Powerful laptop for little money

Let's start with a more compact notebooks - 15.6-inch MSI CR620. They are inside the processor is Intel Core i3 or Core i5, as well as four gigabytes of RAM. Also within these laptops are the hard disk, which reaches a maximum size of 500 gigabytes, and the optical drive. As an option, the computer can install the drive Blu-ray.

Another novelty was the MSI CR600 laptop with 16-inch screen. He stands inside a more modest chip - Intel Pentium. But the computer has a discrete graphics - Nvidia GeForce 8200M. Also, this laptop boasts an optical drive, HDMI port and 1.3-megapixel webcam.

In some countries, new laptops from MSI are now on sale. Price CR620nachinaetsya from 649 dollars, and larger laptop CR600 can be bought for 539 dollars.

Sony Cyber-shot TX5

The thickness of the new items from Sony is 17.7 millimeters. For comparison, the extreme camera Casio EX-G1, previously considered the finest in the world, as many as two millimeters thicker!

It's nice that sacrifice functionality for the sake of compactness the manufacturer did not have to. So, with TX5 can swim for an hour three-meter depth, photographing, such as coral reefs. Sony took care professionals and the amateurs of winter recreation. The new compact of this company are not afraid of 10-degree frosts, snow, dust and falling from a height polutorametrovoy.

As for the technical characteristics of new items, they are as follows: 10.2-megapixel, 4 x optical zoom with wide angle of 25 millimeters, 3-inch touch screen, the ability to record video in 720p resolution. Speed photography TX5 is ten frames per second.

Simultaneously with the Cyber-shot TX5, Sony has introduced a compact Cyber-shot H55. This camera is equipped with 14.1 megapixel, 10-fold optical zoom, image stabilization system Optical SteadyShot. H55 records video in 720p resolution.

Cameras Sony Cyber-shot TX5 and H55 can be used with one of the memory cards to choose from: Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG, SD or SDHC. In shops camera will appear in late March.

Netbook Samsung N150 with 4G support

Samsung has demonstrated a 10-inch netbook with built-LTE (in the range of 2.6 GHz). While global vendors exhibited at Mobile World Congress only to modems supporting LTE (Long Term Evolution), the company Samsung has worked ahead and presented the audience a surprise in the form Netbook N150. This is the world's first device to connect to vozzhnostyu LTE-networks.

Chipset LTE-modem on behalf Kalmia company Samsung has made herself. And then the Koreans apparently have decided to use their own design in his own product. It appeared netbook to work in new generation networks.

As is known, LTE offers data rates up to 100 Mbps. And because the screen netbook Samsung N150, you can view streaming video, regardless of the location of the owner.

MSI meets with Asus laptops for gamers

MSI meets today to Asus which has launched the ROG G73, announcing to turn laptops for gamers. These new computers are playing for them available in two sizes and available in a configuration of smaller base, we can decorate many options.

The MSI GX640 and GX740 revolve around well screens respectively 15.4 and 17 inches. They both display a definition of 1680 × 1050 pixels, requires less resources than the Full HD definition of their rival.

They contain up to an Intel Core i7-720QM, a quad-heart with 6 MB cache posting a base frequency of 1.6 GHz and a frequency of 2.8 GHz Turbo. This is supported by up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM to 1 066 MHz. Storage is provided by a hard disk up to 640GB, the establishment of a two-disk RAID is not the program.

The MSI GX640 loads a dedicated graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 while the GX740 is entitled to a 5870, both equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 video memory. The numbering of mobile chips from ATI can be confusing because of the Mobility Radeon 5800 series are in fact equivalent to the Radeon 5700 series desktop, whose performance is nevertheless very honorable.

Both laptops have a 9-cell battery, for weights of respectively 2.7 and 3.2 kilograms. They are more mobile than the imposing fighter competitor. They are also more affordable in their base configurations, respectively 1 050 and 1 100 euros, we do not know their prices to equivalent configurations. They are finally on sale next month.

iPhone: the unreliability of sensors immersion proved

The controversy swells on immersion sensors which are now riddled with Apple products, beginning with the iPhone. If it is legitimate that the warranty does not support products that have taken the water, these pellets to determine if a product has been immersed manifest themselves often wrong. Many customers report that Apple has actually refused to take responsibility for their products then they would never take water.

A memo from Apple says that patch can be triggered without being exposed to a liquid, and the technicians of maintenance centers must charge customers repair components under investigation. However, the technical documentation of the manufacturer of these sensors immersion is less formal and indicate on it that they can react when certain conditions of temperature and humidity are combined.

The Cupertino company is so far remained deaf to the solicitations, a Polish website has an iPhone to the test to determine if these chips could be activated through a consistent use. The technical specifications of the iPhone suggests it tolerates an operating temperature of 0 to 35 ° C, storage temperature -20 to 45 ° C and a humidity of 5 to 95% noncondensing.

Exposed initially to a moisture content of 90%, close to the limit, the pellets first iPhone did not react.

The laboratory then simulated several scenarios of everyday life. He presented a second iPhone off to average conditions of a living room, a temperature of 23 ° C and a humidity of 35%, then exposed for one hour at a negative temperature of -10 ° C . He repeated the process several times, for example by reproducing the path of an iPhone nine between a warehouse and the home of a user through a shop, or that of a flawed model between the home of a client and a maintenance center.

Symbian 3.0: HD 1080p, 4G and hardware acceleration

The Symbian Foundation presents the technical characteristics of its next mobile operating system open source. Dubbed Symbian ^ 3 (S ^ 3), the platform looks to the future with the support of the latest mobile technologies.

Thus we find an HDMI output allowing users to connect their phone to the TV to broadcast a movie in high definition (1080p). Symbian has also reviewed the graphics architecture capable of supporting hardware acceleration directly at the interface. With OpenGL ES applications, especially games, should be more fluid without slowing the system. Another significant, intelligent management of bandwidth based applications to connect to the mobile network.

