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OnLive Desktop Now on Android

By Will765 | Tabletrom

 

For those iPad users, OnLive has been available for some time, and now it has finally come to android. What is it, exactly? Well, after downloading the app, you basically can use your tablet with a Windows desktop interface. Excel, Internet Explorer, Word, Adobe reader, and Powerpoint are all available with the free version.  You also get 2GB of free cloud storage.  There are paid options also.  For $4.99, you move up to the Plus version, which gives instant access(the free one is as-available, so you may see slowdowns).  Another level, Pro, will set you back $9.99, but increases storage to 50Gb, and lets you customize the desktop with additional apps.

 

This is the screen you’ll see when you open the app.  For something that works off of remote servers, it is surprisingly fast. Of course, the more people that download and start using it, the slower the free service will become.  However, for now you don’t have to wait for Windows 8 tablets to come out, you can get a taste of windows on your android tablet now.

Tablets in 2012

By Will765 | Tablet Roms

 

Assuming the Mayan doomsday prediction is wrong, what will the tablet landscape look like by the end of this year?  One thing for sure is that a lot of tablets, whether running iOS, android, or Windows 8 will be sold.  Most estimates put the number around 125 million or so for the year.  With Apple set to launch the iPad3, probably in March, expect the usual buying frenzy which accompanies the release of any new Apple product.  Another factor will be the reduction of price for existing iPad models, which will open up their sale to those who are unwilling to pay the high prices now being charged.  One thing is certain, Apple will retain the top spot in tablet sales for at least this coming year.

 

Android tablets have been, and still are, suffering from one major problem-fragmentation.  So many vendors, with a variety of operating system versions.  Different specifications, with varying screen sizes.  It’s no surprise the public is often confused about android tablets.  Amazon tried to overcome these problems by emphasizing utility over specifications with the Kindle Fire, and it looks to have been a success.  Consumers want something that works, and really don’t care(or understand much) about what’s under the hood of the tablet.  Seven inch tablets seem to be coming more and more popular, with their greater portability and lower prices.   With the launch of Ice Cream Sandwich, Google has begun to consolidate it’s operating system.  One problem is still that manufacturers integrate their own UI over android, which makes it less of a common experience.

 

One wildcard in the tablet world is whether the Windows 8 tablets prove popular.  Potentially,  the installed base of Windows users could provide a huge market for windows tablets.  The implementation will be a key for the success of such devices.  If  Windows 8 works really well on tablets, many manufacturers will be quick to start producing them.  The corporate world will likely buy large numbers of them, as well as many consumers.  The only drawback is that there are not expected to be many tablets out by the end of 2012. This will allow both android and Apple to continue to expand their influence, and dominance, in the tablet market.  Microsoft may just be getting to the party a little too late.

What do you think? Feel free to leave your comment

Ready For Android 5.0?

By Will765 | Tablet Rom

 

Although the vast majority of android devices haven’t received an official update to Ice Cream Sandwich, android 4.0, rumors are that Google is preparing to release Jelly Bean, it’s next version, in the 2nd quarter of 2012.  Why would the company try to launch it so quickly?  Supposedly, this is in response to the upcoming Microsoft Windows 8.  Optimized for use on touch-screen tablets as well as desktops and laptops, Windows 8 is seen as a real alternative to android as an operating system.  The new android 5.0 is said to be able to dual-boot on tablets and other devices alongside Windows 8, and even to be able to switch operating systems without having to shut down.  Seeing as how ICS came out in November, and yet 3 months later most devices don’t have official updates, even if Jelly Bean comes out between April-June, likely no one will see it until towards the fall.  One thing Google needs to address is the lag time time between releasing it’s new os, and actually seeing it appear on devices.  The vast majority of the delay is due to manufacturers putting their own proprietary software into the new system.  This takes too long to work out all the bugs, and meanwhile the only ones who get the upgraded android are the hackers.  Some Chinese manufacturers have got the right idea, and released tablets with a very vanilla ICS, which have been available since December of 2011.  It would be very annoying if Google releases Jelly Bean before most of us get ICS on our tablets or phones.

