FeeVoo Laptop Components: 十月 2009

2009年10月29日星期四

Apple 27-inch iMacs having performance issues

It's not at all clear what the root cause of the problem is, but we've noticed a big uptick in people complaining about performance issues on new 27-inch iMacs on Apple's support boards. The most common symptom seems to be incredibly slow Flash video playback, but people are also claiming that there's a bug forcing the hard drive to spin down, that there's a corrupted Snow Leopard build preinstalled, and even that the problem is bad permissions, which is basically how an OS X user gives up trying to figure things out.
Apple hasn't said anything yet, but neither of the 27-inchers we have here are having problems, so we're keeping our fingers crossed while we wait for an official resolution. Video of the issue after the break.
It seems like every time Apple releases a "new" product, there's always something wrong. Graphics issues. Hard drive issues, all your Information deleted issues, etc - and now this. It seems they are rushing out products and skimping on quality control - which is driving away customers and damaging the reputation of a company which charges a significant premium for "quality".
the past when you had very little software available for the Mac, but now that they are growing there are more and more problems like this popping up.
If you have an isolated situation where this happens, then you can notch it up to a defective unit, a user who did something to cause it to happen, etc. But when you have this type of thing happening over and over, Apple is not doing their job in testing this stuff. People like to critize MS for rushing the 360 to market before doing the work to make sure it does not overheat, but this here, is the same, it seems as if Apple is worried too much about rusing their products to market to appear like they are innovative, ahead of the curve, but they are only going to harm themselves and the customers.
If you are having problems like this, there can be multiple causes - a driver that does not function as well at the higher resolution, a bit of OSX that has a bottle neck with special hardware built in. Luckily, those types of problems can be fixed with software. But they need to make sure it works first. We have heard of MS' compatibility testing labs where they test various software combinations for perf and compatibility. I, personally, have been to a MS developer lab where they bring in customers to test their applications before Windows shipps. Windows is available to developers and general users months before. But except for a few betas put out and accessible by a select few, Apple does not do any real compatibility. And in the end, it is going to bite them.
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2009年10月27日星期二

Sony's optical disk drive operations

Blu-ray’s prices have yet to see the traditional price declination expected from a hot technology that has been released over three years ago. In fact, prices have remained steady over that time despite HD-DVD disappearing from the picture.
There aren’t tons of details about what Sony is alluding too, but they have outwardly admitted to U.S. antitrust investigations. Antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at Sony's optical disk drive operations.
Sony Optiarc America, in particular, produces the Sony line of optical disk drives for DVD, CD, and Blu-ray media formats and is the focus of the investigation. Sony didn’t hint to which products are of interest, but if you like to follow the gossip circles (or have a bit of common-sense) it is likely something to do with Blu-ray.
Further, the technology hasn’t skyrocketed in popularity the way Sony expected and antitrust investigations are not likely to help that process along.
"The simple and plain fact is, Blu-Ray and
DVD region restrictions exist for the simple reason of keeping
competition from certain regions (like the USA) from keeping prices low
in others"
After an 8-year investigation, the European Union nailed Intel with a record-setting $1.45 billion fine this past May, finding the chip maker guilty of anticompetitive practices. As was expected, Intel has filed an appeal with Europe's second highest court, the Luxembourg-based Court of First Instance.

2009年10月26日星期一

Intel's SSD firmware update promise boost

We won't say that we love products leaving the oven before they're completely done, but we do adore gratis firmware updates that better a product even after you've purchased it. That being said, we're actually stoked that Intel has decided to out its second major firmware update for the second-gen 34nm X25-M SSD, and unlike the first, this one has the potential to put smiles on lots and lots (as opposed to a few) faces.
The newfangled SSD Toolbox includes an SSD Optimizer for the aforementioned device, which promises to help users "more effectively monitor and manage the SSD's health." It also offers a performance boost to sequential write speeds by delivering up to 100MB/sec on the 160GB model, which represents a rather substantial 40 percent uptick over the existing firmware. The best news of all? Intel's doing more than just blowing hot air, as the benchmarking gurus over at Hot Hardware found out. Hit the read link for their eye-opening analysis.
In all of our recent solid state disk (SSD) coverage that featured one of Intel's X25-M drives, a common, underlying performance trend consistently emerged. The Intel drives were always amongst the top performers in read performance, and were unquestionably the best with regard to random writes. However, in sequential write performance Intel X25-M SSDs always seemed to trail competing offerings.
While trying to gain some additional insight into the situation, we had a couple of off the record conversations with some folks at Intel , and asked if the company had any plans to optimize sequential writes on their SSDs, but we didn't get a specific answer other than the standard company line about possible optimization coming with future firmware updates. Based on some rumors we had heard, we also asked if Intel had been deliberately holding back the sequential write performance of their drives for one reason or another, to which we weren't dignified with a response. But today, we can't help but think there was something to those rumors.

