Archive for the 'Mobile & Portable' Category

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Panasonic announced upgrades to the Panasonic Toughbook C1, currently the world’s lightest 12.1” convertible tablet PC. The new version comes equipped with a 320GB base hard drive, up to 12 hours of battery life, 2GB RAM (expandable to 8GB) and an increased Intel® Core™ i5-2520M vPro™ processor (2.50GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz). In addition, the Toughbook C1’s start-up time is approximately 30 percent faster compared to the previous model. The Toughbook C1 convertible tablet form factor is ideal for road warriors and mobile workers in a variety of environments including healthcare, education and field sales.

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Asus UX 21

All-aluminum alloy body with metal keys and a glass trackpad. Thickness: 0,66” (17 millimeters). Screen: 11.6”. Weight 2.4 lb (1.1 kg).

Central Processing Unit: second generation core i3, i5 and i7 Intel processors.

Storage: SATA III SSD.

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Motorola Xoom 2

Although it’s not what I would call a quality image, this picture gives a hint of how the new Motorola Xoom 2 will probably look like in the future. Motorola Mobility leaked this picture on their website for a short while, enought to be published by Pocketnow, … more

GammaTech rugged nootebook

Do you like to play it rough? Well, for all those who do, there’s an excellent solution to safeguard your data while working in a challenging environment.

These notebooks come with features designed to protect the system from damage in the toughest working environments. For example, the S15C comes with a brilliant 15.6” HD display and is powered by the Intel i5 and i7 CPU platform. Standard features include an RS232 Serial port, TPM 1.2 data security and a Smart Card Reader. System options include a Bluetooth 2.1 module and a 1.3 mega pixel webcam.

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Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate

Kingston’s DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G2 features the latest technology for USB 3.0 Flash drives, making it ideal for IT professionals and enthusiasts who want to take advantage of all the performance improvements offered by USB 3.0 technology right away. The new DTU30G2 has a read speed up to 100MB/s, and a write speed up to 70 MB/s. When plugged into a USB 2.0 port, the drive has read and write speeds of around 30MB/s. The DTU30G2 is available in 16-, 32- and 64GB capacities. … more

Finally Skype have got their act together and have embraced all that is iOS4.  As far back as March, Skype was see as one of the apps to benefit from the new multitasking expected in iOS4.  But, while it’s taken a little time to make it happen iOS4 compatibility is finally available on Skype.

The most obvious improvement is a crisper, more retina display friendly interface but most of all background VoIP.  A notification window pops up whenever you’re called or messaged and you can stay connected even when using other apps.  It works just like the native phone and messaging apps in that even from the lock screen you’ll be notified of a call or message and by simply swiping the the unlock, you’ll be taken to the call or message.  Video calling is still no an option.

Skype have said that they will not be charging a supplement to make Skype calls over 3G, but this is a bit unclear as to whether this means there will be no 3G VoIP or that there will and tey’re just not charging.   Fingers crossed it’s the latter.

Too often is it the case that raw numbers of available apps are bandied about when it comes to the comparison of mobile OS, but rarely do we have any idea of just how many people are working behind the scenes pushing out the content for each platform.  However, AppStoreHQ have filled this void today with their dev directory, a list they claim to contain 55,000+ coders whose work is currently on show on the App Store or the Android Market.  Taking it a step further, they have grouped them into neat piles of Apple, Google and ‘Gapple’ programmers.  It’s obvious that single platform development is the norm, with Apple holding the bigger stake.  But highlighted are some of the most well know and well funded apps dealing with both sides.  However, an article from BNET points out the difficulties faced by smaller developer who may not be able to call apon the necessary resources required to transfer content from one platform to another.

Download: 50 Top Apps For the iPhone

Nothing surprising here, but the Facebook app that you are never off of is now compatible with Apple’s iOS4.

Fast app switching, high resolution icons, Korean & Russian localization.  As we said, nothing spectacular.  Maybe background images and video upload are on the Facebook guys list of things to-do, but now at least it’s rockin’ the crisp display features we expect from the iPhone 4.

Download:  The Best Plug-ins for Facebook