Samsung Galaxy Note II Smart Dock turns a big phone into an even bigger desktop
Updated: 2012-10-31 17:33:00
Back to Mobile View Engadget for Windows Phone 7 get the app now AOL MAIL Engadget Classic Mobile HD ALT ENGADGET . U.S ESPAGÑOL DEUTCHLAND News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Reviews FOLLOW US ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE ABOUT FAQ TIP US Cellphones Peripherals Samsung Galaxy Note II Smart Dock turns a big phone into an even bigger desktop By Jon Fingas posted Oct 31st 2012 1:33PM Many of us would already contend that the Galaxy Note II is more of a pocketable computer than a smartphone , so why not take the definition at face value Samsung certainly is , as it just began selling a Smart Dock that transforms its phablet into a makeshift desktop . A trio of USB ports give the Note II options for a mouse , keyboard and even external storage and if the phone's 5.5-inch screen isn't already
Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business New processors for smartphones will make devices smarter and more energy efficient By Caroline Baldwin on October 31, 2012 5:11 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More Future iPhones , iPads and high-end Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Note , could all soon be equipped with ARM processors which will deliver desktop computer performance on tablets and . smartphones Chip designer , ARM , has announced its ARM Cortex-A50 processor series which introduces energy efficient 64-bit processing technology . nbsp Future smartphones based on the new ARM could run more sophisticated applications as the Cortex-A50 processor series transitions from a 32-bit to a 64-bit execution . state The Cortex-A50 family includes an
, Back to Mobile View Engadget Distro for iPad get the app now AOL MAIL Engadget Classic Mobile HD ALT ENGADGET . U.S ESPAGÑOL DEUTCHLAND News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Reviews FOLLOW US ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE ABOUT FAQ TIP US Cellphones Software Android 4.2 camera , gallery ported to Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 By Steve Dent posted Oct 31st 2012 11:32AM So , you're loving the new gallery and camera options we saw on Jelly Bean 4.2 and have no intention of waiting for that OS for your former flagship Galaxy Nexus A certain dmmarck on Android Central's forums has sorted that , and you can now grab the camera app for your so-last-month 4.1.1 OS on that handset . Other than a Photo Sphere bug , it's apparently working like the factory version , but newbies beware the
A number of smartphones today come pre-equipped with the feature of letting the user track the phone in case it goes missing. However, many users are unable to do so when the battery of the lost smartphone dies. Lookout's Signal Flare intends to resolve this problem.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is well-known for its vehicle debuts. And this year's great attraction at SEMA was Ford Racing's Twin-Turbo powered Ford Cobra Jet Project Mustang. For the first time ever Ford Racing has equipped its factory-built turn-key drag racer with a turbocharged engine. The new twin-turbo Mustang Cobra Jet is much better and more powerful than its predecessors.
You are starting to run out of space on Android internal memory and you looking for solution to free some space? You can easily reclaim disk space by moving large applications on the memory card while keeping all your settings/files and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that.
Am Freitag kommt das iPad mini auf den Markt. Erste Tests gibt es schon jetzt. Einhellige Meinung der Experten: Das kleine Apple-Tablet ist wunderschön, hat aber seinen Preis. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
The Ethiopian kids who have no pre-knowledge also illiterate, don't need any help or guidance from anybody to operate a tablet. Rather they can do that by their inborn intelligence. You will get the details inside.
What would the smart highway actually do? A number of things; from showing informative signs in night to charging electric vehicles while driving.
The game features a female character named Ellen Page,characterized by famous actress Jodie Holmes. The story tells what happens after death. Does spirit really come back to the real world? Is Ellen Page a medium for the spirits? Trapped and psychologically linked between her own and Adien's, the mysterious entity beyond death, can Ellen find out her true entity?
Back in August, Google announced it would update its search application for iOS with voice recognition “in a couple days.” But that clearly did not happen. Apple has taken two months to approve the new Google Search application -- finally releasing it early Tuesday afternoon.
Starbucks has always aided at 'recharging' a person's state of mind. Soon enough, it will literally begin offering recharge stations at its stores in Boston for smartphones.
TV networks have raised absurd infringement claims to shut down a streaming service provided by Aereo, a startup that lets viewers stream local TVs to devices connected to their home networks.
Apple outages are beginning to become a regular event, as users are reporting downtime with iMessage, Game Center, iTunes Match, Facetime, and the iTunes/App Store. Last week on October 25th Apple's iMessage service was down several hours during the afternoon.
Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO, a man of wisdom, wasn't only designing products for Apple the months right before his death -- he had also labored on a customized 260 foot yacht. It's an expensive piece of work, akin to many Apple products on the market.
Apple’s mapping application withstood heavy criticism across the first couple of weeks of its release. Scott Forstall, the iOS software Chief at that moment, was instructed to sign an apology letter over iOS 6 Maps for the public — he denied. Apparently Apple CEO, Tim Cook, wasn’t pleased with his actions since he decided he would boot Forstall from the position.
