Another Day With My PC

YouTube will soon have more shows to be featured on the site. This is after the largest video sharing website signed another deal with Freemantel Media.

Freemantel Media is the producer of the world famous American Idol and other TV entertainment titles. The company currently holds some top rating shows. The deal will allow YouTube to publish original and with copyright videos by Freemantle, under a deal of course that Freemantle will get revenue from the videos.

This move is also under the hopes that piracy and unmediated uploading of Freemantle videos will be minimized. The deal will use YouTube’s VideoID anti-piracy technology, an anti copyright infringement system which fingerprints video to weed out illegal copies of copyrighted content.

The new deal will add videos and show to the already publicized programs suchy as Hole in the Wall (Australia) and X Factor 2007, as well as original web programming like ToyBoize and Atomic Wedgie.

Source: NewTeeVee

Orange is giving away a free Asus mini laptop that is if you subscribe to their 24-month broadband contract.

The Asus unit is Orange’s first Sim-embedded laptop and it will be available for free if you sign-up for £25 ($40) per month. A 24 month contract totals to £600 or $960.

Orange as of this writing has two mobile broadband offers. The company currently has a mobile broadband subscription for £15 a month. The subscription plan comes with a free dongle and a discounted Asus Eee mini laptop.

Vodafone is currently the only network that offers laptop with an embedded Sim card. Orange currently has limited the offer of the same workstation to business users only.

Source: Mobile Today

SanDisk announced that they have advanced a new technology that enables solid state drives to run a lot faster than its current speed. The company utilized a flash memory file system that allows data to be written on SSDs at an improved speed.

The company calls the technology ExtremeFFS. Products that will be shipped starting 2009 will carry this technology. ExteremeFFS will replace the current technology in reading and writing SSDs called TrueFFS. TrueFFS has been the standard protocol in drive writing since its development in 1994.

ExtremeFFS uses NAND flash memory channels, which makes reading and writing possible and efficient at the same time. Rich Heye, senior VP and general manager for SanDisk’s SSD business unit said that because of the new technology succeeding SSDs will be at least 6 tiems faster today’s 2.5-inch hard drives.

The company also introduced a new metrics for evaluating the performance of SSDs. This is called RPM or vRPM that compares performance between an SSD and a HHD. The comparison is based on factors such as lifespan, endurance, speed and other key elements in hard drive management.

Source: InformationWeek

The first twitter application for Android phone or Twidroid is finally out. Twidroid is created by Thomas Marban, the same guy who engineered Popurls.

The application is free to use. It makes your android phone a twitter center where you can easily post messages, reply and send direct messages. Even the other functions such as follow or unfollow a user are present in the App. There is also a complete integration of the software to your camera, so you can take a picture of yourself and share it directly to twitter.

The only function that is not accessible thru the application as of this writing is the clicking of the links. Links posted via twits will make you leave the application. ‘

Source: AndroidCommunity

IMOVIO release a very small and tiny handheld computer. One look and you might mistake this computer a flip type smartphone, but it is not. The iKIT is a complete computer.

This iKIT have basic specifications. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support. It also has a webcam that can be used for video conferencing. The iKIT is backed by Marvell Marvell PXA270 312MHz processor. It is run by Linux Operating System. The friendly IU of the handheld PC is attributable to its Proprietary plus Trolltech QT/E 2.3.8.

The only lowdown according to some reviews on this computer is its memory capacity. It is using a micro SD card which means it is expandable u to 8GB. Its ROM marks at 128MB and 64 SDRAM.

Its screen is a 2.8 inch QVGA which can display more than 260,000 different colors. Its Li-ion battery can provide up to 250 hours of standby time. The computer is available in fashionable colors such as velvet black, satin white and others.

IMOVIO’s iKIT also has standard jacks for video and audio input. The computer is also preloaded with standard computer apps. The computer is priced at at $172.

Source: WebITPR

AT&T earlier made an announcement that the much anticipated BlackBerry Bold will be hitting the stores this coming November 4.

