Apple Tablet PC will become a "killer Amazon Kindle"

The network has regular rumors of a Tablet PC Apple, fragmentary information which is not the first month are cause for intense discussions in blogs and forums. A well-known journalist and founder of the resource Digg's Kevin Rose (Kevin Rose), at one time is enough to accurately predict the characteristics of some "apple" products in the latest issue of This Week in Tech said that he knows the source, which describes the future planshetnik Apple as the killer e-book Amazon Kindle.

Although no additional characteristics of the device's Kevin Rose has failed, according to rumors, planshetnik Apple has enough functionality to undermine the development of the market of electronic books. According to the journalist, it is likely that after the announcement of the Tablet PC Apple many owners Amazon Kindle will sell them through an Internet auction site eBay as became unnecessary thing.

At the same time another party to show This Week in Tech tehnoblogger Robert Scoble (Robert Scoble) said, citing its own sources that the coin will be one of the first devices to really use the additional support for working with text, realized in the interface of Quartz Composer . Recall under Quartz Composer understood windowing system used in Mac OS X, and is responsible for providing rasterized and are drawn graphics.

According to Robert Scoble, a tablet computer Apple is one of the most important projects CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) for the last time. In addition, this project is long and in this respect is very similar to a project to create the communicator iPhone. According to recent rumors, Apple may get planshetnik name iSlate, and its release will take place in late January.

Manli presented a dual-chip graphics card HD5970

Manli Technology Company introduced a graphics card HD5970. Manli HD5970 created on 40-nanometer process technology and is equipped with GDDR5 memory for gamers and enthusiasts. Video consists of two GPUs HD5870 and is equipped with 3200 pokovymi processors and 2048 MB of memory GDDR5. It shows good results when working with 3D-graphics, fully supports Microsoft DirectX 11 with Shader 5.0 and OpenGL 3.2, and, of course, fully compatible with Microsoft Windows operating system 7. DirectX 11 uses stream processors and directly accesses the CPU and graphics core - multi-threaded applications faster and more efficiently. In addition, Manli HD5970 supports dynamic rendering ATI HDR, creates 3D effects

Using 40-nanometer processors and GDDR5 memory has not only increase productivity Manli HD5870, HD5850 and HD5770, but also to reduce power consumption. According to the manufacturer, Manli HD5970 is perfect for a home theater. Technology ATI stream and AVIVIO HD will see a clear Full HD image, video with high detail, excellent color reproduction and provide full support for the format of Blu-ray. In addition, Manli HD5970 supports ATI Eyefinity - a novelty, you can connect three monitors at once. Manli HD5970 will be available soon.

Manli HD5970 Features:

* The stream processors - 3200
* Core / Memory - 725 / 4000 MHz
* Type of memory - 2048 MB DDR5
* Memory Bus - 2 * 256 bits
* Cooling - Heatsink with fan
* Interface - 1 mini DisplayPort, 2 DVI

Release Firefox 4.0 delayed until at least the end of 2010

The disappointing news came from the company Mozilla, known as the creator of the popular browser Firefox. Despite the best efforts of developers, release the final version of Firefox 4.0, is the next major upgrade of time within the browser, has been postponed to the end of 2010 or even 2011.

Earlier release the final version of Firefox 4.0 was scheduled for the third or fourth quarter of next year. At the same time until it appears we will have release versions of Firefox 3.6, codenamed Namoroka, Issue which has also been previously transferred to the first quarter of 2010, as well as versions of Firefox 3.7.

Note that for the browser Firefox 4.0, built on the engine Gecko 1.9.4, Mozilla's plan many improvements, including a completely redesigned user interface and improvements in engine Tracemonkey. In addition, we plan to implement the ability to run tabs as separate processes that increase the security of the browser. So Firefox 4.0, is probably worth waiting so long.

Samsung Corby POP - now in detail

We have already mentioned in the news about the mobile phone Samsung Corby POP (code - C3510). Rumors about it have already appeared on the Internet, in addition, the manufacturer has posted on its website its image. Now resource Samsung Hub has published a full list of features new items. Samsung Corby POP model is similar to Samsung Corby (code - 3650), presented earlier. This one-piece with a touch screen in almost the entire front panel and no hardware keyboard, it works only in the second-generation cellular networks. But he, unlike Corby, not 2-megapixel and 1.3 megapixel camera. It is known that the cost of Samsung Corby POP is about $ 150, is less than that of Corby. It is not clear when the device goes on sale.

Samsung Corby POP Features:

* 2.8-inch touch screen (240x320 pixels, 262K colors)
* Networks GSM / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* 30 MB internal memory
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* Support for Bluetooth 2.1
* FM-radio with RDS Slot for microSD memory cards
* Music player with support for formats MP3/AMR/AAC/AAC + / e-AAC + / WMA
* The battery capacity of 960 mAh
* Time running conversation - up to 10 hours
* Opening hours of standby time - up to 700 hours
* Dimensions - 103,9 x55, 4x12, 9 mm
* Weight - 92 grams

NorhTech Gecko netbook loaded up with AAs and booted - Video

In the sale went netbook NorhTech Gecko Edubook with 8.9-inch display. We have already mentioned in the news about this unusual decision. Netbook is interesting because it can run on conventional batteries or batteries AA, and costs only $ 199 in the base configuration. True, and integration model is very simple. Netbook NorhTech Gecko Edubook Xcore86 based on the processor with 1 GHz and is equipped with 512 MB of RAM (maximum - 1 GB) and the SD card to 8 GB. Although the role of the drive can play and 2.5-inch hard disk. The device runs the Windows operating system or Linux.

Interestingly, NorhTech Gecko Edubook be staffed at its discretion. You can replace it with the processor and RAM, install a regular lithium-polymer battery instead of "finger" batteries or a device to complement the various wireless adapters, for example, Wi-Fi or 3G. According to journalists resource Liliputing, the size of the keyboard and touchpad of the netbook small for an adult user, and soon will approach the child. Resource also posted a couple of videos demonstrating NorhTec Gecko Edubook.