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Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1 Firmware Updates
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Olympus has released firmware updates for the Olympus PEN Lite and PEN Mini, also known as the Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1. Version 1.1 for both models improves reliability while using an Eye-Fi card. You can update the camera firmware from within the Digital Camera Updater software, while the camera connected to the computer.
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Intel's gettin' kinda heavy, it's got the power, gonna break your heart
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Intel spent most of yesterday standing in the bar at the SC11 conference showing off the size of its computing prowess. Admittedly, it's on a roll; the Xeon E5 processor powers ten of the Top 500 supercomputers in the world, and Intel chips as a whole are found inside 85 percent of all the machines on the list -- not to mention the E5's newly minted PCI Express 3.0 compatibility. The Santa Clara chip maker is also building a new Exascale lab at the Barcelona Computing Center, a ten petaflop "Stampede" machine at the Texas Advanced Computing center and several other machines for Government agencies like NASA. The Seattle shindig was a great excuse for Intel's Rajeeb Hazra to show off the new ...
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Nook Tablet limits internal storage for non-B&N purchased content to 1GB
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Well, this is definitely a bummer. Barnes & Noble has spent a fair amount of time talking up all of the Nook Tablet's internal advantages over the Kindle Fire, a list that includes 16GB of storage to the Fire's 8GB. That particular spec may not be quite as good as it looks on paper, however. It seems that Barnes & Noble is currently limiting internal storage on the Android slate to 1GB of content not downloaded directly from B&N. Bummer, right? Especially for those expecting to store their multimedia content on the device. It's not all bad, though. Keep in mind that, unlike the Fire, the Nook's got a not-so-secret weapon -- expandable memory via a microSD card slot located behind the tablet'...
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New Li-Ion Batteries Will Run Ten Times Longer and Charge Ten Times Quicker
Like UnlikeWhile gadgets improve by leaps and bounds every year, the technology that powers them hasn't. Batteries still suck, unless something comes of this research at Northwestern University that promises new lithium-ion alternatives that charge ten times faster with ten times the capacity.
Inside a battery, lithium ions travel between an anode and a cathode, passing through an electrolyte in the process. During charging, the speed at which those ions can get from the electrolyte to the anode affects how quickly a battery can be replenished. The ions have to pass between layers of thin graphene sheets, but in order to do so they must travel all the way to the edges first. This ends up creating mini ...
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Haptic touchscreen tech creates virtual textures
Like UnlikeA new haptic touch system that can dynamically change the physical feel of a control surface beneath the fingertip has been developed, potentially revolutionizing touchscreens and portable devices. Swiss EPFL researchers discovered that a piezoelectric surface that flexes at the micron level can create a textured panel a user’s finger can perceive.
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US Senate Holds Hearings on Great Firewall Of America
Like UnlikeToday, the United States Congress will hold hearings of an internet censorship system for America. That's right, "Land of the Free" gets a Great Firewall of its own, which is proposed to be practically as empowered as the one People's Republic of China uses, only that it threatens to have wider reaching consequences on areas such as freedom of speech, freedom of information (by that we're not endorsing piracy), and the integrity of the DNS system.
The original idea behind this bill is to curb piracy of digital information, be it content or proprietary software, but is peppered with loopholes that allow the US government to practically censor any content it wants, and for bigger internet-enab...
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AMD releases Catalyst 11.11 drivers, adds Flash 11 support
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AMD has issued a new release of its Catalyst graphics card drivers, bringing the package up to version 11.11. Where last month's 11.10 release was all about Battlefield 3 and Rage performance tweaks, today's highlights include support for Flash Player 11 and its Stage 3D architecture for hardware accelerated graphics rendering, which Adobe says will enable a new class of console-quality games and immersive apps on browsers.
According to the release notes, the new Catalyst 11.11 drivers enable GPU accelerated Stage 3D API and Stage 3D applications across all Radeon HD GPUs as well as A- and E-series APUs. Besides this the new Catalyst release includes updated versions of AMD's display driver,...
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iOS 5.0.2 due next week, 5.1 to upgrade Siri, report claims
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Apple is at work on not one but two updates to iOS 5, claims German site Macerkopf.de. iOS 5.0.2 will allegedly be out by the end of next week, and attempt to fix battery life problems that went unresolved by v5.0.1. Battery drain has been a recurring issue with iOS updates, although most devices are typically unaffected.
