Microsoft Windows 7 hits Public Beta

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced a free public beta of the new OS, at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft says Windows 7 only requires 1 GB memory. Its notable that Vista has the same memory requirement but runs extremely slow on systems with 1GB of RAM.

Samsung Digital Picture Frames shipped with Virus

Samsung says its XP version of Frame Manager 1.08 software contains the virus W32.Sality.AE. The virus reaches the computer when the Frame Manager is installed on a PC. The virus doesn’t affect Vista PCs. Samsung encourages users to download and install the updated version of Frame Manager XP software available here. Most of the anti virus software detect W32.Sality.AE.

Russsia Vs Georgia Computer Game

“Confrontation: Peace Enforcement” is the name of the computer game developed by Russian programmers,which will be released next month. The strategy game, supposes what might happen if Georgia decided to have another go at retaking the region with support from NATO. “Nato does not stay out of it, pushing Poland forward as its representative and Ukraine blockades the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol,” according to the description of the game supplied by its creators.

Research May Extend Moore’s Law

Moore’s law describes an important trend in the history of computer hardware. Since the invention of the integrated circuit in 1958, the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has increased exponentially, doubling approximately every two years. But some observers have predicted that law cannot be sustained indefinitely. The McGill scientists , though, think they may have a way around those roadblocks. The research conducted by the McGill scientists may be the answer to continuing Moore’s Law .

New Apple commercial ridicule Microsoft ad campaign

Apple’s new commercial directly attacks Microsoft’s recent $300 million advertisement campaign. Microsoft ad campaign features Bill gates and Sein field and gained bit popularity lately.

Malaysian PC Teaches Koran

Malaysian PC vendor FTEC System released a new version of Classmate computer bundled with Al-Tasneem’s Digital Al-Qur’an software. The vendor release the version to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Classmate PC is based on Intel’s low-cost Atom processor and designed for children. Approximately 52% of Malaysia’s population is Muslim, which is the official religion of the state.

Keyboard without Physical Keys.

Optimus Tactus, a concept keyboard designed by Russian design company Art. Lebedev,doesn’t have any physical keys,instead any part of the keyboard surface can be programmed to perform any function or to display any images. Videos can also be played on the keyboard. The idea is to utilize the keyboard as a screen, providing a limitless amount of personalization to its look and layout.

Turn a Computer Program into a Virus

Panda labs, a division of Panda Antivirus has detected an application which can turn an executable file into a worm, giving it the capacity to spread itself. This eye-catching tool is very easy to use and can be used to customize further the virus it creates. The tool has advanced options to disable operating system components such as the Task Manager, or the Windows Registry Editor. It also has language options English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan.

HP TouchSmart PCs

HP unveiled a new generation of stylish TouchSmart all-in-one PCs. The new HP TouchSmart family of PCs features HP software designed specifically for touch. Without using a keyboard or mouse, consumers can play music and create play lists, zoom in or out of photos, and quickly check the weather or watch TV. Only one cord is enough to set up and power the system. The PC comes with a 22-inch diagonal, high-definition,wide screen display and powered by Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor. Prices for the base model HP TouchSmart IQ504 PC and the TV-tuner equipped HP iQ506 PC are expected to start at $1,299 and $1499, respectively.