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Thursday, 26 July 2012
The Sony Sony LT30p features a 4.3-inch screen with a 720p resolution, a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, microSD card slot, microUSB capable of MHL output, microSIM slot, NFC, and a sealed internal battery. The star of the show is the 13-megapixel camera, also capable of 1080p video recording. A front-facing camera capable of 720p can also be found on the device.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Microsoft launching Windows 8 on October 26th for new and upgrade customers
Today Microsoft announced
that Windows 8 will become generally available on October 26th. This
date matches prior market estimates. Users will be able to buy the
operating system, or upgrade to it on that date. Previously, Microsoft
promised that Windows 8 would be released at some point in October.
Recently, Microsoft has announced more and more of the coming version of Windows, doubling down on its hybrid interface. Windows 8 is a radical redesign of Windows that takes into account a mobile and touch-centric future.
This release date will give consumers ample time to purchase systems running the code for the holiday season, something that has surely not escaped Microsoft’s mind. Windows 8 is coming – whether it will help Microsoft push into the future, or push Windows over the shark remains to be seen. All big bets are uncertain until the final die stops rolling. For now, all we can do is play with its Release Preview (Release Candidate equivalent) and mentally calculate.
Coming next should be release dates for Office 2013, Windows Phone 8, and the next version of Windows Server. It’s going to be a busy end of the year for the Redmond-based software firm.
Recently, Microsoft has announced more and more of the coming version of Windows, doubling down on its hybrid interface. Windows 8 is a radical redesign of Windows that takes into account a mobile and touch-centric future.
This release date will give consumers ample time to purchase systems running the code for the holiday season, something that has surely not escaped Microsoft’s mind. Windows 8 is coming – whether it will help Microsoft push into the future, or push Windows over the shark remains to be seen. All big bets are uncertain until the final die stops rolling. For now, all we can do is play with its Release Preview (Release Candidate equivalent) and mentally calculate.
Coming next should be release dates for Office 2013, Windows Phone 8, and the next version of Windows Server. It’s going to be a busy end of the year for the Redmond-based software firm.
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Prestigio MultiPad 9.7 Ultra
Prestigio’s latest MultliPad 9.7 Ultra (PMP5197D) is the second 9.7 inch model in the family of MultiPads. Just like its best-selling predecessor MultiPad 9.7 PRO, the MultiPad 9.7 Ultra
is features a high quality IPS 9.7-inch LED-Backlit IPS display with
high 1024*768 resolution and a wide 178 degree viewing angle, providing
vivid and brilliant visual experience of games, photos, books,
magazines, movies or web pages.
The
device is based on a high performing ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, packed with
multi-format HD video codec and 3D graphic accelerator. The fine work of
the CPU is backed up by 1GB DDR3 RAM memory and 16GB of internal flash
memory which can be expanded with an SD card giving you up to 32GB
extra!
MultiPad 9.7 Ultra
comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and many carefully selected
apps, including games, video player, mail program, $10 worth Office
Suite Pro and a high end ereading app, the eReader Prestigio, offering
plenty of options to personalize the eReading experience and access to
more than 230,000 free and paid eBooks in 20 languages. Of course Google
Play is preinstalled as well.
All updates come OTA (over-the-air) via
the integrated high-speed WIFI module (802.11 b|g|n). And for maximized
mobility, the Lithium Polymer battery with a capacity of 7,000 mAh is
controlled by an advanced Power Management Unit.
The
device naturally supports most of the audio and video formats and
thanks to the HDMI port everything can be displayed on a external
monitor or TV. The new MultiPad features web cameras on the front and
back side, both with 2.0 Mpx resolution. The Multipad 9.7 Ultra features
a slim and very light design with excellent build quality and comes in
two color versions: charcoal gray and black with wine red frame. The
device comes with an elegant leather pouch and 2 years of international
warranty.
The recommended retail price is 249 Euro (310 USD) and the MultiPad 9.7 Ultra is available as of today at PrestigioPlaza eshop.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Acer Liquid `Gallant Duo` Phones That Deliver
Ice Cream Sandwich. 1GHz Processor 1GB RAM. 4GB Internal Storage. 4.3" QHD Display. 5 Megapixel Camera
with LED Flash. Oh, and Dual SIM. Available in white and black. for £150? Admit it, you wouldnt have thought this would be a Acer phone..Would You.
