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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:39 AM PST  1. Physicists Discover Quantum Law Of Protein Folding The famous Arrhenius relationship states that things happen faster as they got hotter. In chemistry, that's generally true but there's an important exception: the speed at which proteins fold into their functional shape. More @ TechnologyReview2. How the atom bomb helped give birth to the Internet The 1950s were a time of high tension. The US and Soviet Union prepared themselves for a nuclear war in which casualties would be counted not in millions but in the hundreds of millions. More @ ArsTechnica3. Can anyone afford an IBM Watson supercomputer? (Yes) While Watson certainly impressed the nation with its sweeping victory on the game show Jeopardy last week, the medical community -- which IBM hopes will be first to use the technology -- may eventually become even more impressed with its affordability. More @ Computerworld4. Farmbot 5. Hackers Defend Liberty I'm one of those grouchy old geezers who resents that hacker is nearly always used to mean "criminal who breaks into computer systems to do bad things". Hacker and hack mean a lot of different things. More @ LinuxToday6. Is this the start of the second dotcom bubble? Loss-making Twitter has been valued at $10bn. Facebook is said to be worth more than Ford. Now, for some investors, the alarm bells are starting to ring. More @ Guardian.co.uk7. Nokia and Microsoft: Match Made in the Twilight Zone For most of us, there are events in history that we remember with crystal clarity, even down to the specific details of what we were doing when they happened. The Twin Towers tragedy is one recent example; another might be a positive event, such as the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. More @ LinuxInsider8. Smart shows off Forspeed electric roadster concept 9. Apple cofounded effort to design and build $2 billion New Stanford Hospital This month, Apple joined eBay, HP, Intel, Intuit and Oracle in an "unprecedented" joint philanthropic effort to help Stanford Medical Center build a new $2 billion hospital, designed to use the latest technology available in ways mirroring the innovation of Silicon Valley tech companies. More @ AppleInsider10. Top 10 Truly Bizarre Programming Languages This is a list of some of the most bizarre programming languages you will ever see. These types of languages are usually called "Esoteric Programming Languages". More @ Listverse |
| Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 Tablet Computer: The iPad 2 Killer? Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:25 PM PST After the slick Motorola Xoom tablet computer has been considered as the best device at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, it seems like the hype has never ceased. Being the first gadget to run the very latest Android version from Google - Android 3.0 Honeycomb, it is regarded by many as a potential threat to Apple's domination on the tablet computer market. A month after the CES, at Mobile World Congress, the Xoom has impressed many critics once again. But does it have what it takes to compete and beat the soon-to-be-released iPad 2? The Motorola Xoom features a 10.1-inch. touch screen (1280×800 resolution), capable of playing high-definition content. It utilizes the innovative and unbreakable Gorilla Glass display. The Xoom is powered by a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 (1 GHZ) processor, and it is equipped with 1GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. It has a built-in 5-megapixel camera with LED flash on the rear that can record 720p videos. Whilst in the front, there is a 2 MP camera made for making video calls. The Motorola Xoom has an HDMI port, which means you can hook it up to a much a larger monitor or HDTV to fully enjoy any high definition video.  The Motorola Xoom has an awesome candy bar look that seems to lure you into its wonderful technology. Some other interesting features of this tablet computer: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, and Barometer. Main features and technical specifications of the Motorola Xoom:  During the 2011 Super Bowl, Motorola showcased a commercial (see the embedded video below) that was intended as a satire of Apple's landmark 1984 Super Bowl ad. The advertisement also highlights the slick Android 3.0 interface and some of its cool built-in apps. I know that it is not fair to compare Motorola Xoom to the first generation iPad. But what if we will match the Xoom with the upcoming iPad 2. Which one will you choose?  In terms of processing power, it seems like the iPad 2 will be as fast and powerful as the Xoom. There are valid rumors that the iPad2 will also have a dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, which is a huge leap from the original 256 MB one. When we talk about other hardware features particularly the camera and the display, I think Motorola Xoom will have a little edge over the iPad 2. Apple will likely put a less powerful camera on the iPad 2 and may still use the same display technology with the same screen resolution found on the first iPad. I believe no mobile OS could beat Android 3.0 Honeycomb at the moment. But since we haven't seen the next version of iOS (to be released around Q2) yet, I will just keep my mouth shut and won't make any comparison in the scope of operating system being used. It would be hard not to be impressed with the Motorola Xoom and Android 3.0 combo. In terms of overall features and capabilities, they are ahead of the pack as of the moment. So will the Motorola Xoom beat the iPad 2? I'm going to leave that question for you to answer.  |
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