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An anonymous reader writes A paper published in the recent leak Cablegate reveals that Microsoft has provided training to the Tunisian Ministry of Justice and the Interior, in exchange for exemption from the country’s political open source software. These departments would soon be training in the use phishing the credentials for social networking bloggers, journalists, political activists and protesters. Assistance from Microsoft led to the sale of 12,000 software licenses to the Tunisian government. The cable itself details the efforts Microsoft put into negotiating an agreement. Their intention was clear just expand into a new market, but the author has been skeptical of the cable on the Tunisian government’s adherence to its stated objectives. Quoting: In theory, the increased capacity GOT enforcement through training in IT is positive, but given the heavy-handed interference in matters GOT Internet shifts if there is capacity to expand GOT control its own citizens.

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Thinking about picking up a (inconceivably expensive Jetstream) HTC? After all, it just slipped into the online store of AT and T this weekend. We’ll just leave this link HotHardware in the source below, in case you want to check some comparative benchmarks before trading $ 700 for a 2 year contract. Not that it performed poorly, mind you, he ran neck-and-neck with Lenovo IdeaPad K1 – we believe, like graphs and tables are cool. Videos too – hit the break to see the folks at HotHardware

give the slate of 10 inches a quick practice.

The war is constantly changing. Daylight became nightly battles duels, and pre-noon skirmishes moved to sunset massacres – some might say we’re just lazy, but anyway, thermal imaging is now playing very vital role. Now BAE and the JVM – the equivalent of Sweden to the DARPA – have a way to hide the heat signature of heavy machinery. ADAPTIV is a wall of 14 cm panels that monitor ambient heat and it is, so it can not be selected from the background radiation. Technology can also be used to reproduce the profiles of other things – you know, like a calf or a Fiat 500 spotted. BAE believes that technology is scalable for buildings and ships of war, the only drawback being that all future commanders will ensure that their operations are completed before dawn. I would not want your soldiers to see that five o’clock (AM) shade, now would we?

Here’s one that momentarily escaped our attention throughout the IFA noise: the Qosmio DX730, which Toshiba says borrows its design and Resolution + technology of image processing from Regza TVs. The base model has a Pentium processor rather ugly, but the range also includes Core i3 and i5 models, with up to 6 GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a Blu-ray, TV tuner and Onkyo high – speakers. The multi-touch panel 23-inch Full HD also works in his favor. The price has not yet been announced, although reports Akihabara

a lot of similar models in Japan from an incredible 120,000 JPY (1,500 USD). We will have to rely on the Dell Vostro 360 to maintain margins Toshiba should firmly in check.

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As with the end of any beverage room and absolutely chaotic mass of electronics, it is with mixed feelings that we pack up our gear and prepare to leave the IFA. We hope you enjoyed our countless news stories, hands-ons, and liveblog – all perfectly organized just after the break (so you can count on, if you really want). But now it’s time to say goodbye to Berlin – until next year at least. We also held a small sample of photos that did not really have another house here, but should give you an idea of ​​the vastness and diversity of this show really is. Click through the gallery below, and jump past the break for a roundup of all our IFA 2011 coverage.

theodp writes According to the FTC, celebrities have an obligation to disclose relationships with advertisers making endorsements outside the context of traditional advertising, such as talk shows or in social media. So, is the ringing endorsement of Airship Ventures Zeppelin Tour operator and Sergey Brin, gave its 200,000 + + Google disciples fall last week in this class? Since getting to know people more in airshipventures. com, posted Brin, I had the pleasure of flying with them several times and this loop in the south bay is probably the most picturesque. I’ll probably give it another go when they return to SF in October. Forbes Brin called an investor in Airship Ventures’, and others have speculated about a possible link Google.

You probably thought Motorola had a lock on the wharf while your phone trick, but the Korean company KT quietly launched an assault on the manufacturer Atrix at IFA. Rather than a single (and disappointing)  Webtop concept KT spider has three different accessories that expand the capabilities of the device 4.5-inch Gingerbread. The portable dock adds a QWERTY keyboard, extended battery and a redesigned user interface while building on the phone itself as the touchpad. If keyboards are not your thing, there are shell Spider tablet PAD blowing the interface up to 10.1 inches while adding a few tweaks friendly slate. Last game is the dock, a cradle with a simple D-pad and buttons that connects via Bluetooth to the Spider. The phone itself is no exception, packing 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor Qualcomm. Oh, and 4.5-inch screen? An amazing 1280 x 800 resolution. It’s kind of hard to believe anything that is stuck in a package just 9.34mm (0.37 inches) thin. The phone is expected to launch in Korea in either November or December, although international prices and availability are always in the air. Check the pair of videos after the break.

If you have been twiddling their thumbs in anticipation of the Pad Andy arrival of the turn no more, because the slate budget-friendly Android is now available in most of Europe. Both the 8GB and 16GB model of its Andy Pro Pad counterpart appeared on the website of the British manufacturer of today, with the old price of 129 pounds (about $ 208) and the last race for 179 pounds (about $ 289 ). The two tablets seven inches and run on Gingerbread offer up to six hours of battery life, even though the Pro has a capacitive touch screen (1024 x 600), compared with 800 of his little brother x 480 resistive. If you need some low cost of Android love in your life, hit up the link source to catch one for you.

Orome1 written with this excerpt from the Safety Net Assistance: The number of rogue SSL certificates issued by the Dutch CA has DigiNotar balooned of a few dozen to more than 250 to 531 in just a few days, as of Tor Jacob Appelbaum shared the . The full list of rogue certificates, it became clear that the fraudulent certificates in areas of a number of intelligence agencies around the world have also been issued in compromise CA -. including the CIA, MI6 and Mossad Additional focus areas include Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Skype, Twitter, Tor, WordPress and others.

cylonlover writes On August 12, electrical engineer / aerospace and helicopter pilot, Pascal Chrétien, took to the sky in the first untethered in the world, all-electric manned helicopter flight in a prototype machine he designed and built almost entirely itself in a 12 -. period of development in its months 2 minutes, 10 seconds of flight tests, beat Christian aviation giant Sikorsky in the record books – but not without significant risk the man himself: in case of crash I stand a good chance of ending. in the form of a kebab.

Medion had a pretty eventful weekend this year at the IFA in Berlin where the German PC maker unveiled a new tablet and smartphone Android Gingerbread rather obtuse. Known as the Lifetab P9514, 32GB of business, 1.6 pounds of slate is powered by a 1GHz processor NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 3.2 and works Honeycomb has a capacitive multitouch screen with resolution 1280 x 800. The device also supports quad-band 3G and WiFi connections, and the usual basics HDMI, microUSB, and microSD ports. Medion new phone, meanwhile, remains decidedly mysterious. At this point, we know that the phone rocks a 4.3-inch five-megapixel shooter and comes pre-loaded with the manufacturer’s GoPal SatNav app, but the details remain obscure. Both aircraft are scheduled for delivery in Europe in Q4 of this year at prices not confirmed, but rumor has it that the last LifeTab € 399 (about $ 564). No word yet on if we can expect to see these products hit the U.S. anytime soon, but you can catch a glimpse of the newly released smartphone after the break.

Sony S tablet may not have been good enough for the consumers’ hands when we glimpse last week , but we can only assume that the company now things finally got sorted, as the tablet is available for pre – command with a promise September 16th ship date. This now includes Amazon cleaner site of Sony and Best Buy and Future Shop in Canada that are each list a little later in September 23rd availability of the country (but the same $ 499 and $ 599 price tags). As expected, those interested in the smaller, two screens P Tablet place a little more waiting to do.

hasanabbas1987 wrote You want to have an overview of the supernova astronomers have discovered the closest in the last 25 years? All you need to do is get a small telescope or binoculars (some digital SLR and would do very well). Astronomers think they could have found the supernova in a few hours of the initial explosion, Aug. 24. Generally, the supernovas are about 1 billion light years but it is only 21 million light years. The supernova is in the Pinwheel Galaxy, and you can see in the Great Bear.

Berlin Internationalen Funkausstellung is not a consumer Electronics Show unexciting. Of course, there are not nearly as many new gadgets to play with as you will find even the most docile of years CES, but there is much else around to leave any buff Tech satiety. Yet the most exciting gadget this year – for me at least – was not a new tablet , or cell phone , or even Android controlled robot vacuum . No, the highlight of my week was the clip-on 3D glasses , which LG reps given to each interested spectator as they entered the booth of the company. These dead-simple, yet completely life-changing specs were almost certainly dominated by the 20/20 vision-disabled, but for people like me who does not support drag a pair of glasses over another just to watch Kung Fu Panda in three dimensions, those clip-ons that you see above are the absolute best swag I could hope to find.

There really is not much for them. The 3D experience was identical to what you get with traditional passive glasses – they simply snap on top of your glasses, rather than relying on their own. They also offer UV protection, and communicate seamlessly with the TV. Well, okay then. While the participants could get their own pair free at IFA, you can also find these online for about $ 20 – LG sold as the AG-F220. I want them to become more widely available and more affordable as well. So listen, Hollywood: if you never give me five extra dollars at the box office to watch an animation shot his paw wear fur directly to my temple, the better to be waiting on the other side of the digitization of the ticket.

The only images we have seen the next Ruby HTC Amaze 4G , the incoming high-powered smartphone for T-Mobile, have left us hungry for more substance, and some pictures show on the phone, and even those do not offer visual evidence of his rockin ‘specs. Our thirst for more info on the beast was slightly tempered as Droid Sans broken some pictures of the prototype proudly at a public rally. From what we can tell by the pictures, the camera about screen confirms the presence of a 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3 inch screen and a camera QHD 8 megapixels in the back (2MP front) with double LED flash. The source tells us that it will come bundled with HTC Sense 3.5 Summit Gingerbread run, so do not let these photos – showing off Android stocks – your hopes so fast. Overall, however, it seems that the Samsung S Galaxy II may have a fierce battle on his hands for the title of Next Top T-Mobile (Smartphone) model.

An anonymous reader writes: For the first time, an electric motor was made from a single molecule. A 1 nm in length, is the smallest electric motor ever. Its creators plan to submit their design to Guinness World Records, but the engine Teeny could have practical applications, like pushing the fluid through the narrow pipes in lab-on-a-chip ‘devices. E. Charles Sykes at Tufts University in Boston and his colleagues embedded unbalanced butyl methyl sulfide a copper surface and sank current through it.

At present, Baidu an office network browser / search engine based in China that is supposed to imitate the Chrome (if that is wrapped around IE code). The company, however, has its sights set on conquering the mobile front as well, the introduction of OS Yi Baidu its annual meeting. The new platform is essentially a forked version of Android, which provide many of the same features and services we’re used to seeing from Google, Baidu, however, is to add a pinch of flavor by throwing in its own application package – – such as maps native player, music, web apps, and even a program similar to Google Places – and the integration of high clouds for backups, storage and sharing. The new OS will likely face intense competition from Nokia , Alibaba , Xiaomi and Windows Phone Tango (among others), so the Chinese mobile space can get quite interesting in the years to come.

Netflix promised to our friends in Central and South America would soon be able to enjoy the pleasures of watching instantly. Starting today with Brazil, and with 43 other Latin American countries to follow before September 12, streaming video services is a pioneer doing good on this promise. Customers of the land of carnival can enjoy a free one month trial, after which a subscription will run $ 14.99 dollars per month in Brazil. The deployment will be staggered over the coming days, with most areas to get a price level equal to $ 7.99 in U.S. currency and some with both options in English and Spanish. For more details check out the PR after the break and the table above.

Far from sneaking into the living room, Vestel took a BitTorrent Certified TV on display at IFA 2011 last week. This means that official stamp packs more standard features connected TV, including playing the local media across the network, and is guaranteed to work with approved BitTorrent files from the Internet. There is no word on any official release for this prototype – and we were not able to locate anyone got a practical demonstration, let us know if you saw – but it shows the possibility BitTorrent that seeks to expand its platform in a manner similar to DivX and XBMC / Boxee . See the press release after the break, we’ll sit and watch a completely legal content we have torrented.

Call of Duty certainly knows how to wear his merchandising welcome. After announcing a line of eye strain reducing glasses and a set of headphones brand , a franchise is a juggernaut juggernaut Activision’s pre-release hype a custom Xbox 360 . Console Limited Edition 320 GB comes with two wireless controllers similarly decorated, required a copy of Modern Warfare 3 and even includes the sounds of startup franchise specific. You can hang this booty video game Nov. 8 for $ 399, or take the headset and controllers separately. It’s your call and your paycheck after all. Official presser awaits you after the break.

We are not exactly thrilled Acer 10.1-inch Tab Iconia A500 , but that has not stopped the bridge to re-skinning the slate Honeycomb and claiming for himself. Appearing in a renamed version of the A500, A60 gateway comes with 16 GB of storage built, 1GB of RAM, a dual-core processor running at 1 GHz Tegra 2, a five megapixel back facing camera and front – face of two-megapixel snapper, 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity and the list goes on. Like his brother from another mother, this bridge will cost $ 399, and while we can not guarantee it will work the same, we suggest you take a look at our A500 review before the bombing these clams.

