Category Archives: Gadget

Microsoft set up “Office” for the iPad

There was news that Microsoft is working on their productivity software version of Office for the iPad. If this is true, this is logical, because the tablet has taken market share of around 80% of the tablet market. With the large number of workers is certainly in an office with iPad or iPad 2, is waiting for the presence of Microsoft Office.

Regardless of the version of the iPad, there is also a new edition of Office that will be reserved on the platform OS X Lion around 2012. The current version, Office 2011, will officially support the version of the OS to Snow Leopard, and Lion version will very likely be available through the Mac App Store.

Positive Response for Windows 8

It seems the media has a positive response to our Microsoft introduced Windows 8 earlier this year, judging from the response that develops, consumers seem to have a high enthusiasm in seeing the unique Microsoft Metro UI on the tablet.

Positive response shown by the consumer, that the initial response to the tablet-based Windows 8 also get a welcome positit than 63 percent of Twitter who posted about that response. Microsoft claims that Windows 8 will be more appealing than Apple’s IOS platform.

 

In contrast to market research firm Forrester he considered the tablet-based Windows 8 might be a little late for the market. So that was launched melaluiBoy Genius Report.

 

“On the tablet, Windows 8 will be too late to be present in the consumer market,” wrote Forrester analyst JP Gownder in a company blog.

Some opinions say that the possibility of Windows 8 will probably occupy the fifth position after the iPad, Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, HP WebOS tablet and tablet BlackBerry Playbook. While the Windows product strategy ‘can learn from this product, other players have come a long way in implementing and refining their products Apple, Samsung, and others have launched the second generation of products and will likely become the third generation after Windows 8 is launched, “he added.

 

Gownder added that new market entrants such as the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook tablet further hurt Microsoft’s chances by changing consumer expectations and lower price points.

 

“This dynamic market with rapidly changing consumer attitudes and needs. Most significantly, consumer interest in Windows tablets are falling,” wrote analysts.

 

Relion latest Tablet

Relion issued a new tablet. Relion more widely known as a manufacturer of thin client, mini PC and others. Relion RealPad, a tablet which is devoted to the middle to lower. Latest tablet from Relion uses capacitive touch screen with five multi-point touch seven inch that has a resolution of 800 × 600 pixels as it looks. At the front, there is a VGA camera of 640 × 490 pixels. This tablet uses the Android operating system is 2.3.1 Gingerbread uses Rockchip RK2918 processor 1.2GHz 518KB Cortex A8 support Full HD. To support the performance, this tablet has 512 MB of DDR3 RAM.

Specifications Relion RealPad

Processor : Rockchip RK2918 Cortex A8 1.2GHz 518KB support Full HD

Memory : 512MB DDR3

Hard Disk : 8GB NAND Flash

Display : 7? 800 x 600 resolution (aspect ratio 4:3)

Display Type : Capacitive Touch Panel, 5 point Multi Touch

G-Sensor : Support 3D Games, Pictures, eBook

Connectivity : 802.11b/g/n draft WiFi network connection, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR

VGA : 2D/3D GPU supports Open GL ES 2.0, Open VG, and 3D

Camera : VGA 640 x 480 resolution

Speaker : D class embedded speaker

OS : Google Android 2.3.1 (Gingerbread)

Battery Life : Up to 10 hours for audio playback, 4-5 hours for video playing (depends on the resolution), and 7 hours for web browsing

 

Apple iPod Nano Replace All

Some first-generation iPod nano owners reported that, the devices they use more heat than usual, after getting this report Apple promised to deliver the unit to replace it.

Apple said that the number of units of the iPod nano role in small quantities were sold between September 2005 and December 2007 have problems of over-heat the battery.

Apple has suggested to the owners of the iPod nano to no longer use the music player. For you the owner of the first generation iPod nano, Apple invited to fill out a form to request a replacement unit or coming to Apple authorized resellers.

Over-heating comes from the battery “disabled” produced by one of Apple’s suppliers. However, the damage usually appears as a result of reduced battery life, according to the investigation of Apple.

This is good news for owners of iPod nano, first-gen even though they have to wait 6 weeks to get a replacement, first-gen because they will get a new unit for free. In fact, such devices have been used on average more than five years.

This replacement program does not only apply in the U.S., but applies to all iPod nano owners all over the world, if you feel you have a first generation iPod nano, please bring his unit to the nearest Apple Authorised Service Provider.