LG: No More Windows Phones Planned
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Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Intel shows off full-fledged PC board that fits in your hand Tweet Email If you thought that the mini-ITX system boards found in small form factor computers like those offered by Shuttle were small , Intel has something to show you . It’s a new smaller computer board it called NUC , or Next Unit of Computing The NUC platform measures just 10cm by 10cm , or about 4 inches by 4 inches , compared with 6.7 x 6.7 for a mini-ITX system . Intel is positioning NUC as a form factor for digital signage and other simple applications . But the NUC board still makes room for pretty much everything you need to build a capable . computer The board : includes Intel Core family processor socket 2 RAM SO-DIMM slots 2 mini PCIe slots HDMI USB
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, DotGizmo Electronic Arts registers for SimOcean trademark , new Sim game in the works Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . LG is reportedly taking a step back from Windows , Phone will focus on Android instead post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 10:49:35 AM . Ubergizmo When Windows Phone is mentioned , brands such as Nokia , HTC and maybe even Samsung come to mind , but what about LG Well you can t be blamed for not including LG , after all the company s efforts with the LG Quantum weren t exactly stellar nor widely publicized to begin with . It looks like if you were hoping for more variety in terms of
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DotGizmo Sol Computer netbook is one tough cookie Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Huawei looking into 3D gestures for smartphone control post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 10:22:14 AM . Ubergizmo While Huawei has been making a name for themselves as manufacturers of affordable handsets , they have started to make their way into higher-end devices with the Ascend D Quad which was announced earlier this year at MWC . While high-end hardware specs are no doubt welcome by end-users , it seems that Huawei is looking to introduce some interesting features as well . In an interview with Computerworld Huawei s
, 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 HTC One The New iPad Galaxy Note OS X 10.8 Engadget Distro Galaxy Tabs News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Authors Store FOLLOW US ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE ABOUT FAQ TIP US Home Entertainment Ceton's Media Center mobile apps are for all , app and Echo extender beta signups open now By Richard Lawler posted Apr 30th 2012 9:01AM If you're a Windows Media Center fan and have been drooling over the treats Ceton showed off at CES like its mobile companion apps whether on WP7 or other platforms like iPhone and Android and Echo extender we've got good news and better news . The good news is that the apps have been rebranded simply as Ceton Companion
DotGizmo LG is reportedly taking a step back from Windows Phone , will focus on Android instead Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Dads and Grads 2012 Gift Ideas Panasonic Lumix 12 MP Micro 4 3 Compact System Camera post from I4U News on 30 April 2012 09:55:28 AM . I4U News The Panasonic Lumix 12MP Camera is available at Amazon for 514.17. It is that time of year again time for students everywhere to start graduating from High School and College . It is also time for . Read The Full Article : http : www.i4u.com 50387 dads-and-grads-2012-gift-ideas-panasonic-lumix-12-mp-mic ro-43-compact-system-camera Add to
DotGizmo Digital Storm updates its gaming rigs with Intels Ivy Bridge processor Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Microsoft announces 300 million strategic partnership with Barnes Noble post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 09:54:24 AM . Ubergizmo Today Microsoft and Barnes Noble have announced what they re calling a strategic partnership in which Microsoft invested a whopping 300 million . So what will Microsoft be getting for their money We all know that Microsoft is launching their Windows 8 platform later this year and it is expected to not only be a desktop operating system , but one for tablets as well
DotGizmo Tim Cook and Samsung to begin settlement talks May 21st Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Nokia to sell Vertu for 265 million post from I4U News on 30 April 2012 09:45:17 AM . I4U News Nokia can use each dollar . According to the Financial Times , Nokia is in advanced talks to sell Vertu to Permira , a private equity group . The information is not official and sourced from people . Read The Full Article : http : www.i4u.com 50386 nokia-sell-vertu-265-million Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Loading . Website designed by Bartosz Brzezinski Powered by blogdig.net
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DotGizmo HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Amaze 4G to receive Android 4.0 on June 16th Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Samsung Series 7 CHRONOS 17-inch Ivy Bridge Laptop unveiled post from I4U News on 30 April 2012 09:01:35 AM . I4U News Samsung unveiled today the Series 7 Chronos 17 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU . nbsp Intel's 3rd generation Core i7 Quad Core processor performs up to 25 faster than its former generation while consuming . Read The Full Article : http : www.i4u.com 50384 samsung-series-7-chronos-17-inch-ivy-bridge-laptop-unvei led Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo
DotGizmo Zuckerberg to unveil a new Facebook Tool that can Save Lives on ABC's Good Morning America Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Jean Michel Jarres AeroPad Two iPad speaker dock will cost you 699 post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 09:00:08 AM . Ubergizmo Ever wondered what an iPad dock that s almost twice the price of the basic 16GB WiFi-only iPad might look like Apart from the Bang Olufsen BeoSound 8 if you re looking for a designer speaker dock for your iPad you might not have to look that far . Introducing Jean Michel Jarre s AeroPad Two , an iPad speaker dock that will set you back a cool 699
DotGizmo Digital Storm updates its gaming rigs with Intels Ivy Bridge processor Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . LG launches LG Cloud storage service in Korea and the US post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 08:23:37 AM . Ubergizmo It certainly looks like more and more companies are hopping aboard the cloud storage bandwagon , and adding to that list is none other than Korean manufacturer LG . The company has recently announced the launch of its own cloud-based storage service dubbed LG Cloud and is expected to see a beta launch in both Korea and the US . The good news is that if you own an LG handset , you
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DotGizmo Nintendo Wii U has some of its details leaked Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . HP updates dv6t and dv7t laptops with Intel Ivy Bridge processors post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 07:53:27 AM . Ubergizmo If you re in the market for a new laptop and you were holding out for Intel s batch of Ivy Bridge processors , you re in luck as HP has recently updated its series of Pavillion dv6t and dv7t laptops . Both laptops will feature Intel s Core i7-3610QM processors clocked at 2.3GHz , but if you feel that you need more power , HP is offering customers the option of upgrading to Intel Core i7-3720QM
DotGizmo LG launches LG Cloud storage service in Korea and the US Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . This iMac lookalike will only cost you 300 post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 07:18:01 AM . Ubergizmo Wait a minute , is that the iMac we re looking at above Nope it s not but upon first glance you could be forgiven for thinking so . Taking a closer look at the device it becomes more obvious that this is not the iMac but actually a knock-off device by Shanzaiben It does not run on Apple s OS X platform and measures 18.4 Best of all it reportedly costs only 300, a whole sight cheaper than Apple s iMac series
DotGizmo ShelfX launches The Vending Fridge with automated payment system Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Digital Storm updates its gaming rigs with Intels Ivy Bridge processor post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 07:16:00 AM . Ubergizmo Gamers if you re shopping about for a new gaming rig , you might want to take note that Digital Storm has recently upgraded their entire line of gaming desktops and notebooks with Intel s latest Ivy Bridge processor . According to Rajeev Kuruppu , Digital Storm s Director of Product Management , We ve tested Ivy Bridge in every one of our systems and we ve measured
, DotGizmo Origin PC EON 11-S gaming laptop Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Electronic Arts registers for SimOcean trademark , new Sim game in the works post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 06:08:08 AM . Ubergizmo Some of you guys might remember games like SimCity , SimTower , SimFarm , and more recently , The Sims . These are games developed by Maxis and where users will be able to sim ulate different environments based on the game : a city in SimCity , a tower in SimTower , etc . Now it looks like Electronic Arts could be interested in reviving more Sim franchises thanks to a recent trademark
DotGizmo Origin PC EON 11-S gaming laptop Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Additional photos of the Sony Alpha A37 and NEX-F3 make their way onto the internet post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 05:40:46 AM . Ubergizmo Some time last week we reported that a photo of Sony s upcoming NEX-F3 mirrorless camera had been spotted . Unfortunately it wasn t a very good photo since it did not really give us much to work with . Thanks to the folks at Yang Canggih , it seems that they have managed to get their hands-on both the Sony Alpha A37 and the NEX-F3 in all of its glory along with its specs . more By Ubergizmo
DotGizmo Tim Cook and Samsung to begin settlement talks May 21st Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Tim Cook and Samsung to begin settlement talks May 21st post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 05:38:01 AM . Ubergizmo It has been reported that Apple s CEO , Tim Cook , is not a fan of litigation and would highly prefer settling rather than a long drawn out lawsuit . We guess this is why it did not come as a surprise to hear that both Tim Cook and Samsung s CEO , Gee-Sung Choi , will be attending settlement talks that will span the duration of two days from the 21st of May to the 22nd of May . This was revealed
