Dell presenta su Mini 5 Tablet PC
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on August 22, 2010
Dell ha presentado durante en CES una de las novedades estrella del evento Se trata de su Mini 5, un tablet PC de 5 pulgadas, basado en el sistema operativo Android. El producto también cuenta con otras características destacables. ¿Quiere conocerlas?
Otro de los dispositivos que se ha podido ver en la feria CES de forma muy fugaz y que ha creado grandes expectativas es el Dell Mini 5, un dispositivo Tablet PC de tan sólo 5 pulgadas que está basado en sistema operativo Android.
De entrada, el tamaño se encuentra a medio camino entre los actuales Smartphone que llegan a ofrecer las 4,2 pulgadas, y los Tablet PC que es posible encontrar en el mercado a partir de las 7 pulgadas en adelante. Dicho Tablet también dispone de dos cámaras, una frontal y otra trasera de mayor resolución, que alcanza los 5 megapíxeles. Cuando decimos que se encuentra a medio camino entre ambas modalidades de equipo es porque dispone de una ranura de tarjeta SIM para operar como teléfono, o bien, para proporcionar conexiones de banda ancha para las aplicaciones dedicadas.
Dell afirmó durante su rueda de prensa en CES 2010 que pronto será comercializado. Hasta el momento, para encontrar algún producto similar hay que hacer referencia al Toshiba TG01, cuya pantalla es de 4,1 pulgadas con posibilidad de visualizar contenidos con resoluciones admisibles de 800 x 480 puntos. Además, dispone de procesador Snapdragon de Qualcomm de 1 GHz para hacer frente a cualquier tipo de trabajo. A diferencia del modelo Dell, se basa en sistema operativo Windows Mobile y resulta tremendamente ligero, con apenas 127 gramos de peso.
Y es que el formato presentado en el del Dell Mini 5 es similar al que hemos podido ver ya en otros productos como el Archos 5, también basado en sistema operativo Android, y con su propia tienda de aplicaciones denominada AppsLib, con soluciones dedicadas para el tamaño de 5 pulgadas. Dicho dispositivo Internet Tablet ofrece diferentes versiones en función de la capacidad de almacenamiento, fijada entre los 16 y los 500 GB. Sus 5 pulgadas resultan muy interesantes para transportarse cómodamente en un bolsillo, y como componente principal indicar que cuenta con procesador ARM CortexTM-A8 con acelerador de vídeo IVA 2 para soportar gráficos intensos. La única carencia que encontramos en el modelo Archos fue que a pesar de ofrecer gran conectividad Wireless y Bluetooth, no dispone de ranura SIM para funcionar en modo de teléfono. En nuestra revista ya ofrecimos puntualmente un análisis a fondo de estos productos.
Autor: Alfonso Casas
Windows Phone 7: Bereits vor Start “gescheitert”
Posted by admin in Computer News on July 23, 2010
Microsofts Smartphone-Betriebssystem Windows Phone 7 wurde zunächst nur mißtrauisch und skeptisch beäugt – doch inzwischen hagelt es offene Kritik: Galen Gruman vom IT-Magazin “InfoWorld” hat sich während einer Entwickler-Konferenz von Microsoft ausführlich mit dem mobilen Betriebssystem beschäftigt.
Er bemängelte unter anderem, dass auch auf riesigen Handy-Displays nicht alle relevanten Infos angezeigt werden können. Stattdessen müsse viel gescrollt werden, was Gruman auf die schlechte Benutzeroberfläche zurückgeführt. Im Gespräch mit einem Microsoft-Mitarbeiter will Gruman erfahren haben, dass Windows Phone 7 nicht ausreichend von Nutzern getestet wurde. In der Regel ist das Feedback von Anwendern essenziell, um eine möglichst intuitive Navigation gestalten zu können.che orientiert sich an Microsofts Multimedia-Player Zune, der wiederum in Europa niemals offiziell erschienen ist. Somit besitzen allenfalls amerikanische Anwender einen kleinen Erfahrungsvorteil und dürften von der Benutzeroberfläche von Windows Phone 7 nicht vor den Kopf gestossen werden.
Gruman geht davon aus, dass ein Großteil aller Anwender Probleme mit der Nutzung von Windows Phone 7 haben wird. Deshalb zieht er Parallelen zu Vista und bezeichnet Microsofts neues Betriebssystem für Smartphones bereits vor dem Erscheinen als gescheitert.
Während beispielsweise Android und sogar iOS Multitasking bieten, verzichtet Microsoft bei Windows Phone 7 darauf. Anwendungen können also nicht direkt miteinander agieren.
