The JCB 3CX is one of the newer models from worldwide heavy vehicle manufacturer JCB, which is based in the UK. The model has been developed to be one of the most advanced diggers in the world – one of the reasons that the JCB brand remains one of the leading heavy equipment manufacturers in the world.
Joseph Cyril Bamford is the reason that JCB has its name – a name that is synonymous with heavy equipment around the world – and is used a general term for digger or excavator – but it should be noted that the name is actually a brand that is trademarked. It certainly shows a high level of success that the brand has become such a household name.
Anyone who is into gadgets and technology will know by now that the Google are on the verge of launching their brand new phone – the Nexus One. By is this a new, exciting product design or just an iPhone wannabe?
On first glance the HTC build Nexus One phone, which has already been officially launched in the US, look remarkably similar to the much loved Apple iPhone with its slim, simplistic, sleek design. But this is any surprise considering the huge success of the iPhone?
I don’t mean have you finally become addicted to Twitter. I mean have you recently experienced your though-to-be private tweets becoming public? People prone to making up exciting sounding names for tedious internet stuff call it a Twitter Hole.
So let’s take a close look at this Twitter Hole. The LA Times reported that some people who had set their Tweets as private have had theirs infiltrated by Google. However, it was later claimed that these were tweets that were made before the account had been set to private. “The tweets prior to that time cannot be un-cached”, as Twitter’s press office told Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan.
Internet music providers Spotify have release an application for Google Android and Apple iPhone allowing the mobile telephone users to stream music to their phone whilst on the move.
Over the last few months Spotify has become increasingly popular as users around the world stream music for free over the internet. Spotify have a huge range of music available for free by signing up to their service. Free users can browser through all the music available and play it as and when they want, with just a brief advert once every fifth song. Users who want to listen ‘advert free’ can sign up for £9.99 per month.
Software giants Apple have recently confirmed the release date of their new operating system, Snow Leopard. The update, set for release on 28th August 2009, is the biggest Apple update since the move from Apple’s Classic OS in 2001.
The Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, an update to the previous 10.5.7 Leopard operating system, is focused towards improving the performance and reliability of the OS rather than adding new features. It is set to increase the performance of a 64-bit process architecture with increased RAM, improving performance and security whist remaining compatible with 32-bit software applications – a challenge which Microsoft are yet to master!
Microsofts latest operating system, Windows 7, is currently available for pre-order for the bargin price of just £65.
Online retailers have cut prices on the new operating system by up to 57% in the latest attempts to encourage people to upgrate in October 2009 then the product is released in the UK.
Windows 7 is a brand new operating system which designed to faster that previous versions and run on machines with less processing capability than required for XP and Vista.
Microsoft has announced that the dinosaur of Internet browsers, Internet Explorer 6, will receive continuing support until 2014. Internet Explorer 6, first released in August 2001, has been nothing but a pain for web developers worldwide due to bugs within the software infrastructure. Now after 8 years and two browser upgrades Microsoft have extended their support for the software by an extra four years beyond their original cut-off date.
Although this specific version of the browser dates back to the original launch of Windows XP in 2001, it is still used by a wide range of users across the globe. In fact it is said that 15-20% of people still choose to use IE6 over newer versions of the browser.
It’s been announced that scientitst have developed a type of bacteria which has the ability to solve complex mathematical equations faster than any computer ever made. US biologiest have engineered the E coli bateria with the ability to solve problem such as the Hamiltonian Path Problem quicker than any silicon chip turning the idea of a living computer into reality.
Everyone with any kind of mobile device knows how frustrating it is when your battery dies and you’re nowhere near a power socket. The whole idea of ‘mobile’ is brilliant but what is the point if you can’t charge your mobile device on the go? Well US based company WiTricity are set to change that!
WiTricity are using recent advances in physics to all electricity to be sent wirelessly to power devices such as computers and light bulbs. The Chief executive of WiTricity Eric Giler demonstrated the new wireless power at a recent conference, showing how a television and a mobile phone can be powered without wires via the new wireless technology.
Operating system and computer giants Microsoft are nearly set to launch their brand new operating system Windows 7. The highly spoken about operating system will go on sale 22 October 2009 and is currently available for pre-order until 9 August via many online retailers, costing £49 for the ‘home’ version and £99 for the ‘professional’ version.
Online retail giants Amazon stated today that in the initial 8 hours of the pre-order period Windows 7 sold more than the entire 17 week period of Windows Vista. Even Microsofts own online store experience problems due to the surge in demand for the new operating system. It is thought that the sucess of the sales is much due to the discounted price which is over half the price of the original Vista pricing structure.