Top 10 Best Printers

So you're looking for a printer for your home or office. You'd think that it would be a simple enough task. But then you're confronted with the sheer mass of choices out there, with varying feature sets, and suddenly, you've got printer panic. But you don't need to drown in inkjets and lasers. read more..

Microsoft "Would Not Condone" Sex-themed Kinect Game

We blogged about it; you talked about it; you couldn't click on it. Yes, the alleged sex-themed video game for Microsoft's Kinect has made the rounds since adult entertainment company ThriXXX announced that it had hacked the motion-tracking device to allow for, well, a way to use the sensor for, er, remote… input.
While the initial test of the software only allowed one to use one's hands to interact with the game / digital models, the company boasted that it was going to bring both full-body gestures (yikes) and support for voice commands in a later release. read more....

Google Really Gets Under People's Skin

Google's new Body Browser could be a valuable tool for physicians -- helping them explain medical conditions and surgeries to patients, among other things. It will also be of value to medical educators and students. One possible drawback, though, is that some people might be tempted to use it for self-diagnosis, which could be dangerous. "Information from the Internet nearly killed my daughter," warned author Robert Goldberg. "Twice." read more

Zalman Chassis GS1200

 Zalman Chassis GS1200, the successor  of Zalman GS1000 will be release sometime next year.  Currently the details surrounding Zalman's upcoming chassis are rather slim, however based on images supplied by the company, it will sport an all-black coating and feature an I/O panel consisting of one USB 3.0 port, three USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port and two audio connectors.

So far Zalman hasn't officially announced the chassis or provided pricing and availability, however we expect to see the GS1200 model next month during CES 2011.

LifeStudio Desk Plus

The Hard Drive Re-Invented
USB 2.0 External Drive - 500GB, 1TB & 2TB

The LifeStudio Desk external drive automatically finds and organizes photos, movies, music, and files into a stunning 3D wall* so you can easily view all your content from your computer and popular sites like Facebook™. The included auto-sync USB key delivers ultimate flexibility for your content on-the-go.   more....

The fastest gaming notebook ever to be unveiled at CES 2011

Driven by a desire to “insist on the best,” MSI will be exhibiting a number of powerful G Series gaming notebooks at 2011 CES, including the top end GT680—the “fastest notebook on the planet.” When tested with PC MARK Vantage tools, it attained a speed of 18,162 points. It has the fastest operating system in the world, performing some three times faster than the average speed of high end gaming books currently on the market.  read more.

Chrome Beta Testers Get Their Hands on Google's Little Black Book

Does Google intend to release Chrome as a full open source operating system for users to install willy-nilly on any old netbook? Or will it be available only embedded on specific netbooks that Google intends to sell? Google's limited beta for the OS is tied to an unbranded black netbook, the Cr-48, prompting some head-scratching over how it will distribute Chrome OS after the testing is over. more...

The Death of the Hard Drive

 Stop worrying about when the hard drive in your computer will die. Google wants to kill it permanently anyway.

The new Google Chrome operating system, which was unveiled Tuesday, as well as hints and suggestions from Apple and Microsoft, offers us a preview of the PC of the future. And it will come without that familiar whirring disk that has been the data heart of the PC for the past 25 years.

The Chrome OS will at first be available on all-black laptops from Samsung and Acer. And because the new platform stores everything -- files, applications, data bits and bytes, literally everything -- on online servers rather than on your home or office PC, those new PCs running it won't require gobs of storage. In fact, they won't require any storage at all.  more

World's First DX11 PCIe x1 Video Card

HIS today unveils the HIS 5450 Silence 1GB (64bit) DDR3 PCIe x1 Eyefinity graphics card, offering the best features and functionality in their class with AMD Eyefinity technology. Powered by the Radeon™ 5400 GPU, HIS 5450 Silence 1GB PCIe x1 delivers a state-of-the-art HD multimedia and medium gaming experience at a value price.

The HIS 5450 Series is designed to give you stunning high definition entertainment from your PC, no matter Blu-ray/HD DVD discs or other HD sources. Gamers will enjoy the ultimate immersive gaming experience with innovative "wrap around" multi-display capabilities. In addition, the HIS 5450 Silence 1GB is built as high-profile capable single-slot design with two low profile brackets included, making it possible to fit them in both full-height and half-height PCI Slots. more

AMD Releases Three New CPUs

"AMD announced today three new processors to round out its Phenom II and Athlon II lines. All three CPUs are designed to work in AMD's standard AM3 and AM2+ sockets. The 3.3-GHz Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition, Dual-core Phenom II X2 565 Black Edition and Athlon II X3 455. "read more....

