computers – Etiole http://www.etiole.com Dream Tech. Live Tech. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:33:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Computer Hardware Chart [Graphic] : Most Computer parts in one Picture http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/computer-hardware-chart-graphic-most-computer-parts-in-one-picture/ http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/computer-hardware-chart-graphic-most-computer-parts-in-one-picture/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:25:09 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=5215

Here's an amazing computer hardware poster which covers most of the prominent hardware parts. Could be useful if you are studying computer or perhaps compiling one.

Click to enlarge the picture below

Via Deviantart.]]>

Here's an amazing computer hardware poster which covers most of the prominent hardware parts. Could be useful if you are studying computer or perhaps compiling one.

Click to enlarge the picture below

Via Deviantart.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/computer-hardware-chart-graphic-most-computer-parts-in-one-picture/feed/ 3 Acer to reincarnate and likely to go the Apple way http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/acer-to-reincarnate-and-likely-to-go-the-apple-way/ http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/acer-to-reincarnate-and-likely-to-go-the-apple-way/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:55:32 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=5171

[caption id="attachment_5172" align="alignright" width="442" caption="Gianfranco Lanci"][/caption] Gianfranco Lanci ( The CEO of Acer ) resigned from his post yesterday. The Board Of Acer wants it to me more like Apple than to HP. A simple reason for this was that Lanci followed a policy of increasing the volumes of Laptops so that he can provide cheaper Laptops than Dell and HP. Another reason for this could be the huge difference between Apple's profit margin of 21.5% and Acer's of 2.3% for the last fiscal year. JT Wang(On the board of director) has replaced Lanci as the new CEO. Wang wants to concentrate on Tablets and Smartphones around enterprise sales. Wang clearly stated the start of new era for Acer by saying"Recently the iPad [tablet computer] and other new form factors have had a very big impact on the PC market. We have to change our business strategy." Let's see whats the change in the strategy and how it works out. Apple is serving the premium market which means Acer could also be leading the same path. [Source]]]>

[caption id="attachment_5172" align="alignright" width="442" caption="Gianfranco Lanci"][/caption] Gianfranco Lanci ( The CEO of Acer ) resigned from his post yesterday. The Board Of Acer wants it to me more like Apple than to HP. A simple reason for this was that Lanci followed a policy of increasing the volumes of Laptops so that he can provide cheaper Laptops than Dell and HP. Another reason for this could be the huge difference between Apple's profit margin of 21.5% and Acer's of 2.3% for the last fiscal year. JT Wang(On the board of director) has replaced Lanci as the new CEO. Wang wants to concentrate on Tablets and Smartphones around enterprise sales. Wang clearly stated the start of new era for Acer by saying"Recently the iPad [tablet computer] and other new form factors have had a very big impact on the PC market. We have to change our business strategy." Let's see whats the change in the strategy and how it works out. Apple is serving the premium market which means Acer could also be leading the same path. [Source]]]> http://www.etiole.com/2011/04/acer-to-reincarnate-and-likely-to-go-the-apple-way/feed/ 0 Amazon unleashes Cloud Service before Google or Apple http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/amazon-unleashes-cloud-service-before-google-or-apple/ http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/amazon-unleashes-cloud-service-before-google-or-apple/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:50:27 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=5074

We've continually heard that Apple (After acquisition of Lala) was looking forward to launch a Cloud based locker service which would align itself with iTunes.com or maybe MobileMe. Rumors were that Google was also planning for something like this. Suddenly, out of the blue we have Amazon which unleashes the Cloud Drive and a Cloud based Music player too.

So what is Cloud?

You've been hearing about this since few years. What is it exactly? "Cloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a computer network." - From WikiPedia. Cloud Computing revolves around around data. It's not physically with you but on the "Cloud" servers and you do not mandatorily need your computer to access it but varied types of devices for example, Your smartphone or tablets can also access the data using appropriate applications. This makes it easier to access data quickly from different devices.

What is Amazon offering?

