The elusive ultra-portable device being developed by Microsoft . No not just another hand held but a cross between a treo , blackberry and an ipod . An all in one media solution . The system, as described Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, would weigh about a pound, feature a battery that could hold a charge for a full day, and integrate a camera, a phone and a music device in a single form factor.
My guess is the next gen office companion full with blutooth , wi-fi , touchscreen and internet . Hopefully this is going to be an actual product and not just a “technology” that Microsoft releases to the industry .

Microsoft has actually planned a media event to be held within hours of the apple event today( where new mac mini and an ipod hi fi was released ) .
Could Microsoft make the true ipod/blackberry killer… ?

the origami project
concept video on you tube

Also , Microsoft has announced that there will be 6 versions of vista . No need to worry all the CD’s/DVD’s will be same just a differing serial key will unlock different versions .

Vista Starter — Streamlined version meant for low-powered PCs in developing nations.

Vista Home Basic — For those content to browse the web, use email, and create and edit basic documents from their PC. Includes desktop search and security tools.

Vista Home Premium — Includes everything in Basic but also includes the Aero graphical interface, Media Center functionality, and ability to connect to Xbox 360. The version most of us will own at home.

Vista Business — The basic version for companies of all sizes with tools to help organizations manage their PCs.

Vista Enterprise — Includes everything in the basic business version with improved encryption and BitLocker system to keep data from being read on a stolen computer.

Vista Ultimate — All the features of Home and Business in one. ( the one I hope to get )

Here’s a comparison of the two, there’s quite a noticeable difference in image quality. Checkout these screenshots of the respective versions of Fellowship of the Ring, click to enlarge (obviously)

HD

DVD

one more thing time…

lol 🙂

Ishita Kapur
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

Abhisheyk Gaur
“The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec2.”

Swati Gupta
”Just about a month from now I’m set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.”

Raman Khatri
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

Vibhas Jain
”The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.”

Nikhil Agrawal
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

Dhruv Agrawal
“Put your future in good hands – your own.”

Aditya K.
“There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It’s a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you ‘play’ with them!”

G

“Your karma check for today:
There once was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind,
he’d do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.
Please don’t steal Mac OS!
Really, that’s way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc.”

Was the message apple has hidden for hackers within the hardware restrictions of OS x as an ode to all hackers and pirates out there . Not wordsworth but hey it’s cool .

PS – farewell was great , including the heart shaped pizza’s 🙂

This video was linked from Slashdot and it’s so amazingly cool that I just had to link it here

Disclaimer: Broadband Internet Access will most probably be required. Don’t try it in school unless you’re a masochist or we’ve got the 1Mbps line.

Also, a touch-screen video iPod? You tell me.

–Karan

Write-up from Infinite Loop at Ars Technica

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Apple! We woke up this morning to the very surprising announcement that Apple had decided to bump the specs on the MacBook Pros from 1.67GHz and 1.83GHz to 1.83GHz for the low-end and 2.0GHz for the high-end model at no additional cost.

All models of the new MacBook Pro will ship with faster Intel Core Duo processors than previously announced, delivering even greater performance at no additional cost. The $2,499 model now includes a 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up from the previously announced 1.83 GHz, and will begin shipping this week. The $1,999 model now includes a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up from the previously announced 1.67 GHz, and will begin shipping next week.

You can also now build-to-order your MBP with as fast as a 2.1GHz processor.

As I sit on hold with Apple while writing this post, it’s unclear as to the reason for this mysterious and sudden bump in speed just before they start shipping out. Perhaps there was an unexpected availability of faster chips at the last moment from Intel?

The lovely representative who just spoke to me on the phone just assured me that everybody’s orders will automatically be upgraded to the higher specs, however the order status page itself may not reflect those changes (it still says 1.67GHz for me) right away or even at all. I’m a little saddened that my order page says they expect to ship by tomorrow but the press release above says that it’s shipping next week, but oh well. C’est la vie of an Apple user…

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Happy Happy Joy Joy time for Apple fans!

–Karan