Tuesday, 16 October 2012

i Phone 5




We've spent two weeks with the iPhone 5 now and we've updated the review with our thoughts - see what you think and make a decision whether you still do / don't want to buy one.
The excitement of the rumour mill, the titillation of every leaked photo led to higher than ever levels of expectation over the iPhone 5 features, and while the announcement was greeted with some derision at the lack of perceived headline improvements, the record sales tell an entirely different story.
Given the underwhelming changes to the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 launch really needs to re-energise customers to prove Apple can repeat the game-changing trick it managed with the iPhone 4.
The iPhone 5 price is predictably high, so consumers will need to bear that in mind too when looking for their next smartphone.
So is the Apple iPhone 5 the greatest smartphone ever, one that finally see Apple ascend to the top spot in our 20 best mobile phones chart? Or is it a case of too little, too late... and what about those darned Maps, eh?





Design
We'll begin in the traditional manner: how the thing actually feels in the hand. With the iPhone 5 there will be many types of prospective buyer: the upgrader from the 4 (or more-money-than-sense iPhone 4S upgraders), those tired of their Android handset and those taking their first steps in the smartphone market and want to get one of them iThingies their friend/child has.
Well, all of those picking up the iPhone 5 will have the same reaction: this thing is amazingly light. You've probably heard the numbers by now (20 per cent lighter than the predecessor, as well as beating most of the opposition too at 112g.)
It's an odd sensation, but it actually detracts from the experience when you first pick it up. We've praised the weighty feel of the iPhone in the past, lending it a premium feel in the face of toy-like phones, and it's almost disappointing that Apple decided to join that clan.
However, through extended use this problem quickly disappears, as the overall effect of the phone is still a chassis designed for strength, it just sits more anonymously in the pocket.








Monday, 15 October 2012

Samsung launch new super voper GALAXY SIII


Galaxy SIII
We've now spent a few months living day in, day out with the Samsung Galaxy S3 - also known as the Samsung Galaxy SIII - so check out our findings. We've also got the latest version of the software, so we've updated the review with all the fancy new features as well. We have also added our early thoughts on how the Samsung Galaxy S3's specs compare to those of the iPhone 5.
With the latest version of Android, a whopping 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD screen and a whole suite of Apple-beating features, is the new Samsung Galaxy S3 the greatest phone ever?
Samsung has made a big deal about this phone, not only choosing to launch it at a big and glitzy standalone event in London but also claiming it had nearly 10 million pre-orders before it'd even launched.
The price is pretty palatable for a top-end phone – the likes of Three offer it for just £34 a month with oodles of minutes and data, which is already much, much cheaper than any iPhone would ever launch for.
And there are even cheaper deals - it can be had for £28 per month from The Carphone Warehouse with no upfront cost... you can probably find it even cheaper if you hunt around online, but it's a very low tariff level for a top-end phone to launch for.
But let's get down to the main question – is this the phone you should be spending your hard-earned cash on?

Thursday, 8 December 2011

core i9





Gulftown or Westmere-EP is the codename of a six-core hyperthreaded Intel processor able to run up to 12 threads in parallel. It is based on Westmere microarchitecture, the 32 nmshrink of Nehalem. Originally rumored to be called the Intel Core i9, it is sold as an Intel Core i7. The first release was the Core i7 980X in the first quarter of 2010, along with its server counterpart, the Xeon 3600 and the dual-socket Xeon 5600 (Westmere-EP) series using identical chips.
First figures indicate that at equivalent clock rates, depending on the software, it has up to 50% higher performance than the identically clocked quad core Bloomfield Core i7 975. However, consumer software that utilizes six real cores is still quite rare as of 2011, and not every multithreaded program is able to take advantage of this many cores. Despite having 50% more transistors, the CPU strongly benefits from the 32-nm process, drawing the same or even less power (depending on the operating system) than its Bloomfield predecessors with merely four cores. The thermal design power (TDP) of all planned models is stated to be 130 watts.
Westmere-EP is the first six-core dual-socket processor from Intel, following the quad-coreBloomfield and Gainestown (a.k.a. Nehalem-EP) processors using the same LGA 1366package, while the earlier Dunnington six-core processor is a Socket 604 based multi-socket processor. The CPUID extended model number is 44 (2Ch) and two product codes are used, 80613 for the UP desktop/server models and 80614 for the Xeon 5600-series DP server models. In some models, only four of the six cores are enabled

Overview:
Brand Name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPI/O Bus
Core i7-9xx612 MBLGA 1366130 WQuickPath
Core i7-9xxX[8][9]
Xeon 36xx
Xeon 56xx4-640-130 W

Intel Core i7



intel Core is a brand name used for various mid-range to high-end consumer and business microprocessors made by intel.

In general, processors sold as Core are more powerful variants of the same processors marketed as entry-level Celeron and Pentium. Similarly, identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server market
Core i7Bloomfield
Lynnfield
Gulftown
Sandy Bridge
4
4
6
4
45 nm
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
Nov 2008
Sep 2009
Jul 2010
Jan 2011
Clarksfield
Arrandale
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
4
2
4
2
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
32 nm
Sep 2009
Jan 2010
Jan 2011
Feb 2011

Monday, 28 November 2011

Build your own Home Theater PC Computer




Before I go on, first let me explbriefly what a HTPC is and how it differs from a regular PC. Basically, an HTPC (sometimes called a Media PC or Media Center) is a PC that’s specifically designed to playback music and video. Also, since it’s an entertainment system, you want to be able to control the PC remotely, and you want to keep noise down to a minimum.
What I’m going to outline here is an entry-level system that’s going to be able to handle all the basic tasks that you’d expect of an HTPC system. It’s going to be able to handle HD resolution video (1080p and 720p), cope with streaming video, upscale DVD, ad will even be good for playing games, as long as you’re not too greedy when it comes to resolution. It’s also going to have plenty of storage space so you’ve got plenty of room to store your ever-growing library of media.


FINGER MOUSE- make scrolling easy,

Description
The 800 DPI Optical finger mouse virtually works on any media except the reflective glass surface. With the movement of just your fingers, you can easily control the cursor.

Specification
Strap it on your index finger with the sensor tip in alignment with your index finger tip or slightly higher depends on your own comfort level.
Provide support by using your middle finger to hold the finger mouse against your index finger when you are clicking.
Point the cursor with your index finger while your thumb to control the left button ( lower button), right button ( upper button) and scroll wheel.