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Lion: some iMac block after a video

Since a few days, many users complain about a bug causing blocking of the system for their iMac under Lion after playback of a video. A difficult problem to reproduce because it would not bug related to a specific video format. For example, several users evoke this incident as well after viewing a video on YouTube only after a video watched from the hard disk via QuickTime or iTunes.

The mouse can always be controlled once after the bug, but no action may be initiated. There are more than the hard reset (long support on the Power button) to restart the machine. An Apple update should intervene soon to Mac OS X Lion 10.7, published last week.

Mac OS X Lion: one million downloads

Facial recognition: the American police utlisera an iPhone application


Part of the American police will be soon equipped with an iPhone application for facial recognition.In September, a dozen us States équiperont their police to iPhone. They will be linked to facial recognition mobile devices developed by BI2 Technologies, a company of Massachusetts.


This device will be used by the police only if they have no other way to identify your person. Some police officers also seemed to worry about this new feature for the civil liberties. Photographing someone remotely remains a quite different approach to a record of fingerprints that can only be done with the agreement of the person. Some Sheriffs were announced that they intend to use it with caution.


Facial recognition is entered into the daily lives of millions of users Apple (iPhoto), Google (Picasa) or Facebook. Google even suspended last may a facial recognition on mobile project which allowed Googling the face of any person taken photo on the street. The experience of the American police will indeed help defuse the first complaints in justice on this issue.

Minitel: died progammée at September 30, 2012


June 30, 2012, the Minitel will make his last breath. After 30 years of service, the French ancestor of the Internet has an appointment with history.In its golden age, the Minitel will together 9 million users and generated one billion euros of revenue. In 2007, it was still 100 million euros and two million people used it again in 2010. The year 2011, EUR 200 000 will be still hosted with the Minitel. Of course, today, physical fitness is is more preferred. Half of the faithful of this service is now accessed via a computer.Scheduled for 2010, and then for September 2011, the closure of the Minitel be finally held on September 20, 2012. "Even if the Minitel is still of net sales, use and trafficking are net decay." "It leads to a natural death", said France Telecom to AFP. Between 2007 and 2011, the turnover of the Minitel has dropped from 99.8%.

HTC Chacha: Facebook in the Pocket


With Chacha, HTC hopes well to attract users of Facebook. This smartphone, with the look of a BlackBerry, has the particularity to be oriented to the network of Mark Zuckerberg. It wants proof the Facebook button below the keyboard. With different applications, it is made to simplify the use of Facebook in mobility. What is?


Test HTC Chacha: smartphone with a touch of Facebook

A USB 3.0 basic in Kingmax

The Taiwanese manufacturer Kingmax comes to officially announce a new USB 3.0.

Kingmax just unveil his ED-01. This external storage solution 74.5 x 20 x 9 mm and weighs 10.5 g. The new key to the Taiwanese manufacturer has a refined design, with a black imitation leather texture. A small diode of activity will allow to keep an eye on the transfer of the data to and from the computer. ED-01 will be offered in capacities of 8, 16 and 32 GB.

It adopts a SuperSpeed USB interface and Kingmax advance sequential flow of 66 MB/s read for 41 MB/s write. This is hardly surprising given that this solution is based on a mono-puce controller with two channels. The ED-01 is covered by a 5 year warranty. Kingmax does not specify when and how its new key USB 3.0 will be available. These features are fairly basic, and it should remain relatively accessible.

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Linux is passed in 3.0, a minor change

The Open Source Linux kernel is 3.0 without the modifications of a major version.


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The launch of version 3.0 of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, still active around its Kernel Open Source, announced this weekend. According to him, is that an update of routine and should not be expected, despite the numbering of this version, to radical changes. The developer said to be simply tired of the ramifications of the numbering in 2.6, the latest was version 2.6.39 released in May.


"What are the major new features?" No. There is nothing. We have some usual changes on the drivers and fixes. "Nothing to do with KDE 4 or Gnome 3 with the new kernel" had already warned Linus Torvalds some weeks ago. Perhaps this is the anniversary of Linux, which will celebrate its 20 years, which pushed its creator to decide the transition to the 3.0.


At the level of the changes, it notes, however, changes to the caching of pages and the revision of Btrfs file system integrated since the 2.6.29. Automatic defragmentation tool found and a compiler on the fly for GMP packets. Everything is explained in French on LinuxFR.org.

And if the Chromebooks abandoned the Atom to move up a gear?

Success is not frankly to the appointment for the time on the Chromebooks. A rise of these laptops may be decided to strengthen their attractiveness.

It is a fact, since their announcement in large pumps, the Google Chromebooks (launched in partnership with Samsung and Acer) did not succeed in convincing. These netbooks - which are of advantage agency terminals connected to the Web via Chrome - are indeed considered by critics, most of the tests available on the Web being harsh towards them. It is not so much their configurations that are at issue, but rather the boundaries of the concept with machines, while safe, but not be exploited to a maximum of their capabilities, the number of features available is reduced by definition. Step course in these circumstances that pass the Atom family processors Intel Core is sufficient to change the situation. It is a solution that now believe manufacturers of Chromebooks.

