The Lion has been released for nearly a week now, but you guys are only getting the plain vanilla 10.7 version. However, developers have been pushed forward with a new 10.7.2 update of the Lion. This update doesn’t bring any bug fixes or anything to the operating system overall, but what does it do? Well, this pending second update (build 11C26) is required for testing the operating system with iCloud — a feature notably absent in the public version of the OS released last week. The new System Preferences iCloud module enables granular management of select features, letting you choose which accounts and services to sync. Full iCloud support is coming in the fall with the release of iOS 5, so it’s probably safe to assume that Apple plans to patch some of those bugs in the meantime.

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Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Cisco to release the world-first zero client monitor using UPOE (Universal Power over Ethernet) technology, opening a whole new era of virtual desktops and changing the paradigm of the traditional office landscape.

Samsung Electronics showcased the NC220 monitor last week at Cisco Live in Las Vegas. The NC220 monitor with Cisco UPOE technology connects individual monitors via the Ethernet network to a virtualized main server that handles all tasks and applications. The NC220 doesn’t require CPU, memories, hard-disk, even a power outlet, since it gets powers directly from the Ethernet cable with Cisco’s UPOE technology.

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Fujitsu has announced the development of a platform technology for mobile devices users that automatically performs downloading, running, and erasing of applications and data, in sequence, required at a particular time and place.

Conventionally, users or IT departments have had to setup and install applications and data directly onto information devices before they could be used. This, however, means time-consuming preparation that has become an issue. Users have needed a system that, without any preparation, automatically delivers applications and data-where and whenever they are required-to information devices, as well as a mechanism for preventing information leaks.

With this new technology, data or applications will be automatically pushed to your devices whenever you are entering a certain area like a conference room, for example where you will receive all needed press material and document instantly on your mobile device.

If needed or perhaps for security reasons, sensible data could also be wipe-out automatically from your devices once you leave the office and immediately reloaded to your devices once back at the office, like a ninja!

Fujitsu says that the new technology frees users from having to set up applications and data in advance enabling the utilization of information devices, when and wherever needed. This saves on time and makes it possible to significantly improve operational efficiency.

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Sanyo has announced in Japan a new pair of their Eneloop Mobile booster with the KBC-L54D (5400mAh) and KBC-L27D (2700mAh). Both models keep the same basic design as previous Mobile boosters, but comes with more “juice” with an increase of approximately 8% as well as being capable to recharger either your smartphone or tablet 1.5 times faster thanks to their new higher output.

The new mobile boosters can not only recharge the latest smart phones and tablet PCs such as iPhone and iPad*1 series, but they can also power various gadgets with USB power ports. Along with this, the higher output makes it possible to charge gadgets more quickly.

These new Eneloop Mobile Booster will be available in Japan later this September, at 5,000 and 3,500 Yen respectively.

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Rohm is working since several years in Japan in in-house Energy Harvesting, and finally some great results are showing, where their High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells or DSC will be capable to harvest your average room light within a 400 to 800nm wavelength to power low power consuming products ranging from Wall clock, TV Remote, PC mice and other indoors devices.

With a 30% or higher conversion efficiency, these High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells that come with a 4x4cm size will have a 1 to 2mW output. But the most interesting parts here is that these DSC are transparent High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cell and can be used to power low level Zigbee devices made to forward any kind of information to better control your appliances ranging from ACs, Lights and other goodies.

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Samsung has unveiled new SD cards line-up which is rated as class 10 — the highest speed category for SD cards at the moment. The full line-up, made up of 12 kinds of SD cards, include SD card for digital camera and micro SD card for mobile phone. Having a card this quick, allows reading/writing rates of 24MBps. Let’s see who’s next to break the record.

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Apple may have AirPlay on their arm of arsenal, but that doesn’t mean Android users will have to walk all the way to their player to turn the volume knob. If you’re an Android user and also an owner of an Onkyo device, we have good news for you. It’s now Android’s turn to enjoy one of Onkyo’s best way to enjoy music with a dedicated and free Android App designed to let you control all your Onkyo AV Network receivers released this year as well as the company latest wonder, the TX-8050. Users will be able to browse networked content without needing to view on-screen menus on a connected display. Instead, they will use the touch-screen GUI on their Android device to navigate menus and control a variety of functions, such as selecting the input source or adjusting the volume and tone. Furthermore, users will be able to control output in individual zones in a multi-room distributed audio set-up.

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