Acer intros the TravelMate Timeline series business laptops
Acer America has now released the first models of the new TravelMate Timeline line-up of business-oriented ultra-thin laptops, the 13.3-inch TravelMate Timeline 8371, 14.1-inch 8471 and 15.6-inch 8571. All these portable PCs are powered by a Core 2 Duo processor, and have Intel integrated graphics, 3/4GB of RAM, a 250/230GB hard drive, multi-gesture touchpads, and built-in fingerprint readers. Acer's laptops feature 6-cell batteries which provide up to 8 hours of operation, and are pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional 32bit (Windows XP Pro is bundled too).
The full list of TravelMate Timeline machines introduced today includes:
TravelMate Timeline TM8571-6465 ($999)
- 15.6-inch display (1366 x 768)
- 1.40 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor SU9400
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 4GB (2/2) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- 320GB SATA hard drive
- Integrated Super-Multi drive
- Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- 5-in-1 digital media card reader
- 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN
- HDMI port
TravelMate Timeline TM8471-6306 ($999)
- 14.1-inch display (1366 x 768)
- 1.40 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor SU9400
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 4GB (2/2) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- 320GB SATA hard drive
- Integrated Super-Multi drive
- Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- 5-in-1 digital media card reader
- 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN
- HDMI port
TravelMate Timeline TM8371-6457 ($919)
- 13.3-inch display (1366 x 768)
- 1.40 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor SU9400
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 4GB (2/2) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- 320GB SATA hard drive
- Integrated Super-Multi drive
- Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- 5-in-1 digital media card reader
- 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN
- HDMI port
TravelMate Timeline TM8571-8537 ($899)
- 15.6-inch display (1366 x 768)
- 1.30 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor SU7300
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 3GB (2/1) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- 250GB SATA hard drive
- Integrated Super-Multi drive
- Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- 5-in-1 digital media card reader
- 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN
- HDMI port
TravelMate Timeline TM8471-8818 ($899)
- 14.1-inch display (1366 x 768)
- 1.30 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor SU7300
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 3GB (2/1) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- 250GB SATA hard drive
- Integrated Super-Multi drive
- Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- 5-in-1 digital media card reader
- 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WLAN, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN
- HDMI port
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Samsung N150 and NB30 netbooks detailed
All right, add two more to the Pine Trail family everybody, the yet unannounced Samsung N150 and NB30. Both upcoming machines have a 10.1-inch (1024x600) display, are powered by the 1.66 GHz Atom N450 processor and have 1GB of RAM, GMA 3150 graphics, and a 160GB hard drive (free fall sensor included within the NB30).
Samsung's netbooks run Windows 7 Starter and also pack a 3-in-1 card reader, 10/100 LAN, WiFi, a 0.3 megapixel webcam and a 6-cell (4400 mAh) battery. The N150 has a battery life of up to 7 hours and is currently found listed on pre-order with a price tag of $373.95, while the 6.5-hour NB30 goes for $405.95 (also on pre-order).
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GPU Caps Viewer 1.8.1 released
A fresh update for GPU Caps Viewer has now been delivered and it features the following:
- Change: added the use of the GL interop preview available in ATI Stream SDK v2.0.0 for Julia 4D and 1M Particle demos. Due to some instability, the GL interop is not enabled by default. To enable GL interop, start GPU Caps with the batch file Start_OpenCL_With_GLInterop.bat.
- New: added a command line parameter to disable OpenCL support (/disable_cl_support).
- Bugfix: added the specification of context properties in clCreateContextFromType (instead of NULL) for ATI Stream SDK v2.0.0.
To download GPU Caps Viewer 1.8.1 see this page.
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Synology announce DS110j single drive device
It was only a few weeks ago that we reported the news of our last Synology device, and now back to compete with the likes of the WD MyBook and the HP SimpleSave, we are being introduced to the single drive plug-n-play equivalent from the NAS giants.
Their announcement is as follows:
"Synology Launches DLNA Certified Disk Station DS110j at Entry-level Price for Home and Small Office Users
Synology Inc. today launched Disk Station DS110j, a budget-friendly NAS server offering rich Internet sharing applications and multimedia features for home and small office users.
