the Pay Per Call concept is being offered to prepaid customers only, with a daily fee of Re. 1. New Tata Indicom customers can avail the tariff option by default, while existing Tata Indicom customers can opt for the same with a one-time recharge of Rs. 96.
SMS will be offered at a special price of 50 paise for both national and local messages. Initially, the Pay Per Call concept is being offered to prepaid customers only, with a daily fee of Re. 1. New Tata Indicom customers can avail the tariff option by default, while existing Tata Indicom customers can opt for the same with a one-time recharge of Rs. 96.
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