The humanoid robot have learnt to read thoughts

Humanoid robots have learnt to understand thoughts, informs AP. The appropriate technology was developed by Honda Motor. It is intended for usage with robot Asimo. Honda Motor engineers have created a special helmet which on the basis of the analysis of changes of activity of a brain can define of what the person thinks. Then the appropriate signal is transferred to the robot on a wireless communication. However, this technology is imperfect. If the person distracts, the system can not recognise its thought, accordingly, the robot will not receive any instructions. Besides, that the system of reading of thoughts worked, it is necessary for it to adapt within two-three hours under each user. Now Honda Motor technology allows robot Asimo to understand, when the person thinks of movement by hands, run or meal. On processing of a signal and fulfilment of operation for the robot some seconds leave. Honda Motors works over humanoid robots since 1986. The first Asimo has been shown audience in 2000. Robot growth makes 130 centimetres, weight - 54 kgs. In the summer of 2008 Asimo has learnt to understand simultaneous speech of several people. Before these robots have learnt to work in steam. In May, 2008 Asimo has appeared in a role of the conductor of a symphonic orchestra.
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Western Digital pays $65M for SSD market

Western Digital has bought SiliconSystems corporation for 65 million dollars, informs Computerworld. This transaction will allow Western Digital to start release solid-state (SSD) disk drives under an own brand. Company SiliconSystems has been created in 2002. She is engaged both release of solid-state disk drives, and development of technologies for rise of their reliability. In particular, SiliconSystems has created program PowerArmor preventing appearance of errors by operation of the disk drive. While representatives Western Digital have not sounded any schedules on release of SSD-stores under an own brand. SiliconSystems before absorption released various disk drives on the basis of the flash-memory. Among them SSD-stores in 2,5 and 1,8-inch form factors which can substitute the hard disk in notebooks and netbooks. Western Digital is the second-large manufacturer of hard disks in the world. The leader of this market - company Seagate. It should start release of solid-state disk drives till the end of 2009. The main advantages of solid-state disk drives before hard disks are low power consumption and an operation high speed. Besides, SSD-stores do not rustle. However their cost price considerably above, than for hard disks.
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Transparent LG phone will start to sell in May

Mobile phone LG GD900 with the transparent keyboard will appear on show-windows in May of current year, informs Electronista. For the first time it has been presented in February on the World transportable congress in Barcelona. LG GD900 it is fulfilled in the form of a slider with the microfloppy touch panel. It will support interface S-Class UI optimised for handle by a mobile phone by means of fingers. Keyboard GD900 can be used as touchpad a notebook. Moving a finger on touch panel LG GD900 it is possible to make active various functions of phone. For example, if to write "M character the musical player will be started. A thickness LG GD900 makes 13,4 millimetres. Phone works in networks 3G and supports wireless communication Bluetooth. Other characteristics of a mobile phone are not informed, as well as its price. LG-GD900 becomes the first-ever transparent mobile phone. It is oriented to a market premium-segment. Photo from slashphone.com

Nvidia released a new generation of professional videocards

Nvidia has released a new generation of professional videocards of Quadro series. It includes seven videocards cheapest of which costs less than hundred dollars. On it it is informed in press release Nvidia. Low model of new bar Quadro - videocard Quadro NVS 295. It is taken up a position as solution for business and supports simultaneous operation of two 30-inch displays. Videocards Quadro FX 380 and Quadro FX 580 represent professional solutions of initial level. Quadro FX 1800 concerns solutions of an average level and the price/quality is optimal on a relation. Videocards Nvidia Quadro FX 3800 and FX 4800 support technologies SDI and SLI Multi-OS and are intended, in particular, for developers of graphic applications. Quadro FX 5800 - top model of new bar Quadro. This card supports SLI Multi-OS and is the first solution of such level with four gigabytes of memory. Technology SLI Multi-OS allows system to use some videocards Nvidia Quadro on one workstation in virtualization to the environment. At the expense of it it is possible to optimise expenditures and to increase efficiency of operation with graphically heavy applications. Photo by Nvidia

Motorola QA4 Evoke

Motorola has presented QA4 Evoke phone - one of touch phones of the company first completely, developed initially not for the Asian market, being the competitor to iPhone. Phone is taken up a position as the smart phone for usage in social networks. The novelty has the 2.8-inch touch panel used for HTML-browsing, readings of RSS-news and fast access to MySpace and YouTube. Phone is equipped with a sensor control of movement and automatically shows the screen keyboard, being turned on one side. Phone supports EVDO, 3G and CDMA and is equipped with the 2MP camera, the GPS-navigator, and also the slot for memory maps in microSD format, size to 8GB. About the information price while is not present. It is known that the novelty will go on sale in the spring of this year.
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First EEE PC with DVD Drive

ASUS continues to refresh Eee PC set. So, in April the Taiwan company will output on the market two models - E1004N and 1008HA, writes Electronista. The first model is remarkable that has built in optical drive DVD. It is constructed on the basis of a set of system logic of Intel GN40 and the processor of Intel Atom N280. As the internal disk drive the hard disk of 120 Gbytes is. Besides DVD a drive, the given model still possesses the plug for cards ExpressCard, 3 ports USB 2.0 which have been built in by Wi-Fi units, Bluetooth, and also 8-v-1 cardreader. The size of the display of model makes 10 inches on a diagonal. Price E1104N will vary in a range of 531-590 US dollars. Except this model, ASUS still will start in sale other model - Eee PC 1008HA. For the first time it has been shown on CeBIT ‘ 09 in the beginning of this month. The transportable device is fulfilled in style MacBook Air and differs especially thin tank, and also in small weight (0,9 kg). As well as E1004N, it has the 10-inch display. The main technical characteristics Eee PC 1008HA look like this: the processor of Intel Atom N270 of 1,6 GHz, built in Wi-Fi 802.11n units, HSPA (3G) or WiMAX (optional), the 1,3-MEGAPIXEL Web-camera. If will vary nothing, this Netbook from ASUS will go on sale in Europe in April at the price of 518 US dollars. Photo by gagadget.com

