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McDonald’s restaurants signed the contract with AT&T according to which McDonald’s restaurants will be offering free Wi-Fi Internet access.

It will be possible to use free Internet access at 11,000 of the company’s 13,000 U.S. locations due to which McDonald’s will be come even friendlier.
A present AT&T quotes $2.95 for two-hours of Internet access but the customers of the company will get free Wi-Fi at McDonald’s, Starbucks, as well as other locations.
According to AT&T, its Wi-Fi access has already been used more than 51 million times during 2009.
But the terms and condition of AT&T and McDonald’s are still kept in a secret.
One should say that it is a good news especially for those who needs mobile Internet access and do not want to pay for it as well as for business men that use the Internet all the time and even dependent on it.
McDonald’s and AT&T made a big opportunity to use the Internet for free. The option will be available in mid-January. But one should remembered that such well-known companies as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo provided free Internet access at some locations but the period of time was limited.

It became known that BMW was not going to manufacture an M version of the redesigned Z4 roadster. But next week the company will release Z4 at the Detroit auto.

The new Z4 sDrive35is is equipped with 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine that has twin turbochargers and direct injection. The peak of the engine’s horsepower is 335 at 5,900 rpm–29 hp. The sDrive35is’s engine receives a freer-flowing air intake and even more turbo boost if compare with the sDrive35i.

The torque’s peak of the sDrive35is achieves 332 lb-ft–a gain of 37 lb-ft and is able to keep that peak from 1,500 rpm to 4,500 rpm.

Also the company integrated an overboost function to the engine-control computer. Due to this function you are able to get an additional 37 lb-ft of torque for a grand total of 369 lb-ft.

It is expected by the company that the sDrive35is will fit the 18 mpg city/25 highway mpg fuel economy ratings of the sDrive35i.

There were made also other changes such as the appearance of electric power-steering system, the dual-clutch transmission involves launch-control technology.

Also BMW installed into the M Sport parts bin in order to match the Z4 sDrive35is with an adaptive suspension with electronically controlled shock absorbers as well as some aerodynamics additions.

According to BMW the Z4 sDrive35is will be available next week

The starting price of the 2010 Acura MDX is $43,040, it also includes destination charges. It went on sale on Friday.

The new seven-passenger luxury model comes with aggressive styling front, new set of enhancements and new wheel packages.

The new MDX is equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission equaled to a 3.7-liter V6 VTEC engine that is able to make 300 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. Improvements were made with gas mileage, i.e. 16 city, 21 highway.

The model is empowered with a power tailgate, LED backlit instrumentation, paddle shifters and integrated rearview camera. Moreover it includes a $3,700 tech package that has satellite and instrument panel options.

As for entertainment, once observe a rear DVD player, headphones as well as a remote control. One can find tech package, plus safety features like blind-spot information and active suspension damping in the advanced package.

Rolls-Royce introduces its new baby known as the Ghost. The model comes with a V12 engine block, stroked to 6.6 liters.

Due to the twin-turbo, V12 is able to achieve 563 hp that is considered to be good for a 4.7-second 0 to 60 mph time. It will be available for $250,000 in February, the price includes destination and gas guzzler charges.

The way how the Ghost drives is similar to a Rolls – smooth ride, when driving the car one can observe whisper quiet at all speeds.

Also the car is equipped with a comfortable steering and adaptive roll control. It is fast enough.

According to Rolls the company already got orders for 1,500 cars, all of them will be manufactured at the firm’s Goodwood assembly plant. It is a wonderful car that worth buying, it is gorgeous inside and out.

Despite the fact that the Element did not find the market, Honda is going to release a second generation of its quirky crossover.

According to John Mendel, American Honda Motor Co. executive vice president, the company is missing a key demographic with the Element meaning it does not attain the vehicle’s platform sibling such as the CR-V

“Our specialty vehicles give a little spice to the brand. It’s all about platform usability. And the Element is part of that strategy,” said Mendel. He also said that nobody came to the CR-V and Element. There were no buyers in a CR-V. Element buyers prefer bikes, surfboards and ski equipment and CR-V is generally for young families.

Honda decided to launch another outside-the-box vehicle from CR-V underpinnings.

Mendel did not say anything concerning the exact date of its arrival. Moreover, nothing was said about its characteristics as well as its brand name.

The Element appeared in the market in 2003.

Actually the company believed that it would be possible to sell 75,000 units annually. But after the first year of its selling when the figure was 67,478, the Element never managed to break 60,000. Last year the number of sold units was 26,447, and sales of 2009 decreased by 46 percent.

When talking about Panasonic’s latest Micro Four Thirds camera the GF1, one should mention about the Olympus E-P1. Both devices are considered to be alike in build quality, purpose and technology.

As for such characteristics as size and style, the Olympus is the best, but if take other specs, then GF1 is the better camera.

