Mozilla has released Firefox 3.1 Beta 1.
The company in its blog release has highlighted support for the 'video' and 'audio' HTML tags, a new tab-switching shortcut that copies an existing Firefox add-on called Ctrl-Tab, and a new API that uses third-party services to pinpoint the user's location and feed that information to Web sites and services. However while the new services look intriguing, Mozilla has switched its new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine off.
Tracemonkey came into the limelight recently around the time Google chrome was released. The new engine is supposed to boost rendering speeds up to 40 times faster than Firefox 3.0. This new engine can be enabled by typing "about: config", "javascript.options.jit.content" in the Filter field, then setting that to "True" by double-clicking the item. The browser needs to be restarted for it to be enabled.
The browser is expected to be released later this year or in Q1 of next year.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
SanDisk Launches New DAP for slotMusic Cards
SanDisk has just unveiled a new DAP - the Sansa slotMusic Player. The plug and play, portable music player was specially designed for use with their slotMusic cards that were launched in the US. In addition to the Sansa-branded player, SanDisk has created personalized, branded slotMusic players for popular artists such as Robin Thicke and ABBA. It weighs in at a little over two ounces and has dimensions of 2.75 (W) x 1.4375 (H) x 1.4375 (D) inches.
"With no need for computers or cords, the Sansa slotMusic Player gives consumers more time to play, and less time to worry about managing or downloading their music," said Daniel Schreiber, senior vice president and general manager for SanDisk. "SanDisk is all about building products that are easy for consumers to enjoy. Just insert your favorite artist's slotMusic card into the Sansa slotMusic player and press play."
The player doesn't require a PC or the Internet for managing music. Consumers can choose their slotMusic or music-filled microSD cards and can pop it into the device. In addition to slotMusic cards, this convenient MP3 player can play songs from any microSD card with music encoded as MP3 and WMA (DRM-free only) files. SanDisk has also developed a special line of Sansa slotMusic Player accessories, including a Sansa card wallet, an armband, and additional slotMusic player "shells" for customizing a player to one's own tastes.The Sansa-branded players ship with a customizable black shell, earphones and battery. The new Sansa slotMusic Player, both Sansa-branded (without cards) and artist-branded (including cards with additional content that may include liner notes, album art and other one-of-a-kind content personally chosen by the artist), is expected to be available from retailers in Europe and other regions of the world in 2009 for an MSRP of about Rs. 954 ($19.99) and Rs. 1, 900 ($34.99) respectively.
"With no need for computers or cords, the Sansa slotMusic Player gives consumers more time to play, and less time to worry about managing or downloading their music," said Daniel Schreiber, senior vice president and general manager for SanDisk. "SanDisk is all about building products that are easy for consumers to enjoy. Just insert your favorite artist's slotMusic card into the Sansa slotMusic player and press play."
The player doesn't require a PC or the Internet for managing music. Consumers can choose their slotMusic or music-filled microSD cards and can pop it into the device. In addition to slotMusic cards, this convenient MP3 player can play songs from any microSD card with music encoded as MP3 and WMA (DRM-free only) files. SanDisk has also developed a special line of Sansa slotMusic Player accessories, including a Sansa card wallet, an armband, and additional slotMusic player "shells" for customizing a player to one's own tastes.The Sansa-branded players ship with a customizable black shell, earphones and battery. The new Sansa slotMusic Player, both Sansa-branded (without cards) and artist-branded (including cards with additional content that may include liner notes, album art and other one-of-a-kind content personally chosen by the artist), is expected to be available from retailers in Europe and other regions of the world in 2009 for an MSRP of about Rs. 954 ($19.99) and Rs. 1, 900 ($34.99) respectively.
Nokia May Add New Handset to SuperNova Range
It seems like Nokia may be adding a new handset to their SuperNova range according to reports. The slider handset being called the 7100s (yet to be made official) looks a little similar to Nokia’s 5610 XpressMusic handset.
