SpareOne cellphone claims 15-year battery life, we go hands-on (video)

Xpal Power (owners of Energizer and PowerSkin) has leveraged its battery-tech know-how into the SpareOne, a cellphone that can maintain its charge for up to 15 years on just a single AA battery. It's designed to be used for sponsorship, hotel use and (most importantly) emergencies, to throw into your trunk and forget about until you need to contact roadside assistance. Now at CES we've had a chance to get our mitts on the device to see what it's like in the flesh plastic. If you're just a little bit curious, why not join us for a short trip?

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Live from LG's CES 2012 press event

It begins here. We rolled out of bed early here in Vegas to hop aboard the liveblog train (or monorail, as it were). We're kicking today's festivities off with LG. So join us and be sure to grab a warm cup of black coffee, because this early morning press event promises to be jam-packed with phones, TVs and probably even a smart washing machine or three.

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Garmin? Approach? G6 GPS Takes Golf to a Whole New Level With Worldwide Preloaded Courses, No Subscriptions and Rechargeable Battery

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OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced Garmin^? Approach? G6 GPS golf device ? a sleek, slim glove-friendly device weighing just over three ounces that comes preloaded with over 25,000 worldwide courses and is equipped with an internal rechargeable battery giving golfers the opportunity for an entire weekend worth of play on one charge. The Approach G6 is the ultimate instrument for the serious player and was announced in preparation for the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV (January 10-13) and the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL (January 25-28, 2012) where it will be prominently displayed at Garmin booths in each location.

?It?s small enough to fit in a golfer?s shirt pocket and golfers who travel the world now have access to worldwide courses without hidden fees or subscriptions. The Approach G6 was designed to take golfers? games to the next level.?

?With its new features, the Approach G6 becomes a must-have tool for every serious golfer,? said Dan Bartel, Garmin?s vice president of worldwide sales. ?It?s small enough to fit in a golfer?s shirt pocket and golfers who travel the world now have access to worldwide courses without hidden fees or subscriptions. The Approach G6 was designed to take golfers? games to the next level.?

With the Approach G6, Garmin continues to re-write the rules for golf course availability by offering over 25,000 worldwide courses (and growing). Golfers headed to Scotland to play a round on one of the sport?s first courses, or those who are headed to Australia to soak up some sun during their swings will have many of their favorite courses right out of the box. Garmin offers free course updates throughout the year that add new courses and make minor edits to the current lineup that ensure accuracy. Just as courses change, so do the pin placements - the flag can be adjusted for the current day?s pin placement with the simple touch of the screen and the large yardage number gives golfers the distance to the pin while the other two numbers give them distance to the front and back.

Fitting in the palm of a user?s hand, the Approach G6?s 2.6? sunlight readable display provides large, bright, high-contrast graphics and numbering so that it does not slow down the game. The Approach G6 even offers layup arcs that are drawn on the map and offer at-a-glance references to 100, 150, 200 and (when applicable) 250 yards for layup decisions. Golfers can even touch the place on the layout map that they want to measure, judge layups or zero in on hazards or obstacles that may affect their shot, and zoom in for an even closer look at the landing area. Even with its enhanced graphics and robust features, the Approach G6?s internal rechargeable battery lasts up to 15 hours in typical use, giving golfers an additional piece of mind when out on the links.

Keeping track of a player?s stats throughout the round like fairways hit, Greens in Regulation (GIR) and putts per round just became a whole lot easier with the Approach G6. Golfers can review these stats right on the device, or download and access a printable version on their computer. From an easy to reach menu option, users can select their club, and then measure the exact yardage of each shot they take. The stat tracking feature will calculate the average distance golfers hit with every club. With the new digital scorecard, Approach G6 allows users to keep track of strokes for up to four golfers using any of the new scoring options which include Stroke Play, Stableford, Skins and Match Play with adjustable handicaps.

The new Approach G6 is expected to be available in February 2012 and will have a suggested retail price of $299.99. Approach G6 is the latest solution from Garmin?s growing outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users? outdoor experiences. Whether it?s Golfing, Hiking, Hunting or Geocaching, Garmin outdoor devices are becoming essential tools for outdoor enthusiast of all levels.?For more information about Garmin?s other outdoor products and services, go to http://www.garmin.com/us/products/onthetrail/, www.garmin.blogs.com and http://twitter.com/garmin.

About Garmin International Inc.

Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications ? most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin?s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and Approach are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

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This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management?s current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2010, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Theory explains how new material could improve electronic shelf life

ScienceDaily (Jan. 9, 2012) ? Research by UT Dallas engineers could lead to more-efficient cooling of electronics, producing quieter and longer-lasting computers, and cellphones and other devices.

Much of modern technology is based on silicon's use as a semiconductor material, but research recently published in the journal Nature Materials shows that graphene conducts heat about 20 times faster than silicon.

"Heat is generated every time a device computes," said "Dr. Kyeongjae "KJ" Cho, associate professor of materials science and engineering and physics at UT Dallas and one of the paper's authors. "For example a laptop fan pumps heat out of the system, but heat removal starts with a chip on the inside. Engineered graphene could be used to remove heat -- fast."

It was demonstrated in 2004 that graphite could be changed into a sheet of bonded carbon atoms called graphene, which is believed to be the strongest material ever measured. Although much research has focused on the strength and electronics of the material, Cho has been studying its thermal conductivity.

As electronics become more complex and decrease in size, the challenge to remove heat from the core becomes more difficult, he said. Desktop and laptop computers have fans.

