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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Top 10 features that Windows 8 will bring
Top 10 New Changes and Features Windows 8 Will Bring
I have been talking and writing about new Windows versions since the days of Windows XP but believe me I was never as excited as I am today as I begin to share some of the new changes and features Windows 8 will bring about. Of course we’ve revealed some of that before but today, after having helped you take a peek into the dev preview, this article dives deep into what’s new in Windows 8.
Now, not all of the features might appeal to the average user out there. Keep in mind thatWindows 8 is more of a tablet-centric OS. For a geek like me, it brings some significant changes but am still not sure how the average user will rate these some of these new stuff. Not taking much of your time I’ll straight-away take you to the most prominent new changes you will see in Windows 8 and leave it up to you to decide what do you like and what you’d rather not see in this upcoming Windows version.
Metro style User Interface
The first thing you will notice after installing Windows 8 is the all new Metro Style user interface. Windows 8 will replace your simple conventional startup menu with a rich and interactive wall with all your apps pinned on it. Again this screen will be triggered automatically as the Windows starts replacing the good old desktop we used to see. Of course you can go to your normal desktop view by clicking on the desktop title on the Metro UI.
All New Windows Explorer
The first thing you will notice when you launch your Windows explorer is the ribbon interface. If you have worked on Office 2007 or 2010 I need not introduce you to ribbon interface.
The new ribbon menu will bring all your frequently used file operation commands right in front of you and thus next time when you want to create a folder no need to use the right click context menu, just click on the appropriate button on the ribbon and continue with your work.
Internet Explorer 10
Your all new Windows will come along with an all new browser, Internet Explorer 10. Microsoft has promised to deliver enhanced speed and flawless security with a better HTML5 support. Unlike me if you love working in IE (I prefer Chrome) do let us know about your experience using the all new Internet Explorer.
Better File Operations
Remember how we insisted on using tools like Teracopy and Supercopier to achieve faster file and folder copying in Windows? Well you can forget them once you install Windows 8. The three primary aspects that will change in file operations are:
1. Queuing of multiple file when copying with more control with ability to pause and resume each file being copied or moved. Users can also view the source or destination folder while the process is running.
2. Windows 8 will feature enhanced real-time information on how long it will take to copy a file unlike the crappy clocks of previous versions of Windows. Users will be able to see operational graphs, transfer speeds as well.
3. Also if your files conflict while copying there is a better way to handle it in Windows 8.
Faster Hybrid Boot
Now this is one of the most revolutionary changes that will come about with Windows 8 - the Hybrid Boot support. This feature will combine the shutdown and hibernate process of earlier version of Windows thus booting Windows in 8 to 10 seconds on supported machines.
New Task Manager
Windows 8 will come with a revolutionary new Task Manager. The Task Manager will have two kind of views, simple and advanced. In simple view you will be able to see list of running applications and an end task button to simply kill a running task but if you want an in-depth look on all the processes running on your system you can switch to the advanced view.
As there is so much to talk about the new Task Manager we will cover all its features in one of our upcoming posts on Windows 8.
Windows Store
Microsoft has confirmed an official Windows Store with the launch of Windows 8 Developer Preview. Similar to Apple’s Mac store, users will be able to buy or download Metro Style Applications for Windows 8. As the Windows Store has not yet launched there is nothing much we can say about it but yes it promises to be pretty cool.
Easy Factory Restore
While I was using Windows Developer Preview I messed up some settings here and there, and thus my Windows 8 started having constant hiccups while functioning. As I had no idea how to fix the problem I decided to try the all new recovery options that came bundled with the new OS called Refresh and Reset? Using both the options you can restore your windows to a state just after it was installed. The former keeps the user files and settings intact but the latter gives you a clean platter to start again.
Thus no more formatting your computer now. Windows just got a little smarter.
Windows Live ID Integration
With Windows 8 you could now move to clouds. With this new feature you can integrate your local account with Windows Live ID account and synchronize your data online. Undoubtedly it’s one of the remarkable features as it ensures that whether your system crashes or you lose your device, all your data will be safe and secure.
USB 3.0 Support
Windows 8 will support USB 3.0 and thus the entire machine which has the necessary hardware can now enjoy faster copy/move operations.
ARM CPU Support
With Windows 8 Microsoft will support ARM processors apart from Intel architecture.