iPhone- third of world traffic of smart phones

On iPhone in February, 2009 has had third of world traffic of smart phones and almost half American has had, is told in monthly research of advertising company AdMob. Afterwards there are Nokia N70 about 7,1 percent world smartphone traffics and BlackBerry 8300 about 4,2 percent. Thus on smart phones in general it is necessary third of all world transportable traffic. It on 26 percent more than six months before. More often transportable advertising owners iPhone look, on them it is necessary 11,2 percent of all inquiries. Afterwards goes iPod Touch - 6,7 percent. Apple products on advertising activity overtake only all smart phones Nokia, together taken. On them it is necessary 30,2 percent of reviews of advertising. In AdMob mark that the most popular transportable operating system still remains Symbian, installed on 43 percent of devices and, in particular, on six of ten most popular smart phones. Thus as Symbian, and Windows Mobile, according to AdMob, positions iPhone OS and to devices BlackBerry hand over. Company AdMob owns a large network of transportable advertising. Its declarations appear on six thousand sites and in one thousand transportable applications.
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Asus Eee Top ET1602

Computer-monoblock Asus Eee Top ET1602 has gone on sale, informs Engadget. It is accessible, including, and in on-line shops, including Amazon, for 599 dollars. Asus Eee Top ET1602 has been presented in November of last year. The diagonal of its touch panel is equal 15,6 inches. In the computer the processor of Intel Atom N270 working with frequency of 1,6 gigacycles is installed. The capacity of hard disk ET1602 makes 160 gigabytes, RAM size - one gigabyte. Also in the computer there is Wi-Fi unit, the 1,3-MEGAPIXEL web camera, Ethernet plugs and USB. During time of premiere Asus Eee Top ET1602 it was informed that it is accessible to the advanced order in several on-line shops. Then it cost 734 dollars. We will mark that together with ET1602 computer-monoblock Asus Eee Top ET1603 has been presented. Its unique difference from ЕТ1602 - a videosystem. For Asus Eee Top ЕТ1602 it is Intel GMA950, for ET1603 - digital videocard ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450. While Eee Top ET1603 has not gone on sale. Both computers-monoblocks Asus work under control of Windows XP. For the first time about their development it became known in June, 2008.
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2TB thin external hard disk

Western Digital has started release of external hard disks of series My Book in size of two terabytes with thickness of tank of 54 millimetres, informs Electronista. Earlier maximum capacity of external hard disks Western Digital made one and a half terabyte. All 2TB external hard disks Western Digital support interface USB 2.0. It allows them to exchange the data with a speed of 480 megabit a second. The external hard disk of series Home Edition also supports interfaces FireWire 400 and eSATA. Hard disks Studio Edition and Studio Edition II - interfaces FireWire 400/800 and eSATA. Speed of operation of the interface eSATA makes three gigabits a second. Cost thin of 2TB external hard disks Western Digital makes from 330 to 380 dollars, depending on model. The version of the 2TB external hard disk for computers Apple will appear in April.
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Nintendo Wii anticipated PlayStation 2 on rates of sales

Nintendo has put in retail networks more than 50 million Wii game consoles, the president of company Satoru Ivata on passing in San Francisco Game Developers Conference 2009 has declared on March, 25th. As he said, Wii, thus, became the most fast sold console in the history, having anticipated PlayStation 2. Ivata has marked that popularity Wii directly is linked to the extension of the market of video games and number growth casual gamers. In support of this statement president Nintendo has resulted that fact that the fifth part having Wii families in the USA before purchase of the console had no other prefixes. Earlier in March Nintendo has declared delivery in shops of 100-million portable console Nintendo DS. Satoru Ivata has marked that 47 percent sold in 2008 DS have been gained by women. As marks agency, by quantity of the sold copies Wii, appeared in the USA on November, 19th, 2006, has much more bypassed the main competitors - Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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192GB RAM Dell Computer

Dell is announced has presented T7500 computer with 192 gigabytes of the RAM of standard DDR3, informs Networkworld. It belongs to the class of workstations, and will cost not less than 1800 dollars. At the heart of T7500 server processors of Intel with Nehalem microarchitecture and a chip set of Intel X5520 lie. This computer is equipped by five PCI slots Express. Two of them support standard PCI Express x16, two - PCI Express x8, one - PCI Express х4. Besides, Dell announced two more workstations - T3500 and T5500. The maximum size of their RAM is equal to 24 and 72 gigabytes accordingly. The cheapest variant Dell T3500 will manage in one thousand dollars, Dell T5500 - 1620 dollars. For operation with a drawing in new workstations Dell videocards ATI FirePro V3750 or V570 are installed. At desire they can be substituted on Nvidia Quadro FX4800 and FX5800.
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Zeebo- New game console

On action Game Developers Conference of 2009 companies Qualcomm and Tectoy announced the new game console under name Zeebo, writes GamesIndustry. The device will be oriented to emerging market economies. Developers calculate that the console will be in demand in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Prefix Zeebo can output a picture in the permission 640 on 480 pixels. The device will be equipped by three USB-exits and the slot for memory maps of format SD. All games for Zeebo will extend through networks 3G and EDGE. Specially for this console network tools under name ZeeboNet will be created. The device will be supported by such publishers and developers as Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Capcom, id Software, Namco and THQ. Games for the new console will cost on 10-20 percent (approximately for 2-3 dollars) more expensively, than piracy copies. By word creators Zeebo, the prefix will quit in Brazil in the end of May - the beginning of June of current year. Console cost in this country will make 199 dollars. On an official site of the device it is informed that complete with Zeebo four games will be delivered: FIFA 09, Need for Speed Carbon, Brain Challenge and Prey. One more project (the first part Quake) can be downloaded free of charge through a network. Further the library of games will be enlarged as the games which have quitted rather recently (such as Resident Evil 4), and old enough projects (for example, quitted in 1996 fighting Tekken 2). In the end of 2009 Zeebo should appear in Mexico, and in 2010 start of game system in India will take place.
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First virtual world for iPhone: Sparkle 3D

