NVIDIA: there's nothing 'Ultra' about Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks unless you add Kepler

This is a vaguely awkward message for NVIDIA to be putting out. On one hand, the company is best buddies with Intel and is hoping to see its next-gen GPUs bundled with a large portion of the Ivy Bridge notebooks that will ship this year. But to reach that target, it must risk irking Chipzilla by emphasizing the limitations of Ivy Bridge's integrated graphics. That's exactly what happened at a recent presentation, when NVIDIA told us there'll be "nothing Ultra" about the performance of a regular Ivy Bridge Ultrabook because the integrated HD 4000 graphics will only handle around 43 percent of current games. By contrast, if you add in a GeForce GT 640M you'll find that 100 percent of current games are playable with frame rates over 30fps and high detail settings, including Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Crysis 2 and many others. If you leave the lightweight Ultrabook spec behind and combine Ivy Bridge with a GT 670M GPU then you can go even higher -- as we just discovered in our review of the MSI's GT70 gaming laptop. Fortunately, Intel was pretty magnanimous about HD 4000 when it briefed us, and readily accepted that enthusiasts will still want discrete graphics, so we don't imagine the slide above will cause too many hurt feelings.

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Nikon D3200 pics appear on Flickr, make a slightly noisy entrance

Ahead of getting trigger happy with a fully-working D3200 -- rather than the pre-production unit from our hands-on -- we've been checking out some official 24-megapixel samples on Flickr. To our eyes, the images befit the smaller pixel size, namely sharp and high-res, but with a good dollop of noise on the side. Albeit completely unscientific, a blowup compared to an image from the similarly priced Sony NEX-5N looks grainier at the same 1600 ISO. On the plus side, the JPEGs show almost zero compression artifacts, so budget-minded shooters could easily print poster-sized images -- of course, providing they have enough light for a low ISO shot in the first place.

Gallery: D3200 official samples

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Apple in talks with iPad trademark challenger to try and settle dispute

IDG News Service - Apple and a Chinese company have started talks to try and resolve an ongoing legal dispute over the iPad trademark, according to a lawyer involved in the case.

Ma Dongxiao, a lawyer representing the Chinese company Proview, said on Friday the talks were happening, but declined to offer details.

The legal dispute between Apple and Proview is still being deliberated by the Higher People?s Court of Guangdong Province. But earlier this week, the court recommended that both Apple and Proview find a way to mediate the dispute, according to a court spokesman.

Before a ruling is issued, Chinese law allows both parties to enter a ?mediation procedure? to negotiate a possible settlement. But the talks are voluntary, the court spokesman said.

Apple and Proview have been locked in a high-profile legal dispute over which company owns the iPad trademark in China. If Apple were to lose the case, the U.S. tech giant could be forced to pay large fines and see a ban on sales of its iPad devices in China.

Apple claims to have bought the iPad trademarks from Proview in 2009. But Proview contends that no such sale was made. Earlier this year, a Proview representative said the company wanted Apple to pay US$400 million for the iPad trademarks for China.

Zhao Zhanling, a legal expert on China?s information technology law, said the opening of talks is a sign that both Apple and Proview are now taking a step back from their positions, and allowing room for compromise.

?I think there is some hope the talks will lead to a resolution,? Zhao said. But if the negotiations fail, the higher court will be forced to move ahead and make a ruling, he added.

Apple could not be immediately reached for comment. The company?s new iPad has not yet gone on sale in China. Analysts said this delay could be linked to the challenge from Proview, but Apple declined to comment.

Article source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226401/Apple_in_talks_with_iPad_trademark_challenger_to_try_and_settle_dispute

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Families around the world: Life in Guatemala

Can you imagine packing up your family and moving abroad? The thought may very well give you a slight panic attack or it may induce a little spark of curiosity. Either way, Families Around the World gives you a peek at American families living abroad -- from far off exotic places such as Abu Dhabi in the Middle East to the bustling metropolis of Rome and everywhere in between. Stay tuned for a look at what life is like raising a family away from home.

