When someone needs mobile device that can accomplish complex tasks, smartphones are first that comes in mind. However, operating systems that are used on smartphones nowadays are very different from desktop ones. This means they need other applications, which are often very limited comparing to regular ones. What if someone needs fully functional portable PC? Netbooks or laptops are way bigger than usual smartphone, UMPCs offer good possibilities but without phone function. Fortunately, Chinese company MIU successfully integrated phone into UMPC, making a perfect and almost almighty portable gadget for computer geeks. Details below. |
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Online banking is a very popular thing nowadays, mainly because it is very convenient - you can make any kind of transaction right from your home computer, without need to go to nearest bank. However, this convenient way of managing your finances has its flaws, one of them - security problem. There is a big variety of viruses and hacks, so any information that remains on your computer can be potentially stolen or erased. When we are talking about bank accounts this threat seems serious. So, what should we do to protect ourselves from being robbed by an anonymous hacker? Today, IBM presented its vision on Online Banking Security, which will do all online banking functions bypassing user's PC. Details follow. |
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There seems to be no stopping progress in data transferring technologies. The optical fiber cables havenÂt yet replaced all the old-fashioned copper cables where it is possible  in the phone lines, television cables and Internet providers' networks, and now high-speed fibers have been unexpectedly upgraded. The latest novelty has been first seen in South Carolina at Clemson University where scientist managed to expand optical fiber's bandwidth and other stats, which were already big enough. |
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Everybody was shocked when Google announced its mobile device operating system, called Android. Its huge difference from others is and will be its openness - it is open source, unlike almost every mobile OS. Many Linux geeks celebrated this event, because with help of such giant as Google open source standards will spread faster and wider. We all waited for the first devices that work on this interesting OS, so it happened - first gadget operating on Google Android is here. It is named T-Mobile G1, and is currently sold by T-Mobile. More information about Google smartphone after the break. |
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More possibilities of good old TV fun have recently been opened for Samsung Blu-Ray players owners. The novelty refers to the Netflix online DVD rental service. Interent TV broadcasting services or of extreme demand, especially in the USA, were Netflix has been found and grew to its present size. As LG has offered their BD300 Blu-Ray player for quite a time now and suited for working with Netflix, Samsung had to give their replay on it. So now they did. From now on Netflix steaming will be accepted by Samsung Blu-Ray players. |
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When we meet with many persons a day, and we must know their personal information for contacting them in the future, it is a huge time loss when we ask it from them personally. Visiting cards are great, but they tend to be lost especially when you need them the most. Bluetooth vCard transfer technology didn't found appreciation in the business circles - maybe this is because it is much easier to give your card or spell your number than go through myriads of options on both telephones to transfer tiny file. Japanese designer made an interesting concept that will solve this problem once and for all.
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