Apple iPad 3 also will be Released In 2011?

iPad 2 has not been realized, a rumor emerged again from Apple. According to the news of two well-known media, new iPad 2 which will be released in the year 2011 will be immediately followed by iPad 3 which will present a few months later, still in 2011.

The first information about the possible emergence of iPad 3 in the year 2011 comes from Daring Fireball. John Gruber of Daring Fireball said that the release of IPAD 2 in the summer is too long. If his theory is correct then it will release over time would eventually collide with the release of the iPad 3. But this announcement is not yet ascertained the time including the price to be offered..

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Who responded to the second media about this 3 iPad is Techcrunch reported that they had heard of any surprises in the autumn (third quarter) related to the iPad 3. They do not have more concrete information, but for now it seems the plan is to release a new iPad in the coming weeks. After that iPad other version will appear in the fall.

This news is actually hard to believe, but because it comes from two media sources who revered the possibility this could happen. Or is this just a war of words to warm the tablet market is expected to explode in this year?

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Sony SLT-A77 (A700 successor) Announced, Coming Mid-2011

Rumors that Sony will update its A700 DSLR camera product fulfilled, after begin to blow from last year. Sony has announced its newest camera products SLT A-77 that will be present in mid-2011.

Camera Sony SLT A-77 is also rumored to be using the same transparent mirror with the Sony A-55 and A-33. This allows for more advanced functions, realtime autofocus while recording HD video and capture images. Behind the mirror there was Exmor CMOS sensor which is still unknown how many will accommodate MP (estimated 20MP).

In addition, there is also a kit lens, battery grip, lens 500mm f / 4 G-series, and a new flash that was published to accompany the camera productions. Not yet known what price range will be priced for this Sony SLT-A77. See image below for more details:

Sony also showed 7 E-mount lens that is under development, here is the list is:

• Carl Zeiss lenses - Hiroshi Sumi (Scheduled for release in 2011, focal length: 24mm)
• Telephoto zoom lens (available in 2011, the focal length :55-200mm) 
• Macro lens (Scheduled for release in 2011, focal length: 30mm) 
• Lens - Portrait (Scheduled for release in 2011, focal length: 50mm)   
• G - High-performance standard zoom lens (available 2012) 
• Zoom wide (Scheduled for release in 2012
• Medium Telephoto Lens (available 2012)

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Microsoft Annihilate Autorun

After a long so 'entrance' for a variety of malicious programs, Microsoft has finally decided to destroy Autorun. This is done via an update for older versions of the Windows operating system.

As quoted from The Register, Thursday (2/10/2011), if the update is applied, the ability to autorun on Windows will be turned off by default.

Autoron is a feature that allows external devices that connect to Windows automatically execute code as specified in the autorun.inf file. This feature is widely used to spread malicious programs.

A computer virus is mostly spread through the use Autorun flash. One of the famous Paing is Conficker.

Since Windows 7, Microsoft is eliminating the ability of such Autorun. However, in older Windows versions, such as Windows Server 2008, it was still there.

"We feel this a good time to encourage these changes and provide substantial effect on the spread of malware," said Jerry Bryant, group manager at Response Communications, Microsoft.

Autorun weakness has been known since long. Approximately 10 years have malicious programs take advantage of this ability to spread the virus.

So why is Microsoft only now trying to eliminate them? According to Bryant, during these many Microsoft partners who use AutoRun for easy installation assistant program their devices.

These updates are classified as 'Important, non-security' but issued simultaneously with 12 security bulletins that patched 22 weaknesses of Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and IIS.

It is not known whether the update 'autorun killer' that could be applied to older versions of the Windows operating system is pirated.

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Watching YouTube The Steady With Flash Player 2.10

One of the things complained when watching videos on YouTube is the computers that are too excessive burden. But it was not a problem anymore, the latest version of Adobe's what makes Flash much lighter than the previous.

Flash Player, a video format that was introduced since 1997 and began to evolve into a video stream in 2002. And according to Adobe, up to now about 75 percent of online video use that format.

