In the UK, the console Sony PS Vita 3G will be February 22

British mobile operator Vodafone has announced that the new portable game console, Sony PS Vita 3G goes on sale February 22 priced at 279 pounds. Included will be attended 4GB memory card and prepaid SIM-card.

When you activate the SIM-card costs £ 5 a user receives 250MB of traffic for 30 days and access to the toy WipeOut 2048.

PS Vita console itself will offer a 5-inch OLED multi-touch screen, two analog stick, front and back of the camera, touch pad, located on the back of the console, as well as modules 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS.

Hyundai Elantra Coupe

At the auto show in Chicago, Hyundai introduced the Elantra Coupe. In the U.S., new product goes on sale in the spring, and whether it will be sold in other markets, is still unknown.

Design Elantra sedan with a body, as well as the design of the sedan, designed in a California studio Hyundai. In the sedan and coupe is the same wheelbase (2700 mm) and similar silhouettes. The difference, apparently, only in the number of doors. The claimed drag coefficient of Cd = 0,27. The driver must rejoice at the 7-inch touch screen on the center console, rear view camera, jacks for iPod and USB. The standard equipment includes a full set of electronic security systems (ABS, ESP, etc.). The engine is offered only one volume of 1.8 liter capacity 148 hp, the gearbox 6-speed manual or automatic.

The main competitor Hyundai Elantra Coupe marketers believe Honda Civic Coupe, as well as the advantages of the model is called large dimensions (wheelbase, length, width) efficiency (fuel consumption is less than 11%) and power density.

Nokia Lumia Coffee Tab: Corporate tablet on Windows 8

In the past six months, Nokia has a somewhat predictable, but this is hardly upset her fans. This is a new design smart phone, which first debuted in the model N9. After this came to light smartphones Lumia 800 and 900, are already running Windows Phone instead of MeeGo / Maemo. Unreached there was only a segment Symbian, although apparently not for long. And yet in the range of Nokia does not have enough tablets.

Indeed, the tablet has already released all the major market players, mobile electronics, our own "pills" have Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG. Tablet PC Nokia will certainly be running the platform from Microsoft. As soon as Windows Phone in the tablet version does not appear ever, the series tablet Nokia Lumia will be managed by a new desktop platform for Windows 8. His concept of such a device introduced under the name of the designer Tristan.

In the conceptual version of a tablet called Nokia Lumia Coffee Tab, and the truth, he will make a good company to its owner over a cup of morning coffee. The author pointed out, and specifications, and he chose not to go far ahead. Lumia Coffee Tab runs on a processor with a clock frequency of 1.4 Hz, has on board 512 MB of RAM, a built-in storage capacity ranging from 16 to 64 GB depending on the version. The interface is displayed on the 9.7-inch screen AMOLED ClearBlack resolution of 1280x800 pixels. There is also a pair of cameras: main 8-megapixel and front with a resolution of 2 megapixels. The tablet comes to the Internet using a Wi-Fi and 3G. In a word, goes almost complete copy of the Lumia 800/900, they even performed in the same original style.

Nikon will release a "reflex" by 36 pixels

Nikon has introduced a digital SLR D800. The device has a CMOS-matrix format, FX (Size - 35,9 x 24 mm) with a resolution of 36.3 megapixels, high sensitivity range of ISO (from 100 to 6400) and multiple shooting modes for HD-video. This is stated in a press release.

Like its predecessor, D700, D800 cloaked in a durable magnesium alloy body with protection against dust and moisture, but with rounded corners. Compared to the earlier model, the new product has an improved recognition system plots sensor with RGB (resolution - 91,000 pixels) and 51-point autofocus system.

Photosensor D800 allows you to capture a maximum resolution of up to 7360h4912 pixels. Such permission is usually available in medium format digital cameras, whose prices start at 10 thousand dollars. Therefore, says ArsTechnica, D800 is perfect for studio photographers who do not have money for an expensive camera.

In addition to the standard 3:2, the camera supports a different aspect ratio including 5:4, suitable for portraits (8x10 and 16h20). D800 is also able to record video format FullHD (1080p) with a frame rate of 30R, 25R and 24R, has a 3.2-inch LCD display (921k pixels), the port of USB 3.0, for HDMI, as well as slots for Compact Flash memory cards and SD. In contrast to model D4, announced in January, support XQD-cards in the D800 is missing.

