Tablet or Laptop?

ASUS VIVO TAB

Tablet computers have drawbacks when used for typing, the lack of a physical keyboard. Typically, the owners of the tablet will purchase an additional accessory so that activities become more comfortable typing.

AsusTeK Computer Inc. Taiwanese manufacturer is reading this weakness. They then offer a hybrid tablet widescreen laptops named Asus Vivo Tab, with a 11.6-inch screen.

With a wide screen that, when separated from the keyboard, Vivo Tab will feel quite large as a tablet, especially for users with small hands.

Asus Vivo Tab. (Picture from: http://www.techshout.com/)

For comparison, Apple tablet, New iPad, has a diagonal length of 9.7 inches. While Samsung's latest tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, has a 10.1 inch screen.

Unlike its cousin -Asus Vivo Tab RT- tablet made by Taiwanese manufacturer has an Intel Atom Clover Trail, making it more robust to process applications or games in full. This is very different from the Vivo Tab RT, which still uses a low-powered ARM-based processor.

Asus Vivo Tab. (Picture from: http://www.meetgadget.com/)

Asus Vivo Tab reinforced 2 gigabytes of RAM memory and storage capacity is quite a relief, amounting to 64 gigabytes. Vast capacity that makes the tablet is quite interesting for users who play a lot of applications at once intense and likes to download a lot of applications.

The tablet weighs 675 grams has a thickness of about 8.7 millimeters, with a super-quality IPS display and a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. When turned on, the screen display is sharp and bright images, both inside and outside the room. Moreover, the user interface adopts Windows 8 operating system, which is patterned box, so that was refreshing.

One other attraction of this tablet is the digital pen shaped like an S-pen from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Features like it's going to create interesting competition between this two tablet from Korea and Taiwan.

It uses Wacom digital pen technology made to input data accurately and naturally hand writing. To maintain the quality of the audio, installed SonicMaster technology, which is used to output featured Asus notebook.

Vivo Tab rear camera capable of capturing images with a quality 8 mega-pixels, which is equipped with LED Flash. While the front camera, for activities webcam, 2 megapixel camera produces high quality video. The device is also equipped with nearfield communication technology, which can be used in the digital payments.

This tablet-which can be assembled into a laptop when combined with the keyboard-reminds users on tablet Asus output last year, the ASUS Transformer. This is the first tablet that combines a tablet design with a laptop. *** [ENDGADGET | TECHRADAR | BUDI RIZA | KORAN TEMPO 4002]

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Specifications:

Processor: Intel Atom Z2760
Operating system: Windows 8 multi-touch
Screen: 11.6-inch Super IPS viewing angle of 178 degrees
Resolution: 1,366 x 768
Memory RAM: 2GB
Storage capacity: 64 GB
Default application: Microsoft Office trial
Thickness: 8.7 millimeters
Weight: 675 grams
Price: U.S. $ 799 or Rp. 7.6 million (plus docking keyboard U.S. $ 199 or Rp. 1.9 million)

Malaria spreads to the North Pole

Researchers at SF State have discovered
malaria in birds in Alaska, including the
Common Redpoll, above.. (Picture
from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/)

Malaria is no longer recognized as endemic tropical and subtropical regions. The disease is spread by mosquitoes is also found in birds in Alaska, the U.S. state that is located near the north pole. "Global climate change is encouraging malaria farther north," the alert to a study published in the journal PLoS ONE, issue of September 20, 2012.

The spread of malaria near the northern end of the earth potentially devastating arctic bird species that have never come across this disease. "These findings could help scientists understand the effects of climate change on the spread of human malaria caused by parasites of the same," said Ravinder Sehgal, a professor from San Francisco State University who was involved in the study.

The researchers examined blood samples collected from poultry four locations based on different latitudes in Alaska, the Anchorage (Alaska's largest city) as points south, Denali and Fairbanks as the mid-point, and a point north of Coldfoot. Sampling point distance from north to south stretches as far as 600 miles. Birds infected with malaria in Anchorage and Fairbanks.

