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.

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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.