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Sony officially announced new PSP

2009-06-04T00:05:00.004+02:00

Sony Computer Entertainment officially announced new model of portable console PSP. The device was shown by president SCE of Kaz Hirai during the special press conference co-ordinated for start of exhibition E3. The console which has received name PSP Go, it will quit in the North America and Europe on October, 1st, 2009. The recommended cost of new model in the USA will make 250 dollars. The European gamers should pay 250 euros.
The portable game system will have slide screen. This solution has allowed to make PSP Go more compact. By word representatives Sony, the new device will be on 50 percent less, and on 40 percent it is easier original PSP. The length of the console makes approximately 128 millimetres, width - 69 millimetres, a thickness - 16,5 millimetres. Weight PSP Go - about 158 grammes.

The screen diagonal will make 3,8 inches that on half-inch it is less, than for the previous models PSP. The console will lose the slot for disks of format UMD - all games will extend through special network tools. The size of built in flash-memory PSP Go will make 16 gigabytes. The device will possess also the slot for memory maps Memory Stick Micro. Besides it developers will add support Bluetooth.

Kaz Hirai has underlined that in the company are not gathered to refuse release of games on UMD-disks. Thus developers have marked that yet do not send suitable solution for those gamers who already have bought many games for PSP on physical mediums.

Hearings about new model PSP appeared in the beginning of year. In April journalists have learnt the name of new game system. One of these days new number of interactive on-line log Qore in which one of heads SCEA John Koller (John Koller) has confirmed the fact of existence PSP Go has got to the Internet.

For the refreshed console already announced some games. It is known that on October, 1st studio Polyphony Digital will release on PSP racing simulator Gran Turismo. The head of company Kadzunori Jamauti has marked that in game will be presented about 800 cars and 35 various lines. He also has told that portable Gran Turismo will go for speed of 60 frames in a second. In game there will be a multi-user mode on four persons.

Besides it at press conference Sony the announcement of game Resident Evil Portable has taken place. It is marked that it not a remake, and absolutely new game. It should go on sale in 2010
Photo by press service of Sony Computer Entertainment

3G module for MacBook

2009-05-06T14:56:00.002+02:00

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.
Photo by Apple

Journalists assigned a premiere of new Kindle for 6 May

2009-05-04T21:30:00.002+02:00

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.
Photo by Amazon

Sony will show new PSP version in June

2009-05-02T13:40:00.003+02:00

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.
Photo by 1UP Portal

Asus has let out netbook in MacBook Air style

2009-05-02T13:35:00.002+02:00

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.
Photo by Asus

Flash has got into TVs

2009-04-22T17:15:00.004+02:00

Adobe announced the new version of Flash technology -
Flash Platform for the Digital Home, informs IDG News. It is intended for home electronics and allows to look on the screen of the TV of video from the Internet in format FLV, without using the computer or a special prefix. The new version of platform Flash will allow to look on the screen of the TV of video in the HD-permission. It will work not only with TVs, but also, for example, with players Blu-ray and DVD. It will allow both to look a content, and to write it to optical carriers. Now on technology Flash, in particular, carry out a stream announcement various videohosting, for example, YouTube. Also Flash it is used for creation of animated sites. Flash Platform for the Digital Home have supported such companies, as Atlantic Records, Broadcom, Comcast, Disney Interactive Media Group, Intel, Netflix, STMicroelectronics, The New York Times Company, NXP Semiconductors and Sigma Designs. The first devices on its base will appear in the second half of the year 2009. We will mark that in August of last year of company Yahoo! And Intels have agreed to create a platform uniting a television and the Internet. It means installation in TVs, tuners of a cable television and players of optical disks of special processors of Intel and program Yahoo shell!. It will allow to use during review various miniapplications.
Picture by Adobe

