Thursday, May 31, 2012

ASUS to Exhibit Windows 8, Android Transformer Tablets At Computex 2012



ASUS
forwarded invite to reveal one Windows 8 tablet plus Android based Transformer tablet by the coming week.

ASUS has just issued a video puzzle on its authorized YouTube channel and mentioned regarding the Next Transformations at Computex 2012 in Taipei.

At the occasion, the company is anticipating to reveal one Windows 8 based tablet as well as one Android based tablet.

Both Windows 8 tablet as well as one Android tablet might be brand-marked under the existing Eee Pad Transformer category.

The novel Computex 2012 Present teaser for the Computex 2012 and the press invite sent out noticeably clues at the Next Transformations.

The video recording doesnt show a lot but the labels appended to the video steal the story Windows 8, Win8, Tablet, Pad, Transformer, Eee, Android.

No additional info was disclosed in the video recording or the invite.

Computex 2012 commences from June 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ViewSonic to unveil a 22-inch Android tablet



ViewSonic
is all set to make their debut with their eagerly awaited Android tablet on June 5th at Computex. With 10 inches being the standard size for most tablets, it is pretty clear that ViewSonic wants to break this barrier monstrously.

Earlier, ViewSonic had sent around a teaser for its Touch & Connect series prototypes that includes a 22-inch tablet monitor. It appears to be powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is a first of its kind. The unveiling of this new tablet monitor is quite hyped since there is a big question mark as far as marketing is concerned as to whether a large monitor gadget can be considered as a portable tablet or not. Nevertheless, it is exciting to know that it will be running on Googles latest Android operating system. Details about the resolution of the display or the inputs it will process are still unclear.

A monitor running on the Android operating system will not come as a surprise as ViewSonic is well known for their innovative range of products. The device will also reportedly feature a Windows 8 multi-touch display, new cloud computing solutions, high-end laser projections along with some interactive billboards.

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Kogan Introduces Cheap Android Tablet the Agora



Australian consumer electronics-maker Kogan has introduced a new budget Android ICS tablet, which it claims to the cheapest of its kind. The Agora 10-inch tablet is available for a price of $179 and runs the latest version of Googles Android OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

A 16GB version comes with a price-tag of $199. Most of the 10-inch tablets with 8GB capacity usually come for a price of around $219 to $430.

According to Kogan founder Ruslan Kogan, although there are many cheap tablets in the market, most have not-so-powerful CPUs, small screens and no Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This makes the Kogan Agora 10 the cheapest tablet of its category.

The Agora tablet is powered by a 1.2GHz processor along with 1G RAM and sports two cameras of 2MP each on the front and back. The Agora tablet also includes a USB and a microSD port which facilitates data transfer. This gives it a significant advantage over the iPad, which does not have any such facilities.

The company did not do much tweaking in the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, although it is an open source software. The companys primary motive was cost. Kogan also added that some of the problems and drawbacks of their previous products had also been rectified.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Best Android Tablets of 2012


android tablets
Till date many Android Tablets have been introduced with many features, but among them few only now stands to be recognized as the best. Those Android tabs which are cumbersome did not get much popularity this year. The small, tiny tablets got famous as they are easy to carry and use. The best thing about those 7-inch Tablets, which are both comfortable and easy to use, is the fact that they also contain the right apps to keep its users updated.

Heres our list of best Android Tablets for 2012:

Samsung Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus: This tab is one of the most useful ones, which consists of a dual core processor and with a design is sleek enough to fit in the pocket. It weighs as light as 345g only. More features will be added to this tab in the near future. One can also use this as a television remote controller.

Ainol Novo 7 Aurora: This one comes from a Chinese company, but is considered as a better Chinese brand and is good for starters. It has a mini HDMI output, which goes well with the IPS display and consists of 1GB RAM. Ainol Novo 7 Aurora also does consist of the Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich interface. Its price is quite low compared to the features it comes with. Thus, the Ainol Novo 7 Aurora can be termed as a great value for money.

