Philips’ 22-inch TFT transmits power and data via USB

With the 221S3UCB Philips has today officially launched a 21.5-inch screen, which requires a cable connection only a USB 2.0 cable. This ranges from the manufacturer usually to feed the display with both data and the required current.

The Philips 221S3UCB was trimmed specifically to save energy. He is in the off state actually consume 0 watts in normal operation, there were more than nine watts. This is made possible in part because the maximum brightness of the LED display to 150 cd / m² is limited. The other characteristics correspond to those of a typical TN panels: a contrast of 1000:1, viewing angle of 160 respectively 150 degrees and a response time of 5 ms are offered.

Philips 221S3UCB
The Philips 221S3UCB solves native to 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. It offers the typical rotation and tilt functions also adjust the height by 70 mm. Since many USB hubs may not provide the necessary voltage and current through a wire, two plugs on the supplied cable (Y cable) are installed. If this still is not enough, there is an optional 15-watt power supply.

Philips’ 221S3UCB should now be available in stores. The suggested retail price is 145 € (plus VAT), the trade believes this with listings from 170 euros including all taxes and virtually.

Diablo III: Information about the real-money auction house

On almost any game currently waiting for so eagerly as ” Diablo III “, just after the open beta phase ( Computer Base Progress Report ). Nevertheless, the play calls forth not only undivided joy: In addition to the on-line and forced the real-money auction house is highly controversial.

Exactly how it works together with the costs incurred as a blizzard just two weeks before the launch of the game on 15 May now be in the FAQ’s posted . How long been announced , the platform is divided into two main branches, where the buying and selling of items in-game currency or real money is possible. Players are limited to their respective auction houses play region (Americas, Asia, Europe) limited.

For real-money transactions in addition to fees paid. Here at Blizzard takes one euro per equipment auction in consumption goods 15 percent of the purchase price. If the subject in a foreign currency, such as the British auction house bought, in addition, a fee for currency exchange. To take money out of the game is also not free. Whilst it is one’s own free Battle.net account top up with credit, for example, the purchase of games, but there is a limit of 250 €. For payments to a PayPal account is once again on the other hand, a fee of 15 percent due. Another option for transferring money to the real world is not offered. Furthermore, the target point of the auction profits even before the start will set this body.

iPhone 5 comes with an OLED display, LTE in October 2012

The South Korean manufacturer Samsung has recently launched a major new display factory inaugurated. The new factory will be made ​​in particular OLED displays. The demand for displays with OLED technology will rise considerably in the future, because OLED displays are as power efficient and compact. An important customer is also very interested in the OLED display from Samsung have Apple! If the Apple iPhone with an OLED display that is five and LTE?

OLED displays have over traditional LCD displays some advantages. Due to the OLED technology can for example reduce the power consumption of displays. OLED displays are also considered to save space and deliver rich colors and high contrast. The interest in the OLED display is so huge. The South Korean manufacturer Samsung has responded to this recently opened a major new display factory, are mainly in the OLED display can be produced.

An important customer is already great interest in the OLED display from Samsung have logged in: Apple! Apple is already a major part of the displays for the iPhone and the iPad from Samsung. OLED displays, but so far from eliminated due to insufficient capacity. That could now change. Thus, the Korea Times refers to an unnamed Samsung manager, on the occasion announced the inauguration of the new display factory, that the chances iPad on the use of OLED displays in the Apple iPhone and have risen significantly. If the Apple iPhone 5 So with OLED display and LTE?

One possibility would be both. The OLED display would also be the power-saving answer to the power-hungry LTE technology. How much of the electricity demand by higher and higher resolution displays and LTE is actually gone before, which shows Apple iPad 3 , the battery capacity had to be almost doubled. OLED displays would be a possible solution to this dilemma. Maybe the Apple iPhone 5 is still too early for the OLED technology. It is rumored that the new Apple smartphone will be presented in the summer.

Amazon refuses Austrian levy on blank tapes

As the Austrian newspaper “Die Presse” in yesterday’s edition reports that Amazon denied the payment of such copyright royalties, which the Austrian societies, especially the AustroMechana may ask the online trading company.