Both cameras has the Micro Four Thirds system, it means that the devices come with SLR-sized and quality sensor with interchangable lenses but there is not mirror system or optical viewfinder.

The GF1 is a speedy camera, it has a fact autofocus, quick write speeds, negligible time to boot. The buffer of Panasonic is quick in filling up and is able to hold up the next shot in a sequence. The camera has the live preview of color filters the work of which is much better if compare with the E-P1, the GF1 also comes with a built-in flash.

The main drawback of the GF1 is that the camera does no have an optical viewfinder. It is possible to use the screen in all conditions, moreover it is bright enough, the zoom for manual focus is accurate.

One can add two more things that will make the camera even better, i.e. image stabilization and it is necessary to remove the noise of the autofocus motor.

The GF1 is available for over £1,000.

BlackBeirry ntroduced its Bold 9000 smatphone late last summer. It is equipped with the best QWERTY, 3G engine and multimedia that was improved.

A big attention should be given to the keyboard as it became more bijou. It was expected that there would be the absence of the original’s sizeable and highly tangible buttons but it was a mistake. The new layout of the keyboard can be determined as enough accommodating.

Due to the ridged, guitar-fret it is possible to make differentiation between keys for accurate speed-typing.

As for the camera, 3.2MP is miserably sub-standard if compare with other smarphones’ cameras. But one should not that there was made an improvement on the laughable 2MP, also it is possible to post average-quality pictures to Facebook and Twitter from the camera interface directly.

But still the device includes a lot of things that attract customers, i.e. the high production values, the palpable leatherette that can be seen on the panel and the sharp quick-witted half-VGA quality display.

What is more important about Bold 9000 is its user-friendliness. It is possible to replace the traditional trackball with an optical touch-sensitive trackpad that was first appeared on the 8520 Curve.

One can also customize two side buttons in order to blaze up any feature as well as some individual installed apps.

The device has a screen that is relatively small for internet surfing, Also there is the integrated 3.5mm headphone jack that can be found at the side of phone instead of the top. It is a bit inconvenient.

Nowadays many IT devices include 3D but usually they are expensive. There is the only gadget that avoids such high prices, i.e. the Aspire 5738D laptop.

At under £600 is considered to be the best cost of a 3D screen. In general the laptop is good, it has 500GB hard drive, three-hour battery life and solid build quality. The Aspire 5738D is equipped with a multitouch mouse pad and decent set of speakers. But unfortunately the resolution is a bit low for the panel size.

The 5738D is equipped with 3D trailers preloaded from Yabazam’s library. The TriDef 3D software is able to add a 3D effect. Also it comes with an upscaler-style DVD player that append an adjustable stereoscopic effect to usual movies. But still one should talk about its drawback, i.e. the graphics card of the 5738D is not so powerful to manage latest games.

The 3D effect requires a lot of power that leads to the increase of the processing demand and as a result framerates begin to crawl. In case movies do not have a Blu-ray player, it will be difficult to get mainstream 3D content.

No doubt that 3D doesn’t have to command a massive premium but it will hit the market very soon. If it is not used only for games, then one can say that it would have been a no-brainer.

The Motorola Milestone is now available. At present it is impossible to give the full description of its feature as just for show and yet it is not loaded with software.

The first noticeable thing of the device is the size of the screen, i.e. 3.7-inches. With such size the device is able to replace any of its competitors. It is worth talking about the resolution, it is really impressive – 854 x 480.

It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that looks attractive, it is comfortable when using it, because it soft to the touch.

The phone comes with a feature-laden 5-megapixel camera that includes auto focus, flash and image stabilization. It has also such options as balance and exposure.

The phone is based on the Android operating system, it is powered with the Milestone due to which the handset is considered to be the first that carries the 2.0 update.

It is expected that the model will appear next week and there will be a possibility to provide more information about the device.

Nokia launched the N900 that is considered to be the successor of the N97. The device comes with 32GB storage and a 5MP camera.

The N900 is well built and it ha s a solid screen slide. But when it comes to angle the screen for video viewing it becomes frail and does not have enough balance.

The touchscreen requires a firm finger press but it works well, it is fact and responsive. The resolution of the device is 800×480 pixels, due to which the screen is able to display bright, colourful and pin-sharp images.

The device is equipped with the QWERTY keypad that includes domed keys facilitating in its usage.

The browser is good but you will have to get accustomed to its idiosyncrasies. On the bootom right you will find options by means of tapping. But if you need to use zooming you will have to push the volume key.

Despite the fact that the browser is able to work in landscape mode, it can demonstrate Flash animation.

The N900 has multiple home screens that are easy to change by means of the finger. Also the handset is able to manage various tasks, i.e. it is possibility, for instance, to launch Facebook, then minimize it by means of tapping the icon that includes two folders and then Facebook will diminish into a list view, due to which a user is able to swipe over Ovi Maps.