Techie

I am not really that techie, I simply have some basic engineering "know how" when it comes to technology. I love to know how things work, how it's made, and why it is so. I am sharing my search and inquiries with you.

Google Android to Replace Apple iPhone by 2011?

iPhone-vs-Android-logo.gifChitika conducted a research on which smart phone the online market is using. With over 2 billion monthly impressions from over 60 thousand web sites, Chitika's findings are significantly reliable. If you are doing online campaign, you can put their research result into good use in favor to you. Whatever it is, you know it best.

Apple iPad 3G - The Hot 3G Wireless

Apple just announce recently about the Apple iPad 3G + WiFi to be released on the last day of April. Tech enthusiasts who wish to first grab this new iPad equiped with 3G technology can preorder it. The preorder however is available only to US costumers, sad. If you are outside US, Apple will start accepting international orders on May 10. The Apple retail store will made the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G available at 5:00 p.m. on the same day (April 30). You better geared up yourself early for that day.

Its been known that all iPad models come with built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi. Those who wish to extend their network coverage further, iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G is the right choice. You can then sign up for access to 3G data service.

HP Slate to compete Apple iPad

What makes HP Slate superior over Apple iPad is the operating system it runs. HP Slate got its market base with the Windows 7 OS. With the multitude of Windows user, HP position itself at greater advantage in the market. The highlight feature of HPSlate is the different modes like ebook reader and movie player. Using Windows software will make the less technical Joe to embrace it but maybe a blunder to for the technical savvy.

What to Say When Buying Flat Panel TV

This post is just a short one. One time, when I browse through a home appliance store, I found out that buyers are naming all types of HDTV as LCD. And the sales rep is explaining to a prospective buyer naming the TV as LCD when in fact it's not. To make myself sound at least I know something, I name the TV correctly when I raise my question. When I get my answer, I found out that the sales rep actually know the correct name of it and he know very well the product he is selling. He simply give-in the naming used by the buyers. So here we come, if you don't want yourself to look stupid in front of the sales rep, learn about the three common types of High Definition Television (HDTV).

The 2 TB Hard Disk Drive by WD, Samsung, and Seagate

Hard Disk manufacturers are pushing the storage capacity of hard disk drive (HDD). The era of GigaBytes (GB) is about to over when more and more release of TeraBytes (TB) are out in the market and price will follow the same trend of going down. I remember my first hard disk, the Seagate with 4 GB in capacity in Windows 98 system, that was actually huge back then. When I bought my 80 GB Samsung hard disk, I thought I cannot fill it but after 4 years of using it, I only have 9 GB space. It is still huge with the type of media I am storing but I chose to buy a new 160 GB Samsung hard disk drive. Now I wonder again, how can I fill that 2 TB hard disk. And if I am to browse my files one by one, how long to finish it.

Why Get Yourself HTC's Droid Incredible from Verizon Wireless

"Verizon Wireless today announced Droid Incredible by HTC, the newest Android device on the nation’s most reliable wireless 3G network, will be available beginning April 29". This is the official press release statement of HTC in It's Driod, It's Incredible, It's One of the Nation's Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network.

In this press release, I can see that the Power of Android™, the Usability of HTC Sense™ and the reliability of Verizon Wireless’ 3G Network have all come together to create one incredible device: the new DROID Incredible by HTC. For all 3G phone enthusiast, your wait will not be too long, it will be available beginning April 29 exclusively from Verizon Wireless.

Google Tablet to Rival Apple iPad?

The talk about Google and Apple rivalry is becoming more and more interesting. It is hard to understand if these two big giants are with each other or in war against another. Many observed that Apple replace the button Google with the organic button Search in their iPhone. This happened when Google release Nexus One commonly called as Google Phone to go war against Apple iPhone in the market last year.

Dust off your PC the safe way

A clean, dust-free PC will help your machine perform to its topnotch performance. As time passed by, no matter how clean is your house and even if you always cover your unit with a dustcover, little by little, dust will accumulate inside. Dusting off is necessary, one way to know that you need to clean up is by listening the fan of your PC, if it becomes too noisy, dirt is most probably settling in and you need to dust it off.

How to Partition the Hard Disk within Windows Vista

What is a hard disk partition

Partition is a physical division of hard disk storage space. To make it simple, imagine a large room, divide that room into two or more rooms by putting walls in between. In hard disk, each room is called a partition, each partition can be formatted into any file system and can store any information, and each will logically act as different hard disk. If you partition your hard disk, it will look as if you have more than one hard disk installed in your unit.

How to Install Linux in your Windows Machine

What is Linux?

Linux is an operating system (OS) developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus released his source code under GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). The source code can be freely modified and redistributed commercially and non-commercially by anyone under the GNU GPL. Then what is an OS and how it works? So many questions, huh... When you turned on your computer, the processor will trigger the Basic Input Output System (BIOS), the BIOS will then look for the the boot device (it can be your CD/DVD, floppy disk, flash drive, but mostly hard disk). An OS must be in the boot device and when it loads you can see that the computer opens. In simple terms, OS is the one that will make your computer open. This statement however underestimates OS, and unacceptable in real sense. I recommend the following articles for more information: (a) Operating system (b) Windows Bootup Process
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