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The idea would be, according to the testimonies received by DigiTimes, to increase price/performance of these laptops. The new configuration would have already been validated by Google, and Core processors are now accepted in the design of a Chromebook. What offer calculation power superior to that currently offered by the N570 dual-core Atom. Samsung and Acer could also be joined by Asus, to propose these new versions of the Chromebooks at the end of the year.

Finally, history terminate these rumours in beauty, the DigiTimes said whether these new releases will be accompanied a revision downward from the selling price of the Chromebooks. It must be said that currently, these machines (excluding offer to lease without commitment proposed business and American students) are generally more expensive than an equivalent netbook under Windows 7 (between €399 and €449 in Amazon)...

New high performance SD cards Samsung

The Korean giant Samsung comes to unveil a series of new SD memory cards, some of which are very efficient!


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Samsung has just launched in Britain of new SD memory cards. The Korean giant, number one of the flash memory, has two lines. The Essential are certified Class 4 and Class 6, and they offer a capacity of 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB. Are cards 8 GB and 16 GB of type Class. These are the fastest SD of the market, with sequential flow of 24 MB/s read, for 21 MB/s write (the Essential will also quickly read, but do not exceed 13 MB/s write).


The new Samsung solutions are guaranteed over five years. They are all resistant to shocks, water, and magnets. The caster specifies as its SD epoxy hull allows them to withstand the weight of a vehicle of 1.6 tonnes and to spend more than 24 hours in sea water! Here is the listing (Sterling) tariff full of the new range of memory cards of Samsung, which will gradually arrive in stores in the coming weeks:


SDHC Essential

2 GB: £ 7.99
4 GB: £ 9.99
8 GB: £ 16.99
16 GB: £ 32.99

SDHC more


MicroSD Essential

2 GB: £ 7.99
4 GB: £ 9.99
8 GB: £ 16.99
16 GB: £ 32.99

MicroSD more

WD always n ° 1: 54 HDD million sold!

The American manufacturer Western Digital keeps first place flowing 54 million hard drives.


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As usual, Western Digital unveils its results in the wake of the announcement of Seagate. The American manufacturer has passed 54 million hard drives for its fourth fiscal quarter 2011 (closed July 1), or 2 million more than Seagate. WD displays a turnover of $ 2.40 billion, compared to the $ 2.25 billion the previous quarter, and the 2.38 billion last year.


The benefits of the company are $ 158 million, a small sequential progression (146 million to Q3 2011) but a large down from Q4 2010, when profits were 265 million. It should however be noted that these figures include an expenditure of $ 35 million following the acquisition of the Japanese giant Hitachi GST division.


Western Digital releases 9.53 billion dollars for all of its fiscal year and profits of $ 726 million (in comparison to 9,85 CA billion and 1.38 billion of benefits of 2010). The manufacturer therefore retains its position as world number one of the hard drives, that he should sit in a little more when its merger with Hitachi will be concluded. Unless Seagate fusion with the Samsung drives division does change the deal in the future?

AMD announces average results for Q2

The California firm AMD has presented its results for the second quarter of 2011, positive, but without more.


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AMD has not surprised with the results of the second quarter of 2011. Sunnyvale firm displays a turnover of 1.57 billion, down 2% from the previous quarter, and 5% from last year. The benefits reach to $ 61 million, compared to 510 million in the first quarter, but also to the 43 million of losses in 2010. The average margin of the California company was 46 per cent these past three months.


AMD drops slightly as well for sales of CPU and GPU. In return, the launch of the new society APU is rather well spent. Logically, the CA for the third quarter should be on the rise (it refers to 10%). Expected now obviously looking forward to the launch of the processors from the new nm Bulldozer, to see what will be their impact on the finances of AMD!

VTX3D Unveils of almost-All-in-Wonder!

The Taiwanese manufacturer announces two new graphics cards with built-in brand VTX3D tuner.

TUL had launched its VTX3D (Vertex 3D) mark two years ago. The mother House of PowerColor unveils two new interesting graphics cards. This is not the raw power of the AMD Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570 is remarkable, but the fact that they include a digital tuner DVB - T. These solutions remember to the old the famous All-in-Wonder will therefore allow watching DTT from his computer.

These two references are designed around Turks and its 480 stream, accompanied by 1024 MB of GDDR5/DDR3, processors installed on a 128-bit memory bus. Hyper Memory technology will allow squatter 1024 MB more on the central computer memory if it would be necessary.

