In Bing added search of entertainment

Microsoft has updated the service Bing, adding a search of entertainment content, including music, games, TV series and movies. This is stated in the official blog search engine.
In the U.S. users Bing after updating an opportunity to listen to any single song from the directory containing the five million tracks and multiple - 30-second excerpts. In addition, they are accessible lyrics. These functions are not yet available in Russia.

Gamers updated Bing offers the opportunity to choose and buy the game, find tips on passing and other information about 35 thousand games. In addition, users are available, about one hundred of the most popular casual games.

In addition, the new Bing appeared to search for one and a half thousand television series and shows, including the recording format high-definition video. Users can find the time-favorite series on the channels of the cable operator.

Also, developers Bing presented a search movies, you can choose your session, learn about traffic jams on the way to the cinema and read the reviews both from specialized sites, as well as from Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook developers have opened service questions and answers

Two former developer Facebook opened to the public service Quora, allows you to receive answers to those contained in natural language questions, writes Wall Street Journal.
Unlike many similar resources, Quora shows the questions asked to people who can really answer them. In addition, users in Quora appear under his own name, which should increase their responsibility for the written.
It is assumed that Quora able to answer too difficult for search engines matters. In addition, the service will help Google and other search engines, as in the near future will open their database with your questions.

Investors have already invested in Quora 14 million dollars, considering the entire company at 87.5 million dollars. At the same time, the founders Quora not yet called the business model of the resource.

It is worth noting that Quora - not the only startup that is trying to convey questions from users who know people. A similar search engines on the questions and answers, Aardvark, has already bought Google, offered more than $ 30 million.

Amazon has lowered the cost of "reading room" Kindle

Online store Amazon has lowered the cost of the device for reading electronic books on the Kindle $ 70. Now the "reader", equipped with a 6-inch screen and a mobile unit, will cost 189 dollars, according to an official press release.
Price change was a response to the book-retailer Barnes & Noble, which on June 21 reduced the cost of their own "reading room" Nook to 199 dollars. Also B & N presented the new model Nook Wi-Fi without a module provider for 149 dollars.
Thus, Kindle will cost $ 40 more than the "younger" Nook, and $ 10 less than the "older" reader "Barnes & Noble. Previously, the device Amazon and B & N sold for one price.

Amazon also lowered the cost of Kindle for delivery outside the U.S.. Worldwide Kindle will also be sold for 189 dollars, not counting shipping costs. However, in Russia "reading room" still will not be delivered.

It is expected that in August, Amazon could release a new model of the Kindle. It was reported that it will be thinner than previous models, chitalok "Amazon. Her E-Ink screen will have a higher contrast ratio, but remain in black and white.

Apple has sold three million tablets iPad

Apple Inc. by 21 June has sold three million tablets iPad. As reported in the official press release, they sold out 80 days - the device went on sale April 3.
For iPad specially developed more than 11,000 applications. This tablet supports most of the 225,000 applications available for users to store Apple App Store.
Previously, Apple reported that two million tablets sold in less than 60 days. The first million units sold in 28 days after the iPad hit the shop shelves.

However, until April 30 in the U.S. was only available model iPad Wi-Fi, is not equipped with the module provider. Sales iPad 3G officially began precisely at the last day of April.

Currently, Apple officially tablet sold in the U.S. and nine other countries, including France, Britain and Germany. In July, the geography of its distribution must be supplemented by nine other states.

Thousands of Android apps unsafe

Several thousand applications for the mobile operating system Android is potentially unsafe, says a study the company S Mobile Systems.
Every fifth application requests permission to access to private or other sensitive information that can be used by hackers. Five percent of the applications require the ability to make calls without permission, and 2 per cent can send SMS without the knowledge of the user, including the premium rate numbers.

Twenty-nine applications are not only demanded the same rights of access that are necessary for malware and spyware, but also identifies tools S Mobile Systems as malicious. 383 applications to read or use the registration data (user name, password) other programs and services.

A total of 48,694 applications reviewed, are in the store applications Android Market. In the Android Market accounts for 68 percent of all applications for the mobile operating system. In all, investigators suspect was carried over 20 thousand applications.

By early June, in Europe, sold 25,000 3D-TV

By early June, in Europe had been sold 25 thousand 3D-TV, according to a press release research company GfK.
Total estimated GfK, in 2010 the world will be sold to 252 million television sets. A year earlier, the world has been acquired 238 million new televisions. At the same time on the total sales of television sets has a leading position among consumer electronics.
According to Korean news agency Yonhap, roughly the same number of 3D-TV (nearly 26,000) were sold in South Korea by Samsung from March to mid-June. Samsung TV went on sale in February 2010. According to the forecast of the company by June worldwide sales of 3D-TV was supposed to be 600 thousand devices.

In 2010, the company Samsung, Sony, LG, Sharp and Panasonic to mass-production of 3D-TV. Sony and Samsung also announced that they plan to sell before the end of the year approximately 2.5 million such devices. At the same time limiting factor for the acquisition of 3D-TV market is the lack of three-dimensional content.

3D-camera equipped with 3D-Screen

Hammacher Schlemmer The company equipped the 3D-camera 3D-screen, writes Wired. For assurance of the manufacturer, this camera will be the first "real" 3D-camera.
It is equipped with trehmegapikselnoy matrix, which allows you to shoot video at 640 by 480 pixels. Camera has a 3D-display with a diagonal of 3.25 inches, which is able to display stereo image without the need for special glasses.
Three-dimensional effect will be created by using two lenses, which simultaneously takes pictures of different angles and create a "depth" image. Photographed images will be transmitted to the whole matrix. The camera also can shoot three-dimensional and conventional photography and 2D-video.

Included with the camera will be supplied with the media player screen with a 7-inch, which is also able to play 3D-video without the use of stereo glasses. Transfer content from your camera to your player will be using the memory card format microSD. This player is equipped with a built-in speakers and headphone jack.

The device is already available for sale in the U.S. costs $ 600. Meanwhile, June's Computex trade show was presented the budget 3D-camera Aiptek i2, equipped with two pyatimegapikselnymi matrices that support high-definition video. i2 has neither 3D-screen, nor any of the optical control devices, such as "zoom", but will be priced at about $ 200.

Every thing is going 3D these days so having a 3D-camera with a 3D-screen will soon be a must.