Das Debakel für Microsoft auf diesem wichtigen Zukunftsmarkt geht also noch eine Weile weiter, denn erst mit der nächsten Generation seines mobilen Betriebssystem bekommt der Software-Riese aus Redmond die nächste Chance, verlorenen Boden gutzumachen. Doch bis dahin enteilt ihm die Konkurrenz mit Riesenschritten.
SEO Costa Blanca – Increase Page Rank with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Utilizing effective search engine optimization techniques will improve the page rank of your website.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process by which webmasters or online business owners utilize strategic copy to increase their website’s popularity. Given that the internet has grown so rapidly over the past decade, the competition for the best search engine position has created an enormous market focused on how best to position a website for better rankings on Google, Yahoo and other prominent search engines. Therefore, understanding the fundamental elements of SEO is critical to online business’ success.
Search engines are sophisticated pieces of technology that allow users to quickly find relevant websites by searching for a simple word or phrase (e.g. “day spas”). While there are many tricks that can be used to increase page rank, the most effective methods must include providing consistently high quality online articles. This seems like a simple concept, but there are many websites that fail to provide content that visitors find interesting. If you can set your website apart from these boring, lifeless sites, then you’re already a step closer to achieving high page rank via search engine optimization. Sites that provide articles that are informative, well-written, and regularly updated create highly engaged online visitors who are more likely to return to the site I the future.
The second critical component of effective search engine optimization is to include key words and phrases within your articles. These keyword phrases should mirror the phrases that website visitors use when traversing the web. Visit your site’s traffic report to determine what keywords are drawing visitors to your site already, and make an effort to incorporate those words into your articles. Alternatively, study your competitors’ websites to determine what words they use to attract traffic. Be sure to use simple titles that clearly state what the article is about, and try to include a keyword or two in the title if possible. The more key words you use in your articles, the more likely it is that visitors will find your site when they conduct a search with those words. If you are consistent with these methods, your overall search engine optimization will increase, which will in turn boost your page rank.
Next, when writing articles to post on your site, make sure you develop a clear means of organizing their content. This can often be done by simply adding a new page to your site. This will allow room for more articles to be added as you write them, and allow you to develop an archive of articles that will continue to draw unique visitors. Be sure to include your archived articles in a directory that is near the root web of your site, to ensure that search engines effectively index your online articles. Don’t forget to add the pages to your site navigation, and include links to and from the main page and the articles page. Creating an articles page that is easy to find not only makes your content more readily accessible, but also allows spiders searching the web to tag a larger percentage of your sites’ information.
Finally, consider allowing others to link to your website. Not only does this provide free advertising for your site, but it creates the impression that your site is important because of its affiliated links. Just be sure that you avoid linking to pages that have a lower page rank than your own; it actually could reduce your site’s popularity within the rankings.
Search engine optimization strategies are important in developing your site’s popularity. Therefore, write high quality, keyword rich content and link your site to and from a strategic family of other sites. In so doing, you will help improve your site’s popularity and, hopefully, drive increased business through your online business.
Windows 7: Downgrade auf XP ohne zeitliches Limit möglich
Posted by admin in Computer News on July 21, 2010
Mit einem wahren Wortschwall hat Microsoft in seinem Blog erklärt, weshalb Anwender jetzt zeitlich unbegrenzt von Windows 7 auf Windows XP downgraden zu können. Grundlegend lässt sich das gesamte Posting jedoch in einem einzigen Satz zusammenfassen: Die zeitlichen Fristen, die Microsoft gesetzt hatte, erwiesen sich in der Praxis einfach als zu kompliziert.
Vista verärgerte viele Nutzer, die schlussendlich resignierten und zu Windows XP wechselten. Durch diese massenhafte Abwanderung von einem neuen Betriebssystem zu einem Vorgänger wurde ein Angebot von Microsoft bekannt, das schon fast ewig existiert: Falls ein Anwender ein neues Betriebssystem von Microsoft kauft, aber die ältere Version eines Microsoft-Betriebssystems benötigt, dann ist ein Downgrade problemlos möglich. In erster Linie adressiert Microsoft damit jedoch Firmenkunden, die mit dem aktuellen Betriebssystem unter Umständen eine speziell für das Unternehmen entwickelte Anwendung nicht nutzen können.
Außerdem gelten einige Einschränkungen: So können Firmen nur wechseln, wenn die Enterprise-Version genutzt wird. Falls also Windows 7 Enterprise auf dem Rechner vorinstalliert ist, wäre ein Downgrade auf Windows XP möglich. Ansonsten gilt das Downgrade-Recht nur für Windows 7 Ultimate bzw. Professional in der OEM-Variante.