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The frequencies are 800 MHZ for the core and 1000 MHz for the memory regards the VTX3D HD 6670 Digital stream Edition, while her sister shows rates of 650/667 MHz. The VTX3D HD 6570 Digital stream Edition operates a very basic single-slot cooling solution, while its big sister takes advantage of a dual-slot similar to an Arctic Cooling Accelero L7 heatpipe. There are exits VGA and DVI, and an entry for the antenna. It has unfortunately not yet the rates and availability of these new solutions VTX3D dates.

Corsair launches new modular blocks

The California manufacturer Corsair has announced of new modular power supplies in his Series Enthusiast.


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Corsair is expanding its Series Enthusiast with a new modular power supplies of 550, 650, 750 and 850 watts. These alims display a minimum efficiency of 85%, which allows them to be certified 80 Plus Bronze. They are designed around a single rail of 12 volts, of 45, 54, 62 or 70 amps. These power supplies meet standards v2.30 ATX12V and EPS12V v2.92. These blocks will have two or four slots PCI Express, and six or eight SATA connectors.


Their cooling is entrusted to a 140 mm fan. Corsair covers its novelties of a MTBF of 100,000 hours, and a 5 year warranty. TX550M, TX650M, TX750M and TX850M will be available later this month, the respective recommended public price of $ 109, 129, 149-169 (about 89, 109, 119-139 euros, taxes included).


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The Android Market supports multi-scoping to unify the apps

Google reviews an important element of its Android Market by allowing publishers to group under a same product multiple versions of an application.


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Google announced this morning that the Android Market now supported multi-scoping (format in which the Android applications are distributed). An announcement that is intended primarily for developers, even if the information is more important to consumers that it may have air.


Indeed, a current, when sought an application such as Fruit Ninja on the Android Marketplace, this last proposes to download classic, developed the basis for smartphones, and the version "thd", high-definition and optimized for tablets with Nvidia Tegra 2 chip. It is embarrassing, to the extent if the owners of bars one no doubt for the optimized version, they will have to re - download (and therefore retake the Caisse) if they want to get the classic version for their Android phone.


A real problem to which Google responded by multi-scoping, as was already the case under iOS with applications marked with a "+" on the App Store, both compatible with the iPhone and iPod with the iPad. In the future, a game like Fruit Ninja can be proposed in a single entry on the Market, which will automatically launch the download of the version best suited to the terminal used by the consumer. And as he has already bought (it also obviously walking with free applications) once the app, it can download it again on another terminal with its account without having to highlight its virtual wallet.


Of course, Google was already in the past encouraged developers to ensure that their applications are adapted to a maximum of possible terminals, with menus that automatically put across for example. But with this new system, developers can easily combine multiple versions of the same application behind a single title in appearance, and thus book HD textures to the shelves versions, allowing for example versions smartphones to be lighter and better optimized.


In short, everyone should be winning. Not to mention publishers that will be for some delighted to see the users notice be grouped around a single version of their work, and not scattered. Note also that developers will be absolutely not required to create unique applications and will continue to distribute multiple versions of their applications if they wish.

New high performance SD cards Samsung

The Korean giant Samsung comes to unveil a series of new SD memory cards, some of which are very efficient!
samsung-ultra-speedy-24mbs-cards-0
Samsung has just launched in Britain of new SD memory cards. The Korean giant, number one of the flash memory, has two lines. The Essential are certified Class 4 and Class 6, and they offer a capacity of 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB. Are cards 8 GB and 16 GB of type Class. These are the fastest SD of the market, with sequential flow of 24 MB/s read, for 21 MB/s write (the Essential will also quickly read, but do not exceed 13 MB/s write).
The new Samsung solutions are guaranteed over five years. They are all resistant to shocks, water, and magnets. The caster specifies as its SD epoxy hull allows them to withstand the weight of a vehicle of 1.6 tonnes and to spend more than 24 hours in sea water! Here is the listing (Sterling) tariff full of the new range of memory cards of Samsung, which will gradually arrive in stores in the coming weeks:
SDHC Essential
2 GB: £ 7.99
4 GB: £ 9.99
8 GB: £ 16.99
16 GB: £ 32.99
SDHC more
MicroSD Essential
2 GB: £ 7.99
4 GB: £ 9.99
8 GB: £ 16.99
16 GB: £ 32.99
MicroSD more

Poor results for Nokia

The Finnish giant Nokia publishes very bad results and remains in a negative spiral. Before escape from its Windows Phone?


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Nokia yesterday presented its results for the second quarter of 2011. The Finnish firm displays a turnover of 9,275 billion euros. This is a decrease of 7% over the past year, and 11% from the previous quarter.


The giant of Espoo has elapsed 88.5 million mobile phones, representing a decrease of 20% from the second quarter of 2010. It is however on the smartphones that figures are the worst, with a sequential decline of 31% and 34% from Q2 of last year.


Stephen Elop, President of Nokia, attempts to limit the case stating that the actions taken in this disastrous quarter began to have a positive impact "on the health of the company". We hope for the company that the launch of its first Windows Phone is more too-distant...