LG will manufacture the 32-inch OLED-TV in 2010

2009-04-22T17:07:00.004+02:00

In the middle of 2010 LG will manufacture the OLED-TV with the
32-inch screen, informs Smarthouse referring to the data received from own sources. A guessed price of this TV - four thousand dollars. In 2009 there will be 15-inch OLED-display from LG on the market. Originally it will be established only in new laptop Apple which, predictably, will present in June. By the end of the year LG will manufacture the 15-inch monitor or the TV with the OLED-screen. In March of a current year it was informed that Apple and LG have made contract on delivery of OLED-displays. It is supposed that such screens will appear in new iPhone and iPod Touch, and also in netbook which ostensibly intend to manufacture Apple. Couple of days ago representatives LG have declared that will manufacture the first OLED-TVs in the end of a current year. They will cost more expensive at least twice Zhk-panels of a similar diagonal. OLED-TV LG prototype has been presented in October, 2008. The diagonal of its screen constitutes 19 inches. Then chiefs LG underlined that they while do not have plans on serial issue of such systems. Now the unique serial OLED-TV is Sony XEL-1. The diagonal of its screen is equal to 11 inches, a retail price in the USA - 2,5 thousand dollars. In January of a current year Sony has presented a prototype of the OLED-TV with the 21-inch screen. Unlike Zhk-panels, OLED-TVs more thin also consume not enough energy. However their production is rather expensive. One of the reasons of expensive production - the big percent of spoilage. Reduction of number of the rejected OLED-panels is priority problem LG in 2009.
Photo by LG

AMD announced the most powerful videocard

2009-04-02T21:16:00.003+02:00

AMD announced the most powerful in the world geometry processor ATI Radeon HD 4890. Its computational capability makes 1,36 TFLOPS. ATI Radeon HD 4890 can work on frequencies to 1GhZ. The chip is made on 55-nanometer to technical process, consists of 956 million transistors and 800 stream processors. It is equipped by the 256-bit interface supporting superfast memory GDDR5. For ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCI slot Express x16 2.0 is required. ATI Radeon HD 4890 supports application interface DirectX 10.1, including 4.1 shader versions. Also support of graphics library OpenGL 3.0 is declared. Cost of this video card is unknown.
Photo by press service of the company.

New HTC smartphone with qwerty-keyboard

2009-04-02T21:02:00.004+02:00

HTC has presented smart phone Snap at CTIA Wireless 2009 exhibition, informs Electronista. It is fulfilled in atypical for HTC to arranging - a monoblock with the qwerty-keyboard without the touch panel. Smart phone HTC Snap is constructed on the basis of processor Qualcomm working with frequency 528 MhZ. Size of the RAM of the device - 192 MB, capacity of the built in flash-memory - 256 MB. Last it is possible to expand at the expense of a memory map microSD. Display HTC Snap diagonal makes 2,4 inches. From wireless communication units in the smart phone is Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. Any of them can be used for synchronisation of a calendar, contacts and a mail box. Also in the device there is GPS unit and the 2 megapixel camera. HTC Snap works under control of Windows Mobile 6.1. For most conveniences in this smartphone is pre-installed TouchFLO 3D shell program. Now HTC releases about 20 models of smartphones. Among them, before appearance Snap, there was no monoblock with the qwerty-keyboard. Besides, all other smart phones HTC are equipped by touch panels.
Photo by HTC.

Olympus presents new DSLR-camera

2009-04-01T00:51:00.002+02:00

Photomanufacturer Olympus has presented the new budgetary DSLR-camera. New E-450 becomes replacement E-420 - the novelty is equipped with a 10-MEGAPIXEL sensor control and geometry processor TruePic III +. Sensitivity of the camera makes from 100 to 1600 ISO, and speed of shooting makes 3.5 frames in second, thus the buffer saves to 8 frames in format RAW simultaneously. The novelty has three "art" filters: - Pop Art, Soft Focus and Pin Hole, and also improved mode Live View in which there was a function of recognition of persons and shade compensation. Among other interesting functions are worthy the mechanism for autocleaning from a dust, support of cards of format CF and xD, and also remote synchronisation of flash. Sales E-450 will start in May in three base modifications, different objectives. The price a novelty while is unknown. Photo from hi-news.ru

