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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toshiba's Editors' Choice Portege R835 available for even less]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Times not into Apple's publishing rules]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Financial Times&amp;39' iPad application, which currently allows users to subscribe from within the app outside of Apple&amp;39's in-app purchase tools.(Credit:CNET)While some publishers like News Corp. and The New York Times Co. have jumped on board the digital subscription plan Apple unveiled in mid-February, others are bucking the trend, saying that subscriber relationships are too important to give up in return for the convenience of in-app purchases.In an interview with Reuters yesterday, Rob Grimshaw, managing director of the Financial Times' Web site, said the outlet was negotiating with Apple on a deal over itsiPad subscription program. Grimshaw said that since having that user information and relationship was &quot;at the core of our business model,&quot; it wouldn't make sense to give that up to Apple in return for a way to subscribe from within the app.&quot;If it turns out that one or another channel doesn't mix with the way we want to do business, there's a large number of other channels available to us,&quot; Grimshaw told Reuters.If a deal ends up being struck, it's likely to send a message to other publishers that the stipulations within Apple's new program are not set in stone. Apple introduced its long-expected subscription program in February, offering publishers a chance to set both the price and length of subscriptions in return for Apple getting a 30 percent share. Publishers can get around the cut by bringing in existing or new subscribers from their own sites, though as part of the deal the publisher must maintain the same subscription terms and pricing elsewhere, which is problematic for publishers that want to offer special deals. By comparison, One Pass, which was unveiled by Google just a day after Apple's subscription announcement, gives users a little more freedom, taking just a 10 percent cut and allowing publishers to retain consumer subscription data. The Financial Times has had an iPad application for its content since May. Registered users are able to log in and enjoy their subscription benefits. The application also allows users to sign up and pay for a new subscription from within the application using their credit card, a feature that will exist until June 30 as part of a grace period outlined in a memo reportedly sent to publishers by Apple ahead of its subscription program. According to Grimshaw, the Financial Times is up to 590,000 paying subscribers of its online site, which accounts for 40 percent of the publication's group sales. On the online site, the publication has three different subscription levels, along with a discounted volume subscription for corporate customers. By comparison, the iPad application currently only offers two tiers of subscription levels. Last month The New York Times Co. announced its own plans to enter the Apple subscription fray as part of a new digital subscription plan, joining News Corp. and its The Daily application, which had launched as an iPad exclusive weeks ahead of Apple's subscription announcement. Other publications are expected to follow suit, or at least work on ways around the new rules in the coming months. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Siri's voice tech to come to iOS 5]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>overmatsapa</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-siris-voice-tech-to-come-to-ios-5</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Apple)Apple's Voice Control technology could be getting a big intelligence upgrade in the next major version of iOS, which is expected to be unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. A report posted last last night by TechCrunch says that Apple plans on &quot;deeply integrating&quot; the voice technology from Siri, a company it acquired last April. Such integration could possibly include APIs for developers to hook into the technology and use it in their apps, the report claims.Siri's technology, which was first unveiled in early 2009, uses a mix of natural language processing, semantic Web search, and speech recognition to translate voice queries into Web search-based tasks. The service billed itself as a virtual personal assistant. It also continues to be offered as a standalone iPhone application. Apple has made use of voice commands as part of its iOS since theiPhone 3GS, which was the first device to get Voice Control. The technology can listen to user voice commands to make phone calls and control music playback. Hints that Apple has been planning to improve it have been numerous, from patents to job postings.Competitors like Google have effectively leapfrogged Voice Control on its Android platform, building a cloud-powered voice tool into phones that is also able to launch and control applications, do Web searches, and transcribe voice into text. Microsoft has brought forth similar efforts on itsWindows Phone 7 platform, making use of its own voice processing technologies. No word yet on whether such an upgrade will trickle down to older iOS devices. With the original Voice Control system, only iPhone 3GS owners could make use of the technology, leaving original iPhone and iPhone 3G users behind. However, if this somehow ends up playing into the company's advertising efforts, it's likely there could be a trickle down effect as there was with the iAds platform.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AKG wireless headphones latest victim of Bluetooth quality curse]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>overmatsapa</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Lenovo tries to escape boring designs with new ThinkPad laptops]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>overmatsapa</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Lenovo is unveiling its latest computers bit by bit at the Consumer Electronics Show. The first to be unveiled are its new line of ThinkPad laptops, which are aimed at business users.These machines reflect the attempt by computer makers to create machines that crossover between business and consumer uses. Lenovo wants you to use its machines all of the time. Lenovo is striving to get away from boring designs, but I wouldn&amp;'t say that this design stands apart from the pack. Compare it, for instance, to Apple&amp;'s lust-inducing MacBook Air.The new line-up includes the ThinkPad Edge E220s and E420s laptops, which are thin, curvy machines that cater to business professionals who don&amp;'t want to carry a boring laptop.They feature Lenovo&amp;'s &amp;''infinity screen&amp;'' displays, a matte black finish that is soft to the touch, and &amp;''metal accents,&amp;'' or strips