Samsung ultra-mobile PC due this week
Samsung`s Q1 ultra-mobile PC will be available online by 7 May, Information Week reports. Designed to fill the gap between PDAs and full-sized tablet PCs, it is based on Microsoft technology code-named Origami.
The Q1 has a 7-inch LCD touch-screen and weighs 1.7 pounds. Samsung`s Q1 includes technology that lets the device show movies, video and still photos and play music without booting up Windows.
It also enables users to input data directly through the monitor screen, similar to a handwritten note. The data is stored as an image file.
Coders battle for prize jobs at Google
Google has announced its first programming competition for Europe, Code Jam Europe 2006, reports Tech World. The company is looking for new staff to work in its European engineering centres in Zurich, Dublin, London and Trondheim, Norway.
Although the winners will share prize money worth about lb21 000, the main incentive for the entrants is a chance to work for the company. However, a Google spokesman said the recruitment process would be much more stringent than a programming contest.
Registration for the contest is open for three weeks, where participants can choose between three programming languages: Java, C++ and C#. While there is no limit to the number of coders who can take part, 500 contestants will be chosen in the first round by the month-end.
Media holds its own trust poll
An international media poll has highlighted the growing use of Internet news sources, including blogs, especially among young people, reports the BBC.
Polling organisation Globescan found a strong demand for news and an increasing awareness and use of Internet news sources. Almost three-quarters of people (72%) said they followed the news closely every day, with national TV (82%) and national or regional newspapers (75%) the most trusted news outlets, according to the poll.
Online news sources were the first choice among 19% of 18- to 24-year-olds, compared to 3% of those aged 55 to 64. Some 10 230 people in 10 countries were polled for the BBC, Reuters and US think tank The Media Center on the media and issues of trust.
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