OCZ presents Neutrino netbook

2009-04-01T00:40:00.004+02:00

OCZ has officially presented 10.1-inch Neutrino netbook, for the first time shown on exhibition CeBIT in the beginning of March. Belonging to the bar of notebooks “make itself” (DIY), the computer does not lose a guarantee at an upgrade the user. Neutrino than 1.4 kg weigh less and is equipped with the screen with LED-illumination providing the standard permission 1024 on 600, however the upgrade allows installation of the screen with the permission to 1600×1200. The computer works under handle 1.6GHZ processor Atom. The novelty supports up to 2GB RAM and a disk space in size to 250GB. Besides, OCZ it can be equipped with solid-state disk drives in capacity from 30 to 250GB. The standard complete set includes Wi-Fi unit, the 1.3-megapixel web camera and a microphone, and also 1.5-kw speakers. Also the notebook is equipped with Ethernet plug, VGA-exit, two USB-ports and the plug for ear-phones.
Photo from itechnews.net

The humanoid robot have learnt to read thoughts

2009-03-31T18:01:00.002+02:00

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.
Photo from engadget.com

Western Digital pays $65M for SSD market

2009-03-31T17:53:00.005+02:00

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.
Photo from the website of the company.

Transparent LG phone will start to sell in May

2009-03-31T17:46:00.002+02:00

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

2009-03-31T17:38:00.004+02:00

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

2009-03-30T21:01:00.003+02:00

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.
Photo by cameraphonesplaza.com

First EEE PC with DVD Drive

2009-03-30T20:38:00.003+02:00

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

2009-03-30T20:18:00.005+02:00

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

2009-03-30T20:13:00.004+02:00

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.
Photo by Asus

2TB thin external hard disk

2009-03-26T20:51:00.004+01:00

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.
Photo by Press Service of Western Digital

Nintendo Wii anticipated PlayStation 2 on rates of sales

2009-03-26T20:49:00.004+01:00

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.
Photo from Nintendo website

192GB RAM Dell Computer

2009-03-26T20:27:00.003+01:00

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.
Photo by engadget.com

Zeebo- New game console

2009-03-25T14:24:00.001+01:00

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.
Photo from official site of the company

First virtual world for iPhone: Sparkle 3D

2009-03-23T17:21:00.004+01:00

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.
Illustration from techcrunch.com

New 11,6 inch Acer Aspire One

2009-03-23T17:15:00.005+01:00

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.
Photo from pcpro.co.uk

Chineses have released the touch slider-smartphone

2009-03-23T17:08:00.003+01:00

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.
Photo by engadget.com

Dell smartphones have not impressed operators

2009-03-23T17:05:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-20T14:20:00.017+01:00

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

2009-03-20T14:12:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-19T13:34:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-19T13:20:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-18T20:23:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-18T20:16:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-18T20:08:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-17T14:45:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-17T14:24:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-16T15:27:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-16T14:59:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-13T14:24:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-12T23:45:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-12T23:00:00.005+01:00

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

2009-03-12T21:13:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-11T17:02:00.005+01:00

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

2009-03-11T16:35:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-11T16:25:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-10T16:48:00.006+01:00

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

2009-03-10T16:25:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-10T16:18:00.004+01:00

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

2009-03-10T16:08:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-09T14:57:00.004+01:00

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

2009-03-09T14:51:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-09T14:33:00.005+01:00

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

2009-03-09T14:26:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-08T12:58:00.005+01:00

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

2009-03-06T00:29:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-06T00:23:00.004+01:00

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

2009-03-06T00:19:00.003+01:00

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

2009-03-06T00:14:00.002+01:00

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.

Photo by Acer

Amazon made the "Kindle" -iPhone analogue

2009-03-04T23:25:00.004+01:00

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.

Screenshot of "Kindle"

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

2009-03-04T23:20:00.004+01:00

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

2009-03-04T23:16:00.002+01:00

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.

