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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[E3 2011: PlayStation Vita First Take]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Sarah Tew)Formally unveiled at the company's E3 2011 press conference, thePlayStation Vita aims to provide the most comprehensive portable gaming experience around. We've had some time with Vita, so here's a preview of what gamers can expect before the end of 2011. OverviewAvailable in two models, the PS Vita will go for $250 or $300, a Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi/3G version, respectively. Armed with a dazzling 5-inch OLED capacitive touch screen, the Vita also allows players to interact with games through a rear touch panel. Under the hood the Vita packs an ARM Cortex-A9 core (4 core) CPU and a SGX543MP4+ GPU. Its 16:9 screen sports a 960x544-pixel resolution, which is flanked by a front-facing camera that can take 640x480-pixel photos. An identical lens is placed on the back to bring &quot;augmented reality to a new level.&quot; Like the 3DS,iPad, andiPod Touch, the Vita will make use of motion control. This is accomplished via a three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer. Vita games will ship on a Vita Card, but the device can also make use of a memory card slot, multiuse port (USB, etc.), and accessory port. The PS Vita will accept Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections and the 3G model can connect to AT&amp;T's 3G network. Like the PSP, the Vita is also a portable media player supporting various audio (MP3, AAC, WAV), video (MP4/H.264), and photo (JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG) file types. The battery on the Vita remains a bit of a mystery, but we've heard it'll roughly net 4-5 hours of use. Hands-onWe were shocked at how little the Vita weighs. We were expecting much more of a heavy, bulky feel--like we first experienced with the original PSP back in 2005. Instead, the Vita is lightweight and fits very comfortably in your hands. The rear touch panel is smooth and can sense multiple touch gestures and contact points at once. The buttons on the face of the Vita are tight and responsive. Its D-pad is a departure from the PSP's. It doesn't feature four separate pieces. Instead it is a multidirectional dial that doesn't seem to allow for the precision the PSP's D-pad does, but we'll conduct more testing to rule one way or another. We cannot stress how graphically impressive the Vita is. At times it seems on par with PlayStation 3 quality, just on a smaller screen. It truly must be seen to be believed. CNET editor Jeff Bakalar gets some hands-on time with Uncharted: Golden Abyss(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET)  Related links &amp;149' Sony debuts PlayStation Vita, its next-gen handheld &amp;149' Hands-on with PlayStation Vita and its games &amp;149' E3 2011: Completecoverage  Comparisons to PSPThe PS Vita improves upon the original PSP's design by adding an additional right analog thumb stick. These sticks feel like conventional joysticks as opposed to the PSP's sliding nub or the 3DS' circle pad. Interestingly enough, it took some time to get used to when we first played with the Vita, as we weren't used to a portable system with two sticks. Gone this time are UMD discs in favor of a Vita card slot we've yet to really see. Comparisons to 3DSWith the Wi-Fi-only PS Vita going for the same price as a 3DS, it's certainly natural to make direct comparisons. The Vita cannot display 3D like the 3DS, but it does feature touch controls--in fact, it doubles the amount of touch with a rear touch panel as well. No stylus is needed here, as both capacitive screens respond to fingers. The 3DS' resistive touch screen can work with fingers, too, but a stylus is usually the preferred input device. Both systems will feature an online marketplace, and each device allows for local and over-the-Net play. We're not completely sure about Vita's backward compatibility, but the 3DS does work with DS and DSi titles. Comparisons to iPod Touch and iPadWith the PS Vita representing Sony's first attempt at incorporating touch into gaming, we think it's fair to compare it with the iPod Touch and iPad. The main difference here is that the Vita will combine front and rear touch inputs with a full array of buttons, allowing players to interact with games without blocking their onscreen view. We'll have much more on the PlayStation Vita as it nears release. And of course, keep it here with CNET for our full review later this year. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce develops its first electric vehicle]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riasirmar47</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce MotorCars, a unit of German auto giant BMW, said over the weekend that it had developed a fully electric-powered car, but did not say when the model would enter production.Rolls-Royce said the prototype, dubbed the 102EX and based on its top-end &quot;Phantom&quot; model, will be put through various tests during 2011.The normal Phantom is powered by a 6.75 liter 12-cylinder engine, at least three to four times the size of the engine on a typical family sedan, and gets about 14 mpg.Rolls-Royce said it will display the prototype at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, but said there are no immediate plans to develop a production version.Rolls-Royce says that the 102EX is &amp;34'a one-off, fully electric powered Phantom,&amp;34' which it plans to show off at the Geneva Motor Show next week. (Credit:Rolls Royce)Story Copyright (c) 2010 