The specs above belong to the Acer Liquid Gallant Duo, which is not only the worst named
phone in the history of the world, but also an interesting new take on the low end market from the disappointing-of-late Acer.Ive had the pleasure of seeing this phone and was impressed after been told of the Retail price .
The full specs...
- CPU speed: 1GHz, MTK 6575
- Platform: Android Ice Cream Sandwich
- Network: HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz / Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz / (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent)
- Dual SIM
- Memory: Internal phone storage: 4GB / RAM: 1GB / microSD slot (up to 32GB)
- Display: 4.3-inch touch screen with qHD resolution
- GPS: Internal GPS antenna
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
- Connectivity : Bluetooth® 3.0 + EDR / Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g/n / 3.5 mm stereo audio jack / Standard micro-USB
- Camera:5 megapixel camera, LED flash
- Battery:Lion Battery 1500 mah
- Weight: 145 grams with battery
- Dimensions: (LxWxT): 129 x 65,9 x 9,9 mm
While their recent releases have been underwhelming, I do have fond
memories of my original Acer Liquid, despite it's
more-flexible-than-a-rubber-band construction.
The big unknown on the spec sheet is the 'MTK 6575', not a CPU i'm
familiar with, has been shipping out
on all sorts of cheap Chinese devices (you know the ones I mean)
already.
The ALGD (as it shall now be known) is slated for release 8th August 2012, in both black and white, via Expansys priced at only £148.99 and these seems a very decent Price indeed
Friday, 6 July 2012
Quality,Simplicity,Reliability
If your a Serious Outdoor nut,in any shape or form you must of heard of Buffalo they are a legend not just in the U.K but around the world for the Jackets and Functional outdoor gear.
Beloved by Emergency services to the quality of there products have only increased since there beginning's back in the 70`s and a few of the team here have Buffalo products over many years..These Jackets last for YEARS ,I've had mine for nearly 11 years and only because its fading does it need a replacement.
There New website shows of Buffalo's products with some perfection..indeed it shows how if you build a site carefully around your product and aim it with there Best values,Strength's and a relationship with your customers your sure to have a winner.
Where glad to see Buffalo shows its Products with Such simplicity and integrity that right away you know this is the site for Buffalo products it mirrors them so well.
We will catch up with this great Company later in the year when we launch our New Outdoor/Travel/Adventure website.
http://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/
Archos 97 Carbon A Tablet Youll Want a Date With
Those worried that Archos hasn't bought out a New Tablet for a While will be Happy that the company has just bringing the first of its New `Elements` Tablets to market.
the Ice Cream Sandwich slate does sport a 9.7-inch IPS display, a 1GHz processor, HDMI out and a full-sized USB port. Also on-board are two cameras, 16GB of storage and a microSD slot, packed into a 0.45-inch thick aluminum body. The 97 Carbon runs $230 to $250. Archos is promising more entries in the "entry-level" Elements lineup, measuring seven, eight and 9.7 inches.
ARCHOS Releases New ELEMENTS Line; Introduces First in the Series, the 97 Carbon
ARCHOS, an award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, is pleased to introduce the ARCHOS 97 carbon, the first of its new tablet range called "ELEMENTS", an entry-level line up of 7, 8, and 9.7 inch tablets that combine ARCHOS design and engineering with full access to Google PlayTM and a full suite of Google apps at an affordable price.
Equipped with the latest mobile technology and an elegant aluminum finish, the ARCHOS 97 Carbon is only 21.8 ounces and 0.45" thick. Its sharp and clear IPS multi-touch screen delivers amazing vivid colors and impressive wide viewing angles. For the smoothest interface experience, ARCHOS has powered this tablet with a fast 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM while running AndroidTM 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich".
Combining very high performance hardware, intuitive software and affordability, this Google PlayTM supported device will be available starting in July 2012 for $229.99 - $249.99 SRP.
"We wanted to introduce a new series that not only combines affordability with a new slim design, but features the best that Google has to offer," says Henri Crohas, ARCHOS Founder and CEO. "With the ELEMENTS series we have done just that. It's the perfect balance of hardware, software optimization and content through the Google PlayTM ecosystem."
