The web browser that is lovedby everybody including people working on Windows or Unix platforms is having a small flaw, that I would like to detail out to you folks….

If your computer has less than 1 GB of Ram then Safari fails to cache items larger than 104,857 Bytes.

If your company has more than 1 GB of ram then Safari fails to cache items larger than 209,715 Bytes.

Jpegs, atleast, are temporarily cached in RAM. But upon browser restart, you see that the image dint make it to the disk cache.

Other items like videos and SWF’s dont even make it to the RAM, let alone DISK cache. Whew…

Nokia released its SuperNova range of phones, the 7310, 7510 and the 7610, the 7610 being the flagship of the line-up.

The phone is based on theS40 user interface and takes VGA resolution videos at 30fps,quite unexpectedly high, and also a TV out port. Dazed?

The slider packs a quadband GSM/EDGE support, 3.2 MP autofocus, 16M color QVGA display, FM radio RDS witha micro SD memory slot.

Now this product has been hanging around for 3 years. So its obvious that it has to provide the people with some features that is unparalleled. 5D users have a big fan  base, and hence though this series offers many a feature, they are always thirsty for more.

The camera costs a little more than 5D II by around $200. It gives a A/D conversion of 14 bits, a sensitivity range of ISO 50-25600, and a 3 inch LCD.

The camera can boast of a 3.9frames/sec shot capacity and an interchangeable focusing screen. It has a 15pt autofocus and a shutter durability of 150,000 cycles.

It is a 21.1  MegaPixel camera…..Thats cool!…

LG has announced the release of its new secret phones that come in two colors-Titan Gold and Ruby Violet. They are equipped with timeless and elegant designs. Tempered glass and Carbon Fibre give it the stylised and finished look. The new secret phones have adopted many advanced features such as ISO 800, 5MP camera with face detection and image stabilization and also have a capability of video recording at 128 Frames/second.

Only the Titan Gold model will be available in the Asia Market, while the Ruby Violet will be sent to European markets. Not much chance of LG remaining in the corporate race, but it has shown that it can surely thrive in the economy segment. Suggested price of these secret phones will be around 690,000 KRW.

You go on a vacation and get several 2d pictures of the same location. This is enough for Microsoft’s 3d imaging software to give you a 3D picture of your location.

To get started, download the plugin from Microsoft Live website. The process is quite simple. It goes like this….

Photosynth recognizes common areas in the picture and stitches them all together to give a holistic 3-D view.

But be warned, to make a good synth you need at least 20 photos.

After the software synths the pictures, you can zoom in, turn it aound , angular, etc to get a real 3d view of the picture.

But the software is of no use if the pictures are visually unconnected.

Sometimes it can be seen on older laptops and virus prone computer that one fine morning we are not able to boot our computer. The computer shows a ridiculing behaviour wherein it switches on and then after showing the Windows loading screen( the screen in which the loading tab appears with the Windows logo), it suddenly restarts and we have no option but to wait for the next restart. This means that the boot sector has undergone a corruption or else the Copy of Windows installed in the system has simply not been registered correctly in the boot sector. The former case will be diagnosed here but the latter case will be shown in my later posts…

Step 1: Put the Windows installation CD and boot from CD

Step 2: Go to repair mode in Windows installation

Step 3: type help

Step 4: You will find the correct format for typing “fixboot” in help

Step 5: Try to relocate the bootsector.

Step 6: Reboot now and check if your system starts

Step 7: If it still doesnt work, you can read my later posts as this is the case of non-registration of Windows copy

An year before, this question would not have put me in a dilemma as to whether the playstation ruled or xbox. But now, it seems that I have to do some reviewing that is highly painstaking since a lot has changed in one year. Well but it would do my readers good if I do some research work so that those waiting for the price drops in these consoles can find a suitable choice after reading this article.

Here it goes:

PRICE:

XBOX would come at a price range of $100-$349 in all its low, medium and high model ranges while the PS3 would even start from $50.

PERFORMANCE:

On paper, the Playstation 3’s Cell engine is more capable than XBOX 360’s triple-core Xenon CPU. In other words, a lot of the Cell’s power is going to waste. Although that is expected to change eventually, as always seems to happen with Sony’s consoles (compare early PS2 games to current games, and the same goes for PS1), one year later we’re still waiting for someone to fully exploit the system. Another indication that the PS3 is harder to develop for is the fact that almost all multiplatform games arrive weeks – if not months – after their 360 versions.

GRAPHICS:

The PS3 simply has better graphics. But as Xenos have better processing power, it will always lead on multi-platform games.

ONLINE SUPPORT:

XBOX 360 provides better online support than PS3. The profiles on Xenos are more robust than on the PS3, a player has his own tag and own custom avatar. Though the PSN has an about-me section, none of these can  be viewed in-game.

XBOX is the criterion dodger, the clear winner.