MasterCard Makes simpler Purchasing with Release of PayPass Pockets Services

MasterCard (NYSE:MA) today declared PayPass Pockets Solutions, a new international providing for financial institutions, suppliers and associates that will create it quicker and simpler for their customers to shop in stores or on the internet by enabling them to safely pay with a easy computer mouse click, touch of the product screen or tap of the mobile phone.

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Samsung has confirmed the output based Smartphone WP 8 Apollo

Last week we wrote about the fact that Samsung plans to introduce three new WP-controlled devices, two of whom may have a Windows Phone 8 Apollo. Resource ePrice reports that the Taiwanese division of Samsung has confirmed the release date based Smartphone WP Apollo. The device will debut in the second quarter of this year, the report said.

Most likely, the new product will be available no earlier than October, as unlikely Microsoft will release the latest version of its mobile operating system earlier this term. Unfortunately, at present we have no technical information about the upcoming device. Known as soon as version of the Windows Phone.

Before the release of the aforementioned devices, Samsung promises to launch LTE-compatible Samsung Mandel SGH-i667, which will run on Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh (Tango). More details are expected in the near future.

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Toyota introduced a new generation of Avalon

Japan's largest automaker, Toyota introduced a new generation model Avalon.

New debut on the newly opened showroom in New York.

The new Toyota Avalon was littered with rear rack, so it turned into the body of the sedan in the "fastback", which in recent years, is still quite popular.

The novelty has become a little less on hybrids than its predshevstvennik. She received a completely new interior, which is made of the best, and better materials than ever before.

At the North American market a new generation Toyota Avalon will have to end this year.

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Private spaceship will appear after 20 years

Private companies can begin to build a space ship in 20-30 years, according to Sergei Kostenko, head of the Russian representation of the company Space Adventures, which arranges flights to the ISS space tourists.

"The entire proximal space - an orbital altitude of 400 kilometers - now transferred to private corporations to develop, for example, SpaceX. There are already several companies that are building private spaceships, space stations, develop low orbit. In the future, private companies will build and interplanetary ships. Start with the moon, with the flyby of the moon, landing on the moon, then, perhaps, Mars. This will be in 20-30 years ", - Kostenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

In his view, the role of private business and private projects in the space sector will only increase.

He stressed that although a number of U.S. companies provide spacecraft for orbital flight, with the support of NASA, but these projects are started solely as a private initiative.

"Elon Musk (Chapter SpaceX) for a long time worked on the Falcon - Dragon (carrier and orbiter for the flight to the ISS) before the Obama administration did not adopt the heroic decision to allocate six billion dollars to support private projects. They are very timely support for this project, "- said Kostenko

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Ferrari hybrid engine patents

At the Geneva Motor Show 2010 Italian automaker Ferrari introduced the concept Vettura Laboratorio HY-KERS - the first attempt to create a company car with a hybrid engine.

The concept combines the use of twelve-cylinder V-engine and hybrid system KERS. But now the news is a bit outdated, as the Italians decided to patent his own hybrid engine. The new system will combine a traditional engine and two electric motors: one to serve as their direct responsibilities, and the second - to feed auxiliary systems such as conditioning or strengthening of steering control.

Ferrari engineers are confident that when the second engine, auxiliary engines will not "steal" time from the internal combustion engine during acceleration - a measure that passed to increase performance.

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From the Spyker in the Swedish Automobile, then - again in Spyker

Since then, as Spyker Cars - a small and little-known company - bought Saab at General Motors last year, little has happened to her. The biggest event was the change of name to the Swedish Automobile NV After that, Saab received an offer from China's Youngman, and separated from his partner.

As a result, the company of the Swedish Automobile again renamed as Spyker, left to reflect on how much it could cost the company. One thing is clear - it was not worth it to communicate with the loss-making Saab. These perturbations leave little hope that in the near future, the automaker will release some of its luxury sports cars.

The company Youngman, which is one of the largest in China, once offered automaker GM $ 298 million for the purchase of Saab. But the duty of the latter at that time amounted to over two billion, which made the proposal untenable. But after that the Chinese have announced to invest $ 1.8 billion in the development of future models of Saab - an offer difficult to refuse.

