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Tranquil PC Announce the Silent Riley Server Series

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

Tranquil PC Announce the Silent Riley Server Series

Today Tranquil PC announced a new series of silent servers called the Riley series.

Since September 2007, Tranquil PC have brought to market numerous innovative Windows Home Server appliances – the T7, T2, SQA and in 2011 the Leo performance server.

Since July 2011, the next generation have been evolving. The next generation, known as “Riley“ series are now being completed for release for sale.

After selling 10,000’s of servers, getting substantial customer feedback over the various appliances, and more recently completing a huge customer survey, the Riley series will set a new standard in the market:

Processor units powered by Intel dual core Atom, or i3/i5 processors
Processor units include two 2.5” HDD bays to provide server OS drive and server backup drive
Storage units provide RAID0, 1, 5 or 10 (default 5) optimisation across the 4x internal 3.5” HDD bays
Multiple storage units can connect to the processor units (depending on processor model)

Key features (both processor and storage)

100% fan less operation
Near silent operation (processor <3.5dBA, storage <6dBA)
Low power consumption
Single piece construction, without vents or any joints
Optimised for ‘living space’, visually and acoustically desirable
3 year limited warranty
Designed and manufactured in UK

With a new strap line, the message is clear, these are servers to be seen, but never heard.

Amazon Announce Kindle Fire Newsstand

Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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Amazon have announce the Kindle Fire Newsstand – a place to get over 400 full colour magazines and newspapers for their forthcoming Kindle Fire device.

Here is what Amazon said:

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the Kindle Fire Newsstand will offer over 400 full-color magazines and newspapers. Kindle Fire customers who subscribe before March 1, 2012 will also receive an exclusive free three-month trial of 17 Condé Nast magazines, including Vanity Fair, GQ, WIRED and Glamour. Kindle Fire, which ships next week, is a new class of Kindle that brings the same ease-of-use and deep integration of content that helped Kindle re-invent reading to magazines, movies, TV shows, music, apps, games, books and more. Magazines and newspapers look beautiful on Kindle Fire’s 7” vibrant multi-touch color touch-screen that delivers 1024 X 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi and 16 million colors in high resolution. Kindle Fire Newsstand customers will be able to enjoy their favorite magazines in rich, glossy, full-color from publishers such as Condé Nast, Meredith, and Hearst. Interactive editions with built-in video and audio are also available for many magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Allure and Self. To learn more about the Kindle Fire Newsstand, visit http://www.amazon.com/kindlefirenewsstand.

“We think Kindle Fire customers will love the beautiful, intuitive reading experience we’ve built for their favorite magazines such as Us Weekly, The New Yorker, and Reader’s Digest,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. “The response from publishers has been overwhelmingly positive and they are excited to make their magazines and newspapers available on Kindle Fire, and we’re adding new titles all the time.”

“We’re excited to work with Amazon to give Kindle Fire owners access to our magazines digitally,” said John Loughlin, EVP/GM, Hearst Magazines. “Kindle Fire’s beautiful touch-screen creates a great experience for readers, who will be able to enjoy magazines like Cosmopolitan and Esquire in a full-color, glossy format.”

“We are very pleased to be working with Amazon and getting our content to an even wider audience,” said Monica Ray, Executive Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Condé Nast. “Their Newsstand will provide the kind of access and ease-of-use consumers value and demand.”

“Meredith has worked with Amazon to create Kindle Fire optimized interactive apps, so readers can enjoy videos, how-to diagrams and more while reading magazines like Better Homes & Gardens and Parents,” said Liz Schimel, Chief Digital Officer, Meredith. “We think readers will love the experience of discovering our magazines in this new way on Kindle Fire’s beautiful full-color touch-screen.”

