Dell Quarterly Profit fell by half

In the fourth quarter of 2008 profits of the company Dell was 351 million dollars. A year ago the figure was 48 percent higher and amounted to 679 million dollars. That was reported by Cnet News, with reference to the financial report of Dell.
Dell's revenues in the last quarter of 2008 is 13.4 billion dollars. This was 16 percent lower than a year ago. Then Dell revenue was 16 billion U.S. dollars.

Annual revenue Dell has not changed. In 2007, it amounted to 61.13 billion dollars in 2008 - 61,10 billion.

Dell representatives have emphasized that during the economic crisis, the company intends to take steps to optimize their costs. It was expected that in the end by 2011, Dell will be able to reduce annual costs by four billion dollars.

The headquarters of Dell. Photo from the site of city-data.com

Acer has developed a computer-based Nvidia Ion

Acer has developed a compact computer-based platform for Nvidia Ion, said Slashgear. He called the Hornet.
Hornet will work with single or dual-core processor Intel Atom. Of the other technical characteristics Hornet know that with your PC come with a motion sensor controller movements. It enables you to control the device using gestures.

Date premieres Acer Hornet will not be disclosed. But we know that the first computers based on the Nvidia Ion will be the summer of 2009, and their price will be $ 299.

Platform Nvidia Ion was introduced in December 2008. Its main feature - the embedded video GeForce 9400M, which is several times the performance of the embedded graphics Intel. Computer-based Ion permit to work with HD-video with a resolution of 1080r.

Company Intel platform criticized Nvidia Ion. She believes that the Ion is just the new name for existing products Nvidia. According to Intel, power consumption of the platform will be relatively high, despite the fact that it is designed to work with the energy efficient processor Intel Atom.

Presentation slide of Acer Hornet. Photos from the site slashgear.com

200$ for useless Android application

Developer Mike DG has created the application I am richer for Android platform, says TG Daily. The program, which costs $ 200, is the most expensive Google Phone application. However, it only shows the blue crystal in a sign that it had bought, and will not do anything.
I am richer Cost could be higher than 200 dollars, but it is this amount is the maximum that can be requested for the program in a store Android Market.

I am richer is a clear imitation of the program I am rich for the Apple iPhone, which developers have asked almost a thousand dollars. This program consisted of only one picture in which a picture of Ruby.

Creators I am rich earned nearly six thousand dollars before their program was banned Administration Apple App Store. I am richer is unlikely to share its fate, as Google does not moderated applications to set up his platform.

logo of "I am richer"

The new version of the Nvidia Ion appear at the end of the year

The company is developing a second generation of Nvidia Platform Ion, Fudzilla reports with reference to the statement by representatives of Nvidia. This platform will be presented in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Nvidia Ion 2 platform will support multiple processors. Among them are Intel chips families Atom, Celeron, Pentium and Core 2. Also, computers based on the Ion 2 processors will be able to work with Via Nano.

Platform Ion Nvidia was presented at the end of 2008. It is particularly designed for ultradeshevyh mobile and desktop computers. The first PCs based on the Ion will be this summer. They will cost from $ 299.

The main feature of the platform Nvidia Ion - integrated video GeForce 9400M, which is several times the performance of embedded graphics Intel. Computer-based Ion permit to work with HD-video with a resolution of 1080r.

Company Intel platform criticized Nvidia Ion. She believes that the Ion is just the new name for existing products Nvidia. According to Intel, power consumption of the platform will be relatively high, despite the fact that it is designed to work with the energy efficient processor Intel Atom.

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President of Nokia has confirmed interest in the company to market notebooks

Nokia is considering entering the market of notebooks, reports Reuters referring to the statement by the President of Nokia Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo).
For the first time rumors of Nokia plans to release a laptop there at the end of 2008. Prior to this statement by the President of Nokia, they are not confirmed.

Company CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood (Ben Wood) finds that Nokia will face certain difficulties in entering the market for notebook PCs. However, large manufacturing capacity, established distribution channels and customers to the brand will help Nokia company to develop a new market.

President of Nokia said that currently the line between cell phones and laptops blurred. In particular, many laptops is built module 3G, but the functionality of smartphones increases.

Note that many manufacturers of cellular phones produced laptops, for example, Samsung and LG, taken in 2008, the second and third largest number of sold cell phones. Moreover, as communicators, and laptops produced by such companies as Acer, Asus, HP and Lenovo.

Samsung will produce OLED-TV before the end of the year

Samsung plans to begin production in 2009 OLED-TVs, according to a company blog. Currently, Samsung produces only small OLED-screens for mobile devices.
By the end of this year, Samsung intends to release of not only televisions with OLED-screens. The company also plans to begin installing such displays in monitors and laptops. In 2010, according to Samsung, will begin production of flexible displays.

