Monday, March 29, 2010

Shoaib Malik Sits High at Google Trends


The crowd over internet rushed towards Google as soon as Shoaib Malik’s engagement news with Sania Mirza broke, this evening.
Currently Shoaib Malik is 48th most search term on Google, in last one hour. He was 43rdmost searched Term just minutes ago.

Just to mention, Shoaib Malik is reportedly marrying Sania Mirza on 16-17th of Next Month. Sania will be settling in Pakistan after the marriage.
On lighter note, I was just wondering if Sania Mirza will play for Pakistan after relocating to Pakistan. If yes, then that’s a plus for Malik

Blizzard Announces BlizzCon Dates for 2010

Mark your calendars, it's BlizzCon!

Blizzard has announced that dates for this year's BlizzCon, which promises to be bigger than ever with a fresh new game in StarCraft II in stores and the ever-present World of Warcraft contingent.
The fifth BlizzCon gaming convention will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2010.
"BlizzCon offers us a great opportunity to meet with our players and share our enthusiasm for gaming with one of the most passionate communities in the world," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest information about Blizzard Entertainment games."
BlizzCon will offer attendees a chance to enjoy:
    * Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games
    * Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
    * Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
    * Community contests with great prizes
    * Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment's game universes

Get Free Minutes With Every Zong Recharge


Zong is offering this new incentive for its customers, through which they can win reward (in shape of free air-time) with each recharge till May 15th, 2010. Customers can use this air-time for on-net calls.
Reward Levels:
  • Rs 50-99 (Rewards 10% Validity 5 Days)
  • Rs 100-299 (Rewards 20% Validity 5 Days)
  • Rs. 300-499 (Rewards 30% Validity 7 Days)
  • Rs. 500-999 (Rewards 50% Validity 7 Days)
  • Rs. Rs. 1000 (Rewards 100% Validity 10 Days)
Example:
For instance you recharged Rs. 350 into your Zong number, in this case you qualify for 30 percent air-time, meaning that air time of Rs. 105 will be added into your account.
You can use this air-time for on-net calls with-in 7 days
How to get Rewards:
If you have qualified for rewards, simply type ‘sub’ & SMS on 313 (charges Rs. 0.01+tax) & enjoy free min.

USB Storage Coming to Xbox 360 April 6


Microsoft's Major Nelson has confirmed reports that USB storage is coming to the Xbox 360.


We've been hearing rumors about the possibility of USB storage for the Xbox 360 for a while now.  On Friday, Microsoft's Major Nelson confirmed the reports and said a system update to allow USB storage would land April 6.
"On April 6th, we will be releasing a system update over Xbox LIVE for your Xbox 360 that will allow USB flash drives to be used for storing profiles, game saves, demos and more.  I’ve been testing this feature out for a few weeks, and I have to say it’s really great. Once you take the system update on April 6th, you’ll be able to connect your USB flash drives to your console and head over to the memory section to configure your new storage device."
Nelson writes that when you connect your drive to your Xbox, the will conduct a one time performance and integrity check to confirm the drive is working properly. With that out of the way, you're free to configure how much storage to use on the device, with the option to go up to 16GB. Though USB hard drives "might work," you'll still get the same 16GB limit that's present with the flash drives. Users can connect two devices at once for a limit of 32GB.
You can use any 1GB+ flash drive you like but Microsoft is partnering with SanDisk to bring out pre-configured Xbox-branded flash drive. Expect to see these in May.
In related news, a hacker claims to have gained access to Major Nelson's online account, and Microsoft is now investigating.

Toshiba: 2,5”-HDDs mit 750GB und 1TB


Hohe Speicherkapazitäten in Notebooks jenseits der aktuellen Kapazitätsgrenze von 500GB sind ab heute keine Zukunftsmusik mehr. Denn Toshiba hat heute die erste 2,5“ Festplatte mit einer Speicherkapazität von 750GB bei einer für Notebooks geeigneten Bauhöhe von 9,5 mm angekündigt.


Um diese hohe Speicherkapazität in Verbindung mit einer niedrigen Bauhöhe realisieren zu können, verfügt das  neue Modell mit der Produktbezeichnung MK7559GSXP über lediglich zwei Platter. Hieraus ergibt sich eine Datendichte von 541,4 Gbit pro Quadratzoll, die laut Hersteller marktführend ist. Die Platter rotieren mit einer Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit von 5.400 U/Min. und die mittlere Zugriffszeit bei Seek-Operationen soll Angaben von Toshiba zufolge bei 12 ms liegen. Das MK7559GSXP verfügt weiterhin über 8MB Cache und eine SATA 3Gb/s Schnittstelle.
Um im wachsenden Markt mit mobilen und portablen Festplatten gut aufgestellt zu sein, hat Toshiba neben der MK7559GSXP auch die neue Produktlinie MKxx59GSM angekündigt. Letztere Laufwerke verfügen über drei Platter und bieten mit einer Bauhöhe von 12,5 mm Speicherkapazitäten von 750GB (MK7559GSM) beziehungsweise 1TB (MK1059GSM). Die weiteren technischen Daten wie mittlere Suchzeit und Rotationsgeschwindigkeit sowie Cache und Schnittstelle sind mit dem 2-Platter-Modell identisch.
Ein weiteres Leistungsmerkmal der neuen Festplatten ist die Advanced Sector Format Technologie, die eine Sektorengröße von 4KB und damit einhergehend bessere Funktionen bei der Fehlererkennung und –korrektur bieten soll.
Die neuen Festplattenmodelle MK7559GSXP und MKxx59GSM sollen voraussichtlich noch im Frühjahr 2010 an Distributoren und Systemintegratoren ausgeliefert werden. Angaben zur Verfügbarkeit im Einzelhandel sowie zu Endkundenpreise sind noch nicht bekannt.
ModellMK7559GSXPMKxx59GSM
Maximale Kapazität (formatiert)750 GB1 TB / 750 GB
Anzahl Platter23 / 3
Mittlere Suchzeit12 ms
Rotationsgeschwindigkeit5.400 U/Min
Cache8 MB
SchnittstelleSATA 3Gb/s
AbmessungenB: 69,85 mm
T: 100,0 mm
H: 9,5 mm
B: 69,85 mm
T: 100,0 mm
H: 12,5 mm
Gewicht102 g148 g
Schocktoleranzin Betrieb: 400 G, 2 ms
außer Betrieb: 900 G, 1 ms
Geräuschentwicklung25 dB