It's offering a cloud drive with 5GB worth of free space to upload and store your media (Music and Videos) and documents safely. All you need is a Amazon Account which is free and a browser to access the website and push content up or download it to other computers. They are offering tools to make your migration to cloud much easier. Once such tool scans you computer and auto-uploads all the music files to the cloud drive. You can upgrade your plans. Well, pricing is $1 per GB. Yes, that simple.  It doesn't work on iOS but works on Android based devices. The service is surely better than the competitor DropBox which does not allow such flexibility as Amazon. There's some cool offer going on which lets you buy a MP3 album and upgrade to 20GB plan.  Give it a try here, it's surely worth it.]]>

We've continually heard that Apple (After acquisition of Lala) was looking forward to launch a Cloud based locker service which would align itself with iTunes.com or maybe MobileMe. Rumors were that Google was also planning for something like this. Suddenly, out of the blue we have Amazon which unleashes the Cloud Drive and a Cloud based Music player too.

So what is Cloud?

You've been hearing about this since few years. What is it exactly? "Cloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a computer network." - From WikiPedia. Cloud Computing revolves around around data. It's not physically with you but on the "Cloud" servers and you do not mandatorily need your computer to access it but varied types of devices for example, Your smartphone or tablets can also access the data using appropriate applications. This makes it easier to access data quickly from different devices.

What is Amazon offering?

It's offering a cloud drive with 5GB worth of free space to upload and store your media (Music and Videos) and documents safely. All you need is a Amazon Account which is free and a browser to access the website and push content up or download it to other computers. They are offering tools to make your migration to cloud much easier. Once such tool scans you computer and auto-uploads all the music files to the cloud drive. You can upgrade your plans. Well, pricing is $1 per GB. Yes, that simple.  It doesn't work on iOS but works on Android based devices. The service is surely better than the competitor DropBox which does not allow such flexibility as Amazon. There's some cool offer going on which lets you buy a MP3 album and upgrade to 20GB plan.  Give it a try here, it's surely worth it.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/amazon-unleashes-cloud-service-before-google-or-apple/feed/ 1 Netbooks are NOT cheap laptops! http://www.etiole.com/2010/11/netbooks-are-not-cheap-laptops/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/11/netbooks-are-not-cheap-laptops/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4907 Samsung Netbook

