Sony Vaio VPCEA290X Signature Edition

Sony has decided to draw the attention of fans Glamour less extravagant way - its engineers significantly reworked the exterior of the laptop, in the end they will have a laptop Vaio VPCEA290X Signature Edition.

The main feature of the computer - design. Or rather, used in the design elements. Not only that its upper cover is made in an unusual color (pink, gold or black), so it still suffered shaped pattern, arabesque. A similar pattern occurred on the palm rest.

But the exterior refinements have not ended. If desired, the computer can deliver and unusual keyboard. Paying the $ 20, the owner of this laptop can get a complete set with a pink or black keyboard. In the basic configuration as this PC is worth 919.99 dollars.

Note that the filling machine also does not let us down. This processor is Intel Core i3 or Core i5, up to 8 gigabytes of RAM and hard drive capacities up to 500 gigabytes. For the schedule here is responsible adapter ATI, as well as an option in a laptop can be installed drive Blu-ray.

Gadget for true football fans

Football fans - a tasty morsel for electronics manufacturers. For example, they are among the major buyers of recent models of projectors for bright rooms , but what about the high demand during the World Cup on big screen TV and say no. Another novelty associated with football, and perhaps less global, but no less interesting - a soccer ball with solar panels from the company Greendix.

In view of the new company Greendix - ordinary soccer ball with black and white pentagonal sections. But is it worth a closer look, and realize that it is not quite normal.

It turns out that the black section - it is solar. They want this ball to feed the set inside him motion sensors, as well as the speaker. In all of this new product - a real ball, which can be used for its intended purpose, that is to play them in football.

One of the goals Greendix, which the company pursued in the implementation of this project - to make sure that people with low vision were free to play football and enjoy the process. The second goal - to show everyone how far stepped technology manufacturing solar panels. Because now they can be installed almost anywhere!

Eos Triton : transport of the future

Various devices that could be called "technology of the future, today announce quite often. What are nothing but a clock that you can install two SIM-cards . No less futuristic look player-kid, who understands sign language , as well as a laptop without a keyboard . Presumably, owner of all these devices will look great in new miracle transportation, called Eos Triton.

Striking in this movement means his appearance - this, at first glance, the ordinary wheel. But very large. And it, which was conceived developers, rolling on the road to the right place. Naturally, Eos Triton is not just rolling, but lucky for its owner.

But where is man? It is located in a special capsule inside the Eos Triton. Remains in equilibrium in the wheel it through the system gyroscopes. Because of them, is this a miracle-transport does not fall or during the movement, or at stops.

Note that most of the technologies that underlie this concept, there is today. Authors Eos Triton think that is why they develop the transport can be built in the near future. However, some more accurate forecasts, they do not give.

Samsung S Galaxy Pro Android smartphone with sliding keyboard

The mobile operator Sprint has launched this morning its second Wimax smartphone, called his home "Samsung 4G Epic. This variant of the new WiMax smartphone Android "Samsung S Galaxy Pro, released by the announcement, then complete the" HTC Evo 4G "network operator in the fourth generation.

The Samsung S Galaxy Pro is as its name indicates a variant of the Galaxy and S inherits the main features. Although this appendix is to attract many mobile enthusiasts, the suffix "Pro" actually marks the addition of a sliding physical keyboard. The device still retains a fine honorable, since it measures only 14.2 mm thick.

It boasts, however measurements consistent height and width 124.8 x 64.6 mm, resulting from its impressive multi-touch screen OLED displays a 4-inch WVGA definition. It displays an operating system Android 2.1 codenamed Lightning, whose user interface has been customized Smart Life to stick to the operating system home Bada.

The unit is powered by a processor ARM Cortex A8 Samsung Hummingbird 'running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM and 1 GB of ROM, expandable via a microSD card, 16 GB standard. This equipment can play 720p HD video, and even to record through the sensor to 5 megapixels backed up by a LED flash and a second front VGA sensor.

La rich wireless connectivity Sprint Model is composed of compatibility 4G (10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps in upload), 3G U.S. (3.1 to 1.8 Mbps), Wireless N and Bluetooth 2.1. An accelerometer, a gyroscope, an electronic compass, a proximity sensor, a light sensor and a GPS will finally allow the terminal to navigate in space.

The Samsung S Galaxy Pro is available now for U.S. version with Sprint 4G and 3G version in other operators. Its price and launch date for Europe, however, are not yet known.

Nokia N8-01 or N9: 3G Smartphone QWERTY

This site NEGRI Electronics, one discovers the first pictures of the Nokia N8-01 or N9. This future 3G/HSDPA smartphone, including technical specifications was not revealed, was equipped with a digital camera with dual LED flash 8Mp, Visio Camera, Screen NHD (640 × 360), and sliding QWERTY keyboard, the whole OS Symbian S60. It is precisely this information which could suggest that we are heading more toward the Nokia N8-01. The N9 is theoretically under Meego.

Android on Nokia N900 Froyo 2.2

Froyo, the last version of OS Android (v2.2) arrives on Nokia N900. A video demonstration can learn more about its operation. The occasion also to discover the new ultra-fast Web browser, which displays a page in less than three seconds via WiFi.

WarMouse Meta: mouse buttons 18 is available for sale

With 18 buttons, the Meta WarMouse more like a calculator than a mouse. Yet it is one: fully configurable, it can be adapted to many purposes including games like World of Warcraft or Counter Strike, or applications such as Word, Open Office, Firefox or GIMP. His memory 512K Flash allows to store multiple configurations and the resolution of the laser sensor can be adjusted from 100 to 5600 DPI / CPI. Finally, it also incorporates an analog joystick on his left side.

Tested a few weeks ago by Engadget , the WarMouse seems simple to configure and quite intuitive to use despite its significant size. Only real problem: it must be able to remember exactly which button does what ...

Fans of shortcuts will probably delighted to know that WarMouse Meta is available for order today on the site of its manufacturer , at a price of $ 79.99 or the same price as the Naga Razer counts as 17 buttons to it. Its software is currently compatible with Windows, but versions for Mac and Linux are expected for September.

Samsung LCD monitors "50 Series" with No Mercury

Samsung just announced the launch of new models of LCD monitors in its lineup Touch of Color, the 50 Series. Featuring an attractive design and end (19mm only), these displays are Energy Star 5.0. They do not contain mercury or halogenated organic compounds or volatile and are designed to be recyclable.


20-24 inches

Currently, four models make up this range: the BX2050 (20 inches), BX2250 (21.5 inch), BX2350 (23 inches) and BX2450 (24 inches). They have a system with backlight LED display and a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels (for 20-inch) or 1920 x 1080 pixels. The response time is 2 ms (5 ms for the BX2050) - which suggests the use of a TN - while the contrast ratio is 1000: 1. The brightness reaches its next 250 cd / m². The BX2050 has VGA and DVI, the other models enjoying VGA and HDMI (x2).

Expected next month, the BX2050, BX2250, BX2350 and BX2450 should be marketed at $ 229, respectively, 269 dollars, 329 dollars and 359 dollars. Is probably as euros, once our land ...