Synology DS110j is equipped with 800 MHz CPU, 128 MB DDRII RAM, one Gigabit LAN port, and 3 USB ports. Designed to work with one 3.5أ¢آ€آ³ hard drive, the Synology DS110j has the flexibility to hold a 2.5أ¢آ€آ³ hard drive with the optional Synology Disk Holder Type C. أ¢آ€آœThe Synology DS110j is competent in delivering rich features and proficient performance even at an entry-level price. Its high price to performance ratio will definitely benefit users who are looking for an affordable yet high-performance NAS solution,أ¢آ€آ said Edward Lin, marketing director of Synology Inc. أ¢آ€آœSynology testing lab revealed an average speed of 23MBs/Sec in Windows writing and 45MBs/Sec in Windows reading for the Synology DS110j.أ¢آ€آ
The renowned system firmware, Synology DSM 2.2, makes DS110j ideal for file sharing and for streaming multimedia content on Windows, Mac, and or Linux. The DLNA certified media server ensures the compatibility and interoperability between Synology DS110j and a wide range of DLNA certified home devices. Photo Station 3 and the PHP+MySQL built-in Web Station help users enrich their web presence by allowing the hosting of up to 30 websites.
Apple iPhone and Time Machine support provides Mac users with an extremely handy way to backup and access their digital content on the Synology DS110j. Music can be streamed to an iPhone and iPod touch via أ¢آ€آœDS audio,أ¢آ€آ and photos can be uploaded using أ¢آ€آœDS photo,أ¢آ€آ both applications are available to download for free on the Apple App Store. Time Machine support allows Mac OS X users to back up desktop data to the Synology DS110j using the built-in features of Mac OS X."
The MSRP for the Synology DS110j is أ‚آ£100 ex VAT, and is shipping now in Europe.
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Unconfirmed report cites BBC Trust supporting Project Canvas
The BBC Trust, an organisation set in place to safeguard the best interests of the British television license fee payer, has provisionally ruled in favour of the agency's ongoing 'Project Canvas', according to a report in the British Financial Times.
Project Canvas was created last February by the BBC to create an open IPTV standard for television broadcasting over the internet.
Sky, a huge competitor to the project in fact has its own proprietary technology, and is unsurprisingly critical of the project. We can also safely assume Virgin isn't far from the same opinions, and the perennial issue of how fair it is for a state-sponsored organisation to compete with purely commercial ones shows no sign of going away.
At the moment the information is coming in from an anonymous source and has yet to be confirmed by the BBC Trust, but it's thought that we are now one step closer to being able to buy Project Canvas set-top boxes for around أ‚آ£200 next year.
The addition of Channel 4 and Talk Talk to the project last week could possibly have convinced a previously prevaricating BBC Trust that this is the way forward, the timing would certainly seem to be more than a coincidence, but how long it is before a competition regulator steps in remains to be seen.
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Process Hacker version 1.8 software update
Process Hacker provides a customizable tree view with highlighting showing you the processes running on your computer. You can see detailed performance graphs. A complete list of services and full control over them (start, stop, pause, resume, and delete). A list of network connections. Provides a comprehensive information for all processes including full process performance history, thread listing and stacks with dbghelp symbols, token information, module and mapped file information, virtual memory map, environment variables, and handles. Provides full control over all processes, even processes protected by rootkits or security software. You can find hidden processes and terminate them. Process Hacker detects processes hidden by simple rootkits such as Hacker Defender and FU.
Changes include:
- Full support for Windows 7 SP0
- Basic support for Windows 64-bit
- Ability to unload drivers
- Handle names for Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM) objects
- Ability to save details for processes
- Improved handle granted access display
- Improved process window exit status display
- Improved user prompts
- Ability to open key handles in regedit
- Thread list is more responsive
- Process exit notification (in the process window) is now instant
- Improved control tab indicies
- Small performance improvements
- Fixed bug #2821437 - "Windows 7 PsTerminateProcess crash"
- Fixed bug #2834578 - "Unable to replace Task Manager with Process Hacker error"
- Properties menu item for handles was disabled most of the time
- Handle names could not be viewed properly without KPH and on systems without the VC++ 9 runtime
- Minor KPH pool leak
- Annoying popup when Process Hacker replaces Task Manager on Windows 7
- No symbols for protected processes
- Fixed Windows XP BSOD
- Type handle counts
- Signature column in the process tree
Website: WJ32's Software
Download: Process Hacker 1.8
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Is Hewlett-Packard's camera software racist?