The initial days after I got my first PC I was in denial that it hardly affected my household electricity bill. I hated laptops at the time because neither were they powerful enough nor were they inexpensive enough. Also, I didn't have the need. I was a typical Indian college student who wasn't allowed or  interested in showing off a laptop to classmates. It wasn't err... still isn't common enough in the Indian classroom! Having said that, now years later, I have to admit that laptops have improved leaps and bounds and are quite beneficial for the professional on the go. During these years came a new phenomenon called the netbook that has taken the market by storm. Ultra cheap, ultra portable laptop like devices that made On-the-Go computing ubiquitous. Not to mention the slew of social media sites such as twitter and facebook that have made constant connectivity such a  necessity! I, in the meanwhile, came out of my denial that constant 24/7 usage of my monstrous power hogging desktop PC  doesn't significantly affect my power bills. A menial task like a download shouldn't require a 140W machine to be constantly running. Does it? This is when I decided that I needed to do something about it after my friend enlightened me, after his purchase, about how a netbook serves this exact purpose. [caption id="attachment_4910" align="alignleft" width="330" caption="Samsung Netbook"]Samsung Netbook[/caption] This is when it dawned on me that netbooks aren't bad after all. All this while I knew exactly what it is capable of and what it is used for - ANYTHING ON THE BROWSER AND THE INTERNET. Nothing more, Nothing less. Finally, last week I had managed to arrange for the funds. Yeah! it took so long (almost a year). Can't blame me for that. I'm an average Indian middle-class guy who's got COMMITMENTS, you see. Managed to jump in to the club of netbook owners. Got myself the Samsung N148. Check out its specs here: http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/pc-peripherals-printer/notebook/n-series/NP-N148-DP03IN/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=specification
Disclaimer: This is not a recommendation. Just an information. I am not endorsing any brand/product here. Netbook or Notebook purchase is completely subjective to one's personal preference. If you need a suggestion, ask for it in the comments section and you will get one but again, it is only a suggestion. Don't hold me responsible for a crappy purchase that you made.
Now for the core of the blog - reason for the title. Soon after the news about my purchase exploded on the information superhighway, I started getting calls from friends inquiring about making a similar purchase for themselves as well. Most of them did not know the difference between a regular laptop and a netbook. The misconception about netbooks being just ultra-portable cheap laptops has infected the general mass perception. "A netbook does most things that a laptop does. How is it different?" You ask?  Here's how: It does NOT have an optical drive. Though external USB based optical drives can be used with it, the fact that it doesn't come with one is reason enough for many people not to buy it.
  1. A netbook is not capable of playing true HD videos. Though there are claims of a few having powerful GPUs like in Acer Ferrari One and the likes, those are a minority. The majority of the fast selling, cheap netbooks come with integrated graphics chips either on the MoBo or on the proc itself (read Intel Atom N400 series pinetrail and above).
  2. Also, on a 10.1" screen what pleasure will you get watching videos anyway? To top it, my friend wanted to connect a TV Tuner and watch TV on it! He didn't want to spend too much on a computer. If you don't wanna spend too much, then why get a teeny-weeny 10.1" netbook for TV Viewing? Get a TV, damn it! A 21" big fat CRT TV starts at Rs. 5k vs Rs.15k! for a decent netbook.
  3. "So, videos aren't my priority" you say? Well, video isn't the only casualty. Any decent game wouldn't play. Cannot have the sweet graphics intensive effects on your desktop (I mean the desktop inside the OS). Though, Windows 7 runs beautifully with transparency & all  just fine. Open a few windows more than 5 and you'd feel the sluggishness.
  4. In case you get the Windows 7 starter edition version, Godspeed, for as you know, it is extremely restrictive.
  5. If you opt for Free DOS as your OS, then you may need to install a practical OS like Windows or Linux yourself. Not having an optical drive really sucks for this reason. You need to download the tools such as UnetBootin for Linux or Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool for making a boot-able USB pen/thumb drive from which to install the OS. Although a simple procedure, this may put off the majority of users.
  6. If you need a powerful but sleek laptop, go for the ultra-thin/portable range. Not a netbook!
Having said that, it performs beautifully what it was designed for - The NET in "Netbook". Standard definition videos, audio, radio, streaming videos, general net surfing, youtube (not HD), facebook, twitter all work heavenly. Another point I don't understand is people buying netbooks priced more than Rs. 20k! What's the point, I ask. At that rate, you might as well get a regular laptop and do a lot more things with it besides getting a bigger screen! Not to mention, netbooks come as  complete package unlike a desktop. Second hand cheap desktops of the yester-years, if you were considering it, unless you are that tight on budget, STOP! For it wouldn't have Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi n, Webcam, speakers, Microphone etc. Great features for On-the-Go blogging, facebooking, tweeting. orkutting etc. If you attend a lot of conferences and do a lot of live blogging/tweeting and cannot afford those drool-maal phones that have WiFi and stuck with having to pay heavily for GPRS acces with terrible speeds, Netbook is a boon! My specific purpose as a 24/7 download machine - Amazing. With the LED backlit LCD display and the Intel Atom N450 proc with Integrated graphics on the itself, consuming just 25W is just wonderful! Saving, conservatively estimating, Rs.200 a month, if its life is 2 years, I get my return on investment, taking into account its utility. So, tell us - the etiole community what you think about netbooks. Whether you considered or considering buying one and if this post has helped you in anyway. We'd like to hear all sides of the story. Sharing is caring! So, if you liked or disliked this post please let the world know. Until next time, happy netbooking! :)]]> Samsung Netbook

