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Shuttle Barebone XS35 a stylish mini media PC

Shuttle Barebone XS35 is a neat little mini that easily takes its place beside, or behind, your big flat-screen TV in the living room. The computer measuring only 3.3 centimeters in thickness and Shuttle are planning to show up a bunch at CeBIT.

At the CeBIT fair in Hanover March 2 to 6 are now in 2010, will of course lots of interesting stuff that shows up. Shuttle, which is known for its compact built datorchassis and barebones, announced that it will present its Shuttle Barebone XS35.

Barebone XS35 has a very compact form for you to ask the computer device connected to your flat screen TV, but it looks ugly. Smart cooling to make the computer very quiet and easy to assemble here and there. The chassis measures just 3.3 inches in thickness.

Although the computer is so compact, the Shuttle yet received the necessary. The motherboard contains a CPU type Intel Celeron D510 Dual Core (Dual 1.66 GHz), and the graphics card Nvidia GT218 (ion2) . The latter should handle both 3D and video playback. Connecting to a TV via HDMI.

Among the ports can be attributed to five USB, VGA, Ethernet and ljudin and outputs. There is also a small card reader, as well as space for a 2.5-inch hard drive and an optical reader in the Ultra Slim format. Neither the price tag or release date has been set, but it should show up in stores in the second half of 2010.

 

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Samsung's mini computer starts immediately

Samsung has introduced two mini-computers that feature Instant-On, which means you can start surfing as soon as you flip up the screen on the laptop. Smart!

The two new models called the Samsung N210 and N220.  With Instant-On, you will be on the Internet and can start surfing as soon as you flip up the screen of your computer. This has been solved by computers have two operating systems - one less operational starting immediately while Windows 7 will be loaded in the background.

More noteworthy features that N210 and N220 offers a liquid proof keyboard, so would you spill cola or coffee over the computer, there is no danger on the roof. In addition it offers a battery life of up to a full 12 hours, which should be just right for all people who likes to work on the go.

Samsung N210 and N220 have a full-sized keyboard, even though they count as mini-computers ( netbooks ). The liquid-proof keyboard can withstand up to 50 milliliters of liquid.

A security feature in computers is that it can be labeled theft.  This means that if someone steals your computer and connect to the Internet, the software will check your computer against a database and the computer is registered as stolen, sent information about IP numbers, etc. to the owner. You can even use the built-in webcam to take a picture of the thief.

The difference between N210 and N220 is that the former comes in white and black, while the other model is available in red and green. Recommended retail price is 4000 SEK.  Specifications are an LED-lit LCD screen of 10.1 inch, Intel N450 processor at 1.6 GHz, 250 GB hard drive, Bluetooth, memory card reader and a weight of just under 1.3 kg.

 

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Small portable hard drive from Verbatim

For some reason, we have a penchant for small storage devices, so it's no wonder that Verbatim new 1.8-inch hard disk of 250 GB attract our eyes. The device is small enough to lose your shirt pocket.

Verbatim Pocket Drive is an external hard drive that is based around a 1.8-inch disk. Most small external hard drives usually have a 2.5-inch disk, so Pocket Drive is unusually small. The device weighs 85 grams and measuring 90x64x14 mm in size.

The hard drive connects via USB port and requires no external power supply. Pocket Drive is the manufacturer compatible with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, and Mac OS X 10.1 and higher.

Software provided in the form of backup utility Dmailer and synchronization tool Verbatim SyncSoftware. Verbatim Pocket Drive is not yet in stores but has a price tag of around 1500 dollars.

 

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1.1 million mobile broadband in Sweden

Mobile broadband has become hugely popular in Sweden. According to statistics, there are currently 1.1 million registered accounts for mobile broadband in the country, and it seems to be a figure that is increasing all the time.

It is Internetstatistik.se which reports on trends in mobile broadband in Sweden.The entire 1.1 million mobile Internet connections available today, and the bar has been upwards since 2007. Probably it will continue to increase. Internet via 3G is simply very interesting.

Mobile broadband means that you go online via 3G network , and today use a technology called Turbo 3G. It provides, in theory, 7.2 Mbps, but in practice it is more around 3-5 Mbps. The recording is primarily how far from a 3G mast you are, and how many other customers connected to the same mast.

Many complaints have been received regarding operators of mobile Internet services, from customers who were not happy that they did not receive the 7.2 Mbps as the advertisement promised. Nowadays telecom companies no longer advertise themselves as hard of 7.2 Mbps, when in practice it is impossible to reach there.

If you are thinking of getting mobile broadband today, talking most of the tests that the operator Three is the one who delivers the best performance. Telia and Tele2 also has good speed. The quality of  Telenor seems to vary somewhat, for they've got a lot of complaints. In contrast, Telenor is the only operator that does not have limit on how much you download per month.

