Nokia N9 Broadcast: Packs MeeGo, 8 Megapixel Cameras, and Swiping

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something really worthwhile on this blog. Then again, it’s been a long time since there’s been any precious Nokia news. And so, after a four-month hiatus, it’s time again to look at one of Nokia’s latest phones: the oft-rumored N9.

When we last left Nokia, the company had announced that it would be going the way of the Windows Phone, in what was perhaps one of the biggest deals between two of the largest tech companies out there. Nokia’s two last platforms Symbian and MeeGo were going to be jettisoned, in the hope that touching to Windows would give Nokia the flexibility to innovate both software and hardware. Symbian had, more or less, happen to a dying platform, and MeeGo wasn’t living up to its prospect as a savior for the company:

Months later, Oistämö still resist holding back tears. “MeeGo had been the communal hope of the company,” he says, “and we’d come to the extinction that the monarch had no clothes. It’s not a nice thing.”

But the release of the N9 proves that maybe, just maybe, MeeGo isn’t entirely done for.

Let’s create with the specs. Nokia isn’t pulling any punches here with the N9 (which honestly looks like an iPod Nano mixed with an N8), a candy bar that sports a 3.9-inch AMOLED display, 8 megapixel camera (featuring Carl Zeiss optics), HD video footage, Gorilla glass, and NFC carry. It runs MeeGo 1.2. It also looks (granted, this is from the promo video) smooth as hell, with a border that looks, for once, slightly ahead of the curve.

Gone are the Home buttons (hardware or software) of the past. Nokia’s touting the simplicity of the N9 over the whole thing, in that all it takes is just an easy swipe. Swipe to scroll, swipe to move during your home screens, and even swipe to reduce your applications. And talking of the home screens, you’ve got three of them here: your request launcher, your multitask view (similar to the N900′s), and finally, your announcement page which shows missed calls and social media updates.

Everything about the N9 looks imposing too imposing, maybe. What’s Nokia’s doing here? They’ve cast aside MeeGo for Windows Phone, but put the spotlight back with a hell of a device. I don’t quite get it. But I have to hand it to Nokia: the first release applicant of MeeGo (1.1) looked nothing like this. I’m astonished that it got this far.

Unluckily, there’s no talk about price or ease of use (yet), other than the generic “The Nokia N9 is scheduled to be in stores later this year, with availability and local pricing to be announced earlier to the sales start.”

Sony launches 34 new Cyber-shot cameras

Sony has published the release of its latest Cyber-shot cameras as H, W and S series. These cameras has come with features like Steady shot, enhanced low-light performance and fast auto-focus.

The new Cyber-shot range consists of total 34 models with at least 8 models presenting Super High-Zoom up to 30X. Another 8 cameras in the series offer compact High-Zoom with 10X, thus permitting the customers to capture the least of details even from a distance.

"The High-Zoom in our new Cyber-shot line-up to assist capture extraordinary picture quality and great detail, even when zoomed in significantly, thus being an absolute gladness to photography experts," said Masaru Tamagawa, Managing Director, Sony. The new Cyber-shot choice will be available from Rs. 5,490 to Rs.27, 990 at all major retailers across the country in different color options.

As part of its advertising strategy, Sony also plans to drive in an investment of Rs. 50 crore towards a multi-media brand campaign.

Galaxy Nexus now on trade in Google Play

We started shipping Nexus phones more than two years ago to give you a clean Google experience and access to the hottest Android updates. Today, we’ve started selling Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+) from a new Devices part in the Google Play web store, so you can rapidly and easily buy an unlocked version of the phone. We want to give you a place to buy Nexus devices that work truly well with your digital amusement.

Galaxy Nexus by Samsung runs the newest Android software, Ice Cream Sandwich, with Google mobile services, Google Play and new skin like Android Beam and Google+ mobile associates. It also offers a 4.65” HD Super AMOLED display that’s perfect for watching movies, playing playoffs or analysis books on the go.

