Wednesday, November 30, 2011

ASUS Eee Pad MeMo Drops the 3D, Available in January

ASUS Eee Pad MeMo has been creating a buzz since it was announced earlier this year due to its 3D capability. Around summer, however, it was rumored that it may not see the light of day though no information was given why so.

According to Netbooknews, CeBit has dropped the 3D and that the ASUS 7-inch tablet is finally going to be heading to market in January.

ASUS prides themselves on having unique designs. The Eee Pad MeMo has a MeMic Bluetooth companion, which can be used to make calls, listen to music via the tablet and act as a media remote. The ASUS Eee Pad MeMo will be offered through carriers.

This 7-incher tablet hopes to be released with Ice Cream Sandwich.

 

 

Sources:   Netbooknews

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Samsung unveils Exynos 5250 2GHz ARM Cortex-A15 chip

Samsung Exynos 5250Samsung is the first company to produce processor samples using ARM's new Cortex-A15 designs. The Samsung Exynos 5250 is a 32nm chip with a 2 GHz dual core processor. It's likely aimed at next-generation tablets, smartphones, and other low power devices. According to Samsung, the new chip can handle 14 billion instructions per second, making it almost twice as fast...

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It's (sort of) official: Acer will launch a quad-core tablet next year

NVIDIA Tegra 3Over the past few weeks we've seen plenty of evidence that Acer was planning to launch at least one tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Now Acer president Jim Wong has confirmed as much in an interview with T3. Unfortunately, that's all he was willing to confirm. So we don't have any new details about the operating system or other specifications....

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Gigabyte T1006 Cedar Trail netbook hits the FCC

t1006_08Gigabyte has been producing convertible tablet-style netbooks for a few years. At first glance they look like any other netbook, if a bit bulkier. But the displays are attached to the base of the computer with a swivel rather than two hinges. This lets you rotate the screen 180 degrees and fold it down over the keyboard so you can...

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Mirasol eReader Unveiled by Kyobo in Korea

The Korea's largest book seller, Kyobo Book Centre has declared the availability of Mirasol eReader in most Korean retail electronics stores. To know more about this kind of eReader, you should first have an idea about the Mirasol which is a Qualcomm's promising color display technology that is combined with some of the best features of e-ink properties and LCD flaunt. Meaning, you can view its screen even in direct sunlight and it's also very energy-efficient.

The new eBook reader is a 5.7-inch with 1024 x 768-pixel resolution display, powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor and sports a touch-screen interface. It is then operated by Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread System and you can surf web pages and purchase eBooks on the net with the Wi-Fi service it offers. The eReader regularly costs about $310 and $265 for Kyobo Platinum Book Club members.

The e ink property is fascinating with Qualcomm's front-light LED illumination system that draws the bezel- mounted light source to take off direct sunlight on the display. Unlike an ordinary LCD panel that has the tendency to wash out in direct lighting, the Mirasol eReader screen only gets brighter the more light shining on it.

source: CNET

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Accelero: A Portable Android Tablet and a 3G Phone

Chinavasion is now presenting their latest Android tablet; the Accelero. The new tab has a 1GHz NEC EV2-Cortex A9 dual-core processor, operated by Android 2.2 System and supported by Android marketplace. With its 7-inch 800 x 480 pixels multi touch capacitive display, the Accelero is capable of doing immediate responses using your finger touch which allow you to navigate through web pages, eBooks, photos and a lot more with ultimate ease.

Specs wise, this android tablet has a 512MB of RAM and with internal memory of 4GB that is expandable up to 32GB using the microSD card slot. You can have a limitless capturing of photos using its 0.3MP front-facing camera and 2MP rear-facing cam. Acceloro isn't a sole tablet since it has a 3G SIM card slot that defines of it being a 3G phone too. Other features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 3.5mm headset jack, a built-in speaker, a mini USB 2.0 OTG port and a HDMI port for HD TV connection.

You can look forward on how Accelero will captivate you with its smart overall exceptional package from being a portable computer to your personal mobile phone with a price of £173.65 or about $269.82.

source: techfresh

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Gigabyte Unleashes Tablet/PC/Desktop Booktop

Gigabyte T1132N

 

Not so long time ago, tablets are Windows notebooks with touchscreen displays. These notebooks could be folded flat and can be used as slates. These convertible laptop-style tablets are still around and new models are being made.

The Gigabyte Booktop T1132N is a convertible notebook that runs with an Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 1.6 GHz, 11.6 inch capacitive display with multitouch capabilities and discreet graphics.  The display is at 1366×768 pixel resolution.

Unlike any other underpowered convertible notebooks, the T1132N is designed to be used as a desktop replacement, thanks to the Booktop docking station. You can actually close the notebook, stick the thing on the docking station and connect mouse, keyboard or monitor. The station also includes built-in DVD burner.

The computer supports up to 8GB of RAM, has 2.5″ hard drive bay, USB 3.0 port and an eSATA/USB combo as well as HDMI, audio ports and others. There's a card reader too. Four speakers including 2 woofers, Wifi, Bluetooth 3.0 and optional 3G.