The Tokyo company Genkii announced Sparkle application which becomes the first virtual world developed for iPhone and iPod Touch, writes TechCrunch. Virtual world Second Life became a basis for the new program. Genkii has already released Sparkle IM application for dialogue through networks Second Life and OpenSim, tools for creation of the virtual worlds. The following program, Sparkle 3D, will allow to travel on completely three-dimensional world. Sparkle 3D will get own economic system. Users can change appearance of "houses" and characters, and also to communicate with other players. In Sparkle 3D, it is possible to buy the virtual goods and to download games. In future Sparkle 3D will be ported to other platforms the version for PlayStation Home, in particular, is expected.
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New 11,6 inch Acer Aspire One

Now Acer releases ultracheap netbooks Aspire One with 8,9 and 10-inch screens. The permission of the display of new model Aspire One will make 1366х768 pixels. A relation of its sides - 16:9. Acer Aspire One with the 11,6-inch screen it will be constructed on base 1,6 GhZ the processor of Intel Atom Z530. For operation with a drawing in the computer the integrated controller of Intel GMA500 will answer. Also about it is known that new Acer nebook will be equipped by Ethernet plugs and VGA. Time of offline work of this netbook will make eight hours. To the first netbooks Acer became Aspire One with the 8,9-inch screen. It has been presented in the middle of 2008. Ten-inch netbook Aspire One has been shown in the end of January of current year. It is supposed that in second quarter 2009 Acer completely will concentrate on production 10-inch netbooks. Accordingly, release 8,9-inch Aspire One will be stopped.
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Chineses have released the touch slider-smartphone

Company Lenovo Mobile has presented smartphone X1, informs Engadget. It is fulfilled in the form of a slider with the big touch panel. Now the smart phone under name Х1 already is released by company Sony Ericsson. Screen Lenovo X1 diagonal makes 3,2 inches. The smartphone sizes - 115х55x12,5 millimetre, weight - 143 grammes. Program X1 shell is named Touch Dream and is optimised for handle of a mobile phone by means of fingers. Also about Lenovo X1 it is known that it works in networks GSM, supports technology of data transfer EDGE and is equipped by GPS unit. The first X1 Chineses can buy. Its cost is not informed. Also it is not known, whether Lenovo X1 will be on sale in other countries. Lenovo X1 not the first mobile phone Lenovo Mobile intended for handle by fingers. In the middle of December, 2008 it became known about development by company Lenovo Mobile of phone on the basis of platform Android. It is named OPhone, is equipped by the big touch panel and one mechanical button. Company Lenovo Mobile is not a part of the manufacturer of computers Lenovo Group. From last Lenovo Mobile has separated in 2008 when has been redeemed for hundred millions dollars the Chinese company Hony Capital. Smartphone Sony Ericsson H1 concerns Xperia set. It is equipped by the touch panel and has been announced in February, 2008. Sony Ericsson Xperia Х1 it is fulfilled in the form of a slider with the qwerty-keyboard.
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Dell smartphones have not impressed operators

Company Dell has developed some models of smartphones and has shown to their operators of cellular communication, informs Barrons referring to the report of analysts Kaufman Bros. However operators have not become interested in these devices. According to Kaufman Bros, Dell has presented to operators some models of the smartphones working under handle as Windows Mobile, and Google Android. Operators has not arranged that these devices anything essentially do not differ from already accessible models of other manufacturers. Analysts believe that in this connection Dell will cardinally change the bar of transportable devices. Probably, for this purpose the companies should be bought several developers. About intention Dell it became known to release the smartphone in the middle of January of current year. It was supposed that this device will be shown in February on the World transportable congress in Barcelona. We will mark that in Barcelona the first smart phones were presented by company Acer. All of them work under control of Windows Mobile. For the first time hearings about intention Dell to enter the market of smartphones have appeared two years ago when the head of transportable division Motorola Ron Garrikes has passed to operation in Dell (Ron Garriques). According to analysts from Kaufman Bros, from now on company Dell has started to look narrowly at the transportable market.
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Tracks of new Apple devices found in iPhone 3.0 platform

In a program code of a iPhone 3.0 platform are detected identifiers of six new Apple devices, informs The Boy Genius Report. Among them a little iPhone and iPod. In a program code following identifiers of nonexistent products Apple have been detected: iPhone2,1 - 0x1294, iProd0,1 - 0x1295, iPod2,2 - 0x1296, iPhone3,1 - 0x1297, iFPGA - 0x1298, iPod3,1 - 0x1299. It is supposed that three identifiers from six concern new models of a player iPod Touch, two - to smart phones iPhone. That for the device can disappear under the identifier iFPGA - 0x1298, it is not informed. Now products Apple working on the basis of a platform iPhone, have following identifiers: iPhone First Gen - 0x1290, iPod touch 1G - 0x1291, iPhone 3G - 0x1292, iPod touch 2G - 0x1293. It iPhone and iPod Touch the first and the second generations. The platform iPhone 3.0 has been presented by company Apple on March, 17th. In it the toolkit of developers has considerably improved and there were new possibilities. After that analysts have assumed that soon there will be also devices on its base. Recently it became known that companies Apple and LG have concluded the contract on delivery of OLED-displays. These displays will be installed in new smart phones iPhone and players iPod Touch, and also in netbook which ostensibly intend to release Apple.
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Chineses have released Apple netbook

The Hong Kong company Shenzhen has presented an ultracheap netbook "Apple", informs CrunchGear. In a basis "Apple" netbook processor VIA Nano is working on frequency of 1,3 GhZ lies. Screen "Apple" diagonal is equal to ten inches. Maximum size of the RAM - two gigabytes. The hard disk capacity of netbook makes from 40 to 160 gigabytes, depending on a complete set. At desire it is possible to substitute a hard disk the solid-state disk drive in size 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes. From wireless communication units in "Apple" is Wi-Fi and 3G. As the operating system on the computer can be installed both Windows XP Home, and OS on the basis of Linux kernel. Outwardly Chinese netbook has a white colour of tank and a logo in the form of the taken a bite apple. However, for "Apple" netbook this logo will turn in other side. Let's mark that company Apple officially did not declare schedules on netbook release. However periodically in mass-media there are various messages on this device.

