Hanns G released his 24 inch LED HL 245

Le fabricant HannsG signale le lancement d’un nouvel écran LED dans sa gamme de moniteurs HL, le HL245. Ce moniteur dispose d’une dalle de 23.6 pouces anti reflet capable d’afficher une résolution de 1920x1080 pixels avec un contraste de 1000:1 (dynamique de 15.000.000:1), un temps de réponse de 5ms, et des angles de vision de 170/160°. La connectique est assez basique avec des prises VGA, DVI-D et audio, tout comme le pied de l’écran qui ne propose aucun réglage. En revanche, l’écran se rattrape par un prix planché de 136£ (environ 155€) et une garantie de 3 ans.

A price for the Acer Iconia and two screens

Acer Iconia TouchBook is a mix between a tablet and a laptop. The device actually comprises two touch screens from 14 inches each and goes totally physical keyboard. We have seen in IT Partners and had even had in our labs for a few days, but unfortunately our sample test was not final and suffered from many shortcomings that led us to refer our case to time we receive a business model (which should not too quickly).

The Iconia TouchBook in the version with Intel Core i5-480, 4GB RAM, 640GB hard drive, USB 3.0, HDMI, 3G, WiFi and released next month in the U.S. at a price of 1199.99 dollars. For that price you get a very stylish machine with Windows 7 Home Premium, but only the first test we will say if the keyboard is pleasant to the daily

Are Nintendo 3DS victim of a bug?

Released late last week in the hexagon, Nintendo 3DS seems the victim of a bug that could in some cases require replacement. Thus, users have complained come face to face with a "Black Screen of Death" which requires restarting the console. For some black screen appears only rarely, while for others it is common and therefore makes it difficult to use the console. The origin of the problem has not been found yet, but games are more likely affected than others with Street Fighter, Lego Star Cars, Monkey Ball and Ghost Recon returning quite often on the forums.

The question now is whether a few isolated cases, or a real concern with the Nintendo 3DS.

A virus was hiding in advertisements Spotify

The site's streaming music has been the victim of a virus hiding in its advertisements. Last Friday, the site Spotify announced that a virus had affected his system. It settled down after a user click the free version of the streaming platform on an ad bomb. He first reported the presence of fake malware and proposed the installation of an imaginary anti-virus, says the IHT. Named "Windows Recovery", it attacked only to users of Microsoft operating system by hiding personal files, removing administrator rights and prohibiting access to certain software.

At first silent, except through a few Tweets, Spotify has stopped the display of advertising content through its software, following several comments from users. The virus has finally addressed the user's PC English, Spanish, French and Swedish. Spotify announced that since everything was back to normal but will have to be vigilant, the scareware tackling its main source of income.

Android takes the payment in-app

Until now you had two opportunities on the Android Market to access an application: It was free and life was good it was and you had to pay to buy and / or settle for a limited shareware. Now you can also pay directly into the application.

Google indeed follows in the footsteps of Apple and now offers on its Android Market app's in-house billing and payment applications. Developers will therefore be on iOS let you download a free program, and offer within the last out your credit card for accessing levels, items, and go out, additional vehicles, etc. in the case of a game for example. This should enable them to earn extra euros (and elsewhere that raid Google 30% commissions on every sale), while users should be a little more attentive

High-tech counterfeiting still rising, according Priceminister

A decrease in the number of counterfeiters. It is what the platform Priceminister in his third record, 2010 fight against counterfeiting, made from observations of its dedicated cells in France, the United Kingdom and Spain. The website of purchase and sale of used goods - which claims 98% of fake products stopped before online - highlights have blocked last year 1503 accounts, in 2009 against 2625.

Apple products are the most copied
While the bulk of counterfeits detected for the fashion sector (clothing, leather goods, watches, perfumes, cosmetics), the high-tech weighs 34%, 17% growth. Priceminister note a sharp increase of 47% of the sector "her" (Walkman, accessories) and the first touch pads, as the iPad (4% of attempts). Telephony represents the largest share of fakes, especially smartphones, as evidenced by increases of counterfeit products HTC and BlackBerry. Apple products are the most copied in all sectors.
Priceminister claims 35 people employed in the fight against fake products and have adopted measures such as awareness of buyers, the analysis of ads and behavior, the creation in 2006 of a warranty against infringement or the signing of an agreement with Customs a year ago.

Video games (consoles, games and accessories) are also a breeding ground, with a growth of 23% of the blocked accounts. According to the subsidiary of Rakuten, analysis of documents provided by vendors suspected of counterfeiting (when they agreed to issue) shows that they are sourcing 86% on Internet, and increasingly on Chinese websites.