2009年10月25日星期日

Apple plan to Patent for OS Embedded Advertising

Not only are they going to put ads in front of your face, they are going to do everything in their power to make you pay attention to them. This basically says they would go as far as crippling the device while the ad is displaying. Further, in the application they talk about measures to verify user presence, such as user confirmations throughout the ad.
Steve Jobs has submitted one of the most devious patents of all time: operating system advertising. That’s right, according to the patent, Jobs wants you looking at ads embedded right into your operating system.
To take it one-step further, the patent attorneys who filed the application did their due diligence making sure every aspect and use of the "innovation" was outlined in detail. This passage sheds a little light on just how invasive and annoying this could be:
“The operating system is configured to present one or more of the advertisements to users of the computer device. In some implementations, the operating system can disable one or more functions during the presentation of the advertisements and then enable the function(s) in response to the advertisements ending. That is, the operating system can disable some aspect of its operation to prompt the operator to pay attention to the advertisement.”
The application makes careful notation not to distinguish its platform so that this technology could be used on any device, i.e. “portable and desktop computers, servers, electronics, media players, game devices, mobile phones, wireless devices, email devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), embedded devices, televisions, set top boxes, etc” per the filing.

2009年10月22日星期四

Toshiba's Market Share Increases

The result: Toshiba saw it’s global hard drive market share jump to 13.2%. Toshiba’s share of the 2.5-inch drive market rose 6.5 points, from 16.1% to 24.6%, while it’s share in the sub-2.5-inch market grew even more, 8.3 points, from 18.3% to 26.5%.
Toshiba’s $328 million acquisition of hard drive maker Fujitsu is bearing some early fruit. The deal, made earlier this year, was an effort by Toshiba to increase it’s presence in the enterprise storage market. Toshiba acquired all of Fujitsu’s hard drive related business including design, development, manufacturing, and sales.
Toshiba’s future plans involve the development of solid-state drives that combine Toshiba’s NAND flash memory technology with Fujitsu’s enterprise hard drive technology.
Toshiba is estimated to have grabbed a 13.2% share of the global hard disk drive (HDD) market following its takeover of Fujitsu's hard drive operations, according to industry sources.
The 30-billion-yen (US$328 million) deal expanded Toshiba's share in the 2.5-inch HDD market to 24.6%, compared to 16.1% without Fujitsu's contribution, the sources said. In the sub-2.5 inch market, Toshiba's share is estimated to have grown from 18.3% to 26.5% after the purchase, the sources indicated. A recent Reuters report cited research firms as saying that Toshiba and Fujitsu had a combined 13% market share in the April-June period.
Toshiba announced it had finished transferring control of Fujitsu's HDD business in early October. The process had been postponed three times due to reviews by anti-monopoly commissions overseas. Toshiba said it aims to build on the consolidation to raise its share in the overall HDD market to over 20% by 2015.
Toshiba also said it plans to develop solid-state drive (SSD) products by integrating its NAND flash memory technology with Fujitsu's enterprise HDD technology.

2009年10月21日星期三

Dell Wasn not Impressed by Vista

And Schuckenbrock’s comment seems faint praise for Windows 7. Windows 7: it looks great when you compare it to Vista--which sucked! On that basis so to does XP, or Linux, or OS 9. Interesting comment from a company that sees Microsoft’s new operating system as a pick-me up for their stagnant computer sales.
With friends like Dell: “When you consider that Vista was a bust,” said Dell's president for large enterprise Stephen Schuckenbrock, “Windows 7 is a capability upgrade on a scale that has really never been seen before."
Vista a bust? Yeah, well, I suppose so. But why wait until the day before it’s upgrade appears to say so? Some of those very Vista users are where they are because of a recommendation they received from Dell. Besides a knife in the back of its customers, it sort of undermines Dell’s future sales pitches, doesn’t it
Look whose calling the kettle black. Dell complaining about a substandard product? Methinks he doth complain to much and is trying to take the spotlight of of Dell's still continuing slide due to still increasing quality issues with every new hardware release. Dell needs to worry about fixing their own issues before they start pointing fingers at someone else. At least Microsoft recognized the problem and fixed it. Now if Dell could only learn from this.
And let's hope that 7 would be better. I honestly didn't see much of a difference in things I did on Vista -> XP due to my computers usually being bad all around and the fact that I was still very ignorant about technology when the Vista came out, compared to me being mildly ignorant now. Hope to have 7 make me open my eyes.

