The Tablet in school is not very successful in the USA

The United States is one step to us from the technological point of view, it is not a surprise, but that does not always translate into a disadvantage. Our programs of digitization of information must take into account the fact that resulting unsatisfactory in the USA, pilot projects that do not lead to the desired results and predictable unexpected device as soon as they end up in the hands of children unwary.

Among the examples we have cited the " Amplify ", which provides 73,000 Android tablet for the educational use of the same name, directed to children under 12 years (by a company of Rupert Murdoch). Much went inevitably damaged after a short time and the supply has been suspended, it does not take a genius to realize that at that age are necessary rugged-zed models, resistant to everything! Different speech instead for the program " iAchieve "carried out in Texas, 70,000 students provided the iPad have not reached the expected level of knowledge through the use of this digital program, now discontinued as ineffective.

A tile for the administration of Los Angeles that I put to spent $ 30 million for the purchase of iPad with Retina Display intended to 300,000 students around the district, a budget issue that has already created quite a few problems since it was paid $ 700. The next problem is called security , because among this student population will not be hard to find the most capable and able to bypass firewall restrictions from, coming to unblock Facebook, YouTube and portals possibly even more inappropriate.

Not all schools will then support this crazy shopping, we think of Windows tablet much more economical at this time, even more functional in some cases. There are also positives in this whole affair, the idea of ​​one-to-one tablet makes it possible for students to take home the job, tasks to be accomplished using software dedicated to that theme, but at what price?

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Dismantling Surface Pro is extremely difficult to repair the equipment within 90 screws

iFixit recently dismantling Surface Pro, results showed tablet internal Almost all adhesives fixed, users want to repair extremely difficult, much higher than the iPad. IFixit repair-ability score, Surface Pro scored only 1 point in 10 points, For example, a single open flat, surrounded by the four lines around the display, would cut off a little careless. Battery and display adhesive display is extremely difficult to replace. Equipment within 90 screws, iFixit believes that an unusually large number for such equipment.

In contrast, the four generations of Apple iPad rated 10 points to 2 points. IPad repairable from a ratings point of view is not much advantage, much higher than the iPad Surface RT repairable, more expensive Surface Pro score lower, which some people disappointed. In fact, not surprisingly, Microsoft's efforts in the small tablet loaded with more features. Nevertheless, iFixit still think Microsoft in order to save space, some move is no necessary, such as the battery grip, that is that the intentional degradation "totally supererogatory.

Acer will make a public tablet for $99

Acer is developing one of the most affordable tablets in the industry, the price will not exceed $99, according to DigiTimes, citing sources among Taiwanese suppliers.

Extra-Acer tablet will be released in early 2013. To reduce the price of the company uses the device cheaper processor from MediaTek. Processors of this manufacturer are known for use in low-cost Chinese smartphone from little-known brands. In this device based on MediaTek-chips have higher quality and reliability compared to other Chinese vehicles.

Recently developed MediaTek chips for mobile devices, which have characteristics comparable to those in the dual-core A5 chip iPhone 4S, allowed Asian manufacturers to produce phones in the price range under $ 200 based on Android.

Representing the 99-dollar tablet, Acer will rise in line with companies such as Amazon and Google. In November last year, Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire for $ 199, and in July 2012 Google announced its own "tablet" for $ 200 with a 7-inch screen - Nexus 7. iPad mini in the category of the budget can be attributed only conditionally. Cost of the device starts at $ 329 dollars.

According to rumors, Asus also stashed model tablet for $ 99, but its release was postponed so as not to compete with the joint development with Google.

Users of the 32-gigabyte version of Surface available 16 GB

Surface has been in the hands of iFixit, who studied it with passion for maintainability. Then the cost of components gadget experts evaluated the company IHS iSuppli. In the first two cases, the device did not bring big surprises, in the context of available hard disk space Microsoft new tablet pretty distinguished.

