Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Linpus demos uber klein mystery netbook

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/linpus-demos-uber-klein-mystery-netbook/

Linpus demos uber klein mystery netbook
Like a little intrigue with your morning Joe? Check out the video below of this sleek little unidentified netbook on display at CeBIT last week at the Linpus booth, found by the same excitable bloke who brought us a glimpse of the company's Linux Lite OS. The hardware sounds to fit the standard Atom-based mold as the rest, adding 3G wireless for true portability, and is said to be built by Quanta, the company rumored to be on tap to build Apple's supposed netbook. Does that mean it could look something like this? We doubt it -- but wouldn't be surprised if it, too had a glossy screen.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:53 AM

Apple's redesigned iPod shuffle hits 4GB, talks to you (updated with video!)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/apples-ipod-shuffle-hits-4gb/


Bam, another Apple rumor vindicated. Apple just doubled the capacity of its iPod shuffle to 4GB while ditching the control wheel entirely. The new design keeps the clip and adds VoiceOver -- a new feature that gets around the lack of display by telling you which song is playing and who performs it at the touch of a button on the earbud cable. It'll also call out your playlists and let you navigate to others. Available in black or silver for $80 and your claim to what Apple calls the "world's smallest music player." Check the video tutorial after the break.

Update: VoiceOver in English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Posted by Augustine at 9:53 AM

Fraunhofer's new security device turns your window into a motion detector

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/fraunhofers-new-security-device-turns-your-window-into-a-motion/


The brain geniuses at Fraunhofer are back on the scene with a security device that takes the window alarm to the next level. The Vigilant window sees the ol' glass panel coated with a nanoparticle material which converts light into fluorescent radiation. When the system is switched on, a UV lamp is aimed at the window, which is outfitted with sensors along its edges. As long as the lamp is unobstructed, everything is goldie. However, if a cat burglar should come by in his trademark all-black out fit and obstruct the beam, the alarm is activated -- sending your elite security team into action. If you don't have an elite security team, perhaps you can send your T-34 to snare him in its net. Either way, it's clear they messed with the wrong folks this time. A prototype already exists, no word yet on when this will become available.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:53 AM

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Use Any Internet Browser on your Computer Without Installation

Source: http://www.labnol.org/software/run-internet-browser-without-installation/7724/

Use Any Internet Browser on your Computer Without Installation

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Do you want to:

a. Carry a portable version of your favorite web browser on the USB drive? It could be Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari or even Opera.

b. Simultaneously run multiple versions of Internet Explorer or Firefox on the same computer side-by-side without any hacks.

c. Test the new design of your website in all popular browsers without having to rely on an online service like Browser Shots?

d. You don’t have permissions to install new software on the office computer? How do you then use Safari or Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer?

e. You have heard lot of good things about Internet Explorer 8 but since that browser is still in beta, you don’t want to override your existing installation of IE 7. How do you then try IE 8 without uninstalling IE 7?

f. You love Browser A but some of your favorite websites only open in Browser B. How can you access these websites without installing B?

Now if you said yes to any of the above questions, all you need is Xenocode - it’s an awesome platform that helps you run any web browser on your computer without installation. Simply download an executable from the Xenocode website and double-click to run that web browser.

Xenocode provides ready-to-use packages for Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 6-8 and Firefox 2-3. Xenocode WebApps also let you run multiple application versions side-by-side on any version of Windows.

If you were using virtual machines with VMWare or Microsoft Virtual PC just for testing browser compatibility, it may be a good idea to switch to Xenocode browser as they are fast and you don’t have to wait for the virtual machine to boot up.

Note: Xencode provides a slightly older version of Chrome but you download Chrome 2 (portable) here.

Related: Convince People to Upgrade Web Browsers

Use Any Internet Browser on your Computer Without Installation (Published at Digital Inspiration)

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Posted by Augustine at 11:52 PM

Get Usage Statistics for Search Engines, Web Browsers & Mobile Internet

Source: http://www.labnol.org/internet/usage-statistics-for-search-engines-browsers/7729/

Get Usage Statistics for Search Engines, Web Browsers & Mobile Internet

If you need to know the market share or current trends about the usage of Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Search Engines and Mobile Internet across different regions of the world, check out this global stats tool created by Statcounter.

Statcounter, a web analytics company that records visitor statistics for a few million websites (including this one), tracks almost 4 billion page views per month and can therefore paint a pretty accurate picture of trends on the Internet.

The tool tracks both desktop based web browser as well as mobile browsers. Safari on iPhone and iPod Touch continue to lead the mobile browser market in North America followed by BlackBerry.

Mobile Browser Usage in North America

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Mobile Browser Usage in Asia

The situation is however very different in Asia where Nokia and Opera compete for the top spot while iPhone usage is at the same level as Sony Ericsson.

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Coming back, all the usage reports in are updated five times per day so you can create almost real-time charts from the Statcounter tool. The data goes back to June 2008 and you may filter by country to spot localized trends.

Unlike other web research tools from Netcraft or Alexa, StatCounter as a company is pretty open with their data, allowing you to download graphs as images, or you can access raw CSV data to manipulate in Excel or directly embed the graphs in your blog.

And here are a few more charts about Web Browsers and OS usage acoss the world.

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Get Usage Statistics for Search Engines, Web Browsers & Mobile Internet (Published at Digital Inspiration)

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Posted by Augustine at 11:37 PM

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