Intel's thunderbolt technology

In february 2011 intel announced its thunderbolt technology. With this technology data can be transferred at the rate of 10Gbps, using a simple cable connecting 2 laptops. Macbook pro was the first one to use it. Lenovo has now come-up with this technology abd is making this technology available to its customers on its laptops. 
Thunderbolt is a new high-speed technology, that can transfer a full length HD movie in less than 30 seconds.

Intel developed this technology with a vision to increase the media transfer rate between devices and give a better user experience. The technology combines high-speed data transfer and HD Video connection using a single cable. Intel delivers this technology using two communication protocols

• .     PCI Express
• .     Display Port

Data transfer is controlled by the PCI express while Display port is for displays. The technology is compatible with the existing displays and adapters and uses a common connector .

Lenovo's new hybrid X1 : the original thinkpad X1 reimagined

Lenovo has recently announced the upcoming new thinkpad series laptops.  This one comes really with a crazy twist. Based on the tough and reliable thinkpad X1 series, this one is the reimagined hybrid version of the thinkpad X1.

The 'do' machine is being built to give better gaming performance and visual performance with 4 times the graphics performance, better battery back-up with twice the previous battery life and faster speed with twice the CPU performance.

More about Lenovo's new hybrid X1

Softwares to surf through the web anonymously

In this post, betechupdated.blogspot.com brings to you 2 cool softwares that secure your anonymity while you surf online. You can even surf through blocked websites using these VPN tools as proxy softwares. Both of these softwares are available for free. Although you can even buy the premium version of one of these softwares, but if you wanna give it a try , it comes with a free version with some limitations.

These two softwares that do not disclose your anonimity on the net are :

1. Hotspot shield and
2. Tor Browser

1. Hotspot shield

Features :

• Makes sites HTTPS safe.You can bank or shop online safely.
• Secures your browsing through the internet.
• Hides your IP. 
• Masks your identity. This prevents identity theft online.
• Access any site, with full protection from snoofers et all.
• 5 GB usage per month,
  
  Extra features available in the premium software are :
• Ad free Browsing.
• Dedicated support from their team to its users.
• E-mail and live chat available.
• Faster Browsing.
• Unlimited Bandwidth.

Hotspot shield can run on the following OS:

Windows : 7 , xp, vista, 2000

Mac : Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion OS.

Download hotspot shield.

2. Tor Browser

Features:

Tor also does the same thing as Hotspot shield does. It has nearly the same features that Hotspot shield shield has and the better part of it is that both do not require any external application to be downloaded, i.e., they work on any browser.

• Hides your identity.
• Lets you surf anonymously.
• Free of cost.
• Slower as compared to hotspot shield.

Tor is available for the following OS:

Windows

Mac

Linux

Download Tor