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The New Sony Xperia S
If the classy look of the new Sony Xperia S is anything to go by, the decision by Sony to split with Erisson after ten years looks to be a sensible decision. Sony and Ericsson originally teamed up in 2001 to take on the then-mighty Nokia – in late 2011 Sony paid around $1.5 billion to take control of the joint venture and the companies went their separate ways.
Sony’s Xperia range has already attracted many favourable reviews – a superb camera, fast processing speed, a solid feel and an attractive look and the new Xperia S appears to build on that theme. As before, Google’s Android provides the operating system. It’s Gingerbread flavoured at the moment but towards the end of 2012 it will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich.
Nokia Lumia – looks great, but will the kids love it?
Nokia have definitely not disappeared entirely, and hope to recapture the good times of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another.
The new Nokia Lumia 610 is Nokia’s fourth and most affordable Lumia smartphone, designed as the perfect introduction to Windows Phone for a younger audience. The Nokia Lumia 610 makes it easy to keep in touch with friends, providing instant access to social networks and bringing all mobile, email, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn contacts into one place. It also makes it easier to browse the Web with Internet Explorer and to access games through Xbox Live. Continue reading ‘Nokia Lumia – looks great, but will the kids love it?’
Sony to expand Playstation suite with support for content development
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that it will release the open beta version of PlayStation®Suite SDK*1 to content developers in April 2012 and the official version later this year. Through the introduction of these SDKs, SCE will offer a more streamlined content development environment for content developers — from large game development companies to small, independent shops — and further expand the world of PlayStation® to open operating system based portable devices.
Nokia’s 808 Pure View – a New Era?
Nokia claimed they were ushering in a new era today in high-end smartphone imaging with the Nokia 808 PureView. This is the first smartphone to feature Nokia PureView imaging technologies, bringing together high resolution sensors, exclusive Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia developed algorithms, which will support new high-end imaging experiences for future Nokia products.
The Nokia 808 PureView features a large, high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor with high-performance Carl Zeiss optics and new pixel oversampling technology. At standard resolutions (2/3, 5 and 8 megapixels) this means the ability to zoom without loss of clarity and capture seven pixels of information, condensing into one pixel for the sharpest images imaginable. At high-resolution (38 megapixelmaximum) it means the ability to capture an image, then zoom, reframe, crop and resize afterwards to expose previously unseen levels of details.
With superior low-light performance and the ability to save in compact file sizes for sharing in email, MMS, and on social networks, the Nokia 808 PureView makes it possible for anyone tocapture professional looking images in any conditions.
Free Tube Wifi during London 2012
For the first time, during the 2012 Summer, London Underground passengers will get free WiFi services allowing them to access internet and emails on most of the city’s stations for free.
Virgin Media has been awarded the contract by Transport for London which will see the telecoms group provide a free service for the duration of the games at 80 of the capital’s 270 stations. After the Summer the service will then be chargeable, thought to be based on a fee structure per minute or per mebabyte.
The city’s transport planners believe the move will help keep the capital moving when it hosts the world’s biggest sporting event this summer, allowing passengers to access real-time travel information and react better to any disruption. The service will only be available at stations, with trains remaining mobile-free zones because of the complexity of putting equipment into the narrow Victorian tunnels. Continue reading ‘Free Tube Wifi during London 2012′
Steve Jobs – The Action Figure, that’s right.
£64 this will set you back, an action figure of Steve Jobs complete with miniature iPad and iPhone.
Now any normal action figure would not cost this much! You would normally look at around £15 for an action figure? Now just because of Apple’s status, does this really mean they can charge this much? The company that made the figure have depicted it as a masterful action figure and not just some cheap toy.
The former chief executive of Apple, who died last year, comes in his classically accustomed black turtleneck and blue jeans and is available from February onwards. Extras are also available at an extra cost; these extras include an iPhone 4 and a copy of the first Mac computer.
InIcon, the manufacturers of the figure will also include a spare pair of glasses and extra hands that can be used to interact with the prop extras.
Strange as this idea may sound, it has been attempted before by a company called MIC Gadget at a slightly lower selling price of £57. However the product was blocked by Apple’s lawyers and they had the following to say: “Mr Jobs has not consented to the use of his name and/or image in the Product. Unauthorized use of a person’s name and/or likeness constitutes a violation of California Civil Code Section 3344, which prohibits the use of any person’s name, photograph or likeness in a product without that person’s prior consent.”
Now that Steve Job’s is deceased, it is not clear that the same rules apply. InIcon are offering a number of props a long with the action figure that display Apple products and logos, so something will definitely be said before the February release date.
Let’s hope Microsoft don’t follow up this release with a Bill Gates figure!
Digital technology – The latest in the world of technology
Digital technology involves the signals which are not as smooth as the signals used by the currents and analog voltage. Digital technology actually generates and stores and also processes data as a string of binary digits.
These are also known as bits which are represented by 1 and 0.
The history on the modern digital technology is a thing which can be actually traced back to the time when work was done on the semiconductors. Continue reading ‘Digital technology – The latest in the world of technology’
Cars could be hacked says McAfee
Modern cars’ reliance on computer systems makes them vulnerable to cyber attack, which could allow hackers to be disable them remotely, according to a report from McAfee released today. The report was released in conjunction with mobile software firm Wind River and embedded security firm Escrypt.
It stated that on-board safety systems could be hacked, citing a recent demonstration of this. ”Last year, researchers of the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington demonstrated that critical safety components of a vehicle can be hacked if physical access to the vehicle’s electronic components inside the passenger cabin is available,” said the report.
The report added that this type of attack could also be conducted remotely by exploiting the BlueTooth capabilities installed in many modern cars. ”Web-based vehicle-immobilisation systems that can remotely disable a car could be manipulated [by hackers]. ”The immobilisation system is meant to be a theft deterrent but could be used maliciously to disable cars belonging to unsuspecting owners,” it said.
“The researchers showed that an attack can be mounted by tracking the RFID tags using powerful long-distance readers at around 40 metres,” stated the report. Continue reading ‘Cars could be hacked says McAfee’
Mobile Phones Could Soon be Powered by Walking
Researchers in the US have found a way to power mobile phones using the motion energy caused when walking. They have made a device that can be placed in a shoe and captures the energy of moving micro droplets which is converts in to electrical energy. This is already used in some watches and sensors.
What happens is the device contains liquid droplets which are converted in to electrical current from the movement. The power generated is enough to recharge a phone or laptop but a way to get the energy form the device to the handset had not yet been completely thought out. A possibility is plugging a USB cable in to the shoe or use a wireless transmitter which is more practical.
When it works, this new innovation could prove to be hugely beneficial to both the personal and Business Telephone industry. Furthermore the battery and electricity usage could therefore be saved elsewhere. Continue reading ‘Mobile Phones Could Soon be Powered by Walking’
Eurostar has New Easy Mobile app
Eurostar has brought out a new app for the iPhone and Android. It allows customers to book their tickets using their phone, rather than having to do it from a computer or at a ticket office. The new website, allows you to search for journeys and then book them. You will receive a bar code on your phone, which you can use as a ticket when you board. Tickets between the UK, Lille, Paris and Brussels can be purchased in this way.
This has been developed to make it easier for those who travel on the train regularly. Customers can still collect loyalty points, if they are a member of one of the loyalty schemes, even if they book using their phone. Loyalty points balances can also be checked using the phone.
The application was developed to make booking easier for the many customers that have smart phones. It should not only make it easier to book in advance but also reduce the queues at the ticket office at the time of travel.
The app will also allow customers to see if there are any disruptions to journeys and they have their own profile page where they can put in seat preferences and things like that.
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