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Price reduction of Sony consoles

Sony has warned representatives of retail networks about fast reduction of prices on console PlayStation 3 and PSP, informs CVG referring to the information received from the large British corporation, engaged sale of video games. Thus to journalists have not told, when these game systems will fall in price. Also it is not informed, consoles after reduction of price will cost how many. Representatives of company Sony have refused to make comments on these hearings. Employees of British trading networks GAME and Gamestation also have not confirmed the information on reduction of price. In January of current year an analyst Michael Pachter (Michael Pachter) from Wedbush Morgan Securities has foretold that in April PS3 with a hard disk on 80 gigabytes will fall in price for 100 dollars. At the moment this model costs 399 dollars. By word journalists CVG, the appropriate declaration can be made already in the end of March on action Game Developers Conference 2009. Let's remind that PlayStation 3 is one of the most expensive consoles of a new generation. According to the last data, Sony it was possible to realise all over the world more than 21 million prefixes. Thus PS3 concedes on sales to consoles Xbox 360 and Wii. The game system PSP which sales have already exceeded 50 million consoles, also concedes Nintendo DS in the market of portable game systems.

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Psystar has released third Mac-clone

Company Psystar has presented desktop computer Open (3), informs Computerworld. It works under control of Mac OS X Leopard and is the cheapest Mac-clone, Psystar - he can be bought for 600 dollars. Psystar Open (3) it is constructed on the basis of processors of Intel with two or four kernels. Maximum clock rate of chips - three gigacycles. The size of the RAM of the computer is equal in a standard complete set to two gigabytes. In addition in Open (3) it is possible to instal two more gigabytes of the RAM. Depending on a complete set, in new clone Mac can be installed one or two hard disks. The capacity of each of them equals 500 gigabytes or to one terabyte. For operation with a drawing in Open (3) videocard Nvidia GeForce 8400GS with 256 mbytes of memory, or Nvidia GeForce 9500GT with 512 mbytes of memory answers. As an option the computer can be equipped by Wi-Fi units and Bluetooth. The standard DVD-drive in Open (3) can be substituted on Blu-ray. In maximum complete set Psystar Open (3) there are 2022 dollars. Besides Mac OS X Leopard in such computer software packages iLife and iWork are installed. We will remind that in July, 2008 Apple has brought an action on Psystar, having accused last of violation of copyrights. Later Psystar has submitted the counterclaim, having accused Apple of monopolism. Besides Psystar clones of computers Mac release some companies. It is American Open Tech, Argentina OpeniMac and German HyperMeganet. However against one of them Apple has not brought an action.

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Three new Google Phones this year

Till the end of current year HTC will release not less than three models of smart phones on the basis of platform Google Android, informs CNet News referring to the statement of head НТС of Peter Chou (Peter Chou). We will mark that in number of three Google Phones which will be released HTC till the end of 2009, enters and Magic. It has been announced in the middle of February on the World transportable congress in Barcelona. Now HTC serially releases only one smart phone on the basis of Android - G1. It is developed by request of transportable T-Mobile operator. In sale G1 has arrived on October, 22nd under brand T-Mobile. Besides HTC who from leading manufacturers of mobile phones does not release smart phones under control of Android. However schedules on release of such devices have declared, in particular, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Asus.

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IBM intend to buy Sun Microsystems

IBM intend to buy Sun Microsystems, informs The Wall Street Journal referring to the information received from own sources in these companies. IBM calculates that this transaction will allow to increase its share in the market of servers. According to The Wall Street Journal, IBM has offered about 6,5 billion dollars for Sun Microsystems. It approximately twice more than cost of Sun Microsystems market. Negotiations between Sun Microsystems and IBM have started recently and while are far from end. Analysts do not eliminate that the transaction will not take place. According to company IDC, IBM inspects 31,4 percent of the market of servers. Companies HP and Dell occupy 29,5 and 11,6 percent of this market accordingly. Share Sun Microsystems in the server market makes 10,6 percent. It is not eliminated that between Sun Microsystems and IBMs can prevent the transaction regulators. Both companies dominate in the market of Unix-servers. Besides, for Sun Microsystems and IBM is some the same products in segments of the software and data storage systems.

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Cut, Copy and Paste -New iPhone OS 3.0 functions

In the new, third version of a platform of iPhone there will be a function, allowing to cut, copy and insert text blocks, writes Engadget. It is one of the most demanded users of functions. New function allows to transfer the text from the application to the application. To cancel operation, it is necessary to stir up the device. Developers of a platform also have added other demanded function - reception and sending MMS. iPhone OS 3.0 now allows to write vocal notices. Possibility of sending with the letter at once several photos, instead of one, as is added earlier. The landscape mode of mapping of texts and a set of messages works now in all key standard applications iPhone. Besides, there was a possibility of search in all delivered with iPhone applications, and not just in contacts. Phones with iPhone OS 3.0 will support functions of synchronisation of notices, autofillings of forms, automatic connection to networks Wi-Fi and will possess protection from phishing. According to Apple, in 2008 in the world it has been sold 13,7 million iPhone 3G that considerably exceeds an object in view in 10 million devices. In total it has been sold 17 million devices, and together with the first iPhone and iPod Touch - 30 million devices.

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Intel says AMD breached patent licensing pact

Intel has threatened the basic competitor AMD with deprivation of the licence for microarchitecture x86 within 60 days, transfers Reuters. Intel it is dissatisfied with that AMD has created enterprise Globalfoundries for manufacture of chips and considers that these actions violate conditions of the agreement on cross-country-licensing of technologies, the prisoner in 2001. Itself AMD has directed to the commission on securities and stock exchanges of the USA the statement where asserts that did not violate a condition of the licence agreement. In the document it is underlined that Intel has no right to terminate licence AMD. In Intel intend to try to settle dispute by means of negotiations. Costs of the new enterprise generated in the beginning of March, makes 4,3 billion dollars. Globalfoundries specialises on manufacture of chips, and AMD - on their working out. Partner AMD in Globalfoundries is the Arabian company Advanced Technology Investment. Intel is the largest manufacturer of processors for personal computers. AMD - the second-large manufacturer. AMD earlier was initiator of antimonopoly trials concerning Intel in Europe, asserting that last abuses the leading position in the market.

