Flat-Screen NF3 emissions.

The making of Flat-Screen TVs is realeasing startling amounts of a gas NF3 into the atmosphere which is now realized is 17,000 times more effective at warming the atmosphere than an equal mass of carbon dioxide. The Kyoto protocol which regulates CO2 does not rewulate NF3 becuase it was not a problem in 1997. NF3 is having a harmful effect on the environment and should be added to the greenhouse gases that should be regulated by the Kyoto protocol.

For more information read the article on NF3 emissions.

The Internet in the Developing World

The internet is making its way around the world and now into developing nations. It says "61 percent of the world's 2.7 billion mobile phone users are in developing countries, compared to 10 percent of the world’s 1 billion Internet users." They say that this will also impact fundraising and will "personalize" giving.

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Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard"

Snow Leopard will streamline Mac OS X, enhance its performance, and set new standards for quality. Snow Leopard will focus on performance, stability, and resource efficiency, rather than features. Open Computing Language (Open CL) is a new technology in Snow Leopard designed to make it easier to make use of GPU processing power. Apple explains "With GPUs approaching processing speeds of a trillion operations per second, they're capable of considerably more than just drawing pictures."

For more Information go to the Apple website or read this Article.

T-Mobile Android SmartPhone

TheT-Mobile G1 is the first smart phone using the Google Android mobile operating system. This is a good phone and would be recommended to get soon but the new android SmartPhone still has many bugs and idiosyncrasies. The G1 measures 4.60 by 2.16 by 0.62 inches and weighs a moderate 5.6 ounces. The G1 has a slight bend near the bottom of the phone.The G! uses the Google Android mobile operating system. It will offer a plan with unlimited Web, e-mail and GoogleTalk Instant Messages plus T-Mobile HotSpot access and 400 messages or unlimited messaging in a different plan.

Daily Defragmentation

Pretty much you need to know that the increased number of files on computers nowadays requires larger storage requirements. Files are created and deleted and unused space gets fragmented with pieces of free space that get spread through the disk. The fragmented unused spaces encourage new files to be created in places where they can’t grow. Fragmentation issues also incluse the increase in file size. Word and PowerPoint documenta are bigger than ever. Video and graphic files have grown to massive proportions. Bigger files have an obvious connection to increased file fragmentation. Bigger files equal more fragmentation problems.

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Moore's Law

Moore's Law describes a trend in computer's history that was first observed by Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore. It was figured that the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has increased exponetially, doubling every two years. The trend has continued for almost half a century.

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3-D Television

A small group of 10 scientists have been working on advancing hologram technology since 1910 and has finally made a breakthrough that they think will speed the process up and put an itme like this out on the market in the next 5-10 years. They broke the barrier by making the very first updatable three-dimensional dispalys with memory. Some people are not so optimistic and think it will take much longer to have this ready for mass marketing. Devolpers are hoping to push development and have such technology available by the year 2020.

For more information read this article on 3-D television.

iGoogle

Google's newly revamped iGoogle is the attempt to make a more personalized search engine. iGoogle is more graphically rich and has google gadgets which can be enlarged and used full window. All of google's gadgets and other gadgets from pages such as wikipedia and youtube can all be accessed from your personalized iGoogle page. iGoogle already has over 21 million users and are about to add the open social feature which may turn google into a new social network. All you need is a Google account to personalize your very own iGoogle webpage.

For more information about iGoogle read this article or visit iGoogle.com

Micron Technology and Nand Flash Memory

Micron technologys is one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world. Micron technologys is shutting down its Nand flash memory production factory. Micron technologysis reacting to the drop in the price of memory. The prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory are continuing to fall. DRAM and NAND memory manufacturers are constantly losing money.
NAND gate flash uses tunnel injection and tunnel release for writing and erasing respectively. NAND forms the core of USB flash drives, most memory card formats available today, and the Nintendo DS storage cards.

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Laptop Killers?

The generations to come will probably prefer PDA's over Laptops. This new transition might occur because SmartPhone's are capable of almost all of the features of a Laptop but they are improved because they have more battery life and are only a fraction of the weight of a laptop. GM wants to provide intelligence and reporting on smartphones, including apps that show vehicle sales information, financial performance, manufacturing metrics, and project management status.

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BlackBerry Storm

The BlackBerry Storm may be another "iPhone killer". It is a Touch-Screen SmartPhone which will give the iPhone a legitimate rival.The keyboard will be a full QWERTY layout. The Storm is also capable of sending picture messages, has built-in instant messengers, and it will be preloaded with facebook for BlackBerry app. It has a 3.2-megapixel camera capable of recording video which outclasses the iPhone. It comes with a high resolution screen, 3G connectivity, and GPS.
The BlackBerry Storm will quickly become a very close competitor with the iPhone.

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"Clickjacking"

"ClickJacking" allows a computer user to "attack" another computer user anywhere at anytime. One computer user can see through someone elses WebCam or hear through someone elses Mic. This can be done by putting a button only noticable for a split second that can be clicked. If someone purposly or accidentally clicks it it gives someone else access to their WebCam and Mic.

iPhone Killer

There is a new phone coming out called the Nokia 5800, or the "Tube". It is a Touch-Screen SmartPhone. The Nokia 5800 uses Symbian S60 OS and has advanced consumer-oriented features like Nokia's "Comes with music".

iNotes web application

IBM Lotus released a new web application for the iPhone called iNotes ultralite. This new application is for people who own an iPhone and are a subscriber to Lotus notes. The new application is fast, easy, and has the same look and feel of the iPhone user interface. The iPhone is quickly becoming enterprise application provider and the coporate enterprise device because it is providing many applications and uses for Business workers and/or owners.
For more info go to:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/IBM-Lotus-Embraces-Apples-iPhone-With-Free-INotes-Web-Application/?kc=EWKNLBOE10032008STR3

About Mac

Apple has published a new application called iWork08 and it has the capabilities of seamlessly writing and designing word documents. The new iWork 08 is said to rival microsoft windows 04 but has a long way to go to be the best.
For more info go to:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Apple/Apples-Pages-08-is-All-Grown-Up
The new iWork 08 includes Pages 08, Keynote 08, and Numbers 08. Pages 08 is the Word Processor for the Mac. Keynote 08 allows you to create cinema-quality presentatons easily. Numbers 08 which allows you to create amazing spreadsheets easier than ever before.
For more info go to:
http://www.apple.com/iwork
The Mac. It is able to run on microsoft windows and microsoft office. The Mac will instantly recognize all compatible devices and open the appropriate window. It is also Wi-Fi compatible. The Mac is super reliable because the computer and the hardware were made for each other by apple. It is also very secure. The Mac comes with plenty of applications that make the price difference between the Mac and PC insignificant. If you bring in your old Mac or PC all your files can be moved to your new Mac.
for more info go to:
http://www.apple.com/getamac/faq