GIMP 2.8, the official application for Windows now available for download

After the release of GIMP 2.8 , there was great excitement among Windows users, while producing the official launch of the executable for your operating system. The wait is over, is now available the official installer for GIMP 2.8 for Windows.

On the project only indicate that, as requirements for Windows XP users need to install Service Pack 3. Theoretically, Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not require anything special. The screenshot to illustrate the news, I have found after installing Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

So you can enjoy from Windows, without the tedious task of compiling the new version of GIMP. For those who have not been aware these days, remember that the big news in GIMP 2.8 is the ability to work in single window mode, rendering is not enabled by default. However, GIMP 2.8 holds many more surprises .

Icade turns your iPhone into an arcade of a lifetime: A Fund

Since at ThinkGeek made ​​the blunder of Icade I had really wanted to have one. And although it was a joke, which hoped to become a reality, as both look the same as the chances were of Icade game unique. So when I actually went on sale I could not wait to have him. For those who have grown up between the arcade side Icade is an important component nostalgic. Furthermore, it allows to play and overcome the limitations of the physical screen touch. But all is not hardware, was released when I decided to wait to see what games are compatible with the Icade out.

The final trigger was last December when he left iMame on the App Store, the zillions of arcade emulator, free of charge and without having to jailbreak the device. Last week I had the great good fortune to receive one for my birthday, so I’ll share with you the experience of mounting a Icade and my impressions on it, and possible improvements that make it the perfect arcade.

Icade possibilities and improvements

As I write these lines only briefly Icade has gone out of its box and returned to it. The reason is that the cabinet is removed and I have a few pictures of it while I assemble. Wait for it to have good light and the pictures look good. So I’ll start this post almost at the end. The possibilities of Icade. On the Internet you can find countless projects, improvements and possibilities for it. I sincerely believe that a product succeeds when the internet is nourished by numerous modifications and alterations thereof made by end users.

The next version of iPhoto to adopt radically change the IOS interface

It was a step that eventually iLife in OS X had to happen: as sources of half Dutch, it seems that Apple is involved in transforming the next version of iPhoto to take the interface and functionality of the version of the application IOS. And seeing the differences between the two iPhoto, no easy task.

This next version of iPhoto iPhoto ’12 call, and be able to create albums and share them using icloud as iPhoto can do in IOS. It would be a function that would replace MobileMe galleries, one of the things I miss most is the predecessor of icloud.

The hypothetical iPhoto ’12 would in summer around the release of OS X Mountain Lion , and would be compatible with that system and OS X Lion, but not with OS X Snow Leopard. If this rumor is true would only confirm the ‘iOSificación’ of the entire ecosystem of OS X, and lose the skeleton of the classic interface that iPhoto has been since birth. Will miss? It depends on how it is that transformation. Fortunately, Apple will seriously when it comes to interface their applications.

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2, analysis

Samsung continues to increase its line of media players based on the Android operating system, framed within the Galaxy family of devices. The last to market is the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 , an exponent of devices that struggle with my reference to the market, the iPod Touch from Apple.

Major companies in addition to Samsung, are working on the same line, Sony and Archos players are proof of that, but there are many who think this is a category for Smartphones suffocated . To reach a similar conclusion, we will describe in greater detail the product.

Design Galaxy continuity in the family

Not surprisingly, in the Galaxy line of devices, this time as standard in white with a silver lining around the front of the player that gives a touch of class. It included a pair of speakers, stereo, each end of the phone.

The consistency and build quality is great, and the front design very appropriate in my view, the rear however is much simpler with the logos drawn on it.

You know how Samsung plays with materials, prefer high strength plastics and lightweight materials Premium. Three physical buttons (volume, power and front) work very well.

The full dimensions are: 66.1 × 123.8 × 8.99 mm and weight 118 grams. The supplied headphones are pretty decent standard, with controls, also in white to match the player (you can see in the gallery at the end of the article).

4.2-inch screen good

We start by an important aspect of a multimedia device like this, the screen, which Samsung has unveiled a panel type is not usually go hand in hand in their production: IPS.

The 4.2 inches screen determine comfortably sized, and has a standard resolution Android devices, 800 × 480 pixels. With reference to screen smartphones, the Galaxy S 4.2 for me is remarkable, it looks good outside, the colors are true to life and has good brightness and viewing angles.

It is without doubt one of the most positive of the gadget, better than what we see in other players. As we can say that demanding resolution loses to its competitor to Apple, but here are larger and of similar quality with vivid colors.

No surprises in the internal hardware

Samsung turns to pull the hardware that has only operated in the world of phones, but of course without the communications side. This is a Exynos 3110, we can find in other devices in the home, as some first-generation Galaxy S that appeared in the United States.

With a single core processor running at 1GHz and 512MB of RAM, you can get an idea of what we can load it with respect to applications. When running 3D games look good on screen, but if they are heavily loaded it shows that there is plenty to scratch the GPU PowerVR SGX540.

In my view the most complete benchmark can happen is the Vellamo, I leave you with the results:

Good detail the fact that GPS receiver included in the player, allowing us to use applications that require geolocation. No missing sensors and gyroscope, accelerometer and digital compass. The team is WiFi connectivity and GPS operation is independent of it.

