The biggest problem is, that the PS3 is too slow to play movies. BUT, you say, HOW can such a numbercruncher be slow at playing movies?

First, Sony does allow direct access to the graphic cpu, only to graphic output. This means that even such simple things as scaling an image or color conversation has to be done in software. This leads us to the second problem: the slow ass cpu. Sony advertises with “two 3,2ghz cpus” or something, but in reality, it feels like an Athlon with 1Ghz. This means, even heavy compiler optimized mplayer/xine/whatever are not capable of playing many movies smoothly and without lag.

One of the basic utilities supplied with any operating system is a desktop calculator. These are often simple utilities that are perfectly adequate for basic use. They typically include trigonometric functions, logarithms, factorials, parentheses and a memory function.

However, the calculators featured in this article are significantly more sophisticated with the ability to process difficult mathematical functions, to plot graphs in 2D and 3D, and much more.

The calculators also typically support the Reverse Polish notation (RPN). This is a prefix notation wherein every operator follows all of its operands. In other words, instead of pressing 6 + 8 and the enter key, in RPN you type in 6 8 +.

Occasionally, the calculator tool provided with an operating system did not engender any confidence. The classic example being the calculator shipped with Windows 3.1 which could not even reliably subtract two numbers. Rest assured, the calculators listed below are of precision quality.

At the Maemo Summit last week in Amsterdam, Nokia unveiled its ambitious goals for the next version of its Linux-based mobile platform. Maemo 6, which is codenamed Harmattan, promises to bring a significant user interface overhaul and will offer a number of important new capabilities. Nokia has already started to release portions of the source code in an early developer preview of the Maemo 6 SDK.

Maemo 6 is the final part of Nokia's five-step roadmap for building a mainstream mobile Linux device. The goal, according to Nokia, is to "deliver an iconic user experience and integrated Internet services in an aesthetic package." This mantra was repeated several times during various technical presentations at the Maemo Summit.

Once the unequalled leader among mobile phone manufacturers, Nokia still returns impressive sales, but ceded its dominance of the smartphone market with the arrival of the iPhone. It's been playing catch-up ever since, sticking rigidly to a Symbian OS that only seemed to grow older looking with each new device.