What will happen if we had Microsoft iPhone, especially if the phone is powered by the Windows Mobile core? Let me present you the Microsoft iPhone!
Oh boy, so many error messages and even the much dreaded blue screen of death! Haha, thank God this is merely a parody and is not really a Microsoft iPhone.
Months ago, the original creators of Limewire, a popular bit torrent downloader, left and formed Frostwire. So, I decided to run a test to see which one is far more superior to the other. The tests in this little experiment consists of loadtime, looks, search results, download speed and other extra features.. But, enough talking. Let’s run the tests.
Loadtime
Let’s start off with something simple. In the first test, I tested to see how long each program takes to load. Frostwire started off strong with a load time of 5 seconds. So what about Limewire? Limewire took an extra second to load, meaning that Frostwire was slightly faster than Limewire.
Looks
Frostwire looks
It’s no beauty contest, they’re both the same. None of them look that different from the other. They both have the same tabs (well, Limewire has more tabs than Frostwire), and has that same basic structure. The only difference between the two is the color scheme. Frostwire’s color scheme uses blue and white, while Limewire uses green and white. Really, there’s no clear cut competition in terms of looks.
Mozilla’s latest version of their ever so popular browser, Firefox 3, has just be launched a couple of days ago. The D-day, which was the 17th of June, was the official release date of Firefox 3. You must’ve heard about the Firefox Pledge? If not, you can check out more about this and for those who have downloaded Firefox 3, kudos to yourself. Firefox 3 achieved more than 8 million downloads in just 24 hours. That’s more Firefox downloads than the browser ever had in a single day – an impressive feat indeed!
Firefox 3 has been discussed not too long ago, you can read it here. Looks like here in Kongtechnology.com, we are a Firefox lover! Well, personally, I love Firefox for its ease of use, customization, and speed. It definitely beats Internet Explorer. As for Safari and Opera, it’s a matter of preference. The three are on an equal ground I reckon, only difference is that there are features specific to one browser, for example, Speed Dial on Opera. Yet, my choice would still be Mozilla’s Firefox.
An interesting new niche in the PC laptop market, is the “MacBook Air Killer“. The latest, in a recent rash of these computers, is the Toshiba Portégé, R500. The top of the line model boasts a 128GB solid state hard drive, 2GB of RAM and a dual core Intel processor. Really driving home the value, the Toshiba also features a built in DVD Burner (the DVD SuperMulti Drive), fingerprint scanner and Transflective 1280×800 wide screen.
For comparison, we’ve lined up the top-of-the-line MacBook Air and Portégé side by side:
| Feature | MacBook Air | Portégé R500 |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 1.8Ghz Dual Core | 1.33Ghz Dual Core |
| Optical Drive | Optional External | DVD SuperMulti Drive Included |
| RAM | 2GB | 2GB |
| Screen | 13.3″ 1280×800 glossy | 12.1″ 1280×800 transflective |
| Graphics | Intel GMA X3100 | Intel Media Aceclarator 950 |
| Hard Drive | 64GB Solid State Drive | 128GB Solid State Drive |
| Weight | 3 lbs | 1.72 lbs |
| Price | $3,098 | $2,999 |
The music festival season at Glastonbury may have already started, and no doubt there were many festival goers who had found themselves without an ounce of charge in the mobile phones. This can be really annoying.
But how do you charge your mobile phone or MP4 player, when you are camped out in the middle of a field? Well the mobile telecoms company, Orange has been thinking about this and will be making available at the main festival the Orange ReCharge Tent.
The tent stands seven meters tall and when the 500 watt solar panels and 500 watt wind turbine are in full power they will be able to charge up to over a hundred phones or personal music players each day. Or 100 devices per hour.
If this proves to be a success then, Orange says that they may consider making more of these tents which could be taken to other events. Of course it has a good spin on it for Orange, for when people are charging up their phones, the staff can be telling them about their new deals and packages. 🙂
The concept has been around for decades now, in fact ever since the very birth of the Internet itself. One day online web services would take over from OS-bound conventional desktop software and we would have access to all our data from anywhere and at anytime.
As of yet no application has successfully bridged the gap between power and performance and connectivity and synchronization. Office Live makes some attempt at this but I personally find it far too slow and buggy to use. The biggest downside for Office Live is that most end users simply don’t need the high end features that it provides. I love the new Office Interface, but when will I ever use mail merge or functions like it?
For many of us we just need simple tools, and I’ll show you the best online services currently available which you can use in conjunction with, or as a replacement for Microsoft Office.
