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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Loadshedding
By splead (Sandeep Pandey)
Oh! this loadshedding is killing me yaar. Actually its we who are the reason for the loadshedding. We dont know the wise use of electricity. Do u support me??? If you support me then please take part in the poll on left margin of the site.
Monday, February 8, 2010
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Intel rolls out new chips that show lead over AMD
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Jordan Robertson, Ap Technology Writer – Thu Jan 7, 9:04 pm ET
Reviewed By Sandeep Pandey (splead)
SAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.
Intel's new Core chips, unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are the company's first to feature tiny parts whose average width is 32 nanometers, or 32 billionths of a meter.
The transistors — little on/off switches that regulate the flow of electric current — are so small on those chips that 60 million could fit onto the head of the pin. That's twice the number that could fit into the same space in the previous generation of chips.
While the changes might be invisible to the naked eye, consumers experience the effects in the form of better performance and lower computer prices. Chip makers benefit from the ability to add more features and cut costs.
AMD's 32-nanometer chips won't appear in personal computers until 2011. It has argued that circuitry size isn't as important as performance and graphics.
The race between Intel and AMD is significant because essentially all modern personal computers are built with microprocessors, the "brains" of PCs, made by either Intel or AMD.
In recent years, AMD has made its focus the graphical performance of its chips, which the company says is important as computers render more gaming images and high-definition video. To that end, AMD paid $5.6 billion in 2006 to buy ATI Technologies to become a player in high-end graphics, a market Intel has struggled to break into despite repeated attempts.
Last month, Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., scrapped plans for a new graphics chip that would have directly challenged AMD's ATI division and another graphics heavyweight, Nvidia Corp. Intel blamed delays in its silicon and software development.
Meanwhile, Intel has been branching out from its core business into ancillary markets such as "netbooks" — stripped-down laptops used primarily for surfing the Internet — and now mobile phones, another market it previously tried to crack. Mobile phones use chips that generally do less than Intel's processors, but also suck up less power.
On Thursday, Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off a new smartphone from LG Electronics Inc. that was built on Intel chips and is expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. It is the first phone with a processor from the same family of chips that Intel sells for netbooks.
With a 4.8-inch screen, LG's GW990 phone is bigger than standard smartphones. Apple Inc.'s iPhone has a 3.5-inch screen and Motorola Inc.'s Droid has a 3.7-inch screen — essentially the upper limit for smart phones in the U.S. LG hasn't said where the phone will be marketed.
The additional processing power can be used for things like videoconferencing and playing high-definition video.
"I can see a five-inch screen really becoming popular," Otellini said in an interview.
Intel's earlier stab at mobile phones ended in 2006 with the sale of its communications chip division to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. for $600 million. At the time, Intel's finances were suffering because of competition from AMD and it was shedding underperforming business units so it could focus on its core business: selling chips for personal computers and servers.
AP Technology Writer Peter Svensson contributed to this story from Las Vegas.
Reviewed By Sandeep Pandey (splead)
SAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.
Intel's new Core chips, unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are the company's first to feature tiny parts whose average width is 32 nanometers, or 32 billionths of a meter.
The transistors — little on/off switches that regulate the flow of electric current — are so small on those chips that 60 million could fit onto the head of the pin. That's twice the number that could fit into the same space in the previous generation of chips.
While the changes might be invisible to the naked eye, consumers experience the effects in the form of better performance and lower computer prices. Chip makers benefit from the ability to add more features and cut costs.
AMD's 32-nanometer chips won't appear in personal computers until 2011. It has argued that circuitry size isn't as important as performance and graphics.
The race between Intel and AMD is significant because essentially all modern personal computers are built with microprocessors, the "brains" of PCs, made by either Intel or AMD.
In recent years, AMD has made its focus the graphical performance of its chips, which the company says is important as computers render more gaming images and high-definition video. To that end, AMD paid $5.6 billion in 2006 to buy ATI Technologies to become a player in high-end graphics, a market Intel has struggled to break into despite repeated attempts.
Last month, Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., scrapped plans for a new graphics chip that would have directly challenged AMD's ATI division and another graphics heavyweight, Nvidia Corp. Intel blamed delays in its silicon and software development.
Meanwhile, Intel has been branching out from its core business into ancillary markets such as "netbooks" — stripped-down laptops used primarily for surfing the Internet — and now mobile phones, another market it previously tried to crack. Mobile phones use chips that generally do less than Intel's processors, but also suck up less power.
On Thursday, Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off a new smartphone from LG Electronics Inc. that was built on Intel chips and is expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. It is the first phone with a processor from the same family of chips that Intel sells for netbooks.
With a 4.8-inch screen, LG's GW990 phone is bigger than standard smartphones. Apple Inc.'s iPhone has a 3.5-inch screen and Motorola Inc.'s Droid has a 3.7-inch screen — essentially the upper limit for smart phones in the U.S. LG hasn't said where the phone will be marketed.
The additional processing power can be used for things like videoconferencing and playing high-definition video.
"I can see a five-inch screen really becoming popular," Otellini said in an interview.
Intel's earlier stab at mobile phones ended in 2006 with the sale of its communications chip division to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. for $600 million. At the time, Intel's finances were suffering because of competition from AMD and it was shedding underperforming business units so it could focus on its core business: selling chips for personal computers and servers.
AP Technology Writer Peter Svensson contributed to this story from Las Vegas.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show
By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer Jessica Mintz, Ap Technology Writer – 2 hrs 2 mins ago
Reviewed By Sandeep Pandey (splead)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
The tablet — also known as a slate, a one-piece portable computer without a physical keyboard — was one of several new PCs Ballmer demonstrated Wednesday as he delivered Microsoft Corp.'s customary keynote presentation on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas.
