The Opera Mini browser has now become the one of the most advanced and wanted web browsers for mobile users. The demand for this browser is growing at a fast pace. Over 20 million users are now using Opera Mini to surf the web while on the move. Moreover, the data transfer rate has been increased by 18 percent, according to the company’s latest State of the Mobile Web report. Mobile users adore Opera Mini a lot and find it an excellent tool for not only surfing the web but also for downloading loads of content at great speeds.

The reason why Opera Mini is so popular is that it is very light on phone’s resources and perhaps offers the fastest web browsing and data transfer experience on a cellular device. This Java based browser works smoothly even on the low-end handsets. This is because it eases the hardware and connectivity needs of the mobile phone by rendering web pages on the Opera server first and then sending the information to the device. The company takes pride in announcing that in January 2009 the mobile users accessed more than 1 Petabyte of data on the Opera’s dedicated server.

The top five users of Opera Mini are Russia, Indonesia, Ukraine, China, and India. In many countries, the Opera Mini browser comes preinstalled on mobiles lke the Sony-Ericsson K530i. The browser is further looking forward to expanding its mobile browser market share, especially in other countries, by enhancing its offerings and browser’s features.

LG Electronics has come up with a new modem chip for smartphones which will boost the data upload as well as download rate via mobile web surfing. The new chip is based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, which is in fact the main contender for the next generation mobile broadband.

The LTE technology is still being established and theoretically it is supposed to deliver an incredible 100 Mbps download speed. The chip that is designed by LG offers a download speed of 60 Mbps and can upload the data at a rate of 20 Mbps, which is far better than the current data transfer speed of 7.6 Mbps offered by most smartphones. The new LG chip, which we can expect to hopefully find in LG mobile phones sometime soon, will broaden the horizons of consumers who will have new mobile surfing possibilities. Because of the high speed connection they will be able to do more and explore new horizons that are not practically possible with the current chips. For example consumers will experience amazingly high speed mobile web browsing and be able to watch high definition videos on the go without encountering the annoying buffering process.

The LTE technology will soon become the driving force behind the next generation technology. Besides LG, many other companies including AT&T and Vodafone are using it as a base of their 4G networks that are to be launched after few years.

Hardcore gamers always demand a great configuration in their laptops. They put emphasis on processing speed as well as on high definition graphics. Therefore the processor, graphics card and the main memory, technically known as RAM have to of supreme quality and must be capable of handling data at exceptional speed. Fortunately there has been lots of innovation going on for processors and graphic adapters. One can easily find extreme quad core processors and graphics cards with up to 4GB of dedicated VRAM, but the RAM was still a step behind.

Responding to such loophole, the world’s leading manufacturer of PC peripherals Kingston has just rolled out its new HyperX DDR3 gaming SO-DIMMs. It’s basically a new DDR3 1066MHz notebook memory which seems to boost the laptop’s performance with the added Kingston PC RAM. The best part of these modules is their ultra-low latency and blue aluminum heat-spreader which prevents the unit from overheating. It’s available for mobile gamers. The complete kit consists of two 2GB sticks and will be available in UK soon.

Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager, Kingston commented, “Computer makers are releasing more DDR3-based notebook computers into the marketplace and Kingston is pleased to be first to ship ultra-low latency SO-DIMMs to meet the increased performance these laptops can offer. Our HyperX DDR3 notebook modules with metal heatspreaders represent new technology for gamers who want every competitive edge possible when pushing system performance.”

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