You know what the world needs technology? More patent litigation, which is why WiLAN is at it again in the case of rockets for the Eastern District of Texas. This time, instead of continuing the cable companies , it’s going after the likes of Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Novatel, Alcatel-Lucent and Sierra Wireless. There are two patents at issue: no. RE37, 802, which covers the CDMA and HSPA data transmission, and no. 5,282,222 which is related to the transmission of technical data with WiFi and LTE. Is the troll patents courageous get some money, or the big boys fight against it in the end? Stay tuned.

The 1982 Lockheed Sea Shadow can be rusting in Suisun Bay, but the coco-spooking contours have not been forgotten. They apparently inspired the design of the Asus G74SX-A1 , which has won a recommendation HotHardware for its cheese, and avoid similar performance, efficient cooling and realistic price tag of $ 1749. For once, the Core i7-2360QM processor coupled with a GeForce GTX 560M and generous dollop of RAM 12GB DDR-1333 is conspiring to exceed the manufacturer’s claims benchmark 3DMark. It was not flawless, however: the overall performance of computers has been weak compared to its rivals, the speakers were sloppy when it came to music rather than producing explosions, and 17, 3-inch full HD display was somewhat wasted on some games that went smoothly at high quality settings at 1280×720. Yet all this talk about naval makes us want some Silent Hunter 4 – and should play very well. Check source link lurking below for full review.

We have already seen how clumsy computers can be when they try to speak like humans, but researchers at North Carolina State and Georgia Tech have developed a program that could make it easier to show them how it’s done. Their approach, described in a recent paper, allow developers to build natural language generation (NLG) systems two times faster than currently possible. NLG technology is used in a wide range of applications (including gaming centers and customer service), but production of these systems has traditionally required the developers to enter massive amounts of data, vocabulary and models – the rules that computers use to develop coherent sentences. The lead author, Karthik Narayan and his team, however, have created a program capable of learning to use these models on its own, which requires developers to input only the basic information on a topic of conversation. As he learns to speak, the software can also make suggestions on automatic information should be added to its database, based on the conversation at hand. Narayan and colleagues present their study artificial intelligence this year, and Interactive Digital Entertainment conference in October, but you can dig through it for yourself, from the link below.

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We know there is not much point, but the people who ran Jacksons incalculable one of the devices webOS final deserve a chance to let off steam. And that’s exactly what we give them. With less than a total of 180, it will not actually one second Veer to suggest changes, but we are always interested in hearing how to change the minimum webOS ship forever. Last May, we confessed to have experience less-than-exciting bantam with the handset, and while we doubt the company has sold a quantity of these shocking, there is no doubt that some of you are earning one now. If this is you, the comments are calling. Do you want to resolution? Divide the physical keyboard? Change the Network? Rethinking the form factor entirely? Let us know below, and look, it’s cool to cry.

They do not earn the highlights of the IFA 2011 Sony keynote , but it slips a few more pieces of home theater equipment that are more likely to end up in your living room as his wacky 3D headset . The SMP-N200 replaces the previous Netbox that began last year with a refreshed design and support for HD and 3D. Not surprisingly, this Blu-ray player (no Blu-ray) also supports DLNA throw of content, making it a natural style Apple TV tie-in for the S and P tablet tablet once that they launch. On the road, the VPL-VW95ES is a suitable replacement for last year’s VPL-VW90ES we will probably be more well known later this week at CEDIA. For 2011, it has been refreshed with 3D conversion capabilities, a 3D integrated transmitter to synchronize the glasses and the ability to set and store different positions lenses easily switch between 4:09 p.m. ET ultrawidescreen projection. Finally, the BDP-S185 Blu-ray was announced, with a compact size and power consumption that Sony claims is 47 percent less than models of the previous year as its most notable features. All should start shipping in October, no specific word on pricing yet.

Renewable energy supercharged our transit system this week that Inhabitat Vycon submitted plans to use the acceleration of subway cars for the vast amounts of kinetic energy, and we took a look at an innovative road system magnetic energy crops as the cars go by. Biofuels also got a boost from several unlikely sources that researchers have discovered that bacteria in panda poop is incredibly effective in decomposing plant material, and scientists have developed a way to recycle newspapers into biofuel . We have also presented an energy device in real-time monitoring for children, we learned that some areas near radioactive Fukushima are more dangerous than Chernobyl , and we took a look in an underground shelter that has atomic been transformed into a cavernous subterranean office .

How machines communicate with people? If you are thinking about this idea, you will be interested in this exclusive video interview with the Museum of Modern Art Commissioner Paola Antonelli on Talk to Me MoMA’s new exhibition of technology that has recently opened in New York. We was also surprised by several artistic innovations of this week unveiled Wacom pen that scans instant everything you can draw and Sarah Garzoni created a nice set of butterflies printed paper .

In other news, we shined the spotlight on several advances in lighting technology as brilliant scientists successfully created the rain by shooting laser beams into the sky and a designer unveiled a system tiles Solar OLED that can turn into zero-energy skyscraper posters. We also made ​​some brilliant ideas in the mobile technology that Halston has unveiled a glow in the dark dress with sequins , a troop of ghostly light radiation costumes roamed the German countryside, and a student at Cornell has developed a type of clothing that pitfalls of toxic gases . Meanwhile the Hudson River with a lit light field of LED 200 and laser Power Systems has unveiled plans for a nuclear powered car .

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What is the worst thing about TV? If you said opacity Boy Did we play your part. It is a 22-inch TV from the transparent organic folks at Haier (you know who have also shown that television out of control of the spirit of today). This is a flat screen with a metal bezel with a clear OLED at its center with a 1680 x 1050 resolution. Images appear strong enough on the screen, although the colors are not particularly popular.

And really, this thing is not likely to lead to any shows in the near future – Haier sees more as an advertising tool, showing its customers the images on both sides. The display in its demo was actually connected to a Windows PC, running video through a media player, making it is not too different from the 14-inch Samsung we saw at CES the last year.

Television is still in its infancy demo soon, so prices and availability are a ways off. Video after the break.

Altec Lansing is showing off a handful of updates to its line of audio gear this week at IFA in Berlin. At the top of the list is the newly revealed InAIR 5000, a tabletop speaker AirPlay heavy that the company is well positioned to take Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin line (which recently received its own version of AirPlay ). As this system, the InAIR certainly offers a unique perspective on the aesthetic design with a tear. The company has opted not to install a dock on the Apple system 110 watts, as compatible devices can stream audio wirelessly to the thing via AirPlay.

The Classic iMT630 is, not surprisingly, a speaker dock more traditional. It is portable and lightweight and has a shelf mooring in front that can be returned with the push of a button. Open the stand on his back, and you will find a place to store away from the speaker. The remote is also magnetic, so you can stick to the front grille of the Classic (someone the company has clearly lost a lot of remote controls in their day). No word yet on pricing and availability for both speakers.

The company also presented his headphones Bliss, which are designed for the ear of a woman. What does that mean, exactly? Especially since their headphones are smaller, fitting more comfortably in the ear canals smaller. Altec Lansing assures us, however, they are still able to offer great sound, despite their size. And yes, they come in pink.

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology.

Last week Switched On discussed the property of Google why Motorola is likely to lead to major changes in the balance of power between the owners of Android. But Motorola also has significant interests in the market set-top. And, of course, there is the question of the rival Android Master License, Windows Mobile 7. In both cases, however, it is also unlikely to change significantly, enhancing the acquisition as a purely defensive move. Read on for more.

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Hey, it’s our old friend, the Acer W4. We have heard of the device and seen our share of models , and this week at IFA, we got to play with the thing. 3.6-inch handset is quite compact and relatively smooth looking with its black front and curved white media. It’s not particularly exciting on the spec side, with its Qualcomm processor running at 1 GHz. Nope, what is most exciting here is the inclusion of mango , which should look rather familiar to Windows Mobile 7 owners, while adding some welcome updates to the mixture.

According to Acer, the handset should be arriving some point next month, if the company is not offering much in terms of pricing. Learn hands on a video after the break.

Challenging Sony PlayStation 3D display, LG LW980T new Dual Play TV allows you Xbox users to see two different views on the same screen – ditching the view standard split games. Spotted this week at IFA, the technology requires a snazzy pair of all-right / left all the specs and a passive 3D Xbox compatible game to get two different perspectives on a 2D TV. Compared to Sony’s $ 499, 24-inch active shutter with the tubes of the liabilities of 47 inches and 55 inches are much larger and more expensive, rumored to retail for £ 1,799 (or $ 2,915) and £ 2499 (or $ 4,050), respectively. Sources said this feature will join LG range of 3D cinema displays in the course of September – games offering SmartTV LG and support of 3D film. Hey gamers, since we are not split over, is it safe to say that we can stay in a relationship on Facebook?

Most companies by IFA figured if they were going to transport all the way to Berlin, they might as well expose their products on stage – you know, with some prepared remarks, a press release and perhaps disco music to get people pumped (ok, we have not been submitted at the time). But not Mophie. The company has a habit of releasing products peacefully demonstrating its products without notice in order. That’s how we came across new versions of its juice pack chargers Mobile, Boost, Powerstation and Reserve. Of the three, the latter obtained the greatest makeover, with a more compact form and a pop-out USB connector that is attached to a plastic cable. As a result of this scheme, however, it now has a capacity of 700mAh battery, not 1000 mAh, but its price is about to go up $ 35 to $ 30. The good news is that Mophie has lowered its prices for the other two, while increasing the battery capacity. The Powerstation now has a 4000 mAh battery and costs $ 80 (down $ 100) while Boost is designed for 2000 mAh and costs $ 49.95 (down $ 10). In case you are interested in this sort of thing, we have hands on photos below, and Mophie said the lot will be struck by the Apple Store in about two weeks.

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Elgato been experimenting with live TV on the iPad for over a year , but until now, this meant that the streaming of programs that were already available online anyway – a significant limitation powerful do not you think? This week, however, the company announced EyeTV mobile TV tuner that plugs into the 30-pin connector 2 IPAD, allowing it to pull in television. We just happened to fall on the Elgato booth here at IFA and treated ourselves to a short break in TV. The tuner, which easily fits in the palm of your hand when the antenna is collapsed, only lets you draw by using signals in the DVB-T, so make no mistake it is a product just for our readers Europe. (Although Elgato says he hopes to release something similar in Japan.) Even more than the equipment or programming selection (tbol fu, anyone?), We remain impressed by the free EyeTV iOS, whose interface is almost the same as the HDHomeRun iPad app with the ability to drag the screen to change channels and, in this case, save your position. It will be available across the pond for € 99.95 / £ 99.95 at the end of this month. Until then (or if you’re just stuck in the states), see our hands on the pictures below and a demo video after the break.

blitzkrieg3 wrote The classrooms across the country are equipped with one to one laptop programs, networking equipment, digital projectors, and other technologies to remain competitive in the 21st century. Kyrene School District spent $ 3 billion the modernization of their classrooms. The problem? Increased spending does not lead to an increase in test scores. policymakers calling for high technology facilities, including former execs from HP, Apple and the Bill and Melinda Gates, want to increase investment in technology, despite the results. Others are not so sure, or think it is a pure waste of money.

Are you one of those guys from the old school who still watch TV on a TV real? Then you probably also own or fifteen of these devices wireless channel changer – you know, the kind that use AA batteries and magic of light beams at the control station and volume settings. Well, set the distance, lean back in the velvet sofa covered in plastic oversized, and be prepared to throw your last pair of alkaline batteries. Zero1 the new Zapper VooMote remote module has traveled to the IFA , allowing you to use any device IOS as a universal remote. Of course, the concept is not new – there have been other IOS integrated remote – but the Zapper is small, relatively inexpensive, and interfaces well with your iPhone, iPhone or iPod touch. Your programmed selections are stored on the Zapper itself, so you can easily use it with multiple devices IOS.

The $ 70 device can be paired with instances of the same color ($ 20 and up), and also includes fairly complete functionality of TV Guide, allowing you to see local programming, watch previews of unknown content and of send an infrared signal to your TV to launch a program – during his scheduled broadcast time, of course. We took a look at the combo app / Itsy Bitsy material, and it seemed to work well, with an easy installation process (codes for almost all devices come preloaded) and fast response time. Reps VooMote said the device has a range of 25 feet, which is more than many of our tiny apartment configs, but not enough in some media rooms stepped. At the end of the day, it’s really just a (very) smart touch screen universal remote solution, so we’ll leave it at that. Jump past the break to see the Zapper in action.