First obtainable in the U.S., Galaxy Nexus costs $399 and arrives at your door unlocked, without a carrier promise or contract. You can use it on the GSM network of your choice, counting T-Mobile and AT&T. It also comes pre-installed with the Google folder app which lets you easily make purchases and cash offers with a tap of your phone. Best of all, we'll give you a $10 credit to get you ongoing with your new mobile wallet.

We’ve come a long way since the first Android strategy started drumming shelves three and a half years ago and since the launch of the initial Nexus device. More than 300 million Android plans have been activated internationally. We’ve worked with developers and satisfied partners to launch Google Play, gift more than 500,000 apps, millions of songs and books, and thousands of movies. And we’ve implemented new client support services to improve the purchasing incident on Google Play. We’ve taken all of this into thought in designing strategy on Google Play. We hope to carry it to more countries soon.

World largest 3.2 billion pixel digital space survey camera gets approved

The United States sector of power has given the go-ahead to a 3.2 billion-pixel digital camera that could one day review the whole visible sky each week, and openly release six million GB of information per year.

The huge camera is called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera (LSST), and when it's balanced atop the Chilean mountain of Cerro Pachón it will watch into deep space, snap broad space vistas.

The telescopic lens will control 189 sensors, and a main mirror over eight meters across. Astronomers will use this camera to study about dark energy and dark matter, and help into near-Earth asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, and the very formation of our galaxy.

The DOE has given the assignment "Critical Decision 1", which means the camera can now begin a detailed manufacturing design, timetable, and financial plan phase. If all maintain as designed, manufacture on the telescope will begin in 2014.

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera has designed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the DOE will finance the plan and manufacture of the camera, but the complete cost and logistics of the new telescope are being shared by the DOE, the National Science Foundation, and a web of community and private organizations around the world.

TAT7 iPhone Scuba crate

There is just something about undersea photos that make it look all like a nightmare. Perhaps it is the surreal feel nearby the moray eel that you have just snapped, or the ruins of the great Titanic that has ruined to the bottom of the ocean, with its hulking frame forming part of the undersea scene that greets your eyes, where its once luxurious rooms are now homes for all sorts of ocean house creatures. As for the kind of tools used to snap such photos when undersea, they are nothing short of being super expensive at least, when compared to your regular camera, that is.

These days, undersea casings for a standard issue DSLR or even a regular customer class digital camera are still expensive, but not so much priced out of reach of the regular citizen after saving up for a while. However, if you have yet to jump aboard the digital camera bandwagon, there is always the endorsement which is an iPhone (or perhaps, the new HTC One X) that has a pristine camera sensor built in. However, since iPhones and water do not mix too well, this is where the TAT7 iPhone Scuba case comes in useful.

This single housing for your favorite Apple Smartphone allows you to start snapping high resolution pics right away, where it is constructed from clear polycarbonate complete with a hinged breach situated at the bottom. There are double gaskets on that opening which will prevent water from seeping in the moment you slide the handset in, as long as you do not venture anywhere beyond 30 meters in depth. A trio of buttons at the back lets you access basic touch screen photo and video controls. 

Olympic Torch has won Design of the Year award

Mexico Space port is a virtual store and the Duchess of Cambridge's marriage wear were on the long list, but it is the Olympic Torch that has won the honor of becoming the Design Museum's Design of the Year.

Deyan Sudjic, executive of the Design Museum, said of the winning entrance from British design studio Barber Osgerby. "The 2012 Olympic Torch is stylishly intended and is a victory of imagery and attractiveness; the weightlessness and ease of the torch not only impress the spirit of London as Olympic host city but also demonstrate how design can rejoice traditional behavior in a modern method".

Alongside the main victor, 7 group winners were published at an occasion held in Central London this evening with an Olympic spot the Velodrome, planned by Hopkins Architects -- coming up top in the Architecture type. It saw off contest including encourage + Partners' Spaceport in New Mexico where the Virgin Galactic fleet is at present being housed.