Currently, Samsung is able to produce two million OLED-screens each year. Until the end of the year the company expects to double that figure. According to Samsung, in 2010, production capacity should help to produce eight million OLED-displays annually.

The first OLED-TVs Samsung announced in 2007. Then, it was reported that the South Korean company plans to produce OLED-TVs with a diagonal screen of 14 to 42 inches. In October 2008, was submitted to OLED-TV Samsung 40-inch screen.

Currently, the only serial OLED-TV is the Sony XEL-1. In Japan it is sold with the end of 2007. In the U.S., this TV has started in early 2008, the 2009 Sony XEL-1 started to sell in Europe.

Unlike LCD panels, OLED-TV more subtle and consume little energy. However, their production is very expensive.

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David Perry; about new model of PSP

The creator of Earthworm Jim game, and founder of Shiny Entertainment, David Perry (David Perry) said that Sony is working on a new version of the portable console PSP. About this he said one of the developers involved in the creation of this game system, Edge says, referring to Kotaku. According to Perry, the so-called PSP2 will go on sale in autumn of this year.
The new portable console will be slots for disk format UMD. Games enables you to record directly to a memory card. Downloads will be available through a network service company Sony. Disclaimers UMD slot will increase the duration of the console. In addition, Sony will have the opportunity to provide content to users without intermediaries. Perry also noted that all went to the game discs will be available as digital copies.

Sony representatives have not commented on these rumors. Recently appeared information that the Japanese unit of the company began to search for testers for a new gaming device, relating to trade marks PlayStation or PSP. In doing so, Sony representatives did not elaborate on what exactly they work.

Recall that at this time yields PSP DS portable consoles on the market. By mid-February this year, Sony sold around the world 50 million game systems. Nintendo Company by the end of 2008 had sold 96.22 million DS. Added that the first model PSP has been on sale in the territory of Japan in late 2004.

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Worlds smallest laptop: mbook

South Korean company has released a notebook UMID mbook, reports The Register. He is positioned as a manufacturer of small and light laptop in the world.
Dimensions mbook constitute 158x94, 1x18, 6 mm. Weight machine - 315 grams. Diagonal screen mbook - 4,8 inches. Laptop battery, enough for six hours of autonomous work.

At the core lies mbook processor Intel Atom. Depending on the configuration computer, its frequency is equal to 1.1 or 1.3 gigahertz. The capacity of flash memory laptop is from eight to 32 gigabytes, the amount of memory - a gigabyte.

The manufacturer stresses that mbook module is equipped with 3G, Bluetooth, and WiBro (analog network WiMax, used in South Korea). Also, a laptop enables you to watch mobile TV, but only in standard DMB, used in South Korea.

Cost mbook with 1,3-gigagertsevym processor in South Korea is 534 dollars. Will the laptop sold in other countries, are not reported.

photo from reghardware.co.uk

Most users found the mobile Internet harmful to children

72% of the 1900 YouGov organizations believed that the mobile internet is harmful to children, as the latter are looking for is not intended for their eyes content, writes TechRadar.
Hazardous sites, services and materials are nemoderiruemye chats, violent games and pornography. In order to prevent access to children, it is proposed to use the cell phone special PIN codes, or send SMS to parents if the child comes to a potentially dangerous site.

Some experts argue that the responsibility for children's access to potentially harmful materials should be held providers. In doing so, over a third of children and their parents refused to report their age cellular operator, which could help in the delineation of access to the Internet.

Harmful to the mobile Internet are not considered to be only in the UK. In May 2008 it became known that the Japanese government intends to limit the use of mobile phones in children. They found that the mobile Internet adversely affects the students.

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Nvidia will release 40-nanometer graphics chip

The company intends to Nvidia in April this year, GPU GT218, made on 40-nanometer technology, reports Fudzilla. He will relate to budget decisions.

It is also known that by the end of this year, Nvidia will introduce a few more graphics processors, created on 40-nanometer production methods. Their characteristics are not reported, it is known only that such chips will support DirectX 11.

Recall that in the 55-nanometer technology, the release Nvidia graphics chips moved in 2008. It was assumed that 55-nanometer production methods will enable Nvidia to reduce costs by an average of 20 percent.

The main competitor Nvidia in the graphics processor market, the company AMD, producing graphics brand ATI, also intends to provide 40-nanometer production by the end of this year. Video Cards ATI c 40-nanometer graphics chips will support DirectX 11.

photo by Nvidia

Olympus introduced the most compact SLR camera with integrated stabilizer

The company announced the Olympus digital SLR camera, entry-level E-620. It is positioned as the most compact SLR with integrated image stabilizer. This was reported in the press release Olympus.
The size of Olympus E-620 make up 130x94x60 mm, weight - 475 grams. Resolution matrix camera - 12.3 megapixels. These photos can be viewed on turning the LCD screen with a diagonal of 2.7 inches. Also, it can be used to the sight frame.