The full specification D800 can be found at Nikon. Sales will start in the U.S. in late March for about three thousand dollars (without lenses). A special version of the camera - D800E with an optical low-pass filter, which eliminated all smoothing properties - will be available by April 3000 for $ 300.

Also on the subject: Nikon releases a camera to record a 42-fold, "zoom" Sony launches super-powerful "soap dish" Polaroid has released a camera with built-in printer, Sony smartphones will help better to "see" in the dark, Nikon introduced its first mirrorless camera

The updated Audi R8 supercar will present Moscow

Redesigned supercar gets a modernized exterior design, as well as more powerful and efficient engines. Eight-cylinder motor of 4.2 liters, is expected to be boosted from 420 to 450 horsepower (the same is now developing a similar unit on the coupe RS5), and returns 5.2-liter V10 increased from 520 to about 540-550 horsepower. In addition, instead of the old "robot" R tronic seven-speed supercar will preselektivnoy transmission S tronic dual-clutch. Whether there will be in the range of "mechanics" is not reported.

In addition, the magazine Autocar has confirmed the information appearing earlier that the Audi R8 Coupe will be the next generation in the European market on sale in autumn 2014, and the roadster will debut in 2015.

As previously stated in a German company, the next R8 gets a completely new body, some design elements which will be borrowed from the concept car E-tron. Engineers plan to make the car the easiest supercar competitors, using its structure a large amount of aluminum and carbon fiber. It is expected that the car will weigh about 200 pounds less than the current R8 - around 1460 pounds.

House mattress: the sun, plus electronics

The concept of CHIP House (Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype, «compact hyper-isolated prototype) took sixth place at the festival in the Solar Decathlon last year, and now he can look into each visitor California Science Center (CSC). Enjoy what there is: in addition to more than a decent interior, the house has full autonomy from the central power. Solar panels and a set of energy-efficient solutions and technologies allow it to even create a surplus of electricity that can be sold "on the side." For example, excessive heat, which removes from the room air conditioner goes to water heating. Artfully placed windows allow you to dispense with artificial light in all rooms, and almost the whole day.

A sound system of ventilation provides a rapid exchange of air between all the rooms with minimal interference from the outside. All movements of people in the house are controlled by built-in motion sensors, as well as the input system game console Xbox Kinect, thanks to which management systems can be carried out without the help of the buttons, just hand movements - for example, include the same light or air conditioning. A large part of the system works completely automatically. For example, when the media system begins to play a movie, the windows are blacked out on their own. And when the owner to sit in a favorite chair, the house itself will include music (or anything else, depending on configuration). In the morning light will be made gradually, making it more natural to wake up. However, the most conspicuous part CHIP House - is certainly a thick insulating layer which covers the whole house and makes him look like a mattress. This is done in order to keep the temperature inside the most independent of external conditions and reduce energy consumption for air conditioning - in fact it takes most of the energy in the modern home.

Apple may introduce a new iPhone in June

Apple, reportedly Web sources, identified the announcement of a new generation device iPhone in June.

According to preliminary data, the new iPhone will get a high quality display diagonal is slightly over 4 inches, and an improved camera. Earlier it was reported that the rear portion of the cabinet is made ​​of aluminum. The smartphone will get a plastic or rubber surround, which will connect the rear panel with a glass front, and closes the antenna, surrounding the device.

It is noted that the presentation of the smartphone is likely to be held at the annual conference for developers WWDC, which will be held in San Francisco (California, USA) in the first half of June.

New York Times: The U.S. should not give Russia supremacy in space

Rick Santorum, U.S. presidential candidate: Negligence in the spending of money has led to a national debt of U.S. $ 15 trillion. That is, every American should be 50 000 dollars, and it's ruining the recovery of our economy. And what has Newt Gingrich? Spend half a trillion dollars on a colony on the moon. In terms of budget, this idea - crazy.

Well, the answer! He believes that the terms of the budget is madness. These words were taken from the text of Rick Santorum campaign.

Newt Gingrich, U.S. presidential candidate: Well, first of all, if you carefully examine my performance in Cocoa Beach on the "Space Coast", I'm not talking about increasing federal spending. I was talking about a complete reform of NASA, to attract private investment in large scale in order to more effectively and safely implement projects than it does now, NASA. But I'm not talking about increasing federal spending.

Secondly, I just hit and Santorum, and Romney. I have the feeling that they both want to tell us, okay, the Chinese have announced that fly to the moon, the Chinese announced that they intend to lead the space race, and we're not going to compete with them.