This allows for example to make a priority application of voice over IP or streaming television. In addition to a kiosk to download music, also include improved memory management and multitasking so when several applications are executed simultaneously. Finally widgets are appearing on the home screen. Like the system WebOS Palm Pre, they are based on standard web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

It remains to find the terminals will benefit from this new OS (Lumigon it seems interesting) and how the Symbian 3.0 will be placed facing Meego announced this week by Nokia in partnership with Intel

Synchronica: push on the mobile for everyone

Today at Mobile World Congress, the publisher Synchronica announces the release of its Mobile Gateway solution to version 5. What is it? Simply a solution of push notification - that is to say directly - on any phone.

"Today one third of operators sell phones running on a system to handle notifications push" explains a spokesman for the company. He adds: "What interests us are the remaining two thirds. Based on industry standards - IMAP, IMPS, SyncML, ActiveSync or POP3 - Synchronica technology deployed with operators allows users to directly receive a notification email accounts but also updates its community networks, its RSS feed or for instant messaging.

How to receive a notification on a push email account configured in POP3 you ask? Just a warning message sent by SMS. Among IM Clients supported include: MSN / Windows Live Messenger, GTalk, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Facebook and the protocol Jabber / XMPP. In terms of community networks, we find Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Finally any RSS feed can also be configured.

The technology, marketed primarily to operators should deploy in particular in emerging countries of Africa and South America. A study by Frost & Sullivan, in these regions, by 2015 the mobile IM is expected to grow considerably with 500 million users.

Corsair announced a new case: the Obsidian 700D

With his success with the Obsidian 800D, Corsair continues his adventure in the field of PC enclosures with a new reference: the Obsidian 700D. Declination of the 800D that we were testing it recently (see our Obsidian 800D, the first housing Corsair), the 700D takes in the line and the overall aesthetic with a facade resembling black square. First difference with Obsidian 800D, 700D model swapped its hard drive bay that can connect to hot to fixed locations not accessible from the front.

The total number of pitches 3 1 / 2 inches remains identical with 6 slots for hard drives and five locations of 5.25 inches. Keeping the same dimensions and characteristics that Obsidian 800D, the 700D model, however, loses the glass panel of top model. We find instead a full-size metal panel. With a warranty of two years, Obsidian 700D has not yet recommended retail price. Some sources suggest a price of around € 199 including taxes for availability in the month of April.

Sony TX5 Ultracompact a fighter for spring

Sony today announced two compact digital in anticipation of spring and the PMA 2010 show dedicated to the photo to be held in California from February 21 to 23. For its first foray into this area, the manufacturer Nippon has the luxury to launch the camera tight on the world's most compact, it completes a versatile compact.

Sony Cyber-shot TX5

Behind its appearance camera "jewel" sitting on the touch screen of 3 inches, the Cyber-shot TX5 is waterproof to 3 feet, resistant to dust, shock (falls of 1.5 meters) and ice (to -10 ° C). With a waisted (17.7 mm), it is less resistant than many of its rivals. We can not have your cake and eat it ...

Its stabilized wide-angle zoom offers a range of 4 times with an equivalent 25-100 mm. It houses a CMOS sensor Exmor R $ 10.2 million pixels, known through the technology of the backlight for its good performance in high sensitivity (ie up to 3200 ISO). He promises to make shots with minimal noise, even in low light conditions.

Associated with the Bionz processor, is capable of filming at 30 frames per second high definition 720p and photographed in full definition at 10 frames per second. The burst mode has also given birth to two innovative features. The mode night show of hands "and reduce the noise of a night scene by combining six shots captured in a burst, while the mode panorama Intelligent allows to scan a landscape to automatically obtain a panoramic image.

Sony Cyber-shot H55

This compact versatile just walking on flat strips of Panasonic Lumix TZ8 he is close, both aesthetically and technically. It actually offers a powerful zoom and stabilized wide-angle equivalent to 25-250 mm for an amplitude of 10 times (against 12 for TZ8) and a CCD sensor 14.1 megapixels climbing to 3200 ISO. We found high-definition video, panorama mode by scanning and intelligent automation.

The Sony Cyber-shot TX5 and H55 will be available in April for respectively 350 and 250 euros. Finally, note that they show a hypothetical drop-format Memory Stick as they have an SD slot plus a slot for these cards owners.

SMX-C20, SMX-C24 and HMX-M20

Samsung has decided to show concern for the amateur hand made and produced a video camera with a unique lens. Lens model SMX-C20, SMX-C24 and HMX-M20 is inclined.

All these cameras are working with the lens Active Angle, the angle of inclination is equal to 25 degrees. This allows you to keep the camera more natural and not at an angle of 90 degrees. As a result, the hand and wrist to tense, and the total load on them is markedly reduced.

It is encouraging that the producer did not sacrifice functionality for cameras their unique ergonomics. All three new products are equipped with image stabilization system Samsung Hyper Image Stabilization, SMX-C20 and SMX-C24 record video with a resolution of 720x480, and HMX-M20 - 1920x1280 pixels. Photos of these gadgets also can do. SMX-C20 and SMX-C24 issue 2-megapixel photos, HMX-M20 - 12-megapixel resolution.

Multiplicity optical zoom from Samsung SMX-C20 and SMX-C24 is equal to ten, the HMX-M20 - Eight. To store the camera rolls SMX-C20 and HMX-M20 only use a memory card SD / SDHC, with SMX-C24 addition there are 16 gigabytes of internal memory.

Camera focuses on software Samsung intelli-studio, which is supplied SMX-C20, SMX-C24 and HMX-M20. It allows you to watch and edit video, simply connecting the camera to the computer. Installing additional software on the PC is not necessary. Also, it allows for a couple of clicks to download svezheeotsnyaty video broadcasts on.

Meet - the new version of Symbian

Symbian developers to easily skipped, preferring to work on a third version. Smartphones on Symbian OS 3 should appear in the second half of this year. However, with the premiere of the platform itself decided not to delay, and showed it to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

First, the developers stressed that the Symbian 3 fully open platform. Hence, in its creation, which is still ongoing, can take part many individual developers. This is expected to make the platform more friendly.

