Intel Light Peak now called Thunderbolt
Intel's Light Peak connection technology is finally making its debut but not under the name known so far. Renamed Thunderbolt, this new I/O solution offers two bi-directional channels with a bandwidth of 10Gbps, and is compatible with DisplayPort devices. According to Intel, the big thing with Thunderbolt is that it can combine high-speed data and HD video connections in a single cable, allowing for extended media capabilities on devices that use it. Speaking of using Thunderbolt, Apple is the first company to have products supporting the technology and they are the just-released MacBook Pro laptops.
Read More ...
Motorola Xoom reviews not so positive
Motorola’s new Xoom tablet doesn’t appear to have impressed reviewers as much as Google or Motorola had hoped. It’s worth noting that the Xoom is just the first in a line of new Android Honeycomb tablets, so the largely negative reviews are hurting the entire platform rather than a single product. The reviewers are not thrilled by the pricing, as the Xoom costs about 10 percent more than a comparable iPad. Although the Xoom has better hardware, it’s let down by the OS and the lack of tablet oriented apps. Engadget described it as a “work in progress” and its telling potential consumers they should “wait and see” how Google and Motorola react to the criticism. Anand praised the new UI and Android’s flexibility which allows for a degree of customization, noting that Honeycomb’s biggest advantage over iOS is the multitasking UI and notification system. However, Anand also complained about choppy animations and noted that some elements of Google’s new OS feel “rushed”, citing random OS issues and lack of SD card support in the test version. The screen and price were also a source of complaints.
Read More ...
Sony preparing hack-proof PlayStation 3
An Internet source has claimed Sony is working on a hack-proof PlayStation 3. The anonymous tip claimed the model will carry a 300GB hard drive and cost the equivalent of just over $300. The price would be the same as for the current, 160GB console costs, with the larger hard drive an incentive for buyers. The creation of the console, if true, would no doubt prompted by the legal battle Sony is waging against George Hotz, a hacker who made bypassing the console's security parameters popular by posting instructions and a video on YouTube. Sony is aggressive in its attempts to dissuade users from hacking its console, requesting that Google and Twitter reveal the identities of those commenting on the hack videos and posts and threatening legal action against them. It also wants Hotz to give up his hard drives for inspection.
Read More ...
Google releases Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK
Google has released the full Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK, giving developers the proper API and tools to create apps for the tablet platform. Late last month, Google introduced a preview version of Honeycomb but Yahoo says the full SDK includes the ADT plug-in, a new app palette with categories and rendering previews, a more accurate rendering of device-specific layouts, selection-sensitive action bars to manipulate View properties, improvements to zoom, and improved support to merge layouts and create layouts with gesture overlays .
Read More ...
No comments:
Post a Comment