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Wacom Realism: Stylus Color Scanner

Designer named Mazhel Koritar (Majel Korytar) is a true professional, because he knows exactly what to artist. The modern artist needs the most simple, intuitive and accurate means of expression. Necessary space for drawing and functional tools for color management. The concept is called Wacom Realism.

Wacom Realism is a set of tablet and electronic stylus. On the one hand, it is the stylus, different levels of pressure, while at the opposite end of the scanner is color. The user can turn on the scanner and refer them to any object, which surrounds it. Realism instantly captures the color of this point, and placed a ring around its lens LED produces this color.

Stylus Wacom Realism has its own power cell, which is connected to the generator, which absorbs the heat of the human body. The longer the user holds the device in hand, the higher the level of charge in the battery. Of course, the stylus is connected to the Tablet PC wirelessly, this may be Bluetooth 4.0 or any proprietary protocol Wacom. Is not it the dream of the modern artist?

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Stable running and climbing stairs for robots is not a problem!

One of the participants in the contest DARPA Robotics Challenge will be the company Boston Dynamics, the most experienced player in the robotics market, which has in its arsenal of advanced solutions, and large real achievements. As proof that the company published a promotional video in conjunction with his old partner - Agency DARPA.

The report describes several projects on robotics. The first robot steadily up the stairs as fast as a person. The machine is equipped with a much poorer person, the robot from Boston Dynamics has only a couple of feet, shod in sneakers, and upper extremity, which ends with something like a fist. The mechanism relies on the wall and very briskly climbing the ladder in seconds. In slow motion we see that the robot makes mistakes, stumbles, but his work is efficient.

Robot PETMAN differs no less remarkable talent. He walks and runs, but it cleverly keeps the balance. Next to the robot is an operator which is quite sensitive pushes him in the shoulder, PETMAN makes a couple of steps away, but quickly returned to its former route. And for some reason, Boston Dynamics engineers are taught to the robot push-ups on the floor. It seems to become stronger.

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New update Nokia Belle FP1 for Nokia 701, 700 and 603

Nokia today launched update Nokia Belle Feature Pack 1 for Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603. The new firmware is released as the OTA, and includes such features as a supplement to the home screen widgets, improved line of notifications, updated version of the browser (8.2), improved multitasking functionality of Dolby Digital Plus and overclock the CPU from 1.0 GHz to 1.3 GHz.

In addition to this new firmware update includes several applications, including Microsoft Apps and Nokia Maps Suite 2.0, which added new features.

Install the update will increase the speed of the processor smartphones Nokia 701, 700 and 603 at 30% and fix bugs performance Flash.

A full list of updates, as well as more detailed information can be found at All About Symbian.

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Point Of View introduced Pro Tab 2 based on the Android 4.0

Company Point Of View (POV) is going to launch a new Tablet PC. It is a model ProTab 2, collected on the basis of the operating system Android 4.0. New products will be offered on the market in Europe.

Reportedly, the device is powered by 1.2-gigahertz processor Cortex A8, a graphics chip Mali-400, 9.7-inch IPS-LCD with a resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels (capacitive, with support for two simultaneous touches), 1 GB RAM DDR3, 8GB of internal memory and slot for microSD (up to 32 GB). ProTab Model 2 offers the user the back and front camera 2 million pixels and 0.3, respectively. Connecting to external devices by using the connector mini USB, mini HDMI, Bluetooth, or WiFi-connection.

The cost of POV ProTab 2 is 393 euros (about $ 520).

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BMW MH5 S-Biturbo by Manhart Racing

With a capacity of 560 horsepower, the new MW M5 is a hit for any bodywork studio, some want to make it even more aggressive in appearance, and others - to improve the already impressive performance.

Had shared its recent package bodybuilder studio Manhart Racing, whose masters have managed to combine together the two points. Standard eight V-shaped engine with biturbo 4.4-liter has received a number of modifications that have been applied to its turbocharger, as well as the exhaust system.

The result was an increase in power to 633 horsepower. And if that's not enough, the studio has promised to offer the second phase of improvements, raising power to 670 horsepower. In addition, the package includes a new sports exhaust system, sports suspension and a set of new 21-inch discs.