An anonymous reader writes: The massive, slow Sandcrawlers films from George Lucas Star Wars inspired the form of Lucasfilm regional headquarters in Singapore. Designed by Aedas, the building will house a theater Sandcrawler 100 seats, Lucasfilm offices in Singapore, a podium and public spaces other employees. Or rusty or slow in this case, the building and streamlined glass frontage to combine high performance with lush gardens and terraces overflowing with foliage, resulting in a highly efficient commercial space. With construction already underway, we can look forward to this event in real life Star Wars in 2012.

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Good news, people – Tango is about to get Windows Phone. Not the Tango . We refer to the video calling service which is already very popular on IOS and Android, but there was absolutely no presence on the Microsoft platform at all. Of course, there is a reason quite obvious why: the OS does not support cameras face until the mango has come. The unveiling this week of the first HTC devices WP7.5 , someone browsing software for radar happened through an application of Tango in the Start menu, showing users will have more video chat options to choose from than just Skype. Better yet, it seems to offer cross-platform compatibility so you can see your Android-toting friends and your iPhone with the regulations up close and personal. We are delighted to see the function finally ready to go with the beginnings of Mango, but unfortunately this is a matter of time before the name confusion sets in.

Instead of perching precariously on your digital SLR a skateboard in the name of the movie, it might be time to invest in something a bit more stable – like Dolly Pico extremely affordable. Machined aluminum, 3.5-inch, pound three-wheel Dolly similar to those found on roller blades , plus up to three screws to attach the friction arm 11-inch option. The machine can slide straight or in circles while taking up minimal space – which videographers using cameras like the A77 and the E-P3 (or even the iPhone) can surely appreciate. Unlike its conceptual twin , which now costs $ 150 and is not expected to ship until October, Dolly Pico can be had for $ 65 (or $ 90 if you want the arm of friction included) and is expected to ship by September 12. Check the assistant film in action after the break.

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with cooler maintenance, bug fixes, custom ROM, and nothing in between, and so many of them floating around that it is easy for a piece of size to get lost in the mix. To ensure they do not escape without notice, we have gathered all possible update, hack, and various other nonsense from last week and have piled up in a raid practice. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at Engadget Tips dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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One of the fun things about attending a show that is open to the public as the IFA is that you tend to the same level of companies and people walking on the street. And the pitch with the latest Philips GoGear is quite simple: from the business to the iPod touch . We swung by the Philips booth to give the thing another turn . The 3.2-inch portable media player has a touch screen and runs on Android 2.3 – really, it has most of the basic functionality of a handset, except to call people together.

The construction of the device is a bit plasticy and certainly can not compare with the key on that front, but it is light enough and should easily fit in your pocket for a trip to the gym, if you’re so inclined. The player did not make the most of the estate of the screen real potential, due to three large buttons and the Philips logo taking about a quarter of its surface – a strange choice, given the touch screen GoGear. The PMP also has three large brass buttons in his side.

The GoGear three runs Android applications with ease, flipping through the selection of programs Google with no problems. He also has the built-in Android Market, accessible through its built-in WiFi. This feature is also handy with software SimplyShare of the company, which allows you to stream music and video content to other devices.

No word yet on the final price or availability, although the representative of Philips, we spoke with said it will probably run around € 150 for the 8GB version and € 180 for the 16GB.

Let us set the scene: It’s late Friday night. You just finished working and decide to hit the local 7-Eleven on your way to a Slim Jim Brew, mountain and … your Amazon package? Why, yes, seems as absurd as it may well be a PO Box as-locker in the future of your loved Kwik-E Mart. Whispering Winds hearsay, stolen by the ears over and delivered to The Daily that little nugget of opportunity Bezos supported. The source, a chain of Seattle has one of the prototypes in his possession, with a potentially headed for national rollout next summer. So how does it work? Apparently, you will be offered a choice of 7-Eleven delivery points during the online payment process, after which a bar code can be sent by the digitized record to reveal a pin that gives you access to your Amazon secret. Well, it’s probably an easier idea, but how about throwing them also in some of these tablets based on Android ? Now that the point of sale.

astroengine wrote It is an event that every professional astronomer considers to be a once in a lifetime of discovery. But for a 18-year-old British student, attended the fragmentation of a comet, she studied became the culmination of a summer program of work experience using the Faulkes Telescope Project, however, it was only the icing on the cake;. Hannah Blyth St. Johns College, Cardiff, has also contributed to the discovery of more than 20 previously unknown asteroids, two of which she discovered it. is extremely rare to detect a comet fragment, but for an amateur (and even less a 18 year old student on work experience) is an incredible achievement.

Bob Schneevis over again. The man who was George W. Bush in a Roman warrior robot has now developed what he called the Solar Electric Robot Char. Presented at the fair this year Bay Area Maker, Schneevis a single engine, bot-drawn carriage has a set of battery juice solar panels and an array of cameras that control movement mechanized his driver. The club, meanwhile, slipped around a pair of skates and is designed to move his legs in the same way humans do – with the only difference being that humans do not rollerblade more. Skating past the break to see the coast of tanks around a parking Mitchell Goosen-like grace.

Apple continues patent battle with Samsung has taken yet another turn, now that Cupertino has won an injunction blocking sales in Germany recently unveiled Galaxy 7.7 tab . According to the Free Software patents, Samsung has withdrawn its new Android tablet of both the IFA show floor and its German site on Saturday, according to a ruling Friday by the same court in Düsseldorf Regional Court which prohibits the sale Galaxy tab of 10.1 last month . The 7.7-inch slate had been previously exposed with a sticker that said Not for sale in Germany, but, as we noted yesterday , all the demonstration models, posters and other promotional materials were removed from . Samsung spokesman James Chung told Bloomberg that the new order severely limits consumer choice in Germany, but confirmed that the Korean manufacturer respects the court’s decision and vowed to do all that ‘she could to defend its intellectual property. Details of the decision remain unclear, and Apple has yet to comment, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear more.

With its bid accepted first Ajehals sends this excerpt from a post by the Pirate Party UK … each turn, the coalition has been exposed as having no coherent policy of digital rights Nothing illustrates this better than its zig-zag. courses on Internet filtering and blocking of websites. … As if any further confirmation was necessary for the government’s policy on digital rights and freedom of expression is entirely made on the fly, along came the riots and a traditional reflex of using social media. … one of the few concrete pieces of the declaration of David Cameron in the House of Commons was recalled to full-on attack on social media. It was carefully worded, but the thrust was that the Prime Minister thought further action is needed to combat the evil done by the updated status. At this point, things took a turn for the authoritarian, with MP Louise Mensch said he was acceptable to close Twitter and Facebook for an hour or two. … Worse, it was recently revealed that the government is asked to call OFCOM digital economy law more he also wants to exclude a public -.. Once again try to make deals away from the public eye, I suspect this is really afraid of technology can give us the power to take account of our representatives so that readers warning on the Internet in corridors of power.

C’mon, admit it – you do not really think the 4G Thrill LG would never be released, do you? After several weeks of unexplained delays , the AT and T brand Optimus 3D is really, honestly available on the carrier for sale at a respectable $ 100. The device, announced at CTIA in March 2011 , does not hide anything we did not already know: it has a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP CPU 4 with 512 MB ​​RAM, Froyo, a 800 4.3 x 480 inch, 1080p video capture and dual rear 5MP stereoscopic cameras to add the extra dimension. So if you have been waiting for this phone to get the green light, it is time to stop idling at the intersection.

If you are one of the many users of Final Cut Pro unhappy with Apple’s latest version – and you have not been drawn into the open arms Adobe – Today brings good news. According to MacRumors, Cupertino will continue to offer the previous version dropped through telephone sales. 800-MY-APPLE call and asking for Final Cut Studio (part number MB642Z / A) net you Final Cut Pro 7, 4 Motion, Soundtrack Pro 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, Color Compressor 1.5 and 3.5 for $ 999, or $ 899 for eligible education customers. It is far from the $ 299.99 for Final Cut Pro X, but if you’re interested in, say, the opening of existing projects or the output to tape, you might reluctantly pony up extra dough.

Home of the first timer GE7 writes Apple cloud storage and recently announced a cloud services platform, icloud, rotates on its main competitor Microsoft Azure platform and services of the Amazon. According to the sources of the Reg, insiders Microsoft icloud see the face as a validation of Azure. icloud Azure is in a different league, given the love of the Apple brand and the fanatical attitude of the management of Apple to perfection. It is a huge consumer brand, a great opportunity for Azure as a highly visible workload. Aa … Apple had a bad recent experience in providing online services in a famous memo, Steve Jobs admitted that his company had more to learn about Internet services as a result of breakdowns and failures of its precursor icloud for email, contacts, calendar, photos and other files on MobileMe.

It was almost two years since we had a look at the specs on EPIC RED-X , and the 5K-shooting, about $ 30 000 rig is just now shipping to customers . It’s not terribly shocking given the business development cycles and notoriously long, if you ordered one, you should be too excited about a new toy to worry about how long it took to build. Lets hope the first batch of people to begin to capture beautiful images with this thing a little more likely that Mark Pederson – RED can not be reset to $ 100 000 bonus each time she releases a new product.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/ask-engadget-best-desktop-os-for-kids/:

We know you have questions, and if you are brave enough to ask the world for answers, here is the output to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget investigation came to us to Ryan, who can not wait to get her child fixated on the wonderful world of computers. If you want to send an inquiry on your own, write to us at ask [at] Engadget com [dawt].

My son (five years) has commandeered a laptop for my wife for her fun game to play lately, and it was driving her batty. He does not play games mostly, it (Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma, etc.). Until he can find the games they want (their icons) and open them without problem on Windows 7, but now I am looking into getting him his own computer base, I begin to wonder if there is not something younger friendly there. I had a superficial experience with OS X and Linux (Ubuntu), and I will do all the install myself and configuration. Every thought of his parents? Thank you!

Children and computers. Now it’s a recipe for awesomeness. Any new (ish) parents out there have experience on their children loving / hating a particular OS? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments below – stay smart, ok?

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An anonymous reader writes Industrial manufacturer of energy wheel Vycon believe they can exploit the huge amount of kinetic energy carried by the movement of subway trains to subsidize the power systems of the city. Not only does this reduce emissions but would also prevent emergencies peak power. This energy could be used to run trains again – a subway train of 10 cars in the system of New York requires a shake three to four megawatts of electricity for 30 seconds to get up to cruising speed – it’s enough energy to 1300 average U.S. homes.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/nokia-701-hands-on-video/:

Living in the States, it is easy to forget just how big a global presence, Nokia has maintained, despite some difficulties in keeping with the likes of Android and IOS. The company has certainly had a presence at IFA this year, among its own stand and appearances in the show offers Vodafone. And despite what critics might say about the Finnish equipment manufacturer, it is hard to deny that society has given us fine offerings on the front of equipment.

The 701 is not the most exciting we have seen build from Nokia, but it certainly has a lot to it, including a brilliant 3.5-inch steel reinforcing display, megapixel camera eight, integrated NFC. On the software side, we are obviously looking at Symbian Belle, with its customizable home screens, which is managed quite well with a 1GHz smartphone. Check out our hands on the photos below.

The race for Android now working on the budget-friendly HP TouchPad is on. We’ve heard rumors about the little green robot from pre-installed on the slate unhappy and we saw the first CM7 boot , but no one went all the way quite yet. While progress is slow, a team of dedicated hackers TouchPad, calling themselves team-TouchDroid, is now showing off a dual-boot configuration with Android 2.3.5. As with CM7, the touch screen still does not work, but the demo video is pretty dramatic – that is until the end credit roll. If early reversal OSS are your thing, hop on past the break, but do not say we did not warn you: it will become weird.

The remote control has revolutionized the way we watch TV, eliminating the need for frequent trips together to change channels. A prototype in the portfolio of Haier makes everything look remotely like a grueling chore in comparison. The Brain Wave (certainly not a final product name) presented prototype TV at IFA this week brings mind control in the picture, promising a future where users of the channels can be modified and controlled by the volume pure thought.

The set is still in early prototype for the moment, however, we’re still some way away from life as accurately change. For now, the demo is only available to blow up a barrel with your busy mind. Of course, we had to give the thing a spin. See the results after the break.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/griffin-announces-stylus-pen-laser-pointer-gives-up-on-cr/:

Business leaders are going to love this multi-tasking. Whether you’re taking notes on your tablet , emphasizing graphics in a presentation or simply to sign the reports, Griffin new Stylus Pen + Laser Pointer +”should have thought of everything. As the name suggests, it is a three-in-one input device containing a red laser pointer , an omni-directional capacitive stylus RP and a ballpoint pen rechargeable point. It seems practical, but with a price of $ 50 you can think about two times before landing your Bic. full after the break.

There was a lot of cool Apple-centric product has been seen around XtremeMac very orange stand at IFA this week, proving that there are still interesting things to do in the world of the iPhone / iPad / iPod docks.