DotGizmo Zuckerberg to unveil a new Facebook Tool that can Save Lives on ABC's Good Morning America Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Google patent app might end up as Nexus slider phone post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 03:52:55 AM . Ubergizmo Google’s head of Android has recently filed a patent application that points toward the possibility of a smartphone form factor which might just appeal to fans of the BlackBerry design that is , with a keyboard , of course . This new patent application was published late last week , where Android chief Andy Rubin detailed a design for a smartphone that has a
, , DotGizmo HP updates dv6t and dv7t laptops with Intel Ivy Bridge processors Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Nokia Lumia 900 gets EDGE , 3G , 4G toggle post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 03:51:17 AM . Ubergizmo So you are still trying your best to master the Nokia Lumia 900, hoping to eke out maximum performance from this puppy Well , it seems that the good people over at Mobility Digest have uncovered a tweak for your Nokia Lumia 900 that will enable you to select between EDGE , 3G , or 4G data connectivity . This particular feature will not brick your handset in any way due to an installation or
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DotGizmo Zuckerberg to unveil a new Facebook Tool that can Save Lives on ABC's Good Morning America Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . HP Windows 8 tablet render spotted post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 01:47:37 AM . Ubergizmo One of HP’s recent presentation slides did seem to feature a new Windows 8-powered tablet , although it does seem to be a rather rough render , so do not expect it to blow your mind away , and it is definitely far from the final version . HP does seem to have future plans for an x86-powered tablet device which is touted to be thinner than the Apple iPad now that is going to be
DotGizmo Samsung announces Series 7 Chronos 17 laptop with Intels Ivy Bridge on board Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Sol Computer netbook is one tough cookie post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 01:47:11 AM . Ubergizmo Netbooks are not in vogue , and have not been so for quite the longest time already , but apparently , this has not stopped Sol Computer from releasing their latest netbook that is based on the Intel Classmate PC design . Basically , that translates to the new Sol Computer netbook living up to everyday abuse” that you can throw at it , especially when it is in the hands of children .
DotGizmo Diablo 3 TV spot Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Origin PC EON 11-S gaming laptop post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 12:58:47 AM . Ubergizmo Most of us who own a laptop use it mainly for work very rarely would you find someone , with enough money just to buy a desktop or a laptop , choose the latter and game with it . Well , for folks who already have a primary gaming machine and yet want to get their gaming fix on the go , there is always the Origin PC EON 11-S gaming laptop which comes with a rather paltry 11.6 display . Yes , your eyes will not be able to enjoy” that much of a view , but at
DotGizmo Nerdgasm Alert : New NVidia Dual-GPU GeForce GTX 690 Is Spec-alicious , Fastest On Market Home add your blog Archives Search Your Gadget Reviewed Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Samsung Galaxy S3 leak shows off 4.8 display post from Ubergizmo on 30 April 2012 12:53:22 AM . Ubergizmo Know Your Mobile claims to have the latest leaked image of the Samsung Galaxy S3 which is set to be the hottest smartphone to roll out later May 3rd at an event in London . Apparently , this leaked image of the Samsung Galaxy S3 points toward a length of 130mm 13cm alongside a 4.8 display , as it was set against a ruler . Since the metric system can do no wrong , we shall
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, Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About B N to spin off NOOK business , Microsoft to invest 300 million Tweet Email Barnes Noble has announced it’s creating a new subsidiary which will house the company’s digital and college businesses . That means that the NOOK eReaders and tablets and digital book divisions won’t be under the same roof as B N’s nearly 700 book stores in the US but NOOK eReaders will still be tied to the company’s retail . stores In other words , you’ll probably be able to pick up a NOOK device at a Barnes Noble store , and when you go to bn.com to shop for eBooks , purchases will still be delivered to your . NOOK So what exactly is new For consumers , not much except that Microsoft has agreed to invest 300 million in the new company ,
