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Drive Trust has been developed as a complementary platform for the security specifications of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and Seagate expects the platform result into a formal TCG storage specification that is scheduled for public release in early 2007. The company describes the approach as a "fully automated hardware-based security with a programming foundation," that enables content owner's software developers to take advantage of the drive's data security features on their own terms.
The first drive to offer Drive Trust is Seagate's DB35 series, which is primarily used in digital video recorders. In the first quarter of 2007, Seagate will add a Drive Trust version of its 2.5" Momentus 5400 FDE notebook drive.
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Apple Computer Inc. won a patent for a speech-recognition technology earlier this week, fueling speculation that the iPod-maker is laying the groundwork for a future "iPhone."
The patent, approved Tuesday by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office, allows Apple to assign "meanings to spoken utterances in a speech recognition system."
The Apple-focused blog Mac News Network, which first reported the news, suggested that the patent, which was first filed in February of 2004, could be used for a future "iPhone."
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Charles Simonyi goes into orbit next March, he is the first guy from Forbes magazine's billionaire list to fly in space and the "first nerd in space." Simonyi is going where three rich men (and one rich woman) have gone before, but this time the price tag is a bit higher. The standard quote of $20 million is going up to $25 million, and Simonyi is paying a fare somewhere between those two figures, said Eric Anderson, chief executive officer of Virginia-based Space Adventures. Anderson's company has made the arrangements with the Russians for all five of those missions. Simonyi retired from Microsoft in 2002 and now serves as president and chief executive officer of Intentional Software, based in Bellevue, Wash. He is also a philanthropist, making multimillion-dollar contributions through his Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences.
This year, Forbes estimated his net worth at $1 billion, putting him 746th on its list of 793 billionaires around the world. Space Adventures' past orbital clients — California investment adviser Dennis Tito (2001), South African dot-com tycoon Mark Shuttleworth (2002), New Jersey physicist-businessman Greg Olsen (2005) and Iranian-American venture capitalist Anousheh Ansari (2006) — aren't on the list.
The billionaire signed up for the trip several months ago, and since then, he's passed the Russian medical exams with flying colors, Anderson said. That puts Simonyi far ahead of Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke Enomoto, who had to give way to Ansari, his backup, when he was judged medically unfit for flight. Anderson said no backup has been designated for Simonyi.
Simonyi said he was in talks with space agencies about his participation in experiments on the health effects of spaceflight — for example, studies into bone stresses that are similar to osteoporosis on Earth. Space Adventures recently began offering a $15 million option for a spacewalk, but Simonyi said he didn't have enough time to train for such an outing.
His educational efforts would be focused on a newly established Web site — CharlesInSpace.com — and Simonyi also intended to leave behind a couple of books for the space station's small library: Robert Heinlein's "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" and Goethe's "Faust," in German and English.
Simonyi said he hoped his trip would eventually stimulate the spaceflight market to the point that even non-millionaires could afford to go into orbit. He cited an example from his own career, noting that laser printers started out costing half a million dollars but now could be had for $300 or so.
Anderson agreed that more suppliers would have to enter the orbital spaceflight market before the price could come down. "Because of people like Charles, there are entrepreneurs out there, in the United States, who are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to service the future market for orbital space tourism," he said.
"It'll never be $20,000 or $25,000 unless it starts out at $20 million or $25 million," Anderson said.
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The company introduced Office Genuine Advantage in April as a voluntary way for people to ensure that they only used licensed and legal copies of the productivity software. But as of Friday, Office Online templates downloaded from within Microsoft Office System 2007 applications will require validation of the Office software in use.
And as of January 2007, people will also have to complete the authentication test if they want to use Office Update.
The move means that users who are caught using software that can't be proved to be 100 percent legal won't get access to add-ons and updates from Microsoft. Those denied access because their version does not pass the authentication test will need to prove that their software is valid before they can proceed.
Microsoft says it will "continue to provide a complimentary copy of Microsoft Office to help qualifying customers who unknowingly acquired counterfeit versions of Microsoft Office 2003." But users will need to "fill out a counterfeit report, provide proof of purchase and send in their counterfeit CDs" to prove their entitlement to a free replacement copy of Office.
Customers who have "unknowingly acquired" a counterfeit version of Office and can't provide these details will have to pay a license fee, Microsoft said. This will be $359 for the Office Genuine Advantage kit for Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, while the Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 costs $269 and the Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 costs $139. This offer is available for November, the company said.
Microsoft has escalated its battle with software pirates during the past two years through the "Genuine Advantage" add-ons for Windows and Office, its biggest cash cows. The company is now expanding its push by putting antipiracy features in its new products and taking more drastic action when it finds that a product was illegitimately acquired.
Earlier this month, Microsoft owned up to problems with Windows Genuine Advantage when some validated customers were denied access to their applications because of a software problem.
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According to Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president of the Acer, the issue is simply that the basic home edition of Vista, Home Basic, which is available for preorder on Amazon.co.uk for 154.99 pounds ($293), is so basic that users will be forced to move to Vista Home Premium, at 189.99 pounds ($359). A Home Edition of Windows XP is currently available for 165.99 pounds, but has a recommended retail price of 176.99 pounds. *Note Windows Vista home does not have the Aero glass look
Wong also said that the manufacturer's license for Vista Home Premium is 10 percent more expensive than for XP Home. "We have to pay more but users are not going to pay more," Wong said. This would mean an increase in the cost to PC manufacturers of 1 percent to 2 percent, according to Wong, in a business where the profit margin is around 5 percent or less.
At the top of the Vista lineup is the Ultimate Edition, which can be preordered for 325 pounds ($614) and, again, is significantly more expensive than the XP operating system it replaces. Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 has a recommended retail price of 289.99 pounds ($550), but is currently available for 234 pounds ($444).
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Citywide Wi-Fi networks, which are built and managed by a city alone or in partnership with a private company, have become popular in the last couple of years as large cities such as Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco have promised ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage within their borders.