The study them equipped with satellite images and other data to predict environmental changes due to global warming. Locations where the malaria parasite is able to survive in the future is also mapped. They found that in 2080 the disease will spread to the north Coldfoot and continue north. "Currently there is no avian malaria in areas above 64 degrees north latitude. However, in the future, with global warming, it likely would have changed," said Sehgal.

The researchers are still not sure how malaria spreads in Alaska. They are currently still collecting additional data to determine the species of mosquitoes that transmit the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria.

Sehgal said the spread of malaria to the northern part of the earth is quite alarming. Therefore, many living species in the region that have not been exposed to malaria and is likely vulnerable to the deadly disease. *** [XINHUA | SCIENCEDAILY | MAHARDIKA SATRIA HADI | KORAN TEMPO 4002]

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7 Biggest Vehicles

Of course some kind of this vehicle that is rarely seen in everyday life. Since the vehicle is a great tangible machines and is designed and manufactured for a variety of mega-projects in remote locations and easily and efficiently realized.

Some of the vehicles or the largest machine ever built in the world, mostly used for digging or for mining purposes.

Here are five vehicles were involved:

1. Liebherr Hydraulic Shovel

One of the largest hidraulic excavator in the world. Liebherr Hydraulic Shovel- this giant produced in complex the Liebherr Group, the German manufacturing company and one of the largest in the world for a similar type. This tool is used for heavy work in the mines open. It has a weight of 656 tons.

Liebherr Hydraulic Shovel. (Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/)

With a Cummins diesel engine C 180 E, 16 cylinder 50.3 liter capacity and is able to produce power at 3,000 hp at 1,800 rpm engine speed, while the power to dig the soil is 1,500 kN. Fuel tank capacity is 13,000 liters while the hydraulic tank capacity is 4,600 liters. The maximum hydraulic pressure is 350 bar. Volume up to 36 m3 bucket, or the equivalent of 60 tonnes of payload at all.

2. Caterpillar 797F

Caterpillar 797F trucks with the highest charge. This big truck look like a home, made by Caterpillar factory from the United States. Load capacity of the truck is one of the highest and largest in the world. This model was introduced in 2008 and entered full production in 2009.

Caterpillar 797F. (Picture from: http://millers-supplies.co.uk/)

The latest variant is much bigger and stronger than previous models Caterpillar 797F series and has a capacity of 400 tons carrying capacity, while the previous series, 797B of 380 tons.

3. Komatsu D575A Superdozer

The largest bulldozer ever built at this time. Komatsu D575A Superbuldozer made by Komatsu Japan Ltd is currently the largest bulldozer ever made. Used in coal mining strip mining ribbon in North America.

Komatsu D575A. (Picture from: http://komatsu.mobileteka.org/)

Bulldozer has a height 4.88 meters long and 11.72 m and a bulldozer making the largest and strongest in the world.

4. Mobile Launcher Platform

Each MLP weighs 3,730,000 kg unloaded and roughly 5,000,000 kg with an unfueled Shuttle aboard, measures 49 m by 41 m, and is 7.6 m high. It was carried by a crawler-transporter, which measures 40 m by 35 m, and is 6.1 m high. Each crawler weighs about 3,000,000 kg unloaded, has a maximum speed of about 1.6 km per hour loaded, and has a leveling system designed to keep the launch vehicle vertical while negotiating the 5 percent grade leading to the top of the launch pad. Two 2,750-horsepower (2,050 kW) diesel engines power each crawler.

Mobile Launcher Platform. (Picture from: http://galaxywire.net/)

Originally designated the "Mobile Launcher", the MLP was designed as part of NASA's strategy for vertical assembly and transport of space vehicles. Vertical assembly allows the preparation of the spacecraft in a ready-for-launch position, and avoids the additional step of lifting or craning a horizontally-assembled vehicle onto the launchpad (as the engineers of the Soviet space program chose to do).