We tested Gogo: surfing at 35,000 feet

An American company offers the possibility of surfing on the Internet by plane for a few years. Formerly limited to a few flights, Gogo is now available more widely over the USA, a prelude before an inevitable global expansion?
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Aircell is an American company born as many others: on a napkin in a Texas restaurant. Founded in 1991, it was originally intended to address the lack of affordable communication systems in aircraft. However, it wasn't until 2008 so that it reaches some recognition, and the launch of Gogo. This service mainly provided access to inexpensive Internet passengers to some commercial flights to the North American continent.
The first limitation is interesting, as one might imagine that a conventional aerial telecommunications system would be designed to operate around the world. In reality, the majority of existing networks, including with regard to satellite telephony, are not global. Aircell actually uses quite classic cell phone towers, with one difference: their antennae are plotted to the sky! This therefore explains the affordable side of technology, but also its limitations. Aircell currently has a little less 100 sites covering the United States, a part of the Canada and Mexico City.
It is entirely reasonable coverage for only five years old network. The company received its first permissions on the part of the FCC in 2006. GoGo was officially launched with American Airlines in 2008, on some flights between New York and San Francisco. If the majority of Delta Airlines fleet is now equipped with in-flight WiFi, availability in the aircraft of other US companies is more limited (total of a little less than 1 100 aircraft are currently equipped with). It is also the main brake for the use of the web at 35,000 feet! Aircell promises his side coverage satellite over America in the year 2013, almost completely eliminating areas of shadows of the network, the rest of the world to be covered by 2015.
The cells used by the Gogo service are based on standard EV - DO (Evolution-Data Optimized), an evolution of the CDMA standard used by some American operators. Peak flows of this technology are 3.1 Mb/s in the downhill, and 1.8 Mb/s climb. Note, however, that Aircell shall update its towers in early 2012 with the Rev. (B) of the EV - DO standard, which will allow flows very significantly higher. In the plane, is a central unit, and a couple of access points Wi-Fi, manufactured by the American company training. To connect, the user must simply have a device supporting the ubiquitous technology wireless and that have an Internet browser. This WiFi network is powerful enough to cover the aircraft, and even more since we have more than once could receive the signal from a terminal, see even in a hotel under one of the air corridors leading to the tracks of the Los Angeles Airport! We were able to test the famous service several times on flights US Airways (which offers Gogo on the Airbus A321 fleet 50) as well as on a Delta flight.
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This technology impresses the most when everything works as expected, and this is the case with Gogo (this example is more stable than the service offered in the Thalys trains.) Flows are generally similar to those of a first generation ADSL line (512 K kb/s), which is enough to work. The majority of users of the service also simply exchange e-mails, or spend time on Facebook, and therefore, download a few files without too many worries. The VPN work normally without problem, and VoIP (even if it be the EV - DO Rev.) ((B) to make the video in 1080p). Small anecdote, some companies have apparently placed filters on sites for adults...
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The pricing of Gogo is exhaustive. It is also not uncommon that the service is offered for one reason or another (temporary business transaction, promotional code, etc.). Aircell offers unlimited monthly package 34,95 $ and different Pass for 30 sold between $ 19.95 and 39,95 $ (a company or several, or mobile devices). The lambda user will often opt for a Pass covering his flight, or a period of 24 hours. The rates are then 4.95 $ 12.95 $ (depending on the duration of the flight and the aircraft type). GoGo is also integrated to the Boingo packages (which already cover more than 125,000 hotspots, and including hundreds of airports).
GoGo is ultimately a very convenient service, that you would like to see spread in other countries around the world! A "dream" which will be soon be reality...

The death of the low range GPU?

AMD sees graphics solutions integrated into the CPU fairly quickly replace entry-level graphics cards...

Our colleagues from Xbit Labs were able to attend the telephone conference that followed the publication of the latest results of AMD. They are thus the words of Thomas Seifert, CEO of AMD acting, who referred to the death of the entry-level graphics cards, which will be quickly replaced it graphics solutions integrated into the CPU. Talking, for example, the famous APU Fusion of the skier, who recorded a very good start. "More or less long term, a part of the market of graphics cards will be cannibalized and the less powerful cards will be logically replaced by products such as Fusion." "For us, it is a good thing, because this will replace products that the margins are low by products on which our margins are more comfortable" says, not hiding the interest of some skiers to see these low range GPU.

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A Radeon HD 5450 is within €40 in trade...

However, he explained that cards like the Radeon HD 5400 and 6400 series will continue to be marketed as a first step, despite their relatively weak performance and the rise of the market of integrated graphics solutions. Is that if the graphic chips integrated into processors of the Llano and Brazos ranges provide interesting performance and are sufficient for most uses (except the high-end game, of course), associated processors are not yet powerful enough to solve the equation. Indeed, many users, for flexibility, want to have a very swift processor, to which they want to associate a graphic chip for entry-level to not increasing their invoice. They thus sacrifice graphics performance of their configuration, but not its overall computing power.