While access to Wi-Fi itself is cheap--it doesn't require expensive radio licenses and is readily accessible by just about every laptop on the market today--building and operating these citywide networks still costs money. Philadelphia estimates it will spend $10 million to build and maintain its network over the next several years. And San Francisco said it will spend $15 million--including maintenance and upgrades--over the next decade.
In total, network providers and local governments building their own networks are expected to spend $235 million to build and operate citywide networks in 2006 alone. And by 2010, more than $3 billion will spent on these networks.
Despite all the hype, only a handful of major cities have Wi-Fi networks up and running. San Francisco, for example, is still negotiating its contract with EarthLink and Google, which were selected to build the network. And New York City is still studying its options.
This is where FON comes in. The company, which, ironically, counts Google as one of its backers, says it has a solution that can be deployed now at very little cost to the city or its residents.
FON's software allows broadband subscribers to split their Internet connection so that it offers a secure connection indoors and an open connection to people outside the home. Initially, the software could be downloaded onto existing home routers. But this proved too difficult for most people, so FON built its own, small router, called La Fonera.
The La Fonera router, which uses standard 802.11g technology, was introduced only a few weeks ago. It was designed for easy installation. Users simply plug the device into their existing broadband modem, and, voila, their broadband connection is converted into a FON access point.
Currently, about 112,000 La Fonera and FON-enabled routers have been registered with the company. To help spur adoption it's been offering the routers on its Web site for $5 apiece. It's also taking its promotion on the road, offering routers for free in cities such as San Francisco and in New York, where it's planning an East coast "Freedom" event for later this year.
Once users have registered, they become part of the FON community, which allows them free access to any FON hot spot in the world. Non-FON members can also access the network, but they must pay $1 or $2 for 24 hours of access. This small fee is actually how FON generates revenue.
While FON's concept of grassroots Wi-Fi may sound like a good idea, it's not without issues. For one, many Internet service providers, such as AT&T and Time Warner, consider the very concept a violation of their customer contracts.
While it might be difficult for service providers to pinpoint who's using a FON router, Huff said there are ways find out if someone is illegally sharing broadband service. If illegal usage continues, Time Warner can cut off service.
To a certain extent, Rees of FON agrees. While she believes that cities could achieve the same Wi-Fi coverage without building a network themselves or contracting someone else to build it for them, the FON network can work with municipal Wi-Fi networks to improve coverage.
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In late August, Google restarted its Google Book Search project initiated in 2004 with the lofty aim of scanning every literary work into digital format and making them available online. Despite facing lawsuit from publishers Google has formed partnerships with major universities such as Harvard, Oxford, the New York Public Library, Complutense of Madrid and the University of California to add their collections to its virtual book shelves. In mid-October the University of Wisconsin made its extensive selection of historical works available to the Mountain View, California-based Internet powerhouse. Google has stored on its searchable database classic works in the public domain, along with copyrighted books either sent with or without the publishers' permission. Google used its online search expertise to craft search boxes that use keywords, genres and authors to find works as opposed to the romantic practice of sifting through cards in a library reference index. Google claimed the right of "freedom of quotation" to pull up search results from books. The virtual library project caused an outcry from publishers and authors that argued Google did not have the right to commandeer their works for free distribution online. Google has also rejected claims that, being based in the United States, it has favored English. It has promised it would next roll out a Google Book Search in French. Opposition to the project, particularly by French and US editors, resulted in a group of book publishers forming the Open Content Alliance (OCA) in October of 2005. The OCA is a non-profit organization which joins together an array of universities, foundations, and data processors to create a "common pot" of digitized books available online for download or printing. The proposed collection of works contributed by members would consist of 35.000 works, including those of precursors such as the Gutenberg Project. Microsoft also plans to launch its own large-scale virtual book search engine called Windows Live Books Search "later this year," and begin forming its own collection of works. Microsoft followed Google's lead by asking editors to submit their books to be scanned into digital format free of charge. "Microsoft will be more closed," Kahle said, who is eager to see the Redmond, Washington-based firm's budding project. Microsoft was working double-time to catch up with Google in the virtual books department. In mid-October Microsoft signed a deal with Kirtas, a manufacturer of high-speed scanners capable of digitizing an average-length book in eight minutes. Microsoft also arranged to digitize the contents of the Cornell University library. Neither Google nor Microsoft would reveal how many books they have already scanned. "In the thousands," was the only hint Google would give. At stake for the companies were advertising revenues that could be raked in from book-seeking Internet surfers. "We are looking into the possibility of incorporating ads into the Windows Live Book Search platform sometime in the future," Microsoft told AFP. The outcome of the battle of the online libraries will undoubtedly hinge on court decisions regarding copyright protections, and which search engine wins over the most coveted collections of written works.
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The company's strongest growth came in sales of server software, which runs networks of computers in businesses and organizations.
Sales this quarter may miss analysts' estimates.
Net income rose to $3.14 billion, or 29 cents a share, from $2.53 billion, or 23 cents, a year earlier, when profit was hurt by legal costs, the Redmond, Wash.-based company said. Sales gained 6 percent to $9.74 billion.
Profit before one-time items in the first quarter was 31 cents a share, compared with the 30-cent average estimate of 27 analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. Analysts expected revenue of $9.78 billion.
Per-share profit will be 32 cents to 33 cents. Analysts expected 35 cents.
