Midori is coming..to replace WINDOWS

WINDOWS is a name that has ruled the whole computer world since its first launch in November 1985. Since then it is like a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

With many advanced versions of Windows available today such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2007, now here is time to experience a yet another technology of operating systems.

Yes, MICROSOFT is working on a new generation of operating systems called Cloud-Based Operating System and rumors are there that MIDORI will be their first such operating system, which will replace Windows fully from computer map.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

MIDORI is an offshoot of Microsoft Research's Singularity operating system. In this the tools and libraries are completely managed code. MIDORI is designed to run directly on native hardware (x86, x64 and ARM), will be hosted on the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor, or even be hosted by a Windows process.

MIDORI can be also seen as MICROSOFT'S answer those competitors who are applying "Virtualization" as a mean to solving issues within contemporary computing.

The main idea behind MIDORI is to develop a lightweight portable OS which can be mated easily to lots of various applications.

IMPORTANCE OF MIDORI

For knowing the importance of MIDORI you have to think about, how an operating system is loaded on a computer. Actually operating system is loaded onto a hard disk physically located on that machine. In this way, the operating system is tied very tightly to that hardware. As Windows is dependent on hardware, it might face opposition from contemporary ways of working because people are extremely mobile in using different devices in order get diverse information.

Due to this trend installing different applications on a single computer may led to different compatibility issues whenever the machine require updating. The new operating system will solve these problems by the concept of Virtualizing. This will solve problems such as widespread security vulnerabilities, unexpected interactions among different applications, failures caused by errant extensions, plug-ins, and drivers and many more.

WHEN WILL IT BE LAUNCHED

Just Wait and See. Microsoft has not declared any such date about launching of MIDORI, but there are rumors that this project is in incubation phase.

Keyboard PCs: Great Wall Cross PC U510

As technology grow, all gadgets inevitably receive their low-calory diets. In contrast to when it all started with huge room sized computers to desktops, then to laptops and to netbooks & tablet computers. Now markets are making way for All in one keyboard PCs. A Chinese manufacturer namely, Great Wall has come up with Cross PC U510, which is an all in one keyboard PC.

Similar to the Asus Eee Keyboard PC we’ve featured before. The whole concept of keyboard PC is innovative itself. From one half it is looks quite similar to any other conventional computer keyboard. And its other half offers a 5 inch TFT touchscreen display. This might have made your jaws fall down, but that it is how the new keyboard PC by Great Wall looks like.

Coming to its technical specifications, we have to admit the fact that Cross PC U510 is one powerful unit. It is powered by a 1.6 GHz Nvidia Ion and offers 2GB of primary memory (RAM). With a storage space of 250GB by SATA hard drive, it would offer you with enough storage memory to preserve your files and folders. And with Wi Fi connectivity, Cross PC U510 can be termed as one capable computing unit.

Apart from conventional specifications, Cross PC U510 offers you with handwriting recognition system and decent 3D graphics. And if you want to relish its video output on a bigger screen, then it also allows you to connect a normal display, HDTV or even a projector.

But once you connect this keyboard PC with any external display source, then its 5 inch touchscreen display gets deactivated.

Google...NEXUS-ONE

Google’s Nexus One handset is the most advanced Android mobile device available till date, it uses the latest Android 2.1 OS, and is custom built by HTC for Google. The device is dubbed by Google as a ‘Superphone’ which in my opinion is justified by speed provided by a never before 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, coupled with 512 RAM. These specs made it a great multi-tasker which I am sure you will love to operate. Nexus one also comes with a 5MP camera with autofocus and LED Flash and can record videos at 720 x 480 resolution.

Full Specifications of Nexus One:

• 3.7-inch AMOLED Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 processor
• 512 RAM
• 5 Megapixel With Autofocus and LED Flash
• 512 MB Inbuilt memory
• 4 GB microSD Card, upgradable to 32 GB
• Assisted GPS
• Proximity sensor
• Digital Compass
• Accelerometer
• Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
• 1400 mAH battery, up to 10 Hours talk time

It also features voice enabled keyboard that lets you send out your text messages, fill out email or update twitter/facebook by Voice, you can even get driving directions by just speaking into it.

4G Technology...

4G also called as Fourth-Generation Communications System, is a term used to describe the next step in wireless communications. A 4G system can provide a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be provided to users on an "Anytime, Anywhere" basis. The data transfer rates are also much higher than previous generations.

The main objectives of 4G are:

1)4G will be a fully IP-based integrated system.

2)This will be capable of providing 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s speeds both indoors and outdoors.

3)It can provide premium quality and high security.

4)4G offer all types of services at an affordable cost.

4G is developed to provide high quality of service (QoS) and rate requirements set by forthcoming applications such as wireless broadband access, Multimedia Messaging, Video Chat, Mobile TV, High definition TV content, DVB, minimal service like voice and data, and other streaming services.

4G technology allow high-quality smooth video transmission. It will enable fast downloading of full-length songs or music pieces in real time.

Data Rates For 4G:

The downloading speed for mobile Internet connections is from 9.6 kbit/s for 2G cellular at present. However, in actual use the data rates are usually slower, especially in crowded areas, or when there is congestion in network.

4G mobile data transmission rates are planned to be up to 20 megabits per second which means that it will be about 10-20 times faster than standard ASDL services.

In terms of connection seeds, 4G will be about 200 times faster than present 2G mobile data rates, and about 10 times faster than 3G broadband mobile. 3G data rates are currently 2Mbit/sec, which is very fast compared to 2G's 9.6Kbit/sec.