Firefox 3.6.6 is up on the management of the crash plugin

A few days after the release of Firefox 3.6.4, a new updated Web browser from the Mozilla Foundation is available for download. Stamped 3.6.6, its main reason for a correction of how the system works to protect against crashes caused by third party plugins.

When a software component does not respond, now Firefox is able to interrupt the associated plugin so that the browser does not remain static. With version 3.6.4, time to close the plugin was set at ten seconds: a sufficient time for most modern machines, but could be a bit short on older configurations. With Firefox 3.6.6, Mozilla has made the move to forty-five seconds.

The update can be retrieved through the menu update Firefox's built.

Belkin AV360 Play with XBox 360 or PS3 on iMac 27

The accessory manufacturer Belkin has had the good sense to market an adapter that connects the XBox 360 or PS3 directly on the screen of the iMac 27 "miniDisplayPort through the connector and USB port. An accessory that can be handy when you do not have an HDTV in his workspace. Only regret, the output resolution is only 720p, so that the adapter supports full HD 1080p. As for the price, it remains relatively high. Around $ 150 for a late availability June.

The iPhone 4 crushed

As usual, teams Blendtec crushed a device just released. This time, the iPhone is 4 which is passed between the blades of the grinder. The rate is also the same as that remains from the ashes of latest smartphone from Apple.

The company can even play with a troll impersonator Steve Jobs deemed to prohibit Blendtec destroy the last iPhone 4. If the subject is now well known, this grinding rule is intended to recall that these innovations are only dust ...

Intel wants to bring Android 2.2 "Froyo" on x86

Intel will deliver in the summer of developers with a native x86 version of Android 2.2 (codename Froyo), latest version of mobile operating system from Google, allowing installation on a laptop. Originally designed for mobile processors (ARM), Android 2.2 will work well on the Atom chip foundry, present in most netbooks market.

"We expect (this port Android to x86) and is based on Froyo available to developers later this summer," said Renee James to APCMag, vice president of software and services from Intel.

While working with Nokia to develop Meego, an alternative to the software from Google, Intel confirms an ambition so evident during Computex in June: positioning its Atom processors - including the future architecture Moorestown - on all mobile devices market, from laptops to smartphones .

Nokia found a replacement Symbian

Today top-end d, Nokia strongly associated with the platform Symbian . But it looks like it will last long. Since the company Nokia said that in the long term plans to equip the N-series smartphones latest mobile platform Meego .

To be honest, the rumors that the company intends to move their top-end Nokia N series model to the platform MeeGo walk is not the first week. But they have received official confirmation just now.

Thanks for a representative of Nokia's PR Doug Dawson. He said that in the future N-series smartphones will be running MeeGo. Well, and N8 powerful smartphone will be the last device, a series of platform Symbian.

Note that this step, Nokia has gone not only because of the fact that the platform MeeGo more perfect. Finns expect that the transition to a new mobile operating system will help them deal with the iPhone and Android. After all, the share of these devices in recent years only grows, while the ranks of Nokia fans thinning.

iPhone Support Case shaped K7 Retro

Only fans of the 80s will appreciate this superb case iPhone silicone shaped K7 retro acts through support its case. One way to protect your original Apple device while making a vintage touch! Compatible with iPhone 3G and 3G, and soon to iPhone 4. Available from August 9 at ThumbsUp .

SingMaxx 570 : Karaoke Portable 7 "PMP, TV, Console

The firm XCube Technology unveiled at Computex 2010, a new generation of portable multimedia karaoke. The model in question called Sing Maxx 57 0, offers in an ultra compact, a 7-inch LCD screen with digital TV support, PMP function, FM Radio, microSD slot, and console video games.

SurfaceInk: Multi-Touch Tablet 12.1 "Ubuntu

The firm SurfaceInk, unknown public, introduced a prototype of its future multi-touch touchpad for 12.1 "(1280 x 1024) OS 10.7 Ubuntu powered by Freescale i.MX51 ARM processor (800Mhz). Its technical specifications were not communicated, it still speaks of the presence of WLAN b / g, Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0, camera visio front, and NPA. Other types of tablets format 7 "and 8.9" Android OS will also exit. Launch planned for late 2010. Price from 350 U.S. dollars.

Future iMac in iOS with Multi-Touch Screen

In any case, the latest rumor circulating on the web, on the launch by the end of the summer, a new iMac MultiTouch touchscreen in iOS. Apple may well turn whatever fate iPad. The magic is already working with the iPhone 4 .

GSM Touchscreen Watch 2 SiM with APN 2MP, Bluetooth

Support dual SIM cards is very popular in Asia, so it is not surprising to find this new watch mobile phone (made in China) to handle two SIM cards, and thus have two phone numbers, a professional and private. For the remaining features for only $ 127, the Mobile Watch Q8 has a touch screen 1.3 ", with 2MP digital camera, microSD slot, and Bluetooth.

G Data: 2011 versions are available

G Data takes advantage of her 25 years to launch the 2011 version of its line of security software. Incorporated as before G Data Antivirus, G Data Internet Security and G Data TotalCare, the new range of the German publisher wants confession by G Data an evolution focused primarily on performance improvements. Except for a slight redesign of the interface, we do not find much new functionality.

The three programs nonetheless are blocking behavioral optimizations and disinfecting, and new technology blocking web for validating URLs previously visited by querying remote servers. The range 2011 G Data is also an opportunity for the German publisher to do something for the environment by reducing the size of its boxes in the trade. Hopefully this trend will be followed by the competition ... The 2011 G Data versions are sold at a price of 29.95 euros for G Data Antivirus 2011, 39.95 euros for G Data Internet Security and $ 49.95 for G Data Total Care (price valid for versions for download). The licenses are valid for 1 year for 3 PCs. G Data also offers a version of its netbook Internet Security suite, distributed on USB stick.

55,000,000 smartphones sold in the first quarter 2010

The research firm ABI Research has published the first figures on the smartphone market in the first three months of this year. Between January and March and it is 55 million terminal that would have been marketed - all brands - worldwide.

If the market has declined by about 1 million over the last quarter of 2009, experts explain that it-is a normal phenomenon. "Usually we see a stronger decline in the first quarter," said analyst Michael Morgan, "this slight drop clearly shows that the smartphone market continues its momentum."

These are the entry-level smartphone market entrants who have the wind in its sails including the X and C of Nokia. Despite declining sales, the Finnish manufacturer has seen its sales and increased by 3.25% over the last three months of 2009 to 21.8 million. One can also mention the BlackBerry 8520, LG Optimus or the HTC Smart.

Acer launches Aspire One D260 with Android OS as an extra

Acer recently initiated the marketing in France of renewal of the family Aspire One, consisting of two hours for the mini-laptops that focus on their low prices.

Android Booster

New entrance fee from the manufacturer, the D260 Acer Aspire One does not lack for much to be innovative. If it is inspired by a configuration could not be more common, however it is one of the few (if not the only one?) On board as standard Android over Windows XP, without having more details on the aesthetic or functional changes.

