Finally Windows 8 is here.......................

Microsoft officially releases Windows 8 and Windows RT

Today Microsoft stepped on stage and released its Windows 8 and Windows RT to the tech world in what was largely conceived as the biggest Windows release ever. Availability starts today and active Windows 7 customers can upgrade starting from $39.99.

Microsoft talked OS features, integration along a wide variety of devices, the services that are launching alongside the OS and demoed all of them.
Windows 8 is released with a couple of services in tow. Those are Xbox Music, Videos, Games and also Skype. All Windows 8 users will get unlimited streaming of music via Xbox Music free of charge.

Microsoft’s speakers (CEO Steve Ballmer included) were keen on repeating that the Windows 8 PCs are the “Best PCs Ever”. There are around 670 million PCs currently, which are compatible with Windows 8 and Ballmer expects around 400 million to come out with Windows 8 out of box.
The Windows 8/RT store was also a big part of the event. Currently there are close to 8000 apps available, which isn’t as good as Apple’s numbers but Steven Sinofsky pointed out that the Windows Store has the most number of apps for an app store on its launch day.
A big part of the Windows 8/RT release was the emphasis on touch – the fact it can support a mouse and hardware keyboard but that it was ultimately designed to work as a touch-only OS. pre-Win8 ultrabooks as well as post-Win8 tablets and notebooks were used to demonstrate that.
Finally Windows 8 is much faster than its predecessor in every way, has the new Modern UI but still retains the familiar but slightly refreshed Windows 7 look.

 

Next Gen. Computing is here....................

Next generation Acer touchscreen ultrabooks coming on October 26 

The Acer Aspire S7 series ultrabooks are set to hit shelves on October 26

 

 

 

 

 

All members of the new series contain Intel Ivy Bridge processors, and start at $1,200 for the 11 inch model.
The most notable feature, however, is the touchscreen capability, which takes advantage of the new touch interface on Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system.
The 11 inch model also has the ability to fold over to a completely flat display, and comes with an aluminum lid rather than one covered with Gorilla Glass like its 13 inch siblings.
All models come with 4GB of RAM, SSD drives configured in RAID 0 arrays for ultrafast read/write speeds, and integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics.
The full specs lists for the new ultrabooks are as follows:
Aspire S7-191-6640 ($1,200)

• 11.6-inch, 1080p IPS display
• Intel Core i5-3317UB CPU
• 128GB SSD
• 4GB of DDR3 RAM
• 2.29 pounds
• 11.17 x 7.7 x 0.48 inches

Aspire S7-391-6810 ($1,400)

• 13.3-inch, 1080p IPS display
• Intel Core i5-3317UB CPU
• 128GB SSD
• 4GB of DDR3 RAM
• 2.86 pounds
• 12.73 x 8.79 x 0.47 inches

Aspire S7-391-9886 ($1,650)

• 13.3-inch, 1080p IPS display
• Intel Core i7-3517UB CPU
• 256GB SSD
• 4GB of DDR3 RAM
• 2.86 pounds
• 12.73 x 8.79 x 0.47 inches

 

 

Android is getting better & better................

Android 4.1.2 update now seeding to Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus 

 

--Following the footsteps of the Google Nexus 7, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S got their own treatment of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The 15.1MB update is currently seeding to GSM/HSPA versions of both smartphones over the air.

 

The update is a minor improvement over its predecessor. It includes the usual performance and stability fixes. Landscape mode however, will remain reserved for the Google Nexus 7.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

 

Another Intel Warrior is here check out....its capable or not....??????

We’ve just concluded our in-depth review of the Motorola RAZR i and its Intel Atom Medfield chipset inside and now it’s time to shine a light on its battery performance.

The Motorola RAZR i achieved some pretty good scores in all of our tests, but its talk time endurance was partucularly impressive.
Here we go – the call test is where the new Intel-designed modem really shines. The Motorola RAZR i got a whopping 20 hours and 7 minutes, climbing to third spot in our call test chart and making top 3 a Moto exclusive territory. More impressively it managed to match the achievement of its MAXX siblings with a battery that has a 1300 mAh smaller capacity.