The other planned update is iOS 5.1. The firmware will reportedly make several upgrades to Siri, expanding its functions. Users should, for instance, be able to take a photo or record video using voice commands, as well as toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off. When v5.1 might go live however is unknown.
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Netflix UK announces streaming tie with Miramax
Like UnlikeNetflix has announced it has managed to rope in another content partner for its upcoming movie streaming launch in the UK, with Miramax the latest movie studio to sign on the digital dotted line.
Although we are yet to be told when the Netflix UK launch date is - it will be sometime in early 2012 - Miramax joins two other moderately big names Lionsgate and MGM in offering content online.
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Miramax is no stranger to Netflix. The company already offers up its content for the service in the US, but it is not going down the MGM route and signing an exclusive streaming deal with Netflix.
This will come as relief to online movie watchers who don't want to see studios' content siphoned o...
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PlayStation Network to be offline for a full day of maintenance tomorrow
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Sony has just announced via its PlayStation Network blog that the online gaming platform will be undergoing a routine scheduled maintenance tomorrow, November 17. However, this one isn’t quite as routine as the system will be offline for almost a full day starting from 8am to 10pm PST. Sony did not detail reasons for the long maintenance period nor what improvements to the platform, if any, can be expected afterwards.
Access to the service will be limited tomorrow during the maintenance. Users will not be able to access the PlayStation Store on the PS3 and PSP, the PlayStation Network Account Management, and the PlayStation Account Registration. Users will also not be able to sign in to the ...
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Facebook identifies violence, porn imagery culprits
Like UnlikeToday, Facebook announced they have identified the unscrupulous individuals responsible for propagating objectionable material across their user's accounts. The questionable photos and videos included beastiality, excessive violence and pornography. No details were provided by Facebook regarding the identities of the perpetrators.
A Facebook spokesperson stated, "In addition to the engineering teams that build tools to block spam we also have a dedicated enforcement team that has already identified those responsible and is working with our legal team to ensure appropriate consequences follow".
Being labeled by some media outlets as the "Guy Fawkes virus", the script reportedly exploits a bro...
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Cyberspace attacks could provoke military response, says Defense Department
Like UnlikeWhile the Department of Justice focuses on maintaining truthiness on the internet, the Defense Department is making its stance on cyber attacks clear. In no uncertain terms, the Pentagon has declared that when other alternatives prove ineffective, the United States reserves the right to respond to cyber attacks with the force of its military. As part of a report made public on Tuesday, Washington states that internet-based attacks upon the US government, economy, or military will receive the same treatment as more traditional, tangible threats against the country.
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Pioneer BDP-140 3D Blu-ray Player now available
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Remember Pioneer’s announcement of their trio of 3D Blu-ray players back in September? Well, the entry-level BDP-140 is now available for purchase on Pioneer‘s own website for a manufacturer’s suggested retail pricing of $299.99. This latest 3D Blu-ray player from Pioneer includes the ability for audio and video streaming from Pandora, YouTube, and Netflix, as well as having the option to play audio and video from USB and DLNA sources. Now, thanks to Pioneer, you can watch your movies in Blu-ray high-definition AND in 3D.
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CyanogenMod 9 for Ice Cream Sandwich in the works
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With Ice Cream Sandwich righting the wrongs of Honeycomb three days ago in terms of source code availability, possibilities for mods and custom versions are blossoming again. CyanogenMod 9 is now under development, with a loose arrival date of January expected. Version 8 had been reserved for Honeycomb, but has now been skipped over due to Google holding on to its source code. Cyanogen also states on Twitter that the Gingerbread-based build (7.2) will continue to receive attention while version 9 is put together. The custom software is being developed on the Galaxy Nexus which launches today in the UK, so if you're keen to be among the first to install the ROM, you know which smartphone to g...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update UK bound!
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The Samsung Galaxy S2 will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the company’s UK arm has confirmed this week via Twitter.
While it should come as no surprise – even six months on, the Samsung Galaxy S2 is still just about the most powerful phone on the market, and to ignore it would be a shock – it is reassuring to see Samsung publicly committing to it.
Ice Cream Sandwich, which launches on the Galaxy Nexus today, includes many new features, including face recognition unlock, improved voice commands and dictations, an overhauled UI and better multi-taking, with screenshots of each running app.
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