This system of exploitation of some open-source, although it was originally designed for mobile phones, allows through a laptop computer to start in record time, would certainly like another Linux distribution, while providing an environment experiencing a craze.

It will center on a screen with WSVGA LED backlight 10.1 inches and features the Intel Atom N450, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive, it merely connectivity without Wi-Fi N and proposes neither Bluetooth nor 3G modem, not even an option. His 3-cell battery only 2 200mAh offers finally autonomy not reported, but 6-cell battery is optional.

The Acer Aspire One is D260 now available in France at a price of 250 euros.

Domain names: ICANN valid extension. Xxx

After dismissing the idea several times , the ICANN (Internet Corporation Assigned Names and Numbers for a regulator of the Internet) just gave its approval for the use of Domain Names. xxx at its board Administration this morning.

The company Registery BMI , which was the origin of the extension application. xxx, battled for nearly six years with ICANN to validate the proposal. BMI Registery must now "finalize the management contract" with the agency, as the company explains on its website. "We hope this step will proceed smoothly and will not prevent the deployment of domains. Xxx, we hope to launch early 2011, if not before." Registery BMI indicates that 110,000 pre-bookings of domain names. Xxx have already been registered.

The company has reason to be pleased by such news with 370 million porn sites on the Internet - a figure quoted by Reuters - the. xxx could quickly become one of the most active in this web. Like it or not players in the middle, as Larry Flint, who see the holding of a domain name dedicated to the porn industry, a form of censorship ...

Steve Jobs: iPhone 4 Antenna Problem a 'Avoid holding it' wrong

No sooner was it launched the iPhone 4 was in the news. In case suspicion of a manufacturing defect. A pattern causing a loss of signal was indeed found yesterday in the early hours of the new flagship of Apple. The information was very quick around the web specialty and we would do ourselves the Relay, to support demonstration in our video grip (you can find the excerpt in question below).

The problem occurs when in fact bypasses the two parts of the antenna, one for voice communications (GSM and 3G) and one for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, embodied here by the metal around the terminal itself. Problem, human skin is conductive, the mere fact of holding the phone, especially the left hand, can cause signal loss.

Steve Jobs himself has responded to complaints by email to several users. The response made by the Apple CEO Craig Brockman, supported by our American colleague TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Blog), is to date the most comprehensive and serves as an official position in the absence of release.

"Keep any phone attenuates the antenna performance, some places are worse than others depending on the placement of antennas," said Steve Jobs first, and rightly so. Other accounts do report significant losses of signal when other phones are hand-held (the Google Nexus One example ).

"Do not take the iPhone 4 in the lower left corner, so as to cover both sides of the separation of black metal edges, or simply use one of many safeguards available," concludes Steve Jobs. In a previous response somewhat cavalier, he said: "Do not just keep it that way." And why not take the iPhone 4 with a glove?

4 The iPhone Is provided free of manufacturing defects, as claimed Steve Jobs? "The problem is related to a protective coating on some pieces missing," replied nevertheless support from Apple to a buyer's iPhone 4, relayed by the U.S. forum MacInTouch before sending him a new replacement phone.

Micromax Q7 Dual Sim QWERTY with WiFi Price Rs.5000

Micromax Q7 features Wireless LAN (WiFi) for fast internet connectivity and Multi-messenger Nimbuzz to stay online. The new Micromax Q7 is a Dual SIM GSM,full QWERTY keypad mobile phone from Micromax. Its actually a pretty good value for money QWERTY device from the specs.

Micromax Q7 specifications 

•  Form Factor:Bar Style
• Band:EDGE/GSM 900/1800MHz
• Weight:100g
• Dimensions:110mm*59mm*10.7mm
• Color Options:Available in 2 colors (black/silver)
• Display:262K Color QVGA Screen 5.6 cms)
• Trackball Navigation with Full QWERTY  keypad
• Camera:2.0 MP
• Multi Format Music Player (MP3 / AMR / MIDI / WAV)
• Background Music Playback
• Built in Yamaha Audio Amplifier
• 3.5mm Jack
• WIFI
• Facebook Integrated
• Opera Mini
• Nimbuzz Multi-Messenger
• Stereo FM Radio
• Video Player (AVI/3GP/MP4)
• Bluetooth(A2DP)
• Email/JAVA/EGPRS/WAP/MMS
• Internal Memory:78MB
• Expandable Memory:MIcroSD (upto 4GB)
• Battery Li-ion 800mAh
• Talk Time:Up to 4.5 hours*
• Standby Time:Up to 6 days *

Toshiba Libretto W100 launches Netbook Dual Touchscreen

First Netbook dual touchscreen W100 the Libretto is strongly reminiscent of the project 'Mail' Microsoft ...


Small but mighty, the Libretto W100 runs Windows 7, is equipped with two multi-touch screen of 7 inches for a resolution of 1024 × 600 with an Intel Pentium 1.2Ghz U5400 to, webcam 1.02Mpx, d 'MicroSD slot, a USB port, an accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi / b / g / n for the wireless, 2GB of RAM, and embeds 64GB SSD internal storage capacity.

Libretto The W100 should be available by next fall and costs € 999.

Motorola Droid X Official

After a long period of Buzz, Motorola has finally made official its latest smartphone Droid X. This new mobile OS Android 2.1 (ready for Froyo) offers therefore a broad multi-touch screen 4.3 "(resolution 854 × 480 BC), with ARM Cortex A8 processor TI OMAP (1Ghz), APN 8Mp, 720p HD Video Capture , Multimedia Player, FM Radio, A-GPS, HDMI, memory expandable to 8GB via microSD slot, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 and more.

The set displays the following measurements (127.5 × 65.5 × 9.9 mm) for a total weight of 155g. Release date July 15 in the States for a price of $ 199 with 24 months subscription through Verizon. No details on a possible launch in Europe.

Discover the Video Droid Motorola X in a sequence of unpacking with grip, followed by a comparison against its rival, the new HTC EVO 4G.

ePhone 4GS : iPhone 4 Clone

Huawei launches is S7 7-inch Android tablet device. Powered by a Qualcomm SnapDragon processor running 768MHz, the S7 has 256MB RAM. It features a 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, Bluetooth, 2 Megapixel camera and WiFi connectivity.

The Huawei S7 also supports UMTS/HSPA 3G network for data and voice calls. It comes with built-in Hi-Fi speaker, microphone, 3.5mm jack, microSD card slot and mini USB port. The Android tablet is available at expansys for GBP299.99.

Huawei S7 Android Tablet

Huawei launches is S7 7-inch Android tablet device. Powered by a Qualcomm SnapDragon processor running 768MHz, the S7 has 256MB RAM. It features a 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, Bluetooth, 2 Megapixel camera and WiFi connectivity.

The Huawei S7 also supports UMTS/HSPA 3G network for data and voice calls. It comes with built-in Hi-Fi speaker, microphone, 3.5mm jack, microSD card slot and mini USB port. The Android tablet is available at expansys for GBP299.99.

