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Its stupid! Its dangerous! people should not be doing it, andthey shold be warned….. so says my head.

But that said, yes, I must admit, I still do it…..

Slashdot | Text-Messaging Behind the Wheel

TIME interviews 21-year-old Taylor Leming, creator of the 600-member Facebook group I Text Message People While Driving and I Haven’t Crashed Yet!
While Alaska and Louisiana just became the latest states to pass laws
banning text-messaging behind the wheel, Virginia resident Leming is
still happily texting away while driving despite some near-accidents.
‘Sometimes it just seems easier to text ‘Be there in 5′ instead of
calling,’ explains Taylor.”

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In this study, Cliffski noted that his printer uses only 2 watts, the monitor 30 watts.

The hungry beast - its the PC. It uses 160 watts mostly, and 189 watts at peak. However, at Vista sleep mode, it uses 3 watts.

Cliffski’s Blog » Computer stuff and power requirements

Gartner counts over 1 billion PCs served | Green Tech - CNET News.com

The number of personal computers in use around the world has exceeded 1 billion and will double by 2014, with most growth coming from developing markets, according to Gartner research released Monday.

A 12 percent annual increase would amount to more than 2 billion PCs in use by 2014, according to a report that counted installed machines rather than laptops and desktops sold.

Emerging markets will account for 70 percent of the next billion PCs to come online, Gartner analysts suggested. They named dropping prices and improved Internet access as factors driving that trend.

Intel’s 65nm chips are still going strong especially here in the Philippines, with the Q6600 starting to turn into a mainstream option for some shoppers wanting a bit more zing for their buck. If you’re looking into buying a new computer based around an Intel chip, I’d advise you to pause and join us as we take a look at a sample of the newest 45nm Intel product: the “Wolfdale” E8500.

The E8000 series is Intel’s “mainstream” CPU based on the 45nm process. It is the more affordable counterpart of Intel’s Q9650 Extreme that was meant for the enthusiast pocket. Just for clarification, the code name “Wolfdale” is specifically for the dual-core, desktop implementation of the 45nm process; “Penryn” on the other hand refers to the complete line of 45nm process chips that will be superseding the “Conroe” 65nm based CPUs. For now, we will explore the technical side of the chip, as compared to the previous Intel generation of popular mainstream processors. Read More.

You can also visit & watch a Live DEMO for the IBM Blade Center  on June 23 & 24, 2008 @ CICC.

The new IBM descendent Lenovo was able to find itself a place in the hard fought-over laptop market and still represents exclusivity and quality. The X200 takes its place as the Thinkpad X300’s baby brother.

Instead of a 13.3inch display, the X200 is even more compact, with a 12inch display and is available in SL, T, and R versions. Lenovo have chosen Core 2 Duo CPUs for these computers with clock rates of up to 2.4GHz. The X200’s main attraction however, alongside its less than 1kg weight and more than 9 hour battery duration, is its memory. Read more.

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Visit Lenovo Concept Store at the 2nd Level Cyberzone, SM City Cebu or call (32)236-2961 to 62 and avail NK888  at 15 promo for a chance to Win a brand new Suzuki Alto on August 8, 2008. Promo mechanics here.

Behind the scenes look at the NBA from tech perspective.(Photo from Laptop Logic)

Move over Kobe, you’re not the only MVP powering the NBA finals. The MVP of the NBA Finals (Most Valuable PC) is Lenovo. The Chinese company that bought IBM a few years ago is the official PC Partner of the NBA for 2 consecutive years. This means Lenovo provides computer desktops & laptops, Lenovo Stat, and other means of support. Read more.

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Visit Lenovo Concept Store at the 2nd Level Cyberzone, SM City Cebu or call (32)236-2961 to 62 and avail NK888  at 15 promo for a chance to Win a brand new Suzuki Alto on August 8, 2008. Promo mechanics here.

the eNGy Business Cartoon series is a daily toon about the hilarious experiences in the office and deals with business and technology. The second book is now added to the first book for free download.

Pls. read carefully on book2 as you may need to register in order to get the FULL e-book.

You can download for free for a limited time:
eNGy Business Cartoons Ebook 1 (Feb 25 - April 23,2008)
enGy Business cartoons Ebook 2 ( April 24 - June 20, 2008)

Read and enjoy!

To register for this free seminar, contact your Ng Khai Relationship Manager or call us at (32)346-2926 and look for Rey Dacalos or email rdacalos@ngkhai.com.

"Not content with dominating the PC and smartphone market in the realm of operating systems, Microsoft has apparently now set its sights on PNDs. Today the folks in Redmond announced a new OS aimed directly at GPS units, dubbed Windows Embedded NavReady 2009. The software is based on Windows Embedded CE, and combines navigation tools enriched with Live Search, MSN Direct, and Windows SideShow integration, coupled with an emphasis on Bluetooth connectivity. The company says that the system is shipping to OEMs and developers as we speak, which will yield consumer devices in time for the 2008 holiday season."Engadget

In an exclusive chat behind the scenes at HP’s conference in Berlin, a top exec from HP hinted that touchscreen tech is going to play a big part in the company’s future road map.

She said: "We’ve got a lot of heritage in touch and development for the TouchSmart started three or four years ago".

"And there will be even more focus on experience and touch in the future."

"We are definitely planning more products so watch this space." Read more

Linksys announced the new Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G2 – the successor of CiscoWRT54G router. The new router features the same sleek industrial design as sported by the recent Ultra RangePlus family of Wireless-N routers (WRT160N and WRT310N).

The new router’s design complements any trendy home entertainment or SOHO setting. It features an internal antenna technology which integrates the antenna into the router body without compromising signal coverage. Read more.

IBM has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, a machine that can operate at one petaflop, which is 1,000 trillion floating point operations per second.

This is twice as fast as IBM Blue Gene, the world’s previous fastest computer.

Called “Roadrunner”, the new supercomputer has been built for the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.

It will mainly be used for US nuclear weapons simulations, but it will also be used for research in areas such as energy, astronomy, human genome science and climate change.

The computer runs on Red Hat Linux and uses a mixture of processors. Computer Weekly.