The One Keyboard for multiple uses of the iPhone, PC and Mac

The most famous “The One” would be Neo in the Matrix trilogy, although there is a distant slighter known Jet Li flick going by the same name as well (The One, not Neo or The Matrix). Well, when it comes to the world of peripherals, is there incredible similar to look forward to? We are talking about the $99.99 “The One” Keyboard for the iPhone, PC and Mac from ThinkGeek, where you can tell right from the outset that it was intended and engineered with pride. How so, you ask? For starters, The One is attached to a compatible device via USB, and comes with layouts for the Mac as well as PC. Apart from that, when you press a key, it will work with your iOS- or Android-powered smartphone, not to mention tablet as well.

Not only that, there is also a place for you to rest your smartphone, so that it does not require ending up all over the place. A 5′ long USB cable is there to provide a relaxed length for you to work with.

Microsoft released Xbox 360 S (250GB)

The latest Xbox 360 ditches the matte-plastic encasing seen on the white and Elite versions and instead opts for the now-infamous fingerprint attraction glossy black finish that covers so several gadgets of today. The comfort measures in at 2.9 inches tall by 10.6 inches wide by 10.4 inches deep and weighs a bit over 6 pounds, making it obviously smaller than its big brother.

There are far less buttons on the new Xbox 360; most notably absent are the disc plate and power buttons from the earlier consoles. Instead, both are now touch sensitive; a small nick above the disc tray opens it, and the unit can be turned on simply by touching the round silver power area. Also, a tone is played from inside the console whenever either of the two touch areas is occupied.

The silver power circle also represents the number of controllers connected and will rotate depending on how the comfort is oriented (either horizontally or vertically). Past 360 owners will associate this area with the "red ring of death" error message, but Microsoft has removed red LEDs from the console, so now any fail will be represented with a series of green lights.

To the right of the control circle is a spring-loaded door beating two USB ports. Next to it is the regulator sync button, which also doubles as the system's infrared (IR) port. Though there seemed to be some debate as to whether this made it difficult for information to be agreed to the Xbox 360, our tests with a accord remote shows no sign of such issues.

For those hopeful to ditch the massive "power brick" that tethered the alleviate to a power source, you're half in luck. The proprietary correlation is positively smaller, but there is still a power box you must deal with. Though it's about half the size of the new, we're much easier downgrading the "brick" to a "block."

One downside of the newly designed console is unsuitability with older Xbox 360 faceplates. We can't say that this customizable feature was one of the console's strong points, but nonetheless, no faceplates will work with the new Xbox 360.

Technology makes it easier to expend, not save

More than half of U.S. adults say equipment has made it easier to spend money, while only three out of 100 say tech has complete it easier for them to save, according to a survey conducted for the American organization of CPAs by Harris Interactive.

The survey of just over 1,000 people establish that those who pledge to digital services fritter about $166 a month on cable, Internet access, cell-phone service, and digital subscriptions, joint. That is the comparable of roughly 17 percent of their monthly rent or mortgage payment. And those persons who download songs, apps, and so on spend another $38 per month, on average.

Also from the review, 37 percent of respondents said they supposed that equipment makes it easier to both spend and save.

Considering the economy's tepid recovery, it's still imperative for many of us to keep expenditure in check. With that in mind, take a look at our counsel to help you save, with six shopping apps that can turn your smart phone into a reserves tool.

Nikon’s latest D3200 24.2 MP Digital Camera

Nikon has released its latest digital camera, D3200 which has 24.2-megapixel, targeting new DSLR buyers with its quick low-light performance and Full HD video. Providing a DX-format CMOS, Nikon’s EXPEED 3 image processor for up to 4fps nonstop shooting, and 1080p HD, the D3200 also supports Nikons’ recent WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter which turns a Smartphone or tablet into a remote control, with image previews and remote shutter release.

An ISO range of 100 to 6400 is probable, along with a high of ISO 12,800 for intense low-light shots, and there’s 11 point auto focus. New photographers can take benefit of the D3200′s Guide Mode; there is also 6 Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-Up or Night Portrait.

