Laptop-DRV » Main news http://www.laptopdrv.net It's your driver in the gadget world. Notebooks, Apple, IPod, IPhone, Mobile News and much more... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:08:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 A Guide to Picking the Best Mobile Broadband Package for your Laptop http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/20/a-guide-to-picking-the-best-mobile-broadband-package-for-your-laptop/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/20/a-guide-to-picking-the-best-mobile-broadband-package-for-your-laptop/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:08:56 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/?p=60342

With the internet spreading into every pore of society, becoming the next to be connected is becoming more and more important to many people. Being away from the internet won’t just affect a person’s social life, but can impact on the way they run their business or conduct other important affairs. For this reason mobile broadband for laptops has become a huge business, allowing users to connect to the World Wide Web wherever they are. There are several considerations that need to be made when picking out the best mobile broadband package however.

Probably the criteria that most people use when choosing their mobile broadband package is that of price, which can vary wildly from each of the different providers and between each of the packages they offer. The general rule is that the more a package is the faster it will promise to go, with the added element that it will also probably have a higher amount of usage included. This means that while a cheap product may seem appealing, there are often elements that make it unsuitable for a specific person’s use. For that reason, price is not the first consideration that a buyer should make, and instead they should decide on their requirements before matching the cheapest package they can find to them.

The most important aspect to consider when looking at different mobile broadband providers is to decide how often the internet will actually be used. This is essential because each package will give an allowance regarding how much data the user can download, and any extra will often be charged at an extortionate rate. Therefore those that use the internet regularly could find it cheaper to actually take out a higher priced contract, as this will prevent any overuse on their part.

The other important factor to consider is the speed of the connection that is needed and whether a certain company can offer a good connection in the area the individual lives in. The speed of connection is easy to find, with the offer always including it within their specifications. Obviously the higher the connection speed then the better the speed that pages load on the browser will be. To find out how well a company serves a specific area, you can go online and check what other people have said in various forums or product review sites. It must also be remembered that the speed of the connection will be reduced if used in certain areas that are hidden, such as basements or a house overshadowed by large trees.

The other option which is being regularly taken up is a pay as you go mobile broadband contract. This allows the owner to top up whenever they want and use the data over an unfixed period of time. This avoids monthly bills but can often mean a slower connection from the provider. Pay as you mobile broadband is becoming increasingly popular as consumers try to avoid lengthy financial commitments.

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Mobile: Announcement of Nokia N18 http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/mobile-announcement-of-nokia-n18/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/mobile-announcement-of-nokia-n18/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:16:46 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/?p=60338  

 

It is known that the Nokia N18 smartphone has a number of advantages and benefits, in some functions will yield devices competitors.

 

Features Smartphone Nokia N18:

- Equipped with dual-core 1 GHz processor;

- Graphics – PowerVR SGX540;

- Control system – Symbian;

- Touch screen (WVGA) with 4 inches diagonal and 480 x 800 pixels resolution and protective Gorilla Glass coating ;

- Camera – 8-megapixel with Carl Zeiss optics. Additionally supports autofocus and face recognition.

- Shooting video in 1080 p and 30 frames per second.

Device memory is 512 MB it’s enough for modern devices. Also there is a built-in hard drive, which could be from 16 to 64 GB. In addition, the Nokia N18 smartphone has a spectacular aluminum body.

Source: electronista.com

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Energy: Leaf will provide wireless charging http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/energy-leaf-will-provide-wireless-charging/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/energy-leaf-will-provide-wireless-charging/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:59:04 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/?p=60331  

 

New Leaf Charger is ultra sleek . The technology at the heart of the charger is environmentally safe, that is advantage of the device.

 

The author of the devices is designer Joel Lim. Design of a wireless device is strict and ergonomic. Leaf collects solar energy and subsequently converts into electricity.

Photovoltaic panels is on the top of device, while the second side of the body is charging panel which is working on the principle of magnetic induction.

For full battery charge it’s enough to leave the charger in a location where it will be exposed to direct sunlight for 7 hours .  After this gadget can be used to charge your smartphone or tablet PC.

Source: electronista.com

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Tablet: Coby Kyros MID7024 http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/tablet-coby-kyros-mid7024/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/tablet-coby-kyros-mid7024/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:50:27 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/?p=60328  

 

Company Coby has released a new Android-tablet Kyros MID7024. Novelty works on a Samsung S5PV210 ARM Cortex A8 processor with a frequency of 1GHz and has 512MB of RAM.