During the talk, which was shown live over the Web, Ballmer said the HP tablet will be available later this year. He also gave a glimpse of two similar devices from Archos and Pegatron Corp.
Tablet-style computers that run Windows have been available for a decade, but HP's new machine is bound to draw extra attention thanks to expectations that Apple Inc. will launch a similar device later this month.
Apple, notoriously secretive about upcoming products, has not commented on the matter. But given the iPhone's success, which propelled competitors to come out with copycat touch-screen phones and centralized "app" stores to sell add-on software, all eyes are on Apple to define what a slate or tablet-style computer should look like and how it will be used.
Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, announced that Natal, new technology that lets video game players control the action by moving their whole bodies instead of using a joystick, will go on sale for the Xbox console in time for this year's holiday shopping season.
Bach said in an interview that devices built for touch, gestures and other so-called natural user interfaces will become much more mainstream in the next few years. While Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has for years said the same thing, Bach says computer science and hardware technology are now sophisticated enough to support Gates' and other visionaries' big ideas.
Bach also called out some of the big-name Xbox 360 video games that will launch in 2010, including the next installment of the popular "Halo" franchise, and unveiled Game Room, which will let Xbox users play favorite early video games from the Atari and arcade era. More than 39 million people now own Xbox 360 consoles.
Microsoft also said it forged a new search distribution deal with HP that will make the company's Bing search site and MSN.com content portal the default search engine and Web home page on new HP computers sold in 42 countries.
The software maker has signed similar deals in the past, including one with HP in 2008 that made Live Search, Bing's predecessor technology, the default on computers sold in the U.S. and Canada. People who buy such computers can still change their preferred search engine to something else.
Ballmer announced a new version of Mediaroom, its technology that delivers TV over the Internet on such services as AT&T Inc.'s U-verse system. The newest version of Mediaroom will let subscribers watch live and recorded TV and video-on-demand on Windows computers and phones and through Xbox 360 consoles, in addition to a set-top box. It will work over regular broadband, not just special fiber connections
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
10 Tips to Get Better SleepSet yourself up to get a good night's sleep.
By Michael J. Breus, PhD
splead FeatureReviewed by Sandeep Pandey, spleadWe all have trouble sleeping from time to time. But you can make it easier to get a good night's sleep every night with these simple steps.
1. Cut caffeine. Simply put, caffeine can keep you awake. It can stay in your body longer than you might think – the effects of caffeine can take as long as eight hours to wear off. So if you drink a cup of coffee in the afternoon and are still tossing at night, caffeine might be the reason. Cutting out caffeine at least four to six hours before bedtime can help you fall asleep easier.
2. Avoid alcohol as a sleep aid. Alcohol may initially help you fall asleep, but it also causes disturbances in sleep resulting in less restful sleep. An alcohol drink before bedtime may make it more likely that you will wake up during the night.
3. Relax before bedtime. Stress not only makes you miserable, it wreaks havoc on your sleep. Develop some kind of pre-sleep ritual to break the connection between all the day's stress and bedtime. These rituals can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as an hour.
Some people find relief in making a list of all the stressors of the day, along with a plan to deal with them this can act as "closure" to the day. Combining this with a period of relaxation perhaps by reading something light, meditating, aromatherapy, light stretching, or taking a hot bath can also help you get better sleep. And don't look at the clock! That "tick-tock" will just tick you off.
4. Exercise at the right time for you. Regular exercise can help you get a good night's sleep. The timing and intensity of exercise seems to play a key role in its effects on sleep. If you are the type of person who gets energized or becomes more alert after exercise, it may be best not to exercise in the evening. Regular exercise in the morning even can help relieve insomnia, according to a study.
5. Keep your bedroom quiet, dark, and comfortable. For many people, even the slightest noise or light can disturb sleep like the purring of a cat or the light from your laptop or TV. Use earplugs, window blinds or curtains, and an electric blanket or air conditioner everything possible to create an ideal sleep environment. And don't use the overhead light if you need to get up at night; use a small night-light instead. Ideal room temperatures for sleeping are between 68 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures above 75 or below about 54 can disrupt sleep.
6. Eat right, sleep tight. Try not to go to bed hungry, but avoid heavy meals before bedtime. An over-full belly can keep you up. Some foods can help, though. Milk contains tryptophan, which is a sleep-promoting substance. Other foods that may help promote sleep include tuna, halibut, pumpkin, artichokes, avocados, almonds, eggs, bok choy, peaches, walnuts, apricots, oats, asparagus, potatoes, buckwheat, and bananas.
Also, try not to drink fluids after 8 p.m. This can keep you from having to get up to use the bathroom during the night.
7. Restrict nicotine. Having a smoke before bed -- although it feels relaxing actually puts a stimulant into your bloodstream. The effects of nicotine are similar to those of caffeine. Nicotine can keep you up and awaken you at night. It should be avoided particularly near bedtime and if you wake up in the middle of the night.
8. Avoid napping. Napping can only make matters worse if you usually have problems falling asleep. If you do nap, keep it short. A brief 15-20-minute snooze about eight hours after you get up in the morning can actually be rejuvenating.
9. Keep pets off the bed. Does your pet sleep with you? This, too, may cause you to awaken during the night, either from allergies or pet movements. Fido and Fluffy might be better off on the floor than on your sheets.
10. Avoid watching TV, eating, and discussing emotional issues in bed. The bed should be used for sleep and sex only. If not, you can end up associating the bed with distracting activities that could make it difficult for you to fall asleep.
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