Gearater: February 2008 Archives

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Feb28	Acer's Bid for Packard Bell Approved Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Know More: News Acer, Lenovo, Packard Bell The Taiwan-based company intends to acquire the Dutch computer maker Packard Bell. The deal has been approved by European Commission which agreed the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition". "The Commission’s examination showed that the proposed merger would entail horizontal overlaps for desktops and laptops, both for professionals and consumers, at the EEA and national levels," ruled the EC. Acer has put a bid of $45.8 million at the end of January. The company intends to buy a 75% stake in Packard Bell's parent company PB Holdings. Now, Acer has become the third largest supplier of PCs in the world. The acquisition represent also a defensive market strategy because Acer wanted to prevent Chinese-based Lenovo company to gain a foothold in Europe. via Crave Posted at 5:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb28	Ubuntu Mobile Unveiled Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Canonical has announced the new Ubuntu Mobile tailored for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). MIDs are not exactly mobile phone but, handheld devices with 3D through OpenGL and with support for 3G cellular Internet access, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX. The mobile OS... Continue Reading Posted at 2:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 As I was saying in a previous article, nobody likes to exchange hard drives, especially when working with desktop units. Here is another USB device that helps users connect SATA drives to any computer. In fact, it is a docking... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fujitsu Brings the 500GB Laptop Hard Drive Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Fujitsu is the third company to manufacture 500GB hard drives for notebooks. The other two competitor are Hitachi and Samsung Electronics. The same technology was used by Fujitsu to create the high capacity hard drive. They have combined three disk... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Share the Information Online with Google Sites Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Google has just launched Google Sites, an application based on JotSpot's technology. The new application is perfect for sharing online information. With Google Sites individuals can work collaboratively. That would increase productivity for online projects, but also companies could use... Continue Reading Posted at 3:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb27	Opera Mobile Partners with Google Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Today Opera has announced Google Search will be available as the default application for its mobile web browsers. Opera's two mobile products, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile will provide increased search relevancy with Google Search."With 2008 poised to be the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft fined $1.4 bn Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 The record fine was issued by European Commission (EC) because Microsoft defied the sanctions imposed for anti-competitive practices. The software giant has received several fines in the past - 280m euros imposed in July 2006, and of 497m euros in... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Online Solutions for Office Needs Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Zoho is a suite of online applications that includes Writer, Projects, Sheet, CRM, Show, Creator, Wiki, Planner, Suite, Notebook, Chat, Meeting and Mail. Its competitors are Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Microsoft Office.The web-based Office company has reached 650,000 users... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Server 2008 - The Official Launch Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Although it was released earlier this month, Microsoft has announced official the launch of Windows Server 2008. As its predecessor, Windows Server 2003, today's release intends to be a success. Windows Server 2008 brings new features and enhanced functionality. A new... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	MetaRAM to Launch 8GB DIMMs Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 MetaRAM is a semiconductor manufacturer founded by AMD's former Chief Technology Officer Fred Weber. After operating in a stealth mode a few years, MetaRAM is ready to present its new technology. The company says they will deliver memory chips with... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb26	IBM Launched z10 Mainframe Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 IBM has launched the System z10, a next-generation mainframe, which features quad-core technology and increased computing performance. Compared with its predecessor z9, the new mainframe is up to 50% faster and offers up to 100% performance improvement for CPU intensive... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rumors: Nvidia to Launch GeForce 9800 GTX in March Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 Some sources claim Nvidia is going to release the GeForce 9800 GTX the next month. The graphics card will be based on the same G92 graphics processor as recent GeForce 8800-series models and it will have a higher core clock... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Apple Introduced New MacBook and MacBook Pro models Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 Apple has introduced today new models of the MacBook and MacBook Pro. Both models come with increased performance and functionality. MacBook Pro models were equipped with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors running on 45-nm process technology at speeds up... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb25	SATA/IDE USB 2.0 Adapter Mihnea Boiangiu February 25, 2008 I know it is awful to exchange hard drives, especially when they need to be installed into a desktop PC. This adapter saves you from that unpleasant activity. The SATA/IDE adapter for USB 2.0 helps you access the data from... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Science: GiFi Networks Could Reach 5 Gbps Speeds Mihnea Boiangiu February 25, 2008 This news has thrilled me as read about it. Do you realize that big amounts of data could be downloaded in seconds? The news says that researchers from Melbourne University have developed a chip that will be used to create... