HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition and ENVY 17 3D Notebooks

Together with Mini 210 and Mini 5103 netbooks, HP (Hewlett-Packard) has recently announced two notebooks, called the HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition and the HP ENVY 17 3D.

HP ENVY 17 3D notebook is the first HP’s portable computer with a 3D display (120 Hz refresh rate). The Envy 17 3D has a 17.3-inch display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD).

The HP ENVY 17 3D laptop is boasts an Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 discrete graphics card, Blu-ray, and up to 2GB hard drive. It is bundled with HP 3D Active Shutter Glasses for viewing experience by wirelessly synchronizing each frame of the 3-D content. New HP ENVY 17 3D laptop will be available in Q4 but its price is not declared.

The HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition has encased in black with red inserts that created with the participation of famous musician, Dr. Dre. The 14.5-inch laptop is equipped with a high-quality sound system and keyboard with red illumination, and bundled with Beats by Dr. Dre Solo Headphones from Monster with ControlTalk.

Look inside of HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition notebook is boasts an Intel Core i5-460M processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 640GB hard drive, up to 8GB of memory, Ethernet Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi, and a 8-cell battery.

HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition notebook is already available for sale and start price from $1,249.

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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!

Microsoft issued an advisory on Monday about a security issue that could leave many Windows applications vulnerable to attack.

The advisory deals with a type of attack mechanism known as DLL preloading, or binary planting. Although the attack mechanism is not new or entirely unique to Windows, Microsoft acknowledged that there appears to be a new remote-attack vector that could allow more systems to be attacked quickly.

Two researchers at the University of California at Davis published a paper earlier this year on how programs that were vulnerable could be automatically detected. In recent days, security expert and Metasploit creator HD Moore published more information about this issue and is adding the vulnerability to his Metasploit program.

Moore said he did so in an effort to both make customers aware and encourage vendors to patch their applications, and he noted that he opted not to publicly list all the affected programs, though he did release a tool that helps users uncover which of their software could be vulnerable.

“As a compromise between releasing the full list of affected products and not saying anything at all, I decided to push a generic exploit module to the Metasploit Framework and release an audit kit that can be used to identify affected applications on a particular system,” Moore said in a blog post.” The audit kit should make it easier for other folks to identify vulnerable applications and hopefully have them addressed by the vendor.”

The existence of such proof-of-concept code makes it likely that an attack could appear in the wild soon, according to Joshua Talbot, a senior intelligence manager for Symantec security response. “Attackers then look at that and try to adapt it for their own uses,” he said.

Last Thursday, security research firm Acros Security warned that iTunes was vulnerable to such an attack. However, Moore and others point out that the vulnerability appears to affect far more than just iTunes, with potentially dozens of Windows programs similarly open to attack.

In the past, such attacks have required a malicious library to be implanted onto a local system. However, new research shows how the malicious code could also be planted on a network share, potentially making it much easier to attack vulnerable systems.

In its advisory on Monday, Microsoft said it has also issued guidance to developers on how to avoid the vulnerability and that it is checking its own code to see if any Microsoft products are at risk.

“We are currently conducting a thorough investigation into how this new vector may affect Microsoft products,” Microsoft said in a blog post.

Microsoft said it has also released a software tool that “allows system administrators to mitigate the risk of the vulnerability in question by altering the library-loading behavior for the operating system or for specific applications.”

Attacks using such libraries have been growing, as Windows and other operating systems have become more hardened to attacks that exploit memory corruption flaws, Talbot said.

Talbot recommended that users look at a mitigation suggested by Microsoft that involves changing a registry key setting so that libraries cannot be loaded over a network. Talbot also suggested that users take other steps, such as being cautious when clicking links or visiting unknown sites and also to make sure that their antivirus software is up-to-date.

Current antivirus software won’t necessarily stop a vulnerability from being exploited, Talbot said, but the software can sometimes detect the payloads that an attacker might try to install on a vulnerable system.

The year 2009 is still a not-so-distant memory, but we’re already   looking for the next big thing in 2010. Last year we bought iPhones and   Flip camcorders by the millions, but what will it be this year? The Apple Tablet–would surely be a hit, and a new,   more powerful iPhone would be greeted with open arms and open wallets.   But we’ve found other strong contenders, such as the Xbox “Project   Natal” gaming controller, the Sezmi TV broadcast and streaming system,   and the sharp-looking new IdeaPad U1 laptop from Lenovo.

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1. Do not bring a beverage or liquid to the proximity of your laptop, if you want prevent liquid spills and any short circuits inside.

2. Do not put a laptop close to the magnetic field source, such as TV, Speaker, Radio Transmitters, Magnetic Tape, or phone. Magnetic field might substantially affect the hard drive components of your laptop.