Olympus E-620 supports the autofocus on the seven zones. Maximum photosensitivity camera - 3200 ISO. For processing images made available in six predefined filter: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light, Light Tone, Grainy Film and Pin Hole.

On the shelves Olympus E-620 will be in May of this year. The cost of the camera will be 700 dollars. Set the lens Zuiko 14-42mm will cost a hundred dollars more expensive.

photo from engadget.com

Nokia will offer one thousand employees to resign on their own will

Nokia Corp. announced a voluntary retirement program, which will take effect from 1 March 2009 and closes May 31 or, or thousandth of a dismissal of their own volition. This was reported in the press release of the Nokia.
The program, which aims to reduce costs in a time of crisis, does not affect employees in the production and management company. Terms of the program will depend on local conditions and legislation.

The company also during 2009, will try to as little as possible to provide paid leave.

In Nokia at the end of 2007 employed 122 thousand people. Last year the company intends to save more than 700 million euro, transmits AFP. In early 2009, Nokia intended to reduce the 400 people employed in research and design unit in Finland.

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3DFusion developed display for viewing 3D image

3DFusion American company has developed a display for viewing three-dimensional image that does not require special glasses, reports Electronista.
Three-dimensional display 3DFusion called 3DFMax. It will be presented at the Digital Signage Exposition 2009, which opens Feb. 24 in Las Vegas.

3DFMax built on the basis of Phillips WOWvx 3D and 2D Plus Depth. Other technical characteristics of the screen are not reported.

It is also known that 3DFMax is not intended for home users. He will act as a billboard and be used both inside and outside buildings. Start of sales of the screen and their prices are not reported.

Recall that in the past year, Philips has released a prototype of three-dimensional TV, which can be viewed without special glasses. Diagonal of the screen - 56 inch, Resolution - 3840 x 2160 pixels.

In addition, in August 2008 was submitted to a three-dimensional view of Seiko Epson for mobile devices. It allows you to view volumetric images without special glasses.

Typically, three-dimensional screens form separate images for each eye. Special glasses combine them and make the image volume. 3D-TV, working on such technology, began selling in Japan in mid-2008.

picture from engadget.com

New Mac Mini

Someone published video about new model of Mac Mini at MacRumors forum. Earlier that same user has published a photo of the back of your computer, which many considered forgery.

Video entitled "Mac Mini 2009 Edition". Thus, it is anticipated that the new Mac Mini will be released in 2009. The last major update "of the smallest computer in the world" took place in 2007.

In the video did not indicate the future configuration of Mac Mini, but with the publication of photographs indicated that the supply 2Ghz Processor Core 2 Duo, 1066-mhz system bus, two gigabytes of memory DDR3, as well as videor Mini DisplayPort and mini DVI. Judging by the roller and photos, he will have five USB-ports instead of four, a FireWire 400 port in the new model will be replaced by FireWire 800.

Previously, it was reported that the new Mac Mini will use video Nvidia GeForce 9400M, which is already used in the new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

screenshot from video

AMD's new six core processor

The company demonstrated a working six core AMD processor, said The Tech Report. The code name of the chip that is included in the family of Opteron, - Istanbul.

Istanbul was created in compliance with 45-nanometer production methods. It supports memory DDR2. The amount of cache at the third level of the chip is equal to six megabytes.

Six core processor AMD Opteron Istanbul is designed for installation in servers. During the presentation, AMD introduced three systems based on this chip. Two of them can support up to four processors. The third was designed to work with two chips.

Serial production of Istanbul due to commence before the end of 2009. In 2010, AMD plans to release six core processor AMD Sao Paulo with support for DDR3 memory and a 12-nuclear chip, Magny-Cours.

Company Intel, the main competitor AMD processors on the market, has released six core server processor in September 2008. It is part of a line of Xeon, and operates at a frequency of 2.6 gigahertz. The amount of cache at the third level of the chip is 16 megabytes.

Picture by AMD

New Motorola with Touchscreen

The company Motorola has developed a mobile phone with large touch screen. Photos of the mobile phone were published Engadget.
Specifications phone are not reported. Of the published images only, it is clear that it is equipped with 5 MP Kodak camera and xenon flash. Also the phone has a TV output.

For the first time about plans to release Motorola cell phone with large touch screen that replaces physical buttons, became known in August 2008. Then, it was reported that the phone will be named Atila, a diagonal of the screen will be 2.8 inches.

At the end of June 2008 it was reported on the development of the phone Motorola Alexander. It will be equipped with GPS-navigation module, a large touch screen and 8 MP camera.

picture from: engadget.com

ARM has released its smallest processor

British company ARM, the largest developer of processors for mobile devices, announced the chip Cortex-M0. It is the smallest and energy efficient processor company.
Cortex-M0 consumes only 85 microwatt per megahertz of clock frequency and binary compatible with older processors, the architecture of Cortex-M3. His optimum operating frequency is 50 megahertz.