According to these reports the handset will have a Symbian S40 UI and come with features that include a media player, FM radio and a 1.3MP camera. Other features will include Bluetooth 2.0, Flash Lite 2.1.1 support, microSD card support for external memory and an Opera Mini browser.
Since there’s nothing official about the handset yet, there’s no pricing or date for its release.
According to these reports the handset will have a Symbian S40 UI and come with features that include a media player, FM radio and a 1.3MP camera. Other features will include Bluetooth 2.0, Flash Lite 2.1.1 support, microSD card support for external memory and an Opera Mini browser.
Since there’s nothing official about the handset yet, there’s no pricing or date for its release.
New Range Of Laptops by Lenovo
Lenovo has introduced a new range of notebook PCs with five choices of screen size and a diverse palette of color, style and design. The range is loaded with features including expanded facial recognition for simple and convenient log-in, gesture recognition for ease of use, one-key rescue system to recover data with just one touch and High-definition entertainment features.
Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo India announced on the occasion, "Having received an overwhelming response to our consumer PC range, we are investing further in the Indian market with the launch of this impressive new product range. The consumer PC segment is one-third of the total PC market in India and is growing at a very fast pace. We are riding this wave and we believe this new range offers the best mix of great looking products with great features to consumers."
Lenovo's new product range comprises of the U330, a premium, high-end, ultra-thin and ultra-light laptop; the Y330 a mainstream notebook aimed at high-definition entertainment and the S9 and S10 which are compact, fashionable Netbooks designed for everyday computing. This is rounded up by two other laptops namely the G230 and the G430 which are aimed at the budget market. Each of these laptops come equipped with features such as One-key rescue, Bright Vision, Dolby, Veriface, frameless screen and all the engineering of Lenovo.
The U330 comes with a deep blue glossy cover, 13 x 0.9 inch dimensions and weighs 1.95 kgs. The U330 is equipped with the latest version of VeriFace facial recognition technology, Dolby Home Theatre and touch-sensitive multimedia controls. The notebook comes equipped with HDMI with DDR III, ultra slim LED backlit display panel and a built-in DVD burner.
It also includes switchable graphics to enable the user to run energy-efficient integrated graphics while on battery power and switch to high-definition discrete graphics for more powerful performance when “plugged in.” For security it comes with Lenovo’s Active Protection System (APS), a feature pioneered on ThinkPad notebooks, which helps protect the data on the hard drive if the notebook should fall. If theoperating system should crash, users can recover their data at the touch of a button with the One-Key Rescue System. The U330 starts at Rs. 63,990.
Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo India announced on the occasion, "Having received an overwhelming response to our consumer PC range, we are investing further in the Indian market with the launch of this impressive new product range. The consumer PC segment is one-third of the total PC market in India and is growing at a very fast pace. We are riding this wave and we believe this new range offers the best mix of great looking products with great features to consumers."
Lenovo's new product range comprises of the U330, a premium, high-end, ultra-thin and ultra-light laptop; the Y330 a mainstream notebook aimed at high-definition entertainment and the S9 and S10 which are compact, fashionable Netbooks designed for everyday computing. This is rounded up by two other laptops namely the G230 and the G430 which are aimed at the budget market. Each of these laptops come equipped with features such as One-key rescue, Bright Vision, Dolby, Veriface, frameless screen and all the engineering of Lenovo.
The U330 comes with a deep blue glossy cover, 13 x 0.9 inch dimensions and weighs 1.95 kgs. The U330 is equipped with the latest version of VeriFace facial recognition technology, Dolby Home Theatre and touch-sensitive multimedia controls. The notebook comes equipped with HDMI with DDR III, ultra slim LED backlit display panel and a built-in DVD burner.
It also includes switchable graphics to enable the user to run energy-efficient integrated graphics while on battery power and switch to high-definition discrete graphics for more powerful performance when “plugged in.” For security it comes with Lenovo’s Active Protection System (APS), a feature pioneered on ThinkPad notebooks, which helps protect the data on the hard drive if the notebook should fall. If theoperating system should crash, users can recover their data at the touch of a button with the One-Key Rescue System. The U330 starts at Rs. 63,990.