Army-approved winter gloves work with touchscreens

 

By Mark Milian, CNN

(CNN) - The U.S. Army has been working for about two years on outfitting its soldiers with smartphones, but one obstacle to this technological upgrade likely will be familiar to anybody who has tried to operate a touchscreen phone in the winter:
Smartphones and gloves do not get along.
Rather than putting government money toward developing a new type of glove, the Army went on a little shopping spree. If the government is coming late to smartphones, and buying those from stores instead of building them, then surely someone must have solved this problem.
They aren't mainstream yet, but several companies indeed sell gloves that let the wearer operate a touchscreen without taking them off. And as more people discover the limits of their Android companions on a snowy day, these types of gloves could take off.
The Army and Air Force have landed on one brand in particular: Agloves. The little-known Colorado company is up against giant brands, including North Face, and more than half a dozen other scrappy upstarts, like Dots, Echo Touch, Freehands, Power Stretch, Tavo and TouchTec.
Yet, Agloves gets the top endorsement from the Army, where a shoddy glove doesn't mean a missed call but perhaps a lost life. The Army's Fort Bliss outpost in Texas tested several models of gloves promising smartphone compatibility as part of its mobility program. Evaluators favored Agloves, and the Army has sent many pairs of them overseas to fighters.
"These technologies coming out of small companies are literally game-changers," Michael McCarthy, a technology director for the Army, said in a phone interview.

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MIUI 4 arrives on the Kindle Fire

Amazon’s Kindle Fire being priced at $199 is a rather affordable Android tablet, which we suspect could be the reason for its high rate of adoption. This has resulted in many Android owners buying the tablet, rooting it and installing a custom ROM on it to replace the default Amazon UI that shipped with the tablet. If that is the main reason behind your purchase of the Kindle Fire, you’re in luck as MIUI 4 for the Kindle Fire has been released.

If you were a fan of the previous build of MIUI for the Kindle Fire that was based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, MIUI 4 is expected to bring the best of both worlds with it being based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The ROM will feature a UI that does not require hardware buttons, a quick settings panel, improved recent apps menu along with some MIUI-specific features such as a custom home screen, refined system panel with new themes, custom apps along with some Google apps preinstalled. Check out the video above to see the MIUI 4 in action on the Kindle Fire.

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Android Phones Take A Power Trip

From: The NY Times

You know the old techie joke, right? If you don’t like the Android phones on the market, just wait a minute.
There are dozens of Android phones, and newer, better ones appear every few months. Google subscribes to the Microsoft Windows scheme: write the software, and let other companies build the phones.
The result is a lot of choice, but also a lot of fragmentation. There is no one Android phone. Some models can be updated to new Android software, some can’t. A certain app might or might not run on your particular version.
That master plan differs quite a bit from the iPhone’s.
Apple designs “the whole widget,” as Steve Jobs used to say: both the software and the phone. The result is clean, reliable and consistent — but you’re limited to the features Apple wants to give you. For example, if you want a 4G phone (one that runs on the new, very fast Internet networks in big cities), you’re out of luck.
And a new iPhone, accompanied by a major software release, comes out only once a year, or less often. In any case, there’s a lot of news in Androidland. The three biggest players are Samsung, Motorola and HTC, and all three are offering beautiful marquee Android phones. All three are Verizon 4G phones.

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CNN's Stan Grant talked to a Foxconn worker in China about conditions in factories where Apple products are made

"Mrs. Chen," as CNN calls her, works in a Foxconn plant installing iPad screens for virtually every waking hour of her life. Despite this, she never actually saw an iPad until CNN whisked her away. Her reaction will surprise you.

The video investigation, popping up (deliberately) close to the NY Times' piece on Apple labor practices, tells us what we already know: many Foxconn employees complain of inhumane conditions while building the gadgets we love:

During my first day of work, an older worker said to me, ‘why did you come to Foxconn? Don't ever think about it again and leave right now'…Foxconn employees have a saying, "they use women as men and men as machines… there's another way of saying it, ‘they use women as men, and use men as animals."
But when Mrs. Chen is handed an iPad—an object that's for her entirely foreign, despite being front of her face daily—she loves the alien slate that rules her life. "I like it," she says, adding that she'd like to own one someday if she ever has enough money. Not even brutal, humanity-bending work conditions are enough to kill gadget lust. [CNN via 9to5Mac]

Sign A Petition for Jailbreaking Is Not A Crime

Will rooting your smartphone be illegal soon?
Because of its open source nature, there are a lot of developers who are attracted to Android. This is why there is a strong force of tireless developers who comprise the Android modding community. Because of their cooperation with one another, they look forward to enriching each Android user’s experience by providing software mods and roots.
Sad to say, this whole ecosystem is at risk for extinction. Now that the jailbreaking (and rooting) exempted law formerly granted by the US Copyright Office is about to expire, those who jailbreak or root the software or their smartphones are facing legal threats and even criminal charges.
Fortunately, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is doing something against this. They are also collating supporters to help them renew the law that will keep modders and hackers out of prison. And they’re not stopping at just smartphones. They’re also pushing to include video game consoles and tablets in the exemption. Since they were the ones who filed for the original exemption 3 years ago, they have the experience to back them up.
Here’s a message from Rebecca Jeschke, EFF’s Media Relations Director and Digital Right Analyst:

“The law was never intended to limit legal activity with a device that was legally bought. It’s not good policy for consumers. The idea that you might face criminal charges because you altered your own property is totally unfair. The goal here is to make the law really clear.”

