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Taiwan Digital Signage Special Interest Group, Microsoft and NEC Support Spec Addressing Fragmented Market

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

* Intel’s Open Pluggable Specification allows for easier installation, use and maintenance of digital signs.
* Microsoft, NEC and others support Intel’s digital signage Open Pluggable Specification.
* The specification will address the fragmented market to make digital signs more intelligent and connected.

Apple® announced that the Wi-Fi models of its magical iPad™ will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers, on Friday, September 17 starting at 10:00 a.m.

Apple’s AirPrint Wireless Printing for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch Coming to Users in November,

Apple® announced that it is releasing a beta version of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch® to members of Apple’s iOS developer program today, and that AirPrint will be included in the free iOS 4.2 software update in November. AirPrint automatically finds printers on local networks and can print text, photos and graphics to them wirelessly over Wi-Fi without the need to install drivers or download software. HP’s existing and upcoming ePrint enabled printers will be the first to support printing direct from iOS devices.

New Apple Retail Stores Opening in Shanghai & Beijing

Apple® today announced that iPhone® 4 will be available to customers in China beginning Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 a.m. at Apple Retail Stores including the new Apple Store® Hong Kong Plaza in Shanghai and the new Apple Store Xidan Joy City in Beijing opening on the same day. iPhone 4 will also be available on Saturday at China Unicom retail stores for qualified buyers with a new two year contract.

Continuing its record of 3D technology leadership, Panasonic announced the development of the world’s first* digital interchangeable twin-lens, making it possible to shoot 3D with an interchangeable lens system camera. As a new member of Panasonic’s powerful lineup of interchangeable lenses as part of the LUMIX G Micro System**, the twin-lens will allow high-quality shooting in 3D. Panasonic plans to release this new lens for sale before the end of the year.

Intel Corporation announced an important advance in the quest to use light beams to replace the use of electrons to carry data in and around computers. The company has developed a research prototype representing the world’s first silicon-based optical data connection with integrated lasers. The link can move data over longer distances and many times faster than today’s copper technology; up to 50 gigabits of data per second. This is the equivalent of an entire HD movie being transmitted each second.

Major Features:
The following are major features for Fedora 13:
* Automatic print driver installation — refer to Section 4.3, “Printing”
* Automatic language pack installation — refer to Section 4.4, “Internationalization”
* Redesigned user account tool — refer to Section 4.1, “Fedora Desktop”
* Color management to calibrate monitors and scanners — refer to Section 4.1, “Fedora Desktop”
* Experimental 3D support for NVIDIA video cards — refer to Section 4.1, “Fedora Desktop”
Some other features in this release include:

AMD hardware, ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 and Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 enable superior image quality for video playback and streaming online video.

Every minute, more than 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube indicating that image quality is an increasingly important part of the PC experience.1 With this in mind, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced improvements to its ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 driver suite that further strengthen the company’s leadership position in image quality as measured by the HQV® Benchmark, Version 2.0. AMD scored 48 percent better than the competition in discrete graphics and up to 87 percent better than the competition in integrated graphics.2 In addition, AMD supports the newly released Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 technology for more seamless video playback from popular online video sites.

True business-class device empowers mobile workers with information and interaction needed to act right on the spot.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – June 17, 2010 – The Enterprise Mobility Solutions division of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the newest addition to its mobile computing portfolio – the ES400 global Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA). The ES400’s integrated voice and data capabilities unleash the full potential of mobile professionals by empowering them with the information and interaction they need to transform operations, increase enterprise profitability and complete their jobs anywhere, anytime.

Industry’s Most Compact Package Size.
Sharp Corporation has developed the new PQ5CM03 DC-DC converter module with integrated coil that features the industry’s most compact package size (9.0 x 6.0 x 2.6 [H] mm).

Electronic equipment such as LCD TVs and Blu-ray Disc recorders incorporate a variety of DC-powered devices to improve performance and reduce energy consumption, and manufacturers are demanding more compact size and greater conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converters that convert between these DC (direct current) voltages.