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With Microsoft corporate vice president J Allard preoccupied with the Zune MP3 player, his other charge, the Xbox 360 video game console, appears to be stumbling in the marketplace. According to an analyst from Lazard Capital Markets, Microsoft won't meet its 2006 Xbox 360 sales goals, which had already been revised downward once. That misstep will give rival Sony, whose beleaguered PlayStation 3 console has suffered from a number of manufacturing difficulties, time to catch up. "Xbox 360 sales appear to be tracking below current market expectations," Lazard analyst Colin Sebastian says. "Based on year-to-date sell-through trends in North America, we believe sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console are tracking closer to 4.5 million units for the year versus current market expectations in the 5-million unit range." Microsoft originally projected that it would sell up to 6 million Xbox 360 units within 6 months of its November 2005 launch. That estimate was later revised to 5.5 million units, and Microsoft said it would have over 10 million users by the end of 2006. Now, Microsoft is expected to sell about 4.5 million units during the entire calendar year 2006, so it will fall far short of its original goals, Lazard says. As for J Allard, he's busy working on The Next Big Thing at Microsoft: The Zune. Unfortunately, the Zune may have some problems of its own. Analysts at Jupiter Research say Apple's iPod will continue to dominate the MP3 player market for at least the next 12 to 18 months. And Zune, analysts there say, offers only one major feature not found on the iPod. That feature, wireless connectivity to other Zune players, "isn't that compelling."
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The fiscal Q1 2007 earnings result was at the high of Microsoft's and analyst's expectations and represented an 11% year-over-year increase in earnings, now at $10.81 billion, and net profits of $3.48 billion.
The Business division, which is responsible for products such as Office, Exchange, Project and Visio, remains the main revenue contributor with sales of $3.4 billion (up from 3.3 billion in fiscal Q1 2006), followed by the Client division, which made $3.3 billion (up from $3.1 billion), mainly from the Windows operating system. Online services decreased from $565 million to $539 million. The strongest growth was seen in Server and Tools, which jumped 17% from about $2.1 billion to $2.5 billion and the firm's Entertainment Devices division, which saw revenues increase from $596 million to $1.0 billion during the quarter.
However, the balance sheet, which puts Microsoft's current warchest at just over $31 billion, is just half the story, as Microsoft's is planning to introduce a range of new products, especially Windows Vista and the Zune portable media player, in the next two quarters and especially the Entertainment Devices division will face more competition, primarily with the release of Sony's and Nintendo's next generation game consoles. To ensure a safe start of Vista, the company has announced a Vista upgrade program, which essentially locks users into a not necessarily free Vista upgrade. Microsoft estimates that, as a result of this program, $1.5 billion of revenue will be shifted from the second to teh third fiscal quarter.
The increase of revenues in the Entertainment Devices division was primarily due to an increase in demand for Xbox 36 consoles, software, peripherals, and Xbox Live, Microsoft said. According to the company, 900,000 consoles were sold during the quarter. The tally now stands at six million Xbox 360 consoles that were sold to date. For comparison, Sony expects to sell 500,000 Playstation 3 consoles until the end of the year, while Nintendo expects to sell six million Wii consoles in less than five months after launch.
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Linux developer "The debate of Microsoft saying 'Look how secure we are' versus Linux saying 'We're more secure' is not looking at the important points," he added.]
"If you are working with metrics and you have 14 bugs, you fix the 13 easy ones, and the one hard one can wait. That happens in the security world, but it becomes inefficient."
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The Intel Core 2 Duo is finally picking up heat after so many good reviews. For the first time in several years, Intel has a clear performance lead over AMD in a wide variety of benchmarks for office applications, games and other software.
Back in February, before Intel had released details about the Core architecture used to build Conroe, Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms group, claimed that, in general, the Core architecture chips would deliver a 20 percent performance lead over comparable chips from Advanced Micro Devices. While it's hard to assemble an overall figure based on dozens of benchmark results, the Core 2 Duo meets that target in some areas and comes in shy of that figure in others. But its lead was clear in the minds of reviewers, who did not hold back their praise for Intel's new chip.
On PC World's own benchmark, WorldBench, the E6700 processor outscored AMD's FX-62 processor by a substantial margin, and the gap was even wider between the FX-62 and the Core 2 Extreme. PC gamers, who have been solidly behind AMD's Athlon 64 processors almost since the day they were released, will have to rethink their stance based on some of the gaming benchmark figures, according to PCMag.com.
Sharky's Extreme, another hardware review site, was equally impressed with the new Core 2 Duo chips. "The launch of the Core 2 processor line has hit the market with a bang, and offers up an incredible combination of performance and value, coupled with low heat and power specifications. These processors are so good, that it's difficult to highlight any real negatives."
Anandtech, which was one of the sites that was granted access to a preproduction version of Conroe, declared that "Intel's Core 2 Extreme X6800 didn't lose a single benchmark in our comparison; not a single one." Even Intel's mainstream E6700 and E6600 processors beat AMD's highest-performing chip, the Athlon FX-62, in several benchmarks.




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As expected, the world's largest PC maker announced on Thursday that it will ship Dimension desktops and two-processor servers equipped with AMD's chips by the end of the year.
But also on Thursday, Dell revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an informal investigation into some of its accounting practices, including revenue recognition and end-of-quarter policies.
In its second fiscal quarter, ended Aug. 4, the PC maker's revenue was $14.1 billion--a 5 percent increase, compared with last year. Net income was $502 million, down sharply from $1 billion a year ago. Earnings per share came out to 22 cents, exactly what the company had predicted in July, but 10 cents below initial expectations.
On the financial front, Dell again blamed aggressive pricing and poor planning as the culprits behind its poor second-quarter performance.
With little else to celebrate, Dell touted its market share gains over the last calendar quarter, as reported by IDC and Gartner. The company now holds 19.2 percent of the market, according to IDC. Dell intends to hold its market share even as it improves its profitability, Rollins said.
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For the past two years Advanced Micro Devices has made Intel, one of the world's most prominent companies, look bad. Better products and better timing have brought AMD significant market share and prominent new customers like Dell. But Intel is on the comeback with new processor designs better suited for the power-efficient multicore era, and it will beat AMD to the quad-core punch by using a design strategy that makes purists scoff but accountants happy.
The next six months will be tricky for AMD CEO Hector Ruiz. AMD is taking a hit in the stock market after disclosing that its gross margin fell five points from the second quarter to the third, which ended last week. Part of that was due to the price war in the PC processor market, but AMD also is facing a challenge of overall demand is rising before new manufacturing technologies are completely ready.
