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Sweeping generalizations branded iPad as nothing more than an expensive toy. And having more thousands and thousands of applications doesn’t help much with its image. But is it really just a toy? Or is there something more to it than having a horsepower powerful enough to host as much apps as you want? 

A Multimedia Player 
It is, without the slightest hint of doubt, among the cheapest yet best-performing multimedia player in the market these days. It has superb software that can handle high definition videos as well nearly all forms of audio files, video files, podcasts, TV shows, and music. For the most parts, having all these functions is more than worth for the $499 buyers will have to dole out for the device. 

An E-Reading Device 
Many have dubbed iPad as the biggest threat to Amazon’s Kindle. Despite Kindle’s dedicated capabilities for e-reading, many Kindle users have already hopped in the iPad bandwagon to switch from the 1.2 pounds eBook reading Kindle DX to 1.5 pounds consolidated multimedia device that can fare as well as Kindle in its function. 

Wi-Fi 
In the apple ecosystem, nothing is ever without internet connection. You can definitely use iPad wherever hotspots are present. 

Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that it would commercialize a new computer memory technology with Hynix, the South Korean chip maker.

Hynix’s agreement to build computer memories using a technology H.P. scientists developed called memristors  indicates that more computer memory will be packed in even smaller devices in the second half of this decade. The two companies said the memristors will be commercially available in about three years.

To date, the memristor’s most likely application is for dense nonvolatile memories, which is what is used in flash memory cards for products like cameras and PCs. It is not out of the question, however, that it might play a role in other kinds of chips, including microprocessors, in the future.

According to the company, the technology provides anywhere, anytime access to both centralized and distributed end-user environments through the integration of Quest vWorkspace client and Virtual Computer NxTop 3.0 enterprise platform.

The partnership said the offering will provide consolidated management across server- and client-hosted virtual desktops, enabling IT teams to build a single virtual desktop image for deployment to stationery and mobile users.

The joint solution will also feature tight integration with Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager for virtual desktop creation, management and execution. NxTop Engine’s two-way Hyper-V compatibility will allow virtual desktops to execute on local personal computer hardware, and users of server-hosted desktops will benefit from Quest’s Earth Orientation Parameters enhancements for the Remote Desktop Protocol, including emerging Microsoft technology such as RemoteFX.

How did Apple cut the waiting period for an iPad to 24 hours?
By cranking up production.

Apple is manufacturing 2 million iPads each month, according to Katy Huberty at Morgan Stanley

Huberty says Apple is hoping to ramp that production up to 3 million, which would give Apple a run rate of 36 million iPads annually.

With a wave of Android tablets about to hit the market, Apple wants to make sure people can walk into an Apple store looking for an iPad and walk out purchase in hand.

Samsung Electronics Co. said it will start selling its Galaxy Tab tablet computer, an Apple Inc. iPad challenger, in Europe in October.

Speaking at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin, WP Hong, Samsung’s head of global planning, said the company will bring more tablet models to market next year. The pricing of the tablet computer will be determined by phone operators, the company said.

Samsung said the company is in talks with major phone operators in the U.S. about starting sales of the computers there. It said the timing of sales in the U.S. will be decided in coordination with the operators.

Global demand for tablet computers is greater than analysts’ estimates, said J.K. Shin, the head of the company’s mobile-communication division.

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Today’s PC firmware falls into two categories: the traditional BIOS (Basic Input-Output System), and a newer kind called EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface). EFI is much more capable than the old BIOS routines, which are still mired in the 16-bit world. On the Windows PC side, most systems still use BIOS, while servers generally use EFI. Apple MacBooks, MacBook Pros, iMacs, and Mac Pros use EFI as well. Earlier Intel-based Macs use a firmware architecture built around the SMC (system management controller); but in recent Macs, EFI has superseded that arrangement.

Current PCs typically permit updating through the BIOS setup screen. Copy the BIOS update file to a USB flash memory stick, and then plug the USB stick into the system that you want to update. When you start up the system, press a key that launches the BIOS update application. Alternatively, press a keyboard key (usually Delete, but in some instances another key such as F2 or F10) to enter the BIOS setup program.

