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Known to all, netbooks or “mini-notebooks” carried in her womb the Intel Atom, a low-power chip but also poor performance, but it serves to fulfill the tasks for which the device is pointed. A platform is very similar to Intel recently launched for the area of ??the tablets, with the first Atom manufactured for use therein.

This is the Z670 model, codenamed Oak Trail, running at 1.5GHz and also has integrated graphics GMA 600, promising support for playback of high definition video (1080p) and also able to include an HDMI output.

The new Atom family member claims to be made specifically for tablets due to size reduction of nearly 60% over other old chips used to netbooks, even to dispense with the need for a fan to dissipate heat generated ideal for thin form of tablets.

According to Intel, we expect about 35 models of new devices using the Z670 in the remainder of 2011, with brands such as Lenovo and Fujitsu as part of those interested in this technology, which gives flexibility to walk various operating systems like Android, Windows and even Intel Meego, so pay attention especially to hybrid models of equipment in that sense.

This December is characterized by rumors that appear on new mobile devices are being developed. Several of these rumors have to do with the upcoming 2012 CES Consumer Electronics Show, as presented below. Samsung with Intel and mobile operator in the U.S., Sprint is preparing a smartphone powered by Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which supposedly will be presenting at CES in a little over a month. This confirms reports that Google is optimizing code to run Android on Intel chips , with special attention to the Atom version.

The Intel Developer Forum broke the news, it seems that Intel had personal prototype smartphones HTC Google software running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The latest Intel Atom, codenamed Medfield, apparently also runs Ice Cream Sandwich . Although definitely the Intel Atom has a high performance data processing, usually comes in second or third place when compared to smart phones already on the market in the area of energy consumption. Samsung has reported that extended its agreement with Intel in order to include smartphones.

An Intel Android smartphone could definitely reach the mobile market early next year and may be presented at the CES trade fairs, or CMM. Intel has a long experience in the development of Atom for Netbook and other smaller portable devices size, it is not surprising that they reached the point where the processor or a variant thereof as may be included Medfield in smart phones that continually presents advances in hardware and software.

The new Intel Atom N570 dual core feature of 1.66 GHz processor speed, and include 1 MB of L2 cache. The new Atom will draw one or TDP power dissipation of only 8.5 watts and support DDR3 memory, as highlighted by Intel through its blog.

Asustek Computer, Samsung and Lenovo net-books sold with processor Atom N570 dual- core from next month, reinventing the netbook. In fact, some models of the manufacturers listed may be in the new edition of CeBIT is taking place in Hannover (Germany). As with any laptop, the battery life of netbooks depends on several factors including the size of your screen, and type of applications that are running. At this point, Intel stresses that the new Intel Atom N570 dual-core improve this aspect so much to reach between 8 and 12 hours of battery life in new equipment to be marketed, especially when it comes to viewing Web pages and check mail.

Not so with all applications that demand processing power, as may be the display of high definition graphics. The chip Intel Atom N570 was announced days ago with the announcement of the server from Sea Micro SM100000-64, which includes 256 processors Intel Atom N570, thinking to optimize energy consumption in certain environments. The new chip also includes 64-bit extensions and multitasking, thus each “core” is able to develop two processor threads simultaneously. Thus, from this moment, all current Intel chips aimed at servers, laptops and desktops, which are based on Sandy Bridge micro architecture and its predecessor West mere, are capable of running multiple threads per CPU core. There is great interest in the use of chips Intel Atom for other environments, beyond the current net book. However, sales of net books is that drink market share of these processor models. Currently, Intel is working on the model of chip Intel Atom oriented Tablet PCs, code-named Oak Trail.

The Intel Atom always been at the bottom of the box Intel product families. They are the least powerful, but that is why they are the best in terms of energy efficiency. Drink little and are more than enough for certain tasks.

