It was during an interview at the Asiad as Jonney Shih, one of the leaders of the Taiwanese company ASUS unveils the new tablet brand.
This tablet will be named ASUS EeePad Transformer Prime, it will display a large touch screen diagonal of 10 inches, with a definition certainly WXGA (1280 x 800 pixels).
The architecture is well established and quad-core clocked at 1.5 GHz, with a fifth core clocked at 500MHz and companion dedicated to the background, to emails, notifications, and playing music and videos. T
he amount of memory was not specified, however, we know there will be a slot for SD cards (compatibility up to 64GB), and USB Host connectors and miniHDMI, to watch the video in Full-HD on a larger screen. A device class, and nomadic end, with only 8.3 mm thick and range from 14.30 on two batteries (including the tablet and keyboard dock).
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime will be officially announced November 9, 2011 under Android Honeycomb, to receive an update by the end of this year to Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
While the ASUS hybrid PadFone will benefit natively when it was released in early 2012. That said, we learn by Pierre de Blogeee the first generation of ASUS Eee Pad Transformer remains in marketing a version compatible with 3G mobile networks.
A good idea already of interest to some dealers sites (such as LDLC) and which is likely to affect the commercialization of 3G Prime Transformer.
Epic Games does not waste time! After announcing there is little the first downloadable content for Gears of War 3 (the "Horde Command Pack" which will be available November 1 for 800 MS Points), the developer reveals the contents of the second DLC. Entitled "Raam's Shadow", it will be offered on 13 December for $ 1200 MS Points.
Price increases due to the fact that this content is exclusively solo (in addition to the presence of six new characters for multiplayer weapon skin, and a "chocolate"). This mini-campaign will run about three hours before the events of the first Gears of War.
It will play a squad comprising well known Minh Young Kim (Gears 1) and Tai Kaliso (Gears 2) but also a new friend: Alicia Valera.
This squad will be led by Zeta Michael Barrick (seen in the comics). This should help the people of Ilima to evacuate their city while protecting a storm of krill. But that's not all! It is also possible to embody for the first time a Locust (putting aside the multiplayer of course ...). And exceptional event, exceptional character: it will be the famous General Raam and his shield of krill will play the playable Locust! A second content that is clearly salivating on paper! Note that for the buyers of the Season Pass, it will be completely free, of course! Gears of War 3!
Despite a name that might seem ridiculous in the eyes of the uninitiated, is the largest Wiwiland French site specializing in Elder Scrolls, the popular series developed by Bethesda.
The output of Skyrim - the fifth installment in the series - is now approaching fast and Wiwiland wanted to mark the occasion by offering us earlier this week a very long preview that allows us to follow the wanderings of several players.
Today they are at it again this time by offering us an interview with Peter Hines, vice president of Bethesda. If we can read general information we already knew, like the ability to wield different weapons at once or to combine spells, we can also learn that Skyrim will not propose that side completely offset that could be found in Morrowind with, for example, houses built in mushrooms or crab shells.
On the one hand it's really not so bad because even if the aesthetics of Morrowind was great, it really would not fit with the mood of the northern fifth album.
Where the interview becomes more interesting is when Peter Hines talks about the quest system that will be more or less random.
The same search can, in fact, send the players into different dungeons, as the donor of the quest in question may not always be the same person. So here is expected to create a more personal dynamic, what later tell his friends and a fire at the corner of his adventures in the cold world of Skyrim, without the risk of telling the same story as the guy side.
A very interesting interview, so, from our friends Wiwilandais, where you can even find a special question on the Khajits, but I can not tell you more ...
The manufacturer Sony Ericsson has announced that all smartphones released in 2011 Xperia range will benefit from the updated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
We told you yesterday that the next update of Android, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), would not be limited to the latest smartphones and better equipped technically.
Even better, all now in Android 2.3 Gingerbread would be eligible. However, this update depends on the willingness of operators and manufacturers, as well as the ability to quickly integrate them to overlay their home in ICS. Sony Ericsson is the first to clarify the situation by announcing via the Facebook page of his Dutch branch as its full range of benefit 2011 XperiaAndroid 4.0.