Photo by press service of the company

Asus has made the keyboard- computer

2009-03-04T23:09:00.003+01:00

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.

Photo from engadget.com

New PSP console will get slide screen

2009-03-03T21:58:00.005+01:00

New model PSP will go on sale in the end of current year, writes Eurogamer referring to a source close to company Sony. Journalists managed to find out that portable console will really lose UMD slot. Besides, PSP-4000 will differ from the previous versions of game system presence of slide screen. As informs an anonymous source, in the closed condition gamers cannot use the majority of buttons PSP. In the opened kind the console will not differ on functionality from PSP-3000. Journalists underlined that the sizes of the screen will not change. Representatives of company Sony have refused to make comments on this information. We will notice that it any more the first hearings about new model PSP. In the end of February this information was confirmed with the founder of game Earthworm Jim David Perr (David Perry). As he said, Sony will refuse from UMD-Slot, and will extend further games through own network service. Gamers can write down them directly on flash card PSP. It is already known that the Japanese division of the company searches for people for testing of the new device concerning trade marks PlayStation or PSP. Thus developers do not specify, on what they work at the moment. The first model PSP left in Japan in the end of 2004. To the middle of February of current year Sony it was possible to sell all over the world 50 million portable game systems. Thus PSP still takes the second place in the market of portable game systems, conceding DS. According to company Nintendo data, by the end of last year it has been sold 96,22 million these consoles.

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Apple has let out new Mac Pro

2009-03-03T21:50:00.004+01:00

Apple has let out new generation of computers Mac Pro. They are constructed on base Quad server processors Intel Xeon with microarchitecture Nehalem. On it it is informed in press release Apple. Representatives Apple underline that new Mac Pro became more effective. Thus their floor price was reduced to 300 dollars.

Now the cheapest Mac Pro costs 2499 dollars. Depending on a complete set, frequency of the processor new Mac Pro makes from 2,26 to 2,93 GhZ. A standard video card of computers is Nvidia GeForce GT 120 c in 512 mbytes of memory of format GDDR3. At desire it is possible to replace a video card on ATI Radeon HD 4870 with similar volume of video memory, but standard GDDR5. Capacity of the standard HDD of the computer - 640 GB. Eight-nuclear Mac Pro it is equipped by 6GB operative memory, with possibility of increase to 32 GB. The capacity of its standard hard disk also is equal 640 GB. The minimum cost of such personal computer - 3299 dollars.

Photo from Apple website

Apple has presented new Mac mini

2009-03-03T21:45:00.004+01:00

Apple Corporation announced on March, 3rd new minidesktop Mac mini which is delivered in two variants. Both variants are equipped by processor Intel Core 2 Duo, working on frequency 2 GhZ, and videosystem Nvidia GeForce 9400M, port FireWire 800 and five ports USB 2.0. Cheaper Mac mini is equipped by one gigabyte memories and a hard disk on 120 GB. In more expensive version of a minidesktop it is established two gigabytes memories and a hard disk in capacity 320 GB. In the first 128 MB of video memory, in the second - 256. As a whole the senior model Mac mini on a configuration is close to sold for 1199 dollars 20-inch iMac, but has no display. Thus Mac mini has sockets Mini DisplayPort and Mini-DVI that allows to connect it both to the majority of usual monitors, and to LED Cinema Display the same Apple. Younger model Mac mini will cost in the USA 599 dollars, and senior - 799 dollars.

