Apple introduces MacBook Air - the world's thinnest notebook

Apple introduced the MacBook Air, a computer that the company says , the world's thinnest notebook .

It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.

Sporting a silvery finish, the MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display that has a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution.It weighs about 3 pounds(less than 1.5 kg), and sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches. It's 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep.

The MacBook Air also features a built-in iSight webcam and a full sized MacBook-style black keyboard. The MacBook Air features a 1.8-inch hard disk drive with 80GB of storage capacity standard. A 64GB solid-state disk (SSD) drive is an option. The hard drive is a Parallel ATA (PATA) model that operates at 4200 RPM.

The laptop is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo chip running at 1.6GHz, with 1.8GHz available as an option. Jobs noted that Intel was willing to engineer a new version of the Core 2 Duo specifically to Apple's specifications -- it's 60 percent smaller than others. The chip operates with 4MB of on-chip shared L2 cache running at full processor speed, and uses an 800MHz frontside bus. 2GB of 667MH DDR2 SDRAM is also included.

The MacBook Air also includes 802.11n-based wireless networking support and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.

Apple estimates that with wireless networking turned on, the MacBook Air can get about 5 hours of battery life.

See this Apple official ad to get more crunch of this Geeky gadget ...

Tata's Rs.1 lakh car - Nano

Nano, Tata Motors' Rs 1,00,000 "people's car" unveiled at the Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi on Thursday will help the common man shift from two-wheelers to four-wheelers .

Engine: A two cylinder 623 cc, 33 horsepower petrol engine can power the car to top speeds of 105 kmph .

Fuel Efficiency: 20 kilometres per litre,is claimed.

Pollution: Exceeds Indian regulatory requirements and can meet strict Euro IV emission standards.

* In terms of overall pollutants, Tata says the car is better than two-wheelers manufactured in India currently.

Safety: Car exceeds current regulatory requirements with a strong passenger compartment, intrusion resistant doors, seat belts, strong seats and anchorage.

PRICE: Basic model price 100,000 rupees (2,500 dollars) plus tax and transport costs, which will bring on the road price to at least 120,000 rupees. The price of two deluxe models that will include air-conditioning and other features to be announced later.

* India's car market is a huge draw because car penetration is just seven per 1,000 people, compared to 550 per 1,000 in such countries as Germany or 476 in France, according to the Society of Indian Automobiles.

Hancock - Will Smith and Charlize Theron

Hancock centers on a tortured superhero (Will Smith) who crash-lands in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and tries to transform himself by romancing an alluring housewife (Charlize Theron), causing chaos in the city. Peter Berg directs.

Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Johnny Galecki
The Buzz: Will Smith portrays an alcoholic superhero despised by everyone. A publicist (Bateman) helps rehabilitate him, and the superhero eventually begins an affair with the publicistâs wife (Theron).

Hancock arrives in theatres on July 2.

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Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2007

The list is based on Alexa’s traffic rank, and this data was backed up by reports from quantified sites on quantcast and traffic reports from some of the site admins.
public BitTorrent sites only included .
1. Mininova
Without a doubt the most visited BitTorrent site. In November, Mininova reached a milestone by entering the list of the 50 most visited websites on the Internet.
Alexa rank: 46
2. IsoHunt
IsoHunt continued to grow this year. In September they were forced to close their trackers to US traffic because of the issues they have with the MPAA, but this had no effect on the visitor count.
Alexa rank: 143
3. The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay has been in the news quite a bit this year and remains not only the most used BitTorrent tracker, but also one of the most visited BitTorrent sites. At the moment they are fighting with IsoHunt for the second place in this list.
Alexa rank: 147
4. Torrentz
Torrentz is the only “torrent site” in the top 10 that doesn’t host .torrent files. Several improvements and new features have been introduced over the past year such as a comment system, private bookmarks and a cleaner layout.
Alexa rank: 160
5. BTjunkie
BTjunkie was one of the fastest risers last year and continued to grow throughout 2007. Last month they were, like many others, forced to leave their ISP (LeaseWeb), but the transition to a new host went smoothly and didn’t result in any downtime.
Alexa rank: 445
6. TorrentSpy
TorrentSpy was the most popular BitTorrent site of 2006, but dropped to sixth place due to legal issues with the MPAA. To ensure the privacy of their users, TorrentSpy decided that it was best to block access to all users from the US, causing their traffic to plunge.
Alexa rank: 461
7. TorrentPortal
Not much news about TorrentPortal this year, but that probably is a good thing. Like most other sites they have grown quite a bit in 2007.
Alexa rank: 481
8. GamesTorrents
It’s quite a surprise to see GamesTorrents in the list of 10 most popular BitTorrent sites of 2007. This Spanish BitTorrent site had a huge dip in traffic earlier this year but managed to secure 8th place.
Alexa rank: 583
9. TorrentReactor
TorrentReactor.net has been around for quite a while, four years to be exact, and is still growing.
Alexa rank: 604
10. BTmon
BTmon was one of the newcomers in 2006, and it is the youngest BitTorrent site in the top 10 this year.
Alexa rank: 673
Honorable Mention: Demonoid
For being one of the most visited BitTorrent sites until they pulled the plug in November.

Thanks :: Ernesto(TF)

Top 10 Movies and TV Shows of 2007 -- most downloaded

TV-shows are by far the most popular files on BitTorrent sites. On Mininova alone, some episodes are downloaded more than 2 million times. Movies are a good second, with over 500.000 downloads for the most popular titles.

Movies (downloads on Mininova)
1 . Transformers (569.259)
2 . Knocked Up (509.314)
3 . Shooter (399.960)
4 . Pirates Of The.Caribbean At World’s End (379.749)
5 . Ratatouille (359.904)
6 . 300 (358.226)
7 . Next (354.044)
8 . Hot Fuzz (352.905)
9 . The Bourne Ultimatum (336.326)
10 . Zodiac (334.699)

TV-Shows

1 . Heroes (2.439.154)
2 . Top Gear (1.217.923)
3 . Battlestar Galactica (706.209)
4 . Lost (705.724)
5 . Prison Break (608.487)
6 . Desperate Housewives (457.805)
7 . 24 (524.303)
8 . Family Guy (522.839)
9 . Dexter (435.670)
10 . Scrubs (427.420)

Thanks :: Ernesto(TF)

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