The major improvements include a new Symbian support HDMI. This will connect gadgets with Symbian 3 to your TV and watch a 1080p resolution. Also in the platform supports Internet radio and improved functional to work with social networks and other online services.

In addition, Symbian 3 has a new user interface. Home screen will support multiple pages with widgets, and download and install applications, users will be able in one click.
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The developers emphasize that navigation on Symbian 3 greatly simplified, smart phones based on it will have multitouch. In addition the new version of Symbian will be perfectly adapted to work in modern networks, 3G, and even 4G.

Google swallows tool mobile search remail

Google announced Wednesday the acquisition of remail, publisher of an iPhone application fee to facilitate the management of email on mobile phones. This provides a compression engine, designed to reduce the storage space occupied by the inbox, twice a research tool capable of examining the body of messages. According to Gabor CSEL, founder remail his tool would provide research performance far superior to that of the engine integrated with the operating system of the iPhone.

In a letter announcing the takeover of business by Google, he says he will join the team responsible for development of Gmail, in which he expected on the floor features specific to mobile. In parallel, the application remail has been de-indexation of the App Store, where it is no longer possible to buy it.

On the Web, some users of the application regret this purchase and wonder if Google has not simply sought to appropriate the technology developed by the team remail to prevent iPhone users to enjoy and and invite them to turn to its own mobile solution, Android.

Demo Tegra 2: Unreal III soon on our phones?

On the NVIDIA booth at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, it was possible to get a glimpse of the power of the chip Tegra 2. This chip replaces the first 3D Tegra was especially built in HD Zune from Microsoft (this portable media player has not been marketed in Europe). A prototype Tablet PC running a technical demonstration of the game playable Unreal III (Unreal Engine 3) calculated in real-time 3D. In taking command of the game, we were able to see that the flow was perfect.

Certainly, it was a demonstration inside and not in an open map, which calls for less computing power. On the other hand, all 3D effects run by the Unreal Engine 3 were not activated. Nevertheless, it is still impressive to obtain a 3D rendering similar to high-end PCs that were sold there ten years on an architecture designed to mere SmartBook or Smartphone. For more details on Tegra chip 2, please see our video discovery.

Discover the Windows 7 Phone video

After the official presentation of the new OS Microsoft Windows mobile 7.0 Phone, it was unfortunately not possible to lay hands on a terminal finalized. On the stand of the giant from Redmond at the Mobile World Congress, the deal was, unfortunately, identical except that here, the limits of tactile interactive demo gave a first glimpse of what users can expect from Windows 7.0 Phones.

Attention is not an emulator or SDK. These terminals were executing a presentation program giving access to the home screen and a few other features. When an item is opened (multimedia, social networking, Web browser), the terminal starts an animation type with which it is impossible to interact. Ultimately, the impression left by the interface is pretty good, but it will still wait to test a real Smartphone to issue a final ruling.

Service Overview Samsung video apps

On the eve of the opening of the exhibition in Barcelona, Samsung has really put the means to present the Wave, the first smartphone brand to be equipped system Bada. Bounds demonstration allowed to take the camera in hand, but these did not include even the Samsung Apps, an equivalent of Apple's AppStore. At Mobile World Congress, we could lay hands on a terminal that was equipped with this feature.

Another but not least: a computer running a program whose interface is not unlike a certain iTune was also present. To learn more about the possibility to download applications from a Smartphone Bada or from any Windows PC, we interviewed a member of the team presentations of Samsung. Our video will give you an overview of the download service application and media files to be opened by Samsung at the exit of the Wave.

HTC HD Mini

The HTC HD Mini was introduced in the HTC conference held yesterday in Barcelona. Broadly, the terminal powered by Windows Mobile in its version 6.5 incorporates the strengths of the HTC Touch HD 2 except that this time, the form factor undergoes a drastic slimming. With this new terminal, we are approaching a Diamond more than the imposing gauge Touch HD 2. As for the performances this time, a gigahertz Snapdragon will most of the game, he must now rely on a processor clocked at 600 MHz (always provided by Qualcomm).

Regarding the display, the HTC HD Mini is equipped with a capacitive screen of 3.2 inches with a resolution of 320 x 480. It has 512 of ROM (384 RAM) and interfaces integrate Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. HTC insists that the terminal will be converted at any time in 3G modem router capable of sharing its Wi-Fi connection.

First smartphone platform from Nokia-Intel

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the decision of Intel and Nokia join forces to develop a new mobile operating system MeeGo. It is logical to assume that the first smartphone based on this platform will be the Finnish unit. But it seems that it is not. According to rumors, the first gadget to be MeeGo LG GW990. The latter was announced a month ago and is the joint brainchild of Intel and LG.

Official confirmation of these rumors manufacturers do not give. We only know that LG GW990 go to the series in the second half of this year. By this time it will be adapted to work MeeGo and will be in stores just for this platform.

Note that LG GW990 is not just a smartphone, a mobile computer is a new generation platform built on Intel Moorestown. He has a 4.8-inch touch screen with a resolution 1024h480 points, 5-megapixel camera, 16 gigabytes of built-in. From wireless modules in the gadget is a 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS.

One of the chips GW990 - the ability to display on the screen the entire Web page, without scrolling. It is expected that the functionalities of this gadget is enough to work with HD-video and three-run games. The price of new items manufacturer does not specify.

Samsung Wave S8500 smartphone

Samsung Wave S8500 is the most interesting device MWC'2010.  Samsung Wave has Super AMOLED screen interface TouchWIZ 3.0, work with HD video, support for Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n, as well as many other nice features. In fact, Wave at the time would not be equal and will be the flagship of a landmark not only within the same brand, but also on the market as a whole.