Photo by Apple

Apple updates desktop line computers

2009-03-03T21:40:00.003+01:00

Apple has updated on March, 3rd a ruler of computers iMac announced the updated computers of a series iMac. The new ruler consists of 20-inch model and three 24-inch. About it it is told in press release Apple. 20-inch iMac it is equipped by processor Intel Core 2 Duo, working on frequency 2,66 GhZ and video card Nvidia GeForce 9400M. The Same processor and a videosystem equips younger 24-inch model. The memory size at them makes, accordingly, 2 and 4 GB, hard disk capacity - 320 and 640 GB. Average and senior 24-inch models differ from others more powerful videosystem. In average video card Nvidia GeForce GT 120 with 256 mbytes of memory GDDR3 is by default established. In senior - Nvidia GeForce GT 130 c in 512 mbytes of memory GDDR3. The processor of the senior models with the 24-inch display works on frequencies 2,93 GhZ and 3,06 GhZ accordingly. Cost of younger model iMac with the 20-inch display in the USA will make 1199 dollars. The younger 24-inch model costs 1499 dollars, and average - 1799 dollars, and senior - 2199 dollars.

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Analysts have predicted record falling of demand for computers

2009-03-03T21:36:00.003+01:00

In 2009 demand for computers will be reduced to record 11,9 percent, told in the report of analysts Gartner the data from which results ZDNet. The previous record of reduction in demand has been established in 2001 when the corresponding indicator has fallen all to 3,2 percent. On sale emerging markets should decrease for 10,4 percent. Before growth of sales of computers in 2002, the made 11,1 percent was considered as the worst indicator. The record on reduction of sales of computers in the developed markets belonged earlier to 2001 when they have fallen to 7,9 percent. In 2009 reduction of sales for 13 percent is expected. A unique segment of the market with high rates of increase of sales become нетбуки. In 2009 21 million devices while in 2008 the sales volume has made 11,7 million of netbooks will be sold. On them it is necessary eight percent of deliveries of computers and analytics expect that netbooks will slow down falling of sales in branch. In December, 2008 of analytics Gartner have predicted reduction in 2009 of manufacture of microcircuits for 16,3 percent. This falling of the market should become the largest since 2001.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened the largest IT exhibition of Europe

2009-03-03T21:31:00.005+01:00

The governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and German chancellor Angela Merkel in the evening on second of March have opened the IT exhibition largest in Europe - CeBIT, informs AFP. Last year CeBIT head Microsoft Steve Balmer opened. In 2009 the State of California is the official partner of exhibition CeBIT. It represent about 50 companies the majority from which are in the Silicon valley. The main themes CeBIT of 2009 steels development of the Internet and "green" technologies. Besides, at an exhibition such themes, as IT in public health services, information safety, development of the mobile market will be discussed. One year ago ecological compatibility was the main theme CeBIT. Exhibition CeBIT exists since 1970 and is traditionally spent in Hanover. In 2009 it will pass from March, third till March, eighth. The participation in CeBIT 2009 have declared 4300 companies. One year ago in CeBIT 5845 enterprises participated.

Intel announced Atom processors for mediaphones

2009-03-03T21:22:00.005+01:00

Intel Company has presented four new processors of family Atom, informs Electronista. They concern series Z500 and are intended for installation in mobile devices and various electronics, including the automobile. Specially for use with new processors Atom company Intel announced new type of devices - a media background. Last represents the intermediate decision between smart phones, mobile Internet devices and netbooks.
The media background, in representation Intel, is equipped by processor Atom of series Z500 and the 8,9-inch touch screen. The volume of flesh-memory of the device makes eight гигабайт, operative memory - one gigabyte. Also the media background is equipped by five USB-ports, sockets Ethernet and HDMI. By means of a media background it is possible to leave in the Internet, to look video on YouTube and to call both through cellular communication networks, and through the Internet. Chips Atom Z510P and Z510PT work with frequency 1,1 GhZ. Frequency of processors Intel Atom Z520PT and Z530P makes 1,3 and ones and a half GhZ accordingly. Power consumption of processors does not exceed 2,2 watts. Chips Z520PT and Z510PT can work at temperature from a minus 40 to plus of 85 degrees of Celsius. Processors Z510PT and Z530PT in one and a half time less than the usual chips Atom used in netbooks. Their size makes 13х14 millimetres against 20х22 millimetres at netbook variant Atom. Deliveries of new processors Atom will begin spring of current year. Cost of chips is not informed.

