Nokia introduced the Lumia 920: 4.5-inch screen, wireless charging, 8.7-megapixel camera

Nokia has officially announced its new flagship smartphone – Lumia 920. As expected, the new works under the operating system Windows Phone 8. To charge the device, not necessarily connected to it wired charging. The machine is delivered, “mat” (“cushion” in the words of Vice President Joe Harlow, Nokia). If you put her phone, it will begin charging.

The smartphone Lumia 920, equipped with a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 × 768 pixels used technology PureView, through which you can take clear pictures without flash in low light conditions. Stabilization to avoid “shaky pictures” when shooting video.

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Pre-installed on the smartphone does augmented reality City Lens. In the application, the user sees a picture of a camera that is subject to the information about the objects in the scene. Responsible for the navigation application Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive and Nokia Transport. The first – Nokia Drive – allows you to work with the cards, even without an Internet connection.

Nokia representatives told that feature Lumia 920 is ultra fine screen display and high refresh rate. Text and other data, “lubricated” when the user is “scroll”. Smartphone screen responds to even clicking fingers in mittens or gloves.

Lumia 920 is powered by dual-core Snapdragon S4 with a frequency of 1.5 gigahertz. Optics for a camera manufactured company Carl Zeiss, the CCD resolution – 8.7 megapixels.

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Parallels Desktop 8 With retina display Now Support Mac OS X Mountain Lion

The company announces the release of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac – the latest version of the solution to run Windows on a Mac without rebooting. The eighth generation of the popular application allows for ample opportunities Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in Windows 8.Parallels Desktop 8 supports the latest computer hardware, Apple, including the MacBook Pro with the display Retina. Existing users of Parallels Desktop sixth and seventh generations can go to the eighth version of the product by downloading it from the relevant section on the website. New users can buy only 8 Parallels Desktop for Mac in stores and online with Parallels 4 September 2012.

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is designed to support two of the most advanced to date operating systems – already released Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion from Apple and Windows 8 from Microsoft, which is expected October 26, 2012. As promised the developers, Parallels improves performance as the guest OS in a window display, and in the mode Coherence.

Parallels Desktop virtualization technology 8 increased product performance by about a third, and came close to the performance of the guest OS native. The eighth version includes support for Direct X 10, which made it possible to work with a large number of games and graphics. At 30% speed I / O operations and improved performance in games, and operations with the guest OS (“cold” boot, suspend / resume) were run on 25% faster. According to the developers, this means that the resource-intensive applications, such as games, software engineering and graphics packages running on Windows as quickly as if they were made under Mac OS X.

Support for advanced hardware computers Apple. When creating a Parallels Desktop 8, considerable attention was paid to support the hardware platform Intel Ivy Bridge, which is used in current models of computers Apple. Phenomenal Retina display capabilities of the latest MacBook Pro is also fully supported by means of Parallels Desktop can display 8 and Windows-based applications in ultra-high resolution. In addition, the guest Windows can now use the module Bluetooth, which are equipped with computers Apple.

Integration. Parallels Desktop 8 fully employs advanced features the latest operating system Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and brings its functionality in Windows 8. For example, the Dictation, implemented in Mountain Lion, can dictate e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or text in Microsoft Word, running in the guest operating system Windows. In turn, the application shortcuts to Windows 8, made in the Metro-style, can be placed inside the Launchpad.

Updated Wizard OS Parallels Wizard. From it to the automated download and installation available OS Ubuntu, Chrome OS, Android, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Parallels Desktop users downloaded more than half a million times.) Also, in the eighth generation Parallels Desktop provide access to the Center Notification Mac OS X from Windows, it is possible to open sites in Internet Explorer directly from the browser Safari. For convenience, the keyboard layout in Mac OS X and Windows guest synchronized.

Simultaneously with the launch of Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop 8 outputs 8 Enterprise Edition. This solution is designed for large companies with many “Mac” more than 100. It has a single activation key, the centralized software installation and upgrades, and priority support.

Russian sales of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac will begin September 4, 2012 at the same time with the world. Customers who purchased Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac after July 25 will have an opportunity to upgrade to the eighth version for free. All existing users of Parallels Desktop, which registered the product key online Parallels.ru, will be notified about how to upgrade. Exit Parallels Desktop 8 Enterprise Edition in Russia is expected in November 2012.

ATIV S: first Samsung based Windows Phone 8 smartphone

ATIV S takes advantage of the operating system, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft presented on June 20. Recall that in the mobile “eight” support for multi-core processors, three different screen resolutions (800 × 480, 1280 × 720 and 1280 × 768), microSD memory cards and NFC-chip.

Also, Samsung has built a novelty for 2300 mAh battery, and memory of 1GB. ATIV S will be available in two versions – with 16 and 32 GB of internal memory to choose from. WP8 will be installed on top of some additional applications of the company, including the Music Hub and Media Hub.
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The blog WindowsTeamBlog noted that the screen is protected ATIV S safety glass Gorilla Glass 2. According to the company, coatings manufacturer Corning, it is thinner than its predecessor by 20%, but the same durable and scratch-resistant.
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ATIV word is “the inversion” of the word VITA – «Life.” Under this brand, Samsung plans to continue to produce Windows-compatible devices. In addition to phones, the company unveiled at the IFA and other devices in this series, the tablet ATIV Tab, and ATIV Smart PC and ATIV Smart PC Pro.

Samsung positions the last two as a “smart device”: in fact they are the 11.6-inch tablet, but after connect to the dock as the keyboard become a netbook. Attached to both advanced S Pen stylus with 1024 levels pushing for drawing and note-taking.
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ATIV Tab tablet will get a 10.1-inch display (1366h786), USB ports and uHDMI, RT-version of Windows 8 and battery 8200 mAh. The shell thickness of 8.9 mm, weight – 570 under the cover ATIV Tab – 2-core processor Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and two cameras, 1.9-megapixel front and a 5 megapixel in the back.

Parallels 8 Desktop for Mac will be released on September 4

Company Parallels, a global leader in the development of visualization solutions, today announced a new software version of Parallels Desktop. According to the developers, the release of Parallels 8 Desktop for Mac will be held September 4, 2012.

Parallels 7 Desktop  was released in early September 2011. The seventh version of the software package for running virtual operating systems on the platform Apple has acquired more than 90 new features, including support for Mac OS X Lion, improved performance, and integration with mobile systems. Feature of Parallels 7 Desktop has high performance in the guest OS, and up to 45% increased performance in 3D-software.

Along with Parallels 7 Desktop  became available application Parallels Mobile, which provides access from mobile devices (iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch) as a Windows-software, and applications to Mac OS X.

Parallels CEO and other executives at IFA in Berlin, where Parallels 8 will be probably be presented in detail the new version of the product. Meanwhile, the long-term rival VMware announced Fusion 5: the battle at the front of virtualizzatori continues to the sound of new versions year after year, with huge benefits for users Mac These solutions have long beenmature, robust and reliable and allow you to use smoothly operating systems old and new generation.

In an official letter sent on the eve of the company, did not specify what features get popular eighth purged, all will be known closer to release. For those who bought a Parallels 7 recently, should not get upset – if the purchase is dated no earlier than June 25, users can expect a free upgrade to Parallels 8.

Microsoft Surface Tablets To Land On October 26

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Samsung Windows RT Tablet To Be Released In October

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