resolutions
Sigma DP1, DP2 get 46-megapixel makeover
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If Nikon thought its 36-megapixel D800 would be the king of the resolutions this week, they were wrong. Sigma, it seems, didn't get the memo and has crashed the party, updating its DP1 and DP2 compacts with whopping 46-megapixel sensors. Okay, so technically it's three 15.3 megapixel layers (that...
Hands-on video with Tesla’s electric Model X
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Tesla unveiled its third electric car the Model X, an electric SUV/minivan hybrid, during a sneak preview at its design studio in Hawthorne, California on Thursday. We took GigaOM TV’s Green Overdrive show down to the event and got this first hands-on video with the car and an interview with...
The Myth of the Disconnected Life
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The new year is now well underway and many people have probably already broken the resolutions they made to disconnect from their digital devices more often and reconnect with the people and places immediately around them. In reflecting on the year that has passed, there were moments that became...
Nokia 808 PureView first sample shots - feast your eyes
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This is it. Here's an exclusive first look at some sample shots taken with the Nokia's freshly minted 808 PureView imaging powerhouse -- and wow, just wow! The collection contains photos taken at different resolutions in various conditions that show exactly what the 41-megapixel camera is capable of. Feast...
The FCC map of places your mobile data plan won’t work
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The Federal Communications Commission is spearheading a big effort to get rural Americans online, and to help, later this year carriers can apply for a $300 million fund to bring wireless broadband to the heartlands. Only it’s not the heartlands, as the nifty interactive map shows. The largest areas without...
RED unveils Dragon sensor upgrade, turns Epic and Scarlet into a 6K camera
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Love gadgets named after Hannibal Lecter movies? Good, because RED's announcing the RED Dragon upgrade kit that'll bolt onto your EPIC or Scarlet camera to provide resolutions of 6K at 85fps or 5k at 120fps with 15+ stops of Dynamic Range. Company founder Jim Jannard has said that the...
Adobe outs Premier Pro CS6: a 'massive release' with better multicam and more
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If you turned your back on FCP X even after the big update, then the latest version of Adobe Premier Pro may be of particular interest. CS6 brings an enhanced 64-bit playback engine that can handle 5K resolutions and higher, new trimming options, compatibility with Mac touchpad gestures, a Warp...
Apple “politely” accepts iPhone protestors’ petitions in NYC
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Credit: CNET The scheduled delivery of petitions asking Apple for better treatment of workers in factories that produce iPhones and iPads happened on schedule in New York City Thursday morning. Observers say there were far more press in attendance than actual protestors, but that the mission — to hand deliver...
Apple’s new 15″ MacBook Pro: Thinner, Retina Display, USB 3, coming in June
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If you’ve been waiting for Apple to refresh its flagship MacBook Pro laptops, it looks like your patience will be well-rewarded. Apple’s next 15-inch MacBook Pro will reportedly sport a thinner design (as many previous rumors have indicated), a higher-resolution Retina Display screen, and it will also be the...
Report: Video Accounts For Half Of All Mobile Traffic; Android Biggest For Mobile Ads
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Mobile video now accounts for half of all mobile traffic; and on some networks, that number is as high as 69 percent — a testament to the rise of smartphones and tablets as the mobile devices of choice for consumers, and their growing interest in using these devices to do...
Windows 8 to support Retina-like displays and range of resolutions
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Apple might be grabbing all the headlines for its Retina display technology this week, but Microsoft wants to remind the world that its OEMs are building post-HD resolutions for upcoming Windows 8 tablets. In a Building Windows 8 blog post today, the company is talking device diversity and pixel...
Windows 8 Is Retina-Ready
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All the talk these days is of the new iPad and its magical screen. Apple isn’t the only one who can do that, you know. In fact, most display makers are looking forward to post-HD resolutions as one of the big selling points of the next generation of displays. Other...
145-inch 8K plasma display announced by Panasonic and NHK
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Today, Panasonic announced a collaboration with NHK to produce a 145-inch plasma display at 8K (7680 x 4320) resolution —called "Super Hi-Vision" in Japan. The display is the world's first 8K display that doesn't require a backlight, which naturally makes it the world's largest as well. To deal with...
Roku 2 XD and Roku 2 XS launch today in Canada with over 100 channels
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Having already debuted in the UK, Roku is officially undertaking the second stage of its international attack plan by taking on a new region of North America: Canada. Given the box's roots and popularity as a Netflix streamer it's no surprise that the international rollouts just happen to be...
Klout makes its first acquisition: Local-mobile app Blockboard
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Klout, the San Francisco-based startup that measures people’s “influence” across a variety of social networks, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Blockboard, a Twitter-like mobile app that functions as a community bulletin board letting users post messages viewable to other people in their immediate area. Financial terms...
