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Asus dumping Windows Compact 7 for Android on Eee Pad 101TC

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  Asus proudly unveiled its Eee Pad 101TC tablet running Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS back in Computex. However, a new report suggests that Asus has opted for Android OS instead of Microsoft’s low-end Windows version. The exact reason for the change is unknown but it is most likely due to Windows’ performance. Android is […]

Sharp to enter e-book market by launching a new format

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  Sharp has announced that they’ll enter the booming e-book market soon. However, their way of entering is not launching an e-book reader alone. They’ll be introducing a new format, which they call it the next-generation XMDF or ever-eXtending Mobile Document Format. Jargons aside, Sharp claims that with the introduction of next-gen XMDF, users will […]

Lenovo to launch Lepad tablet by end of 2010

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  Lenovo will be the latest entrant to sell tablet computers. Lenovo’s Lui Jun has confirmed to launch a tablet PC by the end of this year but ducked the question when asked about the Skylight and IdeaPad U1. Anyways, the tablet that will be launched later this year will be known as Lepad and […]

Just Mobile Gum Plus Mobile Battery Pack Review

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  Our phones are not phones anymore. They’re our music player/video player/internet device/game console/camera, making a true convergence device. However, this piece of convergence has one source of power – the battery and it becomes difficult for us to keep our device charged all the time to suffice our needs.Thankfully, this issue is solved with […]

iPod touch and iPad will get FaceTime

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  Well, it is bound to happen someday but Boy Genius Report has supposedly got the mitts about how it will be possible since FaceTime requires a phone number to dial. Apparently, all non-iPhone devices will be able to receive or call a FaceTime call by using an Apple ID, in this case, your email […]

Opera Mini 5.1 now available for Android

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  Opera has released an update of its Opera Mini browser (v5.1) for Android devices. The world’s most used mobile browser now sheds its beta tag for Android phones and promises faster web browsing with improved performance. Opera Mini 5.1 now offers optimized page layout on Android phones with large screens. Furthermore, it has the […]

iOS 4 running iPhone 4 now unlocked

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  Just yesterday, we were talking about a possible jailbreak for iPhone 4 but Planetbeing from the iPhone Dev team has managed to not only jailbreak but also unlock iPhone 4. Planetbeing’s proof of concept shows Cydia running on an unlocked iPhone 4. Planetbeing or the iPhone dev team hasn’t confirmed about the probable release […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab will have two cameras; launch before October

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  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is an open secret. We’ve seen the picture and now in an interview with Forbes, JK Shin reconfirmed the tablet along with some of its features. Samsung’s maiden Android tablet will feature two cameras, apparently, one for clicking pictures and one for video conferencing. We’re not sure about the megapixel count […]

Ballmer says Windows 7 tablets coming by end of 2010

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  At the Worldwide Partner Conference, Steve Ballmer confirmed Windows 7 tablets will flood the market this year. He said this to 14,000 partners in his keynote indicating many big players like Asus, Dell, LG, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba will bring Windows 7-powered tablet PCs by end of this year. Although tablets today target the leisure […]