Monday, May 7, 2007

Today – radio day!

7 May, 1895 the Russian physicist Alexander Popov has carried out the first session of a radio communication. At least, so the legend says.
It is interesting, that on May, 7th as the professional holiday of workers of radio has noted been only in 1925 - 30 years later after the first broadcast. And its 50 anniversary was necessary by Day of a victory.
We congratulate our colleagues - radiojournalists and in general everyone who is connected with radio. A pure ether and grateful radio listeners to you!

Internet Explorer 8 - that waits for us?

Some details of the eighth version of browser Internet Explorer became known. Yes-yes, despite of all the previous applications of the company, it all will be issued - presence of competitors pressure.
During annual conference Microsoft for web-developers Mix ' 07, some details of the eighth version of browser Internet Explorer. Microsoft became known is measured to be focused on improved support RSS, CSS and AJAX, and also to realize support microformats - special tags, which allow foreign appendices to take and process automatically (and also otherwise to react to it) from html-pages the information.
For example, it is possible to provide automatic loading in the appendix-calendar of the information on the future exhibitions or seminars. It is known, that support microformats will be realized in Firefox 3.0 so Microsoft simply has no right to ignore this technology if wishes to remain competitive in the market.
More detailed information on innovations in Internet Explorer 8 while is not present, it is known only, that development will be prolonged still a minimum year. Analysts, however, have already noted the fact of that release of the following version of a browser from Microsoft is planned and under it, obviously, the command is already collected. Since times of output IE 6.0 company almost that ignored browsers - the seventh version has acted in a role "catching up", having embodied only that already was at Opera and Firefox. The early announcement of "features" IE 8.0 shows, that Microsoft again became more active. The competition is always well.

Intel does not hurry up with MS Vista

One of the largest manufacturers of microprocessors, the company which is not simply being on an edge of progress, and itself creating this progress, does not hurry up with transition to modern operating system.
Martin Muller, director of IT-department Intel Europe, in interview ZDNet UK has declared, that Intel does not hasten with migration on new OS from Microsoft - Windows Vista. Most likely migration happens more close by the end of year when new platform Centrino Pro " Santa Rosa " will gain in strength - Intel and plans to replace machines of employees of the company (more than 80 % from them use notebooks) with mobile computers on the basis of Santa Rosa. On new computers will put new OS and Office 2007. And until then the company uses old kind Windows XP Service Pack 2 and actively tests internal appendices for compatibility with new products Microsoft.
Together with it the director of IT-department Intel Europe has emphasized, that it it doesn't matter, that the large companies from the IT-industry till now do not send on Windows Vista. In end-ends Intel business-structure which considers money is not only " a clot of the newest technologies ", but also large and carefully plans upgrades. Worse if the large companies till now have not reflected on similar transition.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Steve Balmer has buried chances iPhone on success

Director of Microsoft Steve Balmer has declared, that product from company Apple under the name iPhone there are no chances to borrow a significant share in the market, informs Dailytech. " They (Apple - a comment of the Tape.) can earn much money. But if to take 1,3 billion sold mobiles phone, our software is better will be established on 60, 70 or 80 percent from them, than on two or three percent which will fall to share Apple ", has declared Balmer.
It is necessary to note, that as indirect acknowledgement of plausibility of forecasts Balmer the sociological interrogation lead by company Markitecture can serve. According to researches of experts of this firm, from 1300 6 percent of respondents interrogated only have expressed readiness to get iPhone in current to year. Thus of 77 percent interrogated have declared, that know about existence of such device, and 41 percent of respondents has noted, that messages about iPhone have left at them favorable impression.
Except for Balmer skeptically about prospects iPhone manufacturers of mobile phones responded also. So, the representative of the world leader in the market of cellular communication of company Nokia has declared, that iPhone is doomed to a failure and hardly will borrow a significant share of the market. iPhone which distinctive features are the touch display and work under control of operational system Mac OS X, should appear on sale in territory of the USA in June, 2007. In Northern America the novelty will be on sale only together with the contract from the local operator of cellular communication Cingular. In the Europe iPhone will appear not earlier the end 2007 - the beginnings of 2008, about sales in Russia exact data did not act yet.

