Forbes magazine published its annual list of the richest people on the planet. It is unlikely that all immediately climb to check the whole list, which, incidentally, is still common word «Russia» (not specifically considered, but in the team event "oil and gas magnates certainly showed good results) so that you long search, we choose from a list of all the two most interesting to us men.

Grown rich on $ 13 billion William H. Gates III this year, could have collected "quite a bit – only half, replaced by Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim Helou (Carlos Slim Helu), which is managed for the year to earn $ 18.5 billion

55-year-old family man with four children, Steve Jobs, for the year could raise the price of Apple shares exactly two times and increase their assets from $ 3.4 to $ 5.5 billion, eventually rising to 178 lines of the prestigious ranking for 136-ую – above these … 5,5 billion jump did not work. Let's see how things go with the new iPhone, which will present in June, and promising planshetnikom iPad – certainly from Steve still has something to surprise us all and financial analysts in particular.

PS I wonder how satisfied themselves billionaires your photos in Forbes? «Oh, God! Was it a problem to find a better one?! »- Arguing: none of us would not refuse, for once in my life so pokapriznichat:)

Scientists from the Institute for Research on Leybnitskogo solids and substances (Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research) said they had managed to create a technology that enables mass-ie, cheap, grow graphene.

Viktor Aristov (Victor Aristov), project manager, says that for a graphene substrate using conventional cubic SiC / Si with a diameter less than 300 mm – a kind of record.

"Contrary to popular belief we have grown graphene on the cubic β-SiC substrate so that its impact is minimal effect on the result. Thus, we get the perfect platform for building the electronics of the future ", – say the creators.

Under the "minimal impact" here refers to the fact that the graphene exfoliation does not lose its magical properties, which are trying to get started with scientists around the world, convinced that it is the graphene to replace silicon.

Via TGDaily

How would this not sound strange, but now "androidofony" Motorola, which designed for China, will initially support the services of search and navigation Microsoft Bing instead of the add-on Google. In particular, we are talking about widgets on the screen of the device – if it had been familiar to millions of Chinese Google Search and Google Map, but now will be replaced widgets Bing.

Despite the attractiveness of the search engine Google, Motorola had previously refused to part from him, allowing customers to use there the search engine Baidu.

Action enshrined today the signing of an agreement with Microsoft, dictated by Google's attitude to the Chinese market. Due to hacker attacks on Google's servers and permanent government bans on web search, restricting the rights of Chinese citizens, the American Internet giant began to think about how to leave China.

For example, some models of Android-smartphone from Motorola and Samsung has not entered the Chinese market, just because of the rigid (or glaring?) Policy developer platform. But as they say, holy place is never empty, so no one, so another company will take a niche formed.

Recall that against Google focus now serious enough force. We already know that Microsoft, being dissatisfied with the growing influence of Google, has signed an agreement with Yahoo, and possibly improving its relationship with its longtime adversary – the company from Cupertino.

Via Reuters

The representative of Adobe Mike Chambers (Mike Chambers), responsible for relations with software developers using Flash, confirmed that the browser Windows Phone 7 will support Flash, and Adobe will provide Microsoft with all the necessary support to make this possible.

In particular, he said: "I want to clarify one thing that has not sounded in some news: Adobe and Microsoft are working closely to in Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 Series was the Flash Player 10.1».

Via WMPoweruser

June 17 OnLive company plans to launch a cloudy gaming service with the same title. For $ 14.95 a month, users will be able to play in the game bestsellers over the Internet without installing them on your computer. This game will be how to buy and rent. The cost of the lease has not been named.

General director OnLive Steve Perlman (Steve Perlman) said that his startup seriously threaten the positions of game consoles and video game industry as a whole.

"It will be possible to deliver games directly from the publisher to the consumer – he said at the Game Developers Conference. – People are impatient, they want to get something right. OnLive will deliver the game from the so-called cloud. This means that the games will be stored remotely on servers rather than locally on the computer or console. At almost any computer or TV will be playing the game without delay. "

OnLive developed under a veil of secrecy about seven years, although officially it was launched a year ago. While there is no certainty that the claimed feature is indeed possible, but if so, the service will actually be able to shake the mold of video games.

