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Firefox 3.6 Released – Improves load times, startup speed and stability.

Amaete Umanah — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:59:18 +0000

After months of testing, Mozilla has finally released Firefox 3.6, the newest version of its popular browser.

The new edition of Firefox sports an array of features, least of which is an increase in speed — 20% faster than Firefox 3.5, according to Mozilla. It uses Gecko 1.9.2 web-rendering, which improves its load times, startup speed and stability. Javascript execution is faster and smoother as well.

We’ve talked about some of the other new features before, but our favorite has to be Personas, which lets you customize your Firefox with a single click and without a restart. There’s also autocomplete form functionality and full HTML5 support. You can check out all of the new features here.

The Firefox 3.6 beta has been in testing for several months now, but the release candidates only started coming out this month. It looks like the releases went smoothly, so Mozilla is rolling it out for everyone.

You can visit the Firefox homepage to download the newest edition of the browser.

Mashable

CompuLab Introduces Smallest PC (Video) – Coming Jan 2010

Amaete Umanah — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:34:33 +0000

CompuLab introduces a new member to the fit-PC family of miniature PCs. fit-PC2i is targeting networking and industrial applications. Based on Intel Atom Z5xx CPU, the fit-PC2i is the smallest, most power efficient PC available on the market. It incorporates dual Gbit Ethernet ports, addressing the growing demand for low power servers, firewalls and industrial PCs.

Measuring just 4″x4.5″x1.05″ and weighting mere 13oz the fit-PC2i provides the complete PC functionality – up to 2GHz CPU, up to 2GB RAM, internal SATA HDD, resolution of up to 1920×1200, digital audio, dual LAN and WLAN. All in an industrial grade die-cast aluminum shell that runs fanless at 6-8W. fit-PC2i supports Windows 7, Windows Server and Ubuntu Linux.

“fit-PC2 was a breakthrough in green computing” said Irad Stavi, Director of Business Development at CompuLab, “now fit-PC2i enables corporate IT unprecedented energy savings where it matters most – in servers and network computers that have to work 24/7″.

fit-PC2i features

CPU: Intel Atom Z5xx 1.1 GHz to 2 GHz
Chipset: Intel US15W SCH
Memory: 1 GB DDR2-533 on-board (Optional 2 GB)
Storage: Internal bay for 2.5? SATA HDD, miniSD socket, On-board 4 GB Flash (optional)
Display & Graphics: Intel GMA500, DVI Digital output up to 1920 x 1200
Audio: Line-out, line-in, mic, 5.1 Channels S/PDIF
Networking: 2x 1000 BaseT Ethernet, 802.11b/g WLAN
USB: 4 USB 2.0 High Speed ports
Serial: RS232 full UART
Operating Systems: Windows Server, Windows 7, Windows XP, Ubuntu Linux

Mechanical and Environmental

Case: 100% aluminum die-cast body
Dimensions: 101 x 115 x 27mm / 4? x 4.5? x 1.05?
Weight : 370 grams / 13 ounces – including hard disk
Operating Temperature: 0 – 45 deg C with hard disk, 0 – 70 deg C with SSD
Power: 12V single supply, 8-15V tolerant
Power Consumption: 6W at low CPU load, 8W at full CPU load, <1W at standby

Availability
fit-PC2i will be available in Jan. 2010

Fit PC, via Engadget

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Use T3Desk to Bring 3D to your Windows Desktop – AWESOME!

Amaete Umanah — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:31:50 +0000

T3Desk lets you manage your applications more easily in a 3D desktop adding the third dimension to your Windows screen. “3Dmized” windows will appear in three dimensions and transparent on your screen and have the ability to be flipped, zoomed, moved, swiveled in almost anyway you want. T3Desk is lightweight on your resources, unlike most applications of its kind. With T3Desk you can set the options regarding display, zooming, hot keys and sounds. You can configure your 3D window animation, transparency effect, the 3D initial angle and distance, the transition effects and more. T3Desk it’s a FREE product.

Source: Gizmodo