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Jumat, 08 April 2011

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DreamBook PhonePad M7 from Pioneer Computers
Hackers’ retaliation: Sony’s websites under DDoS attack
Firefox announces add-ons that cause slowdown issues
Archos Arnova 8 ready for pre-ordering

DreamBook PhonePad M7 from Pioneer Computers

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Yet another Android tablet. Pioneer Computers Australia Company has introduced their Android 2.2 Froyo tablet known as the DreamBook PhonePad M7, quite a mouthful.

The Android tab is built on a Qualcomm processor with 1 GHz and is equipped with a 7-inch multitouch display with 800 x 600 pixels. The volume of the integrated memory and intelligence are the same, with 512 MB, supporting up to 32GB via MicroSD.

The tablet is equipped with 3G (UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz), WiFi and Bluetooth, GPS, two cameras (1.3 megapixels – front and 5 megapixels – rear), digital compass, orientation sensor, two speakers and a microphone. In addition, a mini USB port.

The DreamBook PhonePad M7 comes with notepad, calendar, world time, clock, calculator, etc. and Google search, Google map, Gmail as you will expect with any Android package in addition to plentiful of latest apps from the Android Market. The device will no doubt support Flash 10.1.

DreamBook PhonePad M7 with the basic configuration can be purchased with a pricetag of $399.

[via TechFresh]

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DreamBook PhonePad M7 from Pioneer Computers

Hackers’ retaliation: Sony’s websites under DDoS attack

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:00 AM PDT

The hacking community doesn't take lightly on Sony's legal actions against hackers, so it appears that hackers have united and are ready to strike out at Sony. War between Sony and hackers are still on going and have been so for some time, and after Sony took legal actions against George Hotz, also known as Geohot, and Graf_Chokolo, it appears that hackers have been taking action against Sony lately.

Infamous hacking group called Anonymous has issued a warning to Sony, saying that they will take actions against them in the near future since they have violated freedom of speech of Hotz and Graf_Chokolo. It didn't take long for Anonymous to start their DDoS attack at Sony's websites, and several of them were offline due to attack. So far, Sony is still investigating this attack, and its considering the possibility of a third party attack, but there’s no evidence to connect Anonymous to this attack, except their previous warning.

[via CNET]

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Hackers’ retaliation: Sony’s websites under DDoS attack

Firefox announces add-ons that cause slowdown issues

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:44 AM PDT

If you're a Firefox user and you're experiencing slowdowns while using Firefox, the problem might be that some of the add-ons are slowing down your application.

The best thing about Firefox is that it can be customized the way you like with add-ons, so if you want to control your music player with Firefox, or simply translate a page, you can do that. Of course, chances are that some of those add-ons might slow down your browser up to 74%.

According to Mozilla, it seems that these add-ons are using outdated coding that has been simply tweaked so it can work with the newer version of the browser. In order to warn their users about add-ons that slow down Firefox, Mozilla has created a Slow Performing Add-Ons page that shows top 10 add-ons that may slow down your browser.

According to the Mozilla, they will check top 100 popular add-ons and test them on weekly basis for slowdown issues. So far, Mozilla has no solution to this problem, but hopefully, add-on developers will update their coding and optimise slowdown issues in the near future.

[via Geek]

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Firefox announces add-ons that cause slowdown issues

Archos Arnova 8 ready for pre-ordering

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:00 AM PDT

We know Archos tablets are already ‘affordable’, but believe it or not, the company is now going to an even cheaper segment with the new Arnova 8 tablet.

After a few details emerged about the tablet on the internet we now have some impressions of the real specs. The Archos Arnova 8 boasts an eight-inch 800 x 600 resistive touchscreen display, a 600MHz processor and a 4GB of internal storage.

Weighing at 498g, the tablet will support Google Android 2.3 or higher. However, at release it will run on Android 2.1 OS. The Archos Arnova 8 also has a microSD card slot, a G-sensor, a USB 2.0 port, two built-in speakers, 720p video playback support and WiFi.

Archos devices remain a very affordable solution for those who do not want to dive straight in for a stronger tablet and just want a taster of the Android experience. If you’d like to pre-order, the pricetag on the Archos Arnova 8 will be 150 euros.

[via TechFresh]

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Archos Arnova 8 ready for pre-ordering