Microsoft Admits Surface Tablet May Anger Manufacturers, Endangering Windows 8
Updated: 2012-07-31 15:27:00
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Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Sony Xperia Tablet tipped to launch Sept 3rd for 400 and up Tweet Email Sony is apparently planning to launch a second-generation Android tablet in September with a starting price of 399.99. Like the Sony Tablet S , the new model will be a PlayStation Certified device , which means that users will be able to download and play a number of PlayStation games on the tablet in addition to thousands of Android apps and games from the Google Play . Store But the new tablet is thinner , lighter , and faster than the Sony Tablet S , and offers a number of new . features According to leaked documents that showed up at the xda-developers forum recently , Sony is moving its Android tablets into its Xperia product family . That means the
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DotGizmo Samsung Smart Tango vacuum cleaner robot 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 . Sony Xperia 2011 devices getting Jelly Bean after all post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 09:27:04 AM . Ubergizmo Last week we reported that Sony 2011 Xperia devices won t be getting the Jelly Bean update , but it looks like those reports turned out to be false . According to an announcement on the official Sony Mobile Blog the Facebook comment was given out in error and Sony will be releasing Jelly Bean for its 2011 Xperia devices including the Xperia S . No more details have been released but we re expected to find out
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DotGizmo Sony Xperia 2011 devices getting Jelly Bean after all 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 . Leap Gesture Controller garners Huge Developer Community post from I4U News on 31 July 2012 08:12:01 AM . I4U News Leap unveiled their very cool 69.99 motion controller two month ago . The feedback from the developers has been enormous . Over 26,000 want to develop for the Leap controller . nbsp Developers would . Read The Full Article : http : www.i4u.com 51240 leap-gesture-controller-garners-huge-developer-community Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Loading . Website
DotGizmo Google Wallet gets hacked onto a Samsung Galaxy S3 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 . Sony Xperia Tegra 3 tablet specs revealed post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 08:10:46 AM . Ubergizmo It looks like Sony has got another tablet up its sleeve . According to German news site , Mobiflip Sony is going to be releasing a successor to its Tablet S and it s currently being referred to as the Xperia Sony Tablet . It looks like the new tablet will still feature the unique curved edge of the Tablet S but at the same time shaving off a couple of centimeters to provide a slimmer profile and lighter . weight
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About A10 Media PC Android TV box hits the UK Tweet Email The A10 Media PC is small computer with an Allwinner A10 processor designed to turn any TV into a PC . It ships with Google Android 4.0 software , but thanks to the A10 chip , it should also support Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems Cloudsto Electronics is selling the A10 Media PC in the UK for £69.99, or about 109 . US Here’s what you get for that : price Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor 512MB of RAM 8GB of storage SD card slot 2 USB ports HDMI and RCA output Ethernet Headset jack Optical input WiFi Remote control The device supports USB OTG and host connections , so you can connect a TV with the HDMI port , and hook up a keyboard , mouse , external
DotGizmo Code School launches Kickstarter project to teach iOS programming 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 . Leaked iPhone 5 is a Cheap Mass Market Smartphone post from I4U News on 31 July 2012 08:00:07 AM . I4U News Recent reports of iPhones assembled with leaked third party parts show a new iPhone that hasn't any advancements in terms of overall design . Apple is even seen to use a less precious backside . Read The Full Article : http : www.i4u.com 51239 leaked-iphone-5-cheap-mass-market-smartphone Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Loading . Website designed by Bartosz
DotGizmo Get Pauls TV coupon to get Free Samsung Galaxy Tab at paulstv.com discount 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 . Spotify for Android updated with personalized radio feature post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 07:59:59 AM . Ubergizmo Good news Spotify users , if you re an Android user and you rely on Spotify frequently for your music , you might be pleased to learn that Spotify for Android has just been updated and now features the free custom radio function that was previously only available on iOS devices and desktop users . Just in case you re not familiar , this feature allows both free and premium
DotGizmo Freedom Pop 4G hotspot case turns iPod Touch into a near-iPhone 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 . Android and Chrome to feature radial-style menus post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 07:33:35 AM . Ubergizmo It looks like Apple isn t the only one looking into using radial menus on its mobile operating system . According to reports online , a recently revealed patent shows that Google is considering implementing radial-style menus to Chrome and Android in the future . The radial menus can provide single or dual layers of app tools that will assist users in getting the task at hand done quicker and
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DotGizmo Pantech Renue arrives at AT 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 . Android 4.0.4 reportedly rolling out to 3G Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices in Italy post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 06:20:21 AM . Ubergizmo If you re living in a country where the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has not been banned , it has been reported by the folks at SamMobile that the Android 4.0.4 update has started to roll out to 3G versions of the tablet . So far it has been reported that the 3G Galaxy Tab 10.1s in Italy have received the update GT-P7500 and if you re living there , you can try manually pulling the update by going to Settings
