Apple files object and facial recognition, messaging, and voice modulation pattents for iPhone.
Read all about it here.
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Microsoft Silverlight 3 is now available for download.
You can get it from here.
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Two new entry-level engines are available for the Audi Q5: the 2.0 TDI and the 2.0-liter TFSI, both in conjunction with the 6-speed manual transmission.

The diesel version is now also available in the A4 allroad quattro. These powerplant options expand the Audi product line with fuel-efficient models at attractive prices.
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AMD/ATI have produced the world's first GPU clocked at 1 GHz and cooled with the standard fan+heatsink+heatpipes combo.

The Radeon HD 4890 is said to be able to reach up to 1.6 teraflops.
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Ivan Krstić, a man who designed BitFrost security system used in OLPC project, will be joining Apple after a year's pause.

More about his new job could be read on his blog.

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Sun Microsystems’ shareholders have filed three separate class action suits to block the $7.4 billion acquisition by Oracle, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shareholders allege that “the consideration offered in the proposed transaction is unfair and inadequate.”

SEAT made a grand statement at this year’s Barcelona International Motor Show by revealing no less than five new cars making their world debut. Starting with the new Ibiza Bocanegra, following the “25th anniversary Ibiza” and Ibiza FR, there's a sporty Leon CUPRA 2009 and classy Exeo ST.

One of the most significant new products revealed by SEAT president Erich Schmitt is the new SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra. The main characteristic feature of the new Ibiza Bocanegra is found on the front of the car. It's a big black mask with the top half of the front on the Ibiza Bocanegra emphasised by completely black double headlights and the central grille with its honeycomb mesh and black surround, including its innovative air vents at the base. The bumper combines black with the body colour with a broad grille beneath that takes care of cooling the engine.

Other outstanding exterior elements are the door mirrors with their black housing, the sunroof and the attractive 17 inch “Sira” rims and low profile 215/40 R17 tyres. But what really identifies the personality of the Spanish brand’s new car is the “Bocanegra” badge centred on the hatch door, a characteristic trait of SEAT’s most exclusive versions.

On the inside, the first thing that gets your attention on the Ibiza Bocanegra are the seats, which are upholstered with specific fabric made up of rhomboids stitched together in red that lend a definitively sporty look. In addition, the upper part of the seats sports the logo that identifies this version — a capital “B” also stitched in red.

Another eye-catching element in the interior is the three-spoke steering wheel, which features a capital “B” for Bocanegra in aluminium in the middle of the vertical spoke, as well as the seven-speed DSG shift paddles. Different shades of black prevail in the interior, especially the Brillante Black and Carb?n Black of several trim elements.

The new SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra will be available in the FR and CUPRA versions equipped with the twin charged 1.4 TSI engine, either with 150 or 180 hp output, featuring a broad equipment line-up including the self-blocking XDS system, which anticipates traction loss to the wheels and limits tractive force to the wheel expected to lose grip, ESP, TCS + EBA, ABS, Hill Hold Assist, low tyre pressure warning, driver and passenger airbag, head-chest airbag, sports suspension and cornering foglights.
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At the Annual General Meeting of May 6, 2009 the Board of Directors named Carlos Ghosn Chairman of the Board of Directors, alongside his current responsibilities, and appointed him President and CEO of Renault.

Carlos Ghosn was born in Porto-Velho Brazil in March 1954. He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Mines in Paris. He joined Michelin in 1978 as manager of the Le Puy plant in France. He became Chief Operating Officer of Michelin's South American activities based in Brazil before being appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Michelin North America in 1989. He joined Renault as Executive Vice President in 1996. In addition to supervising Renault activities in Mercosur, he was responsible for research, automobile engineering and development, manufacturing, powertrain operations, and purchasing. Carlos Ghosn joined Nissan Motor as Chief Operating Officer in June 1999 and was named Chief Executive Officer in June 2001. President of Renault since May 2005, he
remains President and CEO of Nissan. Carlos Ghosn is also a director of Alcoa and AvtoVAZ.