HP Mini 100e Education Edition Netbook for Schools

The next novelty for students introduced HP. This netbook Mini 100e Education Edition. The main users of new items - the pupils of primary classes. They are high performance without the need, so that the filling of the computer rather modest. This processor is Intel Atom N455, gigabytes of RAM and a 10.1-inch screen with a resolution 1024h600 points.

Children, as you know, restless and constantly spinning. Given this, the manufacturer has equipped netbook keyboard on which you can fearlessly shed liquid, as it is equipped with special protection. It weighs 1.45 kilograms of a computer.

Of the other characteristics netbook HP Mini 100e Education Edition is to provide 0.3-megapixel camera, a 160-gigabyte hard drive, module Wi-Fi, memory card reader. Works netbook operating system Windows 7 Starter, Windows XP Home or SUSE Linux Enterprise 11. Start delivery netbook is not specified. But know the value of HP Mini 100e Education Edition - it does not exceed $ 300.

Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB: 335MB / s for 150 euros

The memory maker Lexar Media announced yesterday that it completed the family RealSSD C300 Crucial mark a new reference with capacity of 64 GB, now embodies the first prize.

The third variation of this model inherits the characteristics of its predecessors and offers a transfer rate highest reading at 335 Mb / s, which takes advantage of Serial ATA 6 Gbps which is one of the few to have . Serial ATA II, limited to 3 Gbps (300 MBps), would actually represented a bottleneck for SSD. The write transfer rate is about him rather painfully disappointing since leveled off at only 75 MB / s.

The RealSSD C300 are based on MLC NAND Flash to 34 nm and a Marvell controller. They adopt the 2.5-inch format that allows them to be used in a notebook or desktop.

The Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB will soon be marketed in France while retail price of 150 euros.

Google launches HTML5Rocks.com

After releasing the video codec VP8, Google continues its efforts in promoting the HTML5 and unveils a new Internet portal intended for web developers. Called HTML5Rocks.com, the site begins by introducing all new web language that both HTML tags, JavaScript, CSS properties that.

Google also offers an online editor through which it is possible to test all these new features by generating and viewing the code. The developer can also modify the generated code and preview changes directly. HTML5Rocks.com also wants teaching with a blog dedicated to the handling of these new programming interfaces and a list of references. Too bad the site is in English even if contrary to that of Apple , it works in all browsers that support HTML5.

The UK also wants an investigation on Google cars

The pressure continues to be firm on Google and its cars were removed without authorization data WLAN. The British police decided to open a new investigation follows a complaint filed by the group Privacy International.


Earlier this week, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut explained that he had launched an investigation into the practices of Google and its Google Cars. This initiative would also approved by more than 30 other U.S. states.

For France, the CNIL had explained, in his annual report that Google has "saved passwords for access to mailboxes, unknown people. Similarly, the firm has recorded extracts of content of electronic messages. She always analyzes the data and will soon give its advice. Anyway, this episode will leave a bad image of the firm Google's data collection ...

Google removes two remote applications

Developers of Android - the pen of the former Sun Microsystems Tim - announced on a blog you remove applications remotely, thanks to a technology to remove applications that are contrary to the conditions of Android Market terminals that have already installed.

It all started when security researcher has developed and distributed two free applications for his research, he said. But the applications do not realize what they announced. The misdescription was to encourage people to download applications. They do not contain malicious programs, however, and had no right of access to private data, and given their apparent futility, most users had uninstalled quickly.

The author has removed its applications in the Android Market, but Google would handle applications that remained on user terminals. Google has removed the distance in this striking passage in notifying the user of the phone.

Twitter agrees to negotiate with the FTC on privacy

The network of micro-blogging service Twitter has just agreed to settle a case amicably with the FTC, the U.S. Trade Commission. She had complained, saying that Twitter had failed in its obligation to protect the personal data of its users, not putting the necessary barriers.

Twitter would have been lax in the management of private data of its users. A situation that has allowed hackers to take administrative control of the service, said the complaint made public last night the United States. Hackers have been able on two occasions in early 2009, access to tweets that had been designated as private by the senders. They were also capable of sending false messages by passing them through tweets from Obama, Fox News and other organizations, according to the FTC.

The fault of Twitter would not have established or strengthened security policies, for certain, however trivial. Thus, no system against weak passwords easy to guess, no encryption of passwords sent by email ... And no suspension of the password of a user after multiple failed login attempts. "Twitter feels very concerned with protecting the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information," explains the policy statement of the site. "We use appropriate administrative, physical and electronic to protect your data from unauthorized access."

"When a company promises its customers that their personal information is secure, it must keep its promise," tackle David Vladeck, director of the Office of Consumer Protection of the FTC. "In addition, a company that allows its users to detail what information must use private security measures for their protection." Under the deal agreed by Twitter and the FTC, the social networking site will have implement a comprehensive security system, which will be audited annually by an expert third for the next 10 years.

MSI Announces cards Twin Froz II GTX 465 and GTX 470

Presented earlier this month at Computex in Taiwan, the raw MSI graphics cards based on the custom GF100 were announced. Known as Twin Froz N470GTX II, Twin II Froz N465GTX and N465GTX Twin Froz II Golden Edition, they are not yet available for all.

Besides its components called "military-grade, which are becoming a habit with MSI, all three cards use the new cooling solution of the Twin Froz II, which contains two 80mm fans and five pipe heat conduction (the Golden Edition is a construction made entirely of copper), capable of reducing the GPU temperature of 16 ° C in full use.

The model includes 448 N470GTX CUDA cores, a 320-bit memory interface, and displays a frequency of 607MHz GPU, 1215MHz for shaders cons, and 1650 MHz to 1280 MB of memory. For N465GTX, the specifications are slightly lower. It has 352 cores, 256-bit interface, and frequency of GPU, shader and memory (1 GB) 607, 1215 and 1600MHz.

Download Windows Live Essentials Beta Wave 4

The development team of Windows Live applications announces the availability of a beta download for Windows Live Essentials Wave 4. By combining a photo manager, email client, an instant messaging application software, a video synchronization utility and a publisher of online publishing, Windows Live Essentials complements Microsoft's Web services.

Among the novelties of this version note that applications are now equipped with tape to provide ergonomic office suite Office. Live Sync now includes the functionality of Live Mesh and FolderShare and will couple with Skydrive. Microsoft, however, is placed a limit of 2 GB of web space. Windows Live Photo Gallery offers an option that removes Fuse several parts of different images to bring in a new photo. For its part the Messenger becomes more social, adding tabbed conversations and the ability to leave video messages.

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The SDHC / SDXC pass to the Ultra High Speed

The SD Association, an organization responsible for developing standards for memory cards, Secure Digital, has unveiled new rules designed to clearly indicate that transfer speeds can reach the new SDHC memory cards and SDXC.

Faster

In addition to the now classic Class 2, Class 4, Class 6 and Class 10, and a new standard is emerging: the UHS-I (Ultra-High-Speed). SDHC cards or SDXC UHS-I may thus - theoretically - reaching speeds of around 104 MB / s (four times the maximum discharge current), while remaining of course retro-compatible with the interfaces and peripherals conventional, more "slow". It will be noted in passing that another standard, the UHS-II, is also in the files of the SD Association. This will achieve even greater speeds (up to 300 MB / s).