of metal along the sides of the machine.The machines also feature the latest Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. They also have Lenovo&amp;'s Enhanced Experience 2.0 for fast booting and a range of wireless connectivity options. And they feature Dolby Home Theater audio (for serious play, as opposed to serious business) and high-definition video conferencing. Lenovo says the Enhanced Experience 2.0 lets you boot your machine 30 percent faster than normal.The E220s has a 12.5-inch screen while the E420s has a 14-inch screen. The E220s is less than an inch thick and weighs 3.5 pounds. The E420s is an inch thick and weighs four pounds. The keyboard is spill-resistant, and the E420s has a slot-loading DVD player/burner. The E420s will sell for $749 and the E220s will sell for $899. Both will be available in April, and a stripped-down E520 model will be available in April for $599.Previous Story: Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D on a laptopPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: ThinkpadCompanies: Lenovo          Tags: ThinkpadCompanies: LenovoDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With Fusion, AMD plans to stop being the underdog in chips]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Making good on plans it laid in 2006,Advanced Micro Devices is finally announcing that its Fusion family of computer chips, which combine graphics functions with general computing power, are ready for prime time. Namely, they&amp;'re starring in a host of PC models set to be unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The Fusion chips represent AMD&amp;'s attempt to escape its underdog status in the multibillion-dollar microprocessor market, where Intel has roughly 80 percent of the market share. The company started working on Fusion in 2006 after it bought graphics chip maker ATI Technologies. The company made the announcement this week at CES, the tech extravaganza which traditionally sets the agenda for hot gadgets for the year.It&amp;'s the culmination of the biggest bet that AMD has made in computer and chip design, said Rick Bergman, general manager of the AMD products group which designed the Fusion family of chips.&amp;''As far back as 2005, we saw that the integration of the CPU (central processing unit) and the GPU (graphics processing unit) was inevitable,&amp;'' Bergman (pictured right) said in an interview.AMD took a while to get its chips out. Its first attempt to build a Fusion chip using 45-nanometer manufacturing technology turned out to be a false start. The team realized it would have to wait for 32-nanometer manufacturing (which is akin to making a drawing with a finer pencil) to cram all of the circuitry needed into a combo chip.Now the need for the better 3D performance is pronounced. Desktops and laptops are being used for graphics-rich applications like never before, with features such as stereoscopic 3D, Blu-ray movies, rich 3D games, and 3D features in operating system user interfaces.Many of the new computers will be available for sale this week, since AMD has been shipping its new Fusion microprocessors for weeks now. The chips are part of AMD&amp;'s code-named Brazos platform, which contains all of the chips needed to make the processing part of a computer. Brazos can use either the code-named Zacate or Ontario Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), which are the combo chips. Each Zacate or Ontario chip uses a brand new microprocessor core, code-named Bobcat.The new chips range in performance, depending on whether they use one or two Bobcat cores, and they generate 8 watts to 25 watts, which is low enough to be used in most laptops. Laptops with the chips will cost $300 to $400 and desktops will likely cost around $700. The machines will have battery life of around 10 to 12 hours.While Intel&amp;'s combo chips have moderate microprocessor performance coupled with weak graphics, AMD&amp;'s combo chips have strong graphics performance. AMD&amp;'s Fusion chips are thus being used in models that feature strong graphics performance. The APUs are made with a 40-nanometer manufacturing process by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.The Zacate and Ontario chips &amp;8212' aimed at mobile users &amp;8212' are just the first of AMD&amp;'s Fusion family of combo chips. More chips based on the Llano code name will be out later in the first half of the year' those chips will target mainstream laptop and desktop users. AMD claims that its best Brazos platform will be able to run graphics 11 times faster than the Intel Atom 550, which was one of Intel&amp;'s mainstay low-cost mobile processors in 2010. The more important comparison will concern how much faster AMD&amp;'s Fusion chips are than Intel&amp;'s combo chip, code-named Sandy Bridge, which is also debuting at CES.Over time, AMD will make Fusion chips that can be part of any computer, from netbooks and tablets to high-end desktops and laptops.AMD is also announcing today its newest stand-alone mobile graphics chips, dubbed the AMD Radeon HD 6000M series of graphics  chips for notebook computers. AMD has grabbed the No. 1 market share in  notebook computers and it expects that to continue, as it has hundreds  of design wins for its 6000M graphics chip, which can power multiple  screens.The 6000M is AMD&amp;'s second-generation DX11 mobile chip (referring to Microsoft&amp;'s most-advanced graphics standard) and it has already shipped more than 25 million DX11 chips to 10 major computer makers. The new version can handle 3D Blu-ray movies and other features. The fastest new mobile chip, the 6900M, is 37 percent faster than its predecessor. The chip has 40 percent faster tessellation, a graphics smoothing feature that Nvidia has proven it can do better in its chips. And the new chips use AMD&amp;'s EyeSpeed technology, which uses the graphics chip for non-graphics applications.Most of the laptops with the new mobile graphics chip are shipping in the first quarter.Was Fusion the right move for AMD&amp;''We can compare notes in a year,&amp;'' Bergman said. &amp;''We expect it to grab market share. But to be No. 1 would be a heck of a goal.&amp;''AMD created a promo video for Fusion below. The tough dude at the end is none other than Dirk Meyer, chief executive of AMD.Next Story: HP unleashes a host of new computers at CES Previous Story: Dachis Group gets $30M to advance social consultingPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Accelerated Processing Unit, APU, Brazos, combo cihp, graphics chip, Llano, microprocessor, Ontario, ZacateCompanies: advanced micro devices, Amd, IntelPeople: Rick Bergman          Tags: Accelerated Processing Unit, APU, Brazos, combo cihp, graphics chip, Llano, microprocessor, Ontario, ZacateCompanies: advanced micro devices, Amd, IntelPeople: Rick BergmanDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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