Zimbra Announced Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0
The Zimbra development team has announced Zimbra support for Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0 will be generally available with the release of Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 6.5 (ZCB 6.5). It is planned to be released in the first half of Q4 or around October this year. By releasing this connector, it will be the first alternative to offer full support for the latest BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
RedStar Unveiled Linux-powered Tablet named Shogo
The Japanese manufacturer, RedStar, just started to receive pre-orders for its Linux-powered tablet, Shogo. The price is about 56,800 yen (US$665) including tax and shipping.
According to the official RedStar website, the tablet has dimension 268 mm x 168 mm x 16 mm with 0.8 kg weight. It is also powered by ARM processor: FreeScale iMX-37 (iMX-51 Cortex A8 2H2010), 256MB DDR, 4GB (NAND-Flash), and of-course the Linux operating system.
AlphiMAX Point-To-Point Estimator beta get updates
AlphiMAX has announced new updates for the Point-To-Point Estimator beta version to support estimations in high frequencies; Integrated 3D views of your wireless link; Adding TrangoLink Apex to list of products.
According to the release announcement, the additional new features include integrated with worldwide interactive map view, data bases of temperature, terrain data, gasses and other parameters that affect the availability of high frequency propagation, AlphiMAX is now providing real time accurate estimation of your wireless link solely based on the location and tower heights you provide.
ViewSonic ‘Viewpad’ will run Windows 7 and Android OS
The Californian-based manufacturer, ViewSonic, will show of an Intel-based 10-inch tablet that will run dual-boot Windows and Android at IFA. They will also show of an Android-powered 7-inch tablet called ViewPad 7.
The 10-inch tablet will likely run Windows 7 and not the Windows CE. The dual-boot term might mean that it is capable to run on Windows 7 and Android. A very cool gadget.
Toshiba SmartPad Tablet Pictured
The upcoming Toshiba Android-powered tablet, SmartPad, has been leaked and pictured today. The images firstly leaked by NotebookItalia and looks compact with a 10-inch touchscreen display, NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and rumored it will run Android OS.
Android Tablet Dell Streak to Hit Asian Market in Early 2011
Dell Android-powered Tablet, Dell Streak, is likely to hit Asian markets in early 2011.
“We have not yet announced the expansion plans for Streak in Asia. I suspect the early part of next year we’ll see that product,” said Steve Felice, president of Dell’s small and medium business unit, during a conference call with reporters.
The Upcoming Samsung Galaxy U Specifications Leaked
Samsung Galaxy U (click to enlarge)
The specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy U has been leaked. But remember this is not confirmed yet.
According to SamsungHub Blog, the phone will be operable on J-CDMA and CDMA Rev.A network. A 3.7-inch 16M AMOLED Plus (480×800) display, 1GHz S5PC111 processor and Android OS.
Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G will be officially released August 31st
Samsung Epic 4G (click to enlarge)
It is a good news, an official news that the Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G aka Samsung Galaxy S Pro will be released officially in August 31st, according to Sprint’s Epic 4G web site.
The price is for $249.99 on a two years contract after $150 instant saving and $100 mail-in rebate, I think it is a worth price because you will get a phone with a 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, Wi-Fi Wireless-N and Stereo Bluetooth connectivity, 4G Wimax and many more awesome features.
How to add or create swap file on Linux and FreeBSD
Sometime you need to increase swap memory to run softwares that need more swap as the requirement or to improve the system performance. In this article I will show you on how to add more swap by adding a swap file on Linux and FreeBSD. We will create 1 GB or 1024 MB swap size.
1. Adding swap file on Linux
Login as root or change to super user then type the following command to create 1 GB swap file.
dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap1 bs=1M count=1024
How to set static or fixed IP address using DHCP
DHCP, stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, is an autoconfiguration protocol used in IP network. Computers/Notebooks that connect to IP network must be configured first to be able to access internet/intranet. The configuration of IP network can be static or dynamic. The DHCP allows computers to be configured dynamically/automatically so the network administrators do not need to manually configure computers statically one by one.