Finally, another certification appeared, the UHS Speed Class 1. It refers to memory cards or SDHC SDXC UHS-I able to record HD video in real time. In short, if the specifications of these new standards are now published, it only remains for manufacturers to launch their products certified ...

China wants to restrict the content of online games

After Google and social networks, the Chinese government tackles online games and content "unhealthy" that is revealed by the Daily Xinhua News earlier this week.

From 1 August this year, online games for minors will have to be emptied of all content likely "to cause behavior that violates social morality and the law" the newspaper said. Paradoxically, if the government is talking about eradicating the content "unhealthy" games, however he does not detail, although it is conceivable that violent or sexual themes, and religion should be included.

The other Chinese government's goal is also to reduce dependency of young online games: to do so, publishers will have to develop techniques to limit the playing time of the miners. The latter will in turn use their real name and clearly stating their age. People under 18 can not also use more virtual cash to make purchases on gaming platforms.

So many practices already in force in South Korea , where the dependence of young people in online games for several years became a real public health problem. In China, despite pervasive censorship on the Internet, the online gaming industry is booming as the sector's turnover has increased by nearly 40% in 2009, reaching $ 3.8 billion . A market weight, which we imagine that the Chinese government wants to keep control.

Windows 7 sold 150 million copies

Forgotten disappointment Vista? Microsoft on Wednesday welcomed to have surpassed the 150 million licenses of Windows 7 sold worldwide since the launch of its latest operating system in October 2009. According to the editor, this performance would have sold seven licenses of Windows 7 by the second period.

"We are delighted to announce that 150 million licenses of Windows 7 have been sold to date", says a representative from Microsoft on the blog dedicated to Windows. "About 75% of companies planning Windows 7 for their organization and, of course, people continue to be enthusiastic about the features and benefits of Windows 7, as well as for our PC partners provide for him."

On April 23, or two months ago, Microsoft claimed 100 million licenses sold. If the trend continues, the publisher would then cross the milestone of 300 million licenses before the end of the year. On the French market, sales of Windows 7 were estimated at 5.5 million units in early April .

Skyfire 2.1 available for Android: Flash to HTML5

The publisher Skyfire announced the availability of its mobile browser in version 2.1 for smartphones running Android. Skyfire now take care of posting videos in Flash and have passed the 500 mark 000 users.

750 000 additional sites compatible, that is the figure announced by skyfire in launching this new version capable of playing video clips in Flash format. Remember that with Skyfire, the videos are transcoded files compatible with HTML5 and optimized for display on mobile devices, the process is conducted on company servers. This would result in "a reading faster and more fluid with less load times, fewer jumps and a better image cycle battery.

Skyfire said in a statement that through testing, users watched twice more videos from their mobile battery with a gain of about 30% compared to the native integration of Flash Player. In arguing that most flash videos are designed for a computer monitor and a broadband Internet connection, the Skyfire team said its technology is adaptable to mobile Internet connections to return better performance.

To download skyfire 2.1 beta, go to the Android Market.

A first victory against Viacom Google

While Google has scored a first victory in the case between it and its subsidiary YouTube to Viacom. Indeed in spring 2007, the U.S. media group (MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, etc..), Had filed lawsuits against Google claiming disseminated without permission of content owned by their respective video services. Among the content in question include the show The Daily Show With Jon Stewart or South Park cartoons and SpongeBob SquarePants.

For its part Google says not to have impeded the law protecting the intellectual property rights (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). In fact, Viacom had not sent enough information about each of the barriers. It's really about this argument that the court judge ruled in favor of Google. He believes that this is not Google, which ranks as qu'hébergeur, finding the offending videos. The judge said that in February 2007 Viacom has sent Google a detailed list of 100,000 videos, an initiative that resulted in the withdrawal of the latter in 48 hours.

Satisfied with the verdict, Kent Walker, Vice President and General Counsel for Google, said: "This is an important victory, not only for ourselves but for billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share content" . In turn Viacom considers that the decision contradicts strong laws to protect authors arranged by the United States Congress and the recent past cases before the Supreme Court. The group is expected to appeal the decision.

Facebook is one billion users

The social network hopes to reach the number one billion users by 2012. This intention was clearly displayed by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's guru to British newspaper The Guardian. He said the arrival of the "Credits" will encourage users to register in droves offering virtual goods, but also games and mobile applications.


Zuckerberg said then that the turnover of social networks this year is expected to be between 1 and $ 1.1 billion, or between 820 and 900 million euros, according to data dating back to March. To achieve this, the direction of Facebook has decided to focus on seduction in some countries.

Russia, China, Japan and South Korea are states including many Internet where Facebook is not the first social network ... These four markets are therefore considered interesting, potentially generating traffic and income.

Microsoft Research, a private mobile social network

Engineers at Microsoft Research Laboratory have developed a new community network destination smartphones and has the distinction of being private. Called Contrail, this service is communicating with an external server but the data are sent automatically encrypted.

The magazine reports these TechnologieReview.com About Mohomed Iqbal , a specialist in Microsoft Research who says: "When you share a photo with your friends on sites like Flickr, their servers are also able to read this information." He added: "With Contrail, the server will never know my information (...) and only see encrypted data transfer".

The decryption is carried out by the phone people who have previously elected to receive notifications of updates. A user can for example choose to enter all the pictures of one of his contacts to which a keyword has been added. Once the application is approved, all transfers will be secured thereafter. Also in this application, Microsoft Research has also examined the geo-location. In addition to encrypting data sent on Cellular News is able to draw a geographic area within which he wants to be tracked by friends, but also determine for each of his contacts with certain restrictions such as time slots.

Mohomed Iqbal said then: "I do not mind maybe just look at my Flickr photos and my emssages but people might react differently regarding the geo-location. Imagine that you use an application to monitor the position of the mobile phone of your children ... what if the servers were compromised. "

Based on Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Contrail is available as a layer (API) over which it is possible to graft any kind of community network. While Google and Facebook are routinely accused of neglecting the privacy of their users, then perhaps Microsoft will he win the favor of developers. Still, the personal data of Internet users are an inexhaustible and perfectly targeted to develop a monetization strategy.

In the United States Bing iPhone inspired Google Goggles

The search engine Bing endlessly adding new features ... Finally, the U.S. of course, since the French version seems to evolve much less rapidly since its launch in June.

This time the terminal of the Apple development team was retarded . Indeed, it is now possible to use the phone's camera and take pictures of a book or a music CD to get search results. Bing iPhone can also read the barcode.

This novel is reminiscent of Google Goggles, a similar application was initially developed for Android and available soon in the repository of Apple. This time, Microsoft seems to have taken a little ahead of its eternal rival.

ViewSonic: 4 new energy efficient screens

ViewSonic has unveiled its new LCD VG28. Meets Energy Star 5.0 and EPEAT, these monitors are advertised as 30% less energy than current standards, with an ECO mode performance.

Four models make up this new range: the 20-inch VG2028wm , 22 inches (22.5 visible) VG2228wm , 24 inches (23.5 visible) VG2428wm and 27 inches VG2728wm .

