LG will soon show off its newest device: The Optimus 3D. It's a smartphone with a nice assortment of connectivity options such as HDMI and DLNA, a glasses-free 3D display, and a built-in dual-lens 3D camera. What the hell, LG?
A news addiction is one of the few dependencies that it's actually good to indulge. And to a news junkie, a smartphone is like a wide-bore hypodermic needle.
Those of you who are already on the RSS bandwagon, it's time to try Reeder. It's simply the prettiest and best-syncing Google Reader-based RSS app available for the iPhone. Those of you who haven't yet tried RSS, or ran out of patience for it, trust me: spend a few minutes gathering your favorite news sources into Google Reader, download Reeder, and watch the news pour into your phone. It's great. A a bonus, the text and image formatting in Reeder is much better than most mobile sites and even dedicated news apps, so it's sort of like a catch-all mobile interface for everything you read online. Plus, hey, no more BIAS JOURN-O-LIZM, because you choose the sources! $3, iPhone.
I usually shy away from single-source news apps, but I make an exception for CNN's. Its video content is nice, but where it really succeeds is in fast, simple news delivery. It's probably the quickest way to get a handle on what's going on in the world (on your phone), with an intelligently laid-out interface, smart story selection and super-fast updates. It'll also send you push updates as soon as news breaks. Some are dumb; most aren't. Either way, this a is useful weapon in a know-it-all news hound's arsenal. Free, iPhone.
NPR's news app easily does the work of two. As a text and image pusher, it provides a decent news digest—assuming you don't abhor its (mild!) politics. It'll run neck and neck with apps like NYT and AP in terms of straightforward news delivery. But this is an NPR app, and you probably won't download this to read more. You want to listen. And you can! Forever, to everything, always. It's amazing. You can listen to pretty much any NPR station you want from anywhere in the country. OR you can stream the shows on demand, and build playlists of your favorite shows. However, as with any sedative, mixing must be undertaken with extreme caution. DO YOUR RESEARCH. Free, iPhoneOTHERS TESTED:
• FLUD: An app that takes the "RSS" out of "RSS." I found it very pretty, but abandoned it quickly.
• NYT: A hefty chunk of the Times, squashed into a simple and readable little app. You weren't going to read the rest, anyway.
• Flipboard: A beautiful app that formats various sources, including feeds, into a sort of digital paper. It's a nice way to consume news, to be sure, but it's only available on the iPad.
OTHERS TESTED:
• BuzzBox: Has a similar idea to Pulse but it's not as pretty. Can juggle more feeds at once since there's more text than images.
• NY Times: It's actually one of my favorite apps to use but only because of the content, not the app itself. I'd like a much more upfront app instead of things buried in menus (they could also add the offline feature that's in the iPhone)
• NubiNews: It's useful in reading news super quickly but it's terribly ugly and feels like it was made for BlackBerry
• SkyGrid: A pretty neat way to keep up with the topics YOU care about by giving you notifications and alerts
• Fox News: Fair and balanced news for the conservatives in a pretty basic layout
• NPR News: Now what's better than listening to the soothing NPR? Getting your listening fix, creating playlists and even reading news (!) to stay opinionated, that's what.
Intel Identifies Chipset Design Error, Implementing Solution
Updates Outlook to Incorporate Effects of Error, Infineon Acquisition and Expected McAfee Acquisition
Chipset circuit design issue identified, fix implemented, customers being notified
Infineon Technologies AG Wireless Solutions business (WLS) acquisition closed Jan. 31
McAfee, Inc. (MFE) acquisition expected to close by the end of the first quarter
Fourth-quarter, first-quarter and full-year outlook revised to reflect impact of chipset issue, WLS closure, expected MFE closure by the end of the first quarter
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 – As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel’s latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue.
The company expects to begin delivering the updated version of the chipset to customers in late February and expects full volume recovery in April. Intel stands behind its products and is committed to product quality. For computer makers and other Intel customers that have bought potentially affected chipsets or systems, Intel will work with its OEM partners to accept the return of the affected chipsets, and plans to support modifications or replacements needed on motherboards or systems. The systems with the affected support chips have only been shipping since January 9th and the company believes that relatively few consumers are impacted by this issue. The only systems sold to an end customer potentially impacted are Second Generation Core i5 and Core i7 quad core based systems. Intel believes that consumers can continue to use their systems with confidence, while working with their computer manufacturer for a permanent solution. For further information consumers should contact Intel at www.intel.com on the support page or contact their OEM manufacturer.
For the first quarter of 2011, Intel expects this issue to reduce revenue by approximately $300 million as the company discontinues production of the current version of the chipset and begins manufacturing the new version. Full-year revenue is not expected to be materially affected by the issue. Total cost to repair and replace affected materials and systems in the market is estimated to be $700 million. Since this issue affected some of the chipset units shipped and produced in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company will take a charge against cost of goods sold, which is expected to reduce the fourth quarter gross margin percentage by approximately 4 percentage points from the previously reported 67.5 percent. The company will also take a charge in the first quarter of 2011which will lower the previously communicated gross margin percentage by 2 percentage points and the full-year gross margin percentage by one percentage point.