Thx:Archos
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Google Nexus 7 The Tablet You Must Own...
We have played and fell in love with the Nexus 7..we love it for jelly bean,fantastic quality in terms of build and Screen.If you have never bought a Tablet before and if you all ready have consider the Nexus 7..which definitely puts value as its first redeeming character the reasons are many,lets try and convince you below:
Now that said, the Nexus 7 does have a few other hardware goodies designed to impress. That includes a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, and the inclusion of Near Field Communications, for quick and easy transfer of data with other NFC-equipped devices. The Nexus 7 also features both WiFi and Bluetooth, but as expected at this price point, there are no cellular data options.
Useful Links For Nexus 7 Owners:
The Nexus 7 Guidebook is available over in Google Play for free.
The 84-page long book is an instruction manual for the new 7-incher from Google and Asus, but what should draw your attention most is the section dedicated to Jelly Bean. You’ll get a better understanding of all the new features in Android 4.1, so as to be fully prepared when the time comes to play with Google’s latest toy.
The OS’ resizable widgets, Google Now voice assistant, and expandable notifications are just some of the functions and features thoroughly explained in the Nexus 7 Guidebook, but there are also loads of very useful tips on how to make the most out of your Jelly Bean experience.
Standard Android usage is also pretty thoroughly covered in the new guidebook, and, while experienced tech users will probably browse right through most of those sections of the book, newbies might actually have a lot to learn.
Although this is a pretty “thick” piece of literature, the writing style and the formatting should make the Nexus 7 Guidebook a fun reading material. Worst case scenario, you’ll still catch a few glimpses of what the new 7-incher will bring to the table and you’ll at least make the waiting a bit less painful.
Unfortunately, as you might already know, Google Play still has some country restrictions for e-books, so the Nexus 7 Guidebook is not available globally. Our advice? If you can download it, just do it and don’t think twice about it!
We have played and fell in love with the Nexus 7..we love it for jelly bean,fantastic quality in terms of build and Screen.If you have never bought a Tablet before and if you all ready have consider the Nexus 7..which definitely puts value as its first redeeming character the reasons are many,lets try and convince you below:
When Google took to the stage last week for the first
keynote of theGoogle IO Confrence everyone wanted to know more about
Jellybean…but it was the anticipation of hardware announcements that was more
exciting to a great number of Android fans.
Everyone had anticipated that Google would announce a
Nexus-branded tablet during the show, and they did just that with the unveiling
of theNexus 7. But Google surprised a lot of folks by announcing a new
Android-based media-streaming device, the Nexus Q, hot on the heels of the
tablet. I’ll talk more about the Nexus Q in an upcoming entry.
While it was a pretty poorly-guarded secret that Google was
going to be releasing its own Android tablet in collaboration with
hardware-maker Asus, people were eager to find out just what form the tablet would take. Even though the predicted $199 US
price point was bang on, the hardware configuration checked in with a slight
more robust spec than expected.
The Nexus 7 tablet is named for its 7-inch screen, sporting
a widescreen resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. That’s not quite as impressive
as the Retina Display on the new iPads, but completely suitable for a 7-inch
handheld device.
Under the hood, the Nexus 7 has a bit of oomph: it comes
with the Tegra 3 chipset teamed up with a quad core CPU and 12-core GPU. That
means it should be able to deliver a fair amount of performance, whether it’s general
number-crunching or graphics-heavy gaming.
What may be problematic for some, however, is the storage:
armed with either 8GB (£150) or 16GB (£199), the Nexus 7 feels a
bit light. And while other Android tablets come with a mini-SD expansion slot,
the Nexus 7 seems to be lacking any hardware-based expansion options.
What does that mean? To put it bluntly: after installing a
few apps or loading up a few videos, many users will be frustrated at the lack
of space…especially those who tried to save money by choosing the 8GB model.