Specifications Samsung Wave (model S8500):

- Network: 2.5G (GSM / GPRS / EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz; 3G (WCDMA / HSPA): 900/2100 MHz
- OS: Samsung Bada, interface TouchWIZ 3.0
- Processor: Qualcomm, 1 GHz
- Display: 3.3 "WVGA (800x480) Super AMOLED mDNIe
- Camera: 5 megapixel with flash, tachfokus, HD-video
- Memory: built-in 2 / 8 GB, microSD slot
- Communications: Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, microUSB, 3,5-mm jack, A-GPS, FM-radio
- Other: light and motion sensors, digital compass
- Video: HD recording, playback, editing, support for MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD
- Battery: 1500 mAh
- Dimensions: 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm

In the line of Samsung smartphone Wave (model S8500) was replacing last year's telephone Jet (Model S8000). But this is only a marketing positioning, in reality devices have little in common. Even seemingly Wave resembles U600,  With all the advantages of filling design and execution of S8500 is no less interesting. Smartphone thin (10.9 mm), metal and glass on the screen. Looks just chic, very stylish and elegant at the same time, without unnecessary frills. Keep hand Wave pleasant affect small dimensions and high quality materials, no leads and assembly. Now we can safely say there's Samsung was one of the best, image effect is no worse than that of the same iPhone, and clearly ahead of the nearest Nokia.

This 3.3 "WVGA (800x480) Super AMOLED with mDNIe. Wave - the first device in the world with Super AMOLED display. Live element looks not just good, but perfect - nothing like the market is not. Colors juicy, rich. High brightness, maximum viewing angles. What is important, Wave is read in the sun earlier in AMOLED this led to difficulties, even the iPhone look better. Now the brainchild of Apple loses on all counts. In addition, reduced response time by integrating new touchscreen. This means that the display has become more sensitive. In the real work of the Wave on the far outstrips iPhone. Regarding picture quality, then let's compare the new product of Samsung's flagship music Finns Nokia X6, the difference is obvious:

Sagem Phone Puma introduced the solar panel

 The manufacturer Sagem announces the release of a new phone called Puma Phone. It was in partnership with the sports brand that the French firm reveals the Android phone.

The touch screen QVGA of 2.8 inches provides a definition of 320 x 240 megapixels. We also find some tools that should appeal to most sporting of you as a pedometer or stopwatch. The onboard camera is 3.2 megapixels and has a double LED flash and a zoom x6. It can capture video. A representative of the brand explains that both parties have also worked on a mobile shop. Directly from this "FeaturePhone" it is possible to buy a few of the Puma brand.

In terms of connectivity the Puma Phone supports 3G and Bluetooth and also incorporates a GPS and a digital compass marine type compass. Interestingly, a small solar panel is placed on the casing of the terminal and then just increase the battery life. In this regard, Sagem announces that a cycle should allow 350 hours standby and 5 hrs in communication. "Two minutes of sunlight exposure equivalent to about a minute of communication," we explained it. Overall, the system has proved more reactive, including the accelerometer board.

The Puma will be available in Europe from April.

LogMeIn soon beta Android

The publisher announced that its LogMeIn remote access software will soon be available in beta for terminals running Android. Already available for $ 29 through the AppStore on the iPhone, LogMeIn is also free version designed for individuals.

The application allows you to connect to your account in order to retrieve a list of connected computers. From this screen it is possible to take control of a machine moving on the touch screen phone the mouse. The software also includes a feature to share a screen with multiple users. To do this simply enter an ID number on the telephone keypad. LogMeIn works on Windows and Mac OS X with a small client that runs in the background.

The version for iPhone is available since December 2008. The software should come in beta for Android in the month of May, the development team is currently working on the management of multipoint.

Google: mobile phone translator soon

Internet has beautiful blur boundaries, it does not remove as much for the language barrier. Google is working. Having announced that it would be interpreted by telephone, the Web giant's actually working on a translator from reality.

If the translation of the text of a webpage or a digital document seems trivial now, Google is preparing a software for mobile phone capable of translating on the fly text appearing in reality.

The Google CEO Eric Schmidt has personally benefited from the conference of the Mobile World Congress to demonstrate a preliminary version of Goggles, a visual search software for Android phone, capable of translating such a map of a restaurant .

The process is the same as for the visual search: The user photographs the object of his choice (a restaurant menu, an advertisement or a billboard for example), the plate is transmitted to Google's servers, which then analyze return the result. The tool that operates both a recognition of character and reflects the resulting text, rather than refer to the results of relevant research.

It was not clear whether the software took advantage of location information that are available (country where the translation is done) to deduce the language of the original text, while the location is well placed to contribute to visual search.

Google has unfortunately confined to a short demonstration and did not deliver more detail, especially concerning the date of this tool. Nevertheless, one can already imagine a future translator in augmented reality.

Adobe: New details on the Creative Suite 5

As we approach the release of Creative Suite Adobe 5 (scheduled for spring), the filter details on upcoming versions of Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash. It is the turn of the site Appleinsider rumors to reveal some details and screenshots of the Mac version of Photoshop CS5. Website information and confirm the arrival of a 64-bit version for Mac. It has been completely rewritten in Cocoa, the only API Mac OS X to support 64-bit. Photoshop was traditionally developed using the Carbon API, designed to facilitate the basis for the transition from Mac OS "Classic" and Mac OS X. This need to rewrite warranted by Adobe, given the deadlock on 64-bit Photoshop CS4 for Mac, while 64 bit was supported under Windows. The 64-bit version of Photoshop CS5 provide a performance gain between 8 and 12% over the 32-bit.

New tools are introduced including a removal tool to a subject in an image. Other features should include: the manipulation of 3D objects. Appleinsider also unveiled some details on other applications of the Creative Suite 5. Thus, Flash and Dreamweaver CS5 should particularly benefit from aid to the screen when using Action Script, while embedded flash effective opportunity to create iPhone applications using Flash. Side of InDesign, we also try to encourage the use of Flash, since the software layout will also welcome the creation of documents for the web. What revive detractors accusing the Adobe Creative Suite its "gas plant"?