This is not all, there are many more interesting features in Windows 8. If you want to try them for yourself you can always download and install the developer preview as a virtual machine using Virtual Box.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Flying car
How Flying Cars Will Work
by Kevin Bonsor
Concept Car Image Gallery

Photo courtesy Moller International
You're bound to turn some heads in a Moller M400.
See more concept car pictures.
Photo courtesy Moller International
You're bound to turn some heads in a Moller M400.
See more concept car pictures.
Sitting amidst a sea of cars in bumper-to-bumper traffic on an endless expressway, have you ever daydreamed about your car taking off and flying over the road? Imagine if you could just flip a switch and unshackle yourself from the asphalt!
Traffic jams are the bane of any commuter. Many of us spend an hour or so stuck in traffic every week. The growing population is partly to blame for our congested roads, but the main problem is that we are not expanding our transportation systems fast enough to meet ever increasing demands. One solution is to create a new type of transportation that doesn't rely on roads, which could one day make traffic jams a 20th century relic. To do this, we must look to the sky.
In the last century, airplanes and mass-produced cars have changed the way we live. Cars, which became affordable for the general population, have allowed us to move farther away from cities, and planes have cut travel time to faraway destinations considerably. At the beginning of a new century, we may see the realization of a century-old dream -- the merging of cars and planes into roadable aircraft, or flying cars. You've probably heard promises about flying cars before, and the technology to make them safe and easy to fly may finally be here.
In this article, we will take a look back at some of the attempts to build a flying car, and examine some of the flying vehicles that you may be able to park in your garage in the next decade!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
SSD Data transfer speed doubled
SSD data transfer speed doubled
The ONFI 3.0 controller specification should allow data transfers at 400MB per second
By Agam Shah | IDG News Service
A flash memory working group announced a new interface specification on Tuesday that could speed up data transfers from flash storage products such as solid-state drives inside computers and consumer electronics.
The ONFI (Open NAND Flash Interface) Working Group released the ONFI 3.0 controller specification, which allows for transfer of data at 400 megabytes per second. That is double the speed of the previous ONFI standard, ONFI 2.3, which was released last August.
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The ONFI specification is a chip-level controller interface that defines how data is written, read and erased on flash memory. ONFI has also defined a physical connector specification for NAND flash, similar to the DRAM DIMMs used to attach memory.
The ONFI working group was created in 2006 to establish a standard interface so NAND flash can be easily integrated into host devices such as consumer electronics and computers. The founding members included Hynix Semiconductor, Intel, Micron Technology and Sony. Today, ONFI has more than 100 members, including SanDisk, and flash components from companies like Intel support the ONFI interface.
The use of flash storage in handheld devices and PCs is growing as the storage medium becomes cheaper. Server makers are also embedding solid-state storage on motherboards to provide faster data access for I/O-intensive applications. SSDs offer faster read and write capabilities than hard drives. When placed close to a CPU, NAND flash can help systems process and transfer data faster.
The new specification includes improved error-correction capabilities and is more power-efficient than earlier standards, ONFI said in a statement.
ONFI 3.0 uses fewer channels than did previous specifications, which results in both cost and space savings, which are key requirements for SSD design, Micron said in a statement.
"Intel supports the new specification, which will enable a new class of high-performance SSDs," the chipmaker said in a blog entry on Tuesday.
32 Bit CPU from Intel & AMD
32-Core CPUs From Intel and AMD
What is it? With the gigahertz race largely abandoned, both AMD and Intel are trying to pack more cores onto a die in order to continue to improve processing power and aid with multitasking operations. Miniaturizing chips further will be key to fitting these cores and other components into a limited space. Intel will roll out 32-nanometer processors (down from today's 45nm chips) in 2009.
When is it coming? Intel has been very good about sticking to its road map. A six-core CPU based on the Itanium design should be out imminently, when Intel then shifts focus to a brand-new architecture called Nehalem, to be marketed as Core i7. Core i7 will feature up to eight cores, with eight-core systems available in 2009 or 2010. (And an eight-core AMD project called Montreal is reportedly on tap for 2009.)
After that, the timeline gets fuzzy. Intel reportedly canceled a 32-core project called Keifer, slated for 2010, possibly because of its complexity (the company won't confirm this, though). That many cores requires a new way of dealing with memory; apparently you can't have 32 brains pulling out of one central pool of RAM. But we still expect cores to proliferate when the kinks are ironed out: 16 cores by 2011 or 2012 is plausible (when transistors are predicted to drop again in size to 22nm), with 32 cores by 2013 or 2014 easily within reach. Intel says "hundreds" of cores may come even farther down the line.
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