The new processor can be used in medicine, electronic measurements, the illumination devices, gaming accessories, compact power supplies and other devices.

A few days ago announced the ARM chip architecture Cortex A9 with the code name Sparrow. This cheap multicore processors, which the company hopes to enter the netbook market.

illustration from arm.com

Sony starts searching for a testers for new gaming device

The Japanese unit of Sony began to search for testers for a new gaming system, GameSpot writes, with reference to the official website of the company. According to journalists, the device may be related to the Trademark PlayStation or PSP.
The network already rumors that Sony is working on a new portable console. There's also a chance that the said game system - just an updated version of PSP, or another peripheral device for the PlayStation 3. It should be noted that representatives from Sony Computer Entertainment has not made any comments on this matter.

Recall that in 2008 the market was already the third model of the portable console, Sony, called PSP-3000. At the moment, this game system has the second largest market, after DS from Nintendo. Score by mid-February of this year around the world have been sold 50 million PSP. Earlier, rumors have emerged that Sony is working on a new portable console. However, this information has proved unreliable.

The other day as it became known that the sale of PlayStation 3 in the world reached a point in the ‭ ‬ 21,3 ‭ million prefixes. Despite that, PS3 is still a place in the last race of the current generation consoles, giving way to Xbox 360 and Wii.

Picture of the press service of Sony

Japanese develop "television wallpaper"

Engineers are developing a Japanese corporation Toshiba TV Wallpaper - paper that can be fully translated into the screen, says The Daily Telegraph.
The ability to emit light through the paper gave the organic light-emitting diodes (OLED). New technology will not only display images on the walls, and wallpaper to use as a light source. In addition, the energy barriers for organic LEDs is much lower than that of LCD or plasma displays.

Until now, OLED-screens produced only a slight diagonal. Toshiba was able to find a way to create a "grid" of the molecules of silicon dioxide, thus greatly reducing power consumption.

The development of television Wallpaper started in 2008. Nevertheless, the technology is still under study, and its commercial applications will begin only after a few years.

Asus refuses to release nine-inch netbooks

Company Asus will refuse release Eee PC's with the 8,9-inch screen, informs DigiTimes referring to the statement of the president of Asian-Pacific representation Asus Bensona of the Tench (Benson Lin).
The tench has underlined that in 2009 95 percent of Asus Eee PC netbooks will make cars with 10-inch screens. The remained five percent ultracheap laptops will equip with seven-inch displays. Now into family Asus Eee PC enters about 20 models of ultracheap laptops.
Hardly there is less than half from them are equipped by 8,9-inch screens.
The first netbooks of Asus Eee PC have been let out in 2007.
In the end of January it became known about intention of basic competitor Asus in the netbooks market, companies Acer to refuse release of 8,9-inch ultrabudgetary laptop Aspire One in the second quarter 2009.
The company intends to concentrate completely on manufacture of 10-inch model Aspire One.

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Nintendo DSi dated for Europe

The company named Nintendo launch date DSi portable game system outside of Japan, writes Eurogamer. Living in North America will be able to buy a console is already on 5 April this year. In European DSi stores appear slightly earlier - on April 3. In Japan, this game system has been on sale on 1 November last year.
American gamers will be able to buy a DSi for 169.99 dollars. While not reported, what is the recommended price DSi in Europe. According to rumors, the residents of the region will have to pay for a console is about 149 pounds (a little more than $ 210). Officially, this information has not yet been confirmed.

Already aware that the inhabitants of North America will be able to buy a console is a blue or black. Europeans will be able to choose a black or white DSi. Representatives of the American units Nintendo added that the U.S. will continue selling the previous model of a portable gaming system, which is called the DS Lite.

A new model of the console will be 12 percent thinner than the predecessor. In addition, the diagonal of the DSi screens at 0.25 inches more than the DS Lite. In addition, it can play music files, and also has two integrated cameras. Do DSi has a slot for memory cards format SD, but disappeared slot cartridge Game Boy Advance.

Recall that the DSi is the third version of the console DS. The first model came out in 2004 and in 2006 sales came DS Lite. The second version of the console is thinner and lighter predecessor. Added that the DSi enjoyed good demand in Japan. By end of last year, residents of this country have bought more than one million portable game systems. Global sales of all models of DS by the time reached the mark at 96.22 million consoles.

Images from the official site of Nintendo DSi

Dell will challenge rights Psion to a word "netbook"

Dell company has asked the Office for Patent and Trademark USA (US Patent and Trademark Office) to cancel a trademark owned by Psion netbook, reports Cnet News.
Dell representatives stressed that the Psion is not producing any products under the brand netbook in the past six years and has no plans to do so in the future. Dell also said that one of the managers Psion lied when he talked about the sale of devices under the brand netbook in November 2006.