AMD's current pickle is the result of its success, which makes it a little easier to swallow for company executives. Demand is high, but the company's dual-core processors still use its 90-nanometer manufacturing technology. Intel's chips, on the other hand, are built using the smaller transistors provided by its 65-nanometer manufacturing technology. Not only is AMD using larger transistors, but its dual-core Opteron and Athlon 64 processors contain two processing cores integrated onto a single piece of silicon, or a die. This design has given AMD great performance during the past few years, but resulted in processors that were almost twice the size of its single-core chips.
AMD's 90-nanometer dual-core Opteron and Athlon 64 processors have a die size of 199 millimeters squared. By chip design standards, that's considered a little large, McCarron said. When AMD starts making dual-core Opterons on its 65-nanometer manufacturing technology, that die size is expected to go down to something a little more comfortable that will allow AMD to produce more chips per wafer. An AMD representative declined to comment on the die size for its first 65-nanometer products.
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Jon Lech Johansen, aka DVD Jon, has done it again by hacking Apple's iTunes encryption. Johansen claims this allows people to move their purchased songs to other players which could break Apple's stronghold in the online music business. He has also formed a new company, aptly named DoubleTwist, to license the hack to third-party music stores and even to Apple.
Johansen's hack actually affects the FairPlay encryption inside of Apple iTunes. Not only does Fairplay prevent store bought iTunes songs from being played on other MP3 players, but it also stops DRM-protected songs from other services from playing on the iPod. Essentially, Johansen's hack actually adds DRM to imported songs to make them compatible with iTunes. Regular MP3 files have always been freely importable into iPod, but many services don't offer songs in that format.
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When you start using Windows Vista, you will recognize familiar elements such as the Start menu, which is now faster, more streamlined, and more helpful than in previous versions of Windows. The Start menu features integrated desktop search through a new feature called Instant Search which can help you find and launch almost anything on your PC. Just type in a word, a name, or a phrase, and Instant Search can find the right file for you. But more than that, the new start menu makes it very easy for you to navigate across all of the installed applications on your PC. Eliminating the slow performing, cascading "All Programs" view, the new start menu can help you get something started more quickly than ever.

Use Instant Search to quickly find the information you need.
The new Explorers are powerful yet easy-to-use tools for working with files consistently across Windows Vista. Explorers give you more information and control while simplifying how you work with your files. The experience is easy and consistent, whether you're browsing photos or documents or even using the new Control Panel.

The new Document Explorer makes working with your files a snap. Find your files more quickly with the new Live Icon feature, and see what they contain without having to open them.
Key elements of the Explorers in Windows Vista are designed to help you get to the information you need, when you need it. Instant Search is always available to help you find files instantly. The navigation pane contains the new Search Folders found in Windows Vista, as well as traditional folders that you have created on your computer. Command Bars display only the tasks that are most appropriate for the files being displayed. With new Live Icons (scalable thumbnails) used throughout Windows Vista, you can see the first page of documents, the actual image of a photo, or the album art for individual songs in your music collection, making it easier to find exactly what you are looking for.

Type keywords into the Instant Search box in the new Control Panel to find the right system setting quickly.
Windows Vista is the first Windows operating system that has a user experience that can gracefully scale to the hardware capabilities of the computer it is installed on. All computers that meet minimal hardware requirements will see the Windows Vista Basic user experience, which provides the benefits of the refined interface features already mentioned.

Windows Vista Aero provides spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elements that you can see through.
Windows Aero is an environment with an additional level of visual sophistication, one that is even more responsive and manageable, providing a further level of clarity and confidence to Windows users.
Resting the mouse pointer over a taskbar item displays a live thumbnail of the window, showing the content of that window. The live thumbnail is displayed whether the window is minimized or not, and whether the content of the window is a document, photo, or even a running video or process.

See thumbnail views of the items in your taskbar by resting your mouse pointer on them.
Windows Vista provides two entirely new features to manage windows: Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D. Flip allows you to flip through open windows (by using Alt+Tab), providing a live thumbnail of each window, rather than just a generic icon and file name. Live thumbnails make it easier to quickly identify the window you want, particularly when multiple windows of the same kind are open. With Flip 3D, you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to flip through open windows in a stack, and quickly locate and select the one you want to work with.

Use Flip to view and navigate more easily through open windows.

Use Flip 3D to navigate through open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
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Microsoft Corp. this week will begin a coupon program for personal computer buyers to upgrade to the new Vista operating system when it premieres next year in an effort to avoid a drop-off in PC sales over the holidays and ahead of the software's release.
Microsoft also said it will defer around $1.5 billion in revenue from its current fiscal second quarter to its third quarter to account for its upgrade plan and pre-shipments of Vista and the Office 2007 software suite.
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The revenue from those products will be deferred until it is officially recognized as revenue in the third quarter upon fulfillment of the program. Microsoft said it does not expect the deferral to affect its full-year sales outlook.
Microsoft (Charts) said Tuesday the upgrade program will begin Oct. 26 for its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 software suite.
The program allows customers who buy a PC running Windows XP to still be able to upgrade to Windows Vista when the new operating system becomes available in early 2007. A similar program is in place for Office 2007, also due out early next year to consumers.
Most large PC manufacturers, including industry leaders Hewlett-Packard Co (Charts). and Dell Inc (Charts). will participate in the upgrade program, although upgrade offers may vary depending on the company.
The Windows Vista upgrade may be free or sold at a discount depending on the manufacturer, Microsoft added.
"There is no objections for why you'd want to buy a PC this holiday season, because you know you can get the upgrade," said Brad Brooks, general manager of Windows product marketing.
Vista is Microsoft's first major upgrade in five years for Windows, which sits on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers. In the first year of release, Vista will be installed on more than 100 million computers worldwide, according to research firm IDC.
Microsoft's Brooks estimated that between 80 percent and 85 percent of PCs sold during this holiday season will be eligible for the upgrade program.
Consumers who buy a Windows XP computer at a major retailer or directly from a large manufacturer will see a designation that the PC is "Windows Vista Capable" and then receive a coupon for an upgrade.
