OmniVision: a 4 K sensor compatible smartphone...

Film with its smartphone in 4 K will perhaps become a reality by the beginning of next year, there will more be to equip themselves in compatible TV...

After the Nokia PureView proposing to jolis clichés to 41 million pixels, OmniVision Society announces the launch of a new sensor for smartphones capable of filming in 4K2K... and even more! The reference of this new CMOS sensor is OV16825 and aligns 16 million photosensitive cells or already on a surface of only 1.34 µm each. These already operate technology originally introduced in 2007 by the same company and named "Back-illuminated CMOS" placing the substrate containing the photo-cathodes directly across from light to capture and put behind all the wiring necessary for the functioning of these cells. This technique allows to pass 60% of light being captured to nearly 90%.

The capabilities of this new sensor are rather impressive, since it will be possible to film scenes in Full HD at 60 fps with a system of digital stabilization, but also in 4K2K - or 3840 x 2160 - 60 images per second without stabilization and finally in full definition of the sensor - is 4608 x 3456 - 30 images per second. OmniVision is also on his sheet a new sensor OV16825 has all the essential features for the taking of photo, such as the setting of the exhibition or the sensitivity expressed in ISO. Output, it will be possible to send images to format RAW 10 and 12-bit for a richer colour rendering, 1024 levels of colors for the 10-bit and 4096 colors for the 12-bit levels.

If manufacturers engage in a race to the finesse in the market of smartphones, this sensor will not respond. The size of the sensor is 1/2.3 "instead of" 1/3.2 in normal time and measure 9.2 x 8.9 mm for the single die and 1.28 x 1.18 cm for the complete package. There is still a last problem to be overcome for the manufacturers, the flow of data sent by this sensor must be huge. It seems difficult for the SoC current to be able to support such a definition. Perhaps the next mobile processors will fail, knowing that this type of sensor is not due until early 2013 and will also address the market of compact cameras and camcorders.

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Intel Ivy Bridge-E: compatible X79 and LGA 2011?

And if the Ivy Bridge-E is compatible with the recently launched LGA 2011?

So just to test the Sandy Bridge-E Intel that are slow to point the tip of their nose Server versions, a slide from a presentation by leaked internal depth Xfastest reveals the existence of Ivy Bridge-E ... Remember, the Ivy Bridge are the future Intel processors, the Core i third generation that will be engraved in 22 nm.

These Ivy Bridge-E models are therefore high-end of the new series of processors, and where the slide is very interesting is that it suggests that these Ivy Bridge-E x79 chipset could use the d Intel and could therefore be backwards compatible with all motherboards with socket LGA 2011 now coming out for Sandy Bridge-E. This would allow the socket to have a greater than expected longevity, and enhance the interest of a sudden the platform Intel has just launched.

If this compatibility is confirmed by Intel, it means that the founder is to increase the longevity of its sockets. A note when the current LGA 1155 processors will accommodate Ivy Bridge. Ivy Bridge-E of which should be available in late 2012 in all probability. Remains to be seen, as can be expected, these processors incorporate 8-core assets.

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Skype is done compatible with the Facebook accounts

With the new beta of Skype, Facebook accounts can easily do video conferencing.

Skype, a subsidiary of Microsoft player in the world of VoIP, now accounts for more than 30 million members permanently connected. To continue to increase its user base, the service announced a partnership with Facebook, the first global social network. A boon for Skype when you know that Facebook is approaching slowly from one billion members, although the 200 million Internet users remaining to pass this course are obviously hard to find.


Available in beta version, Skype 5.7 makes it possible to connect directly with their Facebook account on the software before placing video calls. Being short registration via Skype using the Facebook Connect module should indeed encourage users to use the service. Especially a list management allows friends "Skype" easily one of his contacts.

Note also the appearance of this version of another improvement (reserved for the PC version of the software at the moment) which is to enrich the screen sharing now available to many "viewers" simultaneously. Remains an option fee.

>> Download Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows
>> Download Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac

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Gigabyte announces its PCI-Express 3.0 and Ivy Bridge compatible motherboards

Known Ivy Bridge, which will be the next generation of Intel processor with the 22 nm, will be compatible with Socket 1155 via a bios update. Gigabyte publishes a list revealing its motherboards series 6 compatible with Ivy Bridge as well as with the standard PCI-Express 3.0.

Support for the PCI-Express 3.0 standard is unique since it depends on the used processor. The Sandy Bridge integrates current processors a controller, which manages 16 lines PCI-Express 2.0 used for graphics cards. Unlike Ivy Bridge will handle sixteen lines PCI-Express 3.0 standard. Slots PCI-Express 3.0 and 2.0 being the same, a switch on the motherboard will then allow following the processor installed to use one or the other.
Course according to the number of adapters installed sixteen lines PCI-Express 3.0 will be spread over one or two ports PCI-Express.Here is the list of motherboards Gigabyte compatible PCI-Express 3.0 and Ivy Bridge via a bios update:

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ASRock Unveils in turn of PCI-Express 3.0 and Ivy Bridge compatible motherboards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASRock Unveils him also of socket 1155 motherboards supporting the standard PCI-Express 3.0 and therefore Ivy Bridge, which will be the next generation of Intel processor with the 22 nm.

ASRock has made available a mini site dedicated to the standard PCI-Express 3.0 unveiling new motherboards. They are easily differentiated other models of manufacturing with the addition of the GEN3 concept. However, although its motherboards are listed as compatible with the PCI-Express 3.0 standard, this will depend on the used processor.

Indeed current processors Sandy Bridge incorporates a controller, who only manage sixteen lines PCI-Express 2.0. It will be a processor Ivy Bridge, which includes managing sixteen lines PCI-Express 3.0, located on the motherboard socket for the switch ports PCI-Express 3.0. Of course because the processor manages only sixteen lines PCI-Express 3.0 following the number of connected graphics cards they will be spread over one or two ports PCI-Express.

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Compatible with the flash 24 nm SandForce

Still not to the more affordable SSD.

The SandForce company, specializing in controllers for DSS, took advantage of the Flash Memory Summit taking place currently in the city of Santa Clara, California to show a new revision of its SandForce 2000 controller compatible with the flash memory MLC engraved with a fineness of 24 nm produced by Toshiba. The model presented was displaying rather classical performance for the SandForce controller with 500 MB/s read and write.

The novelty is obviously new fineness of engraving which is expected to still lower cost SSDs gigabyte. Currently, a 256 GB of quality, such as the M4 Crucial 256 GB SSD, sells less than 400 euros. With the new generation of chips, the price should be reduced by 30-40%. In contrast, SandForce does not endurance of chips which should however be reduced. Indeed, reduction of the fineness of engraving also reduces the number of cycles by cells. DuraClass and DuraWrite of SandFroce technologies are intended to optimize the use of cells up to avoid any problem, but it gives no information about the lifetime of these new SSD.

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PlayStation: the Vita is compatible with PS3

Expected, the recent rumours, for the month of October, next portable console of Sony will be compatible with his counterpart of salon. Indeed, the Japanese manufacturer just announce that PlayStation 3 may send some information to the Vita, resulting in possible interactions.

Thus, the Vita could serve as a controller for the PS3 in the same optics that Nintendo and its Wii U. He is also able to transfer its backups to one console either to continue a part on his Vita after had started it on PS3. Of course, expect a list of games compatible with the latter function, the differences in powers of two consoles being known.

The Vita PS for late October in Europe?

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