2009年10月20日星期二

Dell Adamo Gets Much-Needed Hardware Boost

Just a few months ago, the Adamo Desire came configured with a 1.4GHz processor and 128GB SSD, a combo that would set you back $2,300. Now three months later, Dell has replaced the Desire's guts with Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 processor clocked at 2.1GHz, a 256GB SSD, and 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Rounding out the package is Windows Home Premium in 64-bit form.
Pretty soon, all the attention will be focused on Dell's upcoming Adamo XPS, the super-slim laptop whose specs have yet to be revealed. But in the meantime, Dell's Adamo Desire deserves a bit of attention too, thanks to an internal overhaul.
Already a pricey notebook, you would think the hardware upgrades would put the Desire out of reach. But if it is, that's only because it was out of reach to begin with. Despite the beefier hardware, the MSRP hasn't budged an inch! Well played, Dell. Now how about sharing a bit more about the Adamo XPS?
Adamo Desire is redundant since Adamo means "I desire" or "I fall in love with" in Latin. (And really, Dell should have used Adamare instead of Adamo since they probably intended to use the infinitive form of that verb).
Dell launched a teaser site for the newest revision of the Adamo series of laptops, Adamo XPS. The site features little more than a picture of the ultra-thin device and the tag line reading “Crafted to fall in love with at 9.99MM.”
Let’s take a second to do the math: at 9.99MM the Adamo XPS aims to slice the Macbook Air (19.3mm) in half at their respective thinnest points. A remarkable feet no doubt, but Apple took heavy criticism for the features it removed to make Air the thinnest laptop available at the time. One must be wondering, what could possibly fit into the Adamo?

2009年10月18日星期日

Dell Confirms First U.S. Smartphone Coming in 2010

As for carriers of the new Dell phone, he wouldn’t comment specifically on the AT&T rumor, but he did confirm that China Mobile will carry the launch device and would be the starting point for their entry into the market. As for their long term plans, Dell claims they have left the door open to pursue other platforms, and that future devices may not be Android based depending on how the mobile space plays out.
Apparently you just aren’t a real computer company these days unless you have your own smartphone, and Dell is finally ready to take the plunge. Details on the new Dell phone for the U.S. market are pretty scarce at the moment, but apparently it may, or many not be based on the Android operating system, and it will be released sometime in 2010. During an appearance at FiReGlobal today, CEO Michael Dell confirmed not just the existence of the device, but its importance to the company’s future.
“Mobility is absolutely the theme” Dell claims, and this will have a big impact on their PC business as well. “The only reason people buy desktops today is if you are concerned about price or power, otherwise, laptops dominate”. He also heavily downplayed the significance of the netbook market, predicting that the market share would level off at around 12 to 15 percent. “I think there is some disenchantment and user dissatisfaction…. After 36 hours, you say the screen is too small”.
Perhaps they are waiting to see if Windows Mobile 7 actually catches up to the pack, as Dell traditionally enjoys a pretty cozy relationship with Microsoft.

2009年10月15日星期四

Motorola's USBw 200 WiMAX adapter takes less power

If you're inhabiting one of the few but increasingly common localities with WiMAX internets beaming through the airwaves, you're probably looking for the least bulky and most efficient way to get connected. Motorola's latest doesn't look particularly more svelte than its previous USBw 100, but the USBw 200 is more efficient, requiring less than 1.5 watts of power despite the new "power boost" mode to connect more quickly to networks.
Like its predecessor, it supports 2.3, 2.5, and 3.5GHz bands, and now includes Windows XP and Vista drivers on the device itself, so no pesky installation CD is required. No word on pricing or availability, but those figures will be largely be left to the discretion of wireless providers anyhow.
With this capability the WiMAX CPEi 725 and USBw 200 WiMAX devices will automatically transmit on the antenna that is receiving the stronger signal, providing subscribers with a better connection to the network while allowing operators to reduce base station infrastructure requirements. The CPEi 725, available in the 2.5GHz band, and the USBw 200, available for the 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5GHz bands, can be updated over-the-air. Both products initially will be available in Q4 of 2009.
Motorola’s CPEi 725 features a balanced blend of integrated design, data and voice access ports, high gain antennas to offer the best possible signal strength and a highly sensitive receiver that exceeds the WiMAX Forum®’s specified receiver sensitivity requirements across all modulation schemes. In addition, the CPEi 725 features a single Analog Terminal Adaptor voice port to streamline the subscriber experience when connecting voice equipment.
The CPEi 725 has unique design advantages which improve network performance and end-user experience while reducing the total cost of operations. Leveraging Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), diversity techniques, and excellent receiver sensitivity, these devices provide increased throughput, optimize utilization of system resources, and reduce the number of access points required to provide service.
A unique power boost during network entry feature will make it even easier to connect to operator networks and expand footprints to a wider area. Finally, the USBw 200 delivers this improved experience while using less power – drawing less than 1.5 watts at peak power.

