NLT Technologies Ltd. of Japan has come up with a prototype of a naked-eye low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (Si) TFT LCD display which boasts of half a dozen viewpoints, carrying a size of 3.1″ (diagonal length of 79mm), while sporting a pixel count of 427 x 240 resolution. This display saw NLT Technologies apply “HxDP” (horizontally x times-density pixels) in its creation, resulting in a new technology which is capable of realizing multiple viewpoints. Unlike traditional 3D displays, this particular model comes with two horizontally-arranged sets of red green and blue (RGB) sub-pixels in order to constitute one pixel. As the density of horizontally-arranged pixels is double the amount of vertically-arranged pixels, viewers are able to view the 3D image at a similar resolution of a 2D counterpart, not to mention the capability of displaying 2D and 3D images simultaneously on the display itself. Apart from that, one can also choose the number of viewpoints for a 3D image in addition to displaying a 3D image with the given number of viewpoints just about anywhere they like on the screen. You will not find this 3D display make its way to the general markets though, since it is being primed for high-end industrial instruments.

Google does seem to be on the move at all times in order to improve their search engine capabilities, and their latest efforts have culminated in the Knowledge Graph which is said to “help you discover new information quickly and easily.” For instance, if you were to take a search query (“Taj Mahal” in this case), the traditional method for over 40 years would be to match keywords to queries, but times have certainly changed the landscape of search. Some might think of the Taj Mahal as one of the world’s most beautiful monuments, others see it as a Grammy Award-winning musician, while those who love games of chance would have their minds move in the direction of a casino in Atlantic City. How about your recent trip to an Indian restaurant of the same name? Google acknowledges the variance in such a search term, and has released the Knowledge Graph which “understands real-world entities and their relationships to one another” – in other words, things and not strings.
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Most people know that HTC has its fair share of smartphones for the market, but out of the slew of devices, which does HTC themselves consider as the best? We have just gotten word that the HTC Titan II has been reported to have the best camera of any Windows Phone powered device in the market at this point in time. This should not come as a surprise, considering how the Titan II is accompanied by a 16 megapixel camera. Having said that, do bear in mind that the higher the megapixel count does not necessarily translate to superior images or image quality, as the megapixel race has long finished. HTC Vice President Bjorn Killburn did blow the trumpet of the HTC Titan II’s camera, calling it “by far the best camera available on a Windows Phone.”
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So the box art for Halo 4 has been revealed, not to mention having its puzzle solved, but is there all there is to it to Halo 4? Not quite, if Microsoft has their way, by revealing additional screenshots of what one’s eyeballs can expect to see in Halo 4 itself, in addition to more information surrounding the game’s multiplayer as well as Limited Edition. The Limited Edition will hold 9 multiplayer maps and will retail for £69.99/$100. The nine maps will include three future competitive multiplayer map packs, where each of them carries a trio of locations, and can be downloaded on Xbox LIVE after launch.
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It must take an eagle eyed person to actually mine data from something as ordinary as a resume, and this has happened to a manager of software engineering at SCEA, where he has allegedly been part of the team to deliver the “voice chat library for PlayStation 4.” The manager’s LinkedIn profile was actually sniffed out by Superannuation, and there is every possibility of this being just a typo. After all, the figure 4 is located right beside the figure 3 on the keyboard, so even the best of us do make typing mistakes from time to time, what makes us think that this particular manager is exempt from such a human error? Still, there is the other side to us who figured out that the PS4 is very real, never mind the fact that Sony has yet to follow up on their PS3 with word of a possible successor. Do you think this is true, and a PS4 is in the pipeline?

Many sites have been prattling on about T-Mobile delivering the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for their HTC Sensation 4G, well, I am glad to say that the update has finally arrived for the masses to apply. This particular update will bump up the software version on the T-Mobile smartphone all the way to 3.32.531.14710RD, which will of course, carry along with it the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system in addition to HTC Sense 3.6 for a smoother user experience. Those who are not too hot about an Over The Air update, you can always pull it manually to your phone by heading into Settings, About phone, HTC software updates, and Check. Do not worry, HTC Amaze 4G owners, your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update does seem as though it is on its way right on schedule to land on May 21. For those who have already applied the update, how do you find it so far, and have you run into any performance issues?

A group of scientists from Japan have been tinkering with something that is called the “T-ray” band. It is basically an unregulated part of the network spectrum that lies between 300GHz and 3THz or between microwaves and far infrared waves. When we say unregulated, we mean that for now, no internet service provider uses that network and since it is unused, there is no need for a set of rules or regulations to be implemented for it just yet. The team of scientists has used T-ray to break the record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz range with a data transmission rate said to be 20 times higher than most current Wi-Fi connections.

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Remember the Brain Game that was all the rage on the Nintendo DS all those years ago? Well, the PS Vita has its own version of a cerebral challenging title, hilariously named Smart As. Smart As is a social brain-training experience which will pit your grey matter with 20 unique, engaging, tactile and highly interactive puzzle games, and for those who take pride in their intellectual capacity, you are able to share your stats with players worldwide, thanks to a robust set of social and connective features.
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I am not quite sure what happened to the HTC Ville A and HTC Ville B, considering how the HTC Ville C has been in the news recently, and assuming my ABCs are in order followed by the fact that there is no nutritional value in a smartphone device, I have absolutely no idea as to why HTC decided to call this particular model the Ville C. Word on the street has it that the HTC Ville C is actually a more affordable version of the HTC One S, at least according to a Bried Mobile source. Underneath the hood, you will find a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3″ qHD display, 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.5, an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 1650mAh battery.
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Some might say that it is ironic for a site like The Pirate Bay to be hit by a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack, considering the nature of the site itself, as the site has been more or less inaccessible in large parts for the past 24 hours. Folks living in the UK have it slightly better though, touting that the service itself has been intermittent. The Pirate Bay even stepped forward and confirmed the DDoS attack on their Facebook page, citing that it “had its suspicions”, although not revealing the identity to the masses, with hacking group Anonymous being ruled out, citing them as an “unlikely” party.
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