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Vizio VTAB 1008 tablet priced at $349 in Walmarts system earlier this week, and now the device passed through the FCC. It indicates the launch is finally being imminent. The FCC listing doesnt provide much in the way of details beyond the expected ones (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and HDMI), the agency asked to hold back the confidential parts of filling until August 30th.
The Panasonic convertible 10-inch tablet to get its annual refresh and not mush as changed visibly. The company gave its internals a boost with Sandy Bridge goodness and a TransflectivePlus screen in its military-grade machine for computing in direct sunlight. The Core i5 found inside is not of the ULV variety, it is a standard voltage 2520m powering this sealed, fan less design. It also comes with 4GB of RAM and a pair of SSD options. It can hit on September and priced at $3,349. For more details read the press release
Music users of US will be able to subscribe to Apples iTunes Match service, but it looks like our friends from UK will have to wait a longer lofting their libraries up to the cloud. According to the sources within British recording industry, licensing negotiations between Apple and countrys major labels have only begun and will not be concluded until 2012. Speaking to Telegraph, Forrester Research Vice president Mark Mulligan said Apples cloud music service will not launch in the UK until at least quarter one of 2012. These types of negotiations take a long time. For one thing the UK arms of all the major record labels are biding their time and waiting to see how the service affects download sales in the US before they sign up to anything.
The worlds first openly accessible jailbreak is now available for those who have taken the plunge with iOS 5 beta, and if you cant do another day without access to Cydia, you dont have to. Redsnow 0.9.8.b1 has been released now for Mac users, given that it is a tethered solution, you will have to plug it back into your machine each time you need to reboot. So, wait for the inevitable untethered alternative or hit on the source link below if you cant wait anymore.
US and Canada are already worrying about recalls, while the rest of the world is still waiting for its crack at BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM today announced that its enterprise- friendly tablet is hitting 16 more markets over next 30 days, some of the locations like UK, have been already announced. The users include Hong Kong, India, and Australia. For more details read the press release
According to Korean News site Etnews, Samsung is having trouble getting it to market due to low yields of 8.9-inch G1F touch panel, uses one less film layer than conventional GFF panels. The G1F architecture is behind Samsungs Super LCD which you can find on Sammys own Galaxy Player, Nexus S, and Wave II devices. They claims that Samsung will offset the G1F shortfall with GFF-type touch panels that are 30 to 40 percent thicker and dimmer got the extra layer.
We got some message about MOTOBLUR, during the announcement of Motorola Photon 4G with the company. The mentioned the UI by name during our hands-on with the device, but failed to discuss the Android skin in any press materials discussing the device. Motorola spokesperson CEO Sanjay Jha comments that the device manufacturer is moving, due the public feedback. The UIs Social functionality will remain in the devices, combined with more enterprise focused features that delivers as a part of 3LM.
The Android Market Web Store now to show the users which apps are compatible with the devices. The compatibility screening was already in place for users who accessed the Market from within their device, this update will be useful to those who surf the web store, if they have multiple devices or tablets plus phone combo.
The boosting of Windows Phone 7 is now done with a different thing; Windows Phone 7s challenged Marketplace by encouraging developers to port apps across from other platforms. It helped iPhone devs out a couple of months ago with an API mapping tool to translate iPhone APIs to WP7 code. Now the mapping tool is extended to work with Android Apps too and back it up with 90-page white paper and promised to get more involved in developer forums.
Zebronics well known for computer accessories, the company now got a new wireless keyboard and mouse, Wireless Companion 2. The keyboard and mouse looks pretty decent. The keyboard is powered by 2 AAA batteries and mouse uses a single AAA battery. The keyboard also had 13 multimedia keys and various shortcuts. The wireless combo can be connected to a PC through the Bluetooth dongle given along with it. It is powered with Smart Power Management to help increase the battery life of the devices.
After the success of Farmvile, EA now has sent the Sims on to Facebook. The game will be so called Sims Social, it will now allow players to create their Sim, build a bachelor pad or dream house and spark friendships. The tags are play with friends, play with life. EA has not given more about the title. The Sims copies sold out more than 100 million copies worldwide, making the biggest-selling in the PC history. According to EA, Sims Social is set to release on this summer. Hit on the source link for Sims Facebook page.
The HP TouchPad will be on sale to the US on July 1st, with the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany and a few days later in Canada in mid-July. After that it takes to Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore, and Spain later this year. The price seems to be $499.99 for 16GB model and $599.99 for 32GB you can hit with the pre-orders from now on. For those who are looking higher version of 3G will be available on AT&T later in the summer. For more details read the press release.
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