A new Nexus for Ice Cream Sandwich in October/November?

Between real news and rumours, Ice Cream Sandwich is talking about him...

A few time already said the release of the new version of Android approaching great. The rumor was right because a Conference, Eric Schmidt has confirmed that Ice Cream Sandwich will be published between the months of October and November. While this has been confirmed, the numbering of Ice Cream Sandwich could also evolve.

If it is said that this new version of the OS would be 2.4, Google might ultimately choose the number 4.0. A numbering which justify easily, since it presents us Ice Cream Sandwich as a unified OS for smartphones and tablets... version or when Gingerbread and Honeycomb would more than one form.

And it is not everything, since the output of Ice Cream Sandwich could be accompanied by the arrival of a new series of terminals, including a new smartphone in the Google's Nexus range, which would be always designed by Samsung: the Nexus premium which would be equipped with a Texas Instruments OMAP ARM SoC. We hear even the American operator Verizon has decided to sulk in Samsung Galaxy S II to highlight the Nexus bonus at the end of the year, because this smartphone would be more able to compete with the iPhone 5. Of course, is swimming in full rumours.

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An SSD in SF-2200 expensive steps?

The Taiwanese manufacturer ADATA Unveils in turn a SF-2200 flash disk with asynchronous flash memory.

ADATA has announced a new flash drive. The S510 is very logically part of the "500 Series" of the Taiwanese manufacturer. It architecture as S511 around a SandForce SF-2200. This processor is however accompanied by asynchronous MLC flash memory (less powerful and less expensive). It will be proposed in a single capacity: 120 GB. The S510 adopts a format 2.5 inches and a 6 Gb/s Serial ATA interface.

ADATA advance maximum sequential flows (ATTO) of 550 MB/s read for 510 MB/s write. The manufacturer also specify values with incompressible files (AS - SSD): 200 MB/s read and 140 MB/s write. Maximum random performance reach their 85,000 IOPS (60,000 IOPS in aligned). The S510 consumes 0.6 watt in idle and 4.7 watts support. The MTBF is of 1 million hours, and it is covered by a three year warranty. ADATA will provide an adapter 2.5 inch to 3.5 inches in the bundle of his flash drive, and a utility facilitating migration. It is not known yet when and how much this S510 will be proposed. But it will be obviously cheaper than the S511...

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Forecasts downwards for the PC market

Finally, it should not sell as much as expected in 2011 or 2012 PC...

Cabinet Gartner just revise downward its forecast of PC sales in 2011, taking into account the degraded economic context and sales be conclusive in the first half on the markets of Western Europe and the United States. Even sales of re-entry would not so good as expected. If Gartner had initially expected a market growth of the PC at the global level of 9.3% in 2011, the new forecasts expect growth of 3.8%... or 352 million of PCs sold in the year.

The decline in demand is real, despite Asian market always very dynamic and a renewal of business parks found a level of interest. Equally important, Gartner says that not all missed this year sales be carried over into the next fiscal year. Indeed, its forecasts for 2012 are also revised downwards, with growth now expected at 10.9% versus 12.8% in advance. Main explanation: the PC life cycle tends to elongate, either for individuals or corporate...

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Samsung 850 Series: almost perfect screens?

The Korean giant Samsung unveils two new screens, including a 27 inch in 2560 x 1440 pixels.

Samsung is the number one in the global market for monitors since 20 consecutive quarters. The Korean giant has more concern on this segment since 2006, and according to IDC analysis firm, he holds currently a 17.2% in terms of value and 14.7% in terms of elapsed units. Samsung currently flows more than five million screens a quarter. The manufacturer has just announced the availability next in its 850 Series new Europe. These solutions are equipped with a Super PLS (Plane to Line Switching) type slab, a derivative House IPS technology to achieve visions of 178 degrees angles.

Discover the moment a 24 inch (S24A850DW) and a 27 inch (S27A850D). The first displays a definition 16: 10 1920 x 1200 pixels, while the latter reached 2560 x 1440 pixels. These monitors have a response time of 5 milliseconds (from grey to grey), and a rate of 1000: 1 contrast. They are equipped with an LED backlight, and their maximum brightness is announced to 300 cd/m² (sensor for automatic adjustment is present). The connections of the S24A850DW is limited to VGA and DVI while duS27A850D includes two DVI ports and a DisplayPort. There is also a foot to tilt, rotation, and height adjustment. These screens are also equipped with a USB 3.0, a first in our knowledge hub. They are covered by a three year warranty.

Samsung offers the S24A850DW to €499, while it will have to pay €799 for the S27A850D. These solutions are almost perfect. Their only failure? The tariff, of course, even if it is clearly more warranted than usual...

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Offered by GetJar Gold paid Android apps

A new kiosk applications Android puts forward a category that offers free and paid applications on the Market and Amazon exclusive.

Not easy to be a place among the distributors of Android applications on the side of Google (the very official Android Market) or Amazon (Amazon AppStore for Android), GetJar think can succeed to intrude on this market with GetJar Gold. How? By passing to propose free and legally the applications which are priced in the competition.

Priced applications available which are categorized "Gold" in GetJar, where there is a small 30, some are sold up to ten dollars elsewhere. And GetJar promises that every day new applications integrate this category interchangeably home games, practical apps or productivity tools.

Open and independent, GetJar structure thus managed to negotiate exclusive with some application developers. A small amount of money is repaid them by the number of downloads recorded by their software. About GetJar, the platform pays a promotional program that allows developers to pay to ensure their applications (free or paid) in front. Trying a commercial answer to those who complain regularly of the foutoir which makes most of the invisible applications on shops of traditional applications.

Ilja Laurs, founder, with malice says: "It is a shame that the owners of iPhone must continue to pay for applications they might have free of charge if their phone was under Android".

         

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The Corsair Carbide 400R available at €89

The Californian manufacturer Corsair has officially launched its Carbide 400R.

Corsair had announced its Carbide 400R at the beginning of June. This new case is now officially launched, and it begins to appear in shops from €89. This award provides access to a tower of 520 x 200 x 500 mm, which can accommodate an ATX or Micro-ATX motherboard, and any graphics card. This steel chassis is fully painted in black. Its facade shows four 5.25-inch bays, and a control panel with two ports USB 3.0, FireWire port, and a couple of 3.5 mm jacks.

The 400R Carbide will support a maximum of six HDD/SSD 3.5 or 2.5-inch. It is provided with three 120 mm fans (two front, one rear). Corsair covers its last solution to a two year warranty. It now expected of his "big" brother, Carbide 500R.

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Antec SOLO II: casing silence to €120

California Builder Antec announces a new silent way-Tower housing.

Antec has officially unveil his SOLO II. This means-Tower enclosure is part of the same family as the famous Sonata. It is designed using steel of 1 mm thick, with touches of polycarbonate, which allows to reduce significantly the noise emitted by the configuration. Its façade is designed aluminum and he wears a black paint (bright outside, matte inside) of the most beautiful effect. This SOLO II shows two 5.25 inch bays. It also offers a complete ultra Control Panel, with two USB 2.0, two USB 3.0 ports, ports and two 3.5 mm jacks.

This box can accommodate a motherboard in ATX, Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX format. It has a system of fixing vibration-proof (eyelets silicone,) or rubber cables compatible with 2.5 inch and 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. There are also two TrueQuiet of 120 mm fans. They have two levels of performance, and they are placed behind dust filters. Antec covers her new baby to a three year warranty. The SOLO II is available to the public price of €119 TTC.

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