Most operators currently has a limit of around 5 GB per month . It is not very much, if you intended to download large files via your mobile broadband. The purpose of a mobile broadband is to be able to surf wherever you are. I would not recommend it as your only Internet connection, if you download files, streaming movies and music, and doing other things that take much bandwidth.

 

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Trendscends MP860 Multimedia in your pocket

Trendscend MP860 is a new portable media player with a price tag that is more affordable than its more advanced competitors iPod Touch and the like. You can listen to music, watch pictures and movies, and battery life is fine on its up to 22 hours.

Media Player MP860 comes in two versions - one black with 4 GB of internal memory and a white with 8 GB. If memory is not enough, you can expand it with a memory of type microSD ormicroSDHC .

The screen on the MP860 measuring 2.4 inches and can handle the resolution 240 x 320 pixels. There is no resolution I would like to watch the film in, but it'll do for video clips from such YouTube. Since Transcend MP860, except Mpeg-4, also capable of FLV files (ie Flash), you should be able to watch videos downloaded from YouTube.Read here about how to download from YouTube .

On the music front MP860 is capable of MP3, WMA, WMA DRM, Ogg, Flac and WAV. Images can be displayed in JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF. Media Player has built-in speakers, and there is also an internal microphone that can be used as a dictaphone.

Those 22 hours of battery life for music playback. It is not clear how long the player is able to show videos, but it is presumably a good bit of 22 hours.

Recommended prices for Transcens MP860 is SEK 799 for 4 GB model and 977 kronor for the 8 GB model. The player must be out of Transcend's dealers, but according to the product site PriceSpy seems the time of writing, not yet indexed.

 

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Lured people to hand over account details

Phishing (after English phishing ) has become a very big problem in security on the web. Cyber criminals are trying to access personal information such as login information by tricking users into giving up them. But how can you be fooled?

When the Daily News writes about a new phishing attack involving 1200 Swedish users have been tricked into giving up their account information in e-mail, many people in the comments writes about "how stupid can you be?" . In fact, it is unfortunately quite easy to be deceived , and has been there, you should not feel too stupid.

A major problem with phishing is that it is very difficult to stop . Security software can block known sites and try to analyze suspicious, but in the end, the programs can not prevent the user from themselves complete their tasks on a website.

A majority of phishing is to get users to surrender personal information, including login details , card numbers and such, and this information is then sold on the black market. Technology has become increasingly sophisticated and the cyber criminals are very adept at tricking users into giving up information.

Fooled you

The most common way is to get a user to visit a page where he or she is asked to log into their account - be it Hotmail , Gmail , Twitter , Facebook or any other major known services. You steal the design from the original site and try to get the URL to see the legitimate out. Then it presents itself for offering something for free, or offer any user became very curious. It can be free services, nude photos, free software, the opportunity to win cash or a trip, and so on.

Another very common way is to send up dialog boxes and windows that look likeantivirus or antispyware . It looks as if a scan is done, and then you find out that your computer is infected with the virus, and the only way to save themselves is to download an antivirus. This is about rogue security software , and is outright fraud .Such a site can look like this:

At the time of many phishing attacks, which attracts visitors with invitations to the renowned service Google Wave . There are several domains that seem to appear to have the Google wave to do, and which claims to offer users invitations ( invites ) if they fill in their details to the mailbox. If the fraudsters make a site that appears to come from Google, with a login box that looks the same as the Gmail (or any other Google service) it is easy to understand how users a little too quickly can fill in their details. If you are not sufficiently critical, it will look as if it is a legitimate Google service.

Another example I wrote about on my blog , and this was a phishing among users ofMSN Messenger (Windows Live Messenger). One spam was sent out to lots of users, where there was information that you could see which of their acquaintances who blocked one himself in his Messenger. It is clear that many chatters was curious, clicked on the link and then fill out the form on the site where they were asked to log in to their Messenger account.

The only functioning botmedlet against phishing is user training . Learn Internet users to be suspicious of things that are too good to be true. Ask you to sign in to an account, always check the web address correctly. Never give out your password to anyone, and be sure to have different passwords for each login account. I usually also recommend that you install SiteAdvisor , a browser extension that warns of suspicious and dangerous pages. SiteAdvisor is free and installs very easily.

 

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The five best mini-computers right now

Mini PCs ( netbooks as they are called in English) has become hugely popular.Statistics show that one in four computer sold today is a mini computer. Most manufacturers have at least one model in their range, and there will always more. But what should you buy? it and we'll answer in this articles.

