Archive for ‘2006’

The new Apple touch-screen interface

The new Apple touch-screen interface

Today, Apple has lost another of its secrets: Published information on the brand new touch interface, which is likely to be used in this player iPod (or other handheld device, which is also not necessary to sweep aside). As a registered patent describes a way to manage and navigate through the directory using the touch [...]

Intel and ATI chipsets

Intel and ATI chipsets

Recently, Intel has updated the plans to release its motherboard, which in 2007 was not planned any products based on the chipset ATI. Both companies have successfully worked together, for example, a year earlier, to some extent smoothed ATI financial losses due to delay in release GPU R520. reported that a few days ago, Intel [...]

BFG – now 5 years warranty

BFG – now 5 years warranty

In recent years, many manufacturers are reconsidering their attitude to the warranty period, constantly increasing them, which should please users. As you know, not so long ago, many drive manufacturers increased the terms of assurance, for example, Seagate now offers a five year warranty on their products. ‘s nice that the good tradition was taken [...]

Reader for flash memory cards from Buffalo: 28 in one

Reader for flash memory cards from Buffalo: 28 in one

Company Buffalo introduced a new model reader for flash memory cards MCR-C12H/U2, which is able to read almost all of the currently existing formats of flash cards. Total unit recognizes 28 types of cards, from which different versions of SD, mini / microSD, xD, CompactFlash, and after a firmware update added to them yet and [...]

Lycos stays on course to profitability

Lycos stays on course to profitability

The portal operator Lycos Europe has increased in the first half of 2006, its revenue and curb the losses significantly. For the current fiscal year is the return to profitability in the program. “We are on track to reach the breakeven point,” said Lycos spokesman Kay Oberbeck. New products like the Lycos IQ and new [...]

Study: quality of VoIP calls decreases

Study: quality of VoIP calls decreases

According to a study by Brix Networks, the quality of VoIP calls within the last 18 months has fallen by five percent. The company attributed the development to the increasing bandwidth demands of other services. Brix Networks has analyzed the survey data using the Web site testyourvoip.com more than one million VoIP calls. The sobering [...]

In Russia, the fines for unregistered Wi-Fi-network

In Russia, the fines for unregistered Wi-Fi-network

Technology Wi-Fi, successfully striding on Russian territory, was recently the subject of scandal in Rostov. Federal Service for Supervision of Communications (Rossvyaznadzor) found in the region, several wireless access networks, which have been used without permission of RECs. Companies’ Digital Telephone Networks “(four hot-spot),” Intourist in Rostov-on-Don “(one hot-spot),” Hotel “Rostov”, “(3 hot-spot) and” D-Link [...]

Sony has patented a new technology

Sony has patented a new technology

Nikkei Net says that the company Sony Computer Entertainment has issued a patent for new technology, which in turn may be a response to Nintendo its “revolutionary” controller for next-generation console, Wii. According to the technical documentation, a new invention helps to enter the console information about the movement in three dimensions using a digital [...]

Talking monster for Skype

Talking monster for Skype

Skype is available for a variety of accessories, which, it seems that soon they will be more than every accessory for the iPod. So that new products are not lost in this sea, developers have to go to the various tricks. It’s safe to say that the new addition to Skype under the name of [...]

Card reader, hub, plus two in the same

Card reader, hub, plus two in the same

If you like a lot of functional devices, you probably will like the new card reader, flash memory from the online shop Brando. It is interesting because it can be used not only to read data from different types of flash cards, but also as a USB-hub. The device is equipped with three ports for [...]

Samsung’s E500 Versus

Samsung’s E500 Versus

Samsung Electronics in conjunction with the line Versus introduced a new mobile phone Samsung E500 Versus, which, in fact, is only slightly modified version of the E500. Marketed under the brand name Versus device is available in three color combinations: “white with a yellow”, “white with pink” and “black and silver.” The main audience for [...]

Thinnest Slider MOTORIZR from Motorola

Thinnest Slider MOTORIZR from Motorola

The American company Motorola has pleased us a presentation of fresh mobile phone – MOTORIZR. The new slider phone, made in several colors, promises to be a boon for consumers who value design, comfort and entertainment. The authors of the device say that RIZR is very easy to “move out” in the direction of all [...]

Several new Bluetooth headsets from Plantronics

Several new Bluetooth headsets from Plantronics

Deliveries of the new Bluetooth headsets from the company Plantronics, designed to expand the existing number of currently popular line of accessories. The company introduced several models: three new headsets Explorer (330, 340, 350), two Discovery (640X and 655) and two new stereo headsets in a series of Pulsar (Pulsar 260 and 590E). The cheapest [...]

Car DVD-player from Mustek

Car DVD-player from Mustek

Despite the “upcoming” next-generation optical discs, “the old man» DVD continues to delight customers worldwide. Support for the format once again the company said Mustek, which tried to give the opportunity to watch movies on DVD avid motorists and travelers, releasing tablet player PD77. compact player has just two 7-inch screen (the image is displayed [...]

Matsushita cooperates with NEC

Matsushita cooperates with NEC

The Japanese company Matsushita Electric Industrial is going to create a joint venture with NEC, in order to significantly reduce costs and extend from the financial abyss production of mobile phones. While sources differ on the issue of a production company’s ability to recommend it. Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) said that the company will be engaged [...]