Without giving further details as to the date of the update. As a reminder, the 2011 range of Xperia smartphones includes Ray Xperia, Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Kyno Xperia, Xperia Kyno V, Mini Xperia, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, Xperia and Xperia Active Play.
Acer presents the tastes of the day's Liquid Mini with one hand in an updated Android 2.3 and the other version of Ferrari.
Acer Mini Liquid treats its returns with four new colors and with the updated operating system.
The latter is now in version Gingerbread Android 2.3, with the user interface in addition to Acer
At the same time, the manufacturer is launching a version of its small Ferrari Edition smartphone. It features in this version a black chrome shell, while the hood hit the famous red badge manufacturer's cars is clearly visible on the back of the red product.
Taking the roar of the engine characteristic Ferrari, ringtones and alerts Liquid Edition Mini Ferrari is obviously the game. In the spirit Ferrari, the user can choose from a variety of wallpapers, photos and videos exclusive Ferrari stamped. This smartphone comes with a Bluetooth headset also stamped with the Prancing Horse. Finally, in addition to the updated 2.3, Social Jogger application passes for his part in version 2.0. Developed by Acer, this application now integrates Flickr and Plurk in addition to Facebook and Twitter to keep you informed of everything that happens in a single stream.
The application has beautiful 3D effects. Moreover, it is now possible to publish new pictures and videos on social networks directly from SocialJogger, or synchronize events Facebook directly in the calendar. Hand finishing, the four new colors are Red Cherry, Blue Lagoon, White Pearl and Titanium Grey.
They complement the current five colors. All current users of the Mini Liquid can update the product to Android 2.3 by going to download the new ROM on the site www.acer.com in the support section, and download driver. The Liquid Mini is available at 149 euros excluding pack. For the Ferrari Edition version, it takes 299 euros, always pack out. Acer Ferrari Liquid Mini Edition .
Here is a first video of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or Google (your choice). The video if it is of poor quality can still see a little more Android Ice Cream Sandwich situation.
Samsung has officially unveiled its so new smartphone Galaxy Nexus last night in Hong Kong during a joint press conference with Google.
After the HTC Nexus One Android 2.2 Froyo, the Samsung Nexus S Android 2.3 Gingerbread, here is the new master standard of 4.0 for Android smartphones Ice Cream Sandwich with the Samsung Nexus Galaxy.
The Galaxy is therefore the Nexus Android smartphone we expected in terms of technical specifications, the latter showing a much comfortable 4.65 inches diagonally (1280 x 720 pixels), while being equipped with a dual-core processor running at 1 , 2 GHz, accompanied by 1GB of RAM. In terms of storage, Galaxy Nexus will be available in 16 versions and 32 GB, and offer a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus on the back that can engistrer video as 1080p @ 30fps, and a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front. It will have WiFi modules, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, accelerometer, GPS, gyroscope, and even a barometer and a USB 2.0 connection.
Like the Nexus S, the Galaxy Nexus will not include, however, no microSD card reader, and offers this time of rapid access buttons integrated directly on the screen rather than on a physical part of the smartphone, as was the case for the Nexus and Nexus S.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be launched in the United States, Asia and Europe as early as November.
Google has officially announced that the next update of its smartphone operating system Android is 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Presentations.
Had waited for over two weeks, Google has finally given the details of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Screenshots until we had already achieved a few days ago, giving us a taste of the look of ICS. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus announced at the same time will be the first smartphone to have the honor of Android 4.0.
This version has big ambitions as it is the one to unify the Android version 2.x to 3.x for Android smartphones and tablets.
We have compiled a list of main new features. This list is not exhaustive since we have mainly concentrated on you the most important new features. But you will see that there is already plenty to do. You will find at the end of the article the official video presentation.
• A graphical interface that evolves Android 4.0 draws heavily on the visual version 3.x Honeycomb tablets. We find the same style "neon" that will not please everyone, but gives a modern touch to the whole. The graphic effects are even more numerous and worked before. • Farewell to the buttons on the front As HoneyComb, Google has integrated hardware buttons by turning them into virtual keys.
