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If Apple has once again there will be no difficulties, this year we will see a new iPhone. It is still too early to tell how it will be ubiquitous insiders have not been able to get any credible information about its technical characteristics, but the designers of Conceptual always willing to share their humble considerations, a new concept introduced the iPhone 5 designer Chris Groen (Kris Groen).

The main finding of this concept is the transfer of the HOME button on the front panel on the side faces. It is possible to free space for the display, which eventually grew to the size of the respective needs of the times, as well as easier to work with the phone. Calling home screen is now done by pressing the two side buttons, the difference is that the fingers of the user in a natural position are always on these buttons. This is a simple squeezing motion, proposed by Synaptics Fuse concept in a couple of years ago. By the way, you can press the button and one by one, it gives you access to features and allows multi-tasking turning the pages home screen.

Internet company launched Amazon pre-order the new version of the gaming console Sony PS Vita. Contrary to previous reports that in 2011, Sony PS Vita appears only in Japan, the first deliveries of the gaming console the U.S. subsidiary of Amazon aims to launch later this year – December 31. It is not excluded that this year’s novelty will be in England.

Pre-order for the supply of Sony PS Vita is open not only in the U.S., but also in the English department Amazon. Customers can order a version with support for a gaming console only Wi-Fi or a Wi-Fi module and 3G on board.

As previously reported, the price of Sony PS Vita in America will start with $ 249.99 (the version with Wi-Fi), in the UK – from £ 229,99. Those wishing to purchase a game console with support for Wi-Fi networks, and 3G will have to pay for it in the U.S. $ 299.99 in the UK – £ 279,99.

Recall that the characteristics of the Sony PS Vita include a 5 “touchscreen OLED-screen with a resolution of 960 x 544 pixels, as well as modules GPS, Wi-Fi b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR on board.

The number of rumors, telling about the characteristics of the next smartphone Apple, infinitely growing. Resource System Diary, drawing on their own sources, I decided to put together the most plausible. However, journalists have warned that they can completely wrong, but consider the following characteristics are most likely.

Apple iPad tablet 2 was a 1-GHz 2-core processor A5, while the modern smartphone iPhone uses 4-core chip A4 with a much weaker graphics. The flagship smartphone competitors today rely on two-core system on a chip, so that the iPhone is almost five without a doubt get an optimized chip A5. It is also reported that work is underway on an improved version of the iPhone 4 with 2-core processor.

If Apple listens to consumers, the iPhone will get five more large screen with a diagonal of 4 inches. However, a number of leaks indicate that the new phone will have 3.7-inch screen that is slightly larger than the modern iPhone 4 (3.5 inches). The frame around the screen will be reduced as much as possible, which would create the impression that the display even more. There are also rumors that Apple will apply to the device’s screen the latest technology Quantum Dot LED, which provides a similar quality OLED (if not higher) with lower power.

About this option, the next iPhone has been known for a relatively long time. Since May, there are reports that the iPhone 5 will use an 8-megapixel camera. They then confirmed reports of analysts and authoritative resources that both companies that supplied 5-megapixel camera for iPhone 4 also began shipping the 8-megapixel solutions for the iPhone 5.

Housing iPhone 5 would presumably thinner (talking about it and the first cases for the future of the iPhone 5 in the Chinese market), and Apple may opt for a more durable cast-aluminum chassis as the MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.

The hacker group LulzSec access to the document AT & T, indicating that the iPhone will offer support for five 4G LTE. It was expected that this functionality will be included in the iPhone has 4, so that it is likely embodied in the iPhone 5. However, analysts do not think so.

Payment by technology Near Field Communication (NFC) allows to transfer money, just spending a smartphone over the counter. At first, it can also create additional advertising for smartphones Apple. Technology, however, is still far from the spread in many countries, according to director of mobile division PayPal Laura Chambers (Laura Chambers): «first spark needed to [retailers and traders] supported the technology.” NFC moves by Google’s flagship devices Android, so support for this feature is also very likely. Reports indicate a possible partnership and Apple and PayPal in the promotion of NFC.

During the international exhibition IFA 2011 in Berlin, the company Medion Electronics officially unveiled a new mobile tablet called P9514 LifeTab, by the operating system Android 3.2 (Honeycomb).

The device weighing 720 g is equipped with 10-inch touch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and is based on a progressive platform, NVIDIA Tegra 2. In the arsenal debut as a 32 GB internal flash memory, two integrated digital cameras (2 megapixel front and rear 5-megapixel), modules Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and 3G, Built-in stereo speakers, built-in GPS-receiver, a slot for microSD-cards, Micro-USB ports and HDMI, rechargeable battery, a charge which should be sufficient for 10 hours.

Buy the above product in Europe will be in the fourth quarter of this year at a price of 400 euros.

Smartphone code-named Sony Ericsson Nozomi already mentioned several times in the media as the next leader of the company. Site system diary got more information about the device.

