Macbook Air

Thinnovative the new mantra of Steve Jobs.At Macworld’08 he introduced Macbook Air – a new slim 13.3 inch laptop that barely weighs about 3 pounds, sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches, is 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep. These figures make for a phenomenally thin laptop that comes with a native display resolution of 1280x800.

However that’s not where the fun ends. Like the existing Macbooks, it has a full size keyboard which is backlit and sporHowever that’s not where the fun ets an ambient light sensor that can adjust brightness. In a move borrowed from its iPod and iPhone range, the new touchpad is capable of recognizing and using multi-touch. Another interesting option that the new Macbook Air offers is the option of using a 64 GB SSD(Solid-State Drive) as an option for storage. The standard HDD(Hard Disk Drive) has been slimmed to a normal PATA(Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment) 1.8 inch laptop drive.

For its processing power the new Macbook Air utilizes an Intel C2D processing running at 1.6 GHz (with 1.8 GHz being offered as an option), 2 GB of DDR 2 667 RAM on an 800 MHz FSB. The Macbook Air also sports USB 2.0 jacks, Micro-DVI support for external display connectivity and full support for both 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. In terms of battery life Apple has said that with the SSD option, the laptop is capable of easily introducing 5 hrs of battery.

Blue-ray Vs HD DVD

In the previous post we learnt what is a Blue-ray Disc(BD) and a HD DVD.Now lets know the war that happened between these two to achieve the title of the Next Gen DVD format.

The companies were confused whether to manufacture Blu-ray discs or HD DVD.Sony's Blue-ray Disc got a slower start and is a slightly more expensive technology than HD DVD as it has more storage capacity than HD DVD.

By the Holywood's Blockbuster movies announcement in summer 2006 that it would carry Blu-ray DVD's was the first indicator of shifting favor away from HD DVD and towards Blu-ray as the main high definition technology.In January 2008, Warner Bros. announced it would release high def DVD's in Sony's Blu-ray format only, joining several other production companies and ensuring that in 2008 roughly 70% of new releases will be in Blu-ray.This propaosal gave a deathblow to HD DVD.

Finally, by February 2008, Toshiba announced it was pulling its support for the HD DVD format, leaving Blu Ray as the victor in the video wars.

Blu-ray Disc & HD DVD

Let's know what is a Blu-ray Disc and a HD DVD

What is a Blu-ray Disc?

Well a Blu-ray Disc is another format like a CD and a DVD. As you know a CD holds upto 800MB and a DVD Holds upto 8 GB and a Blu-ray Disc holds data up 50 GB which is nearly six times that of a DVD. The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the Blue Laser (violet coloured) used to read and write this type of disc. Because of its shorter wavelength (405 nm), substantially more data can be stored on a Blu-ray Disc than on the DVD format, which uses a red (650 nm) laser.

Who Developed It?

It was developed by the Blu-ray Disc. Association a group of companies representing consumer electronics, computer hardware, and motion picture production.



What is a HD DVD?


HD DVD or High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. with a shorter wavelength, it can store about HD DVD is derived from the same underlying technologies as DVD. It employed a blue laser 3¼ times as much data per layer as in a normal DVD.

Who Developed HD DVD?

It was designed principally by Toshiba , and was envisaged to be the successor to the standard format DVD.

What is an HD Video?

High-definition (HD) video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD) video, most commonly at display resolutions of 1280×720 or 1920×1080.

Gunnies World Record By Firefox

The official date for the launch of Firefox 3 was June 17, 2008, named "Download Day 2008". Firefox was aiming to set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours. There is not currently a standing record for this feat. As of June 19, 2008, more than 12 million people have downloaded Firefox 3.

Download Day officially started at 11:16 a.m. PDT (18:16 UTC) on June 17. With the announced date, the download day was June 18 for timezones greater than GMT +6, which includes half of Asia and all of Oceania.

The large number of users attempting to access the Mozilla website on June 17
caused it to become unavailable for at least a few hours and attempts
at upgrading to the new version resulted in server timeouts. The site
was not updated for the download of Firefox 3 until 12:00 PDT (19:00
UTC), two hours later than originally scheduled.

When "Download Day" ended at 11:16 AM PDT (18:16 UTC) June 18 8,249,092 unique downloads had been recorded.

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