The initial days after I got my first PC I was in denial that it hardly affected my household electricity bill. I hated laptops at the time because neither were they powerful enough nor were they inexpensive enough. Also, I didn't have the need. I was a typical Indian college student who wasn't allowed or  interested in showing off a laptop to classmates. It wasn't err... still isn't common enough in the Indian classroom! Having said that, now years later, I have to admit that laptops have improved leaps and bounds and are quite beneficial for the professional on the go. During these years came a new phenomenon called the netbook that has taken the market by storm. Ultra cheap, ultra portable laptop like devices that made On-the-Go computing ubiquitous. Not to mention the slew of social media sites such as twitter and facebook that have made constant connectivity such a  necessity! I, in the meanwhile, came out of my denial that constant 24/7 usage of my monstrous power hogging desktop PC  doesn't significantly affect my power bills. A menial task like a download shouldn't require a 140W machine to be constantly running. Does it? This is when I decided that I needed to do something about it after my friend enlightened me, after his purchase, about how a netbook serves this exact purpose. [caption id="attachment_4910" align="alignleft" width="330" caption="Samsung Netbook"]Samsung Netbook[/caption] This is when it dawned on me that netbooks aren't bad after all. All this while I knew exactly what it is capable of and what it is used for - ANYTHING ON THE BROWSER AND THE INTERNET. Nothing more, Nothing less. Finally, last week I had managed to arrange for the funds. Yeah! it took so long (almost a year). Can't blame me for that. I'm an average Indian middle-class guy who's got COMMITMENTS, you see. Managed to jump in to the club of netbook owners. Got myself the Samsung N148. Check out its specs here: http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/pc-peripherals-printer/notebook/n-series/NP-N148-DP03IN/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=specification
Disclaimer: This is not a recommendation. Just an information. I am not endorsing any brand/product here. Netbook or Notebook purchase is completely subjective to one's personal preference. If you need a suggestion, ask for it in the comments section and you will get one but again, it is only a suggestion. Don't hold me responsible for a crappy purchase that you made.
Now for the core of the blog - reason for the title. Soon after the news about my purchase exploded on the information superhighway, I started getting calls from friends inquiring about making a similar purchase for themselves as well. Most of them did not know the difference between a regular laptop and a netbook. The misconception about netbooks being just ultra-portable cheap laptops has infected the general mass perception. "A netbook does most things that a laptop does. How is it different?" You ask?  Here's how: It does NOT have an optical drive. Though external USB based optical drives can be used with it, the fact that it doesn't come with one is reason enough for many people not to buy it.
  1. A netbook is not capable of playing true HD videos. Though there are claims of a few having powerful GPUs like in Acer Ferrari One and the likes, those are a minority. The majority of the fast selling, cheap netbooks come with integrated graphics chips either on the MoBo or on the proc itself (read Intel Atom N400 series pinetrail and above).
  2. Also, on a 10.1" screen what pleasure will you get watching videos anyway? To top it, my friend wanted to connect a TV Tuner and watch TV on it! He didn't want to spend too much on a computer. If you don't wanna spend too much, then why get a teeny-weeny 10.1" netbook for TV Viewing? Get a TV, damn it! A 21" big fat CRT TV starts at Rs. 5k vs Rs.15k! for a decent netbook.
  3. "So, videos aren't my priority" you say? Well, video isn't the only casualty. Any decent game wouldn't play. Cannot have the sweet graphics intensive effects on your desktop (I mean the desktop inside the OS). Though, Windows 7 runs beautifully with transparency & all  just fine. Open a few windows more than 5 and you'd feel the sluggishness.
  4. In case you get the Windows 7 starter edition version, Godspeed, for as you know, it is extremely restrictive.
  5. If you opt for Free DOS as your OS, then you may need to install a practical OS like Windows or Linux yourself. Not having an optical drive really sucks for this reason. You need to download the tools such as UnetBootin for Linux or Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool for making a boot-able USB pen/thumb drive from which to install the OS. Although a simple procedure, this may put off the majority of users.
  6. If you need a powerful but sleek laptop, go for the ultra-thin/portable range. Not a netbook!
Having said that, it performs beautifully what it was designed for - The NET in "Netbook". Standard definition videos, audio, radio, streaming videos, general net surfing, youtube (not HD), facebook, twitter all work heavenly. Another point I don't understand is people buying netbooks priced more than Rs. 20k! What's the point, I ask. At that rate, you might as well get a regular laptop and do a lot more things with it besides getting a bigger screen! Not to mention, netbooks come as  complete package unlike a desktop. Second hand cheap desktops of the yester-years, if you were considering it, unless you are that tight on budget, STOP! For it wouldn't have Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi n, Webcam, speakers, Microphone etc. Great features for On-the-Go blogging, facebooking, tweeting. orkutting etc. If you attend a lot of conferences and do a lot of live blogging/tweeting and cannot afford those drool-maal phones that have WiFi and stuck with having to pay heavily for GPRS acces with terrible speeds, Netbook is a boon! My specific purpose as a 24/7 download machine - Amazing. With the LED backlit LCD display and the Intel Atom N450 proc with Integrated graphics on the itself, consuming just 25W is just wonderful! Saving, conservatively estimating, Rs.200 a month, if its life is 2 years, I get my return on investment, taking into account its utility. So, tell us - the etiole community what you think about netbooks. Whether you considered or considering buying one and if this post has helped you in anyway. We'd like to hear all sides of the story. Sharing is caring! So, if you liked or disliked this post please let the world know. Until next time, happy netbooking! :)]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/11/netbooks-are-not-cheap-laptops/feed/ 2 Google is the Hungry Beast : Don’t be Evil, Google? http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/google-is-the-hungry-beast-dont-be-evil-google/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/google-is-the-hungry-beast-dont-be-evil-google/#respond Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:09:16 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4136