That is, between the words of President Kennedy that we can in a decade to get to the moon and we have to do it, and statements by politicians today - incredibly huge gap. Today's politicians are too timid and limited, they have no imagination at all. And they are literally willing to cede leadership in space, Russia and China?

I just can not imagine - if only for reasons of national security - that they think so. I believe that in the end, the Americans say, we do not want China and Russia are the leaders of the space race.

Google is testing a "Terminator glasses"

Google Inc. is testing innovative HUD-glasses with built-in display. Externally accessory will remind us of the glasses Oakley. This writes 9to5google.com with reference to its own source familiar with the prototype. A similar device carried in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" in 1991.

According to the source blog, points will be equipped with futuristic technology of augmented reality. They will be able to locate, communicate with the "cloud" database Google and provide information about surrounding objects. All these data will be projected on the transparent lens displays.

In addition, the accessory will get a compact built-in camera with flash and navigation system. For technical characteristics of the glasses can be compared with a set of "hardware" obsolete Android-smartphone (eg, 1-GHz processor, 256 megabytes of RAM and 8 GB of storage). And manage points, may need to be by voice or inclination of the head in different directions.

It is possible that the Internet giant sunglasses makes for more convenient use of Goggles - Mobile applications designed for visual search, pattern recognition and automatic translation of labels and symbols.

According to 9to5google, points will be a separate device, and not in addition to the Android-smartphone. On the other hand, they will be able to use the Internet connection "Google Phone" by connecting to it via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. When such a device will be officially presented, unknown.

Also on the topic: The American soldiers will be able to see the Predator Apple and Google are experimenting with worn media learned about the periphery of the secret laboratory Google will turn into a contact lens displays Touch screens have made tangible

Ferrari 458 Italia has inspired a new smart phone Vertu

On the podium came the newest luxury smartphone Constellation Quest Ferrari manufactured by Vertu, which got their inspiration from the Italian stallion Ferrari 458 Italia. There is no doubt that one of the most impressive features of the phone is the logo of the legendary brand Ferrari. Smartphone Constellation Quest Ferrari is the second collaborative effort Vertu and Ferrari. Prior to her portfolio of Finnish restricted model Vertu Ascent Ferrari GT.

In the manufacture of Constellation Quest Ferrari used only noble materials: polished stainless steel, titanium and opoykovaya skin used for the cladding of interior car Ferrari GT-class.

Each separate instance from the beginning to the end of the hand creates a personal master, who by his signature on the phone confirmed the quality mark.

After registration, Vertu Concierge user gets access to unique content brand Ferrari.

Again seen a prototype flexible Samsung Galaxy

As it is still hard to believe, but Samsung is actually preparing something from the category of flexible smartphone. While there is not even an informal information as to when the device goes on sale, but it is likely that the prototype will be demonstrated at the next major event. That is, at the exhibition MWC 2012. And we now know its specifications.
Samsung Galaxy

It is expected that a flexible smartphone Samsung Galaxy will get a 4.6-inch AMOLED Plus 3D, whose resolution is 1280x720 pixels, 12-megapixel camera, 2 gigabytes of memory and ultra-thin body. If the photo is really portrayed a working prototype, it is something unique. Smartphone not only has a futuristic component, it still looks good.


Hardly at first it will all be useful in the work plan on the market model of competition with autostereoscopic displays have proven that mobile 3D is still far from ideal. Although it is possible that this is why Samsung is not in a hurry to release Galaxy 3D, Korean manufacturer wanted to avoid mistakes HTC, LG, and along with Nintendo. Maybe in the new flexible 3D smartphone from Samsung says a new word.

Sukhoi Superjet allowed to operate in Europe

The European Aviation Safety Agency EASA Type Certificate issued on the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which confirmed compliance with the airworthiness and environmental impact. This was reported in the press release, "Sukhoi Civil Aircraft."

This certificate allows European airlines (and companies from other countries, where EASA rules adopted as a standard) to receive and maintain the SSJ-100. Certificate Ceremony will be held on February 24.

European certification program included a number of special flight and ground tests. In particular, the pilots conducted a session on the EASA integral stand GSS "Electronic Bird" and participated in 45 certification flight a total of about 70 flying hours in order to ensure safety and proper behavior of the aircraft in any situation.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) - a regional 100-seat new-generation aircraft, designed and manufactured by the company "Sukhoi Civil Aircraft" with the participation of the Italian company Alenia Aermacchi. May 19, 2008 SSJ-100 made its maiden flight. April 19, 2011 the first production SSJ-100 was made of the Armenian "Armavia". Currently, six aircraft operated by airlines Superjet "Armavia" and "Aeroflot".