Kindle Fire offers more than 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps and games, as well as free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync for books and movies, a 14.6 ounce design that’s easy to hold with one hand, vibrant color touch screen, a powerful dual-core processor and Amazon Silk – Amazon’s new revolutionary web browser that accelerates the power of the mobile device by using the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services Cloud – all for only $199. Customers also enjoy a free month of Amazon Prime giving them access to Prime Instant Video with 13,000 movies and TV shows available for unlimited streaming and the new Kindle Owners’ Lending Library where Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free including more than 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers – as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates.

Are you going to buy the Kindle Fire, or have you already pre-ordered it? If so, let us know!

If not, why not pre-order it today?

Exclusive Review of the Acer AC100S Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Box

Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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Exclusive Review of the Acer AC100S Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Box

Back in June we told you that Acer were planning on launching a Small Business Server 2011 Essentials box called the AC100S. We have been using it for a while now and so here is our exclusive review.

The Acer AC100S delivers essential server-class features and expandability along with unique Acer utilities¹ and Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to ensure the success of start-up and small-size businesses. The ultra-micro tower server is ENERGY STAR certified and features an 80 PLUS efficient power supply that saves space and energy while keeping your employees and office highly productive.

Who are Acer?

From their website:

Since its founding in 1976, Acer has achieved the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Globally, Acer ranks No. 2 for total PCs and notebooks. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to the company’s continuing growth, while its multi-brand approach effectively integrates Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell, and eMachines brands in worldwide markets.

Acer strives to design environmentally friendly products and establish a green supply chain through collaboration with suppliers. Acer is proud to be a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Movement, including the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter and London 2012 Olympic Games.

Over 30 years of making history in the fast-paced IT industry, Acer’s far-reaching strategy of focusing on R&D and marketing development has laid the foundations and created a company ready to embrace the challenges of the future. The Acer Group employs 8,000 people worldwide. Estimated revenues for 2010 reached US$19.9 billion.

Acer were also one of the big players that supported the original V1 Windows Home Server.

Specifications

Processors and Chipset
· Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 series processors
· Intel® Core™ i3 series processors
· Intel® Pentium® series processors
· Chipset: Intel® C206
Memory
· Memory capacity:
Unbufferred DIMM: 2, 4, 8 GB
· Maximum capacity: up to 16 GB unbuffered DIMMs when fully populated with 1 DIMM per channel in 2 slots
Note: 8 GB DIMM availability may vary by region.
Network Controllers
· Integrated single-port Intel® 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet
Storage
· Hard disk form factor: 3.5”
· Type: SATA
· 3.5” Maximum capacity:
Up to 8 TB SATA HDD (2 TB 3.5″ x 4 HDDs)
Storage Controllers
· Intel® C206 onboard storage controller
Expansion slots
· 1 x PCIe x8
Management
· System LAN LEDs, System Health LED
· System Health Monitoring
Note: available in AC100S SKU only
· Intel Active Management Technology (Intel vPro)
Note: available in AC100S SKU with Intel Xeon processor only
Security
· Front panel key lock
· Rear Kensington lock hole
· Chassis intrusion
Deployment/Serviceability
· Acer Smart Setup
· BIOS Update Tool
Chassis/Form Factor
· Micro tower
Power Supply
· 200 W 80 PLUS® bronze-level efficient fixed power supply

For this review, we have the Intel Xeon E3-1260L series processor, 2GB ram, 2 x 500GB hard drives.

What’s in the Box?

• Power cable
• Server console
• Door keys (x2)
• Easy setup guide
• Server recovery disc
• Warranty booklet
• Network cable

NVIDIA Release GeForce 285.79 Beta Driver

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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NVIDIA have released a GeForce 285.79 beta driver for it’s graphics cards. This beta includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Battlefield 3.

