Now no longer holds and sliding the mouse to operate the computer. Trackpad Magic already exists that can do all the mouse functions with just a touch of your fingers.
Trackpad Magic is a new product introduced by Apple on Tuesday (27/07/2010). The shape of the board of aluminum coated glass surface. Not just any board since it was equipped with a multitouch touch sensors.
Basically, Trackpad Magic tantamount to the touchpad on the Macbook Pro. The technology used is the same. However, 80 percent bigger in size so that more flexibility for the armrest.
Connections to the computer does not need wires because it uses bluetooth which can be used up to 10 meters from the computer. Electrical power using two AA size NiMH batteries that have been supplied by Apple. As a complement, is also available charger for the rechargeable battery.
Its multitouch sensor supports four command with a combination of fingers. To perform a single click, just press or tap the surface once or twice depending on the settings. To make scrolling on the screen, slide two fingers on its surface according to the desired direction, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. The other two shifts ie three fingertips to page forward or back when opening the web and using the tip of the thumb and forefinger to do the twist.
Trackpad Magic only works for computers with the lowest operating system Mac OS X Snow Leopard v1.0.6.4. They cost 69 dollars and can be purchased at the Apple online store.
Some users of Opera Mini 5 who complained was too heavy because the browser can now be accessed a bit more relieved. Opera has released version 5.1 which tries to not consuming memory so comfortable surfing the Internet with mobile phones for the better.
Opera Mini 1.5 is going to improve the experience of surfing the web on mobile devices with limited memory. This update includes a new display with optimal skin to open up more pages simultaneously, much faster to scroll through pages, and overall browsing performance.
This upgrade is highly recommended for users of Nokia S40 mobile phones with limited memory, such as the popular Nokia 5130 XpressMusic phone, Nokia 6300 and Nokia 2700. This upgrade is also intended for mobile users with small screen sizes, such as the Sony Ericsson K550i and Sony Ericsson W810i. This update is not designed for users of Opera Mini on a smart phone or other advanced phones that already use a much larger memory.
“The aim of Opera Mini is to make the web available to anyone, anywhere, regardless of the device used,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software. He said currently more than 61 million people use Opera Mini with more than 3,000 types of devices.
During this time, Opera Mini offers faster Internet access and low cost. Opera Mini Server compressing data to be visited by the user up to 90 percent before the item is sent back on the phone. This web page is opened not only faster, but also with a faster speed. This compression reduces the amount of data contained drastically, which means it can save the cost of browsing for packages that are paid based on how much data per MB, and especially when exposed to roaming charges.
To download Opera Mini 5.1 browser please visit http://m.opera.com of innate and Opera on your mobile phone automatically selects the optimal version for the mobile phone.
Japanese giant electronics firm, Sony issued an official warning the problem on two models of Vaio laptop makes. Each, Vaio F and C series, released in January and has the potential to produce excessive heat during use and can be burned.
This is due to problems in chip circuitry that monitors the heat in electronics. This makes the heat produced uncontrollably. Sony has received complaints from 39 people from various countries over the issue although there has been no report until the fire. some reported heat makes the laptop casing shape.
To overcome this problem, Sony claimed, can be done by updating the software it provides to repair malfunctions in the troubled chip. Total number of laptops to beware reach 535 000 units with half of them in the U.S. and the rest in Japan, Europe, and China.
Google earlier this week launched a program that allows anyone to create simple applications on smartphones with Android operating system.
“Inventor App for Android” facilitate all those programmers and non-programmers, professionals and students-to create an Android OS-based mobile phone applications. Google said in his blog post, “To use the App Inventor, you do not have to become a developer, this tool does not require knowledge of programming.”
“You can make all kinds of applications you can imagine through the App Inventor,” explains Google in a post on his blog. App Inventor provides access to a sensor location – GPS, so that we can create an application that shows the location of a person. “You can make an application to know where you parked your car, an application that shows the location of your friends or colleagues when watching a concert or while attending a conference,” Google added.
Android, an open source platform has been used by several leading handset manufacturers to support the device. Google, the Internet giant said more than 160,000 mobile-backed Android OS was sold each day.
