Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 with Atom N450 launched

Fujitsu introduced the LifeBook MH380, a new 10.1" netbook with the Intel Atom N450 processor. The system weighs less than 1.3kg and features a 1366 x 768 pixel display with 200 nits brightness, 2GB RAM, 250GB 5400RPM HDD, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 1.3MP webcam, and more. Here's the PR:

Fujitsu announces the release of the Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 today. Designed to impress, this Mini-Notebook comes equipped with the wherewithal for ultimate usage anywhere you are.

Weighing less than 1.3kg (1), LifeBook MH380 is embellished in an aesthetically pleasing chrome-ring shell, letting you make a statement of elegance for the new season. Made in Japan with superb quality, the MH380 is the perfect Mini-Notebook for all occasions.

“Fujitsu prides quality above all else and has created the perfect personal companion for 2010 with the Fujitsu LifeBook MH380. It’s not just a mere style upgrade of its predecessors, it is a piece thoughtfully crafted to meet the needs of the new consumer: always on-the-go and always looking for the best answer to user-friendliness and technological capabilities” commented Mr Raymond Foo, Associate Vice President, Product Marketing and Engineering, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific.

SHARING HAS NO LIMITS
The Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 has USB sharing applications that can easily use the ODD drive (DVD/CD) of home PCs and notebooks through a wireless or USB connection. It also allows the MH380 to perform as a large USB memory (max. 32GB) to share files with another computer by simply connecting to the computer with the bundled Mini-USB Cable. Fujitsu PC is the pioneer of the USB flash memory drive technology.

FULL-FEATURED PC CAPABILITIES
With a 10.1-inch HD Back-Light LED Glare display at max. 1366x768 pixels and 200nits brightness, the LifeBook MH380 is perfect for superb video viewing both indoors and outdoors. This gem features a generous 250GB 5400rpm SATA HDD and supports up to 2GB of RAM. It is also suited with SD and SDHC card slots.

Of the more refreshing family of functions is the picture rotation capability of the LifeBook MH380. With the rotate and zoom functions of the multi-gesture Touch Pad, pictures are now easily positioned and arranged with the single touch of your fingers. It has a unique dual scroll function that includes both the conventional Multi-gesture Touch Pad and a Scroll Wheel– which you can use to freely scroll lengthy email chains or pages.

Picture functions notwithstanding, the MH380 comes equipped with clear visual and voice VoIP communications with CyberLink’s YouCam, microphone and stereo speakers.

Not just a Mini-Notebook to serve casual tasking needs, the LifeBook MH380 is powered by the latest Intel® Atom™ N450 processor and also serves as a work-on-the-go companion with the ThinkFree Mobile Office Suite software for easy access and editing of presentation slides, word documents and spreadsheets.

PERFECTLY SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY
One of the things that make the LifeBook MH380 the ultimate companion is the myriad of connectivity capabilities it is furnished with - Bluetooth® V2.1 +EDR, 100/10Mbps Ethernet, Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n and a 1.3 Mega Pixel Camera.

THE STYLE FACTOR
The Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 emulates the elegant style designed in Japan with its understated yet sophisticated chrome-ring outline and flowing curved corners. The simple embedded chromed Infinity Mark adds the finishing touch to an already beautiful Magnus Opus. Coloured in Gorgeous Brown, Ivory White and Diamond Black, the LifeBook MH380 is dichotomously flexible in its appearance, matching its user’s mood and preference. The design is also complemented with the tastefully done 82-keys keyboard with 17.5mm Key Pitch and a 1.9mm comfortable stroke.

Fujitsu remains firmly committed to the promotion of a cleaner environment and complies with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS) across its entire range of products. In addition, Fujitsu has established a set of commitments that goes beyond RoHS requirements, thus allowing it to stay keenly focused on its customers’ health and well-being as well as to embrace a healthier environment for all. By adopting a green factory concept and being committed to the cause of energy-efficient computing, Fujitsu also fights to sustain the Earth as a sponsor and a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.