Tablet has compact 7-inch screens with 800 x 480 pixel resolutions. Kyros MID7024  supports Wi-Fi, has a front camera, HDMI port, slot for memory cards microSD, 4GB of flash memory and running on Android 2.2 Froyo operating system from Google.

Source: Androidtablets.net

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Stereo: Brainwavz B2 Headphones http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/headphones-brainwavz-b2/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/03/headphones-brainwavz-b2/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:31:03 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/?p=60323  

 

Brainwavz company released new high-tech headphones  “droplets” format that are designed for fans of a balanced and realy detailed sound. Special design allows you to get clear highs and powerful bass from this new items.

Brainwavz B2 Headphones are sold with a one-year warranty. Suggested retail price is 169.50 dollars.

And for the customers who apply headphones for pre-order from the website of the company it will cost 139.50 dollars.

Source: Techfresh.net

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Slingshot, shooting a machete http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/slingshot-shooting-a-machete/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/slingshot-shooting-a-machete/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:30:10 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/slingshot-shooting-a-machete/

Even Danny Trejo would envy a homemade slingshot (or rather, even the crossbow) Spreyva, which is assembled from various pieces of wood, apparently, was lying by him in the yard, a strong rubber, catchy hook-tip with a machete and a simple trigger mechanism.

We hope that next time we see Jörg Spreyva with the eyes, fingers and limbs, which will be in their places.

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Producers joke: Nvidia «renamed in 3dfx http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/producers-joke-nvidia-%c2%abrenamed-in-3dfx/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/producers-joke-nvidia-%c2%abrenamed-in-3dfx/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:00:11 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/producers-joke-nvidia-%c2%abrenamed-in-3dfx/

For those who do not know or remember – bekgraund "updated" the site is taken from the box Voodoo 5 5500 video card, one of the last products of the company 3dfx, was released before it bought Nvidia.

Voodoo 5 5500 came the summer of 2000, was intended to slot AGP, carried the two GPUs VSA-100 and 64 MB of SDRAM.

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Logitec is a fast and slim Wi-Fi router http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/logitec-is-a-fast-and-slim-wi-fi-router/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/logitec-is-a-fast-and-slim-wi-fi-router/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:30:12 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/logitec-is-a-fast-and-slim-wi-fi-router/

Logitec itself calls its product "a router with a triple-antenna" and the "world's thinnest router (and he's really thin!). In addition to this – we see the usual router with the usual set of features such as UPnP, dynamic DNS, etc. In selling the device will appear in April and will cost about $ 240.

PS No – this is not a propeller on top, and it is – not an April Fool's joke.

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Adobe Photoshop demonstrated for the iPad http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/adobe-photoshop-demonstrated-for-the-ipad/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/adobe-photoshop-demonstrated-for-the-ipad/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:00:11 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/adobe-photoshop-demonstrated-for-the-ipad/

The application developer promises are powerful enough and easy photo editing tools that will come in handy in the "field" conditions.

The symposium demonstrated the Adobe live some of the features of the new application. One of the most interesting features was the animated show layers, giving the user an idea of the role of each individual layer and how it overlaps the previous one.

When is the release of the program – is still unknown. Clearly, only one – the people who enjoys photography, would not mind to have at hand a powerful tool and mobile imaging.

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"Uluchshayzer" sound for the iPhone and iPad http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/uluchshayzer-sound-for-the-iphone-and-ipad/ http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/uluchshayzer-sound-for-the-iphone-and-ipad/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:30:12 +0000 admin http://www.laptopdrv.net/2011/04/02/uluchshayzer-sound-for-the-iphone-and-ipad/

I think that the name of SRS WOW is familiar to many music lovers. This "uluchshayzer", available as a plugin to a popular player such as, for example, Winamp or Aimp, based on a psychoacoustic model of human perception of sound and theoretically should make it a richer and more voluminous.

Now fans will be able to use the SRS WOW effects on the familiar tablets iPad and phones iPhone. Just connect a small adapter to iWOW 3D interface connector and configure it using the free application. Then you can enjoy the new crisp, clear and rich sound to your favorite tracks.

IWOW 3D adapter is available in two versions: a simple and Deluxe. The latter is distinguished by the packaged headphones and portable multi-colored panels. Price iWOW 3D – $ 60, but for Delux have to pay another $ 20.

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