After Windows Vista is released, the customer will be shipped a DVD carrying the new operating system.
The Windows and Office business together account for more than half of Microsoft's total revenue and nearly all of its operating profit. The new Windows and Office is scheduled to be released to corporate customers before the year-end.
The program will run until March 15.
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Out of the 4 Million PC runing Windows , 50% are infected by a backdoor Trojan. "Attackers, with financial gain in mind, are clearly concentrating a significant amount of development focus on this category of malware," Microsoft said in the report. A computer compromised by such a Trojan horse, popularly referred to as a zombie PC, can be used by miscreants in a network of bots, or "botnet," to relay spam and launch cyberattacks. Additionally, hackers often steal the victim's data and install spyware and adware on PCs, to earn a kickback from the spyware or adware maker.
Rootkits, which make system changes to hide another piece of possibly malicious software, remain an uncommon threat. There has been a 50 percent reduction in this kind of attack against computers running Windows during the past six months, Microsoft said.
Microsoft introduced the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool in January last year. An updated version of the program ships monthly with Microsoft's security updates. The tool aims to identify and remove prevalent malicious software from PCs.
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Sony Corporation will initiate a global replacement program for certain battery packs that utilize Sony-manufactured lithium ion cells used by notebook computer manufacturers in order to address concern related to recent over-heating incidents.This recall would cost Sony about 51 billion yen ($672 million) Overheating occurs on rare occasions, microscopic metal particles in the recalled battery cells may come into contact with other parts of the battery cell, leading to a possibility of short circuit within the cell. Typically, a battery pack will simply power off when a cell short circuit occurs. However, under certain rare conditions an internal short circuit may lead to cell overheating and potentially flames. The potential for this to occur can be affected by variations in the system configurations found in different notebook computers. The following laptop companies are affected: Sony Toshiba Fujitsu Hitachi Gateway Sharp Dell Apple Computer Lenovo Group (IBM Laptop owners now find Lenovo Group for the recall) Lenovo Customers IBM and Lenovo sold these Sony batteries in the systems listed below between February 2005 and September 2006.
Customers who ordered additional batteries or received replacement batteries for the systems listed below between February 2005 and September 2006 should also check the battery bar code number to determine if their battery is being recalled.
Note: The table below lists the battery part numbers (P/N) of the Sony batteries affected by the recall. SOME of the batteries with these part numbers are being recalled, NOT ALL of them. If your battery part number matches any of the ASM P/N or FRU P/N listed, you must use either Option 1 or Option 2 below to determine whether your battery is being recalled.
| ASM P/N | FRU P/N |
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| 92P1072 | 92P1073 |
| 92P1088 | 92P1089 |
| 92P1142 | 92P1141 |
| 92P1170 | 92P1169, 93P5028 |
| 92P1174 | 92P1173, 93P5030 |
Lenovo apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Shipment of quality products always has been and continues to be the foremost concern.
You can determine if your battery is included in the recall automatically by using our automated solution or by manually entering your battery bar code number below. Both options allow you to order your replacement battery online or by calling your local Customer Support Center.Or go to this website: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=BATT-LENOVO
To use this method, you must find the specific battery bar code number printed on the back of your battery. (See the illustration below.)
In order to view the battery bar code number, you must remove the battery.
Battery removal and installation instructions | ThinkPad R51e, and R52 systems | |
| ThinkPad R60 and R60e systems | |
| ThinkPad T43, and T43p systems | |
| ThinkPad T60 systems | |
| ThinkPad X60 and X60s systems |
After you have found your battery bar code number, enter it in the Battery bar code number entry box below. Your battery replacement options will display. Note: The letters I, O, and Q are NOT used in the bar code number. Note: If your battery serial number does not match any of the ranges listed above, you do not have to exchange your battery.
Apple Customers // Fixing the result of an include for just this page document.forms[1].country.options[3].value = ''; Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude™, Inspiron™, XPS™ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation™ notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these batteries. Under rare conditions, it is possible for these batteries to overheat, which could pose a risk of fire.Potentially affected batteries were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary batteries:
In addition, these batteries MAY have also been provided in response to service calls. The batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006. The words "DELL" and "Made in Japan" or "Made in China" or "Battery cell made in Japan, Assembled in China" or "Assembled in Taiwan" are printed on the back of the batteries.
There is a two (2) step process to identify if your battery is affected:
Step 1: Is your battery model affected?
The following battery models, only, MAY be subject to recall:
| | C5446 | | | W5915 | |
| 3K590 | C6269 | F5132 | OR331 | X5308 | Y4500 |
| 5P474 | C6270 | GD785 | M3006 | X5329 | Y5466 |
| 6P922 | D2961 | H3191 | RD857 | X5332 | |
| C2603 | D5555 | J1524 | TD349 | | |
| C5339 | | JD616 | U5867 | X5875 | |
| C5340 | D6025 | JD617 | U5882 | X5877 |
These part numbers are printed on the back of the battery as illustrated below.
Step 2: Is your specific battery affected by this issue? To determine whether your battery is affected by this issue, you should Click Here.The website will direct you to find and enter an identification number from the back of your battery so as to determine whether the battery is affected by this issue. If the battery is subject to this recall you will be automatically connected to a replacement order form. Dell will also provide a means for you to return the affected battery for proper disposal.
Please note that only the described batteries are subject to this recall and not the notebook computers themselves. Batteries subject to recall should not be used while awaiting a replacement battery from Dell. You may continue to use your notebook computer using the AC adapter power cord originally provided with your notebook. Dell apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Shipment of quality products always has been and continues to be Dell's foremost concern. As always, if you have questions or concerns about this or any other subject, please feel free to contact Dell Support in your region.
