eBay: Merkel’s golf stands at 130,000 euros

Still interested persons will have about three hours to make a bid on eBay for Angela Merkel’s VW Golf. Who wants to have the 22-year-old vehicle, but must reach very deep into the bag: The highest bid currently stands at € 128 650.

It’s not every day that are offered for a 22-year-old golf, of the 190,000 kilometers, on the clock, almost 130,000 €. However, it is not the rule that there is to bid on a former car of a German head of government.

The vehicle, which on 12 September 1990, was first admitted to “Angela Merkel, 1071 Berlin, Schönhauser Allee 104 ‘, has (on the 6th of April) with a starting price starting from €, 152 bids have now driven the price up massively.

The VW Golf II was from 1990 to 1995, Angela Merkel

The seller of the Volkswagen Golf has acquired the car about a year ago with a collision damage. When he realized what was the car owner, he has decided to restore the vehicle. The Gulf II was newly painted, among other things, he is sold with no apparent rust and dents.

The car from 1990 to 1995 in the possession of the present Federal Chancellor, as the second owner is Joachim Sauer, Merkel’s husband deported him the car belonged from 1995 to 1996. The “historic vehicle” as the description of the ‘ eBay auction is called ‘offers, after all, a catalyst, a manual transmission and three doors.

Western Digital HDDs Thrifty for “ultra-thin” notebooks

In the notebook sector, the trend is towards very slim, portable devices and endurance. This genus is dedicated Western Digital (WD) is a new series of 2.5-inch hard disks to be particularly suited to low profile and ultra-low power consumption for books and co.

The California hard-wrought expanded the Scorpio Blue series with new 2.5-inch HDDs, the 7 mm are flat and should have a power consumption of only 1.4 watts and 0.55 watts at Lese-/Schreibzugriffen idle. The newcomers at 5,400 rpm / 8 MB ​​cache and can be distinguished by the abbreviation LPVT in the model number of the other Scorpio Blue model. The latter are not only higher, but require the same rotational speed and capacity and more energy. The common model WD5000 BPVT is loud sheet for example, 2.5 watts (load) and 0.85 watts (idle) and has specified a height of 9.5 mm more common, which may be too much for laptops, but very flat.

WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch (Image: Western Digital)
In the press release makes explicit the two WD models WD5000LPVT and WD3200LPVT ago with 500 respectively 320 GB capacity, which are also compatible with 9.5-mm expansion slots. On their own site lists but still a WD 250 GB model , which not mentioned in the press release, and probably appear later. U.S. $ 99.99 (500 GB) or $ 79.99 (320 GB) as a stand in the room price, delivery to dealer was already in full swing.

Western Digital Scorpio Blue, the flat disks seen as an ideal alternative to SSDs, which are considerably more expensive for the same storage capacity. At 1.4 watts in active mode, the WD HDDs were also some SSD in economy on offer. SSDs might eventually turn can score points with their high speed, a higher shock and vibration resistance as well as (mostly) silent operation, although the 2.5-inch HDDs with 5,400 U / min among the quieter ones of their kind.

Why Mozilla blocks older versions of Java

The Mozilla Firefox developers have decided to disable old versions of Java in the browser’sown security reasons. Why this decision was made ​​to explain the security blog .

The security expert Christian Holler Mozilla announced that the balance between usability and security in this regard was not given. Therefore we have decided to block outdated versions of Java.

To block the decision of Mozilla, outdated Java versions provided in the community of users for criticism. Problems are among other companies exposed that require old versions of Java for mandatory in-house tools.

Increase that attacks on vulnerabilities in Java shows strong, including the recently publicized report on the Mac trojan called Flashback . Virtual Attackers exploit this issue in recent times from strengthened to take on foreign systems.

Although the Oracle Java developer, an associated fix a few weeks ago took on the way, Apple has been waiting with the release of the patch a long time. When it comes to updates for Java, so Apple is basically self-care for updates.

The security service provider based in Russia , Dr. Web recently reported a botnet consisting of more than 550,000 Mac systems. The operators of this botnet have set for pursuing their goals in the flashback Trojans.

Ultimately, the developers of the Mozilla justify the decision that the protection of users is a priority. Since 2 April this year to block older versions of Java. Mozilla provides a complete overview in this respect to set up a website .

Lumia Nokia 900, connectivity problems and component cost of $ 217

The guys at iSuppli estimated the cost components of the Nokia 900 Lumia , you know we like to know this information, but we are clear that it is difficult to use for comparison with other phones as well as we can not use it to determine the final price a telephone.

The phone is competitively priced in the U.S. ($ 100 with contract operator), the country where it initially appeared, but when you consider that iSuppli estimated a cost of $ 217 component, Nokia (besides Microsoft and operators) is making a major effort by the phone to operate on the market.