In some ways, this isn’t overly surprising, with Google doing
its best to steer users to the cloud. During the keynote, Google stressed that
the Nexus 7 would be “optimized for`google Play`in fact, when you fire up the
tablet, your media will be front and center. The presumption, then, is that
much of your content would stream directly to the tablet, instead of living on
it permanently, obviating the need for higher storage capacities. Nice thought,
but unfortunately it’s not how a lot of users actually work.
Now that said, the Nexus 7 does have a few other hardware goodies designed to impress. That includes a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, and the inclusion of Near Field Communications, for quick and easy transfer of data with other NFC-equipped devices. The Nexus 7 also features both WiFi and Bluetooth, but as expected at this price point, there are no cellular data options.
The Nexus 7 will also have the distinction of being the
first device shipped with Jelly Bean already onboard, so if you order the
tablet, you’ll be among the first to get your hands on this new version of
Android. You can pre-order now at play.google.com, but orders won’t go out until mid-July in the
US and Canada.
Here in the U.K there are a number of deals Apparing like at Ebuyer,expect many more across Europe to as we expect the price to be competative even with high demand.
We give this tablet our Gold Star for Value,Quality and pushing the Price Benchmark
to New Heights Google/Asus `Lucky` Tablet gets more than a seven from us it gets 9/10.
to New Heights Google/Asus `Lucky` Tablet gets more than a seven from us it gets 9/10.
Useful Links For Nexus 7 Owners:
The Nexus 7 Guidebook is available over in Google Play for free.
The 84-page long book is an instruction manual for the new 7-incher from Google and Asus, but what should draw your attention most is the section dedicated to Jelly Bean. You’ll get a better understanding of all the new features in Android 4.1, so as to be fully prepared when the time comes to play with Google’s latest toy.
The OS’ resizable widgets, Google Now voice assistant, and expandable notifications are just some of the functions and features thoroughly explained in the Nexus 7 Guidebook, but there are also loads of very useful tips on how to make the most out of your Jelly Bean experience.
Standard Android usage is also pretty thoroughly covered in the new guidebook, and, while experienced tech users will probably browse right through most of those sections of the book, newbies might actually have a lot to learn.
Although this is a pretty “thick” piece of literature, the writing style and the formatting should make the Nexus 7 Guidebook a fun reading material. Worst case scenario, you’ll still catch a few glimpses of what the new 7-incher will bring to the table and you’ll at least make the waiting a bit less painful.
Unfortunately, as you might already know, Google Play still has some country restrictions for e-books, so the Nexus 7 Guidebook is not available globally. Our advice? If you can download it, just do it and don’t think twice about it!
Few Workarounds for Lack of MicroSD etc..
battery replacement video for when the battery gets old http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZL1mly7rZ0&feature=player_embedded no screw driver or soldering required!
airdroid may be useful for wireless transfer of files http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNnQxpw7Uw&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=47&feature=plpp_video
how to save offiline google maps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7S5Etupi4&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=82&feature=plpp_video
regarding lack of microsd slot, there are work around options .... i will always carry my android phone with me and that has microsd slot and OTG capability and wifi direct facility and can load any external memory on android phones capable of OTG / microsd card / wifi direct and wirelessly (wifi direct) pair that with this tablet and transfer extra media on to it. see wifi direct video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCEawDprnOQ&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=14&feature=plpp_video
or use android beam to transfer files http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCw1ilMzCH4
or use the more advanced version of android beam on the samsung galaxy s3 calles s beam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wNAnSE51BE
battery replacement video for when the battery gets old http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZL1mly7rZ0&feature=player_embedded no screw driver or soldering required!
airdroid may be useful for wireless transfer of files http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNnQxpw7Uw&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=47&feature=plpp_video
how to save offiline google maps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7S5Etupi4&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=82&feature=plpp_video
regarding lack of microsd slot, there are work around options .... i will always carry my android phone with me and that has microsd slot and OTG capability and wifi direct facility and can load any external memory on android phones capable of OTG / microsd card / wifi direct and wirelessly (wifi direct) pair that with this tablet and transfer extra media on to it. see wifi direct video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCEawDprnOQ&list=PLF2E689203EE62F20&index=14&feature=plpp_video
or use android beam to transfer files http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCw1ilMzCH4
or use the more advanced version of android beam on the samsung galaxy s3 calles s beam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wNAnSE51BE
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