Hurricane Sandy has North America and much of the world's attention right now. The east coast of America has never seen a storm this powerful hit them. With the world watching via television and social media, we've seen a multitude of photographs -- but how many of them were real? We'll show you how to determine whether these shots are authentic or not, just continue reading.
Appcessories are App and Accessory combo devices – where an add-on for an iPad or iPhone has been specifically engineered to interact with a matching app to provide new functionality. But whenever a user wants to do something with a touchscreen device, he/she has to touch the screen. But is it possible to do the same thing without touching the screen? Yes! It’s possible. Just by using magnet, tangible interface designer and inventor Andrea Bianchi along with his colleague, Ian Oakley have shown how a touchscreen device can fully be operated without touching the screen.
Britons will finally get to experience the speed of 4G LTE networks in their homeland. UK’s largest cell phone operator Everything Everywhere (EE) has launched the country’s first 4G LTE network today.
Huawei has just unveiled the Honor 2 – a quad-core packing Android smartphone with a 4.5-inch Retina display. To make it a worthy successor to the Honor and to keep up with the competition, Huawei made sure that the Honor 2 sits comfortably in the “high-end” space. For starters, the Honor 2 has a 4.5-inch [...]****** A word from the fine folks of Sun Cellular ******
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Mit dem Nexus 10 will Google Apples iPad herausfordern - der Tablet ist deutlich günstiger und bietet eine bessere Auflösung. Auch Microsofts Surface soll dem iPad Paroli bieten. Aber welches Gerät kann was? Ein Punkt-für-Punkt-Vergleich. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
Microsoft Philippines has announced today the availability of Windows 8 for local consumers following the global launch announcement last October 26, 2012. Along with the launch of the touch-centric OS, Microsoft’s hardware partners such as Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba were also present to showcase their Windows 8-powered devices. There were [...]****** A word from the fine folks of Sun Cellular ******
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If you are suspecting that someone is trying to use your Android smartphone while you are away but you are not quite sure who that can be, here is a suggestion on how to detect him. Thanks to a small app available on Google Play you can easily take a picture of a person who is typing a wrong password on your phone and in this tutorial I will show you how to set it up.
Microsofts neues Betriebssystem, Windows 8, ist am Freitag an den Start gegangen. Doch was ist die Variante RT - und wie unterscheiden sich die Computerprogramme vom Smartphone-Betriebssystem, Windows Phone 8, das am Montag erscheint?
Microsoft hat vor einigen Tagen neben Windows 8 und Windows 8 RT auch ein dazu passendes Gerät vorgestellt, das Microsoft Surface RT. Das Microsoft Surface ist eine spannende Mischung aus Laptop und Tablet-Computer. Es wird in 2 Varianten von Microsoft angeboten werden. Eine Variante wird mit Windows 8 und die andere Variante mit Windows RT, [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Tabletshop24/~4/N1APjZMPddk" height="1" width="1"/
Nur sieben Monate nach dem Marktstart der dritten iPad-Generation verkauft Apple ein neues Tablet. Kunden, die gerade erst zugeschlagen haben, ärgern sich. Tauscht Apple die Geräte um? Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
Neben der Vorstellung von Apples Mini iPad erscheinen diese Woche noch viele andre Tablets. Vor allem die Windows 8 Tablets sind im Vormarsch – zumindest was die verfügbare Anzahl an Ihnen betrifft. Fujitsu reiht sich in die Riege der Windows 8 Tablets ein. Wir wollen das Stylistic Q572 kurz vorstellen: Besonderheit am Fujitsu Tablet ist [...]
Am Freitag startet Microsoft den Verkauf seines neuen Betriebssystems Windows 8. Parallel dazu bringt das Unternehmen den Tablet-Computer Surface in den Handel. Jetzt wurden erste Tests des iPad-Konkurrenten veröffentlicht - anfänglicher Skepsis folgt Begeisterung.
Das iPad mini soll laut Apple nicht einfach ein geschrumpftes iPad sein. Was das kleine Tablet kann und was es kostet. Eine Analyse in zehn Punkten. Von FOCUS-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
Typisch Apple: So kann man die Reaktionen auf das iPad mini zusammenfassen. Die Experten sind sich einig - es ist ein tolles Gerät, aber im Vergleich zur Konkurrenz zu teuer. Das neue große iPad ist umstritten. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
Apple überrascht die Fans: Der Konzern hat nicht nur wie erwartet das iPad mini vorgestellt, sondern auch eine neue Generation des großen iPads. Außerdem neu: Macbook Pro, ein Mac Mini und ein iMac. Alle Informationen in der Tickernachlese von FOCUS Online.
Wenn Apple heute wie erwartet ein kleineres iPad-Modell vorstellt, werden die Karten auf dem boomenden Tablet-Markt neu gemischt. Wie stark, hängt davon ab, wie tief Apple mit dem Preis runtergeht.
