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Ghosting issues haunt Lenovo ThinkPad X220
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Some Lenovo customers are concerned about ghosting on LCD screens in the ThinkPad X220 laptop, in which images temporarily remain fixed on screens, but the company tried to allay fears by saying that images dissipate in a short time and do not damage panels.
The ghosting phenomena -- commonly called image persistence -- are common to LCDs and do not cause images to burn into displays, said Ray Gorman, a Lenovo spokesman, in an email. But some customers have raised concerns, saying the image persistence was prominent, and the issue was not as seemingly normal as projected by Lenovo.
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NEC Releases V300W Projector
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NEC is a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions. Today, the company announced the release of their latest V Series projectors, the V300W. This device features 3000 ANSI lumens, a 2000:1 contrast ratio, and WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution. The projector comes with a high brightness to accommodate larger rooms, but ideal for small-to-medium meeting rooms and classrooms. The WXGA resolution allows the projector to be connected to laptops without many problems. The connection panel will include dual RGB ports, a composite, s-video, and an HDMI port. There is also a LAN connection for network capabilities. “The V300W is the ideal solution for small-to-medium meeting rooms...
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JVC new compact HD Everio camcorder comes preloaded with Falconbird image Engine
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JVC’s Falconbird image engine is a remarkable little chipset that provide the necessary processing power to handle heavy HD but also 4K2K videos, and today, JVC announced that its new compact (50.5x55x110.5mm for 235g) Everio GZ-HM670, a 3.32Mpix camcorder will featuring Falconbird chipset for smooth HD video recoding.
Other noticeable features on this new GZ-HM670 are its 40x Konica Minolta Optical Zoom, its BSI CMOS Sensor (Back Side Illuminated) and its 32GB of internal memory as well as its SDX Slot.
Along side the GZ-HM670’s announcement, JVC also introduced the CU-BD50 an external Blu-Ray writer made to unload your GZ-HM670’s videos on a Blu-Ray disk on the go.
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Sandy Bridge And Fusion Claim 60% of x86 CPU Market
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AMD appears to have had a pretty good launch into the GPU-CPU era as it was able to steal x86 processor market share from Intel, according to a new report published by market researchers from IDC.
AMD claimed 1.5 points of share from Intel overall and now stands at 20.4%. In mobile computers, AMD gained 1.8 points to 15.2%, in desktops it added 1.5 points to 28.9%, IDC said. Intel held 79.3% overall and 84.4% in mobile and 70.9% in desktops.
According to IDC, Intel was able to extend its dominance in servers and added 0.6 points to 94.5%, while Intel stood at 5.5%.
The good news for Intel and AMD was the fact that Sandy Bridge and Fusion already account for more than 60% of processor shipmen...
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Texas Instruments May Sell OMAP Division
Like UnlikeThere's a rumor that Texas Instruments is looking to sell its OMAP division while it's still one of the key players in the mobile sector.
SemiAccurate reports that Texas Instruments is currently trying to sell off its high-end ARM-based OMAP (Open Multimedia Application Platform) division.
So far the company hasn't announced anything official, but the reason behind the possible sale is merely to get out while it's still riding high as one of the few key players in the mobile sector, potentially raking in some serious cash. Although still slated as rumor, the possible sale will likely happen once its OMAP 5 SoC is out the door, one of the first SoCs based on ARM's A15 design and reportedly "s...
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NSA Recruiters Drooling In Anticipation Of DEFCON
Like UnlikeCan you access protected networks without breaking a sweat? Does just thinking about security exploits get you hot and bothered? Are "spoofing" and "packet sniffing" part of your regular vocabulary? If you answered "Yes" to those questions, and you can prove your hacking prowess at the upcoming DEFCON convention, you may just wind up getting a job offer (and a pension plan) from government agencies like the NSA.
Seeing government agents trying to awkwardly fit in at DEFCON is nothing new, but this year the NSA's heading to Vegas with big recruiting numbers to fill. Reuters reports the agency's looking to hire 1,500 new employees – most of them cyber geniuses – by the end of September, then a...
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Lion Server Supports iOS Management using Profile Manager
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ac OS X Server has long been able to manage preferences and settings for multiple Macs, but new to Lion Server is the ability to manage settings for iOS devices - this is part of Apple's overarching strategy to slowly merge the two operating systems over time.
To manage iOS, Lion Server administrators can use the new Profile Manager to create XML files called Profiles - these profiles can then be downloaded by users, or pushed out to users devices by administrators to manage email settings, password requirements, network settings, and even remotely lock and wipe devices in the event of theft.