Not sure, to these expectations, that AMD can stop in the short term the marketing of its most accessible graphics cards...

Poor results for Nokia

The Finnish giant Nokia publishes very bad results and remains in a negative spiral. Before escape from its Windows Phone?
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Nokia yesterday presented its results for the second quarter of 2011. The Finnish firm displays a turnover of 9,275 billion euros. This is a decrease of 7% over the past year, and 11% from the previous quarter.
The giant of Espoo has elapsed 88.5 million mobile phones, representing a decrease of 20% from the second quarter of 2010. It is however on the smartphones that figures are the worst, with a sequential decline of 31% and 34% from Q2 of last year.
Stephen Elop, President of Nokia, attempts to limit the case stating that the actions taken in this disastrous quarter began to have a positive impact "on the health of the company". We hope for the company that the launch of its first Windows Phone is more too-distant...

Google + bans nicklist

+ Google is that its members use their true identity and made the message by banning pseudonyms users...


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If, according to ComScore, Google + reached the 20 million members last weekend (read also: "Google + already popular, but not really used"), however some users were excluded from the service. Reason for these exclusions to repeat: the use of nicknames, banned Google + by the UGC. Google has sometimes worn zeal, since some users have not only been excluded from Google + for the use of a nickname, but also lost access to other services online Google like Gmail or Google Docs.


Error or voluntary sanction? We don't know at this time no more. Still is it Skud, a former Google employee annoyed by these methods, began a database listing all of the accounts + Google who have been blocked. If you are one of the victims, you can identify this mishap on the questionnaire implemented tool SpreadSheets of... Google.


At the same time, we learn that Google has formalized the development of an interface Google + suitable for companies, brands, associations and other organizations, that they were also banned the service at this time. The idea is to propose an equivalent of the Pages of Facebook, but in a manner that user on the social network experience is is not "polluted" by these solicitations are, most of the time, commercial.


According to the officials of these improvements with a view to Google +, there are already tens of thousands of companies and associations that would make the tail to be selected to participate in the program of test of these new functions that their will be dedicated. There is talk of an output expected by the end of the year, or even to school if Google decides to accelerate the development of this part of its social service. In the meantime, Google encourages companies to intervene on Google + via their senior profiles...

Samsung Galaxy Q: 3.2 or 5.3 inches?

The Korean giant Samsung will soon propose a new smartphone in its Galaxy line.
Samsung continues to decline at the folly its range of mobile solutions running on Google Android. The future Galaxy Q of the Korean giant is a smartphone which should be presented at the IFA, to be held in early September in Germany.  This aircraft could be equipped with a touchscreen of 3.2 inches as well as on a sliding keyboard. These characteristics are however to be taken with huge tweezers, because a few hours ago, this terminal was supposed to have a huge slab of 5.3 inches, according to other sources. In any event, Samsung continues, as compatriot LG, expand the references. If this strategy does not facilitate the lives of consumers, it seems to be pay for manufacturers, which flow these smartphones shovel.
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Try the beta of Thunderbird 6.0

Thunderbird catch on Firefox and has versions beads. Mozilla Messaging already offers to try the 6.0.
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Mozilla Messaging, team of the Foundation in charge of the Thunderbird mail client, has just released the first beta of the sixth version of the software. Thus, three weeks after the publication of the final version of Thunderbird 5.0, there is no time to lose on the 6.0 and try this for better to synchronize efforts between Firefox and Thunderbird teams. It will include without evil it's closer to the two programs, for consistency.
Discussing course announced new, as the Jump Lists of Windows 7 (access to the open mails and tabs directly from the taskbar), or even the resolution of bugs encountered while importing from Outlook e-mail accounts. Thunderbird 6.0 can also be configured as a client by default e-mail on the latest drafts of Linux distributions without any problems.
Will be on multiple bugs corrections promised and small cosmetic alterations to be made, especially since these points are likely to evolve from here to the final output of this sixth version of Thunderbird.
> download Thunderbird beta 6.0

Where is the Tablet market? Android reduced the gap with the iPad...

Point encrypted on the evolution of the market of the tablets in the second quarter. If the dominance of Apple is indisputable, the rising strength of the Android models will be blowing winds of serious competition year.

After a slowdown in sales in the first quarter of the year, the shelves are to resume the hair of the beast. Indeed, if not in had elapsed "that" 7.2 million copies on the first three months of the year according to the statistics of IDC, sales were well accelerated in the second quarter. Thus, the firm Strategy Analytics Announces what 15.1 million tablets that have been sold worldwide between early April and late June. Last year over the same period, only 3.5 million tablets found takers. Of course, at the time, if the iPad was already the features of the market, the competition was not yet as well installed.