Google has seen immense growth, poking it's nose in each and every sector, healthcare, biotech, cleantech, software, news delivery, books and nearly everything. Google is very hungry. It wants to capture everything that belongs to you, your entire digital life. From Email to health records online, from entertainment to books, Google wants to know everything about you. It wants to track your online activity and store it for 18 months. Google Buzz breached privacy also, Google Maps has been under a lawsuit for containing unwanted images of people vomiting and naked children. Google wants to know everything about you. But why? 97% of Google's revenue is sourced from Advertising and Google wants to know more about you so that it can target you with right types of ads and get more conversions and high numbers on it's yearly revenue score cards. ]]>

Google has seen immense growth, poking it's nose in each and every sector, healthcare, biotech, cleantech, software, news delivery, books and nearly everything. Google is very hungry. It wants to capture everything that belongs to you, your entire digital life. From Email to health records online, from entertainment to books, Google wants to know everything about you. It wants to track your online activity and store it for 18 months. Google Buzz breached privacy also, Google Maps has been under a lawsuit for containing unwanted images of people vomiting and naked children. Google wants to know everything about you. But why? 97% of Google's revenue is sourced from Advertising and Google wants to know more about you so that it can target you with right types of ads and get more conversions and high numbers on it's yearly revenue score cards. ]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/google-is-the-hungry-beast-dont-be-evil-google/feed/ 0 Now find a CPU inside your Keyboard http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/now-find-a-cpu-inside-your-keyboard/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/now-find-a-cpu-inside-your-keyboard/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:55:26 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4012

First CPU came as a big monster occupying the whole room, then it started shrinking. Then came iMac, Apple's Computer which had the CPU contained inside the monitor.  And now what we have today is a CPU inside a keyboard. Exciting isn't it? Check out the pics after break Wow! Awesome pics and hope it comes soon into the market. Thanks for the Images, Fun And Fun Only]]>