Talk time

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• Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)-21:18 Hrs
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 20:24  Hrs
• Motorola RAZR i 20:07  Hrs
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 16:57  Hrs
• Huawei Ascend P1 12:30  Hrs
• Pantech Burst 4:46  Hrs

The RAZR i got stellar results in the web browsing department as well. The 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery under the RAZR i’s Kevlar vest was able to pump out 7 whole hours of non-stop browsing, which is not particularly kind to smartphones with AMOLED Screen.

Web browsing

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• Apple iPhone 5 9:56  Hrs
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 7:23  Hrs
• HTC Radar 7:17  Hrs
• Motorola RAZR i 7:06  Hrs
• Apple iPhone 4S 6:56  Hrs
• HTC One V 6:49  Hrs
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus 3:01  Hrs

And finally the video test for all those people who spend a lot of time traveling and like watching videos on their smartphones during the trips. The Intel Atom-sporting RAZR’s got you covered with 8 solid hours and 11 minutes of video playback, which isn’t a top score but definitely one to be respected.

Video playback

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• Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 16:35  Hrs
• Nokia N9 8:40  Hrs
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8:25  Hrs
• Motorola RAZR i 8:11  Hrs
• Samsung Galaxy S II 8:00  Hrs
• Samsung i937 Focus S 7:55  Hrs
• Nokia Lumia 710  3:27 Hrs

At the end the Intel-designed modem got another chance to shine and it took it. The RAZR i turned out to be excellently efficient at stand-by, which allowed it to get an endurance score of 64h.This means that if you were to use the smartphone for an hour of talking, an hour of web browsing and an hour of video playback per day, you’d need to charge it once every 64 hours.

Still, the breakdown shows that if you use your smartphone for web-browsing and video playback more than you do for actual telephony, than you are probably going to get shorter discharge times.
If you’ve missed our full review and are curious about the phone’s capabilities you can find it here.

Know your gadget's resolution..........................

 Check our your gadget's screen resolution in the below table.

Most common display resolutions in the first half of 2012

Acronym	Aspect ratio	Width (px)	Height (px)	% of Steam users	% of web users
VGA	4:3	640	480	00.02	n/a
SVGA	4:3	800	600	00.17	01.03
WSVGA	17:10	1024	600	00.31	02.25
XGA	4:3	1024	768	05.53	18.69
XGA+	4:3	1152	864	00.87	01.55
WXGA	16:9	1280	720	01.51	01.54
WXGA	5:3	1280	768	n/a	01.54
WXGA	16:10	1280	800	04.25	12.97
SXGA– (UVGA)	4:3	1280	960	00.72	00.72
SXGA	5:4	1280	1024	10.66	07.49
HD	~16:9	1360	768	02.36	02.28
HD	~16:9	1366	768	17.19	19.14
SXGA+	4:3	1400	1050	00.18	n/a
WXGA+	16:10	1440	900	07.60	06.61
HD+	16:9	1600	900	06.82	03.82
UXGA	4:3	1600	1200	00.53	n/a
WSXGA+	16:10	1680	1050	10.26	03.66
FHD	16:9	1920	1080	25.04	05.09
WUXGA	16:10	1920	1200	03.65	01.11
QWXGA	16:9	2048	1152	00.13	n/a
WQHD	16:9	2560	1440	00.72	00.36
WQXGA	16:10	2560	1600	00.19	n/a
	3:4	768	1024	n/a	01.93
	16:9	1093	614	n/a	00.63
	~16:9	1311	737	n/a	00.35
Other				01.29	07.25

New Pro multi-tasker is here check it out..............

 

Samsung has released a firmware update for the Galaxy Note II, which enables the much anticipated split-screen multitasking feature.

Multi-View enhances the multitasking capabilities of the Galaxy Note II, allowing you to run two apps on the screen simultaneously. Mind you, not all Android apps are supported, but unlike the Galaxy Note 10.1, where only Samsung apps could be brought up to the screen, Multi-Window supports Google apps as well (Gmail, YouTube, Chrome and Talk).
The update version is XXALIJ1 and comes with a new baseband, as well as an update to Google Chrome.
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note II, you can check for the new firmware from About device -> Software update. While waiting to download, you can see Multi-Window in action on the official Samsung Galaxy Note II ad below (around the 2 minute mark).