First OnLive will benefit residents of the United States. Perlman said nothing about the European prospects of the project.

Sam, Steve Perlman is well known in Silicon Valley. In particular, he stood at the origins of WebTV, which Microsoft bought in 1997. Among the sponsors OnLive is well-known companies: Time Warner, Autodesk, AT & T.

Via Reuters

Chapter of the American unit Toshiba laptops for Jeff Barney (Jeff Barney) reported that his company is developing a range of tablet devices. They arrive on the market or at the end of this year or early in 2011. According to Barney, the Japanese company is making great efforts to build on this market niche and not allow Apple to monopolize it to their iPad.

"Underestimation of these new categories was a mistake – he said. – In addition, we need to create new categories, to increase production. "

Clipboards Toshiba already sold. In particular, last year in Europe began selling model Journe Touch.

Via Electronista

On Tuesday, Intel vice president and program director of WiMAX Shakla Rama (Rama Shukla) stated that in 2012, will begin implementation of the standard WiMAX second generation, and the preparatory stage will end even earlier. "Work on standards will be completed by the end of this year", – said a top manager of Intel at a conference in Tabeye.

In place of the standard 801.16e will come faster 802.16m, supports the reception of data from the Internet at speeds of 170 Mbps and send up to 90 Mbps (now 16 and 4 Mbit / s, respectively). Thus it will have full backward compatibility with 802.16e. The connection will be maintained even when driving at speeds up to 350 km / h.

At Intel also said that in the world this year there are between 6 to 10 million users of WiMAX. This is mainly residents of the USA, Japan and Russia. Most of them operate on WiMAX with a laptop.

Via ComputerWorld

The company ARM stated that in 2010 the market could reach about 50 new plates from different manufacturers. Told the director of mobile units ARM Roy Chan (Roy Chen) in Taiwan, where she ARM unveiled two new tablet: 7-inch based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 of Compal Electronics and yet another, more compact model called the Armadillo. Both devices are running Android OS and equipped with a processor ARM, as the iPad.

One of the key players in this market, in addition to iPad, may become a device from HP, based on Windows 7 and with the support of Flash. As HP make special emphasis on this aspect. Although not specifically called the iPad, the naked eye can see that HP wants to start drawing more stones in the garden of his main rival.

"With this tablet you will get a full-featured browser on a palm, – said in a statement. – No truncated internet, no casualties. " iPad, recall, Flash support will not. HP even released a video demonstrating the Flash playback on your plate. The HP has a multitouch screen and externally similar to the iPad.

Via AppleInsider

The company demonstrated the OO concept of wireless projector with an original design by David Rizenberga (David Riesenberg). The projector is capable of projecting video with a resolution of 1080p, it has its own decoder, Wi-Fi module and SSD-drive unnamed volume. The three legs of the projector completely move up into the cabinet. Lithium-ion battery provides up to three hours of battery life. The set includes a remote control based on the touch screen. While this is only a concept, and when it will be sold (and whether in general) is unknown.

Via Electronista

The press service of "Mail of Russia" refuted the information that the company eBay complained about the poor quality of this structure. "Mail of Russia said that any complaints on the quality of delivery from the company's eBay or any other online stores national postal operator not received", – said in a statement of service.

This почтовики add that constantly working to improve the processing of orders from abroad. In particular, the fall of last year, Russia sent a mail to the Federal Customs Service, a number of proposals to reduce the processing times of mail.

Meanwhile, the forum ebay-forum.ru published an open letter from a group of people who have made purchases in foreign shops and were unhappy with the quality of postal services in Russia. The letter states that the time of delivery from the U.S. and China could reach two months, and especially the situation worsened in January 2010. As a result, many foreign online stores, including many sellers on eBay, stopped selling products in Russia.

via Prime-TASS