Ableton has introduced Ableton Live 6 LE, a new product aimed at beginner and hobbyist musicians.Part 1 of a special five-part series.
Jonny Evans, Macworld
Ableton has introduced Ableton Live 6 LE, a new product aimed at beginner and hobbyists musicians.
Live 6 LE is an easy-to-use, professional-grade music-making solution built on the same fundamental concepts as Live 6, the music production and performance solution.
The new version offers most of the professional product's features and introduces simple-to-use tools to help musicians develop their ideas. It's also equipped to handle the demands of digital DJ-ing, remixing and production.
Live 6 LE ships with a range of sampled instruments, including collections from Sonivox and Puremagnetik along with a series of tutorial resources to help neophytes get started on the music creation path.
The application offers two software instruments, support for VST and AU effects and also allows for the real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files for DJing and instant remixing of music.
Additional features include: studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz; 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks per project; over 20 built-in audio effects, including delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors and EQs; and multicore and multiprocessor support.
Unlike the professional version, Live 6 LE is limited to 12 simultaneous built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments per project.
Live 6 LE costs ,169 (US$340), or a download version is available directly from the company for ,149.
source:pcworld.com
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Apple's Laptop Market Share Climbs
Its notebook sales, now 17.6 percent of the market, pushed Apple to number three in the list of PC makers.
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld 
While Apple may be focusing a lot of its attention on the iPhone lately, consumers are clearly still interested in the company's computer offerings. Data from one market research firm shows Apple's notebook business broke 17 percent while another research firm said Apple has moved into third place among computer makers.
According to NPD, Apple's retail notebook market share for June 2007 was 17.6 percent, a 2.2 percent increase over the same period last year when Apple posted a 15.4 percent market share.
As good as the notebooks are doing, Apple's overall standing among computer makers is up too.
According to data from research firm IDC, Apple's continued rise in computer sales puts it in third place overall among all computer makers. This is the first time since 1996 that Apple finds itself this high on the list of top selling manufacturers.
Dell took the top spot with HP coming in second place of total unit sales. With Apple taking the number three spot, Gateway and Acer round out the top five.
The good news continues for Apple - with increased notebook sales pushing it forward, the company now has an overall market share of 5.9 percent, up 1.1 percent from the 4.8 percent it posted this time last year.
In its most recent financial quarter Apple sold 1.76 million Macs, a 33-percent rise over what it shipped in the third quarter of 2006 and 2.5 times the industry-wide growth rate published by market-research firm IDC.
Mac sales for the quarter marked a record for the company, topping the previous quarterly high of 1.61 million Macs shipped during the fourth quarter of 2006.
While there was a rise in desktop sales for the quarter - 634,000 units compared to 529,000 for the same period in 2006 - laptop unit sales skyrocketed 42 percent to 1.13 million portables. All told, 64 percent of the Macs sold during the quarter were laptops
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Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
While Apple may be focusing a lot of its attention on the iPhone lately, consumers are clearly still interested in the company's computer offerings. Data from one market research firm shows Apple's notebook business broke 17 percent while another research firm said Apple has moved into third place among computer makers.According to NPD, Apple's retail notebook market share for June 2007 was 17.6 percent, a 2.2 percent increase over the same period last year when Apple posted a 15.4 percent market share.
As good as the notebooks are doing, Apple's overall standing among computer makers is up too.
According to data from research firm IDC, Apple's continued rise in computer sales puts it in third place overall among all computer makers. This is the first time since 1996 that Apple finds itself this high on the list of top selling manufacturers.
Dell took the top spot with HP coming in second place of total unit sales. With Apple taking the number three spot, Gateway and Acer round out the top five.
The good news continues for Apple - with increased notebook sales pushing it forward, the company now has an overall market share of 5.9 percent, up 1.1 percent from the 4.8 percent it posted this time last year.
In its most recent financial quarter Apple sold 1.76 million Macs, a 33-percent rise over what it shipped in the third quarter of 2006 and 2.5 times the industry-wide growth rate published by market-research firm IDC.
Mac sales for the quarter marked a record for the company, topping the previous quarterly high of 1.61 million Macs shipped during the fourth quarter of 2006.
While there was a rise in desktop sales for the quarter - 634,000 units compared to 529,000 for the same period in 2006 - laptop unit sales skyrocketed 42 percent to 1.13 million portables. All told, 64 percent of the Macs sold during the quarter were laptops
source:pcworld.com
Adobe's Moviestar Brings HD Support to Flash
Adobe Systems announced a beta version of its web-pervasive Flash Player, code-named 'Moviestar,' that can display HD video content using the open-source H.264 standard. The H.264 codec is part of the MPEG-4 video standard, and it's implemented in both the Blu-ray and HD DVD high-def formats. The company also announced support for High Efficiency AAC audio and hardware-accelerated, multicore video playback. The beta will be available today at labs.adobe.com.
