Site TechRadar wrote that Samsung is preparing its own tablet, it can easily compete iPad. Specific details and specifications yet. Currently only known (again, unofficially) that the tablet will work based on Android: Windows 7 producers considered too demanding for such a device. Also glad the presence of USB-ports and slots for memory cards, which have no iPad. Finally, the new network will support 4G.

The last point indicates that the tablet is intended primarily to Asia, where new cellular standards are implemented quickly. If so, let us hope that we will have it before they have time to become obsolete.

Via TechRadar

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U.S. operator Sprint has published on the YouTube video ad titled "Translate your iPhone to 4G» (Make Your iPhone 4G). It demonstrated a device called Overdrive, which allows iPhone and generally any device with a Wi-Fi to connect to high-speed 4G-network Sprint. In the clip claimed that using Overdrive exchange data with the iPhone is 10 times faster.

Via AppleInsider

Google decided to still fulfill their threat and shut down, perhaps temporarily, its Chinese domain google.cn. Now his visitors are ferried on the Hong Kong version of the search engine google.com.hk. She, too, in the Chinese language, but without any censorship, in particular, it can find information about the shares of Chinese opposition. Especially for visitors from mainland China adds support for simplified Chinese (Hong Kong adopted the traditional version).

Theoretically, the Chinese authorities may close access to their citizens and to this site. In that case, to err on Google – has opened a special page, where you can see what Google services in China are blocked, which – partly blocked, and what works. Information is updated every few days.

In Google stressed that the actions of the company there is nothing that would be contrary to Chinese law.

This initiative is Google still does not mean complete withdrawal from the Chinese market. China will continue to develop Android, which makes a big bet largest Chinese operator China Mobile. Chinese office until Google works too. However, translation of web search in Hong Kong may have a negative impact on the work of the iPhone and smartphones on Android, which is actively used and search, and other services Google.

Via Electronista

InVisage introduced a new technology that can significantly improve the quality of camera cell phones. Sensor is placed in a special film called QuantumFilm, through which the sensitivity of the sensor increases from 25 to 95 percent, and the dynamic range is doubled. Sensor with QuantumFilm makes images more detailed and more qualitative in the worst light.

Development may be useful for professional photos, but the most urgent it is for phones with their chronic shortage of space, because of which the sensors have to make tiny and poor quality.

In InVisage promise that the first device with matrices QuantumFilm appear on the market in 2011.

Via Electronista

The German company introduced Neofonie tablet WePad. According to the developers themselves, the new product provides a "quick work of the Internet, a complete set of ready-to-use applications, easy access to books and photographs, as well as newspapers and magazines from different publishers by serving WeMagazine ePublishing Eco».

The heart of the tablet is quite a powerful processor Intel Atom N450 at 1.66 GHz, memory – NAND at 16 or 32 GB. Diagonal screen size – 11.6 inches, resolution – 1366 × 768. There is also a webcam on 1,3 Mn, two USB-ports, card reader, integrated WWAN-modem, Integrated Graphics GMA3150, speakers, module Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS (optional), motion sensors and lighting and even a fan to cooling. The operating system – Android. The battery life is enough for six hours of battery life.

The creators of the tablet, not without pride emphasize that he is more and more functional than the iPad. Unlike competitor from Apple, WePad supports Flash and AIR, it has a multi-tasking. Price is still unknown.

Via HotHardware

California company MicroUnity Systems Engineering sued Apple and 21 other companies on a charge of 14 of its patents. Among other companies such grants, as AT & T, Google, Acer, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Qualcomm, Samsung, Spring and Texas Instruments.

MicroUnity specializes in the development of microprocessors for telephones, computers and other communication equipment. Broken, in her view, patents are concentrated in microprocessors, their architecture and algorithms.

Interestingly, as of October last year, Apple was protected at the same time in 47 lawsuits for violation of various patents. To win them could not all: in one case as a penalty had to pay as much as $ 21.7 million

Via AppleInsider

Resource Electronista told another detail of the history of Google and Apple break. In 2007, Steve Jobs yakby unexpectedly telephoned Schmidt and "savagely" reprimanded him for the project Android. The source adds that normally staid Schmidt was "shocked", he was very upset and walked depressed.

It is noteworthy in this story is that Schmidt such a turn of affairs is not entirely expected. At that time he has served on the board of directors of Apple and least of all wanted a confrontation with the company. He also had great respect for Jobs, even called him "the best CEO in the world. Be that as it may, after the call was followed by a series of emergency meetings, the situation in which at times became heated to the limit. In the end, Schmidt had to leave the leadership of Apple.

Today, the war between the two giants are already quite open. Google is not shy to add to your Nexus One multitouch screen, but Apple does not honestly sued its manufacturer HTC.

Via Electronista