No upgrade path from Mob Win 6 to 7
It is likely that many Windows Mobile 6 users are waiting to be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 7 when it is released. Well, the word is that Microsoft has decided there will be no upgrade path when the new version of the OS is released. Due to the very specific hardware requirements necessary to power and support the Windows Phone 7 experience, there is not going to be any upgrade path. This does include the HTC HD2, which does seem to meet all of the requirements to support Windows Phone 7, with the exception that it does have three buttons.
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Chrome going up, IE keeps going down
According to Net Applications data, Chrome is eating away at at Microsoft Internet Explorer's marketshare, where Google's browser took away 0.4 points from Microsoft. Chrome had 5.6 per cent of the market which was an increase from 5.2 percent in January. Internet Explorer continued its crawling decline, from 62.1 percent to 61.6 percent. Mozilla Firefox dropped from 24.4 percent to 24.2 percent and Safari dropped from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent, according to Net Applications.
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Google acquires Picnik, cloud photo editing
Moving one step closer to world domination, Google has acquired the cloud photo editing service Picnik, giving users a way to edit, crop, touch-up, and add effects to their photos, without needing a stand-alone application. Google's official blog says the following:
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ASUS at CeBIT 2010
At this year’s CeBIT, ASUS has set aside a special Green Design Product zone to showcase the wide-ranging innovations that empower consumers keen on going Green. The Green innovations employed in the design, development and manufacturing of ASUS’ notebooks, Eee PC netbooks, EeeBox PCs, LED monitors and motherboards have garnered the company numerous eco-label certifications. ASUS is the first notebook manufacturer to receive the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), Carbon Footprint and EU Flower certifications. The foremost of these Green innovations include ASUS’ exclusive Super Hybrid Engine notebook and netbook power management technology that lowers energy consumption well under Energy Star V5.0 requirements, and the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) installed on ASUS motherboards that automatically monitors and adjusts the system’s power requirements to ensure maximum efficiency.
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ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3: A Fast Inheritor
AMD’s 790GX chipset together with the ATI Radeon HD 3300 graphics card has been an excellent choice for those who wished for gaming in lower resolutions, couldn’t afford an expensive discreet graphics solution and wanted to experience all advantages the 790GX offered over the 780G. AMD hasn’t stopped there and presented the market with the 890GX chipset, which can be deemed the successor to the throne of the good old 790GX. The 890GX comes in combo with the SB850 southbridge, just like the 790GX was followed by the SB750. Other than a different southbridge, the main difference between 890GX and 790GX is the new graphics chip, ATI Radeon 4290, which supports DirectX 10.1 and the core of which is clocked at 700 MHz, unlike its predecessor which was clocked at 500 MHz.
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Intel tweaks the boxed cooler for LGA 775
Intel has recently revealed plans to change the design of the Fan Heat-sink Assembly (FHSA), or the cooler included in boxed versions of LGA 775 processors. The new model is set to come with multiple tweaks compared to the currently-used solution, such as a slightly smaller impeller and the heatsink a bit more compact with height decreased from 18.9 mm to 18.47mm.
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MSI presents 890GXM-G65 motherboard
MSI has announced an AMD 890GX+SB850 motherboard called 890GXM-G65, featuring a micro ATX form. The board supports AM3 processors and utilizes military-grade components such as solid state capacitors and chokes. It also has Active Phase Switching technology, four DDR3-2133 memory slots and Radeon HD 4290 integrated graphics together with 128MB DDR3-1333 memory.
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Sony says PS3 is still in first quarter of its lifespan
Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton has made it clear this weekend that the PlayStation 4 is not coming any time soon. Tretton says the PS3 is only in the first 25% to 30% of this generation, meaning there is at least 6 more years before a PS4 is sitting on retail shelves.
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All American Android phones will update to 2.1
AndroidAndMe has reported that all American Android smartphones will be receiving an update to firmware version 2.1, although some will have features missing. Notably included is the now aging T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone ever, which is still currently running firmware 1.6, like many other devices.
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