At the top of the list is the foundation of Soma, a pyramid-shaped dock that folds for portability. The accessory is mostly speaker, facing outward, the sound is not blocked when you have a thing on the iPad. Soma’s stand should be on shelves around October, running at around 100 € here in Europe.

The Soma Travel, meanwhile, operates without batteries or need son, working directly on the power of your Apple device to dock. XtremeMac claims that iPhone game 4 tied through the speakers will receive approximately 34 hours of audio playback on one charge. As expected, the thing is not too strong, but should do the trick for listening alone. The device will run about € 50 when it was released.

The Tango Bar is a bar of his style-conscious with a grid of money coming in nicely with the current generation iMac. He takes both audio and power from a single USB cable and audio outputs to ten watts. As the stand Soma, Tango Bar will take place around € 100. Check the video after the break Soma stand.

MojoKid writes AMD and Intel are both set to launch new CPU architectures between now and the end of the year, but rumors have surfaced suggesting that the two companies may delay their product launches, though for reasons different. Various unnamed PC makers have apparently reported that Intel could delay the introduction of its processor Ivy Bridge from the end of 2011 to the end Q1/early Q2 2012. Meanwhile, on the other side of the meadow of the CPU, there are rumors that AMD Bulldozer could slip again. Apparently AMD hasn ‘t officially confirmed that it shipped its next product Bulldozer server class for revenue in August. Possibly, but it seems unlikely. day of the scheduled launch CPU is close enough that the company should already know if it can launch the product.

It was just over two weeks since HP announced plans to cease production of its aircraft webOS, and speculation on the future of the platform is still strong. Just this week, Gee Sung Choi Samsung CEO put to rest rumors of an agreement webOS, and now two leaked letters from the inside show HP plans to divide the unit into two global business webOS. According to letters apparently Todd Bradley and Shane Robison, the software will webOS find a new home in the office of the costume of the Strategy and Technology, while the division’s equipment will remain with the Personal Systems Group. One of these letters from Tom Bradley said the split:

The charter of the pan-HP OS and T offers a broad overview of how we can optimize our technologies. In fact, it proved to be a successful technology incubator, is home to a team of senior technology exclusively devoted to the exploration of long-term strategies for our technologies.

The second letter, Shane Robison, adds that the software webOS is always a great asset. None of this should be a surprise, as our interview with Stephen DeWitt reiterated the commitment of society to the platform webOS, while HP recent announcements show the intentions Hocking PSG equipment to spin off its PC business. Now the question is, who the bones to get there? For the full-length leakage hit the source link below.

GMGruman writes The federal government can block AT and T acquisition of T-Mobile, but T-Mobile is in a bad position to continue as it is. Decision of the parent company Deutsche Telekom not to invest in the spectrum of the United States a decade ago limited the ability of T-Mobile to grow, particularly through the now finally emerging 4G networks. But from a customer perspective, it was the iPhone that has threatened the company the most. Or, more precisely, its absence from the iPhone.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/pocketbook-a10-hands-on-video/:

PocketBook , known for its e-reader, presented a 10 this week at IFA – is A for Android and 10 for 10-inch (well, 10.1 inches). The Android Gingerbread in this case, nothing particularly exciting on this front, in a world that has largely evolved in all its iterations Honeycomb, but at the very least, the company made some cool stuff on the front in a design world devices infringingly double. The body was inspired by an airplane wing in white plastic, which forms a corner at the back. The tablet a little on the stocky side, with a row of buttons located on the actual physical bottom of the bezel. On the back is a white plastic around a soft, rubbery back.

The tablet is a bit less exciting on the inside, with 4 GB of storage, a TI OMAP 3621 processor running at 1 GHz, WiFi and optional 3G. Not surprisingly, given the history of the company, the device is reading minds, with proprietary software built around the experience of e-book and the page buttons built in. The company seeks may also place the device for the education sector.

10 A should be hit Europe around October, with a price tag of less than € 300. The company is also planning the availability of the United States for the tablet, but does not offer much in the way of details on that front.

Trailrunner7 wrote The attack which compromised some servers of great value belonging to kernel.org – but not the Linux kernel source code – may have been the work of hackers who simply got lucky and did not realize the value of the servers they had got hold of. The attackers made a few mistakes that allowed administrators to kernel.org to discover the violation and stop before major damage occurred. First, they used a rootkit called phalanx known Linux admins who were able to detect. And second, the attackers set up backdoors on the compromised SSH servers, including the admins also found. If hackers were specifically targeting the kernel.org servers, the attack would probably have looked quite different. A little blog in the wake of the attack agreed with the initial announcement, while it was embarrassing, the integrity of the kernel source is not in question.

Most people would be content if their jet-powered vehicle has done nothing but break the record land speed, but not with the team behind the proposed North American Eagle. They left some equipment and also WiFi stuffed inside the nose of the car, which they hope to be able to transmit data to an experimental WiFi mesh network set up around the lake dried up while the vehicle is being to break the sound barrier. This has not yet, but the vehicle itself has already topped speeds of 400 miles per hour – only half of what the team hopes to achieve.

Intelligence Scarred writes After attending DigiPen Institute of Technology and deciding I liked the idea of ​​a program than the program itself (I still enjoy a little) after getting my AA in college Community, without direction, after much tinkering with engines grow after four years of service in the infantry U.S. Marine Corps, I finally decided what I want to do when I grow up: The reason is mechanical engineering simple: I think our cars are much better (in terms of. Engine / propulsion) than they are now better technology exists, and there’s more technology to develop for them that I took a keen interest for biodiesel and other clean, alternative methods of energy (fuel cells is one of my favorites -.. second is solar, the wind being past). I figure in Mechanical Engineering will give me a broad understanding of specific engineering disciplines. My uncle, also a mechanical engineer, suggested I get a second major in Computer Science from ME addition. It sounds like a good idea to me, I would mate with the mechanical control computer must effectively enough to take me 3-4 years to complete What about ME + CS Is a good option, or I work better with something else I ‘..? LL almost certainly have a minor in mathematics out of it.

Just two days after Samsung unveiled its Honeycomb-sports tab Galaxy 7.7 , slate (with all traces of its existence) has disappeared from the IFA stage. All demonstration models were torn from the stand Sammy, branding is gone, and even large poster touting the slate was covered. Korean society has not been fully forthcoming about the reason behind the kidnapping, but a spokesman has said that the move was voluntary SlashGear. Since the Galaxy tab 10.1 is already banned from sale in Germany (and about 7.7 units on display was a sticker informing managers that it would also not do retail in Germany), speculation led many links the act of escape for the ongoing legal battle with Apple. For now, all we have to go on the Samsung is a confirmation that the tablet was taken, accompanied by a refusal to comment further.

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Google announced yesterday that it is closing a number of its current products and merging others in similar services. Many of them continue to be available in the near future to facilitate the transition. The list of services affected include Aardvark, Desktop, Fast Flip, the Google Maps API for Flash, Google Pack, Google Web Security, Image Labeler, Laptop, Sidewiki and Subscribed Links. Alan Eustace Google wrote. This will make things much simpler for our users, improve the overall experience of Google. It also means that we can devote more resources to produce high impact, those that improve the lives of billions of people. All Googlers working on these projects will be moved to higher-impact products. As for our users, we will communicate directly with them as we make these changes, giving enough time to make the transition and enabling them to make their data with them. The link contains a brief description of how each service is phased out.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/fujifilm-x10-hands-on-video/:

We really like X100 Fujifilm – it’s a solidly built camera with an APS-C sensor, f / 2 lens, and a unique and hybrid optical / electronic viewfinder. But the X100 has a sticker price $ 1400, and the 23mm lens – as strong as it is – is permanently fixed to the frame. That’s why we have been rather left when Fuji announced its X10 earlier this week. Would it be a much more capable (and affordable) to replace the X100? It turns out that it is not – well, not exactly – if the model is certainly a better fit for the consumer market. We had the chance to go hands on with the first prototype exposed to society IFA stand, and while some features (such as pop-up flash) are not yet operational, we are told that it is a representation fair enough that we will see when the X10 hits stores in late October at a price of 499-599 € in the large (about $ 715-860).

The first thing you will notice with the X10 is that although there is a power button for Naire. Instead, you turn the 28-112mm f/2-2.8 zoom Manual for Fire It Up. There is no aperture ring, unlike his brother, more powerful, and manual focus is controlled electronically, rather than directly on the lens. Closer inspection, you will see that the X100 is clever hybrid viewfinder was replaced by a strictly electronic. And what about picture quality? We were not able to remove any peaks in the sample, but with a smaller sensor 2/3-inch, we do not doubt that the images will not look nearly as good as those Fuji facing better equipped model. To compensate for this, the mode of the camera EXR can bump the resolution to 12 megapixels down to six, in turn capture better images in low light. We look forward to see a production version this fall, but in the meantime, the thumb through the images below, or jump past the break for a video preview.

www.sorehands.com writes Back in 2006, and David Linhardt e360Insight obtained judgments against $ 11.7 million Spamhaus, an international anti-spam organization. The decision was then appealed and reduced to $ 27 002. This ruling was appealed again, and appeals court has now left the number entered earlier ruling against Spamhaus and the amount of $ 3. (Yes, three dollars.) As you know, the arguments for E360 the last call was not well received by the court. The decision itself is fairly entertaining a diatribe about how e360 shot himself in the foot repeatedly and enthusiastically throughout the case, and contains gems like this: By failing to comply with its obligations fundamental discovery, a party can snatch defeat from the jaws of certain victory.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/sense-3-5-comes-to-the-htc-desire-hd-unofficially/:

After seeing the screenshots and video presentation of Direction 3.5 , you feel like you’re missing out? We. Well, the lucky guy in possession of HTC Desire HD do not have to wait another minute, provided they are comfortable custom ROM flash. People are more cunning XDA-Developers forum have made ​​a software version of the next flight of Bliss and carried him over the Desire HD. As expected, there are some bugs with this ROM based 2.3.4 – Bluetooth does not work at all, would have – but that seems like a small price to pay for living on the edge of the skins Android. Hit the source link or fire up ROM Manager to download now. After all, why should some anonymous woman with silver nails have all the fun?

An anonymous reader writes Copyright, lobbying the United States, and the beautiful back room gets the Canadian response treatment front page news in Canada today that the Toronto Star includes new revelations about the right author by Michael Geist (who has a longer post with links to the cables) of the U.S. cable released by Wikileaks. The cables show that the former Minister of Industry Maxime Bernier raised the possibility of a leak in the project Copyright law for U.S. officials before he was to be tabled in the House of Commons, former Director of Industry Minister Tony Clement’s policy Zoe Addington urged the U.S. to pressure Canada’s raising on a watch list of piracy, the Privy Council Office official Ailish Johnson disclosed the content of the letters of ministerial mandate, and former national coordinator of the RCMP for intellectual property crime Andris Zarins advised the United States that the government was working on a separate intellectual Bill of application ownership.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/s-walker-electric-transporter-hands-on-video/:

In an IFA very distant galaxy saw the Chinese flag. And on the other side of the outer ring of the Pavilion China, buried among a plethora of steamers, curling irons, and goes on television, you can fall on the S-Walker – if you are just as likely to miss . And what could be an S-Walker? Well, if we said, it is a Speed-Walker Sky-Walker, whatever, according to his master stand German. Luke would be proud. Inferior beings can recognize it as a Segway KIRF , designed in Germany and China in their hands, just barely ten days ago. His greatest strength is the price – the thing is scheduled for retail € 2500 (about $ 3,550) in the middle of next year. We assume that what remains to be free-carrier power is here to serve the warehouse workers, couriers, and the millions of students each day the dream of zooming in on campus on top of a pair of motorized wheels, but simply could not justify spending an entire semester of tuition on a Segway.

We spent a few minutes riding the first (and only) functional S-Walker around the place deserted International Hall, and while many still a prototype, the vehicle battery felt peppy enough and answered accurately at the controls, suggesting that we have relied on the front and back that we have changed weight at the rear. You control the direction using a small joystick mounted on the handlebars, rather than leaning to one side to another as you would on a Segway. Designers maximum speed 10 km / h for the demo IFA, but production models will be increased to 30 km / h and is theoretically capable of reaching 100 km / h (but that will probably take a few hacks on potentially illegal your part). Riding on past the break to see the S-Walker in action. And that the force be with you.

Zotac box looks more VIA-powered mini-PC , but the interior of the tomb AD10 in line with the rest of the AD series , packing an E-350 AMD APU alongside a Radeon HD 6310 chip . You are also looking at integrated 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a pair of USB 3.0 ports – not bad for something that is (barely) size of a palm. The most AD10 model comes pre-equipped with a 320GB hard drive and 2GB of DDR3 RAM for only $ 276. Barebones model appears not to have been priced yet, but we would not expect it to be too much less considering how cheap memory and hard drives are today. Check out the gallery below and the PR after the break.