The Mobile Launcher Platform was set atop six legs inside the massive Vehicle Assembly building. The Solid Rocket Boosters were mounted on top of the MLP. The External Tank was then lowered between the two boosters and attached to them. After that, the orbiter was lowered into position and attached to the External Tank. The Crawler-Transporter then carried the combined platform and vehicle to the launch site, and deposited them there together. Once the launch was completed, the crawler-transporter retrieved the empty MLP from the pad to be readied for its next use.

5. Volvo NH15 BP Tanker 

One of the longest truck in the world. Volvo NH15 BP Tanker Road Train is a trucking concept used in remote areas of Argentina, Australia, Mexico, the United States and Canada to move large loads efficiently.

In Australia this vehicle is often called road trains, while in the United States and Canada are often called "triples", "turnpike double" or "rocky mountain doubles".

Volvo NH15 BP Tanker. (Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/)

Manufactured by the company Volvo in 1998. Manufactured by the company Volvo in 1998.

6. Terex 33-19 Titan
One of the largest truckload and largest ever made. Terex 33-19 Titan is one of the largest truckload operating until 1998. When fully loaded truck can reach speeds of 29.8 mph. Designed and built by Terex Division of General Motors in 1973.

Terex 33-19 Titan. (Picture from: http://www.carfunblog.com/)

After 13 years of operation Terex Titan is now stored and displayed in Sparwood British Columbia Canada.

7. Marion 6360 "Captain"

Largest land vehicle ever made. With a total weight of 28 million pounds, the captain is the excavator with the greatest power in the world. This giant machine built by marion power shovel in 1965. capacity of the bucket (bucket) to lift or carry materials weighing 300 tons.

Marion 6360 "Captain". (Picture from: http://classicconstructionmodels.blogspot.com/)

"Captain" is one of the two largest land vehicles ever built, and after a long operation finally retired in 1992. *** [DIH | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 21092012 | FROM VARIOUS SOURCE]

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Windows Phone 8 From HTC

High Tech Company, Taiwanese mobile phone vendor with the trademark HTC, launched two new mobile phones based on Windows Phone operating system on September 19, 2012. Both of these phones are Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S.

Chief Executive Officer of HTC, Peter Chou, said his company has experienced makes phones based on Windows Phone. "We also sell most phones of this type," he said at the launch.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and HTC CEO Peter Chou took the stage on September 19, 2012 in New York to debut the slick HTC new devices. (Picture from: http://venturebeat.com/)

The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, who attended the launch, said, "Windows Phone 8 is the most personal experience that can be given a cell phone."

The phone has an icon boxes that can be changed in size. Body unibody phone is designed to blend and no bulge, which interfere with the grip during the call.

HTC Windows Phone 8X.

The surface of the glass comes from Gorilla Glass. Camera phones with a camera 8X contained on HTC One X, which is a flagship phone. The camera has a resolution of 2.1 megapixel front-quality 1,080 high-definition video.

For audio, use Beats Audio, which was a first for a mobile phone based on Windows Phone. Both phones will be available in stores in November and can serve the communication on the network in more than 150 telecommunications companies.

HTC Windows Phone 8S.

Both phones have a thickness of 10.3 millimeters, which makes phones based on Windows Phone thinnest at this time. The size is 120.5 x 63 millimeters, which makes it comfortable in the hand.

At first glance, this phone like the Nokia flagship phones based on Window Phone, the Lumia 920 and 820, which was launched two weeks ago. This makes Chris Weber, Head of Marketing Nokia, quips via chirp on Twitter.

"It takes more than just a color in common to be able to outperform the Lumia 920," said Weber. According to him, Nokia is a company at the forefront of innovation and sales of smart phones with features PureView, location and navigation, music, and charging wirelessly. *** [TECHRADAR | BUDI RIZA | KORAN TEMPO 4003]

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The Reason People are Unhappy at Work

Do not rush to blame the boss when you feel stressed and anxious in the office. A research conducted by Timothy Judge, a professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business at Indiana, USA, found that health problems, satisfaction, and high stress due to work pressure strongly influenced by genes.