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In 2009 the largest IT-exhibition of Europe missed a quarter of participants

2009-03-02T16:09:00.002+01:00

Number of participants in Europe's largest IT-exhibition CeBIT in 2009 will decline by more than a quarter - up to 4300 companies, reports IDG News. A year ago, took part in CeBIT 5845 companies.
Record number of participants was the CeBIT in 2001. Then, in the exhibition was attended by more than eight thousand companies. In 2006, its products at CeBIT 6262 the company presented.

According to organizers, the majority of companies that refuse to participate in CeBIT 2009, are China, South Korea and Taiwan. Many of them have had to close because of the economic crisis.

The exhibition CeBIT 2009 in Hanover opened the third of March. The area of 200 thousand square meters. In 2008, CeBIT was placed on 240 thousand square meters. At the opening ceremony of the CeBIT 2009 will be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

photo from www.cebit.de

New Intel Power Platform

2009-03-02T16:03:00.004+01:00

Power Platform for Intel Atom processors for the new generation will be twice lower than chipset working with the first generation of these processors, reports Fudzilla.
Platform for Intel to work with the second generation of Atom will be called Pine Trail-D. In addition to the low power consumption, it will hold 70 per cent less area than a platform that works with the current generation processor Atom.

Also on the platform of Pine Trail-D is well known that it would support the memory standard DDR2.

The code name of Intel Atom processors of second-generation - Pineview. These chips will include a memory controller and graphics core. Pineview will be issued on 45-nanometer production methods in single-and dual-core versions.

Date of announcement Pineview processors will not be disclosed. We know only that the dual-core chip of this series, designed for installation in desktop computers, appear in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Intel Atom processors have been submitted in March 2008. They have low energy, low cost and are intended for use in mobile devices, and in ultradeshevyh computers. In the sale of the chips received in early June.

Currently, Intel offers processors to be used with Atom chipset 945GSE. His energy is eight watts.

Photo by Press Service of the Company

Panasonic has learned to print OLED-panels

2009-03-02T15:59:00.003+01:00

Panasonic Electric Works, a unit of Japanese corporations Panasonic, at the Printable Electronics in Tokyo, announced a new technology developed by a panel of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), writes TechRadar.
To manufacture the panel was used to print, which the developers referred to as "slit coating method. Details of the method of publication does not, however, notes that the new panel in the future could reduce the price of production of televisions.

New bar on the quality similar to or better than normal. They scored 95 points on an index of color, while the other fluorescent development that ranges from 50 to 80.

Working on similar technology, the Japanese engineers Corporation Toshiba, who are trying to create teleoboi - paper that can be turned into a screen. At the core of their design is also based on organic light-emitting diodes. Teleoboi different from today's low power technologies.

illustration from techradar.com

Dell Quarterly Profit fell by half

2009-02-27T15:16:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-27T15:11:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-27T15:08:00.005+01:00

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

2009-02-26T23:26:00.002+01:00

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.

photo from gizmowatch.com

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

2009-02-26T23:24:00.004+01:00

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

2009-02-26T23:22:00.001+01:00

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

2009-02-26T23:12:00.002+01:00

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.

picture from dperry.com

Worlds smallest laptop: mbook

2009-02-26T00:01:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-24T21:14:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-24T21:11:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-24T21:06:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-24T21:03:00.001+01:00

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

2009-02-23T22:17:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-23T22:06:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-23T22:02:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-23T21:58:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-23T21:55:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-23T21:51:00.002+01:00

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"

2009-02-23T21:47:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-20T16:40:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-20T16:34:00.002+01:00

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"

2009-02-20T16:22:00.003+01:00

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.

Photo by Dell

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

2009-02-20T16:17:00.004+01:00

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

2009-02-20T16:10:00.001+01:00

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.

Photo from: uberphones.com

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

2009-02-20T15:54:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-18T15:19:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-18T15:16:00.002+01:00

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

2009-02-18T15:13:00.002+01:00

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.

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