TSMC: Does Nvidia with 28nm manufacturing priority?

TSMC and Nvidia, this partnership’d be a long time and has already more than a billion graphics chips produced. In the past, so some times it was mentioned that Nvidia will be given preference on the part of a subcontractor. Now might be a repeat of that.

According to a report by Digitimes TSMC services industry has responded to complaints from Nvidia in recent weeks, mainly concerning the lack of availability of 28-nm products. Thus, in addition to Nvidia and Qualcomm recently increased delivery volume was assured of wafers. Both companies have recently disclosed a threatened exodus to Samsung and GlobalFoundries , if the situation does not rapidly improve at TSMC.

The alleged priority of production to the minds of the parties concerned to be reassured. For Nvidia will for example ensure that the upcoming Newcomers also timely in May and June are available in sufficient quantity.

Jolicloud I already have application for IOS

There are some services or systems that are struggling to find its niche in the market. This seems to be the case Jolicloud, who was born as a virtual desktop operating system with Joli OS and Private Cloud to gather all your information online in one place with Jolicloud Me. Right now the application just released for IOS Jolicloud Me.

With this application we have available from our phone all pictures, videos, documents, etc.. we have shared, uploaded through social networks and online services we have added to Jolicloud Me. In this case we can do with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Picasa and Tumblr.

Jolicloud automatically creates a personal library where you can find all our photos, videos, music, documents and links. The latter is quite useful, since in this way is much easier to find a link sent to Twitter, for example, because I Jolicloud shows a small excerpt from the linked content, not just the shortened address. Both the web application, as this function on the mobile is very helpful if we want to find or retrieve content linked a particular day, for example.

We can create collections of documents, links, images, etc.. we can share in socially with friends. This feature is quite interesting because we can gather information from different social networks based on a common theme. We may also follow the collections of our friends and they ours.

Jolicloud web interface I
As regards the implementation of IOS takes a long time to gather information from our social networks when we installed it. So we can arm ourselves with patience. We notice if our friends updated content or added to the collections that followed. But I miss being able to divide the content into images, video, music or links as we do in the web application.

Jolicloud I was still in beta. To prove sufficient to identify with our Facebook account. Yor recommend to start with the web version, configure, add services and see if we like the result. If so we have time later to test the application for IOS.

Norton Identity Safe password manager for you

Norton has launched Indetity Safe, a password manager that allows us to safely store and dispose of them when we need to avoid having to memorize each and every one of them.

Like other similar applications have extensions for each of them (Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer) with which we’ll just click on the field and login data is entered automatically.

We’ll see how he reacts 1Password , the application of Agile Bits. Especially considering that the application of Norton is free, at least for now. Norton Identity Safe requires OS X 10.6 or higher, while the required IOS IOS version 4.3 or higher.

ASUS Transformer Pad 300, análisis

The ASUS Transformer Pad 300 is over from the first range of Transformer tablets was the most original and well thought among the first tablets with Android operating system last year.

The ASUS Transformer Pad 300 , which came out last weekend on sale in the U.S. with Nvidia Tegra 3, better camera and reasonably priced, has already gone through the dissecting table of Engadget and are ready to offer his analysis thoroughly.

ASUS Transformer Pad 300: high-end price adjusted

After years of market entry, the tablets with Android has all the 2012 to settle in the market and with a better version of your operating system: Android Ice Cream Sandwich .

One of the pillars of the strategy is different leading brands to position the models more affordable mid-range (input for them) in his catalog, but without giving these tablets with premium components.

The ASUS tranformer Pad 300 is among the first to hit the market. It does so with two models: 16 and 32 GB, although in Spain, in mid-May only reach the 32 GB with a price of 399 euros in version 499 WiFi and the 3G model.

Design and finishing

Much change the concept we have the ASUS Transformer Pad 300 if you hold in your hand individually to do so with the built-in keyboard base. In the second case it seems that we are dealing with an Eee netbook range, while the solo tablet in hand, the ASUS Transformer Pad 300 gives us back a pleasant sensation of having a tablet well finished, light and manageable.