Asus Introduces EEE Box Small PC
ASUS in association with Intel has announced the launch of world’s greenest, quietest and the most cost effective desktop PC in India. The Eee Box consumes 90% less power than normal desktop PCs and is one of the quietest with only 26 decibels sound emission.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Benson Lin, Corporate Vice President, ASUS, said, "With the ever increasing concern over global warming and the looming threat to the environment, ASUS has taken multiple initiatives in manufacturing green, eco-friendly products. These initiatives are part of our social and environmental responsibilities as well as part of ASUS’ strategic goal to tap the potential that ‘Green Industry’ has in future. We have made substantial investment in the R&D for green technology and will roll out products manufactured from environment-friendly materials, consuming much less power and conforming to stringent RoHS and WEEE standards."
Gopal Swaminathan, General Manager, OEM Business, Intel South Asia, "The Eee Box uses the Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz) processor, based on an entirely new architecture designed from the ground up specifically for low power and performance in an ultra-small package. The Intel Atom processor packs more than 47million transistors into a single piece of silicon measuring less than 25mm², and has a thermal design power specification in the 0.6-2.5 watt range. This is our smallest processor built with the world’s smallest transistors and a fundamental shift in design, small yet powerful enough to enable a big internet experience on devices such as the Eee Box."
The EEE Box is as sleek and slim as a paperback novel and can be mounted on VESA LCD displays for the ultimate space-saving solution. With the exclusive Express Gate – ASUS' fast boot technology - users can easily access the Internet, manage pictures, or communicate over IM/Skype just 7 seconds after boot up. The innovative ASUS thermal solution integrates a unique heat dissipation module with the AI fan – allowing quiet (26db) and comfortable computing. Compared to full-sized desktop solutions, the Eee Box’s energy-efficient performance reduces power consumption by up to 90%. The Eee Box also utilizes Green Design and is made with only eco-friendly materials for reduced CO2 emissions; and conforms to stringent RoHS and WEEE standards. The EEE Box is available for Rs. 16,490 excluding taxes.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Benson Lin, Corporate Vice President, ASUS, said, "With the ever increasing concern over global warming and the looming threat to the environment, ASUS has taken multiple initiatives in manufacturing green, eco-friendly products. These initiatives are part of our social and environmental responsibilities as well as part of ASUS’ strategic goal to tap the potential that ‘Green Industry’ has in future. We have made substantial investment in the R&D for green technology and will roll out products manufactured from environment-friendly materials, consuming much less power and conforming to stringent RoHS and WEEE standards."
Gopal Swaminathan, General Manager, OEM Business, Intel South Asia, "The Eee Box uses the Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz) processor, based on an entirely new architecture designed from the ground up specifically for low power and performance in an ultra-small package. The Intel Atom processor packs more than 47million transistors into a single piece of silicon measuring less than 25mm², and has a thermal design power specification in the 0.6-2.5 watt range. This is our smallest processor built with the world’s smallest transistors and a fundamental shift in design, small yet powerful enough to enable a big internet experience on devices such as the Eee Box."
The EEE Box is as sleek and slim as a paperback novel and can be mounted on VESA LCD displays for the ultimate space-saving solution. With the exclusive Express Gate – ASUS' fast boot technology - users can easily access the Internet, manage pictures, or communicate over IM/Skype just 7 seconds after boot up. The innovative ASUS thermal solution integrates a unique heat dissipation module with the AI fan – allowing quiet (26db) and comfortable computing. Compared to full-sized desktop solutions, the Eee Box’s energy-efficient performance reduces power consumption by up to 90%. The Eee Box also utilizes Green Design and is made with only eco-friendly materials for reduced CO2 emissions; and conforms to stringent RoHS and WEEE standards. The EEE Box is available for Rs. 16,490 excluding taxes.
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