One of the first computers assembled by Apple in 1976 which was sold by the company's founder has been put in an auction in Britain with an estimated price of 150,000 pounds.

Apple's founder Steve Jobs sold the first generation computer Apple-1 from his parents' garage. The Apple-I, the forerunners of the iPad, iPhone and other latest gadgets, first went on sale in July 1976 at a price of $666.66. The device will be sold at London-based auction house Christie's Nov 23.

According to reports, Apple-1s came with a tiny 8K memory - 524,000 times less than on Thursday's Apple computers' standard memory. It would not have the capacity to store one song.

The device comes with the original packaging, instruction manuals and a signed letter by Jobs, who is still head of the company.

Julian Wilson, of Christie's, was quoted as saying: "Before the Apple-1 you would have to put together your own motherboard and would need soldering skills.

"This is the forerunner of the iPod, iPad and iPhone. It worked straight out of the box, which was the original concept."

Here is the very basic Internet Explorer tips but that will help you to enjoy with your browsing.

Tip 1. To extend the window area of the IE, you can make it easy by pressing the F11 key. Then you press it again in order to return the IE to the normal window.

Tip 2. Sometimes you want to search a keyword in a long web page that you are surfing. How do you do ?? Just press Ctrl+F and place the keyword you want.

Tip 3. Using Backspace key in your keyboard instead of clicking Back in the IE window.

Tip 4. You can close your IE window that you are surfing by Ctrl+W.

Tip 5. To see the surfing websites history, Press F4 key to see the URL which you have typed.

Tip 6. Press Ctrl+D in order to save the url which you are surfing. And the url will be in the Favorites.

Tip 7. To send a web page to your friend. Do you know we can send it by email from the IE’s tools ? Let you try it, go to File > Send > Page by E-mail…

Tip 8. To slide the web page by using the keyboard, try it with the arrow keys. To slide it to the bottom and the top of the web page, try the End and Home key.

Tip 9. If you find a picture that you prefer it to be the desktop wallpaper, you can immediately set it, right click on the picture area and select the Set as wallpaper.

Tip 10. To slide the web page gradually, you may use the Page up, Page down and Spacebar keys. Try it !

The word Bluetooth is an anglicised version of the Scandinavian Blåtand/Blåtann, the epithet of the tenth-century king Harald I of Denmark and parts of Norway who united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom. The implication is that Bluetooth does the same with communications protocols, uniting them into one universal standard.

The Bluetooth logo is a bind rune merging the Younger Futhark runes H-rune.gif (Hagall) (ᚼ) and Runic letter berkanan.svg (Bjarkan) (ᛒ), Harald's initials.
The name may have been inspired less by the historical Harald than the loose interpretation of him in The Long Ships by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson, a Swedish best-selling Viking-inspired novel.The Bluetooth logo merges the Nordic runes analogous to the modern Latin H and B: (Haglaz) and (Berkanan).

Currently, indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) technology is used for electrodes in LCD displays, solar cells, iPad and smart-phone touch screens, and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for televisions and computer monitors. But ITO can be fragile and toxic, and it is becoming increasingly more expensive to produce.

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have now developed a new transparent electrode based on silver nanowires (AgNW) that could replace ITO. The new electrode uses low-cost, non-toxic and stable materials and is easy to fabricate. It is produced on a cross-linked, transparent polyacylate substrate, which is cheaper than glass and can be stiff and rigid or flexible and stretchable.

The resulting AgNW/polymer electrodes have high transparency, low sheet resistance comparable to ITO, and low surface roughness. They are substantially more compliant than ITO and would be suitable for the fabrication of high-performance and stretchable OLEDs and solar cells.

The shape-memory property of the polymer substrate could lead to electronic devices that can be deformed to various stable shapes. The deformation is reversible, causes minimal damage to the devices and can be repeated for many cycles.

Authors of the research are Zhibin Yu, Qingwu Zhang, Lu Li, Qi Chen, Xiaofan Niu, Jun Liu and Qibing Pei. The invention of the new transparent electrode was led by Qibing Pei, who is a professor of materials science and engineering at UCLA Engineering.

More information: This research was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Materials and is available online at: https://onlinelibra …

Jetway Computer Corp., a leader in computer electronics and motherboard design and manufacturing, today releases the NF98 mini-ITX motherboard for Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7 mobile processors, delivering a high-performance platform to SMB and embedded system integrators developing low-power small form factor mini-PC solutions. The new Jetway NF98 motherboard features the Intel QM57 Express chipset with Intel Active Management Technology 6.0, enabling IT to take advantage of hardware-assisted security and manageability capabilities that enhance their ability to maintain, manage, and protect their business PCs.

