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Zenithink Upgrades Tablets To ICS

Paul Merak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:10 +0000

Zenithink has released Android 4.0 for its recent 7- and 10-inch tablets. The Zenithink C71 is amongst those updated to run the latest version of the Google operating system. It came to Westerrn...

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Microsoft – Long-term Plans, new gestures, new technologies

Paul Merak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:24:38 +0000

Last week Microsoft revelaed it was working on integrating Kinect into notebook bezels, with tablets presumably to follow. The iPhone brought users touch-functionality, now Microsoft aims to forge a...

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Android Chrome Browser – Review

Paul Merak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:10:17 +0000

Google has finally released a version of its Chrome browser for Android, although for the moment it’s limited to Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich OS). It’s pretty fast and it syncs...

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Acer’s direction in 2012

Paul Merak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:10 +0000

During the celebrations for the new Year Of the Dragon in China, Acer’s chairman, JT Wang, announced the direction for the company over the coming 12 months. Acer does not intend to sit back in...

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Dell Alienware M14x R2 – Preview

Paul Merak — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:30 +0000

Dell is to release a new laptop aimed at hardcore gamers, the Alienware M14x R2. The release date seems to be timed to coincide with the launch of Intel’s next-gen 22nm Ivy Bridge processors....

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Apple Tech Support Getting Sloppy

Otto — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:02:38 +0000

Apple Care, customers service and tech support in general was always legendary. Lately, not so much. According to Vocalabs the numbers were declining. Customers complain about long waiting times, and...

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Asus U56E – Review

Otto — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:21:23 +0000

Asus claims that the U56E is a high-performance, maximum battery-life machine which should equip buyers for the office, all for $800. It runs on an i5-2430M CPU with 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive...

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Samsung Series 5 ultrabook – 13.3 and 14-inch

Paul Merak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:21:41 +0000

Details of the Samsung Series 5 ultrabook have been released – a low-voltage Intel Core i5-2467M processor will be paired with up to 8GB RAM and 500GB hard disk space for storage. A full-sized...

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Samsung 2 new ICS tablets

Paul Merak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:03:12 +0000

So, Samsung Galaxy S3 may not be showcased on MWC in Barcelona. However, Samsung isn’t going to come empty handed. Two new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets are to be shown. Samsung had a...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 – March 13th release

Paul Merak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:50:48 +0000

Rumours are starting to circulate concerning the release date of the Samsung Galaxy S3, although insiders don’t expect the revamped Samsung flagship handset to hit the US before August or...

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Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 – Review

Otto — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:33 +0000

The last generation EasyNote TS11 was already furnished with a Core-i5 Sandy Bridge CPU, and the TS13 upgrade boasts a similarly up-to-date spec list. The Intel i5-2450M processor inside the Packard...

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MSI Wind U180 – preorder

Paul Merak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:01:32 +0000

MSI is launching a new Wind U180 netbook upgraded with 1.86GHz dual-core Atom N2800 Cedar Trail processor and GMA 3650 integrated graphics. Preorders are starting in Germany. MSI Wind U180 netbook...

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Apple sued for trademark infraction in China

Paul Merak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:05 +0000

Apple has lost a lawsuit in China allowing it to use iPad name and sell iPad in mainland China. Preparation of launching iPad in People’s republic of China had halted. Proview Technology is...

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Acer Travelmate 8481TG – Review

Paul Merak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:46 +0000

The Acer Travelmate 8481TG is optimized for long battery life, sporting a low-voltage 1.6GHz Intel i5-2467M, and it can be configured with a faster 1.8GHz i7-2677M low-voltage CPU for even more...

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Lotus Glass Teamed With Samsung OLED Displays

Paul Merak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:12:46 +0000

Corning’s Gorilla Glass famously makes the iPhone and several premium smartphones a bit mre likely to survive falls without a broken screen, but a lesser-known product made by Corning is Lotus...

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Android Apps On Blackberry PlayBook

Paul Merak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:04:10 +0000

Research In Motion RIM will launch Blackberry PlayBook OS 2.0 this February, having shown off the long-overdue email functionality and improvements to the Calendar and Contact apps at CES 2012. What...

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TF300T – new Asus Prime?

Paul Merak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:40:41 +0000

Walks like Prime talk like Prime, this new TF300T notebook by Asus may be the new follow up to the Transformer Prime. TF300T as seen above has plastic chassis, which could mean a cheaper offering by...

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iPad 3 to have new A6 quad-core CPU

Paul Merak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:29:06 +0000

According to iPad Site, turning the wheels of apple rumours, new iPad 3 coming out this summer is to have a quad-core A6 processor. There will be 2 iPad 3 models. WiFi only J1 and 4G LTE J2 model....

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Droid RAZR MAXX Tops Benchmarks

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:53:49 +0000

The Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is much talked about these days as the best this and best that, so let’s take a quick peek. Battery is 3300mAP taking you way past 20 hours on a charge....

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Samsung Galaxy Note launch

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:29:06 +0000

Preorders for new Samsung Galaxy Note are to start on Monday February 5th. Note will be available at AT&T which should start selling them on February 19th. A 90 second Super Bowl commercial has...

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Nokia Finds New Hope in Lumia 900

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:46 +0000

Nokia has been losing money for a while now giving in it’s monopoly on smartphone market share to Apple and Samsung. Recent stats include loss of profit from last year’s 28.7% margin to...

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Samsung Galaxy SII Plus comes first

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:34 +0000

Samsung Galaxy SII upgrade is overdue. We know that SIII should be released before summer, but before that happens, if you should be impatient, there will be an upgrade to SII version and it will be...

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MacBook Pro – Upgraded

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:23 +0000

The 15-inch MacBook Pro was upgraded from from the original Intel Core i5 CPUs to incorporate the latest second generation Sandy Bridge technology. MacBook Pros, whether 15- or 17-inch, now all ship...

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Facebook Goes Public

Paul Merak — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:33 +0000

The long awaited Facebook initial public offering (IPO) arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, raising $5bn. For anyone not au fait with the inner workings of the western...

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Minimum Spec For Windows 8 Tablets

Otto — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:32 +0000

Microsoft has announced the hardware requirements for tablets running the Windows 8 operating system, which will be launched this year. The various requirements detail Microsoft minimum hardware...

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Crank Dat Bass – JLab B-Flex X-Bass

Paul Merak — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:05:53 +0000

Most notebook and netbook users will concede their on-board audio could use a little extra bass. A fuller audio experience, with fuller bass and less tinny higher notes makes for more enjoyable...

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Disposable Computers – 30 cents a piece

Paul Merak — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:48 +0000

Instead of simply bearing a barcode for scanning, printed plastic labels could actively monitor the freshness of food, while other printed plastic labels could track the efficiency of medicines and...

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JXD S7100 Gaming Tablet – Preview

Paul Merak — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:11:10 +0000

The JXD S7100 gaming tablet is primarily aimed at gamers, and for that reason features game controllers to the left and right of its 7-inch display. The gaming user base is also the raison...

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Elgato Thunderbolt SSD

Paul Merak — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:01:09 +0000

Thunderbolt, the high-speed port technology from Intel that so far appears only on Apple computers, just got a shot in the arm from Elgato with new portable solid-state drives. At the CES few weeks...

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HP Folio – Review

Paul Merak — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:15:50 +0000

HP has entered the ultrabook market with the ultra-thin HP Folio 13, and making a play for the business market with a business-oriented version of the Folio offering business-friendly features. The...

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