An anonymous reader writes After previously saying the Iranian hack Diginotar CA certificates did not compromise the Dutch government, it was decided that there are too many risks and certificates will be revoked after all ( Dutch text of origin). Since the Dutch government has been using only Diginotar provided certificates, that will leave all government web sites with invalid certificates when a new supplier is sought. The Minister of the Interior recommends that people not to use the websites, if a warning about an invalid certificate appears. Related: Reader TheAppalasian links to Johnathan Nightingale of Mozilla engineering explaining in clear terms why DigiNotar should no longer be trusted.

Do not talk. Princeton researchers know exactly what you say – sort of. Well, the Ivy League team of neuroscientists, led by Professor Matthew Botvinick, can not read your mind without using a functional MRI , but one day, the group hopes to make your silent pauses and make available for the public consumption. By mapping out the areas of brain activity to words meditated by the subjects, the group was able to create semantic discussions based on emotions, thoughts, plans or socially oriented neural activity associated with select . So what do these experiences good’ll high brow word association for us? For one, it could pave the way for automatic translation machines, the extension of silicon assisted in Grok our inner worlds that churns nonverbal computer-generated chatter, give voice to those unable to speak. And if it is used for worse? More terribly horrible poems written by psy spirit unencumbered by Jewel. In fact , wait. We could be there.

AlejoHausner wrote In 1972, Ed Catmull, then at the University of Utah, put together a film featuring many of the 3D graphics and other techniques he developed while working as a student in the laboratory of Ivan Sutherland . This film has been digitized and is available. All kinds of modern techniques such as Gouraud shading, mesh distortion, and z-buffer are shown in the film. This is a segment Catmull scan showing a plaster model of his hand. Catmull founded Pixar went on, but at the time the laboratory pioneer Utah most graphic techniques that we take for granted today. I’m just sorry I missed this film at first went online earlier this year.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/03/doom-now-approved-for-sale-in-germany-17-years-later/:

Doom can work on just about everything these days, but a place that was not very accessible during the past 17 ​​years – regardless of the device – in Germany. That finally changed this week, however, with both Doom and Doom 2 receiving USK-16 rating that allows them to be available wherever video games are sold. Both games had been indexed by the Federal Department of the country for Media Harmful to Youth, which has effectively confined to the underground market since their inception. The BBC said the ban was lifted because the agency now believes Doom to be primarily of historical interest, although he notes that Germany is the continuing ban on a particular version of Doom II , which contains levels of Wolfenstein with Nazi imagery. Like Doom Editor Bethesda Softworks, told Joystiq that he is obviously very pleased with the decision, and let the people know when he plans to actually makes the game available in Germany.

jcgam69 wrote to TechCrunch with a description of what is claimed to be a version of all-but-finished color of the Kindle to come. This is called simply the Amazon Kindle. But it’s not like any Kindle, you have seen before. It displays the content in color. It has a 7 inch touch screen capacitive. And it runs on Android. This last part of some sharp words inspire readers TechCruch, because the GUI is described in a previous version of Android wrap thick Amazon delivered it difficult to recognize. The author speculates that this new Kindle might be sold with a sweetener tempting – a free subscription to Amazon Prime.

While DirecTV can look on the old standard def DirecTiVo new , beta testers in the group Cutting Edge got a treat tonight when their boxes downloaded a new user interface. HD is the interface that has been mentioned in the last earnings call , and not only provides full 16×9 formatted graphics, but also, according to testers, a serious performance boost for satellite receivers. If you are in the test group restart your box and punch 0,2,4,6,8 to hang the new software and have a look for you, but if you’re looking on the outside to hit the source link for more images via one of the PDFs is typical DBSTalk

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First accepted FlameWise sender wrote Yesterday, the new German technology site Heise changed their name as one of the buttons to format with two clicks (original in German). This will effectively disable unwanted automatic tracking of all pages visited by other websites such as Facebook, Twitter or Google +. Less than 24 hours later, more than 500 sites have raised questions about the technology. Facebook is now threatening to blacklist Heise (original German). As I read the story updated, Facebook has backtracked a bit, so black list can no longer be the watchword. An anonymous reader adds a quick explanation of the interface has changed Instead of allowing Facebook users to follow a (presumably without the prior consent) by placing a like button on the website in the usual way, as a gray button is shown. If a user wants to share or  as it must perform an additional click to allow the original Facebook ‘like’ button and get the desired behavior. This technique is obviously a disadvantage for Facebook, because the monitoring of behavior does not work anymore.

Quantum computing is a long way to go before becoming truly public , but certainly did not stop to indulge in dreams of a qubit based existence . The last bit of fantasy fodder comes from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where researchers have become the first to combine a quantum processor with mechanisms of memory on a single chip. To do this, Mariantoni Matteo and his team of scientists associated with a two-qubit quantum bus and connected each to a memory element that can store their current values ​​in the same way that the RAM stores data on computers classic. These links qubit sheet also contained pictures of resonators – jagged, yet easily controlled circuits that can store values ​​for shorter periods. Qubits, meanwhile, were built using superconducting circuits, allowing the team to UCSB to nest their qubits even close, according to von Neumann architecture which governs most commercial computers. Once everything was in place, the researchers used their system to run complex algorithms and operations that could possibly be used to decode the encryption. The next step, of course, is to develop the design, although Mariantoni said that should not be a problem too, thanks to its system of resonators – which he said, are the future of quantum computing with integrated circuits .

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/archos-80-g9-and-101-g9-hands-on-video/:

So as tablets this week at IFA. Archos pair of Honeycomb slate may not have won the same kind of excitement that, say yesterday tab Samsung Galaxy 7.7 or Toshiba AT200 , but there are many interesting things happening with the G9 G9 80 and 101 . From the aesthetic point of view, they are pretty nice equipment for research (the 80 and 101 looks essentially the same except for the difference in footprint and size of the screen), if they are not quite on-par with the two tablets mentioned above, in terms of build. Among other things, they are a bit on the side and squat glasses large enough.

As these devices, the G9 tablets launch Android 3.2, but much less scratched up version of the Samsung device. And 1.5 GHz processor ensures that they can manage the operating system with ease. Archos tablets are also a few tricks up their sleeve group. Turn the device over, and you will find a crutch on one side and a slot on the other that opens to reveal a USB stick designed for the 3G business owners.

Also impressive is the ability to configure their hard drives up to 250GB – a pretty amazing amount in the tablet world. We got to spend some hands-on time with both – a video after the break.

Lasers do everything better, including (without limitation): the microphones , the kidneys and the electric Audi A2 concept. This latest flight of fancy uses a laser diode as the rear fog lamp, which projects a red triangle on the road to let other drivers know you are there. The German car maker has tricked out the rest of the lighting system of the EV and implementing beam technology matrix using LED and microreflectors – giving high-resolution, glare-beams and smart rear lights that change in intensity depending on weather conditions. Claim other state-of-the-art features such as gesture commands instead of keys, and brake lights shining more the more you press, it seems that it would turn a pretty sweet – if it ever makes it to market. No word on the other, insignificant details (you know, like what actually powers the thing) but there are many more on the lighting system of the car in the PR after the break.

astroengine wrote A vehicle suborbital space experiment developed by Blue Origin, a startup founded by space Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos, was lost during a test flight last week. During the flight secret, the vehicle reached an altitude of 45,000 feet and reached a speed of Mach 1.2. Soon after, things were really bad. instability led a flight angle of attack that triggered our security system to terminate the broad thrust on the vehicle, said an optimistic Bezos in his statement Friday.

from: http://rss.slashdot.org/ ~ r / Slashdot / slashdot / ~ 3/LmjgD-QigwU/Building-2011s-Sub-200-Computer:

adeelarshad82 links to reflect the recent PC Magazine (update of a similar detailed search last year) to see if one could put together decent PC for under $ 200. It turns out that among some large business an AMD processor and a Linux OS, it can actually be done. They come away with a decent enough for the money – but omitting an optical drive in a desktop full size seems to build something like cheating.

from: http://rss.slashdot.org/ ~ r / Slashdot / slashdot / ~ 3/b0D-d3SHGuA/JavaScript-Toolkit-V110-Released:

First accepted Submitter Mensa babe wrote Oliver Morgan, the original author of the toolkit JavaScript, or simply The Toolbox as he is known in the community, JavaScript, today announced the release of the much anticipated version 1.1.0, with better documentation and added support for function Citing the documentation of the project. [JavaScript] Toolkit provides many built-in methods and utilities to help enrich the library of JavaScript objects JavaScript was originally built for sailors and as such does not have a large number of methods of data utility. with are seen in languages ​​such as Python and Ruby. But times have changed and the JavaScript is used increasingly in server platforms. JS Toolkit aims to fill this gap and give everyone a modern developer needs to produce code fast, secure and tidy quickly and easily. The toolkit fully supports ECMAScript and 5 virtual machines running on the most important that we have today, including Node.JS, V8, Rhino, RingoJS, and many others. It continues to be actively developed .

rtfa-troll writes Bruce Schneier has a good article explaining how the Guardian published the encryption key for cables Wikileaks and destroyed the main protection against the release of personal information whistleblower. Comments in the blog Schneier register the details of exactly how Wikileaks file security protections side were also bypassed. Now the Guardian has an article Assange risk arrest by Australia during the last flight, which includes information about an Australian intelligence agent. They even said, We deplore the decision to publish the Wikileaks cables unredacted State Department, which can put the sources at risk, and move on to state that The decision to publish by Julian Assange was the his, and him alone. Something that seems clearly debunked in the analysis Schneier’s blog.

from: http://rss.slashdot.org/ ~ r / Slashdot / slashdot / ~ 3/guRyWPdICS0/Android-Tricorder-Killed-By-CBS:

Submitter Josnes first time accepted, writes: Today, I discovered that Moonlight Tricorder app, I always install on Android, is over. Google received a DMCA letter to CBS. I think it’s a shame that CBS thinks he needs to kill a free and open source project providing an application add-less. For my part, sent a message to CBS by saying that this app is not supported fan bad, but good for them, and asked them to reconsider. I hope, especially for the author who has spent much time in this app, what they do.

If you already humming the same Angry Birds theme song, then maybe you should check out concert tonight London Philharmonic Orchestra’s tribute game. The band will play over 20 songs made famous by games like Tetris, Zelda, Call of Duty, and of course, Mario Bros., as part of the annual music festival in London. When asked to create the ultimate gaming remix, composer and arranger Andrew Skeet vowed to keep the old school, while giving people the best music. This is not the first time someone has paid tribute to this success and we hope this is not the last. Check the full setlist and video after the break.

HP Tablet ship may have sailed, but at least you can always count on the next outfit for your calculator RPN. True, HP 12c has just hit the big three-oh. The calculator is celebrating its 30th classic midlife crisis in the year of production with a special limited edition number cruncher, featuring a carved façade declaring his pedigree. If 1981 is the coolest computer is not your style, do not worry – HP is also launching a limited edition HP 15c 1982, benefiting from improved hundreds of times in the performance of its predecessor. Retro computing can be yours for $ 80 and $ 100 respectively. Hit the break to see his horn toot own HP Official 30th Anniversary 12c Then and Now video.

Are Uncanny Valley spread to re-creations of our four-legged friends? We’ll know soon enough if Yasunori Yamada and Tokyo University engineering team manage to get their bot PIGORASS quadruped beyond its first shaky jumps, and a gallop on. Developed as a means to analyze the system of animal musculoskeletal for use in biologically inspired robots, cyborg creature of the team gets its locomotion via a combo of CPU controlled pressure sensors and potentiometers. It can move like a rabbit (for now), but each member was designed to operate independently in an attempt to simulate a simplified system of neurons. Given a little time and tweaking (not to mention a fine, synthetic fur lining), we’re pretty sure this Wee Bitty beastie’ll scamper its way into the homes of tomorrow. Check fella Lil ‘in the video after the break.

Layzej writes Remote Sensing editor, Wolfgang Wagner stepped down earlier today (PDF) on a study of global warming published in his journal was said to cast doubt on models of global warming, but has later found to be distorted. Wagner said the paper probably contained basic methodological errors and false allegations. He also expressed dismay about how authors and climate skeptics have minded much exaggerated conclusions paper in public statements. The article’s author, Dr. Roy Spencer, reacted to the resignation.

With its bid accepted first aglider wrote A number of different scientific publications report a recent announcement by NASA and Hubblesite.org Quoting:. A team of scientists [led by astronomer Patrick Hartigan Rice] collected enough high resolution images of the Hubble Space Telescope during a period of 14 years to assemble time-lapse movies of three powerful jets ejected from young stars. The jets, a by-product of accretion of gas around new star formation, pull off at supersonic speeds in opposite directions through space. The report is also accompanied by a number of photos and, of course, amazing short films. The scientific study complete, which dates back to 20/07/2011 was published in the Astrophysical Journal (subscription required) but is also available on the website of the ESA Space Telescope (PDF).