Video is filmed with full focus and an option of manual or automatic exposure control. Connectivity offers an HDMI output and a stereo microphone input and the display size is a 3-inch, 921k dot LCD panel, it is broader ISO support than the Nikon D3100. The Nikon D3200 will come in either black or red and it will go on sale in late April priced at $699.95. The Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1 will come in May last, priced at $59.95, along with the Android application.

Sony has released PlayStation Suite SDK open beta

Sony releases the PlayStation Suite Developer Program open beta, enable coders to generate games for the PS Vita, PlayStation-certified phones and tablets. Offered for PC only, the PlayStation Suite SDK 0.98 contains the PC Suite and Composer for making interfaces via physical and touch-screen controls, and simulator for checking your creation.

It’s also likely to check out games and apps on the PS Vita itself, as well as any PlayStation-certified devices such as a latest Sony Xperia Smartphone or any of the Sony’s Android tablets. However, free games rand apps won’t be allowed, only paid apps or “premium” content, with an in-app purchasing system estimated to roll out sometime during the beta period.

Sony package has different UI libraries and the Game Engine 2D for games using 2D graphics, Physics2D for 2D physical engine, and multiple sample games and apps in 2D and 3D. Now the Developer Forums are also open, permitting coders to collaborate and talk to Sony’s own experts.

The full version of the PlayStation Suite Developer Program will be released in 2012, Sony says, through their PlayStation store developers can share out their games and apps by paying $99 membership fee.

New Sony CEO to straight oversee anxious TV ops

Sony will also form a new unit to supervise its medical business, which it has described as a development area.

The corporation said the changes would "drive revitalization and growth crossways Sony's core electronics businesses."

Hirai inherits a company that - like much of shared Japan - has been outgunned by rivals such as Apple and Samsung Electronics in current years.

The maker of Bravia televisions and Vaio laptops expects a 220 billion yen ($2.7 billion) net loss for the year to this month, a fourth directly year of losses, and due in huge part to the ailing TV business.

Sony hopes Hirai, ascribed with reviving the PlayStation game business through hostile cost-cutting, can work similar magic with a TV trade that has lost more than $11 billion over eight financial years.

Long Sony's biggest product category by sales, TVs was overtaken by other segments in October-December. TVs accounted for 13 percent of largely sales in the district, down from 19 percent a year earlier and rambling games (16 percent) and shared sales from Sony Picturesand Sony Music (15 percent), according to the company's latest financial statement.

Despite the stereo creator's image as an electronics icon, its only profitable businesses this monetary year have been in entertainment - Sony Pictures and Sony Music - and monetary services.

Aqua iPhone crate

There is one thing that electronics extremely hate and that would be assimilation it up with water. Well, unless someone comes up with a waterproof device exact from the construction lines, you would pretty much have to take the practical effort to take good care of your electronic device to make sure it does not end up resting with the fishes. The next time you head to the seashore or pond and wished you could have recorded some videos or snapped some photos, make sure you have the £19.95 Aqua iPhone crate in tow.

As the name suggests, the Aqua iPhone box will be able to make sure your iPhone relics free from water, sand, dust and snow, hire you have your fair share of fun, shooting photos and videos without upsetting about drowning your device. It boasts of a clear, touch-sensitive Perspex skin that lets you access the touch screen display, while protecting it from the basics.

This form-fitting waterproof case safeguards your prized iPad from the elements! 

If you hate to be parted from your iPad but deem it too valuable for certain scenarios think lounging in the bath while browsing the newspapers online, propping it up in the kitchen so you can work through a muddled recipe you found on the web, or using it to watch cinema while chilling out on a sandy beach this slim-line defensive case is the solution! 

Sagemcom Sixty Digital mobile Phone

Most of us would possibly not use a landline any more these days, considering how cheap mobile plans are, and not having the need for a landline in the first place. Of course, there are others who favor to stick to custom, but I can say for sure that the number of landline fans are tumbling as each year passes by. What happens when somebody decides to take the old and merge it with the new? An illustration involving the landline would be the£89.99 Sagemcom Sixty Digital Cordless Phone, where it will come in a smooth design with an orange or chrome finish, boasting retro sound effects and light effects on the round dial.

