For those of you who missed it in February, the device was first unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. At the time Samsung unveiled the device with a dual-core processor, but we can tell you that Samsung are now planning to include a quad-core Exynos processor instead.

The specific details on the processor hasn’t been disclosed, but we would imagine that it will be the same quad-core Exynos chip that is equipped inside the international Galaxy S III. Another major change that Samsung unveiled is a separate slot to house the device’s supplied stylus. The picture above shows you how that will look and it means that you now have a great little space to store the S Pen when not in use.

Despite the ‘Note’ name, this larger 10.1-inch device won’t be able to make phone calls. The stylus support warrants the ‘Note’ name in a way, but otherwise it is just a variant of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 if you like. Thanks to the quad-core processor though, this will probably be in higher demand than the Galaxy Tab 2. There’s still no word on pricing or when this will be available, but hopefully Samsung will release details of this soon.

Is this now a tablet that you simply need to own, or are you waiting on Google to release details of the upcoming ‘Nexus’ tablet? That could turn out to be the best Android tablet so far, but Google are remaining silent for now.

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This time it is Best Buy deciding to cut the price of the MacBook Pro with lines crossing out old prices on their store, something you rarely see Apple do with their online store, and the new price at the popular electronics retailer has dropped by up to $200. The same thing happened earlier this year shortly before the iPad 3 got a release date, and we saw Best Buy drop $50 off the price of an iPad 2.

Will the new MacBook Pro be worth an upgrade? While we cannot be sure on the final specs for the 2012 model, some details are as solid as they get without Apple confirmation. You can see in our earlier article that the 2012 MacBook Pro is likely to feature a Retina display with simplified modes, and upgrades to ports, hard drive (maybe SSD), memory and of course the processor.

Now that we’re moments from WWDC 2012 and an obvious release for the new MacBook Pro, are you ready to buy one?

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In the last few hours we’re hearing about some more features take shape in Mountain Lion, and in particular the Automatic Downloads feature promised earlier on this year. The latest developer build of OS X 10.8 has shown signs of automatic app installs, although these are not fully working in the current beta. You can see a message pop up asking you to turn on automatic app downloads for future purchases, which will not work in the current developer build but is likely to release for testing very soon.

We welcome this feature to Mac OS X and have loved being able to buy apps on our iPhone 4S, which are then automatically downloaded to our iPad 3, although this can be any iOS device you’ve selected to have automatic downloads after installing iOS 5. The majority of Mountain Lion owners will enjoy the same benefits soon, and the software is scheduled to go on sale later this summer. You can read more about Mountain Lion’s new automatic download feature in this article.

You might also want to read about Messages beta, which we posted some videos and details on back in February this year, and if you’re thinking about purchasing the new 2012 MacBook Pro you can read about description Retina modes here.

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If you have been keeping up to date with rumors regarding Google’s tablet, you’ll know that one of Google’s primary motives is thought to be releasing a tablet specifically to target Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which is very popular due to its $199 price point.

What better way for Amazon to counter this move by unleashing a brand new version of their Kindle Fire, one which offers a bigger screen and another value for money price tag. Information cited at Digitimes reveals that a 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet will release sometime during the third quarter and that it may even be equipped with a quad-core processor.

The 7-inch model with a dual-core processor is selling well as it is, so Apple and Google will have their work cut out if these reports are true. The new 10-inch is unlikely to come in at the same $199 price tag, but $299 would still be a great price for consumers.

Google are keeping quiet about their tablet project for now and Apple are unlikely to talk about an iPad successor at WWDC so soon after debuting the ‘New iPad’. How highly do you rate the Kindle Fire though as a viable competitor to tablet devices from Samsung, Apple and soon to be Google? Many consumers associate the Kindle Fire as just a fancy way to read books, but as we’ve seen with the device’s other features – it does a lot more than just handle e-books.

If you had to make an instant decision on the new 10-inch Kindle Fire, a new iPad with a quad-core CPU or a Google Nexus Tablet with Jelly Bean – what would you choose and why?

