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AfterDawn is looking to expand it’s services in the Nordic countries. We already have a strong presence in our home country, Finland, but we also have localized sites available in Swedish and Norwegian, with a Danish version under construction as well. AfterDawn.com launched Tom’s Hardware Finland in August, 2010, and other Nordic countries will follow during the Spring 2011.



We are now looking for people interested in joining our team at AfterDawn.com, and working with translations and content for both AfterDawn and Tom’s Hardware in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.



Your work will include:

• translating English content (in-depth technology articles that can be 5-40 pages long) to your own native language
• writing news (i.e. not just translating from source material) in your native language on a regular / daily basis
• communicating with other members of the staff for coordination (via email, instant messengers and IRC)

What we are looking for in you:

• you’re a native speaker of one of the languages mentioned (no, good Google Translation skills don’t count
• a person with good English language skills (English is the communication language between different AfterDawn teams — and your news sources, translation materials, etc will all be in English — but you don’t need to produce content in English)
• a strong grasp on PC technology (and related terminology), including motherboards, graphics cards, CPUs and GPUs, mass storage etc.
• ability to write fluently and grammatically correct in the target language
• commitment to agreed deadlines, NDAs, content targets etc.
• ability to work remotely, using ICQ and email as primary means for communicating with other members of the staff
• basic HTML and image editing knowledge (nothing dramatic here, just the understanding of basic tags, image resizing, etc)
• prior experience with content management systems is a bonus, but not required (we use a custom CMS anyway)

What will you get in return:

• an opportunity to work with a launch of one of the leading technology sites in the world – in your native language
• flexibility in arranging your working hours and holidays — this is not a nine-to-five-job
• .. and of course a salary based on your content output and an opportunity to a bonus, based on the performance of the site

That’s it really. Questions? Contact us via our feedback form or comment on this article.



To apply, please visit:



http://www.afterdawn.com/general/apply_for_position.cfm



Deadline for applications is Sunday, February 23rd 2011 at 23:59 UTC.

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Source: Pradeep Rao

HP, along with the TouchPad tablet, also unveiled two new WebOS-based smartphones today, the Pre 3 and the Veer (which will replace the Pixi).



The small Veer will have a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with 320×400 resolution, and includes a full slide-out QWERTY. The smartphone will run on an 800MHz Snapdragon processor, include a 5MP camera, built-in Flash, GPS, HSPA+, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 8GB storage.



Jon Rubenstein, head of HP’s mobility group, says the Veer is “something that is powerful yet elegantly small.”



Up next was the successor to the popular Pre (Plus) line, the Pre 3, which has a 3.6-inch touchscreen with 480×800 resolution.



The smartphone will run on a very powerful 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor, have 512MB DRAM, dual cameras with LED flash, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, an accelerometer, proximity, and light sensors, and a compass.



HP’s Pre 3 will be available as an HSPA+ and EVDO Rev A world phone, and with 8GB or 16GB.



Each of the devices are Touchstone compatible for easy wireless charging.



No word on price or a set release date outside of “summer.”



Veer:





Pre 3:

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Activision has announced this morning that the once popular ‘Guitar Hero’ franchise is finished, with the company “disbanding Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit.”



The developer has also stopped all development on the upcoming untitled 2011 Guitar Hero game.



Activision cited a continued decline in interest, across the board, for music genre games.



Although the franchise is now dead, the company did add that the brand would be “re-assessed” if need be, in the future, leaving the chance of a revival if demand returns.



Although unconfirmed, there is also a rumor that DJ Hero will be dropped by Activision, as well, likely after the release of DJ Hero 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.

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John Gruber of Daring Fireball has subtly noted today that Apple may be moving to a 6-month release schedule for their popular iPad tablet.



In response to the unveiling of the HP TouchPad, Gruber says:

The software looks great, it really does, but:



Planned availability this summer.



Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they’re not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3. And not only did they announce this with a distant ship date, they did it with no word on pricing.

Gruber is known as one of the best-sourced Apple reporters on the planet, and had most of the specs of the iPhone 4 correct before it leaked.

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Less than a month after the Board of Directors removed the CEO, AMD is seeing more management turnover, as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP of Corporate Strategy plan to step down.



COO Bob Rivet and VP Marty Seyer will stay with AMD to help with the transition, added the company, before leaving for “other opportunities.”



CEO Dirk Meyer left in January after the Board brought up concerns about the company’s lack of a concrete strategy for the burgeoning smartphone market.



Last year, Meyer raised eyebrows when he said the company would not invest in microprocessors for smartphones/tablets until the market grew more, despite the fact that the iPad is already eating into netbook and notebook demand.



AMD remains focused on chips for PCs, servers and video cards.

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Source: Pradeep Rao