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Android 3.1 leaks for Acer Iconia Tab A500
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Acer's Android 3.1 (codenamed Honeycomb) update for its Iconia Tab A500 tablet has leaked out. It first appeared on the Chinese website bbs.gfan.com While this update isn't official in the sense that Acer has not yet released it via its own channels, it is the real deal. The leaked update.zip file supports multiple languages and including Google Apps. This means that Android 3.1 ROMS like HoneyVillian and Minimalist 3.1 are no longer required for Iconia Tab A500 owners.
The update brings resizable home screen widgets, support for a variety of new input sources and motion events, the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) API for audio, and other improvements that Motorola Xoom and Asus Eee Pad T...
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Acer lowering notebook shipments too as iPad bites deeper
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Acer's significantly lowered estimates include full-size notebooks as well, part suppliers divulged Monday night. The PC builder is now planning to drop its total notebook shipments from 6.4 million to 5.4 million. About 80 percent of the drop slipped out to Digitimes is the original netbook plan, but 20 percent will come from regular portables.
Shipments should hit nearly 1.5 million in July and climb to as many as two million notebooks in August with a similar amount in September. The move should be enough to purge Acer's excess stock.
The shortfall is partly attributable to the "abnormalities" the company reported earlier, where unsold stock in Europe is being cleared out at a discount. ...
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MSI Rolls Out GT780 High-Performance Gaming Notebook
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MSI has finally rolled out the GT780—the dream machine long awaited by gamers worldwide. It packs the Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor with core speeds of 2.00GHz and NVIDIA's new generation GeForce GTX 560M discrete graphics card. It boasts 1.5GB GDDR5 of high-end, large-capacity display memory for superior performance that greatly enhances game realism for the ultimate gaming experience.
Eric Kuo, associate vice president for global sales, MSI Notebook, explains that the GT780 gaming notebook comes equipped with a gaming keyboard crafted by SteelSeries. It is not only much more rugged, the Windows Start key was relocated to the right side of the keyboard and the Ctrl and Alt keys e...
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ARM-Based Notebooks Are On The Way
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Unnamed sources are reporting that industry heavyweights Samsung, Toshiba, Acer and Asus are currently working on notebooks using ARM-based processors, one of which is a 13-inch solution from Asus using Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra and Google's Android OS.
But the sources also pointed out that ARM-based notebooks sporting an Android OS hit the market a few years back under the "smartbook" name. These essentially tanked because consumers expected the same compatibility and performance seen with traditional laptops. However, this new round of ARM-based notebooks should be more successful given that the processors are multi-core and storage capacities have inflated. And thanks to the beefed up proc...
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Skype coming to iPad soon
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The second we knew that there would be a front-facing camera on the iPad 2, we all knew that Skype would get there eventually. Skype for the iPad isn't out just yet, and it doesn't have a set release date, but it looks as though it will be coming out very soon.
First, there was a video leaked previewing Skype for the iPad (below), then a Skype executive confirmed the imminent release when questioned by The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW). Rick Osterioh, Skype Vice President of Consumer and Product Design, told TUAW that Skype for the iPad is awaiting approval to the app store right now.
Skype for the iPad will be largely what we would expect, though there will be a few features that aren't ...
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HP Pivot is a digital app magazine for upcoming TouchPad
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The HP TouchPad is just a few weeks away from being released and HP is starting to show us what we’ll be able to do with this iPad competitor. The HP Pivot is an upcoming digital app magazine which will showcase a bunch of upcoming apps.
The HP Pivot isn’t meant to replace the App Catalog but it will augment it instead. The company described is like this:
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is coming to the UK on August 4
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Even though it’s still unclear if Android 3.1 is indeed causing a ruckus with the tablet, it’s now confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be launching on August 4 in the UK. Seeing that we’re just winding down with...
US consumers are getting their fill of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as we speak, but as we’ve reported earlier in the month, the European launch of the Honeycomb flavored tablet has been pushed back to August due to alleged Android 3.1 issues.
Even though it’s still unclear if Android 3.1 is indeed causing a ruckus with the tablet, it’s now confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be launching on August 4 in the UK. Seeing that we’re just winding down with June a...
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HTC EVO View 4G tablet updated with Netflix compatibility
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Sprint's just released HTC EVO View 4G tablet already has a software update available, but its for a good reason. The update adds compatibility for the Netflix for Android app.