SanDisk iNAND 64 GB chips for mobile

The storage area is not immune to the Mobile World Congress. Since time is mobility, SanDisk announced the availability of a new flash memory module embedded iNAND 64 GB Specialist flash memory and aligned on the giants of the semiconductor Samsung and Toshiba, which had announced the preparation of similar products earlier this year.

These chips have the distinction of hosting 3 bits per cell, thus failing to improve performance, increase the density for the benefit of electricity consumption. With measurements of 16x20x1, 4 mm, the module has a footprint very similar to those of the competition.

SanDisk also states that one of these modules can store the entire operating system of a mobile phone or mobile device, the boot sector to the personal data via the system itself. By not spreading them out across several chips, these modules offer an additional way to save space and energy.

These modules 4 and 64 GB are now available to manufacturers and should soon lead to new capabilities to mobile devices and enhanced autonomy.

Adobe announces Flash and AIR for Android

While the Bell kick the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Adobe has confirmed the imminent arrival of Flash 10.1 on Android. In the aftermath, the publisher revealed that the AIR runtime environment will also be focused on the mobile platform from Google. The arrival of the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) would allow developers to develop applications or mobile content using the latest advances in Flash while enjoying the full capabilities of the system and allowed interactions with embedded components. Adobe promises and it will be possible to exploit multi-touch screens, GPS or accelerometers within an AIR application.

"Flash Player 10.1 authorizes an uncompromising navigation within applications, expressive content and HD movies not only smartphones, but also on new tablets, netbooks, SmartBooks, desktops and other devices of consumer electronics. Android, Blackberry, Symbian, webOS Palm and Windows Mobile are among the mobile platforms that will support the full version of Flash Player, "said a representative from Adobe on the official blog of the firm, which suggests that information the presence of Flash in the next version of Windows Mobile will soon be data.

At the same time, the publisher announced its membership in the LiMo Foundation, an initiative involving several players and mobile industry to develop a foundation dedicated to the open design of terminals based on Linux software, again with the promise of a port Rapid Flash technology. Different efforts to confirm if any were needed, the ambitions of Adobe on mobile, even though Steve Jobs and Apple display an obvious disdain towards Flash, and rise to power of new use-related specifications of HTML5. It remains to see what are the tradeoffs among manufacturers as among the developers, between rich Internet content and mobile applications sold through the many kiosks now download type App Store.

Microsoft lifts the curtain on Windows 7 Phone

. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at a conference Monday at the Mobile World Congress. As expected this was an opportunity to present a brand new operating system called Windows Mobile Phone 7 Series.

After a brief introduction Ballmer has left the floor to Joe Belfiore, vice president of Windows at Microsoft Phone. The latter has joined the staff of the department moving 18 months ago, explains that the main objective was to redefine the ergonomics of the phone so radical, that is to say, from scratch. In the past, including Mr. Belfiore was responsible for designing the interface of Windows 95, Windows XP and worked on the Zune software. Starting from the observation that the smartphone is not a computer, the Redmond company has tried to rethink the grip of Windows Mobile. "We posed several questions," says he in particular: "How can we build a phone that would put forward the needs of users.

On the home screen, the interface of Windows 7 Phone Series is composed of different images forming dynamic way to penetrate several sections to the main uses of the phone (contacts, photos, games, photos and videos and office).

The section called People includes the book addresses the various email accounts (Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! But Exchange) or more community networks. "The goal is to bring together the traditional tasks of users in the same place," said Joe Belfiore. This section is divided into several side panels that can be scrolled from right to left. Besides the details of a person it is also possible to read the updates issued by it on several places. It is truly "to consolidate multiple data sources in one place," says he. Rather than open a dedicated Facebook application, it will be possible to comment on the status of a person on Facebook directly from the address book.

The group gathers photos of his recent photographs aside and those published by his friends. With a wave it is possible to see the latest photos from the camera, images loaded from the computer or those contacts from their address book on various community networks. We also find a feature to publish a photograph of the camera directly on the internet or sync on your PC.

One other major categories called Board and as its name suggests, offers the features of Microsoft Office Suite. "We wanted to bring the opportunities of Outlook Mobile," said Joe Belfiore in addition to affirming its multimedia capabilities, the mobile operating system will not disappoint any professional users. Thus in addition to an Exchange connection, we find the last notes synchronized with the terminal but also the shared documents in a SharePoint system.

Music files and videos are for their shares within the same section where the interface is based on that of the Zune. "All Windows Zune Phone will be," said the officer. At the opening, a list of previous albums is displayed. When your smartphone is connected to a PC is automatically recognized by the Zune management software that opens automatically, for example, to synchronize its playlists. Finally the Zune invite themselves well in France but will be directly embedded on Windows Phone.

Also note the arrival of XBox and XBox Live services directly to mobile. Besides his avatar and a record of its recent scores on Engadget should have access to a multi-player mode. Microsoft declined to say more about it but promises to return soon.

Mr. Belfiore particular emphasis on the capabilities of embedded browser. The software is based on code from the PC version of Internet Explorer. We find including multipoint to zoom in on a web page while maintaining a high-quality playback. More powerful than ClearType, it would be a technology called "sub pixel positioning. "This is truly the most powerful browser we've ever shipped in a phone," says Belfiore. On the side of the email, the manager is coupled to a cached data to prevent any latency. It is also possible to perform operations grouped particular with regard to the deletion of multiple messages in one go.

Windows 7 Series replaces Phone Does Windows Mobile? Not so sure. Steve Ballmer says in effect: "We continue to invest on Windows Mobile 6.5, but we develop together a new generation." When the MIX conference next month will include a session for developers, who should put their hands on a SDK.

The release of Windows 7 Phone is planned for autumn 2010

RIM unveils BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

On the occasion of the international exhibition Mobile Barcelona, Research In Motion has unveiled BESX or BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express. Available free, the software is placed between the professional BES and BIS service available to individuals.

With BESX it will be possible to synchronize data between BlackBerry and Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server. This solution should allow small businesses and professionals to obtain more advanced features than the simple push mail without having to invest in infrastructure originally designed to manage thousands of employees connected to a central server. Besides email, the user will be able to synchronize their address books, but also its timing his notes and tasks. BESX work with the Microsoft Office suite version 2010, 2007 and 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 and 2003.

Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion said, "In a market or smartphone becomes ubiquitous, Blackberry Enterprise Server Express raises the bar much higher by offering companies a low cost solution to connect all employees with a BlackBerry personal phone without compromising their safety or their management. After release a range of smartphone more oriented towards the general public (Bold, Curve 8900, Pearl Flip, Touch Series 9500), RIM thereby addressing the software part and intends to compete with the pay offer Apple's MobileMe or synchronization services offered by Google on various platforms.

BESX should be freely available for download in March

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

 The modern smartphone users are waiting for more and more new opportunities. Manufacturers understand this and offer more Cool gadgets. One of them - the most powerful android Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, which the company demonstrated last year. But such gadgets sin so that they are very large and heavy. In this case the Swedish-Japanese company produced a lightweight version of its powerful android.

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Smartphone Vivaz got a QWERTY-keyboard

 Sony Ericsson introduced a smartphone named Vivaz - specifically to work with video. One of its main chips - the ability to record HD-video. This price is relatively reasonable. Other functional gadget also at altitude. However, the Swedish-Japanese company that was not enough. It was decided to make Vivaz even more advanced. It appeared Vivaz Pro. By the way, live pictures, as well as first impressions of the device, you can learn from the reportage of our editor - straight from Barcelona.

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Intel and Nokia are now together

The largest chip maker Intel and the famous market mobile company Nokia announced in Barcelona on a joint mobile platform MeeGo. She became a hybrid system, Intel Moblin-based Linux kernel and platform Nokia Maemo.

While the new mobile operating system was just introduced. Its first version is expected to appear in the second quarter of this year. The first gadget on the basis of this system reach the stores by the end of the year.

Interestingly, this platform is designed for a wide range of devices. It can be used not only smartphones, but also in tablet PCs and netbooks. All this will run applications created for it in various gadgets without further adaptation. Programs for MeeGo appear in the store Nokia Ovi Store.

MeeGo is an open platform. The code will be published. At the same time Nokia will maintain and the operating system Symbian, which will be the foundation of most smartphones, but with MeeGo will work more expensive and powerful gadgets. Just such devices in a company called Nokia and mobile computers.

300 million Internet users on Windows Live Messenger

On its official blog, the Windows Live team reports that 300 million Internet users now use the instant messaging client Windows Live Messenger in 76 countries and 48 languages. In France, the software would be adopted by 47% of Internet users against 40% in Italy, 39% in the United Kingdom and 73% in Turkey.

Overall users communicate on Messenger for 163 billion minutes each month, or 9.4% of the total time spent online by all consumers. Every day Microsoft saves 130 million connections, over 40% of users. More than 9 billion messages are transferred daily. Finally, peak the company can save more than 40 million simultaneous connections.

The next version of Windows Live Messenger should be unveiled in the coming weeks with major update product family live in Wave 4. According to preliminary information gathered in December, the contact list would be slightly amended and divided into two columns with a flow of activities of its contacts on different networks community. Note also the management of tabbed conversations

GoogleNet: the search engine launches in the FTTH

Is there a market in which Google will not interfere? After the browser, the operating system but also electricity, now the California company wants to transform itself into a provider of Internet access to high speed. If Google already offers some wireless networks in Mountain View, this time the access service would be deployed throughout the country and shared with ISPs present an opportunity to boost the Internet market overseas.

On its official blog of the Mountain View company says its goal is "to experiment with new ways to improve access to the Internet and make it faster for everyone." Jamie Davidson, co-project manager, says that Google will launch several experiments across the United States by deploying optical fiber (FTTH). The announced rate is 1 Gb / s for "a very competitive price." This high-speed connection should be available for 50 000 users or 500 000 if possible.

The giant canvas would understand how developers can take advantage of such a connection in their web applications while watching the new uses related to ultra high speed. Note that the fiber network will be accessible to other operators in the country, and Google says it will be managed "non-discriminatory and transparent." Until 26 March, the company invites representatives of states and districts appear to take part in the test phase. From their side users can nominate their community if they so wish. For more information, here is a short video introduction in English.

Facebook AIM invites itself and deploys the XMPP protocol

In September AOL has released version 7 of its instant messaging client AIM. This grinding can read updates of his contacts but also to publish on various community networks (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) or media such as Flickr or YouTube. The Internet portal announced this time a new beta of AIM for Mac OS X and Windows via which you can chat with contacts connected to the network of Facebook.

Meanwhile Facebook announced that it is now possible to configure the functionality of instant messaging from any client dedicated. Indeed, simply choose the Jabber XMPP protocol and configure the server with chat.facebook.com identifiers. For more information and follow the instructions for Adium, Pidgin, iChat and other programs go here. Note also that Facebook Chat is implemented within Facebook Connect to allow developers to directly integrate Facebook chat on their websites.

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Google launched Buzz to counter Facebook and Twitter

Google launches in the snapshot. Having already referenced in the latest engine statutes "Twitter" and after attempting - unsuccessfully - in April to get their hands on this social network micro-blogging, Google yesterday launched "Buzz".

Different service launched two years ago by Yahoo, Yahoo! Buzz, this is an additional feature added to Gmail accessible both from a web browser and from a mobile. It allows to publish articles - or not embellished or photos of his GPS - with friends or with anyone on the Internet.

Concurrent said of Facebook or Twitter, Google has used "Buzz" a new algorithm to track such flows of people that we do not know but know that our friends, thereby strengthening social ties. It is like Facebook can leave comments on friends or "love" the publication of links or articles on "Buzz," a specific interface has been established to facilitate the release of external link (web link, YouTube, .. .).

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Garmin Nuvifone-Asus M10

After its Nuvifone G60 (Linux) and M20 (Windows Mobile) and already marketed pending A50 (Android), Garmin, Asus has unveiled another smartphone known as the "Nuvifone M10.

