Nokia acquires social atlas service Dopplr
Top phone manufacturer Nokia has just confirmed that it bought Dopplr Oy, the privately-held company running a mobile service which enables people to share personal and business travel plans with others around the world.
The Dopplr team will be integrated into Nokia's Services unit where it will continue to work on creating internet-based communities focused around travel experiences.
For not at least, the Dopplr service will remain unchanged so if you're interested in giving it a go visit this page.
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Buffalo announces DriveStation series USB 3.0 external HDD
After Freecom claimed first dibs on USB 3.0 with its Hard Drive XS 3.0, Buffalo has today stepped into the spotlight to reveal that it too is readying a USB 3.0 external hard drive. Named DriveStation HD-HXU3, the new drive comes in 1, 1.5 and 2TB capacities, is USB 3.0/2.0 compatible and will be able to provide a maximum transfer speed of 125 MB/s.
"The new DriveStation HD-HXU3 combines both USB 3.0 performance, and the latest hard disk technology, tied in with Japanese based Buffalo's renowned high quality design to create a massive jump in performance, copying Gigabyte files in just seconds," said Tim Scale, EMEA Product Marketing Director, Buffalo Technology. "Truly amazing and ground breaking technology, another first from Buffalo Technology."
The Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3, as well as the IFC-PCIE2U3 USB 3.0 controller, are expected to become available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Q4.
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Airis preps the Praxis Slim Air 12-inch netbook
Spain-based Airis is currently gearing up to enrich the ultra-thin market with its own Praxis Slim Air, a cake-cutting 12-inch portable PC that has a thickness of just 25mm. Seen below, the upcoming mini-laptop weights 1.2kg, has a maximum screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels, and packs a 1.6 GHz Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, integrated graphics, WiFi, 10/100 Ethernet, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam.
The Praxis Slim Air also has a HDMI output, a battery lasting up to 3 hours on one charge, and is set to become available next month with Windows XP, Vista, 7 or Linux for about 399 Euro.
Picture courtesy of Notebook Italia.
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Xerox buying Affiliated Computer Services in a $6.4 billion deal
Printing equipment heavyweight Xerox has reached an agreement to acquire Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), the world's largest diversified business process outsourcing (BPO) firm via a cash and stock transaction valued at $63.11 per share or $6.4 billion. With this buy, Xerox expects to become number one in enterprise for document and business process management and to expand its reach in the BPO market which is worth $150 billion per year and continues to grow.
"By combining Xerox's strengths in document technology with ACS' expertise in managing and automating work processes, weأ¢آ€آ™re creating a new class of solution provider," said Ursula M. Burns, Xerox chief executive officer. "A game-changer for Xerox, acquiring ACS helps us expand our business and benefit from stronger revenue and earnings growth."
Following the closure of the acquisition deal, which is planned for Q1 2010, ACS will as an independent organization and initially will be branded ACS, a Xerox Company. It will continue to led by Lynn Blodgett, ACS' president and chief executive officer.
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AMP delivers the SaberTooth ZX SSDs for netbooks
Active Media Products has let loose a couple of new NAND-boasting SaberTooth solid state drives which are set on replacing the standard storage solution found in flash-based netbooks like the Acer Aspire One A110, Asus Eee PC 1000HA, 1004DN, Lenovo IdeaPad U110 and HP Mini 1000.
The ZX SSDs have a 1.8-inch form factor and a 40-pin ZIF connector, MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory chips, an SMI controller, and provide read and write speeds of up to 80 and 38 MB/s, respectively.
"Our new SSD selector guide makes it a breeze for users to find the best SSD for their mini PCs," said Jerry Thomson, Vice President of Sales at Active Media Products. "It may be the web's most complete netbook SSD upgrade guide, and lists a few dozen netbook models that are compatible with the new SaberTooth ZX."
The 32 and 64GB SaberTooth ZX SSDs are shipping and cost $99 and $159, respectively.
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A-Data rolling out 8GB DDR3 modules for servers
A-Data has updated its memory offer with a new module aimed at server use, an 8GB DDR3 registered DIMM. Seen below, the DRAM-cramped memory targets Xeon 550-powered machines, features the Fly-by architecture for improved signal integrity, a built-in thermal sensor, it works at 1333 MHz with CL9 latencies, and is powered at a very standard 1.5V.
The new module is backed by a lifetime warranty and should already be shipping.
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Orange to offer the Apple iPhone in the UK too
Confirming the rumors about O2 losing its iPhone exclusivity in the UK, Orange has just announced that it will be selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in Britain. The shiny smartphone will be available from Orange UK later this year, with an actual release date and the pricing scheme set to be revealed "in due course."
With both Orange and O2 selling the iPhone, UK customers could be getting some sweet deals on Apple's smartphone just in time for the holiday season. They just need a little patience.
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China Unicorn to start selling iPhones on October 1st
Following a lengthy negotiation period, mobile carrier China Unicorn is finally going to add the iPhone to its offer, with this deed being set to happen later this week. As of October 1st, China's second largest mobile service provider will be selling Apple's smartphone for about $732 without a contract, and for as low as $109 with a multi-year contract of up to $130 per month.
The high price for the plan-less iPhone is hoped to determine most customers to sign a new contract and thus boost China Unicorn's subscriber base which already stands at over 140 million. Good luck with all that.
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Galaxy develops single-slot GeForce GTX 260
Hat's off to Galaxy Microsystems as it has actually managed to breath a bit more life into Nvidia's DirectX 11-less line-up by making the world's first single-slot GeForce GTX 260. Seen below, the 'slim' and long graphics card features a 55nm GT200b GPU, 216 Processing Cores, 896MB of GDDR3 memory, a heatsink that makes use of Vapor Chamber technology, and two 6-pin PCIe power connectors.
Galaxy's GTX 260+ has DVI and HDMI or DisplayPort (we can't really tell from these angles) outputs, and probably GPU, shader and memory clocks of 625, 1350 and 2000 MHz, respectively. The card's price tag and release date have not been revealed.
Pictures courtesy of INPAI.
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Panasonic makes 50-inch Full HD 3D plasma panel
Doing its part to help the 3D revolution, Panasonic Corp. has constructed a 50-inch Full HD 3D compatible plasma display panel (PDP) and high-precision active shutter glasses that are set to bring theater-quality, true-to-life 3D images to your living room.
The 1080p 3D-ready panel makes use of Panasonic's high-speed 3D drive technology that enables rapid illumination of pixels while maintaining brightness and features the crosstalk reduction function which minimizes double-image (ghosting) that occurs when left- and right-eye images are alternately displayed. The 3D glasses also help reduce crosstalk thanks to a technology that precisely controls the active shutters with the left- and right-eye images shown on the PDP.
Panasonic will be showcasing prototype Full HD 3D TVs and glasses at CEATEC JAPAN 2009 next week and plans to bring such products to market in 2010.
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