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Nokia to cut 1700 jobs worldwide

The Finnish corporation Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, has declared abbreviation of 1700 persons worldwide within the limits of the program on lowering of expenditures in crisis. About it it is told in the official press release published on a site of the company. Dismissals will concern employees of departments of marketing, sales, and also technologies, marks MarketWatch. Reductions of the staff should help to the company to lower negative effect from falling of demand for mobile phones. On the end of 2007 in corporation worked 122 thousand persons. Earlier it was informed that since March, 1st, 2009 in Nokia implementation of the program of voluntary retirement will start. It will be completed or on May, 31st, or with dismissal of the thousand employee at own will. In the end of January, 2009 Nokia has reported about net profit lowering in the fourth quarter 2008 on 60 percent - to 576 million euro. As the reason the world financial crisis which has lowered demand for many goods, including mobile phones has served.

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The second generation of Microsoft touch tables will appear by 2012

Microsoft will let out the new version of touch table Surface by 2012. Now the second generation Microsoft Surface is in a working out stage. On it informs BBC News referring to statements of employees Microsoft, and also corporation partners. Exact date of release Microsoft Surface 2 is not informed. But some details about this device are known. In particular, in its basis the first generation Microsoft Surface will lie. Besides, Microsoft Surface 2 will learn to understand gestures, therefore it is not obligatory to touch it in an operating time. Also it is supposed that in Microsoft Surface 2 HD-chambers will be built in. It is known that Microsoft Surface 2 it will be equipped by projector SecondLight. It can project simultaneously different images on a surface of a table and on any translucent materials. Touch table Microsoft Surface has been announced in May, 2007. Outwardly this device is reminded by an ordinary table, however its table-top is replaced by the 30-inch touch screen, and the computer is inside established. Last version Microsoft Surface distinguishes to 52 simultaneous touches to a screen surface. The first test Microsoft Surface visitors of several shops of operator AT&T in the USA could. In them touch tables Microsoft have appeared in April, 2008. By means of Microsoft Surface it is possible to receive particulars about these or those goods, simply having put it to a surface of a touch table.

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Nvidia spent 40 million dollars for replacement of faulty graphic chips

The Manufacturer of video cards Nvidia, which the last financial year has ended on January, 25th, has spent for replacement of the rejected chips with weak isolation of 43,6 million US dollars. About it writes PC World. In total in July, 2008 Nvidia has reserved on additional guarantee cases and replacement of the rejected chips of 196 million dollars. Thus, not spent there are 78 percent of this sum. The part of failures Nvidia managed to be prevented. The company has let out a patch which forces to work more actively fans of laptops. It allows to cool more effectively a videosystem overheating in usual conditions. Nvidia not for the first time faces marriage in the chips. Last time on failures was informed by owners Apple MacBook Pro 17 "in the beginning of March. At them more powerful of two established videosystems overheated Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT.

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Mobile Phone with 3 SIM Card slots

Company QiiQ EcoCarrier has developed a mobile phone with three slots for SIM-cards, informs TechRadar. But simultaneously it supports work only two SIM-cards. New phone QiiQ EcoCarrier while does not have name. But its some technical characteristics are known. In particular, it is equipped by the touch screen and 2 MP camera. The price of such mobile phone is unknown. The mobile phones supporting as one, and two SIM-cards now are issued. Phones with two slots for SIM-cards makes, in particular, Samsung.

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Sony Ericsson Athena will be released in autumn

Sony Ericsson for some reason, briefly shared the news about new phones. No exception and Athena, who is also S312. For example, about plans to release this device company «let out» as early as October, but only now has clarified the date - the third quarter of 2009. Recall that the novelty will be a transitional model between the budget and the middle class continues S302.

Not with standing the specification of the date of issue, any new details about the unit has not yet appeared. Sony Ericsson Athena will receive the camera without autofocus and display resolution 176 x 220 pixels.

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Motorola presented MC55 communicators

Motorola has presented a ruler industrial MC55 communicator which concern is family of Enterprіse Dіgіtal Assіstants (EDA) products. In total it is announced two models: Motorola Mc5590 and Mc5574. Both of them are equipped by modules Wі-Fі (ІEEE 802.11a/b/g) and Bluetooth, and last - also controller WWAN, and also the small external aerial. Devices are placed in strong case with a plasticity and rubbers which answer the American military standard Іp54. Devices of a series Ms55 can sustain falling on a firm surface from height to 1,2 m and normally function in a wide range of temperatures: from a minus 20 to plus of 55 degrees of Celsius at level of humidity to 95 %. Depending on updating Mc5590 and Mc5574 can be equipped by usual digital keyboards or means of input with apportion QWERTY, QWERZ and AZERTY. Besides, as the option is offered 2-Megapixel the chamber with an auto focus and light-emitting diode flash. Communicators are equipped by touch 3,5-inch TFT-displays with resolution of 320х240 pixels, GPS-receivers, scanners 1d - and 2d-bar codes, 128 Mb operative and 256 Mb of the built in memory, and also slots for MіcroSD. At the heart of novelties platform Marvell Xscale Pxa270 (520 Mgts) lies, and they function under control of OS Wіndows Mobіle 6.1 Professіonal. Devices support work in networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Weight of Mc5590 and Mc5574 can be from 315 to 336 grammes depending on updating.

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Scientists have learned to charge accumulators in some seconds

Scientists of the Massachusets institute of technology (MIT) managed to develop a material which allows to charge lithium-ionic accumulators for 10-20 seconds, it is told in official press release MIT. Article about opening is published in log Nature. Lithium-ionic power supplies are widely used in portable devices, such as mobile phones and notebooks. Such accumulators possess a high capacity, however on their charging some hours leave. Earlier scientific considered that for long charging slow ions of lithium answer. Computer calculations have shown that they, on the contrary, should move very fast. It was soon revealed that lithium ions really can move fast, but for this purpose it is necessary, that the ion from a surface has got to one of material "tunnels". Scientist, speaking in images, it was possible to create "ring road" for ions of lithium which allows them to move on a surface until they will not get to "tunnel". The material has been opened five years ago, now contributors have only changed a way of its manufacture. It is expected that in sale new accumulators will arrive in two-three years.