Models 22, 24 and 27 inch feature full HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, 20-inch version for it to settle for a 1600x900 pixels resolution, and all feature a response time of 5ms. As for contrast, it is 1000: 1 for all models except the 27-inch (1200: 1).

Side connections, all models have two USB 2.0 ports and a VGA port and DVI: The VG2728wm also benefits from two additional USB ports and an HDMI port.

Models VG2028wm and VG2428wm are already marketed in the United States at the respective prices of 249 and 369 dollars, and the other two formats are expected in July to charges $ 299 for the 24-inch and 579 dollars for the 27 inches. No date of scheduled arrival in Europe at the moment but we bet it is a matter of months or weeks.

Microsoft's new action against spam

Microsoft continues its efforts in the fight against spam and announced that it filed a complaint against several individuals using Hotmail accounts to send bulk spam.

In a note published on an official Microsoft blogs, John Scarrow, Head of Safety Services, explains: "In our complaint we explain that the defense has opened millions of Hotmail accounts and hired people to manually identify spam from legitimate mail as ". This method will then translate into biased results in the spam filter for Microsoft SmartScreen.

Microsoft said that its anti-spam technology, that is also found within Microsoft Outlook and Exchange, continues to block this type of spam. This is not the first ticket of its kind published by Microsoft. Tim Cranton, consultant to the company, explained in the month of July 2009 have launched actions against Funmobile MobileFunster and for sending massive spam by messenger. In February Microsoft announced that it had participated in the closed network of zombie PCs Waledac after several months of investigation.

10.54 Opera: an update for Mac and Windows Security

Opera Software has distributed an updated security for its browser to version 10.54. Five holes have been filled for users of Windows and Mac OS X. Opera has not wanted to detail them. The company said that two of these faults were considered "extremely severe". One of them concerns only Windows users and recalls a security update released by Microsoft earlier this month. A hacker could now deploy an attack through the font manager for Windows used by the browser.

For users of Mac OS X, version 10.54 Opera fixes several other dysfunctions are:

- Installing a new version of software cleaner.
- The right-click gesture coupled with a mouse (eg to return to the previous page) activated a popup menu.
- Scrolling a page on a MacBook was three faster than normal!
- Problem with automatic filling and selection at the input method.
- Support for links to third party applications.
- No mouse clicks in a menu.
- Bad display of notifications.
- Sudden closures of the application.

Sony unveils notebooks with AMD

Sony seems to remember that there is no Intel processors in the world. The Japanese firm unveils new VAIO notebooks based on AMD processor Danube.

The first computer is marketed VAIO EE25FX, whose price was fixed at 650 U.S. dollars. 15.6-inch screen (1366 * 768), Athlon X2 II P320 clocked at 2.1GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 and a Blu-Ray up this machine.

The second, the VAIO EF22FX, will cost $ 720 and will ship the same processor, same amount of RAM and the same graphics card. Its screen passes to 17.3 inch (1600 x 900 display), the hard drive is upgraded to 500GB, and includes as one more DVD burner.

European prices and general availability were not announced.

Internity recycle your laptop and gives you money

The vendor has launched telephony Internity Yourecycle , a service offering to buy used mobile phones in order to recycle them, or repackage them and sold them in emerging countries.

The site of the operation allows to know the surrender value of the phone, as estimated by Internity "best market" for example, for an iPhone 3G 16GB functional, the seller will receive 200 euros for a Nokia N900 , 180 euros for a Sony Ericsson K750 10 euros, ect. Of course price drop drastically if the mobile does not work, since it will not be repackaged for resale, but recycled.

Once the mobile model selected, the seller is then asked to provide a postal address and bank, then send the phone to the address: Internity then agrees to pay the money from the sale on behalf of user in the four days after receiving the phone.

If the older phone models does bring back a few euros to their vendors, the opportunity is still interesting to rid her of her drawers used mobile. Note that the operation Yourecycle is not limited in duration in contrast to that carried out each year by Orange in April , and has a good chance to compete against it.

Innpu: a mobile phone with integrated wired headset

The Chinese manufacturer Innpu just introduced a mobile phone: what if the characteristics of the latter were not disclosed, it is simply because it is a pretext for presenting wired headset connected to it .

Indeed, Innpu will eliminate the phone jack for directly linking the pair of headphones instead. The latter, retractable, to "hide" in the mobile device when not in use.

Introducing the first phone equipped with retractable headphones, the Chinese brand hopes to push users to no longer stick your ear to the phone to make calls, and minimize exposure to radiation emitted by mobiles.

A function that avoids continuously find its true hands-free, but it is still necessary that the sound quality and durability is the appointment ... If the trademark has not indicated the precise date of placing on the market, it indicates that this technology should be "soon available worldwide.

Brightcove Launches SDK for Android

The professional video platform Brightcove has released a software development kit (SDK) for Android smartphones, which incorporates new features of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.

Brightcove, whose will is to place its video platform with suppliers professional web content - with clients like the New York Times, for example - so its accompanying SDK new templates for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. This SDK will enable developers to write native applications for mobile video Android. These tools include components such as pre-written for the reading and the discovery of content and services are added to the Media API Brightcove.

The SDK should in time offer similar services to integrate with Facebook and Twitter with a click in the application. Other planned features: a Coverflow type display and the ability to browse popular content or similar as video viewing.

This is not the first SDK released by Brightcove, which has launched the iPhone in November. The company and clearly shows his willingness to be present on all mobile or fixed, whatever the constraints of reading (especially in terms of codec or language). "We believe Android will be the other major mobile operating system with devices such iPhone, at least for the next few years," justifies the president of Brightcove, Dave Mendels.

New Asus Notebook: GeForce and bamboo for the upscale

Asus does not stop in so good way and enjoy his last press conference dedicated to laptops to renew two other families of laptops and adjust the same time the price positioning.

GeForce for PC multimedia
The Asus third generation N series processors adopt unsurprisingly Arrandale family, or optional power hungry CPU and quad-core Clarksfield family, as well as GeForce GT 325M.

The graphics are not the only ones to honor these new laptops as the N series are in turn the house SonicMaster audio technology, the same one that was designed in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen for the flagship presented earlier. We therefore promises a good quality sound for a laptop.

Available in size 15.6 or 17.3 inches, the Asus N53 or N73 as standard features a dual processor Core i5 heart-450M clocked at 2.40GHz, a graphics chip integrated over the chip GeForce 325M GT associated 1 GB of DDR3, with auto switching through Optimus technology, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 640GB hard drive the sake of cost, the basic model of 17 inches is deprived of Blu -ray found on the entire range.

The power-hungry users can opt for a Core i7-720QM, but then they must draw a line much of the autonomy of their computer because this CPU does not include graphics chip, leaving all the work the greedy GPU dedicated.

The Asus N53 is 39 mm thick and weighs 2.7 kg and a price of 1100 euros in standard configuration. The Asus N73 measures the same thickness, but charged 3.41 kg on the scales for a cheap price of 1150 euros. They will be launched in September.