Updated 2011 First Quarter and Full Year Outlook
Separately, Intel recently announced that it had completed the acquisition of the Infineon Technologies AG Wireless Solutions business, which will now operate as the Intel Mobile Communications group. The company also expects to complete the acquisition of McAfee by the end of the first quarter.
The effects of the chipset issue and these transactions are incorporated into the company’s revised outlook. The company now expects first-quarter revenue to be $11.7 billion, plus or minus $400 million, compared to the previous expectation of $11.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million. Gross margin percentage is now expected to be 61 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points, compared to the previous expectation of 64 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points. Spending (R&D plus MG&A) is now expected to be approximately $3.6 billion, compared to the previous expectation of approximately $3.4 billion.
The full-year revenue growth percentage is now expected to be in the mid-to high teens, compared to the company’s prior expectation of approximately 10 percent. Full-year gross margin is now expected to be 63 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points, compared to the previous expectation of 65 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points. Spending (R&D plus MG&A) is now expected to be $15.7 billion, plus or minus $200 million, compared to the company’s previous expectation of $13.9 billion, plus or minus $200 million. Research and development (R&D) spending is now expected to be approximately $8.2 billion, compared to the previous forecast of $7.3 billion.
All other expectations for the first-quarter and full-year remain unchanged. With the exception of McAfee, the outlook for the first quarter and full year do not include the effect of any acquisitions, divestitures or similar transactions that may be completed after Jan. 31. The acquisition of McAfee is subject to customary closing conditions.
That leaves us with two questions. First, will the SAE will get its standard finalized before Ford gets the Focus Electric finalized? Second, will the SAE standard be compatible with the Japanese CHAdeMO standard? Sadly, our magic eight ball is not giving us much hope on either account.Fast charge will not be included on the Focus Electric until an industry standard has been set by SAE. Once an approved/accepted standard is in place, we will work on getting the car ready for [it].
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Charming hero Mahesh Babu is one of senior most in Twitter and TFI. Though a lazy tomcat in responding to followers or caring the fans but he is racing like a horse in popularity increasing his number of followers to around 1.7 Lakhs in minimal time. Inspite of his tongue tied situations on various situations there is no reason why he is growing in adoration day after day. Twitter maniacs foresighted a menace to Mahesh Babu’s top position in Tollywood Twitter with entry of Ram Charan, the only hero from Mega compound who topped the Twitter records in % of followers per day during his primitive days. When one Lakh followers for Ram Charan was thought to be a cakewalk, he functioned below the expectations, finding it hard to reach even 50,000 mark. Even though Mahesh Babu is a sluggard, it is inevitable for Ram Charan to transcend. |
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Young Rebel Star Prabhas suffered the acute desperation with the sudden demise of his father few months ago. Though Prabhas has god father like Krishnam Raju to lead him, the attachment with his dad dashed the hopes and life went entirely abnormal pitching the life into deeper troubles. The dark times of Prabhas are shared by one girl Kajal Agarwal. The special relation developed between them during the saddest phase of Prabhas is developed into a bond of life. Prabhas doing back to back films with Kajal like 'Darling' and 'Mr Perfect' exposes the pure love shared by them. Despite industry folks are airing non-stop news about their marriage, both of them are remaining tightly lip locked. Time will decide, when Kajal becomes the real life darling of Prabhas. |
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There is an old proverb, 'Do not put all your eggs in one basket', which in these times appears quite outdated because we have had several examples where courageous, ambitious and enterprising people from all walks of life have chosen to do so and have come out triumphant, battling all odds and taking immense risks! But as they say, fortune favours the brave and indeed in showbiz it takes a brave man to go against his image and do something that has never been attempted before. As can be guessed from our headlines we are indeed talking about, Bollywood's global super star, Shahrukh Khan, who contrary to his safe as a house romantic image is now producing and working in an ambitious sci-fi SFX laden super hero film, RA.ONE. As we all know the film is being directed by techwiz Anubhav Sinha of DUS fame and is one the most lavish, hugely mounted, big star cast film, featuring Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in never before roles. SRK being the producer admits that he has thrown everything in making RA.ONE a memorable film, for which he expects to be remembered in the years to come and also applauded for attempting something as daring and as novel. Shah Rukh confesses that he is definitely taking a chance, a risk, as he has put in a whole lot of money, time, energy and also his creativity in RA.ONE and hopes that the risk would pay off with people accepting his new and bold step with open arms and making the film a big success. Well, we are sure that the audience which is slowly and surely maturing would definitely give a thumbs up to RA.ONE, and seeing the way the film is shaping up we are quite sure of being on dot! |