Recall that Psion in 2000, has released two handheld computer netBook and netBook Pro, whose names are registered trademarks. In December 2008, Psion required to remove the word netbook (netbook) sites.

Companies, on sites where the word occurs netbook, it was proposed to remove him from there until the end of March 2009. Continued use of the word would be regarded as Psion harm to the right.

In early 2009, Google found the word netbook registered trademarks of Psion. At the same time, the search engine has asked advertisers not to use it in ads.

The new meaning of the word "netbook" put into use by Intel. They were taken to signify ultradeshevye notebooks designed primarily for the Internet. One of the brightest representatives of netbooks are a family of mobile computers Asus Eee PC.

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The new LCD screen will increase the time of the laptop one and a half times

Announced the LCD screen, which will increase the time an autonomous work of notebooks by 50 percent, reports IDG News. It was designed by Pixel Qi, which is based former employee of OLPC, Mary Lou Dzhepsen (Mary Lou Jepsen).
Unlike conventional LCD monitors, to highlight the new screen Pixel Qi using external light sources. The latter can be, for example, the sun or conventional lamps. This saves battery charge by abandoning the use of internal illumination display.

Dzhepsen emphasizes that, such as, for example, color and refresh images, screen, Pixel Qi is not inferior to modern laptop displays. It allows you to extend the offline work laptop, for example, from three to 4.5 hours.

Expected that the new technology for production of screens for notebooks will lead to the emergence of cheaper and light laptops. So, instead shestiyacheechnoy powerful batteries in a laptop equipped with a screen Pixel Qi, you can set more than a weak battery. At the time of autonomous work computer is not affected, but its price and weight decrease.

Within a few months, new screens Pixel Qi will be tested. The first notebook computers, which would establish such displays will be desyatidyuymovye model. They will appear in the middle of this year.

At the end of last year, it was reported that Pixel Qi is working on a screen that will allow the Laptop without charging from 20 to 40 hours. The basis of this display will be new electronic paper developed by Pixel Qi.

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Pantech has released dual slider

Pantech company and AT & T operator provided smartphone Matrix Pro, made in the form of dual-slider. Halves of his body can move apart both horizontally and vertically. This was reported in the press release AT & T.
Pantech Matrix Pro is equipped with two keyboards. One of them is a normal digital, consisting of 12 buttons, the second - qwerty. Diagonal display device is 2.4 inches.

Smartphone works in 3G networks that are running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Permit Matrix Pro built-in camera is two megapixels. The size of a smartphone - 106h51h21, 5 mm.

The amount of embedded memory is 256 megabytes. In addition, Matrix Pro supports microSD memory card format up to 32 gigabytes.

According to Cnet News, Pantech Matrix Pro will be on sale Feb. 24, 2009. In a two-year contract with the operator AT & T, it will cost 180 dollars.

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New technology enables you to record hundreds of DVD to disc with the size of a coin

Scientists have created a new technology that will allow to obtain ordered nanostructures with the size of cells is about 3 nanometers. This technology potentially allows to achieve the density of information recording media for about 1.7 terabits per square centimeter. The work of researchers published in the journal Science, and a brief description is available on the site, University of Berkeley.
As a basic material with which scientists work, performed the so-called block copolymers PS-b-PEO. Molecules of this compound, if you combine several types of polymer blocks of different chemical nature. In this case, the blocks are polystyrene and polyethylene.

Known that in thin films of PS-b-PEO self-comes nanostructures caused by various chemical properties of its polymers. They formed a matrix of polyethylene, which at the same distance from each other are placed vertical "pins" of polystyrene. If the area is a great film, then the order of placement of pins is broken. This does not allow use of the material, for example, to record his information, because of defective data blocks can not be considered. In the new study, scientists from the University of Berkeley, was able to maintain order in the whole area of the film.

First, specially prepared block copolymer thin film applied to the surface of industrial sapphire received no slices along the lattice planes of the links. Then the crystal was heated to high temperatures - around 1300-1500 degrees Celsius for 24 hours. Scientists are well aware that as a result of such treatment on the surface of the sapphire is formed numerous parallel ridges, the distance between the two being roughly the same.

As a result of this exposure of the PS-b-PEO is provided in the valleys between the ridges. This formation of polystyrene "pins" comes in different valleys, independently of one another. This allowed us to obtain large area films without defects. Besides the increase in the thickness of cover, allowing smooth out the traces of the ridges on the outer surface of the sapphire material.

According to researchers, the new technology will enable the media to create an unprecedented density. As a result, the disc diameter of three centimeters will fit more than 1400 gigabytes of information (for comparison, the capacity of modern single-DVD is 4.7 gigabytes).

photo from authors of research

LG will release three Google Phones this year

By the end of 2009, the South Korean company LG plans to release three smartphone platform based Google Android, reports Engadget.
It was expected that the first smartphone LG c Android will be presented in June. Another two vehicle-based mobile platform Google Android South Korean company will release in the second half.