Microsoft readying Windows 8 for "resolutionary" tablets
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The Windows 8 user interface is designed to scale to systems of all sizes. Like Windows versions of old, it will have to scale all the way from 1366×768 10-inch tablets up to 2560×1440 30-inch desktop monitors and beyond. But it's not just different numbers of pixels that Windows...
IT buyers think beyond the PC: 84% to buy iPads next quarter
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Apple’s iPad has the almost completely undivided attention of corporate IT departments right now. It’s far from the only tablet out there, yet according to a ChangeWave Research survey of 1,604 businesses, IT buyers are interested in little else. In February, 84 percent of those IT folks said they planned to...
RED Dragon 6K sensor upgrade eyes-on
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"Obsolescence Obsolete" -- that's RED's tagline for the just-announced Dragon sensor upgrade, which is set to bring 6K resolution to EPIC and Scarlet cameras beginning later this year. The sensor module was on display at the company's NAB booth today, under a backlit case that could only have been...
Video: Chrome for Android is faster and feature full
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Google finally merged its Chrome browser with the Android mobile operating system today and I’m thrilled to see it. Not only is the new Chrome beta about 15 percent faster than the stock Android browser, it brings a cleaner interface that makes it easier to browse. And if you’re a...
Move Over 1024×768: The Most Popular Screen Resolution On The Web Is Now 1366×768
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1024×768 screens are a bit like Windows XP: there have long been better options, but they still remained the most often used screens on the web. That is, until now. According to the latest data from StatCounter, 1366×768 screens just surpassed 1024×768 as the most popular screen resolution used by...
Amazon updates CDN for dynamic content
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Amazon is updating its Cloudfront content delivery network (CDN) to handle dynamic, interactive web content. CDNs help web sites ensure that users get the web pages they want faster typically by caching commonly used pages closer to likely users. Over the years, CDN providers like market leader Akamai have moved...
BlueStacks Latest Program Marries Android and the Mac
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BlueStacks, a start-up that has focused on bringing Android apps onto Windows computers, says it is now ready to do the same for the Mac. The company is using a mock wedding at Google’s I/O conference to mark the launch of an early “public alpha” version of its Android-on-Mac software....
StatCounter finds 1366 x 768 to be most popular screen resolution for the first time
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It's had quite a run, but it looks like the old standby resolution of web designers everywhere, 1024 x 768, has finally been eclipsed by a newer, wider rival. According to web analytics firm StatCounter, use of 1024 x 768 fell from 41.8 percent in March of 2009 to...
Asus Zenbook UX31A and UX21A coming soon with Ivy Bridge, WiDi, matte Full HD IPS display, and backlit keyboard
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Asus is working on a major ultrabook refresh to coincide with availability of Intel's new Ivy Bridge CPU and we've managed to get our hands on the full spec sheets. The Zenbook UX31A and UX21A are direct replacements for the UX31 and UX21, respectively, though don't be fooled by...
Asus Zenbook UX31A and UX21A coming soon with Ivy Bridge, WiDi, matte Full HD IPS display, and backlit keyboard
At AT&T, iPhone continues to boom
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Apple’s iPhone stayed in high demand at AT&T during the first quarter of 2012 (ended March 31,) the company reported early today. The company sold 5.5 million smartphones and of which 4.3 million were iPhone activations. In comparison, Verizon activated about 3.2 million iPhones during the first quarter of 2012. The demand...
Facebook is set to release a new premium ads product
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According to leaked documents, Facebook plans to upgrade its premium ads on February 29. The company expects the new ads to perform 40 to 8o percent better than its previous product. As the owner of a social creative agency, and as a rapacious buyer of Facebook ads for clients and for...
A Photo App That Makes "Awesome" a Verb
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Photography standards have taken a nose dive lately. The photos shared on social networks are often captured on smartphone cameras, which can take poor quality shots. Even photos captured at higher resolutions get downgraded when posted on social networks, including Facebook. Together, ‘Focus’ and ‘Expose’ on-screen icons let users make...
Google’s stringing up its gigabit network after delay
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Google is ready to start stringing fiber for its gigabit network, according to a blog post from the search giant on Monday. The news comes as a welcome update to its project to lay a gigabit fiber-to-the-home network in both Kansas Cities after the local newspaper reported last month that Google...
If Apple chose to move to OLED, Samsung now has the numbers. Quality still a consideration.
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The Korea Times reports that Apple may be considering moving its displays over to OLED from LCD. Samsung, Apple’s biggest display provider, is ramping up OLED production to the point where it could meet Apple’s demand numbers. Thanks to the increased volume, chances have been raised to ship Samsung’s OLEDs...
iPad still beats Android tablets by default, PC Magazine illustrates
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PC Magazine's Sascha Segan put together a telling piece this week illustrating exactly why it's still tough to recommend Android tablets to average users: compared to the iPad, the apps simply aren't very good. He points out that it's not entirely Google's fault — the tools exist to make...
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