At this point, you’ll need to navigate to the device that contains the firmware update. To do this (typically), select the file name and press Enter to launch the update process.

Updating the BIOS from an executable file is even easier. All Intel-built motherboards are updatable through a Windows-based application. Some other motherboard makers make this feature available, too, in which case you download the BIOS update app and launch it from the desktop.

A few motherboard makers include apps for updating the BIOS over the Internet. If the prospect of a wonky Internet connection failing in mid-update makes you nervous, don’t worry: Usually the site will download the entire update before the update process starts.

Laptop and desktop systems with much older motherboards may require you to start up from a bootable floppy disk containing the BIOS update. The update may start automatically when you boot, or you may need to type a command at the command prompt; for details, print out the readme file for the update before you boot from the floppy.

To update a Mac, simply download the appropriate firmware update for you system and launch it from the Finder. The update will take a few minutes, and you must ensure uninterrupted power during that time.

Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets

The German Anti-Botnet Initiative, which has a budget of €2 million (US$2.7 million), is being funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Technical support will come from the Federal Office for Information Security, known as BSI, and additional help from the Association of the German Internet Industry (Eco).

The initiative will launch on Sept. 15 at the 8th annual German Anti-spam Conference in Wiesbaden.

“The main goal is to remove Germany from the top 10 ranking of countries from which botnet activities originate,”

Botnets are networks of infected computers that can be used by hackers to send spam, conduct distributed denial-of-service attacks and steal data. The networks have proven to be very robust, employing advanced technical means to keep them active despite attempts to shut them down.

Toshiba Computer Recall 2010: Burn Risk For Satellite T125,T135D,ProT 130 Computers – Toshiba has recalled around 41,000 of their notebook computers, citing overheating and fire concerns. The models that are involved in the recall include the Satellite T125, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT 130. Individuals who own the computer have been asked to update to the latest version of their BIOS. The program will then detect whether or not the computer is posing an overheating risk, and will switch off the external power and shut down the computer.

If you own one of the notebooks, you may also contact Toshiba for a free repair. The company has posted information regarding the recall on their website. Individuals who own the computer but do not have internet access have been asked to get ahold of the customer service department at the company via phone call so that they can help you to install the BIOS that will prevent the overheating.

So far, the company has received more than 120 reports of the computers overheating, and melting some of the plastic casing around the outside of the laptop. They are worried that it could potentially cause a fire hazard, or simply ruin the computers.

The computer giant said Wednesday that it will begin shipping the z196 microprocessor, which will be included in the new version of IBM’s zEnterprise System mainframe computers, on Sept. 10. The new chip boasts 1.4 billion transistors on its 512-millimeter surface, giving it 60% more capacity than its predecessor, the System z10, using the same amount of electricity, according to an IBM

The z196 processor is a four-core chip that contains 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter (mm) surface. The chip was designed by IBM engineers in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and was manufactured using IBM’s 45 nanometer (nm) SOI processor technology in the company’s 300mm fab in East Fishkill, N.Y. There were also major contributions to the z196 processor development from IBM labs in Austin, TX, Germany, Israel and India.

The mainframe processor makes use of IBM’s patented embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology, which allows IBM to place dense DRAM caches, or components, on the same chips as high-speed microprocessors, resulting in improved performance.

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Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it will release by year-end a tablet computer that runs on Google Inc.’s Android operating system, as the Japanese electronics maker aims to grab a chunk of a fast-growing tablet device market spearheaded by Apple Inc.’s iPad.

The company said it will sell the Folio 100 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It has yet to decide whether to launch it in other regions such as the U.S. or Japan, a company spokeswoman said.

Toshiba is among many electronics manufacturers around the world looking to ride the wave of demand that has swelled with the iPad. Samsung Electronics Co. Thursday unveiled the Galaxy Tab, which also runs on the Android software.