Monday, October 24th, 2011
Microsoft’s been pushing tablet computers for the best part of a decade, so you can imagine how happy the iPad’s success makes them.
But Microsoft doesn’t give up easily, and Windows 8 tablets will emerge. So what’s Steve Ballmer going to be shouting about when he shows them off?
Windows 8 tablets will have a new touch interface
As we saw from the recent Windows 8 preview, Windows 8 tablets will have a marvellous new interface that looks rather like Windows Phone 7.
“Fast, fluid and dynamic, the experience has been transformed while keeping the power, flexibility and connectivity of Windows intact,” says Microsoft’s head of Windows Experience Julie Larson-Green.
“Although the new user interface is designed and optimized for touch, it works equally well with a mouse and keyboard. Our approach means no compromises — you get to use whatever kind of device you prefer, with peripherals you choose, to run the apps you love. This is sure to inspire a new generation of hardware and software development, improving the experience for PC users around the world.”
Microsoft has drip fed sneak peeks at theinterface,unveiling the start menu in a video that also reveals how ISO files will be natively mounted in the new OS.
This week, Microsoft has had to defend the decisions it made with the Start Menu in Windows 8.
Windows 8 tablets’ release date
In December 2011, the New York Times wrote that Microsoft would unveil tablets running Windows 8 at CES 2011 in January, which proved to be incorrect.
The NYT credited an unnamed source for the leak, which suggests that Microsoft’s keynote will be enlivened by the arrival of the next generation of Windows, as well as Samsung and Dell tablets. As it turned out, no Windows 8 tablets were shown at the show.
However, the Windows 8 release date may be sooner than you think.
Speculation is rife that a Windows 8 beta will surface at Build, a developer conference being held by Microsoft in September.
On 8 September 2011, rumours around a Windows 8 tablet being shown off at Build gathered pace with Korea Economic Daily citing sources who say that a Samsung-made Windows 8 tablet will be making an appearance. Reuters also reported that Steven Sinofsky will present an onstage demo of Windows 8 running on a tablet.
That means Windows 8 tablets could be out by early 2012 – after CES 2012.
According to Bloomberg there will be no Windows for tablets until 2012. As we reported on 4 March 2011, sources told Bloomberg that a tablet-friendly version of Windows will be tested at the end of this year and not released until the summer of 2012.
Microsoft may launch its own Windows 8 tablet
New rumours suggest that Microsoft is working on an own-brand tablet to launch running Windows 8. The speculation comes from Taipei, with sources claiming that the tablet will make use of a Texas Instruments chip and will launch by the end of 2012.
Digitimes, which first published the rumour, claims its sources say that Microsoft is also looking to launch a tablet brand, as it did in gaming with the Xbox.
Engadget posted on 8 July 2011 that Dell is to follow up the Streak line with a Peju tablet that will run Windows – possibly in late 2011 – so no Windows 8 initially.
Windows 8 tablets manufacturers
It’s no surprise to see the names Dell and Samsung in the NYT piece: both firms have close relationships with Microsoft, although it’s interesting to see Microsoft getting groovy with an Android tablet manufacturer. We’d expect to see something like the leaked “Lap PC” from HP too.
UPDATE: A Samsung Windows 8 tablet was shown off at Microsoft’s Build conference on 13 September 2011.
On 9 May 2011, we reported on a rumour of a forthcoming Nokia Windows 8 tablet. The info comes from phone commentator Eldar Murtazin, who wrote on the Mobile Review forum that Nokia will launch a tablet in 2012, possibly pushed back to 2013.
Motorola says it is “completely open to Windows as a platform” according to Cnet. During an earnings call in mid August, Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang also said: I’m very bullish about Windows 8,” said Jen-Hsun, “I think it’s going to be an amazing operating system. Windows 8 tablets and Windows 8 clam shells that Tegra is going into, I hope will translate into real growth for our company in the second half of next year.”
“We’re not leading the charge on Windows 8, but as we become comfortable that [Windows 8] is a viable ecosystem [and] that the quality of innovation and quality of services and quality of capabilities [are] being delivered there, we will certainly be open to that,” he said in response to a question.
It seems attendees to Microsoft’s Build conference in September might well be very lucky indeed – rumours abound that they will be presented with Windows 8 running on a quad-core tablet to test.
Windows 8 tablets will probably look like iPads
While Dell makes some unusually shaped tablets already, the Samsung tablet is “similar in size and shape to the Apple iPad, although it is not as thin.” Unlike the iPad, “it also includes a unique and slick keyboard that slides out from below for easy typing.”