Of bamboo in the ultra-portable Eco
The Bamboo range is also updated to accommodate the platform Arrandale. It differs from other ultra-portable brand by integrating proprietary technology Super Hybrid Engine, which handles sub-clocking components even more that their specifications do not provide, and thus save even more energy, all in one sustainable manner. The bamboo that covers the palm rest and the cover of the screen is actually a plant that repels most easily and quickly in the world.

The Asus Bamboo U33 revolves around a screen WXGA LED backlight 13.3 inches while the Asus Bamboo U53 has the same definition of a screen of 15.6 inches. They contain both a Core i5-450M, an integrated graphics chip and a chip dedicated Nvidia GeForce 310M G equipped with 1GB of dedicated memory and compatible with the technology scale Optimus, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and hard drive 500-GB Model 15.6 "entitled to a DVD including the 13.3-inch guard.

The U33 is 31 mm thick to 1.8 kg and 1070 euros, the U53 33 mm 2.86 kg and 1130 euros. They will be launched in September.

GoogleCL: Google command line

While the user interface is moving towards multi-screens and interactive interfaces probably worthy of the greatest science fiction films, for its part, Google has decided to rewrite the old terminal to the taste of the day, a great way to revive the interest of the most geeky of you.

Originally created by the team of Google Street View to their own needs, GoogleCL was developed in Python and can interact with the company's core services without going through a browser and directly command line. Among the sites already compatible include Blogger, Google Calendar, Contacts, Documents, Picasa or YouTube.

Rather than go to the Gmail address book to add a new contact, then play the real geek and type:
$ Google add contacts "First Name, adresse@email.com" contacts.csv

Publish an article on blogger, go see the item, edit a document, create a photo album or even publish a video, GoogleCL supports thirty orders. The project is open source, new features should be added subsequently.

Apple has updated its anti malware

The firm Sophos security reported on its official blog that within the latest version of Mac OS X ( 10.6.4 ) deployed last Tuesday, Apple also updated its anti-malware.

Specifically Apple has changed the file XProtect.plist, listing all the signatures of malware targeting its operating system. This list has been supplemented by a new entry called "OSX.HellRTS. The Trojan, identified by Sophos in April under the name of OSX / Pinhead-B, is pretending to be the manager of iPhoto images. Once installed the malware on the victim's computer, the hacker can proceed in sending massive amounts of spam but also access to files or to take screenshots. There is no mention of this latest threat to the security bulletin released by Apple.

In addition, Adobe said that Mac OS 10.6.4 does not carry the latest version of its Flash Player (10.1.53.64) but considered less secure version (10.0.45.2). Users who already updated this plugin would not, however, demoted to the previous update.

Dell Inspiron R wireless display with Wireless Display

Dell today opened a new variant, we could almost be described as upgrade the Inspiron family. After launching the ultrafine family Inspiron Z , also still waiting to move to new low voltage processors from Intel , the U.S. manufacturer today launched the family "Inspiron R" entry level.

The new family "Dell Inspiron R" stands for a family or household use and student. Available in diagonal 14, 15 or 17 inches, the range starts to do this at $ 450 U.S.. The choice of a custom color, once confined to the outer face of the hood, now extends to the chassis of the keyboard. The brushed aluminum look and the reasons which make their appearance on the cover and the wrist rest are also reminiscent of HP's consumer line.

We also found a typical configuration of the time, no-frills standard, yet customizable, as always, this time with the availability of an option rather rare. The machines contain a mobile processor so Intel Core i3 or i5, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, hard drive up to 640GB and an ATI graphics card (model unknown) underpinned by up to 1 GB dedicated memory.

The family "Dell Inspiron R" will be marketed in the United States from June 25, for a launch date in Europe and particularly France have not yet been disclosed.

Demand and rising costs: Acer reassess its prices

Acer, the second largest manufacturer of personal computers behind HP has decided to increase the prices of its machines for the first time in five years. The reason: the high demand for him to multiply the impact of rising manufacturing costs.

"The average selling price increased slightly for the first time in five years ... It is a very rare event in our industry, but customers are still happy, "trusts JT Wang, chairman of Acer, during a meeting of shareholders. According to him, Acer has adjusted its pricing and product mix for two months, but "did not cause any damage to final demand. It is still very strong. "

This application, back last summer, is good news for manufacturers of personal computers, like HP, Acer or Dell, but they face strong pressure of manufacturing costs, up from several types components. A slowdown in investment in suppliers during the economic and financial crisis has led to product shortages that push up prices on some Comptos like DRAM chips.

Other recent events are pushing up prices, particularly in Asian shops, where many of these components are assembled. The recent cases related to working conditions at Foxconn or others, also put prices under pressure, as the volatility of the euro, which is driving manufacturers to take steps to mitigate risks related to currency. Wang said all along that these challenges were not covered for all of the extraordinary. "These conditions have not been changed during the last ten years. The industry is very competitive, stimulated by many actors, but we can remain competitive. "

The price of components should achieve stability during the second half of 2010, and work-related costs represent only "a small percentage of the price of a netbook," said JT Wang. "In any case, it does not really affect us because if we buy at high prices, we sell at high prices." Acer expects an increase of 15% of its sales in the third quarter from the second, revising and its forecasts upward (10% previously). The manufacturer has benefited from the crisis better than its competitors, even taking advantage of the slump to wrest second place behind Dell HP. "We have responded more quickly than our competitors," Wang hammers. "When the application is returned at once to the second quarter, we were one of the few to raise our game well because we were prepared for very early."

Toshiba Portege R700

Toshiba has announced the launch in the U.S., the Portege R700, a new ultraportable that offers a screen diagonal of 13.1 inches.

The successor to the R600, as light and fragile, it adopts a configuration based on Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 and should, unlike its predecessor, is positioned at prices reasonable enough, since the manufacturer about a launch price of $ 999 for the base configuration.

The R600 (12.1 inches) was regarded as a precious jewel with its flexible LED panel, the plastic coating sensitive to shocks and price, long located in a portion above 1500. With the R700, Toshiba is taking the party to streamline its supply and has a machine that seems more balanced, less exclusive, which nevertheless could be described as ultraportable due to a thickness of between 17 and 30 mm and a weight of around 1.5 Kg

The plastic gives way to a magnesium frame and low-power processors giving way to standard Intel mobile chips. Behind the slab and its resolution 13.1 "- relatively small - 1366 x 768 pixels, we thus find the basic model with a Core i3, 4 GB of DDR3 memory, a DVD burner drive and 500 GB hard drive, associated with the usual WiFi and Bluetooth. Also Part: USB / eSATA, with the possibility of charging a device without the machine is turned on. The manufacturer promises a theoretical autonomy of more than eight hours through the six-cell battery provided.

Optionally, you can choose a faster processor Swift and enjoy a 3G module or a dock connector for linking the machine to a docking station. Price later, it will take from 999-1599 dollars depending on the configuration selected.

Windows Live Messenger available on iPhone

The Instant Messenger Windows Live Messenger is officially available on iPhone and iPod Touch. The application interface is part of the "Wave 4" family products Windows Live. More than just chat software Windows Live Messenger for iPhone aims to centralize all your social interactions cyber.

