Acer Timeline Series Boasts 8-Hour Battery Life

by Chloe Albanesius

Acer on Tuesday introduced its new TravelMate Timeline series of ultra-thin notebooks intended for business customers.

The three versions of the device – the 8571, 8471, and 8371 – include 6-cell batteries that promise up to eight hours of power when the Acer PowerSmart Manager is enabled.

The main difference between the three notebooks is screen size – users can select a 13.3- inch, 14.1-inch, or 15.6-inch screen. There is also the option to select 3GB or 4GB of RAM, a 1.3GHz or 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and a 320GB or 250GB hard drive.

All the machines come with 32-bit Windows 7 Professional pre-installed, though Acer will also include a Windows XP Professional CD as well.

They also include an Acer Crystal Eye webcam; three USB 2.0 ports; an HDMI port; a 5-in-1 card reader; a multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, and page flip; and 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, gigabit LAN.

They all weigh in at 3.5 lbs.

The 15.6-inch and 14.1-inch laptops with a 1.4GHz processor and a 320GB SATA hard drive will run you $999, while the 13.3-inch 8371 with a 320GB hard drive costs $919. The 15.6-inch and 14.1-inch versions with a 250GB hard drive are retailing for $899.

They are available now through all Acer re-sellers.

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10 Things You Need to Know About Arrandale processors.

by Laarni Almendrala Ragaza

1. The "Arrandale" chips are Intel's new mainstream Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 mobile processors.

2. The new CPUs have two physical cores instead of the four found in the high-end Core i7 mobile CPUs (codenamed "Clarksfield").

3. Arrandale marks the first time integrated graphics has moved into the processor package. This means every laptop with a Core i7, Core i5, or Core i3 CPU will automatically have integrated graphics.

4. The new Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 CPUs will have Hyper-Threading technology, which means that each core will have two threads. Thus, your laptop's operating system will recognize these processors as having four cores.

5. With Arrandale, Intel does away with the Front Side Bus by integrating the memory and a PCI-e controller (graphics) into the processor package itself.

6. The new SouthBridge has an official name, and it's called the Intel 5 Series Chipset. There will be multiple versions of it for the home and enterprise markets.

7. The chipset can stream to multiple monitors, with support for dual HDMI and DisplayPort technologies.

8. By eliminating a third chip and consolidating motherboard space, the Arrandale/Calpella platform paves the way for thinner and lighter laptops, while scaling performance.

9. TurboBoost technology, an intelligent form of overclocking, is automatically activated when you are running 2D and single-threaded applications, and deactivated when you're running multi-threaded applications, for better performance.

10. The mobile Core i7s mark the end of DDR2 memory. Their dual channel memory controller can support DDR3 memory speeds of up to 1333MHz.

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Tips for Getting Found in Real-Time Searches

By Chris Crum

Original Article: Real-time search is still an emerging concept. At this point, using a real-time search engine will bring you results by time/date. This doesn't always cater to relevancy, which is why there is still a lot of work to be done in this field.
So, if real-time results are based upon time/date, and the user's query, it stands to reason that time and those queries are the most important components in getting your content found in these types of searches.

1. Use Keywords

This seems obvious, but use keywords in not only your content, but in your titles, and your updates. If you're writing an article, you have to consider what people are going to include in their updates if they share it on a social network, whether this be Facebook, Twitter, or anything else.

More often than not, they are going to include the title. If the right keywords are in the title, then those keywords are also more likely to appear in any ensuing tweets, Facebook updates, etc. If someone searches for those keywords, they will be more likely to find your content in a real-time search.

The same goes for your own Tweets/status updates. Even if you are not sharing an article, if you want your update to be found, use relevant keywords. Again, obvious, but true.

2. Talk About Timely Events

Simply mentioning events that are current will put you directly into the results for any searches having to do with that topic, provided the right keywords are in play. This is a method that could and (surely is) being exploited by spammers, but that doesn't mean you can't provide legitimate conversation and simply put yourself on more people's radars, without throwing links at them every time.

3. Have a Lot of Followers

If you have a lot of followers or friends on social networks, or even just readers of your blog, you are going to get more people sharing your content. The more people sharing your content, the more impressions of your content will be making their way into real time searches.

There is no easy way to instantly get a bunch of legitimate readers/followers. It will take some promotion. Provide useful content that people will link to and it will spread virally. Provide clear ways for them to follow you (like links to Facebook pages and Twitter accounts on your blog).

4. Promote Conversation

Whether on your blog or on a social network, spark conversations. Talk about topics that people are interested in. This is tied to number 2. The more conversations you are involved with, the more retweets (and equivalents on other networks) you are likely to get. And again, this means more impressions in real times searches.

5. Include Calls to Engagement
I recently talked about why there is more to retweeting than meets the eye for businesses. I mentioned the use of buttons like Tweetmeme's and Digg's. These are buttons you can put on articles that show the amount of retweets/diggs that article has. They kind of act as a meter for engagement.

These buttons are certainly not all-encompassing. They only represent the conversation on 2 channels, and not the web in general. I'm sure there are other buttons that can be used in addition.

More importantly though, they provide a "call to action" to share the content. People can digg or retweet a story with a simple click, and you're one step closer to being found in somebody's real-time search.
Wrapping Up

Real-time search is much more basic (at least so far) than say, Google Search. You're not ranking for relevancy. Really, you could hardly call it ranking it all. It's about visibility. That means, you have to get people talking about your content/updates.

Social media by nature is viral. Real-time search is nothing more than putting things in chronological order. You have to keep people talking to stay relevant to "right now."

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Cygnett intros Lavish leather case for iPhone,laptop

High-grade, ultra-soft lambskin promises sophistication and luxury

Get amazon.produck store many leather case for laptop iphone and many more.

iPhone, iPod and MP3 accessories maker Cygnett has introduced the Lavish leather case for iPhone.

The premium leather case is crafted from 100 per cent high-grade, ultra-soft lambskin made to withstand everyday wear and tear insists Cygnett.

The flip-top design includes complete access to touchscreen, buttons, camera, charging and syncing.

The leather case for iPhone is available in Chocolate Brown, Classic Black, Cherry Red or Hot Pink and comes with a screen protector and microfibre cleaning cloth along with a Lifetime Manufacturer's Warranty.

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