AT&T Brings Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S.

Nokia will introduce the Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S. together with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft, the company announced today.

"Nokia understands mobility like no other company and recognizes that the most 'powerful' device is the one that doesn't have you running for the power plug or network point," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, president and CEO of Nokia. "By combining the Booklet's sleek design, impressive features and competitive price together with the new Windows 7 operating system from Microsoft, AT&T's nationwide 3G coverage and Best Buy's unmatched national retail footprint, we believe we have a winning combination for U.S. consumers."




"Our alliance with Nokia is advancing on multiple fronts and the Nokia Booklet 3G is an important step," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "We are excited with Nokia's decision to launch its first PC with Windows 7. By combining the value and simplicity of the operating system with the all-day mobility of the Nokia Booklet 3G, we are bringing new and valuable experiences to consumers and businesses."

The Nokia Booklet 3G will be sold at all Best Buy locations in the U.S. as well as at the Best Buy Mobile standalone stores. The Nokia Booklet 3G will be offered at an introductory price of 299.99 USD with an AT&T Data Connect plan two-year activation. The Nokia Booklet 3G should arrive in stores by mid-November, and Best Buy expects to begin taking orders online and in stores on October 22.

Best Buy associates will offer Walk Out Working on the Nokia Booklet 3G, as they do for all smartphones. The free service will help customers activate the device, walk through the Windows 7 operating system and make sure customers understand all of the extras including Ovi Suite, the Ovi Maps gadget, and features like Bluetooth connectivity.

Sporting a premium design and running Windows 7, the Intel Atom-powered Nokia Booklet 3G will deliver up to 12 hours of battery life. Delivering the feature set of a full-function PC inside an ultra-portable aluminum chassis, the new mini-laptop weighs less than 2.76 pounds and measures slightly more than two centimeters thin. Embedded 3G/ HSPA - as well as Wi-Fi - high speed connectivity to the Internet is also available.

The mini-laptop also comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, integrated Bluetooth and an SD card reader. Other features include the glass 10.1 inch HD-ready display, integrated A-GPS with Ovi Maps, and the latest version of Ovi Suite for synching with a Nokia mobile device.

3D Building Maker Added to Google Earth

ew to the Google 3D family. The Mountain View giant has just put online a service modeling 3D buildings, inspired by the free Google SketchUp. Google Building Maker shall, once is not customary to use the power of community to accelerate the development of Google Earth's 3D mapping software.

Based on the Google Maps interface (aerial mapping), Google Building Maker allows first to select where do modeling. Currently fifty cities are available, but Google hopes "to add others as soon as possible." The blue areas indicate buildings already modeled. To align the volumes (boxes, prisms, pyramids and other) on the photos, the tool offers various aerial views of the building. The textures are then applied automatically. After a quick preview, it only remains to record the creation in the store 3D image of Google (Google 3D Warehouse), the upgrade in SketchUp, if necessary, and wait about a week to see appear in Google Earth .

Besides the appearance and free online service, Google Building Maker is part of the strategy UGC (content generated by users) from Google. One way for the company to accelerate development of tools (in this case, mapping the world) through an army of "volunteers".

Microsoft Releases Critical Security Patches

Microsoft issued its biggest software patch on record on Tuesday to fix a range of security issues in its programs, including the yet to be released Windows 7 operating system.

The company's monthly update for October includes 13 security patches, to address 34 vulnerabilities that affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office and other products.

Six of the patches were high priority (Critical).

Tuesday's update included the largest number of patches to be issued on a single day by Microsoft.
The new operating system from Microsoft will be marketed as October 22 but has already been made available to many users, especially students of schools joining the MSDN Academic Alliance program. So far spared, Windows 7 is concerned with two of them critical vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer 8 and the environment. NET programming. These vulnerabilities also affect other versions of Windows allow an attacker to take remote control of a computer that has not been updated.

Other fixes involve one or more versions of Windows and are marked critical or important. The vulnerabilities allow for the most part to execute code remotely, others to obtain elevated privileges (become a director), others allow a denial of service.

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Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone

Photoshop.com Mobile application for iPhone will help "bring to mind" photos taken with the camera apparatus. In addition, the project provides the user repository for pictures. The program is free and available for download from the U.S. AppStore.

The program has several functions, such as cropping, rotation, color correction tools, as well as a set of popular filters. It is possible to undo the changes.

In addition to the application, Adobe prompts the user to take advantage of free storage for photos, up to 2GB.

