TomTom iPhone app hits 1.3, gains real-time traffic and Google local search

Here lately, Navigon has been crushing it on the iPhone GPS front. Every couple of weeks, it seems that MobileNavigator is getting yet another fantastic update, all while TomTom's lackluster offering hangs back in the land of complacency. Thankfully for us all, the outfit has just pushed out the v1.3 update, which adds real-time traffic (an unfortunate $19.99 add-on), Google local search, updated roadways, automatic music fading between text-to-speech instructions and the ability to add locations from other apps and websites. We'd still recommend Navigon's software if you're looking to buy into iPhone GPS for the first time, but this is certainly a boon for those already locked into the TomTom alternative.

Via: Engadget

Samsung Soon Shipping 32GB 40-nm Class Memory Module

Today Samsung announced that it has begun shipping samples of the industry’s highest-density memory, a 32GB module designed for advanced servers doubling the previous density with increased power yet reducing energy requirements.

The highly-efficient 32GB RDIMM consists of 36 dual-die 40nm-class 4Gb DDR3 chips that can perform at equal or greater levels to a 40nm-based 16GB RDIMM with no increase in power consumption.

Samsung is using the industries highest-density monolithic DDR3 device,  a 40-nanometer (nm) class, four gigabit DDR3 chip  as the building block for the new 32GB module and mass production of the chip is expected to start next month.

Via Geeky-Gadget

Samsung's SMX-C20UN is compact, oddly angled, and YouTube friendly

Samsung's had this thing with the angled lenses lately. Apparently the camera is much more ergonomic when pointed down 25 degrees -- which is probably a much less natural shooting position as well, but we'll leave that up to you to decide. Anyways, the company's newest such beauty, the SMX-C20UN, features a 2.7-inch display, 1/6-inch (680K) CCD sensor, 10x optical zoom, SDHC storage, and support for H.264 video. As is usually the case nowadays, video can be edited on the camera and uploaded directly to YouTube -- perfect for capturing those embarrassing v-blogs before you sober up and your social filter kicks in. Available now for $200.

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First High-Energy Collisions Completed in Geneva

The first collisions from the Large Hadron Collider LHC the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator took place in Geneva just after noon today BST.Ending more than a year of frustration for scientists on the project.

“This is a major breakthrough. We are going where nobody has been before. We have opened a new territory for physics” explained Oliver Buchmueller, one of the key scientists on the Cern project.

In the experiment the atomic particles are smashed together in head-on collisions, with each beam having an energy of 3.5 trillion electron volts.

Scientists are mimicking the conditions moments after the Big Bang and hope that the LHC will eventually find evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson. A particle that theoretically gives matter mass that has never been detected before. Giving new insights into the nature of the strong interaction and the evolution of matter in the early Universe.

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Warner Bros Hiring Student to Spy on File Sharing Pirates

Warner Bros is looking to recruit a student intern to spy on filesharers and monitor message-boards for “pirate groups and other pirate activities”. They are offering £17,500 about $26,000 for the place.

To be applicable for the job you have to be studying an IT-related subject. File sharing groups have already expressed an interest in the job and would love to have an insider. TorrentFreak has invited its readers to apply for the internship and spy on the spies.

iPhone 3.1.3 Jailbreak for iPod Touch 3G, Baseband 05.12 Unlock Scam Warning

The iPhone Dev Team has issued a warning against sites offering an iPhone 3.1.3 jailbreak for new devices such as the iPod Touch 3G and 05.12 baseband unlock in exchange for cash. It certainly sounds enticing for newbies who want to jailbreak their new iPhone

/iPod Touch, but don’t be fooled, there is no such thing available right now. The PwnageTool 3.1.5 for iPhone OS 3.1.3 doesn’t work on those Apple devices that already have the new jailbreak-proof bootrom installed on it, and neither is a 05.12 baseband unlock in existence at the moment. It’s all just a scam.
On a good note, however, the team is proud to let everyone know that they’ve found a possible way to unlock the new 05.12 baseband. With that being said, it’s still too early to lay down a roadmap for this new iPhone unlock as they’ve yet to verify if it indeed works. Rest assured though, the iPhone Dev Team is hard at work in coming up with an appropriate unlock for the 05.12 baseband. All they request is some patience on everyone’s side so that no one will fall victim to scammers out there.

LG Announces Worlds First Full LED 3D HDTV – LG LX9500

LG Electronics, the world's No.2 TV brand, said on Thursday it was aiming to sell nearly 1 million 3D TVs this year to take one-fourth of the market, joining a growing number of global tech firms betting 3D will become the next hot product.

Taurus Electric Self-Balancing Motorcycle

The Taurus is a self balancing electric motorcycle that has the look of a modified Segway. The major difference being you ride the Taurus in a similar way you would a motorcycle rather than standing on the footplate as with the Segway.

Riding the Taurus you use your body weight and control your speed by leaning forwards and backwards and handlebars are used to control your direction.