In addition, the smartphone will release Android-based Acer. This became known after the accident, journalists saw the plan for the production of smartphones in the notebook of one Acer.

Recall that the first smartphone based on Google Android was announced in September 2008 and will go on sale in October. It is designed for HTC custom operator T-Mobile.

Recently, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the second guglofon HTC - Magic. Previously, their smart phones based on Android announced some little-known producers.

Photo: Interface of Google Android

Fujitsu has rid itself of the production of hard disks

Japan's Fujitsu Corporation agreed to sell their units for the production of hard disks of Toshiba, passes Bloomberg. The unit in 2007, ceased to be profitable. The annual loss by April 2009 will be about 50 billion yen (about 540 million dollars).
The transaction involves the purchase of 80 per cent of the company by 30 June 2009. The deal has not been determined but will be hundreds of billions of yen (billions of U.S. dollars).

According to the forecasts of Toshiba, by March of 2013 revenue of this unit will be about 600 billion yen (6.5 billion dollars).

Buying Enterprise will allow Toshiba to increase its market share is almost twice as hard drives, up to 16 percent. By 2015, the company hopes to increase the proportion to 20 per cent. The main competitors in this area is the Seagate.

The whole market is estimated at 32.6 billion dollars. It was expected that in 2009 sales to fall by 19 percent to 26.3 billion dollars.

Photo from website of the Fujitsu company.

Asus has announced netbook with WiMax module

The company Asus has established a WiMax module in netbuk Eee PC 1000HG. The latter was shown at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That was reported by Electronista.
Netbuk Asus Eee PC 1000HG also supports wireless Wi-Fi. Diagonal screen of Laptop is 10 inches.

Other technical features of the computer does not communicate. Price Asus Eee PC 1000HG and the date of commencement of its sales are unknown.

Also on the stand were presented netbuki Asus Eee PC 1003HA, and T91. They are equipped with 3G module, and are running an operating system, Windows 7. A distinctive feature T91 is turning touchscreen.

First netbuki Asus Eee PC was released in 2007. At the present time line ultradeshevyh Laptop Asus includes about 20 models.

Photo by Asus (c)

Samsung demanded to ban the import of digital cameras Kodak in the U.S.

South Korean company Samsung has asked the Federal Commission on International Trade in the U.S. (ITC) to ban the import of digital cameras Kodak, reports Reuters.
Representatives of Samsung emphasize that Kodak illegally used in the production of its digital camera technology Samsung. What technology is involved, are not reported.

Recall that before Kodak launched similar accusations against Samsung. In November 2008, Kodak sued the Samsung and LG, accusing them of illegally using proprietary Kodak technology in digital photography.

Violations were found in digital cameras and mobile phones, these manufacturers. So Kodak demanded reparation for harm suffered, as well as a ban on the sale of Samsung products in the U.S. and LG, which illegally used technology Kodak.

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Nokia and Qualcomm will make a smartphone for Americans

Companies Nokia and Qualcomm have jointly developed samartfon, which will support the network 3G, reports PC World. It is designed for the North American market.
Smartphone will be built on the base chipset Qualcomm. Platform of the device will be Symbian S60, used in mobile phone Nokia. It is anticipated that this smartphone will be released in mid-2010.

Note that during the three years between Nokia and Qualcomm had a conflict. In 2005, they accused each other of violating the patents. Qualcomm sought to prohibit the importation and sale of products in the U.S. Nokia, violate its patents. Nokia demanded by Qualcomm licenses and accused of illegal use of their developments in the production of microchips.

This conflict was resolved in July 2008. Then, Nokia and Qualcomm entered into a new partnership agreement for a term of 15 years.

Currently, Qualcomm is the largest supplier of chips for mobile phones. Nokia - the largest manufacturer of cell phones.

Nokia introduced its own web-shop

Nokia operates at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona announced a mobile application store Ovi, reportedly at the site of Nokia. Service for users of phones of Nokia, will be similar to Apple App Store for iPhone or the Android Market for a device based on Google Android.
Store opened in May 2009 in nine European countries. Developers will get 70 percent of the cost of selling applications. The first phone model with a built connecting to the shop, will become the flagship of Nokia N97, writes Reuters.

Also, access to Ovi will be able to get tens of millions of owners of telephones on platforms S40 and S60. By 2012, an estimated Nokia, Ovi to shop will be able to access 300 million users.

The partners of the store, except all the others, will become the social network Facebook and MySpace. In addition, it is anticipated that Ovi will be sold not only applications but also, for example, videos.

Though Ovi still closed, developers are able to register on a special website for the publisher of applications, games and other content.

App Store of Apple was the first store of its kind. In January there were 15 thousand applications. Over half the users download to their phones 500 million programs.