Judge studied nearly 600 identical and fraternal twins, who both grew up in a family and grew apart. He discovered that grew up in the same neighborhood almost no effect on personality, stress, and health. In contrast, genes that apparently held four times more important than the environment.

He gave the example of two employees in the same business can report different levels of stress. But that does not mean that an employee work more stressful. "Our study shows that there are very strong hereditary factors on work stress and pressure that it generates," said Judge. "That means the influence of environmental conditions on the stress experienced by employees is far less than the individual's genetic code."

Research published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes showed that people who try to relieve the stress in your life Do not think of changing jobs to overcome the problem. Unless, they can receive their own tendency to stress. Judge says this does not mean workers should not be trying to avoid a stressful job.

"We also should not assume that we are a blank slate, so too optimistic about the effect of work environment on the level of stress," he said. "It has more to do with what is in us than what we encountered outside the workplace." *** [LIVESCIENCE | KORAN TEMPO 4000]

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Expensive Motorcycle With a Special Performance Ever in the World

Expensive motorcycle with a special performance ever produced a world-class manufacturer is the highest achievement or obsession ever imagined by man.

Price motorcycles with big engine capacity even beyond the price of the car with some luxury category. But this is negligible compared with the following motorcycles, which searched from various sources there are five expensive motorcycles in the category of special performance ever made in the world.

Here are the bike:

1. Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike (550,000 U.S. dollars)

Dodge Tomahawk introduced in 2003 by DaimlerChrysler. When introduced did not mention the price. However, the media estimates 250,000 U.S. dollars. Cost of production per unit of 200,000 U.S. dollars. But according to the Dodge official website allpar.com citing Reuters news agency said that Neiman Marcus buy 10 units of this bike with a unit price of U.S. $ 550,000 (Rp. 6 billion).

If you look at the engine, until now there is no bike that could beat it. Total 8.3 liter capacity of engine which consists of 10 cylinders with 90 degree V-configuration. This engine is taken from the Dodge Viper the Chyrsler's pride supercar in the early 1990s.

Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike. (Picture from: http://www.allpar.com/)

This motorcycle is also claimed to be able to reach speeds of 640 km/h with a total weight of 680 kg. Its uniqueness, this bike has 4-wheel with independent suspension. Both front and rear wheels mounted tandem so that the configuration is similar to the ATV. Acceleration 0-100 km/h in just 2.5 seconds.

2. Ecosse Titanium Series (250,000 U.S. dollars)

Ecosse Titanium motorcycle chassis is made of titanium as well as the two of its mufflers. Aside from the Grade 9 titanium pipes that have a ceramic finish. The entire body is made of carbon fiber coated with varnish. The design is considered innovative and is made in limited quantities.

Then the weight of this motor reaches 400 kg. The entire machine exterior with chrome plated that is very exclusive and shiny appearance.

This motor uses V2 engine with capacity of 2,150cc, equipped with a supercharger, intercooler and fuel injection system. And power output of 200 PS with torque of 29 kgm. Another exclusive feature are a padded, ergonomic and adjustable saddle, plus serial number engraved on handlebar clamps and plates.

Ecosse Titanium Series. (Picture from: http://www.weddingclan.com/)

The unique wheels of this motorcycle are made from carbon fiber coated with varnish. In addition luxury accessories, BRM watches designed in accordance with color and design of Ecosse Titanium.

3. Macchia Nera Concept Bike (200,000 U.S. dollars)

Macchia Nera Concept Bike uses Ducati 998RS engine, is the work of Italian designers and engineers who want to create motorcycle with very good technology, lightweight, and expensive. The goal is to make this bike as The Ultimate Track Bike.

The Testastretta engine fitted in the frame is made of lightweight metal, which is a mixture of titanium and aluminum.

Macchia Nera Concept Bike. (Picture from: http://ilducatista.wordpress.com/)

Look from side the Macchia Nera framework looks like ropes binding the machine. Designed as a minimalist naked bike, but in terms of aesthetics assessed awesome.

