Category archives for: Sci-Tech

The new iPad Dilemma: It loves me … it loves me not – Part 1

Apple, Inc. announced the latest version of their flagship tablet, the new iPad, on March 07, 2012. The numeric suffix was abandoned by the company to give the tablet a new identity. There might be two reasons for new brand strategy. The new iPad is a new device in a number of ways. It has […]

The new iPad Dilemma: It loves me … it loves me not – Part 2

However, the most important thing that would keep the users having second thoughts is the features list. The new iPad has 4G, Retina Display, iCloud PhotoStream, AirPlay mirroring, WiFi hotspot functionality on LTE, and that’s about it. Those who are using iPad 2 might get most of this by upgrading the iOS on their devices […]

The new iPad Dilemma: It loves me … it loves me not – Part 3

The answer is multi fold. And here is how it is laid out. The users who are still on the original 2010 version of the iPad have had quite a bit of their device. It is only a matter of time before the batteries of their slates wear out and the resale value goes into […]

The new iPad Dilemma: It loves me … it loves me not – Part 4

Then there are those who own an iPad 2. They have the right to switch to the new iPad, but there is a tricky part. Those who have the money, again ,don’t waste time and drive to the nearest Apple store on March 16. For those who live on an iPad, have the right to […]

The new iPad Dilemma: It loves me … it loves me not – Part 5

Certainly, the new iPad is an attractive device and will be a fix in the market for years to come but as compared to Android, it is on another planet. For those who finally are planning to bail on Android, should do, that’s my advice. But going directly to the new one iPad would cost […]

Samsung loses bid to ban iPhone, iPad sales in Netherlands

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday a Dutch court rejected its 3G patent bid to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands. But Samsung said the court ruled that it could seek damages over the use of Intel chips, giving the South Korean firm a partial victory in the latest skirmish between […]

NASA publishes new videos of the Moon

During its mission, the Galileo spacecraft returned a number of images of Earth’s only natural satellite. Galileo surveyed the moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-1997. This color mosaic was assembled from 18 images taken by Galileo’s imaging system through a green filter. On the upperleft is […]

Micronet, the only surviving encyclopaedia on CD’s

Renowned Encyclopaedia Britannica has finally said goodbye to paper and a user just need to take help from Micronet. But not long ago, users took help from paper books before it. When this physical format came to the CD-ROM, Microsoft took the power that characterized its Encarta encyclopaedia. Its first edition came in 1993, according to Wikipedia. It was a revolution, as […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 1

Your computer working slow, there is a solution to take the speed to dazzling scales. Though the solution that I am going to lay out in front you is not an inexpensive one, but it is worth every penny of your spending. Most of the computer, laptops and desktops, that are available in the market […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 2

There are two types of storage devices in every computer. One that stores the bits and bytes in the binary form and then there are chips and sticks that store the data, temporarily, to change, manipulate or run it. The former one are called hard drives and the latter ones are called Internal Memory or […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 3

The platter is a magnetic disc akin to a CD or DVD and stores the data in magnetic cells called Data Tracks that can be modified or deleted. The head is the steward that serves the purpose of storing, accessing or deleting the data from the tracks. The spindle rotates the disc in dazzling speeds […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 4

There are chips used in SSDs akin to flash drives that store the data at fixed positions. The circuit, for a layman, is a grid of lines in longitude and latitude. Every intersection has a spot to store an address and data. The index stores the data address just like older versions and upon the […]

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