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: Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Origin PC EON 11-S : big gaming in a little laptop Tweet Email Origin PC has unveiled an 11.6 inch gaming laptop called the EON 11- S . If it looks familiar , that’s because it’s nearly identical to the Maingear Pulse 11 introduced a few days ago . Both laptops are manufactured by Taiwanese PC builder Clevo The biggest difference is that the cheapest version of the EON 11-S will be 999, or about 100 less than the least expensive Maingear . model For about a thousand bucks , you get a laptop with an 11.6 inch , 1366 x 768 pixel display , a 2.2 GHz Intel B960 Pentium dual-core processors , NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics , 4GB of RAM , a 320GB 7200RPM hard drive , 7.1 channel audio , and Windows 7 Home . Premium Origin PC
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Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 rooted Tweet Email The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is a 7 inch tablet with a dual core processor , Android 4.0 software , and an appealing price tag of just 250. That puts it in competition with the Barnes Noble NOOK Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire , but unlike those tablets you don’t have to root the new Galaxy Tab in order to install the Google Play . Store But if you want to root the tablet anyway , now there’s a way to do . that RootzWiki forum member nycbjr has released some basic tools that will let you root the 7 inch Galaxy Tab 2. It’s not the most user-friendly root method at this point it requires you to download and use the Heimdall tool for flashing firmware updates . If you’re looking for more
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Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About US Notebook prices averaged just over 500 in March Tweet Email Netbooks may not be selling like hotcakes anymore , but it looks like the netbook effect has taken a toll on long-term laptop prices . Laptop Magazine reports that the average price of a notebook computer in March , 2012 was 507, or just a few bucks more than the price of an . iPad That figure comes from new data from market research firm NPD Of course , the average is what you get when you throw 199 netbooks , 1199 ultrabooks , and everything in between into a pot , stir , and then spill them out to see what you get . At least that’s how I think you get averages . I didn’t pay very close attention in math class or was that home economics Anyway , there are plenty
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, Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Sol Computer unveils ruggedized , pricey netbook with Pixel Qi screen Tweet Email Sol Computer is a small California-based company that offers computers with Pixel Qi sunlight readable displays . The company’s notebooks and tablets are aimed at customers willing to pay a premium price for a screen that’s visible outdoors , including pilots and other professionals that work . outdoors This week Sol Computer started showing off its latest product a netbook with a semi-rugged . case The new Sol netbook is based on the Intel Classmate PC design , which means it has a case that’s meant to stand up to tough abuse at the hands of children . It’s made of thick plastic with rubberized elements and it can withstand a fall from a few
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About HP Windows 8 tablet details leaked Tweet Email HP official have already stated that the company plans to give tablets another try and implied that the company’s next tablet would run Windows 8 rather than webOS or Android . Now the folks at Neowin have snagged a leaked presentation which appears to give a first look at HP’s upcoming Windows 8 . tablet The HP Slate 8 tablet appears to be aimed at business and professional users , much like the HP Slate 500 Windows 7 tablet . It will ship with Windows 8 Pro . software But the HP Slate 8 also looks a little more consumer-friendly than the company’s Windows 7 tablets thanks to Microsoft’s new touch-friendly Metro user interface . The upcoming tablet will have an x86 processor ,
, Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Maingear set to launch 11.6 inch gaming laptop , carry Dell’s abandoned torchs Tweet Email Dell may have decided that 11.6 inch gaming laptops aren’t as cool as they once were but Maingear is ready to pick up where Dell left off when it decided to end the Alienware M11x line of ultraportable gaming . rigs Engadget reports that Maingear will launch the Pulse 11 notebook on June 3rd with prices starting at 1099. The laptop will feature an 11.6 inch , 1366 x 768 pixel display , an Ivy Bridge processor , NVIDIA GeForce GT650M graphics , and up to 16GB of DDR3 . memory The base model will have just 8GB of RAM and a Core i5 processor but that NVIDIA graphics card has 2GB of dedicated memory , so I don’t think you’ll have problems
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Half of all Android tablets in the US could be Kindle Fires Tweet Email It’s been a while since Amazon has released sales figures for the Kindle Fire , but the 7 inch tablet was tearing up the charts late last year Now there are signs that more than half of all Android tablets in the wild US could actually be Kindle . Fires That’s according to web analytics firm comScore The company collects data by looking at the devices being used to access websites 54 out of every 100 Android tablets being used to surf the web were Kindle Fire . tablets Of course , web analytics don’t tell you everything . It’s certainly possible that there are millions of Ainol Novo 7 tablet owners who simply aren’t using their tablets to surf the web .