Mercedes-Benz is preparing a new compact van

German car giant Mercedes-Benz presented a new version of a commercial vehicle, showing pictures of the future of creation. According to preliminary data of the compact van was named Citan.

Reportedly, the new van will be the most compact vehicle LCV of the entire series of commercial vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. At the moment, this place is occupied by Vito, which is capable of carrying loads weighing from 870 to 1345 pounds.

Reportedly, the van will be equipped with diesel engine only. It also reported that new development will be available in several versions. In Europe, the car will be sold as well as the passenger version.

As for the debut of a new car, pre-production show car Citan happens in Hanover this fall. In the European market, the car goes on sale at the end of 2012.

Rossvyaz satellites will provide future

The exhibition CSTB-2012, which will be held in Moscow from 7 to 9 February, subordinate Rossviaz gospredpritie "Satellite Communications" (RSCC) will present a three-dimensional model of their satellite constellation and will introduce visitors to the promising space vehicles of communication, which is planned for launch in 2012. According to the Federal Communication Agency, it is a small satellite "Express-MD2" and heavy machine "Express-AM5."

Interactive 3D-presentation at the Moscow exhibition tells about the current state of the orbital group of Russian civil communications and broadcasting satellites, maintenance and development of which is one of the key tasks Rossviaz. Included in this grouping a series of new satellite "Express-AM" have ample opportunities for the organization of broadcasting, television transmission coverage, broadband data, telephony, Internet access, the organization of VSAT-networks.

Russia strengthens group communication satellites

At present Russia is building satellite "Express-AM5," and plans to have the machine and the next - "Express-AM6." Last year, the head of the Ministry of Communications Igor Shchegolev told reporters that the estimated cost of heavy satellites of this type - 170-200 million dollars. Over time, Russia will orbit and the other new "satellites Heavyweights", which will fully meet the needs of land users link. According to calculations, the modern-series "Express" will last for at least 15 years. In all, 2013 will bring more communications satellites to transmit digital TV signals.

As for satellites "Express", they are manufactured by our experts in conjunction with foreign companies on the results of international competitions. Thus, the small spacecraft communication "Express-MD2" creates the legendary Khrunichev Center in conjunction with the Italian division of Thales Alenia Space. "Express-MD2", which is scheduled to start this year, will provide a continuous flow of information around the clock relay in different directions, that is, will assume the functions of the apparatus of the "Express-AM4" is not released into orbit after a launch failure in August 2011.

As previously reported by Roskosmos, last week ended teplovakuumnye testing of this device in the scientific testing center space industry in the suburban Relight. In order to test in conditions simulating the possible effects of outer space, "Express-MD2" was installed in a special cell, which reproduces the space of cold, pure vacuum, heat flows from the Sun and the Earth. The test program lasted 10 days and to complete teplovakuumnyh audit specialists to test the device in an acoustic chamber. Currently, tests are on schedule, bringing the date of launch.

Hackers have become prey to negotiate the FBI and Scotland Yard

15-minute recording of conversations between representatives of the American FBI and British Scotland Yard intercepted and posted on the Internet activists hacker group Anonymous. Representatives of the law January 17, 2012 just talked to prosecute hackers.

In particular, the security officials discussed possible action to prosecute the detained activists of "Anonymous, and the identification of other members of the group. Released fragment conversation we touched the British activist group hacker Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis, ITAR-TASS reported.

Laid in a network record telephone conversations secret service agents was edited by: Some names have been hidden under discussion persons.

In addition to the audio file "hacker group Anonymous has published the text of an e-mail allegedly sent by the FBI to his colleagues in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and France, which included a password with which you can connect to the conversation.

The FBI has confirmed the leakage of information. "Recording of confidential negotiations was obtained illegally, and therefore under investigation," - said the representative of the Minister, Tim Flannelli.

In 2010 hackers Anonymous organized a series of attacks on the websites of companies and organizations that had prevented the activities of WikiLeaks. According to the participants in the hacker community, they stand up for freedom of information and freedom of speech on the Internet.

After a series of high-profile arrests of hackers have focused their efforts on combating law enforcement agencies, particularly the FBI.