As the source publication, Nozomi will be released only in March next year, and fans of the brand should be patient. Phone will get dual-core processor 1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB user available memory that can not be increased at the expense of cards microSD (due to lack of support), the battery capacity of 1750 mAh module NFC. Instead of the standard SIM-card phone will use microSIM.

The main advantage of Nozomi at the screen with a diagonal of 4.3 “and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The density of pixels per inch – 342 ppi, which is higher than the screen Retina Apple iPhone 4 with 326 ppi. Android software foundation will last for the moment of release.

Inside the Web reappeared photo Smartphone HTC Amaze 4G, also known as Ruby. In contrast to earlier pictures with the white version of Ruby, the photo captures the apparatus in a black casing.

Interest in this smartphone is called, first of all, its impressive specifications. Specification device includes 4.3 “display with a resolution qHD (960×540 pixels), 1.5-GHz dual-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon, 1 GB of RAM plus 16 GB of flash memory, as well as two cameras: an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video recording with 1080p resolution front camera for video calls.

According to rumors, the release of HTC Amaze 4G will be held on October 26 and its implementation will deal with mobile operator T-Mobile. The device is running an operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread interface Sense 3.5, which is expected to announce in the near future.

Representative of the German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom Alexander von Shmettov (Alexander von Schmettow) said in a telephone interview with Bloomberg reporter share that with today’s customers for open booking “apple” next-generation smartphones.

According Shmettov, the German operator has decided to meet the insistent requests of their subscribers who want to be among the first to get a new device to Apple and expressing concern that because of the big buzz this intent will be difficult to implement. Subscribers Deutsche Telekom, the next generation iPhone 5 reserved, in confirmation of this to get a coupon that does not specify either the device name or the price or delivery schedule.

Remarkably, this action is not advertised and order in the next version of the online store or online at Deutsche Telekom is not possible. To do this, the subscriber must go to the nearest retail outlet operator to place your order and receive a coupon.

Lenovo introduced at the IFA 2011 its first ultrabuk IdeaPad U300s, capable, according to the company to compete with market leader MacBook Air from Apple.

«IdeaPad U300s, equipped with 13.3″ display, is the thinnest laptop in the market – said Michael Littler (Michael Littler), the head of group marketing Lenovo .- The shell thickness is U300s 0.59 “(14.9 mm) and weight – 2.95 lbs (1.34 kg), while the 13 “MacBook Air case thickness and weight are, respectively, 0.68″ and 2.96 pounds. ”

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s based on dual-core processors, the second-generation micro-architecture Sandy Bridge. The user is prompted to choose a Core i7 2677M 1.8 GHz or Core i5 2467M (1,6 GHz). Ultrabuka specification also includes up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3, SSD with capacity up to 256 GB, 1.3-megapixel webcam, wireless adapters Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, Connector HDMI. Runtime device is about 8 hours.

In the sale of Lenovo IdeaPad U300s arrive in October with a price tag of $ 1195. Case color novelty – gray or orange.

Samsung Electronics, the official press release informed the public about the market launch of the new family of portable computers Chronos, relating to the product line of Series 7.

At the Court of consumers are offered models with screen sizes 15.6 “and 14″, enclosed in durable aluminum body 23.9 mm thick. LCDs are made by technology SuperBright, equipped with LED backlight, have a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels and are characterized by the brightness of 300 nits.

Machines will be available in different configurations on the processor Intel (until the Core i7-2675QM to 2.2 GHz), in the arsenal which, among other things, is:

* Up to 8 GB of RAM;
* Winchester up to 750 GB, complete with an SSD 8GB (implemented technology ExpressCache from Diskeeper Corporation to be able to store the SSD the most frequently used data to speed up access to them);
* Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6750M;
* Audio sound enhancement technology SoundAlive;
* Writing an optical DVD-drive;
* Integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam;
* Interface USB 3.0;
* Rechargeable battery technology Battery Life Plus, which provides up to 9 hours of battery life.

In anticipation of the opening of IFA 2011, Samsung introduced a new tablet Galaxy Tab 7.7, positioned as the world’s first tablet PC with a display manufactured according to proprietary Super AMOLED Plus.

As the name plate, the diagonal of its screen is 7.7 “. The screen resolution is 1280×800 pixels (WXGA). Dimensions are 196,7 x 133 x 7,89 mm, weight – 335 grams. The tablet runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb with the company’s shell Samsung TouchWiz.

List of technical specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 also includes a dual-core processor with 1.4 GHz, chipset GPS, 8GB of RAM, built-in memory of 16 GB (32 or 64 GB), a slot for microSD memory cards up to 32GB, the two camera: 3 megapixel with autofocus and LED flash and a 2-megapixel front camera for video telephony, wireless adapters Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), support for the Wi-Fi Direct port USB 2.0. The tablet supports networks HSPA + (21 Mbit / s) 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. The battery capacity is 5100 mAh.