Japanese Sony marks 30-year-old from the moment of an exit on the market of the first portable player under brand Walkman. The first Walkman has been let out in 1979 under the name with the same name in Japan and «Soundabout» abroad. The device has been developed by engineer Nobutosi Kihara for general director Sony Akio Morita that he could listen to musical operas during frequent flights.
IBM and NXP have started the pilot project aimed at the decision of a problem of stoppers on roads of the Netherlands. The first practical test of system of gathering of payment for using roads in the Netherlands urged to show new technology of gathering of road duties. The new system establishes the size of payment according to road type, a time range and characteristics of environment of used roads. This information is displayed on displays of vehicles.
Similar, that crisis in the market of personal computers has ended, anyway, for company Apple. According to analyst Morgan Stanley Ketrin Hyuberti (Kathryn Huberty), in May, 2009 of sale of computers Apple Mac in the USA have grown in comparison with April on 25 % while growth of sales as a whole on the market of the USA has made all percent.
Peking company Gemsta Technology has let out one of the most popular devices for today – small netbuk in the attractive case convenient for resocks.
Differs from the numerous and various competitors not revolutionary technologies, and in low cost (an order of $294) and in the thickness only 2,2 see
From the beginning of July company Pioneer puts on the market on the Russian market new model of a Blu-ray-player with support BD-Live – BDP-320.
Company Elonex leaves on the world market of electronic books with the new device equipped with the display by a diagonal of 6 inches.
The design of the device is attractive enough, with beautifully issued direkt-padom and lateral keys. But as a whole such electronic book differs from available competitors a little.
The operator an Ukrtelecom declares that now users of cards "Universe" and «the Universe plus» can call to Russia under the tariff 90 copeck/minutes really from July, 1st till November, 30th for cards of all face values in all territory of Ukraine.
NEC has let out one more netbuk under name LaVie Light Lui, being the follower of model LaVie Light.
This successful enough device with following specifications:
- Processor Intel Atom N280 of 1,66 GHz
- 1 GB operative memory
- 160-gigabajtnyj a hard disk
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The company iBuypower has presented last ruler of powerful game computers — Paladin XLC. Devices are equipped by liquid system of cooling from Asetek. Base configuration Paladin XLC includes processor Intel Core i7, at least 6 GB memories of standard DDR3 and 1 TB for a data storage.
Hammacher Schlemmer has presented The Only 3D Webcam – the new web chamber for shooting of three-dimensional video.
The device consists of two chambers which are writing down video under slightly razlinyimi by corners, together it gives the three-dimensional volume image. Video record occurs in the permission 800×600 to speed of 15 shots in a second. The chamber is capable to be focused on the objects located on distance of 30 sm from it.
Company Philips represents in Russian market Mr3-pleer of series GoGear LUXE with a memory size 4 GB. The new player can work as Bluetooth-set for a mobile phone that will allow its owner to remain always on communication and not to pass any call.
The collective claim can be submitted to the USA on manufacturers of the laptops incorrectly specifying time of independent work from accumulators. The recent statement of company AMD that many manufacturers of laptops specially carry out tests in unrealistic conditions that time of independent work of the laptop from the accumulator is artificial to lift became a claim principal cause.
LG Electronics announces an exit on the Ukrainian market of a new Blu-ray-cinema – LG HB954TB, the premiumyo-segment calculated on consumers.
The standard sleduyuscheego generations USB - USB 3.0 - will appear in the market of personal computers this year though longer terms earlier were promised. Thus the Taiwan manufacturers of the personal computer will be the first who will make a step to a direction of following generation of interface USB which promises us speed of data transmission in 5 GB/WITH.
Greenpeace has updated the list of manufacturers of "green" technics Guide to Greener Electronics. Among the most antiharmless manufacturers — known brands: Fujitsu, Microsoft, Lenovo, HP, Dell. The first place on harm for environment is occupied with production of the successful manufacturer of game consoles Nintendo.
DIY HD Projector – a modular projector with function of reproduction of HD-video.
It is equipped by lenses from German company G&P Optoelectronics, in it there is a wide range of options depending on the permission necessary to you, and also connections DVI and HDMI for various types of video, S-video and VGA.
Samsung announced release SCH-W760 – the first phone equipped with the infra-red chamber.