Adobe sees this enhancement to Flash as complementing its Premiere and After Effects content creation tools, as well as its upcoming AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) platform for deploying rich web applications. Another piece of the puzzle will be Adobe Media Player, which is sort of a desktop installed-software version of the browser-based Flash Player. The media player will give content creators their beloved DRM and the ability to display ads along with the video, along with TiVo-like functions for the viewer.
Adobe engineer Tinic Uro's blog wanders deep into the technical details of the update, which includes several more technology implementations than just the H.264 support, like ISO 14496-12 (read the blog if you really want to know).
SOURCE:pcmag.com
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Adobe sees this enhancement to Flash as complementing its Premiere and After Effects content creation tools, as well as its upcoming AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) platform for deploying rich web applications. Another piece of the puzzle will be Adobe Media Player, which is sort of a desktop installed-software version of the browser-based Flash Player. The media player will give content creators their beloved DRM and the ability to display ads along with the video, along with TiVo-like functions for the viewer.
Adobe engineer Tinic Uro's blog wanders deep into the technical details of the update, which includes several more technology implementations than just the H.264 support, like ISO 14496-12 (read the blog if you really want to know).
SOURCE:pcmag.com
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Samsung Launches Tiny 160GB Hard Drive
Samsung has introduced a 1.8-inch hard drive that holds 160GB, designed for gadgets such as MP3 players.
Jonny Evans, Macworld
Samsung has introduced a 160GB-capacity 1.8in hard drive that could be used in portable devices, including iPods.
Samsung's new Spinpoint N2 160GB drive runs at 4,200rpm. 160GB is sufficient for 40,000 MP3 files or 100 HD quality movies.
The company expects the new drives to see use in the video camcorder, MP3 and PMP markets. Apple already deploys 1.8-inch drives inside its existing iPods.
"The 1.8-inch HDD market will grow at a tremendous pace with annual sales expected to increase up to 65 per cent by 2010 as consumers demand smaller, more compact technology devices," said Andrew Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing.
The company promised it will continue to develop breakthrough storage technology for the evolving, feature-rich demands of the mobile consumer and entertainment markets.
There are also rumors that Apple plans to move to flash drives in all its iPods.
SOURCE:PCWORLD.COM
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Jonny Evans, Macworld
Samsung has introduced a 160GB-capacity 1.8in hard drive that could be used in portable devices, including iPods.
Samsung's new Spinpoint N2 160GB drive runs at 4,200rpm. 160GB is sufficient for 40,000 MP3 files or 100 HD quality movies.
The company expects the new drives to see use in the video camcorder, MP3 and PMP markets. Apple already deploys 1.8-inch drives inside its existing iPods.
"The 1.8-inch HDD market will grow at a tremendous pace with annual sales expected to increase up to 65 per cent by 2010 as consumers demand smaller, more compact technology devices," said Andrew Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing.
The company promised it will continue to develop breakthrough storage technology for the evolving, feature-rich demands of the mobile consumer and entertainment markets.
There are also rumors that Apple plans to move to flash drives in all its iPods.
SOURCE:PCWORLD.COM
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Compaq Gets Sleeker With New Brand Identity
Hewlett-Packard India - the country’s leading PC brand - further strengthened its largest selling portfolio of consumer PCs with the launch of its new range of Compaq Presario desktops and notebooks featuring a new brand identity. The new range of Compaq Presario SG3053IL & SG3043IL desktops and Compaq Presario V6425TU & V6406TU notebooks come in a sleekier finish and a bold style statement.
VERSATILE, FASHIONABLE AND PERSONAL
The new range of Compaq notebooks - Compaq Presario V6425TU & V6406TU are designed for users who want fast mobile performance. An affordable, powerful PC with everything one expects in a portable, the V6000 series combines ease of use and style with its 15.4-inch widescreen display with BrightView technology, roomy keyboard and four way scroll zone.
Loaded with 8X SuperMulti Double Layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer, integrated Altec Lansing speakers, the V6000 series ensures you have the right mix of productivity and entertainment at a great value. The Compaq Presario V6000 series is priced between Rs 25,990 – Rs 45,990.