Word Processor | Presentations | Spreadsheets
I think Google Docs is an amazing service, I love the fact that in many ways it really isn’t an Office alternative and doesn’t try to be. You’ll see the other services here are trying to provide a complete Office replacement in terms of features and power but Google has just created a service which just provides the features most users will need and makes it incredibly simple to share and collaborate with other users.
In fact in many cases I just Docs it as a glorified note-taker, but who cares? It’s free, fast and perfect for working on documents with someone else. It also supports Office file formats as well as Open Documents and can import and export to the desktop.
You’ll need a Gmail account, an Open ID (includes Yahoo ID) in order to use Google Docs, but since most people should have either a Gmail account or Yahoo address already this shouldn’t be a problem. If not, you’ll just have to register for one, but that shouldn’t be too much of a problem, right?
Features are added regularly based upon user feedback. I have found myself using it more and more lately as I move between places like work, home and university and need to quickly keep documents accessible from all locations.
If you worry about not being able to access your files when not connected to the Internet then you can use Google Gears to access Docs from the desktop when you are offline. The official Gear site supports Firefox and Internet Explorer, but you will need to go here to get a modified plugin for Flock.
Daniel did a great article recently where he shows how you can use CSS to style your documents, Google Docs doesn’t have many formatting options so it might be worthwhile to give this a go.
Playstation 3 was once known as the most expensive, over-priced next generation games console. This lasted for a while, before people started to find out the real potential of Playstation 3. This is not only a game console, it’s a computer, an entertainment center (and a high-def too!) and with the firmware upgrades Sony has launched, has boost Playstation 3 console sales figure through the roof! Playstation 3 is packed with quite some serious punches and features that, once known, will make the price tag seems a lot more reasonable. I know so because in the past, I wasn’t interested to buy a Playstation 3, but now, I’m a proud owner of one. Read on why.
1. Yellow Dog Linux
No, this doesn’t involve a yellow colored dog and putting it beside, or worse, on top of your Playstation 3. Yellow Dog Linux by Terra Soft Solutions is a well-known, PS3 approved Linux distribution. So what’s the big deal? Well, first, Linux is free, so while installing another OS into your Playstation 3 is not officially recommended (although it is legal), combined with a USB keyboard, and a USB mouse, and voila! you’ve got yourself an ultra-cool, sleek looking “PC” to do your day-to-day activities such as browsing, chatting, and office works.
Continue reading “5 reasons to love Playstation 3 (and why you should get one now)”
Mozilla has officially announced the release date for the latest and greatest edition of their popular Firefox browser. June 17th, 2008 is the official Firefox Download Day. To make things more interesting than a typical software release, Mozilla is attempting to organize a Guinness World Record Breaking attempt for the most software downloads in 24 hours. Head on over to the site and pledge your support… and then follow through by downloading on the 17th.
In addition to a chance to be part of the excitement, Firefox 3 will also improve your browsing experience with many new features:
Let’s get away from the usual IT and blogging related stuff today, and check out this cool device which I believe you will love to have it.
You know how it goes! You are just going out for a meal or something, it’s raining cats and dogs and when you get to your car the battery is flat. The best thing that can happen is that someone can help you with a jump start, but this means getting greasy and dirty fiddling about under the bonnet.
But this is not how it needs to be anymore, sure you may end up with a flat battery, but with the Closed Hood Car Jump Starter, there is no longer a need to pop the bonnet and therefore you can remain clean and dry! Very cool and unbelievable indeed!
Continue reading “Jump start your car without opening the bonnet”
There is something definitely British about the coin operated broadband base station made by Handlink. You simply put your coins into the slot and take the ticket that is printed out with all of the details needed to log into the system.
It is expected that these machines will be located in public places such as railway stations, shopping malls and just about anywhere else where a Wi-Fi network could be of use.
The device supports 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi connections and once you have your details any Wi-Fi enabled device such as laptops, PDA’s and some portable games machines can be quickly connected.
Unfortunately there are no details on what the costs are, so it is difficult to recommend what sort of loose change will be required. However it would be probably more like pound coins rather than 10p’s.
Naturally free Wi-Fi is preferable, but in places where a free connection is not available then maybe coin operated Wi-Fi is the answer, you just have to love the idea of popping in a few coins and getting onto the Internet, no bills and no nasty surprises when your mobile broadband bill comes in.
Source: Tech Radar, Coin-op Wi-Fi introduced
