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Samsung NC10 Netbook

Among all the hot netbook in the market now, I found that the Samsung NC10 Netbook comes with the most competitive specifications and also, a good price. The NC10 comes with all the features that maybe you can not even find on an expensive laptop. The only things to disadvantages compare to expensive mobile laptop maybe just the speed of processor. I have not yet tested any Intel Atom based computer yet but I believe that you do not need a super powerful processor for a laptop now a days. If I am not with my MacBook now, I definitely will get this one for travelling.

For me, netbook will be good for email, web conferencing, voip, messenger, photo organizing, music, movie (even HD) and of course, working

Let’s look at the spec

Processor

• Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.6GHz)
• 533MHz FSB with 512KB Cache
• Chipset: Intel 945GSE + ICH7M

Memory

• 1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR2 667MHz
• Memory Slot 1 x Slot SODIMM

Hard Drive

• 160GB SATA

Software

• Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Home (SP3)
• Samsung Magic Doctor
• Samsung Update Plus
• Easy Display Manger
• Easy Battery Manager
• Easy Network Manager
• Easy Speed Up Manager
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

Display

• 10.2” WSVGA (1024 x 600) SuperBright© Gloss LED Display

Graphics

• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• 128MB Integrated Graphics

Audio

• HD (High Definition) Audio
• Multimedia Player
• EDS (Enhanced Digital Sound) Effect
• 2 Watts Stereo Speakers (1W x 2)

Input Devices

• 84 Key with Silver Nano technology (Anti-Bacterial Keyboard)
• Touch Pad (Scroll Scope, Flat Type)

Networking

• Wired Ethernet LAN (RJ45)
• 10/100
• Wireless LAN
• Atheros® Wifi 802.11b.g
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Dimensions

• 261mm (W)
• 185.5mm (D)
• 30.3mm (H)
• Weight: 1.33kg

Power Supply

• 60 Watt AC Adapter
• 6 Cell Lithium ion Battery

Interfaces

• 1 x VGA D-Sub Out
• 1 x Headphone-out
• 1 x Mic In
• 1 x Internal Mic
• 3 x USB 2.0
• 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC)

Warranty/Miscellaneous

• 1 Year Warranty
• Samsung Recovery Solution III
• McAfee Virus Scan
• BIOS Boot Up Password / HDD Password
• Kensington Lock Port

Tags: Design, Hardware, Mobile, News by boyd
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The conference is still on and I just making a quick shout first

The new iPhone still comes with the 3.5 inch screen but have more features now

- 3G Enabled

- GPS

- Compatible Audio Jack

This time the phone look a bit fat at the back (black plastic) with smaller edges with nice chrome buttons

I definitely will buy one and try on after trip to Japan. Let’s see will O2 UK give away the phone for free like the BBC website stated (if you are on the high monthly contract payment)

more updates here in a social way (my personal social blog site)

Tags: Hardware, Mobile, News by boyd
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iPhone 2 will be selling for only £100 in the UK? Sounds possible…let’s wait for the 9th June announcement

If it’s true then I will be ready to get one to try.

news from http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29957/Apple-prepping-low-price-iPhone

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Came across this piece of freeware for Mac OS, such a nice and smart application. With Fluid, you can specified the web app to become an app in Mac OS.

A more simple explanation is, you start this application, you then put in the URL (internet address / domain name) of the web app, for example http://www.gmail.com, and then you put in the name, let say, GMAIL. Then you choose where you want it to create the application, for example save it on the DESKTOP (the OS desktop folder) and you choose the ICON file in PNG/GIF/JPG or ask to use the FAVICON of the site and click OK. Within seconds, a new application will be created and you just run the GMAIL like an application in the Mac.

The advantages to create web app in this way are

1) You make the daily use web app/web site to be open easily, no need to type the same address everytime you use your Safari/Firefox

2) You can have different apps running the same time with different credential, for example I am using GMAIL and Google Adsense in different account but now I can open them at the same time by creating them as applications using Fluid

Oh yes, you may say I can do this by just clicking on the bookmark and just using different browser, but I can see that when web apps getting more popular, then Fluid definitely will be a smart way to keep yourself organized, especially for me lol

check it out yourself at http://fluidapp.com/

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