Quoted from: liputan6.com
Besides introducing the Toshiba Libretto, the first notebook to sail a double, Toshiba also introduced a thin and light notebook (ultraportable) notebooks newest latest slim Portege R700.
Toshiba Portege R700 design is slim and lightweight making them easy to carry anywhere. 13.3-inch notebook has sailed thickness only about 1 inch (2.57 cm) and weighs 1.39 pounds.
“Toshiba will continue to innovate to get the thinnest notebook PCs, but in terms of thinness also has its limits, one inch may be the thinnest,” said Taro Hiyama, Senior Manager of Toshiba’s Digital Products Management.
Although thin, Portege R700 features equipped qualified. This notebook coated honeycomb structure, honeycomb-shaped structure, the layer where the user’s hand is placed when typing. This structure as used in the carbon layer of F-1 cars to strengthen the material without adding weight. Portege R700 Toshiba’s first notebook also uses the Fresh Water Cooling technology to make them stay cool despite the long use.
Portege R700 also uses the latest Intel processors with a choice in the market ranging from I3, i5, and i7. With such a slim design, Portege R700 also has an advantage because it keeps the ODD (optical disk drive) and HDD (hard disc drive), large capacity, unlike other products at the expense of mengandlakan thin disc drive.
Portégé R100 will be introduced to the market in September with a starting price of 1349 dollars.
Processor: Intel Core I3-350M processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L3 cache), Intel Core 2.4GHz processor i5-520M Turbo Boost Technology with up to 2.93Ghz (2.4Ghz, 3MB L3 cache), or Intel Core i7
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Genuine Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP Professional
Hardisk: 500 GB (SATA)
Interface: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB / e-SATA combo port (Sleep and Charge), RGB, HDMI, External Mic (Stereo), External Headphone (stereo), SD card reader, docking connector.
Battery: 6 cell Lithium Ion battery for eight hours
Dimensions: 316 x 227 x 18.3/25.7mm
Weight: 1:39 kg
Screen: 13.3 inches
As vendors other hardware, LG has also announced plans to join the revolution tablet PC. LG seems likely to follow HP, using a prototype tablet Windows 7 is already promoting it in tablet form in the mobile OS platforms.
LG also has expressed his desire to make a tablet PC in the mobile OS Android. Competitors, Apple iPad will start running Android 2.2 and will be available in late 2010. Only a month ago at Computex that LG showing off prototypes * UX10 tablet. With 10.1-inch touchscreen tablet runs on Atom Z530 processor, and has 1Gb RAM. Unlike Apple iPad, UX10 LG has a front-facing camera is 1.3 megapixel camera, SD memory card slot, and HDMI output.
There incompatibility culture which attempted to define the emerging generation of tablets. PC usually want a touchscreen device that essentially forced traditional desktop into a tablet form, Apple has re-create the tablet as a media consumer and mobile computing platforms – which is a mix between desktop and smartphone platforms.
During this time, Apple’s iPhone smartphone only works for GSM network. However, starting early next year, there is possibility CDMA network users can also use the iPhone.
Bloomberg Apple will launch with Verizon as iPhone operator partner in the U.S. in January 2010. The news is surprising considering verizon is CDMA not GSM operators like AT & T that became Apple’s exclusive partner today. According to sources quoted, for a CDMA iPhone will be released in January 2011.
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported Apple developing two types of smartphone products in March. Satui product is believed to iPhone 4 has just been released and one other products for a CDMA iPhone that will work on Verizon’s network.
Mentioned, a possible new production process will commence September 2010. This reinforced the other sources quoted by Taiwan’s media, Digi Times, called the iPhone version of CDMA will be assembled in the fourth quarter. Its hardware components are being produced in one pegatron factory in Shanghai, China.
If true, AT & T will no longer be a partner exclusive iPhone. Since first released in 2007, Apple’s special cooperation with the GSM operators and make it an exclusive partner. This has also become fruitful for the User’s CDMA worldwide.
In the midst of competition notebook computer, especially the presence of cheap and affordable netbook most consumers, a challenge to computer technology products that could attract the interest of many people.