This bike was not mass-produced. However if anyone wants to have it be ordered with the requirement to provide money more than Rp. 2.35 billion.

4. MTT Gas Turbine Superbike (175,000 U.S. dollars)

MTT Gas Turbine Superbike is not only expensive but also faster. Used to act in the movie "Torque". The fastest record MTT Gas Turbine Superbike recorded in the Guinness World Book Record. Hence given the nickname "Most Powerful Motorcycle Ever to Enter Series Production".

Using Rolls Royce Allison 250 series turbine engine, which is capable of producing big power and 2-speed automatic transmission and a frame of aluminum. Weighing of bike just 227 kg. According to MTT the bike maker from Louisiana, if the engine is modified, the power of this motorcycle can reach 420 PS and torque of 69 kgm.

MTT Gas Turbine Superbike. (Pcture from: http://www.listsofworld.com/)

This bike was covered carbon fiber fairing. At the rear mounted camera, while the front is equipped with a laser radar eye. To start the engine, simply touch the smart button start.

5. Icon Sheene (160,000 U.S. dollars)

This bike was created by Andrew Morris in honor of legendary British Grand Prix motorcycle champion Barry Sheene, who died in 2003 at the age of 52. As such, only 52 of these 250 hp, turbocharged 1,400 cc motorcycles will be created, each emblazoned with a playing card hand-painted by the same artist who painted Sheene’s helmets, Mike Fairholme. Each of these bikes will be bespoke, tailored to fit the purchaser’s unique requirements.

Icon Sheene. (Picture from: http://www.mostintheworld.com/)

The engine is a hand-built, Garrett turbocharged Suzuki GSX1400 air-cooled lump (because it looks like an engine) with Carrillo rods, Wiseco pistons and other competition-spec internals. 250 hp with 133 lb/ft is claimed at the rear wheel, even in lowest (0.4 bar) boost mode. This is wrapped in an all-aluminum, purpose-built Spondon tubular frame complemented by an aluminum Fabrication Techniques swing-arm with Bitubo rear suspension and usd forks.

6. MV Agusta F4 CC (130,000 U.S. dollars)

MV Agusta F4 CC was designed by Claudio Castiglioni, Director of MV Agusta Varese Italy. His obsession is a spectacular motorcycle to meet the marketing strategy while making the version that is truly special and unique.

Using his name initials "CC". This motor is capable of driving at high speed up to 315 km/h. With 1,078cc of engine capacity and producing 198 PS of power.

MV Agusta F4 CC. (Pcture from: http://www.ecarsflow.com/)

Compared with the MotoGP racing bike, high prices of MV Agusta F4 CC because there are additional platinum plate placed over the center of the handlebars which shows the model number from 1 to 100. As a characteristic exclusive and owned by a few people. This motor is also rated as a masterpiece of the company. *** [DIH | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 14092012]
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Chitosan Keep Bananas Fresh

Preserve food safely, especially bananas can now be done by spraying chitosan aerogel derived from the shells of shellfish and crustaceans. With this spray, bananas can stay fresh for up to 12 days.

The chinese researchers, from Tianjin University of Science and Technology, presented their findings at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia.

Lead researcher Dr Xihong Li said, "We found that by spraying green bananas with a chitosan aerogel, we can keep bananas fresh for up to 12 days."

"We have developed a way to keep bananas green for a longer time and inhibit the rapid ripening that occurs. Such a coating could be used at home by consumers, in supermarkets or during shipment of bananas," he added.

Chitosan keeping fruits and vegetables stay fresh by killing the bacteria that make the decay occurs, this is the first study to prove that the substance could be used to slow down the process of ripening bananas. Bananas are usually removed while still green.

The process of maturation depends on a warm and humid conditions, similar to the natural maturation process. Bananas are beginning to mature on contact with ethene gas, chemicals product of banana. That's why bananas mature faster when stored in a sealed bag so that the gas accumulates.