First CPU came as a big monster occupying the whole room, then it started shrinking. Then came iMac, Apple's Computer which had the CPU contained inside the monitor.  And now what we have today is a CPU inside a keyboard. Exciting isn't it? Check out the pics after break Wow! Awesome pics and hope it comes soon into the market. Thanks for the Images, Fun And Fun Only]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/now-find-a-cpu-inside-your-keyboard/feed/ 9 Apple’s iPhone OS coming to more platforms and devices, mostly AppleTV? http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/apples-iphone-os-coming-to-more-platforms-and-devices-mostly-appletv/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/apples-iphone-os-coming-to-more-platforms-and-devices-mostly-appletv/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:30:55 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4023

Here's some hot news. If you thought iPad was just enough iPhone OS then wait, there's more iPhone OS coming! Yes, Apple is planning to bring the revolutionary App and home screen OS to many more devices. Proof? A recent job posting which folks at ComputerWorld found, Apple is seeking a full-time engineering manager for "platform bring-up" part of the Core OS platform team. Here's a part of it,
The Core Platform team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms. The team is responsible for low level platform architecture, firmware, core drivers and bring-up of new hardware platforms. The team consists of talented engineers with experience in hardware, firmware, IOKit drivers, security and platform architecture. This position requires a very technical and hands-on leader, experience in working closely with hardware team and a deep understanding of bare metal software. You must be a highly self-motivated individual who seeks to create a dynamic and creative team environment in which old problems are solved in new and innovative ways.
What Mashable observed points that Apple is looking to poach the product managers for Google Android who have experience Unix OS and to develop mobile phones supporting Unix like operating systems. Most importantly they are looking for ARM based System-on-Chip (SoC) level design too (*Cough* A4 SoC's - the most recent ones in the iPad *Cough*) which seems to power iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch's and Apple TV too. So now you know the relation. iPhone could possibly come to Apple TV too as both are based of ARM SoC's and that it currently uses a Mac OS X derived OS which could be made better if the iPhone UI is used and it will enable Multi-Touch input too. Predictions start being made now. Firstly rather then bringing the OS to a current device, instead there might be a idea bubbling up of a newer device? Not a new product line like tablets but a revision to MacBook, or a MacBook Mini which would have iPhone OS as primary OS or a low ARM Based server. Much more can be developed on these existing technologies as the iPhone OS defines a new era of computing with so called "apps" to perform and utilize all the hardware capabilities of the device. Image Credit : Devian Art]]>

Here's some hot news. If you thought iPad was just enough iPhone OS then wait, there's more iPhone OS coming! Yes, Apple is planning to bring the revolutionary App and home screen OS to many more devices. Proof? A recent job posting which folks at ComputerWorld found, Apple is seeking a full-time engineering manager for "platform bring-up" part of the Core OS platform team. Here's a part of it,
The Core Platform team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms. The team is responsible for low level platform architecture, firmware, core drivers and bring-up of new hardware platforms. The team consists of talented engineers with experience in hardware, firmware, IOKit drivers, security and platform architecture. This position requires a very technical and hands-on leader, experience in working closely with hardware team and a deep understanding of bare metal software. You must be a highly self-motivated individual who seeks to create a dynamic and creative team environment in which old problems are solved in new and innovative ways.
What Mashable observed points that Apple is looking to poach the product managers for Google Android who have experience Unix OS and to develop mobile phones supporting Unix like operating systems. Most importantly they are looking for ARM based System-on-Chip (SoC) level design too (*Cough* A4 SoC's - the most recent ones in the iPad *Cough*) which seems to power iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch's and Apple TV too. So now you know the relation. iPhone could possibly come to Apple TV too as both are based of ARM SoC's and that it currently uses a Mac OS X derived OS which could be made better if the iPhone UI is used and it will enable Multi-Touch input too. Predictions start being made now. Firstly rather then bringing the OS to a current device, instead there might be a idea bubbling up of a newer device? Not a new product line like tablets but a revision to MacBook, or a MacBook Mini which would have iPhone OS as primary OS or a low ARM Based server. Much more can be developed on these existing technologies as the iPhone OS defines a new era of computing with so called "apps" to perform and utilize all the hardware capabilities of the device. Image Credit : Devian Art]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/02/apples-iphone-os-coming-to-more-platforms-and-devices-mostly-appletv/feed/ 0 Apple Tablet nearly confirmed by Orange Exec : Will be coming out this month http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/apple-tablet-nearly-confirmed-by-orange-exec-will-be-coming-out-this-month/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/apple-tablet-nearly-confirmed-by-orange-exec-will-be-coming-out-this-month/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:37:44 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3657

