Monday, October 7, 2013

Sharp Unveils 32″ 4K Touchscreen Monitor Compatible With OS X

Sharp Unveils 32″ 4K Touchscreen Monitor Compatible With OS X

We're not sure how many of you guys would need a 32" touchscreen display that will be compatible with Apple's OS X operating system, but in case you do, Sharp has announced a new 32x4K touchscreen monitor that will support Apple's OS X right out of the box. The display will feature a resolution of 3840×2160 and will utilize an IGZO LCD panel with a touch interface and pen support. The display was demonstrated during CEATEC 2013 which took place in Japan last week, and was shown running off a MacBook Pro.

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iOS 7 Makes Life Difficult For Visually Impaired Arabic Speakers

iOS 7 Makes Life Difficult For Visually Impaired Arabic Speakers

When it comes to accessibility options on the iPhone, Apple has offered up a variety of options, most of which seem to be satisfactory to those with special needs, at least until iOS 7 where numerous Arabic speakers have complained that with the software update, the VoiceOver assistant seems to be doing a pretty bad job. For the visually impaired, Apple has a VoiceOver feature that basically reads out what's on the screen to tell the user what they are doing, where their finger is hovered over, and etc., ultimately allowing them to navigate their device. .

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TAG Heuer Meridiist 2 Premium Phones Get Even More Luxurious

TAG Heuer Meridiist 2 Premium Phones Get Even More Luxurious

For some people the usual crop of smartphones, millions of which are sold around the world every quarter, just don't cut it. These select few have unique tastes and pockets deep enough to fulfill them. While the average person probably won't spend over $5,000 on a feature phone, which isn't even a smartphone, there are some who would and Tag Heuer has just the thing for them. The luxury watch maker has updated its Meridiist premium phone line. Meridiist 2 phones are thinner and lighter than their predecessors, not to mention the fact that they are now even more luxurious.

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iPhone 6 Display Size Will Be 4.8 Inches [Analyst]

iPhone 6 Display Size Will Be 4.8 Inches [Analyst]

It was recently reported that Apple is testing a number of iPhone prototypes internally with varying display sizes up to a massive six inches, which effectively pushes the iPhone into the phablet category. Some don't expect Apple to go that high, they believe that the company would hover around 5 inches for its next iPhone. The infamous Jefferies analyst Peter Misek predicts that the iPhone 6 display size is going to be 4.8 inches. He makes the prediction in a note to investors after meeting with Apple's suppliers, who are primarily based in Asia.

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Google Glass Hack Beams Grand Theft Auto GPS To Its HUD

Google Glass Hack Beams Grand Theft Auto GPS To Its HUD

If you've played as much Grand Theft Auto as we have, then you're probably very familiar with the game's mini-map that is prominently displayed at various corners of the screen, depending on which game you're playing. The mini-map plays an important role in Grand Theft Auto as it helps guide players to their destination as well as informing them the location of enemies and police officers, but what if there was a way for the mini-map to be implemented onto Google Glass. It looks like an Android developer has done just that.

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LG flexible OLED smartphone display enters mass production

LG flexible OLED smartphone display enters mass production

LG's curved display production plans are coming along nicely, as the company has officially announced today that its first flexible OLED panel for smartphones has entered mass production. The company expects a rapid success of the flexible smartphone displays saying that other products are also going to benefit from the new technology. Such candidates include tablets, automotive displays and wearable devices.
The flexible OLED display in question is 0.44mm thin making it the slimmest among existing mobile device panels, according to LG. Furthermore, the display itself is built using plastic substrates instead of glass.

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Flexiant Joins €4.5 Million Consortium to Deliver Context-Aware Cloud Topology Optimisation and Simulation

Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator to form key part of developing cloud efficienciesLondon, UK – 7th October 2013 –  Flexiant today announced it has joined a consortium of leading organisations and universities from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Sweden focused on using real-world data to optimise and make more efficient cloud computing. Named ‘CACTOS’, the €4.5 million project seeks to address issues arising from the growth and complexity of cloud infrastructure. Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator will anchor the project by collecting and utilising historical data and research.

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