Nook Tablet: With this tablet comes a microphone for voice recording. This Barnes and Nobel product comes in the way of many classy tablets. This tablet is very useful for gaming purposes and also for reading and browsing purposes.

Toshiba Thrive 7: This one has a very chunky look for which many would not like it, but for low budgeters, it is a great one with an interface of Honeycomb and display with 1200800 pixels.

Kindle Fire: This one is a basic tablet with an 8GB memory best for reading and for entertainment. Though it does not have a microphone or a camera, but then it is also one of the best sellers. The primary reason for this is that one will get a wide variety of choices from the Amazon app store.

Huawei MediaPad: This tablet is a nice one as it has high resolution display and a 5mp camera. The biggest news is that it has a greater possibility to get equipped with Ice Cream Sandwich interface soon.

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Turntable.fm now on android devices



It has been quite a long time sinceTurntable has made its presence on the iOS devices. Since its arrival in September 2011, this app has managed to get some serious fan following on the iOS devices. The app is now trying to make its presence among the android users as well.

Turntable allows you to play you favorite music together with your friends, family or other people online. In Turntable, each DJ will play a song one by one and the entire virtual room could hear the same song. Users are allowed to rate the song from awesome to lame. If a song gets much of the lame votes then it is skipped. Turntable enhances the users social experience. It allows you to chat with people in the room, or you could also become fan of your favorite DJs. You can also help people to discover some great musical experience or could simply sit and listen to the best online music.

The users,who are interested, can download turntable from the Google play. The app is available for free and requires android 2.2 or above. The 2.1 version of the app is available for download as a 9.9 MB file.

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A million Android Tablets for Thailand School kids ordered



The government of Thailand is looking towards expanding the dimension of education in their country and henceforth will be making use of the latest technologies hitting the market. It is being said that Thailand has ordered millions of Android-powered Tablets for its students.

Android is the newest hype in the market with every second Smartphone being powered by Android operating system. Aakash Tablet which happens to be an Indian venture has attained new heights in the education industry over the past few years.

The total amount estimated to be involved in the deal is said to be a staggering $32.8 million and over 400K tablets will be on their way within the next 90 days. The next installment of the deal will bring in another 530K tablets for $33 million. Each tablet will be priced at $81 and the demand has been made to Shenzhen Scope which happens to be an enterprise for manufacturing tablet PCs in China.

Coming to the specifications of the Scopad SP0712, it boasts of a 1.5 GHz processor, 8GB storage space and a 1GB ram. It is being said that the rate of production has increased manifold and the manufacturer is belting out almost 24,000 tablets per day.

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Yzi Android tablet surfaces out of the dark



This is the age of Tablet PCs and the latest to hit the market is the Yzi Tablet powered by an Android Operating System. It is being claimed that this will be one of the most efficient Tablet PCs in the market with the most justifiable price tag. Dimensionally it will have a 10-inch screen and will be supported by Android 4.0. It is totally touch-screen and the makers will be providing a stylus as well.

Yzi Android Tablet will be giving its users an altogether new gaming experience as it has the provision of an integrated Wi-Fi which comes along with an accelerometer that dedicatedly supports gaming. The screen of the Tablet is totally capacitive and thus it saves a lot of power from being wasted unnecessarily. It is a delight for French users since this Operating system will be available in French. There are other languages as well that the Tablet supports and the diversity of features that it offers is sure to strike a chord with technology geeks. It also boasts of an HDMI 1.4 output port and has an internal storage memory of 4 GB.

Yzi Android Tablet has a high potential of becoming a major league player in the Tablet industry.

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Google planning to set up alliance with 5 OEMs for multiple Nexus Android tablets



Google is said to be one of the leading market holders at the moment but there is something that it still has to leave a mark upon. It is the Android market that is the talk of the time at the moment. Google has yet to make its presence felt in the Android tablet market and is planning to launch Nexus Android Tablet at a base price of $149. In case of Smartphone industry, Google had Samsung as its ally and Nexus Smartphone was developed which had Android operating system.