SANDISK announced First Flash Memory Cards With 64 Gigabit X4 with Nand Flash Technology

SanDisk has begun production shipments of flash memory cards based on the company's X4 flash memory technology, which holds four bits of data in each memory cell, twice as many as the cells in conventional multi-level cell (MLC) NAND (2-bits-per-cell) memory chips.

Based on 43-nanometer (nm) process technology, the 64-gigabit (Gb) NAND flash chip is the highest-density single-die memory device in the world to enter production. SanDisk is shipping 8 gigabyte (GB)1 and 16GB SDHC cards as well as 8GB and 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ cards using X4 technology.

"The development and commercialization of X4 technology represents an important milestone for the flash storage industry," said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief operating officer, SanDisk. "Our challenge with X4 technology was to not only deliver the lower costs inherent to 4-bits-per-cell, but to do so while meeting the reliability and performance requirements of industry standard cards that employ MLC NAND. Our world-class design and engineering team has applied its deep experience with high speed 2 and 3-bits-per-cell flash chip designs and collaborated closely with our leading design partners to develop and perfect new and powerful error correction algorithms to assure reliable operation. This intensive multi-year effort has generated powerful new patents and know-how, and demonstrates SanDisk's relentless drive for innovations that result in the ever expanding use of flash storage in consumer applications such as music, videos, photos, games and numerous third party applications."

"The shipment of 4-bits-per-cell technology is a necessary evolution for the industry," said Joseph Unsworth, research director, Gartner. "Enabling this technology in mainstream products demonstrates a cost advantage in the flash memory industry that considers 2-bits-per-cell in a memory device as standard. The NAND industry continues to see a rapid pace of innovation, and adoption of this technology will be essential to remain competitive."

Tel Aviv University (TAU) had provided a significant contribution to the X4 advanced error correcting and digital signal processing technology, which was licensed exclusively to SanDisk by Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd., TAU's technology transfer company. "X4 took five years of development at SanDisk, and the finished product is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of the parties involved," said Dr. Ze'ev Weinfeld, Ramot's CEO. "Once we created the basic approach, SanDisk brought this to fruition by developing its advanced X4 controller and matching it with its advanced 43nm, 64Gb X4 memory thus making full X4 product implementation possible."

Acer launched Aspire 5738PG multi-touch screen notebook with Windows 7

The Acer Aspire 5738PG multi-touch screen notebook launches with Windows 7 Home Premium and will be available starting October 22 at select retailers. New Acer Aspire 5738PG notebook PC - the company's first notebook with multi-touch screen capabilities that offer a natural and enhanced way to interact with the PC, applications and digital data.

The Acer Aspire 5738PG's high-quality multi-touch screen display and Windows 7 multi-touch support make entertainment and multimedia experiences more intuitive and interactive. As a result, customers can touch anywhere on the screen using one or two fingertips to play movies, zoom in and out on websites, edit photos and video, handwrite notes, resize windows, launch entertainment applications and more.

Also, customers can use a variety of gestures directly on the multi-touch screen for intuitive and accurate access and control. For example, customers can pinch inward or outward to zoom in and out of photos, flick the screen to turn the page and browse through media and documents, as well as swirl their finger for quick and simple navigation of lists. Plus, the multi-touch screen control is remarkably precise.

"Customers will experience an incredible level of flexibility and control in the multi-touch screen interface, as it frees them to interact with their digital world in a way that is familiar yet also new and exciting," said Ray Sawall, senior manager of product marketing for Acer America. "The Acer Aspire 5738PG's multi-touch experience takes advantage of the many new capabilities in Windows 7 and provides incredibly powerful first-rate technology such as ATI Radeon graphics and anIntel Core 2 Duo processor." Sawall continued, "Until now, touch notebooks have been limited in capabilities and available only at a substantial price premium. The new Acer Aspire 5738PG changes all this with multi-touch control at a price that is affordable for a wide range of customers." Impressive Mobile Theater Entertainment More than the sum of its touch points, the Acer Aspire 5738PG notebook combines first-rate technologies that deliver excellent performance for mobile theater entertainment and mainstream games.

The display was designed to provide an extraordinary cinematic experience that is immersive and incredibly realistic. The vibrant HD display is a 16:9 widescreen size that's ideal for enjoying movies and online entertainment. Plus, it's LED-backlit, which reduces energy usage compared to traditional laptop displays. Along with the 1366x768-resolution, the LED-backlit display contributes to the crisp clear visuals and is ideal for enjoying HD movies.

