Opera 10.50 beta 2 for Windows released
Yes, that's right, even more Opera 10.50 for the masses, this time, only for Windows users who have the luxury of trying out the second beta version of the upcoming desktop browser. Available for download here, Opera 10.50 beta 2 contains a heap of fixes (compared to beta 1) as well as the following:
User interface
Added
- Vista, Windows 7 style title bar integration on WinXP, when tabs are on top
- Opera "O" menu: changed "Page Tools" menu item to "Page"
- opera:webstorage and opera:webdatabases to the Address bar history dropdown list
- Opera Widgets
Widget Manger panel in the Opera user interface
Support for window style (floating/below etc)
Support for an error console
Improved
- Stabilized, polished, and increased protection against spoofing of overlay dialogs
- Opera Unite
Numerous tweaks and improvements to bundled Opera Unite applications
- Opera Widgets
Widget generic icon
Widget installation process
Widget documentation
Widget localization - Various widget translation strings
- Localization
Strings for private browsing
Strings for download-acceleration software compatibility
Display and scripting
Added
- Numerous upgrades to the Carakan JavaScript engine
- New backend for webstorage with improved performance
Improved
- Tab hover thumbnails
- Tab cycler by adding transparency
Mail, news, chat
Improved
- Localization
String for "Reply to list"
String for "Reply to sender"
Strings for "Mail progress"
Network
Fixed
- Opera Unite
Cross network request being issued when accessing an Opera Unite application
Miscellaneous
Improved
- Cache support and stability
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Alex e-reader orders delayed till next week
Previously announced as available for purchase on February 22nd, Spring Design's Alex ebook reader is nowhere to be found but is now said to be ready for orders next week (CeBIT week). Alex features a 6-inch electronic paper display for displaying text and a 3.5-inch color touchscreen for navigation, an SD card slot, WiFi, 3G, EVDO/CDMA and GSM connectivity, built-in speakers, support for Adobe ePUB/PDF/DRM and .txt files, and runs on Android powa'.
The Spring Design reader will cost $399.
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Nexus rolling out the VCT-9000 CPU cooler
Dutch company Nexus Technology has today officially introduced its newest CPU cooler which goes by the name of VCT-9000 and features a quite interesting 'stepped' heatsink. The cooler measures 133 x 118 x 154 mm and weights 635 grams, has one 8mm and four 6mm nickel plated copper heatpipes (Heatpipe-On-Core tech included), a SkiveTek aluminum heatsink at the base, and 3 types of 0.3 mm-thick fins that make up the bulk of the heatsink.
Also included is a 120mm Endurance Sleeve bearing fan with blue LEDs that works at 500 to 1600 RPM, with a sound output of 15 to 22 dBA. The spinner is placed at a 25.73 degree angle on the heatsink for a better performance.
The VCT-9000 supports Socket LGA 1366/1156/775 and AM2/AM3 processors, is backed by a three-year warranty and should become available next week priced at about 50 Euro.
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Buffalo also preps 12x Blu-ray writer
Next month Buffalo will be serving up a fresh optical drive codenamed BR-H1216FBS-BK that is capable of recording Blu-ray discs at 12x speed. Coming only with a black bezel, the drive has a 4MB buffer, a SATA interface, and delivers maximum write speeds of 12x for BD-R, 2x for BD-RE, 16x for DVD-R/+R, 12x for DVD-RAM, 8x for DVD-R/+R DL and DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW, 48x for CD-R and 40x for CD-RW.
Buffalo's drive is bundled with CyberLink's PowerDirector 8 HE, PowerProducer 5, PowerDVD 9 BD edition, Power2Go 6, PowerBackup 2 and InstantBurn 5, and will be found in Japan priced at $317.
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Infineon sues Elpida for patent infringement
Infineon Technologies has called upon its layer commando in order to take on memory maker Elpida in a patent infringement case. Filed with the US ITC (International Trade Commission) last week, Infineon's complaint accuses Elpida of unfair trade practices by making and importing in the USA DRAM semiconductors and products that infringe four Infineon patents covering inventions in semiconductor processing and device manufacturing.
"Infineon has always been at the forefront of advanced semiconductor processing technologies. We will protect our intellectual property rights, which arise from our commitment to cutting-edge research and development," said Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul, Member of the Management Board, Sales, Marketing, Technology and R&D at Infineon Technologies.
Infineon is asking for an exclusion order that would prevent further imports of infringing products.
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Buffalo introduces a couple of USB 3.0 portable HDDs
Buffalo Technology is preparing to expand its USB 3.0 product offer with two portable hard drives part of the HD-PEU3-BK series. The 500Gb and 640GB drives measure 81 (W) x 16 (H) x 130 (D) mm and weight 190 grams, have a glossy black enclosure, and can work in USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 mode, depending on what is available. According to Buffalo, the internal testing done with the HDDs have shown transfer speeds up to 2.4 times higher on USB 3.0 compared to USB 2.0.
The 500GB and 640GB HD-PEU3-BK portable drives are set to start selling (in Japan) next month for about $186 and $233, respectively.
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Three Google Italy execs convicted for privacy violations
Italian judge Oscar Magi threw the book at three Google executives and sentenced them to a six-month suspended sentence for their slow reaction in taking down a video uploaded on YouTube that showed a teenager suffering from Down's syndrome being abused by four bullies. To be clear, none of those accused were involved in making or posting of the video but they supposedly didn't take action against it fast enough.
Judge Magi found Google SVP and chief legal officer David Drummond, global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer and former CFO George Reyes guilty of privacy violations and acquitted marketing manager Arvind Desikan. All four individuals were cleared of defamation charges.
The case against the four G-Men was filed back in 2006 by Vivi Down, an organization that defends the rights of people with Down syndrome, and sparked quite a few discussions about censorship despite the prosecutors' claims otherwise.
In response to the ruling Matt Sucherman, VP and Deputy General Counsel - Europe, Middle East and Africa has posted on the Google Blog the following:
"European Union law was drafted specifically to give hosting providers a safe harbor from liability so long as they remove illegal content once they are notified of its existence. The belief, rightly in our opinion, was that a notice and take down regime of this kind would help creativity flourish and support free speech while protecting personal privacy. If that principle is swept aside and sites like Blogger, YouTube and indeed every social network and any community bulletin board, are held responsible for vetting every single piece of content that is uploaded to them - every piece of text, every photo, every file, every video - then the Web as we know it will cease to exist, and many of the economic, social, political and technological benefits it brings could disappear."
Google will appeal the decision.
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Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard listed
Beside Asus' M4A89GTD, one Gigabyte 890GX-based motherboard has also jumped the gun and can be found up for purchase a few days before the (expected) launch of the AMD 8 Series chipsets. First seen last month, the GA-890GPA-UD3H is priced at $140 and features support for AM3 processors, four DDR3-1866+ memory slots, Radeon HD 4290 DirectX 10.1 integrated graphics backed by 128MB of SidePort DDR3 memory, and two PCI-Express x16 slots for CrossFireX or Hybrid CrossFire configurations.
Gigabyte's oh-so-blue board also packs six SATA 6.0 Gbps and two SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, two USB 3.0 connectors, Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio, FireWire, DualBIOS, and D-Sub, DVI, HDMI outputs.
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Belkin preps some USB 3.0 products of its own
Belkin will soon be adopting USB 3.0 too and obviously this means it will have a few products that make use of the new standard, including a PCIe add-in card, an ExpressCard, and A-B and Micro-B cables. The two USB 3.0 adapters (pictured below) prepared by Belkin make use of a NEC controller, provide maximum (theoretical) transfer speeds of 5.0 Gbps and are backwards compatible so they'll work with USB 2.0 devices just fine.
"Belkin has always led in adopting new technology and bringing products that support these new technologies to consumers," said RJ Theodore, General Manager of Core Products. "USB 3.0 is positioned to have a major impact in connectivity for computers, media players, and other devices. Similar to when USB 2.0 was first introduced, we plan on leading the integration of USB 3.0 with a line of thoughtful solutions that are easy for our customers to understand and use."
Set to debut in the US in April, Belkin's USB 3.0 PCIe card and ExpressCard cost $79.99, while the A-B cable and Micro-B cable go for $49.99.
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Toshiba releases the Satellite Pro T110
Catering to the needs of SMB, Education and public sector customers in America, Toshiba has let loose a new Satellite Pro laptop model, the 11.6-inch T110. This new Intel-based portable PC has an LED-backlit screen with a native resolution of 1366x768 pixels, a Celeron 743 processor, GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive backed by a 3D impact sensor, a 5-in-1 card reader, a built-in webcam, 10/100 LAN, WiFi, and a 6-cell battery for up to 8.35 hours of operation.
The Satellite Pro T110 is offered with a one-year warranty and has a starting price tag of $479.
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