The NF98 supports the latest 64-bit 32nm Intel Core processors, which integrate both the memory and graphics controller on the die, resulting in a high-performance two-chip platform. In addition, the platform supports Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost, and Intel Virtualization Technology.

Jetway is known for its large selection of mini-ITX motherboards, the NF98 is an addition to their long-life NF series, which use carefully selected components for reliability and longevity. Product life cycle is very important to most embedded system integrators or companies developing commercial products, because it saves them time and money in the long-run for product development and support costs.

Jetway JNF98-QM57-LF Motherboard Features:

Supports Intel Core i3, i5, i7 mobile processors (PGA988)
Dual channel DDR3 SO-DIMM memory (up to 8GB)
Intel 82577LM gigabit ethernet controller
Supports Intel Active Management Technology 6.0
HDMI, DVI, and VGA video outputs
24-bit dual channel LVDS
Five SATA II 3Gb/s connectors supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
One eSATA 3Gb/s external port
Ten USB 2.0 ports
PCI Express x16 expansion slot
PCI Express mini card expansion slot
Supports watchdog hardware monitoring
Includes low-profile CPU heatsink/fan

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Newswise — Using unique equipment developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University, an international team of researchers has used the spin of atomic nuclei in silicon to store information for longer than a minute and a half. More remarkable still, the team showed that the information can be read out electronically — a key step toward the development of faster conventional computers and superfast “quantum” computers.

The research was published Friday, Dec. 17, in the journal Science. Co-authors on the landmark paper are Johan van Tol, an associate scholar/scientist at the magnet lab; Gavin Morley of the London Centre for Nanotechnology; Dane McCamey of the University of Utah and University of Sydney; and Christoph Boehme of the University of Utah.

As demand for smaller and faster electronics increases, many scientists are focusing their efforts in the emerging field of “spintronics,” where the magnetic character, or spin, of electrons and nuclei are used to store information. While other researchers have shown that spin information can be processed in silicon, the material on which modern electronics and computing is based, until now, no effective way to both store and read out the information has been found.

“Finding a system compatible with silicon, the main material used in the semiconductor industry, is particularly useful as it has the potential to be incorporated into existing technology,” said McCamey, lead author of the Science paper. “We could then integrate spin-based information storage and processing devices onto a single chip.”

This is a new way of storing energy, said Boehme, a senior author on the paper.

“The length of spin memory we observed is more than adequate to create memories for computers,” he said.

Adequate, yes. But feasible? Not anytime soon, the authors caution. The nuclear spin storage-and-read-out apparatus works only at a few degrees Kelvin, or just slightly above absolute zero — the temperature at which even atoms almost stop moving. And it must be surrounded by high magnetic fields roughly 200,000 times stronger than Earth’s.

“Yes, you could immediately build a memory chip this way, but do you want a computer that has to be operated at 458 degrees below zero Fahrenheit and in a big national magnetic laboratory environment?” Boehme said. “First we want to learn how to do it at higher temperatures, which are more practical for a device, and without these strong magnetic fields to align the spins.”

The researchers used unique equipment for controlling electronic and nuclear spins in high magnetic fields and at very low temperatures to achieve their findings. The equipment was developed and built by van Tol and colleagues in the magnet lab’s Electron Magnetic Resonance user program.

“The high magnetic fields we use enable the electron spins to be lined up, initializing them so they are ready to store information,” van Tol said. “We now show that we can line up the nuclear spins too.”

“Electrical detection of electron spins is also the leading approach for detecting quantum information in silicon,” Morley added. “Future experiments could use this method to study quantum information stored in nuclear spins.”

The study was funded by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, the Australian Research Council, Britain’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, a British funding agency led by Prince Philip.

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory develops and operates state-of-the-art, high-magnetic-field facilities that faculty and visiting scientists and engineers use for research. The laboratory is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the state of Florida.