The reason for this is already an ongoing legal fight over the years, the Amazon with the Austrian collecting society AustroMechana fishes out. Amazon will not pay the required tax to the AustroMechana so as to bar any case, even in Germany as part of the procurement items from suppliers appropriate compensation charges.

This argument, however, Amazon has been successful in either the first or the second instance, however, always put their appeal against a judgment. Therefore, the process is currently at a Senate of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court), the final court in Austria. Into play because in this subject area and EU policies, their interpretation is not yet fully understood, the Supreme Court has a preliminary ruling made ​​to the ECJ. This went there on 12 October 2011 one, but a decision is currently pending.

For your information, it should be noted that a preliminary ruling is necessary whenever the highest court of a State Union-one may interpret Unionsrechtsakt not clear. Thus in such cases does not happen, that every Supreme Court represents his own views, this may only make an interpretation of the ECJ, which is then binding on all courts.

Currently, Amazon seems to be the only online retailer who has trodden so offensive to the court. The fact has already AustroMechana several other German online trading companies – sued, so they pay now, the requirement of compensation levy – successfully.

Such as “Die Presse” reported further, it is also for Austrian customers not currently be possible for the German branch of the online retailer to order some items that are sold and shipped by Amazon itself. It should be either “electronic storage media products with” as the mail order company told the newspaper. Specifically, this MP3 player, TV sets with built-in hard disk drives, hard disk recorders, blank, copiers, scanners, multifunction devices are also fax machines and mobile phones may be affected. Initial verification attempts on our part, however, ran negative, a delivery address in Austria was readily accepted.

Gigabyte GTX 680 SOC with wind force-5X-cooling

With increasing distance from the launch of the GeForce GTX 680 ( Computer Base Test ) appear more and more versions with alternative coolers, some of which border on the extravagant. Such a “bird paradise” for fans of that special Gigabyte has now shown for the first time on images.

Gigabyte GTX 680 SOC

This is the new “Wind Force-5X” cooler for the GeForce GTX 680 “Super Overclock”, the top model of the manufacturer. As its name suggests, the design uses all five fans with a diameter of 40 millimeters. This is not as usual, the air blowing on the PCB, but do it in parallel to this. In theory, this ensures a clean air stream that runs uniformly in a direction away from the mainboard. This should provide the same clean heat dissipation for better temperatures also the motherboard.

Gigabyte GTX 680 SOC

Because of the fan assembly required “Wind Force-5X” but three slots in width. Under the aluminum cover on the front of the radiator, which is reminiscent of the design in terms of known water cooler is, starting from the Pappaufstellern of the card, probably a heat-pipe support Vapor-Chamber. This should also provide strong overclocking enough reserves, although the exact specifications are still unknown. Former “SOC” models were always the most contact with their respective graphics cards GPU, 1,100 MHz frequencies, and so more for the GPU does not seem unrealistic.

Availability, price and especially the volume are also currently unknown. In view of the equipment, the last two items should not be quite low. This is the GTX 680 SOC rather a special card for a specific target group.

Everyone wants the best digital home

Hard drives, especially the media are an essential element in any digital home. But finding the best album to put on a NAS or the optimal configuration of our network is not easy.

Along with those questions on hard drives found this week in Engadget Best of Answers, two questions on screen to play and work.

There are readers who want to use a TV as an external display to play with your computer . Can we help you achieve the optimum configuration and you need to do?
Better a multimedia hard drive, an external or mounted a NAS? On the question of external hard drives legen-dario WiFi solutions are emerging all but certain that you have the key to assembling the best system to access that hard disk without using cables.
Help me choose a hard drive to incorporate a Synology NAS is what the reader wants xavurg. And asks us xatakeros.
The search of a computer screen for use with a laptop is a complicated task when you have a limited budget and want the best.

Bethesda denied setting of “Prey 2″

The last few weeks of rumors bubbled over, was that the development of sci-fi shooter “Prey 2″. Now the publisher Bethesda has said in a statement on the allegations: The project is not dead – but postponed.