Google it seems has set its eyes on not one or two, but five manufacturers of Android Tablets and will be sealing alliance treaty with them soon. The Nexus series of devices has taken Google to new heights and this is one reason why Google is able to hold onto multiple OEMs for the development of Nexus Android Tablets. Though Google could not sell many units of Nexus Smartphone, yet those who went for Nexus Smartphone units were surely not disappointed owing to the fact that it had the latest Android version installed in it which gave the user unbound access to millions of applications available on Android store online. At present, there are just two companies that are related to Nexus and those are HTC and Samsung.

Google had been trying to get their hands on the Motorola Mobility in order to increase the efficiency of usage of Android OEMs but this did not turn tables for them. Initially Google was planning to take the trajectory of Apple and provide end-user solution solely by itself. So now since Google has an impressive count of OEMs, thus it can advance ahead towards making one of the best Tablet PCs in the market. Apple presently leads the Tablet market but Google has its own set of plans to overthrow Apple which might take some time but is utterly possible.

Nexus has taken Google a long way and made them aim for Android Tablets from Android operated Smartphone. Google along with its five manufacturers plans to put together a detailed portfolio o f the new Nexus Tablets that it will be manufacturing. It has been a long time since Google was planning to expand its network into the Android market which is said to be one of the fastest developing markets in the world with every second phone having Android activated in it. The consumers who have used Nexus Smartphone would definitely praise the Nexus Tablet whenever it is released as the Tablet will be having more features than that of the Smartphone.

The five manufacturing allies have not yet been disclosed and Google is still claiming that the talks are undergoing till date. There is a lot of hype that is circulating around Nexus Tablets as it will be one of the first Android Tablets to be launched by Google. And adding to that, it will be the first Tablet release by Google.

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Sony planning on a mass Google Android 4.0 update for its Tablets



Sony gave a formal statement on CNet in which they announced the inclusion of Google Android 4.0 in all their upcoming tablets. They added that the inclusion will be done via over-the-air updates. It has been a long time since Sony started considering the update and now they have started to take the step. The company had been keeping eager people in the dark regarding the date o f the initiation but they finally disclosed it last Sunday.

It is being said that the process has already been started by Sony in parts of US and Europe as there are many Sony Tablet S users who have received Android 4.0 via over-the-air updates. But the speculations are true only for US and not for Europe as Sony has yet to start updating its Tablets in Europe. This process has only started for US and will now be moving towards Europe and Japan. Presently the Tablets that are present in Europe and Japan are being operated on Android 3.2.1 which is an old version. So now, Sony is carrying out a mass update which will automatically update all the Sony Tablets across the world shortly.

A panoramic camera mode is one of the topmost updates that Google has made regarding Android 4.0 and adding to that, there is a gallery viewer that has been re-modified with an SD card access slot. There are several more updates such as browser enhancements, bug fixes, etc. The security updates features of Android 4.0 have also been upgraded to a great extent and any person who has been using Android since a long time will get to know the difference between the predecessor versions and the new version. All these features that Google has updated in Android 4.0 are quite justifiable with the device that they are being fitted into. And since it is the latest version of Android in the market, thus the response will be immense as technology geeks always go for the latest product to hit the market. Since Google is about to unveil Android 4.0 into the market, thus other product launches that were to take place have been postponed accordingly as every company knows how big, this release is going to get. Android is now creating waves in the market with almost every Smartphone having Android OS.

It has been a while since Sony started manufacturing Tablets into the market and these Tablets have shown immense progress in the market. US, Europe and Japan are considered as the prime locations where the latest updates on technology take place and this is the reason why US was one of the first countries to get an over-the-air update of Android 4.0 on Sony Tablet S. Owing to the anticipation that is building regarding the launch of Android 4.0, Google is in intense conversation with five manufacturers of the tablets and thus plans to set foot in the highly-fruitful Tablet PC industry.