Australians have promised release PlayStation 4 in 2008

The new version of game system of series PlayStation under name PS4 will go on sale during the nearest one and a half years, Internet-edition Smarthouse referring to a certain source in corporation Sony affirms on pages Australian. PS4 it will be equipped by the same chipset, as PS3, the main difference will be little change of a design of an optical drive and functionality of the mediacenter.
On purpose Sony, the Australians approve, new PlayStation becomes the high-grade center of house entertainments by means of which it is possible will not only play videogames, but also to listen to music and to look cinema. It is necessary to note, that in due time (some months prior to start PS3) first persons Sony also approved, with what exactly the third version of the console will replace to users, besides old prefixes, even computers.
By and large PS4 (if those in general will leave in 2008) it will be impossible to name game system of new generation due to similar with let out in November 2006 (the USA, Japan) - April 2007 (Russia) PlayStation 3.
It is necessary to note, that attempt to unite under one case game system and the mediacenter three years after start of the console in the Japanese market were undertaken most Sony in 2003, later, specifies Dailytech. This version of the console was on sale only in Japan and soon its release has been stopped because of the lowest popularity of this model (it that PS2 is the most sold game system in history).

Joint venture Siemens and Nokia will dismiss 9 thousand employees

The joint venture German Siemens and Finnish Nokia which is engaged in development and manufacture of mobile phones, has declared reduction about 9 thousand employees. Dismissals will pass till 2010 that will allow the company to save up to one and a half billions euro annually. About it it is spoken in official press release Nokia Siemens Networks.
The most part of reductions will pass in Germany - dismissal almost here expect three thousand employees. In Finland staff Nokia Siemens Networks becomes less on 1,5-1,7 thousand workers. All will discuss dismissals Nokia Siemens Networks with trade unions. In the company want, that reductions have passed fairly, it is marked in the press release.
Nokia and Siemens have declared creation of joint venture in the middle of 2006. Sales of the company make about 17 billion euro a year. Nokia Siemens Networks is the third manufacturer on size of the telecommunication equipment after Swedish Ericsson and французско-American Alcatel-Lucent, reminds AFP.
In the spring of 2007 other Pan-European company Airbus has informed on reduction of 10 thousand employees. It has caused protest actions in all countries where factories of aviaconcern settle down. In streets of France of demonstration collected up to several tens thousand person. Trade unions declared, that do not understand, why it is necessary to reduce staff that orders at the company are for many years forward. In turn in Airbus noticed, that the plan of re-structuring will help to save up to five billions euro.

Nokia will let out seven budgetary mobiles phone

Company Nokia has declared release of seven new budgetary mobile phones, informs InfoWorld. Phones will appear on sale in India within the limits of the program of the Indian government on installation of telephones of the needy population of the country.
Younger models in a series of phones are Nokia 1200 and 1208. Phones give an opportunity of calculation of time of conversation and are capable to store some telephone directories. Nokia 1200 it is equipped by the monochrome display, there are 48 US dollars without taking into account taxes and will appear on sale in the near future. Nokia 1208 it is equipped by the color VGA-display at cost in 65 dollars and becomes accessible to the buyer in the third quarter 2007.
Other mobiles phone from a budgetary series possess greater functionality. Nokia 1650 will manage to the buyer in 75 dollars, Nokia 2660 and 2630 will cost on 115 dollars, and Nokia 2670 - 122 US dollars. All these phones are equipped by the built in chamber, the post client, the FM-receiver and module Bluetooth.
Also Nokia has let out model 2505 - a budgetary mobile phone for networks CDMA. Phone will appear on sale in the near future, the price is not declared yet.