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New iPod shuffle with VoiceOver function

Apple has officially presented on March, 11th the new version of iPod shuffle with VoiceOver function. It is able to say names of songs, playlists and names of musicians. It is the first-ever player with such function. VoiceOver supports 14 languages, including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. It is necessary to notice that VoiceOver it is built already in in Mac OS X where allows to sound points of the menu and other elements of the interface. The new, third version iPod shuffle is equipped by 4GB memory that allows to save in it about thousand songs. The accumulator iPod shuffle provides ten-hour work without additional charge. On dimensions a player much less than standard battery AA, its weight makes about 11 grammes. The device case is executed from aluminium. As well as previous iPod shuffle, the new model has no screen. New iPod Shuffle will cost 79$ in USA.

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Nokia announced the first phone with the built in radio antenna

Nokia announced three new mobile phones. Nokia 5730 XpressMusic, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and Nokia 5030. They will appear on counters till the end of current year. On it it is informed in press release Nokia. Nokia 5030 it has appeared the cheapest among the presented novelties - its price will not exceed 40 euros. Besides, it became the first phone Nokia with the built in radio antenna. It means that for radio listening to Nokia 5030 it is not necessary to connect ear-phones or columns. Usually the wire of ear-phones or the columns connected to phone, carries out a role of the aerial which catches a radio signal. Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is executed in shape slider with the qwerty-keyboard put forward sideways. Thus under the mobile phone screen there is a standard alphanumeric keyboard. Phone supports game service N-Gage and other appendices. Its cost will make 280 euros. Musical phone Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is executed in the form of classical slider. On its case there is a 3,5-millimetric socket for connection of ear-phones, and the battery of a mobile phone will suffice on listening of music within 26 hours. To buy 5330 XpressMusic it will be possible since the third quarter 2009 for 160 euros. Also in press release Nokia it is informed that by this time the company has sold more than 425 million devices with the built in musical player. Thus mobile phones and smart phones with the FM-tuner it has been sold more than 700 million.

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Samsung announced budget mobile phones with the touch screen

Samsung announced two cellular telephones with the touch screen, concerning to to a budget segment. Europe becomes the first market where there will be these mobile phones. On it it is informed in press release Samsung. Novelties are called S5600 and S5230. Both of them support TouchWiz technology, allowing to place on phone screen various miniappendices, or labels for fast access to services. S5600 works in networks of cellular communication of the third generation. The diagonal of the screen of this phone makes 2,8 inches. Mobile phone dimensions equal 102,8x54,8x12,9 millimetre. S5230 does not support a network 3G. The diagonal of the screen of this phone equals to three inches. The sizes Samsung S5230 make 104x53x11,9 millimetres. Both mobile phones support wireless communication Bluetooth 2.1. The volume of their internal memory is equal to 50 mbytes. It is possible to expand it at the expense of a flash card microSDHC with volume to 8 GB. Samsung S5230 it will be possible to buy since April of current year. S5600 will appear on sale a month later. Cost of phones is not informed.

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The iPhone prototype is exposed on sale

The inhabitant of the State of Illinois sells at on-line auction eBay an iPhone prototype, informs MobileCrunch. It works under control of the beta version of a program cover iPhone. By means of the prototype exposed on sale iPhone it is possible both to accept entering calls, and to call. Besides, it can accept sms, but not send them. The inscription iPhone on the sold device is not visible. The capacity of its flesh-memory also is not underlined. The auctions come to an end on March, 11th. On tenth of March in eleven o'clock in the morning Moscow time the maximum sum offered for a prototype iPhone, made 940 dollars. We will notice that the seller has two prototypes iPhone. However only one of them works. The second can serve no more than a source of spare parts. Smart phone Apple iPhone has been presented in June, 2007. It is equipped by the big touch screen, deprived stylus and optimised for management of fingers. In June, 2008 has been presented iPhone 3G. It works in networks of cellular communication of the third generation and is equipped by GPS module.

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6 thousand games for iPhone

For the iPhone left already more than 6 thousand games, writes Casual Gaming referring to Mobclix. In total for this mobile device from company Apple it is created over 20 thousand appendices. By estimates of experts, a considerable part from them (approximately 30 percent) are games. Journalists have noticed that approximately one and a half thousand games for iPhone can be downloaded absolutely free of charge. Every possible puzzles use the greatest demand. According to the published data, to this genre belong about 18 percent of the loaded games. Least owners iPhone racing projects (only 1 percent) interest. We will notice that iPhone have already supported such known companies as Square Enix and Konami. Last at the moment works over game Metal Gear Solid Touch which leaves in the USA current month. The project will represent branch from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, left last year on PlayStation 3. The smart phone iPhone has gone on sale in the summer of 2007. The device is deprived buttons - users can operate all functions by means of the touch screen. In 2008 model sales under the name iPhone 3G which supports networks of cellular communication of the third generation have begun.

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The inventor has won Google patent dispute

Google recognised a priority of inventor Judah Klausner in creation of visual vocal mail and has obtained the licence for use of this invention, transfers Reuters. Transaction details are not disclosed, however Klausner has withdrawn the claim and has promised more not to address in court on this point in question. Earlier the inventor of visual vocal mail has already won courts with Apple, Skype, Vonage Tecnologies and LG Electronics. Google can use the patent of Klausner in two services - belonging to it telephone, Grand Central and platform Android for smart phones and other mobile devices. Visual vocal mail allows to make an exchange of vocal messages similar to electronic correspondence. This technology, in particular, is used in smart phone Apple iPhone. Klausner has brought an action on Apple in the end of 2007. Simultaneously there were similar trials with Comcast, Cablevision Systems and other companies. In total Kljauzner demanded from six companies of 360 million dollars. In total Klausner companies, Klausner Technologies, belongs over two tens patents for technologies of a mobile communication. The firm sells licences for their use.

