Archive for May, 2006

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Support in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server

May 26th, 2006

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is the name for a system developed by Intel that is designed to replace the aging BIOS system used by personal computers. EFI will give the instruction for power-on self-test (POST) process, bootstrapping and loading the operating system, and providing an interface between the operating system and the physical hardware. Currently EFI specification is released from industry alliance Unified EFI Forum (UEFI) that includes Microsoft, AMD and HP, hence it’s also called UEFI.

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YouTube Tops as Most Popular Web Video Search Website

May 26th, 2006

Online video which has gaining popularity and momentum especiialy when high speed broadband has reached a critical mass of Internet users, improved quality and an embrace by production companies to distribute their films and programs online, with the trends of Internet users that favor environment rich with interaction and user generated multimedia content. This is clearly proved in recent survey by New York-based Hitwise that collectively, traffic to the top 10 video Web sites increased 164 percent in the past three months.

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Video Ads Support in Google Adwords and Adsense

May 26th, 2006

Google Adwords has released a new ad format for Google Adsense content network – video ads. Click-to-play video ads will be in addition to the line-up of text, Flash and image ad formats currently supported by the Google Adsense content network.

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Samsung Q30 Review by TrustedReviews

May 25th, 2006

Samsung Q30 or Samsung NP-Q30 Intel Centrino notebook computer is a thin and slim laptop weighing 1.1kg and features low voltage Intel Centrino PM 1.1 GHz CPU, 512MB DDR RAM, 12.1″ WXGA TFT, 40GB HDD, integrated Wi-Fi and Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, SD, MMC Reader.

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ASUS PhysX P1 Card Review by Legit Reviews

May 25th, 2006

ASUS PhysX P1 PPU Card is powered by AGEIA PhysX processor (aka PhysX Processing Unit PPU). Currently, only ASUS and BFG Technologies have the capability to develop PPU cards. The specification os ASUS PhysX P1 is 32-bit PCI 3.0 Interface bus technology, 128-bit GDDR3 memory architecture for memory interface, 128MB memory capacity with 12 GBytes/sec bandwidth and 733 MHz effective memory data rate, and with power consumption of around 28W.

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HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7470n Review by Top Tech News

May 24th, 2006

HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7470n desktop PC features AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+ processor, 2 GB of RAM, DVD SuperMulti Drive with LightScribe Technology and secondary DVD-ROM, integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Graphics, built in TV and radio tuner and personal video recorder (PVR), and the desktop PC runs on Windows XP Media Center 2005.

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XG Viper 2 Computer Case Review by Techgage

May 24th, 2006

XG (Extreme Gamer) Viper 2 computer case is made out of aluminum alloy and includes many of flashy LEDs. XG Viper 2 includes 400W Aluminum SLI ready with active PFC and smart fan control PSU, front panel USB 2.0, Firewire & Mic/Headphone ports, front advanced LCD display with time, date, alarm and 3 fan speed indicators plus CPU temperature monitor. Other features include SATA 2.0, 20 + 4 pin connector and PCI express connector, tool-less drive bay, PCI slot, and easy access side panel. The dimension is 540mm x 260mm x 420mm.

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Opt Out of Windows Live Mail and Get Back to MSN Hotmail Interface

May 24th, 2006

Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail is an major interface and security update to Microsoft’s MSN Hotmail web mail interface by adopting the popular Web 2.0 technologies. Windows Live Mail has a similar user interface with Microsoft Outlook, which is organized into 3 columns, plus a big vertical banner on the right. For those on unsupported browser, there are improved Classic Hotmail version of Windows Live Mail.

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