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Valve Announces $1 Million DOTA 2 Tournament
Like UnlikeThere are several different ways to increase your net worth by seven figures. You could rob a bank, though that comes with a huge downside. If you have a killer jump shot, the NBA pays obscene amounts of money to its players, only the league is currently in a lockout. You could toil away for the man, only there's not much of a fun factor there. Yet another way is to participate in, and conquer Valve's newly announced "The International" tournament, and that's exactly what 16 teams will do.
Valve's tournament is the first time DOTA 2 will be shown in public. In case you're not familiar, DOTA stands for Defense of the Ancients, which itself began as a mod for Warcraft 3. Valve wrapped its tent...
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Black Hat security conference explores war-texting
Like UnlikeAt this week's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, security researchers will be addressing SSL vulnerabilities, mobile attacks, Chrome OS security gaps, and "war-texting" -- a snooping technique that could also enable a car to be started remotely. Meanwhile, the nominations for the 2011 Pwnie Awards at Black Hat include a nod to Sony for its incompetence at security.
Security professionals descending on Las Vegas this week through Aug. 4 for the annual Black Hat conference will see more than 50 presentations on creative hacking. Security researchers will disclose more than 20 software and system vulnerabilities. Presentations will detail security flaws in everything from USB devices,...
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Google now facing nine antitrust complaints in EU
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Google is facing nine antitrust complaints in Europe, two sources who wish to remain unnamed told Reuters. The complaints began in February of last year and came from three companies. To date, the European Commission has only confirmed four cases against Google.
"The Commission has nine formal complaints now. The new complaints come from small companies," said one of the sources. Another source said three of the complaints came from national regulators, while two others were new ones.
The EU regulator officially opened the case against Google in November last year for allegedly demoting the web search results from three small companies because they were rivals. Microsoft also complained to t...
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Apple may face damages of $25.5 million in Korean suit
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Earlier today we reported that Apple and Samsung were tangled in a legal battle in Australia where Cupertino had prevented the Korean company from releasing their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in that country. In an unrelated story, the tides have turned on Apple as they are facing damages of $25.5 million in a Korean class action lawsuit.
The suit, handed by the Miraelaw law firm, contests that Apple’s iPhone violated domestic laws on privacy. The complaint stems from accusations earlier this year that Apple had been tracking user’s locations in iOS 4 without consent.
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Twitter has apparently raised $800 Million and is now Worth $8.4 Billion
Like UnlikeTwitter has closed what the company calls a "significant" investment. Rumors have that Twitter got a huge cash infusion of $800 million bringing the current evaluation of Twitter to $8.4 billion according to the Wall Street Journal.
The investment comes from a investment consortium led by Russian Digital Sky Technologies. These guys also already put $400 million into Facebook a couple years ago. Half of the money is going to buy shares of existing holders and the other half is going to be invested into Twitter's operation. Twitter plans to agressively innovate, hire more great people and invest in international expansion according to a post on the Twitter blog.
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Personal details released from Sun website hack
Like UnlikeThe Sun newspaper's website has been the target of a hacker with News International warning that the hacker may have posted users' names and addresses online.
The news follows the recent attack on The Sun's site last month from hacking group LulzSec, in which the group posted a fake story claiming Rupert Murdoch had died from a drug overdose.
The hacker who claims responsibility for posting details of registered Sun website users calls himself Batteye on Twitter and is said not to be linked to LulzSec.
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News International has responded by emailing hundreds of thousands of users to warn them that their personal details may have been compromised if they have recently enter...
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RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9810 emerges on AT&T's website, touts '4G' capabilities
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Well, hello beautiful! Can't say we were expecting to see RIM launch a new BlackBerry this evening, but we're sure there's quite a few of you out there that'll take it. The same BlackBerry Torch 2 that we previewed back in June has made the trek over to Ma Bell's network, with a 'Coming Soon' page emerging just moments ago. AT&T claims that this is the world's first 4G BlackBerry on its airwaves, but of course, that asterisk upside the "4G" logo couldn't possibly be more telling. Regardless, the full-featured slider will arrive with BlackBerry 7 OS, a full QWERTY keyboard, sliding display, 1.2GHz processor, 8GB of onboard memory, room for 32GB of expandable storage, 720p video capture, inbui...
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Best Buy dishing out free Nexus S for one day only, ball and chain included
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Have you been looking to get your hands on a nice slice of Gingerbread without totally wrecking your wallet? If so... your time has come. Best Buy has announced that starting tonight (August 2nd) at 11 p.m. CST -- we'll assume they meant CDT, aka midnight Eastern -- it will begin offering the Google Nexus S for free (you read that right). Of course, you'll still have to chain yourself to a two-year agreement with AT&T, Sprint, or T-Mobile to cash in on this deal, but wait a day later and the price will certainly jump back up to a full Benjamin. So set your clock, and make sure you score one either in-store or online before 11:59 p.m. CST tomorrow. Check out the full details in the PR, just p...
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