It is a smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 with a touchscreen WVGA 3.5-inch (resistive), a Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor clocked at 600 Mhz and 512 MB of RAM and ROM . Monobloc, the M10 also incorporates a GPS chip, 4GB of internal memory, a digital camera of 5 megapixels, compatibility HSDPA, WiFi 802.11b / g and a battery with a capacity of 1500 mAh.

The M10 comes with maps of Europe, and a car full support, to browse and call in handsfree mode. Functions "connected" are also present to access information real-time traffic, weather, traffic alerts and fuel prices and flight status.


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Symbian OS fully free and open platform

Symbian OS fully free and open platform rumored for quite some time. And yet Symbian Foundation has announced an "open" source code, and for 4 months earlier than planned on the schedule date.

The company Symbian Foundation platform has opened the source code to ensure that any programmer can easily make changes and use it as a basis for further modification, not only for mobile devices.

Content Symbian source code is 108 packets and can be downloaded from the official website Symbian Foundation. Also available The Symbian Developer Kit and Product Development Kit. They are compatible with the Symbian version 3, which promise to fully staffed until the end of the first half of 2010.

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New generation iPnone arrive from Taiwan

Pegatron Corporation - a leading Taiwanese company in the information technology sector. A contract manufacturing and is the main direction of business. And if anyone does not know, Pegatron - a close relative of the brand Asus. The fact that the name derives from the word Pegatron Pegasus (Pegasus). This is the word, not long thinking, divided into two parts - Peg-Asus - because of his birth and the names of the two largest computer manufacturers - Pegatron Corporation and ASUSTeK Computer.

First look at Nokia C5

Nokia C5 - the first device of fresh C-series, which many remember from July of last year, when the company recorded the Nokia trade Xseries and Cseries. With models Nokia X3 and X6 it became clear that the apparatus Xseries have a strong musical. And now it becomes clear that, where the ends are simple, classic phones - begins C-series.

Sony Notebooks have become brighter and more accessible

A new series of mobile computers called Sony Vaio E. It includes 15.5-inch laptops, targeted at home users. They work under Windows 7 Home Premium.

Inside Vaio E, depending on the configuration, the processor is Intel Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7. Maximum RAM laptop - four gigabytes. From the wireless module in the new Vaio is a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Runtime Chart Sony Vaio E is 3-3,5 hours. Dimensions are 370 computers at 248 of 31 millimeter, weight - 2,7 kg.

Very happy color variety of housing these devices. Among the proposed colors - blue, pink and brown. And the case of three of the eight variants dull. This means that some notebooks from the series Vaio E almost never will stain.

Internet Explorer 8 has become the most popular browser

More recently, the company was delighted Mozilla - its web browser Firefox 3.5 has become the most popular in the world. Then he overtook the eternal leader of the market - Internet Explorer. But in early 2010, everything fell to square one, and Microsoft product again raised himself to the leaders.

According to analysts from Net Applications, in January, Internet Explorer 8 took 22.31 percent of the market. The second most popular was the sixth version of the browser Microsoft, which accounted for 20.7 percent of the market.

Browser Mozilla FireFox 3.5 for the first month of 2010 was the third in the rankings - he was elected 17,01 per cent of Internet users. Behind him is situated Internet Explorer 7 with 14.58 percent of the market.

In total, all versions of Internet Explorer controls 62.18 percent of a browser market. The share of all versions of FireFox had 24.41 per cent, of Google Chrome - 5,2 per cent, Safari - 4,51 per cent, to Opera - 2,38 per cent.

HP Mini 5102 Touchscreen netbook from HP

Touch HP Mini 5102 netbook is equipped with 10-inch screen, which can be a touch, and no, the processor Intel Atom N450, 2-megapixel camera. Weighs in on this computer with an aluminum lid 1,2 kg. As an option for him can be added to handle for transportation. In the new stores will be in April.

Along with the Mini 5102, HP introduced several of the newest computers. This laptops HP EliteBook 8440 p and 8540 p / w in the case of anodized aluminum on the basis of the latest processors Intel. One of the chips these machines - increased security.

Also were announced HP Compaq 8100 desktop Elite Desktop, Workstation HP Z200 Workstation and compact HP Notebook Projection Companion. The latter differs miniature size - 9 by 11 centimeters and weighs 420 grams.

The new desktop HP uses the latest energy saving technologies, thereby "eating" less electricity than the analogs. Inside the PC are the latest chips Intel Core or Core vPro.

iPad / Flash: Adobe reconsiders the incompatibilities

The dispute between Adobe and Apple about the lack of Flash on the iPad continues to make waves. Recently, Steve Jobs would have qualified employees to the volatile Flash technology, adding that web developers would eventually move to HTML5 and H264 formats for video, supported by Safari and Google Chrome.


Adobe, which had already expressed on the subject after the announcement of the iPad, dates back to the niche through the voice of his CTO Kevin Lynch's blog editor, who tells us in passing that Flash has been developed the basis for "shelves equipped with stylets, 15 years before the market takes off" (sic). On the absence of Flash on a "magical device recently unveiled" Kevin Lynch points out that the Flash player 10.1 will be compatible with all mobile operating systems with the exception of the iPhone OS, and the lack of cooperation from Apple: "We are ready to Flash functionality within the browser of these mobile devices, provided that Apple provides this choice to its users.

Regarding the video HTML 5, the CTO of Adobe wants categorical: "I do not think that technology is called upon to replace another in the near future (...) If HTML can do all this that allows Flash, saves us effort, but it is not ready to arrive. . And Kevin Lynch back on the incompatibilities between different implementations of the HTML 5 video between browsers. Safari and Google Chrome in fact use format H264 while Firefox supports free format Ogg: "This may refer users and content creators in the dark hours of the site and its incompatibility". What do grind their teeth advocates open standards that will support Adobe's interest to protect its proprietary format.

Google Apps adds security tools for enterprise

One of the particularly sensitive prevents some companies to migrate to Google Apps for the security of data housed. Insofar as email, calendars, contacts and documents can be found on Google's servers, then CIOs have little control over them. On one of its official blogs, the firm in Mountain View announced the deployment of new security measures intended for mobile users.

