3G module for MacBook

Apple plans to equip the new notebooks with 3G unit, informs Electronista. Journalists have made such output after have studied one of vacancies of this company.
Apple searches for the engineer for operation in division Mac Hardware Group. One of its duties - testing of computer equipment for operation with 3G, and also with Bluetooth, Ethernet and Wi-Fi.
In technician Apple, behind an exception iPhone 3G, there are no units for operation in networks of cellular communication of the third generation. To equip notebooks 3G unit the company explains the unwillingness incompatibility of various networks of cellular communication of the third generation in which operative range there are users.
Now all leading manufacturers of notebooks release computers with built in 3G unit. Some models of such notebooks extend operators under the subsidised circuit, as smart phones and mobile phones.
In particular, AT&T suggests inhabitants of several cities of the USA to buy an ultracheap notebook with 3G unit for 50 dollars that is several times cheaper than a retail price of such computer. Complete with it нетбуком there is a two-year contract on telecommunication service AT&T with the minimum subscriber card 59,95 dollars a month.
Probably, under similar circuit AT&T will extend also notebooks Apple with 3G unit if the such appear. Now this operator sells subsidised smart phones Apple iPhone 3G.
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Journalists assigned a premiere of new Kindle for 6 May

Within the next few days company Amazon will present the new device for reading of electronic documents, informs CrunchGear. Indirectly it is confirmed with press conference Amazon assigned for 6th May. The truth to that it will be devoted representatives of the company do not specify.
According to The New York Times, new Amazon Kindle it is intended for reading of newspapers and logs. As consequence, this device will have a big screen. Technical characteristics new Kindle are not informed.
Now Amazon releases the device for reading of electronic books Kindle 2. The diagonal of its screen is equal to six inches. Cost Kindle 2 - 359 dollars.
One of features Kindle 2 - a text conversion in speech. At its activation the device reads the document opened at present.
The first version Kindle has been presented in November, 2007. It cost 399 dollars. Device development has taken more than three years.
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Sony will show new PSP version in June

Sony plans to present the new version of portable console PSP at exhibition E3 which will pass in the beginning of June of current year. About it writes IGN referring to the information which the portal 1UP has received from own sources. It is supposed that the device will carry name PSP Go! In Japan the console should appear in September, and inhabitants of the USA can buy it in the end of October or in the beginning of November, 2009.
Journalists have confirmed hearings that new model PSP will lose slot for disks of UMD format. They also have added that in sale two versions of the console - with flash-memory volume in 8 and 16 GB will arrive. The device will have slide screen that will allow to clean all basic buttons from obverse PSP panel.

It is informed that by the time of start of the updated console to downloading it will be accessible over 100 games. And into their number will enter both already left, and absolutely new projects. On the hearings, one of the first games who can be downloaded, becomes Gran Turismo Mobile, announced in May, 2004.

Representatives of Sony have refused to make comments on this information. We will notice that else in February the Japanese division of the company has started search of people to which should test new game system. Thus in Sony have not specified, over what device work at the moment. It is known only that it concerns trade marks PlayStation or PSP.

Let's remind that PSP left in Japan in the end of 2004. In 2007 has appeared thin and easy PSP-2000, and last year start PSP-3000 with the advanced LCD-screen and the built in microphone has taken place.

By the present moment all over the world it is sold more than 50 million PSP. Company Sony console takes the second place in the market of portable game systems, essentially conceding DS from Nintendo.
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Asus has let out netbook in MacBook Air style

Corporation Asus has let out on Taiwan ultrathin netbook Eee PC 1008HA which observers on dimensions compare with MacBook Air. The thickness Eee PC 1008HA varies from 18 to 26 millimetres. It it is notable less sheet of format A4 (length - 262, width - 178 millimetres).
Device Asus is equipped by the ten-inch screen, processor Atom working on frequency 1,66 GhZ, 1GB memories DDR2 and a hard disk in capacity of 160 GB.

There are two USB-modules, modules Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR are built in and I Ethernet-will corrode.

Weight Eee PC 1008HA it makes 1,1 kgs, one of the lungs in the class. The battery of this netbook provides independent work within six hours. Exact cost of the device while is unknown. It is expected that on sale in other countries, except Taiwan, netbook will appear within the next weeks.

Netbook, messages about which have appeared in February, has been announced Asus in March, at exhibition CeBIT 2009. Then it was expected that its price will not exceed 571 dollars.
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