According to the company, they will be the one and only network provider for the said smart phone. AT&T will first release the phone in over 300 key areas around the United States, other countries and areas will soon follow.

BlackBerry Bold, the phone that is formerly called the BlackBerry 900 is one of the most anticipated iPhone competitors to date. It was first announced in early May, along with the rumored BlackBerry Thunder by Verizon Wireless.

The BlackBerry Bold sports a small screen and QERTY keypad. It is powered by a processor running on 624-MHz speed. Its 1GB memory is expandable. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 support. It supports multimedia playing, both video and music. It is tied up with AT&T’s mobile music services along with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Source: PopuTech

The first prototype of laptop fuel cell made by Panasonic was bigger than the laptop that it is supposed to provide power to – that isn’t the case anymore. The company was able to reduce the size of this power battery by more than 50%.

This is what revealed by the Japanese company after the prototype methanol fuel cell received a warm welcome from green technology enthusiasts. The fuel cell was first shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2006 and since then; the company did not stop working on the wonder battery.

The new prototype version sports a smaller 270 cubic centimers. This batter can provide power between 10 to 20 watts. According to the company, the battery weighs 320 grams. This battery can provide more than 20 hours of straight power source for any laptop.

The company also boasted their stand alone DMFC or direct methanol fuel cells charger. It has USB power outlets and can provide power for many portable devices such as PSP and iPod.

These new products will be first shown to the public this coming Hydrogen Energy Advanced Technology Exhibition 2008 in Wednesday

Source: PC World

An Android made by Motorola is in the office. Reprts indicated that Motorola engineers are completing the project as soon as possible as a rival Google will release its very own Android phone later this month.

According to sources, Motorola’s very own phone will sport interface and general look similar to iPhone and other smartphones. It will have a touch screen, a slide out complete QWERT keys and a lot of social-networking applications such as Facebook and Myspace.

Motorola did not confirm the reports on their Android phone but they said that they are excited about the innovation possibilities on Android and look forward to delivering great products in partnership with Google.

Motorala’s Android phone will most probably be sold in the US in the next quarter according to some tech geeks. They added that Europe release can be delayed up to third quarter of 2009.

Source: BusinessWeek

Adobe released the much-awaited instalment of its Creative Suite series. Creative Suite 4 or CS 4 packs a whole new graphics and medial applications for professional designers.

Adobe sees the launch as their largest to date. The CS4 launch also included upgrade on their other software such as Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, After Effects, Soundbooth, OnLocation, Premiere Pro, and Encore.

Aside from this launch the company is drawing its efforts to further improve most of its application. Adobe After Effects was recently made import-compatible with Adobe Flash.

Immediate eviews on blogs and tech websites, including that of CNET are all positive. CNET’s review tells that Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is made for professionals who need a jam-packed toolbox for multimedia content creation.

The company released four different packages of CS4 with price ranging from $1,699 to $2,499. The CS4 Master Collection costs $1,599 for users of other CS3 suites to upgrade, or $1,199 for users with two eligible older versions of the suite.

Source: CNet

Olympus released a rare camera that sports Swarovski crystals. This camera will surely appear to girls who want a rare combination of glamour and technology. Olympus bared a limited edition digital camera that is accentuated with Swarovski crystals.

The camera which goes perfect in black casing has ornaments of white Swarovski beads, the very same that you will find in belts, earrings, bracelets, bangles and other ladylike accessories. Don’t be fool tho as this camera doesn’t come with nothing flashy case. The camera’s specification is surely one that many camera enthusiasts couldn’t refuse.

The Limited Edition Olympus 1040 Crystal camera first impresses like it was a rip from the past. The camera boasts 10-megapixel lens. It has 3x optical zoom and a high 30 fps shooting speed. The camera’s image engine is run by TruePic II image processor. It also has Auto Mode which makes the camera intelligent the predicting whether you are taking a macro shot or portrait shot. Either way, this camera combines fashion and intelligence very well.

Source: ShinyShiny

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