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Fujitsu targetting enterprises with Android ICS tabs



Fujitsu Corporation
is aiming at a massive expansion in the near future and their trump card will be nothing other than Android ICS Tablets. Android has set a rage in the market with almost all Smartphones and Tablets using Android OS. Now, it is the era of Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich, which has set a benchmark for the makers for the Operating System.

The configuration of the Tablet M532 is such that it is supported by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core processor with a 10-inch display and 3G activated. The price of the Tablet as has been announced by Fujitsu will probably be 476 and it is being said that the components that have been used to manufacture the Tablet cost up to 100. Additional features include 8-Megapixel rear-facing camera and front-facing 2-Megapixel camera. The Tablet has the capacity to give a video playback of nine hours.

Fujitsu Corporation has been in the market for a long time now and this is the time when they are planning a massive expansion across the globe. With the launch of the new Tablet, the company plans to lock horns with the bigwigs of the Tablet industry.

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Quad-core Android Tablets aimed for Nvidias Kai



Recently, the CES 2012 was held where both Asus and Nvidia showcased a Quad-core Tegra 3 Android Tablet which was given a name MeMo 370T priced at $249. Rumors were rife that the release of this Tablet was terminated. It was also being said that the Tablet will be launched into the market under the name of Google Nexus Tablet. Nvidia has launched the Tablet under the name Kai and the response on the Tablet has been good so far.

The range of Quad-core Android Tablets about to be launched will be taking Nvidias Kai and these have been priced at $199. The strategy behind Kai is such that it gives an idea about the processing of Tegra 3 and helps in setting them in pairs with low-cost components which might better the performance of the Tablet. Adding this feature to the Tablets will help in saving a lot of power that is usually lost from Tablets because of their high-resolution display. Finally what we have in front of us is a Tablet running totally on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The demand for Kai is increasing as more and more tech-freak are getting to know about the features of the Tablet.

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Microsoft Office application for iPad and Android Tabs to be available by November



When it comes to increasing the market share and recital of a product, one may uncover an answer someplace, no matter if it is from a pal or an enemy.

That is what the software giant Microsoft guesses in bettering the market prospective of the productivity function from its stables, the good old Microsoft Office Suit.

No matter how many different productivity application programs are accessible on smartphone and tablet platforms, everyone first mulls over the Microsoft Office suit because of its early emergence and popularity during the PC age.

At present, the Microsoft is making plans to roll out the Office Suite application for two of its competitor platforms comprising Android and iOS.

In a manner, the company cannot assist itself launching an edition for iOS and Android devices looking at the rising fame of those platforms in the tablet and smartphone market.

So as part of having some advantages from the augmentation of the competitors, Microsoft proposes to make their footmarks on these platforms by the coming November when they introduce Office for both Android tablets as well as iPads.

But, the Office application from the company will lift up harsh challenge to subsisting productivity application programs from CloudOn and OnLive apps that are already obtainable for these tablets.

The November timing of the launch also is ideal since they are busy with Metro-styled Office for Windows 8 tablets that is rumored to witness the days light in October.

Even though reports hint that the November launch will bring out Office for iPad, it appears that it may suit any device working on certain editions of iOS.

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Google Asus Nexus Android Tablet Tipped For July?



As per reports, Google and Asus, is going to launch their much awaited Nexus tablet in a couple of months. The launch will hopefully take place by the month of July this year.

DigiTimes, quoting upstream supply chain sources in Taiwan, has forwarded this report that Google and Asus will dispatch approximately 600,000 units of the Nexus tablet by June 2012.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt did disclose about the reasonably priced $250 tablet having a 7-inch display, the plan being to build the hardware reasonable enough for users to try out tablets.

The fresh reports said that Google and Asus have worked on early shipments of 600,000 tablet units for the coming month whereas the tablet will hit the shelves by the month of July.

Google proposed for a May launch but because of design and cost constrictions, the date was forwarded to July.

The other 7 inch tablet, which has been processed by Google, Asus MeMo Pad 370T, is likely to be launched as the Nexus tablet with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

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