Sony Ericsson will release the world's first 12-megapixel cameraphone

Sony Ericsson at World Mobile Congress in Barcelona announced the world's first 12.1-megapixel camera Idou, which is scheduled to release in the latter half of 2009. This writes TechRadar.
Idou be equipped with a wide touch screen with a diagonal of 3.5 inches and the resolution of 640 by 480 pixels. In the camera as a new interface, based on the development of Symbian Foundation. OS version Symbian, which will be used in it, have not even had his name, says PC Magazine.

It was expected that the device will combine the dignity of rulers Sony Ericsson Walkman and Cybershot. Departing mobile receives a new name, as Idou - working title.

Sony Ericsson is not the first company which produces 12-megapixel camera. In early February, the Korean media wrote that on such a phone company Samsung, which will present it in Barcelona.

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Nvidia announced a platform for cell phones

Nvidia Corp. at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona announced a mobile platform based on an integrated system of six hundredth Tegra series. The platform is designed for the release of mobile Internet devices cost less than a hundred dollars. This is stated in the official press releases.
Cell phone and other devices based on Tegra 600 can play and record high-definition video (720p and 1080p), have built Wi-Fi and 3G modules, the hardware is optimized for working with Web applications and supported operating systems Microsoft Windows Embedded OS.

Judging by the specifications Tegra 650 and Tegra 600, the new device will have a processor ARM11 MP Core, running at a frequency of 750 or 650 megahertz. Their video will maintain the standard OpenGL ES 2.0. Mobile on Tegra could also be equipped with dvenadtsatimegapikselnoy camera. In addition, the image from the device can be put on a big screen resolution up to 1920 to 1080 pixels.

Power platform enables mobile phone for several days without recharging.

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HTC has announced second Google Phone

The HTC company at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona announced its second mobile device on the Android platform, says Engadget. This is the first Google Phone which do not have a keyboard.
The device called HTC Magic is equipped with a 3.2-inch touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera and the same trackball as the guglofona T-Mobile G1. In HTC Magic also has a GPS module and Wi-Fi. In addition, the phone supports data transmission standard HSDPA.

In HTC Magic preinstalled update Android, known under the code name cupcake, notes TechRadar. It corrected many errors and speed up the work with the Internet.

Buy HTC Magic subscribers will be able to Vodafone. The first countries where it is sold, will be Britain, Spain, Germany, France and Italy. The exact dates of sale and the price is not yet known, but it is expected that the Spanish HTC Magic will cost from 99 to 199 euros depending on the contract. Presumably, in stores guglofon will appear by April.

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Microsoft introduced a new version of the mobile operating system

Microsoft at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona presented a mobile operating system Windows Mobile 6.5. Starting with this version, OS name change to Windows Phone, writes T3.
In Windows Phone revised user interface, improved navigation, there is support for Flash, as well as simplified the work on the Internet. Touch screen mobile phone on Windows Phone does not require the stylus.

The new operating system in the fourth quarter of 2009 will be installed on three mobile phone: LG GM7300, HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro the same company. According to The International Herald Tribune, LG will install Windows Phone on 50 models of its phones.

In addition, the corporation announced a free online service MyPhone, which will synchronize the data on mobile devices. Synchronization touches like text messages and contacts, as well as photos and videos. Currently MyPhone passes beta testing.

Also, Microsoft hopes that users of devices on the platform of Windows Phone applications will take advantage of a special magazine Windows Marketplace, which is similar to Apple App Store, Android Market and Nokia Ovi.

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Cellular operators are going to built chat into the mobile phones

Sixty mobile operators around the world have agreed to develop a new chat features, which will be built into the software cell phones, transmits AFP.
Users will be able to see which of the contacts in your address book is available and send them text messages, images or video. In fact, it is a built-in instant messaging program.

In addition, each user will be able to write than it currently is, or where. This status is similar to what is the social network Facebook, will be shown to other users.

It was expected that the first commercial models of phones that support such a chat, to appear in the second half of 2009. Not yet known how much it will cost to use IM, and whether he was replaced by SMS.

The initiator of the new development was the Association of GSM, which includes the GSM-850 operators in 218 countries around the world.

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LG has developed a mobile phone with solar battery

The LG company has developed a mobile phone with solar battery. The latter is located on the back cover of the cell phone. That was reported by Electronista.
Outwardly, LG cell phone with solar cells is very similar to previously released mobile phone LG KF750. The latter is made in the form of slider.

Technical specifications of your phone with solar battery LG does not. It is just that, after ten charging solar battery for mobile phone, you can let out three minutes.

Almost simultaneously with your LG Mobile phone ecological Blue Earth announced the company Samsung. On the back cover of this phone made from recycled plastic, is solar battery.