Privatanwender bleiben hingegen außen vor: Es wird weder Windows 7 Home Premium noch Windows 7 Home Basic unterstützt – ganz gleich, ob es sich um eine OEM-, System Builder- oder Vollversion handelt.
Falls nur ein einziger Rechner bzw. eine einzige Windows-Lizenz vorhanden ist, schauen Anwender auch dann in die Röhre, wenn Sie theoretisch zu einem Downgrade berechtigt sind: Sie müssen also beispielsweise eine Lizenz von Windows 7 Ultimate sowie Windows Vista Ultimate besitzen, um von Windows 7 Ultimate auf Windows Vista Ultimate downgraden zu können.
Mutmaßlich aufgrund des Misserfolgs von Vista hat Microsoft bei Windows 7 jedoch neu eingeführt, dass das Downgrade nicht nur für die Vorgänger-Version von Windows gilt, sondern auch für ältere Windows-Versionen. Der Grund für diese Entscheidung liegt auf der Hand: Kaum ein Nutzer, der eine Lizenz von Windows 7 besitzt, dürfte zu Windows Vista downgraden – ein Downgrade kommt allenfalls deshalb in Betracht, um das nach wie vor sehr populäre und beliebte Windows XP als Betriebssystem nutzen zu können.
Ursprünglich sollte dieses Downgrade-Angebot nur für die ersten 18 Monate nach der Veröffentlichung von Windows 7 gelten bzw. bis zum Erscheinungstermin des ersten Service Packs für Windows 7 – je nachdem, welcher Termin als erstes eintritt. Doch diese zeitliche Beschränkung hat Microsoft inzwischen gestrichen: Ein Downgrade von Windows 7 auf Windows XP ist jetzt ohne zeitliches Limit möglich.
Aktuelle Sicherheitslücke bedroht Windows 7, Vista und XP
Posted by admin in Computer News, Uncategorized on July 21, 2010
Aktuell warnt Microsoft vor einer gravierenden Sicherheitslücke, die bei der Verwendung von Wechsel-Datenträgern klafft: Sowohl USB-Sticks als auch externe Festplatten und SD-Karten können für Attacken genutzt werden. In Gefahr schweben alle Nutzer von Windows 7, Vista und XP – sowohl in der 32-Bit- als auch 64-Bit-Version.
Es existieren bereits Beweise dafür, dass diese Sicherheitslücke aktiv ausgenutzt wird. Allerdings handelt es sich dabei noch um absolute Ausnahmen – doch es ist damit zu rechnen, dass der Missbrauch in den nächsten Tage deutlich ansteigen wird.
Besonders kritisch bei dieser Art von Schädlingen: Ihre Lebensspanne ist oftmals deutlich höher als bei konventionellen Schädlingen, die sich beispielsweise per E-Mail ober über infizierte Webseiten verbreitet. Falls beispielsweise ein USB-Stick infiziert und anschließend vom Rechner entfernt wurde, schwelt die Gefahr unbemerkt vor sich hin. Erst beim nächsten Kontakt mit dem PC schlägt der Virenscanner Alarm – sofern überhaupt ein aktueller Virenscanner vorhanden ist, der diesen Schädling erkennt. Andernfalls wird das System infiziert.
Glück im Unglück: Der Schädling hat es nach momentaner Informationslage nicht auf persönliche Informationen wie Login-Daten fürs Online-Banking abgesehen. Stattdessen scheint es sich um ein auf Industriespionage spezialisiertes Tool zu handeln.
Bislang hat Microsoft keinen Patch für diese Sicherheitslücke veröffentlicht. Sie sind also bislang auf sich selbst angewiesen – doch wir liefern Ihnen natürlich eine Reihe von Tipps, wie Sie nicht unnötig in Gefahr schweben:
Deaktivieren Sie die Autostart-Funktion von Windows
Nutzen Sie bis zur Klärung der Gefahr ausschließlich ein Benutzerkonto mit eingeschränkten Rechten
Article Marketing Benefits Online Retailers
Strategically developing online content helps to ensure a small-business owner’s success in both the short and long term.
Article marketing is a smart, comprehensive way to broaden the online presence of your small business enterprise. By posting articles to ezines, directories and newsletters, you can reap benefits ranging from new clients and a solid reputation to increased website traffic and heightened visibility.
At the heart of most successful article marketing is a comprehensive strategy known as Search Engine Optimization, a process through which keyword rich documents are published online to help to improve website traffic. Online marketers using SEO techniques choose a keyword or phrase that people will likely search for when conducting research. They then create relevant, engaging articles throughout which the critical word or phrase is used. Once these documents are posted online, search engines add them to their immense cache of information which helps to strategically drive traffic to selected websites. In addition to keyword rich document publishing, though, a second critical component of an online marketing strategy must include the distribution of a given website’s URL. Publishing a website’s address at the end of SEO articles will allow interested readers to easily visit the site by clicking on the embedded link.