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Jorge Lorenzo won the first MotoGP race in 2012

Jorge Lorenzo won the race in MotoGP in Qatar and, thus, became the first winner of a new class of racing motorcycles with engine capacity of 1000 cubic centimeters. Following the leader of the team finished two riders Yamaha Honda, Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner.

"It was a great race! I tried to give everything to the maximum and fought until the very end. Casey started well, but in the end he lost his pace, and I was able to beat him. I also want to thank Yamaha for their work in fine-tuning the bike, "- told reporters Lorenzo, who earned the highest possible in Qatar 25 points.

The second stage of the championship will be held at the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez track from 27 to 29 April.

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Nokia introduced a smartphone Lumia 610 NFC

The popularity of wireless data transmission technology NFC is gaining momentum. Virtually every modern smartphone, ranging from middle-end flagship, has the support of this standard. However, with Nokia, obviously, have an opinion about all the global trends. This applies to the Android-smartphone as a trend, and larger displays, and multi-core processors (CEO of the company has repeatedly stated that it was useless functionality). However, to ignore the NFC Finns did not work, because for the development of smart phones Nokia Lumia also meet representatives of Microsoft, delivering an operating system Windows Phone. Today we will talk about the first Nokia smartphone with support for NFC.

Today, Nokia has officially unveiled its "old" new smartphone Lumia 610. However, this model is somewhat different from what was presented in February at the MWC 2012. Our new product includes support for NFC. How it works, you can look at the video:

As the producer, the smartphone Nokia Lumia 610 NFC MasterCard PayPass was certified and is compatible with the contactless payment system Visa payWave. With regard to the technical characteristics of this model, in addition to built-in NFC, in this device is no change compared to the original, not. It is the same phone with a 3.7-inch WVGA-screen, 5 megapixel camera, 800 MHz processor and 8 gigabytes of internal memory. Nokia Lumia 610 with NFC support will be available in the third quarter of this year, more precise dates for the region and the prices will be announced in the summer.

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Smartphone BlackBerry TK Victory, a beautiful and practical

Despite the numerous photos leaks, even fans of the brand is not a clear idea of ​​what will look like smart phones running the new system, BlackBerry 10. The official announcement of a new generation of BlackBerry devices is expected this fall, but until we can admire the concepts branded devices. The new work was called BlackBerry TK Victory.

Smartphone TK Victory is very similar to the last official hit BlackBerry Bold 9900, except that the concept was a huge touch screen, which made all the operations, except for typing. On a large touch screen is launched for all major applications, it is withdrawn and telephone functions. Of course, the screen BlackBerry TK Victory is equipped with a protective coating Corning Lotus Glass.

The smartphone is based on a modern quad-core mobile processor NVIDIA Tegra 3 with 2.0 GHz and has 32 gigabytes of built-in drive. High-performance smartphone BlackBerry TK Victory also provides a module for 2 GB of RAM. The new BlackBerry OS has 10 user-friendly interface with advanced multi-tasking, animated graphics, user-friendly menus and full optimization for mobile email and effectively encrypt messages.

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Floating Hotel - a haven for lovers of sailing and sea explorers

One look at this huge space, drifting in the middle of the sea, and you'll be delighted. The designer has created a truly new style, combining elements of unstructured blurred outline. This structure is actually an art hotel in the three segments, acting in the water. The hotel is based on a master's thesis, Warsaw University of Technology, entitled "Three Spirits" was created by Philip Kurzhevski and design of this work is based on his sketches and drafts.

Three ships are completely independent of each other and have a unique atmosphere. Thus, this hotel can easily accommodate a large number of tourists. The first ship pays tribute to the dance, the second has a variety of casinos, and the third has the theme of cinema. The third ship shows films of different styles, including drama performances.

At the junction of the three ships is the area in which guests can meet all three ships. You can go snorkeling, but if you're really looking for adventure, then you can try to dive deep to explore coral reefs and wrecks.

