Archive for ‘May, 2011’

iPhone: IOS update limits-site data collection

iPhone: IOS update limits-site data collection

IOS 4.3.3 fixes the tracking “bug” (Screenshot: ZDNet). Apple has announced an update to its mobile operating system IOS provided, among other things, restricts the collection of location data. The distribution is done as usual via iTunes. As is clear from Apple’s update message, the update includes “changes in relation to the IOS buffer on [...]

Process in California because of wage agreements for high-tech firms

Process in California because of wage agreements for high-tech firms

diagram of the agreements (Image: Lieff Cabras Heimann and Bernstein) Against Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel and other high-tech company is now pending in California because of antitrust violation is a class action. The companies are said to have agreed at the height of their employees’ salaries. In addition, it is said to have given contracts [...]

Vodafone will allow Londoners to pay for a taxi via SMS

Vodafone will allow Londoners to pay for a taxi via SMS

systems promise of mobile payments in the foreseeable future become a common practice, experts have long predicted this, but manufacturers have begun to actively introduce NFC-chip only with the release of the smartphone Google Nexus S. But until that happens, the operators make it easy to call his life with good old SMS. In particular, [...]

Why Android-plates do not show explosive growth, as Android-smartphone?

Why Android-plates do not show explosive growth, as Android-smartphone?

Sony announced recently their boards, joining almost all important PC manufacturers in the race, although as yet not begun shipping its devices. Both announced the tablet will be running an operating system Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Almost simultaneously with this message came next data analysts that the actual sale of the first Honeycomb-tablet, Motorola Xoom, [...]

Notebook Lenovo IdeaPad V470 will be available soon

Notebook Lenovo IdeaPad V470 will be available soon

Lenovo has announced plans to soon begin selling a new notebook Lenovo IdeaPad V470, «heart» of which is the processor Intel Core i3/i5/i7 generation of Sandy Bridge. model is enclosed in a durable aluminum body is equipped with 14-inch LCD display with 1366 x 768 pixels, equipped with a keyboard AccuType and controlled by the [...]

Warner Brothers buys Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes

Warner Brothers buys Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced a purchase of the movie site Flixster. The purchase price was not disclosed. The studio said that Flixster could continue to operate independently. It will expand the offering of the site but also on film reviews. Planned a “management of digital content and its dissemination to all connected digital [...]

Concept phone HTC Stick Phone – a stylish accessory for HTC Tube Tablet

Concept phone HTC Stick Phone – a stylish accessory for HTC Tube Tablet

Remember conceptual tablet HTC Tube Tablet? Its founder Antoine Brieuc (Antoine Brieux) continued development of unusual accessories for the tablet and smartphone, which was born Stick Phone, which has basic functionality. The gadget is designed solely for use when responding to calls made by HTC Tube tablet. on the body concept has a speaker, a [...]

Moore’s Law extended: Intel produces 3D transistors

Moore’s Law extended: Intel produces 3D transistors

micrograph of tri-gate (Picture: Intel) Intel has announced that it can accommodate the volume production of 3-D transistors. Calls for the tri-gate structure is fabricated. She is the first time in 22-nanometer processor, codenamed “Ivy Bridge” was used. Gradually, all Intel fabs converted to the new manufacturing technology and other processors with the new technology [...]

Also HTC Incredible S now features Ginger Bread Update

Also HTC Incredible S now features Ginger Bread Update

For the Incredible S is now an update to Android 2.3 before (image: HTC). Except for the Desire HD from HTC now also provides for an update on the Incredible S Android 2.3 (code name Ginger Bread) on. The new firmware is “over the air” (FOTA) distributed to all non-branded devices. Alternatively, to install it [...]

Intel researcher receives innovation award

Intel researcher receives innovation award

Intel announces in his blog that his colleague Mario Paniccia the price “Innovator of the Year” by the EE Times has received. The award was the work of a research team under Paniccias line. It has silicon photonics connections with 50 Gbit / s has developed. Paniccia had been nominated once before for the price. [...]

HP Veer will go on sale May 15

HP Veer will go on sale May 15

Unfortunately, rumors about which we wrote not too long ago, did not materialize, and Smartphone Hewlett-Packard Veer is not on sale May 2. However, we now know the official start date of new sales. device will be sold by the operator AT & T. On the shelves HP Veer goes on 15 May. With its [...]

HTC is developing a female line of devices

HTC is developing a female line of devices

Taiwanese company HTC is going to enter a new market for itself with a female line of devices. It creates a smart phone, code-named Bliss and a few accessories aimed at the ladies. According to the source, the new products are developed with the direct involvement of focus groups, consisting entirely of women under the [...]

What is the future performance of the AMD FX series and A?

What is the future performance of the AMD FX series and A?

The network due to leakage of the internal slide, AMD leaked details about the performance of new processors and FX series A. FX lineup of chips will be 8 -, 6 – and 4-core architecture Bulldozer without integrated graphics, and line A will consist of 2 – and 4-core APU Fusion Llano. When comparing the [...]

Intel shows Ivy Bridge

Intel shows Ivy Bridge

During the event on the three-dimensional transistors, Intel has published a video demonstration of Ivy Bridge in the work – processors, which will replace Sandy Bridge. These chips will be based on advanced 22-nm process technology using a thin 3-D transistors receive an updated architecture, integrated graphics with DirectX 11 support, and it is rumored [...]

Microsoft and RIM to cooperate

Microsoft and RIM to cooperate

In passing now in the Orlando conference was held Blackberry World 2011 speech of Microsoft Steve Ballmer, who told the public about the upcoming collaboration, Microsoft and Research in Motion. Ambitious plans for a joint opposition to competitors in the mobile market includes many aspects. This primarily concerns the use of Bing search in the [...]