Analysts estimate that sales of the iPad Mini will exceed those of the 9.7-inch iPad

We mentioned earlier that Apple could introduce the mysterious iPad Mini and technology in the event next Tuesday and then the device would be released on November 2. Analysts have already begun making their typical sales analysis and predictions for the new iPad Mini, trying to determine how many units of the device will be sold in the coming months. But beyond that it is expected that these sales also have some impact on the older brother, is the 9.7-inch iPad.
It is estimated that for every 5 million units of the iPad Mini to be vendidades, not sold 1 million units of the iPad "great." Others say that sales will be high, but the number placed in lower. In any case, it seems that the iPad Mini will end cannibalizing his brother, but keep in mind that this will depend on a number of factors, and probably the most important is the price you will have the device, thing that we talked about here .
We should note also that 7-inch tablets are very good as the Nexus 7 of Google and Amazon Kindle Fire HD that could make things difficult for Apple.

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Sony Xperia Phones to get Jelly Bean early 2013

The mobile phone Sony Xperia launched in 2012 will receive an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean early next year, as announced by Sony Mobile.
The first models to receive the new version of Android will be the T Xperia,Xperia TX and V and will do in about February. Later others will follow as the Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia S, Xperia Xperia J go and, although not yet specified an exact date them.
Regarding Xperia models released in 2011 and earlier may only have Android 4.0 or less. Sony decided that after making an assessment of the terminals.

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IBM acquires Red Bend Software

IBM is not afraid to spend money to acquire companies of all types and sizes, so it's no surprise that Big Blue has reached an agreement to acquire the signature Red Bend Software, an Israeli company that has a mobile management system.

As reported by Reuters, the deal is estimated between $ 200 and $ 250 million. IBM seems to want at all costs to gain the technology of mobile virtualization has Red Bend Software and that allows multiple operating systems to run on the same smartphone .

Among the current list of clients find Red Bend Software companies like Asus, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and many other firms well known.

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Apple would produce the iPad 2 to make room for the iPad Mini

It seems that Apple is planning to stop the production side of the iPad 2 so that there happens to occupy the new iPad Mini. Remove the iPad 2 medium may also be a clue for more clues on the price we have to pay for us with an iPad Mini.

Rob Cihra analyst believes the iPad Mini will be a very successful device and make it to sell 7 million units by 2013. To accomplish this, it makes sense to discontinue the production of the iPad 2 as the device has about 18 months since it was launched.

We must keep in mind that if the iPad Mini aims to compete against other 7-inch tablets like the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD need to have a price of about $ 200 or so.

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Apple should publicly apologize to Samsung

Interesting. Apple lost a lawsuit against Samsung in England a couple of days ago and now the company should apologize to rival South Korean public. As part of this, on the Apple website for the UK should see a link to inform visitors about the trial and also apple should remove their ads from leading British newspapers.

One of the judges, which certainly have an iPad, has decided to explain this: "Because this case (and parallel cases in other countries) have generated a lot of publicity, to avoid confusion will explain what happened and did not happen at trial ". Normally, the details of a trial are unknown to the public, but being Apple a company that is present in the lives of many people, becomes a special case, as was explained.

For any company there is something that is a nightmare, and that is, among other things, having to publicly apologize to competition.

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New Chromebook will cost $ 250

Google announced yesterday that it has created a new Chromebook with Samsung people.This is a laptop ultraportable only 0.8 inches thick and weighs 1.1 kilograms, not to mention that it costs only $ 250. This new Chromebook has the technology of a new generation processor ARM A15, which is higher than the A9 which is quite used today. This new processor is the Samsung Exynos 5250 and is a dual core processor.

Without entertain more, on to the specs:

Display: 11.6 inches with a resolution of 1366 × 768.
Processor: dual-core Exynos 5250.
Keyboard + Trackpad
Connectivity: WiFi.
Memory: 16GB internal memory + 100GB free cloud storage for two years Google Drive.
Card readers: SD and microSD.
Battery Capacity: 30wh
Ports: HDMI, USB 2.0 , USB 3.0, audio in. LAN available with a USB adapter.

The launch is expected next week.

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Acer announces new desktop with Windows 8

Acer just announced two new series of computers running Windows 8, the Aspire ME and XC.

The Aspire ME we offer Intel Core i7 and Core i5, with up to 10GB of DDR3 RAM then we can expand up to 16GB and can have up to 2TB of space. Among the ports are two USB 2.0 , two USB 3.0 and microphone and headphone jacks. They also feature Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and HDMI and VGA outputs.

On the other hand we have the Aspire XC that come with Intel Core i3 processor, a 1TB hard drive and 6GB of RAM. They also include an HDMI port and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.

Both lines have 5.1 audio channels, SuperMulti optical drives and have AcerCloud. Moreover, two stereo speakers, keyboard and mouse.

The Aspire ME will be available from $ 650, while the Aspire XC have a starting price of $ 400.They go on sale on October 26.

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Doom 3: BFG Edition premieres launch trailer

Has just added a new title to the popular series of video games Doom and Doom 3 is: BFG Edition. This new game is a remake of the original Doom 3 released in 2004. This edition has higher quality graphics, has better sound quality with more specific effects of the horror genre, has a system that allows us to save the game at various control points and also added support for 3D displays and HDMs . With every copy of the game received a copy of Doom and Doom II plus the ability to access two expansions. The trailer below:

Doom 3: BFG Edition is now available for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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