Between the Google Apps Connector for BES or different versions of Google Sync for iPhone, Nokia and Windows professionals are now able to automatically synchronize their data on their mobile devices. But what if the phone is lost? Accounting officers Google Apps Google Apps Premier and Education will soon have new control options available directly from the web management interface.

Thus it is possible to remotely wipe the entire contents of a lost or stolen phone or block the terminal after an inactivity period of pre-configured. The administrator can also choose to require entering a password to use the smartphone and ask that it be a certain length or contain different types of characters (letters, uppercase letters, digits, special example).

Note that these security measures have not yet been deployed for mobile phones running the Android system (irony?) Even if the developer Bryan Mawhinney said that these features are under development. Moreover, the upcoming smartphone sponsored by Google and will be manufactured by Motorola should specifically target professionals.

Symbian is free and open-source

This June 24, 2008 Nokia has announced the acquisition of British company Symbian, causing the eponymous operating system for smartphones. At the same time, the Symbian Foundation was created with the support of operators like AT & T, NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, or creators of mobile chips such as Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics. Today nearly 200 telecom players have joined the foundation.

And nearly 12 years after the creation of Symbian is a first version of open-source and free system that will be published in the day, four months ahead of schedule originally planned. Result: all manufacturers wanting to use a Symbian phone can benefit without payment of any license. According to Lee Williams, executive director of the foundation based in London, he is converting the largest proprietary software to an open-source solution.

The integrated system Symbian is now over 330 million mobile phones in the world. The opening its source code is expected to increase the terminal equipped with this OS mobile smartphones to tablet, as proposed including Google with its Android system. But according to Lee Williams, the mobile system from Google is not truly "open".

"Nearly one third of the source code for Android is open. No more. And what is open is a collection of middleware. Everything else is closed or proprietary, "says he. In addition, the Symbian system gives greater visibility of progress to be proposed in the coming months. "We are the only ones to engage in development until 2011. And everyone can influence the roadmap and contribute to new features, "says finally.

Symbian is the ^ 3 should be offered as open-source version. The first terminal operator must emerge from summer 2010. Lee Williams we stated at the end of last year that "Symbian and Symbian 3 ^ ^ 4 will offer 664 new features. The Symbian system per se has already 40 to 50 million lines of code. All are now available under open-source license.

Wordpress application invites itself to the Android Market

After introducing an application for the iPhone and BlackBerry, the development team of the publishing platform Wordpress announces open source availability of the latter system for Android. Available in the Android Market software works not only with blogs hosted on wordpress.com but also those installed on its own host. For the latter, the user must have installed version 2.7 (or later) of Wordpress and specify the path to the xmlrpc.php file. It is also possible to manage multiple blogs.

Wordpress for Android can write a new post or editing an article being written with the ability to insert an image and choose the category or keyword of your choice. The Engadget will also be able to create or edit a page and manage new comments. Finally, note that Wordpress for Android can take advantage of the notification system, the application may in fact be pre-configured to automatically check the latest comments pending validation.

Below a video presentation in English. For more information visit here.

Apple still needs to wait for the iPad

Apple should take his misfortune patiently for the moment, the Cupertino company is not yet market its famous touch pad (IPAD is not yet available for pre-order from the Apple Store). Indeed, the Federal Communications Commission (an American organization comprising an area of competence comparable to Arcep and CSA) has not approved the iPad. Before passing a phase of commercialization, the FCC must ensure that the antennas of mobile devices does not exceed the level of legal issue.

It also verifies that wireless technologies like WiFi or Bluetooth are implemented in accordance with the rules. What fans can rest assured, this little waiting period did nothing wrong. Indeed, for the iPhone, the FCC certification was recorded two months after the keynote introduction of MacWorld 2007.

Samsung announces first mobile Bluetooth 3.0

On April 21, the interest group responsible for developing standards Bluetooth (Bluetooth Special Interest Group) to formalize the standard Bluetooth 3.0. This would allow for increased flow by 10 over the current Bluetooth standard (2.1) without increasing energy consumption.

Although five days after this announcement, Broadcom announced to supply chips stamped 3.0 bound for the iPod touch, it would take almost a year come to see the first announcement of a mobile phone carrying a Bluetooth circuit compatible.

It's finally that Samsung will make the future with his first GT-S8500. This smartphone features a touch screen with 3.1 inch OLED is indeed compatible with the latest Bluetooth standard.

However, we should not rejoice too fast thinking can finally enjoy high speed transfer with the famous terminal. Indeed, the new protocol standard Bluetooth 3.0 allows to initiate a connection like Wi-Fi on demand for push flows. Unfortunately, at present, the specifications of this new mobile mystery suggest that this feature will not be appropriate. Indeed, the information published by Samsung indicates that the device does not incorporate this technology. The interest group that manages the Bluetooth standard indicates that this phone will be compatible with the 3.0 kernel, but indeed, it will ignore the high-speed transfers.

Study: 4 million tablets will be sold in 2010

Let it be said, after the wave of netbooks, what are the tablets which should give a new breath to blow the computer market. From HP Archos through Apple, Asus and Lenovo all seem to want to revive the deceased so his Tablet PC. A week after Apple's announcement, the analyst firm ABI Research has released its sales estimates on this new segment.

According to analysts, in 2010 and it will sell 4 million tablets. However, this is not the most impressive figure as always by these experts, in 2015 we should reach the threshold of 57 million units sold each year. "The Apple iPad is not the first media tablet," said analyst Jeff Orr before adding: "but it helps better define this new category of devices."

With a touch screen between 5 and 11 inches, the tablet today shipped a Wi-Fi and is moving toward multimedia use. It "will not replace the laptop, the netbook and mobile phone but will remain an additional product or luxury," says Orr. For comparison, the same firm explained that in 2009 it had sold 35 million netbooks to the world, a figure expected to rise to 139 million units sold in total in 2013.