An interesting story has surfaced this week on Geek.com, which suggests that Hewlett-Packard might not be as ethnically diverse in their product testing as they possibly should be. A video was posted on YouTube this weekend which features a black man and a white woman testing a theory that HP webcams don't properly track black peoples' faces. It sounds like a minor glitch, but when you see the video itself (embedded below), it is really quite astonishing that Hewlett-Packard did not pick this up!
The man in the video comically entertains the idea by demonstrating how his HP webcam's facial recognition tracking won't follow him, but seems to have no trouble following his white co-worker. In a completely passively aggressive way the man calls out to HP for being racist, and asks for answers, as the evidence seems to point to the software being calibrated to track white skin tones, but not black ones. The man welcomed a response from HP, and that is exactly what he got!
An official HP representative has made a post on their blog regarding the video, saying:
"Everything we do is focused on ensuring that we provide a high-quality experience for all our customers, who are ethnically diverse and live and work around the world. That's why when issues surface, we take them seriously and work hard to understand the root causes...
We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose. We believe that the camera might have difficulty "seeing" contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting. While we work on this, take a look here for more information on the impact of lighting on facial tracking software, and how to optimize your webcam experience: http://bit.ly/7HsZHD "
See the video for yourself below:
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British Telecom bring forward fibre deadline
British Telecom have announced today that they are well ahead of their scheduled rollout of fibre optic internet access, and have said that they now plan to finish in plenty of time for Britain's hosting term in London with the 2012 Olympics.
The fibre rollout was originally scheduled for a finish by 2013, but the date has been revised after simply progressing far faster than originally anticipated, now putting them "several months ahead of schedule".
Iam Livingstone, CEO of BT, told the press in a statement that the progress meant an additional 4 million homes will have access to the new service before the end of this year (in less than 2 weeks!). Additionally, he announced that 2012 will bring the estimated 10 million homes online with these brand new connections before the games begin.
Livingston also called on the government to make clear the level of future subsidies that will be made available for the broadband network infrastructure. "We need politicians to decide how much of a priority fibre broadband is at the moment. We are planning to invest large sums in this area, but we can only go so far with our shareholders' money."
He says this citing examples in the United States, France and Australia, where broadband plans are more wholly outlined. The new super-fast broadband rollout is expected to cover 40 per cent of the population, mostly towns and cities, and cost BT an estimated أ‚آ£1.5bn.
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Twitter reported to be turning a profit
Micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter is said to be enjoying its first holidays as a profitable company thanks to the content deals struck with Google and Microsoft in October.
Enabling Google and Microsoft's search engine access to its Firehose tweet feed is supposed to have brought Twitter $25 million, enough for the three-year old startup to post a small but still noteworthy profit. Achieving profit was also possible due to lower expenses, particularly the sums paid to telecommunications networks for messages sent to and from the tweeting site.
Twitter has been looking at ways to monetize its increasingly popular service for quite some time now and while the two mentioned tweet deals are welcomed, they should be just part of the planned revenue stream. Next year Twitter is expected to begin placing ads on profile pages and implement others methods to increase its cash flow. Why? Because it's all about the money, you know the song.
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Elpida kicks off production of 40nm 2Gb DDR3 DRAM
Elpida Memory has just announced that its Hiroshima factory has started volume production of 40nm 2Gb DDR3 chips, this milestone being reached just two months after the 2Gb DRAM's development was completed. With the new 40nm DRAM Elpida achieves 44% more chips per wafer than with 50nm parts and has a 100% yield for DDR3 devices working at 1.6 Gbps (1600 MHz). The smaller 2Gb chip can be powered at 1.2V/1.35V during operation, lower than the JEDEC-approved 1.5V for the DDR3 standard.
Elpida plans to start making 40nm DRAMs at its Rexchip subsidiary too but that will happen in the second quarter of 2010. If the memory market will be healthy enough next year then the Japanese company may share its 40nm process technology with ProMOS and Winbond so as to expand production using this smaller node.
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