This new ASUS tablet does not choose the metal finish Prime Transformer of how well we speak when we analyze it on Engadget . The TF300 uses the plastic, but I like the result. The model I tested to Engadget is finished in blue, but the market must also come in red and white.

But we already have the data. The Transformer Pad 300 is a tablet that can boast of a thickness below 10 mm (9.7 exactly) and a well-balanced weight about 630 grams. Those figures put it at the average of the tablets with the diagonal (though the Galaxy Tab 10.1 2 is lighter), although again the Prime wins on both counts, but of course, for that is the top model of the company and must be noted in some aspects of design.

The design does not hide hidden surprises. Rounded, generous frame around the screen and the basic connections to wait in Android tablet of these characteristics: primary and secondary camera, power button on the top right, volume control on the left side to accompany the microHDMI output and slot for memory cards microSD, sound input and output on the right and power connections at the bottom essential, both to recharge individually via 40-pin connection (forget about recharging your versatile microUSB cable ) as to connect the pad to the base Transformer expansion.

Samsung’s idea of ​​Dropbox counterpart on 3 May?

A report from the Korean Maeil Business page, according to Samsung is planning to present the alleged S-cloud called cloud service for the 3rd May – to coincide with the official presentation of a new smartphone, the Galaxy series .

In the offer there will be a mix of online storage and video-and music-on-demand service. In this way the company wants to compete with Google to offer content through its own distribution channel. Speculation is it about TV shows, sports events and movies in HD quality. Are indications already made agreements with the relevant rights holders is in place. It is also unclear how extensive the allegedly been thought music catalog.

It is certain, however, that the free online storage provided five gigabytes will be great. If necessary, further capacity for payment to be acquired. To restrictions on storable file formats do not, are between S-cloud-compatible devices, so similar to Dropbox countless formats can be exchanged.

For the supported devices are still a gray area, in addition to a consideration of new models is also providing an appropriate application for older Samsung smartphones and tablets conceivable.

The 3D display of PlayStation 3 is among us

The 3D display of PlayStation 3 and can be purchased in Europe. The company just announced it, so if you were waiting for this moment to empty your piggy bank, take out 500.

The 3D display for the PlayStation is a model with 24-inch diagonal 1080p. The contrast is 5000:1, with two HDMI inputs and a component input to other consoles use less current.

With 240 Hz technology ensures optimal performance when reproducing content in three dimensions. The display is equipped with two 3D glasses, an HDMI cable and two games that support 3D technology: Killzone 3 and Gran Turismo 5.

Simulview technology to our service

Using the two glasses Sony, rechargeable via USB and weighing 47 grams, two players can enjoy the multiplayer on the same screen without having to divide through technology Simulview.

The system divides the 3D image in two different two-dimensional glasses are sent to each player.

As we have advanced, the Sony 3D display is already on sale for 499 euros.

Gabe Newell: Apple CEO Cook was not at Valve

Earlier this week, reports have emerged that should have paid, according to which the Apple CEO Tim Cook Steam’s operators Valve visiting. This was immediately speculation about a possible collaboration between Apple and Valve consequence.

Now, Valve announced CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell to speak out and denied that a visit Cook has actually taken place. As the gaming blog ‘ Kotaku ‘reports, Newell has spoken in a podcast about it and meant that no one at Valve know something of this alleged meeting with Tim Cook.

“We have a number of emails back and forth and asking each other: ‘Who is Tim Cook meets with you at least not with me?’” Said Newell. “The rumor was so matter of fact, however formulated, that we ourselves were actually confused for a while.”

Gabe Newell said that had “given it to this day is not a meeting with Tim Cook of Apple or anyone else”: “I wish it were so, we have a long list of things that we at Apple’s support for games and! Gaming in general want, “says co-founder of Valve. Finally he said that “it seems (Tim Cook) like a smart guy, but I’ve never met him.”

