Apple’s Mac OS X Lion Preview

Apple released its developer preview of Mac OS X Lion where the installation process does’nt change the existing settings and applications, the menu bar shows the current user, there is an increase in size in its drop down menu, grouped buttons come with slider, decrease in size of buttons in the left-corner, scroll bars hide when not needed and again appear when you need them and also there is an option to keep them permanently or even can change to auto option, sidebar has new options like Air Drop (where you can send files to anyone around you – wirelessly, it does’nt need any special setups it automatically finds other people nearby using AirDrop on clicking the AirDrop button).

The other feature is All new FileVault which keeps all data secure  with XTS-AES 128 data encryption at the disk level, and also encryption is done for external drives. We can also change our scrolling directions from System Preferences, buttons have square edges rather than curved ones as in their previous versions, windows also pop-open in a similar way as the applications when launched on iOS.

The green button on the top left corner increase and decrease window size, navigation can be done either through arrow keys or grid view is available  if multiple files are marked, and these UI changes are optional so the user can revert back and they appear to be as in their previous versions

Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan, flies off the shelves in hours

The most awaited Nintendo 3DS was launched today in Japan where all its 400k unit shipments get sold off  as most of the retailers took pre-orders month before. The design of 3DS is similar to that of its previous version DS, its dimensions are 135 * 74 * 20 mm and weighs 227 g, two cameras, glossy finish, etc.,

 

The device doesn’t require any seperate 3D glasses or display screens as it uses the process called autostereoscopy. This also backwards compatible with its DS series and DSi software.The device will be available in Europe on March 25th, in Australia on March 31 for $ 349.95 AUD,  in North America on March 27 for $ 249.99 USD.

 

 

Apple’s MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt

Apple MacBook Pro has 2.0 GHz or 2.2 GHz quad core Intel Core i7 processor with 6MB shared L3 Cache or 2.3 GHz quad core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 Cache, and AMD Radeon HD 6750 M GPU which works along with Apple’s Automatic Graphics Switching Technology. It has two types of display like LED -backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display.

 

The webcam streams in HD as it works using FaceTime HD camera and Thunderbolt port. Its memory is 4GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 memory, two SO-DIMM slots support upto 8 GB. The other features include Blurtooth 2.1 with EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology, 10/ 100/ 1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector), Wi-Fi 802.11 n and compatible with 802.11 a/g/n, glass clickpad, and etc., which makes it to be technologically advanced and faster