Digium has released the AEX410, a modular four-port analog PCI-Express x1 telephony interface card for Asterisk. The AEX410 is the PCI-Express version of Digium’s existing TDM410 product.

The AEX410 provides analog (FXS) ports and trunk (FXO) ports for POTS/PSTN connectivity. It may be connected to the PSTN, to other PBXs, or to analog handset devices with those modules. Optional DSP-based 128ms line echo cancellation for the AEX410 is provided by Digium’s VPMADT032 G.168 module. The optional hardware echo cancellation provides 1024 taps of echo cancellation for superior voice quality.

The naming convention for the AEX410 part numbers is as follows:

AEX4XYZ

Where X indicates the number of FXS (station) modules (ports)
Where Y indicates the number of FXO (trunk) modules (ports)
Where Z indicates either B for bundles not containing DSP-based echo cancellation or E for bundles that do contain DSP-based echo cancellation.

Click here to read the complete announcement

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GNOME, a popular Linux Desktop Environment has gotten a new version. After 6 months of hard work, GNOME developers announced the availability of GNOME version 2.24. The new version of GNOME desktop brings a lot of new features, new language translations and updated documentation.

Below are some major features included in GNOME 2.24:

• Empathy Instant Messenger - a Pidgin-like IM client based on the Telepathy communications framework.
• Ekiga 3.0 - GNOME’s improved SIP audio/video conferencing client, it has a new interface, supports PBX line monitoring, H.264/H.263+/MPEG-4/Theora video codecs and accelerated video.
• Track Your Time Better - a new Panel applet that will show you the tasks that you have been working on and how much time you’ve spent on them. These tasks can also be organized in groups (by type of activity, client’s name, etc).
• Improved File Management - the Nautilus, GNOME’s file manager brings tabbed navigation and compact list view.
• Smarter Deskbar - includes a few interesting additions, such as Google Search (and code search), a calculator, and Yahoo! and Wikipedia suggestions.
• New Screen Resolution Controls - GNOME 2.24 introduces X.Org’s XRandR 1.2 specification, allowing users to set up monitors in many configurations.
• Extra Pretty - good looks has been a priority for GNOME 2.24, which includes new and improved artwork and themes. Also, a very nice desktop background selection has been provided for a better and more eye-pleasing experience.
• New Sound Theme Support - Gnome sound themes are now being handled by libcanberra,  allowing you to watch a fullscreen movie while leaving the sound notifications on.
• Better Digital TV - Totem includes support for remote text subtitling and high-resolution YouTube videos.

Click here to read the complete release notes.

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Breaking its own record, Toshiba has unveiled its 250GB capacity 1.8-inch format hard drive. Spinning at 5,400rpm, the MKxx29GSG series drives offer the highest density of data storage. The SATA drive is also available in 120GB and 160GB storage capacities,  and offer a freefall sensor to help prevent damage to the drive platter. The drives consume 0.0016 watts-per-gigabyte making it ideal for mobile computers and devices.

Mass production of the MKxx29GSG series drives will start in November.

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Looks like the month of October is going to be tough for iPhone, T-Mobile has confirmed the arrival of T-Mobile G1 phone powered by Google Android operating system on October 22  and it is now being rumored that the Nokia Tube will be launched globally on October 2.

Nokia Tube which has been featured in the latest Batman film is Nokia’s first touchscreen phone.

Well, lets hope that Nokia will come up with an official statement on this, and let us also hope that the Nokia Tube will have features similar to iPhone or T-Mobile G1 phones.

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T-Mobile G1 (the much-awaited HTC dream), has been announced today. The T-Mobile G1 is the first handset powered by Google’s Android operating system will be coming to T-Mobile on October 22nd.

The 5.6 ounces, 4.60” x 2.16” x 0.62” handset sports a 3-inch touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad. Users can have up to 350 minutes talk-time for WCDMA (3G) or up to 406 minutes for GSM. The T-Mobile G1 is available in three colors, white, brown and black and will be priced at $179 (for a two-year contract).

Here are the features of T-Mobile G1:

• Qualcomm MSM7210A running @ 528 MHz
• 256MB ROM / 192MB RAM
• Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Dual-band (1700/2100Mhz) UMTS/HSDPA (3G)
• 7.2Mbps HSDPA (downstream) and 2Mbps HSUPA (upstream)
• WiFi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• myFaves-enabled
• GPS capabilities
• 3.2-inch touchscreen display @ 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
• Voice recognition, voice dialing and speakerphone
• Full Cut-and-Paste functionality
• 3-megapixel camera with photo-sharing (geo-tagging) capabilities
• Trackball for one-handed navigation
• Chrome Lite Web browser with zoom function that expands any page section by simply tapping on the screen.
• One-click contextual search to instantly find relevant information with a touch of a finger in any application
• Rich HTML email client
• Google Maps
• Music player supports MP3, M4A (iTunes AAC, DRM-free), AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis
• microSD card slot supports up to 8GB microSD cards

Applications

• ShopSavvy: designed to help people do comparative shopping
• Ecorio: developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like
• BreadCrumbz: enables people to create a step-by-step visual map using photos; customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world
• Pre-installed Amazon MP3 Store.
• Instant messaging application with support for AIM, GTalk, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger
• YouTube video application

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Jazinga, a Canada based group of Internet and telephony veterans and entrepreneurs who believed that the traditional telephony systems needed to join the 21st century, has launched  an IP-PBX targeting the small business market.

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) VoIP Appliance with simplified installation and configuration combines the features of a corporate telephone systems with wireless networking, fax and e-mail. The Jazinga IP-PBX includes features like auto attendant, voicemail, call conferencing, call-forwarding and music on hold.

The Jazinga IP PBX is available through channel partners for $1,095.

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