Guys, this is not a rumor. Recently, Stéphane Richard Vice President of Orange France in a informal press talk with Europe Radio 1 was questioned about Apple Tablet. He was asked if any Tablet was coming out this month? Guess what he answered? He said a yes! Later he was asked if this was coming to Orange, and he said Sure! Now this gives a clear indication that something like the Apple Tablet is cooking! Here's the video thanks to Engadget and SlashGear, where the the news was broken. ]]>

Guys, this is not a rumor. Recently, Stéphane Richard Vice President of Orange France in a informal press talk with Europe Radio 1 was questioned about Apple Tablet. He was asked if any Tablet was coming out this month? Guess what he answered? He said a yes! Later he was asked if this was coming to Orange, and he said Sure! Now this gives a clear indication that something like the Apple Tablet is cooking! Here's the video thanks to Engadget and SlashGear, where the the news was broken. ]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/apple-tablet-nearly-confirmed-by-orange-exec-will-be-coming-out-this-month/feed/ 0 What? You are trying the demo of iSlate? [Super Fake?] http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/what-you-are-trying-the-demo-of-islate-super-fake/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/what-you-are-trying-the-demo-of-islate-super-fake/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:44:03 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3516

Recently we posted about what could be Apple possibly do in 2010. While i was browsing through the comments i just found this interesting comment.
I have been trying out the demo of iSlate?
I couldn't stop laughing at this. Anyway, after checking out the link i found that this guy is not good at anything except photoshop. Here is the picture which was there on the link (click to view larger version)

What do you think? Is it real or fake? (Post it down in the comments please!)]]>

Recently we posted about what could be Apple possibly do in 2010. While i was browsing through the comments i just found this interesting comment.
I have been trying out the demo of iSlate?
I couldn't stop laughing at this. Anyway, after checking out the link i found that this guy is not good at anything except photoshop. Here is the picture which was there on the link (click to view larger version)

What do you think? Is it real or fake? (Post it down in the comments please!)]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/what-you-are-trying-the-demo-of-islate-super-fake/feed/ 4 iSlate : It’s my new tablet pc http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/islate-its-my-new-tablet-pc/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/islate-its-my-new-tablet-pc/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:17:14 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3442

Rumors suggest that Apple's new tablet is going to be named iSlate. Why you ask? It's simply because it was recently found that Apple had registered the domain, iSlate.com That surely isn't a big proof that it could be named iSlate because currently Apple does not even own MacBook.com or maybe iSlate.com could be registered for a future product?

I hopped on to Who.is to check out information about other domains. Got great information and it says that domains like iSlate.co.uk are registered by Mark Monitor which is affiliated with Apple. Guys at TechCrunch and MacRumors have put a huge post down which assures you that it's named iSlate. I am waiting for January now!]]>

Rumors suggest that Apple's new tablet is going to be named iSlate. Why you ask? It's simply because it was recently found that Apple had registered the domain, iSlate.com That surely isn't a big proof that it could be named iSlate because currently Apple does not even own MacBook.com or maybe iSlate.com could be registered for a future product?

I hopped on to Who.is to check out information about other domains. Got great information and it says that domains like iSlate.co.uk are registered by Mark Monitor which is affiliated with Apple. Guys at TechCrunch and MacRumors have put a huge post down which assures you that it's named iSlate. I am waiting for January now!]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/islate-its-my-new-tablet-pc/feed/ 6