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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 2 May Run Windows 8

ASUS will be using an x86 processor from Intel or AMD’s ranges for the Windows 8 tablet or using Windows on ARM and picking something like a next-gen Tegra chip such as Kal-El and Android version of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 2 will be cheaper than its Windows 8 counterpart, but the grown up Microsoft OS will allow for more complex document creation and editing. While the Android version would cost the same as the existing one, the Windows model will carry a premium due partly to the cost of the operating system and it appears that both the Android and Windows 8 models are on track for a release at some point in 2012………….

Sky TV Goes Online And Mobile

Sky Go consolidates live TV streaming on UK PCs and iOS devices next month and brings together online and mobile TV in a single, simple service, free to Sky TV customers. It combines and replaces the existing online Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV services into one offering that’s free for subscribers nd in August will open up to those who don’t have Sky TV service for between £15-£40 per month………

AMD Fusion A-Series Chips Official

AMD ushers in next generation of computing with AMD A-Series APUs and new AMD Fusion APUs enable brilliant graphics, supercomputer-like performance and all day battery life. AMD’s range can handle up to four x86 CPU cores with DirectX(R)11-capable discrete-level graphics and up to 400 Radeon cores, along with HD video processing on a single chip and also it support gestural interfaces, multi-monitor support, 3D entertainment and real-time image stabilisation. As for Llano, A4 and A6 series APUs should take on Intel Core i3 and some Core i5 processors, while the A8 will slug it out with faster Core i5 and Core i7 processors and -series Llano APUs are pitted against Pentiums…………

HP New Notebook Portfolio Powered With AMD

HP upgrades 11 Pavilion and ProBook laptops to AMD Llano APUs and on the consumer side, the Pavilion dv (dv4, dv6, dv7) and g (g4, g6, g7) series are both getting in on the action, with the dv models touting fancier additions like Beats Audio and CoolSense as justifications for their dearer pricing. For the more demure or business-oriented AMD fans, ProBook laptops of both b (6465b, 6465b) and s (4535s, 4435s, 4436s) varieties are also getting A-series processor options and pricing starts out at $600 on the dv line and $450 for the g series with both expected to ship in July…………

Motorola Triumph For Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile lets Android run Blur-free on the Motorola Triumph and you’ll find no proprietary shell whatsoever sitting atop its new Motorola Triumph handset. Triumph escapes with a relatively standard install of Android 2.2 and MOTOBLUR will still be foisted on pay-monthly customers who buy a Photon 4G or XPRT from Sprint………

Apple Recalls Some Verizon iPads 2

Apple support forums have been flooded with users complaining about iPad 2s that won’t connect to Verizon Wireless’s CDMA 3G network and pple has given all the stores a list of serial numbers to scan, if company told to set aside and ship back to Apple, these are only for Verizon iPads. The first store to give notice had over 100 units to be sent back and the issue seems to only affect Verizon iPad 2′s right now, a similar situation to earlier in the year when customers visited the Apple forums to complain of Verizon iPad 2′s they had ordered being stopped and sent back…………

Apple To Bring New MacBook Air

Apple might release a next-gen MacBook air soon and the company is now producing their new netbook, based on the note posted by Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Cupertino-based company recently placed an order with its Asian partner manufacturers for at least 380,000 new gen MacBook Airs and are equipped with Intel’s newest Sandy Bridge processors that the current-gen iMacs are using. Kuo also added that the upcoming MacBook Air model will feature the Thunderbolt transfer technology, the same new technology used by the latest model of MacBook Pro and the 2011 iMac generation and Apple is reportedly producing 55% of the 11.6 inch MacBook Air……….

Panasonic Toughbook 19 On the Way Of Updated And Upgraded

Panasonic Toughbook 19 convertible tablet that has just received a bunch of upgrades. The updated device will come with a standard voltage processor, and the other aspected part is increased RAM and hard drive capacities. It’s time for the rugged, 10-inch convertible tablet to get its annual refresh and not much has changed visibly. Instead, the company gave its internals a boost with some Sandy Bridge goodness and slapped a new TransflectivePlus screen in this military-grade machine for computing in direct sunlight.