Apple's Red edition ipods

Apple launches RED Special Edition iPod models and iTunes Gift Cards, and Apple gives a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Apple says, "You make choices every day, from the clothes you wear to the music you play. Now making a choice means making a difference. That’s because proceeds from every iPod shuffle, iPod nano, or iTunes Gift Card RED sold go directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa".



The Global Fund.

The numbers don’t lie: More than 4,400 people die every day from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and almost 2,000 children are infected with HIV each day. The Global Fund’s RED initiative directs up to 50 percent of gross profits toward African AIDS programs focusing on the health of women and children. Since its introduction, (PRODUCT) RED has delivered over $100 million to the Global Fund. And now you can make an impact by purchasing RED.

For further information about the Global Fund and (RED), visit www.JOINRED.com

Source:http://www.apple.com/ipod/red/

Dell's Adamo Laptop! Thinnest or greenest??

Dell announced new laptop Adamo by giving it its own Web site featuring only the Adamo name and the words "coming soon." There s a lot of rumors around it. Link to the Adamo site

The most popular rumor is that the Adamo will be an ultra thin laptop to compete with Apple's Macbook Air. According to multiple sources, the rumors seem to have started with fashion site UptownLife reporting that "Rumor has it that Dell is coming out with a computer called Adamo that will rival the MacBook Air." However, the article at UptownLife has since been removed.



New York Times blog picked up on Uptown Life's rumor, trying to score some more concrete confirmation for the ultra thin laptop. This piece referenced some nervous body language by Dell VP of consumer sales and marketing Michael Tatelman when asked about Dell making a laptop to compete with Air. Tatelman's verbal response to the question was just as telling as his body language, which is to say it was fairly ambiguous. "I think we need to get some iconic products out there, so people associate Dell's brand with other things," the cagey exec said.

Engadget picked up on the Adamo story independent of UptownLife, claiming with an anonymous source that Dell will be marketing the Adamo as "the world's thinnest laptop" and will be made available as early as February. But the Dell also campaigning about greenest Laptops. So greenest or thinnest?

Source:PCworld

Intel Ships 160GB SSD Drives

Intel announced its X25-M 2.5-inch and X18-M 1.8-inch SATA solid-state drive (SSD) family with a 160GB drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.The X25-M product is already out now, and the 1.8-inch 160GB version will be in next month next month.

Intel announced the 80GB X25-M and X18-M -- it's first entry into the SSD market -- at its Developers Forum in August and shortly after announced the X25-E for enterprise servers and workstations. The 32GB Intel X25-E Extreme SATA is based on Intel's single-level cell NAND flash memory and is designed to maximize the I/p-o/p operations per second, while the X25M is a multi-level cell memory affording it greater capacity.

Computerworld reviewed the 80GB X25-M september and found it to be the fastest consumer-grade SSD on the market to date. The X25-M even beat out Western Digital's fastest Velociraptor hard disk drive, which has a 250.2MB/sec. burst speed and 105.6MB/sec. average read speed. The X25-M turned in 256.7MB/sec. and 230.2MB/sec. burst and transfer rates, respectively. Intel did not immediately offer pricing on the new 160GB X25-M and X18-M drives.

Sony started Teaser site for new VAIO Laptop

Sony started a teaser site prior to the introduction of their new VAIO. According to the site they says "The wait is almost over. In only a matter of days you will change the way you think about laptops.We can’t tell you exactly what Sony is about to launch but this is your chance to sign up and be among the first in New Zealand to find out."



Also with the information it started a lucky draw too. You can participate in it by entering you name and mail address. Official Link Here

so "On the 9th of January you will change the way you look at laptops.Forever."!!!?? Well, lets wait and see.

First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title is to release in Japan

JVC had developed Combo DVD blue ray format disc for more than two years but not films was released in it. Making and end to the waiting, Japanese entertainment software developer Pony/Canon will release the first movie title on a hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc in Japan in February.The first title is the world-famous "Code Blue emergency helicopter doctor Blu-ray BOX."

But the first hybrid releases will be very expensive. According to Pony/Canyon, the fist movie package would include a set of four hybrid discs (MPEG-4 AVC, Dolby Digital, 534 minutes in total) that will cost around 36,540 Yen ($406), while the DVD version (7 DVD discs, 534 minutes, Dolby Digital) will retail for 23,940 Yen ($266).



