Release 2 Tablet, Acer Netbook Slowly Reducing

This year, Acer plans to release a tablet PC with two different sizes. Reportedly, this Acer step at a time as part of efforts to gradually reduce netbook products.

Taiwan-based company is scheduled to launch a tablet-sized 7 and 10 inches in July 2011. Both, as said Sales Manager for Acer Lu Bing-Xian, will run the Android operating system and uses the latest Intel processor Intel, Sandy Bridge.

"The launch of the second tablet netbook products will begin to replace gradually, in accordance with market demand. Because the tablet into the current market direction," said Bing-Xian as quoted from PC World, on Wednesday (19/01/2011).

He said, Acer is still producing netbook which has been the flagship product, but with the number of units less than in previous years.

Armed with four processor cores, Bing-Xian promising Acer tablet will be more drag than a laptop with Windows operating systems. No more leaks about details of both products. Looks like Acer is trying to keep it secret for a surprise when its release later.

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The reason Google kick H.264 in Browser Chrome

Recently Google did a pretty amazing action with H.264 support ejecting the Chrome browser. In fact, the video codec used by many video sharing sites, eg YouTube.

Even though the move was not without reason, through its official blog Google claims it is part of their strategy to increase innovation and a focus on investment undertaken. So that was quoted from Fiercecio, Wednesday (19/01/2011).

In addition to ejecting H.264, as product manager Mike Jazayeri Google also disclosed their plans to further strengthen WebM. WebM itself is a video codec from On2 Technologies Google acquired with a value of USD 124.6 million, and planned will be one of the standard video on YouTube.

Google Browser Chrome continues to show its fangs. Based on statistical data collected by Net Applications, at the close of 2010 Chrome market share has reached 9.98%.

Chrome strength is predicted in 2011 would continue this. The reason this year, Google plans to release a gadget with the OS operating system Chrome Chrome-based browser. Obviously, Chrome also spread threats on his rival browsers

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Facebook Disable Access Addresses and Telephone Numbers

Facebook, which has just mentioned his plan to give access to the home address and telephone number Facebooker for application developers, now disable the feature.

This decision followed the emergence of criticism about the risks of the policy up for it. A spokesman for Facebook, Douglas Purdy seeks to explain the benefits of the feature and re-assure users that their data will be safe.

According to him, up can make people become more vigilant when they provide access to this data. However, due to many concerns arise, up to temporarily turn off the feature.

"We will work released this update as soon as possible, and will turn off the feature for a while until the desired changes have been ready. We will re-activate this feature that has been developed within the next few weeks," Purdy writes that detikINET quotes from PC Advisor, Wednesday (01/19/2011).

As known, internet security experts worry if the home address and permit access to this telephone number will be dangerous. Facebooker also advised not to include telephone numbers and home addresses in their account profile.

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Bos Apple: Tablet Android is Odd Items

Tim Cook has just assigned the task as the boss of Apple, Steve Jobs replaced tasks are absent because of medical leave. He was responsive to examine market conditions, particularly about the rivalry between the tablet iPad with Android and Windows.

iPad tablet is the most popular, but many parties felt Android-based tablets are a serious threat. However, Cook did not seem to care, instead he called Android tablet device as odd.

"Android OS is not designed for tablets. So you have a tablet smaller than appropriate, or do not have the experience of real tablets. Tablets Android is a smartphone that is enlarged, this is an odd product in our view," said Cook.

Cook also thinks a large percentage of consumers will prefer iPad tablet than Android. Because it is now, he's not judge the Android is a serious rival for the iPad.

Not enough just to Android, Cook which he served as Chief Operating Officer of Apple was also criticized the Windows-based tablet 7. He considered Windows 7 tablet weighs heavy, too big and expensive.

"Windows Tablet battery is too weak. And there is a keyboard or stylus. From our view, consumers are not attracted to them," said Cook, quoted from TechCrunch on Wednesday (19/01/2011).

Cook added as a pioneer product, iPad has many advantages. The existence of the App Store app store as an added value. Therefore, he believed himself to serve iPad challenge from anyone.

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Nokia Stop Free Music Service in 27 Countries

Nokia finally stop the service pack free music in 27 countries. Though the service was released in 2008 this was popular with the campaigns 'Comes With Music'.

Which countries are left behind this service is still not open to the obvious. But the report that became 'victims' of which is the UK and Singapore.

Then how in Indonesia? Nokia confirmed that it still continue selling phones bundled with free packages to the free music download service in Indonesia, the validity period is up to 12 months.

This treatment is similar to what happened in China and India. As for Brazil, Turkey and South Africa was just given a free service to six-month deadline.

Previously, Nokia has put high expectations on access to these services. Moreover, the giant mobile phone vendors have managed to hook the four major labels: Vivendi Universal Music, EMI, Warner Music Group and Sony.

Unfortunately, hope was hung high enough, that could rival Apple's iTunes service, seemed to fail. Due to lack of interest of end users a free music service bundled with these Nokia music phone sales had to be closed in 27 countries.

"The market clearly wants DRM-free music service (digital right management)," said Nokia spokesman.

The reason, in the presence of DRM software will limit users to share songs from various devices. Nokia itself argued would continue to provide songs without DRM, and now has expanded its development in 38 countries.

Although the download service in 27 countries that have been determined is planned to be closed, but Nokia confirms will still let users who still subscribe to fixed line subscription to download music to an end.

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iPad 2 adopt the Fastest Graphics Card

iPad 2 will be coming soon as the most sophisticated tablet. Not only brings a more interesting appearance, this product is also strengthened with the innards of the top. For example, such as a graphics card with 16 'brains' in it.

Graphics cards are made in Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX543. Not just one, but two predicted would iPad using 2 GPU cores at once with a total of 16 units. As a result, the latest games that require large resources could also be easily obtained. No exception Movies High definition (HD).

If so, then one would expect the performance of the iPad 2 four times faster than the iPhone 4 or even iPad currently available.

Apple reportedly will invest innards that qualified for the iPad 2 remember many tablet users who like to play games or watching movies through the device.

In addition to predicted would carry the upper-class graphics card, IPAD 2 also allegedly going to use dual core processors from ARM. Moreover, have lots of gadgets that use these processors, such as a BlackBerry or Motorola Optimus Playbook 2X.

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'Coming Soon, iPhone 5th overhauled

Apple iPhone 5 predicted immediately released. As one of the most popular smartphone, a lot of speculation circulating about what the iPhone 5. That said, the new CPU that is powerful and redesigning the physical shape to be one selling point.

Citing a source who claimed to be very reliable, the technology site Engadget, said Apple will provide the latest mobile technology in the iPhone 5. Including the A5 CPU, dual core processors based on ARM Cortex A9 promises to make mobile phones more powerful.

 
Then, the design of the iPhone 5 will change completely so that its form is quite different than their predecessors. IPhone prototype was tested five were reported by the staff at Apple's headquarters.

Finally, the GSM radio technology in the iPhone 5 no longer use the chipset from Infineon, but Qualcomm's products. That said, this is to avoid the problem of 'antennagate' which could be the case on the iPhone 4.

Quoted from TechRadar, Wednesday (01/19/2011), the iPhone 5 is projected to slide in June 2011. We'll wait on the game and prove whether these rumors are true that is now developing.

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