DotGizmo Apple makes their way onto the Chinese consumer watchdogs blacklist 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 . Code School launches Kickstarter project to teach iOS programming post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 05:22:29 AM . Ubergizmo With smartphones on the rise these days , apps are pretty much what makes a platform more attractive than the other , apart from the hardware specs being offered . That being said , there also seems to be an increase in developers who range from veteran software programmers , to teens who are looking to cash in on the app fad , which basically means that anyone can learn to
DotGizmo Another Blackout hits India leaving 670 million without Power 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 . Facebook for iOS gains a new Save feature post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 05:21:22 AM . Ubergizmo If you re living the digital age where social networks are prevalent , then chances are you have a Facebook or Twitter app installed on your smartphone . If you re the type that checks Facebook constantly for news and updates , there probably are times when there is a pretty interesting piece of news or update that you ll probably want to savor at home or when you have more time to give it a proper read
, DotGizmo Another Blackout hits India leaving 670 million without Power 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 . Nexus 7 accessories leaked , incoming dock post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 03:54:07 AM . Ubergizmo Asus’ Nexus 7, the Google tablet that has certainly made its fair share of waves over the past few weeks , looks set to be on the receiving end of its fair share of accessories , no thanks to a leak of presentation files that have somehow managed to sneak and make a way to Nordic Hardware . Nordic Hardware , not wanting to be selfish , decided to share this bit of news with the rest of the world , and
DotGizmo New Official Skyfall James Bond Trailer Released 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 Nexus sales to continue despite trial post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 02:54:40 AM . Ubergizmo Apple and Samsung have come to a head and locked horns good and proper in the courtroom , and there are plenty of lawsuits and injunctions being thrown about from left to right and to one another . Well , one development that should be duly taken note of would be the U.S . Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extending the temporary stay of Judge Lucy Koh’s preliminary injunction against the Samsung
DotGizmo Pantech Marauder 4G LTE Phone Launches on Verizon 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 Nexus 7 overclocked with custom kernel post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 02:52:38 AM . Ubergizmo Asus is the manufacturer of the highly sought after Google Nexus 7 tablet , where it already comes with a rather zippy NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor , although it must be noted that this particular version of the Tegra 3 comes with just a clock speed of 1.2GHz , which is clearly slower that other tablets that feature the faster 1.6GHz clock speed . Well , there is nothing quite like fixing things yourself , which is
DotGizmo Panasonic DMP-BDT500 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 . Asus Tablet 810 spotted at the FCC post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 12:14:02 AM . Ubergizmo Another day , another tablet device is released , but before such a thing can happen , said tablet will need to go through the hallways of the FCC . Well , we are pleased to say that the Asus Tablet 810 has just arrived at the FCC , where it will run on the Windows 8 operating system , now how about that At least this is not yet another one of those zillions of tablets that run on the Android platform . The Asus Tablet 810 with Windows 8 certainly did
DotGizmo Google Nexus 7 overclocked with custom kernel 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 Smart Tango vacuum cleaner robot post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 12:05:07 AM . Ubergizmo The world of robotics has yet another member join their ranks , and this one , known as the Samsung Smart Tango vacuum cleaner robot will help mop up whatever dirt or debris around your home even when you are not around . Robotic vacuum cleaners are definitely not new , as they have been around for a fair number of years already , but it is nice to see companies like Samsung make and introduce improvements to existing
DotGizmo Pantech Marauder 4G LTE Phone Launches on Verizon 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 sees gold in finger twitches post from Ubergizmo on 31 July 2012 12:00:23 AM . Ubergizmo We have certainly seen how technology has come a long way in helping change the way we interact with devices . Take the mobile phone for example what was originally a small display with alphanumeric , physical keys have translated to a full touchscreen display without any physical keyboard in sight . The rules of interaction have definitely changed , and Microsoft believes a future that sees folks twitch their fingers
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About How to stream Hulu on a Google Nexus Q Tweet Email The Nexus Q is a media streaming set-top device sphere that allows Android smartphone and tablet owners to play and control music , movies and TV shows from the Google Play store and videos from YouTube on HDTVs . If that seems frustratingly limited , it is . But since the Q runs Android and is hackable , the limitations may not last . long A poster at XDA Developers has found a way to get Hulu working on the Nexus Q using a hack originally created for the Transformer Prime You’ll need to know how to load apps on the device and might want to install this app launcher previously . featured Or , you can wait and see if a fuller build of CyanogenMod for the Q gets . going