Toshiba Launches 750GB and 1TB Notebook Hard Drives

Toshiba moved notebook storage a significant step forward on Wednesday night by launching the MK7559GSXP. The 2.5-inch drive is the first to hold 750GB but reach the same 9.5mm (0.37in) height as most slimmer notebook hard drives. As such, it can provide the capacity expected of a desktop hard drive but fit into thin-and-light notebooks like the MacBook Pro as well as all-in-one desktops and digital media hubs.

Security Advisories for Firefox 3.0

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.2 about a week ahead of the original schedule. The update addresses some stability issues and a number of security vulnerabilities, most notably the critical security flaw described in Bug 552216, which could allow an attacker to execute malicious code on the target system.

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Firefox is the number two Web browser behind Microsoft Internet Explorer, and is widely used as the de facto replacement for Internet Explorer in businesses around the world. Internet Explorer and Firefox combined have over 85 percent market share--leaving less than 15 percent to be divided among the remaining players.

Impact key:

• Critical: Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.
• High: Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, requiring no more than normal browsing actions.
• Moderate: Vulnerabilities that would otherwise be High or Critical except they only work in uncommon non-default configurations or require the user to perform complicated and/or unlikely steps.
• Low: Minor security vulnerabilities such as Denial of Service attacks, minor data leaks, or spoofs. (Undetectable spoofs of SSL indicia would have "High" impact because those are generally used to steal sensitive data intended for other sites.)

EYE-FI DOUBLES SPEED AND CAPACITY IN NEW WIRELESS MEMORY CARD LINE-UP

Eye-Fi Also Doubles its Hotspots so Users Can Upload from more than 21,000 Hotspots

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 23, 2010 - Eye-Fi Inc., makers of the world's first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today unveiled new wireless memory cards that deliver the next generation Eye-Fi experience of the award-winning Eye-Fi Pro X2. The "X2" family of Eye-Fi cards have faster-than-ever wireless photo and video uploads, improved performance, and virtually endless storage capacity with Endless Memory mode. The new product line-up is available today starting at $49.99.
Eye-Fi has also more than doubled its hotspot upload locations. Now, users of the Hotspot Access feature can upload photos and videos directly from their camera at any AT&T Wi-Fi location in the United States, including more than 6,500 Starbucks, and from Harborlink hotspots, including BP gas stations.

16GB and 32GB Flash drives from Active Media Products

Active Media Products announced two new Flash drive, 16GB and 32GB that are eSATA capable for transferring data at 3x USB 2.0 speeds.  The Flash drives are small and trusty with no moving parts.  The drives sell for $69.95 and $109.95 for the 16GB and 32GB respectively.

“eSATA flash drives are a great storage solution for people who need faster transfer speeds than USB 2.0 can offer, yet still need the portability of a USB flash drive,” says Mr. Jerry Thomson, VP of Sales for Active Media Products.

Many of today’s laptops and desktops come with an eSATA port.  Users that don’t have an eSATA port can still use the drives via the mini USB 2.0 port.  The drives can be find online at Amazon.

Product Page: Active Media Products

EBay, NRF to take on organized retail crime

(Reuters) - EBay Inc and the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry, said on Monday they have teamed to combat organized retail crime.

The partnership, which will receive support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, aims to help law enforcement in criminal probes and to prevent crimes in which goods are stolen from brick-and-mortar stores and then resold online.
Retail theft, dubbed "shrink" by the industry, reached nearly $115 billion globally last year, according to a report released in November from the UK-based Center for Retail Research and Checkpoint Systems.
While part of the loss comes from shoplifting by the public and theft by employees, the dent from organized retail crime can be even greater, as goods are stolen in bulk.
According to a 2009 NRF study, 92 percent of retailers complained of organized retail crime in the past year. Some 73 percent said the level of such crime had risen.
EBay, a vast e-commerce marketplace where buyers and sellers connect, has long striven to ensure that brands sold on its site are legitimate and that posts from sellers peddling counterfeit goods are quickly removed.
Still, brands complain that stolen goods easily make their way to the Internet, where their origins are more difficult to track.
EBay and the NRF said representatives from their groups would meet on a regular basis to brainstorm the best ways to prevent organized retail crime, while using new technology to identify and track crime rings.
They said they will collaborate with the FBI to help identify crime rings responsible for stealing merchandise in bulk and work together on legislation to strengthen resources for federal law enforcement and enhance penalties for crimes.

If your in the market for a new camera then Winait’s new offering the CD130BT it’s definitely worth a look. It measures only 13.5 mm thick and is available at fantastic price of only $24.99.

This fantastic value camera takes 640 x 480 resolution pictures and save them to its 64MB of on-board memory. It’s equipped with a f2.8 lens, an optical view finder, and has a shutter speed of 1/6-1/15000 second.
It also has a continuous mode feature which allows you to take 10 images per second and measures only 140 x 1140 x 40 mm
You can purchase the Winait CD130BT for $24.99 here

JVC ships HD camcorder with Bluetooth

JVC picked an unusual Friday timeframe to start shipping the Everio GZ-HM550BUS, its first camcorder with Bluetooth. The short-range wireless gives the 1080p60 camera unique control features. With an installed app, a smartphone can record and zoom like a remote control; it can also use A2DP headphones for wireless audio and geotag video with a Bluetooth GPS receiver.