New Intel chipset for Atom processors cannot work with Blu-ray

The new Intel GN40 chipset intended for use with processor Atom, will not support HD-video which have been written down on disks Blu-ray, informs Fudzilla referring to the statement of representatives Intel. In Intel underline that the chipset can work as video of a high definition with the permission 1080р. However it concerns, for example, translations on the Internet, but not to films on disks Blu-ray. The matter is that for playing of the last it is required more resources. Earlier representatives Intel declared that GN40 will allow to work from HD-video. However they did not specify, about what video of the permission there is a speech, also was not informed and on, whether can GN40 work with disks Blu-ray. One of the basic competitors GN40 is platform Nvidia Ion. According to Nvidia, it supports as reproduction of video of a high definition with the permission 1080р, and disks Blu-ray.

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Journalists have found out a trace of Apple Netbook

The Taiwan corporation Wintek will begin to deliver touch panels intended for Apple netbook in the third quarter 2009. According to journalists, company Quanta Computer will collect Apple netbook. Itself Wintek has informed that together with Apple works over new products, but does not know, how they will be used. In any case of delivery will begin not earlier than second half of 2009. Analysts expect the announcement of Apple netbook some months, specifying that the device will cost in 500-600 dollars and would find the buyers saving on more expensive computers because of crisis. They expect occurrence of this product till the end of the year. Earlier, head of Apple Steve Jobs has declared that Apple does not know how to make quality 500$ computer.

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Asus will let out the laptop with the moving keyboard

Asus Corporation intends to let out in the third quarter 2009 the laptop with the keyboard moving at closing, writes Engadget. The prototype of such device has been shown at electronics CeBIT exhibition in Hanover. At laptop closing its keyboard moves, closing itself trackpad. At opening the keyboard, accordingly, is removed back. The keyboard rises over the case that allows to cool more effectively the electronic components which are under it. New forms-factors allows to save a place necessary for hands of the user, and also the keyboard and trackpad. While it is not known, how much the prototype will correspond to the case of the ready laptop, however at demonstration the laptop was much more thin the usual. Also Asus has presented a prototype of the computer consisting of two touch displays. Term of its occurrence on sale is unknown.

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The first chip for high-grade trace of beams

Company Caustic Graphics has developed the graphic chip which supports technology of trace of the beams, allowing to do the image in games and the programs working with a three-dimensional drawing, by much more realistic. About it writes The Wall Street Journal. Affirms that the new chip accelerates three-dimensional scenes the usual central processor or a video card in twenty times. In 2010 Caustic is going to increase computing capacity of the chips still ten times. Trace of beams means the analysis of passage of rays of light through a modelled scene. For this purpose extensively from the observer shoot millions beams to which should be reflected, to go out or depart in anywhere. Got to an eye of the observer beams form images. Application of trace of beams demands huge volumes of calculations. High-grade graphic decisions while only are developed for trace of beams. Over it actively works Intel, whose first discrete video card Larrabee with support of this technology will appear not earlier than the end of 2009. The foreign companies also managed to add support of trace of beams in video cards AMD. Caustic Graphics it is based by three former engineers Apple one of which participated in working out of a graphic subsystem iPhone and iPod. Now the company has received financing for the sum of 11 million dollars.

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The largest IT exhibition of the world has missed the fifth part of visitors

In 2009 the world's largest computer exhibition CeBIT in Hanover have visited more than 400 thousand persons that for 20 percent there is less than indicator of year prescription. On it it is informed in the press release of organizers CeBIT 2009. The greatest number of visitors CeBIT has collected in 2001. Then an exhibition has visited more than 850 thousand persons. The quantity of participants CeBIT 2001 has exceeded eight thousand companies. About 20 percent of visitors CeBIT 2009 have arrived to Hanover from other countries. Thus if the number of visitors from Asia in 2009 has decreased, quantity of visitors from Northern and the South America, and also from the countries of the Near East, has increased. Organizers CeBIT 2009 underline that, despite attendance falling, the exhibition has appeared more successfully last year's. In particular, the quantity of the business contacts adjusted on CeBIT 2009, has increased by 20 percent. Exhibition CeBIT passed from March, third till March, eighth. It have opened the governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and German chancellor Angela Merkel. In 2009 CeBIT has taken places on the area of 200 thousand square metres. 4300 companies have taken part in an exhibition from 69 states that for 25 percent there is less than indicator of 2008.

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Acer announced 49-euros communicator

Company Acer announced С1 and E1 communicators at CeBIT exhibition 2009, which cost will make 49 euros, informs TechRadar. If the company manages to agree with operators, these communicators will get to subscribers free of charge. Acer С1 and E1 possitions as accessible communicators initial level. Their main destination - web surfing and work with e-mail. Both communicators will work under control of Windows Mobile 6.5. They will appear on sale till the end of current year in several colour variants. Also Acer announced F1 and L1 communicators, working on the basis of Windows Mobile 6.5. It is known that F1 it is equipped by the big touch screen and 5 Megapixel camera, and L1 it is executed in shape slider. The first Acer communicators have been presented in February of current year at exhibition Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Then representatives of the company have informed that develop such eight devices four of which can be bought in March.
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British scientists announced a virtual cocoon

British researchers from the Universities of York and Warwick announced in London on a device called Virtual Cocoon ( "Virtual Cocoon"), which will create a virtual reality that affect all the senses, not only for vision and hearing. This says TG Daily.
Virtual Cocoon is a ball with the "multifunctionality" seat for the user. The inner surface of the globe is a display. The servers that control a virtual reality, are located under the floor. Virtual Cocoon size is approximately the average kitchen.

The smell will be generated with the help of new technology, developed at Warwick University. Tactile sensation will be simulated with the help of special "tactile devices. Instead, the taste will be simulated the texture of what should be in the user's mouth.

Scientists argue that the use of their equipment, construction of which will cost several million dollars, the user will be unable to distinguish reality from virtual reality. So far, scientists have submitted only waxwork device.

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The creators of BlackBerry will open mobile applications shop

RIM Corporation developed smartphone BlackBerry, announced store mobile applications App World, which is similar to Apple App Store, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi, and other stores.
Commercial applications in the App World will cost a minimum of 2.99 dollars (2.75 euros in Europe), says Engadget. The basic payment system would be PayPal. According to information on the site, place the program in the shop will be able to developers of most of the world, except for Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and others.

While the App World to run only in the U.S., Canada and Britain, the store will use the English language. In the future, service will transfer to the French, Italian, German and Spanish.