For buyers device was a big surprise, that is available for their use only half of the available memory Surface. In particular, many are unhappy with the fact that the model with 32 gigabytes of storage capacity offers at least 16 gigabytes of space. Surface users with 64 GB of "missed" about 18 GB.

Microsoft today explained the mysterious disappearance of gigabytes. Thus, when expressed in radix 32 gigabytes become in fact the 29 GB and 64 GB reduced to 59 gigabytes. About 5 GB borrow backup OS and another 8 GB to the operating system and associated applications.

What if the remaining 16 GB of anything missing? In Redmond advised to use the "cloud" storage SkyDrive, as well as memory cards and USB-drives.

Latest update the first Sony Tablet S with Guest Mode and some new features

Despite the release on the market of the new Xperia Tablet S, the Japanese company has certainly not forgotten the first Tablet S, updated last April with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, for a couple of days has officially started a new update now reserved for only the U.S. but probably arriving in other countries that brings some new level of functionality.

First of all is the new Guest Mode, able to hide and create a sort of guest mode that allows several people to use the tablet without sensitive information and data are visible and accessible to all, new programmable macros can be used by the tablet as a universal remote control, new Small Apps, redesigned media player and other system problems and bug fixes.

A tablet that short tries to stay close to his successor, aided probably lowering the price due to the new arrival, and soon may be an attractive offer for an updated product and still present due to its design definitely unique and special.

Here are the first images Xperia Tablet 2012!

Expected in August 29th, the new Sony Tablet which will be the successor to the Tablet S appears in the first official images. This is a model that incorporates in all and for all the lines of the previous device but improves hardware, software and thickness. Lighter and thinner, Xperia Tablet hardware will probably moved from Tegra 3 chip, 1GB of RAM and will be based on Android 4.0.4 awaiting Jelly Bean provided in the following months.

 

The customization of the system will be similar to that seen in the present model with lots of little tricks, functionality and integrated programs that will make this tablet unique.

 

That leaves the original shape of the back that houses the 5 megapixel camera (of course specification to be confirmed) and that is thinner and less extensive than the present model on the market today. Sony should immediately sell the Wi-Fi version, expected by late September and later, perhaps taking advantage of Christmas, propose a variant of 3G or even 4G.

 

You just have to wait for the IFA 2012 and discover that the price should be between $ 399.99 and $ 599.99 for the model only Wi-Fi even if the hope is that it will debut an even more competitive.

Galaxy Note 10.1: confirmed 2GB of RAM! (Video)

They come very good news for all prospective buyers of Samsung Galaxy Note10.1. GSMArena comes directly from the hardware further confirmation that the renewal of the first Tablet with Pen-S technology from Samsung not only hit the processor that is the same as the Galaxy S3, but also saw a doubling of the RAM.

Therefore, the Note 10.1 will have 2GB of RAM facts becoming the first tablet in the world with so much RAM. Obviously confirm all other technical characteristics that they see a 5 megapixel camera and can expand the memory via microSD, and ability to make and receive calls! Following a short video:

Sony Xperia Tablet with Tegra 3 processor! Pricing and Availability

The successor to the Sony Tablet S is coming and we know through internal documents virtually every detail. This is a slightly revised editions of Tablet S in terms of aesthetics and a new processor and more powerful performance. A classic Tablet Android renewing the 2011 range of the manufacturer while maintaining those features of design and uniqueness that made ​​the fortune (not particularly) the Tablet S.

You should simply call Sony Xperia Tablet and will come with Tegra 3 CPU, Android 4.0 "or higher;" 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of internal memory, 3G connectivity and a 6000mAh battery from over. Extremely thin due to only 8.8 millimeters thick, is made ​​with a splash-proof shell thanks to aluminum is thinner than the Tablet S.

No shortage of interesting accessories like the cover that turns into a Microsoft Surface-style keyboard, or other products and accessories for the various adapters and connections with other external hardware for a complete multimedia.  I prices start from $ 449.99 for the 16GB model for switch to 549.99 and 649.99 for the 32GB for the 64GB.

