Yet another CAN Info-Tech..,2007

Preparations for CAN Info-Tech 2007, scheduled to be held from January 9-14 at Birendra International Convention Centre (BICC), Kathmandu, is going on at a fast pace.

The exhibition will display computer-related products under one roof. Stall bookings by computer professionals and other businesspersons has gained momentum, says CAN in its press statement issued on Wednesday.

The organiser of the event, the Computer Association of Nepal (CAN), has been actively working to create a changed perspective on IT. The role of IT, in the context of envisioning a new Nepal is significant, and the event would further expedite IT development in Nepal, hopes CAN.

Samsung Reducing Mobile Memory Density

In a move that could lead to the integration of such features as inline linear editing on camcorders conceivably as soon as 2008, Samsung announced today it will begin mass production of a single-chip one-gigabit (1 Gbit) low-power double-data-rate (DDR) DRAM package, for use in mobile handsets and small digital camcorders, as soon as the second quarter of next year.

With production beginning soon, it’s very likely that Samsung will have some type of demonstration planned for the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, preliminary festivities for which begin just a week from Friday.

VMware to Offer Virtualization for Mac

Virtualization software provider VMware released a public beta of its software for Intel-based Macs on Thursday, code-named “Fusion.”

Like Parallels, the software enables users to run a host of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, without the need to reboot.

Currently, Mac OS X users running Apple’s Boot Camp must reboot their machines in order to use the Windows platform on Intel Macs. For the time being, that is the only OS supported by the platform.

Google to Offer Domain Registration

Google has teamed up with two Internet registrars to offer its users low-cost domain registration for the .com, .net, .org, or .info suffixes. For $10 per year, the name would be registered through either GoDaddy.com or eNom, and Google would do all the configuration work. The offering would be made part of Google Apps for Your Domain, a service introduced by the Mountain View, Calif. company in August of this year.

PS3 Sales in Japan Fall 49 Percent

Sales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan fell by almost half in the first full week of availability, and low shipments are being blamed for the lackluster sales, say gaming company Enterbrain. The site had estimated that 88,400 consoles sold in the first two days of launch, but from November 13 to 18 only 43,378 sold. Sony will not comment on the report, but said it was continuously shipping new consoles.

VisualRoute – a visual tracing tool

Visual Route is a graphical traceroute, ping and whois utility that traces IP addresses and domains to their origin and displays the results on a graphical world map. It can identify the physical location of the address down to the city level and provide owner and contact integration via integrated Whois lookup. VisualRoute also helps to analyze Internet connectivity problems, allowing you to detect and document the cause for poor internet connectivity, so you`ll know for sure whether the problem lies within your ISP or is related to other network problems. Additional features include browser integration, zoom enabled world map, application port testing and more.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full 2.81

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. This Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. You should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats.

Ipod killer in 5th Place and even going down in coming days

Microsoft Corp.’s Zune device dropped to fifth place from second in the U.S. market for digital media players in its second week in stores, market researcher NPD Group Inc. said.Zune captured 2.1 percent of the market in the week ended Nov. 25, said Stephen Baker, an analyst at Port Washington, New York-based NPD, in an interview today. Baker said Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod remained the leader, with 39.4 percent that week, based on units sold.

Photoshop CS3 Beta Due Out Friday

Adobe customers will be able to test out the next version of Photoshop, as the company is releasing a beta on its Adobe Labs development site on Friday. The application, due in Spring 2007, will now natively support Intel Macs. Adobe said that only those with a valid serial number from Photoshop CS2 or Creative Suite 2 would be eligible to participate in the beta.

Lower Cost of Internet in Nepal

I don’t know if this is going to be true or not but what kantipur daily guys wrote on it’s column, i didn’t quite understand them. They either wrote(better off with ‘translated’) with their knowledge blank on IT department or whatsoever. But, having been through past exquisite news of Kantipur Daily, it started to seem as bluff more than a news. Their news tends to attract the peoples attention rather than based on reality.