Thursday, April 7, 2011

TDJ: alims 400 to 600 watts

The Playbook RIM late because of Apple

According to the manufacturers of touch screens, RIM has postponed the launch of its playbook shelf due to monopolization of the production of slab by Apple. Financial reports RIM suggest that the firm had originally planned release in March. The official date has yet been set for April 19 recently for marketing in North America at a price of $ 500, the playbook was assembled by Quanta.

According to DigiTimes, Apple plays the strategy that leads the field of NAND passing of very large orders for its screens (see "The NAND out of stock due to Apple"). He took advantage of favorable prices and thus undermines its competitors. Nonetheless, it appears that manufacturers are beginning to fill orders from other brands.

Android applications in C #

Novell has released Mono 1.0 for Android, which allows to use C # to develop code that is then translated and compiled to look like a native application. The Mono project is open source and this new version completes the offer of a publisher who had already released a similar tool for IOS (see ". Net to write an iPhone application").

These tools are designed to allow the use of. NET is a platform for execution of C #. The goal is to open the world of mobile applications to more developers. In the case of IOS, the applications meet the requirements of Apple and can be distributed on the App Store. Mono for Android makes it possible to easily port an application to the platform iOS Google as the developer uses.

A 4-Gigabit Mobile DRAM

Elpida announced today that it had developed modules LPDDR2 mobile etched into 30 nm and a capacity of 4 Gb. They require a voltage of 1.2 V and a flow rate of 1066 Mbit / s. The new modules consume 30% less energy than older models LPDDR2 2 Gb etched in 40 nm (see "The first 2 GB DDR2 Mobile"). Elpida also inaugurated a new packaging with a thickness of 0.8 mm consisting of two modules of 4 Gbit assembled on each other.

Cloud in Toyota

Microsoft and Toyota have announced a partnership to use the Windows Azure Cloud platforms Redmond in hybrid and electric cars the Japanese manufacturer. The two companies would invest $ 12 million (approx. EUR 8.5 million) in the Japanese subsidiary Toyota Media Service. They hope to commercialize the entire platform in 2015, but the first fruits should appear within a year or two.

The information we have today are obviously very vague, but the companies are talking about a technology solution that combines mobile communications and GPS systems and power management. Imagine a car that accesses the Cloud connected user where would its multimedia files, diary, and other important information.

The EU wants an end to licensing of telecom operators

The European Union and the United States have adopted 10 principles designed to "promote the development of international networks and services based on ICT and [to] enable all providers of these services to participate in tenders in equal conditions of competition that local providers. "One of the principles announced the end of expensive licenses for telecom network operators.

According to the EU, in effect compulsory licensing in a number of countries promote local businesses. The EU would prefer to replace them with a simplified approval would facilitate the entry of foreign firms in domestic markets. The simplified procedures for such approval are not detailed.

Flexible, effective and extremely sensitive: Nikon's new SLR camera D5100

The camera is distinguished according to the manufacturer by a particularly large response range. Shooting to ISO 25600 are possible with the D5100. In a special night-vision mode, the sensitivity of the 16.2-megapixel image sensor is again up to ISO 102 400 expandable. To protect the heart of the camera from dust deposits, it is with the Nikon "Air Flow System": it derives the air flow of the mirror blow through channels on the bottom, capturing to re-suspended dust particles.