BlackBerry devices are widely used not only conventional, but corporate users. In particular, they provide instant e-mail exchange secure communication channel.

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British have bought 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles

People in the UK bought more than two million PlayStation 3 prefixes, the MCV, with reference to the statement made by one of the heads of Sony Maguayr Ray (Ray Maguire). He also added that sales of portable gaming system, PSP has already exceeded the three million mark in the console.
Maguayr sure that in the next 12 months, Sony will be able to sell in the UK have about one million PlayStation 3. To a large extent, this should help the success of the game Killzone 2. Recall that the shooter was headed by the British charts in the first week after the start of sales.

Console PlayStation 3 has been on sale in Europe 23 March 2007. According to Sony, the company managed to sell more than 21 million prefixes. At the same time PS3 is still on the last race in the current generation of consoles.

PSP sales in Europe began in 2005. To date, Sony was able to realize more than 50 million portable game systems. According to rumors, the company started to develop a new, already the fourth model PSP. According to anonymous sources close to Sony, portable console will lose its slot for the UMD-discs and get sliding screen.

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Acer announced 10-inch Aspire One at CeBIT 09

Acer Inc. announced at the CeBIT exhibition netbook Aspire One c display with a diagonal of 10.1 inches and resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels and LED backlight.
Netbook equipped with hard disk capacity of 160 gigabytes (previously used drives up to 120 gigabytes). Depending on the battery time on battery power varies from 3 to 7 hours, and the weight - from 1,18 to 1,33 kg.

In 10-inch Aspire One can be apart of modules Bluetooth and Wi-Fi module is built to work with GPRS, EDGE, as well as third-generation networks.

The new device, as in the model with 9 inch display processor uses Intel Atom N270, running at a frequency of 1.6 GhZ. Acer Aspire One comes preinstalled with Windows XP Home Edition, though the corporation reserves the right to install in different models of different operating systems.

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Amazon made the "Kindle" -iPhone analogue

E-shop Amazon has released a free application for iPhone, allowing the purchase of books and magazines, as well as to read their electronic versions on-screen smartphone Apple, writes The Wall Street Journal.

Thus, service purchase e-books, most of which cost about 10 dollars, is now available not only to buyers device Kindle, but also users of mobile phones. Application for iPhone, which is well called, Kindle for iPhone, has only a few weeks after the presentation of the new version of Kindle.

The authors of the program, which is only available in the U.S., suggest that users of the new applications will not be reading books on the iPhone more than half due to eye strain and battery. Purchased books will be placed not more than six devices.

The program has a function Whispersync, allowing remember where finished reading, and continue with it regardless of what device is used for access to the text.

Device Kindle, can read e-books, was first introduced in November 2007. It has cost nearly 400 dollars. The new version costs about 360 dollars.

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AMD introduced the world's first 40-nanometer graphics chips

AMD introduced the first in the world of graphics processors were executed in compliance with 40-nanometer production methods at CeBIT 2009. They called the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 and are intended for installation in notebook computers. This was reported in the press release AMD.

New graphics chips from AMD are 640 stream processors. They support the DirectX version 10.1 and technology ATI CrossFireX, PowerPlay, and PowerXpress.

Maximum performance ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 is 832 ghz, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 - 768 ghz. Both the processor based on energy-efficient technologies and optimized for use with high-definition video with a resolution of 1080p.

The first laptops with graphics processors, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 series will be Asus K. They should reach the market early in the second quarter of 2009.

The main competitor AMD graphics processors on the market, the company Nvidia, also announced at CeBIT the new graphics solutions for mobile computers. Output from the most powerful processors Nvidia is 562 ghz.

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Camera format Micro Four Thirds taught to shoot HD-video

Panasonic introduced a digital camera Lumix DMC-GH1. It was the first camera in a standard Micro Four Thirds, which can shoot video. This was reported in the press release, Panasonic.

Lumix DMC-GH1 is equipped with 12.1-megapixel matrix. During the processing of images in the camera processor meets Venus Engine HD.

To work with this camera manufacturer offers a new lens Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm. It supports auto as when shooting photos or video. This Autofocus works very quietly, so as to minimize background noise while recording video.

Video recorded Lumix DMC-GH1, you can save in the format of AVCHD. Maximum video resolution - 1920h1080 pixels at a frequency of shooting 24 frames per second. When shooting with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels video recording speed increases up to 60 frames per second.

Dimensions Lumix DMC-GH1 constitute 124x90x45 mm, weight - 385 grams. Start date sales price of the camera and are not reported.

Format Micro Four Thirds has been designed by Olympus and Panasonic. It involves the use of nezerkalkah matrix of the same physical size as a modern SLR cameras, but excludes certain structural features of the latter.

In autumn 2008, Panasonic introduced the world's first digital camera format Micro Four Thirds - Lumix DMC-G1. Its technical characteristics are identical characteristics Lumix DMC-GH1 with the exception of the possibility of recording video. Currently, Lumix DMC-G1 costs 800 dollars.

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Asus has made the keyboard- computer

Asus company showed the device Eee Keyboard at CeBIT 2009. It is a computer made in the form of a keyboard. That was reported by Engadget.

Outside the Asus Eee Keyboard looks like a full-size keyboard with 5" touch screen. Also Eee Keyboard connectors have HDMI, VGA and Ethernet.

Inside the Asus Eee Keyboard a processor Intel Atom N270 or N330, as well as 16 - or 32-gigabaytny SSD-drive, depending on the configuration of your device. The amount of RAM Eee Keyboard - one gigabyte.

In addition to the port Ethernet, to connect the Eee Keyboard to the Internet, you can use the built module Wi-Fi. Also in this device is installed module Bluetooth.

As an operating system on the Eee Keyboard preinstalled Windows XP. Weight of the machine is 0.95 kg. It is anticipated that the Eee Keyboard can be purchased in the mid-2009 at a cost of 400 or 600 dollars, depending on configuration.

The device called Eee Keyboard has been announced at CES 2009 earlier this year. Then, it was reported that this will be a keyboard with a variety of connectors, touch screen and module Wi-Fi.

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