In addition to the notifications bar at the top of the screen, there is now another bar always visible at the bottom. It includes default buttons "back", "Home" and "recent applications", the latter being in fact the manager multitasking. But there are other keys appear depending on the context.
• A multi-tasking much more visual Multitasking is one of the major points of Android. Google improves this function with the button "recent applications" which is now always visible. No need to hold down the "Home" button then. Implementation graph of this function is also much more convincing than in the past, because Google has taken on the same principle as HoneyComb. The manager has a miniature multi-tasking applications recently opened. Visually, the result is certainly more pleasant than before.
• The system tray is the yo-yo Depending on the size of the display device, the location of the system tray will change. In short, for those with a large screen, this bar will be placed at the bottom, in the wake of the bar with the virtual buttons. And for those who have a small screen, the notifications will be displayed at the top. Clearly, on this point, ICS will act as the current versions of Android 2.x and 3.x.
• The adjustable widgets Again, this is a feature of HoneyComb who is invited in ICS. The 4.0 update will indeed adjust the size of widgets manually. A convenient feature of HoneyComb because it allows you to customize even more space on desks. And the smaller screens of smartphones, this option should not be a luxury.
• New actions on the lock screen Additional duties of the home screen are not new per se, especially for owners of recent HTC Android smartphones. However, Google has decided to propose on Android 4.0, which is pretty good news. Users will be able to go directly to the camera function, see the system tray, manage music playback, view and send messages and make calls.
• Tabs in the Browser Those with a tablet certainly will raise an eyebrow questioningly at this point because the tabs (tabs) are present from the start of HoneyComb. But it was not the case so far on smartphone. Injustice is now fixed and everyone will take advantage of the tabs.
• Simple steps Google promises to close an application from the list of recent apps, remove a tab or remove a notification, simply now just a lateral movement of the finger.
• textual features and enhanced voice ICS offers more possibilities when entering text. It allows to add a particular word in the dictionary faster than before. Similarly, Google ensures that the speech recognition engine to Android 4 is brand new and much more powerful than before. The publisher says that this engine can talk a long time, punctuating sentences, and even taking poses.
• A more precise control of data exchange Android 4.0 will allow to manage a more extensive exchange of data by calculating the precise amount of data consumed by each application. The result is presented as a histogram and pie perfectly readable and understandable.
• Profiles and social contacts Google puts more emphasis on social networks, but it is difficult to go beyond that already offer manufacturers like HTC. The new application Entertainment revisits the app address book introducing massive social networks, with high profile photo for each contact, and all information that ICS can glean on social networks.
• The picture The interface of the camera function is also changing for the better. Google introduced several new features such as continuous autofocus, image stabilization for zooms, etc.. We can even take a picture while the camera films simply by pressing the touch screen. Face detection is also being introduced, and the opportunity to focus on the area of the screen that the user touches the finger. Finally, a panaroma mode allows you to take a panoramic photo (so) simply by slowly rotating the device.
• A revised and updated photo gallery with an image editor Although many free applications already allowed to retouch photos, Google has had the good sense to integrate this function directly in the image gallery. Many effects are now in the program.
• Effects of changes in real-time video One of the most interesting developments in multimedia for Android 4.0 is definitely the possibility of applying video effects in real time as changing the background or deformation of faces go far enough. These effects are available when the user shoots or via Google Talk.
• Finally screenshots Google has finally deigned to add a simple and mostly native to make screenshots with a combination of physical keys. These catches are then (and logically) stored locally as classic images.
• The synchronization and a user agent Google said that if you use the Chrome browser on your desktop or laptop, you can synchronize bookmarks with the Android browser. The latter can finally be configured as a desktop browser, so that the mobile web site is displayed so insistent and you want the real traditional web page.
• Beam Android, the NFC Sauce social This is the one that could democratize the NFC faster than expected. It makes it possible for two people with smartphones NFC to share music, photos, videos, etc.. simply by touching their phone within seconds. Without opening a menu or launch application, or do anything else!
• A screen unlock facial recognition ICS offers a way of unlocking very original since it allows the screen unlocks using facial recognition of the user, simply by standing right in front of the camera face. Fortunately, a more classic is scheduled for plan B.
Finally, promise is a promise, here's the official video presentation of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
