ASUS VivoTab RT

Az ASUS tablet/netbook hibridjének első korai példányai már az idei Computexen is tiszteletüket tették, majd a 2012-es IFA-n is felbukkant az ígéretes masina, azonban hivatalos megjelenése egészen a mai napig váratott magára. A VivoTab RT (TF600T) nevéből nem nehéz kitalálni, hogy ARM-os variánsról van szó, amin természetesen a napokon belül debütáló Windows RT operációs rendszer fut majd.

A tablet önmagában 263 x 171 x 8,3 milliméteres és 525 grammot nyom, előlapján egy 10,1”-es Super IPS+ panel terpeszkedik, melynek felbontása 1366x768 pixel. A kijelző nem csak 178 fokos betekintési szögekkel és remek színekkel rendelkezik, de magas fényerejének köszönhetően közvetlen napsütésben is jól olvasható marad, védelméről pedig Corning Fit Glass gondoskodik. A középpontban egy jól ismert NVIDIA Tegra 3 SoC teljesít szolgálatot 2 GB rendszermemóriával karöltve – ez a páros bizonyára elegendő teljesítményt nyújt a rendszer gördülékeny futtatásához. Az adatok 32 vagy 64 GB kapacitású eMMC memóriában tárolhatók, ez microSD memóriakártyával bővíthető.

A vezeték nélküli kommunikációért Bluetooth 4.0 adapter és IEEE802.11b/g/n kompatibilis Wi-Fi modul gondoskodik, de opcionálisan 3G (DC-HSPA+) és 4G (LTE) modemmel is elérhető lesz majd. Hátlapi kamerájának felbontása 8 MP, munkáját LED-es villanó segíti, az előlapon pedig 2 MP-es kamera figyel, aminek működését LED indikálja. Csatlakozói között egy headset aljzat és egy micro HDMI port is fellelhető. 25 Wh-s akkumulátora körülbelül 9 órás használatot biztosít.

A koncepció persze a billentyűzetes dokkolóval válik teljessé, amely nemcsak két teljes méretű USB 2.0 portot, de egy 22 Wh-s akkumulátort is magában foglal, ezzel együtt már tisztességes, 16 órás üzemidő préselhető ki a gépből. Fontos még megemlíteni, hogy fedélzetén GPS és NFC is helyet kapott.

Az ASUS VivoTab RT 32 GB (TF600T) a mai naptól kapható, vételára 599 dollártól indul, amelyben a billentyűzetes dokkoló is benne foglaltatik. A gép az operációs mellett előtelepített Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview irodai szoftvercsomaggal érkezik. Az Egyesült Államokban kapható lesz egy 4G LTE modell is az AT&T-nél, egyes európai országokban pedig egy 3G-s modell jelenik meg a Vodafone kínálatában, ezek árazása azonban még ismeretlen.

Minden várakozás ellenére az x86 platformon alapuló VivoTab (TF810C) nem érkezett meg eddig, még egy picit várni kell rá. Ennek okai egyelőre nem tisztázottak, az atomos tableteket érintő pletykáktól pedig szeretnénk elvonatkoztatni.

78 Bodies Found in The Center of The Capital of The African Red Cross

 Central African Republic: Red Cross of Central African Republic said on Friday that he "discovered 78 bodies" on the streets of the capital, Bangui, since he was captured last weekend Seleka rebel coalition.

"From Saturday to today, our volunteers have found 78 bodies had been taken to the morgue .... We are asking people to come to these hospitals to identify the bodies, which will be removed for disposal", responsible for the Red Cross Albert Yomba Eyamo told AFP .

Murray Advances to The Semifinals in Miami

 U.S. Open champion and Olympic champion Andy Murray reached the semi-final ATP Masters Miami on Thursday, beating Croatian Marin Cilic ninth seed 6-4, 6-3.

Second seeded Scot will play the winner of the later quarterfinal between French eighth seed Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych Czech fourth seed for a place in the final of the tournament on Sunday at 8.5 million dollar hard.

Murray won the title in Miami in 2009, and lost against Novak Djokovic in the final last year.

Improvement in 1.8 times against all Cilic, Murray beat him five times, since the only defeat in the second round of the 2009 U.S. Open.

Cilic beat Murray in four sets in the U.S. Open quarter-finals last year en route to his first Grand Slam crown before their last meeting.