3. If you plan to carry your laptop around, use the special carrying case or bag. The certified cases are designed for the safer laptop transportation needs and protect the case from scratches, hits, direct sun light, etc. To keep the case clean, you might decide to spend some money on the special cleaning utilities, which can be purchased in computer stores.

4. Prevent mechanical damage. Do not place or drop objects on top and do not insert any foreign objects into the Notebook PC.

5. Do not move laptop before it is completely shut down. When the Hard Drive still working, and you move the laptop, the cylinder head might scratch the disk, causing the fatal damage, or it might affect the mechanics of the Hard Drive.

6. Use stable electric power. All the computers with Windows Operating system hate, when you shut them down improperly. They scream aloud, when still alive. Sometimes, power break might cause permanent damage to the Hard Drive. Therefore, you might consider using the power stabilizer / power normalizer / UPS, if your electric power supply is not stable.

7. Lend your laptop to no one. The laptop is intelligent device, which is already learned your lifestyle, working standards and techniques. You give one computer to a friend, and you get back absolutely different one. You do not recognize new programs; you see unfamiliar order in your directories. And what if the person is not familiar with virus threats? You might get back not laptop, but its “dead body”.

8. Lock your notebook, when not around. This might sound unnecessary but locking your laptop will keep anyone around you from looking at what you are working on and ensure that anything private stays that way. To lock your laptop easily all you have to do is just press the Windows Key + L at the same time and it will lock your laptop. To unlock your laptop simply press Ctrl + Atl + Del and then enter your password and you will be returned back to exactly where you were previously.

9. Install anti-virus and anti-malware software and update them periodically. Yes, it is a must in the modern world, when you are definite target for spam, viruses, Trojans, malware, greyware, adware, spyware, and more –wares. Note, that some malware elements might not be visible at first, so do not wait before you see the problem. Make the automatic scanning for viruses a part of your computer routine.

10. Put the laptop into a horizontal position. Try to avoid working on your laptop when it is not placed horizontally on the flat surface. In addition to recommendations of ergonomists, your Hard Drive will suffer always, when it is not parallel to the ground. Save you eyes by choosing the proper working position, and save your drive as well.

11. Store in places with normal temperature. Never leave your laptop in the parked closed car, if the weather is hot, and do not leave it in direct sun light. Excessive heat can damage the components of a laptop.

12. Avoid excessive humidity. Regardless of the reason for the humidity, you should do your best to protect your laptop from humidity. This can cause damage to the motherboard as well as possible damage to the screen.

13. Do not place laptop on a soft surface, while working. Laptops placed not on solid flat surface, are inclined to absorb heat very quick, so you might experience computer overheating pretty fast. It is definitely higher danger to drop it as well…

14. Do not open and disassemble your laptop. It is a definite NO-NO, if your computer is still under warranty, since no technician will accept the responsibility for the computer damage, if there will be any signs of the forced entry. But even later, do not “try” to fix the computer, if you are not sure what you are doing. Sometimes, if there are just signs of the trouble, you can still revive the data. But, after repair attempts, in most cases, the data becomes unrecoverable.

15. Wipe LCD screen with special clothes. Cleaning the monitor screen, use the special soft pad. Do not press too hard, and motion the pad in one direction only, from left to right. LCD is formed by liquid crystals, and its surface is thin and fragile. So, be careful and gentle while cleaning it. Using harsh cleaners like Windex, ammonia, or alcohol is not the best thing for your LCD screen.

16. Clean the keyboard with a vacuum cleaner or air sprayed on the sidelines of a button. Do not knock or shake the keyboard hard.

17. Periodically check the laptop vents. It is recommended to review status of all the vents on your laptop at least once a week to ensure that they are clear and not blocked. Be sure you do not push anything into the air vents; the safest way to clean these vents typically is using a simple can of air that can be purchased at most computer supply stores.

18. Check the fan. If your fan is not working correctly you could experience some huge problems with your laptop overheating, which can cause troubles with your monitor, memory or even the hard drive. To avoid this problem you need to make sure that the fan is working properly. If you are unsure whether the fan is working properly check the website for the laptop manufacturer, you can frequently find software there to use for testing purposes.

19. Exercise caution when opening and closing the laptop screen. There are special hinges between LCD and the CPU case to allow you open monitor to the most convenient angle. These hinges are one of the weak points of the laptops design, so at the time of opening and closing laptop, be extra careful.

20. Treat the battery properly. For the first time, the laptop battery should be charged completely, before you use the computer. Experts say that you need to charge and discharge the battery completely three times in the row for better battery performance and longer lifetime. You should do the same for the laptop, which was not used for month or longer. If you do not plan to use your laptop for long time, remove the battery from the laptop and store it separately.

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