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb24	Browsers War: Netscape Throws the Towel Mihnea Boiangiu February 24, 2008 Netscape Navigator, a pioneer of web browsing won't have official support starting from March 1st. The web browser owned currently by AOL was a leader of web browsing in '90s.The lack of interest in marketing and good services lead to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb20	Get Extreme PC Performance with Intel's Eight-Core Platform Mihnea Boiangiu February 20, 2008 Intel Corp. has recently introduced the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform, also codenamed "Skulltrail". This platform supports two Intel quad core processors for a total of eight processing engines and a choice of multi-card graphics solutions. The results obtained... Continue Reading Posted at 5:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb18	Nvidia APX 2500 Sets a New Benchmark for Smartphones Mihnea Boiangiu February 18, 2008 Nvidia has announced a new mobile media processor for next generation smartphones. They have created a prototype handset that use the Nvidia APX 2500 platform.The APX 2500 is the first chipset that supports 720p HD video through an ultra-low power... Continue Reading Posted at 4:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dell to Introduce AMD Tri-Core Phenom? Mihnea Boiangiu February 18, 2008 The news that Dell will drop out AMD processors is not true at all. In fact, Dell prepares to launch a line of business-oriented PCs based on AMD processors. The new products code-named “Heineken”, will be released under the OptiPlex brand... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb14	Security: Linux Kernel Bugs Mihnea Boiangiu February 14, 2008 All versions of the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.24.1 have three bugs which could led to unauthorized access to kernel memory. Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Turbolinux, SuSE, Red Hat, Mandriva, Debian are affected. Researchers discovered the three security flaws... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb12	BlackBerry e-mail Service Crashed. Should We Worry? Mihnea Boiangiu February 12, 2008 Blackberry... Its growing popularity was brought by the great secured e-mail service. Businessmen, lawyers, politicians and other professionals have chosen BlackBerry especially for this feature. However, as the number of customers grew it seems RIM (Research in Motion) couldn't handle... Continue Reading Posted at 5:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 7	Intel Develops World's Fastest NAND Flash Memory Mihnea Boiangiu February 7, 2008 Intel Corp. joined forces with one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions - Micron Technology Inc. - to develop new high speed NAND technology. In their efforts to create a faster NAND flash memory, the two companies... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 5	Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router Mihnea Boiangiu February 5, 2008 The N1 Vision Wireless Router has something more special than the usuals. It features a LCD screen which helps users to easily install the router. Its user just need to follow the instructions on the screen and the job is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 4	Windows Vista SP1 is Ready Mihnea Boiangiu February 4, 2008 Today Microsoft has announced the code for the first service pack for Windows Vista is ready. The bad news is that the code won't be released for customers until mid-March. This happens because some devices may not work properly with... Continue Reading Posted at 5:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

« January 2008 | Main | March 2008 »

Feb28	Acer's Bid for Packard Bell Approved Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Know More: News Acer, Lenovo, Packard Bell The Taiwan-based company intends to acquire the Dutch computer maker Packard Bell. The deal has been approved by European Commission which agreed the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition". "The Commission’s examination showed that the proposed merger would entail horizontal overlaps for desktops and laptops, both for professionals and consumers, at the EEA and national levels," ruled the EC. Acer has put a bid of $45.8 million at the end of January. The company intends to buy a 75% stake in Packard Bell's parent company PB Holdings. Now, Acer has become the third largest supplier of PCs in the world. The acquisition represent also a defensive market strategy because Acer wanted to prevent Chinese-based Lenovo company to gain a foothold in Europe. via Crave Posted at 5:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb28	Ubuntu Mobile Unveiled Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Canonical has announced the new Ubuntu Mobile tailored for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). MIDs are not exactly mobile phone but, handheld devices with 3D through OpenGL and with support for 3G cellular Internet access, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX. The mobile OS... Continue Reading Posted at 2:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 As I was saying in a previous article, nobody likes to exchange hard drives, especially when working with desktop units. Here is another USB device that helps users connect SATA drives to any computer. In fact, it is a docking... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fujitsu Brings the 500GB Laptop Hard Drive Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Fujitsu is the third company to manufacture 500GB hard drives for notebooks. The other two competitor are Hitachi and Samsung Electronics. The same technology was used by Fujitsu to create the high capacity hard drive. They have combined three disk... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Share the Information Online with Google Sites Mihnea Boiangiu February 28, 2008 Google has just launched Google Sites, an application based on JotSpot's technology. The new application is perfect for sharing online information. With Google Sites individuals can work collaboratively. That would increase productivity for online projects, but also companies could use... Continue Reading Posted at 3:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb27	Opera Mobile Partners with Google Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Today Opera has announced Google Search will be available as the default application for its mobile web browsers. Opera's two mobile products, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile will provide increased search relevancy with Google Search."With 2008 poised to be the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft fined $1.4 bn Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 The record fine was issued by European Commission (EC) because Microsoft defied the sanctions imposed for anti-competitive practices. The software giant has received several fines in the past - 280m euros imposed in July 2006, and of 497m euros in... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Online Solutions for Office Needs Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Zoho is a suite of online applications that includes Writer, Projects, Sheet, CRM, Show, Creator, Wiki, Planner, Suite, Notebook, Chat, Meeting and Mail. Its competitors are Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Microsoft Office.The web-based Office company has reached 650,000 users... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Server 2008 - The Official Launch Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 Although it was released earlier this month, Microsoft has announced official the launch of Windows Server 2008. As its predecessor, Windows Server 2003, today's release intends to be a success. Windows Server 2008 brings new features and enhanced functionality. A new... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	MetaRAM to Launch 8GB DIMMs Mihnea Boiangiu February 27, 2008 MetaRAM is a semiconductor manufacturer founded by AMD's former Chief Technology Officer Fred Weber. After operating in a stealth mode a few years, MetaRAM is ready to present its new technology. The company says they will deliver memory chips with... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb26	IBM Launched z10 Mainframe Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 IBM has launched the System z10, a next-generation mainframe, which features quad-core technology and increased computing performance. Compared with its predecessor z9, the new mainframe is up to 50% faster and offers up to 100% performance improvement for CPU intensive... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rumors: Nvidia to Launch GeForce 9800 GTX in March Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 Some sources claim Nvidia is going to release the GeForce 9800 GTX the next month. The graphics card will be based on the same G92 graphics processor as recent GeForce 8800-series models and it will have a higher core clock... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Apple Introduced New MacBook and MacBook Pro models Mihnea Boiangiu February 26, 2008 Apple has introduced today new models of the MacBook and MacBook Pro. Both models come with increased performance and functionality. MacBook Pro models were equipped with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors running on 45-nm process technology at speeds up... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb25	SATA/IDE USB 2.0 Adapter Mihnea Boiangiu February 25, 2008 I know it is awful to exchange hard drives, especially when they need to be installed into a desktop PC. This adapter saves you from that unpleasant activity. The SATA/IDE adapter for USB 2.0 helps you access the data from... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Science: GiFi Networks Could Reach 5 Gbps Speeds Mihnea Boiangiu February 25, 2008 This news has thrilled me as read about it. Do you realize that big amounts of data could be downloaded in seconds? The news says that researchers from Melbourne University have developed a chip that will be used to create... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb24	Browsers War: Netscape Throws the Towel Mihnea Boiangiu February 24, 2008 Netscape Navigator, a pioneer of web browsing won't have official support starting from March 1st. The web browser owned currently by AOL was a leader of web browsing in '90s.The lack of interest in marketing and good services lead to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb20	Get Extreme PC Performance with Intel's Eight-Core Platform Mihnea Boiangiu February 20, 2008 Intel Corp. has recently introduced the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform, also codenamed "Skulltrail". This platform supports two Intel quad core processors for a total of eight processing engines and a choice of multi-card graphics solutions. The results obtained... Continue Reading Posted at 5:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb18	Nvidia APX 2500 Sets a New Benchmark for Smartphones Mihnea Boiangiu February 18, 2008 Nvidia has announced a new mobile media processor for next generation smartphones. They have created a prototype handset that use the Nvidia APX 2500 platform.The APX 2500 is the first chipset that supports 720p HD video through an ultra-low power... Continue Reading Posted at 4:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dell to Introduce AMD Tri-Core Phenom? Mihnea Boiangiu February 18, 2008 The news that Dell will drop out AMD processors is not true at all. In fact, Dell prepares to launch a line of business-oriented PCs based on AMD processors. The new products code-named “Heineken”, will be released under the OptiPlex brand... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb14	Security: Linux Kernel Bugs Mihnea Boiangiu February 14, 2008 All versions of the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.24.1 have three bugs which could led to unauthorized access to kernel memory. Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Turbolinux, SuSE, Red Hat, Mandriva, Debian are affected. Researchers discovered the three security flaws... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb12	BlackBerry e-mail Service Crashed. Should We Worry? Mihnea Boiangiu February 12, 2008 Blackberry... Its growing popularity was brought by the great secured e-mail service. Businessmen, lawyers, politicians and other professionals have chosen BlackBerry especially for this feature. However, as the number of customers grew it seems RIM (Research in Motion) couldn't handle... Continue Reading Posted at 5:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 7	Intel Develops World's Fastest NAND Flash Memory Mihnea Boiangiu February 7, 2008 Intel Corp. joined forces with one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions - Micron Technology Inc. - to develop new high speed NAND technology. In their efforts to create a faster NAND flash memory, the two companies... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 5	Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router Mihnea Boiangiu February 5, 2008 The N1 Vision Wireless Router has something more special than the usuals. It features a LCD screen which helps users to easily install the router. Its user just need to follow the instructions on the screen and the job is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 4	Windows Vista SP1 is Ready Mihnea Boiangiu February 4, 2008 Today Microsoft has announced the code for the first service pack for Windows Vista is ready. The bad news is that the code won't be released for customers until mid-March. This happens because some devices may not work properly with... Continue Reading Posted at 5:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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