2009年10月14日星期三

Dell will Android Release Phone in Early 2010

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the Mini 3i would be modified to run on AT&T in the US. With Dell’s admission that the phone is indeed headed stateside, it seems likely that AT&T will get their first Android set in Q1 2010.
Dell’s first Android phone, the Mini 3i, was originally a China only release. Of course there were rumors that it might find its way to American shores, but they are rumors no more. Michael Dell has come out and said the Mini 3i will be available in the US early in 2010.
Dell mused on the smartphone market in a speech, saying, “The internet in your pocket ... and new platforms that are coming out are pretty interesting. Some of them resemble things that we're pretty familiar with, in terms of open systems and the ability to compete in an open ecosystem. I think you'll begin to see us show up there, gradually.”
The Dell Mini 3i was originally created for the Chinese market. It lacks both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The version of Android it runs is also more heavily modified than would be acceptable for the US market. The camera on the Chinese version is also fairly lackluster.
This is an exciting time for Google’s Android OS. A recent report indicates that this open-source OS will command more of the market than the iPhone, Blackberry, or WinMo by 2012. AT&T can’t afford to hedge its bets on the iPhone.
There are still unanswered questions as to the features Dell might bring to the Mini 3i in the US. In the end, AT&T might only need a mid-range feature set. If they can maintain their iPhone exclusivity, they might not care if they have a high-end Android handset. Still, if the projections are accurate, AT&T will want experience with Android, no matter the handset quality.

2009年10月13日星期二

Nokia gamble Netbook

At a press event here Tuesday, Nokia took the wraps off the anticipated Booklet 3G, a Windows 7 Netbook that will run exclusively on AT&T's 3G wireless network. At a subsidized price tag of $299, Nokia has managed to hit the sweet spot in the Netbook market with a high-end device at a bargain price point.
Not only will the new Netbook come with Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, but it also has a battery that lasts up to 12 hours.
First impressions of the new Booklet 3G have been positive. The extended battery life, sharp screen resolution, and slick, lightweight design are all impressive, according to many reviewers. But the PC market has notoriously seen tight profit margins. And the new Netbook category is already flooded with competition.
So what is Nokia, a company that sells more than 400 million mobile phones a year doing, in the PC business? Nokia executives say that the Netbook device category is perfectly suited for Nokia. The company says that it fits solidly in line with the Nokia's overall strategy.
"Our company is about connecting people," John Hwang, general manager of connected computers at Nokia, said in an interview at the press event. "We connected the world's first billion people through the cell phone. And the next billion will be connected via computing devices like a PC."
Meanwhile, laptop PCs have shrunk in size. Cloud computing has reduced the need for huge amounts of data storage. As a result, the new Netbook or mini-PC category has emerged to provide corporate road warriors and other people wishing to access the Net on the go a lightweight alternative to lugging around heftier laptops. Service providers are further driving the trend by making these new laptops more affordable and usable by bundling 3G wireless service with them.
Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices for AT&T, who was also at the Nokia press event, said that the Netbook market is hot. He referenced reports that indicate that more than 20 million Netbooks could be sold worldwide in 2009. While this pales in comparison to the overall mobile phone market, it's significant enough to become a decent business for Nokia, and it's the beginning of a much broader business for carriers, such as AT&T.

2009年10月11日星期日

New Tablet Add a Resistive Multitouch Screen

With regards to the internal specs on the V100 it will contain a full size keyboard, sunlight-readable 10.4 inch TFT LCD, and an ultra-low voltage 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. On the outside it features a magnesium-alloy case making it vibration, dust, moisture, and even drop resistant. Pricing for the V100 will start at around $3,499 with an extra $225 for the multitouch display. It is expected to go on sale at the end of November.
Have you ever found yourself in a life or death situation where you simply couldn’t take your gloves off to operate a touch screen? Well probably not, but Ultra rugged-PC maker Getac who primarily supplies computer hardware to the police, military, and other field service organizations feels this is a market that is clearly under served, and is hoping to fill a niche with its new V100 convertible tablet PC. The V100 will be the first tablet PC on the market to sport a brand new resistive multitouch display, which unlike the capacitive screens found in the common iPhone, works even when you can’t operate the display with your bare fingers.
The inspiration behind the tablet is to bring multitouch computing to non-traditional markets, and take advantage of the increased compatibility that is being added in Windows 7. “Our customers work in some of the most extreme environments and weather conditions where touch screen technology and flick gestures are faster, safer and more convenient than using a keypad,” said Jim Rimay, president of Getac in a statement.
Maybe Jack Bauer could use it, but then again, he doesn't really wear gloves because he likes to get his hands dirty.