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Acer has developed a two side communicator

The Acer company has developed a two side communicator, reports Engadget. He called the DX650, and will be presented in mid-February at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona.
On one side of Acer DX650 available 2.8-inch touch screen. His resolution of 320x240 pixels. On the other side - 1.27-inch OLED-display and a standard numeric keypad.

It is also known that the DX650 is equipped with a built-in camera and works in the networks of 3G. Inside the device there is a module Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. The amount of internal memory is not reported, but it is known that Communicator supports the card format microSD.

For the first time about plans for Acer to release communicator under its own brand became known in early February 2008. Then, it was reported that the first markets where it will sell new, will be Russia and Western Europe.

Recall that in March 2008 became aware of the intention to buy Acer company E-Ten, producing communicators Glofiish. The transaction was completed in autumn 2008.

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Garmin-Asus will release a smartphone under the Eee brand

The company will release Garmin-Asus smartphone Eee Phone, reports IDG News. It will be submitted before the end of 2009.
Asus representatives stress that the Eee Phone will be affordable Smartphone. It is anticipated that it will be built on the base platform for Android, but the representatives of the Asus does not support.

Companies Asus and Garmin have created an alliance to develop mobile phones Garmin-Asus in early February. Smartphones Garmin-Asus will be created based on several mobile platforms. These include Windows Mobile, a platform for the Linux kernel and Google Android.

The first smartphones announced by Garmin-Asus, became Nuvifone G60. It has a large touch screen and will be presented at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in mid-February in Barcelona.

Initially, under the brand name Asus Eee company produced only ultradeshevye notebook Eee PC. The intention to expand the range of Asus products under the brand name Eee, it became known at the end of April 2008.

Previously, it was reported that in the Eee line will also include a TV Eee-TV and the Eee-Monitor. In October 2008, became aware of plans to release the Asus motherboard brand Eee.

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Manufacturers of mobile phones are going to develop a universal charger

Leading mobile phone manufacturers have agreed to develop and produce a universal charger, transmits AFP.
The initiative supported by over 20 companies, including Nokia, Motorola and Samsung. The charger is connected to the connector mini USB. It is expected to be more energy efficient than today's "charging".

Currently, each manufacturer produces its own cell phones charger. The aim of the new initiative proposed by Association of GSM, is the savings of consumers and reduced environmental pollution. In addition, a battery charger will allow companies to save on production of cell phones. On the establishment of such chargers also urged the European Commission.

It was expected that by 2012 the majority of mobile phones will support the new charger.

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LG will produce a transparent cell phone

LG Electronics Corporation at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona announced a mobile phone from LG-GD900 transparent keyboard. This is stated in the official press releases.
Keyboard while the phone is backlit. LG is going to supply mobile phone, along with Bluetooth-headset.

LG-GD900 become the world's first transparent mobile phone. It will focus on the premium market segment.

Phone will be on sale during the second quarter of 2009. Then become aware of its technical characteristics.

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ARM has developed a cheap multicore processors

British processor manufacturer ARM, whose chips are used in most mobile devices, presented at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona cheap multicore processors Sparrow, writes PC Magazine.
The new chip is built on the Cortex A9 microarchitecture, and is intended primarily for netbukov. Cortex A9 is the same set of instructions that the previous architecture Cortex A8, but allows the computing device to have up to four cores.

Computing power of each of the cores in the Cortex A9 at least three times superior to that of processor ARM11, installed in the iPhone and T-Mobile G1. The first devices based on the Sparrow will appear in 2011.

Until now, the market netbukov mainly used by Intel-compatible processors. Operating system for ARM chips will become the operating system kernel on Ubuntu Linux, and Debian. In addition, Cortex A8 and A9 will help greatly reduce the cost netbukov.

The company also introduced the first ARM processor to made on 32-nanometer production methods. In the future it is going to move to 28-nanometer production methods.

ARM - the largest manufacturer of processors for mobile devices. In mid-February the company announced the release of its desyatimilliardnogo chip.

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Sony sold 50 million PSP's

Sony sold 50 million portable consoles PSP worldwide, reports GamesIndustry. Total to date for this platform released about two thousand games on the disk format UMD. In addition, gamers can download more than 500 projects through the network services PlayStation Network. The total number of games have already reached the mark in the 200 million copies.
Note that when calculating the company took into account the wholesale sales of Sony PSP consoles various retail networks. In other words, we are talking about the number of gaming systems shipped to stores. The exact number of consoles, gamers who have purchased until you called.

The first model of the portable console PSP was marketed on the territory of Japan in December 2004 and the launch of the game outside the country took place in 2005. In 2007, began selling a thin and light model PSP-2000, and in 2008 a PSP-3000, which has advanced LCD-screen and a built-in microphone.

Currently, PSP is in second place in the race of portable consoles. Leading DS game system from Nintendo. By the end of 2008, the company sold around the world 96.22 million handheld consoles.

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