Dell Studio 7100 XPS AMD equipped with 6 core processor launched in India

Dell’s New AMD six-core processor powered ‘Studio XPS 7100′ is one of the most affordable six-core processor powered desktop computer. If you want to have a powerful desktop for handling the multi- threaded tasks then this desktop computer is best for you. One of the most important features of this desktop computer is its standard 460 watt power-supply. This power-supply provides high level of resolution for games, movies and all other activities. The storage capacity of its hard-disk is about three Tetra-Bytes (3TB).

Dell has also provided the feature of Eight USB 2.0 ports in this Desktop Computer. Among these 8 ports, 4 have placed at the front tray and 4 at the back tray. Similarly its XPS 8100 chassis provides high level of expandability to its users.

Furthermore, this Dell’s New AMD six-core processor powered ‘Studio XPS 7100′ desktop pc also supports the Fusion Utility 2.0 of AMD. The sound quality of this system provides high level of audio fidelity for those people who really love to play music on their systems. In short it’s a complete package for all the Desktop users in an affordable price. Dell is offering these Desktop computers through their retailers and through online.

Dell Studio XPS 7100 PC is priced at Rs 49,900 in India.

HP, Sify tie up on cloud services

HP and Sify Technologies Limited, a leading Data Center player jointly announced an agreement to power SIFY’s On-Demand cloud services using HP’s Converged Infrastructure. This will allow Sify to provide demand based computing services on a pay per use or flexible contract model. Customers using the new service will be able to accelerate time to market and reduce cost by leveraging IT services on the fly, without making substantial capital investments in technology.

Using HP’s Converged Infrastructure, Sify is now launching new cloud services including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for select applications under its On-Demand Hosting Platform. To enable this, the Blade System Matrix a product of HP’s converged infrastructure, pools together Sify’s IT resource into a highly automated and virtualized resource pool. Specific application templates have been developed to automatically provision resources for every new business requirement. Businesses users will be able to request IT services on the fly by using a self service portal powered by the HP Insight Orchestration tool, within the Blade System Matrix.

Access Facebook on mobile devices for free

Popular social networking site Facebook can now be accessed through mobile devices for free or without any data charges in 45 countries, including India, on select mobile networks.

Facebook, which has over 400 million users worldwide, has tied up with Indian wireless operators -- Reliance Communications and Videocon -- to make the site available for cell phone users with zero data charges.

For this purpose, the entity has launched a new site ’0.facebook.com’ that includes all key features of Facebook but is optimised for speed.

“Today, we are launching ... ‘0.facebook.com’. “It, initially, is available through more than 50 mobile operators in 45 countries and territories with zero data charges,” a programme manager for Facebook Mobile, Sid Murlidhar, wrote in a blog on Wednesday.

In India, the new site would be available on the networks of Reliance and Videocon, the blog said.

Noting that the new site is fast and free, Murlidhar said it has key features of standard mobile site ‘m.facebook.com’ such as updating user status, send and reply to messages, among others.

”... people can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using 0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile sites,” he added.

According to the blog, over 100 million people are actively using Facebook from their mobile device.

5 Killer Features In Google Android 2.2

According to Google, the Android 2.2 mobile OS update will arrive later this year. Among the highlights described by Google at this week's Google I/O Conference in San Francisco, here are five that make Android 2.2 shine:

1. Faster Speeds: According to Google, Android 2.2 is as much as five times faster than previous versions. That's thanks to a Dalvik JIT compiler to boost CPU performance, Google said, and a JavaScript engine.

2. Tethering, Hot-Spot Support: As was heavily rumored in the weeks leading up to Google I/O, Android 2.2 includes built-in support for tethering and the ability to use Android phones as Wi-Fi hot spots. Questions remain about whether carriers of Android phones will charge users for the services, but they're there for Android.

3. Flash Support: Android 2.2 is the first version of Google Android that can fully support both Adobe Flash and Adobe Air. Adobe is a key relationship for Google, and at Google's I/O Conference Google Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra didn't waste an opportunity to needle Apple and its very public war of words with Adobe.

"It turns out that on the Internet, people use Flash," he said. "And part of being open means you're inclusive, rather than exclusive, and that you're open to innovation."

4. SD Card, App Backup: Both are space-adders: Users can now install Android apps right on an SD card or using an Android phone's internal storage. Another new function lets users back up and restore Android apps data.

5. Microsoft Exchange Support And Other Messaging Options: Lost amid a lot of the hype around Android 2.2's most expected features was another nugget that might make Android phones more appealing to enterprises: support for Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) Exchange. What's more, Android now includes a cloud-to-device messaging feature that lets users more easily move information between Google applications on the Web and their various devices.