No word on the price for the Booktop but it would be more expensive than the netbook-sized devices with Atom chips.

 

Source: Liliputing

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Acer Won't Quit on Netbooks

Samsung ended its affair with netbooks. But Acer wouldn't leave the netbook space. Currently, Acer and ASUS are the top two players in the netbook field now. Acer VP Scott Lin strongly stated that they will not give up on the netbook market. With the release of Acer Aspire One 722 and its strong reception, Acer is doing the right thing.

There are several emerging markets such as China, India and Indonesia that has strong demands for netbooks. The company continues to target these market for their products.

Admittedly, netbooks is of limited profits. However, emerging markets wish to strengthen their IT education and order bulks of large amount. Strong volume could help the overall sales of the product line.

Lin will also take over the management position of Acer China. Acer is the 2nd largest PC brand in China and plans to expand its netbook business in the region. Acer  is the largest netbook player in the worl with sales of 1.7 million in Q3, 22% of the market, Asustek has 1.2 million units (16%) and Samsung with 840,000 (10%).

Source: Netbooknews

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Cedar Trail Delayed

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Tablets are the craze today. Ultrabooks will be next. However, there is still a significant market for netbooks. There are lots of people who are looking for small, low-cost laptops. Developing countries and students love netbooks. Netbooks are also great for travelling and as secondary laptops. The next-gen Cedar Trail i poised to get even better with significant improvements to 3D graphics and processing powers. However, Cedar Trail is delayed again. Apparently, the graphics driver hasn't been completed yet. In the meantime, AMD Fusion netbooks are now being enjoyed by consumers already. Oak Trail is not fully introduced yet, so the Cedar Trail is needed to hit the market immediately.

Source: UMPCPortal

 

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Cisco Cius 4G tablet hits the FCC

Cisco Cius 4GThe Cisco Cius is a 7 inch tablet for enterprise. It has a 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom processor, runs Google Android, and has custom, business-friendly software including remote desktop apps and software that lets your company's IT department manage your device remotely and even build a customized app store experience. Since the Cisco Cius...

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Acer A200 Tablet Introduced

A 2-minute commercial has been available showing the Acer A200 and its features. The 10.1-inch tablet is expected to launch at the CES. The details are somewhat vague but it will clearly run Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS. It's rumored to have Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor, but some reports state that it will have the older Tegra 2. It is lighter than the Iconia Tab A500 at 670 grams. It will also come in 2 colors, black titanium and metallic red.

 

There are interesting points in the tablet, including a full size USB 2.0 port and a Micro SD card slot. It will also feature Acer Clear.fi, sort of a DLNA solution.

Back at the Computext 2011, Acer Ring was shown off as a MeeGo interface. Now that Meego is, for the lack of a better word, dead, Acer Ring survives and will be included in this tablet.

Source: Netbooknews

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Acer Iconia Tab A200 demo video appears

Acer Iconia A200 seanceAcer still hasn't actually announced that it's building a new Android tablet called the Acer Iconia Tab A200. But the company has put together a demo video for the tablet which is designed to tug at your heartstrings a bit. The video confirms that the tablet will have a full-sized USB port as well as what look like microUSB and micro...

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BlackBerry PlayBook gone wild: Refurbished for $150, employee models for $99

BlackBerry PlayBookSo you thought those $199 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets that have been on sale in the US and Canada for the past week were cheap? That's nothing. Today Best Buy started selling refurbished models for as little as $150, and Research in Motion is offering tablets to employees for as little as $99. Here's the breakdown on the dirt cheap tablets:...

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BlackBerry PlayBook rooted, still won't run custom firmware anytime soon

DingleBerry root on the BlackBerry PlayBookThe BlackBerry PlayBook has been available since April, 2011... so it's about time someone figured out how to root the 7 inch tablet. And that's exactly what developer Chris Wade claims to have done. Research in Motion's tablet runs software based on the QNX operating system. Rooting it provides a user with escalated privileges, which is a fancy way of...

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Cyber Monday 2011 deals on mobile tech

Cyber MondayBlack Friday may have come and gone, but many of the price cuts we saw on items last week are still available today... and retailers are running a number of new promotions for Cyber Monday. While there are some great deals on hardware that you can order online, some of the best deals are software, including digital books, movies, and...

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

ASUS Eee PC 1225C & X101CH Sighted

Cedar Trail-powered netbooks are coming our way around January. Lamda-Tek posted details about ASUS Eee PC x101CH & 1225C. Both models are running with 1.6GHz Intel Atom n2600 Dual Core processor. They are essentially updated versions of the previous generations, obviously. The x101CH is a new version of a current entry-level netbook from ASUS. This netbook will be priced at a competitive 250€, so in the US this netbook should be around $250. The Eee PC 1225C is an update to the 12.1inch 1215, priced at kind of expensive 327 pounds. The 1225C is listed as having a 1366×768 screen resolution. Both devices have 320 GB worth of hard drives. 1225C, however, has 2GB of RAM and runs on Windows 7 Starter.

