If the iPad is to use riot shield, iPod Touch could, thanks to its built-in speaker, psychologically destroy the enemy by bombing Gangnam Style. Or maybe you do not understand.
The news should be taken with caution, but our colleagues to Electronista , the Department of Defense is preparing to order a veritable army of iOS devices. We’re talking pretty surreal number of 650,000 units.
A priori, the order would consist of 120,000 iPad, iPad Mini 100,000, 200,000 and 210,000 iPhone iPod Touch different generations. And if you can clearly see what needs to be answered much of the equipment, if the iPod Touch is still a bit more complicated to decode. But we do not doubt the relevance of a choice that has certainly been well thought through decision makers dealing with heavy budget problems.
In the story, the big loser is Blackberry because the proposed order should be used to replace the 470,000 terminals Canadian business. However, the CEO of the firm said himself a few days ago that iOS was exceeded . To U.S. authorities, the ecosystem Blackberry 10 seems in any case much less convincing.
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For Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 in the coming months could get two new important updates. It closes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. From SamMobile get good news for owners of the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2: The Korean manufacturer still has two updates for the models in this series.
If at present most of the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 has already received Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean (for others would be now a matter of days), in a few weeks the Korean giant should also release version 4.1.2.
But it does not end here: the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 by the end of September should receive another major update to the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the latest release of Google’s mobile OS currently available and running on the various models the Nexus range.
Nothing to do, however, for those who have gone even further with their imagination: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie on the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2, there will come.
We close with a curiosity: according to rumors, Samsung is working to bring Android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 to its smartphones and tablets.
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Although Intel is planning to Haswell processors, expected to ship in June 2013, there remains “strong” and announced the upcoming availability of two new CPU. The first model (which will come first) is the single-core Celeron G470 with 1.5 MB of L3 cache, 35W TDP and a clock speed of 2 GHz, all with a lot of integrated graphics Intel HD.
The second processor architecture Ivy Bridge on the other hand, it is the Core i3-3245, Dual Core with Hyper-Threading and a clock speed of 3.4 GHz, TDP of 55 watts and an L3 cache of 3 MB. In this case there is the Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics, while the product will be signed BX80637I33245 and will replace the Core i3-3225. We await further information on prices and the actual availability on the market.
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While the Pentagon was previously heavily equipped BlackBerry, the U.S. administration will now open its doors to iPhone and Android devices. Indeed, the Pentagon announced the opening of its secure network to mobile devices Apple and Google. This should be more than 100,000 iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones and tablets that should be used on the network in February 2014.
Currently, the Pentagon’s network account for only 470,000 BlackBerry, 41,000 iOS and 8700 Android smartphones /tablets. With the opening of the two mobile operating systems most popular in the market, the Pentagon wants above all to simplify the work of its employees. A specific application store is also developed in-house to propose appropriate software for both platforms. Ultimately, the Pentagon’s network should be able to withstand 8 million connected devices.
The company Kanex has unveiled a new Mac adapter. It is DualRole which provides a USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet port and three USB 3.0 ports. It allows users to get a network connection via an RJ45 cable without sacrificing a USB port as well as two additional offers. The adapter is USB buspowered but Kanex allows us to use an external adapter to power including several USB devices connected to the adapter.
Sold about 70 euros, the Kanex DualRole is a great too especially for the MacBook Air users. This model has only one Thunderbolt port. The Thunderbolt adapter can not be used in Gigabit Ethernet conjunction with an external display. With Kanex DualRole, it is possible to use an external monitor and Ethernet without losing USB 3.0 ports. The DualRole require drivers in OS X and Windows to run the Ethernet part.
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According to the confirmation by the Norwegian company, Google will remain the default search engine on Opera. The deal was announced publicly on Wednesday by Opera. With this agreement, Google will be with Opera till August 1, 2014. There is no more information about the specific financial report of the deal.
The best part of choosing Android tablet is its wide range of possibility. If you have the large screen then you can opt for this smaller screen for better portability. With the seize of Toshiba into tablet market, we have another small screen table with 7.7 inch display. We are talking about Toshiba Excite 7.7.
As stated, Toshiba Excite 7.7 features a 7.7 inch super AMOLED display, a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3-based platform processor, a 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, 16GB or 32GB memory and 380 grams weight.
For release date and price, Toshiba Excite 7.7 will be available in U.S. market in June for $500 but there is no information over availability in Europe yet.
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HTC has been so popular thanks to the hardware quality of its device. Basically on HTC One S, the company has implemented Micro Arc Oxidation (MAO) to strengthen the aluminum to make is hard to break. As founded there is the problem to rare HTC One S and some people have already reported this issue to the company.
Now HTC is aware of the problem and called for free swap to get the problem fixed.
Here is HTC’s statement:
HTC is committed to delivering a high quality product and great experience for all our customers. There have been a few, isolated reports of this issue. The finish on the One S was laboratory tested as being at a hardness similar to ceramic. While that’s hard, it doesn’t mean it’s impossible to damage. Regardless, HTC takes quality very seriously and are providing all customers with an immediate fix and we are implementing some small changes to ensure customers do not experience this issue in the future.
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Recently Google has just pushed an update for its famous web browser, Chrome, to version 18. With this update, users will be able to receive better graphic than to GPU-accelerated Canavas 2D. It is big help for heavy content site to load in better manner. If you are using Google Chrome, you will get auto-updated to the latest version one launching.
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Recently, Tecca reported that when your new iPad display shows it’s at 100% power, the battery may still be charging. Apple is responding to the report, saying that it’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
When your iPad says that it’s powered up to 100%, the device indeed may still be charging. That’s because of how the batteries in iPads and other Apple iOS devices work — once they reach a full charge, they discharge a bit. The battery then begins a cycle of charging and discharging at near-full power until its unplugged.
“The circuitry is designed so you can keep your device plugged in as long as you would like,” says Apple VP Michael Tchao. “It’s a great feature that’s always been in iOS.” The bottom line here: When your iPad or iPhone says it’s at 100% power, it’s not actually at full power. That battery indicator, while a good rule of thumb, isn’t really a legitimate measure of anything.
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