Toshiba Satellite M500, A Stunning and Powerful Hybrid Notebook

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Another notebook targeted to mainstream market has been released. Toshiba Satellite M500 combines elegant design with remarkable multimedia features.

First impression spears when you see this gadget is the Flush LCD screen design combined with latest features like system hybrid SSD/HDD, Harman kardon speakers, REGZA-Link, ect.

Covered with bold black color (Premier Black), LCD Satellite M500 cover is made based on Toshiba finishing technique Fusion using IMR (In-Mould-Rolling) technology.

In addition to its chick and fascinating design, Satellite M500 offers edge-to-edge display (Flush Screen) with glass mask, while wheel and switch are made from chrome that beautifies its appearance.

The appearance becomes more perfect with its flat key black button keyboard which turns Satellite M500 into an elegant multimedia device.

Hybrid Performance

With Hybrid SSD system (Solid State Drive) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive), users will get the best two parts of it. First of all is an optimal performance. Notebook PC operation system is stored in SSD with has access five times faster than hard drive.

Second is the storage performance. User data with large capacity will be stored in the hard-drive. And since this notebook is using SSD more frequent, user can also enjoy a better durability from the hard-drive, since the period of storing data on the hard-drive’s head is processed faster. Hybrid storing solution SSD/HDD is available in particular models.

To protect important data in HDD, Satellite M500 is also equipped with hard-drive protection through 3D Motion Sensor built-in which dynamically monitoring vibration, shock and drop-down and quickly keep the drive’s head from any risk that can be occurred.

Specification

Satellite M500 is supported by Intel Core2Duo Processor and memory system 2048MB/4096MB (2048MBx2). Hybrid storing system combines 500GB (SATA) HDD and 64GB SSD. Configuration standard 320 GB and 500GB HDD is also available.

For better graphic performance, Satellite M500 has ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 up to 1278 MB graphic in total. This version is also equipped with ext 512 MB VRAM HD web camera that powerful in making video recording in large format. With about US$1,500 this fascinating product certainly makes more options in the notebook market.

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Apple Officially Released iPhone OS 3.0

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Finally, Apple released iPhone 3.0 software update recently. This software update comes with a bunch of new remarkable features. This Operating System update can be used by all iPhone and iPod Touch users across the world.

The launching of OS 3.0 is almost together with the starting sale of iPhone 3GS that will be available on the public market soon. This new version of iPhone will open all features provided by iPhone OS 3.0.

According to Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President Worldwide Product Marketing Apple in softpedia, iPhone OS 3.0 will be released with a series of new remarkable features full with innovation, both to developer and iPhone users,

iPhone OS 3.0 software update will bring over 100 new features for iPhone and iPod Touch, including Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS (exclusive for 3G), Spotlight Search, Landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes, Safari, Parental Controls for TV, Movie application from App Store, and Video-recording and editing.

Beside all features mentioned above, there is also a feature that able to capture and send audio recording with new Voice Memo app, Wi-Fi feature that strong enough to download a film, TV program and audio, Stereo Bluetooth and P2P support like the one on iTunes.

iPhone users can download iPhone OS 3.0 for free, while iPod Touch users will be charged US$ 9.95

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Manage Your BlackBerry Vibration using BuzzMe

BlackBerry has a unique vibrate feature compared to others handphone. This feature makes BlackBerry device ringing while vibrating at the same time. This feature is possible through a support from an application called BuzzMe.

BuzzMe application can be used to make sure that BlackBerry vibrates when the ringtone is ringing. This is a little bit different with a basic feature which vibrates first before ringing.

BuzzMe is a free application that suitable with BlackBerry that has 4.2 operation system above or 4.5 or 4.7. Beside this free application, there is BuzzMe Pro, another paid version of BuzzMe application which has more rich features to control your device vibration.

With this paid version application, BlackBerry users are able to manage the vibration more detail. For instance, user can manage the vibration function for SMS and email only, or even manage on how long the vibration will be.

Good news for BlackBerry Storm device users, BuzzMe Pro has a function called facedown. It means, if BlackBerry Storm is facing downward (the touchscreen area is touching the table’s surface), then the device will not be vibrated.

If you are interested on BuzzMe free version, you can download it at BigTinCan.com:
•OS 4.7
•OS 4.5
•OS 4.2+
You can find more detail information about BuzzMe free version in BigTinCan.com

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Online Radio: Another Good Way to Improve Writing Skill

Monday, July 13, 2009

When reading the headline, some of you might raise a question: what is the correlation between listening radio and writing skill?

Well, it is true that listening is one part of skills that has to develop by anyone who wants to communicate fluently in a particular language. But, what if I say, listening does have significant correlation to general English writing skill.

For me, it works. I used to listen to online radio while I am working on my project or just surfing on the net. I preferred radios that have talk-show programs or news programs. This because the main contain of the programs are talk!

Off course, in many occasions I have to concentrate to my work or focus on information I am searching for. In this kind of situation, mostly, radio programs I heard, just acted as ‘a friendly –companion’ to me. I might not catch the whole ideas of conversation, but it made me familiar to language that I am not native for, which is English.

And as I am getting used and comfort listen to the talk-show or news, I slowly begin to learn many new phrases and words. And amazingly, in about a week, I can understand what the speakers talking about on their talk-show. Off course not every part of the conversation, but at least the core ideas of the whole conversation.

At this point, I am pretty sure; you have improved your writing skill. Well, everybody has their on way. I just try sharing everything that works on me. It’s your choice to give a shoot or to leave it. But if willing to try, I would love to hear your comment.

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