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TAG Heuer Fuchsia MERIDIIST GMT:

The new TAG Heuer Fuchsia MERIDIIST GMT comes with a back cover dressed in Acrochordus Arafurae skin. In case you didn’t know, the Acrochordus Arafurae is a water snake from New Guinea and northern Australia. The phone features a QVGA sapphire crystal main display, a secondary OLED screen and a 2MP camera. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time.

Philips Launches Xenium X116 Dual SIM Phone In Russia :

Philips has once again expanded its dual SIM phone line-up by launching the Xenium X116 for the Russian market. Coming in a candybar form-factor, the handset sports a 2-inch 176 x 220 display, a VGA camera, dual SIM card slots, a microSD card slot (up to 4GB), an MP3 player, an FM radio, a built-in flashlight, a 1050mAh battery and supports GSM/GPRS network. The Xenium X116 retails for 2,499 Rubles (about $80).

sWaP Rebel Touchscreen Phone Watch:

The sWaP Rebel is a touchscreen phone watch that features a 1.46-inch TFT touch sensitive display. Available in green, white, orange, pink, and black, this wearable gadget comes with bands, which are made from soft silica rubber gel with a smooth matte finish. There is also a USB port on the end of the watchstrap, allowing you to easily transfer data to your computer. Measuring 205mm x 45.5mm x 17.52mm and weighing 65 grams, the sWaP Rebel is powered by a 240mAh Lithium battery that provides enough juice for up to 85-hour of standby and up to 160-minute of talk time. Each purchase comes equipped with a set of earphones and a 2GB microSD card for storage. You can buy the sWaP Rebel touchscreen phone watch for £189.99 ($298) including VAT.

US Cellular To Launch LG Optimus U Android Smartphone:

A new Android smartphone from LG is about to be launched by US Cellular. Called the LG Optimus U, the handset will sport a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot (2GB card included), a virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack and run on Android 2.2 OS. The LG Optimus U will become available on December 13th for free with a 2-year contract agreement and after an $80 mail-in rebate

ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone:

The FCC has recently unveiled the new ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The 850/1900MHz 3G band handset features a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5.2-megapixel camera with an LED flash, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot and a 1,300mAh battery. Sadly, there is no official announcement from ASUS on when the E600 will be available. Stay tuned for more updates.

AT&T Will Release Nokia X7 Gaming Phone:

According to this leaked picture, the Nokia X7 gaming phone will be launched in the US market via AT&T. What makes the Nokia X7 special is that it has four speakers, which deliver louder audio output compared to a regular phone. It would be the first Symbian^3 device attached to the network. Too bad, there is no further info about this upcoming handset

The Most Corrupt Countries

10. Republic of Equatorial Guinea

9. Burundi

8. Chad

7. Sudan

6. Turkmenistan

5. Uzbekistan

4. Iraq

3. Afghanistan

2. Myanmar

1. Somalia

Score: 1.1

Despite experiencing civil unrest, Somalia has maintained a healthy informal economy, based mainly on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications.

Although the computer looks like a single entity, it is in fact a mixture of components. Some components are concerned with the processing of information. Some components are concerned with on-screen display. Other components are concerned with your PC’s ability to communicate with other machines.

One of the most important components within a computer is its RAM (random access memory). What exactly is random access memory, or RAM? It is basically a little electronic chip whose goal is to provide short-term, high-speed access to data. Without it, your machine would grind to a halt as it tried to continually access data from its slower cousin, the hard drive.

Unfortunately, RAM, like any computer component is prone to failure (although the ability for RAM to live a long, stable life has been improving throughout the years). And when a stick of your RAM dies all sorts of oddities can arise. Your computer may suddenly begin freezing, blue-screening, or even restarting.

So when you do begin noticing that your PC has become “flaky”, how can you test your RAM and make sure that it, rather than some other internal component, is the culprit? The answer is: Memtest86+. Memtest86+, based upon Memtest86, is a well known free application designed to test the memory within your system. Basically what it does is write a bunch of seemingly random information to different parts of your RAM. It then proceeds to read these values back. If the written and read values are the same then everything is good to go. If, however, the written and read values differ then a defect has been detected.

Memtest86+ Screen
malfunctioning.
Here is how to use Memtest86+ to test your memory.

1) Head over to the Memtest86+ site.
2) Download the latest Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO.
3) Burn the ISO file onto a CD or DVD.
4) Boot your computer off of this CD or DVD (at which point Memtest86+ should automatically begin its testing procedure).
5) Wait for at least 1 Pass to complete (The pass row at the top should reach 100%). This means that Memtest86+ has tested all of your memory one time. For the average user, allowing a single pass should be good enough.
6) Look for any error messages.

If no error messages are displayed then it is likely that your RAM is ok. If, however, you find at least one error message then there might be an issue with your memory. The only way to be certain is to take the RAM out of your computer and test it in a working machine. If the working machine continues to work, after its RAM has been replaced, then your RAM is likely not the problem. If, however, the formerly working machine begins to exhibit problems when its RAM is replaced then your RAM is likely

They’ve done studies you know, 60% of the time it works, every time.
It’s been 8 long years since the release of Internet Explorer 6. For the past 4 years IE6 has been terrorizing hundreds of thousands of Web Developers worldwide, from New York to Bangladesh.

This History

Internet Explorer 6 was born into war at the climax of the infamous 1990’s browser war. At the time Microsoft was battling Netscape for its seat as the big honcho of the Internet world. The release of IE6 put the nail in the coffin on the 90’s browsers war; crushing Netscape and leading them to their eventual bankruptcy. Since the late 90’s, new browsers such as Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome have stepped up to the plate to challenge Microsoft’s once unmatchable prestige. Stepping away from table based designs, into what we in the industry call “The Semantic Web”, the separation of content, design, and functionality.

The Problem

What’s that mean to the Average ? If you’re using Internet Explorer 6, your internet experience is kind of like using a screw driver when you have an electric drill readily available. You’re using archaic technology, which serves no purpose in our ever changing world. EVERY supported browser to date; besides IE6 supports web standards, this includes… Firefox 2, Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Safari, Google Chrome, and yes even Opera.
Why to upgrade from IE6:

•No Web Standards Support
•20% more time, and work to develop
•20% longer clients have to wait for their product
•Multi-million dollar corporations such as Google, Yahoo, and 37 Signals (developers of famous web solutions such as Base camp management system) have stopped supporting IE6
•It was ranked 8 by PC World as one of the worst tech products of all time
•17% of people in the world use IE6 and the numbers are shrinking rapidly every single day!
•Its 8 years old… What other technology are you using that is 8 years old? Imagine still using one of those Cell Phones that you had to keep plugged into the cigarette lighter of your car; that’s how old of technology you are using with IE6.
•And many, MANY, more reasons…

The Solution

UPGRADE! This is by no means a bashing of Microsoft; I use Windows based PC every day, all day to work as a developer, designer, and internet user. I’m not a Mac fanatic, in fact quite the opposite.

Upgrade Internet Explorer: Microsoft has released 2 full versions of their browser since the release of IE6, both very good solutions. On March 19th, 2009 Microsoft released its newest addition to the Microsoft family, IE8. This is fully compatible, fully functional, and has had extensive security updates since its predecessor IE7. Download IE8 Today!

Mozilla Firefox: Better yet, make a switch. Mozilla’s Firefox has been slowly but surely taking over the market in the current Browser war. It has a HUGE following in the web development community, and is now hitting the 50% mark for worldwide browser usage. It is neck and neck with Internet Explorer. Download Firefox Today!