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On Today: Christmas Parade and More 'Story'

Celine Dion, The Jonas Brothers and Kris Allen perform during the 26th annual "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" (ABC, 10 a.m.) this morning. Also performing are Stevie Wonder, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Yanni. The newest Disney Princess, Anika Noni Rose, of Bloonfield, who voices Tiana in the current big screen offering, "The Princess and the Frog," joins the ranks of Mickey Mouse and usual gang of Disney characters (which now includes Phineas and Ferb. Kelly Ripa hosts in Orlando; Ryan Seacrest takes the helm on the West Coast and Nick Cannon also appears.

As "The Christmas Story" (TBS, through 6 p.m.) continues its 24-hour marathon, there is a double showing of "Elf" (USA, 8 and 10 p.m.) as well as a replay of the well-received holiday sketch compendium, "Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas" (NBC, 8 p.m.).

Quite a different tone for this 16 hour marathon of a holiday film: "Bad Santa" (Spike, 9 a.m.) with Billy Bob Thornton Lauren Graham and John Ritter. And it's not Christmas at all in the 12-hour marathon of "Dirty Dancing" (TV Guide Network, noon).

Christmas movies lingering include "Christmas Town" (ION, 5 p.m.), "Eve's Christmas" (Lifetime, 5 p.m.), "Prancer" (5:30 p.m.), "The National Tree" (Hallmark, 6:15 p.m.), "The Christmas Clause" (ION, 7 p.m.), "Secret Santa" (Lifetime, 7 p.m.), "Home Alone" (FX, 7:30 p.m.), "A Christmas Carol" (AMC, 8 p.m.), "The Three Gifts" (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), "Golden Christmas" (ION, 9 p.m.), "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage" (Lifetime, 9 p.m.), "Deck the Halls" (FX, 9:30 p.m.), "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Hallmark, 10 p.m.) and "Holiday Inn" (AMC, 10:30 p.m.).

Classic films with Christmas components are on Turner Classic Movies, including versions of "Little Women" from 1933 (7 a.m.) and 1949 (2:15 p.m.) as well as the 1938 "A Christmas Carol" (9 a.m.) with Reginald Owen, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (10:15 a.m.), the 1945 "Christmas in Connecticut" (12:15 p.m.), "Holiday Affair" (4:30 p.m.) and "Susan Slept Here" (6 p.m.).

Tonight it's all Sherlock Holmes, with "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (8 p.m.), "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (11 p.m.), "Sherlock Holme' Fatal Hour" (1:15 a.m.), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (2:45 a.m.) and "A Study in Terror" (4:15 a.m.). And no Robert Downey Jr. in sight.

Connecticut public TV goes retro with the back to back "Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work" (CPTV, 8 p.m.), "Dean Martin: The One and Only" (CPTV, 9 p.m.) and "Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth" (CPTV, 10 p.m.).


Lots of NBA action today including with Heat at Knicks (ESPN, noon), Celtics at Magic (ABC, 2:30 p.m.), Cavaliers at Lakers (ABC 5 p.m.).Clippers at Suns (ESPN, 8 p.m. and Nuggets at Trail Blazers (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).

Daytime Talk
All reruns: Regis and Kelly: Eric Dane, faith Ford, Jason Mraz. Bonnie Hunt: Paul Shaffer, the Backstreet Boys. Ellen DeGeneres: Katherine Heigl, Nick Cannon. Wendy Williams: Florence Henderson, Laila Ali.

