Hardware Post: 08/04/11

Thursday, August 4, 2011

RIM smartphones: New Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930

The new operating system is designed for Internet, communication and multimedia. What is new about the HTML5 support. Furthermore, the program contains two new applications: Open with "Docs To Go" and edit Office documents from Word, Excel & Co. "Blackberry Balance" organizes your contacts from different sources.

For better clarity, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter messages into "private" and "professional" split. The function also ensures that important data is not lost. A 1.2-gigahertz processor and 768 RAM form the base. For these data, there is a large eight gigabytes of internal memory. It is expandable thanks to microSD reader with a maximum of 32 gigabyte card.

PlayStation Vita delayed until next year

Kazuo Hirai, one of the vice-presidents of Sony, announced that the PlayStation Vita would be sold at the end of the year in Japan and early next year in the world. His comments were reported by Bloomberg and Associated Press. He confirmed that Sony was forced to postpone the release of its console in Europe and North America, probably due to a software catalog too thin.

This is what he is allowed to think. If it has not explicitly given a reason, he confirmed that Sony wanted to have more games with the release of its next handheld console. It has been clear against categorically denying rumors that focused on a possible drop in prices of the console.

Asus (re) try Linux on the Eee PC in France

When launching the first Eee PC, there are more than 3 years, Asus has opted for GNU / Linux operating system for its low-priced machine, with a distribution perfectible but adapted Xandros. Fast enough, users have requested Windows XP and Windows 7, netbooks and Linux have all but disappeared. At the same time, the configuration of machines running Windows 7 has not moved, and for good reason: Microsoft sets a limit to 1 GB of RAM and 250 GB hard drive for netbooks with Windows 7 Starter.

Starcraft 2: Starter Edition replaces demo

Since July 2010 "Starcraft 2 - Wings of Liberty" makes for delight gamers and strong gains at Blizzard. So that it stays that way, the U.S. game manufacturer for the demonstration strategy Kracher replaced by the so-called Starter Edition. With the trial version you would like to open the door a crack to undecided players Zerg, Terran and Protoss.

Compared to the old version one scan has drilled the scope: Four additional cards and the first two challenges can be tested. Also new is the need for a Battle. net accounts - users must register before the audition. This has an advantage: all the campaign progress from the demo stores 'Starcraft 2' to the online account and transfers it when you buy the full version.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (wikipedia)

SilverStone Nightjar ST50NF: Power supply totally silent

Silverstone has announced the arrival of their new source of alimentaciónNightjar ST50NFque has a cooling is completely passive way without using any fan. The Nightjar ST50NF is certified 80 Plus bronze and a large aluminum heatsink that replaces the traditional fan for cooling. The design of the entire font is based on small sheets of the same material completely perforated to facilitate the exit of hot air, has an output of 500W but against their wiring is not modular.

Toshiba Satellite R850-127: 15.6-inch notebook for high demands

The Toshiba R850-127 puts an Intel Dual Core (i5-2410M). Each of the two cores at 2.3 gigahertz expected, thanks to "turbo boost" up to 2.9 gigahertz. The graphic calculation assumes the AMD Radeon HD6450M. The area is classified in the lower middle class. The gaming capabilities are limited. Elaborate games you play only in low resolution and with little detail.

With four gigabytes of memory (DDR3) is the system has enough memory available. As a special highlight Toshiba Satellite R850-127 is built in as standard a 128 Solid State Drive (SSD) one. SSDs store data in flash memory. The Solid State Drives (loosely translated as solid state drives) are significantly faster than conventional hard drives, put them in because no moving parts, they are tough.

Skype: available official app for the iPad

Skype for the iPad offers the call functions from the other versions of Voice over IP software (VoIP) are known, so conversations are also held here as text chat, telephone or via a video link. Do you have a Skype credit, are also fixed and mobile phone numbers for cheap rates via the internet. Video connections are working, of course, only with the iPad 2 in both directions, because the first generation does not have a camera.

Borderlands 2: Back to Pandora

The blend of role-playing and action elements in "Borderlands" in 2009 was promoted to the audience hit. No wonder that a sequel is expected by many fans hot. And Take-Two released the games community: In a press release, the manufacturer confirms the development of Part 2 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Even the makers of the sequel by Gearbox rely on role-playing action mixture and the cooperative multiplayer mode.

True Crime - Hong Kong: Square Enix has secured rights to the game

Actually, the game world had been promising from the "True Crime - Hong Kong." Activision dropped the crime saga and ticking off the ambitious project - the competition was too great in the open-world industry of "GTA", to the low chances of success. Square Enix, obviously sees this differently: The Japanese manufacturer has secured the rights to "True Crime - Hong Kong" and takes the game to back out of the woodwork.

McAfee discovery: more than 70 goals so far uncovered biggest hacker wave

Summarizes the results of a McAfee scan. The list of victims is manifold: it includes computer networks of governments in the U.S., Taiwan, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Canada. PC systems in companies of various industries and organizations including the International Olympic Committee, the United Nations and the World Anti-Doping Agency, are among the targets.

The experts from the security company will assume that the attacks come from a single country. Information on the perpetrators of the attacks does not provide McAfee. Jim Lewis, Cyber expert from the U.S. "Center for Strategic and International Studies", manifests itself more clearly: The reports provide clues that suggest a wave of attacks from China.

Toshiba Qosmio F755: 3D 15.6 " without glasses

Toshiba is expected to launch on U.S. soil a new model of notebook "3D" does not require special glasses with Active Lens technology, the Qosmio F755. Like the European F750, the F755 comes with a slab of 15.6-inch diagonal (with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 120 H) and is based on a platform Huron River.

We thus find a Core i7-2630QM 2 GHz, GeForce GT 540M along with 1 GB of memory, 6 GB of RAM and a 750 GB hard drive a Blu-ray is also integrated, as well as controllers WiFi 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0. A USB 3.0 port, 1.3 megapixel webcam, a memory card reader and a Harman Kardon audio set complete the package.

Zotac announces dual HDMI Adapters

Zotac has announced a new adapter and DisplayPort to Dual HDMI to Dual HDMI miniDisplayPort designed to provide image to two monitors with one video output. Zotac Dual HDMI adapter transforms the native port and DisplayPort miniDisplayPort laptops and desktops to a dual output HDMI. These HDMI outputs can operate at a resolution of 1920 × 1080 each, for a combined resolution of 3840 × 1080.

These adapters are completely passive and require no additional power cord. Simply connect the DisplayPort adapter or miniDisplayPort and instantly have two HDMI outputs 1080p.

HDMI (wikipedia) Zotac (homepage) Zotac (wikipedia)

ViewSonic V3D245, new 3D monitor

ViewSonic monitor prepares V3D245 equipped with 3D technology, has a size of 23.6 inches and a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The V3D245 has a panel at 120Hz and the ability to 3D using active shutter glasses. For the use of 3D is mandatory to use an Nvidia graphics card with 3D support. It also has a response time of just 2ms accompanied by dynamic contrast 20.000.00:1.

Incorporating HDMI 1.4a port, and 2W speakers SRS Premium Sound.

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