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  • 3D animated films these days (see my post on The Golden Era of 3D Animated Films) use amazing computer graphics imagery (CGI) technology.  These movies incorporate three-dimensional rendering and digital...

    10 Blockbuster 3D Animated Films: Man Hours, Budget, Popularity

    3D animated films these days (see my post on The Golden Era of 3D Animated Films) use amazing computer graphics imagery (CGI) technology.  These movies incorporate three-dimensional rendering and digital...

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  • It’s that time of the year again, when you may want to consider what to get for back to school. Here are some technology tools that you may want to...

    10 Back-to-School Technology Tools for 2010

    It’s that time of the year again, when you may want to consider what to get for back to school. Here are some technology tools that you may want to...

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  • The year was 1996.  It had only been 15 years since 1981, when Microsoft had introduced their revolutionary DOS operating system on IBM and other PCs, and started their ambitious...

    How Google Changed the World and Rescued the Internet

    The year was 1996.  It had only been 15 years since 1981, when Microsoft had introduced their revolutionary DOS operating system on IBM and other PCs, and started their ambitious...

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  • After tons of leak story talking about the lost iPhone 4G prototype, the iPhone 4G is finally announced yesterday night (1am Singapore Time) at the WWDC 2010. During the keynote, many new features of iPhone OS4 and the new additions to the iPhone has been introduced.

The new iPhone has a design which is very different from other iPhones. It is shaped like a rectangle with a straight back.  The first thign that will capture your eyes would be the stunning high resolution display it has. 326 pixels per inch, 4 times the pixels than the previous iPhones. It uses a very highly precise lamination of the glass screen. It prevents light from reflecting.\

    Apple iPhone 4

    After tons of leak story talking about the lost iPhone 4G prototype, the iPhone 4G is finally announced yesterday night (1am Singapore Time) at the WWDC 2010. During the keynote, many new features of iPhone OS4 and the new additions to the iPhone has been introduced. The new iPhone has a design which is very different from other iPhones. It is shaped like a rectangle with a straight back.  The first thign that will capture your eyes would be the stunning high resolution display it has. 326 pixels per inch, 4 times the pixels than the previous iPhones. It uses a very highly precise lamination of the glass screen. It prevents light from reflecting.\

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  • If you <a href=follow me on Twitter, you'd have noticed that I've been posting a couple of funny abbreviations such as (CNN = Constantly Negative News) and (MICROSOFT = Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers). However, I didn't really have the time to compile all of these funny abbreviations into one solid list because of the crucial exams. Now that it's finally over, I'm back to share with you guys what I've stumbled across on Abbreviations.com during the past two weeks. Enjoy!" title="70+ Funny Abbreviations For Technology" />

    70+ Funny Abbreviations For Technology

    If you follow me on Twitter, you'd have noticed that I've been posting a couple of funny abbreviations such as (CNN = Constantly Negative News) and (MICROSOFT = Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers). However, I didn't really have the time to compile all of these funny abbreviations into one solid list because of the crucial exams. Now that it's finally over, I'm back to share with you guys what I've stumbled across on Abbreviations.com during the past two weeks. Enjoy!

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  • There are quite a variety of hosting plans for businesses to pick from, with the “best choice” being entirely dependent on how your business is set up. 
 
When it comes to companies who perform the vast majority – if not the entirety – of their business online, there are two main alternatives to investing in and setting up in-house servers. For businesses that are already well established and stable, dedicated hosting would likely be the choice that makes more sense.

    Cloud Hosting vs. Dedicated Hosting

    There are quite a variety of hosting plans for businesses to pick from, with the “best choice” being entirely dependent on how your business is set up. When it comes to companies who perform the vast majority – if not the entirety – of their business online, there are two main alternatives to investing in and setting up in-house servers. For businesses that are already well established and stable, dedicated hosting would likely be the choice that makes more sense.

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  • Sometimes getting something for free is not always as good as it seems. Sadly, free stuffs are usually associated with the term “less quality”. And this goes the same with the free hosting packages that you can get with some web hosting providers. Most of them fail to provide reliable and good hosting services with their free hosting plans. And even worse, some hosting providers even try to charge you with hidden fees. But, if you’re attentive enough on details and take a closer look at things, you might actually get to stumble upon a really good deal.

    Free Web Hosting: Is It Reliable Enough?

    Sometimes getting something for free is not always as good as it seems. Sadly, free stuffs are usually associated with the term “less quality”. And this goes the same with the free hosting packages that you can get with some web hosting providers. Most of them fail to provide reliable and good hosting services with their free hosting plans. And even worse, some hosting providers even try to charge you with hidden fees. But, if you’re attentive enough on details and take a closer look at things, you might actually get to stumble upon a really good deal.

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  • Apple is known as the most secretive consumer company in Silicon Valley, and leaks are rare. But the iPhone prototype was left in a bar in the Silicon Valley town in Redwood city. Photos of the device began surfacing on technology blogs, sparking a frenzy of hype among the Apple-obsessed. 

This embarrassing leak has caused the California-based tech juggernaut a huge impact economically. At the point of writing, potential iPhone 3GS customers are abandoning their plans to purchase the widely-popular smartphone, which sold 8.75 million units for the quarter ended March 27. People prefer to wait for the newer and faster iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be announced on June 22 and available in stores in September.

    Why The Lost iPhone Prototype Might Not Become iPhone 4G After All

    Apple is known as the most secretive consumer company in Silicon Valley, and leaks are rare. But the iPhone prototype was left in a bar in the Silicon Valley town in Redwood city. Photos of the device began surfacing on technology blogs, sparking a frenzy of hype among the Apple-obsessed. This embarrassing leak has caused the California-based tech juggernaut a huge impact economically. At the point of writing, potential iPhone 3GS customers are abandoning their plans to purchase the widely-popular smartphone, which sold 8.75 million units for the quarter ended March 27. People prefer to wait for the newer and faster iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be announced on June 22 and available in stores in September.

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