Unfortunately for consumers, the team is still investigating how to make a commercially viable product, which means finding a replacement for an ingredient that happens to be unsuitable for general use. So for the moment, mushy bananas will continue to be a familiar sight in the world's kitchens. *** [MEDICAL DAILY | TELEGRAPH | SRI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 30082012]
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Why Killer Whales Through Menopause?

Menopause is a rare phenomenon in the animal world. But that does not mean there are no animals that had. Like humans, killer whales (Orcihus orca) females also lost the ability to reproduce at the end of their natural life.

This shows southern resident killer whales in the waters around the San Juan Islands, USA and British Columbia. Both male and female killer whales will remain with their mothers throughout their lives. Adult male killer whales are easily distinguishable from females by their considerably larger dorsal fins. (Picture from: http://www.livescience.com/)

Stopping the fertile marine mammals may be intended for an elderly parent totally to care for their children until adulthood rather than pregnant again. "Our analysis suggests that male killer whales depend on the parent. They had to fight hard enough to survive without the help of their mother," said Dan Franks, researchers from the University of York, England on September 11, 2012.

A killer whale and her calf. (Picture
from: http://www.businessinsider.com/)

An important role of parents in caring for adult children up to explain why the killer whales have developed the post-reproductive longest in the animal kingdom. Individual female killer whales typically stop reproducing at the age of 40 years. Though they can live to be about 90 years old.

In a study published in the journal Science, Franks said the presence of the parent who experienced menopause males actually increase an individual's ability to survive. "But we did not find the same effect on female individuals," he said.

They also found that the mother's death impact the male killer whale. "Children under 30 years old females it is not affected by the death of their mother," kata'Franks. He speculated that the mother of killer whales are more focused on the survival of male children to ensure the maximum growth, so that in time it will deploy calf genes passed on.

"Killer whale is an incredible animal. Their social group really unusual. Mains and their male children are lifelong friends," said Emma Foster, a researcher from the University of Exeter. Foster research shows that killer whales have developed the longest menopause than in non-human species, so as to offer the certainty of survival for the older offspring. *** [LIVESCIENCE | MAHARDIKA SATRIA HADI | KORAN TEMPO 3999]

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The First Planet in the Star Cluster

The new planets discovered around a star the size of our sun by astronomers from NASA. The difference is, the star is one of the few stars who gathered close together in a cluster, not a single star like the sun.

The first finding proves that the planet can appear in a dense star. Although the new planet is uninhabitable, star studded sky is a lot more than what we see from Earth.

The two planets discovered by NASA astronomers like Jupiter, the giant gas balls boiling heat because its orbit very close to their parent stars. The two "hot Jupiter" that surround the different star in Beehive Cluster, also known as Praesepe, a collection of 1000 stars that seemed crammed around the core.

Astronomers have discovered two gas giant planets orbiting stars in the Beehive cluster, a collection of about 1,000 tightly packed stars. (Picture from: http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/)

Beehive Cluster is an open cluster, or group of stars born at the same time and emerge from a giant cloud of the same material, so that the stars that have a similar chemical composition.

Unlike the majority of star-forming-spread shortly after the young stars are still close to each other due to mutual gravitational attraction.

"We detect more planets that can thrive in extreme environments and diverse as this cluster," said Mario R. Perez, NASA's astrophysics scientist in the origins of solar system program. "Our galaxy has more than 1,000 open clusters like this, which could potentially have a physical condition that can be berths giant planets."

This image of the Beehive star cluster points out the location of its first known planets, Pr0201b and Pr0211b, or, as astronomers call them, the first ‘b’s’ in the Beehive. (Picture from: http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/)

The report, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on last week's mention that the two planets in the Beehive cluster named Pr0201b and Pr0211b, according to standard naming conventions planet. "They are the planet 'b' first Beehive," said Sam Quinn, an astronomer at Georgia State University in Atlanta, the principal investigator in this study. *** [SCIENCEDAILY | NASA | KORAN TEMPO 3999]
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