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news and reviews. Harry
Potter Release Date Announced
 Publishers
announced Thursday 1st February that "Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows" will be released on July 21 2007. This is the
7th and final instalment of the
Harry Potter Book series will reveal the fate of the
fictional boy wizard. The last book to be released, Harry
Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, was the fastest-selling book
in history, with 6.9 million copies snapped up in the first 24
hours.
Windows Vista Released
 Windows
for consumer was released on January 30, 2007 worldwide.
Microsoft Windows Vista is the replacement for Windows XP. It
is a significant move forward for the Windows platform. Your
first choice when upgrading or buying a new PC is not as
simple as the previous Windows XP Operating System. With
Windows XP the choice was simple: home users picked 'XP Home'
and business or higher-end users selected 'XP Professional'.
With Windows Vista it is more confusing. The following is a
break down of the various versions:
1. Vista Home Basic
At the bottom end is "Vista Home Basic," which should be
selected if you have an older PC and a built-in graphics card
(i.e. not one separate from your motherboard). If you use your
PC just to browse the Web and read e-mail, this is your
version.
2. Vista Home Premium
Next up is "Vista Home Premium" which adds the elegant "Aero"
interface if you have the graphics chops to pull it off. This
is the version for most users of Windows _ the sweet spot of
performance and price. It should be the only choice for laptop
users because it adds the Windows Mobility features and
support for tablet PCs. It also has the Windows Media Center
options to interface with your television.
3. Windows Vista Business
Next up is "Windows Vista Business," which offers the same
rough features as "Premium" but adds a complete
backup-and-restore system, remote desktop capability and
Windows Movie Maker software.
4. Windows Vista Premium
Next up is "Windows Vista Premium" adds a complete
backup-and-restore system, remote desktop capability and
Windows Movie Maker software.
5. Windows Vista Ultimate
The high-end user will want "Windows Vista Ultimate," of
course. This has everything built in, including BitLocker
hard-drive encryption.
Installing Windows Vista
If you have Windows XP already, just buy the upgrade versions,
which are cheaper. Advice: Before you begin installation,
please back up your data. Installing an operating system
upgrade is not simple. The entire computing insides of your
system are being replaced and updated. Things can and will go
wrong, which could make your PC unbootable. Do not risk losing
your family photos, wedding pictures and master's thesis. Copy
everything you want to your CD or DVD burner if nothing else.
Just make a backup.
Check the
Microsoft Windows Vista Web site for complete system
requirements. To operate Aero graphics the PC will need a
hefty: a 1 gig processor or more, 1 gig of system memory, a
graphics card with at least 128 MB of video memory on board
and a DVD-ROM drive. (Vista ships on a DVD.) Aero looks
stunning.
One of the key features of Vista is increased security. You
will select an administrator password during the install that
holds the key to your PC. Like Macs have offered for years,
the PC simply won't install most software, plug-ins or Web
downloads without you physically entering this password. It's
designed, of course, to make the Windows platform more secure
and it is a good add-on.
Apple
iPhone
 iPhone
is Apple's new revolutionary product that was announced in
January 9, 2007 at MacWorld in San Francisco. Feature details
of the iPhone include: phone, web applications, touch-screen
iPod, camera, iTunes TV and film access. IT's black, has a 3.5
inch screen, is bigger than an iPod but thinner than existing
smart phones which will retail at $499 and $599 respectively
(estimated, price may change), will be available from June in
the US and from October in Europe and is expected to sell 5
millions units this year.
Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8 - 11, 2007
Executives from almost every
consumer technology company were in Las Vegas for the annual
Consumer Electronics Show. Microsoft's Bill Gates delivered
his vision of the digital home, while the Asian television
manufactures competed to see who had made the largest flat
screen TV, Sharp had the largest at 108 inch. More than 2,700
companies were in Las Vegas to unveil their latest product for
gadget fans. Among them was LG's new DVD player, the first
capable of playing both of the next generation video formats,
Sony's Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
For more info:
Consumer
Electronics Association
Which
console to buy for Christmas?
 There
are many consoles in the market. Read
the guide before
you buy
video
game hardware.
The latest consoles range from Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo
DS, Xbox 360 and others. Playstation 3 will be only released
in USA for Christmas. For Europe and Australia it may be
released in March 2007.
With the Wii console Nintendo
is hoping to win fans among people who rarely or never play
games. In a bid to make it easier to play, on-screen actions
are performed using a motion-sensitive controller. Release
date in USA is November 19, 2006 and in Europe and the UK it
is 8th December 2006.
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Vic
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