New in Version 285.79

Includes several bug fixes and performance improvements for Battlefield 3.
- Fixes cases of irregular performance (stuttering) primarily seen on DirectX 10 GPUs. The fix improves the performance of both DX10 and DX11 GPUs.
- Fixes shadow map corruption seen with DirectX 10 GPUs.
- Fixes cases of black corruption lines/triangles with DirectX 10 GPUs.
Fixes black screen during playback using Windows Media Center.
Added or updated SLI profiles for the following games:
- Aion v3.0
- Anno 2070
- Assassins Creed: Revelations
- Bastion
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Payday: The Heist
- The Adventures of Tintin
- The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Added or updated the following 3D Vision game profiles:
- Airline Tycoon 2 – rated Fair
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – rated Good
- Batman: Arkham City – updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution – rated Excellent
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – rated Excellent
- FIFA 12 – rated Good
- Hard Reset – updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
- inMomentum – rated Fair
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- Smash Cars – rated Fair
- Two Worlds 2: Castle Defense – rated Good
- Zombie Driver – rated Excellent

Other Details

Includes HD Audio driver 1.2.24.0.
Includes PhysX System Software 9.11.11.07.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sets All-Time Record for the Biggest Entertainment Launch

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sets All-Time Record for the Biggest Entertainment Launch with More than $400 Million in North America and United Kingdom Sales Alone.

Here is what Activision said on Friday:

More Than 6.5 Million Units Sold in U.S. and U.K. in 24 Hours

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Shattering its own day-one sales records, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced that its highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of more than $400 million and more than 6.5 million units in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information.

This marks the third consecutive year that the Call of Duty franchise has set day one launch records across all forms of entertainment, something no other entertainment franchise in any medium has ever accomplished. Last year, in North America and the United Kingdom, Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops™ had estimated day-one sell-through of $360 million and in 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, set day-one records with estimated sell through of $310 million, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information.

On November 8, 2011, millions of fans attended more than 13,000 midnight openings at retail stores around worldwide. According to Microsoft, after just two days, the number of gamers playing simultaneously on Xbox® Live® set a new peak concurrency record.

“We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. “Other than Call of Duty, there has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records three years in a row. Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings,” two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.”

Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing added, “Call of Duty is more than a game. It’s become a major part of the pop cultural landscape. It is a game that core enthusiasts love, but that also consistently draws new people into the medium. It is the most intense, adrenaline pumping entertainment experience anywhere. I would like to thank our incredible teams at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games for making a brilliant game. But most of all, I would like to thank our millions of passionate fans worldwide. We made this game for you.”

Separately, Activision announced this morning that in support and gratitude for the efforts of American servicemen and women, this Veterans Day it donated $3 million to the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation that seeks to provide job placement and training for veterans. This latest donation will be added to the $2 million that Activision has already donated to the Endowment, which has provided more than $1.5 million in grants and scholarships to veterans’ organizations across the country since it was conceived by Bobby Kotick in November of 2009.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Strong Language and is available now for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows® PC. For more information visit www.callofduty.com/mw3 and www.callofduty.com/elite.

We really enjoyed the launch party last week, and have been playing the game for a few days – watch out for our review shortly.

DVBLogic Update DVBLink Boxee Client

Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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For those of you running the DVBLink Boxee app, there is a new version included in the DVBLink 4.0.1 update.

To access it, point your Boxee repository to dvblogic.com/boxee.

DVBLink Product Suit v4.0.1 Has Been Released

Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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DVBLink Product Suit v4.0.1 Has Been Released

Yesterday saw the release of version 4.0.1 of the DVBLink product suite.

This release is a cumulative update for version 4.0 that contains all previously released patches.