 

A device then surely interesting that in all probability will be presented at IFA 2012 later this month, namely on August 29. You just have to see him live to appreciate the beauty and quality improvements over the previous model. Output in the market towards the end of summer.

Here's the original cover for Nexus 7 on video!

If you are about to buy the Nexus 7 or are you still waiting for the European market the product, definitely a good case could be very important and, in addition to the unofficial holiday, Asus and Google offer various cover and flip houses is one of the most opaque .

unluckily, despite this the magnetic sensor, Asus did not exploit this feature and then closing and opening the cover will not occur on and off screen.

We can only hope to see it marketed in Europe in the near future or maybe just to coincide with the launch of the Nexus 7 in the peninsula.

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Chameleon: widget manager and the remarkable speed of the launcher on the Nexus 7 on video

Some days ago we showed you a video of Chameleon Nexus 7 . We speak of an alternative home very comprehensive and complex that offers a real home of the new management sunTablet Android. Chameleon is in fact designed and built to move on the Tablet and now everything seems ready to get on the Play Store.

The author of the video a few days ago, has published a new movie that shows the incredible performance of the software associated with Jelly Bean and the Quad Core Nexus 7. ​​Speed ​​and management truly enviable .

Jelly Bean: the early development of Galaxy Tab P1000

Although Samsung has officially decided not to upgrade over the Gingerbread Galaxy Tab P1000, the community of developers led ICS on this Tablet and now the team is ready to show Cyanogen also Jelly Bean. This is a start of work to offer the popular  CyanogenMod 10 also on Galaxy Tab P1000 . The base is Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and the news will be many, especially for those who have never tried ICS on this Tablet. Although there is still nothing concrete except the screen above, the recent distribution of Google should bring a significant improvement in performance and quality of use of the Tablet. You just have to wait for the first alpha version for ROM to experience "butter" on Galaxy Tab P1000.

CyanogenMod 10 on Asus Prime Transformer (video)

After Optimus LG 4X HD, Nexus Galaxy, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and some devices Americans, here comes the turn of ' Asus Prime Transformer with CyanogenMod 10. As always videos very skinny, low-quality but showing some features of the new project, Jelly Bean Cyanogen Team. Camera and a small tour operating software that still shows the Kernel 2.6 as a very first port of Android 4.1.1.

Nexus 7 Teardown here is how it is done in!

The Nexus 7 now we have seen in all possible angles with lots of video that showed some reviews done by the lucky and found the Google I / O. iFixit shows us how it's done completely removing the Tablet. A classic teardown complete with explanations, photos and "practical guide".

 

Sensitive operations, ranging invalidate the warranty and often makes it difficult to reassemble. But if you're curious to see the Nexus 7-naked or even want to try to remove it (if you have it), we leave you with a link to the complete guide:

Nexus 7 Teardown

Mike Rayfield: "We will build in other tablets like the Nexus 7"

How has Google in partnership with Asus to produce a tablet on the market and to launch Tegra 3 for only $ 199? According to Mike Rayfield , Chief Engineer Nvidia Tegra 3, the greatest effort that brought down the price covered the cost of components. Nvidia Kai , unveiled a few months ago, using memories DDR3L relatively less expensive than other solutions and if We combine all of a less complex chip Tegra 3 classic, here is that the price is lowered.

 

Nvidia is trying to tighten acccordi business with several partners to bring to market low-cost solutions such as the Nexus 7 and try to further expand this market in an attempt to take off this area and create a greater competition, which in turn will lead to a degradation of the component prices and then a final cost that will further lower.