Verify your battery at: https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Identify.aspx
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Hi have all of you heard that HP has taken Dell over in the world's PC market. It has a market share of 16.3 percent while Dell has a market share of 16.1 percent. I think HP deserves this as they had been working hard to regain their position after trailing behind Dell for 3 years
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Hi everyone have all of you heard of the Zune the IPod killer. It is much better than Ipod because it has wireless inside . It only retails at US $249
Name: Zune™
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Category: Digital media player
Colors: Three choices: black, white or brown
Features: ● Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing. Zune lets you spontaneously share selected full-length sample tracks of your favorite songs, homemade recordings, playlists or pictures with friends wirelessly, device to device.1 You can listen to any song you receive up to three times in three days. And if you like a song you hear and want to buy it, you can flag it right on your device to easily find it later.
· Your own personalized Zune. Zune is easy to use and easy to love. You can choose one of three base colors, each combined with a distinctive double-shot finish created by the overlay of one color on another. The player also can easily be customized with your favorite pictures.
· Large color screen. Zune comes with a bright 3-inch LCD video screen that works in portrait or landscape mode. Your music, video and pictures never looked better.
· 30GB player. Zune stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video.2 You can make playlists on the go and watch a slide show while you’re listening. Watching video in landscape mode gets the most out of the vivid display.
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· Built-in FM tuner. With the built-in FM tuner you can listen to local FM radio stations or tune in to programming while you’re at your local health club, for example. Advanced tuning capabilities allow you to see the name of the song currently playing on selected frequencies.3
Accessories: ● You can choose from a full line of accessories to outfit your Zune. Three Zune Accessory Packs provide complete solutions for Zune in your car, in your home or while you travel. Individual accessories are also available.
Additional
Information: ● Online music store. You can browse the huge selection of music designed to work seamlessly with your Zune in the Zune Marketplace. When you find new music that you love, it’s simple to buy it and sync it on your player. The Zune Marketplace works with the Microsoft® Points program so you can purchase music online without a credit card.
· Import your music. Zune software can automatically import your existing music, pictures and videos from iTunes and Windows Media® Player in a variety of formats, including your existing playlists and song ratings. Some content is protected by the service from which you purchased it, and those files cannot be imported. 4
· It only gets better. As Zune evolves, your device can be easily updated. The Zune software on your PC5 will let you know when updates are available for download. And with built-in wireless capability in each player, the future is filled with possibilities.5
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Hi everyone IE 7 just came out on 20 october 06. It is good and worth trying .
Review the features below to see the advances that have been made to ease of use, security, and the development platform in Internet Explorer 7.
Internet Explorer 7 provides improved navigation through tabbed browsing, web search right from the toolbar, advanced printing, easy discovery, reading and subscription to RSS feeds, and much more.
Internet Explorer 7 provides security through a robust new architecture, security features that help defend against malicious software (also known as malware), and new ways to better protect against the theft of personal data from fraudulent websites, a practice known as phishing.
Internet Explorer 7 has improved support for cascading style sheets, a rich RSS feeds platform, and robust tools for deploying and managing Internet Explorer 7 in large enterprise environments.
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.Hi do all of u know what is Mozilla Firefox. While it is a browser by Mozilla.org. You can download it from the advertisement on my blog which is the one called "Browse the web more securely. Get the Firefox with Google toolbar Here are the following features that why Mozilla Firefox is a better Browser.
There is a lot in Firefox 2 RC 3 that you can play around with and give us feedback on:
Visual Refresh: Firefox 2's theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing experience. For instance, toolbar buttons now glow when you hover over them. We will continue to improve the look and feel throughout the release candidate process.
Built-in phishing protection: Phishing Protection warns users when they encounter suspected Web forgeries, and offers to return the user to their home page. Phishing Protection is turned on by default, and works by checking sites against either a local or online list of known phishing sites. This list is automatically downloaded and regularly updated when the Phishing Protection feature is enabled.
Enhanced search capabilities: Search term suggestions will now appear as users type in the integrated search box when using the Google, Yahoo! or Answers.com search engines. A new search engine manager makes it easier to add, remove and re-order search engines, and users will be alerted when Firefox encounters a website that offers new search engines that the user may wish to install.
Improved tabbed browsing: By default, Firefox will open links in new tabs instead of new windows, and each tab will now have a close tab button. Power users who open more tabs than can fit in a single window will see arrows on the left and right side of the tab strip that let them scroll back and forth between their tabs. The History menu will keep a list of recently closed tabs, and a shortcut lets users quickly re-open an accidentally closed tab.
Resuming your browsing session: The Session Restore feature restores windows, tabs, text typed in forms, and in-progress downloads from the last user session. It will be activated automatically when installing an application update or extension, and users will be asked if they want to resume their previous session after a system crash.
Previewing and subscribing to Web feeds: Users can decide how to handle Web feeds (like this one), either subscribing to them via a Web service or in a standalone RSS reader, or adding them as Live Bookmarks. My Yahoo!, Bloglines and Google Reader come pre-loaded as Web service options, but users can add any Web service that handles RSS feeds.
Inline spell checking: A new built-in spell checker enables users to quickly check the spelling of text entered into Web forms (like this one) without having to use a separate application.
Live Titles: When a website offers a microsummary (a regularly updated summary of the most important information on a Web page), users can create a bookmark with a "Live Title". Compact enough to fit in the space available to a bookmark label, they provide more useful information about pages than static page titles, and are regularly updated with the latest information. There are several websites that can be bookmarked with Live Titles, and even more add-ons to generate Live Titles for other popular websites.
Improved Add-ons manager: The new Add-ons manager improves the user interface for managing extensions and themes, combining them both in a single tool.
JavaScript 1.7: JavaScript 1.7 is a language update introducing several new features such as generators, iterators, array comprehensions, let expressions, and destructuring assignments. It also includes all the features of JavaScript 1.6.
Extended search plugin format: The Firefox search engine format now supports search engine plugins written in Sherlock and OpenSearch formats and allows search engines to provide search term suggestions.
Updates to the extension system: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.
Client-side session and persistent storage: New support for storing structured data on the client side, to enable better handling of online transactions and improved performance when dealing with large amounts of data, such as documents and mailboxes. This is based on the WHATWG specification for client-side session and persistent storage.