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In a recent article on 9To5Mac we noticed they mention not only that the new MacBook Pro will include a Retina display, something most of us have come to expect after the iPhone 4 and iPad 3, but also that these “Retina” modes should be by description and not in resolutions. If their sources are correct, we should see choices like “big“, “optimal“, or “small“. This judgment has been made after looking at the software strings in Mountain Lion beta and OS X Lion 10.7.4, and while we cannot wait for this display upgrade it’s also exciting to think about the improved specs like SSD and USB 3.0.

You can read more insight in this article, or see a video below showing USB 2.0 vs. USB 3.0 for an idea on the speed difference you should expect.

Most Apple MacBook Pro users have an idea of what they want from a redesigned model, and while the new enclosure is welcomed we look forward to a full surface trackpad, which would detect your finger touch vs. palm touch vs. an accidental touch.

We already know Apple have patents in place for cover detection and deeper multitouch is something we’ve wanted for a while, which is something Apple are aiming for not only with the new MacBook Pro but also in other innovative ways. You can see this with this rumor about iPhone 5 and multi-point camera focusing systems.

Do you like the idea of simplistic Retina modes on the 2012 MacBook Pro, or do you have other software and hardware upgrades you’re crying out for? You might also want to read about these benchmarks that tease a worthwhile MacBook Pro upgrade, and more details on possible specs here.

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Firstly you’ll notice the plastic feel to the TF300T, which obviously helps save money when compared to the Prime’s metal casing, although this does allow for a few colors rather than just a metal finishing. The second most notable difference would be discovered after a little use, and this might be too late unless you read the Transformer Pad TF300T reviews, which show a smaller battery and less juice when compared to the Prime.

Expect Reviews played video continuously and got around 9 hours battery life with the TF300T, although the same test delivered 10 hours and 45 minutes with the Transformer Prime. Read the full review via the above link and bare in mind the price difference between both the Prime and TF300T is so little that you might want to consider spending a little more. For a different perspective you could also have a read of a TF300 review on T3 and The Inquirer in this article, although those of our readers that like to watch a review should see the 22 minute video below for more details on those important features and pricing.

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It seems almost inevitable now that Apple will take to the stage at WWDC 2012 and unveil their latest refresh to the popular MacBook Pro range. With just weeks to go until the event, it’s also a little bit strange that we haven’t heard too many rumors regarding the next iPhone.

Whether that means we’ll see the iPhone 4S successor in October instead remains to be seen, but for now all the new Apple hardware rumors are primary focused on the next MacBook Pro. We know that the next models will be equipped with Intel Ivy Bridge processors and now possibly with 8GB of RAM.

Additionally, we have heard that Apple may have decided to swap out the optical drives for SSD flash drives in order to decrease boot up time. This is one of the best things about the compact MacBook Air and if they decide to do the same thing for their Pro line, this could be Apple’s plan to make the Pro more appealing since the Air is the preferable MacBook choice at the moment.

If that wasn’t good enough, there are also new rumors over at ABCNews, which hint of a major surprise return to NVIDIA graphics. AMD are the current supplier on 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros models, but in terms of gaming potential a lot of you would be delighted with a switch back to NVIDIA.

It almost sounds like the perfect upgrade with a Retina Display, Ivy Bridge processor, 8GB of RAM, NVIDIA graphics and an SSD drive. On the downside it could mean that Apple decides to bump up the price to accommodate the beastly new specs – hopefully that won’t happen though.

If you currently own the latest MacBook Pro or Air, would these potential specs force you to upgrade once again? The SSD drive would be the turning point for us – what about you?

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With less than one month to go until Apple’s annual WWDC conference, all signs are now pointing to an unveiling at the event in San Francisco. Evidence of a WWDC 2012 announcement could have been hinted in some recent benchmark sightings as not one, but two unannounced Apple products have shown up.