Bei neuen Produkten ist Apple ein Meister des Geheimnishütens - doch wer neue Technologien schützen will, muss sie in Patentform veröffentlichen. Ein Blick in Apples Patent-Kiste verrät, was die Zukunft (vielleicht) bringt. Von FOCUS-Redakteur Matthias Matting
Der Marktstart des ersten PadFone von Asus wurde immer wieder verschoben. Seit August ist es im Handel. Jetzt ist mit dem PadFone 2 ein Nachfolger angekündigt worden - bereits für Ende Dezember. 800 Euro soll die Smartphone-Tablet-Kombi kosten.
Die ersten Windows 8 Tablets kommen bald auf den Markt. Auch Microsoft liefert bald sein Surface Tablet aus. Auch Acer bringt ein Tablet mit dem Microsoft Betriebssystem auf den Markt: Das Acer Iconia Tab W510. Was das Tablet alles kann erfahrt Ihr hier: Das Tablet von Acer ist mit einer Atom CPU ausgestattet, dem Atom [...]
Wochenlang brodelte die Gerüchteküche um ein neues Miniatur-iPad. Jetzt verschickte Apple Einladungen zu einer offiziellen Vorstellung. Von was? Das ist noch geheim. Der kryptische Text mit einem besonderen Apfel-Logo lässt aber mehr als nur ein Produkt vermuten.
Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business Microsoft reveals Surface tablet pricing which matches Apple's iPad By Caroline Baldwin on October 16, 2012 5:08 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More So it's official , the long-awaited Microsoft Surface Tablet will be available next week on October 26, the same day as the company's new operating system , Windows 8, is released Back in June , when the device was first announced , Inspect-a-Gadget got rather excited at the thought of a product which might actually be able to give Apple a run for its money For business users in particular would benefit from more functionality on a familiar Windows platform , now fine-tuned for the touch . interface However , today we have been told that the products will be available at a
: , Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business REVIEW : Motorola Razr i , RRP 344.99 By Caroline Baldwin on October 11, 2012 3:50 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More Motorola's latest offering in the form of the RAZR i , comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and what Intel claims to be the fastest chip ever placed in a . smartphone It is Motorola's first phone to launch in the UK after the Google acquisition and after getting my hands on it , it seems to be leading the way in the mid-range smartphone market . nbsp Launched at the beginning of this month , the phone contains the Intel Atom providing up to 2Ghz of speed . The Android software runs without hitches , yet there are some compatability issues with the Intel chip . As pointed out in Pocket , Lint some
: Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business Hands on : the Sony Vaio Duo 11 and the Tap 20 By Caroline Baldwin on October 11, 2012 11:33 AM No Comments No TrackBacks More Last night , Sony showcased several of its new products built specifically to run Microsoft's new operating system , Windows 8, to be released later this month The two devices that stood out for me were the Sony Vaio Duo 11 and the Sony Vaio Tap 20 here's what I thought after getting my hands on them last night . nbsp Vaio Duo 11 Running full Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro , this hybrid tablet easily transforms from ultrabook PC into tablet mode for on-the-go computing . It's a very rigid device which with a simple click changes from PC to tablet as many of the new products in the market are now
Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business An e-reader for everyone By Caroline Baldwin on October 10, 2012 2:43 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More A Berlin-based company has just announced a product that could be a real game-changer in the e-reader market . nbsp Predominantly dominated by Amazon and at a push Kobo , these companies may have a MUCH cheaper competitor hot on their heels . Perhaps the internet giant will have bigger fish to fry with the l aunch on the Kindle Fire at the end of this month The Txtr Beagle e-reader is hoping to ship for around 10. Don't expect much more than the basics that means no touchscreen , backlight , 3G or Wi-Fi . For me that works perfectly , because with an e-reader I don't want any extras like audio functions or even
Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business Convertible devices from Lenovo By Caroline Baldwin on October 10, 2012 12:53 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More Lenovo have revealed a new fleet of convertible PC devices designed for use with Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT . While all the other big names were launching hybrid devices at the end of the summer Lenovo only launched traditional Windows 8 tablets . It's great to see the company finally jumping on the band wagon to reveal some interesting action-packed products . nbsp In an attempt to mimic the gymnasts of London 2012, the products spin , twist , and flip to drastically merge the line between tablet and desktop . computing The ThinkPad Twist , aimed at small businesses , while the aptly named IdeaPad Yoga , is
Inspect-a-Gadget Latest news on gadgets and hi-tech toys for business The real Work Gadget of the Year By Matt Scott on October 9, 2012 1:21 PM No Comments No TrackBacks More I was with Caroline at the T3 awards last night and I was just as shocked angered surprised I can never read female emotions very well , I'm sure I'll learn one day as her when the iPhone 4S was announced as the Work Gadget of the Year . nbsp My money would have been on the Galaxy Note . nbsp That said , I'm not really a big fan of the Galaxy Note but I think it brings much more possibility and productivity to a work place environment than the iPhone . 4S For sheer ingenuity and innovation , I would have thrown the Samsung Galaxy Beam into the mix . With its 4 inch screen , 8GB storage , microSD slot , dual-core 1GHz