Definitely an attention grabber no stuff which part of the room you decide to place it, the Sagemcom Sixty Digital Cordless Phone has an LCD touch screen display that shows off the time and date, while letting you admission a slew of functions in a moment such as your digital address book. It holds up to 150 names and numbers, and you can also view messages, regulate settings and see who is calling via caller ID on said LCD display.

Heck, it even has an included answering machine, talented of storing up to 24 minutes’ worth of messages. Beautiful as it may be, I still think it is too much for a landline device.

ABonAir Launches a latest Wireless HD Product - the AB320HD Wireless Video Link

Kfar Saba, Israel, April 11, 2012 ABonAir, a top provider of professional microwave Wireless HD Links, launches a new wireless HD product – the AB320HD™ Wireless Video Link. The AB320HD is a high-end, feature-rich wireless video system enabling expert camera teams to send HD video content wirelessly from the field to an OB van, broadcast tower, or monitoring station.

It is ideal for the communication of high-quality HD content for a variety of broadcast applications such as Electronic News Gathering (ENG), sport trial, and real-time reality show monitoring.

The AB320HD system supports HD and SD in all resolutions and frame rates, with a small delay mode of only 90msec, Camera Control Unit (CCU), Intercom, Tally/Cue Light, and more. The system allows video broadcast of up to 1000 meters. All these features are delivered in a solid form factor that is simply attached to any expert camera. The system has HD-SDI input and output to connect to expert cameras. Audio inputs are supported from line, microphone or embedded in the HD-SDI signal, and a 6-LED display indicates the received signal strength.

The AB320HD™ utilizes the latest H.264 codec for video density and OFDM radio for best coverage, along with particularly developed RF algorithms to achieve professional-grade picture quality, while maintaining mobility, and flexibility of use for professional teams.

ABonAir’s unique algorithms, embedded in the AB320HD, deliver unmatched picture excellence and stability. ABonAir’s video streaming technology, with its nonstop bit-rate adaptation, re-transmit, and other uniquely developed algorithms makes the AB320HD the best answer accessible today.

This wide functionality has been enabled by the AB320HD’s unique three-processor architecture: one for video encoding/decoding, a second for wireless transmissions and a third for largely system administration and control. This also ensures a future-proof invention requiring only software upgrades to add functionality and features. Stay tuned for more surprises from our R&D labs, says ABonAir CEO, Eran Igler. ABonAir team has completed a remarkable job in creating a characteristic attain solution suitable for even the most hard production team, added Mr. Igler.

Lenovo has revealed its Latest IdeaTab S2109 tablet on You Tube

The tablet market is growing rapidly with loads of tablets from various manufacturers, competing with each other to provide the best possible products. Now, the IdeaTab series has a new member, the IdeaTab S2109. Lenovo has officially announced its arrival on YouTube with a short video giving the features of their IdeaTab S2109. This Ice Cream Sandwich tablet has some similar functions with the previous generation iPad. It has a 9.7-inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 and an aspect ratio of 4:3. The tablet has a thickness of 8.9mm, close enough to iPad 2. The IPS display offers a broader viewing angle of 178 degrees. 

Some other specifications include a 1.3 MP front facing camera, support for a microSD card, a micro USB and HDMI. The tablet has a ‘gunmetal’ case with a stylish finish. The video shows faster processing running with Tegra 3 processor or a TI OMAP but it is still unconfirmed. It claims to have a battery life of 10 hours. There is no update on the availability and pricing of the device.

Toshiba Set to motivate the Tablet Market with New 10-, 13- and 7.7-Inch Tablets

IRVINE, Calif., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the development of its Excite  family of Android powered tablets with three new display sizes - 13.3-inch, 10.1-inch and 7.7-inch. The new Excite tablets brag thin-and-light designs, dazzling displays, quad-core performance as well as a full range of essential ports and smart features.