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Now you can play PlayStation games on a Blackberry PlayBook Tweet Email Not happy with the selection of games available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet No problem . Developer Catalystg has ported the PCSX PlayStation emulator to run on the 199 tablet , which means you can play games for Sony’s classic video game console on the 7 inch . tablet You can find details at the CrackBerry Forums or the developer’s website There are a few caveats . First , not all games are supported . Second , you’ll need a PlayStation BIOS file to use the emulator . And third , you’ll need disc images for the games you want to . play Technically it’s possible to rip your own PlayStation CDs but unfortunately it’s a lot easier to download copies
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Deals of the Day 4-26-2012 Tweet Email The Acer Iconia Tab A500 was one of the first tablets to ship with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor and Android 3.0 operating system when it hit the streets last . year Now Acer has started to roll out an Android 4.0 software update for the tablet , meaning that while the device is nearly a year old it can still run the latest Google software . And you can pick one up cheap . Today TigerDirect is selling refurbished models for just 275. Meanwhile if you’re in the market for a cheap ultrabook , there’s an Acer for that too 1SaleADay is offering a refurbished Aspire S3 ultrabook with a 13.3 inch screen , Core i5 CPU , 20GB SSD and 320GB hard drive for 550. That’s the best price I’ve
: Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Xolo X900 reviewed : Intel finally delivers a chip appropriate for smartphones Tweet Email The Lava Xolo X900 is the first smartphone to ship with an Intel Atom processor . The Xolo X900 is available in India for about 420 and the Android handset features a low power 1.3 GHz Intel Atom Z2460 . system-on-a-chip The phone is based on an Intel reference design , and upcoming phones from Orange and Lenovo are expected to look very . similar AnandTech has posted a detailed review of the Xolo X900, and while it’s not necessarily the best Android smartphone money can buy , it’s apparently a competent performer with decent battery life showing that Intel has figured out how to make its x86 chips competitive with the low power
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Ubuntu 12.04 LTS now available operating systems Tweet Email Windows 8 is due out later this year , and that makes it a good time to check out one of the most popular Linux-based operating systems . Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is now available for . download It’s a long-term-support release , which means the company behind Ubuntu will support this version for the next few years , even though Ubuntu 12.10 will be out in another 6 . months What does this have to do with Windows 8 Not much , really . But while Windows 8 looks like it will be Microsoft’s best operating system to date for tablets , the new user interface might be a little off-putting for desktop and notebook users so now’s as good a time as any to check out your other .
, Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Android 4.0 updates arrive for Acer , Sony tablets Tweet Email Acer and Sony have started rolling out Android 4.0 software updates for tablets that shipped with Android 3.x . We’d already heard that Sony and Acer would be rolling out the updates in April , and it’s nice to see the software arrive before the month is . over Here’s a run-down of tablets that are in line for the : updates Acer Iconia Tab A100 7 inch tablet Acer Iconia Tab A500 10 inch tablet Sony Tablet S 9.4 inch tablet All three tablets have been available since 2011, and the Iconia Tab A500 was actually Acer’s first Android tablet to hit the streets . It’s nice to see that Acer hasn’t abandoned early adopters in order to push its newer Iconia Tab A200,
: : Gordon's Tech Tech tips and notes with a bit of commentary . OS X and XP . mostly Tuesday , April 24, 2012 Google Drive : Google's 20 price hike With the debut of Google Drive , Google has increased their storage plan : costs My old plan cost me 20 a year for 80GB without Google Drive It's no longer offered , but I can continue with it if I . wish The equivalent new plan would cost me 60 a year for 200GB extra storage largely for Google Drive My per GB costs would therefore increase from 0.25$ to 0.30$ a 20 price hike . 1 Curious . For now I'll stay with my old plan and the free 5GB of Google Drive . storage 1 The numbers are better if you consider what I would actually use if I committed to Google Drive . I am using 20GB and thus paying 1 GB for storage I truly use . It may be that