A mini-computer is a small and neat notebook PC designed to act as a supplement to your regular computer. They are cheap to buy but they are not very good performance. The purpose of the mini-computer is that you can take it with you anywhere, and use the area are mainly Internet applications - hence the namenetbook.

Most mini-PCs run today with Windows XP operating system. Of course you can install whatever software you want, but it will not go particularly fast to run the latest version of Adobe Photoshop for example.

An ordinary minicomputer will normally have a Intel Celeron processor at 1.6 GHz, 1 GB of internal memory and either a 160GB hard drive or an SSD of 32 GB. These limits are designed to be classified as mini-computers and to help manufacturers to install more affordable versions of Windows on them. It is so, as well as Microsoft decides maxprestandan.

Purely performance-wise is different mini-computers not much. What you should look at instead is the design, the keyboard and touchpad will work for you as a user and how you think the screen is experienced. Then there are other details that could be essential. Some mini-computers have built-in 3G modem, which is handy if you have a subscription for the mobile Internet. Then mount your SIM card in your computer and you avoid the relatively bulky dongle.

To compile this list, I've taken a look at the various price comparison and testing sites, where you can see how popular the different computers. I have since added links to various reviews of the computers.

1. Samsung NC10 NC20 och

Samsung Netbook NC10 is the most popular computer on the market today, and it has been followed up by NC20. The former model NC10 is still current and works great. I have test driven the machine itself and was impressed by the almost full-sized keyboard, the screen of 10.2 inches and the pad. Samsung, unlike several competitors got a place with the mouse buttons below the plate instead of next, which is positive.Personally I do not like when the mouse buttons are located on opposite sides of the trackpad - it is cumbersome to work with.

I really liked the Samsung NC10. It is a good buy, if you are looking for an inexpensive mini-computer of this size. The computer feels solid built, and it has several advantages, with the excellent keyboard and touchpad, and not least the long battery life.

2. Acer Aspire One A150-B

The series Aspire One from Acer has a wide range of models, among which A150-B is most popular. It has a screen of 8.9 inches which is really, really good. The screen is the LED model and a high gloss, which delivers razor-sharp picture comparatively.The keyboard is very nice to write on, but the trackpad is the problem I mentioned above, the mouse buttons sit on either side. It is well to add that this is a matter of taste.

To sum it all I can say I am more than happy with my purchase, the computer arrives easily into a school bag or the inner pocket of his coat. Visually, it is really delicious and actually feels quite sturdy - unlike the Eee PC, which I think feels pretty plasticky.

3. MSI Wind U100

Mini computer from MSI has received good praise ever since it arrived. Nowadays it can be hard to come by, but as I wrote above, it is all mini computers in this segment so similar to an "older" model is not inferior to a newer - the specifications are generally the same. MSI Wind is a well-built 10-incher, which gives a good impression. It is simply a good buy.

MSI Wind U100 is recommended to those looking for a useful and handy netbook with a striking design. With the sexcelliga battery instead of the standard battery trecelliga Wind U110 is well worth the money.

4. Asus Eee PC 901

When I would buy a small laptop, I decided long and hard before I settled on the Asus Eee PC 901, but I chose Go-model, which has built-in 3G modem. Eee PC 901 is very small, with a screen of 8.9 inches and the tiny keyboard. It takes some practice to write on it but this is offset by the petite size. Bringing the computer is never a problem. Instead of a hard drive is a SSD of 20 GB on your computer. This means that it is dead silent. Battery life is up to 8 hours.

Asus Eee PC 901 is recommended as second or perhaps third, computer for anyone looking for a highly portable device with long battery life for basic tasks like surfing the web and send e-mail.

5. HP Compaq Mini 730eo

HP's Mini 730eo is the so-called consumer model, for example, the HP Mini 2140thThe computer is cheaper and you have stripped away certain things, such as a VGA port. The battery is the 3 cells, which is too little if you want to use the computer for extended periods on battery power. The keyboard is excellent but the mouse buttons sit on either side of the trackpad.

Compaq 730EO is a stripped down netbook a lack of technical excellence. But because the price tag matches the content we like it anyway. The computer is the cheapest of all the netbooks with tiotumskarm.

 

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It's fun to grub in the system

I've been a Windows user since the mid 1990's. Before that I drove the Amiga and Vic-64. Sure, I have test driven a lot of Linux, and Mac I've used a lot because I was educated typographer and works with newspapers. Therefore, I consider myself to have enough meat on the bones when I say that I think Windows is the best operating system .

The main reason is now that I'm used to. I can, and has been around since Windows 3.11. I have learned to make the system work as I want, by adapting it for my own taste, fellösa and look the little things I can tune to get better performance. And so on.

