Category: PC & Tech

Zebronics well known for computer accessories, the company now got a new wireless keyboard and mouse, Wireless Companion 2. The keyboard and mouse looks pretty decent. The keyboard is powered by 2 AAA batteries and mouse uses a single AAA battery. The keyboard also had 13 multimedia keys and various shortcuts. The wireless combo can be connected to a PC through the Bluetooth dongle given along with it. It is powered with Smart Power Management to help increase the battery life of the devices.

After the success of Farmvile, EA now has sent the Sims on to Facebook. The game will be so called Sims Social, it will now allow players to create their Sim, build a bachelor pad or dream house and spark friendships. The tags are play with friends, play with life. EA has not given more about the title. The Sims copies sold out more than 100 million copies worldwide, making the biggest-selling in the PC history. According to EA, Sims Social is set to release on this summer. Hit on the source link for Sims Facebook page.

Samsung announces the first consumer 30nm DDR3 DRAM now. The average consumer stuck with that again 40nm one. You can now snatch up some of Sammys latest tech in the form of two and four GB DDR3 1600 sticks for both laptops and desktops. Samsung claims that its new RAM modules are 2/3 more energy efficient than more common 60nm chips and 20 percent faster than own 40nm ones. The solo and dual packs will be hitting the retailers starting less than $30. For more details read the press release.

In this article we will learn about different RAC Background Processes in Oracle.The Five RAC background processes that will be covered in this article areLock Monitor Processes ( LMON), Lock Monitor Services (LMS), Lock Monitor Daemon Process ( LMD), LCKn ( Lock Process), DIAG (Diagnostic Daemon)

If you have bought a Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 with product code CSSD-F120GB3-BK, than you need to know this particular drive is subject to recall due to stability issues. Sweclockers has reported rumors that the other SSDs might also be affected, but manufacturers denied it. So it is only very specific Corsair drive that is being recalled. Backup your data and hit on the source link for instructions from Corsair.

Sony announced a new Vaio L all-in-one desktop series, the system plays television features a 24-inch 3D multi-touch display, a Blu-ray player, a built-in touch controls, 1080p HD playback, USB 3.0, and HDMI port, and you can plug in your PS3 into the thing. The new system will be hitting the market on July 13th. The device is priced at $1,420, it includes a wireless keyboard and mouse, and a pair of active shutter 3D glasses. For more details read the press release.

ASUS UBB powered monitor 24-inch with a single cable and USB 3.0s extra current and bandwidth. The LED monitor is 16.5mm thick, 1080p with 2ms response time and has a 10000000:1 contrast ratio. Some extras have to be thrown overboard to bring the power consumption down. There are no additional USB or audio ports, webcam, card reader, or ability to daisy-chain.

Acer now founding itself grappling with data breach, it has reportedly cost in the details of over 40,000 customers. The details includes their names, emails addresses, phone numbers, addresses, also names of products purchased by the customers. As Hacker News said that the Hacking group are from the Pakistan Cyber Army is a well-known hacking outfit. Still the attack is unclear, hacker themselves have assured that for a press conference.

Microsofts new wireless keyboard and mouse spies with full AES 128-bit encryption on over-the-air data improvement from the old wireless models have proven easy pickings for hacker types. You can get this Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000 for $40. But the protection from more common threats like Shandong phishmongers is not guaranteed, it will take up security loop holes in your other peripherals.

Japans NHK Science & Technology Laboratories has announced a new animated translation system to help get important news for deaf viewers. While televised subtitles may work for those who understand the language, people who are born deaf and learned sign language from an early age can significantly more difficulty. The system unveiled at Technology Open House 2011, bypasses this problem by automatically comparing Japanese text to sign language, converting equivalent words into animated onscreen gestures, and replacing differing words with appropriate synonyms. The ultimate goal is to create a system that could be used during emergencies or natural disasters, allowing deaf people to receive urgent broadcasts as instantly as their hearing competitors. Dont forget to look at the video

The Eee PC 1001PXD, 1011PX and 1015PX are about to get the Ubuntu configurations. The famous netbook line running Xandros, these Ubuntu loaded machines could help Linux to reach a larger audience. The representatives are now pitting the new netbooks against Windows powered machines, telling the Inquirer that Ubuntu is competing with Microsoft, not other Linux Distributions. Are these trios of ASUS Atom netbooks enough to win the war on Windows?

Twitter announced its own integrated photo-sharing service, will launch over the next several weeks, and lets you upload the images and attach it directly to tweet from Twitter. The functionality is going to hit the mobile apps soon. The service is parented through the Photobucket to actually host the photos. The Twitter also announced the complete new version of Twitter Search is related to photos and videos that will be displayed nest to your results. Hit on the demo video.

The third iteration of Linux Kernel Version 3.0.0-rc1 comes 15 years after 2.0 first hit the web and brings driver support for Microsoft Kinect a move that should have visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in hackers heads. It also includes its code optimized for AMDs Fusion and Intels Ivy and Sandy Bridge silicon, and updated graphics drivers. Trovalds is pointed out this new release is an evolutionary change and the big three oh is all about moving into a third decade of distribution, not about overhauling OS. More work to be done for refinement, but curious users can grab the latest Linux at source link below

Last week I migrated some schemas from 11g database (11.1.0.6) to 9i database (9.2.0.8). I used to export the 11g schemas using oracle 9i binary & exported successfully. While importing 11g schemas into 9i database I faced below issues.Error: import done in US7ASCII character set and AL16UTF16 NCHAR character setSegmentation Fault (coredump)

Thomas Pleasance reports that AirPlay for Windows Media Center add-in seems to be one of the smoother combinations we have seen and its still in beta. After installing Apples Bonjour service and the free client on your Media Center PC you should be able to stream video or pictures to it from an iPad or iPhone with a click. Click on the source link to download yours.

The Security nightmare just continues, plenty of Sonys executives beginning to wish someone would pinch them already. It taken a PR and financial beating over the PSN breach, now the Greek site of Sony BMG has been hacked and account info of thousands of users has been posted online. According to Naked Security, the attack does not appear to have been particularly sophisticated and was carried out using an automated SQL injection tool that demands more patience and skill. The dump reveals usernames, real names, and email addresses of Sony registered users (SonyMusic.gr customers), other fields including passwords, telephone numbers are either empty or contain fake data suggests that hack was not entirely successful.

The browser battles the debut of new Google Chrome commercial, starring Lady Gaga and her little monsters. The minute and half video of Gaga and her fans signing and gyrating their way through her latest single, the ad intended to illustrate the power of the web and its creative new model of interaction. Dont forget to look at the video

Clickfrees new C2 Rugged Back up drive capable of withstanding, the rubberized disk will continue to work after being dropped from four feet. It also features the companys Easy run software, which will automatically backing up your PC when you are done showing that storage device who is to. The 500GB C2 is now available now through Clickfrees site for $140 or $100, if you are booking it as within first 100 lucky persons, click on the source link to buy yours now, for more details read the press release.