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Overclock the Google Nexus 7 with a custom kernel Tweet Email The Google Nexus 7 has an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor , which is pretty zippy . But this version of NVIDIA’s quad-core processor runs at 1.2 GHz , while some other tablets have faster 1.6 GHz . versions But with a little elbow grease , you can overclock the Nexus 7 to run at 1.6 . GHz Xda-developer forum morfic has released a version of DerKernel Trinity for the Nexus 7 It’s a custom kernel that , among other things , allows you to overclock the 7 inch Android 4.1 tablet to run . faster The Trinity kernel also includes a number of performance tweaks and optimizations to the governor , which determines when a processor should run at full speed and when it should run at
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Microsoft unveils Bluetooth keyboards and mice for Windows 8 tablets Tweet Email Microsoft’s Surface will become a real boy tablet in late October debuting alongside Windows 8. And when it does become a reality it will have some useful accessories already lined up . The Windows Experience Blog went hands on with some new Bluetooth keyboards and mice designed specifically for Windows 8 and of course declared them . awesome Of the two keyboards , the Wedge Mobile Keyboard is the more interesting for the mobile typer since it’s thin , straightforward , and the protective case doubles as a tablet . stand This is a familiar concept , is it not I’m a fan of the Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and stand though it looks like the Wedge is
, Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Microsoft Surface tablet to launch on October 26th , prices remain a mystery Tweet Email When Microsoft introduced the Surface tablet in June , the company promised that the first models would be available around the same time that Windows 8 launches . Now the company has confirmed that you’ll be able to buy a Surface tablet the same day Windows 8 goes on . sale Windows 8 goes on sale October 26th and according to an SEC document obtained by CNE T , the Surface tablets will launch at the same . time Eventually Microsoft plans to offer two different types of Surface tablets . The ones that will launch first will feature low power , ARM-based processors and a special version of Windows 8 called Windows . RT Later they’ll be
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About 10 inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prototype shows up in Vietnam Tweet Email Research in Motion hasn’t officially announced any plans to launch a 10 inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet , but a member of the Vietnamese Tinhte forum has posted pictures of what appears to be a PlayBook with a 10 inch . display As you’d expect , it’s larger than the current 7 inch PlayBook , but it also appears to have a 4:3 aspect ratio display , much like the iPad and much unlike the 7 inch model which has a 1024 x 600 pixel , 17:10 aspect ratio . screen The Tinthe photos don’t reveal many other details about the tablet , other than the fact that it has a 26.82Whr battery and a SIM card slot for mobile . broadband What we don’t know is whether the
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Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Kimdecent launches Droid Stick T4 Android 4.0 PC-on-a-stick for 69 Tweet Email Chinese device maker Kimdecent has introduced a new mini PC called the Droid Stick T4 Like an MK802 the Droid Stick T4 looks like a USB flash drive , but it’s really a little computer featuring an Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processor and 4GB of . storage But Kimdecent’s new model ships with 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB , features an HDMI adapter that lets you plug the stick right into a TV or monitor without any cables , and features a microphone . jack The Droid Stick T4 is available from AliExpress for 69 Kimdecent says the Droid Stick T4 also supports USB cameras and 3G dongles . You can also plug in a USB mouse or keyboard , or even a USB hub
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Casio launches V-T500 rugged Android tablet Tweet Email Casio is no stranger to mobile computing devices , and V-T500 rugged Android tablet carries on the tradition . It’s a ten-inch tablet that’s aimed at users in demanding work environments where drop protection up to one meter and moisture and dust resistance are absolute . musts Inside the shock-absorbing casing you’ll find a dual-core TI OMAP 4460 processor clocked at 1.5GHz , 1GB of RAM , and 16GB of internal storage along with an SD microSD expansion slot Both the front and rear-facing cameras utilize 5MP sensors , and 802.11 a b g n Wi-Fi , Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC are supported . Rounding out the connectivity options are a full-sized USB and mini USB port , mini HDMI
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About How to change the Nexus 7 user interface to full tablet mode Tweet Email The Google Nexus 7 tablet has a user interface that looks like a cross between the Google Android UI for smartphones and tablets . With Android 3.0 through Android 4.0, things were pretty clear-cut : If you had a phone , the notification area was at the top of the screen and you couldn’t rotate the home screen . On tablets , it was at the bottom and rotation was . supported But Android 4.1 on the Nexus 7 includes a notification area at the top of the device , home , back , and recent apps buttons at the bottom , and a default home screen that doesn’t rotate . It’s a 7 inch tablet that works more like a phone unless you apply a patch that makes it work
Home Products Top stories Reviews Deals Ultrabooks Contact About Lenovo releases Android 4.0 for the IdeaPad K1 tablet Tweet Email The Lenovo IdeaPad K1 is a 10 inch Android tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor . It was the first Android tablet Lenovo released in the US last year , but since then the company has introduced a range of other tablets including a ThinkPad tablet and new models with 7 and 9.7 inch . displays But Lenovo hasn’t forgotten about the folks who bought the K1. This week the company released a software update which lets users install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the . tablet The update provides a stock Android experience without any special apps , launcher , or other customizations from Lenovo . That sets it apart from