According to Sprint, the EVO View 4G is one of the first Android tablets to have compatibility with the Netflix app. We went ahead and updated our EVO View 4G review unit, and, sure enough, the Netflix app is now available in the Android Market and works like a charm, allowing us to stream movies and TV shows and manage our Netflix instant queue right from the EVO View 4G.
EVO View 4G owners can head to the Systems Updates menu in the Settings app and select the HTC software update option to download and install the u...
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RIM updates WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
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RIM has announced a new version of the WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS is now available to developers. Version 2.1 adds new levels of hardware access on the PlayBook, as well as in-app payments.
With the new WebWorks SDK, developers can now access the PlayBook's camera, microphone, PIN number, and file system, all with familiar web languages like Javascript. Developers can also use AJAX to call the various APIs available on the PlayBook.
The WebWorks SDK also now includes support for RIM's BlackBerry In App Payment API, so developers can sell upgrades and other digital items right within their apps.
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26-year old pleads guilty to hacking AT&T iPad data
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Last year hackers made headlines when AT&T announced to a security breach that had allowed hackers to access the personal data from 114,000 iPad 3G users. On Thursday, 26-year old Daniel Spitler from San Francisco pleaded guilty to two crimes: conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers and identity theft. Spitler faces up to 10 years in prison — five years for each count, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Computer hackers are exacting an increasing toll on our society, damaging individuals and organizations to gain notoriety for themselves,” said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman in New Jersey. “Daniel Spitler’s guilty plea is a timely reminder of the consequences of treating criminal...
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Archos announced new G9 Android tablet series
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Archos has been one of the few companies that have been bringing tablets to market at incredibly low prices, and was one of the first to bring an Android tablet to market, even if it was barely notable. The company had released updated Android tablets for insanely low prices, but the build quality and materials used have all been questionable. Well, that may have changed this time around, as Archos recently announced the next generation of its Android tablets, the G9 series.
The two tablets, named the Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9, are definitely a step up in specifications from previous offerings and both pack some nice specifications. Both tablets differ in only the slightest of ways: the 80 G9...
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Asus is planning to have a Tegra 3 Ice Cream Sandwich powered Transformer in the fall?
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Asus doesn’t appear to be backing down any time soon with their tablet offerings, especially when the Eee Pad Transformer is selling very well, but as we all know, they’re pushing ahead in their attempt at becoming the market leader in this competitive market.
We’ve already heard about the Windows 8 powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 coming down in the pipelines, but for those who are interested more with their Android lineup, we have some news regarding an upcoming new one. In fact, this new model of the Eee Pad Transformer appears to be the likely successor to the original one – mostly because it’s going to be featuring an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset and Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This time ar...
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Acer Aspire One D257 With Atom N570 Dual-Core Processor
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Acer has released an updated version of its Aspire One D257 netbook that comes equipped with an Intel Atom N570 dual-core processor. Specs-wise, this new system packs a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual-core processor, an Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics, a 1GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a Crystal Eye Webcam, a 2-in-1 card reader, WiFi, a 6-cell battery and runs on Windows 7 Starter OS.
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ASUS rumored to have 13-inch Android laptop on its mind, NVIDIA expected to provide ARM CPU
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Some might argue that ASUS already has an ARM-powered Android laptop in its inventory thanks to the Eee Pad Transformer, however the company's now been identified as planning a more spacious 13-inch notebook device, whose power and pricing could well be even more attractive than the Transformer's. We should naturally be wary of the source here, DigiTimes having a record that's as patchy as the grass at Wimbledon after the first week's play, but the Taiwanese rumormonger says ASUS has already made launch plans for this 13-incher and will be using "NVIDIA's processor" inside.
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Asus unleashes ultra-thin U36 notebook
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These laptops just keep on getting thinner, with the latest to enter the super slim brigade arriving in the form of the Asus U36.
The 19mm thick magnesium alloy netbook features clever technology that means it keeps itself clean, so you can transport it anywhere you go. Dirt, water and fingerprint marks are repelled by the laptops nanometer coating. Mucky-pups will also like the seamless chiclet keyboard which keeps those crumbs at bay.
The laptop itself features something called the ASUS Super Hybrid Engine that allows for USB 3.0 toggling. Nvidia graphics with Optimus technology, a standard voltage i5 processor and 13.3 inch HD tft display make up the rest of the U36's hardware specs.
As...
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