Recent benchmark tests provided by Geekbench have referenced a new MacBook Pro with the build label of ‘MacBook9,1′. Mac sleuths may realize that the current build labels officially are 8,1, 8,2 and 8,3 so 9,1 is definitely a new MacbookPro. The processor highlighted with the benchmark tests is also of interest, as we could be seeing a new MacBook Pro with an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3820QM quad-core processor clocked at 2.7 GHz.

There is also a listing for a whopping 8GB of RAM, so if this turns out to be true, we could be looking at one of the high-end models of Apple’s upcoming 2012 MacBook Pro refresh. The premium MacBook Pro option right now is a 17-inch 2.4Ghz quad-core i7 model, which comes with a respectable 4GB of RAM.

However, if Apple take to the stage at WWDC and unleash an 8GB RAM MacBook Pro with a quad-core 2.7Ghz i7 processor with a 13-inch display – you can imagine how pleased some consumers are going to be. Does this mean that Apple’s MacBook Air range are due for an 8GB upgrade as well? We really hope so, as the Air remains our preference over the Pro.

You can view the benchmark results here, so you can draw your own conclusions of it. It’s safe to say that a new model is coming soon, but what specs upgrade would be the perfect refresh for you?

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Bringing Apple’s Retina display to the 2012 MacBook Pro – the screen is obviously the thing you look at the most on our MacBook’s and other display devices, and after spending many hours with both the Retina display on iPad 3 and the latest iPhone it’s an improvement in everyway from previous generations. The latest OS X 10.7.4 update released this week and followed with some developers/tech blogs noticing a doubling in icon resolution for TextEdit, which had taken a jump to 1024×1024 pixels. This was just one of a few built-in apps that saw an increase in file size, but the others did not see an increase in icon resolution, although a few devs believe this is a solid sign pointing to new Apple MacBook Pros and iMacs with a Retina display.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about icons jumping to 1024×1024 pixels, and the same has been seen for developer previews of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. If reports from this year and last year are correct then we could see the 15-inch 2012 MacBook Pro double its resolution, which would take the new MacBooks to 2880×1800 pixels.

Last month we also heard from Intel about the new Ivy Bridge processer, which are designed with the Retina display in-mind. This is further confirmation that the future Macs will launch with Retina displays, and now we are just waiting for Apple to confirm these rumors, although they couldn’t get more solid.

Would a new MacBook Pro with SSD and Retina display be a day one purchase for you? You also might want to read about common sense with the new Apple MacBook Pro, and features that shouldn’t be included like two hard drives.

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It’s not the first time we have heard such whispers of course, as a 7-inch or ‘Mini’ iPad have been rumored for quite some time actually. However, Google’s Nexus tablet is a reality and should become available later on in the year.

It would be a logical assumption for Apple to offer an alternative to this and the good news is that not only may we be seeing a 7-inch version of the popular iPad, but also an iPad that will be priced significantly cheaper than the $499 new iPad as well. A rumor posted by iMore suggests that the 7-inch iPad will debut in October and will be priced at the $200 – coincidentally the exact same figure that the Amazon Kindle Fire sells for online at the moment. It’s also the same price range that Google are rumored to be targeting for their Nexus tablet as well, so could we see an almighty battle of the budget tablets towards the end of the year?

We’re also hearing that the $200 7-inch iPad will be offered with an 8GB capacity, meaning that it will fall in line with current pricing for the 8GB iPod Touch. Whether this means that a price cut is on the way to the iPod Touch remains to be seen, but it would seem pretty strange if Apple kept iPod Touch prices the same – who would pick up the 8GB iPod Touch ahead of a brand new 8GB iPad with a possible A5X or A6 processor?

Would you like to see Apple bring out a direct rival to the Kindle Fire and Nexus tablet? More importantly – would you be willing to buy one if this is real? Apple wouldn’t want Google to share all the limelight of course when they eventually release the Nexus Tablet, that isn’t their style.

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