Windows 8 tablets will be designed for business use
“The company believes there is a huge market for business people who want to enjoy a slate for reading newspapers and magazines and then work on Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint while doing work,” the NYT says, quoting the inevitable “person familiar with the company’s tablet plans”.
Windows 8 tablets will have apps and an app store
Apps are a big part of Windows 8, with Microsoft convinced that “app development will move to the web” and building a Windows Store with manufacturer-specific entrances. Again, we saw a lot more detail on this from the Windows 8 preview.
There have also been some leaked Windows 8 tablet apps.
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Amazon’s killer blow – the Kindle Fire – seems nowhere near, in my opinion, as glossy as the Apple iPad 2. Sorry, I started this review in an anti-Amazon way.
This 7-inch tablet computer is priced at $199, less than half the price of iPad, but it is more like an entry point for retailers and less of an ecosystem of apps and iTunes as the competitor. It is made more for the purpose of drawing loyal users and persuading them to buy more from its other online products.
Keeping aside my own negativity, Kindle Fire is surely going to create some tough competition in the tablet computer market. It is said Kindle Fire is at its best for the purpose of reading and online shopping. Downloading great varieties of apps along with games from the Amazon app store is what going to build up craze among potential tablet buyers. Instant streaming of thousands of movies right from the device is an exclusive feature.
Based on the design of Kindle e-readers of Amazon, Kindle Fire is the first in the series to have color screen and having a fast duel-core processor.
The screen resolution is only 1024 x 600 and internal storage is 8GB. For those tablet users who wants to store more movies, TV shows and games, Kindle Fire will be a bit disappointing. However, free cloud storage for Amazon contents are there as a help. More to this, the screen resolution of iPad is 1024 x 600. This may also be a matter of cross thinking before buying the Amazon tablet.
In an overall review of this Amazon Silk powered Kindle Fire, it will be a strong tablet for book lovers and one who want to have access to Android apps, movies and TV shows. So, parents may prefer it more for their kids than any other tablets available in the market.
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Friday, September 9th, 2011
its only rumours that apple will release the iphone 5 , and i search on google what are iphone 5 design look like. if this design are used by apple it would be great because iphone 5 seems to have a wider display so a brushes application artist could paint on this apple device easily.
iphone 5 front design
black iphone 5
back iphone 5 design
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Monday, September 5th, 2011
if we compare the ipad 2 with galaxy tab new 10.1, they have similar features and similar price. but what about the operating system? the samsung galaxy tab has android honeycomb whisch is free while apple had paid oprating system. so apple ipad 2 is far cheaper than galaxy tab 
i definitely choose apple ipad 2!
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Vintage or fresh out of the box, Seiko’s military watches are some of the best looking timepieces around. These badboys are the real deal with all the oldschool sex appeal you can shake a stick at. Just looking at my own Timex now I feel like I might as well be wearing something I snagged out of a Cracker Jack box. Obviously Seiko’s generation one models, like the pilot’s watch seen above, are going to run you a little more change ($300+) than something new (the last two models seen below) off of eBay ($54+), but boy are they worth every penny. If you are in the market for a new timepiece or just want to geek out over some tickers peep the goods…
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
I have been using Apple’s first generation iPad ever since it was launched in the UK last year and its becomes an integral part of my daily life, is the new second generation iPad 2 from Apple worth an upgrade?
When the iPad 2 was launched, I substituted my first generation iPad and have been using the new Apple iPad 2 for the past month, and yes the new iPad is slimmer, sleeker and faster than the first generation version and also has a few unique features only the iPad 2 can perform, but does the new iPad 2 have the magic to tempt new owners to take the plunge?
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Thursday, April 28th, 2011
High speed internet has been the top news of all and sundry of the world due to economic changes which tend to force people to move to a better internet connection. There have been progressive reports on investment of super-speed internet all around the world.
Super-speed broadband internet has gone live in parts of Cornwall under a £132 million investment programme launched last year by BT with additional funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The new faster broadband service is available to over 1,000 customers with 14,000 more expected to be live in a matter of days. 50 customers in the area have already been connected. Around 80% of households and businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are expected to have access to faster broadband Internet through this deployment by 2014.