When executed with quality, a useful article that is correctly formatted and well written, can provide a free way to quickly strengthen your online presence. Seek out a few places to post your articles. There are many free article directories and e-zines that actively request informative articles on any number of given topics. These resources are important allies when developing successful article marketing strategies.
Online article marketing, however, does more than simply heighten your internet visibility. Unlike direct paid advertising, it actually presents an opportunity to educate and assist your customer base. By providing useful resources online, you can make a case that benefits your business while building a reputation as an authoritative and knowledgeable entity. Further, article marketing offers a longer lasting form of promoting your business than does standard advertising alone. Paid ads usually lose potency and relevance over time. But a well-written, useful article will acquire hits and encourage viral marketing for months at a time.
Additionally, article marketing is one of the few forms of promotion that have the potential to reach a large audience without considerable financial investment and it is unique because it empowers you to position a nuanced message prominently in the vast landscape of the web. You can reach customers who you would have no access to you otherwise and the cost is typically measured in time rather than dollars.
Article marketing offers significant numbers of benefits to retailers who choose to engage in the strategic method of search engine optimization. For many small business in particular, it is the best way to use the power of the internet to bring prospective clients to your door. Importantly, the most successful marketing campaigns understand that quality, content and keyword relevancy are critical components of good marketing. Therefore, investing the time to ensure you develop great ideas, witty content and informative articles will help you reap the greatest benefit of article marketing in both the short and long term.
Search Engine Results Position – SERP
What is SERP
A search engine results page, or SERP, is the listing of web pages returned by a search engine in response to a keyword query. The results will include a list of web pages with titles, a link to the page, and a short description that will show how the search keywords have matched in the content of a website page. A SERP may refer to a single page of links returned, usually ten websites. However, you can increase the number of results returned by specifying either 10 or 20 or 30 or 50 or even 100 in Google! search query.
Why High Position in SERPs
If you have a website, surely there is a reason for you to have published it. The basic reasons are to establish your business presence, to earn some money by selling your products, to make Business Information available, to establish your presence in the business that you are involved in. Many more reasons can be listed but we shall leave it at that.
Consider the following facts:-
a) 85% of all web sites are found through the search engines
b) 99% of users search only the top 20 engines
c) 91% of all users VISIT ONLY THE FIRST PAGE of search results
In view of the above 3 facts, it is necessary that your website appears high up in serps to achieve your aim
How to achieve High Position in SERPs
To achieve high position in Search Engine Results you have to:-
a) Ensure that the website page is optimized as per norms set by a Search Engine. This contributes around 30% to your webpage being ranked high.
b) Ensure that you have sufficient links to your website page. This is a major of the two factors contributing about 70 % to achieving high position in serps. However, do not aim at getting links at too fast a rate. Ideally, it should be 10-15 per week. Too fast a rate is considered as spam by search engines. Do not aim at linking to websites that have only high Pagerank. This also is considered as artificial. Check a website for its content before exchanging links with it.
Though, the task of link exchange involves a lot of time and effort by way of 1) searching for link exchange websites, 2) visiting them to find if they are suitable, 3) emailing them with link exchange request or submitting link exchange request by filling up their form, 4) publishing their link at your site, 5) visiting the page where they have published your website link to verify the link exists and 6) to regularly visit their links page To make your task of link exchange easier there is a website www.toptenserp.com. The. to verify the link to your website continues to exist. This is necessary as a lot of websites delete your link after some time. membership is free for one website. You have to just once
Mac Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: The real show begins
Posted by admin in Computer News, Uncategorized on January 26, 2010
The latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard version 10.6.1 had released on August 28, 2009. In its latest version Apple had not added new features but introduced enhancements in the interface like better file and folder viewing in stacks, restructures QuickTime X for cleaner interface and recording tools. Further, it has much-anticipated Exchange support across Mail, the Address Book and iCal.
On October 22nd, Microsoft had launched its much anticipated operating system, Windows 7. The new operating system is a more focused and augmented upgrade in the company’s Windows line unlike its predecessor Vista, which introduced a large number of new features, but received critics for its hardware requirements and slow speed. The new Windows 7 features a virtual “XP mode” for running legacy programs and runs faster than its predecessor. It has various tools and shortcuts that assist users to work efficiently.
Now, the question is which OS is superior and will lure the customers globally?