One size does not vigorous all, so we are cautiously considering how and where people are using tablets and designing form factors to best suit various requirements, said Carl Pinto, vice president of product development, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. With wonderfully thin and light designs, our new Excite family of tablets continues to integrate what consumers have come to love about Toshiba tablets: essential ports for a more complete tablet computing experience plus durability that ensures they can go the distance.

Motorized to Perform, Built to Last and Designed to Excite

The three new tablets - Excite 10, Excite 13 and Excite 7.7 - feature graceful and sturdy aluminum shells and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass displays, building them not only fashionable, but also tough. Powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which builds on the things people love most about Android - the tablets offer a simplify UI, easy multitasking, customizable home screens, resizable widgets and a full suite of familiar Google mobile services applications, as well as influential new ways of communicating and sharing.

From scrolling and swiping the web, to the fast action of the newest games, the Excite tablets’ all-new NVIDIA Tegra 3 processors, distribute amazing multitasking, web, gaming and video. This inventive mobile processor features the world’s only 4-PLUS-1 mobile quad-core CPU, providing users marvelous performance for even the most demanding applications. Apps run faster, games are played at console-quality, HD video is smoother, plus it features a unique 5th battery-saver heart to handle daily apps extending battery life

Each tablet is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera on the backside, along with a 2-megapixel front-facing shooter for suitable photography, video capture and chat. The tablets also include stereo speakers with fashionable sound enhancements by Toshiba and SRS Labs, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 

Innokin Recommends latest Electronic Cigarette to Smokers

Innokin recommends e cigarettes to smokers and told by purchasing just one e-cig, smokers can take the steps to remove risky toxins of tobacco smoking and start saving money automatically. Innokin also indicates that its new e cigarette will come to the marketplace quickly.

Innokin technology is the first electronic cigarette manufacturer insisting on free research and development, developing self-own electronic cigarette brands with the best quality. Innokin is the first to agree to pen clip cap, puff accounter, pass-through and magnet technology to combine battery with tank spray for ecigs. Innokin is also among the first to pioneer the tank e-cigarette design with ON/OFF battery switch, clear boiler and battery capacity display via green, yellow and red LED lights, which have become the trade standard.

Innokin says that by purchasing just one e cigarette smokers can take the steps to improve their healthiness in no time. Electronic cigarettes have changed the lives of millions of smokers universal. What is implausible about e-cigarettes is that smokers only have to buy one electronic cigarette to make a incredible difference on their lives, the lives of others and the environment.

Unlike usual cigarettes that are expensive and sold by the pack, smokers only have to buy one electronic cigarette, which is completely reusable. By purchasing just one e-cig, smokers can instant take the steps to eliminate injurious toxins and start saving money automatically. For those who are looking for the answer to smoking, the e-cig is a good solution.

Electronic cigarettes were first contrived in China. After receiving wide recognition from experts in the smoking end field, many experts began to recommend e-cigarettes. Although these smokeless smoking strategies still deliver nicotine to smokers through an atomizer, they are totally smoke-free. Researchers have completed that smokers who stop smoking regular cigarettes will be on the road to complete revival. That is because smokers’ lungs have self-healing machinery that automatically starts repairing the damage.

When smokers discover out that they can take the steps to invalidate the damage that smoke has done to their lungs, most smokers buy one reusable e-cigarette. To get happening, many smokers buy a starter kit that includes one e-cig, an aerosol, a charger, one or more batteries, refill cartridges and other things. Although purchasing a appetizer kit costs more than a package of cigarettes, it is a worthwhile venture. In addition, smokers who buy electronic cigarettes never have to buy a usual pack of cigarettes again. Most smokers save thousands of dollars above the years.

They speak that good things come in small correspondence. Well, that is absolutely true for e-cigarettes. Unlike any other smoking end devices, one e-cig can have a vast bang on a smokers’ life for many years to come. In adding to taking the steps to get healthy, smokers are also helping the surroundings by eliminating hurtful second-hand smoke. What is great about electronic cigarettes is they can really be used anyplace. Since e-cigs do not construct hurtful smoke, smokers can use them anywhere.