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1. Tata Consultancy Services
2. Infosys Technologies
3. Wipro
4. Satyam Computers
5. HCL Technologies
6. Patni Computers
7. I Flex solutions
8. Tech Mahindra
9. Perot Systems
10. L & T Infotech
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1. Tata Consultancy Services: Part of the TATA Group, which is well respected for high ethics and good performance, the Mumbai-based TCS is one of the oldest and a leading software company in India. This software giant with a turnover of over US$ 1.50 billion has been in operation since 1968 and has its facilities in 34 countries. Interestingly, TCS started operations by providing software support for a US Insurance firm, Sun Life; way before the word ‘outsourcing’ was coined! TCS offers IT services across sectors – Financial services, to Insurance, to Manufacturing, to Healthcare and life sciences. The performance of its Engineering and Industrial Services division helped it win the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year award in 2006.
2. Infosys Technologies: Incorporated in 1981, Infosys needs little introduction.
The company, which is headquartered in Bangalore, takes pride in its timely and accurate delivery using what they call “a low-risk Global Delivery Model (GDM)” and touched a turnover of US$ 2.15 billion in the year ended March 2006. It employs over 58,000 and has been lauded for creating jobs back in the US, where many of its clients are based. It has over 40 development centers across the globe. In a survey conducted by BusinessWeek and Boston Consulting Group, of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, Infosys was ranked #10 in the Asia-Pacific region. (https://www.infosys.com/about/default.asp)
3. Wipro: Based in Bangalore, Wipro is a top IT company of India. Its core area of business covers infrastructure solutions, consumer care and other professional and business solutions. Known as one of the largest independent R&D Services provider in the world, turnover from this area of operations alone was over US$ 1 billion in 2005-06. The company has developed the concept of ‘Centers of Excellence’ and has over 40 such
centers that create solutions around specific needs of industries. (https://www.wipro.com/)
4. Satyam Computers: Headquartered in Hyderabad, Satyam was established in 1987 and is a success story. Ranked 4th among the Indian software exporters in this NASSCOM survey, Satyam is listed on the New York stock exchange and has its presence across 12 countries and employs over 30,000. Banking and Finanical services, Insurance and Telecom are some of the industries where it has domain expertise. The turnover for year ended March 2006 over US$ 1 billion(https://www.satyam.com/aboutsatyam/a_aboutus.html)
5. HCL Technologies: HCL Technologies, based in Delhi, offers IT services in the areas of Banking, Insurance, Life Sciences, Retail etc. The company, along with its subsidiaries, registered a sales of US$ 976 million in the year ended June 2006 and it employees over 32,000 professionals. HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems function under the umbrella of the HCL Enterprises, which clocked over US$ 3 billion in sales in the year 2005-06. (https://www.hcltech.com/AboutUs/index.asp)
6. Patni Computers: Headquartered in Mumbai, Patni has a global presence. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Patni and has 23 sales offices and employs over 12,000 professionals. It provides IT services across many sectors, like Insurance, Finance Service, manufacturing and product engineering. Supply Chain Management is one of its areas of expertise. For the year ended December 2005 the company clocked a revenue
of US $ 450 million and 85% of this came from its operations in the US.
(https://www.patni.com/)
7. I Flex solutions: Headquartered in Mumbai, I-Flex solutions is a leading Indian Banking Software provider. Oracle bought 41% of its equity in 2005 and its entry is expected to make the presence of I-Flex stronger in the banking industry. It employs over 7000 people and this number is expected to more than double in the coming year. I-Flex is considered a leader in providing solution to the financial services industry and its revenue in 2004–05 was over US$ 262 million. (https://www.iflexsolutions.com/iflex/home/default.aspx, https://www.oracle.com/iflex/index.html)
8. Tech Mahindra: Headquartered in Pune, India, Tech Mahindra was earlier known as Mahindra British Telecom. Incorporated in 1988, it is a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and the British Telecommunication. Service to the telecom industry is its core area of strength. Presently it has development centers across 6 cities in India.
(https://www.techmahindra.com/index.htm)
9. Perot Systems: The Company, which started operation in NOIDA in 1997, has signed up as an Advanced Business Partner for IBM and with BEA as their Technology alliance partner. Other than NOIDA, it has a large development center in Bangalore, in Surrey, UK, in Singapore and in Dallas, US. (https://www.perotsystemstsi.com/index.htm)
10. L & T Infotech: Like TCS, this company too has the backing of an existing, successful and respected company in India, Larsen and Toubro, an Engineering and Construction major. The focus areas of L & T Infotech are Application Maintenance as well as Application Development, ERP-II implementations and Integration of systems within and across enterprises. This too will be a company to watch out for and has facilities in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore and the number of employees is expected to touch 9,000 by end 2006. It hopes to double its revenue to around US$ 350 – 400 million by 2008.(https://www.lntinfotech.com/lntinfotech/aspfiles/AboutUs/I1117CorporateProfile.asp) For last year’s list of best 10