Technology, mostly computers

HiVision makes one of the worlds cheapest Linux laptops at $98 using a new cheaper chipset, WiFi, 1GB flash storage, it runs Linux, 3 USB ports, Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out. Voice-chat, Skype, multi-tabbed Firefox browser support, Abiword for word processing. Automatic online software updates. Their current model is based on a public chinese low cost case mold design and is running on a MIPS processor, they may soon also support an ARM9 with DSP as the processor and they are... Read Full Story

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Asus has announced it is planning to launch a whole ”family” of Eee products. The new Eeefferings are to include the E-DT (DeskTop), E-TV and an E-Monitor. This was announced by Jerry Shen, president of Asustek and he says that the new devices will apparently keep the same low-cost price points as the Eee itself. The E-DT  is a PC to be sold without a monitor and is scheduled to launch in April or May this year and will be showcased at CeBIT 2008.  The company has set the price of the... Read Full Story

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Apple has just issued a press release claiming that the Safari 4 browser has topped 11 million downloads in just three days of release. It also says that more than 50 percent of those downloads (~6 million) were for the Windows version of the program. “Safari 4 is an incredible success on Mac and Windows with more than 11 million downloads in the first three days,” said Philip Schiller , Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Safari users love the incredible speed... Read Full Story

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With better resolution than Google 192.Com’s  site  is quite outstanding. With a view described as the same as that you’d get from the roof of a 10 storey building it’s pretty special. I zoomed in on The Oasis leisure centre at the end of Shaftsbury Avenue and the result  is that you can clearly see people swimming in the outdoor pool! Read Full Story