VGA Given 5 Years to Live

"VGA, or video graphics array, has been with PCs almost since the get-go, but an agreement between AMD and Intel may spell doom for the technology within five years. The companies have agreed to begin abandoning VGA in favor of technologies like DisplayPort and HDMI. The decision was made due to the relatively bulky hardware VGA requires as well as the additional features digital technologies offer."  more

4 steps to set up your home wireless network

Use a wireless network to share Internet access, files, printers, and more.  You can  surf the Web while you're sitting on your couch or in your yard.

1. Choose your wireless equipment

The first step is to make sure that you have the equipment you need. You might notice that you can choose equipment that supports three different wireless networking technologies: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g. I recommend  802.11g, because it offers excellent performance and is compatible with almost everything.



Shopping list

• Broadband Internet connection
• Wireless router
• A computer with built-in wireless networking support or a wireless network adapter
• A wireless router

The router converts the signals coming across your Internet connection into a wireless broadcast, sort of like a cordless phone base station. Be sure to get a wireless router, and not a wireless access point.

• A wireless network adapter

Network adapters wirelessly connect your computer to your wireless router. If you have a newer computer you may already have wireless capabilities built in. If this is the case, then you will not need a wireless network adapter. If you need to purchase an adapter for a desktop computer, buy a USB wireless network adapter. 


Note: To make setup easy, choose a network adapter made by the same vendor that made your wireless router. 

2. Connect your wireless router

Since you'll be temporarily disconnected from the Internet, print these instructions before you go any further.

• First, locate your cable modem or DSL modem and unplug it to turn it off.
• Next, connect your wireless router to your modem. Your modem should stay connected directly to the Internet.
• Next, connect your router to your modem:

If you currently have your computer connected directly to your modem: Unplug the network cable from the back of your computer, and plug it into the port labeled Internet, WAN, or WLAN on the back of your router.

If you do not currently have a computer connected to the Internet: Plug one end of a network cable (included with your router) into your modem, and plug the other end of the network cable into the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port on your wireless router.

If you currently have your computer connected to a router: Unplug the network cable connected to the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port from your current router, and plug this end of the cable into the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port on your wireless router. Then, unplug any other network cables, and plug them into the available ports on your wireless router. You no longer need your original router, because your new wireless router replaces it.

3. Configure your wireless router

Using the network cable that came with your wireless router, you should temporarily connect your computer to one of the open network ports on your wireless router (any port that isn't labeled Internet, WAN, or WLAN). If you need to, turn your computer on. It should automatically connect to your router.

Next, open Internet Explorer and type in the address to configure your router.

You might be prompted for a password. The address and password you use will vary depending on what type of router you have, so refer to the instructions included with your router.

As a quick reference, this table shows the default addresses, usernames, and passwords for some common router manufacturers.

Internet Explorer will show your router's configuration page. Most of the default settings should be fine, but you should configure three things:

Your wireless network name, known as the SSID. This name identifies your network. You should choose something unique that none of your neighbors will be using.

Wireless encryption (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), which help protect your wireless network. For most routers, you will provide a passphrase that your router uses to generate several keys. Make sure your passphrase is unique and long (you don't need to memorize it).

Your administrative password, which controls your wireless network. Just like any other password, it should not be a word that you can find in the dictionary, and it should be a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Be sure you can remember this password, because you'll need it if you ever have to change your router's settings.

The exact steps you follow to configure these settings will vary depending on the type of router you have. After each configuration setting, be sure to click Save Settings, Apply, or OK to save your changes.

Now, you should disconnect the network cable from your computer.

4. Connect your computers to the wireless network

If your computer does not have wireless network support built in, plug your network adapter into your USB port, and place the antenna on top of your computer (in the case of a desktop computer), or insert the network adapter into an empty PC card slot (in the case of a laptop). Windows will automatically detect the new adapter, and may prompt you to insert the CD that came with your adapter. The on-screen instructions will guide you through the configuration process.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system initially developed by Android Inc. Android was purchased by Google in 2005. Android is based upon a modified version of the Linux kernel. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android. Android has a large community of developers writing application programs ("apps") that extend the functionality of the devices. There are currently over 100,000 apps available for Android. Android Market is the online app store run by Google, though apps can be downloaded from third party sites. Developers write in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. The Android operating system software stack consists of Java applications running on a Java based object oriented application framework on top of Java core libraries running on a Dalvik virtual machine featuring JIT compilation. Libraries written in C include the surface manager, OpenCore media framework, SQLite relational database management system, OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics API, WebKit layout engine, SGL graphics engine, SSL, and Bionic libc. The Android operating system consists of 12 million lines of code including 3 million lines of XML, 2.8 million lines of C, 2.1 million lines of Java, and 1.75 million lines of C++.

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