Research In Motion is announcing a luscious price cut in the 64 GB variant of its PlayBook tablet device, ascertained the Canadian smartphone and tablet manufacturer. After the price cut, the 64 GB PlayBook will be offered in the market for only $300.
It is not just the 64 GB variant which was subject to the price cut, the 16 GB variant too is now offered for just $199. This isn’t the first time that RIM is slashing the price of the PlayBook. The device’s is being available at a discounted price ever since October 2011.
As of now RIM is providing the PlayBook at the lowered pricing just in the US and UK folks are yet to get the good news. As of this writing RIM’s online United States store, when accessed, was timing out.
The cost cut announced by the maker is being looked by many as an inescapable result of the product’s not-so-impressive performance in the market so far. Read the rest of this entry »
The Lenovo LePad K2 will designate the Chinese maker’s entry into the best of the range market of Android-based tablet.
Benchmarks announced by the GL Benchmark website feature which the chip does in amazement good approached to the Tegra 2.
It attains 63 FPS on the Egypt Offscreen 720p benchmark and almost 83 FPS on the PRO Offscreen 720p one approached to 24 FPS and 42 FPS severally. Read the rest of this entry »
A test version of the WebOS application package or IPK file which anables you to operate Android on HP TouchPad has been built by a Chinese developer who goes by the pseudonym Chomper.
When it is set on HP TouchPad, the IPK will allow users operate the Android like they were getting Android for the TouchPad.
TouchPad users who are ready to attempt their hands on this new application can download the IPK from a Chinese Web Site.
In regards to performance of Android on TouchPad, Engadget stated that set in this way the Android operates well but it has also been noted that neither audio nor multi touch runs till now and there are matters when bouncingamong home screens or playing YouTube videos. Read the rest of this entry »
On the day Apple is planned to release the iPhone 5, Microsoft has revealed that it will no longer be making its Zune players and will instead be concentrating on the Windows Phone platform as the core of their mobile music and video strategy.
In a post published on its Zune players support page, Microsoft claimed that it will not effect the services for available users. This includes honouring available warranties for each devices. available and past. Read the rest of this entry »
Intel revealed on a proud note last week that the upcoming generation Ivy Bridge GPUs will be suitable with the 4K display resolution.
According to industry experts, the new move, made to accommodate 4096×4096 pixel resolution per monitor, has been primarily planned at offering Apple a perfect platform whereupon it can go ahead with their suggested launch of high resolution “Retina Display” Macs.
Apple first announced the Retina Display with the release of the iPhone in 2007.
Intel revealed this last week during the then-ongoing Developer’s forum. It’s possible which the new GPUs may hit the market sometime in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony has officially revealed that it will license Power VR graphics IP technologies from British-based Imagination Technologies, more especially the SGX Series5XT graphics series, now the best of the range iteration from ImgTec.
The company claims that it will spread the technology in system on chips planning buyer markets but did not offer with more report as to when the roll out will start.
Imagination Technolog willget licence charges and royalty revenues based on the figure of semiconductor segments delivered with ImgTec IP.
It is not known whether the deal will be widened to PowerVR’s upcoming generation graphics solution, codenamed Rogue, and that will be applied in ST-Ericsson’s upcoming generation Cortex-A15 based SoCs. Read the rest of this entry »