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We note however that the Apple Tablet is still the Queen of the sector with a market share of established at 61.3%, even if it was very impressive to 94.3% a year earlier. It is even more significant on the State of the market that iPad sales have significantly progressed, with 9.3 million units passed against 3.3 million a year earlier. This confirms that sales of Android tablets have really off to grab about one-third of the market, under the impulse of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), specially designed version of the mobile OS for tablets widescreen. This does not detract from the performance of Apple, especially with a number of references very limited from the myriad of solutions found in Android.

Finally, slip a word on the shelves under Windows 7. Often derided, they be account while a market share of 4.6% there where they did even not appear in the statistics a year ago. Strategy Analytics estimated that approximately 700,000 tablets under Windows 7 that were sold in the quarter. The main customers of these solutions would be companies that visibly prefer models under Windows to BlackBerry Playbook for example. Which explains that the part of RIM on the market of the tablets is 3.3%, with approximately 500,000 copies sold in three months. Which is already not bad given the youth of the product and its exclusive nesting to the BlackBerry ecosystem (with respect to the e-mail client).

Now remains to be seen how to evolve the market of the tablets on the end of the year. Even if the iPad 2 should save record sales, everything suggests that enhanced Android offering will enable the Google mobile OS to reduce the gap with iOS.

And if the Chromebooks abandoned the Atom to move up a gear?

Success is not frankly to the appointment for the time on the Chromebooks. A rise of these laptops may be decided to strengthen their attractiveness.
It is a fact, since their announcement in large pumps, the Google Chromebooks (launched in partnership with Samsung and Acer) did not succeed in convincing. These netbooks - which are of advantage agency terminals connected to the Web via Chrome - are indeed considered by critics, most of the tests available on the Web being harsh towards them. It is not so much their configurations that are at issue, but rather the boundaries of the concept with machines, while safe, but not be exploited to a maximum of their capabilities, the number of features available is reduced by definition. Step course in these circumstances that pass the Atom family processors Intel Core is sufficient to change the situation. It is a solution that now believe manufacturers of Chromebooks.
Chromebooks
The idea would be, according to the testimonies received by DigiTimes, to increase price/performance of these laptops. The new configuration would have already been validated by Google, and Core processors are now accepted in the design of a Chromebook. What offer calculation power superior to that currently offered by the N570 dual-core Atom. Samsung and Acer could also be joined by Asus, to propose these new versions of the Chromebooks at the end of the year.
Finally, history terminate these rumours in beauty, the DigiTimes said whether these new releases will be accompanied a revision downward from the selling price of the Chromebooks. It must be said that currently, these machines (excluding offer to lease without commitment proposed business and American students) are generally more expensive than an equivalent netbook under Windows 7 (between €399 and €449 in Amazon)...

Roccat Isku: super keyboard delayed to September

The German manufacturer Roccat relaunches its last keyboard players. The Isku is now expected in September.

Roccat took advantage of the CeBIT 2011 to unveil its new keyboard player. The Isku was originally land in shops during the second quarter. This solution has been delayed, and the German manufacturer now provides an effective availability for the month of September. This USB keyboard has a cable of 2 m, which does not preclude display an "extreme" 1 000 Hz reactivity. EasyShift [+] technology allows to create three areas (or groups of keys) separate. There are also twenty key EasyZone on 123 in this keyboard.

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The Isku authorizes the creation of not less than 36 macros using only keys W, S, A, and D. Also note the presence of 8 multimedia keys. Roccat Talk technology to link this keyboard with a mouse (Kone [+] only at present), to improve the gaming experience a little more. The Isku can be illuminated, six levels of backlight being proposed. This will facilitate its use in particularly dark environments (LAN party, etc.). Roccat had to recall announced its Isku public price recommended 79.99 euros. We are already in the back to provide you a test of this Isku out...

Acer acquires iGware to go in the clouds

Objective Cloud for Acer acquired a company specialized in services hosted working with Nintendo...
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Acer is the second big seller of computers in the world behind HP and the Taiwanese company has well take advantage of its position to expand its operations and strengthen its supply side services. It is in this light that the firm has just announced the iGware, for redemption sum of $ 320 million. A large sum, especially for the redemption of a unknown California company to the consumer.
But iGware is one of many players in a market growing, cloud-computing, and counts to its portfolio of clients a few famous names, such as Nintendo who entrusted services online of its game consoles. IGware infrastructure are apparently very interesting for Acer, which account to use it to develop its online service offer.
Services that will be grouped behind the Acer Cloud mark, which should be launched next year. CEO of Acer, JT Wang, evokes a secure environment that will be opened to all products Acer, smart phones to tablets, without of course forgetting the PC.

New power supplies also among OCZ

The California manufacturer OCZ has just officially unveil its new power supplies, the ZS Series.