Although widely used, Flash is also a controversy because it proved to deplete existing resources. That's also what makes Apple's reluctance to use this format in the iPhone since 2007.

But now the problem is trying to overcome through the latest version of Flash Player Series 10.2. In it, Adobe buried feature titled Stage Video.

"Stage video makes it possible to play 1080p HD video with only 1-15 percent of processor power, either for Mac or Windows," wrote Tom Nguyen, Adobe Product Manager who quoted from his official blog on Thursday (10/02/2011).

Unfortunately, these features will not work if the video you want to play not support it. But Nguyen is also convinced that a number of online video providers like YouTube, Vimeo, Brightcove, and the Epix has started adopting the latest updates.

In addition to improving performance, Flash Player 10.2 also has a new feature that allows users to watch videos in full screen on the second screen. It will be very useful for users who use more than one monitor

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HP touchpad Ready to Compete IPAD

Hewlett-Packard (HP) presents them with the Palm Produck in tablet form titled touchpad. Promise, with WebOS this product would be more superior than its competitors, including the iPad.

Approximately a year ago HP acquired plam with a value of USD 1.2 billion. Not a small figure indeed, and of course HP has set up a big plan behind it, including in the manufacture of smart phones and tablets.

HP's first Tablet-Palm is a touchpad. This product has a weight of 725g, with a width of 9.7-inch screen. Inside there is a camera, a virtual keyboard and operating system WebOS.

Quoted from USA Today on Thursday (02/10/2011), HP positioned this product to be a fierce rival iPad. But keep in mind as well if Apple has prepared iPad 2 with a specification that is not less sophisticated.

But experts said the marketing strategy of Endpoint Technologies Associates, Roger Kay, HP also should consider in terms of application compatibility. Because, until now there were 60 thousand applications interesting for the iPad.

There is no information about the price later this touchpad, but this product will begin to plan marketed in around April 2011, along with HP's smart phone Veer.

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Sony threatens to take legal action to Whoever PS3 Jailbreak

After winning the case to hack the PS3 game console in the arena of the courts (through legal channels), Sony is now taking the next step. Japanese electronics manufacturer is now threatening to sue anyone who is found to distribute / post the jailbreak code for the popular gaming console.

Sony is reportedly even asked the prosecutor to tell Google to hand over IP addresses and other information about the person who opened and provide comments on jailbreak video circulating on YouTube. Twitter was also not separated from the related targets for the same reason.

Sony will use the information to the attention of the division sent a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Ac) for those users who share or use a software jailbreak for the PS3 to be dealt with legally. Requests Sony is scheduled to be known results on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, George Hotz, or commonly known as Geohot, who first jailbreak Sony PS3 has removed the video from YouTube and his personal website, in accordance with court orders. Geohot jailbreak code posted earlier for the PlayStation 3 on YouTube for users to play pirated games or games that were injected into the disk.

Geohot argued that he did not intend to use it as an act of piracy, but it's designed to reduce the time bootleg loading a game. What about the PS3 in Indonesia? It seems for now the issue of hack / jailbreak the Sony PS3 is still quiet.

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Dell Promises Windows 7 Tablet Based on the End of 2011

After a long time not been heard from, tablet-based Windows 7 again received an injection of new spirit. This news is obtained from the announcement that Dell will release a new line of computers, notebooks and tablets running Windows 7, which is aimed at businesses. If computers and notebooks are the products 'normal', then Windows-based tablet 7 is worthy of concern since before this HP has also been seeking to create a tablet-based Windows 7 that even been demonstrated at CES 2010, but this plan was canceled..

Dell himself stated that the portfolio of tablets with 10-inch screen will appear at the end of this year. Tablets are designed for end users who require high mobility and for IT organizations that require control, security management, and integration of existing infrastructure investments. The tablet according to Dell's competitiveness will increase mobile workers so they can provide data and corporate applications required to retain the existing rules.

Anyone interested?

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