After installation, the Mobinaute be asked to authorize (or not) receive alerts even when the application is no longer running. In fact, it seems that the notification system in push has some delays.

The application is divided into four separate sections. The first tab gathers the latest updates to your contacts on different community networks. In this sense, we find the same ergonomics as the classic version of the software on PC. On the Buddy List, available from the second tab, all groups of contacts are automatically synchronized. Ongoing conversations are centralized in a third component, while the final section brings together images shared on the Windows Live network.

Note also that it is possible to check the box Hotmail directly from the application. Windows Live Messenger is not the first Microsoft application scope on iPhone. The publisher has recently introduced search engine Bing, barcode reader and flashcode, Microsoft Seadragon Tags or Mobile that allows you to browse a library of high quality images.

OCZ: Vertex 2 Onyx 1.8''

The OCZ has expanded its offer in terms of SSD 1.8 inch by launching two new models in this format: Vertex 2 and Onyx.

Onyx and Vertex 2

Available in capacities of 32 and 64 GB, 1.8 "Onyx uses a 3 Gbps interface and embeds MicroSat chip MLC NAND flash memory, a controller Indilinx Amigos and 64 MB of cache. Supporting the TRIM control, Onyx 1.8''according OCZ is capable of reaching speeds of about 145 MB / s read speed (135 Mb / s for the 32GB model), and 120 MB / s write (70MB / s only for the 32GB). MTBF stands for its 1.5 million hours.

For its part, the two 1.8-inch Vertex also uses a 3 Gbps interface MicroSat. It also loads of NAND flash memory chips but MLC has a controller SandForce SF-1200. Available in capacities ranging from 60GB to 240GB, this SSD performance displays up to 285 MB / s read, 275MB / s write and 50,000 IOPS in random writes 4KB The Onyx are guaranteed for two years, cons three for Vertex 2. It remains to know the prices of different models.

4 The iPhone has twice the RAM as iPad

Apple has confirmed during a conference of the WWDC that the iPhone had four good 512 MB of RAM, which would explain in part why he is the only one to run iMovie for iPhone.

This contradicted the photographs of some prototypes, but are consistent with recent reports from DigiTimes that had followed the orders of Foxconn.

iPhone 4 and multitasking

The iPhone has two four times more RAM than the iPhone 3G and the iPad. According to some experts, this difference explains why the old phone can not take advantage of multitasking iOS 4 (see " The iPhone OS has finally multitasking "). We are very skeptical about this interpretation. Indeed, not only the iPad, which has the same amount of RAM that the iPhone 3G will have multitasking, but versions jalbreakées have already shown that the old phone could handle without noticeable loss of performance.

iPhone 4 and iMovie

For cons, the amount of RAM than the iPhone 4 could explain why iMovie for iPhone does not turn on the iPad or other phones Apple. It is true that video editing fee greatly 256MB memory and may seem too restrictive.

Apple Madness

Apple joins the competition as the Evo 4G also has 512MB and it is regrettable that he did not include as much memory into the iPad would have certainly benefited from this increase. This should not however hurt the popularity of Apple products. More than 600,000 iPhone 4 were reserved for the United States on the opening day of preorders and experts from Morgan Stanley estimate that the overall number of consumers with an iPhone could triple by the end of 2011 to $ 100 million.

Another new Microsoft mobile OS

Microsoft will release Windows Embedded Handheld OS by the end of the year. It will allow people using Windows Mobile and looking to enjoy some of these technologies in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

An OS applications for the watches

Until now, Microsoft had two mobile operating systems in his files: Windows 7 Phone smarpthones primarily intended for (see " Phone Windows 7 uses Windows Embedded 7 ") 7 and Windows Embedded Compact, which is a version of Windows 7 for embedded system and the only variation of Windows 7 to be run on an ARM processor (see " Windows Embedded Compact 7 in beta ).

The problem is that Windows Mobile 6.5 applications are not compatible with these two systems. This is a serious problem for companies that sometimes use specialized programs. So Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows Embedded Handheld to increase the life of smartphones using the old software and enable companies to gradually build their fleet up to date.

Necessary strategy, but short

This new OS is also crucial for the future of the firm to market mobile operating systems. Indeed, Windows Mobile 6.5 is very old and Microsoft is already suffering from competition from RIM, Apple and Android. Fear of upgrading to a system incompatible with existing applications is an important factor in customer loyalty.

But if Redmond does not update its aging OS, firms will be forced to move to a system incompatible and the firm knows it will lose market share. Windows Embedded Handheld is a way to keep business customers who are dependent on Windows Mobile 6.5 applications. However, this is a short-term strategy and Microsoft needs to return to the front of the stage if he does not want to be totally eclipsed by competitors OS.

Corsair Padlock 2 in the 16GB version

After a first version with a capacity of 8 GB of storage , the Corsair Padlock 2 returns this time with a capacity increased to 16GB

This USB 2.0 to recall the distinction of being secured via a personal code that can be up to ten characters, and through an auto-lock key when it is disconnected from the computer. The data are encrypted on their side in hardware (AES-256). Alas, the performance of this key are not yet known. Already available for pre-order the 16GB Padlock 2 is displayed at 90 dollars.

FM tuner for iPhone and iPod

Griffin Technology, a manufacturer specializing in accessories for Apple devices, announced today iFM, an FM tuner for iPod Touch and iPhone. The product takes the form of an ordinary pair of headphones that are plugged into the proprietary connector of the aircraft. The tuner is built over the helmet, in a small box which should not significantly interfere with the user.

Very easy to use, therefore, this product is available to iPhone and iPod Touch because it requires the installation of the application iFM Controller. Which gives access to the radio function and its options: setting the frequency, station memory, etc..

The iFM Griffin is already available to 39.99 euros.

Tablet Samsung is super slim

Let's start with the basic characteristics: a diagonal screen, "stuffing" platform. Thus, the display is a 7-inch tablet, made on technology Super AMOLED (and this means that the picture will be very bright and juicy). The heart of the tablet will be the ARM processor with a frequency of 1.2-gigahertz, well and manage the entire system will be platform Android 2.2.

No less important for the tablet and the amount of memory. Here Galaxy Tab at the top of - 16 gigabytes of internal memory plus microSD memory card with 32 gigabytes. Total - 48 gigabytes of storage. That's enough, even those who have always been required to hand a library of dozens of movies in excellent quality.

Among the other pleasures of the tablet to select the presence of modules Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, and immediately the two chambers. One of them is located on the rear panel (3.2 megapixel), the other - front for video calls. Accordingly, the gadget has a microphone (try to call someone without it).

As you can see, a tablet with a Samsung has turned out pretty advanced! It is reasonable to assume that the thickness and weight he would not be very small. But no matter how true! South Korean engineers have tried to fame and, according to unofficial sources, who are in the network, they have managed to put all the stuffing Galaxy Tab in the shell, whose thickness is not greater than that of iPhone. This Samsung tablet will weigh 370 grams.