Such decision allows to use the chamber for carrying out of videoconferences and fulfilment of video calls in the conditions of low light exposure. At slaydera also there is also usual 3-megapikselnaja a chamber on the back panel, the 2,8-inch AMOLED-display with the permission 240×400, 8 GB the built in memory and slot for flash cards microSD.
On July, 23rd in hotel the President the Hotel will take place Business Outsourcing Summit 2009 on a theme «Outsourcing as the most effective way of optimisation of expenses, re-structurings of business and management of the company».
Outsourcing in various branches of modern business grows day after day. It is new and consequently difficult enough business process demanding from a management accurate understanding of conformity of the made decision to strategic problems of the company. Outsourcing services today is possibility to make use of another’s highly professional experience which has been saved up at the decision of similar problems, and constant access to new technologies and knowledge.
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If for RS enthusiasts develop for a long time already and improve the emulator of game console PlayStation2, owners of newer version of the console (especially those who has passed with PS2 on PS3) have no possibility to start old games on the new console. Now Sony has decided to correct a situation and has patented all necessary for emulator PS2 creation on PS3.
The company «the Doctor the Web» has entered the new tariff package intended for users of service «Antivirus Dr. Web». The new tariff – «Dr. Web Premium the Server» – is focused on users of operational systems Windows Server 2003/2008 and allows to involve completely funktsional Antivirus Dr. Web versions 5.0.
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Companies N-trig and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe declared the beginning of teamwork over improvement of technologies existing today multitouch. The Main objective is depreciation of devices with such displays and their better work.
Technology DuoSense which allows to realise work with the display with the help stilusa and fingers undertakes a basis . The first computers with its use already are. It Dell Latitude XT/XT2 and HP TouchSmart tx2, writes Digital Media.
News agency France Press informs on corporation Oracle plans on dismissal to 1000 employees occupied at the European offices of the company. In plans Oracle reduction from 850 to 1000 persons appears, marks AFP. However, official comments in Oracle while refuse.
Company TETCO VOXPILOT has presented the new decision intended for teleconferences at exhibition CommunicAsia . The exhibition passed from June, 16 till June, 19th 2009 in Singapore. Tetco Videoconferencing allows to carry out audio-and videoconferences in a mode of real time in any region, without preliminary installation any ON on the equipment of users. This decision can be used through personal computers, mobile phones 3G or videotelephones.
The Chinese manufacturer of electronics Inkia has let out recently two models of mobile Internet devices (MID), based on processors Intel Atom, 1,6 GHz — in 5 and 7-inch forms-factors. Both novelties are equipped by touch screens with razresheneim 800 x 480 and include 1 GB RAM, and also the solid-state store in volume to 32 GB. Internet devices or under control of Linux, or Windows XP will work. Among other characteristics — support of 3G-networks, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.
German concern Siemens has reached agreements with the World Bank earlier accusing the company in bribery and conducting "black cash desks", means for payoff of officials in the different countries whence undertook. Siemens has agreed to list officially 100 million dollars in fund on struggle against corruption, besides, the company has agreed temporarily (for 2 years) to refuse the conclusion of contracts with bank structures.
Company Teclast known for the extensive ruler of portable media players, has let out one more device of this type - C500HD PMP.
It differs from the colleagues HD-video support. On it it is possible to look video the permission 720p (1280h720), plus in a player is exit HDMI for viewing of rollers on TV Full HD.
The Taiwan company VIA Technologies which is letting out inexpensive processors VIA, in June has earned $12,65 million is on 23,9 % more low in comparison with last year’s result. The company income for the first half of the year 2009 has made 2,44 billion Taiwan dollars ($74,2 million) — almost half less (on 46,2 %), than in the same period in 2008.
One more dock-station for a popular player iPod is created for attraction of general attention. It has received name Einstein Sound Master Photon Ball iPod Dock.
Except a loud name of the known scientist, the dock-station differs presence of an electrostatic "plasma" flask which will leave nobody indifferent. This colour sphere is capable to pulse and be poured in a step to music.
The ministry of transport and communication of Ukraine has registered on June, 23rd, 2009 in the Ministry of justices of Ukraine the Order # 665 from June, 10th «About the statement of tariffs for reception and distribution of domestic periodic printing editions on a subscription», the correspondent «proIT» transfers.
The operator 3G communications of standard UMTS "Ukrtelecom" (TM Utel) since June, 30th has entered service of the international roaming in Angola for the subscribers. The company press-service has informed on it «proIT».
Operator Unitel became the partner of the Ukrainian operator in roaming in Angola.