General Applications
The new Mac OS based on 64-bit technology supports the multi-core processors. For everyday tasks including e-mail, instant messaging, Web surfing, blogging, creating and editing Office documents, Web page creation, and audio, video, and photo editing; it surely enjoys an edge over other operating systems. However, Windows 7 is not that bad, but Mac OS still offers the best overall user experience, analysts said.
Exploration of Files and Folders
It is reported that both operating systems work on the same basic script for allowing users to find files. However, Windows 7 features options at the top of its window, while Snow Leopard places its options under buttons. But, the library functions included in Windows 7 will help users to work on virtual folders and even collect files from different disks; a major improvement that helps it to enjoy the edge.
Task Bar
The new Mac OS has not made any significant changes to the dock, whereas Windows 7 has brought updates in its Windows task bar. However, analysts suggest that Windows 7 improves the task bar on the Mac model by permitting you to pin folders to the task bar, as well.
Managing Desktop
The new Windows 7 features Aero Shake, Aero Peek and Snap that provide the “glass” view of the desktop and make the open windows translucent to check the desktop. The similar application from Mac OS comes when user click and hold the dock icon that represents a running application. Further, Snow Leopard permits its users to view all of the running applications in small, side-by-side windows, so that they can easily pick the required application.
Search options
The Mac OS’s Spotlight provides a powerful way to begin a new search string for getting desired results list. Windows 7 also brings desired results for programs, control panel items, documents, and media files, which is similar to Spotlight approach.
Conclusion
At the concluding point, Windows 7 is pitched in as the best ever operating system by Microsoft that can surely give Snow leopard a run. The competition between the two operating systems is very close and various features like usability, security, and speed are very similar.
Should I Migrate to Windows 7?
Posted by admin in Computer News on January 26, 2010
Windows 7 OS is scheduled to be available to the public market in just over a month. There are many doubts and apprehensions about the capability of this OS as its earlier version Vista is a failure. It seems Microsoft has given enough weight this time to what the Windows users really wanted – a simpler and friendly OS. Windows 7 has some novel features while improving the older ones. Moreover, some flop features in Vista are removed from Windows 7 to improve the performance.
There are some advantages along with disadvantages of opting to Windows 7. The following information may help you in deciding whether you really need to upgrade to Windows 7-
Reasons to switch to Windows 7
1. Application compatibility can be achieved by “Windows XP mode” by running virtual windows XP machine.
2. Windows live essentials: It is a free software that make possible to do more things like instant messaging, e-mail, photo editing, and blogging.
3. Improved search operation performance, as results will come instantly as categorized in groups. Moreover, key words are highlighted enabling easy file identification.
4. Supports 64-bit PC that can handle huge amounts of information than a 32-bit system.
5. Power management can be efficiently done by new features such as, running less number of background activities, automatic screen dimming, unused ports are not run and life indicator to battery.
6. Multi touch technology allows to use more than one finger while operating the touch screen either at application level or system level.
7. Protect files with features such as “Use Bit Locker” and “Bit Locker To Go”
8. Continuous access to corporate resources with a broadband connection. No need to get a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.
9. The feature “Domain Join” allows to connect multiple PCs, with or without a server.
10. Supports 35 languages. So, you can easily switch among them by logging off, again logging on. Moreover, it supports handwriting recognition.
11. System startup, shutdown and resumes are faster.
12. Appearance of the desktop has improved by including fresh wallpapers, retooled task bar and improved gadgets
13. Easy data sharing between two or more PCs by using “Share with” option.
14. Windows 7 can read larger than 131 GB hard drive (unfragmented).
15. Upgrading Vista to Windows7 will get 223% better performance while running IE8.
16. In Action Center you can find information you need regarding system maintenance, trouble shooting, security issues etc.
Reasons to avoid Windows7
1. Older PCs doesn’t have hardware compatibility to achieve ‘Windows XP mode’.
2. Windows7 provides less battery life to the notebooks than Windows XP.
3. Need to do clean install if you want to upgrade from XP to Windows7.
4. If you’re an XP user you need to learn a new user interface.
5. Runs the browser 11.5% slower than Windows XP.
6. Requires high configuration like Vista.
7. Very expensive to buy.
The above mentioned details will help you in learning ins and outs of Windows 7. Windows 7 has fixes to the drawbacks in Vista and it is desirable to move to the new OS. For the XP users, you may need to think twice before moving to Windows 7. Ultimately it is you to decide based on your computer usage and requirements.
The new Iphone 4G
Posted by admin in Computer News, Uncategorized on December 14, 2009
The new Iphone looks amaizing… we cant wait to test it.
In the mean while look at this video: