Technology The New Convertible Tablet Asus Will Run On Windows 8

Asus company shortly before the exhibition, the exhibition Computex, which opened in Taipei on June 5, presented a range of devices Transformer Book is running Windows 8. Transformer Book is a tablet that turns into a laptop through the keyboard. "Transformers" will be released in three versions: from 11.6 -, 13 - and 14-inch screens with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. The matrix displays are made on the technology IPS. The devices will be equipped with processors Ivy Bridge Core i7. In addition to the hard drive, "tablet laptop" will be staffed with SSD-drive. In Transformer Book will be four gigabytes of RAM DDR3. 

The devices will be equipped with USB 3.0 ports and two cameras. One of them is designed for video conversations, is located on the front of the tablet. The second will be placed on the rear panel, and its resolution is five megapixels. In addition to the "Transformers", Asus notebooks introduced Taichi, equipped with two screens. The screens are located on both sides of the lid, and one that "looks out" is a touchscreen. Thus, as in the case of the Transformer Book, the user receives the device "two-in-one": a laptop and tablet. 

It is known that the device will Taichi backlit keyboard. In the "touch" mode, you can manage them with the stylus. It is important that the screens can be used simultaneously, and show when they are a different picture. There are models Taichi with screens of 11.6, and 13.3 inches and a resolution of 1900 by 1280 pixels. The computer has an Ivy Bridge Core i7. RAM is four gigabytes. Laptops get USB 3.0 ports, and micro-DVI.

Asus did not name the price and terms of their devices on the market. Obviously, the Transformer Book and Taichi will be in stores after the operating system, Windows 8, which, according to unofficial data, held in autumn 2012. The Taiwanese company Asus produces the device, "Transformers" in 2011, but all the previous models using ARM processors and operating system Android.

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Technology Laptop Very Light Toshiba Portege Z930

Toshiba has introduced, allegedly the lightest 13.3-inch ultrabuk in the world: a model of Portege Z930, made of magnesium alloy weighs 1.12 kg.

"Heart" of the computer - 22-nanometer processor Intel Core third generation. The amount of RAM up to 12 GB solid state drive capacity - up to 512 GB. 

Responsible for processing graphics integrated graphics core Intel HD 4000 c support for DirectX 11 API. The display has a resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels, there is an HDMI interface for an external monitor.

The equipment includes the Portege Z930-in stereo speakers, modules Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G (optional), three-port USB (compliant with a 3.0), SD-card reader and backlit keyboard. Technology WiDi (Wireless Display) allows you to transfer an image from your laptop to the screen HDTV via a wireless connection.

Claimed battery life on one charge the battery up to 8 hours. Dimensions ultrabuka - 316 × 227 × 16-8 mm. In the sale Portege Z930 will go in the third quarter at a price of 1400 dollars.

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Mobile Technology Phone From Haier

That can offer a well-known manufacturer of air conditioners, refrigerators, small appliances, as well as lesser-known tablet Haipad? Haier, trying not to lose sight of the mobile market, this week introduced the world to its first smartphone - Zing. Zing (from the Chinese "strong") to attract the attention of buyers who want to try a new operating system Aliyun from Alibaba for a modest price tag of $ 157. Alibaba in the past year touting Aliyun, but the major companies that have ventured to take her to develop, by this time has not yet happened. Few people would like to abandon the usual Windows Mobile or Android, after all, as usual, they usually bring a profit for the sellers. Why or why Aliyun Haier? Considering the Chinese mobile market, it is immediately obvious as a risky move. More recently, the Chinese search engine Baidu has released his phone on Android, the company has been successful with Xiaomi M1, but now the time has come, and the cooperation of Alibaba and Haier.

Standard filling of the phone include:

ü  Processor - 1 GHz from Mediatek

ü  RAM - 512 MB

ü  Screen Size - 4 in.

ü  The screen resolution - 480x800

ü  Front camera - 0.3 megapixel

ü  Rear Camera - 5 megapixel

ü  Built-in memory - 4 GB

ü  Battery capacity - 2000 mAh

That's what really surprises is the fact that the phone is waterproof, shockproof and resistant to dust particles. Such innovations only please potential buyers. The first deliveries will start the phone in mid-June.

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Latest Technology Canon Announced the First SLR With A Touch Screen

Canon has introduced a camera Canon EOS 650D. This is the first SLR camera with a touch of the LCD screen. Rotary screen 650D has a diagonal of three inches. You can control the camera as with the buttons, as in previous models, and by clicking on the display. Touching the screen, you can specify the focus point and release the shutter the camera. The screen supports multi-touch gestures. Moving and pushing his fingers, the user can zoom the image, and gesture, "swipe" can flip through photos.

The camera has a 18-megapixel CMOS-matrix. Its physical size - 25.1 by 16.7 mm (APS-C). The range of sensitivity to the 650D is 100-12800 units on a scale of ISO, while the value can be increased to 25,600 units.

The camera uses a processor Digic 5. It allows the new "SLR" to shoot at speeds of up to five frames per second. In addition, 650D can shoot video in a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (Full HD).

The camera implements a hybrid AF system: the phase and contrast. This feature provides a more precise focus, and allows you to use the 650D AF tracking in video.

Canon has also introduced a family of lenses with the STM "silent" AF motor. It includes two models: the "zoom" with a focal length of 18-135 millimeters (it will cost $ 550) and 40-millimeter "fix" for two hundred dollars. 

In the U.S., the camera goes on sale in late June. The price for a version without the lens will be 849.99 dollars. 650D with the standard lens will cost 949.99 dollars, and with the optics of STM - 1199 dollars. European prices for Canon camera has not been announced.

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Policy United Russia is going to Moderate Runet

The representatives of law enforcement agencies should be able to delete posts or block the profiles of Internet users who distribute calls for illegal actions, said the head of the Duma Subcommittee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications, member of the party "United Russia" Sergei Zheleznyak. 

Zheleznyak explained that the concept of unlawful acts included the distribution of child pornography, incitement to violence and nationalistic statements. Calls for meetings, as such, are not illegal acts, he said.

However, the deputy said separate appeals to the unauthorized and illegal rallies, distributed social networks. In this case, according to Zheleznyak, law enforcement agencies must apply to the administration of the resource with the requirement to remove the profile of this user. According to the MP, if management refuses to social networks, it should share the responsibility with the author of the message.

Explaining the need for issuance of law enforcement officers on the rights of moderating content Zheleznyak pointed to the specificity of the web, allows any information "fly away in seconds." "The Internet has great mobilizing force, including the destructive" - ​​said the deputy.

Zheleznyak drew attention to the fact that the Russian Constitution prohibits the display of censorship. But though the state regulates the Internet space in the security of users and prevent the spread of illegal content.

Subcommittee on Information Policy, Information and Communication Technologies in the present structure was established January 26, 2012. Sub-committee created by the culture in which Zheleznyak has served as deputy chairman. The MP is one of the sponsors of the amendments that prohibit alcohol advertising in the Internet media.

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Top Chinese Latest version of Windows 8 Leaked ahead of schedule

In the Internet there was an operating system of Windows 8 Release Preview - pre-release version of Windows 8, which is scheduled for the first week of June. It is reported that ranked in the Network Operating System is 64-bit build of Windows 8 Release Preview for Chinese users. It is distributed as a file. ISO through the Chinese forums and torrent trackers. File size is 3.34 GB.

Tested build users report that the installation was successful and the system is operational. However, the OS is only available in Chinese, which makes testing for users who do not speak the language. Judging by the screenshots of Windows 8 Release Preview, blogs are posted, and PC Beta Win8China, the system will provide users with new versions of some applications and Metro-new boot screen.

The operating system still in use translucent windows and other interface elements Aero, which Microsoft has promised to get rid of. However, the main developer of the OS Steven Sinofsky said that the final rejection of the Aero will only happen in the final version of "Eight."

If placed on the Internet distribution is indeed a new pre-release version of Windows 8, we can assume that his "leaked" to the network one of the Chinese partner Microsoft. Partners will receive new versions of earlier users.

Microsoft has officially released two preliminary versions of "Eight" - one for the developer in September 2011 and the second user at the end of February 2012. The third pre-release version will be released in early June.

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