Mac users tend to always mock me for this. Why not get a Mac where you do not have to keep on fiddling the system?The answer to this, that I like to grub around in the system ! I want control of the operating system and be able to choose exactly what is running in the background.

Thanks to these opportunities, I have not had to change the computer very often.When it starts to go slow, just down the round and get back performance. It can safely do on the Mac also, of course - I do not write it here to start the OS war, but to explain why I prefer Windows.

When I sit down at a friend's computer and find it extremely tough, I can not help but to trim it. With old habits I go through all the background programs, run antispyware and cleaning, removes debris and uninstall unnecessary units. They are always happy when they can use his computer normally again, and I still think it's fun.

 

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Super Fast Compact Flash by SanDisk

SanDisk claims that they have launched the fastest compact flashCard. With an impressive literacy rate is addressed in particular to the memory card if you have an SLR that can record video.

Many of today's new SLR has the ability to record videos of up to Full HDQuality. To do this you need to get away from the bottleneck of slow memory. This makes SanDisk new Extreme Pro CompactFlashSeries a interesting choice.

SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash has a read / write speed of impressive 90 MB per second. The cards are available with a variety of storage capacities ranging from 16 to 64 MB.

Among the memory cards are SD cards the most widely used today. Most digital cameras and digital camcorders use the SDHC, which is the faster version of SD cards. But compact flash, Which is a major card, has advantages to offer better transfer rates, which is why they are often used by the SLR.

 

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Samsung release the stylish monitor with 3D support

Samsung's new monitors 2233RZ comes with 3D support, which literally adds an extra dimension to video games. Along with games that support the technology it is possible to get "real" 3D graphics.

To be able to enjoy your games in 3D graphics required in addition to a monitor that 2233RZ, although the 3D glasses from Nvidia, which we wrote about a while ago, Nvidia 3D Vision . Samsung writes in its press release that the vast majority of games support 3D graphics. Even older games will work with this, even if the graphics are not as impressive as in the example of new Mirror's Edge .

The monitor uses 120 Hz technology, which is separated into two 60-Hz images. This requires quite a lot of computer performance, so it is important that you have a really good computer for it to work. New compared to older displays that showed 3D graphics, is that the colors are better and that you should not get as tired in the eyes of a corporate play.

Specification: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 CPU or higher. At least 1GB of system memory and 100MB of available memory space. Compatible video card is the GeForce GTX 260, 280, 285, 295, GeForce 9600 GT, 9800 GT, GTX, GTX +, GX2, GeForce 8800 GT, GTS, GTX, Ultra.

Samsung 2233RZ is a 22-inch display with a resolution of 1680 x 1050. It has response time of 3 milliseconds, brightness of 300 cd / m² and contrast ratio of 1000:1. The screen can be bought in stores from May, to a target price of around 4000 dollars. Nvidia 3D Vision to come.

 

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4 cheap digital cameras for the holidays

With less than a month remaining until June, the first real summer months, you have to be equipped to photograph holiday. A simple digital camera to catch the sun, swimming and barbecues on the image need not cost many hundreds of pieces.

Do you have a camera with you at this summer's wet all parties, it is perhaps not the time to lug along a heavy and snordyr SLR to the various events. A cheap and convenient compact camera that you do not need to be as careful with probably better suited for this purpose.Going to festivals or concerts teach you not even have to bring your camera system into the area.

The cheapest digital cameras today cost around 500 patches. The low price despite the offer of a quality that is perfectly okay to capture everyday events in the picture. In this article we have looked closely at the four cameras from different manufacturers which all cost around 700 dollars.

The smallest and lightest camera we looked closely at the Nikon CoolPix L16, weighing only 125 grams. The camera has a worse resolution than other models in the test. Are you looking for a bit more robust camera, you can peek at Polaroid i835, which also is the camera that has the largest LCD screen of the following models.

Nikon CoolPix L16

• Screen size: 2.8 inches
• Megapixels: 7.1
• Focal Length: 35-105 mm
• Light Sensitivity: ISO 64-1600
• Optical zoom: 3x
• Memory card type: SD / SDH

Benq E820

• Screen size: 2.5 inches
• Megapixels: 8
• Focal length: 37.5-112.4 mm
• Sensitivity: No information
• Optical zoom: 3x
• Memory card type: SD

Polaroid i835

• Screen Size: 3 inches
• Megapixels: 8
• Focal Length: 5.7-17.mm
• Sensitivity: Up to 1600 ISO
• Optical zoom: 3x
• Memory card type: SD

Kodak EasyShare C913

• Screen size: 2.4 inches
• Megapixels: 9.5
• Focal Length: 36-108 mm
• Light Sensitivity: ISO 80-1250
• Optical zoom: 3x
• Memory card type: MMC, SD / SDHC

 

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