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Possible alternate to Nero - Quick Look at Ashampoo Burning Studio 7

As the CD Writer came to the market, apart from Windows, there is another software which became a must install software for any PC.
The Ahead Nero.
Nero 5 was the version which had made the way for its successors. Nero 5.5 or rather the 1st Nero Express version was one of the favorite burner by most [...]

How do you maximize your notebook / laptop battery life

When shorting my emails for ChotoCheeta.com, I realize that percentage of email question asking for ways to get most out of their notebook battery is quite high !
Therefore I thought of listing few basic steps one may take to get the most out of their notebook/laptop battery.

Check list before purchasing
If you are just about to [...]

All New MAC Pro - The beast

Apple has just released its most powerful configuration yet as an update to the MAC Pro line up.
The New MAC Pro comes with,

2 Intel XEON Quad processors (8 Core)
upto 32 GB RAM
upto 4 TB of storage
upto 4 graphics cards (options ATi HD 2600 / Nvidia 8800 / Quadro FX 5600)

However it will cost you a [...]

AMD Phenom triple core 8400 and 8600B makes it to the market

Finally after a lot of hide and seek, AMD Phenom triple core makes it to the market. All though as an individual you may not be able to buy a Phenom triple core and build your system around it, however AMD just has confirmed that it has started shipping Triple core Phenom chips to some [...]

Quad Core Notebooks by end of this year ??

All though we already have configuration like, Clevo D901C, however all these type of notebooks are built with LGA775 packaging Intel Desktop version of Quad Cores !!
If Digitimes report any thing to go by, then by the end of this year we may see mainstream quad core notebooks to come to the market.
Sources close to [...]

No Blu-Ray support for XBOX 360

Ending all speculation, which was created after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced company strategy to include native support for Blu-Ray playback on Windows, Microsoft spoke person, Aaron Greenberg group product manager for Xbox 360, told Reuters in an interview that,

Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray [...]

Acer launching new series of desktop replacement large screen portable Notebooks

Acer has just announced their plans for launching portable solution for notebook platform as a desktop replacement. The new platform is named as Acer Blue.

There are 2 models planed to be released within next 45 days or so in USA. The Aspire 6920G which has a 16-inch display and the Aspire 8920G with an 18.4-inch [...]

Microsoft to support Blu-Ray playback on Windows

Just after Toshiba announced their strategy to stop supporting and stop manufacturing HD-DVD drives and media thus abandoning the platform, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just pointed out that, company is now working to provide a native support for Blue-Ray playback on Microsoft Windows.

There had been a long raise battle between 2 technology giants over the [...]

Quick Look (Review) at Budget Notebook / Laptop - The Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29

Computer / Business (BBA / MBA) are the most prefer study stream at present in India, which makes it mandatory for students to think for their Personal Computer. Even in everyday life, we can see Internet is now playing a very vital role for managing our credit card bills, Internet banking, ticket booking even ordering movie tickets. Computers are [...]

Budget yet performance Notebook for a Student or personal or small business

I have already went through the cheapest Main Stream notebooks or laptops here, at one of my quest to find which one to buy, whether the new 7″ notebook / laptops or the cheapest main stream notebooks / laptops.
Over these months I find my self with so many people asking one simple question, as a student or for [...]

Quick look (Review) at performance motherboard ABiT IP35-Pro

Recently I tested and reviewed one of the lowest end budget solution for Intel LGA775, the XFX 630i 7150 which was Rs. 3450/- which gave us option to plan for a Budget Quad Core.
Now its time for me to take a Quick Look at one of the high end product for the Quad Core and Core 2 Duo range, [...]

ASUS 1600 MHz FSB motherboards for Intel QX9770

Let me quote the ASUS Web Site,
As the leading worldwide motherboard company, ASUS always stays in step with the latest developments and provides hardware and BIOS updates for optimal performance and functionality. With the imminent FSB1600 CPU release, ASUS has unleashed certain chipset capabilities; like the P35 chipset, which is officially stated to only support [...]

Cheapest mainstream Laptop (notebook) vs 7″ portable PCs

Personal Computers are becoming more and more cheap by every day, and the Computer manufacturing companies are now looking for the lowest end market.
Indian consumers have always preferred value for money product which in terms which seems to be reflected to the manufacturing companies as cheap products.
The direct result at PC market would be the 7″ screen portable [...]

Zune Software update !!!

After the Zune Firmware 2.3, Microsoft has just released update for Zune Desktop software….
The standalone installer from their web link Zune.net provides version 2.1

Where as auto updater installs the version latest 2.3….

Do you need version 2.3 update ??

If you have updated your Zune firmware to 2.3, then certainly you must upgrade the software to 2.3… If you [...]

Quick look (Review) at View Sonic vx1945wm 19″ HD WideScreen with ViewDOCK

The View Sonic vx1945wm, 19″ HD WideScreen TFT
Once again I find my self testing another vx series product from View Sonic, ever after I have crowned the super flop View Sonic vx1932wm one of the worst purchase of my life…
Lets quickly go with the specifications of the product…
Details of the Product
Product Name
View Sonic vx1945wm (version [...]

 

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