Notebook or Netbook?? What's the best?

These are speed times and competitions between different products are also speeding up. Companies keep on trying developing new technologies and techniques to take over and win the race. The competition goes on between PCs and Laptops, Netbooks and Notebooks.

Apart from personal choices both netbooks and notebooks hold feature differences.

Size And Weight

Netbooks are relatively smaller in size with a display screen measuring between 7 to 12 inches whereas notebooks have a screen size of 12 to 17 inches. The keyboard of a netbook is also 80% to 90% smaller in size than a notebook’s key board. These are energy efficient small computers, lighter in weight comparing to a notebook; only 2 to 3 pounds.

Multi Tasking

Capable of high loaded tasks and running multiple applications is what notebooks can do whereas, neither netbooks are capable of multi tasking nor can they handle heavy applications. These are incapable of running programs like photo/images and video editing softwares. In comparison, notebooks can work efficiently while running these.

Connectivity

Notebooks are able to perform straining technical jobs, though these tasks consume more battery. With a notebook, one can enjoy connecting to the net through landline telephone (cable modem telephone port), Wi-Fi Cards and a USB enabling to establish net connection. While the notebooks are coming without Ethernet port (enables connection through DSL or cable modem).

Battery Life

Previously both had almost similar battery life. With the developments going on, both compete with each other in this regard. Samsung’s NC110 offers 8hrs battery life and NC310 offers 11hrs. Notebooks like 17-inch MacBook Pro claim 8hrs, EliteBook 6930p from Hp is claimed to offer an amazing 24hrs battery life. The notebooks which are coming with less battery time, say 2 hours, can be replaced with extended batteries, increasing the time, which is a sure win over the netbooks.

External Drives

There are no CD/DVD drives in a netbook; you cannot play a CD/DVD on it. Though, movies and music can be enjoyed through a hard drive. All the notebooks provide these facilities.

Software

A netbook can run Windows XP Home and Linux easily, while to run Vista it needs more power. It has been recently announced by Microsoft that it will be coming up with Windows7 for netbooks. Though personalized versions of Linux, Mac OS or Windows XP Professional can be used to get maximum out of the netbook. Notebooks have no problem with any version of Windows.

Processor/Speed

The processors integrated in netbooks are not capable of handling heavy JavaScript sites like Youtube.com as efficiently as a notebook. Netbooks come with a slow processor.

Price Levels

Netbooks can fall between $400 and $800, whereas notebooks are costlier than netbooks.

Evaluation

1. Netbooks focus on net-based tasks such as browsing, reading and writing e-mail or using web-based applications.
2. Netbooks can be useful for a child as his first computer, whereas notebooks are sophisticated portable computers.
3. As the netbook are capable of running Ms Office, it is quite handy for writers, editors or teachers.

Both notebooks and netbooks are portable computers. While looking at the details of specs, it is not difficult to evaluate which is the efficient one.

Foursquare

Foursquare is a mobile application that is a cross between a friend-finder, a social city-guide, and a game that rewards you for doing interesting things. Foursquare lets you "check in" to a place when you're there, tell friends where you are, and track the history of where you've been--and who you've been there with. Foursquare challenges you to explore your city in new and fun ways by earning points, winning mayorships, and unlocking badges and specials for trying new places and revisiting old favorites.

symbian version of the foursquare is developed by thinkchange.mobi its called sym4square

Supported Mobile Phones
Nokia: 5230, 5233, 5235, 5530, 5800, C6, N97, N97 Mini, X6, N8
Samsung: GT i8910 Omnia
Sony-Ericsson: U1 Satio, U5 Vivaz, U8 Kanna

Power Up Windows 7

It is very likely to speed up your Windows 7 along with the Microsoft’s latest OS that is great looking and is always improving with every step. There are some ready empowering features that enable the user to bring a strange kind of versatility that makes it super fast and incredible. The different types of set ups and features that have to be coming with this form are as follows:

1. Skip the Log-on Screen: This is a part of the log-on screen type that makes for one of the most able features for this new system. This is all about disabling the features through WinKey+R with the followed up typing of the whole control userpasswords2 phrase. This way the next box appears and one can just skip the log on process without the username and password passing.

2. Speed up the Boot Time: This is indeed one of the most effective ways to bring a sped up start to your work on the machine. This can be done through typing “msconfig” as well as selecting Boot tab. This comes on Advanced options with some of the greatest set of numbered processors. This also depends on some of the greater parts of your PC deals. Whether you have a CPU that is dual or quad core this is indeed interesting for quicker speed.