Smaller electronic devices such as cellphones have other thermoelectric cooling devices.

"The performance of an electronic device degrades as it heats up, and if it continues the device fails," said Cho, also a visiting professor at Seoul National University in South Korea.

"The faster heat is removed, the more efficient the device runs and the longer it lasts."

Research assistant Hengji Zhang of UT Dallas is also an author of the paper. Cho and Zhang have published prior papers in the Journal of Nanomaterials and Physical Review B about graphene's thermal conductivity. For the Nature Materials paper, researchers at UT Austin conducted an experiment about graphene's heat transfer. They used a laser beam to heat the center of a portion of graphene, then measured the temperature difference from the middle of the graphene to the edge. Cho's theory helped explain their findings.

"We refined our modeling work taking into account their experimental conditions and found we have quantitative agreement," Cho said. "By understanding how heat transfers through a two-dimensional graphene system, we can further manipulate its use in semiconductor devices used in everyday life." For this purpose, Cho and Zhang are preparing a follow-up article on how to control the thermal conductivity in graphene.

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Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus In India

After starting the year by unveiling two new smartphones, Samsung has now launched an upgraded version of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 called Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. The new Tablet is the latest addition to the Galaxy Tab range, the company?s last Tablet launch was Galaxy Tab 7.7 (the world?s first super AMOLED plus Tablet).

The Tablet has a 7 inch WSVGA PLS (1024x600pixel resolution) capacitive touchscreen display and runs on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system (with Samsung?s TouchWiz UX user interface). It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and has 1GB of RAM (improvement from a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM in its predecessor). Users have the option of selecting between models with 16GB and 32GB of internal memory (Galaxy Tab 7.0 had only 2GB) which can be further expanded an additional 32GB with microSD card.

The Tablet has a 3 mega pixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash that can also record high definition videos (720p) and a 2 mega pixel front facing camera for video calling (similar to its predecessor). On the connectivity front, the Tablet has Bluetooth v3.0, Wi-Fi (with Wi-Fi Direct) and 3G and it also comes with a USB 2.0 port. Additionally, the Tablet comes with pre-installed Google apps, A-GPS, Polaris Office (users can create or edit PowerPoint, Word and Excel documents) and supports Flash.

All the Samsung Hubs like Social Hub that integrates messaging of E-mail, IM and SNS (social networking service); Music Hub for searching, downloading and listening to music; and Readers Hub that has over 2.3 million e-books, 2,000 newspapers, and 3,000 magazines in up to 49 languages have been added to the device. The dimensions of the Tablet are 193.65mm x 122.37mm x 9.96mm and its weight is 345 grams. Samsung has provided a 4000mAh battery in the Tablet that is similar to the battery in Galaxy Tab 7.0.

The price of the Tablet is Rs 26,499 and its competitors in the Indian market will include Apple?s iPad 2 (starting from Rs 29,500), Acer Iconia A500 (Rs 26,915), IdeaPad Tablet K1 (Rs 28,784), Asus TF101 (29,929) and Sony Tablet S (29,990).

Our Verdict

The Tablet is a decent one (a definite improvement from the original Galaxy Tab 7.0), although the company could have improved the battery in the device. Additionally, the price at which it is being offered is not that appealing and could cause problems in its acceptance among customers. Samsung should learn from the recent price slashing phenomenon (read here for more) and make its devices more competitively priced.

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Young Indians Prefer Moving Abroad for Jobs: Ma Foi Randstad

By PTI, Sunday, 08 January 2012, 22:49 Hrs

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MUMBAI: Young Indians prefer overseas employment even without a pay hike for better suited jobs, according to the latest findings of Ma Foi Randstad. About 60 per cent of employees with higher education are willing to move abroad for a better suited job even if the salary remains the same, Ma Foi Randstad's Workmonitor Survey 2011 - Wave4, a quarterly review of 'mental mobility status' of employees says. It finds that about 39 per cent of employees with low level of education would move abroad just for a better suited job that doesn't accompany a good pay.

In gender, the study says that a significantly higher proportion of men (79 per cent) expect to go abroad for work that promises higher pay as compared to women (65 per cent). Commenting on the findings of the survey, Ma Foi Randstad Managing Director and CEO E Balaji says, "Attracting and retaining right talent would be the biggest challenge for any organisation in the coming years. With technology advancements, many traditional systems like eight hour work day and control approach are fast disappearing and impacting the work styles and approach to work."

The growing opportunities have created a major change in the mindsets of the young employees, for whom money is an important driver but they are also driven by work place flexibility, right culture, challenging roles, career growth and bosses with inspirational approach towards work. "Companies should re-orient their work culture to address employee needs, to succeed in the emerging war for talent, which will become the key to retain their place in the marketplace," he adds. The survey further finds that India continued to remain the highest mobility index of 144 amongst all the countries. This is in line with the findings that emerged in all the previous eight quarterly surveys conducted since first quarter of 2010.

The mobility index is least in Luxembourg with Germany and Italy following suit indicating least employee churn. About 45 per cent of the workforce believes in focus on promotion and 34 per cent believe in doing something different, the survey notes. This trend is consistent amongst all workgroups based on income, location, gender, type of employment and such others.

The preference for moving into a higher position based on existing experience is higher than to venture into a role that is different from their existing role, it says. It also points out that about 81 per cent of men expect to work beyond their retirement age and a nearly equally high proportion of women (74 per cent), expect to work beyond their retirement age.

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North Korea: Time for Secret Talks with China (Chinese)

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