Microsoft launches beta versions of Office 2010
Microsoft has launched its beta version of free Office 2010 suit recently. The specialty of this version is that it includes Ad supports. The office starter will include on-screen advertisements that will be appeared in a limited space in the lower-right-hand of the applications’ windows. Although the beta version is free, it will deliver some paid version for “streaming technology”Office starter will include word processor and spreadsheet, Word and Excel, with limited functionality. The company will introduce some more price-varied versions for the students and businesses. However, the price of the office suit is not fixed yet. So, let’s get prepared to pay for ads while using Office suit.
Google OS replaces the need of hard drive!
Google has revealed more details about its Chrome OS that would be a lightweight, browser based operating system for Notebooks. The first Chrome OS notebooks will be available in late 2010, but it will be an extraordinary. The company promises a high speed in boot time, 7 seconds, more or less. “The users will get their notebooks very fast, as fast as a television” – expressed by vice president of Google.
Google OS notebooks will not have traditional hard disk drives because they will rely on flash memory and Internet based storage for saving data. Even all the applications will be web based, that means the users won’t have to store data or install applications in the hard disk drives. It will eliminate the necessity of using anti-virus also. Everything will stay on cloud, so nothing to be worried about the PC.
Mummies reveal heart disease of the Egyptians
Heart diseases plagued ancient Egyptians- ancient mummy reveals this fact after thousands of years. The scientists have examined about 22 mummified bodies and found that 16 of them had heart or arteries problems. Nine had evidence of blockage from atherosclerosis. “This disease has been around since before the time of Moses,” said Randall Thompson, one of the specialists.
Some of the preserved mummified bodies that received full-body computed tomography scans reveals the fact. It was first noticed by some scientists while visiting the museum that Merenptah, one of the pharaohs who ruled around 1200 B.C. had suffered from atherosclerosis and this encouraged them to further investigate.