3. Color Correction: This is indeed one of the most interesting parts of the whole system. The Windows 7 built-in tool makes for effective color accuracy and correction of photos. This can be done through the clicking of Start and then typing DCCW or the Display Colour Calibration Wizard. This is very helpful to get new reign on vibrancy, brightness, color as well as contrast.

4. Fine-tune the Faster Way: This is indeed one of the best ways to bring in sped up traveling along with the internet. This is easy to download through the EnhanceMySe7en through seriousbit.com. This will make you conduct your system easier. These are just perfect ways to tune up your senses.

5. Changing Screen Resolution: This is one of the most ideal ways to tune up your screen system. This means that one of the basic adjustments that come through any screen resolution change is by bringing the desktop to align with a new menu set up. This can be customized according to the desired screen resolution.

6. Switching Screens: This is another way to bring about external monitor with some really great fiddly Window 7. This is quite the right kind of winners’ desire that anyone would like to try upon. For instance once you have made your screen name and then put that in place, you would just have to type Win+P to keep it chosen to a stuck place. You can then go off doing other work and your screen name would be the same when you come back.

7. Installing Windows Live Photo Gallery: Windows Photo Gallery can be as cool and personal as you would like to work with them. A break or a spell of freedom from installing Windows would be just as great as via this system one can directly lead the whole pack from http://download.live.com, coming under Window 7. So this shortened break from constantly installing and downloading Windows can be quite liberating.

8. Minimizing your Windows Sharp: It is possible to bring the windows closed at any point without any particular hesitation. You could be in a rush or in the middle of some work and you still have the part to bring the Windows closed without any bar. If you want to get it open or just close off unused windows, then you can just shake it and close it.

9. Extend Your Battery Life: Extending your battery life comes to be rather easy here with some of the changed links and options that are present here. These change plan options let you choose and pick according to your needs. This is indeed important to bring about some fast and well sped work done.

10. Free Protection: This is another part of the whole protection program where Windows 7 allow you to get free anti-virus protection. For this one need not pay any annual subscription. This is quite the free version of the whole AVG security suite that can be acquired from free.avg.com. This is plain and easy to download and bring about a very useful version of what you are experiencing now.

Getting more tips help you locate all the free services that one can get through the new Windows 7 installation. This is also helpful to let you stay ahead with your work and become fast and efficient in every way.

USB 3.0

USB 3.0 (following Wireless USB) is the next major revision of the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, created in 1996 by a consortium of companies led by Intel to dramatically simplify the connection between PC and peripherals. Fast forwarding to 2012, USB 2.0 has been firmly entrenched as the de-facto interface standard in the PC world for a decade, and yet still the need for more speed by ever greater bandwidth demands again drive us to where a couple of hundred megabits per second is just not fast enough.

In 2007, Intel demonstrated SuperSpeed USB at the Intel Developer Forum. Version 1.0 of the USB 3.0 (confusing, isn't it?) specification was completed on November 17, 2008. As such, the USB Implementers Forum has taken over managing the specifications and publishes the relevant technical documents necessary to allow developers and hardware manufacturers to begin to develop products around the USB 3.0 protocol. This FAQ attempts to answer the most common questions we receive from readers like you regarding the next gen. interface.

Improvements
In a nutshell, USB 3.0 promises the following:

•     Higher transfer rates (up to 4.8Gbps)
•     Increased maximum bus power
•     New power management features
•     Full-duplex data transfers
•     Support for new transfer types
•     Backward USB 2.0 compatibility
•     New connectors and cables

The enhancements to SuperSpeed USB are not just for higher data rates, but for improving the interaction between device and host computer. While the core architectural elements are inherited from before, several changes were made to support the dual bus arrangement, and several more are notable for how users can experience the improvement that USB 3.0 makes over USB 2.0:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 vs Apple Ipad 2

Comparison of features and specs

The table below compares the key features and specs of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad 2. The models tabulated are both WiFi-only versions, equipped with 16GB flash.

	Galaxy Tab 10.1	iPad 2
Model	GT-P7510 (WiFi only version)	MC769LL (WiFi only version)
OS	Android Honeycomb 3.1	iOS 4.3.3
Processor	1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 with ARM Cortex 9 CPUs & GeForce GPU	1GHz dual-core Apple A5
Memory	1GB RAM; 16GB flash storage	500MB RAM; 16GB flash storage
Display	10.1-in. (diag); 1280×800; 149 ppi	9.7-in. (diag); 1024×768; 132 ppi
Cameras	front 2MP; rear 3MP with 720p recording	front 0.3MP (640×480); rear 1MP (720p); 30fps recording on both
Speakers	stereo	mono
Video formats supported	H.264, H.263, XviD, WMV7/8, VP8, MP43, VC-1 format: 3GP (MP4), WMV (asf), AVI	H.264 with AAC-LC audio in .m4v, .mp4, .mov formats; MPEG-4 video in m4v, .mp4, .mov formats; M-JPEG with audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi format
Audio formats supported	MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, AMR, MID, IMY, WMA, Vorbis, RTTTL/RTX, OTA	HE-AAC (V1/V2), AAC, Protected AAC , MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV
Wireless	Wifi (802.11a/b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1	Wifi (802.11a/b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1
Location	GPS	Digital compass (no GPS on wifi-only models)
Expansion	Proprietary dock port (charging, usb, hdmi); 3.5mm audio in/out	Proprietary dock port (USB, sound, video, power); 3.5mm audio in/out
Battery	7000mAH 3.7V Li-polymer	6930mAH 3.8V Li-polymer
Dimensions	10.1 x 6.9 x 0.34 in	9.5 x 7.31 x 0.34 in
Weight	19.9 oz	21.3 oz
Default installed apps	Browser, Email, Gmail, Gallery, Maps, Books, Google Search, Google Talk, Voice Search, Latitude, Music Hub, Navigation, Places, Pulse, QuickOffice, YouTube, Music Player, Android Market, Samsung Apps	Mail, Safari Browser, iBooks, Videos, Photos, Find my iPad, iPod, iTunes, App Store, Maps, YouTube, Game Center, Notes, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Photo Booth

Difference Between DDR2 and DDR3 Memory

Not-so-old vs. Not-so-new

DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) memory has been available for quite some time. New computers, even computers released within the last three years or so come equipped with DDR2 memory. An improvement over DDR memory, DDR2 produces faster performance with less energy consumption. With the way that DDR memory products are designed, none is backwards or forward compatible with the other. For example, if you have DDR memory, you will not be able to upgrade using DDR2 or DDR3 memory. You can only upgrade DDR memory with other DDR memory.

As for DDR3, it is essentially doing what DDR2 has done with DDR. DDR3 performs faster, and consumes less power as it works. The past year has seen a steady decline in price with DDR3, and it currently is about on par in price range with DDR2. More specific information in regards to performance and price will be discussed below.

Performance Differences
DDR3 uses significantly less power, and can run much faster. It uses 1.5V per chip, which is 0.3V less than DDR2. Additionally, when it comes to its Data rate, DDR2 (depending on its chip) can run at 400-1066 MT/s (megatransfer per second). In regards to its peak transfer rate, it can transfer from 3200-8533 MB/s. DDR3, on the other hand, can run from 800-2133 MT/s and 6400-17066 MB/s. In regards to the I/O bus clock, DDR2 is only available between 200-800 MHz, whereas DDR3 supports from 400-1600 MHz. Essentially, DDR3, when there are improvements from DDR2, can double in processing power. The fact that DDR3 consumes less power in outperforming DDR2 is impressive.

Trend to watch in 2012

Augmented Reality

It’s now in games, location apps, business cards and coffee shops and could start showing up in cars and even eyeglasses. Augmented Reality, which puts a virtual view on top of your real world, is really just a cool way of saying, “Reality with Style.” Instead of simply viewing your apartment through your phone, you’re playing Star Wars Arcade Falcon Gunner on top of it. Instead looking up a restaurant in your neighborhood, you’re using Yelp to see its location and reviews for it and other restaurants right on top of your on-screen view of the street. 2012 will mark the beginning of exponential growth for Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR).

According to a report from Visiongain, 25% of all app downloads will feature some sort of augmented reality. Though adoption hinges on more powerful, high-speed and camera-ready mobile devices, it’s clear to me that the majority of smartphones and tablets in end-users’ hands next year will be 3G-to-4G-ready, high-def, large-screen devices with not one, but two multi-megapixel cameras. Trust me, by 2013, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn’t at least tried augmented reality.