Red Hat buys company eNovance

Red Hat buys company eNovance

The world's largest Linux-vendor Red Hat buys eNovance private company for 70 million euros. The transaction will be carried out partly in cash, partly - shares. With the purchase of the company Red Hat eNovance develops its expertise in the field of virtualization technology OpenStack. The deal will be closed this month, Red Hat will pay for the asset of 50 million euros in cash and 20 million treasury shares. American Red Hat and French eNovance first announced a partnership last year. Companies working on OpenStack and compliant implementation of jointly developed online services for clients of the two companies.

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Amazon smartphone presented Fire Phone

Amazon smartphone presented Fire Phone

Director General of online retailer Amazon Jeff Bezos today announced the first in a line of its smartphone at an event held in Seattle. The new device is called Fire Phone and actually adds to the family he previously released Kindle Fire devices and set-top boxes Kindle TV. told Bezos, smart phone has a 4.7-inch IPS-display capable to work in HD-resolution. As a rule, HD-resolution 720p resolution understand that there is a record for Android-powered smartphone, but the company says that the smartphone has been designed so that it can be used with one hand. Fire Phone has a rubberized frame, glossy back side and anodized aluminum buttons. To protect the display used Gorilla Glass cover 3, preservative not only from damage but also from scratches. inside the machine rather plain, but modern filling: SoC-chip quad 2.2GHz and Adreno 330 graphics core, as well as 2 GB of RAM. 

According to unofficial information as it uses processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. Also, there are 13-megapixel camera with a 5-element lens and optical image stabilization system. There is also a dedicated button quickly activate the camera, which is present on many Windows Phone device, but not in the Android-powered devices. Bezos noted that the Fire Phone users get unlimited photo storage space on the service Amazon Cloud Drive. Moreover, he said that smartphone uses the stereo speakers and a special headset with earhook. In order to further enhance the attractiveness of Fire Phone before Google and Apple, in Amazon announced their readiness to open as widely as your own content ecosystem for buyers smartphone. Clients of Prime and Fire Phone buyers will have access to Kindle Lending Library and Prime Instant Video. In addition, the smartphone will come with pre-installed third-party software. So, for the U.S. market this program Netflix and HBO Go. 

Naturally most discussed functionality of the device is its screen capable of watching the movements - four cameras on the front panel allow you to track the movements of the head near the phone, and infrared sensors help ensure that the system works even in dark. Also in the smartphone has a three-dimensional display, which lets you create a dynamic effect the prospects for the person looking at it. there in the smartphone and feature Firefly, which allows you to identify music sounding similar to Shazam. Also, the smartphone will feature Mayday, previously appeared in the Kindle Fire HDX and available around the clock technical support smartphone. Among while talking about U.S. sales Fire Phone. In the U.S. smartphone sales partner acts operator AT & T. Version Smartphone 32GB worth $ 199 with a two year contract, and 64 GB - $ 299. In the U.S., pre-order the smartphone starts today, but the device will go on sale only on July 25.

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Apple announced the cheapest of the iMac

Apple announced the cheapest of the iMac

Apple today announced the update in the line desktop iMac, having presented the most budget model costing U.S. $ 1099 (but in Russia - 49 990 rubles). New computer runs on a 1.4-gigahertz dual-core processor Core i5, capable in Turbo Boost mode to accelerate to 2.7 GHz.

Also new is coming with 8 GB of RAM, 500-gigabyte hard drive and an integrated graphics chip Intel HD Graphics 5000. Here available four ports USB 3.0, two Thunderbolt ports and a Gigabit WiFi. Apple also offers optional: 1-terabyte hard drive, 1-terabyte Fusion Drive or 256-gigabyte SSD. The remaining parameters of the novelty unchanged.

Earlier, the cheapest of the iMac was a computer for $ 1,299. This is the price was the cheapest poppies since 1998.

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Vertu launches new smartphone for 14 thousand dollars

Vertu launches new smartphone for 14 thousand dollars

British premium brand Vertu smartphones today announced the release of its latest smartphone Signature Touch, announced earlier this month. Black Alligator version of this smartphone is worth 14,100 dollars. According to the company, the new smartphone development company engaged in the camera Hasselblad - another camera manufacturer premium format.

Vertu also reported that the smartphone will be available to customers free unlimited WiFi-access from iPass, and the unit for the first time equipped with speakers, sub-standard Dolby Digital Plus.

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Amazon today announces its first smartphone

Amazon today announces its first smartphone

The world's largest Internet retailer Amazon, as expected, today presents its own smartphone, working with innovative 3D-TV. Company tonight at headquarters in Seattle will hold a presentation of new items that can not only get the original screen, but some cameras that allow users to take pictures in 3D. At the official presentation of the Amazon to make no comments regarding the launch of a new device, but analysts are unanimous: the company will promote smartphone by analogy with previously released devices Kindle. That is, the device will be sold with a minimum trading margin, perhaps even at cost, but it will be strictly tied to the content services company - digital books, films and music. It is on digital purchases the company and will do a basic income from the sale of the device. 