The new family of chips called Atom N2000 Series , and within it we have the first models: Intel Atom N2600 and N2800 . Interestingly, the main difference is the amount of slots for RAM DDR3 supported, one for the first and two for the second. Insufficient, especially in the first case and taking enc admit that each slot up to 2 GB modules. The good news is that these new Atom will include GPU integrated , depending on model, 400 or 640 MHz will be as basic as I would say that we completely forget gaming. It is what it is: an Intel Atom. And by the way, the GPU stays in DirectX 9 , no version 10 let alone 11.
An interesting aspect is the frequency: 1.86 to 2.13 GHz for the N2800, and between 1.6 and 1.86 GHz for the N2600, which leads to TDP really low of 3.5 and 6.5 watts respectively. Good figures for processors designed to consume very little.

Unfortunately we do not know what their performance, although not likely to be too far above the current Atom. Its release is also uncertain, but seeing all this information comes from Intel (more specifically, this 119-page technical document ) it is likely that we have throughout this October just started.

Dell estimates a life for its batteries for about 18-24 months, depending on the type of battery and type of usage. There are several methods to check if Dell notebook batteries are in order, because you have to make sure that the battery is the cause of the problem before you get to change it in any way. In time, batteries turn to wear down and you can track them down if they don’t charge completely anymore or they don’t hold a proper charge. A defective battery is better to be replaced, especially as they are not expensive and you can get them from Dell directly. But before you do any replacements, let’s see how to check if the battery is fine or not.

If the battery is drained out completely, plug the power supply in a socket and wait for the green light or the power light to appear. When the notebook is starting, look for any error messages, some Dell notebooks stop loading and display an error message telling the battery can’t be recognized and thus you need to change it. Track the battery icon on the Windows Start bar and place your mouse over it to see information available, you can also double click as well. During use, Windows can display some pop-up messages in the lower right corner, indicating that the battery is low or not recognized. You can check on the website to see if your battery is the one recalled by Dell. You can enter the PPID number located on the back of the battery. If you happen to have a recalled battery, or defective one, Dell will replace it for free.

Moreover, in case you need to buy a replacement battery, you have to see Dell’s website at first, fill out the search box with the battery model you have and add the selected battery to the shopping cart. In case you don’t know the type of battery you have inside, then search the specific Dell notebook you have and add it to the cart, even though you are not buying the notebook. The customization process starts this way and you will be able to see the exact battery your system has. Add the battery to the shopping cart and you are done. If you don’t want to pay the price listed on the website and you wish for something more reasonable, then visit any third party sellers and see discounts for refurbished or new notebook parts. Always make sure the battery is compatible with your notebook computer and double check this information before proceeding. You can also check for coupons before buying and you might get some discounts off the original pricing. You can make yourself the stock and buy another battery, so you can be sure that if you are far away from a power supply, you can always slip the other battery in and can benefit of more time on your notebook computer.

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With its technological innovations aimed at addressing the most common faults, there will be no excuse for not doing a good photograph.

The Japanese classic Sony continues to expand its family of Cyber-Shot. One of the latest additions is this ultra-thin and stylish DSC-T20, able to take pictures up to 8 megapixel camera with a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels.

The camera comes with an internal memory of 31 MBs, expandable Memory Stick Duo card and MemoryStick Pro Duo. another aspect to note is its rapid response capability: it needs only 1.2 seconds to get started. His face recognition technology allows the shadows to avoid balancing the light portraits. In addition, a 3x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom allow the approach to creativity to capture pictures at close range in which you do not miss a single detail.

To be able to see the images that we tomanddo, has a screen 2.5-inch TFT LCD which also can see and hear the videos we shot, because the camera also features a video mode noise . Among the functions of viewing, the camera also includes slide show with music and playback zoom.

What about the 3D? If even gave its name to our site … Although we have made clear that the significance of today is not the same as when we started the journey on the Internet. Before it was three-dimensional content acceleration represented on a screen and today are offering three-dimensional content level of depth thanks to a TV / glasses.

Sony has just introduced its new digital cameras that offer exciting 3D functionality. We talked about the new Sony T99 and TX9 WX5. If you want technical characteristics and prices, you will be advised that in September and will range from 350 to 400 euros.

They have two 3D modes, one known as 3D panoramic sweep, which is more than the improvement of the traditional sweep to take panoramic photographs with a single lens to take pictures (up to 100) and reconstruct a 3D sequence to be viewed with stereoscopic glasses on a TV via HDMI.

The second mode is a 3D multi-way sweep provides a very interesting result, as shown below.