What is new and fixed:

General

Fixed: Unstable channel synchronization/update in MediaCenter
Added: Full German, Dutch, Spanish, Danish and Ukrainian localizations
Fixed: DVBLink Server does not start if there is no active network connection
Added: Moved xmltv file location to ProgramData\DVBLogic\DVBLink\xmltv
Fixed: xmltv files with .XML (capitals) extension are not recognized
Added: ISO-8859-7 and Windows-1252 encodings to xmltv source

DVBLink TVSource

Added: Latest satellite transponder files from kingofsat
Fixed: Transponder files with comments cannot be read
Fixed: MediaCenter may display Playready message in the middle of viewing a channel for encrypted channels
Fixed: “Technical problem” stream is displayed after waking up a server from standby

DVBLink Connect! Server

Added: Use base streaming port (8080) as control port for DVBLink client
Fixed: No scheduled recordings are displayed on Recordings tab of mobile apps, even if there are recordings visible in MediaCenter
Fixed: iOS/Adroid app crashes when entering Recordings tab
Added: Timer recordings added from apps use default recording settings of MediaCenter
Fixed: DVBLink Network Client crashes if there is no connection to a DVBLink server
Fixed: Artifacts when viewing HD channels on DVBLink network client
Fixed: DVBLink Server crashes when trial period of DVBLink Connect Server expires
Fixed: It takes a long time to start live TV after standby on a DVBLink network client
Fixed: Streams containing AAC audio track are not played back in WinPhone client

DVBLink for Dreambox

Fixed: Stuttering playback of RTL4 (HD) channels
Fixed: Slow channel changes
Fixed: Dreambox with OpenPli2.0 cannot be used when it is in standby
Fixed: Second tuner cannot be used on a dual tuner enigma-2 based dreambox

Since there is a driver update involved you cannot upgrade your existing installation! You need to uninstall existing v4.0 DVBLink products and install DVBLink product v4.0.1 from the scratch.

Please use Backup-Restore functionality to restore your DVBLink settings after reinstallation! Do not forget about your modified transponders and a content of your Plugins folder!

Sorry for the inconvenience.

The installation instructions are described on our Wiki.

Important!

DVBLink Connect! Server v4.0.1 does not use anymore base port – 39876 – for control communication with its clients. Instead base streaming port is used – 8080.
Please change port value in your mobile apps for Android, iOS, WinPhone, Boxee for them to work correctly with a new version! Port 39876 does not have to be opened anymore on firewall/router for external streaming.

If you use direct http streaming (for MediaPortal integration for example) – change port value in urls to (base streaming port + 1) – e.g. 8081 if you use default port value.

XMLTV

The location of xmltv files is now fixed to ProgramData\DVBLogic\DVBLink\xmltv. This folder is writable without any special access permissions.

Download

The DVBLink products v4.0.1 can be downloaded from our main page at www.dvblogic.com

BYOB Podcast Episode 65 Out Now

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 13, 2011

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The guys over at the BYOB podcast, including our very own Tim Daleo have just released episode 65.

Here is what is included in this weeks show:

[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]RAID5 expansion, server Anti-Virus, printing tips, Gigabyte’s 3d UEFI interface and LAN optimizer.[/box]

As usual you can listen to the show from here.

QNAP TurboNAS Firmware: 3.5 Deep Dive Part Three: Volume Management

Jim McCarthy

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Nov 13, 2011

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QNAP TurboNAS Firmware: 3.5 Deep Dive Part Three: Volume Management

This is Part Three of our QNAP TurboNAS Deep Dive series. This article looks at volume management options. Read on for details!

In Part One of this series, we told you how to set up the ISCSI target functionality in TurboNAS 3.5. In Part Two, we covered adding users. In Part Three, we’ll show how to set up and administer the volumes and RAID arrays. Let’s get going!

Volume Setup

QNAP’s TurboNAS makes setting up and changing RAID volumes pretty easy. Let’s take a look.

Click on Disk Management to show the available volume and RAID management options.

Click on Volume Management to start the process of creation of a volume set. Note that the NAS that I am performing this on already has a RAID5 volume created that we will not be deleting, so I’ll show most of the process here while not damaging my RAID set. You can see extensive options, including RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10 and JBOD. Simply select the type of volume that you want to create. Note that TurboNAS also is telling me about all four loaded hard drives, including SMART data, and about the already-existing RAID5 array. I could delete, format or check that array for errors here if I wanted to.