IT’S SLEEK, IT’S CONVENIENT, IT’S YOUR WORLD
The stunningly new design and enhanced ergonomic features of Compaq Presario SG3053IL & SG3043IL desktops can only leave you mesmerized, with its modern sliver finish and intuitive Easy Access Design, makes computing simpler and natural with several user-friendly innovations.
With the strategically placed power button on top of the PC, users can now stay away from the inconvenience of bending low to switch on the CPU that is mostly stacked under the PC table. The new keyboards are slim, built with easy to use low profile keys, hot keys for easy and instant access to the most common functions.
Enjoy movies without any shrinkage of the picture on frame, work conveniently on documents and files with Compaq branded widescreen LCD monitors.
Carry your pictures, music, videos and work files wherever you go with 2.5” HP Pocket Media Drive, available in 80GB and 120 GB. The new Presario desktop range is priced between Rs 15,990 – Rs 28,990.
Futuristic and Fashionable
“The new Compaq brand identity is futuristic, making it stylish and contemporary – in sync with HP’s philosophy of innovation with elegance. The new logo is a C and Q combined, and also resembles a thought bubble – which will be integrated into future marketing materials as a means to capture the possibilities, technology enables and inspires for consumers,” said Rajiev Grover, Director-Consumer Products, Hewlett-Packard India.
“The CQ thought-bubble will add new dimensions to the ‘Kal Tumhara Hai’ campaign championed by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, bringing the empowerment proposition at the forefront for Compaq,” Mr. Grover added.
The Compaq ‘Kal Tumhara Hai’ campaign is an integrated campaign, targeted to educate consumers to look at the PC as an empowerment tool that helps the individual to achieve better. HP’s vision is to make PC, the third consumer durable in the home and educate consumers on the empowerment proposition of PCs. This campaign will continue to be supported with a 360-degree approach, including traditional, web and viral marketing elements.
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VERSATILE, FASHIONABLE AND PERSONALThe new range of Compaq notebooks - Compaq Presario V6425TU & V6406TU are designed for users who want fast mobile performance. An affordable, powerful PC with everything one expects in a portable, the V6000 series combines ease of use and style with its 15.4-inch widescreen display with BrightView technology, roomy keyboard and four way scroll zone.
Loaded with 8X SuperMulti Double Layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer, integrated Altec Lansing speakers, the V6000 series ensures you have the right mix of productivity and entertainment at a great value. The Compaq Presario V6000 series is priced between Rs 25,990 – Rs 45,990.
IT’S SLEEK, IT’S CONVENIENT, IT’S YOUR WORLDThe stunningly new design and enhanced ergonomic features of Compaq Presario SG3053IL & SG3043IL desktops can only leave you mesmerized, with its modern sliver finish and intuitive Easy Access Design, makes computing simpler and natural with several user-friendly innovations.
With the strategically placed power button on top of the PC, users can now stay away from the inconvenience of bending low to switch on the CPU that is mostly stacked under the PC table. The new keyboards are slim, built with easy to use low profile keys, hot keys for easy and instant access to the most common functions.
Enjoy movies without any shrinkage of the picture on frame, work conveniently on documents and files with Compaq branded widescreen LCD monitors.
Carry your pictures, music, videos and work files wherever you go with 2.5” HP Pocket Media Drive, available in 80GB and 120 GB. The new Presario desktop range is priced between Rs 15,990 – Rs 28,990.
Futuristic and Fashionable“The new Compaq brand identity is futuristic, making it stylish and contemporary – in sync with HP’s philosophy of innovation with elegance. The new logo is a C and Q combined, and also resembles a thought bubble – which will be integrated into future marketing materials as a means to capture the possibilities, technology enables and inspires for consumers,” said Rajiev Grover, Director-Consumer Products, Hewlett-Packard India.
“The CQ thought-bubble will add new dimensions to the ‘Kal Tumhara Hai’ campaign championed by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, bringing the empowerment proposition at the forefront for Compaq,” Mr. Grover added.
The Compaq ‘Kal Tumhara Hai’ campaign is an integrated campaign, targeted to educate consumers to look at the PC as an empowerment tool that helps the individual to achieve better. HP’s vision is to make PC, the third consumer durable in the home and educate consumers on the empowerment proposition of PCs. This campaign will continue to be supported with a 360-degree approach, including traditional, web and viral marketing elements.
Hewlett-Packard India unveils new range of Business Notebooks
INDIA – Hewlett-Packard India, the leader in potables space, further strengthened its notebook portfolio by introducing its latest range of business notebooks in the country. HP introduced four powerful feature packages in its business notebooks – standard (s), business (b), professional (p) and workstation (w) – so customers can easily identify the feature set that best aligns with their particular needs. Each of these notebooks offer personalized features that will appeal to business users across the country.
