Android Jelly Bean, The Successor Ice Cream Sandwich

Although the Android version 4.0 with the title Ice Cream Sandwich has not officially presented, have started out the name of the new variant of the Android operating system named Android Jelly Bean. Naming variants of the Android operating system is very unique and diverse, it is visible from the start of the most popular existing 2.2 Froyo Android, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and the most recent special Android tablet PCs, Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

It looks like Android Jelly Bean is ready to welcome the Android fans around the world. Such information is reported via SlashGear, the latest variant Jelly Bean's Android will soon be seen as the successor of the operating system Ice Cream Sandwich, an operating system planned for use in tablet PCs and smartphones.

Jelly Bean's Android operating system is expected to bring significant changes in Android, from the interface to support additional technologies. About his arrival, the new Android Jelly Bean is planned to arrive after Dihadirkannya Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Ice Cream Sandwich alone is expected will be released around November or later in October 2011. Unfortunately, the latest news said that Sony Ericsson and several other manufacturers of Android might not participate in the project Ice Cream Sandwiches, although the chances of his return is still open in Android. Obviously we are still waiting for the certainty of it all.

Source: SlashGear

9:14 AM | 0 comments | Read More

Huawei MediaPad revealed: World's First 7-inch Android 3.2 Tablet

Android Tablet until now been a lot of which was released. And most outstanding tablet with OS Honeycomb all measuring 10 inches. Until now a 7-inch tablet that no one has been using OS Honeycomb out-of-the-box. But there is a tablet from China of a 7-inch that has been embedded OS 3.2 Honeycomb.

Huawei creates a tablet called Huawei MediaPad. The shape is similar to a glimpse of Apple's first generation tablet but its size diminished. Around him wrapped with a unibody to the back cover, so impressed sophisticated. With only 7-inch size makes it lighter to carry and when the input into the bag even more compact size. Its size is still smaller when compared with the BlackBerry Playbook.Already embedded OS honeycomb 3.2 out-of-the-box. The screen is quite responsive and clear because the resolution is high enough. Also has a dual core processor with a clock speed of 1.2GHz.

So Huawei could be on to something with the MediaPad, which is slated for a third quarter launch in the United States. For hardware, the MediaPad will have a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm processor, 8 GB of built-in storage, a microSD slot, front and rear cameras and about six hours of battery life. It'll run a bit thinner and lighter than Samsung's Galaxy Tab, and will boast a unibody aluminum design in a loving nod to Apple.

If you like your gadgets commitment-free, keep dreaming. Eventually someone will get the 7-inch tablet right. Right?

8:53 AM | 0 comments | Read More

Asus EeePad Transformer Review

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is what we've been waiting for - a tablet that can truly replace a netbook or ultra-portable laptop. With the keyboard disengaged, it's a slim, fairly light tablet with a great screen and touchscreen. With the dock in-tow, it's a typing demon whose battery will outlast almost any laptop you can find. Tablets are still a hard sell to most, but one of the most important factors is price. The lower the price (without being too low to raise suspicions of quality), the more likely consumers are willing to part with their money.

Asus also includes a keyboard when sending to the table EeePad Transformer testing JagatReview team. Of course, this keyboard is sold separately in the market. Once traced, the keyboard does not have the ability to transmit Bluetooth signal. In fact, this keyboard has a connection and can be EeePad docking the tablet itself.

The tablet has a high level of responsiveness thanks to the System on Chip employed, the NVIDIA Tegra 2250. SoC uses high-speed dual-core processor, the ARM Cortex A9, with a speed of 1 GHz. Has relieved internal storage space of 16 GB, at least we got this model. For RAM, Asus pair of extra large capacity memory in this tablet, 1 GB. Dimensions owned this tablet is 271 x 171 x 13 mm and weighs about 680 grams.

Because it can be used as a notebook, Asus is also not left behind in providing software built. We found the Asus provides a program called Polaris office. Although given only a limited version, you can still read the document that was created by using Microsoft Office.

Pros:
+ Build quality of the tablet is awesome
+ Screen is superb!
+ Interface/Touch is very responsive
+ Speakers/Sound
+ Best android browser

Cons:
- At the time of this writing, there are only two accessories on the market
- If you're given the case and hold it with the Asus logo right side up and open it, your tablet is upside down.

- Backlight bleeding.
- Keyboard sold separately.
- No 3G capability.
- 1080p is not yet supported.

Technical Data:
NVIDIA Tegra processors with ARM Cortex A9 Dual Core 1 GHz
Video Format XviD, MPEG4, H.264, and H.263
Audio Format MP3, WMA, MP4, AMR, OGG, AAC, AAC +, and WAV
Image formats JPG, BMP, PNG
Subtitles Do not support
5 MP Camera (Rear), 2 MP (Home)
Interface MicroSD, microHDMI, USB 2.0 (on a docking keyboard), microSD
Wi-Fi wireless connection (802.11 b / g / n), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Dimensions and Weight 271 x 171 x 13 mm / 680 grams
601 Minutes Battery Life
manufacturer Asus
website http://www.asus.com.tw

2:06 AM | 0 comments | Read More