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If the title “Organic Hard Disks” sounds unreal to you then you are wrong. As we know that Hard Disks are the storage device and it retains the data. Just imagine how does our brain work. The nature uses proteins to help our brains to retain memory. Based on this fact the researchers in Japan have been able to demonstrate the data recording on a glass slide using a fluorescent protein, light and chemicals. They succeeded in demonstrating the basic operations like recording, deleting and reading the data on the biological storage device. According to them this organic device spatiotemporally photoregulates the recording, erasing and reading of data on solid surface using protein. Though the research is in its preliminary stage but there is no doubt that very soon we will be having Organic storage devices with huge capacity. Many other researches are going on to build protein chip. Possibilities are limitless but it would be really interesting to see what comes first.

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32 texture units, 640 stream processors, a 256 bit memory interface, 512 MB of memory running with operating frequency near to 1.8 GHz. Guess what is it I am talking about? Guys this is the configuration of AMD’s brand new ATI Radeon HD 4830 Graphics card. The product is a complete package to attract the gamers as it allows up to 4 cards per computer which highly enhances the gaming experiences. AMD is well known for it innovation and now the way its ATI CrossFireX and picture to picture technology used with this card has boosted the performance definitely keeps the AMD on the top of other brands. As far as the price is concerned, you will be amazed by knowing that you just have to spend $150 or less for this worth buying graphics card. It is quit affordable and economic in terms of both price and performance.

I give all the stars to ATI Radeon HD 4830 as it seems appealing to me, but time will better tell how gamers respond to the release. AMD has lots of expectations with it and so do gamers.

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People who are curious about the technology might know about the Android. Android is a stack of software developed by the Google especially for Mobile devices. Android includes an OS which enables the application developers to work with the Java language. Though, only its Beta version has been released that can be downloaded here. But making its first grand and much anticipated presence in the market it is going to be released embedded into new G1 phones from T-Mobile’s later this month. The phone is believed to have features like iPhone. It is another touchscreen mobile phone with OS in it. However some reviewers have doubted on whether it can give competition to Apple’s iPhone. There is lot of buzz among the reviewers about the features that the G1 is going to offer. According to a review given by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, G1 is far behind the level of iPhone as far its hardware is concerned. Hardware design of G1 may not lure the buyers. But the Google’s Android might have some role in attracting the users. According to the reviewer the G1 phone has poor picture quality, inferior camera and awkward positioning of some keys. However the Keyboard of G1 is better. Android provides some really cool and new features to the users. Gmail and Google users would be benefitted due to extra support for these applications and services. But users with different choice like Yahoo mail may have to suffer a bit. You can read the full article called The G1 Is No IPhone, but Android Has Promise at the link given.

Though T-Mobile’s G1 may be compared to the iPhone and Nokia’s products but the current status of Android says it is still in developing phase as most of the Google products. So it would be interesting to see how they respond to the critics and the needs of users.

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Release of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptop was welcomed by the critics and Apple seemed very enthusiastic about it until something really bad occurred. Apple publicized its new GeForce 8600 GT mobile graphics processor in strongly positive terms. This new model of processor is made by Nvidia based in Santa Clara, Calif. However, reviewers and the Apple Inc itself was shocked when users complained about the faulty Nvidia graphics processors. Initially it was hard to digest but now Apple has openly accepted that some models manufactured between May 2007 and September 2008, including the 15-inch, 17-inch may have faulty chips. According to the Apple, as posted in the website of MacBook Pro, Nvidia convinced Apple that Mac computers with the graphics processors were not affected by these faulty chips. But later investigations revealed that MacBook Pro Laptops with the GeForce processors were affected.

As a result, Apple is under the radar of its customers and has now agreed to extend the warranty of affected Systems. If the Nvidia graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, free of charge repair has been assured. If your MacBook Pro is out of warranty even then you will be serviced free of cost. Hence there is some relief for the customers. Moreover, for those customers who already paid for the repair service due to faulty chip, the money will be refunded. Now this is the good sense of accountability shown by the big firm like Apple Inc which will keep the faith of consumers intact. Nvidia is under critical attack by its shareholders for blotting out the problem. Though Nvidia may be responsible somewhere but its achievements in past may help it to hold the market. It is really tough time for both these giants.

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