eMule is a popular peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing application in Windows platform for eDonkey and Kad networks. Due to tighten security and permission control in Windows Vista, coupled with new virtualization system, although eMule can install properly in Vista, eMule users may run into some problems such as unable to find finished downloaded incoming files, low ID, slow download speed, no minimize to tray button, […]
The competition between various instant messaging clients, and its protocols or services. From the pioneer ICQ, more and more IM services such as Windows Live Messenger (previously known as .NET or MSN Messenger), AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk, iChat, Jabber, Qnext, QQ, Meetro, Skype, Trillian, Yahoo! Messenger, Excite/Pal, Gadu-Gadu, and Rediff Bol Instant Messenger available on the public Internet, competing with other multi-protocol instant messaging […]
I am not sure if anybody out there still using, or even still remember ICQ. ICQ, an oronym on the phrase “I seek you”, was one of the earliest available instant messaging protocol and program, available since 1996. Many people may have grown up together with just ICQ in their memory. But it seems like more and more Internet users switch to using Yahoo! Messenger, […]
Measuring 9.4cm wide and 3.5cm diameter, QuickCam UltraVision weighs around 220g and has a very unique design. It comes with a plastic hook that acts as a counter-balance for the forward-leaning Webcam when placed on a liquid crystal display monitor. The QuickCam Ultra Vision is another popular product for internet users.
If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or telecommunication service provider (telco) provides you with a 2Wire HomePortal 2100/2701/2700/2070/2800/2801 HG/HG-D/HG-E/HGV/HGV-E Internet Gateway device or a re-branded integrated router device based on 2Wire Gateway, you may be served with a basic configuration and information about the router when you try to access the router configuration page, where the original 2Wire HomePortal’s page has been hidden and replaced […]
Acer, a Taiwanese PC makers announced a recall on laptop battery manufactured by Sony recently. This is followed by a major recall from other PC makers such as Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba and Apple last year, after confirmed by Sony that some batches of the Lithium-ion battery manufactured could cause overheat and potentially fire hazard. Acer plans to recall a total of 27000 defective battery pack […]
Sony, a Japan consumer electronics giant, has just raised the bar with its 8.1-megapixel compact point and shoot Cyber-shot DSC-S800 digital camera. Sony’s latest Cyber-shot DSC-S800 features an 8.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD, high sensitivity ISO of up to 1250, metallic frame (backside snapped after the break), 2.5-inch (230k dots) LCD monitor, one-touch direct playback mode and 54MB of on-board memory (internal memory). In addition, the […]
NVIDIA does not support officially support nForce2 based motherboard with drivers for Windows Vista. Although this no Vista support decision has disappointed many owners with mobo with nForce2 chipset such as Abit NF7-S, ASUS A7N8X Deluxe, Chaintech Zenith CT-7NJS, EPoX 8RDA+, Leadtek K7NCR18D-Pro, Biostar M7NCG, Albatron KM18G PRO, Gigabyte 7NNXP and MSI K7N2, however, Windows Vista can be installed and ran properly on these nForce […]
MP3 Players are quite common nowadays. But how many come with Bluetooth facility? Well, Insignia 4GB player – the first MP3 players that offer built-in Bluetooth is available now! The new MP3 player can transmit stereo MP3 music and video soundtracks to a pair of headphones over a wireless Bluetooth connection.
GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers have gotten smaller and smaller in the recent years, and BlueSky Positioning looks set to have taken advantage of the trend to announce in SIMposium conference a technology which could really be a killer application: a complete GPS system embedded on a SIM card. In simply words, Blue Sky Positioning has developed a complete GPS system, including the antenna, which […]
Some people might keep away from Sony MP3 network Walkman because of the dreaded SonicStage software that is required to transfer music to and from their portable devices. Anyway, Sony is soon to debut a new flash-based Walkman, the B100 series which supports drag ‘n drop music transfer with no SonicStage software required to assist in moving music onto the device.
Creative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS) is a feature in Sound Blaster audio cards as part of EAX technology which allows stereo upmix from various sources such as MP3, WMA, or Wav to become 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channels surround sound, depending on speaker setup and sound card model. CMSS works regardless of whether the typical stereo sources are Dolby Surround encoded or not, and works […]
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