After the alleged visit to the Apple-heads last Saturday, there were immediately rumors about a possible cooperation between the two companies. It was assumed that the steam-operators could play a significant role in the living room designed by Apple.

Currently the company is out of the Cupertino, California, an Apple TV to work, a game console, which will rely on a Kinect-like controls as well as touch screen control, media reports that a major part of it. Most recently, the characters were compacted that Valve is also working on a “steam box” the console.

Nvidia’s new GPU / graphics cards on the rise?

If you believe the recent entry on the Facebook page of Nvidia, is announcing a new graphics card or more imminent. Because there now a nebulous image was published, which shows only the manufacturer’s logo with the words “it’s coming.”

What does this mean, can not be resolved at present, of course. Seems certain, however, that this is a graphics card that eventually became the Facebook page of the GeForce brands used. Since Nvidia so far only one pixel of the latest generation of accelerators, the GTX 680 ( Computer Base Test presented), the notice may be behind a lot.

Mysterious image
Open for example, would be a dual-GPU monster, the GTX 690 with two-GK104 GPUs rumored to appear in May. However, such a launch imminent appointment of a new flagship usually more speculation in the circulation, which makes two probable variant.

For the current line-up could then be rounded to the bottom. On the one hand, the GTX 580 is already set and is currently on sale, which would leave the power segment soon vacant. On the other hand, rival AMD has recently prices for the entire HD 7000 series reduced to possibly move indecisive buyers to make a decision before the current falls almost unrivaled position at the 28-nm GPUs with new products under pressure. A GeForce GTX 670 Ti on the basis of the GK104 or a GTX 660 is based on the GK106 graphics chips conceivable here.

Given the current situation is scant information, however, only speculation – albeit justified – which should therefore be treated with caution. There are certainly until Nvidia unveils. Would probably be hard is that a desktop product is meant, as in the mobile segment, the new 28-nm generation around “Kepler” has been extensively foothold .

Samsung S2 Galaxy: update to Android 4.0 for Telecom and Vodafone mobile phones

The long wait for the Android 4.0 update for the Ice Cream Sandwich Samsung S2 Galaxy is over. Finally get the users in Germany, the long awaited update. First, the users are served, which have a Samsung S2 Galaxy by Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. This step is rather unusual, because normally be free devices in the delivery of updates is preferred. Samsung brings the Android 4.0 update Ice Cream Sandwich, however, initially out of the provider-branded smartphones.

The update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich must have the gravel management software to be installed. The direct installation (over the air) is not provided. Previously, Samsung had delivered the update for the Galaxy S2 in several other countries. The release was delayed in Germany. The idea of ​​Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is already back about half a year. Patience is still required for the users who own a Samsung Galaxy S2 without branding.

You will receive the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich still expected in the month of April 2012. At the same time, users will also be supplied, which have their relative Galaxy S2 in the mobile operator O2. The updates are currently available only for the way the original Galaxy S 2 (GT-I9100) are suitable. An adapted version of the revised model with the model number GT-I9100G should also be provided in the course of the current calendar month.

Fhotoroom is an application for Windows Phone Camera

More and more handsets come with Windows Phone on the market, and as usual they have integrated cameras are improving. So now we have better cameras, why not take advantage with a better camera application that comes by default?

Fhotoroom is the best camera applications for Windows Phone I’ve found. The options for taking pictures are pretty advanced: different shooting modes, white balance adjustment and exposure from the point we choose, exposure compensation …

Once taken, Fhotoroom offers a number of options to edit the photo. You can make adjustments for brightness, contrast, focus, rotation, cropping, filters … also has several very interesting beyond style to photos Instagram, and frames for pictures.

Furthermore, we can share photos directly from your application on Twitter and Facebook, and save them to SkyDrive. And last but not least, Fhotoroom uses the latest Windows Phone and allows the camera to anchor the home screen to make the pictures more quickly.

From what I’ve seen from the Marketplace, Fhotoroom is the best photo application there. You may need to improve performance, but otherwise perfect. It has a free version and a paying more filters and options, but now they are promoting and is totally free, so Seize.