When the exemption was first introduced in 2010, Apple put up a good fight against it (that really didn’t surprise anyone). But it did worry its iOS users because Apple’s legal team is always on the hunt for stuff like this one.
If you want to join this cause, you can sign up for the petition by visiting jailbreakingisnotacrime.org.

Verizon’s ZTE V66 Tablet Pictured, with Dual-cores and 4G LTE

A few months ago the ZTE V66 passed through the FCC, before now heading over to the guys at Big Red. Now the tablet has popped up again on a trip to the Bluetooth SIG. We have a bit more information on the device now, but don’t get it confused with Sprint’s ZTE Optik which will be available next month, the ZTE V66 is packing a bit more power.
The ZTE V66 has a 7-inch, 1280×800 resolution display, powered by a 1.2GHz Dual-core processor, running Android 3.2 Honeycomb and of course full Verizon 4G LTE capability. Of course it does look a lot like any other typical Android tablet. We are hoping it also has a full gigabyte of RAM and possibly and Micro SD Card slot to expand the storage space.
Still no word on launch dates yet or pricing, but we are hoping it will keep the same price point as it’s cousin on Sprint, but it’s pretty unlikely given Verizon’s past. What do you think of this tablet? Worth the money? Hit up the comments with your thoughts.

Best of CES Awards 2012

CNET once again presents the official awards program of CES. The awards recognize the best products at the show, including a Best of Show award and a People's Voice award, as voted by the CNET audience.

CNET, una vez más presenta el programa de premios oficial del CES. Los premios reconocen los mejores productos en la feria, incluyendo Best of Show Award y un premio Voz del Pueblo, según lo votado por el público CNET.

Recently Samsung Galaxy Tab family has been in line of fire due to its resemblance to the Apple iPad. To overcome this problem Samsung has announced a new tablet Galaxy Tab 7-inch, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0N Plus. How unlike the previous Galaxy Tab? The main difference is the design of the stereo speakers mounted on this opportunity in front of the device.

Últimamente la familia Samsung Galaxy Tab ha estado en línea de fuego debido a su gran parecido con el iPad de Apple. Para superar este problema Samsung ha anunciado una nueva tableta Galaxy Tab de 7 pulgadas, la Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0N Plus. ¿Cómo se diferencia del anterior Galaxy Tab? La principal diferencia es el diseño de los altavoces estéreo, montados en esta oportunidad en la parte frontal del dispositivo.

Its main features include: 7-inch WSVGA LCD PLS (1024 x 600 pixels), Wi-Fi wireless module, 3G, rear camera with LED and 3.2 Android operating system is interesting Honeycomb.Lo 345g machine is that supports GSM calls. One tablet quite interesting.

Sus principales características incluyen: pantalla de 7 pulgadas PLS-LCD WSVGA (resolución de 1024 x 600 pixeles), modulo inalámbrico Wi-Fi, 3G, cámara trasera con LED y sistema operativo Android 3.2 Honeycomb.Lo interesante de esta máquina de 345g, es que admite llamadas GSM. Una tableta bastante interesante.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga, portátil multimodo

Uno de los nuevos productos mostrados por Lenovo en CES 2012 es un inusual portátil que lleva el nombre de Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga. Este gadget es un híbrido entre ordenador portátil y tablet, que según la empresa es el primer portátil multimodo con un diseño giratorio de 360 grados.

El Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga tiene una pantalla táctil capacitiva de 13.1 pulgadas con resolución 1600 x 900, multi-touch de 10 dedos, y puede ser girado 360 grados. En esta posición, la IdeaPad Yoga es probablemente un tableta con un teclado que aparece en el reverso.

El corazón de equipo convertible es un procesador Intel Core, ofrece hasta 8GB de RAM, 256 GB y unidad de estado sólido. Es ejecutado en el sistema operativo Windows 8 y su batería permite hasta 8 horas de tiempo de ejecución.

El Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA está previsto salir a la venta a mediados de 2012 con un precio de salida de 1.199 dólares.

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The HTC Evo View 4G

The HTC Evo View 4G puts a new spin on the 7-inch Android tablet, fans of 7-inch tablets will appreciate the HTC Evo View 4G's screen quality, durable construction, HD video recording, and unique features.

While the rest of the industry is rushing to produce 10-inch tablets that compete directly against the Apple iPad 2, HTC and Sprint are throwing out a curveball called the HTC Evo View 4G. Using a 7-inch screen and running Android 2.3, the HTC Evo View 4G 32GB model is one of the best 7-inch tabltes out their and it gets even better...YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO A CONTRACT.