Simmtronics introduces Intel G41 Motherboards
The new G-41 chipset based motherboards support 45nm Intel 
socket LGA775 CPUs and are available for both notebooks and desktops. The new G41T-M motherboard from Simmtronics comes with G41 and ICH7 intel chipsets that supports Socket LGA 775 based processors. Simmtronics is also going to introduce a Micro-ATX form factor motherboard based on Intel G41 chipset which comes with a 3 year warranty
socket LGA775 CPUs and are available for both notebooks and desktops. The new G41T-M motherboard from Simmtronics comes with G41 and ICH7 intel chipsets that supports Socket LGA 775 based processors. Simmtronics is also going to introduce a Micro-ATX form factor motherboard based on Intel G41 chipset which comes with a 3 year warrantySimmtronics SIMM INT G41T-M motherboards provide support for latest Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core or Celeron processors processors that is built on 45nm process technology and comes with LGA775 socket. This micro-ATX form factor motherboard supports up to 8GB DDR2 800MHz memory modules in dual-channel mode.
The new simmtronics SIMM INT G41T-M is motherboard certified for Windows Vista, that means compatible with Vista and comes with on-board Intel GMA X4500 integrated graphics support. Other features of Intel G41 motherboards are SATA II 3.0GB/s high data transfer speed , support for up to four SATA II HDDs , 6-channel HD audio codec support,Dual channel DDR2 memory architecture etc.
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New Samsung bada OS for Mobile-Released in UK
Samsung have announced the badaOS for their mobile phones. It will be a replacement to the Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. The name “bada” is derived from a Korean word signifying “ocean”. The name was chosen as it represents the endless possibilities with the OS.
Samsung bada is a new open platform that enables a richer user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices.
Right now no further information on the platform is available. Sasmung only gives us a sneak peek and slight info at an official site.
The official announcement should be in December when Samsung will officially launch the OS along with the SDK.
Samsung’s new mobile internet-based handset operating system (OS) has been officially released in the UK.
The manufacturer has launched the development kit for the open source platform, which will enable consumers around the world to create applications for the OS.
Known as bada, which means ocean in Korean, the technology will allow developers to make mobile internet apps which utilise handset functions like making calls, sending text messages and access contacts lists.
Dr Hosoo Lee, the company’s executive vice president and head of the Media Solution Center at Samsung Electronics, remarked that the OS could help it to become “a true leader in the mobile industry”.
He added: “Samsung bada presents a powerful opportunity for developers to get their applications onto an unprecedented number of Samsung devices across the world.”
His comments come after Justin Hong, president of engineering for the platform, told TechRadar that the exclusively touchscreen-based technology will support both multi-point and single-point contact.
How popular will bada be?
Skype 4.2 beta for Windows adds call transfer, Chrome browser plugin
Skype has released a new beta version of its internet communication client. Skype 4.2 beta for Windows includes a number of minor improvements and a couple of major new features including the ability to transfer calls.
You can transfer calls to any of your Skype contacts for free. You’ll have to pay SkypeOut rates if you transfer a call to a mobile phone or landline.
There’s also a call quality indicator, improved functionality with the Winodws 7 taskbar and system tray, and improvements to the contact importing utility. Now that the Google Chrome web browser supports plugins, Skype has also added a Chrome plugin to its list of browser tools. Firefox and Internet Explorer plugins were already available.
In other news, Skype also introduced a beta version of its chat and VoIP client for Symbian smartphones today. The software supports a number of Nokia phones running Symbian Series 60 software. You’ll need 6MB of free space on your phone to install Skype for Symbian.
The Symbian client supports Skype to Skype calling, receiving calls at your Skype number, making SkypeOut calls, instant messaging, and sending and receiving data. Skype for Symbian works over WiFi or 3G data connections, but it’ll eat up a fair bit of bandwidth so it might be cheaper just to make old fashioned phone calls on your mobile plan unless you have an unlimited bandwidth plan.
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Microsoft Office 2010 review
We reviewed the Office 2010 Technical Preview earlier this past summer and we liked what we saw. There isn’t a whole lot of changes between the two, but just a few minor interface tweaks. If you wish to read our full review of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, you can do so here. We aren’t intending on writing another review since this current beta 2 release is mostly the same, so the old review still is accurate. This pictorial review of the beta 2 leaked version is build number 14.0.4514.1007, which is very close to the 14.0.4536.1000 build that Microsoft will release within the next few days. If we stumble across any new features in the new leaked beta 2 build or in the official release Microsoft has been hinting at next week, we will be sure to do a complete writeup.
It should be mentioned that these new builds that have surfaced require a product key during the first step of installation, which is different from previous versions where you could skip entering a product key during installation. Also, product keys that were given out as part of the Technical Preview a few months ago still work and activate with these beta 2 builds.
Like stated above, the only major changes from the Technical Preview that we can see is interface tweaks. In the Technical Preview, the first tab in the ribbon was of the Office suite logo, but now it is just “File” and the “backstage” interface that is triggered with this button has been tweaked too. In the Open section of Word’s backstage menu, there is an area where you can click to open an unsaved document that was auto-saved. This is useful for cases of power loss or some error that causes Word to crash and close.
Microsoft Outlook’s color scheme in this beta 2 release has been significantly changes, now with a more gray-blue background color along the left menu pane and bordering the application itself.
Microsoft has also redesigned all of the icons for each program in the Office 2010 beta 2 build, as shown in a screen shot below.
UPDATE (11/17/09): We have installed the build that is available on TechNet & MSDN, which is build 14.0.4536.1000. There are no visible changes except for the About screen of the individual applications. The About screen of the official Microsoft released beta reflects the new build number but also has Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus listed as the version instead of just Office 2010 Professional as it was listed in previous builds. We were also able to successfully save to and edit files saved on the Office Web apps from the SkyDrive integration in the Share sub-menu item in the File menu.
Unlike the above leaked build, we were not asked for a product key during installation, but we were prompted to activate on first use of Office 2010. It seems like only the new beta keys work for this released build and older technical preview product keys do not.
The screen shot below is of the new About menu and the working SkyDrive feature:
