Google pays $ 20 million to charity

Merry Christmas. On the occasion of sending his greetings to the press, Google said it paid the $ 20 million to charities.

"Because charities have experienced one of the most difficult years, we allocated 20 million dollars to help those who help us all. The gift that we want to offer is their gift." Google said on its electronic map.

The lucky recipients are mostly American associations, African or Asian. Note still present in the list of Reporters Without Borders, the combination of Robert Menard, who fight for freedom of the press.

• Feeding America
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• Smile Train
• CARE, Mothers Matter
• World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project
• Mobile Creches
• Prajwal
• HEAL Africa
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

• The Mango Tree
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Harlem Children's Zone
• Save the Children, Latin America focus
• Reporters Without Borders
• Witness
• Loud Against Nazis
• Global Voice

• Ushahidi
• Save the Children, Middle East and Eurasia focus
• Grupo Cultural Afro Reaggae
• Ashesi University College, Ghana
• Pratham
• Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
• Shin Shin Educational Foundation
• Tzu Chi Foundation

Cherrypal Africa a netbook for $ 99

Stronger than the OLPC? The Asian manufacturer Cherrypal began in early December deliveries of its "Cherrypal Africa," a miniature laptop to record price of 99 dollars. At this rate, it is logically unnecessary to wait for benefits similar to those of a computer sold several hundred dollars, and Cherrypal are also well aware, he who attacks the form of its presentation by the netbook 'statement that "small, slow, but adequate.

Intended as the OLPC XO, emerging countries, the Cherrypal Africa embarks Xburst processor - which is not x86 - 400 MHz and 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of flash memory for storage . Equipped with a 7 inch screen displays a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, it has an Ethernet port, a wireless controller, two USB 1.1 ports for adding a keyboard and mouse, but also a memory card reader. The 1800 mAh battery is surely self up to 4 hours. Finally, it would come with a distribution of Linux or Windows CE. Only hitch: the machine can be ordered online only, which should not make it easier for people covered by this netbook at deflated prices.

eBook: A hacker breaks DRM Amazon Kindle

Christmas Sale for Amazon? An Israeli hacker has announced that it had managed to break the system of digital rights management, or DRM, associated with its electronic book reader, the Kindle. Thus, it becomes possible to export to PDF eBooks acquired proprietary format used by Amazon in its booth download the. AZW.

Labbe, the author of this hack, merely be a "challenge" issued on the forums hacking.org. In publishing the rules for operating the flaw he discovered, he still takes care to remind his tool is intended to be used on books purchased legally for use on d ' Other devices that Kindle. Interoperability as a justification of piracy? Amazon has so far not responded to the announcement, but probably will respond quickly.

Sold approximately 175 euros, the Kindle is now the product most exported to France from the U.S. site of Amazon. It opens access to a catalog of some 300,000 books, among which we find at the moment that few books in French. Very popular across the Atlantic, he now faces competition from more and more sustained. Sony or Barnes & Noble now offer competing terminals while offering considerable develops mobile, notably through the App Store from Apple.

Eee PC Pine Trail at really affordable Asus

Asus formalized turn its mini-notebook platform to Intel Pine Trail. It complements the Eee PC range with three models Seashell embedding the second generation of Intel's Atom platform: the 1001P, 1005P and 1005PE.

The manufacturer shall not surprisingly focused on two major contributions of the new Atom promising to "muscle performance and autonomy". He actually claims autonomy Herculean 14 hours allowed by the proprietary technology Super Hybrid Engine that optimizes the use of the Eee PC for the tasks running, while one of its competitors announcement 9 hours and a half. In fact, with a 6 cell battery, initial tests show a range of 8 hours which should however not have to blush.

The three models also share a similar configuration. They all revolve around a three WSVGA screen of 10.1 inches topped with a VGA camera and feature an Intel Atom N450, with a CPU clocked at 1.66GHz and a GMA 3150 GPU, 1 GB of RAM and a 6-cell battery of 4400 mAh standard for a weight of 1.27 kg.

The first model price, the Eee PC 1001P is delivered with Windows XP with a drive of 160 GB 1005P The Eee PC has about him 7 Windows Starter Edition, which provide greater autonomy. The Eee PC 1005PE finally passes to a hard disk of 250 GB and 500 GB of online storage WebStorage.

The Asus Eee PC 1001P, 1005P and 1005PE will be marketed to an unspecified date to be 260, 280 and 300 euros. Once is not custom, cost less than promised by Intel for its solution Intel Pine Trail affects the selling price.

New iPhone will equip 5Mp camera

There are reports that Apple has already placed an order for a new, fourth in a row, the smartphone version of Apple iPhone. Order 5Mp CMOS modules made by OmniVision Technologies - the same company that supplied the 3.2 megapixel sensors for iPhone 3GS.

Taiwanese sources claim that OmniVision Technologies plans to deliver 40-45 million units in 2010, which gives an idea about the marketing plans for Apple.

In addition, the publication Business Insider reported on the readiness of American companies to provide "a new mobile device with a high-resolution screen is already in January next year. Apparently it comes to the Tablet computer company Apple, rumors of which with enviable frequency appear on the Internet.

Write greetings and get a prize from LG

In former times it was believed that the New Year night, beating the chime, you need to have time to make a wish. With new technologies come new traditions - now for the same time to have time to send Happy New Year to all my friends! And this, incidentally, is much more difficult!

Prove that you're a real master of sports on high-speed Typesetting SMS - Take part in our contest. Those who quickly pick up on all the "phone trainer" proposed text of the New Year's greetings, receives a gift from LG.

The contest runs from December 18, 2009 to January 11, 2010. January 11 will be determined the winners, and before January 25 lucky people will receive their prizes - LG phones with QWERTY-keyboard.

Motorola Opus One with Google Android 1.5

The mobile phone Motorola Opus One. The device runs on Google Android 1.5. In Motorola Opus One implemented a proprietary technology of two microphones to suppress extraneous noise during conversation.

Motorola Opus One Specifications :

• Display: 3.1-inch touchscreen, with a resolution HVGA (320 × 480 pixels)
• Camera: 3 megapixel with autofocus and LED-flash
• Memory: 512 MB Flash, 256 MB RAM, a slot for microSD memory cards
• Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g, Bluetooth
• Navigation: A-GPS, navigation package MOTONAV
• 2.5 mm jack
• Accelerometer sensor approach
• Dimensions: length 118 mm, width 58 mm
• Weight: 100 g

BlackBerry Tour2 (9650 Essex ) smartphone pictures

ictures smartphone BlackBerry Tour2 (9650 Essex) company RIM. The device is made in monoblock form factor and has the QWERTY-keyboard like its predecessor BlackBerry Tour.

The source reports that smratfon gave a more powerful processor, like a BlackBerry Storm2, due to what a smartphone performance has improved markedly. In addition, the model has a wireless module Wi-Fi connection and an optical touchpad.

Samsung Corby POP (GT-C3510) Information

Samsung Electronics, appeared the picture of a mobile phone Corby POP (GT-C3510). The model is made in the form factor and looks like a candy bar phone.

Samsung Corby POP has a 1.3 MP camera (a Samsung Corby 2 MP), FM-radio, 22 MB internal memory, Bluetooth, and the battery can work in talk mode up to 8 hours.

Cost of the device in India is around Rs. 7000.

Google Nexus One of the photo with the iPhone and HTC Hero

Another portion of photographs smartphone Google Nexus One. At this time the apparatus can be assessed in comparison with the iPhone (in size Nexus One smaller display more), and with HTC Hero (size Nexus One more).

Hottest smartphones of 2009

Year 2009 saw a flurry of smartphones launched by various vendors to cover their flanks against the onslaught by the iconic iPhone from Apple. ' Touch' magic seemed to be picking a lot of traction. In a haste to cover their flanks, most vendors launched a number of smartphones based on touchscreen this year, some of which had features better than the iPhone.

HTC and the market leader Nokia of Finland, all launched a slew of smartphones, some of which had the potential to give tougher competition to Apple iPhone, which saw the launch of its third generation model 3G S this year. The world's largest phone maker Nokia also created buzz with the launch of a touchscreen model in its NSeries range.


Here are hottest smartphones of year 2009.

Apple iPhone 3G S


Apple launched iPhone 3G S, the upgraded model that offers faster speed and better features. iPhone 3G S can perform tasks up to 3.6 times faster than the previous second-generation model. Apple claims that it is the 'most powerful iPhone ever made.' The phone now packs an improved 3 megapixel camera along with video capturing, auto-focus mechanism and editing capabilities.

Phone 3G S also packs landscape keyboard. Users can rotate the phone to landscape mode to use a larger keyboard in apps such as Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari.

This model boasts of improved battery life. Apple claims the new model supports up to 12 hours of talk time, 30 hours of audio, 9 hours of Wi-Fi, 10 hours on video playback, and 5 hours of 3G talk time.


Nokia E72

E72 is visually similar to the E71, there have been a lot of changes under the hood. The keypad has been rearranged, the phone also has a new noise cancellation feature which helps to have clear conversations. This new high-end ESeries device from Nokia is considered the successor to one of its most successful Eseries phone-E71.

E72 boasts of a five megapixel camera and can also record acceptable videos, which can make it a formidable multimedia phone.


Nokia recently launched a new high-end device in the business segment  E72 priced at Rs 22,989.

Samsung Omnia II
 Samsung Omnia, Korean electronics giant launched its second-generation Omnia, Full touchscreen Omnia II boasts of a 3.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 800x480 and displays 65,000 colours. Measuring 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm, the smartphone weighs 125 gram.

It has 8GB of internal memory and can support micro SD cards of upto 32GB. Omnia II features a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and supports video recording with 720x480 resolution at 30fps (frames per second). The phone also has an additional VGA camera on the front for video conferencing. Omnia II also has the geo-tagging feature.

Running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 backed by a robust 800MHz processor, Omnia II offers support for 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and A-GPS. Other key features include FM radio with RDS, FM Recording and a 3.5mm jack. The device boasts of 10 hours of talktime and up to 430 hours of stand-by time.

Samsung's second-generation Omnia is priced around Rs 28,990.

Sony Ericsson Satio

Sony Ericsson's stable this year was the 12 megapixel Satio. Measuring 112mm x 55mm x 13.3 mm (LxWxD), the phone weighs 126 gm. It comes with a 3.5 inch, 360 x 640 touchscreen. 

Symbian-powered Satio is powered by ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor and PowerVR SGX graphics. Other features include USB port, FM Stereo, HTML browser, accelerometer, support for multiple audio and video formats and Java support.

Satio comes with 128MB of onboard memory and supports microSD cards of upto 32GB. It has a 12.1 megapixel camera with Xenon Flash. It also carries Face and Smile Detection technology. Satio is 3G (HSDPA), GPRS/EDGE; packs Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0; and supports GPS with A-GPS support (for Google Maps). The phone is priced at approximately Rs 35,950 in India.

HTC Touch2


HTC launched Touch2 in the Indian market. The phone comes pre-loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5 as its operating system. It features a 3.2 megapixel camera, 528MHz processor, 512MB Rom, 256MB RAM and support for additional memory via the microSD slot.

The 12.9mm thick GSM phone supports Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, GPRS and Edge. HTC Touch2 even has a built-in GPS antenna. It plays a variety of audio and video formats, which can be viewed on its 2.8-inch LCD screen and heard via the internal speakers or by headphones using the 3.5mm audio jack.

The phone weighs in at 110 gram and is priced at around Rs 24,490.


BlackBerry Storm2

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) also unveiled a new version of its touchscreen smartphone BlackBerry Storm2 as the company fights to sustain its supremacy in the smartphone market. The phone, yet to be launched in India, will be the successor to the first BlackBerry touchscreen phone Storm and does away with most of the gaping holes in the earlier version of its first touch screen.

Storm2 features a 3.25-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels. But Storm2, like its predecessor, too doesn’t have a physical keyboard. Instead, it simulates the click of buttons with an electrical pulse when users touch the screen.

The device will come with a 3.2 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom, image stabilisation, auto focus, flash and video recording as well as 256 MB of Flash memory. It will have a memory of 2GB which can be extended up to 32GB.


Nokia N97 mini

Nokia launched a smaller version of the device called N97 mini in India. N97 mini features a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full Qwerty keyboard built into its 14.2mm thin frame. It measures 113 x 52.5 x 14.2mm. Just like N97, mini too has a tilting touchscreen display and a customisable home screen that can be personalised with widgets.

The device packs 8GB of storage which can be expanded to 24GB with the addition of a 16GB microSD card. The mini runs on Symbian S60 OS just like its predecessor.

N97 mini features a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video light. There is a 4x digital zoom. The camera has a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens.

Available in three colours  Cherry black, Garnet and White Nokia N97 mini is priced at Rs 30,939.


Nokia 5530

Nokia launched another music phone in India called Nokia 5530 Xpress Music. The touch music phone is the company's second phone in Xpress Music series to be launched in India.

The phone sports a 2.9 inch TFT touchscreen display, with a 360 x 640 pixel resolution. There's also proximity sensor for automatic turn-off, accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and handwriting rotation. There's also a full-screen Qwerty key board.

Weighing 107 grams, the phone measures 4.09" x 1.92" x 0.51". Nokia 5530 Xpress Music comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash. The phone has 4X digital zoom with auto focus.

The Symbian S60 5th edition handset runs on ARM 11 434 MHz processor and has a 128MB RAM memory. Nokia 5530 has a microSD memory card slot with hot swap, up to 16GB (4GB memory card included). The phone's internal memory is 70MB.

Source : infotech.indiatimes.com

iPhone to Windows Mobile in the U.S.

The United States now has more iPhone users than Windows Mobile fans, according to the latest Comscore figures relayed by FierceDeveloper. Apple, which struck the operating system from Microsoft with its OS X Mobile in July, would now passed its competitor. The iPhone is in second place for most smartphones used overseas, behind which the RIM Blackberry embodies the unquestioned leader. Although younger, the Google Android environment remains for the moment the train, preceded by Symbian and Palm.

Despite a major marketing campaign and the repositioning of the terminal associated with the system under the brand Phone Windows, Microsoft now seems to have difficulty maintaining its shares in a market increasingly competitive. The iPhone goes for its uninterrupted growth, like the Blackberry.

Android continues a progression measured, which could accelerate in the current fourth quarter. The kiosk is expanding downloads associated with more than 16,000 applications in the catalog while the Google name is on everyone's lips, particularly because of the announcement of the imminent arrival of an operating system for home the world of PC OS chrome. Moreover, the number one search engine has put the environment on many mobile devices highly anticipated or being noticed advertising campaigns, like the Droid Motorola (Milestone in France).

Comscore Another study, published Friday, shows that about 17% of Americans who intend to buy a smartphone intend to turn into a model Android, while only 7% in August. 20% of respondents interviewed late October count opt for an iPhone.

In late October, the United States would count as 8.97 million of iPhone owners, 1.02 million fans to 7.13 million Android and Windows Mobile smartphones. Palm would total 2.84 million units, against 1.3 million for Symbian. Finally, the Blackberry is used by 14.96 million Americans.

The ATI hotfix for The Saboteur is available

Since the release of The Saboteur, many players are struggling to operate under the Pandemic Studios. Owners of ATI graphics cards under Windows Vista / Windows 7 are most embarrassed and they do not scenaries can simply enjoy the game because of recurring blockages.

Fortunately, the first update has finally been published by Electronic Arts. There is no question of correcting all the problems of the game, but concerns regarding the standard ATI 3xxx, 4xxx and 5xxx should belong to the past, regardless of whether you use Windows Vista / 7 in both 32-bit or in 64-bit version. Note, however, that this update is still a beta and the developers are inviting players to go all the problems they face through this formal forum topic.

Note that on some configurations based quadruple heart, problems persist and the only solution currently is to disable two of the four cores. If you encounter the problem, here is the way forward until the next update:

• start the game,
• wait loading menu and press Ctrl + Alt + Del,
• select the Task Manager,
• the manager, select processes tab,
• Saboteur.exe search and right click on it to select Set Affinity ...
• deselect CPU 2 and CPU 3 then click OK.

AMD Danube details on future mobile Phenom II

Stored at the entry level by the dominance of Intel in the field of mobile computing, AMD is preparing yet another attack with the platform Danube. This recall will involve a processor for dual, triple or quadruple heart smart Champlain chipset already employed by his predecessor and any dedicated graphics chip.

The new platform should be based on the latest architecture from AMD, according to a source familiar with the project founder, the K10 architecture upon which the processor Phenom II, solid alternative to offer Intel desktops. These processors would then appeal to the manufacturing process of 45 nm and housed their own memory controller, DDR3, consistent with the low consumption DDR3L, but they are however lacking cache third level.

Danube would be based on the same northbridge as the current platform Tigris, the RS880M, which houses a chip ATI Radeon 4200 supports DirectX 10.1 and hardware acceleration for decoding high definition video through the UVD 2. The platform would, however, entitled to a new Southbridge, the SB820M, offering no less than 14 USB 2.0 ports. Six Serial ATA ports latest 6 Gbps rubbed 2 good old USB 1.1 ports, while USB 3.0 will be sorely missed call.

Twelve processors are finally already planned, clocked at reasonable frequencies. The AMD Phenom quad heart II X920 Black Edition flagship of the family, would be clocked at a small 2.30 GHz equipped with 2 MB of L2 cache. It differed from its congeners by its multiplier unlocked.

With a launch platform Danube not expected before the month of May 2010, remains to be seen if AMD will again or not a train delay, while the announcement of new chips Arrandale 32-nm Intel is scheduled for CES in early January.

New beta for Firefox 3.6: end soon

A new beta of Firefox 3.6 has been posted online Thursday by the Mozilla Foundation. This fifth version of the test, which precedes the arrival of the final version of the software is used to correct more than a hundred different problems, welcome developers. She also signs the arrival of some new features, including support for programming interfaces HTML5 related to file management, the ability to configure the browser's interaction with certain third party software, but also the ability to turn asynchronously executing scripts in order to speed up page loading.

This beta 5 marks also the full integration of the tool customization Personas, the appearance of a warning system for plugins that are no longer updated, playing full screen videos natively interpreted by the browser and better support for fonts Woff (Web Open Font Format).

Gradually, the Mozilla Foundation and the community of developers who are working on Firefox 3.6 then refine the software, whose final version will carry memory for other developments such as the management of accelerometers implemented on some portable machines or hardware acceleration elements. For more details, we can see the interview with Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox development, conducted in early December. Firefox 3.6 beta 5 will finally be downloaded and installed in French from this link for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

Download Winamp 5.57 new version

A new version of the venerable Winamp media player is available for download.

It is now over twelve years that despite the tough competition of several Windows media players. But under the aegis of AOL, Winamp is still present and after version 5.56 delivered this summer, is now a version 5.57 that takes over.

Unsurprisingly, one of its arguments is a better integration with operating system Windows 7. It is measured in particular at the operational functions of preview of the OS with the Aero interface, AOL announced.

For Windows users who have not touched Winamp long ago, the first few minutes may be disconcerting, even if one understands that the software can do many things.

• creating an identifier to follow his musical activity (Winamp, AOL, Google, Yahoo, Facebook or OpenID)
• Manage Add-ons directly in Winamp
• improved rankings and historical (function Orgler)
• Podcast directory reviewed with storage capacity
• possibility to import iTunes library
• Drag and drop video from the desktop or a Web page to track

 Winamp 5.57 gives access to tickets, downloading of words and music. Just click on the title in the playlist.


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Orange Tabbee Internet tablet

Orange Tabbee (manufactured by Sagem) that sports a 7" WVGA touchscreen display, powered by a Linux-based operating system alongside an unspecified ARM processor.

Orange Tabbee Internet tablet Specifications :

3-hour battery life, Wi-Fi connectivity, an SD memory card slot, USB 2.0 support, 2W stereo speakers as well as software support that comprises of a wide range of widgets for various services including weather, news, TV guide, shopping, email, Twitter and even YouTube. 

The Orange Tabbee will be available in France only, retailing for €249. 

Source : ubergizmo

GenevaSound S iPod Dock

GenevaLab Sound System Model S includes the new PowerDock connector and new TouchLight controls. TouchLight™ controls are invisible until a hand reaches for the cabinet. Not just eye-catching, it offers extensive control of the iPod menu. (Competitors have limited iPod controls.) When the iPod/iPhone is removed, the motorized PowerDock spins closed and the protruding iPod/iPhone 30-pin connector, a sensitive part, disappear into the cabinet, protecting it from damage and dust.

The cabinet measures, width 23.5 cm, height 15.6 cm with no stand, 22.0cm with stand, depth 17.6cm. It weighs 3.175 Kg. Available in white, red or black.

GenevaLab Sound System Model S also comes with a table stand, allowing the user the choice of elevating the system, so it takes up less space on a nightstand, a counter or a desk. The digital radio and programmable alarm make it the best-sounding, simplest iPod clock radio ever.

BenQ V2210 and V2410 New LED Backlight LCDs

V2210 and V2410 are BenQ Japan’s latest LED backlight LCD displays that will be launched on December 25th, 2009. Both monitors support a 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 1000:1 contrast ratio and a 250cd/m2 brightness level. Additional features include an HDMI port and a D-Sub.

Nokia and ST-Ericsson Partnering in TD-SCDMA

Nokia and ST-Ericsson today announced a long-term partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA technology and solutions.

As part of the partnership, Nokia will be using ST-Ericsson as a key supplier of chipset platforms in its Symbian based TD-SCDMA devices and solutions portfolio.

"The partnership will enhance both companies? leadership position in China?s mobile market and will create a robust user experience for Chinese consumers, "the companies said in a statement.

Nokia, the world?s leading provider of mobile devices and solutions, has made firm commitments to TD-SCDMA development. In October, the company launched Nokia 6788, its first Symbian based TD-SCDMA phone and announced the creation of a dedicated TD-SCDMA R&D team in Beijing.

ST-Ericsson, through its Chinese subsidiary T3G, has been fully dedicated to the creation of new TD-SCDMA technology and devices for more than six years.

ST-Ericsson was established as a 50/50 joint venture by STMicroelectronics and Ericsson in February 2009, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

IE: Brussels accepts the proposal from Microsoft

 the European Commission announced that he had finally settled the issue of abuse of dominant position involving the Internet Explorer browser. The case was brought before the authorities in Brussels by the publisher Norwegian Opera Software, which was supported by the Mozilla Foundation and Google. To avoid penalties, Microsoft had proposed this was a home screen offering to install alternative software.

Finally, the Redmond company will not be punished. During a period of five years Microsoft will introduce Windows Updates via an installation wizard reviewed and adjusted for users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 allowing them to choose the browser they want to install in addition to or instead Internet Explorer. This measure will apply to the European area. Under the terms of the contract, the OEM distributors will also be able to install competing software and disable Internet Explorer.

Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner responsible for competition matters, explains: "This decision will benefit millions of European consumers by allowing them to choose their web browser. She added that this initiative should enable publishers to innovate by offering ever more powerful software.

The European Commission states that "if Microsoft were to break its commitments, the Commission could impose a fine of up to 10% of its annual sales total without having to prove any violation of rules EU anti-trust and abuse of dominant position. "

Plurk vs MSN China: Microsoft apologizes for the plagiarism

The startup Plurk explained on its official blog that the service of micro-blogging had obviously been plagiarized by Microsoft and more specifically for its MSN service Club China. Plurk was discovered and nearly 80% of the source code for a product with an interface very similar. Alerted, the Redmond company responds few hours later via a press release. Microsoft decided to close the site until an investigation can be completed as soon as possible.

A few hours later Microsoft said that the application in question is called Juku and was developed by a third-party publisher on behalf of MSN China under an agreement between two parties. "The publisher acknowledged that a portion of the code supplied to MSN had been copied. This is clearly a breach of contract with MSN China, "Microsoft said. The firm has also apologized to the developer of Plurk. "Obviously we're very disappointed but fully assume our responsibility in this situation," added Microsoft. The service Juku remains closed for an indefinite time.

Linksys WAP610N: access point dual band WiFi N

Linksys, the consumer division of Cisco network equipment supplier, recently announced a new access point wireless meeting with standard Wi-Fi N Final. The Linksys Dual-Band WAP610N is and can use the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz for improving the reach and reliability of transmissions, without suffering interference from wireless network neighbor.

Aimed at the general public, WAP610N is provided with an installation wizard, Mac OS X and Windows, which simplifies the setup and are prompted to choose an encryption key. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows for it to automate the connection of a network device compatible access point with one push of a button, without having to go through the tedious step of seizure of the key.

The manufacturer promises that the last access point is optimized for broadcasting high-definition video, without specifying if it is by its proper flow rate (up to 100 Mbps actual) or by the introduction of a process of quality of service (QoS).

Entourage Edge Dual-screen Android e-reader

Entourage Edge in a controlled demonstration by a company representative, something else entirely in the capable hands on CNET's Ina Fried. Device that pairs a large 9.7-inch E Ink screen with an even larger 10-inch LCD touch screen. A prototype of the Marvell-powered, dual-display, 9.7-inch E Ink and 10-inch LCD hybrid with built-in WiFi.

The Edge's main selling point is, of course, the fact that it has two screens to do true work on. Unlike the Nook, which uses its color screen only for navigating the eBook and as an on-screen keyboard, the Edge's LCD can be used to run a variety of Android applications or to browse the Web.

The E Ink display lets you read EPUB and PDF files, as you'd expect, in addition to taking notes and manipulating text with the help of an included stylus. You can also move content between the displays and record audio via a pair of mics (one to record the lecture, one to cancel the noise).

The device works with both EPUB and PDF files and has USB ports and SD cards for moving data back and forth, as well as a built-in Wi-Fi connection. It's also one of the first devices to sport a new chip from Marvell.

Source : cnet.com

LG’s RoboKing will clean your room

LG announced in Korea their new autonomous vacuum cleaner the RoboKing. Now what so special with this new vacuum cleaner? First of all, our new RoboKing features 2 cameras instead of one offering a better analysis of its environment and let our RoboKing compute the best cleaning path making it 30% more efficient than previous generation, allowing LG to announce a 30% speed increase when it comes to cleaning time.

Source : akihabaranews

Acer Ferrari One Notebook

Acer launched the new Ferrari One notebook PC to U.S. customers. An Acer exclusive, the Ferrari One is a full-featured, 11.6-inch notebook PC utilizing the same exquisite details and performance features celebrated by Scudetto Ferrari, the world’s most prestigious racing team.


Racing Performance in a Notebook PC

 In the true spirit of the Ferrari racing team, the Ferrari One notebook combines performance and extreme portability. Fueled by VISION technology from AMD, the notebook delivers highly responsive, balanced multitasking performance via the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor with low-power CPU designed for long-lasting battery power. ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics provides high-definition visual quality coupled with up to 4GB of DDR2 667MHz system memory to drive digital and multimedia features and other demanding applications with ease. The Ferrari One comes equipped with Windows 7 Home Premium and 250GB hard drive.

Along with its 11.6-inch HD widescreen display, the Ferrari One notebook features a sleek, ultraportable design, measuring about one inch thin and weighing only 3.31 pounds. The look and feel of Formula 1 racing is shown throughout the notebook’s detailed design, including the checkered palm rest extending into a comfortable full-size keyboard, the metallic LED-lit power button and yellow prancing horse emblem that perfectly complements the notebook’s red cover. Ferrari enthusiasts will also note the tire-shape grips underneath the notebook’s body, racing-inspired wallpaper and calendar, as well as a quick access key to Ferrari.com.

The notebook features enhanced stereo speakers and Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement, which deliver vibrant surround sound and bass effects to bring a true cinema-style experience to movies, music and casual games.

The Ferrari One notebook’s integrated 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N wireless technology and Gigabit LAN facilitates smooth and trouble-free emailing and web browsing. The Acer Crystal Eye webcam and Video Conference solution enables high-quality video chats and VoIP with friends, family and work associates, even in noisy environments. The notebook’s Ferrari-engraved Multi-Gesture Touchpad lets users pinch, flick and swirl fingers on the touchpad for intuitive navigation. It also allows users to scroll, zoom in and out and flip through web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more.

“Both Acer and Ferrari have a tradition of designing products built on passion, innovation and performance,” said Chris White, senior director of U.S. business management for Acer America. “The new Ferrari One notebook blends the ideas of racing and technology into a superior PC product.”

Acer Ferrari One Notebook Specifications

•  AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor L310 (1.20 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 11.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display
• AMD M780G Chipset
• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
• 4096MB DDR2 Dual-Channel Memory
• 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• Acer InviLink™ 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
• Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
• Two built-in stereo speakers
• 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement
• Full-size Acer FineTip Keyboard
• Multi-Gesture Touchpad supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom and page flip
• 3 - USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 – VGA port
• 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5600 mAh), up to 5-hour battery life2
• 3.31 lbs. (system unit only)
• 11.2 x 8.03 x 0.9/1.2 inches 

Acer Ferrari One FO200-1799 notebook is available now via Acer’s authorized resellers and at major retailers nationwide, with prices beginning at $599.99. The Ferrari One comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Free: remote recording via the Freebox HD

Free customers who have the last Freebox dated now have the ability to schedule recordings of TV programs remotely via the management console to access their account online at the website operator. This feature is open to all holders of the last Freebox HD. It offers the following options: immediate registration with the planning of playing time, delayed registration or registration for the program schedule.

Depending on the chain which is capture the signal, it will be possible to opt for a record in standard definition or high definition streams compressed version called "low speed".

For subscribers whose line is strong enough, Free also claims that it is possible to make two recordings simultaneously on a single box TV. Finally, the ISP states that this registration can be done on the hard disk drive to the Freebox, or an external storage device connected to USB. Subscribers to the offer optional Multi TV (4.99 euros) have about them the opportunity to choose the box on which registration must be done.

"Free again enriches its services without changing the price of the package (29.99 euros / month), welcomes the operator, who recently made the subject of a new legal proceedings initiated by the UFC Que Choisir, on the grounds that its offer "all inclusive" sometimes reveals some unexpected surprises. Meanwhile, subscribers eligible for Free television service via ADSL should appreciate.

Dragon Age: Origins coming to the Macintosh

Considered by many PC gamers as one of the best RPGs of recent years Dragon Age: Origins should make fun of other fans very soon. Through a quick post on the official forums of the game, Chris Priestly - Community Coordinator at BioWare - announced the good news: the game comes very soon on the Mac.

For now, it does not seem to matter that a version of the game, but we bet the French localization will soon come when the game is already available for pre-order. If you believe some dealers as GameTree, the output is even planned for next December 21 when BioWare merely a holiday season. Mac gamers will also have rights to both versions of the game: the standard edition and deluxe edition that includes the DLC Fortress Guards of shadows over the Amur Dragon's Blood and The Prisoner of Peter in the present 'basic editing.

Office 2003: patch to play protected files

Following the occurrence of bugs, Microsoft launches a fix so that Office 2003 users can again access to documents protected by technology security services RMS.

Since last Friday, users of Office 2003 productivity suite has been facing a small blunder in conjunction with the Microsoft RMS technology. Although the public concerned is very focused.

Rights Management Services is a protection technology that allows data encryption and may limit the scope of operations allowed for a file (copy, print ...). Only a group of people may have authorized access to such documents. This technology implementation at the server level for most large companies. Users must have a compatible application as may be Office 2003.

The problem revealed Friday that Microsoft has prevented users Office 2003 (but not Office 2007 or 2010 beta) to have access to documents protected by RMS. In an attempt to open, they were treated to an error message indicating the occurrence of an unexpected error.

Microsoft does not let things drag on, and the day after his announcement published a series of hotfixes for Office 2003, viewers Word and Excel 2003.

Google also shortens the URL

 With a view to share on social networks and others, Google proposes to shorten the URL via the toolbar and FeedBurner.

Google offers a new version of its toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox. For now in beta, this toolbar 7.0 offers several new features. While Firefox already includes a similar feature, the Google Toolbar provides location-based Internet Explorer, subject to the express agreement of the user who will travel for example on Google Maps.

Sidewiki, which allows to comment on the Web, is translated into new languages, while the toolbar is seeing another sharing feature. A Share button lets you share a web page with his contacts through blogs, webmail or unavoidable social networks including Facebook, MySpace but also Twitter.

For the microblogging service with the maximum number of characters is fixed at 140 per message, the toolbar is linked to a valuable service to reduce the URL. This service, which does not stop at Twitter, is also backed by FeedBurner but can not be accessed directly from the browser, unlike other URL reducers like TinyURL or bit.ly.

With Google URL Shortner a shared shortened URL takes the form http:// goo.gl / ... (. Gl is an extension of Greenland). According to Google, the service is stable, secure (protection against malware and phishing pages) and quick. Side privacy, Google reserves the right to display various data anonymous as the number of clicks to a URL shortened. If nothing is decided yet, Google URL Shortner could enter into real competition with other services such as becoming a full service (standalone).

While it is rumored that Facebook will also provide a service to shorten URLs (but only for the Facebook pages), one wonders if Google URL Shortner be used by users who entrust and a little more Web Workplace google.

Samsung S5600 in the new version

Samsung is preparing to release a new version of mobile phone Samsung S5600, which will be called Samsung My Touch Custo Special Edition.

The model differs from the original design on the back of the case made by the famous Spanish designer Custo Dalmau. Characteristics of the apparatus remained the same. The model supports the 3G network and has a 2.8-inch touch screen with a resolution of 320x240 pixels, 3.2 megapixel camera, slot microSD, interface TouchWiz.

In the complete set of the European model Samsung My Touch is available in the memory card of 2 GB.

Sony Ericsson Elm and Hazel Phones

Sony Ericsson today introduced phones Elm and Hazel, as well as Bluetooth headset with noise-canceling VH700, who soon will join GreenHeart line of environmentally friendly products.

Make notes improved voice quality in such mobile phones, thanks to noise reduction (Noise Shield) and clear sound (Clear Voice), as well as intellectual technologies to adapt the volume level to environmental conditions (Intelligent Volume Adaptation). Easy-to-use application for work with social networks Widget Manager (Widget Manager), provides users with access to the pages of social networking through always-on widget on the phone screen, and allows you to quickly switch between different social networks.

Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson Hazel  specifications :

• Network: HSPA 900/2100 MHz, GSM / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Camera: 5 megapixel with auto focus function Face detection, Geo tagging, Photo fiash, Smile Detection
• Mediaplayer
• FM-radio with RDS
• Annex MySpace, Tracker, Twitter
• Communication: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
• Navigation: A-GPS (to Hazel), navigation, indicating turns Wisepilot (available in some markets)

Sony Ericsson Hazel made in the slider form factor and will be available in two colors: black metallic (Metal Black) and pink pearl (Pearly Rose) from the second quarter of 2010.

Sony Ericsson Elm

• Display: 2.6-inch, with a resolution of 240x320 pixels, shows 16 million colors
• Memory: 280 MB of built-up
• Support memory cards: SanDisk microSD
• Hours: talk time up to 10 hours of standby time to 430 hours
• Dimensions: 102,5 x 49.5 x 16 mm
• Weight: 120 g 

Sony Ericsson Elm will be available in two colors: extra-black (Superior Black) and a bright red (Passionate Rouge) in the first quarter of 2010.

TRON: Evolution announced in images and video

Disney Interactive Studios has announced the arrival of TRON: Evolution, as expected on a Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Developed by Propaganda Games (a studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia already behind Turok and Pirates of the Caribbean), it should be available at the output in the cinemas.

The story of TRON: Evolution takes place during the period between the two films TRON (the first was released in 1982). Recounting the major events from the world of TRON, this action game, a true introduction to the movie TRON: Legacy, you will take part in racing light cycles, unless you prefer to participate in combat record .

"TRON: Evolution fills in the blanks of history from the original TRON film and one that will be released next year, TRON: Legacy," explains Dan Tudge, vice president and general manager of Propaganda Games. "We consider theoretically TRON: Evolution as a missing link in the mythology of TRON. Given the high expectations of the public in relation to film next year, we must give fans a creative and innovative experience that fits perfectly into the world of TRON.

Seagate: Hard Disk 2.5 inches 7 mm thick

The portable hard drive for the finest in the world? No doubt in Seagate today announced the arrival on the market of its "Thin Momentus, a 2.5-inch hard drive only 7 millimeters thick. Using a SATA interface, it will decline in capacity of 160 and 250 GB It provides 8 MB of cache and embeds a turntable at 5400 revolutions per minute. No index performance has been given, but there is perhaps not the main argument of the American manufacturer.

For Seagate, the big names of the notebook sector wishing to develop very thin laptops today have two options: switch to 1.8-inch hard drives (choice made by Sony for its high Vaio range by 11 inches) or embrace the very interesting but expensive SSD. With this disc of 7 mm, Seagate expects to be able to offer a fresh alternative to the two offers, ensuring unmatched price per gigabyte particularly good integrators. Intended primarily for OEM, the Momentus Thin will be delivered from January 2010. For now, the price was not disclosed.

The Core i7 six hearts from the first quarter 2010?

Considering the latest news for the second quarter of 2010, the first processor public six hearts Intel will finally be launched in March 2010, according to an internal document inadvertently filtered, and well ahead of AMD Thuban. If it was expected that the first processor based smart Gulftown Launches Family of Core i9, he actually respond to the reference 980X Core i7 Extreme Edition.

Yet it is the first representative of the Westmere architecture inherited from the Nehalem architecture, but using the new manufacturing process in house 32 nm. Equipped with 2MB of cache by heart (a total of 12 MB in this case), a link to QPI 6.4GT / s, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost, a DDR3 memory controller to 1 066 MHz and 32 PCI Express lanes, he shared the other hand most of its sheet with the Core i7 975, Intel's current flagship, it should also replace the rank of processor 1 000.

It would be compatible with most motherboards Intel X58 chipset and socket LGA1366 market already compatible with the Core i7 900 series, provided an updated BIOS is available by the manufacturers.

Intel will also replace the end of February its first Nehalem processor prices, the current Core i7 920, a new Core i7 930. It would display the same amount of 8 MB of cache, the same TDP of 130W, the same rate of $ 284 in quantities of thousands, and is distinguished by its frequency to increase from 2.66 to 2.80 GHz.

Western Digital offers 11% more disk space

Western Digital has recently unveiled the "Advanced Format Structure", a new formatting method that saves 7 to 11% of storage space on a hard disk formatted. It will appear on the Caviar Black family in the coming weeks, before being extended to the whole range. The process, operating at very low levels, can unfortunately not be applied to existing hard drives, even through an update of their firmware (firmware).

With this method, the physical sectors of hard drives just go from 512 to 4096 bytes. Each sector is introduced by a block header and signed by a block of error correction size unchanged, the usable space is increased. In fact, the ECC block has even been enlarged, improving the correction rate of 50%.

Conversely, any operation requires the rewriting of entire sectors of 4k, at the expense of operations that involve many small files, but the benefit, however, large file transfers.

The modern operating systems like Windows 7, Windows Vista, Mac OS X Tiger or later and Linux take advantage of this innovation by default. Windows XP, however, suffers from a gap area and requires the use of an alignment tool or the establishment of a jumper (jumper) on the hard disk.

exFAT: Microsoft requires manufacturers to pay

exFAT for Extended File Allocation Table is a Microsoft technology whose name is probably foreign to many Windows users. This file system has indeed been one of the inputs of the Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, and logically it is present by default in the operating system Windows 7. An update for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 is also available.

exFAT successor is designated by Microsoft's older FAT (and FAT32). The former of Extended refers to a support that is extended from 32 GB to address the maximum data from FAT to 256 TB for exFAT. For example, Microsoft says exFAT can handle more than 4 000 image files in raw format (RAW), 100 HD movies or 60 hours of HD recording in a single directory.

Among other new features exFAT: support for files larger than 4 GB (FAT32 limitation), the management of the timestamp UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), metadata for storing settings OEM checklists access (Access Control List).

While NTFS is intended for hard drives, exFAT target flash memory devices. Last week, Microsoft has announced the launch of its licensing program for exFAT who had nevertheless already started. One way also recalled its commitment to respect the intellectual property after a mutual agreement reached with TomTom in a brawl around FAT which gave a cold sweat at the Linux world.

Sony, Canon and Sanyo have already subscribed to the Microsoft program. The price is 300 000 dollars for certain categories of equipment (cameras, camcorders ...) also with a price based on volume for mobile telephony in particular.

Apple attacks Nokia

Apple is accused of Nokia in the illegal use of 13 patents. Make smartphone iPhone appealed in federal court in the U.S. with the relevant claim to the Finnish company.

According to the American side, in the number of patents infringed by Nokia are technology of teleconferencing, interaction between a smartphone and a computer, working with color in applications, the implementation of energy-saving functions, etc.

Almost all the leading phone manufacturers have licensing agreements with Nokia, with the exception of Apple. According to the American company, the Finnish manufacturer has not agreed to license its technology on fair and reasonable terms. In addition, Apple accuses Nokia to increase royalty rates and considers illegal demands Finns the granting of licenses to certain patents of Apple as partial compensation.

Autumn Nokia sued Apple, accusing the latter in violation of at least ten fundamental patents. According to the Finnish manufacturer, improprieties in all generations of iPhone smartphones and related technologies of wireless data transmission, speech coding, security and encryption.

Apple has filed a retaliatory lawsuit in the same court of Delaware, in which claims will be dealt with Nokia. According to some analysts, the patent dispute between the companies may take several years.

Data loss most unusual in 2009

Like every year, Kroll Ontrack book grading data recovery the most unusual have been made in its laboratories scattered across the planet. A data recovery has been successful or almost.

The classification of Kroll Ontrack presented with his own prose rather nice:

Legal Puzzle: During a search conducted in the apartment of a suspect, investigators have had the unpleasant surprise of seeing the individual throwing the 12th floor a laptop containing the evidence of his guilt. The police recovered one by one the pieces of the computer and then disintegrated confided to Kroll Ontrack recover photos, videos and emails. The suspect is in jail today.

20 thousand leagues under the sea: During a sea tour, laptop went overboard. Found six months later to 60 meters deep, he was sent to a laboratory Kroll Ontrack where 99% of data were collected.

Dumbfounded: A rider who was wearing a camera strap fell during a walk. Free, the only victim identified was the memory card from the device. The files were corrupted and could not be transferred to a computer.

Sick as a Dog: A dog too greedy grabbed a piece of frozen meat, left in a kitchen. The animal was in bad shape quickly, and vomits on the family computer.

Moto Cross: A professional photographer, had the habit of carrying his camera in the top box of his bike. Unfortunately, the passage of a retarder, the aircraft fell on the wet pavement, throwing the memory card into a puddle.

Punch: Following an altercation between two colleagues in a computer room, one of the two players collided and damaged a disk server. Fortunately for the two boxers, the major details of the company have been recovered.

Road accident: A businessman trying desperately to his car keys in his pockets. Irritated, he placed his laptop on the roof of the vehicle. The hands free, he was finally, and went off. Unfortunately, the first corner, the computer left on the roof flew off and ended its fall against a wall.

Unidentified flying object: We will never know why a laptop has been launched in the 2nd floor of a business center!

Chat goes wrong: When a big cat decides to play with the cord of an external hard drive, it can only end badly. His paw repeatedly have obviously caused the collapse of the disc. Following this, its unhappy teachers had more access to key administrative documents.

A promise is a promise: A client formatted SD card accidentally erasing an exceptional photo made during a trip. Having promised his friends to send them by email the picture, the photographer found himself in a quandary.

Mozilla Weave Sync 1.0: third beta

Offered by Mozilla Labs, Weave Sync extension for Firefox (version 3.5) allows synchronization securely between multiple positions when the browser is present. Are concerned bookmarks, browsing history and form fields, tabs, saved passwords and preferences.

Since November, the first beta of the future milling 1.0 is available for download. The third of its kind was published last week and for developers, it is a quasi-Release Candidate.

In addition to various improvements, beta 2 Weave Sync has introduced a convenient feature that displays the computer name in the tabs to display other computers in sync.

The Beta 3 fixes several issues to improve the reliability of synchronization, improves interactions for Firefox and Fennec, change preferences at any sync in Firefox preferences panel, fixes problems for supporting screen readers.

The Beta 3 Weave Sync is available for download on the official portal of extensions for Firefox.

Download Skype Beta 4.2 for Windows : Call transfer and WiFi

A beta version of Skype 4.2 for Windows is available for download with return of call forwarding and Skype Access.

Skype invites Windows users of its popular VoIP software to test a beta version of Skype 4.2. This saw the emergence of Skype Access Service to use the WiFi access points, or otherwise call on Skype via a wireless network.

Already compatible with the final version 2.8 of Skype for Mac OS X, Skype Access allows pay per minute the time spent in WiFi connection, or 0.16 € per minute with Skype credts to connect access points network offered by Boingo, which covers more than 17 000 access points in France (over 100 000 worldwide).

Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows also sign the back of the feature call transfer, and the possibility of transferring a free call to any Skype contact. A service fee for a transfer to a landline or mobile.

In addition to these two features, Skype announced a better integration in Windows 7 (interaction with the new taskbar and system tray), a new indicator of call quality and still improvements in sound quality and video.

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Nokia 5235 Comes With Music

Nokia 5235 Comes With Music offers unlimited access to Nokia Music Store catalog for a time 12 or 18 months. Make notes the duration of the phone is in standby listening to music - up to 33 hours and the availability of slots for memory cards microSD of up to 16 GB as well as a set of applications, Nokia Ovi, including Ovi Store, Ovi Contacts, Ovi Share and Ovi Maps. Nokia Music Store is available directly from the main menu and through the PC you can download music with Nokia Ovi Player.

Nokia 5235 Music Specifications

• Network: GSM / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/1900, 850/2100 and 900/2100
• OS: Symbian S60 5th edition
• Display: 3.2-inch touchscreen, with a resolution 640h360 points, displays 16 million colors
• Camera: 2 MP
• Memory: 320 MB of built-in slot microSD (up to 16 GB)
• Communication: Bluetooth v2.0
• Navigation: A-GPS
• Music Player
• 3,5 mm jack for headphones
• FM-radio
• Hours: talk mode up to 420 minutes and standby up to 438 hours
• Battery: 1320 mAh
• Dimensions: 111x51.7x15.5 mm
• Weight: 115 g

 Price of Nokia 5235 Comes With Music is € 145 (excluding taxes). Sales smartphone will appear in the first quarter of 2010.

Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition

Nokia mobile phone Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition, which became a continuation of Nokia 6700 classic. The phone body is made of steel and gold 750-carat, set of keys - from a single piece of metal. Designed exclusively for the series Gold Edition screen saver desktop models give the design integrity and completeness.