The system will warn you that all services will be stopped for this effort, click OK to proceed.

This is what happens when you have no free disks in the system; all four loaded disks are already in a RAID5, so it errors out. If you had spare disks, you would have been able to select them and start to build the RAID array. This is a very easy to use and powerful configuration tool.

Once you issue the command to build the array, TurbNAS goes about building it and you can copy data to it during the array build. I let this go overnight, and it was ready for action with full data protection the next morning. Building a RAID5 array could not have been easier!

QNAP TurboNAS Firmware: 3.5 Deep Dive Part Two

Jim McCarthy

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Nov 12, 2011

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QNAP TurboNAS Firmware: 3.5 Deep Dive Part Two

QNAP recently released TuirboNAS 3.5 for their NAS products, and I am doing several posts on features included in the updates. This is Part Two and we’ll cover local user and user group creation. Read on for details.

We recently told you about QNAP’s 3.5 TurboNAS firmware here. QNAP was good enough to lend me two units to review and this is Part Two of our TurboNAS 3.5 deep dive series.

We’ll look at this product from the standpoint of a power home user, but will also point out where there are business-focused features as we go. Part One looked at setting up an ISCSI target and can be read here. Let’s get started on creating users!

Administration of your QNAP NAS is through a clean, well-designed web page interface. Log in at the Administration screen.

QNAP has done a great job at laying out the configuration options. The layout is very organized and readable. Here is a view of the options:

There are many interesting administrative features to look at here. Let’s start by creating a user!

Create A User

If you have more than one person who needs to be able to access the NAS, you’ll want to create users and maybe user groups. Let’s walk through the process. First, click on Create a User. The Create a User Wizard pops up to take us through the eight required steps.

Clicking on Next brings up the following screen where you input the desired user name and password:

I decided to give my daughter a user account:

Apple Instigate iPod nano (1st generation) Replacement Program

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 12, 2011

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Apple Instigate iPod nano (1st generation) Replacement Program

If you have a 1st generation iPod nano then you will want to get it replaced by Apple as they said it may overheat and pose a safety risk.

Here is what Apple has said:

Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk. Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006.

This issue has been traced to a single battery supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect. While the possibility of an incident is rare, the likelihood increases as the battery ages.

Apple recommends that you stop using your iPod nano (1st gen) and follow the process noted below to order a replacement unit, free of charge.

Note: This battery issue is specific to the iPod nano (1st gen) and does not affect any other iPod.

Replacement Process

You may order a replacement unit via the web. Click here to begin.

Your iPod nano serial number will be checked to verify that it is eligible for this program. You will receive a replacement unit approximately 6 weeks after we receive your current iPod nano (1st gen).

If you have a personalized iPod nano, you will receive a non-personalized replacement. Make sure to use iTunes to back up any data on your current iPod nano before sending it in for a replacement unit.

Additional Information

Identifying an iPod nano (1st gen):

It has a black or white plastic front and a silver metal back – later iPod nano models have a metal front and back. See images on this web page.

If you need assistance with placing an order, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) and bring your iPod nano with you for serial number validation.

Your replacement iPod product is warranted to be free from defects for 90 days from the date of service.

So if you still have one of these, get it swapped out today.

The BlackGold BGT3650 Quad TV Tuner Now Available

Andrew Edney

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Nov 12, 2011

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The BlackGold BGT3650 Quad TV Tuner Now Available

The long promised BlackGold BGT3650 quad tuner card is finally available and shipping.

The BGT3650 is the world’s premium multi-channel tuner, digital demodulator, analogue capture, intelligent remote PCI-express PCTV product, implemented on a miniature platform. The product is capable of receiving standard and high definition digital broadcast program content, including the new UK Freeview channels. It is designed to transform a personal computer into the ultimate audio video entertainment system, supporting external video streams and worldwide HD broadcast streams.

