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iPad triggering PC sales slowdown, memory overstocks?
Samsung on Tuesday warned that a slowdown in computer sales was close to triggering an oversupply of RAM. While the company’s semiconductor head Kwon Oh-hyun said that phones and servers were keeping the supply-and-demand balance “stable,” a continued slowdown of the PC business could create a glut in the fall or in the winter. Prices had already started falling in July after Greece’s debt problems and an overall unexpected economic slowdown….
Overstock.com – Shopping – Website – Online shopping – Handbag
Fujitsu intros Lifebook T580 with four-finger multi-touch
Fujitsu has taken the wraps off its new Lifebook T580, which hinges on a rotatable 10.1-inch 1920×1200 capacitive and pressure sensitive display. Weighing in at just 3.1 pounds and packing as much as an ultra-low voltage 1.33GHz Core i5 processor, it’s one of the lightest and most powerful traditional tablet PCs to come to market. It comes loaded with Windows 7 Professional and is one of the few Windows systems to support four-finger multi-touch input. Multi-touch gestures available include double tap, scroll, zoom, and rotate, which will allow users take full advant…
Fujitsu – laptop – Lifebook – Linux – Tablet PC
Samsung Fascinate officially hits Verizon Sept. 8
Verizon today finally set a shipping timeframe for the Samsung Fascinate [site fully active soon]. The Galaxy S variant will be online tomorrow, September 8, and will be in retail shops the following day. Eithe area will sell the phone for $200, albeit only after a $100 mail-in rebate or online discount….
Domain Names – Disputed Domain Names – verizonreallysucks.com – Verizon – Android
PS3 3.42 conveniently breaks PSJailbreak hacks
Sony today posted version 3.42 firmware for the PS3 in an attempt to squelch the software version of PSJailbreak. The update is only described as including “additional security features” but is reported by many to prevent the use of the earlier hack to allow running unofficial code, such as alternate operating systems or bootleg games. The current technique is believed to freeze both the software and the short-lived USB adapter….
PlayStation 3 – Sony – Games – Video game – USB flash drive
Samsung outs Cortex A9 dual-core to power next gen devices
Samsung today unveiled its new 1Ghz Arm Cortex A9-based dual core processor, codenamed Orion, for ëadvanced mobile applicationsí. Highlighting the generational leap in performance, Orion is capable of simultaneously supporting two on-device display screens, while driving a third external display such as a TV or monitor via an HDMI interface. Built on a 45nm process, each 1Ghz core is equipped with a 32KB data cache and a 32KB instruction cache. Also integrated is 1MB of L2 cache, which is designed to optimise multi-tasking capabilities….
ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore – Cortex A9 – Apple – Video Games – Games
Leaks show BlackBerry ‘Style’ QWERTY flip phone
Several leaked videos suggest Research In Motion is preparing to launch another flip phone, the BlackBerry ‘Style’ 9670. The pre-release device bears little resemblance to the Pearl Flip, as the new dimensions appear to be close to that of a Curve or Torch, rather than a traditional flip phone….
Smartphone – Handhelds – BlackBerry – Wallpapers and Themes – IPhone
Meizu chief says new iPod looks like M9 II
Meizu appears to be readying another Apple clone, the M9 II, which has appeared in teaser photos posted by company head J. Wong. Interestingly enough, the executive claims Apple’s new iPod touch “looks a bit like the M9 II.” The Chinese company followed in Apple’s footsteps, however, adopting a 960×480 touchscreen, 1GHz processor and similar form for the second M9 revision….
Meizu – Android – IPhone – Apple – Hardware
Samsung intros high performance dual Cortex A9 processor
Samsung today unveiled its new 1Ghz Arm Cortex A9-based dual core processor, codenamed Orion, for ëadvanced mobile applicationsí. Highlighting the generational leap in performance, Orion is capable of simultaneously supporting two on-device display screens, while driving a third external display such as a TV or monitor via an HDMI interface. Built on a 45nm process, each 1Ghz core is equipped with a 32KB data cache and a 32KB instruction cache. Also integrated is 1MB of L2 cache, which is designed to optimise multi-tasking capabilities, as well as provide full HD vi…
ARM – processor – Hardware – Components – ARM architecture
Nike+ GPS gives Nike+iPod experience without adapters
Nike in a Labor Day twist posted a special stand-alone version of its Nike+iPod app. Nike+ GPS ($2, App Store) uses an Apple device’s built-in accelerometer and location finding, preferably an iPhone’s GPS but also through iPod touch players, to track the pace and distance without needing the Nike+iPod shoe adapter. iPhone owners can get a visual map of the route tied into Google Maps….
Nike+ – Apple iPod – IPod Nano – Shopping – Consumer Electronics
Review: ViewSonic NexTV
The VMP75 NexTv is ViewSonic’s latest foray into living rooms for what’s quickly becoming a crowded field of media hubs. This network media player can serve up content from a variety of local and online sources and even has its own web browser. But is it a strong balance, or trying to do too much at once? And how does it stack up against an Apple TV? Our NexTV review hopes to provide an answer….
Sports – Protocols – HTTP – Apple – MacNN
Samsung NX100 spotted in press shot
Samsung’s previously alluded to NX100 camera has been confirmed by forum posts showing official press photos. The camera will be its smallest mirrorless interchangeable and slightly thinner than the Panasonic GF1 in return for being slightly wider. Also in sight at DPReview is a new 20-50mm f3.5-5.6 lens that would give it just 2.5X zoom, but a shorter footprint when the lens is attached….
Apple – IPhone – IPod Touch – Pets – Dogs
First Windows Phone 7 ad portrays OS as revolution leader
Microsoft today posted its first ever ad for Windows Phone 7 (viewable below) in the first sign of the final run-up to launch. Shown before a Secret Cinema event in London to screen Lawrence of Arabia, the minute-long spot ties into the classic movie and images WP7 as leading a “revolution” in phones. The commercial itself reveals little and shows a generic WP7 device coming out of the desert heat….
Windows Mobile – Windows Phone 7 – Operating Systems – Microsoft Windows – IPhone
RIM may have bought DataViz, locked out non-BlackBerry apps
A leak suggests RIM may have quietly snapped up DataViz in a move that could shake up productivity apps on mobile devices. Multiple sources for CrackBerry say the BlackBerry maker acquired DataViz for $50 million. Although not publicly acknowledged by RIM, the LinkedIn profiles of multiple DataViz staff members have recently shown job switches to the Canadian company….
DataViz – BlackBerry – Smartphone – Handhelds – Apple
Creative’s Sonos-style wireless audio system revealed by FCC
Creative is near launching a wireless audio system in the vein of a Sonos ZonePlayer, an FCC filing uncovered today. The Sound Blaster Wireless MultiPlay discovered by Engadget would attach directly to a PC and share its audio over 2.4GHz RF wireless to stereo speakers through receivers adround the house. A Wireless Touch Controller would, much like Sonos’ CR100, give owners a way of steering music away from the computer….
Sonos – Spotify – IPhone – Wireless – Data Communications
ExoPC Slate up for pre-order in 64GB trim minus GPS
ExoPC this weekend acted on its promises and started taking pre-orders for the ExoPC Slate. The Windows tablet will first ship with a “fast” 64GB SanDisk SSD but without the initially hoped for GPS, since the current chip isn’t working properly. In exchange, the price is dropping to $750 Canadian ($724 US), regardless of whether or not GPS is added back….
Shopping – Global Positioning System – GPS – Consumer Electronics – Communications
