HDD has been in vogue for a very long time but this mechanical hard drive technology is now considered outdated in face of the new, cutting-edge solid-state drives (SSDs). SSD is faster and far more reliable as compared to HDD and we did a detailed post showing how SSD is preferable to HDD in many different aspects.
Since Xbox, Surface tablets are Microsoft’s first venture to bring out a product whose hardware as well as the software is packaged and marketed by Microsoft. Many have called this a lesson that Microsoft has learnt from Apple, who has long been shipping out its own hardware and software in the form of products like iPad and iPhone.
Microsoft has already lifted the wraps off the new release of its mobile OS, Windows Phone 8. The new release is definitely a lot better in that it packs a whole lot of new features. Moreover, it requires dedicated, specialized hardware to run it. And it has now been revealed that HTC is now gearing up to furnish this kind of hardware in three of its future devices.
The Digital Reader has reported that some users of Samsung Android devices in Europe are getting a warning message when they open Samsung’s own eReader app. The warning informs users that they need to download Kobo’s app from the Google Play store if they want to continue reading the eBooks that they purchased for use in Samsung’s e-reader app.
Samsung Galaxy SIII is now the most wished device in the market. US carriers are selling Samsung Galaxy SIII faster through pre-order than Samsung can make them. Seems, this is why all US carriers have delayed the shipping of Samsung Galaxy SIII by a week. Earlier, only Verizon and T-Mobile was on the delayed list. Now, AT&T is in the delayed list too. All US Carriers rescheduled Galaxy SIII shipping date from 21 June to 28 June.
Earlier this year, Acer introduced the Aspire Timeline Ultra M3, the world’s first Ultrabook with dedicated graphics. Just a few months later, the company unveiled its sequel – Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 – at Computex earlier this month. Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 will hit the streets of United States by the end of June with reasonable base prices starting at $680.
When Samsung removed the wraps from its Galaxy S III smartphone, most of us were indeed impressed with the looks, the hardware and the interface that this device packed. However, it seems that many are very unimpressed with the device. Among then is the chairman of Foxconn, one of Apple’s chief supply chain members.
We have been hearing about Microsoft’s plans of unveiling its upcoming version of the OS for mobile platform – and today, at a ‘sneak peek’ event, Microsoft finally did let of some of the wraps from Windows Phone 8, which was formerly being called Apollo. The new version comes with many good news as well as some rather not so good news for current Windows Phone users.