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2009年10月9日星期五

Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.2

Apple said iPhone OS 3.1.2 is compatible with the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS. The update is available by plugging your iPhone into your computer and clicking on the update button in iTunes.
Apple on Thursday released an update for the iPhone operating system, bringing the current version of the OS to 3.1.2. According to notes accompanying the update, Apple fixed three bugs, which may not seem like a lot, but they are important. Among the changes is a fix for what Apple says is a "sporadic issue," where the iPhone would not wake up from sleep mode.
The update also resolves an issue that could interrupt the cell network until the phone is restarted. A bug that caused a crash during video streaming has been addressed in iPhone OS 3.1.2.
Once finished, your iPhone will restart and immediately alert you to a Carrier Settings update. This is a very small update that will be completed without needing to restart again.
Seems like Apple is "breaking" more than they "fix" everytime they try to "enhance". I'm tired of the smoke and mirrors in Apple add campaigns touting their OS's as being bug-free compared to MSFT.
I never installed a Vista update that never allowed my machine to come out of sleep mode, bump me offlne, etc.

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2009年10月8日星期四

An exclusive first-look of Acer Ferrari One netbook

The 11.6-inch screen places it above many rivals, thanks to a detailed 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, and LED backlighting also offers bright and vibrant colour reproduction.
It’s also the first netbook we’ve seen to feature a dual-core processor – an AMD Athlon X2 L310 chip. Running at 1.2GHz, it’s broadly in line with Atom-based rivals when running single applications, but should prove noticeably better when carrying out multiple tasks, such as carrying out a virus check while browsing the internet. The sample we tried proved surprisingly nippy – but that was with 4096MB of memory and a 64-bit version of Windows 7. Although both will be available as options, base models – with prices expected to be around £450 (inc. VAT) – will ship with 1024MB as standard.
The relatively large screen creates enough space for a keyboard that’s pretty much full-sized, and it provides great usability. With a decent amount of travel, and firmly attached keys, it’s easy to type at speed, and it adds a feeling of quality often lacking on netbooks. The touchpad supports gesture control, letting you rotate and zoom into images and documents – as with several of Acer’s other netbooks.
The plastics on the sample we tried all felt sturdy to the touch, adding to the premium feel, although the faux carbon trim on the palm rest is an acquired taste. Acer has also tried to differentiate the Ferrari One from its siblings when it comes to detailing; the rubber feet, for instance, are shaped like tyres, tread included. The two USB ports are slightly limiting for those with lots of peripherals, although there’s also a memory card reader and a VGA-out port. Unusually, you’ll find support for ATi’s XGP technology – potentially letting you connect a compatible external graphics card for more capable 3D performance.
The 10.1-inch screen is excellent, using LED backlighting to offer precise colour reproduction and bright images. It features the same 1024 x 600 pixel resolution as most other netbooks, so space is slightly limited, but it’s great for watching films on. The glossy coating proves highly reflective when working near windows, however.
Where some netbooks feature keyboards with large, flat keys, Acer has stuck to the tried and tested laptop format – with slightly smaller keys that feature tapered edges. It’s slightly more cramped than some we’ve seen, but it’s highly responsive and easy to type quickly on, and offers a positive typing action. The touchpad is large and responsive.

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2009年10月29日星期四

Apple 27-inch iMacs having performance issues

2009年10月27日星期二

Sony's optical disk drive operations

2009年10月26日星期一

Intel's SSD firmware update promise boost

2009年10月25日星期日

Apple plan to Patent for OS Embedded Advertising

2009年10月22日星期四

Toshiba's Market Share Increases

2009年10月21日星期三

Dell Wasn not Impressed by Vista

2009年10月20日星期二

Dell Adamo Gets Much-Needed Hardware Boost

2009年10月18日星期日

Dell Confirms First U.S. Smartphone Coming in 2010

2009年10月15日星期四

Motorola's USBw 200 WiMAX adapter takes less power

2009年10月14日星期三

Dell will Android Release Phone in Early 2010

2009年10月13日星期二

Nokia gamble Netbook

2009年10月11日星期日

New Tablet Add a Resistive Multitouch Screen

2009年10月9日星期五

Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.2

2009年10月8日星期四

An exclusive first-look of Acer Ferrari One netbook

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