Thursday, March 24, 2011

IT News HeadLines (InsideHW) 23/03/2011



InsideHW
Opera releases new Opera browsers for mobiles
Opera Software has started a new mobile offensive today by releasing not one, but two browsers that can work on anything from Java-based feature phones and BlackBerry, Android, Symbian smartphones, to Android tablets and even Windows 7 desktops, plus MeeGo and Maemo hardware.
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Samsung announces 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab and revised 10.1-inch model
As teased and promised, Samsung Electronics has revealed at CTIA Wireless 2011 its third Galaxy Tab, a 8.9-inch tablet which is powered by a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 and runs Android 3.0 with the TouchWiz UX skin on top. The new 8.9-inch device measures 230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm, weights 470 grams, has a display resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and boasts HSPA+ support, a rear-facing 3 megapixel camera (can record 720p video) with LED flash, a front 2MP camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a digital compass, a microSD slot, stereo speakers, an USB 2.0 port and a 6000 mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 will arrive in early summer in 16GB ($469), 32GB ($569) and 64GB (price unknown) versions.
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Firefox 4 launched, reached almost 4 million downloads
Mozilla finally released the 4.0 version of its well-known open source browser Firefox and the reception seems to be quite good as the download counter (http://glow.mozilla.org/) activated upon launch has already surpassed the 3 million mark and it's running towards 4 millions pretty fast. Supposedly the last behemoth release from Mozilla (next version will come quicker and have fewer, more specific updates), Firefox 4 features a new, lighter look, is some six times faster than its predecessor, has lower startup and page load times, and brings goodies like Firefox Sync (for syncing browsing history, bookmaks, tabs across multiple devices), App Tabs, Switch to Tab, an updated Add-ons manager, the Do Not Track function, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security), CSP (Content Security Policy), WebM support, and more. Firefox 4 is available in over 80 languages and can be downloaded here (http://www.mozilla.com/).
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Sapphire intros Radeon HD 6950 FleX
Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition graphics card from Sapphire, announced back at CeBIT, has received a proper debut although it has yet to hit stops. This new Cayman card allows people to easily build an Eyefinity setup using three DVI monitors. Unlike other cards, the HD 6950 FleX Edition doesn't need any active adapters since two DVI monitors can be connected to the available backplate ports while the third is hooked up to the HDMI port via a bundled adapter. That leaves two mini DisplayPort outputs ready for adding more monitors to an Eyefinity build.
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