Intellitech sends this excerpt from a Reuters report: The amount of debris orbiting the Earth has reached a critical point for the collisions, which would in turn generate more debris that threatens the astronauts and satellites, according to a U.S. study published Thursday (PDF). … The amount of orbital debris tracked by the U.S. network of space surveillance increased from 9949 objects cataloged in December 2006 to 16,094 in July 2011, with nearly 20 percent of objects from the destruction of China Fengyun 1-C satellite, the National Research Council said. … the panel made two dozen recommendations for NASA to reduce and improve the environment of orbital debris, including collaboration with the State Department to develop the legal and regulatory framework to remove junk from space. The study, Limiting the risk of collision of spacecraft future: an assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and programs orbital debris, was sponsored by NASA.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/creative-zen-x-fi3-hands-on-video/:

That little thing in our hands above is the latest PMP from Creative. Portability is clearly the thing here – the Zen X-FI3 is extremely small and light. It has a color screen on it just as well, but do not be too excited on that front – unfortunately the player does not sport a touchscreen, so you have to use the controls on the bezel, which aren ‘t particularly sensitive. The interface, with dignity, is also very barebones on this front, offering basic type of scrolling through menus that have defined music players for years.

The highlight of the camera – apart from its extremely small size – is its ability to transfer Bluetooth. The X-FI3 care of the company’s commitment to audio fidelity, with the apt-X codec, which claims to offer an audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On this front, the device also supports FLAC files.

The player will run € 99 and € 140 for the 8GB and 16GB versions, here in Germany. It should be sold in the middle of this month.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/growing-up-geek-sean-buckley/:

Welcome to Growing Up Geek , an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and telling stories of growing up to be the nerds we are. Today we have our own associate editor, Sean Buckley .

The most difficult question I’ve never been asked as a kid was what do you do when you grow up? When the boys all cried Fire! And the girls unanimously pledged their lives to marine biology, I came short. Having grown up? I did not plan this.

Peter Pan complex (and collection of books) aside, I had as good as any boy in the 80 / 90 split. I grew up in pre-Internet Stone Age, when the world was still a mystery that could not be Wiki’d away. Playground rumors went without unbolting, and the wild stories ran amok through the school yard – Pixies in England, foreigners in New Mexico, magical robots and cars in Japan. The world has been fantastic place to be. It is still, but I’d be lying if I said that the purpose of reality is no small disappointment with the lies I loved as a child. With the information highway still under construction, I had to find other ways to spend my summers. Of course, countless hours were wasted well spent saving princesses 8-bit (and the world of course), but the best weeks of summer have been had the Scout camp, the County Fair, and runs through the country on family road trips.

bs0d3 writes Michael Geist said in a recent Canadian court decision on anonymous speech can be empowering – whistleblowers depend on to preserve their identity and political actors in some countries face serious repercussions if they speak out – but it also has the danger of messages that cross the line into libel without appropriate accountability. Although I disagree that defamation is an acceptable reason for a court to find someone’s identity, the outcome of this process seems favorable. The court was not asked to determine whether the positions in question were in fact defamatory. Rather, it simply raised the question of whether to order disclosure of personal information about themselves posters same so that someone could make a libel suit. The court relied on Warman v. Fournier, an earlier defamation case in Canada and asked, ‘(1) That there had a reasonable expectation of anonymity, (2) whether the applicant established a prima facie case of wrongdoing by the poster, (3) if the applicant has attempted to identify the poster and was unable to do and (4) whether the public interest favoring disclosure outweighs the legitimate interests of freedom of expression and right to privacy of the person sought to be identified, if disclosure is ordered. In this case, the order to identify the poster was refused. Since the applicant did not identify the specific defamatory words, it has failed to establish a prima facie case of defamation. In addition, the court also ruled that the posters had a reasonable expectation of anonymity and that there was sufficient efforts to try to identify them.

Intellitech writes Researchers led by Professor Yaakov Benenson ETH and MIT professor Ron Weiss managed to integrate the information processing of biological diagnosis in human cells. In a study recently published in Science (abstract), they describe a ‘circuit logic multi-synthetic gene whose task is to distinguish between cancer and normal cells, and then target the cancer cells to destroy them. This circuit works by sampling and integration of five intracellular cancer-specific molecular factors and concentration. The circuit provides a positive identification when all factors are present in the cell researchers, resulting in cancer detection precision. hope it can serve as the basis for highly specific cancer treatments.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/verizon-launching-droid-bionic-september-8th-giving-some/:

It was a long and winding road for Bionic Droid. Our first taste of its dual-core potential CES , the leakage flux specifications , pictures and release dates of the phone in the months that followed. Well, the wait officially ends on September 8, as Verizon has just confirmed the release date with a new version of the battle robot ad teaser we saw a few weeks ago. Big Red has also launched a website with information about t Droid Droids ASBL arenas and new treasure hunt augmented reality – where counselors can earn a clever Bionic Digital, HDTV, laptop, tablet or quadrocopter. For more information, click the link below the second source and head on past the break to see the vid for yourself. Feel free to enjoy the work of the blade of a raven-haired warrior cyborgs slicing while you’re there.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/crux360-ipad-2-keyboard-case-review/:

Yeah … we know. At this point, you’re probably shaking your money closely, eagerly awaiting the release of IPAD 3. But for those of you who have recently purchased version 2.0, or maybe just discovered your need for a Bluetooth keyboard, allow us to shed some light on the Crux360 . Sure it is not the first of these we have seen, but the full range of motion in the joint makes a beautiful accessory for your Apple slate. We spent a few weeks to put through the ringer, then read on past the break to see what we found.

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During the day, 37 years, Lee Hadwin is a nurse with no particular love or talent for art, but when he sleeps, it’s a different story. Lee was sleeping drawing since he was 4 and is now quite good. Some of his pieces have sold for six figures. Despite numerous tests, doctors can not explain how he is able to draw and paint when he is not aware, or even what stage of sleep, while working there. Extract from the article: .. However, the native of North Wales does not make art his career he has never studied art, and it is ugly drawing when awake art has never interested me at all says Hadwin, quoted by the BBC. But just in case it is now preparing leaving a sketchbook, pencils and other art supplies in her room.

Fisker Nina – sounds more like a ballerina with the Bolshoi to us, but those baptized future EVS are now on track for a German heart and soul infusion. BMW has recently signed an agreement that will see its four-cylinder engine turbocharged, and additional components included in 2012 production models of medium-sized sedans U.S. automaker. The line of electric cars are currently scheduled for an early 2013 debut, but we would sprinkle a cup of salt on that date because of the Karma long way to run. Skip to the past the break for the company’s official announcement handshake eco-meets-luxury.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/samsungs-galaxy-tab-8-9-goes-lte-for-t-mobile-at-ifa/:

What secret could he Galaxy tab Samsung 8.9 take? See the little logo LTE hiding in the back of the unit. Yep, T-Mobile-ed aggressively magenta at the IFA booth was with this beauty as a way to show blazing speeds LTE European carrier. Hardware, it seems, was incidental to demonstrations of the company – but the boy Howdy do we care about.

The representatives of T-Mobile did not offer up much in the way of information on this front (in fact, they have mostly tried to move along the next LTE enabled device for more demos speed), but the paperwork of the company highlights the device capacity of 32 GB, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and operating system Android 3.2. The material itself should be very familiar to anyone who has ever spent time with a Galaxy tab – even bright glossy screen, even plastic rear smooth.

Not much is available, provided that prices and availability, if the T-Mobile representative we spoke to believe that the thing will hit the network in fourth quarter.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/lg-hom-bot-2-0-smart-robot-vacuum-cleaner-hands-on-video/:

Smile, you’re on the Vacucam! LG Hom-Bot ( RoboKing USA) was zipping around its own special park on the stage to the company IFA stand today, pick up the occasional straw of dust and with his double to spy cams bloggers and the Germans, while diligently avoiding a family dog ​​plastic along its ten-square-foot cube of real estate. The bot THINQ intelligent technology to interact with an application Android or iPhone, you use to watch a live video feed of its top-cam, send it rolling to a specific point in the house Patrol mode, or adjust parameters. You can also connect remotely, assuming your Hom-Bot is on and has a WiFi connection. Official U.S. and the euro price and availability has not yet been announced, but an LG representative suggested that we will see in the range 500-700 € (about $ 710-995 U.S.). Cameras, and interactivity are nice and all, but it’s a lot to spend on any vacuum cleaner. Today PEEK trade show sneak is probably the closest we’ll get to that cheap vac, then run past the break for some great action sequences.

Sludge wrote Jans Graham, a founder of the Dojo Design in Vancouver and designer of Minesweeper Zombie, offers thoughtful reasons microtransactions in games are amoral concept that can be used for good or evil, defying the typical reflex. Zynga style using microtransactions as a cynical tool to siphon as much money from your wallet Quoting:. ‘Similarly, such a thing could be a good tool for a developer can adjust the length between two versions of content to offer just a little more for the same price, if they felt it was the right thing to do. In fact, most factors microtransactions work this way. The bad reputation of these systems have come of factors that are tuned to maximize profits and abuse. players for their money, but it is not a trait inherent in this system, you could just as easily use it for your own bankruptcy!

We recently discussed news that WikiLeaks had complained of a leak that threatened password encryption unredacted documents in the archive Cablegate. Now drive Solanum writing this update: According to the Guardian, Wikileaks has released its entire archive of 251,000 U.S. secret diplomatic cables, without deletions, potentially exposing thousands of people mentioned in the documents to detention, injury or save their lives in danger The move was strongly condemned by the previous five media partners -. The Guardian, The New York Times, El Pais, Der Spiegel and Le Monde -. who worked with Wikileaks published documents carefully selected and expurgated  In the same Guardian article gives further explanation of the controversy reported earlier, suggesting that Assange went against the standard protocol by providing the master password for the newspaper.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/lg-e2391vr-led-lcd-monitor-hands-on/:

When it comes to having the world’s thinnest display, competition is fierce, and technical details abound. One manufacturer in particular, makes this class leader claim more often than others, however, so it was no surprise that LG decided to show a world thinnest monitor huge room with its IFA this year. E2391VR is, as expected, incredibly thin. A 7.2mm, it is much thinner than the iPhone 9.3mm 4, So if you actually time to consider the side of your screen, you’ll probably really like that. But – and this, as with other models, can be a very big, but for some users – all ports, and most critical components are the basis of the TV. The 23-inch model we’ve seen is quite small for wall mounting, so that the base should not be a problem for most. It offers 1080p, 2ms response time, HDMI, D-Sub, headphone, and a contrast ratio 10,000,000:1 – and, well, it looks great too, many reflections were a critical issue for the exhibition hall light. No word on pricing or availability yet, but skip past the break for something magical PR.

Many Dell boasted, about 23 skinny-incher just got tested by the bods at HotHardware. Their conclusion? Sports 1080p display aesthetic glossily well and score important points for his lower back in love with 8.3 kilos in weight and 0.4-inch size (which buds to 1.19 inches around the ports). The panel is not twisted nematic standards and IPS will not satisfy pro graphics or photography, but the LED backlight gives a good light and a better than average black levels. Gaming has been hampered by small streaks despite the 2ms response time, while Blu-ray has suffered somewhat in dark scenes. While a pretty good buy at $ 250 – although you might want to check the source link to see if the S2330MX meets your needs.

An anonymous reader writes You may have heard that China has sent a manned research in to the deep ocean, this summer, marking a personal depth record of 5000 meters (next year it will record the world of 7000 meters). Here is a story. about the sub based on an interview with the designer in Wuxi, China has some interesting news: the designer had never seen a submarine before leaving to build the deepest dive in search of the world, all the stuff before he built ended up in warehouses because the Chinese government only funded technology development, and not use it.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/sony-sa-ns500-homeshare-speaker-knows-how-to-work-a-room/:

Finally, a HOMESHARE Chair with built – AirPlay for streaming wirelessly from your iThing or Apple TV. It will cost you though: when the NS500 comes in stores in late October or early November, you can expect to see a price tag of $ 399 growing strapped around his neck logarithmic. Sony assures us that you will get some heavy audio for the money, with four drivers and a subwoofer placed in a unilateral David Guetta at the pump in every nook and cranny. We will hold for a while due consideration to tell you how it seems.

An anonymous reader sends word anonymous group of hackers broke the servers and accounts belonging to dozens of police services in Texas, leaking e-mails, documents and personal information. They say the attacks were retaliation for the arrest of dozens of people suspected of anonymous, and were made in solidarity with the ‘Anonymous 16′ PayPal LOIC defendants, accused LulzSec Member Jake Davis topiary, protesters arrested actions during OpBart #, Bradley Manning, Stephen Watt, and other hackers and leakers in the world. Predictably, some emails leak paint an unflattering portrait of internal operations in the departments of police.