The new nomenclature for notebooks from HP is just another step in the on-going endeavor to simply technology for customers. Going beyond the model numbers these simple alphabets will help the customers to choose the right notebook for their business needs. The s, b, p and w are a part of the new model numbers in each notebook. HP brings value, uncompromised quality and features even in its entry level notebooks.
“At HP, we believe in understanding deeply the customer needs and thus developing products and solutions to suit their requirements. Hence, backed with a strong research and development team, HP is able to deliver the right mix of mobility, security and productivity to a wide range of business users” says P. Raghuraman, Country Manager – Business Notebooks, Personal Systems Group, HP India. He further added “Three basic principles - Ease of use, security and reliability are at the heart of every HP Business Notebook PC.”
Today HP offers a wide range of notebooks with solutions that suit your business need on the move without any compromises on security and performance. To simplify product selection for business customers, HP business notebook model numbers are now based around three product groupings -- Ultra-Light (2000), Balanced Mobility (6000) and High Performance (8000).
HP’s professional (p) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 2710p Notebook PC :– Starting at only 1.65 kg, this sleek, ultra-thin convertible tablet sports an innovative design. With a twist of the screen, it transforms from an ultra-light notebook PC into pen-based tablet. HP NightLight on the keyboard to improve visibility in low light and integrated business card reader software.
· HP Compaq 2510p Notebook PC :– HP’s smallest and lightest business notebook starts at only 1.3kg with an integrated optical drive. Dual-pointing devices, both a touchpad with scroll zone and point stick, offer users greater flexibility. As with the tablet, the Illumi-Lite display improves battery life by up to 90 minutes over a notebook with traditional backlighting.
· HP Compaq 6910p Notebook PC: – With industry-leading battery life of up to five hours and 45 minutes and a starting weight of only 2.0 kg, this notebook is designed for on-the-move productivity.
HP’s business (b) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 2200 series Notebook PC :– Delivering ultimate mobility combined with performance & value, this notebook boasts a sleek 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen display with a built in DVD Writer & all in just 1.7Kgs.
· HP Compaq 6500 series Notebook PC :– Delivering greater mobility, this notebook boasts a low profile 14.1-inch diagonal widescreen display that offers 30 percent more viewing content than the standard 15-inch diagonal XGA display.
· HP Compaq 6700 series Notebook PC :– These notebooks offer large displays, value and extensive connectivity. They feature a widescreen 15.4 inch diagonal widescreen display with a choice of anti-glare or HP BrightView display options
HP’s professional (p) and workstation (w) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 8710 series:– HP’s most powerful business notebook PC and mobile workstation offer the highest-end, independent software vendor–certified NVIDIA 3D graphics, a high-resolution 17-inch diagonal widescreen display and a full-size keyboard with numeric pad. The mobile workstation offers HP Performance Tuning Framework, a free, easy-to-use tool that guides workstation setup and custom configures workstations to better match users’ requirements.
· HP Compaq 8510 series :– This notebook PC and mobile workstation offer a choice of intense graphics from ATI and NVIDIA in a 2.77 kg highly mobile design. Users can also develop, record, re-write and playback high-definition video, as well as store up to 50 GB of data, with optional Blu-ray DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL Drive with any of the new high-performance notebook PCs and mobile workstations.
HP InnoPro
All HP business notebooks feature HP InnoPro - a suite of hardware features and software solutions that are designed to enhance security, improve ease of use and help ensure reliability. These innovations help mitigate risk, increase productivity, and improve the mobile computing experience so that users can focus on their business.
HP’s business notebook lineup is one of the first to offer Intel® Centrino® Pro Mobile technology, which offers built-in remote manageability and proactive security. The notebooks include HP ProtectTools security solution, a family of business PC security features such as Embedded Security, Smart Card Security, Credential Manager, Security Manager, and BIOS Configuration security enhancements. These solutions allow users to experience performance and mobility while protecting the notebook, safeguarding both data and network connections from unauthorized access. HP integrates features such as HP DuraKeys, which are up to 50 times more resistant to visible wear than competitor keyboards without it. The notebooks sport ease-of-use features such as HP QuickLook, which with a touch of a button allows users to browse email, calendars and contact information in as little as ten seconds.
Pricing and Availability
The price range of the new range of HP’s business notebooks are from Rs 24,990 to Rs 1,49,990 (plus taxes) and is available across the country. Additional information on the notebooks are available at www.hp.com/in or on HP’s free to call number 1-600-425-7737 between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.
