Archive for ‘2006’

A record of the photon beam deceleration

A record of the photon beam deceleration

The ability to control photons of visible light is one of the key when creating a quantum computer – the next generation of computing systems that can radically change the speed of data processing, according to researchers from the famous Japanese telecommunications provider NTT DoCoMo. Recently, they reported about slowing down a record of the [...]

Axis introduced a 2-megapixel network camera surveillance

Axis introduced a 2-megapixel network camera surveillance

The company Axis Communications has announced a new Network Camera AXIS 223M, which became the first model with a 2-megapixel CCD-matrix in the range of products from this manufacturer. Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels – about four times the typical resolution of the best modern analog cameras for video surveillance systems. Of course, [...]

Mobile entertainment market will reach $ 38 billion by 2011

Mobile entertainment market will reach $ 38 billion by 2011

According to analysts’ estimates, in 2006 the market capitalization of mobile entertainment (except where games and music is still trading pictures, videos, and mobile TV) amounted to nearly $ 19 billion sum, you see, is not small. However, analysts say, is just the beginning. Employees Informa Telecoms & Media estimate that in 2011 the “cost” [...]

Slim slider Samsung E390: soon in Russia

Slim slider Samsung E390: soon in Russia

Soon the Russian market will mobilnoy E390 phone in slider form factor of Samsung Electronics. In the small 16-mm casing is placed a 1.3-megapixel camera that can capture still images and video clips. Thanks to the support PictBridge protocol can print images directly to a printer, sending them via Bluetooth. Among other entertainment features worth [...]

Hewlett-Packard makes Bitfone

Hewlett-Packard makes Bitfone

Hewlett-Packard has announced the acquisition of Bitfone known. The American company is specialized in the production of software for managing mobile devices in business and will continue to support HP’s mobile division. The amount of the payment made takeover HP no information. By 2007 the acquisition to be completed. “Mobility is in addition to automated [...]

Radeon X1950 XT will become more diverse and less

Radeon X1950 XT will become more diverse and less

The policy of ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards for the production of a hi-end for a long time does not change. As a rule, all flagship products produced by any one “approximate” the developer of chip production partner. All other partner companies buy ready-made boards. It remains only to put your own logo, packed in [...]

Prediction: $ 300 billion on “digital life” in 2010

Prediction: $ 300 billion on “digital life” in 2010

In 2010, the total amount of funds spent by users worldwide to “digital life”, that is – the payment for the provision of Internet access subscription charges for the use of mobile services, etc., will be about 229 billion dollars annually – according to a study carried out by research company Parks Associates. These expenditure [...]

Seagate acquired EVault

Seagate acquired EVault

The company Seagate Technology, a well-known manufacturer of hard drives, announced its intention to acquire the company EVault, one of the largest providers of online data storage. The deal comes in the context of the ongoing strategy to strengthen its position in the market for archiving, backup and recovery-oriented small and medium-sized companies (small and [...]

The new full-color All-in-One from Konica

The new full-color All-in-One from Konica

Konica Minolta has introduced to the public a new computer color laser device class “all-in-one” (MFP) Magicolor 2490MF. The new device is targeted for use in small and medium-sized businesses in and combines the following functions: printing, copying, scanning, faxing exchange and interface support PictBridge, which allows you to use your computer to print photos [...]

Hoya and Pentax company decided to merge

Hoya and Pentax company decided to merge

Company Hoya and Pentax announced that they had come to the decision to merge with the subsequent creation of a single corporation Hoya Pentax HD Corporation. In fact, Hoya «attach» Pentax to your business. If the Pentax brand in particular needs no comment, the company will soon Hoya “is widely known in narrow circles” – [...]

“Fiery” barebone from Shuttle

“Fiery” barebone from Shuttle

Who says that small computers should always be weak? The Japanese company Shuttle strongly opposed this assertion. Today, it announced a new PC Shuttle 1337 SDXi, made in the form-factor SFF (small form factor). Equipped with a processor Intel Kentsfield Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and liquid cooling system, the new product is aimed at hardcore [...]

NEC will replace the batteries in their laptops Sony

NEC will replace the batteries in their laptops Sony

September 28, 2006 by Sony, has announced a global battery replacement program for notebooks. Recall that the company recognized the need to replace a total of 9.6 million batteries used in their own laptops, and mobile computers, the companies Apple, Dell, Hitachi, Sharp, Fujitsu, Lenovo, and Toshiba. Today it was announced that another Japanese company, [...]

The EdgeFX: keyboard and mouse for PS3

The EdgeFX: keyboard and mouse for PS3

The company continues to produce SplitFish GameWare not the original game controllers for the consoles as part of FX GameWare Series. This time, the designers decided to please users of Sony PlayStation 2 set EdgeFX Controller, consisting of a mouse with extra buttons, a special stand and rendered in a separate block of the analog [...]

Students are developing a system to return astronauts from space

Students are developing a system to return astronauts from space

At the time, as NASA specialists are planning once again to come back to the moon, which presumably occurs as much in 7 years, students from Texas A & M University is now seriously engaged in developing a system that will ensure the safe return of astronauts from space home. Students today are working on [...]

Is it possible to use neutrons in quantum computers

Is it possible to use neutrons in quantum computers

According to researcher Yuzhi Hasevaga (Yuji Hasegawa), in quantum science, there is usually a concept, justifying the locality and the “non-locality.” But in an experiment conducted recently by scientists, focused primarily changes between the degrees of freedom in this area. Hasevaga joined scientists from the Austrian Institute for Atomic experiences that can dethrone the old [...]