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Facebook rolls out Photo storage system
Written on 4 Apr, 2009 at 10:30 in Featured, Technology | viewed 378 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Needing to better deal with 50 billion files worth of photos, engineers at Facebook are installing a new photo storage system they say is 50% faster than traditional systems. The storage system, dubbed Haystack, has been under development in-house for the past couple of years, and Facebook has been rolling it out in limited test versions to parts of the network for the past few months. Full Story : ComputerWorld.com…..
Nikon’s D90 Shoots Movie
Written on 29 Aug, 2008 at 9:12 in Product, Technology | viewed 410 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
Nikon introduced a newest DX-format digital SLR, the D90 which is capable of shooting movie. The movie function offered in D90 is a first of its kind in a Digital SLR. The movie function allows to shoot 320 x 216 pixels, 640 x 424 pixels or HD720p (1,280 x 720 pixels) movies at the professional smoothness of 24 frames per second. Nikon ensures much higher quality videos than typical camcorders. D90 also features a wide ISO sensitivity from 200 to 6400 that expands shooting versatility.