Meet the Barwell family

Picture this: You're given the chance to take a six-month sabbatical for work and have decided to use it as a chance to move abroad with your family. Where would you choose to go?

The Barwells, a family of six from Seattle, used this rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move to Guatemala, a Central American country nestled between Belize, Mexico and Honduras. Of all places, why Guatemala? Denise Daniels Barwell tells us they knew they wanted to spend the six months in a Spanish-speaking area -- despite not being able to speak the language themselves -- as well as be in a developing country where they could teach their children, Josh, Samara, Danica and Zachary, to respect the amazing opportunities and wealth they have, in comparison to the rest of the world.

And after six months of being completely immersed in Guatemalan culture, schools and daily life, that's not all the Barwell family learned through this incredible experience.

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First impressions of Guatemala

"In our first few days, we were [in awe of] the security guards wandering around with very large guns, the wild dogs roving around the city (and with nobody picking up after them), the very colorful houses and markets, the immensely friendly people we encountered everywhere and a hugely different diet," Denise tell us.

The Barwell family happened to arrive in Antigua on New Year's Eve, which means they spent their night being greeted by a three-hour long fireworks display that lasted until 2:30 a.m!

Daily life in Central America... with four kids

Many moms who we've talked to for the Families Around the World series have reflected that daily life abroad is oddly similar to what their life was like at home, but there is no doubt life in Guatemala was taken at a slower pace for the Barwell family.

All four children attended school every day -- the older kids would leave at 6:30 a.m. via a 12-seat passenger van, sans seatbelts,? typically packed with 20 children -- and Zach left for preschool a couple of hours later. While the kids were at school, Denise and Craig would spend their mornings exploring Antigua or relaxing with some reading and a cup of coffee before meeting back together as a family around 1 p.m.

A typical afternoon for the Barwell family while living in Guatemala started with tutoring -- both for language and for homework for the children, which was done completely in Spanish -- followed by trips to the market, adventures checking out new or favorite parts of the city or playing with friends inside the gated, walled courtyard of their house.

Denise remarks, "Without ballet, soccer, swimming and chess club, we had much more time together as a family. Because most of the Guatemalan kids we knew weren't involved in the many hectic activities of our kids' American peers, we never felt like we were missing out on something."

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Reflections on life abroad

Before they left Guatemala, each family member wrote a list on their family blog of what they would miss most and what they'll miss least about living in Guatemala. From the "will miss it" list is the friendliness of strangers, soccer and not having to wear seatbelts in the car. And from the "won't miss it one bit" list, the poop on the streets makes the list of every single family member, along with mosquitos and riding the very full bus to school every morning.

"Did we really step off the plane and onto this treadmill already?"

Also on their family blog, Denise writes about their re-entry to their life in Seattle upon returning from Guatemala. She is amazed at how quickly they leaped right back into their old routines -- running from birthday parties to swim lessons to shopping trips without batting an eye. "Did we really step off the plane and onto this treadmill already?" She reflects, "Have we learned nothing from our six-month sabbatical?"

However, she also tells us the time they spent together in Guatemala was irreplaceable, commenting that having to rely on each other more than they typically do at home and spending so much time together was healthy for every family member.

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The Mesmerizing Fisheye Photo of 24 Hours in Greece [Image Cache]

Is this the most beautiful eyeball in all the world? No. This stunning fisheye image of a 24-hour period in the Greek countryside was taken by Chris Kotsiopolouos. It took him 30 hours of preparation, to make sure he was positioned so as to capture the entire scene, from sunrise to starry sky. More »

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HTC EVO Design 4G receiving an OTA security update

If you own a HTC EVO Design 4G, odds are you may have already seen an update hit your device, and if not now would be a good time to check for one. Unfortunately this isn't the Ice Cream Sandwich update that we are all anxiously waiting for. This update is aimed towards some security fixes which is something we have seen HTC do previously. Hopefully this is just one step closer to the ICS update, but for now be sure to grab the update, and as always sing out in the comments if you notice anything else that has changed.

Source: Sprint

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