Complementing the HD display, the system's Intel Core 2 Duo processor provides the horsepower to drive demanding applications with ease. In addition, the high-definition ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics with 512MB Dedicated DDR3 VRAM enhances imagery with vivid color and crisp detail. Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement with built-in speakers and 5.1-channel surround sound output bring these incredible visuals to life with vibrant crisp audio.

Technology and Extras for On-the-Go Productivity and Fun Customers will have plenty of ways to access, store, share and enjoy their digital media files. The spacious 320GB hard drive can store a vast library of music, video, photos, spreadsheets and email. An integrated multi-in-one media reader enables a convenient connection to peripherals and electronic devices, while the HDMI port allows the system to support any PC, TV or other device via a single cable to its HDMI port. The four USB 2.0 ports provide ample connections to peripherals and consumer electronics.

Configurations and Pricing The Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306 notebook is the first model available. It will be available for U.S. customers with Windows 7 Home Premium beginning Oct. 22 at leading retailers. Specifications and pricing follow.

The Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306 is available in Acer's popular Gemstone Blue color.

Samsung 55 inches of 240Hz 3D LCD glory

Samsung -- it's pursuing the idea with some pretty hefty ambition. A 55-inch 1080p panel with a true 240Hz refresh rate is a decent base on which to build your paradigm-shifting new offering. Using a set of "shutter" glasses, which rapidly alternate between blocking out the left and right eye, the set is capable of delivering the full 240Hz quality, debatable as its benefits may be.

Source : engadget.com

Samsung Blue Earth in Europe

Samsung Electronics Company announced the beginning of sales of phones with touch screen Blue Earth, running on solar energy. Case Blue Earth utilizable made of plastic, which helps reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during production. And the apparatus, and the charger does not contain harmful substances.

Packaging Blue Earth, light weight and small in size, made from recycled paper. The set includes a charger, marked by five stars on a scale and energy consumed in idle mode least 0,03 Tues

Campaign The Blue Earth Dream is aimed at maintaining the stability of the ecological system. Do not remain indifferent to the environment, Samsung is developing ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and saving energy at all stages of product life cycle. This was made possible, in particular, by eliminating hazardous substances from the phones and packages made from recycled materials. In addition, Samsung encourages its customers lodge their old phones for recycling at a special reception centers, which are proliferating throughout the world.


With regard to the technical characteristics of the apparatus, they are very mediocre. It is worth noting the absence of module GPS. The battery can be recharged by solar panels located on the back of the phone.

Specifications Samsung Blue Earth:

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; UMTS / HSDPA 900/2100 MHz up to 3.6 Mbps
• Memory: 130 MB built-in slot for memory cards microSDHC (up to 16 GB)
• Display: TFT, touch-sensitive 3.0-inch, WQVGA, displays 16 million colors
• Camera: 3.2 megapixel, face recognition and smiles. video recording QVGA (320x240 pixels) 15 frames per second
• Communication: Bluetooth 2.1 c A2DP, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi
• Other: FM-radio with RDS, panel with solar battery
• Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
• Video: H.263, WMV, MPEG4
• Battery: 1080 mAh
• Dimensions: 108x53.6x14.2 mm
• Weight: 119 g

Adobe is also in the big patch

Adobe is a new online version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat to fix almost thirty security vulnerabilities.

Every three months, Adobe synchronizes its latest destination of Adobe Reader and Acrobat with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to facilitate the deployment administrators. A batch of patches had been scheduled for yesterday to pass the two applications from Adobe version 9.2 with no less than 29 vulnerabilities addressed?

All supported platforms are affected, and in its security bulletin Adobe indicates that vulnerabilities may cause an application crash or be exploited to allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

Adobe recommends users Adobre Reader 9.1.3 and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions updated to version 9.2. For classes previous versions 8.1.7 and 7.1.4 are also available.

The last week, Adobe stated today corrected a vulnerability was exploited through a specially formed PDF file. Note also patches made to the Mozilla plugin, and for Google Chrome and Opera.

Download Opera Unite beta in Opera 10.10

Opera Software released the beta version of Opera Unite, available in Opera 10.10 beta. Opera Unite is a novel technology platform that shakes up the old client-server computing model of the Web. Opera Unite turns any computer into both a client and a server, allowing it to interact with and serve content to other computers directly across the Web.

