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Yesterday, Vodafone become the first UK carrier to confirm the launch of the brand new HTC Sensation. This was soon followed by Orange, T-Mobile and Three who unveiled that they would also offer HTC Sensation in the UK.
It seems Portal 2 will be made available on Steam, several days before the official release date. According to Kotaku, It was also rumored that, Portal 2 is already available for pre-loading, which is usually restricted until around 48 hours before a game’s release.
In this edition of the article we will see about RMAN Implementation in Oracle.
IBMs latest announcement is the firm is boasting a new version of Power7 products that includes an upgraded version of the supercomputers server. It had a BladeCenter PS703 and PS704, sporting 16 cores and 32 cores respectively. The PS704 touts a 60 percent increase in speed over its predecessors. The Power750, the same system that gave Watson the stuff to slaughter those humans on Jeopardy!, is getting an upgrade that supports as many as 32 cores and can run up to 128 simultaneous threads, while the Power755 offers high performance computing with 32 cores of its own. The cheapest version of the Power750 Express rings in at about $30,000.
The Netbook news has managed to get its hands on reference tablet based on Intels brand new Atom Z670 processor at IDF Beijing, but one running a new version of MeeGo with a spiffed up UI. In the video shown, its looked to be marked improvement over the tablet interface that was just shown off at Mobile World Congress in February, with it offering a both more refined appearance and more intuitive navigation system.
Adobe has found yet another serious security flaw in Flash. The vulnerability affects all the platforms, including Android, though the attacks have seen only on Windows so far. Just like last months exploit, this one is spreading the malicious .swf files embedded in Office documents, only this time its a Word instead of Excel (last time) being targeted. Once again Reader and Acrobat are also vulnerable, but attacks can be thwarted using Readers Protected Mode.
The Andi-One a universal remote boasts compatibility with thousands of devices, unlike the most. It runs on Android 2.1. This 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen clicker can check email, browse the web, control your HTPCs mouse and keyboard, runs over100,000 Android apps, act as a VoIP phone, and kick movies directly to your TV through HDMI enabled charging cradle. It is not only controlling your entertainment devices, it is giving you the choice between changing the channel and playing Angry Birds- if thats not innovation, we dont know what it is. Its now available for $350
The Nintendo Wii will cost $150 from May 15th, but we are waiting for the official announcement. The timing would make some sense, Nintendos profits have tanked for a while due flagging hardware sales, and just a month Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils Aime hinted that the Wiis price might be potential variable to change that in an interview with Gamasutra. Still, we are not fully convinced that Nintendo would announce a price cut then, we can confirm it on the Electronics Entertainment Expo in June, and not the company to let this sort of announcement leak out, but if you find a shiny new copy of Mario Kart Wii in a $150 console bundle this time next month, we will be happy that we told the price already.
Korgs Wavedrum can make your inexcusable actions a wee bit less annoying. The Q3 bound Mini camps the companys digital drum pad technology into portable package with a built in speaker, and its myriad buttons let you choose from 100 different sounds. You can get 100 pre-set rhythms for those who prefer their instruments play themselves. There is even a loop function so you can build a layer upon layer of cacophonous noise. The best part is the included sensor; it can be clipped to almost anything, turning your ceaseless toe tapping into bass hits.
Kyle Buckners iTable is in a league of its own. The involved docking solution combines the aesthetics of iPhone4 with a little pad of the future flair, allowing its users to summon a set of 8 recessed speakers with a simple swipe of hand. Its also packing a set of 4 aluminium trimmed cup holders, complete with LED lights to give your drinks a little mood lighting of their own.
The Chumby has never exactly been a device for everyone that is not likely to change anything with the new Chumby 8, which recently started shipping. The new Chumby 8 users are not likely to be disappointed by the new 8-inch model. According to the CNETs review of the device, the Chumby 8 is the Chumby 8 is the best and biggest Chumby yet, with the larger display and additional USB port. It is better suited for for use as a photo frame or a Media player. The plethora of apps making it versatile as ever, its still a Chumby, which CNET notes that it will be difficult to sell in a World filled with tablets, smartphones, and widget-filled TVs.
As we told already today about the HTC Sensation, here is another update. The HTC latest worst kept secret is live on Vodafone UKs website. So here is the scoop: 4.3-inch qHD with 540*960 pixel resolution and SLCD display, 1.2MP front facing camera augmented by an 8MP shooter with dual LED flash in the backside. A 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core Processor, 4GB of internal memory and 8GB supplied on memory card. Thats the news for new Android Sensation up to now.
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