Hardware receiver support – world standard analogue terrestrial (PAL, NTSC, CECAM), quad digital terrestrial including both DVB-T and DVB-T2, dual digital cable DVB-C. Giving 4 simultaneous HD terrstrial streams from a single low profile card.

Hardware external video – Composite video CVBS, S-video, Component video YPbPr, Component video RGB

Hardware remote – IR remote receiver, learning receiver, remote S3 wake-up (OEM special order only, not with standard product. This is an option if a system builder requires a remote control other than the normal Microsoft Media Center remote USB IR sensor used for most systems)

Hardware profile – Miniature profile solution exceptionally low real estate, supporting compact half height and full height PC systems. (109mm x 69mm PCB outline including PCI-e fingers)
The BGT3650 is the perfect Windows 7 Media Center and other high end PVR application TV partner. No other product provides the maximum number of terrestrial tuners on a single platform.

1. 32 and 64 bit Broadcast Driver Architecture (BDA) WHQL drivers
2. Infra Red remote control including S3 wakeup from remote control (OEM special order only, not with standard product. This is an option if a system builder requires a remote control other than the normal Microsoft Media Center remote used for most systems. It is not required by most users and is only available for high volume special order. Windows S3 Wake-up is standard on ALL BlackGold products and is not dependant on the BlackGold Remote.)
3. Special Media Center support for tuning and scanning of DVB-C channels
4. External video equipment connection via an audio/video adapter cable supporting composite video –yellow phono connector, S video – mini DIN connector and stereo audio – red/white phono connectors (Currently Media Center does not support Component Video RGB)

The product has been architected to allow simultaneous management of four broadcast program streams. Hardware tuner and demodulator technology supports the detection, receiving and processing of HD terrestrial streams. The driver pack design allows operation with the broadest selection of PVR and Media Center applications; permitting the viewing, pausing and recording of multiple programs – dependent on the flexibility of the application multiple programs – dependent on the flexibility of the application.

UK operation supports all available Free-To-Air channels

All Freeview digital terrestrial (DVB-T & T2) TV and radio channels

All available analogue terrestrial TV channels.

And it is available now and in stock for £139.00 plus VAT and delivery.

Buy the new BGT3650 from here

iOS 5 Battery Problems Continue

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Andrew Edney

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Nov 12, 2011

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We reported that we had experienced poor battery life on the new iPhone 4S and iOS 5 recently, and a few days ago Apple released an update to fix it. For some, myself included, this fix didn’t work!

According to Apple, the update “Fixes bugs affecting battery life”. Personally I haven’t experienced any increase in battery performance, and it is just as poor as it was before the update.

Worse still, after applying the update I noticed that I had problems with my email on the iPhone. I had a number of messages that simply said “No Sender” and “No Subject” even though prior to the update they were proper emails.

Removing the accounts and re-adding them fixed that, but it shouldn’t have happened.

One good thing though was the over the air (OTA) updates from Apple worked like a charm (all be it not fixing the problems) and it was nice for one to only have to do a small download for the update instead of the usual 650MB+ per Apple device.

Regarding the battery problems, website AllThingsD are reporting:

“The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” the company said in a statement given to AllThingsD. “We continue to investigate a few remaining issues.”

So, come on Apple, fix this issue and fix it soon!

Did the fix work for you? Let us know…..

The Home Server Show Episode 160 Out Now

Windows Home Server

Andrew Edney

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Nov 12, 2011

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Dave at the guys at the Home Server Show have released episode 160.

Here’s what Dave has to say about this weeks show:

I had to Skype in from a remote location this week but I think we pulled off a great podcast. My audio is not the best but John and Jim sound great and the conversation was just as good. An add-in for an add-in and another good chat about VM’s, SSD’s, and drive extender add-ins. Outtakes thrown in for good measure! Enjoy.

As usual you can listen to the show from here.