Apple reveals new Mac Pro line

Posted by Abecedarian at 9/22/2010 Labels: 2 comments
Apple has unveiled a new Mac Pro line. This line has up to 12 processing cores and it is up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. This improvement is mainly thanks to the use of Intel’s quad-core and 6-core Xeon processors (up to 3.3GHz). it also has all-new ATI graphics, besides the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives. The new Mac Pro will be available in August and the iMacs are available now
According to the new reports about the Mac Pro, now it comes with the ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics processor with 1GB of memory. The customers can also configure-to-order the faster ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of memory and it has other useful features also.
Some reports also say that Apple has updated all-in-one iMac line with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7. The dual core chips run up to 3.6 GHz. Quad-core speeds are up to 2.93 GHz. ITS discrete graphics include the ATI Radeon HD 5750.
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Gaming masterpiece, Mario turns 25 years old

Posted by Abecedarian at 9/22/2010 Labels: , 0 comments
Mario, one of the oldest games in the world, who later has a brother name Luigi who came with turtles and fireballs, did not create a huge attention till Japan launched Super Mario Bros. in. All this happened 25 years afo and even today this game has been the most liked game in the history of gaming. It is infact said that playing a bad Mario game is any day better than playing any of the bestest games.
Mario was created with a moustache,wore a hat, he was Italian and wore bright clothes which was contrary to people’s lives those days of early 80s hair was impossible to be shown. Over the years he has been through a number of makeovers but his core features still remain the same making him instantly recognizable. Mario can be seen playing a variety of games: golf, soccer, baseball, also an adventurer, teacher, doctor and a pinball master. He brought about revolutionary changes in the world of 3D games.
The Super Mario Bros in now 25 years old and out with extra lives, hidden areas, swimming levels. This game is included with NES hardware which will make us almost fall in love with it.
This game can be played by jumping on multiple enemies and touching the ground again after gaining points along with extra lives. The latest Mario game with 2D sequels continue to top the charts of game lovers and can be found on both Wii and DS, where it is still sold in huge numbers.
With all this happening and still more to be filled in the half empty glass of Mario, here’s a salute to the gaming legend for completing 25 years and we hope for many more years to come !
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Google ME!

Posted by Abecedarian at 9/22/2010 Labels: 0 comments

"Google me" sounds like a lame pickup line delivered near closing time, but it might also be Google's latest attempt at becoming relevant in social media.
Kevin Rose, of Digg fame, got the speculation rolling Sunday with a tweet that Google was working on a social service called Google Me that would compete with Facebook, perhaps Google's biggest rival for attention on the Internet. On Tuesday, former Facebook executive and Quora founder Adam D'Angelo took things a little further by declaring on Quora that "this is not a rumor. This is a real project. There are a large number of people working on it. I am completely confident about this."
So what might Google Me actually be? No one seems to really know. But it does appear to be somehow related to one's Google Profile, a service that got a shot in the arm with the debut of Google Buzz earlier this year. Google Buzz lets users share links, pictures, and thoughts with friends who find them through their Google Profile, but Buzz hasn't exactly put a dent in Facebook's growth.
That could mean something that mimicked Facebook's news feed within a Google Profile, with status updates, new pictures, and ultimately a fair amount of requests for pitchforks or other digital farming equipment could be in the works at Google. A company representative did not immediately return a call seeking further comment.
Social media has been one of Google's most elusive goals. The company just hasn't produced anything that has moved the needle on social media: Orkut is probably having a good month with the Brazilians in the World Cup quarterfinals, but it doesn't resonate anywhere else. Google Buzz caused a huge privacy flap upon its debut and does not appear to have caught on with the general public once Google fixed those issues. Google Latitude has a decent user base but has been eclipsed by a location start-up--Foursquare--that it actually had the blueprints for in-house after acquiring Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley's earlier start-up, Dodgeball.
But Google has attempted to hit reset on its social strategy in 2010, and Google Me could be the first project designed entirely by that new group. If Google Me does come to pass, expect Google to do its homework on the privacy front (finally) and pitch the service as the anti-Facebook, with clear privacy controls and easily exported data.

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