Microsoft is clearly planning to bring Metro UI elements to Windows 8, and to unify the overall look and feel of their desktop and mobile operating systems. More evidence of Metro design and a possible Windows 8 Tablet OS version is available from this video uploaded by a Windows enthusiast.
We are seeing recent buzz about could music player, share and service. GigaOM just reported Apple acquiring the domain iCloud.com from Sweden-based company Xcerion. According to GigaOM: My source, who…
Loyal Google Docs users have been wishing and waiting for a some kind of native app to be released on one of the many mobile platforms today. It seemed logical that Google would take care of their own before any other platform. The wait is over! According to today’s blog post on the Google’s Docs Blog, Google’s mobile developers have released the first official Google Docs app for Android devices. Shortly after the app has made it first appearance on the Android Market.
Google has announced the WebM Community Cross-License Initiative, a consortium of companies that agree to share any patents that those companies may hold that are relevant to the WebM video format, and in particular the VP8 video compression algorithm. Desktop media players like Winamp are beginning to embrace WebM. And, perhaps most crucially, chip makers like Intel are working to add WebM support at the hardware level.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 now on sale, $450 for aluminum-clad WiFi-only model and doesn’t really stray from the Tegra 2 norm when it comes to internal specs, but it does have that brushed aluminum back and a full-sized USB 2.0 port.You’ll get 16GB of storage and 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity for your money and though ASUS’ similarly outfitted Eee Pad Transformer should also be prominent on your radar as it’ll ask for an even humbler $399………..
Lenovo has now made available for purchase he ThinkPad X220 Tablet (convertible tablet to be exact), is based on Intel’s Huron River platform and with Honeycomb, IPS screen, optional stylus and keyboard folio.This new have optional pen input as well as a portfolio case with a built-in keyboard, allowing you to use the tablet like a laptop and will have a capacitive touch panel, but there will also be an active digitizer for pen input………..
RIM wants Hulu Plus on the Blackberry PlayBook and it also wants everyone to know it wants Hulu Plus on the Blackberry PlayBook, after the streaming video service unceremoniously blocked access to its videos just days after the tablet’s launch.RIM says, we are in conversations with Hulu to bring the Hulu Plus subscription service to BlackBerry PlayBook users……….
Shuttle has recently published information on another modification barebone system class “all in one” X50V2, received a new “nuclear” instead of the outdated processor Intel Atom D510. Thе updated Shuttle X50V2 Plus now packs Intel’s 1.8GHz dual-core Atom D525, paired wіth GMA 3150 graphics аnԁ support fοr up tο 4GB οf DDR3 memory. Up front thеrе’s still thе same 15.6-inch touchscreen running аt 1366 x 768.