According to CDRInfo he Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc is a combination of a traditional DVD with the new high-definition Blu-ray format. The disc has a blue laser top layer (25GB); underneath there are two more layers just like an ordinary DVD (8.5GB). The Blu-ray and DVD layers are separated by a semi-reflective film that reflects blue light while it allows the red light to pass through the DVD layer underneath. The disc conforms to the "Blu-ray Disc, Hybrid Format" specifications released by the Blu-ray Disc Association.The Hybrid BD/DVD disc shows compatibility of 99% with existing Blu-ray and DVD players.

TOSHIBA ANNOUNCED INDUSTRY’S FIRST 512GB SOLID STATE DRIVE

Toshiba announced the expansion of their line up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) with the industry's first 2.5-inch 512-gigabyte (GB)1 SSD and a broad family of fast read/write SSDs based on 43 nanometer (nm) Multi-Level Cell NAND.The new drives provide a high level of performance and endurance for use in notebook computers, gaming and home entertainment systems, and will be showcased at International CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8 – 11, 2009.

In addition to the 2.5-inch, 512GB drive, the 43nm NAND SSD family also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch drive enclosures or as SSD Flash Modules. Samples of the new drives will be available in the first quarter (January to March) of 2009, with mass production in the second (April to June) quarter.



Toshiba's second-generation SSDs bring increased capacity and performance for notebook computers. They utilize an advanced MLC controller, which is also compatible with further advanced processes, that achieves higher read/write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling to optimize performance, reliability and endurance. The drives enable improved system responsiveness with a maximum sequential read speed of 240MB per second (MBps)2 and maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps enabling an improvement in overall computing experience, and faster boot and application loading times. The drives also offer AES data encryption to prevent unauthorized data access.


source http://toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2008/

NVIDIA GeForce Laptop drivers Download

At last Gefore laptop drivers are out in net. The released beta version supports following chip sets

GeForce 9800M GTX, GeForce 9800M GTS, GeForce 9800M GT, GeForce 9800M GS, GeForce 9700M GTS, GeForce 9700M GT, GeForce 9650M GT, GeForce 9650M GS, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 9600M GS, GeForce 9500M GS, GeForce 9500M G, GeForce 9300M GS, GeForce 9300M G, GeForce 9200M GS, GeForce 9200M GE, GeForce 8800M GTX, GeForce 8800M GTS, GeForce 8800M GS, GeForce 8700M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GS, GeForce 8400M G, GeForce 8400M GS, GeForce 8400M G, GeForce 8200M G

The release notice says

Version: 179.28
Release Date: December 18, 2008
Operating System: Windows Vista 32-bit
Language: U.S. English
File Size: 123 MB

This is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA GeForce notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.

DOWNLOAD HERE

[PS:Read the Instructions before downloading the driver]

The following notebooks are not supported in this release:
1. Hybrid SLI notebooks (these notebooks will be supported in an upcoming release):
Acer Aspire 7530
BenQ Joybook S42
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi 3650
MSI EX630
Qosmio X305-Q706
Qosmio X305-Q708
2. Dell Vostro notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
3. Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
4. Sony VAIO notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

How to boot Linux from the Windows Bootloader

We usually install Linux and windows in a system and access windows through Linux grub/bootloader. And we often think to boot from windows and choose options from windows bootloader. This is simple method to do it.

1. Install Windows and then Linux
When installing the Linux make sure to choose to install the Linux bootloader to the root partition instead of overwriting the MBR.
2. Download the program bootpart.
3. Run it from the Dos prompt by typing bootpart in its directiory.[it will display the partitions]
4. Type this

bootpart "<"no. of your Linux root partition showed by the bootpart command">" bootlinux.bin "<"name you want to show on boot ">" without quotes

5. Thats it. Enjoy.

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ESET NODE32 Antivirus Username and passwords

Node32 is one of the best Anti virus tools available now. Its trial version is available in filehippo-Node32.

All you have to do is download and install it. U can update the Virus database using new usernames and passwords available in the following site Usernames and Passwords.

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Free direct links for movie downloads

Here is a blog of my friend in which u can get all of the best movies. There is a cover pic, a brief description, IMDB rating and link to download associated with each movie/post. Download and enjoy.

Free Direct Link

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