Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Now a laptop with two screens!

Acer, the pioneer among netbooks have now come up with a tablet computer with dual screens.

Asus showcased a similar dual screen laptop earlier, but Acer is first to bring a dual-screen tablet that is also touch sensitive.

The laptop has two 14-inch displays; one of them replace the traditional keyboard. With it having touch functionality, the second screen can double up as a virtual keyboard too.

What with this tablet, we can juggle more activities at the same time! Check mails on one and chat on Skype on the other.

It would come with built-in Microsoft Windows 7 OS, and Microsoft would attempt to offer a brand new tablet experience.

It goes on sale in the UK on Jan 8, will cost £1,499. The device uses Intel Core i5 processors, and a minimum of 4GB memory and up to 750GB hard drive.

Will the next Macbook come with dual touchscreens?

Thursday, May 6, 2010

when journalists become marketers

Few weeks back when I decided to go freelance, I first tried to find out why and how I should build myself a profile online (after noticing a lot of listed freelancers doing that). But, before that – what actually made me want to go freelance? I was clueless how to handle the lean job market in London and I never knew how to tackle refusal, having had a smooth career in the past (with two years of journalistic experience with The Hindu group and before that, eight months of journalistic training at Sify’s online news portal). Why did I not get an interview call? Why did I not get a response? Why have I been turned down? The number of ‘why’ clouds started increasing by the day. That’s when I decided I should probably create an online web page for myself which will market me to the employer. And, here – expert journalists are now saying blogging is the door to the world of journalism. You first exhibit your talents as a citizen journalist and then enter mainstream media is what they say!