The internal memory of the model I’m testing is 8GB (I can not confirm but I think there will be 16 and 32GB versions), expandable via MicroSD, and battery 1.500mAh, as we have in smartphones, and therefore replaceable.

On autonomy, by not having phone features and a battery of similar size, the duration increases greatly. We can play more than forty hours of audio, video or six hours in one go.

Ibercom launches mobile Internet companies

Ibercom, the telecom operator specializing in professional services has begun offering its first services in the business of mobile telephony offering available only to mobile broadband access to surf from your computer or tablet.

This is the second mobile operator aimed exclusively at SMEs, an area where until now only had specialized BT and where there are not many alternatives at present against the incumbents.

Ibercom with two rates of access to Orange’s 3G with which you can browse at full speed up to 7.2 Mbps for 1 to 5 GB after which the rate will be reduced to 128 Kbps for a monthly price of 20.50 or 40 euros respectively. Activation of the service costs 10 euros and will be possible to buy a USB modem option for 40 euros without permanence.

Bit rates that are among the special rates but look like is compared with the rest of business rates.

Haswell” sighted New information and executable CPUs

A few days before the official launch of the “Ivy Bridge” new information to his successor, “Haswell” have emerged. With this addition to an executable CPU is also developing a detailed road map that reveals the stages of the first samples to mass production.

What is new is this type of development schedules do not, they were in the last year, prior to “Ivy Bridge” . Since these have in the past year proved to be completely accurate, should agree the details of the “Haswell” roadmaps. The published time out window for the delivery status of “RTS” (ready to ship) is consistent at least with previous NDA roadmaps that a launch of the “Haswell” next spring from March to June to see.

Production schedule of Intel’s “Haswell”
The timetable details the stages of “Haswell”. First early samples are already in circulation, the second wave will start in May this year. Seriously it will not be felt until autumn, when the active beta testing begins, the October / November in the “Qualification Sample” phase (QA) opens, the most important for the classification of the new consumer products. As of December it then goes into the preparation for mass production, from February to the time frame for delivery will be achieved. This one is already in the first sample status, is a CPU-Z screenshot of a dual-core model:

“Haswell” sample
The dual-core model provides a year before the start of two cores and four threads, which operate at 2.0 GHz. Can at first glance, only a change in the L3 cache and the associativity (16) to recognize – for “Ivy Bridge” is the 12th Whether the amount of L3 cache varies with “Haswell” in the dual-core variants, is derived from the screenshot does not necessarily, because it was precisely such images even from very early “Ivy Bridge” samples with two cores . Today it is known, however, that it will usually continue to 3MB L3 cache for the dual-core variants, only special notebook subsidiary with two cores are probably 4 MB L3 cache get.

First teaser trailer for Crysis 3 released

On the video-sharing website YouTube now several versions of the videos have surfaced, the official includes a gameplay teaser for the upcoming game Crysis third In the brief clip, some of the novelty of the third part of the first-person shooter series to see more of you put off the fans but on next week.

The only 19-second teaser trailer shows a pawn in the nanosuit, which is armed with a compound bow – which has repeatedly announced and shown new military equipment in Crysis third Also, the “nano-dome”, which will cover the third part of the Crysis-New York City, is shown in the video. Really meaningful is the video snippets but not beyond, but it ultimately serves only the purpose of a hopefully long gameplay trailer for Tuesday, 24 April to announce.

The third version of OS X after Mountain Lion now available for download

Attention developers: one month after the second , Apple has released the third version of OS X after Mountain Lion (Build 12A178q code) thus continuing the development agenda of the successor of Lion. The final version, if there are no delays, will be released in late summer.

The news comes in this new draft still has to find (do not think it takes us to the curiosity of the developers), but Apple shows a list of known errors which shows that there is still much work to do. There are problems with FileVault, the function of encrypting our files, iTunes does not sync notes, Mail can not access the photos in iPhoto, lack of support in the catalog …

What has been noticed so far is that Game Center starring some efforts to work well in this version. Remember: we’re talking about a test version for developers, and we recommend downloading to use as a host of daily use. As you discover new and interesting details hidden about this new version we will be talking about them.

Samsung may have delayed their tablets to include quad-core processor

From South Korea comes news of late for the tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 , presented at the end of March. It seems that Samsung has decided to strengthen it with new hardware, and the measure could also be taken into account with the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Note .

The two tablets of the Korean company have, by day of presentation, with dual core processors. No details were given about them, but now seems not artillery enough to compete with what others are putting on the market, and will use quad-core processors.

Little doubt what the election, the new Exynos 4412 Samsung’s quite likely that life would also awaited Samsung Galaxy S3, and it seems to also use the new Meizu MX .

The change of course is welcome, if we have a more modern hardware for the same price. We expect official information.

Bionaire also removed the fan blades

The manufacturer joins Bionaire Dyson and has its own fan without blades.

The new Bionaire BBLF01 seeks to draw attention to the design and of course through the system without a blade that gives extra level of security and ease of cleaning a fan.

Bionaire equipment has a turntable which distributes the air in all directions, channeling and amplifying at a time. According to the manufacturer, the result is five times that we would get with a traditional outfit of the same dimensions.

As features are a timer and control of air velocity. The new Bionaire bladeless BBLF01 is now on sale for 99 euros.