A high cost determined by the bargaining power with suppliers

A 16GB iPhone 4S has an estimated cost of $ 200, with similar costs component by component, but curiously, Lumia screen is considerably more expensive than the Apple product. It makes sense when you consider that it is significantly larger in the Lumia, but also has a lower resolution than the iPhone’s IPS panel.

Lumia The Nokia 900 does not have the best specifications of the market, but build quality and materials are paid (in addition to LTE connectivity), but also a reality that Nokia does not have the same power to negotiate prices with suppliers that Apple may have, which sold 40 million iPhones last quarter .

You can see a comparison of components with another major market phones, the Samsung S2 Galaxy in its version for an American carrier, with which we can see how it moves in similar costs, being the most technologically advanced Korean phone:

Nokia returns money for connectivity problems

Additionally we must inform you that the phone is having some problems in terms of connectivity, and Nokia has taken the measure to pay $ 100 to those users, so that little money will be doing with freight terminal harmed.

The problem has been identified as a serious hole in software that prevents some devices connect to the Internet as an operating system failure, so we have a solution with an update. Both users who are disadvantaged, as they are not, are entitled to the $ 100.

Three million Nokia Lumias

Yesterday we reported on the advance of Nokia’s financial results for the first quarter of the year, with more than two million phones in the market Lumia . If we add to those sold since its introduction , we would have a figure of over three million.

The best selling phone of the three available Lumia is the model 800, something we could expect. Nokia has put on the market 12 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, so most are still Symbian, Nokia Belle, or whatever you call them.

High quality eyeglasses at cheap prices

There are a number of reasons to prefer eyeglasses over contact lens. Contact lens can sometimes irritate our eyes and make us feel uncomfortable. Moreover contact lens users will take sufficient time to get used to it as it can cause little irritation on eyes. Also compared to regular eyeglasses, contact lenses are difficult to clean and maintain. It can even cause several eye related issues when not used with proper care. It is now very easy to buy cheap eyeglasses at our door step. Online shopping of eyeglasses allows customers to avail number of offers so that they can save a whole lot of money. Also you can buy multiple frames with multiple color patters and prescription lens types to suit your taste and to make it look perfect for the occasion.

There are number of brands offering eyeglasses online at affordable prices. But choosing the right brand is important to purchase quality eyeglasses at affordable prices. Best thing about these online shops is that they offer prescription glasses for less than $19. Also you can get a single vision lens completely free with these cheap glasses. Testimonial from active users can help us to find more about these eyeglasses.

Max Payne 3: No demo and new footage

In a few weeks, the next part of the Max Payne-breasted will officially hit the market. A demo version will not challenge the developers of Rockstar Games in the run-up available.

Several users of the microblogging platform, ‘ Twitter ‘put the game developer, the question whether a trial will appear next to the part of Max Payne. It is now clear that Max Payne 3 will be no demo versions. Exact reasons for this decision is not shared with Rockstar.

Max Payne 3: The multiplayer mode ( HD version )

As part of PAX East 2012 in Boston, the developers of Max Payne new images have been published 3. Then the main character of the game in a virtual New York is recognized.

Max Payne 3

Two months later than originally anticipated Max Payne 3 will hit the market. The long-awaited sequel to the action game Max Payne for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 18th in Europe May appear. About two weeks later, on 1 June follows, then, the version for the PC.

Samsung SUR40. First contact

Today we come to the meeting with Samsung and Microsoft to experience first hand the newly released version of Microsoft Surface, the table Microsoft professional touch.

For the second Surface, Microsoft has teamed up with Samsung. The goal of both companies was to get a device with a better design, lightest and most versatile and it appears that they have succeeded. The new Samsung SUR40 has every appearance of a table with black glass supericie. Only the Samsung logo and detailed examination of the connectors on one side reveals that what we are supporting is more than just a simple table.

Screen and tactile feedback

A screen level we have already offered all the technical details of the Samsung SUR40. The first feeling we have to touch the Surface is low resolution. In fact, the 40 inch Surface-size ratio are low resolution (1080p FullHD) when compared with the super-high definition of the tablet that have come out lately.

The Surface pixel size is greater than the screen of a tablet of high quality. Moreover, the tactile response seems a bit slow in comparison. Part of that feeling may have to do with the high response time of the screen (8 milliseconds) and recognition system that uses, based on infrared.

PixelSense technology that gives life to the Samsung SUR40 will not be as agile as a tablet Dual Core, but has other advantages. The first is its ability to recognize objects without capacitance, only its form. It is also capable of recognizing up to 50 simultaneous contact points, something far beyond any so-called multi-touch platform.

The key is in the applications

At the hardware level, the Samsung SUR40 has the right and necessary to move the platform-specific embedded Windows 7 and Surface menus. The motion of objects on the screen is fast enough to be attractive, although they have already used a tablet not be as surprised.