With a 5-megapixel camera and high-speed data transfer Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition allows you to easily upload photos and videos to various online resources. In the bundled Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition has additional accessories, including carrying case and strap made of genuine leather, and microSD card capacity of 8 GB, the volume of which can store large amounts of images, videos and favorite music.

YouTube updated at the request of Microsoft

To solve a problem publishing videos using Windows Live Movie Maker, YouTube had to make an update to its service.

Since this summer, Windows Live Movie Maker, which is offered via the common installer Windows Live Essentials, is in final version for Windows Vista users and 7. Those operating system Windows XP did not qualify for cons to this milling Windows Live software editing and publishing video from Microsoft.

With its new Ribbon interface, Windows Live Movie Maker also offers several features shared with the posting directly to the YouTube platform. Remember that Microsoft has closed this year its own platform for sharing videos, MSN Soapbox. Small quack but after a small update last week's YouTube service.

Users of Windows Live Movie Maker have in fact been unable to take advantage of the YouTube publishing feature due to an authentication issue. This problem has risen to the ears of Microsoft who fired those working with the team at YouTube resolution. A new small update for YouTube and a return to normal yesterday.

This problem does not apparently affected only Windows Live Movie Maker. It's still the entente cordiale as the team Windows Live Movie Maker thank the YouTube for responding so quickly and being a "good partner". Just that ...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: first alpha version

The site is actually launched for the next LTS version of Ubuntu Linux distribution with the publication of a first alpha release of Lucid Lynx.

The cycle has left! Every six months, Canonical delivers a new version of the Linux distribution Ubuntu. After the version 9.10 of October 2009, the estate will be provided in April 2010 by a version 10.04 in the hour codenamed Lucid Lynx.

This version 10.04 is a little unusual, as labeled LTS Long Term Support. This happens every two years for Ubuntu with the initiation of maintenance for three years for the desktop version (one and a half without LTS) and five years for the server version, plus technical support provided by Canonical fee.

An LTS release should be particularly stable, so Canonical decided to move to the latest stable version of GNOME 2 (future version 2.30), thus making the impasse on version 3. This choice has anyway been "legitimized" by the development team of GNOME since GNOME 3.0 finally released in September 2010 and not in March.

SC KDE with Kubuntu LTS also 10/04, it will be the version 4.4 including a first beta has just been published. The final version of KDE SC 4.4 is expected for the month of February 2010. It seemed that Canonical would have turned to the latest stable version of KDE 4.3.

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04 is based on the freshly released Linux kernel 2.6.32. The goal is to prepare the ground with a number of software updates to be tested, and a significant loss, that of HAL package for a start even faster. For Ubuntu 10.04, ambition is great at this level with an expected startup of about 10 seconds.

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Windows Live Messenger 2010 with tabs?

The real question is whether the first screenshots of Windows Live Messsenger 2010 are genuine or whether it was a joke. Who knows why some surfers like to fool their world by publishing anything and everything.

Still, the very serious site Neowin has certified almost catches yet received an anonymous user. As usual, Microsoft does Pipera probably not word about it. To take then with tweezers, although in any case we will learn little.

Just a confirmation of a chestnut for Widonws Live Messenger with perhaps the last native support (no plugin) tabs for conversations. What other instant messaging clients already offer.

The other information can be extracted catch on a more upstream work with social networks. The contacts window may be split into two with the left to access a list of activities on a social network. Remember that Windows Live offers many activities through which Web updates made to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter ... are relayed to the stream "What's New".

Eee PC Family Touch at Windows 7

Asus makes the Eee PC Family Touch at Windows 7. Until the launch of the new low-power platform from Intel, codenamed Pine Trail, due January 11, 2010, the manufacturer was content to announce Thursday a multitouch variation of the Eee PC T91 launched this summer.

The Asus Eee PC T91MT does it actually differs, at least technically, by the presence of multi-touch screen, displaying a definition WSVGA on a diagonal of 8.9 inches. Both models also share substantially the same technical specifications, although the upper limit for the delivery of Windows XP is no longer valid. We thus find a swivel to transform the tablet, an Intel Atom Z520, 1GB of RAM (twice would have been welcome) and support for 32GB SSD, supported somehow by a storage space Online Asus WebStorage 500 GB Connection and accessories for them are completely identical to the previous model.

The model presented in the style of the day then loads Windows 7 Home Premium and a software suite house called TouchSuite optimized for multicast. She has particular Fotofun, software photo editing, and Memos, a tool for taking handwritten notes. The touch screen is to do with a pressure sensor to 256 levels, specificity worthy of real graphics tablets, and with a stylus.

When Mozilla suggests moving from Google to Bing

Recent statements by Eric Schmidt, Google's boss, about privacy have not been to the taste of Asa Dotzler, director of communities around the development of Firefox from Mozilla. On his blog, he wonders if Eric Schmidt is not simply missed the real problems of personal privacy on the Internet, and simply invites users to stop using Google as search engine default within Firefox. Instead, he invites them to opt for Bing, the engine of Microsoft, publisher of Windows and Internet Explorer.

Reason for grunts: an off Eric Schmidt (photo), interviewed this week on the set of CNBC. Then a reporter asked if users should consider Google, and by extension services online, like a trusted friend, he meets the following sentence: "If there are things that you do not want people to know Perhaps he should start by not making them. "

"If you are so desperate that respects your privacy, the fact is that search engines - including Google - keep this information for some time. We must understand the United States, we are all subject to the Patriot Act, and it is therefore possible that such information is made available to the authorities, "said Eric Schmidt. A polite way of suggesting that only people who commit wrongdoings have to worry about signs that keep the search engines?

It is well understood and Asa Dotzler, who on his blog, wonders if the owner of Google is really in its place. "That a company so that stores personal data on its servers is headed by someone who simply does not have the concept of privacy really frightens me, and it should scare you too," says he, before to indicate that Microsoft is more respectful of the information associated with the Internet, what we may consider oneself by comparing the pages explaining the procedures related to privacy for Bing and at Google.

A touch pad for the ESC Android Dell?

According to persistent rumors, including relayed by Pocket-lint, Dell could take advantage of the opening of CES, January 7 next to present his first touch pad. For this first draft, the U.S. manufacturer has chosen to embrace Android, the mobile operating system from Google, a tablet with a 5-inch screen. Similar in form to that proposed by the French Archos, it would make its official entrance into the trade later this year.

The main interest has so far not commented on this rumor. The objective is it to outdo Apple, who are ready also intends to launch its first touch pad during 2010? Not impossible. It is also possible that the tablet in question is the "Streak", shown in late October by leaks from China.

The prototype then discovered had a touch screen 5 inch displaying a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Equipped with Android 2.0, it included a digital camera of 5 megapixels with dual LED flash, a Micro SD memory slot and a battery with a capacity of 1300 mAh, plus WiFi and Bluetooth. Assuming that the product is well confirmed in early January, is expected to know at what price and which mode will be marketed.