Cilic saved four break points in the first game before the exchange of breaks in the next four games before Murray held at 3-3 and sprayed errant shots more than winners in the beginning.

Murray backhand winner to break in the ninth game to 5.4 lead and though he fell behind 0-30, Murray won the next four points and took the first set in 45 minutes, when the displacement of one Cilic forehand volley.

Cilic beat Murray, to open the second set then held to love and exchange of breaks in the seventh and eighth games of issues before concluding his point of view, breaking the seventh game, when Cilic won forehand after an hour and 42 minutes.

HEC Seeks CEC legal Opinion over Degree Verification of 189 ex-lawmakers

The Higher Education Commission has sought legal opinion of Chief Election Commissioner regarding degrees of former parliamentarians, Geo News reported Friday.

HEC chairman Javed Leghari, in a letter written to Fakhruddin G. Ibaheem, said that the HEC had been in constant touch with the ECP over the issue of degrees verification.

He said the HEC had declared degrees of 54 lawmakers fake while the 189 former lawmakers had yet to provide their degrees despite the lapse of 2 and half-year time,

Leghari said that the HEC had been waiting for CEC directives regarding the verification of degrees of the ex-lawmakers.

NAB Punjab Services Final Notice Default Energy Bills

National Bureau of reporting (NAB) Punjab has issued a final opinion in the case of non-payment of electricity bills billion rupees, Geo News reported Friday.

According to reports, NAB is April 4, the term of payment of the invoice for the body fight against corruption begins to stop taxpayers.

NAB has started action against defaulters energy bills after a list Ministry of Water and Energy.

He also published advertisements in national newspapers warning taxpayers to pay their dues on April 4. The body has made it clear that he would be the last notice, and after the period that begins confiscation of property of defaulters or stop.

The Blue Whale, The Largest Animal on The Planet

An Australian-led group of scientists has for the first time tracked down and tagged Antarctic blue whales by using acoustic technology to follow its songs, the government said Wednesday.

The blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, is rarely spotted in the Southern Ocean but a group of intrepid researchers were able to locate and tag some of the mammals after picking up on their deep and complex vocals.

Environment Minister Tony Burke said the researchers, who spent seven weeks working from small boats in freezing Antarctic conditions, were captivated by the remarkable behaviour of the whales they saw.

"The Antarctic blue whale can grow to over 30 metres in length and weigh up to 180 tonnes, its tongue alone is heavier than an elephant and its heart is as big as a small car," Burke said.

"Even the largest dinosaur was smaller than the blue whale."

The scientists collected 23 biopsy samples and attached satellite tags to two of the whales.

"The tags transmitted never-before obtained data on rapid longitudinal movements during their summer feeding season and their foraging behaviour in relation to the edge of the Antarctic ice," tagger Virginia Andrews-Goff said.

"This method of studying Antarctic blue whales has been so successful it will now become the blueprint for other whale researchers across the world."

The inaugural Southern Ocean trip of the Antarctic Blue Whale Project involved deploying acoustic buoys west of the Ross Sea to pick up blue whale songs, which can be detected from hundreds of kilometres (miles) away.

They recorded 626 hours of songs, with 26,545 calls of Antarctic blue whale analysed in real time, said lead acoustician Brian Miller.

"The researchers were then able to triangulate the position of the whales from their vocalisations and direct the ship to the target area," he said.

Burke said the study proved it was not necessary to kill whales to conduct scientific research, a reference to Japan's annual whale hunt in the Antarctic, which is conducted in the name of scientific research.

"The Antarctic blue whale barely escaped extinction during the industrial whaling era in the 1900's when around 340,000 whales were slaughtered," Burke said in a statement.

"This research reinforces Australia's commitment to non-lethal research of whales."

Mandela Back in Hospital

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said Thursday, urging people to pray for the anti-apartheid hero.

The 94-year-old was hospitalised "due to the recurrence of his lung infection" just before midnight on Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement.

It is the second time this month that the Nobel peace laureate has spent the night in hospital and follows a nearly three-week stay in December for the lung infection and for surgery to extract gallstones.

Earlier this month, he spent a night in hospital for a "scheduled medical checkup".

"Doctors are attending to him, ensuring that he has the best possible expert medical treatment and comfort," said the presidency.

Zuma wished "Madiba", as South Africa's first black president is fondly known at home, a quick recovery.

"We appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts," he said.

"We have full confidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery."

The name or location of the hospital where Mandela is staying was not disclosed.