After months of speculation Apple finally has set the official release date of its brain child, iPad tablet computer on April 3, 2010. The device will be available in the US on April 3 but will be introduced internationally in late April.

“The magical revolutionary product”, as Apple calls it, resembles with the iPhone and iPod touch from functional aspect. It is equipped with multi-touch wide display, huge flash drive memory, WiFi and GPS connectivity. The most enticing part of this gadget includes advanced applications and smart peripherals like headset, digital compass, Bluetooth etc. Apple presents “150,000 apps at your fingertips”, as the tech support officials stated, within a thin and slick 1.5 pounds device. Let’s summarize the features of Apple iPad here that made the gadget so tempting.

Wide Display- The wide Multi-Touch display with vibrant color and sharp content lets you see web pages as they were meant to be seen on your computer screen, or even better. You can scroll the pages just flicking a finger up and down or pinch to zoom in or out.

App Store- iPad App Store runs almost 150,000 including everything from games to business and more. And it’s easy to browse and find the ones you are looking for jut by tapping the App Store icon on the screen. You can also download more apps wirelessly from the web.

Pocket Informat- The Pocket Informat version in Apple iPad is simply incredible. It helps you handle calendar and task functions and with expansive display and onscreen keyboard, you can jot down notes easily.

Accessibility- iPad presents a specialized accessibility feature for the users having visual or hearing impairments or having sort of physical learning disability. The feature is easier to use and support for playback of closed-captioned content.

So, just wait for the day to come to experience a next generation feature packed computing gadget.

Dell launches its first Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), the Zero Client device aimed at large enterprises. Doesn’t matter if you call it zero footprint PC, zero-client computing or simply PC over IP, the endpoint is computing culture is undergoing a major change now and may soon eliminate the conventional client computer devices. As explained by tech support team the whole idea is moving computer usage away from desktop and back to the data center.

FX100 is an offer from Dell where the entire data processing is done by the remote host server. The next generation device has literally no image to manage; instead it provides bi-directional communication through advanced firmware-based decompression technology. Once the latest network support is installed, configuration and updating process is simpler and much similar to typical BIOS updating process on PCs.

Dell FX100 is going to repulse Microsoft’s product, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with improved multimedia support and faster responsiveness. Further fueling the mass interest in Zero Client FX100 computing is its low cost solutions.

So, considering all the Dell promises and commitments we can be assured that zero client technology is going to offer the most flexible and ground breaking options to business users seeking minimized costs of ownership and improved control at their business resources.

While using Internet Explorer (IE), a prompt can appear repeatedly nagging the visitors to press the help (F1) key on certain websites. Microsoft tech support team has suggested Windows XP users not to follow the direction ever which might be counted as the response to an “unpatched vulnerability”. Your Internet Explorer (IE) could be hijacked by the hackers though this command.

As the computer support technicians explain, the vulnerability exists in VBScript interaction with Windows Help files while you use Internet Explorer. If you press the F1 key on getting the specifically crafted dialog box, a random code can be executed in the security context of the running page. Tech support service providers term the bug as “logic flaw” and mention the fact that hackers can exploit user identity by feeding such malicious codes.

However, the level of vulnerability has been rated as “medium” as you can protect your system and sensitive data by not pressing the F1 key. Online computer support technicians can also help you avoid the threat by disabling Windows Help system entering a one line command on the Windows command line.

The users of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 are safe from such attacks. You don’t have to worry much even if you are using Windows XP for a timeline has been set to fix the security issue by Microsoft tech support.