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The new nomenclature for notebooks from HP is just another step in the on-going endeavor to simply technology for customers. Going beyond the model numbers these simple alphabets will help the customers to choose the right notebook for their business needs. The s, b, p and w are a part of the new model numbers in each notebook. HP brings value, uncompromised quality and features even in its entry level notebooks.
“At HP, we believe in understanding deeply the customer needs and thus developing products and solutions to suit their requirements. Hence, backed with a strong research and development team, HP is able to deliver the right mix of mobility, security and productivity to a wide range of business users” says P. Raghuraman, Country Manager – Business Notebooks, Personal Systems Group, HP India. He further added “Three basic principles - Ease of use, security and reliability are at the heart of every HP Business Notebook PC.”
Today HP offers a wide range of notebooks with solutions that suit your business need on the move without any compromises on security and performance. To simplify product selection for business customers, HP business notebook model numbers are now based around three product groupings -- Ultra-Light (2000), Balanced Mobility (6000) and High Performance (8000).
HP’s professional (p) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 2710p Notebook PC :– Starting at only 1.65 kg, this sleek, ultra-thin convertible tablet sports an innovative design. With a twist of the screen, it transforms from an ultra-light notebook PC into pen-based tablet. HP NightLight on the keyboard to improve visibility in low light and integrated business card reader software.
· HP Compaq 2510p Notebook PC :– HP’s smallest and lightest business notebook starts at only 1.3kg with an integrated optical drive. Dual-pointing devices, both a touchpad with scroll zone and point stick, offer users greater flexibility. As with the tablet, the Illumi-Lite display improves battery life by up to 90 minutes over a notebook with traditional backlighting.
· HP Compaq 6910p Notebook PC: – With industry-leading battery life of up to five hours and 45 minutes and a starting weight of only 2.0 kg, this notebook is designed for on-the-move productivity.
HP’s business (b) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 2200 series Notebook PC :– Delivering ultimate mobility combined with performance & value, this notebook boasts a sleek 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen display with a built in DVD Writer & all in just 1.7Kgs.
· HP Compaq 6500 series Notebook PC :– Delivering greater mobility, this notebook boasts a low profile 14.1-inch diagonal widescreen display that offers 30 percent more viewing content than the standard 15-inch diagonal XGA display.
· HP Compaq 6700 series Notebook PC :– These notebooks offer large displays, value and extensive connectivity. They feature a widescreen 15.4 inch diagonal widescreen display with a choice of anti-glare or HP BrightView display options
HP’s professional (p) and workstation (w) range of notebooks:
· HP Compaq 8710 series:– HP’s most powerful business notebook PC and mobile workstation offer the highest-end, independent software vendor–certified NVIDIA 3D graphics, a high-resolution 17-inch diagonal widescreen display and a full-size keyboard with numeric pad. The mobile workstation offers HP Performance Tuning Framework, a free, easy-to-use tool that guides workstation setup and custom configures workstations to better match users’ requirements.
· HP Compaq 8510 series :– This notebook PC and mobile workstation offer a choice of intense graphics from ATI and NVIDIA in a 2.77 kg highly mobile design. Users can also develop, record, re-write and playback high-definition video, as well as store up to 50 GB of data, with optional Blu-ray DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL Drive with any of the new high-performance notebook PCs and mobile workstations.
HP InnoPro
All HP business notebooks feature HP InnoPro - a suite of hardware features and software solutions that are designed to enhance security, improve ease of use and help ensure reliability. These innovations help mitigate risk, increase productivity, and improve the mobile computing experience so that users can focus on their business.
HP’s business notebook lineup is one of the first to offer Intel® Centrino® Pro Mobile technology, which offers built-in remote manageability and proactive security. The notebooks include HP ProtectTools security solution, a family of business PC security features such as Embedded Security, Smart Card Security, Credential Manager, Security Manager, and BIOS Configuration security enhancements. These solutions allow users to experience performance and mobility while protecting the notebook, safeguarding both data and network connections from unauthorized access. HP integrates features such as HP DuraKeys, which are up to 50 times more resistant to visible wear than competitor keyboards without it. The notebooks sport ease-of-use features such as HP QuickLook, which with a touch of a button allows users to browse email, calendars and contact information in as little as ten seconds.
Pricing and Availability
The price range of the new range of HP’s business notebooks are from Rs 24,990 to Rs 1,49,990 (plus taxes) and is available across the country. Additional information on the notebooks are available at www.hp.com/in or on HP’s free to call number 1-600-425-7737 between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.
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