SVG text: Support for the svg:textpath specification enables SVG text to follow a curve or shape.
New Windows installer: Based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, the new Windows installer resolves many long-standing issues.
Before installing, make sure your computer meets the system requirements.
Mozilla.org provides Firefox 2 RC 3 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. You can get the latest version of Firefox 2 RC 3 here. For builds for other systems and languages not provided by Mozilla.org, see the Contributed Builds section at the end of this document.
Please note that installing Firefox 2 RC 3 will overwrite your existing installation of Firefox. You won't lose any of your bookmarks or browsing history, but some of your extensions and other add-ons might not work until updates for them are made available. Your copy of Firefox 2 RC 3 will be automatically updated to the final release of Firefox 2 when it becomes available.
You can remove Firefox 2 RC 3 through the Control Panel in the Start Menu on Windows, by removing the Firefox application on OS X, or by removing the firefox folder on Linux.
Removing Firefox 2 RC 3 won't remove your bookmarks, web browsing history, extensions or other add-ons. This data is stored in your profile folder, which is located in one of the following locations depending on your operating system:
| Windows 2000, XP | Documents and Settings\ |
| Windows NT | WINNT\Profiles\ |
| Windows 98, ME | Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox |
| Mac OS X | ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox |
| Linux and Unix systems | ~/.mozilla/firefox |
Any version of Firefox that you install after removing Firefox 2 RC 3 will continue to use the data from this profile folder.
Extensions installed under Firefox 1.5 may be incompatible and/or require updates to work with Firefox 2 RC 3. Please report any issues to the maintainer of the extension. When you install Firefox 2 RC 3 all of your Extensions and Themes will be disabled until Firefox 2 RC 3 determines that either a) they are compatible with the Firefox 2 RC 3 release or b) there are newer versions available that are compatible.
This list covers some of the known problems with Firefox 2 RC 3. Please read this before reporting any new bugs, and watch it regularly (we'll update it as new bugs are found in the release).
firefox.exe -safe-mode. On Linux, start with ./firefox -safe-mode and on Mac OS X, run: cd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/
./firefox-bin -safe-mode
If you uninstall an extension that is installed with your user profile (i.e. you installed it from a Web page) and then wish to install it for all user profiles using the -install-global-extension command line flag, you must restart the browser once to cleanse the profile extensions datasource of traces of that extension before installing with the switch. If you do not do this you may end up with a jammed entry in the Extensions list and will be unable to install the extension globally.
If you encounter strange problems relating to bookmarks, downloads, window placement, toolbars, history, or other settings, it is recommended that you try creating a new profile and attempting to reproduce the problem before filing bugs. Create a new profile by running Firefox with the -P command line argument, choose the "Manage Profiles" button and then choose "Create Profile...". Migrate your settings files (Bookmarks, Saved Passwords, etc) over one by one, checking each time to see if the problems resurface. If you do find a particular profile data file is causing a problem, file a bug and attach the file.
We need help from developers and the testing community to provide as much feedback as possible to make Firefox even better. Please read these notes and the bug filing instructions before reporting any bugs to Bugzilla. You can also give us your feedback through this feedback form.
Use the forums. The Firefox team reads them regularly. We all get a lot of email and your email may get lost.
Extensions and Themes can be downloaded from Firefox Add-ons.
Lots of people. See Help->About Mozilla Firefox, Credits for a list of some of the people who have contributed to Firefox 2 RC 3.
A tarball of the Firefox 2 RC 3 source code is available for download. The latest development code can be obtained by cvs. Firefox-specific source is in "mozilla/browser", "mozilla/toolkit", and "mozilla/chrome". Please follow the build instructions.
Firefox 2 RC 3 works with whatever mail client is the default on your system. However, we recommend Mozilla Thunderbird, our next generation email client and the perfect complement to Firefox.
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The Xbox cooling *Note* Do this at your own risk. No one is responsible for any loss due to this post What you might need for this cooling system: Aluminium cover Pipes Thread sealant Screws Cooling reservoir Water pump Steps Step 1: Put a aluminium cover to cover the CPU. Step 2: Make a aluminium box so that the water would no come in real contact with the CPU in case of any leakage. Step 3: Drill two holes at the extreme ends of the aluminium box. Step 4: Connect the pipe to the two holes and seal it with thread sealant and test for leakage for 24 hours Step 4: Screw the aluminium box and aluminium cover together . Step 5: Connect the pipes to a cooling reservoir . Step 6: Choose a small water pump and connect one side with the pipe to one of the holes on the aluminium box Step 7: Connect the other side of the water pump to the cooling reservoir. Step 8: Connect the other side of the cooling reservoir to the the other hole of the aluminium box Step 9: Test for any leakage before fixing it back again Step 10: Fix everything back and enjoy your new Xbox The computer cooling *Note* Do this at your own risk. No one is responsible for any loss due to this post What you may need for this cooling system:CPU waterblock(you can get it if you ask when you buy the CPU) Pipes Thread sealant Cooling reservoir Water pump CPU coolers Steps Step 1: Put thermal paste on the CPU and put the CPU cooler on it Step 2: Connect the pipe to the water block and seal it with thread sealant. Step 3: Put one CPU cooler on the hard drive (only if you want water cooling for your hard drive) Step 4: Put one CPU cooler on the GPU of the graphic card (only if you want water cooling for your graphics card) Step 5: Connect the pipes with the hard drive and CPU and GPU of the graphic card. Step 6: Connect the pipes to the water pump Step 7: Connect the pipe to the water reservoir Step 8: CHECK for leakage Step 9: Fix back the parts and enjoy
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Apple had released a new red Ipod and promised top donate $10 of each red Ipod Nano sold. The Red Edition is available as a 4 GB model only and is priced at $200 - the same as other 4 GB Nano models.
