Convergence, the watchword of Microsoft

The President of the division of Microsoft phones, Andy Lees, said the company is working to create a unified ecosystem can embrace all its products, PCs, smartphones and gaming platforms: "We Are Bringing together all the devices into a unified economic system, "Lees said during a conference. "If the core of the device Itself is possible to be common across phones, PCs, TVs and other things, there will be a single eco-system to bring them together.

AMD Radeon HD6990M: The fastest graphics card for laptops

AMD has launched its new Radeon graphics card HD6990M call, which becomes the most powerful laptop on the market today. A few days ago we announced the arrival of the fastest graphics card on the market, the GeForce GTX 580M, AMD now does the same and put on the table the Radeon HD6990. According to AMD this chart is up to 25% higher than the GTX 580M and 17% higher than the graphic that replaces the HD6970M.

Cables mini-DisplayPort/HDMI prohibited

Originally used exclusively by Apple, the mini-DisplayPort connector is now a large number of AMD graphics cards and notebooks Dell, Toshiba, HP or Lenovo. The number of screens with native port is identical necking, it is mostly through a mini-DP to DVI or HDMI. But now the promoter of the consortium has ruled that HDMI cables adaper mini-DP to HDMI is illegal.

Remember that the HDMI is a standard charge (unlike the DisplayPort): Each company wishing to use this interface must pay a license to HDMI Licensing LLC, which has power of life and death on the standard, its variations and related products. HDMI Licensing LLC has informed the cable manufacturers with a mini-DP port male on one side and a male HDMI port on the other that their products were incompatible with the license HDMI.

GlacialTech introduces its A360 series and Igloo coolers for AMD A360CU

GlacialTech announced two new Igloo coolers series called A360 and A360CU processors up to 100W TDP of AMD. They are compatible with FM1 socket, AM2, AM2 + and AM3 and incorporate a simple design based on four flow zones that help cool the components near the processor. These sinks are quite simple but present an alternative to the ones we sold with processors BOX versions, the A360 and A360CU are made of aluminum alloy with a copper base to increase its effectiveness.

From LG's first 3D monitor that works without glasses

LG Electronics has announced the first 3D monitor that works without glasses and uses a special eye-tracking technique to guarantee optimal stereoscopic views from any angle of view. D2000 20-inch model is designed to play optimally 2D and 3D video games, movies and photos, and finds its ideal location as a product of entertainment.

Park Si-hwan, Vice President of Monitor LG Home Entertainment Company said: "With a full line-up of 3D TVs, laptops, projectors and smart phones, LG Electronics is by far and away the industry leader in all things 3D. LG's Always Been That position has 3D and will function without glasses must Eventually.

Google Maps shows current traffic information

To activate the new feature, open and select from the options menu on the right, select "Traffic". Google then displays a current traffic forecasts. Colors indicate the speed at which traffic moves forward: Red / Black signaled "Stop & Go", red for slow-moving traffic, yellow indicates a high volume of traffic, green means free rides.

Who "Google Maps Navigation" uses his phone to receive, simultaneously forwarding recommendations. The traffic information are available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Japan.

Soon the shelves Tegra 2 overclocked?

Currently, the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC operates at 1 GHz in the tablets, but that could change: the chip supports actually be overclocked to 1.5 GHz without too many problems with programs like SetCPU. And some NVIDIA partners have understood the value of the thing: it is rumored that some manufacturers who already overclockent graphics cards in the factory (we think MSI, for example) could provide Tegra 2 tablets under overclocked from the purchase.