IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 15/07/2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 15/07/2010

Apple quietly picks up mapping firm Poly9
Apple's contested empire has grown recently as the Cupertino company has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, a Canadian firm based in Quebec (Poly9) that has worked on mapping and telephony technologies and developed a small (330kB) Google Earth-like application called Poly9 Globe.

Apricorn adds 640GB Aegis Bio portable HDD to its offer
Californian storage provide Apricorn has now announced the introduction of a new, high-capacity model to its Aegis Bio family of portable hard drives providing hardware-based Biometric protection through the use of UPEK's TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor.

Lian Li unveils the EX-10Q USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosure
More or less well-known PC chassis builder Lian Li has today revealed to the world its newest SuperSpeed USB-compatible offering, the EX-10Q hard or solid state drive enclosure which makes use of VIA's VL700 USB 3.0 to SATA controller.

Acer's Q4-bound 7-inch and 10-inch tablets said to run Android 2.2
A new report today comes to re-confirm Acer's intention to release a 7-inch tablet in Q4 but raises the stake by claiming that a 10-inch device is also in the works and will also be introduced by the end of the year, in partnership with mobile carriers (who'll 'throw' in a mobile broadband plan).

Microsoft delivers as promised, four updates are up for grabs
Yesterday, on July's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft let loose a quartet of updates to tackle/kill off one 'important' and three 'critical' vulnerabilities in Windows and Office software, one being currently exploited.

Picnik editor added to Picasa Web Albums
It's been four months since Google acquired online photo editing service Picnik and the first fruits of the deal have started to show as Picnik has been integrated into Picasa Web Albums, enabling its users to tweak their pictures quickly, without the need of a third-party editor.

Opera Mini 5.1 available for Android phones
One week after releasing Opera Mini 5.1 for feature phones, Opera Software has made the new version of its popular mobile web browser available for Android smartphones so as to offer owners of such devices "better browsing performance and improved user experience."

Canon VIXIA HF M32 can record Full HD video, likes flashy storage
Canon USA has today revealed to the world its latest VIXIA series camcorder, the VIXIA HF M32 model which is capable of recording 1080p (24Mbps) video and storing that content on its built-in 64GB of flash memory or on an SDHC/SDXC memory card.

mySN serves up the QMG6 15.6-inch gaming laptop
mySN has now expanded its portable PC portfolio by introducing the QMG6, a 15.6-inch gaming laptop based on Intel's Calpella platform which aims to provide a good mix between power and price, enabling more people on a budget to game on-the-go.

Acer B-series monitors detailed and priced
Acer's wannabe fresh and professional B-series monitors have already started to make their way into European stores and can be found in different sizes (from 17-inch to 27-inch) but with pretty much the same, sober shape.

Toshiba starts building 2x-nm NAND fab in Japan, inks deal with SanDisk
Delayed by more than a year due to the financial and economic crisis, Toshiba's Fab 5 advanced NAND Flash memory fabrication facility has now begun to be built in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and is set to completed in the spring of 2011.

Skyfire 2.2 for Android comes with geolocation, fixes and more
The Skyfire team has today rolled out an updated version of its beta Android-prone mobile browser, bringing extra functionality like support for HTML5 geolocation and vertical search results for when multiple result options (Google, Videos, Trends, Twitter) are available.

Intel getting its smug on thanks to impressive Q2 results
Antitrust accusations aside, Intel's life has been pretty sweet and the latest proof of that is in the company's Q2 financial results which are claimed to be the best ones reported to date to record mobile and server chip sales and a highest ASP (average selling price).

Sony unveils first consumer-oriented camcorder with interchangeable lenses
Sony is out to impress today as it announced the Handycam NEX-VG10 aka the world's first consumer camcorder with interchangeable lenses and the first Handycam camcorder to feature an extra-large Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor - already in use on the NEX-5 and NEX-3 models.

eBay sued for $3.8 billion over six patents
Trouble brews over the goods-trading land governed by eBay as the auction company has been sued for the impressive amount of $3.8 billion over the alleged violation of six patents held by one XPRT Ventures LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Velocity Micro preps two e-readers, Cruz tablet coming in September
PC maker Velocity Micro has reconfirmed its plans to enter the tablet market with the Cruz Tablet, but also said it's coming out with two more mobile devices as soon as August, the Cruz Reader and the Cruz StoryPad.

Motorola Droid 2 rumored specs confirmed by leaked catalog
Those wanting more proof of the existence and upcoming arrival of a Droid 2 from Motorola can take a look over a leaked Verizon summer catalog which lists the smartphone and pretty much confirms almost all the specifications reported last month.

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Seagate rolls out the BlackArmor NAS 400 4-bay storage server
California-based Seagate Technology has now revealed a new addition to its BlackArmor line of network storage solutions, the 4-bay BlackArmor NAS 400 targeting small businesses and home users in need of a customizable (it doesn't come with any drives) storage server.

LaCie reveals the tough XtremKey flash drive
Taking notes from Corsair and its Flash Survivor offering, LaCie has went on to develop a highly-resistant flash drive of its own which is named XtremKey and can withstand 5-metre drops and environments with temperatures from +200Â°C to -50Â°.

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