At the same time, the smartphone market is now strong enough to produce full and one more traditional machine does not make sense. Against this background, the company is focusing on 3D-technology to somehow highlight its development from the crowd of competitors. Note that this year Amazon has not made ​​updates to their hardware lineup, although last year the company has released several new Kindle family of devices . Various publications give different predictions about the debut device. Some report that the smartphone will be shipped with the original service Prime Data, which enables real-time to receive a wide range of audio and video content. Others note that for smartphone buyers Amazon will sell content at special discounted prices. Others report that unlike with Kindle, which are sold only on industrialized markets, the smartphone will have a wider geography of sales. Recall that the rumors about the smartphone Amazon in the IT industry have been circulating for about two years.

 Earlier, analysts said that Amazon may release a "free" smartphone, which will be funded by binding to the content Amazon. Later called the data that the company may issue a decision with 3D-screen (like Nintendo 3DS). Analysts believe that Amazon is quite capable to release advanced electronic devices, as considerable experience in this field of Internet retailer received a sample Kindle. Moreover, Amazon has a good connection with manufacturers of hardware components. Analysts also believe that Amazon will try to do as much as possible cheap smartphones to give users additional revenue through advertising, as well as collecting user information and offers them a shopping service on its own retail portal.

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Google first announced the program partners Glass Developer

Google first announced the program partners Glass Developer

Google today announced the first official program partners to develop Google Glass. It is attended by software developers as well as representatives of the business community. Google says they are looking for suitable partners around the world and yet ready to announce five of these partners. Each of the partners will develop in its own industrial Glass direction. Also, Google said in a blog that the company was seeking developers creating solutions Glassware for business. The company said that while the official program partners Glass steel company APX, Augmentix, CrowdOpic, GuidiGO and Wearable Intelligence. For example, the company is engaged in manufacturing APX software Skylight, which allows you to quickly share data among users of smart points. A company Wearable Intelligence has been developing software for the training, medical, broadcasting and tourism industries.

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Adobe announced Creative Cloud for iPad

Adobe announced Creative Cloud for iPad

Adobe has introduced a new package of new mobile applications and devices to use Adobe Creative Cloud on the Apple iPad. Adobe Ink Digital Pen and digital line Adobe Slide mobile devices provide full functionality and give creative freedom when working on them. Adobe Sketch and Adobe Line - applications for creating sketches and precise drawings on the iPad, optimized to support the new equipment. The third application, Adobe Photoshop Mix, allows any user who requires access to the creative tools of image processing on the mobile device, convert and optimize mobile workflow through integration with Creative Cloud. For iPhone app is now available Lightroom Mobile, providing image editing and management on desktop and mobile devices and the Internet. 

Adobe said in a statement that the application Sketch, Line and Photoshop Mix discover new ways to create content "on the fly" and provide access to working materials stored in the Creative Cloud. To create these applications used a new package development tools Adobe Creative SDK, which accelerates the development of third-party mobile applications using cloud technology Adobe, and provides uninterrupted creative work process that involves both mobile and desktop devices. Package SDK, which currently exists as a private beta, allows developers to include in their mobile applications the ability to view and edit files, Photoshop PSD, to ensure compatibility of mobile application solutions for the desktop, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as provide inaccessible previous image editing capabilities in the cloud. 

Adobe Adobe Line Sketch and digital pen support Adobe Ink and digital line Adobe Slide. They also allow you to work with a stylus and incorporate innovative software version line (Touch Slide) for drawing straight lines without special equipment. Moreover, these applications are integrated with Behance, which gives designers the ability to easily publish your work and get feedback from the community of three million artists. Today the following solutions. Adobe Sketch, social app for sketching on the iPad with support form lines. Adobe Sketch provides designers the opportunity to co-creation, combining creative search, create sketches and communication in the community. At your disposal is all the basic drawing tools: graphite pencil, ink pen, two markers for mixing (with a tip in the form of brush and chisel) and eraser. In the process, you can get feedback from the creative community in real time. Adobe Line, the world's first application for precise drawing and sketching on the iPad. Adobe Line recreates the art of creating drawings, allowing you to combine a natural drawing with fine straight lines and using patterns and precise shapes that can be represented in the horizontal and vertical projection or perspective. 