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple overhauling iPhone notification system]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riasirmar47</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Almost two years since Apple first introduced its push notifications for iOS, is it getting ready for a major overhaul(Credit:James Martin/CNET)To cap off a week chock-full of Apple-related rumors, we now have this: is Apple about to acquire a company in the process of giving its iOS notifications system a major makeoverApple blog Cult ofMac says it's hearing exactly that from a source, who is not named. The company Apple is allegedly buying isn't confirmed in the report, but is said to be &quot;small&quot; and currently has an application available for sale in the iOS App Store.Now that would describe about a thousand companies. But there aren't that many that do slick notification apps. Cult of Mac has zeroed in on App Remix, the company that makes the app called Boxcar.Boxcar pools all of your social media feeds and delivers your notifications from each into one app. (App Remix's CEO apparently had &quot;no comment&quot; on Cult of Mac's query as to whether Apple plans on making the company an offer.)Apple's own notification system isn't regarded as the most stellar implementation. The originaliPhone actually shipped without any real push notification system for third-party apps. It took Apple three iterations of the iPhone's software before it found a system it liked. But the system employed in Palm's original Pre smartphone featuring WebOS is still roundly praised as the best in the business. Hewlett-Packard, of course, owns WebOS now and recently introduced the software on several new phones and atablet.The man who invented the WebOS notification system, Rich Dellinger, actually quit Palm just after the HP acquisition last year to return to his former employer, Apple. The rumor mill heated up then that iOS' notifications were in for a big change, but nothing more has come of that--at least not yet. Apple updates its iOS software on a yearly basis, usually in June, and there's a preview event usually around March to see what will be in the next version, in this case iOS 5. It's possible we could see a new push notification process included in the next big software update for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon tech helps return gifts before you get them]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sorry, Uncle Bob, but you&amp;39're not a great gift-giver.(Credit:USPTO/Amazon)Amazon might have a simple solution in store for those who get disappointed every holiday season by undesirable gifts.The company has been awarded a patent that allows gift recipients to automatically exchange items before they receive them. The solution would offer those ungrateful recipients the opportunity to choose something else or get a gift card without necessarily indicating to the sender that it wasn't accepted.&quot;As in other gift-giving situations, it sometimes occurs that gifts purchased online do not meet the needs or tastes of the gift recipient,&quot; Amazon wrote in the patent, which was first discovered by The Washington Post. &quot;In such situations, the recipient may wish to convert the gift to something else, for example, by exchanging the gift for another item or by obtaining a redemption coupon, gift card, or other gift certificate to be redeemed later.&quot;In order to achieve that, the patent features a system where the respective sender and recipient are identified on Amazon. The recipient can then tell the service that once the buyer chooses a gift, it should exchange it for another product.Amazon specifically cites a fictional &quot;Aunt Mildred.&quot; In the example, the recipient identifies his or her aunt as having &quot;different tastes than the user.&quot; The system will require information about Aunt Mildred to accurately identify her. When Aunt Mildred sends a gift to the recipient, the system's &quot;gift conversion is triggered.&quot;Amazon's system goes beyond just targeting family members and friends who offer undesirable gifts. The company's patent also includes a system whereby recipients can &quot;check clothes sizes first&quot; to ensure the gift they're about to receive is the right size. If it is, they'll receive it. If not, the system will recognize the wrong size and trigger a conversion that changes the gift to another size.Amazon's patented service is certainly interesting. But it might beg the question of whether or not it's in the spirit of graciously accepting gifts--even those from Aunt Mildred.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bartz Takes the Hint, Stays away from Alibaba&'s Board&8230'for&nbsp'Now]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riasirmar47</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Carol Bartz has been the fashionable Silicon Valley punching bag for much of 2010, and that&amp;'s no doubt escalating in private conversations in Sunnyvale today as hundreds of Yahoo employees are told they no longer have a job&amp;8211' just in time for Christmas!But give her credit for one savvy move: Not naming herself to Alibaba&amp;'s board as she signaled she would earlier in the year. Or, give the board credit for telling her she wasn&amp;'t. Whoever made the decision should be applauded by Yahoo&amp;'s shareholders because it would have only made an already intractable situation worse.Yahoo founder and former CEO Jerry Yang sits on the Alibaba board now and has been a pivotal go-between and the only real palatable representative, as relations between the two companies