Just few days ago, a report from the analysis done by Current Analysis suggested that AMD has overtook the market leader Intel in October as the leading supplier of computer processors for the US retail personal computer market. Current Analysis is an analysis company that delivers critical market share analysis for various industries including Computing, Consumer Electronics, Telecom Infrastructure and Printing & Supplies.

Current Analysis announced a press release regarding the analysis. According to Current Analysis, based on the data derived from the Current Analysis Retail Panel, a panel comprised of the United State’s leading consumer electronics retailers, they concluded that:

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In October 2005, 49.8% of the personal computers (desktops and notebooks combined) sold in the US retail market utilized AMD processors, thus allowing AMD to narrowly surpass Intel, which accounted for 48.5% of the market.

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AMD Overtakes Intel in the U.S. Retail PC Market

7 ^th October 2005, I announced that I will be one of the bloggers taking part in Hair For Hospice by shaving my head to raise some fund. Here is an update about the event. In fact, I shaved my head on 1^st November and I am now already bald for 10 days. :)

Peter Tan (the organizer) and 5 of us (Jason Tee, Sharizal, Devyne, Jason Lioh and I) took part in the campaign and we initially planned to shave on the same day on 6^th November. However, Sharizal and I shaved our heads few days before that.

Peter (Before he shaved) and bald Me

Some of us including Peter himself have posted the entry of us gone bald :-

• Peter Tan
• Devyne
• Jason Lioh
• Sharizal

I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have supported the campaign. So far we managed to get RM5,170 in pledges to date and the total amount donated is RM4,570. Without your generous support, the campaign won’t be successful.

The pledging is still going on. Please feel free to donate, if you feel like contributing. Donation can be in any amount, and here is the donation instructions. You may visit the official donation page of this campaign too.

Again, thank you so much for supporting. May God bless you all. :)

Last week, Motorola announced the launch of Motorola i870, a new mobile phone with antimicrobial coating. This is no doubt the first mobile phone to have such feature. The antimicrobial coating incorporates the protective AgION antimicrobial technology and will prevent growth of microbes such as molds and bacteria on the casing of the cell phone.

Main features of Motorola i870 are :-

• Non-toxic antimicrobial coating
• A Camcorder and 1.3 Megapixel Camera
  Capture pictures and record up to a one-hour session of video.
• Music Player
  Play MP3 audio files from memory card or phone memory.
• Removable microSD TransFlash memory card
  Save media files like pictures, music and videos up to 512MB.
• Wide Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (WiDEN)
• Bluetooth^® Wireless Technology
• Selective Dynamic Group Call (SDGC)
  Two-way radio talk groups for up to 20 people. This feature depends on network and subscription availability.
• MOTOtalk
  An all-digital off-network walkie-talkie service that works between compatible phones in up to a six-mile range under optimal conditions.

The i870 is available at the retail price of USD$299.99. So, now you can bring your Motorola i870 into toilet without a fear of getting germs or bacteria growing on your mobile phone surface. :D

Google Talk has yet to have video conferencing like the other two competitors’ Instant Messengers (IM), MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. Therefore, Santa Cruz Network has developed a plugin for Google Talk enabling Google Talk users to conduct video voice calls. They named the plugin Festoon.

Santa Cruz Network just launched the plugin for Google Talk few days ago followed by its success in launching the most popular video plug-in for Skype with more than 2.75 million downloads so far. For you information, Festoon works fine with both Google Talk and Skype now.

Festoon allows Google Talk users to talk to and see each other just like any other video conferencing feature in other IM, share applications, and engage in video experiences from 2 to 200 face-to-face communication. It offers high-quality group voice utilizing the industry leading GIPS audio codec used also by Google Talk, Skype, and AIM Triton.

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Video Conferencing Plugin For Google Talk

Come across Liz‘s post regarding a young kid was trying to molest her few days ago and I really think girls should take extra care of yourselves regardless daytime or late at night. Be extra cautious walking alone or even in a group, don’t ever say you walk in a pair and you are safe, think what if they are 5 in a group !

I am not here to give you lesson, so I better show you something interesting yet can protect the girls. Coincidentally, I come across an interesting website on the same day I read Liz’s blog entry. The website is about a small device called FemDefence that it’s believed to be able to protect girls against rape !

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The project FemDefence is an attempt to contribute to the debate on men’s sexual violence against women in society, using the esthetics of design, and the semiotics of marketing.

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FemDefence – A Protection Against Rape

While checking my pathetic Google AdSense income 2 hours ago, I found that Google just updated their Terms Of Services and started offering referral program to its users.

As you can see just right above the title of this entry there is a Google AdSense banner. For you information, this banner attached with my referral ID and it will redirect you to Google AdSense sign up page. According to Google AdSense, I will NOT get any benefit until you reach your first USD$100, so please feel free to sign up now via the banner. Once you have signed up as a Google AdSense user, you can start putting advertisement on your website and earn from the market leading pay-per-click scheme. For Bloggers/Blogspot users, you can also sign up via the banner, then follow some easy steps to put advertisement into your blog too.
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Google AdSense Offers Referral Program Now