MTK has announced its third generation Android mobile platform, covers introductory to middle Android smart phones. The new solution model MT6575, provide 1 GHzARM Cortex-A9 processor architecture and validated 3 G/HSPA modem. The specific to run Google solve party Android 4 ice cream sandwich operating system and the design of mobile phone.

MTK said the mid-range smart phones, MT6575 platform support 720 p high definition video play and record, built-in 8 million pixel camera, and built-in Imagination Technologies company PowerVR SGX 5 series GPU.

In addition, MT6575 built-in mobile phone for many advanced features support, such as support 3 D display, such as built-in proprietary algorithm to support cell phone photo processing.

MTK said, MT6575 platform also support the screen size is small, a low resolution, less memory and multimedia needs lower entry-level smartphone.

The MT6575 40 nm CMOS technology, at present the main customers LianFa families were booked in the first quarter of 2012 MT6575 platform based on the mobile phone out new products.

MTK said, the price of less than $190 smart phone market in 2016 will be expanded to 550 million units. Of these, 75% of the mobile phones are shipping to mainland China and other emerging markets.

In Q4 2011, HDD shipments dropped by 26 percent over the same period in the previous year. Shipments will by 13 percent in Q1 and 5 percent in Q2 on an annual basis, IHS believes. In Q3, the market will stabilize and grow by 2 percent and bounce back with 49 percent in the fourth quarter of this year. Sequentially, HDD shipments are predicted to climb 14 percent in Q1, 11 percent in Q3 and 4 percent in Q4.

“The recovery of global HDD manufacturing has begun and will continue during each quarter of 2012,” noted Fang Zhang, storage analyst for IHS. “However, the recovery will be prolonged for at least two more quarters, as supply constraints keep unit shipments from climbing on an annual basis until third quarter.” The shortage will translate to continued inflated prices throughout 2012, the firm said.

HDD makers and component suppliers have resumed only partial production in Thailand and have shifted some of their manufacturing to other countries to alleviate the impact of the supply shortage.  According to IHS, Western Digital has been the HDD manufacturer most impacted by the floods and is not expected to return to full production until September.

IHS said that the Thailand flood has caused the global average selling price (ASP) for HDDs to jump by 28 percent in Q4 2011. Prices are forecast to decline by 3 percent in Q1 and by 9 percent in Q2. “Prices will remain high for a number of reasons, including the higher costs associated with the relocation of production, as well as higher component costs because of flooding impacts among component makers,” Zhang said. “Furthermore, PC brands have signed annual contacts with HDD makers that have locked them into elevated pricing deals for the rest of the year.”

According to foreign media reports, because more and more of the iPad is near the next generation release, at present the iPad 2–especially WiFi + 3 G version of the iPad 2 in Europe has many nations without spot state there. News that, not just apple’s official website and apple retail stores, even other authorized retail or operators has also put up a iPad 2 no supply notices.

According to a purported deep bore “apple distribution channels” anonymous sources, and WiFi + 3 G version of the iPad 2 suddenly in supply and demand balance not, in fact, is the apple of his plan and execute plan, for the natural is iPad 3 release.

In contrast, Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2 did not appear at present the extent of inventory shortage, industry insiders, the paper points out that the model is the apple iPad 3 after release until a specially sellingat processing. But there was no news can prove apple has cut its iPad 2 order or has the production processing.

According to today, foreign media AllthingsD brings the latest news says, March 7,, apple will be in San Francisco YBCA FangCaoDe art center to release a new generation of flat that is much speculation the iPad 3.

According to the American technology blog AppleInsider reports, informed sources, and apple is MacBook Pro to adjust product line, not only will it remove cd-rom, and will use flash memory instead of a hard drive.

The report said that apple will first will these changes used in 15 inches of MacBook Pro, and then to expand to 17 inches of MacBook Pro. This is equivalent to launch 15 inches and 17 inches MacBook Air, replace MacBook Pro product line.

The apple will launch the size of the MacBook Air news was not out for the first time. The U.S. technology blog TUAW Macrumors and last July also revealed that apple is developing 15 inches and 17 inches MacBook Air. TUAW even say at that time, one of the products will be in the Christmas shopping season last year during launch.

China’s Taiwan’s “electronic times last November also revealed that apple has in the development of 15 inch MacBook Air, and plans to launch the first quarter of this year.

AppleInsider says, these new products may eventually replace the existing MacBook Pro. This way, apple will only keep a notebook product line, but also provide different size just. This also sparked for apple will be to drive support of questions–how long the company had already in the MacBook Air and Mac Mini off the cd-rom, push users through the Mac App Store and buy iTunes software and media files.

Apple in October 2010 to complete the MacBook Air product line of adjustment, launched 13.3 inches, and 11.6 inches two versions. Then apple CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) at say these products for “notebook future”. The company also last summer released upgrade edition MacBook Air, use a faster processor, and increases the Thunderbolt interface.

Since 2008, using a molding design since, apple MacBook Pro the appearance of the product line has not changed much. Science and technology blog iLounge nearly a year ago, said earlier this year, apple plan to the appearance of the product are revised sharply.

According to the nikkei news, the world’s largest online retailer amazon company (AMZN) the first began in Japan in April to sell its Kindle e-book reader, price will be lower than 20000 yen ($260).

The report said that last November in the United States launched amazon Kindle Touch may be in Japan’s flagship model.

The company and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo mobile operators cooperation, the use of the Internet to provide ebook wireless download service.

The nikkei news says, amazon Kindle price will be lower than the Japanese market is expected to present on the other compatible mobile network electronic reader.

The report said that the amazon in the United States for less than the printed books 20-30% of the selling price ebook.