“The development of” Prey 2 “has not been set, but the game will not appear as scheduled in 2012,” reads the statement. We have decided to postpone the release date, because the trend last year was not as expected from equip. In addition, fill the game “are not our quality requirements.”

It continues: “We have invested heavily in the development, to give the fans the game experience that they expect. We want to publish only AAA title [...] and will not compromise on the quality go to meet a release date. “

Developed by Human Head “Prey 2″ should refer to the 2006 published predecessors, yet offer some new elements like an open-world design. A more detailed time frame for publication in the coming year announced by Bethesda not.

Update 11:08 clock
While the Bethesda Statement, the usual arguments – development and quality – quotes for a shift, you want to Shacknews informed sources have learned that the circumstances are due to a different factor. Accordingly, the development in November by Human Head was paused in order to negotiate better terms with its owner ZeniMax and Bethesda.

Although the pertinent negotiations this year, probably made some progress, according to this interpretation is not clear how exactly to “Prey 2″ will now proceed. It seems possible that a new developer is used, which would benefit from the indefinite postponement. (With thanks to Guest83 for pointing to this update.)

Galaxy S3: The iPhone 5 competitor coming in May 2012

The launch of the Galaxy S3 but now might take place already in May 2012. Currently circulating on the Internet by an alleged press invitation Samsung, based on a presentation on 22 Will leave in May 2012. Whether the invitation is genuine, is still unknown. The Galaxy S3 is, among other things with a 4.8 inch HD display, a quad-core processor and LTE to be equipped.

The presentation of the Galaxy might S3 on 22 May 2012 be made. An invitation to this date is currently circulating on the Internet. The Samsung S3 Galaxy will be presented on that day in London. Whether the press invitation is authentic, has not yet been clarified. Insiders hold a launch of the Galaxy S3 before the Olympic Summer Games for quite probable. The South Korean manufacturer is one of the main sponsors of the games will be held this year in London.

The smart phone with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is rumored to be equipped among others with a 4.8 inch HD display with super AMOLED technology. Inside the case is a quad-core processor coming out of the house Exynos series with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz. The resolution of the digital camera of the Samsung Galaxy S3 should be increased to 12 megapixels. Photos and videos should be able to put in 32 GB of memory. A quick Internet access should be ensured by the new LTE.

The Samsung S3 is the successor to Galaxy the Galaxy S2, which was presented in 2011 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). Actually, many fans the presentation of the new model at this year’s MWC had anticipated. At the trade show in Barcelona, ​​the Galaxy was not, however, see S3. When the presentation date should be confirmed in May 2012, should the Android smartphone but still well before the main competitor, the Apple iPhone 5, may be on the market.

Oakley also working on a Google-style glasses Glass Project

Oakley eyewear maker is also working on a model that will rival Google Glass Project , both based on Augmented Reality technology.

This was announced by the CEO of the American company, reporting also that are fifteen years of research and development, in fact Oakley is known for integrating technology into their glasses, as the model with MP3 playback .

To give you idea of the state of development, Oakley should take the matter well ahead as it will consider licensing its technology to other manufacturers (they have registered over 600 patents on this topic). As we have been working on the project with an orientation to the world of sports.

After Google and Valve , we have another major company in the market, all of different areas, which is positioned in the development of technology products to carry.

Rumor: Google Drive for the week that comes with 5GB of storage and Windows, OS X and Linux

We heard rumors about Google Drive a few weeks (and you know, where there’s smoke …). At the time I already mentioned that its launch could be scheduled for around the third week of April, just this which has just begun, and that would have a 5GB storage space for basic users.

And today no less those rumors. In various media has published information that speculates that the launch of Google Drive will occur next week (possibly Tuesday), and provide some additional data.

The extra details have been published is that the basic space would be, as I said, 5GB, and along with your Web application appear to Dropbox clients for Windows, plus applications for OS X, Android (obviously) and IOS . I even dare to join the Chrome OS equation. The URL where it would stay drive.google.com (now returns error 404).

Drive also act similarly to icloud, in the sense that it has a target allow integration of third party applications . The fact is that we will be with a thousand eyes, given that it is possible that next week Google surprised us with this service with which we speculating so many years .