 

Source: Netbooknews

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Use a third party keyboard with a (rooted) Amazon Kindle Fire

kfkey_02Amazon offers Kindle Fire users the opportunity to download and install thousands of third party apps from the Amazon Appstore. But there are some apps you won't find there, including apps that require phone, camera, or microphone capabilities, because the Kindle Fire doesn't have the hardware to support them. You also won't find alternate home screen/program launcher apps or alternate...

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Add a mic to the Amazon Kindle Fire for just a few dollars

headsetThe Amazon Kindle Fire is a 7 inch tablet with a high quality display, a speedy dual core processor, and the ability to run thousands of Google Android apps. But one thing Amazon's tablet doesn't have is a built-in microphone. You'd think that would mean you cant run sound recorders or voice communication apps such as Skype on the Kindle Fire...

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Android 4.0 is coming to Rockchip tablets - video

Rockchip Android 4.0Chinese chip maker Rockchip is starting to show off tablets with Rockchip processors running Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google released the source code for the latest version of Android recently, and it looks like Rockchip plans to offer the software for some tablets running its 1.2 GHz RK2918 processor during the first week of December. Rockchip's inexpensive processors have proven...

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Photon 100 Tablet by BungBungame hits the FCC

Tablet makers are everywhere!  BungBungame, a Chinese Windows Phone game developer, appears to be entering the US market as its Photon 100 tablet passed through the FCC website this week.

BungBungame Photon 100 tablet

As per the gadget website, Liliputing, the tablet appears to have a 1 GHz AMD Z-series processor, up to 4GB of RAM, a 64GB SanDisk solid state disk and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. It also has a non-user replaceable 2750mAh battery,  stereo speakers, a proprietary docking port, front and rear cameras, 2 USB ports, a mini HDMI port, and microSD card slot.

There is no information yet regarding the shipment date nor the price.

BungBungame Photon 100 tablet is manufactured by Taiwanese computer maker Askey Computer Corporation.

 

 

Sources:   Liliputing

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Sony Tablet P Now Available in UK

A few weeks ago, news about Sony Tablet P coming to Japan hit the web. Now, the dual-screen Android tablet has also been made available for purchase in the UK.

Retailer Dixons is selling the Sony Tablet P for £499.99. That would be around 750 USD, which is quite expensive but it's said to be likely cheaper if and when it goes on sale in the US.

The Sony Tablet P features two 5.5 inch, 1024 x 480 pixel displays. The tablet can be folded in half and slide it into the pocket. When unfolded, it can either run one app on each screen or run apps across both displays.

Sony Tablet P has a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor, 4GB of storage, a front-facing VGA camera, and a rear 5MP camera. It also has PlayStation Certification. You can run the PlayStation Suite on the device and purchase and play some classic PSOne games.

 

 

 

Sources:  Liliputing

 

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Samsung to Discontinue Netbook in 2012

"Following the introduction of our new strategy in 2012, we will discontinue our 10.1-inch (netbook) product range in Q1 2012, in favor of ultraportables (11.6 and 12 inches) and ultrabooks to be launched in 2012."

This is quoted from an e-mail Samsung sent to its trading partners. Samsung is discontinuing their 10.1-inch netbook line to focus on producing 11.6- and 12-inch Ultrabooks instead.


This may not come as a big surprise as the market is so stiff that different products just come and go. And surely Samsung made an intensive study about this move. The question that may arise now is what Samsung does with Intel's Ultrabook platform.

 

 

Sources: Netbooknews, Geeky Gadgets

 

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ASUS Aims High for Its Transformer Prime

ASUS is ambitious in its plans for its new Transformer Prime based on rumors that they have contracted TPK to make extra touchscreens. ASUS is aiming to ship 350,000 to 400,000 tablets by the end of this year. ASUS is predicting 1.8 million tablets to be shipped all year. The Transformer Prime could represent as much as 1/5 of the ASUS sales by itself.

 

The figures would further send ASUS's status as one of the elite non-Apple tablet designers to have results improving over time. ASUS has counted mostly on price, severely undercutting Apple tablets with very similar features at launch. One of the distinct features of the Transformer line is the optional notebook dock, add-on.

Source: Netbooknews

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Rumor: Samsung may pull out of the netbook market in 2012

Samsung NC110Korean electronics maker Samsung has been producing high quality netbooks since 2008. But there's an unconfirmed report from Blogeee suggesting that Samsung could get out of the netbook game in 2012, instead shifting its focus to notebooks with 11.6 inch and 12.1 inch displays, including ultrabooks. The move wouldn't be a huge shock. Ultraportable laptops and ultrabooks sell for higher...

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Cedar Trail netbooks might not arrive until 2012, but Asus is getting ready

Asus Eee PC 1025CIntel unveiled its next-generation Atom chipset for netbooks this summer, but netbooks with the new Intel Atom Cedar Trail platform hasn't actually hit the streets yet. VR-Zone says the delay is due to problems with graphics drivers, which could push the launch date for the chips until the end of December, which means we won't starting seeing netbooks with Cedar...

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