E-cigarettes are truly a result to a great trouble that has plagued this world for a long time. Smokers who want to get free of tobacco smoking should provide electronic smoking a try. Whether they do it for themselves or someone they love, buying just one e-cig can make a marvelous disparity. By taking the steps to buy an electronic cigarette, smokers will be rationing themselves, others and the surroundings.

Samsung Hires clue at New Chip Focus

Samsung Electronics is a major creator of processors that power cell phones and other mobile devices. But some observers believe the Korean giant’s recent hiring point to another possibility–chips for server systems.

The Korean company has been staffing up a explore and development center in Austin, Texas, recruiting engineers from U.S. companies that include some famous people from Advanced Micro Devices. In the latest development, Samsung has hired Patrick Patla, a past AMD vice president who served until Friday as general manager of the business that includes server chips.

Profiles on LinkedIn show workers in the past year that include Jim Merged, a 16-year AMD veteran who was a vice president and chief engineer, and Brad Burgess, who was chief architect of a low-power AMD processor design known as Bobcat. The Samsung center is headed by Keith Hawkins, one more AMD veteran who also worked at server maker Sun Microsystems.

Some of the new Samsung engineers have knowledge in multi-function products known as systems on a chip, or SoCs, which are widely used in mobile devices to save on space and power. But the same approach can be used in servers to save on power, with some companies also forecasting to make SoCs for servers using processor designs from ARM Holdings that Samsung any many others use in cellphones.

One company working on such goods is Calxeda, an Austin start-up that is collaborating with Hewlett-Packard and interprets Samsung’s hiring as a sign it will follow suit.

“They are indeed adding the same skill set,” says Karl Freund, Calxeda’s vice president of promote. “They are expecting to gear up to get into the server space.”

A spokesman for Samsung in South Korea established that Patla is now a vice president at the company. He would not comment on the possibility of making server chips.

There is no quarrel that Samsung, which is best known for memory Samsung chips, is beefing up efforts to be a bigger player in microprocessors and other goods in the broad grouping known as logic chips. Samsung, besides designing and making its personal mobile processors, manufactures chips designed by Apple for devices that include the iPhone and iPad.

It’s a plan that has put Samsung into opposition with other ARM users such as Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, Freescale Semiconductor and Marvell Technology Group. A move into server chips, in exacting, would intensify competition with Intel, the microprocessor leader that has long been No. 1 in overall semiconductor revenue, with Samsung perennial No. 2.

Patrick Moorhead, a former AMD management who is now president and principal analyst Moor Insights & Strategy, says the ARM-based SoC market is packed out. But Samsung would have advantages in controlling its own manufacturing, where other companies use manufacture services called foundries.

But Samsung would be a greenhorn in server chips, Moorhead notes, and have to build credibility with computer makers and enterprise customers. “They have no knowledge on the server side of the house, unlike Intel and AMD, and will want to prove themselves worthy,” he says.

Metal detector detects the amount of cash in your wallet

Day by Day the technology is rising to sky. Part of this technology, the physicists developed the latest Metal detector which detects the amount of cash you have. It detects the concealed banknotes with the help of magnetic inks which is in the currency. This technology will help police to catch the smuggler who carrying the currency illegally.

This metal detector works fine in detecting a currency from 3cm away, while placing under the plastic box, cardboard or cloth failed to block the signal in any way. Using bigger metal detectors such as those found in airports should also increase the range of sensing, though detecting banknotes in such conditions would be trickier as several other sources could hinder with the signal. In a real condition the signal will be loud and some type of digital signal processing may be required. The results available are from a feasibility study, and a lot of advance work is wanted to make it practical.

Markus Kuhn, a computer scientist at the University of Cambridge, says this kind of finding is a "smart plan" but metal detectors may show a same response to other magnetic things found in luggage, such as laptop power cables. He suggests that adding equipment to the detectors to pick up other aspects of the signal such as its timing and would allow for more detailed analysis.