have deteriorated. But Yahoo had a contractual right to take a second seat in October of this year, and Bartz had said she intended to take it.You can understand why: Alibaba is propping up a good part of Yahoo&amp;'s stock price and the CEO might well want to have some input on that investment. But there were two better reasons not to. The first is that Jack Ma &amp;amp' Co. just loathe Bartz. They want out of the relationship, and she is standing in their way. Add to that some diplomatic gaffes when she first took over as CEO, and she&amp;'s a walking symbol of everything Alibaba hates about this tie-up with Yahoo.The second reason is that American Yahoo having two of five board seats of China&amp;'s largest ecommerce company wouldn&amp;'t be, let&amp;'s say, welcome by the Chinese government. Especially, when you consider Softbank&amp;'s CEO Masayoshi Son&amp;8211' who also isn&amp;'t Yahoo&amp;'s biggest admirer&amp;8211' has a seat as well. Right now Alibaba&amp;'s board is made up of two foreign company representatives and two Chinesea4srepresentatives, and Bartz &amp;8212' or any Yahoo US appointment&amp;8211' would tip that balance to three-to-two.And that could potentially cause more problems for Alibaba, its employees, investors and the millions of small businesses that rely on it&amp;8211' especially as Alipay seeks to expand its foothold into more traditional small business banking services. Alibaba has been a goldmine of an investment for Yahoo because it gets a stake in the largest and fastest growing Internet market in the world, without having to navigate the country itself. If it hampers Alibaba&amp;'s ability to do so&amp;8211' what was the point of the investmentSo it wasn&amp;'t too surprising that Bartz didn&amp;'t take the seat in October, but it is a bit surprising that two months later, Yahoo still hasn&amp;'t nameda4ssomeone to the board. The situation with Alibaba isn&amp;'t an easy one. Many Yahoo investors want some sort of tax-advantageous sell off of the assets so they can get a pop and get out of the stock, but Bartz knows full well Yahoo will lose at least a quarter of its value once Alibaba is gone.The only way this situation gets easier the longer Yahoo stalls If these rumored Yahoo purchases or private-buyout deals happen. In the event of any deal, Alibaba would almost certainly be free because the company has the right of first refusal if the shares go into play, according to a source familiar with the matter. I think I know what Jack Ma wants for Christmas&amp;8230'<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey: 1 in 5 Americans will own tablets by 2014, and one-third will use them for business]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Enterprise applications continue their charge into the mobile market and are set to take over about a third of all tablets in the next few years, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive.More than 1 in 5 Americans will own a tablet by 2014, and 37 percent of them will own them for business use, according to the survey. About half of all tablet owners plan to use the devices for social networking.What the survey doesn&amp;'t take into account is just what the tablet market will look like by 2014. Apple&amp;'s touchscreen iPad is the clear leader right now, with 95 percent of the tablet market. But Microsofta4a4s strategy to date has centered onwhat it bills as a stylus-using a4Aslatea4 computer that runs on Windows 7 rather than a true tablet with a lightweight operating system like Applea4a4s iPad or Samsunga4a4s Galaxy Tab, which runs Googlea4a4s Android operating system.Another interesting tidbit: more than a third of tablet owners expect to use it for web conferencing and online meetings. The iPad in its current form doesn&amp;'t have a front-facing camera for Apple&amp;'s video-calling app Facetime. But the next version of the iPad will likely have one, as has already been widely speculated.Mobile phones have already begun their grand entrance into the enterprise space with applications like Salesforce&amp;'s Chatter and Yammer landing on the Apple App Store and the Android marketplace. Since most tablets run the same operating systems as their smartphone counterparts, it&amp;'s easy enough to port those same applications to tablet computers. So expect to see some of the best enterprise applications popping up on tablets a4&quot; if they haven&amp;'t already.Here&amp;'s the survey&amp;'s breakdown of what people will use their tablets for most:And here&amp;'s the survey&amp;'s breakdown of what business users will be doing with their tablets:It shouldn&amp;'t come as a huge surprise that the devices are seeing some growth in the enterprise space. About half of the largest companies in the world on the Fortune 100 list have begun either testing or full-out using the iPad for their corporate needs. Though Apple is a leader in that market for now, there are a number of other tablets rising up to challenge it. That includes one made by Research in Motion, whose BlackBerry smartphone is famous for its enterprise capabilities.Next Story: Deals &amp;038' More: U*tique grabs $3.6M for luxury vending machines, LiquidSpace raises $1.3M for the modern workplace Previous Story: MeLLmo raises $10M for enterprise analytics on the goPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: enterprise, tablets          Tags: enterprise, tabletsMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francsico, Calif. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron.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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