Rayfield has confirmed that a version of ' Acer Iconia Tab A110 will arrive on the market with chipsets Nvidia Kai , as well as a kid-friendly tablet called Nabi 2.  Not all devices can take advantage of Nvidia but Kai proprietary technologies. Nvidia refers to the fact that Nexus 7 is powered by Nvidia Prism to extend battery life by reducing the screen brightness, compensating for the chromatic and easing the transition of data from the touchscreen to the processor , but this was only possible using memories DDR3L then in the presence of diverse hardware could also change the optimization software.

According to Mike in the near future will see more and more solutions of this type identified by a price particularly aggressive but able to guarantee optimal performance.  by

Nexus 7: here is the first video Hands-On!

A few minutes after the presentation of Google, one of many in the coming days, here comes an excellent hands-on video of the Nexus 7 .

This is an excellent video, well edited (wonder how they did it in 10 minutes poor) and that shows the Nexus 7-level hardware with some new software described in the article on:  Nexus 7 here that redefines the Tablet Android!

Nexus 7 here that redefines the Android Tablet with Full Specifications and Prices

Although an hour after the official presentation you already knew all of the new Nexus 7, the Tablet Google certainly has not lived up to expectations. In fact we have a tablet with the best hardware available today, with Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 7-inch HD screen very nice and defined.

Made in collaboration with Asus, Nexus 7 seems to please everyone, not just for the hardware, but also for the price and the system operational .

As mentioned in recent days lacks the rear camera and 3G connectivity, but for $ 199 in 8GB and 16GB $ 249 version can not expect much more difficult, although there may be some regrets.

Nexus 7 redefines Android still makes this point because not only the political price of Tablet Android seen to date, but shows the long-awaited Jelly Bean, a system which, fortunately, does not change ICS in the strict sense, but it evolves, improves and features in an even more complex.

A tablet that expresses the best of the Android 4.1 system, allowing to exploit the new content of the Play Store, videos, ebooks and magazines not to forget the music.

The multimedia aspect seems to be one of the most important experience, not so much for the improvements of the code of Jelly Bean, the new features for graphic Swype is more mature, but for compatibility with the Nexus Q, " social streaming media player "  that allows content management of the Tablet or Play Store in the same song throughout the house.

During the presentation of the gaming aspect has seen a major focus, which showed the goodness of the 12-core Nvidia GPU.

Nexus 7 more or less satisfied because all the developers will not have to reinvent themselves, but the Holo theme is always the same, only the API has been extended allowing more interaction with the system itself.

Satisfied users are also critical of Nvidia as now, with the official support of Google, we hope to see an acceleration in supporting kernel and driver development in general.

Satisfied users side price / performance with a complete, neither great nor small, neither fish nor fowl, perhaps, but still useful as a tablet is useful, or useless to many but cool for everyone.

This is the Nexus 7, a product that revolutionized the industry, no new leads in the strict sense, but in fact creates a new standard for the industry Android with money and power than other products, also went out and dream.

Pricing and Availability:

Nexus 7 is already sold in the Play Store in preorders and will be shipped from mid-July. When orders are available for America, Australia and UK. Other markets will come to follow. Prices:

• $ 199 8GB version
• $ 249 16GB version

For both versions, Google offers $ 25 bonus to be spent in Play Store.

Here's the video Nexus 7: The first Tablet Google Jelly Bean

Well ahead of Google and others, we show here that the official video of the Nexus 7, the first Quad Core Tablet Google!

Here are features and Tech Specs:

SCREEN 7” 1280x800 HD display (216ppi) Back-lit IPS Display Scratch-resistant Coming glass 1.2MP front-facing camera	SIZE 198.5x120x10.45mm
WEIGHT 340g	WIRELESS WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
MEMORY 16GB internal storage 1GB RAM	USB Micro USB
BATTERY 4325mAH (Up to 8 hours of active use)	OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
CPU Quad-core Tegra 3 Processor	FEATURES Microphone NFC (Android Beam) Accelerometer GPS Magnetometer Gyroscope

Tablet Microsoft Surface on ARM would cost at least $ 599, a model based on the Intel Ivy Bridge - not less than $ 799

After yesterday's premiere Microsoft Surface tablets, most potential buyers were interested in only one question: how much will cost the joy of owning one of the novelties. As it turned out, until there is nothing to be happy: according to the source, the cheapest Surface, built on the NVIDIA Tegra platform and a full OS Windows RT, will cost over $ 599.

