Developer XNA Game Studio Sean Hargreaves (Shawn Hargreaves) wrote in his blog that future phones on Windows Phone 7 will support the resolution at only 480 × 800, but the lower 320 × 480, which will install this OS on a cheap device. Hargreaves believes that with the phone's screen will be easier to deal with three-dimensional graphics, even without super-fast processor.

As previously reported, Microsoft will make certain demands on producers smartphones on Windows Phone 7. At one time it was believed that the resolution 480 × 800 would be minimally acceptable, but if the statement Hargreaves is true, it means that at least some of the phones on the new OS will be relatively inexpensive.

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Site Electronista, citing unnamed sources reported that Google is considering a complete cessation of censorship on its Chinese search site, which may occur within a few weeks. If, after the Chinese government will insist on the resumption of censorship, the search site will cease to function, but some Google services for Chinese Internet users still will be available. To this end, according to the source, Google entered into agreements with Chinese government agencies.

It is believed that now Google is in talks with authorities in China, but the content and purpose of these negotiations are not yet known.

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Site Electronista, citing unnamed sources reported that Google is considering a complete cessation of censorship on its Chinese search site, which may occur within a few weeks. If, after the Chinese government will insist on the resumption of censorship, the search site will cease to function, but some Google services for Chinese Internet users still will be available. To this end, according to the source, Google entered into agreements with Chinese government agencies.

It is believed that now Google is in talks with authorities in China, but the content and purpose of these negotiations are not yet known.

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Company Nokia has sent to the court to refute the arguments contained in the lawsuit Apple. The 28-page motion argued that the arguments have Apple sole purpose – to "divert attention" from violations by Apple patents Nokia on 3G. Nokia claims that honestly tried to agree with Apple's licensing terms, but she rejected all such initiatives.

"How could Apple not tried, she could not change the fact that the licensing proposal would not become illegal just because one party subjectively considers it unacceptable", – stated in the petition.

Among other things, Nokia rejects as unfounded claims Apple, based on the Sherman Antitrust Act. According to the Finnish manufacturer, Apple assertion that, through patents, Nokia has achieved a monopoly in the 3G-standard, is groundless. C on the other hand, Apple can not and argue that these standards are free and for their use do not need patents. The petition also states that Apple has not resulted in any concrete examples of how the conditions of Nokia can break the law, instead he will present talks with Nokia in a false light.

Nokia denies charges Apple, that she allegedly deliberately concealed its patents to "catch" other companies for their violation. According to Nokia, all patents were issued in accordance with the law.

The solution to this situation, wait for a long time: the main hearing in this case will be held only in 2012. The delay is partly due to the fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission decided to examine the matter independently.

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Yesterday, Apple has begun to accept pre-orders for the iPad, and it seems that it will have to urgently find additional inputs. Site MacDailyNews reported, citing its own sources that the number of orders is so great that Apple employees started phoning customers and ask them to cancel the order and arrange for delivery of a new order of receipt in the store. Otherwise, Apple simply not be able to fulfill all orders. Moreover, to issue a new order without the need to deliver as quickly as possible, because the reception of orders may be terminated at any time.

According to Silicon Alley Insider, Apple has 15-20 thousands of orders per hour. Analyst Kestroll Victor (Victor Castroll) reported that two hours was adopted by 51 thousand orders.

Currently you can order only model with Wi-Fi. Made the reservation will be able to get iPad in the local Apple store on April 3 from 9 to 15 hours.

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Company InstantAction Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco has demonstrated its new platform, which will run video games on social services like Facebook and MySpace, as well as in blogs and through e-mail account.

According to the company, now has all the necessary conditions for the realization of such projects: a sufficient computer power and bandwidth of the Internet can build absolutely any game in a Web resource.

Such a method of commercialization of entertainment projects should, firstly, to increase profits of developers, as well as using a pirated version will not get any, and, secondly, to enable the user to try the product before you buy it – as in demo mode, so and paying only for the game.

However, the InstantAction platform has a fairly big disadvantage: processing all parameters are still done on the client – ie the user's computer – but not on the server (such as in the case have just recently announced service OnLive).

Soon under InstantAction will get the first game – The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition from the studio LucasArts.

Via Electronista

Began pre-order expected by many tablet iPad – directly online Apple Store may be postponed or a Wi-Fi-, or immediately 3G-version of the device. However, until that pre-order can only U.S. citizens – to other countries, pre-order comes later this month.

Minimum cost iPad, module Wi-Fi, will be, as promised at the launch, $ 499. In addition, you can order directly dock to the keyboard ($ 69), apron ($ 39), the usual dock ($ 29), 10-watt cable USB ($ 29) and adapter VGA ($ 29) – for connecting devices such as a projector (many interesting iPad just as a device to control the presentation).

In the opinion of many, including CyberStyle, in Russia officially iPad will still not very soon. But the "gray" market "aypedov" Naturally, we have formed before the summer. Let's hope that, as in the case of iTunes, you can find a way to use iBookstore – a key application iPad, which should shift the Kindle from its pedestal in the market of electronic books.

Belarus, Thailand, Turkey, Australia, UAE, South Korea and Russia – the main source of threats to freedom of speech on the Internet, human rights activists believe the organization "Reporters without borders". Our country made the list due to too frequent persecution of bloggers and so-called "extremist websites."

Due to the fact that all traditional media in Russia, according to human rights organization, controlled by the Kremlin, people had to flee for justice into a worldwide network – but even there the "invisible hand of the regime" is brave.

Thus, in the report, the organization appears, for example, the name Irek Murtazina, the press secretary of President Shaimiev of Tatarstan Mintimira, which in November was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for publishing a blog assumptions about death Shaimiev, write Gazette.

On Friday, the head of Lenovo Yang Yuantsin reported that in three to five years the share of mobile devices in the products of this company will be 70-80%. He noted that the ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebooks are already outpaced sales desktop computers, and this trend will intensify with each passing year. Over time, the bulk of mobile range will be smartphones, with an important role to play, and hybrid devices such as Tablet Notebook IdeaPad U1 smartbuka and Skylight.

Thus, Lenovo is planning to transfer business almost entirely on mobile rails. In this field it will have to compete with traditional rivals such as Acer and HP, as well as with mobile mastodons Apple and HTC. Lenovo has entered the market touch smartphone (Ophone O1 and LePhone), and the device type U1 represent a direct threat iPad and other tablet.

Via Electronista

Minkomsvyazi given to the various subsidiaries of the holding "Svyazinvest" Almost all of the licenses for frequencies for 4G. Licenses are issued in four competitions, and "daughter" Svyazinvest "won 39 out of 40. Eleven licenses received "Rostelecom", another – "Sibirtelecom". The only license, which the company Svyaztelekoma "not received, departed Chechen provider" Vainakh Telecom.

But cellular operators, the so-called Big Three were unable to obtain any one license, but also participated in competitions. No license stayed and Tele2. This is mainly due to the fact that Minkomsvyazi wishes to license the new company, not encumbered obligations in relation to previous standards. Now the Big Three will focus on the development of 3G, since access to the networks of LTE (4G) until they closed. Svyazinvest is to invest about 30 billion rubles, resulting in a 4G network should appear in 40 Russian regions.

Via Lenta