Late Talk
Reruns all: Jay Leno: Jenna Bush Hager, Laura Bush, Sebastian Maniscalo. David Letterman: Robert Downey Jr., Martin Short, Kris Allen. Conan O'Brien: Megan Fox, Louis CK, Kevin Skinner. Jimmy Kimmel: Don Rickles, Anika Noni Rose, Band of Skulls. Jimmy Fallon: Mary Steenburgen, Snoop Dogg. Craig Ferguson: Emily Blunt, David Bianculli. Carson Daly: Masi Oka, Danny Setiawan, Doves. Chelsea Handler: Stephen Lang, Josh Wolf, Matt Braunger, Jen Kirkman.

source : http://blogs.courant.com

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1. AlonWeb – Free VPN client

AlonWeb is a free VPN provider. It uses the standard OpenVPN tunneling service by hiding your real IP address enabling you to visit some restricted websites, but injects advertisements to the pages a user browses through their service. The servers are located in the Netherlands and Panama. You have to choose the server on the website. Users are allowed to transfer 1GB of traffic every month. That is enough to browse normal websites, but not for downloading music or movies. With Alonweb you automatically use the OpenDNS-Servers.

2. PacketiX.NET – Free VPN client

PacketiX.NET is a Japan VPN service. It is actually a premium service, but they have PacketiX.NET online test service as well which is free to use. The service is fast and reliable and it is easy to use as well. Just download the VPN connection manager, install and connect!

3. UltraVPN – an OpenVPN client

UltraVPN is a French VPN client that hides your connection from unwanted ears and allows you to use blocked application. It is also based on OpenVPN service. Traffic is quota is unlimited. Bandwidth is up to 500Ko/s depending on network conditions. .

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Update: Ace VPN "now We have temporarily suspended invites for completely Free VPN until we add more capacity".

Do you know any other Free VPN service? Do share it by commenting below. If you see that any of the above services is down or closed, do let us know.

Weak script? No one will care when 'Avatar' looks so good

With the game-changing, magnificent visual spectacle that is Avatar (* * * out of four), writer/director James Cameron can be crowned king of the virtual world.

But he still needs to hire a screenwriter. For all the grandeur and technical virtuosity of the mythical 3-D universe Cameron labored for years to perfect, his characters are one-dimensional, rarely saying anything unexpected.

But for much of the movie, that hardly matters. The scenes in Pandora — a planet with an Earth-like environment — are so breathtaking that the narrative seems almost beside the point.

The first sight of this exotic paradise may rival the seminal scene in The Wizard of Oz, when the Technicolor munchkin world first comes into focus. It's a jaw-dropping introduction to the tropical world of blue-skinned, golden-eyed aliens. Their lush jungle home is vibrantly hued, with flora and fauna, fabulous winged creatures, flying spirits that look like wispy sea anemones and floating mountains.

Cameron seamlessly melds live action, computer-generated animation and 3-D technology. The motion-capture technique that dazzled in Lord of the Rings reaches a new level of proficiency, enabling more nuance in facial expressions.

But why diminish all this with clunky dialogue?

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a former Marine, now in a wheelchair, recruited to Pandora. Humans are there at the behest of a powerful corporation mining a mineral that could solve the energy crisis on ravaged Earth.

Pandoran air is toxic to Earthlings. So scientists create a program in which human "drivers" are connected to avatars, bodies created in the lab that look like the natives of Pandora, called Na'vi, and can survive in the environment. Human DNA is mixed with Pandoran DNA, and these hybrid beings are sent on reconnaissance.

When Jake emerges in avatar form, he can not only walk but also run and leap, and his exuberance is infectious. Jake soon meets Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), one of the 10-foot-tall Na'vis, who saves him from rampaging creatures.

Cameron's films are noteworthy for strong female characters. Sigourney Weaver, in an evolution of her role as Ripley in 1979's Alien, plays the gruff scientist who runs the avatar program. She comes to respect Jake as he grows to admire the peaceful and spiritual Na'vi.

An epic battle to drive the Na'vi from their land tests Jake's allegiance. At nearly three hours, the movie grows sluggish, especially during the protracted battle scene.

Even so, Cameron has fashioned a breathtaking Eden. But his paradise is almost lost without characters and dialogue as imaginative as their setting. (Rated PG-13 for warfare, sensuality and language. Running time: 2 hours, 41 minutes. Opens at midnight Thursday in some theaters and Friday nationwide.)