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HI everyone have all of you tried the new Vista RC1 . I personally feel it is great , the Aero glass look fantastic . But the problem is that it requires a huge RAM if only you want to run Aero glass. and now following complaints from security firms Microsoft has decied to revise the feature set of Windows Vista and make changes in the areas of security, search and the new file format XPS for the EU, Korean versions of Vista.
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HI everybody how do all of you fell about the upcoming Nintendo Wii. I feel the wireless remote control is almost useless as it require charging of the remote. But it is best when you want to enjoy sports games on the Wii. The system boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi access. There will be a number of Wi-Fi-enabled launch titles, currently in development, that will employ Nintendo's wireless gaming service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. In addition, there will be no charge for Wi-Fi connections, or first-party Nintendo wireless Internet content.
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Bill O'Reilly, well known for his "The O'Reilly Factor" TV and radio shows, says the iPod is "going to have a staggeringly negative effect" on the United States. In a recent "Radio Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, he took on both the iPod and Sony PS3, according to GamePolitics.com.
Of the iPod, O'Reilly said, "I don't own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod. ... If this is your primary focus in life -- the machines ... it's going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America."
On the subject of video games, O'Reilly says that the PS3 and other gaming systems are leading to poverty and a lack of the skills necessary to get a job. Ironically, the very technology he is complaining about is used in various ways to help train U.S. soldiers for combat.
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Microsoft's competition to find the best student software designers around the world is now open, with $170,000 in prize money up for grabs. But be warned: your only chance of stepping off with a top prize is through cooperation and teamwork, as the Imagine Cup is strictly for team players
A Microsoft competition, the Imagine Cup is sponsored in the United Kingdom by Capgemini, BT and Hewlett-Packard. It is an international student competition for, in Microsoft's words, "young technologists around the globe to explore their creativity by using technology to solve real-world problems."
Last year, more than 65,000 students from 100 countries participated, leading the competition to be dubbed the "software development Olympics."
The most high-profile challenge of the Imagine Cup is the Software Design Invitational. Other contests test students' abilities in embedded and Web development, programming, IT administration and problem solving, as well as in digital arts such as short films, digital photography and interface design.
This year's theme for the Software Design Invitational is "imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all." The judges will be looking for software developers to use their imagination, and Microsoft's tools and technology, to create usable and innovative software applications based on this theme.
Teams must contain between two and four students, and will compete with the support of an academic mentor to create their solution. Entrants have just a few months to get their work together; the deadline for first-round submissions is February 28. Contestants must submit sample code from the application they develop, along with a document explaining their idea.
Those who make it to the second stage will have to submit a graphical representation of their solution. Each short-listed team will be given two opportunities to deliver a detailed presentation to a panel of judges, with the top three teams then selected to present to the panel and a guest audience.
Each winning team will go on to represent its country on the international stage in the global final as part of an all-expenses-paid trip to Seoul, South Korea.
Prizes for winners of the Software Design Invitational will be a Microsoft Zune for third place, an Xbox 360 and Microsoft suite of games for second place. The first-place prize: a project development package, an HP Compaq nc2400 business laptop and the trip to the worldwide finals in Korea. Once in Korea, teams will compete for $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, for the top three places.
"The Imagine Cup has been running for five years now, and for software developers, it's a competition of Olympic proportions," said Andrew Sithers, an academic development evangelist at Microsoft UK.
"This year's theme is one that the students can relate to better than anyone," Sithers said. "These are the people who have daily experience of our education system. This insight is invaluable and I'm sure will produce some incredibly creative approaches to the problem."
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Hi everyone is excited for the PS3 do you have any comments for it. I think it is great look at the following websites for reviews about it The PlayStation 3 is due out November 17, 2006 in North America (Japan gets it about a week earlier, while Europe and Australia won't see it until March 2007) in two different configurations: the $600 model comes with a 60GB hard drive and built-in wireless networking and $500 for the version with a 20GB hard drive but was added in September. Good side: The console's built-in Blu-ray drive seems like a bargain compared to the stand-alone Blu-ray players, which priced at $1,000. Every PlayStation 3 will come with an HDMI port, which guarantees high-def playback of Blu-Ray movies and PS3 games. Blu-ray discs can hold 50GB and can theoretically go to 100GB or 200GB, the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii use standard DVD allowing only 8.5GB. PlayStation 3 will be powered by ballyhooed Cell processor, a 3.2GHz chip that Sony developed with help from IBM and Toshiba. You'll be able to play your PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games on the PlayStation 3.
BAD side: $500 or $600 is reasonable for a Blu-ray player, but it's twice the price of PS2 and $200 more than the core and high-end Xbox 360 models. The $500 model will not have built-in Wi-Fi and built-in flash-memory reader. Microsoft released a bare-bones Xbox 360 Core System, a version that was easily upgradable to the exact same specs as the more expensive deluxe version with the purchase of a few accessories.
Sony will be joining Nintendo and Microsoft in the microtransaction market. Nintendo's Virtual Console has garnered an unprecedented amount of hype, and the Xbox Live Marketplace is one of the surprise success stories of the Xbox 360. On the good side, unlike Microsoft, Sony has indicated that its online service will be free for online competition.
Launch allocations has been and will be a major problem for Sony . The company set a precedent by chopping initial shipments of the PlayStation 2 in half roughly a month before the console's release, and Microsoft's Xbox 360 faced similar shortages.
Overall: This time, PS3 seems to have the technological edge, but Xbox 360 will have a 12-month head start in the marketplace.
Less than one hour after the pre-order process had begun, the company posted a message that its supply was gone. But note some people who got the pre-order ticket has already sold their ticket to other people.
But if you are desperate for a PS3 and were not able to pre-order a console, there's always Ebay . "Buy now" prices ranged from about $1200 to $2500 at the time of this writing. At least that includes free overnight shipping in most cases.
Last month, Sony announced that it was cutting the worldwide launch allocation of the PS3 from an original 2 million to just 500,000 units. 400,000 units are promised to ship to the U.S.
buy the PS3 from www.ebay.com www.amazon.co.uk/
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