The version we tested has several applications that are more a show of what the Surface can do. Samsung and Microsoft have put much emphasis on the Surface SDK and that has many possibilities if it provides the appropriate software. Just imagine a restaurant where you can select from a menu what we want so much as putting the glass on the table or estate in which to see the floors at the same table-screen.

Microsoft Surface. The opinion of Engadget

The Samsung SUR40 has ‘worst’ resolution and sensitivity than a tablet, and its internal components are not an art PC, but the Surface is not a tablet or a PC. In fact not even a device designed for you to purchase a home user unless it is a very wealthy eccentric. Do not think of it as a gadget to use.

The Samsung SUR40 is probably what the first Surface should have been. A more or less portable table with a tremendous potential for connectivity and user experience. And all at a very affordable price for a company.

Willing to make figures, 7,900 euros is a nonsense for the hardware configuration of the new Surface if you look at just numbers, but not so for a touch platform capable of recognizing different objects very accurately, or to bear than six people toqueteeen simultaneously. As a platform to enhance the experience at the point of sale, or aggregator marketing tool in hospitality services, the Samsung SUR40 has many possibilities.

TSMC’s 28nm manufacturing capabilities tense?

As the online service digitimes.com reported to the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers TSMC be exhausted at the moment very much in its 28nm manufacturing capacity. As a reason for this is the robust demand from Qualcomm, AMD and nVidia have.

Qualcomm, according to the report should have been passed down production orders to United Microelectronics, but even in this way could not satisfy the needs of its clients to processors. Likewise, AMD and nVidia also suffer from this bottleneck. So shall have been about nVidia forced by these circumstances to a shift of its new GPU series according to various sources. AMD has yet to deliver its part, also only very limited quantities of its new 28nm GPUs.

According to Digitimes, the assessment of various sources’ from the industry should be able to relax again until the end of the third QUARTER 2012th The yield rate of 28nm process will increase slowly, meanwhile, an expansion of production capacity is to be seen but rather restrained from TSMC.

This is supposed to be so digitimes.com held TSMC’s profit margin at a constant level. On the previous expansion plans of the foundries, however, is still being held in order to increase the total capacity for the same period of 2011 to 2012 by 10%.

EU Commission opens investigation against Motorola

The Commission of the European Union has launched two antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility. In a release issued today says that while the one from Apple and Microsoft filed complaints will pursue.

Both companies had negative opinions about their view on patent claims covered by Motorola Mobility and informed the EU Commission to the effect formally. The focus therefore is on the question of whether the notices have been recently associated with Google mobile phone manufacturers to Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). This deals with the possible abuse of dominant position.

Exactly this should have exercised Motorola Mobility in royalties and thus violates the principle of FRAND. This provides essential protection that standard fonts in a fair and reasonable terms and conditions must be licensed to competitors. According to Microsoft, Motorola would require, for example in the important patents for the H.264 standard, 22.50 U.S. dollars per Windows license sold, provided the appropriate PC has a retail price of $ 1,000. Motorola demanded a higher price accordingly more.

Finally, the EU Commission in late January, an appropriate action against Samsung opened. Here, too, is accused of contempt of FRAND principle, therefore, at the same time also a violation of Article 102

Nearly a third of web traffic is pornography

“The internet is for porn” – What is actually meant in jest, has a clear basis in reality. Aside from Facebook and Google, there is hardly a site that attracts so many visitors, like the great pornography portals.

Specific data are given on this sector to but little, however, the Web now offers a range of tools with which one can estimate roughly that move in what amount is appropriate offers. The magazine ExtremeTech ‘has now published a similar analysis, based on surveys, including the DoubleClick Ad Planner Google.

According Xvideos is currently the largest porn site on the net. With 4.4 billion page views per month, it is significantly larger than relatively powerful sites like Reddit, CNN or ESPN. With LiveJasmin joins equal to a second offer, which is hardly small. But the streaming sites YouPorn, Tube8 and Redtube many large portals in the shade.

But the times are likely to use the operators to make other offers jealous. While the user, for example, three to six minutes left on a news page and turn to after reading two or three articles other content that can bind to the porn vendors its users are between 15 and 20 minutes.

The magazine has also succeeded in obtaining from YouPorn some concrete data. The streaming platform currently hosts approximately 100 terabytes therefore of video material. Every day 100 million page views generated and processed 950 terabytes of traffic. Extrapolated to a month, it does so only this platform to 29 petabytes of data traffic – and it is not even the biggest vendors.

By displaying the information in relation to the total traffic caused by web deals, such portals are already streaming in a single significant area – the percentage is in each case more than one percent. Overall, the proportion of pornography on the web traffic would therefore be around 30 percent.