OCZ continues to develop new power supplies, even if this activity is now more a small share of its results. The California manufacturer presents its new ZS Series. These power supplies are certified 80 Plus Bronze. They are therefore a minimum efficiency of 85%. OCZ proposes three powers: 550, 650 and 750 watts. Found in all cases a single rail of 12 volts of 38, 46 or 5 amperes. These blocks support the ATX12V v2.2 standard. They have two or four slots PCI Express, and eight SATA connectors, and three or four Molex.

The cooling of the ZS Series is entrusted to a thermo-regulated 135 mm fan. OCZ advance a MTBF of 100,000 hours for these new blocks, which are covered by a three year warranty. These power supplies are already available at the United States at the respective rates of $ 79.99 (€64.99 TTC), $ 89.99 (€74.99 TTC) and $ 99.99 (€84,99 TTC).

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Microsoft publishes good results

Microsoft is in the form. The software giant has generated more than $ 17 billion in sales over the past three months, for a little less 6 billion profit!


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Microsoft has released the results of its fourth fiscal quarter 2011 (closed June 30). Over this period, the turnover of the software giant has reached 17,37 billion, + 8% in one year.


The benefits of the Seattle company is progressing to 30%, to $ 5.87 billion. Almost all of the divisions of Microsoft are better than in 2010. The CA of the Entertainment & Devices (Xbox, Windows Phone) group rose by 30%, and $ 1.5 billion. There are also 17% of sales in addition to the Online Services (such as Bing and MSN), with $ 662 million. This division displays however abyssal loss that accumulate to about 6.5 billion over the past three years!


The Server & Tools unit is an increase of 12%, with 4.6 billion, while the (Agency) Business division 7% more, and represents the heart of the activity of Microsoft with turnover $ 5.8 billion! Only black point, the recoil of a small little less than 1% of the Windows & Windows Live group that generates all the same 4.7 billion in CA. Microsoft ends its fiscal year 2011 with a total turnover of 69,94 billion (an increase of 12% over the previous year) and of the benefits of 23.15 billion (+ 23% from 2010).

AMD announces average results for Q2

The California firm AMD has presented its results for the second quarter of 2011, positive, but without more.
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AMD has not surprised with the results of the second quarter of 2011. Sunnyvale firm displays a turnover of 1.57 billion, down 2% from the previous quarter, and 5% from last year. The benefits reach to $ 61 million, compared to 510 million in the first quarter, but also to the 43 million of losses in 2010. The average margin of the California company was 46 per cent these past three months.
AMD drops slightly as well for sales of CPU and GPU. In return, the launch of the new society APU is rather well spent. Logically, the CA for the third quarter should be on the rise (it refers to 10%). Expected now obviously looking forward to the launch of the processors from the new nm Bulldozer, to see what will be their impact on the finances of AMD!

Asus unveils a players helmet!

The Taiwanese manufacturer Asus expands its recent range of audio headsets, with a new model for players: ROG Vulcan ANC...

ASUS offers us to discover its new headset. Vulcan ANC is part of the Republic of Gamer (ROG) of Taiwanese manufacturer's range. This solution therefore focuses players. It should be noted first light design - it weighs between 320 and 325 grams - and practice, with its foldable headband and his package of transport. This headphone is designed around 40 mm drivers and displays an impedance of 32 Ohms. It adopts a double ambient noise reduction technology, active (ANC) and passive (PNC).

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According to Asus, this allows to remove up to 85% of ambient noise, whether it is fans of computer, or the voice of a human being. The single AAA/LR03 of Vulcan stack enables it to reach approximately 40 hours of autonomy. This helmet has Atria quality, with memory foam and leather of Japanese origin. Also note the presence of a microphone on the solution of 205 x 195 mm. As usual, Asus does not specify the rates and dates of availability of its new baby.

Acer acquires iGware to go in the clouds

Objective Cloud for Acer acquired a company specialized in services hosted working with Nintendo...


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Acer is the second big seller of computers in the world behind HP and the Taiwanese company has well take advantage of its position to expand its operations and strengthen its supply side services. It is in this light that the firm has just announced the iGware, for redemption sum of $ 320 million. A large sum, especially for the redemption of a unknown California company to the consumer.


But iGware is one of many players in a market growing, cloud-computing, and counts to its portfolio of clients a few famous names, such as Nintendo who entrusted services online of its game consoles. IGware infrastructure are apparently very interesting for Acer, which account to use it to develop its online service offer.


Services that will be grouped behind the Acer Cloud mark, which should be launched next year. CEO of Acer, JT Wang, evokes a secure environment that will be opened to all products Acer, smart phones to tablets, without of course forgetting the PC.

New power supplies also among OCZ

The California manufacturer OCZ has just officially unveil its new power supplies, the ZS Series.


