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The Vado HD also has a wider-angle lens than those two chart-topping camcorders, as well as a pair of features I haven't seen in any pocket camcorder: exposure controls (you can ratchet up the brightness of your footage while filming, using a four-step EV adjuster), and a motion-detection mode that automatically starts recording when the camcorder senses movement in front of the lens.The exposure adjustments are handy when you're dealing with low-light settings or other tricky shooting environments. In the following test clip, I adjusted the exposure values from dark to light (and back again) a few times to show the range of video brightness you can accomplish.Another nice touch is the microphone-in jack, which lets you use standard earbuds as a microphone. It's a great option to have when you want to isolate your audio input. Don't expect full stereo recording 2012 Nike Free For Men when you're using earbuds as an external mic, however: In my tests, audio picked up clearly from one earbud, but not the other.Head-to-head with the top-rated HD pocket camcorders, the new Vado HD fared very well. It's my pick for a go-to pocket camcorder if you're looking for a wide-angle lens; no other pocket camcorder I've tested (other than the first-generation Creative Vado HD) comes close to its wide-angle chops.
8.5 billion deal for Skype, the Luxembourg-based Internet phone and chat giant. Microsoft and Skype unveiled the planned acquisition in May.Skype will operate as a new business division within Microsoft, and Tony Bates, formerly the chief executive of Skype, will report directly to Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer.In May, Ballmer promised that his company would continue to develop and support Skype on rival platforms."A, I said it and I meant it," Ballmer said when a reporter asked for assurances that Skype would continue to support operating systems and devices not sold by Microsoft. "B, we're one of the few companies with a track record of doing this," Ballmer added, citing Microsoft's Office edition for the Mac.Skype offers versions of its software for Apple's Mac OS X and Linux on Mens Nike Free Run+ the desktop, and on Google's Android, Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry and Nokia's Symbian mobile operating systems.Today, Bates reaffirmed Ballmer's promise. "I'm sure on a lot of people's minds post-merger is the simple question, will the code:b58p46aaefer Skype experience change? The answer is an emphatic no," said Bates in a video posted to Microsoft's website today. "The value proposition of Skype is being multi-platform across different devices, whether it's PCs, desktops, mobile phones, whether it's in the living room, and that's key and that must stay. And we're committed to that."Antitrust regulators in the U.S. and the European Union have approved the deal.EU officials cleared the acquisition even though Messagenet, an Italian rival to Skype, had asked regulators there to block the move unless Microsoft agreed not to bundle Skype with its Office products."This acquisition has the potential to lessen competition in the VoIP space and could lead to less consumer choice and/or higher prices," said Messagenet's CEO, Marco Fiorentino, in an email last week. "We remain watchful of the Microsoft and Skype integration in light of EU telecom regulations and antitrust law."Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking Mens Nike Free 7.0 news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer , on Google+ or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed . His e-mail address is gkeizer@computerworld.com.See more articles by Gregg Keizer .Read more about mobile apps and services in Computerworld's Mobile Apps and Services Topic Center.

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Thousands of people around the world either slept outside an Apple Store, or are currently queuing to get their hands on the iPhone 4S. In London, (shown here) long lines were still in place midday GMT.Photo: Ron Nguyen

What would have happened had Admiral Chester Nimitz taken personal command of a battleship in the Pacific Theatre of World War II? What would have happened if the commander of the Japanese forces had personally decided to take flight in a bomber plane and attack Pear Harbor? Eidos Hungary's eclectic combat simulator, Battlestations: Pacific, answers these questions and more by letting you play as virtually every role player in the Pacific Theater of WWII.Battlestations: Pacific, the sequel to Battlestations: Midway, is no mere World War II simulator/strategy game. Though most WWII strategy games let you experience the second Great War from one perspective, be it a foot soldier, fighter pilot, or battleship commander, Pacific lets you lets you play from the perspective of everything from a ship captain to a flight commander to a gunner on land. But like many sim-everything games, Pacific suffers from unfocused and unrefined gameplay.While Battlestations Midway puts you in the shoes of one US Naval Officer as he rises through the ranks, Battlestations: Pacific dispenses with 2012 Nike Free For Men any coherent storyline. Instead of an individual character, you play as the omnipresent commander. Your omnipresence allows you to take command of almost any game vessel, vehicle, craft or gun at almost any point in time in the game without excuse. Unlike its predecessor, Pacific doesn't confine you to commanding American forces only.

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iRobot has sent four robots, to aid Japan in its relief efforts. Equipped with sensors, arms and cameras, the bots will be able to go where it may not be safe for people. (Image: iRobot) Robots may soon be rolling through Japanese nuclear power plants, testing the air for radiation and evaluating the amount of damage to the facilities.iRobot, based in Bedford, Mass., shipped four battery-powered robots to Japan late last week to help the Japanese military with their daunting relief efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11.