The first enabled areas are Chiverton Cross and Chacewater with St Agnes, St Day, Portreath, Devoran, Leedstown, Stenalees and Par expected to be live before the end of the month. These first enablements are part of a pilot scheme being run in advance of the main rollout which is expected to focus initially in South East Cornwall. The Original Announcement of the scheme quoted a high penetration of full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) at around 50% which will offer a fast (up-to 110Mbps) and future proof option to many people in the area, but pilot connections are on a fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) basis which offers only up-to 40Mbps.
Presently this scheme has started to make an important contribution to the success of the Cornwall economy and to the lives of Cornish residents. There have been a team of about 50 engineers, contractors, planners and technicians working together to ensure that the project is able to deliver the immense benefits of super-speed broadband internet to customers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as soon as possible. The amount of optical fibre cable already installed – more than 150 kilometers – would stretch more than the length of Cornwall.
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has called for the government to use money raised from the recently announced 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum auctions to be used for broadband rollout. To date, the government has committed only £530m to be made available within this parliament to help fund broadband delivery to broadband internet hotspots and slow spots. The CWU suggest that the money raised, which is likely to several billion pounds, should be used for reinforcing our broadband infrastructure.
These brings about the plea of the CWU as they welcome the Ofcom sale of 4G spectrum and also urge the government to seize this opportunity to use the funds as a welcome windfall to inject much-needed cash into the superspeed broadband Internet infrastructure across the UK.
Early investment in universal broadband will pay dividends many times over so we urge for the swift action to put the UK at the head of the superfast broadband revolution in other to bring a greater future ahead.
This is a guest article by Paul who helps you learn how to get the best mobile broadband with free laptop
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
Nokia has a tradition of delivering handsets that are designed a little different from the norm, and the Nokia X5 is the latest in this line up of quirky handsets. Part of the X Series range of phones, the Nokia X5 is designed to be noticed and get you noticed. But unique looks are not enough to make a mark on their own, the style needs to be backed up with a certain amount of substance, and we’re going to take a closer look at the X5 to see what secrets are laying beneath the square shaped body.
The square design is instantly recognisable, although the X5 is not perfectly square, measuring 74.3 x 66.4 x 16.8mm. At almost 17mm, the Nokia X5 seems to be rather chunky, but the reason for the thickness is because Nokia have included a full, four row slide-out QWERTY keyboard, for quick and easy text entry. The keys are compact, and laid out with no space between one key and the next, but each key is slightly rounded on top, to help with ensuring quick, but accurate data entry. The main display on the device is a QVGA TFT display, supporting up to 256,000 colours, measuring 2.36 inches from point to point. Directly above the screen sits the earpiece, and to one side of this is the light sensor. Common on most Nokia devices, the light sensor allows the device to automatically control the keypad backlight, determining whether the ambient lighting conditions require the keypad light to come on, or not, which is a great help with preserving battery life, by not lighting the keypad when it is not necessary. The shape of the phone means there is ample space for the main navigation controls on the phone; located directly under the main display, the central, 5-way Navi key is flanked by two soft option keys, and the call send/end keys. On the far left is a key with a home symbol on it, which accesses the main menu, whilst on the far right of the device is the dedicated music key. (more…)
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
When the word Seiko is thrown around in casuall conversation,most consumers think good quartz watches. Even those that have come to recognize seiko with quality usually think in terms of the ubiquitous automatic,the 7s26. Here it is in a dejeweld version,the 7002.
While it can be agreed that the 7s family of movements are very functional,theres a economy of form that is readily apparent in the finish.
But it wasnt too long ago that if you bought a Seiko,You where getting a serious peice of horology.
I`d like to take a short step back in time,and show you some Seikos that really packed a punch. All of these save one are from my personal collection. All are heavily jeweled,most offer hand winding. For those that think of Seikos as a lower branch on the tree of horology,I offer these pictures. Unfortunately,I hav`nt listed these in eny particular order. I have removed the winding rotor in almost all examples,so as to give the reader a better look at “what makes them tick”. I will try to add what specifacations I know about the movement,but as always,if I Boo-Boo,or omit something,please feel free to correct me,or add aditional details I`m not aware of.
Let the show begin………….
Below is the Cal 5246. A high beat movement,its beating at 28,800 bph. Covered in 25 jeweles,it has a micro regulator. It can be handwound,both day and date can be quick set at the crown,and the second hand can be hacked (stoped for accurate time setting).
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
i am not stealing your post because i was putting your blog as a sources, and now i had remove the post as you want, thanks. i am watch lover too and now i would make my own seiko prospex scuba 200m review
i am sorry and regards
seiko prospex scuba 200 m reviews
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