MrSeb wrote If the New York Times Research and Development Lab has his wicked way, you’ll soon be able to stop taking your laptop of choice in the bathroom -. And to use a magic mirror on place On average, we spend an hour in the bathroom every day, and the magic mirror – which is built from a mirror ‘data-bearing, Microsoft Kinect, and a healthy dollop of ingenuity – is designed to capitalize on that time by letting you surf the web and increase advertising revenue New York Times.

Just in time for birthday Aunt Lulu in Gstaad , Vonage launched its application extensions free long distance calls from your Android phone. With a quick download, parents can tap into their nostalgia existing Vonage VoIP service from a Google-powered phone to call the world without racking up additional charges terribly expensive phones. The catch? It requires an international VoIP calling plan before you can set the numbering of friends in the world. Also, pricing is subject to your existing calling plan and it does not support email like some other similar applications, including Fring and Viber . For existing users of Vonage is certainly an added feature soft, leaving you no excuse but to call Aunt Lulu.

If you are secretly in Spandex bike shorts underneath your suit for on-the-fly training sessions between conference calls, then maybe Jabra Bluetooth headset new Sport is for you. Of course, it allows you to answer calls, but what is cooler integrated FM radio and A2DP technology to wirelessly connect to your MP3 player – claiming to be the first headset to handle both. The company also launched a free download of Endomondo Sports Tracker for iPhone, Android or BlackBerry – which is a bit like the Nike + app , followed by works and give updates of speed and distance. This $ 99 device is supported by Sprint, T-Mobile and Apple, and will be available later in September with a wired version, aptly named the Jabra Sport-over for $ 69. Get ready to pull the wool pants and check the full PR after the break.

CWmike wrote Is high tech really hard on older workers, or are they just not do their part in an industry that never stops through innovative Age:? Some see it dirty little secret, or even great open secrets older workers. been hit harder by the recession. [through age is] something that [the employer] is talking about. But it is a reality in the technology if you are aged 45 and still writing C code or Cobol code and making $ 150 000 per year, the likelihood is that you will not be employed very long, said Vivek Wadhwa , which currently holds academic positions at several universities, including UC Berkeley, Duke and Harvard observation. Wadhwa said that the age bias is a simple label for a complicated set of factors that influence the employment prospects for senior high-tech employees.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/lg-optimus-sol-hands-on/:

The Nokia 500 was not the only device that appeared cool on the stand of Vodafone here at IFA this morning. We also managed to squeeze in some time with the Optimus Sol . The unit is reasonably smooth for the company seems to be framing a relatively low-end phone. At its center is a brilliant, brilliant 3.8-inch AMOLED display Super.

The Sol runs on Android 2.3 with a single-core processor running at 1 GHz – whose company points out should be good for those who do not do heavy work on the thing. He certainly handled that we could throw at it in our hands now. The handset is slim and light enough compared to the Optimus 2x , which outside the big four-inch display, seems quite similar. It should be very soon – some time later this month, most likely, for users of Vodafone Germany. A representative from LG, it should work out about € 300-contract.

And in March of Ultrabooks continues. In the wake of Toshiba and Lenovo , Acer announced the Aspire S3 at its IFA press conference – confirming unequivocally that the leak, we soon spotted a few days ago. The machine, made of magnesium alloy, a thin anorexic measures 13mm and weight only 140 kg. We are told that not only promises of instant access, but near-instantaneous connectivity – Acer said it will wake from its slumber in 1.5 seconds and register and connect to hotspots in about two years . Other features include a 13.3-inch screen (1366 x 768), ultra low voltage core i3, i5 and i7, a choice of solid-state storage or hard drive, Bluetooth 4.0 and a background without evacuation so you’re not left with first-degree burns. Depending on the configuration, the battery life is designed for a maximum of seven hours or up to 50 days in standby mode. Until now, we just hear European prices (€ 799 to € 1,199), even if Acer confirms it will arrive stateside by the end of September.

First accepted Submitter Zimanyi wrote Being the start of the school year, teachers of my children invariably ask if all parents have special skills they may have for students. As a software engineer, I want to make a presentation to the classes to develop software. The difficult part is a presentation entertaining, inspirational, easy enough for students in second and fourth to grasp. Has anyone been brave enough to attempt such a thing? Are there any kid-tested packaged presentations freely available? Would it be better to present the development of a simple game? Web page? Any advice is welcome.

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Submitter JoshuaZ first time accepted, writes Astronomers have discovered an unusual small star. SDSS J102915 172927 is a small, faint star with very few elements other than hydrogen or helium. The composition of the star is surprising ( pdf) from the standard theories of star formation requires heavier elements in smaller stars, to allow stars to be heavy enough to meet. Perhaps the most unusual of the star is non – complete detection of lithium would be expected in a star of this size. The only items created shortly after the Big Bang were lithium, hydrogen and helium and the star must have lithium levels much higher because they must closely match with the levels that would have been formed shortly after the Big Bang.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/lg-goes-big-with-stylus-equipped-pentouch-plasma-tvs/:

This is a good time to be a fan of the stylus. Not only Samsung has launched its friendly writing Slate Series 7 and note Galaxy tablets, but LG is to align the stylus in the lounge with its new series of plasma TVs PenTouch. Available in two varieties 50 inches and 60 inches, each TV comes with a pair of stilettos that you can touch or control the TV and included software such as a calendar and a photo gallery, or just draw on it to the content of your heart. As if this were not enough, the high-end 60-inch model is a 3D TV, and include a pair of active glasses – it will run you $ 2,199, while the non-3D models come to $ 1,699 and $ 1,099. Unfortunately, you will also have to provide your own Windows PC to take full advantage of this feature touch.

We have known that Bell aims to make the leap to LTE for nearly three years , but the Canadian carrier has kept incredibly silent on when or how he would pounce. If you believe an anonymous source, that silence may be coming to an end: the company will supposedly launch its 4G network soon and is rumored to have a phone and a tablet prepared to launch immediately. Devices suspects? None other than the Samsung S Galaxy and Galaxy II LTE tab 8.9. If this happens later in the fall, such an approach would put Bell in the race to become the second carrier in Canada to adopt the standard next-gen – TELUS and SaskTel are expected to upgrade next year – which gives the defenders of choice for wonderful things to expect over the next twelve months.

Zothecula writes While financial contributions are certainly a great help for practitioners of health care in developing countries, one of the things they really need is a robust, portable, low cost of equipment medical infrastructure is compatible with an often limited at the local level. Several such devices are under development as a surgical lamp batteries, a centrifuge-based salad-spinner, and a baby who uses hot wax. UCLA working on another appropriate technology in the form of a small inexpensive microscope that uses holograms, instead of lenses to the image of what can only be seen by the human eye.

If these clock radios this sound familiar, because their creator, Tivoli Audio, has been spitting about the same thing for 11 years . Their guts, at least, have changed over time, and here at IFA company has two models – the PAL + mobile and stationary over the model 10 + – the two hinges on the support for digital radio. Each is compatible with DAB +, DMB and DAB, in addition to good old FM, has two alarms and support five presets for each band. The main difference is that the PAL + is weatherproof and battery, rated over the last three and a half hours unplugged. At £ 1.85 it’s still heavy enough that we never throw in a briefcase, but in a world where it costs less money or not we could take to the beach. You can, if you were so inclined, use the included remote control to navigate the user interface, but there is also a scroll wheel up top – a nice idea, we thought, until you go realize that pushing the button in the middle to scroll through each menu gets boring quickly. As for audio quality, the speakers are powerful enough that their sounds could rise above the din of the showroom, but we could still hear some tinniness come through. The pair are available now, get 299 million (£ 299) and $ 399 (£ 399), respectively, which means that HD radio or not, are always glorified alarm clocks.

garymortimer writes It’s not as sexy as the Beast of Kandahar RQ 170 Sentinel, or as well known as a predator. But we believe that the bird-shaped drone crashed in Pakistan last week could be a tool of American special forces. At first it was thought to be a work house, but packets with FMC (which means fully mission capable) written on them, and a U.S. date style and really points to something else. SUAS is not new or AvWeek Flight International for balls is as delicate a job during the day. Our exclusive photos of the C130 which hit a damaged RQ170 was good enough for us. We would like to identify this drone. Maybe it’s just a homebrew job, maybe not. This is not a Smartbird Festo However, the most popular choice of experts.

written outline of the NASA reports that the occasion seemed unstoppable robotic geologist is to find things to Endeavour crater that has never seen before, adding new life to a mission that has already been epic. Observations’ suggest that exposures of rock at the date of Endeavour’s rim from the beginning in the history of Mars and include clay minerals that form in the less acidic wet conditions possibly favorable for life. In a conference call today, one researcher compared this new mission exploration phase of a new mission as a whole.

Almost two years after AT and T launched its A-List Rollover with plans to become more competitive against the likes of T-Mobile , Alltel and Verizon , the carrier decided to nix the public from today. After receiving the screenshots and a note detailing the leaks intentions Ma Bell, we have achieved to company representatives, who confirmed that these plans are actually going. While new customers will no longer be able to benefit from a pool of five or ten digits (depending on plan) to call all they want, anyone currently using the service will be purchased in. One more warning: plans switching frequency of the individual to the family (or vice versa) can wipe the function A-List off, so proceed with caution. Head here to read AT and T official statement on this issue, as well as some shots of the note of a leak.

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Join the family of products is the Olympus Pen lovingly nicknamed  Mini PEN , or E-PM1. Compared to its big brothers the PEN E-PL2 and PL3-E , this little guy packs a serious punch tiny body, with a price tag as low as $ 500. But that may CIT claiming Olympus offers quality DSLR in a compact design stack against the big boys in the pit at the U.S. Open? The 12.3-megapixel camera comes with a 14-42mm lens f / 3.5-5.6 kit and includes a Micro Four Thirds mount, allowing it to accept the compatible goals of both Olympus and Panasonic – something that was really easy to get the hang of Speedy for switching between sets. Consult impressions that we will practice with the camera to one of the greatest games of tennis of the year.

Well, a very merry Christmas in advance to you, Samsung. At the end of the tail of the conference the company press PC-focused by the IFA – an event mainly devoted to the 7 Series Chronos laptop and Windows 7 slate – its leaders have announced an update rather unexpected in the series 9 . No, we’re not talking about SSD or a beefier silhouette slim. Get ready, friends, because this holiday season our favorite thin pinch PC becomes adorned with crystals. Hand-applied crystals, guys. The company will sell a limited number of these things in Moonlight Blue, a navy winter, and deluxe pink gold, a champagne-colored, carefully dusted bling on the cover. This color extends through the frame on the palm rest and between the keys, but fortunately, the fairy dust does not make a cameo in the interior. No word on price, even if we do not target customer is Samsung Paris Hilton care.

If we spend $ 599 on a phone for our phone, it needs to provide unmatched audio quality, device integration, absolutely transparent, and a drop-dead gorgeous design. Invoxia, a newcomer to the world of VoIP telephony, claims to have created just that with its NVX 610. The DTU uses an iPhone (or iPod touch or iPhone) app as its control interface – the hardware itself has only touch the volume, mute, speakerphone, voice mail and keys. Except to access address book from your device IOS, however, all the phone equipment is autonomous. Calls are handled using the built-in ARM Cortex-A8 processor, and can be done via Skype or any other third party SIP. You can also take incoming calls using the iPhone the handset or the speaker, but all outgoing calls are processed using VoIP, no mobile network from your iPhone. We took a look at the NVX 610 to the IFA , and certainly liked what we saw. Go before the break for our first impressions and a video (a bit noisy) intro from CEO Serge Invoxia Renouard.

Hitting the front page for the first time, rippeltippel wrote The Economist recently published an article about HP Tablet leave the market alone again I say, until I read the announcement showed that the firm had finally seen the light on the tablet market. – That there is no such thing. But the games are closed with the IPAD as a clear winner Probably not:? ‘Hackers have embraced the meal, the root of its underlying Linux software … so it can run many more applications The online store for Google App and elsewhere. A review page of Amazon Kindle tablet reads: They cracked – it’s the future. Can it be interpreted as? Pirate are the tablets future of tablets Smartphone vendors seem to have got the message: Users want to control the software on their phones. It’s a shame that Palm / HP, which was one of the suppliers only open from the beginning, more or least lost the game. Unfortunately, it seems that vendors ebook reader tablet and have not yet gotten the message.

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Hey, remember that new products in Electronics Improv as we told you about yesterday? We managed to squeeze in some time with the device today at IFA, and we have to say, we like what we see. The Rip (that the record. Image. Preserve.) Is the latest addition to the line eWriter Boogie, devices that allow you to write notes and drawings and can be wiped with the press of a button (think a more readable Etch A Sketch ). Rip high setting with the addition of a microUSB port, which allows you to transfer notes in PDF format on your computer.

Improv was careful to emphasize that the device is currently in prototype mode, so we will not hold too much company for the new plasticy feel of the product – if, if its predecessor is any indication, the final version will probably not too far of it, and the company confirmed that the final version will be the color of charcoal itself. And while the product is indeed plasticy, it certainly feels sturdy. More after the break.