This at least is trying to do that during the Japanese Fujitsu is known for producing quality computer products and is known to have sophisticated and reliable technology, such as miniaturization motherboard components that could contain a variety of hardware features, such as a 3G modem contains a SIM card or GPS to determine direction .
The price is much more expensive in the middle of cheap netbook computer competition among other multinational brands cause Fujitsu will need to find different forms of design and technology to remain a class of products as well as to reflect the lifestyle of its users
Fujitsu also realize advantages are miniaturization which combines the features of the futuristic hardware. The result, products in this category UH900 LifeBook series weighs just 500 grams to be the lightest notebook.
Touch screen
UH900 LifeBook, packaged in a very small size with dimensions of 20.4 cm and a length of 10.65 cm wide, feels like holding a wallet in the hands of users. Fujitsu was also a new product available in various colors, adjusting for lifestyle consumer tastes.
UH900-sized monitor used 5.6-inch (14.22 cm diagonal) WXGA Superfine use technology that is able to present a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Crisp and clear display monitors are also still equipped with a passive touch technology, enabling users to control Windows 7 with touch.
UH900 LifeBook touch screen technology is different from the touch-screen technology in general because UH900 notebook allows users to perform multi-touch, zoom web sites or digital photos with your fingers.
Interestingly, one of which users can also use the thumbs to type on a QWERTY keyboard because its size makes it possible to do that. LifeBook UH900 a perfect product if only the monitor that there is not that small, but extends to meet the entire section.
Sony Ericsson will update the software on all Android smartphone platform in the third quarter of 2010. Three types of artificial Android smartphone Sony Ericsson’s Xperia each X10, X10 Xperia Mini, Mini Pro and Xperia X10.
All three types of phones sold today still use the Android operating system 1.6. In the third quarter later, the phone will be sold into the market using Android 2.1. While not the latest, because there is Android 2.2, Android version 2.1 has better features.
“Smartphone XperiaTMX10, X10 and X10 mini pro will get software upgrades during its life cycle to support the performance and add new experiences to communicate and entertainment,” said Sony Ericsson’s press release, received Monday (6/21/2010).
With these upgrades, Xperia X10 so you can record HD video. Toward the end of the year will also be upgraded so the next Xperia X10 devices can connect wirelessly with television sets and enhance application and Mediascape Timescape.
Xperia X10 is a major smartphone Xperia collections in the circuit and has a 1.8 megapixel camera and 4-inch screen which makes multimedia creations and impressions are the most superior in its class. Xperia X10 and X10 Mini Pro Mini to reach a broader market needs to stay focused on entertainment.
Yet there is no certainty whether Sony Ericsson will also serve this software upgrade for devices that have been sold. Technically, it might be done.
Most cell phone manufacturers are still not convinced it seems to only carry products touch the sail. Although Apple has proved that the device successfully sailed touch grabbed consumers’ attention, almost all other manufacturers are more confident with the hybrid model that combines a touch screen and QWERTY keypad.
Smart phone with a slider began to appear. Some models previously only available with a touch screen just now also comes with a variant that also provides a QWERTY keypad.
The same thing done and Research In Motion (RIM) by designing the BlackBerry 9800, their first hybrid smart phone. Her presence might be the answer for users who are not familiar using just touch screen navigation. Recognized or not, BlackBerry Storm and Storm 2 which are both carrying the current touch-screen navigation are not too welcomed the market. BlackBerry is still synonymous with a QWERTY keyboard since become the creator of trends in the mobile market.
The BlackBerry 9800 is mentioned will be available starting this month and will also be bundling services exclusively in the U.S. with AT & T. Although there has been no official release from RIM, bocorannya already spilling everywhere. Photos prototype until the video circulating on various Internet sites.
China site, Berrytimes.cn, even one already holding a sample. Meanwhile, the site BoyGeniusReport, who diligently scraping the latest rumors of various products that will come out to the market, kissed plan to boost AT & T BlackBerry 9800 by ordering the sale of up to one million units. With the support of the latest BlackBerry OS operating system 6, can competing BlackBerry 9800
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