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Acer Iconia Tab A110 Will Ship Soon With Android Jelly Bean
Acer first unveiled its new Iconia Tab A110 in June at Computex, touting a promising tablet running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Now, the company has officially announced that the A110 will start shipping soon, but it will pack the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android Jelly Bean 4.1.
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Tablet Market Surges, While Demand For 7-inch Tablets Increases: IHS
Global sales of tablet computers are expected to surge this year, driven by Apple's market-leading iPad, but also its smaller-format rivals, market research firm IHS reported on Monday, Sept. 17.
New iPhone 5 A Better Gaming Device?
Apple's iPhone 5 launched on Sept. 12. It features a more powerful processor than its predecessors and sports a 4-inch display. Game developers may look at the new iPhone 5 as an improved gaming machine compared to previous models.
Demand For 7-inch Tablets On The Upswing, Reveals Report
With form factor becoming an increasingly important element in consumer choice, it seems that 7-inch tablets are gearing up to establish a market stronghold. A new report from IHS iSuppli reveals that annual tablet shipments for 2012 will grow by 56 percent, courtesy of 7-inch tablet sales.
Microsoft Surface Tablet Pricing, $300 To $800: Hints Microsoft CEO
Microsoft seems to be on track to launch Windows 8 in October of 2012. The company describes the new OS as the biggest thing after the launch of Windows 95. October's launch of Windows 8 will also bring along Microsoft's two new tablets called Surface Pro and Surface RT.
Apple Sets The Trend: Tablets Used By Almost 50 Percent Of Users
A new survey revealed that just 50 percent of smartphone users buy apps, according to a survey from App Developer's Alliance. Android users in particular were described as "cheap" for downloading apps for free, though the behavior seems more widespread than the Android platform.
Zero Devices Unveils Z2C Android PC-on-a-Stick With RockChip RK3066 Cortex A9 Dual-Core
Zero Devices is known for selling a range of mini PCs designed to run Google's Android operating system. Gadgets include small media center devices, in-car entertainment systems, as well as PC-on-a-stick devices, but the company's next mini PC may be its most powerful.
Shazam Asks Users 'What's That TV Show?" With Show-Tagging Functionality
Popular music-tagging app Shazam, which answered the common question of "what's that song?", revealed that it now boasts 250 million app users, making Shazam one of the top ten most-used apps of all time. The company also announced that users now have the ability to tag television shows.
Apple iTunes 11: Top New Features
Apple's new iPhone 5 smartphone has been officially announced, to more fanfare than tech pundits expected after deeming the handset less than revolutionary. At the same event, Apple unveiled the new iTunes 11, potentially a more impressive product. Currently, iTunes has over 450 million accounts, all of which are tied to credit cards, making the service the most commercially successful mobile application known to man.
Signal Guru App Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a system that uses dashboard-mounted smartphones to help drivers avoid red lights and reduce fuel consumption.
PCs Fall Behind In DRAM Market, Losing Ground To Smartphones & Tablets
We've been hearing about a so-called post-PC era for several years, but now it seems we finally have some hard evidence. As of this year, PCs are no longer the world's greatest memory chip consumers
Free WP8, Surface RT Tablet, and Windows 8 PC for Microsoft 'Blue Badges'
Microsoft is in a generous mood, and will reportedly give all 90,000+ of its full-time direct employees known as "Blue Badges" a bunch of freebies, including the company's soon-to-be-launched Surface tablet.
Analysts Up iPhone 5 Sales Projections, Apple's Shares Hit Record High
Pre-orders for Apple's next-generation smartphone, the iPhone 5, begin on Sept. 14. After the unveiling on Sept.12, experts and analysts are divided over their first impressions of the iPhone5. However, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu revised the shipping estimates for Apple's iPhone portfolio sales in anticipation of higher consumer demand.