Adobe Line can be used in conjunction with a digital ruler Adobe Slide. This app brings traditional drawing tools such as rulers, T-square and patterns in the mobile world, and also gives creative professionals access to working materials, Adobe Kuler themes and tools for publishing works. Photoshop Mix, the first application for iPad, providing mobile device users access to Adobe technology to overlay and image processing. Photoshop Mix converts mobile workflow through integration with Creative Cloud for the first time on the iPad provides access to powerful image processing tools (including tools Upright, fill function, taking into account the content and stabilization Camera Shake Reduction). This application allows you to, among other things, implement reversible better pictures, choose the area of the image overlay images on top of each other and cut fragments. 

Lightroom Mobile for iPhone allows you to use the opportunities presented recently Lightroom mobile application on the iPhone. This application provides image editing and management on desktops, mobile devices and the Internet. In addition, recently introduced a free application Adobe Voice to work with animated videos on iPad has also been updated and now supports synchronization with Lightroom. Adobe Sketch, Line and Photoshop Mix - free applications available in English, French, German and Japanese in the Apple ® App Store. Adobe Ink and Adobe Slide can be purchased on the website Adobe.com for U.S. $ 199.99. Currently, this equipment is available in the United States. Delivery to other regions is expected to begin later this year.

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AMD will take Mantle environment on Linux

AMD will take Mantle environment on Linux

Advanced Micro Devices plans to give users the ability to Linux-quality gaming, porting software suite Mantle on an open operating system. Recall that the Mantle is a set of tools for developers, which allows to make the game more realistic and productive. He was presented to AMD last year as a response to Microsoft DirectX. Around 50 games have already been developed or are under development using Mantle. Currently Mantle works only on x86-processors and only in Windows. 

Now AMD say they want to expand the sphere of influence Mantle including on Linux. Richard Huddy, an expert on the game software in AMD, said that the company now deals with independent game developers, to understand their needs and wishes. In the near future, AMD will create a team of programmers porting Mantle on Linux. Additionally, Mantle may work for some varieties consoles Steam Machine, created on the basis Steam OS and concept of Valve. 

"For some possibilities Mantle Steam may also be useful. Now we are creating high-performance software layer Mantle for Steam », - says Huddy. If AMD will be able to port Mantle on Linux, the company will automatically be able to sell more graphics cards for Linux-PC and consoles Steam. AMD has said that Mantle will improve the performance of games such as Battlefield 4, Thief, and others.

 AMD has said that Mantle will offer an open API, but until Mantle-access tools largest publishers of games and it is unclear when they will become available to the general public. Today, a significant portion of games written for Windows and DirectX 11 games and then ported to the OpenGL Linux. Porting from DirectX to OpenGL, it usually takes a month and a half. AMD has said that the same will hold for transfer and Mantle.

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BlackBerry will receive direct access to the Amazon Appstore

BlackBerry will receive direct access to the Amazon Appstore

Canadian BlackBerry today announces an agreement with Amazon, under which it has gained access to the catalog of mobile applications Amazon Appstore. This agreement significantly expands the variety of mobile programs available for BlackBerry and increases the attractiveness of the system in the eyes of consumers. Partnership expands the current proposal in BlackBerry games, videos, music and other types of mobile content. 

For today BlackBerry has about 130,000 mobile applications in its own mobile catalog, against 1 million from Google and Apple, in this case, almost all of the most popular applications for BlackBerry is. Agreement with Amazon opens BlackBerry access to even approximately 240,000 applications, bringing total product offering up to 370 000 applications. In the BlackBerry client software pre-set plan for Amazon Appstore for selling smartphones based on BlackBerry 10. 

Technically, BlackBerry users 10 can install applications from the Amazon Appstore, but this process requires some technical expertise. The Agreement provides for significant automation of this process.

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Red Hat RHEV 3.4 released with support for OpenStack and RHEL 7

Red Hat RHEV 3.4 released with support for OpenStack and RHEL 7

Red Hat released on the eve of the latest version of its virtualization platform Enterprise Virtualization to build scalable infrastructures. Novelty was poddrezhku operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and tighter integration with OpenStack. New version of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 is available now, and according to the manufacturer, at its base, users can create flexible IT infrastructure for virtual environments. 

The new version of the traditional virtualization expanded functionality and added some new features, which asked users of previous versions of the product. Simultaneously with the full-featured support for RHEL 7, the company added the ability of the OS in guest mode and implemented new templates for deploying IT environments and their monitoring. 

The new version of Red Hat has also implemented a new update mechanisms to quickly translate the corporate fleet of equipment to new versions of the platform. In RHEV 3.4 developer also added new monitoring capabilities previously created and already functioning virtual machines. was also added the ability to monitor RHEV-manager protocol via SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). 

Among other new features are a mechanism to update and synchronize network configurations work with many hosts and support for multiple storage protocols within a single infrastructure such as iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel and Gluster. As for closer integration with OpenStack, here there the ability to use Glance-images as templates, and support modules Neutron OpenStack Network.

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