OCZ continues to develop new power supplies, even if this activity is now more a small share of its results. The California manufacturer presents its new ZS Series. These power supplies are certified 80 Plus Bronze. They are therefore a minimum efficiency of 85%. OCZ proposes three powers: 550, 650 and 750 watts. Found in all cases a single rail of 12 volts of 38, 46 or 5 amperes. These blocks support the ATX12V v2.2 standard. They have two or four slots PCI Express, and eight SATA connectors, and three or four Molex.


The cooling of the ZS Series is entrusted to a thermo-regulated 135 mm fan. OCZ advance a MTBF of 100,000 hours for these new blocks, which are covered by a three year warranty. These power supplies are already available at the United States at the respective rates of $ 79.99 (€64.99 TTC), $ 89.99 (€74.99 TTC) and $ 99.99 (€84,99 TTC).


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Bulldozer for 19 .embre?

AMD have announced the release date of his Bulldozer processors in a small "anime".

This video was the buzz among fans of the AMD solutions this weekend. Indeed, in stopping there in the 15th second, was discovered on a kind of cardboard AMD at the bottom left screen that bears the mention ".. .ember 19th". This, according to experts, looming launch date of new processors for the skier, the famous Bulldozer which dépoussièreront the mark "fx".

The teasing well orchestrated, even if it is not necessarily more advanced, since you can paste in this indication the months of September, November or December. Well, put that AMD respects the launch period indicated in the last report of the Bulldozer, and it is inferred that we should be entitled the end of September... For the rest, "enjoy" the video to the manga style in which our colleagues from Clubic will even see the wicked Blues as Intel representative, which will hold its Developer Forum between September 13 and 15...

Where is the Tablet market? Android reduced the gap with the iPad...

Point encrypted on the evolution of the market of the tablets in the second quarter. If the dominance of Apple is indisputable, the rising strength of the Android models will be blowing winds of serious competition year.


After a slowdown in sales in the first quarter of the year, the shelves are to resume the hair of the beast. Indeed, if not in had elapsed "that" 7.2 million copies on the first three months of the year according to the statistics of IDC, sales were well accelerated in the second quarter. Thus, the firm Strategy Analytics Announces what 15.1 million tablets that have been sold worldwide between early April and late June. Last year over the same period, only 3.5 million tablets found takers. Of course, at the time, if the iPad was already the features of the market, the competition was not yet as well installed.


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We note however that the Apple Tablet is still the Queen of the sector with a market share of established at 61.3%, even if it was very impressive to 94.3% a year earlier. It is even more significant on the State of the market that iPad sales have significantly progressed, with 9.3 million units passed against 3.3 million a year earlier. This confirms that sales of Android tablets have really off to grab about one-third of the market, under the impulse of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), specially designed version of the mobile OS for tablets widescreen. This does not detract from the performance of Apple, especially with a number of references very limited from the myriad of solutions found in Android.


Finally, slip a word on the shelves under Windows 7. Often derided, they be account while a market share of 4.6% there where they did even not appear in the statistics a year ago. Strategy Analytics estimated that approximately 700,000 tablets under Windows 7 that were sold in the quarter. The main customers of these solutions would be companies that visibly prefer models under Windows to BlackBerry Playbook for example. Which explains that the part of RIM on the market of the tablets is 3.3%, with approximately 500,000 copies sold in three months. Which is already not bad given the youth of the product and its exclusive nesting to the BlackBerry ecosystem (with respect to the e-mail client).


Now remains to be seen how to evolve the market of the tablets on the end of the year. Even if the iPad 2 should save record sales, everything suggests that enhanced Android offering will enable the Google mobile OS to reduce the gap with iOS.

ASUS U46SV from €779: a 14 "in the chassis of a" 13...

The Taiwanese manufacturer Asus launches its new ultra-portable computer U46SV in Europe.


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After a small teaser, Asus has launched the first of its new ultra-portable computers U Series in Europe. This U46SV has an Intel Core i5-2410M to 2.30 GHz accompanied by 4 or 6 GB of DDR3. Its screen led of 14 "displays a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is driven by a GeForce GT 540 M (with 1 GB of VRAM). The storage of this machine is assigned to a 500 GB hard drive, an 8 x DVD burner, and a 4 in 1 memory card reader. Connectivity includes Gigabit LAN, 802 .11n ready WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0.


The new baby of the Taiwanese manufacturer has a hull made of aluminum with advanced hinges and its thickness does not exceed 25 mm. This U46SV offers a 0.3 megapixel webcam, USB 3.0 port and an HDMI port. Its 8-cell battery allows it to achieve approximately 10 hours of autonomy. ASUS offers its novelty with a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. The first two listings of this ultra-portable are respective tariffs of €779 (4 GB) and €799 (6 GB). Note finally that if we speak of ultra-portable for this computer with a slab of 14 ", it was that he wished the efforts side design in a computer chassis" 13.3 as the showed the video presentation aired two days ago.


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