 10.10 Opera beta integrates several services Opera Unite to test:

• File Sharing
• Sharing photos
• The Media Player to access their music from anywhere
• The Web Server to manage Web sites
• The Messenger for live chat with friends
• The Fridge to write notes via a direct link

All developers with skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript are also invited to increase the number of services offered by Opera Unite. Opera Unite applications are accessible from any modern browser.

Swedish law Hadopi stumbles against ISPs

A Swedish appeals court overturns a court decision that forced an ISP to reveal the identity of one of its subscribers suspected of being hosted on a server for illegal content.

The law IPRED for Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive, came into force in Sweden on 1 April 2009. It is supposed to make life easier for beneficiaries who seek to confuse the user downloads or supporters of illegal trade, enabling them to more quickly obtain the identity of a subscriber hiding behind an IP address. It is also necessary that ISPs play the game

Under the law IPRED five publishers turned to a court and asked the ISP Ephone provide the identity of a subscriber whose server housed among the quantity of these audio books, 27 books in which they hold rights. But Ephone refused to comply highlighting the protection of his client and the lack of evidence provided by rights holders.

For his refusal, Epone was convicted at trial and appealed the decision. The Court of Appeal in Stockholm comes to rule and held that "proof that the server was accessible to the general public had not been made," according to information reported by AFP. A first trial but overturned the Swedish Supreme Court may be sought.

The reaction Ephone at least shows that IPRED or not, the ISP in Sweden are not willing to be as natural identity of a client working behind an IP address. This has become almost a means of promotion since the ISP Tele2, which has nearly 600 000 subscribers in Sweden, had said shortly after the entry into force of the IPRED he would "remove an IP address once they have been used internally, is seeking guarantees respect for the integrity of its customers.

VBA extends the main support Office 2004

The support of Office 2004 for Mac should have ended Tuesday, October 13, 2009, but Microsoft has finally decided to give a broad period of grace to this productivity suite. The main support has been extended until January 10, 2012. An extension that will have no impact on Microsoft's policy on the matter, with other products for Mac (and future) still affected by a main support for a period of five years.

If Office 2004 for Mac has a special diet, it is because of Visual Basic for Applications that enables you to develop macros for Office applications. The implementation of the Visual Basic language has in fact been done in Office 2008 for Mac, the latest version currently marketed. But VBA is cons indeed present in Office 2004 for Mac that has prompted a number of users not migrated to version 2008.

This new deadline of January 10, 2012 has been chosen to "ensure the continuity of a cross-platform compatibility for Office 2004 customers depend on VBA to support VBA in the next version of 'Office for Mac, "he said Microsoft.

Scheduled for the end of 2010 the United States, the next version of Office for Mac would therefore sign the return of VBA. Entourage will be replaced by a version of Outlook for Mac fully developed in Cocoa, a new database for faster access will be proposed with support of backup Time Machine and Spotlight search feature. Also announced, a feature of management rights to information.

HTC Delivers WM 6.5 Updates for Touch Pro2 and Snap

HTC, the largest Windows Mobile phone maker, said that it would update three handsets to the new OS, and it already provided new ROMs for two of the phones, Touch Pro2 and Snap. 

 The update for HTC Touch Pro2 is now available on HTC website in the form of ROM version 1.86.401.0, while the one for Snap is ROM version 2.03.405.2. The company also announced that these handsets would come to the market with the new OS installed on them right from the start, and the updates were only meant for those who already bought the phones with Windows Mobile 6.1 on them.


ROM Upgrade (WM6.5) for HTC Touch Pro2 (WWE)



An updated ROM is now available for HTC Touch Pro2 users to download. As always, HTC is committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience.

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 Installation Instructions:

 ROM version 1.86.401.0

Before you proceed, please confirm that this software upgrade is a newer version than what is currently installed on your device. If it is the same version and your device is operating normally, there is no need to reinstall the software.

To check what version is installed on your device, click Start > Settings > System tab > Device Information > Version tab, and note the ROM version, CPU, and Radio version.

ROM Upgrade (WM6.5) for HTC Snap (WWE) 

Installation Instructions:  

ROM version 2.03.405.2

Before you proceed, please confirm that this software upgrade is a newer version than what is currently installed on your device. If it is the same version and your device is operating normally, there is no need to reinstall the software.

To check what version is installed on your device, click Start > Settings > System tab > Device Information > Version tab, and note the ROM version, CPU, and Radio version.
 
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