CWmike writes Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live division, said this week that Windows 8 will allow users to treat the traditional office as just another app that is supported only on order. When he unveiled Windows 8 UI in June, Microsoft said it would be with a first touch interface to compete in the rapidly growing market tablet. Underneath that, however, is a classic style Windows desktop. Having both of [the] user interfaces [work] together harmoniously is an important part of Windows 8, Steven Sinofsky said in a blog post on Wednesday, user interface style subway -. inspired by the design of tile-based Windows Mobile 7 – the first to appear when the user starts a device A. . this point, users reach a crossroads, If you want to stay permanently immersed in a world of subway, you will never see the desktop – we will even load it (literally, the code will not load), unless you choose explicitly to go there, Sinofsky said. If you do not want to … ‘PC’ things, then you do not and you do not pay for them in memory, battery life and the hardware configuration. If you use a conventional PC with keyboard and mouse, Windows users will run an 8 app to load the desktop, he said. Essentially, you can think of your Windows desktop just like any other application.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/toshiba-announces-camileo-clip-x200-and-x400-camcorders/:

Unsurprisingly, Toshiba covers all bases at IFA today, with it now also announcing its latest batch of camcorders. This includes clip Camileo photo above (which was round the back of a clip for hands-free shooting), as well as more traditional Camileo X200 and X400, all three 1080p video recording and rely exclusively on SD cards for storage. The X200 and X400, of course, things went a bit in terms of features, these exhibition games are a 12x optical zoom on the X200 and X400 on the 23x zoom. Still no word on pricing for any of them, but Toshiba says they will be available during the fourth quarter of this year (in Europe at least). Hit the PR after the break for the complete list of specifications.

Toshiba STOR.E range of hard drives just got a little refreshment, and a hint of color, at the IFA. It Canvio models come in sizes up to 1TB and sports a spiffy USB 3.0 connectors, while weighing less than half a pound in your choice of black, green or red. BASICS line sports all the same features and options, except for pre-installed software backup, but only comes in black. The PARTNER STOR.E is another external drive base with a USB 3.0 connection, but it is designed to match the Toshiba NB500 netbook and a series of color options to match (black, blue, lime green and orange). Much more interesting are the 2 and STOR.E STOR.E TV PRO TV – a pair of devices with HDMI ports and a graphical interface all the owners of which will blend into most home theater setups. While the TV 2 sticks with a traditional hard drive in sizes up to 2 TB, he opted for the PRO 8 GB of flash storage. The two SD card readers sports USB 2.0 and support for a wide range of codecs, but the Pro adds a Bluetooth remote with a QWERTY keyboard and full Web browsing capabilities. The TV PRO TV STOR.E 2 and will land in Europe in Q4 along with the partner, BASICS, and the lines Canvio. Check the battery of PR after the break.

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The cloud is huge (well, infinite, really), and everyone wants a piece. Pogoplug was a player from the beginning , but with a somewhat convoluted setup process, it is not surprising that the company Drive to the web page of the device is ready to release a version Smartphone friendly. Pogoplug Mobile is to be known, offers many features of its big brother (you will not be able to mount remote disks) for smartphones, tablets and desktop applications dedicated. Want to load some pictures on your hard drive 4 terabytes in San Francisco while you’re in the Tokyo subway? Just run an application, login with the username and password you registered during the installation process seconds long, and you’re on your way. You can even send photos (links to images on your computer remotely – you will not be using the data), to publish them on social networking sites, new or transfer that you shot with the phone. The concept is certainly familiar, but we got to take a look at the interpretation Pogoplug at IFA in Berlin . Jump past the break to see what we thought.

Sunbird writes The EFF has argued several cases before the critics yesterday Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. So Hepting v. AT and T and Jewel v. National Security Agency raises serious questions about whether the NSA program for warrant wiretap (pdf Summary of Evidence), released by whistleblower Mark Klein and implemented by AT and T and other telecommunications, violates the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The full text of Klein’s statement and exhibits redacted are publicly available (pdf). … The evidence establishes that Klein AT and T cut in the fiber optic cable in San Francisco to deliver a complete copy of the Internet and telephone traffic to the room to secure the SG3 operated by the NSA. The trial court dismissed the complaint Hepting (about pdf) based on the 2008 congressional grant of immunity to telecoms. Similarly, the trial court dismissed Jewel in (to pdf) the trial against government agencies and officials based on the state secrets privilege. The two cases were argued together before the same panel of judges. The audio of oral argument will be available after noon PDT [17:00 GMT] TODAY ‘hui.

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It may be a stunt viable expansion plan, but the Japanese branch of Domino Pizza made plans for a lunar store. Construction firm Maeda Corp. has drawn up plans for the dome-shaped restaurant and figures it will take 70 tons of material and equipment manufacturing pizza. Even with cost cutting measure or the use of mineral deposits on the moon to make concrete, Domino estimates the costs to Y1.67 billion (21.7 billion). In 2001, rival chain Pizza Hut has made a delivery to the International Space Station, but Domino’s hopes to become the favorite pizza with the space plan store moon.

Today sees the release of Parallels 7, the new version of its popular fighting competition virtualization software. This issue plays well with its lion , runs multiple virtual machines and has received several performance tweaks – for the number obsessed, you can enjoy knowing that Windows takes 60 percent faster than Parallels 6. Players will notice a bump of 40 percent in the rendering of 3D graphics and video chatters will see that Windows can now access your Mac when it is dictated by the users OS X. low-end that have not Windows 7 , fear not – you can use Windows on Demand service to purchase a license via a user friendly wizard as, uh – Clippy . Fans will also see mobile Parallels iOS give you remote access to your machine at home, but be quick – the price is jumping into the sky from $ 4.99 to $ 19.99 soon. You can get the standalone version for $ 80 but people who are already using versions 5 or 6 can level-up for $ 50.

Looks like Sammy ready to bring one of his pistols large galaxy race 4G AT and T. The handset mystery, with the model number SGH-i727 and the FCC ID A3LSGHi727 just popped up on the databases of the Commission to give us a glimpse of her womb and bolts. While we can not completely speculating on the size of the phone screen, the documents show the packing 850 / 1900 of the carrier orange band WCDMA and HSPA, in addition to his particular brand of 700MHz LTE and (surprise) LTE AWS – you know, if the acquisition of T-Mobile is without. Of course there are the usual WiFi and Bluetooth mention in the literature, with the device powered by a 1500mAh battery. Could it be one of the recently announced OEM devices prodigy R Galaxy, or simply an update to its 4G first series of S ? We will keep an eagle eye for the inevitable one is in-the-wild debut.

esocids writing with some Daily Tech on the current spat between Apple and the rest of the mobile world. Extract from the article. Lawyers for Apple are crying foul about Samsung, Motorola and … supposedly anti-competitive use of patents … Apparently, Apple is angry about counterclaims of these companies, which rely heavily on patents covering wireless communications, many of which are governed by the fair, reasonable and non discriminatory (F / RAND) principle, as they were developed in the context of industry standards. … Apple makes concerned that Motorola in its counterclaim refuses to differentiate between 7 F / RAND patents in its collection of 18 patents. … Regardless of what Florian Mueller said, it is difficult to argue that the rules of F / RAND is largely dictated the community and ambiguous.

If you expect someone to take glasses from the current experience of television viewing 3D, Toshiba has finally set a launch date of its 3D TV without glasses . The world’s first to be available to the public in the size, ZL2 will take its place in the high end of the game company when it launches this December in Germany (no word yet on other European countries, or anywhere else for that matter) with a resolution LED-backlit QuadHD (3840 x 2160) LCD panel and Cell-processor CEVO engine technology within. See the press release after the break for more specifications, no word yet on how much it will cost, but the 3D glasses based ZL1 it replaces was a rocker £ 4,000 price tag.

The reign undisputed MacBook Air on the field thin and light winds down – the Ultrabooks are coming and U300 Lenovo seems to be one of the strongest competitors we have yet seen. This is a new entry to the IdeaPad line, thinner and lighter in a series U redesigned and reborn, which also include some chunky 13.3-inch U300 and the even larger, but more serious 14-inch U400. All three are shipping in October, and we recently had the chance to try the tiny trio. Read on for more details and our full impressions.

riverat1 wrote The Next Web has a history of Muammar Gaddafi track of the Internet and other telecommunications services. As expected, monitoring was intense. The names history of companies that provided software surveillance, including Amesys, a subsidiary of the French company Bull SA. There is a more detailed history behind the paywall the Wall Street Journal.  Narus Division Boeing may also have been involved (collection Analytics is very important and nothing suspicious, of course).

It has been a while since we had our hands on the IW1 AirPlay , but it will not be too long before iHome speaker system wireless hits the market. Yesterday the company announced that the IW1 will be available September 26 for $ 300. For that price, you will be able to stream music from your iPhone, iPhone or iPod Touch, the system using two three-inch woofers and tweeters pair of one inch with Bongiovi treatment. The six books IW1 also has a lithium-ion battery, allowing you to easily tote your next party at home, and can be connected wirelessly using iHome Home Connect software, available free iTunes. Breath after the break for the full press release, or hit the source link for more information.

Creative is not going to force phonetics, once upon a time, but it is still a respected name when it comes to headsets and – gasp! – Sound cards. Here at IFA , the costume has released a new range of Sound Blaster (yeah, seriously) gaming headsets for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac. The 360 ​​Sound Blaster friendly Tactic360 Sigma is revealed with a banner design and 50mm steel core audio drivers, not to mention the voice and audio controls separate game. Moving right along, the ION Tactic360 refined with a pair of 40mm drivers, while the wireless Wrath Tactic3D is for Mac / PC users who prefer not to sweat the whole cable thing. The Wireless Tactic3D Omega is the same for console gamers, and for those in love with Three-Dee, the new holding of the platform Recon3D audio / sounds sound cards give you reason to celebrate. All details are posted after the break for those who are strangely intrigued.

mask.of.sanity writing anonymous members took the responsibility to launch a denial of service attack against Wikileaks this week with a custom tool that exploits a flaw in the SQL server. field trials of tool called RefRef were launched against several websites, including Wikileaks Pastebin and 4Chan. In a Twitter account linked to blog anonymously, users were described as hacktivists with a personal vendetta against Wikileaks, adding that we are sorry you took it down. We are still.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/sprint-to-double-upgrade-fee-to-36-starting-september-9th/:

It’s time to either find your favorite teddy bear or pinch a few hundred coins. In the second fight now unhappy new from Overland Park, SprintFeed advises that we must prepare for another hike at one time charges on September 9. This time, the cost of upgrading oh-so-beloved who is the victim of inflation, achieving increased to $ 36 for all existing customers who want a new phone, if you’re hoping to renew multi-line contracts, Sprint is graciously willing to cap the costs to a maximum of $ 150. There is speculation that these bumps may have something to do with the latest rumor coming out of Cupertino, but it can also be simply a routine change of policy. Regardless of the reason, this means that for anyone seeking the next best thing would start looking under every sofa cushion they sit, in the hope of scrounging a bit more money.

iamrmani wrote an article in the International Business Times about the recent genetic sequencing of a lizard. Extract from the article: Researchers have succeeded in sequencing the genes of the anole lizard green, that is the first non-bird reptiles whose genome sequenced and assembled the results, the researchers obtained after assembly and analysis of more than 20. mammalian genomes, can go a long way in understanding the evolution of animals and humans.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/samsung-wave-3-hands-on-video/:

Tired of Samsung this morning? Well, how about a little more than Samsung, so. Also on the laundry list of new features the company is the wave, which was announced earlier this week . Wave 3 is the end of the three new devices with that name, packing a zippy processor 1.4GHz, which seems to manage tasks with ease. Like most of the rest of the products shown here at IFA, the screen is the centerpiece of the unit, a brilliant 4-inch WVGA unit. Also, like the rest of Samsung handsets, the material is really great on the wave, complimenting a glossy screen brushed aluminum back.

The handset works Bada 2.0, which means that we are not likely to be seen it in the United States anytime in the near future – Samsung has largely declined to U.S. support for the mobile operating system, but he promises to expand its selection of applications from third-party applications developers. Also new on the face of software is Kitten, a mobile messaging service that we have unfortunately not able to give a tour here in Berlin.

formaggio writes Last year, a team of researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland came with an interesting way to make it rain by firing lasers in the sky. At the time it seemed that science fiction, but now they are one more step after the team has successfully completed testing around Lake Geneva From the article:. ‘Records from 133 hours of fire revealed that intense pulses of laser light creates nitric acid particles in the air that acted like glue to the atmosphere, water molecules link together into droplets and prevention. them to re-evaporation Within seconds, the drops became stable within a few thousandths of a millimeter in diameter. too small to fall as rain, but large enough to encourage scientists to build on the work