 

For comparison, the flagship tablet Acer Iconia Tab A700 NVIDIA Tegra 3 platform  with a screen resolution of Full HD is available on the official website of $ 450, and an updated iPad with Retina display and 32 GB of internal flash memory is estimated to be just in the U.S. $ 599.

The second model Surface, based on the platform Intel Chief River and the Windows operating system complete with eight Pro, will be even more expensive - Microsoft asks for it not less than $ 799. This is not cheap: if true, Intel and will reduce the cost of ultrabook the cherished mark of $ 699, most consumers will simply choose the tablet ultra-thin notebook with a full keyboard. The same source also notes: Design Surface seems to be, and should involve users from the business environment, but high prices will be the main obstacle to the conquest of this segment.

Is not clear yet, and promotion strategy Surface: plates were obtained interesting and attractive, but releasing them, Microsoft engaged in a competition with their same partners also dared to release tablet computers running Windows 8 or RT. Some even had to call Microsoft to exit the market Tablet PCs betrayal. I think, rightly so.  Sources: DigiTimes , Reuters
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NEC completes Android-slim tablet LifeTouch L battery capacity of 7400 mAh

Japanese company NEC issued a press release on the launch of a new Tablet PC - LifeTouch L. A remarkable feature of the new items on which the creators of the special focus attention - ultra-thin body thickness of 7.99 mm. Interestingly, the device comes with a battery capacity of 7400 mAh, and the claimed battery life of up to 13 hours when viewing web pages and 10 hours of video playback.

 

NEC LifeTouch L is built on a single-chip platform, TI OMAP 4460, which includes dual-core CPU at 1.5 GHz. RAM - 1 GB, and the amount of integrated flash memory can be either 16 or 32 GB. The display is made on the basis of the panel type IPS, it is characterized by a diagonal of 10.1 inches and a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

 

The list of specifications of NEC LifeTouch L consists of two cameras (front-resolution - 1.2 megapixel main - 5 M), WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, ports, USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and Micro USB 2.0. The length and width of the tablet is 257 or 181 mm, respectively.

 

NEC will begin selling LifeTouch L in the domestic market on July 5, and the product will be available both to consumers and corporate customers. The issue price is still open, but it is expected that the version with 16 GB of internal memory will be offered for $ 500, and a model with 32 GB of flash memory will cost $ 130 more expensive.

Samsung presents the Series 5 Hybrid, Windows 8 Tablet 11.6" and Intel CPU

After having enjoyed the new tablet 11.6 " Acer and Asus , could not fail to call Samsung at Computex 2012 that showed a prototype under glass tablet PC with onboard Windows 8  called 5-Series Hybrid . This is a prerelease version, which emerged few specific techniques that still gives the idea of a device top view of the adoption of the wide range of display with full HD resolution at 1920 x 1080 pixels (perhaps restricted to the solution variant more expensive).

As we can see from the pictures, we also supplied with a handy keyboard / dock (probably full size for the happiness of someone who does not like virtual buttons) that attaches via a magnetic mechanism. The thickness of the tablet is quite small, we speak of only 8.89mm and weighs 680g.

 

We learn from Laptop Magazine to rumors in the feature: according to the website 5-Series Hybrid will be available in two versions, one driven by an Intel Atom low power ( 2W ) and equipped with a more powerful  Intel ULV . A kit should not miss the two cameras typically found on high-end tablet, as there will be USB ports, HDMI, microSD and SIM for 3G versions. From the image given below can also provide for certain the presence of a nib just as expected for the Galaxy note 10.1. source - TheVerge