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Buffalo has announced a family of external drives, SSD-PEU3

The company expanded the range of Buffalo family of solid state drives SSD-PEU3. Dimensions SSD, within the range are equal to 98 x 57 x 13 millimeters, and weight - 70 grams. The very line is represented by modifications of 64, 128 and 256 GB. New items are equipped with an interface USB 3.0, and the maximum data rate of 266.7 MB / s.

SSDs come to market in the red (marked in the range of products - SSD-PEU3-RD) and black (SSD-PEU3-BK) color options execution.

Online SSDs Buffalo SSD-PEU3 appear at the end of this month. The cost of SSD will be 105, 168 and 392 dollars for modifications to the memory 64, 128 and 256 GB respectively. In addition, the manufacturer provides storage for SSD-PEU3 warranty for one year.

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Toshiba announces Qosmio X875 laptops and Qosmio X875 3D

If you are looking for gaming laptop, be sure to pay attention to the new company Toshiba: Qosmio X875 and Qosmio X875 3D. Machines are designed for gamers, designers and advanced users who primarily want to get high performance.

Toshiba Qosmio X875 and Qosmio X875 3D rely on third-generation processor Intel "Ivy Bridge", a graphics adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M and discrete GDDR5 memory to 3 GB. Laptops have an aluminum body and are made in the style of Black Widow LED backlit keyboard. Other specifications include 17.3-inch HD + (model Qosmio X875 has a 3D-display), the four memory slots (two available to the user), hybrid hard drives or dual HDD-storage capacity of up to 2 terabytes, and Blu-ray drive.

In addition, marked four built-in speakers, HDMI-out, the interface is USB 3.0, support for Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth.

Laptops Toshiba Qosmio X875 and Qosmio X875 3D will be available in the third quarter of 2012 at a price of 1299 dollars.

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The cost of Asus Transformer Pad 300 will be 379 dollars

ASUS has announced a new Transformer Pad Tablet 300 even February. But only recently have noticed the device from a French online retailer in the configuration with 32 GB non-volatile memory. For this version of the requested 499 euros (650 dollars).

At the time of the announcement of the tablet ASUS has announced that the sale will also be available lightweight version of Transformer Pad 300 with 16 GB of permanent storage. The guys on the portal The Verge have managed to find a retailer J & R. There she offered, in terms of dollars, for 379 U.S. presidents.

Sam Asus Transformer Pad 300 is powered by NVIDIA Tegra processor 3, offers a 10.1-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and has 1 GB of RAM. Unlike the flagship Transformer Prime, this tablet is made in the plastic housing. As an option, offered support for LTE.

The tablet is running an operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Player bracelet Creative: favorite music on hand

When you love listening to music on the go, certainly raises the question of how and where to keep the player, or seek out a free pocket located in a convenient place to look for any player with a clip and hope that the "clothespin" will not fail. Brazilian designer named Dinard da Mata (Dinard da Mata) offers a much more sensible to do that is worn on the hand of the player.

The author of the concept did not become shy and decorated their artwork brand Creative, a company logo emblazoned on the device. According to DiNardo's idea, the entire outer surface of the player is covered by a bright and contrast OLED-display, of course, with a touch panel. At the top of the bracelet are virtual buttons that control playback, and closer to the periphery of the player displays the Creative album art, which listens to the owner.

As expected, complete with a futuristic-player bracelet Creative wireless headphones available. In contrast to traditional headphones, they are generally devoid of any wires, two small speakers, two small "plugs" that are not constrained by the owner of the gadget in his movements. Unfortunately, the player, Creative bracelet is just a design concept, about any plans to release such a device is not reported.

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Philips has released a 23-inch monitor with a frame Fashion LightFrame

Philips has introduced a new 23-inch Moda 248X3LFHSB, the main feature of which is a unique frame "LightFrame", exuding a soft blue color and helps to reduce eye strain and increasing the concentration of the user.

Body and Leg novelties made ​​of aluminum, and 23.6-inch display offers a Full HD resolution. The monitor has a D-Sub connector and two HDMI. In addition to this new offering exclusive technologies such as SmartColor, which automatically adjusts the color scheme, SmartTXT, which makes the text more comfortable and SmartResponse, which reduces the response time for dynamic display picture.

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