AMD AND REDHAT have just done the so called impossible, and demonstrated VM live migration across CPU architectures. Not only that, they have demonstrated it across CPU vendors, potentially commoditising server processors.

The concept is simple, click a button, and your VM moves from one machine to the next. The execution for similar architectures has been done for ages, AMD can do it from E-Step Opterons to a promise of Magny Cours. Intel is a little more restrictive, but they can do it between iCore iNumber iNumberals as iwell.

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A Star is a cool new small car from the stables of Maruti. I packs both power and efficiency. It has been reported that it provides a mileage of 19+ kmpl (ARAI). It run on a 998 cc new KB series engine.

Lets have a look at it specification.

Specification:

• Engine: KB Series MPFI (multi point fuel injection) Engine
• Cylinders: 3
• Valves: 12
• Capacity: 998 cc
• Bore x Stroke: 73.0 x 79.5
• Compression ratio: 10:1
• Max. Power: 67 PS @ 6200 RPM
• Max Torque: 90 Nm @ 3500 RPM
• Trasmission: 5 Speed Manual
• Steering: Rack & Pinion, Power assisted
• Front Brakes: Ventilated Discs
• Rear Brakes: Drum
• Front Suspension: MacPherson strut & coil spring
• Rear Suspension: Isolated trailing link & coil spring
• Shock absorbers: Gas filled
• Tyre (tubeless): 155/80R13
• Kerb Weight: 860 - 880 kg
• Gross Weight: 1320 kg
• Seating Capacity: 5 person
• Fuel Tank Capacity: 35 lts
• Length: 3500 mm
• Width: 1600 mm
• Height: 1490
• Wheelbase: 2360
• Front Track width: 1405
• Rear Track width: 1400
• Minimum Turning radius: 4.5 m
• Minimum ground clearance: 170 mm

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After making R15, India’s only super sport 150cc bike Yamaha has not slept or become complacent with their achievement.

They has released FZ16: A TORQUE GOD as they say. You should see the performance numbers to know for yourself what we mean by torque god. It makes 14Nm @ 6000 RPM of Torque which is second best in 150cc segment only bested by R15.

To give you a perpective it is almost 1Nm more than Apache RTR FI. That’s not the end you get a peak power of 14PS @ 7000 RPM.  Though Apache RTR has 15.2 PS of peak performance, It is achieved at  8500 RPM which is 1500 RPM more than YZ16. 

So, in city riding FZ16 will be breeze to ride. 

Lets come back to FZ16 specification and features.

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Stanford artificial intelligence researchers have developed software that makes it easy to reach inside an existing video and place a photo on the wall so realistically that it looks like it was there from the beginning. The photo is not pasted on top of the existing video, but embedded in it It works for videos as well - you can play a video on a wall inside your video. The technology can cheaply do some of the tricks normally performed by expensive commercial editing systems.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 review is out. 

 
The first 12-inch mini-notebook packs a spacious screen and keyboard in a very slim design, and it offers very good battery life, but the Mini 12’s performance could be better.

Pros:

• Glossy 12.1-inch screen
• Slim design
• Excellent battery life with six-cell battery
• Nearly full-size keyboard

Western Digital has announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD(R) Caviar(R) Green(TM) desktop hard drives, which feature the company’s GreenPower(TM) technology to significantly reduce power consumption, compared with standard hard drives. The new
platform is based on WD’s 333 GB/platter technology with 32 MB cache, producing capacities ranging from 500 GB to 1 TB.

Cool, Quiet Hard Drives

IntelliPower:

A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. Additionally, GreenPower drives consume less current during startup allowing lower peak loads on systems as they are booted.

IntelliSeek:

Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration.

NoTouch ramp load technology:

Designed to ensure the recording head never touches the disk media resulting in significantly less wear to the recording head and media, as well as better drive protection in transit.

MSRP for the WD Caviar Green 1 TB hard drives(model WD10EADS) is $219.00 USD

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