Opera Mini claimed to have 50 million active users
Opera Software has today bragged a little with the latest milestone achieved by the Opera Mini mobile browser - 50 million unique monthly users, as recorded in January. The 50 million mark was reached just three months after Opera Mini topped 40 million users, so the software's growth accelerated quite rapidly recently thanks to adoption in every geographic location.
"Our original goal with Opera Mini was to make the Web available to everyone, regardless of their network or mobile phone. Fifty million active monthly users is a great start," says Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera. "Opera's innovative nature and its popularity among users will help us make the mobile Web even more accessible and attractive to more people across the world."
Currently Opera is offering (for free) Opera Mini 4.2 and Opera Mini 5 beta 2, and is planning to show off Opera Mini for the iPhone next week at the Mobile World Congress.
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HP Compaq AirLife 100 smartbook pictured and detailed
Just days before the Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona, HP Spain has sent out a press release announcing the Compaq AirLife 100, the Snapdragon-based smartbook first seen at CES 2010. HP's netbook-y device features a 92% sized keyboard, a 10.1-inch touchscreen, 16GB of built-in flash storage, an SD card slot, WiFi and 3G connectivity, and a battery providing up to 12 hours of operation per charge.
The Compaq AirLife 100 is set to be offered in Europe and Latin America by Telefonica subsidized, in mobile broadband plans. More info about the AirLife-including bundles should come next wee at MWC 2010.
Pictures courtesy of Engadget.
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Marvell targets high-end smartphones with ARMADA 618 processor
Marvell has continued its low-power processor offensive this week with the announcement of the ARMADA 618, a new SoC based on an ARM v7 design that's specifically aimed towards 'next-gen' HD-capable smartphones. This 12 by 12 mm chip includes a 1GHz Sheeva CPU, a 3D graphics core supporting DirectX, Open GL ES 2.0, and Open VG 1.1 (can render up to 45 million triangles per second), an integrated
video accelerator enabling encoding/decoding of 1080p video, an Image Signal Processor capable of 16MP image capture, as well as a cryptographic engine and security accelerator.
"Featuring a gigahertz CPU, 1080p full-HD video, 3D graphics, the industry's fastest LP-DDR, and optimized power for longer battery life, Marvell's ARMADA 618 application processor represents a dramatic leap forward in high-end, multimedia smartphones," said Ms. Weili Dai, Marvell's Co-founder and Vice President and General Manager of Marvell Semiconductor's Consumer and Computing Business Unit. "Importantly, the ARMADA 600 series of application processors gives our customers a common platform solution to build multiple products and formats for the always-on consumer--scaling from smartphones to eReaders to tablets without compromising either the multimedia performance or the battery life."
The ARMADA 618 is currently sampling to early customers and is set to make an appearance at the Mobile World Congress next week.
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Sunbeamtech reveals the VentMax tower chassis
Sunbeamtech has today sent out word about a new tower PC case which goes by the name of VentMax and is supposed to be 'designed for high performance cooling'. Pictured below, this all-black chassis, measures 415 (H) s 180 (W) x 415 (L) mm, weights 5.53 kg, has three exposed 5.25-inch bays, two audio and four USB 2.0 ports in front (and on top), and five fans.
The VentMax's default cooling system includes one 120mm fan in front, one on the side, two on top and a 80mm spinner at the rear. Expect to see this case in stores in the coming weeks.
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Veoh video site goes under
Despite being backed (financially) by a lot of big names, San Diego-based Veoh Networks hasn't managed to live up to its goal and has ended up filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is now awaiting liquidation. Veoh, who ran a free online service that provided TV and film studio content, independent productions, and user-generated videos, has let go of its last employees this week, after the last attempts at a sale or further investments were shattered.
According to Dmitry Shapiro, Veoh's founder and CEO, the company's demise can be blamed on the 'distraction' of the copyright infringement case filed by Universal Music Group (and won by Veoh last year), and the challenges of the broader macro-economic climate.
"I would like to thank all of my fellow team members and their families, our courageous, dedicated investors, our suppliers and attorneys, and all of the passionate people that have made it possible for us to be a part of this great revolution of social media," said Shapiro on his blog. "This is a critically important time in the evolution of the Internet as an open communications medium, and all of us at Veoh wish those companies that continue to innovate in the space, great success."
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Albatron builds GeForce 210 with PCI-Express x1 interface
Taiwanese company Albatron has today revealed its newest graphics solution for small form factor PCs, a GeForce 210 card with a PCI-Express x1 interface. Powered by the 40nm GT218 GPU, the low profile card has 16 Processing Cores, DirectX 10.1 support, a 64-bit memory interface, a passive cooler and GPU, shader and memory (512MB DDR2) clocks of 589, 1402 and 500 MHz, respectively.
In terms of connectivity, the G210-512 PCIe x1 provides D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. Albatron has not announced the card's price tag.
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Sparkle delivers Calibre series GeForce GT 240 cards
Sparkle Computer has added a new graphics card to its line-up and it's a custom GeForce GT 240 that bears the Calibre brand. Coming in 512MB and 1GB versions, the Calibre X240/X240G features 96 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface, GPU, shader and memory clocks of 630, 1677 and 3600 MHz, respectively (550/1340/3400 MHz stock), DirectX 10.1 support, plus D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs.
Sparkle's cards are also equipped with a dual-slot cooling solution that includes a fan with two blade 'layers', which supposedly doubles cooling efficiency. The fan also has a self-cleaning function which will see it rotate clockwise for 30 seconds, then counter-clockwise for 30 seconds right after startup to remove dust from internal parts.
The Calibre X240 (512MB model) is now listed in China with a price tag of around $114.
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Microsoft details Office for Mac 2011 at Macworld
Without Apple to monopolize the show, Microsoft took the spotlight at Macworld 2010 and revealed the next Office suite for Macs. The upcoming release has a revamped user interface that features a ribbon similar to that in Office 2010, but also the classic Mac menu and Standard Toolbar, so people should still feel right 'at home' despite the changes. According to the Redmond company, the ribbon has been designed so that it offers a modern and fluid experience and also gives users a more consistent experience across platforms.
Another thing included in Office 2011 is Outlook for Mac, which will be replacing Entourage and offer the possibility to import .PST files from Outlook for Windows. The software will also features a file-based database with Spotlight search and back-up support from Time Machine, and include Information Rights Management, so you can keep certain individuals from reading/accessing your content.
The Mac-oriented Office suite will boast new co-authoring tools for a better collaboration with colleagues, and will provide easy access to the Office Web Apps.
Office for Mac 2011 will be released later this year, most likely in Q4.
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Super Talent unveils new USB 3.0 flash drive
Super Talent has revealed its plans to introduce a second USB 3.0 flash drive, one that comes in lower capacities and should be cheaper than the USB 3.0 RAIDDrive. Named USB 3.0 Express Drive, the new portable storage device comes in 16GB and 32GB flavors, it measures 62 x 37 x7.5 mm, and has USB 2.0/1.1 compatibility but will reach transfer speeds of up to 125 MB/s only when USB 3.0 is used.
"This product underscores Super Talent's continued leadership in the USB 3.0 storage market", said Super Talent COO, C.H. Lee. "We've listened to our customers and responded with a USB 3.0 product that not only meets the market needs but hits the balance point between price and performance."
The USB 3.0 Express drives are set to become available next month.
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Motorola's split in two scheduled for Q1 2011
Announced back in March 2008, Motorola's plan to split into two independent companies, is now expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011. When finished, the separation will see one company include Motorola's Mobile Devices and Home businesses, while the other one will feature the Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Networks businesses.
Headed by Dr. Sanjay Jha, the Mobile Devices and Home businesses are set to offer mobile converged devices, digital entertainment devices, and end-to-end video, voice and data solutions, and will own the Motorola brand, licensing it royalty free to the Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Networks business.
The Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Networks company will have Greg Brown as its CEO and will supply things like rugged two-way radios, mobile computers, secure public safety systems, scanning, RFID, and wireless network infrastructure.
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