Lenovo Introduces New Android tablets

The MWC 2013 has begun in the past few hours. Event # 1 of the mobile device industry is the best time of year to learn many details about new smartphones and tablets that are announced and those still to come.

For starters, what we see here is a new line of tablets by Lenovo. We all know that the company is a good manufacturer of computers and laptops, and in the past has even released as hybrid notebooks Lenovo Yoga, but what we have before us are three new tablets that run the Android operating system.

The first is the Lenovo S6000. It has a quad-core processor at 1.2GHz, has a 10.1 inch screen with 1280 × 800 pixels, a built microHDMI port also has a microphone and WiFi connectivity and optional HSPA +. It measures 8.6 mm thick and weighs 560 grams.

The Lenovo A3000 is 7 inches, also runs a quad-core processor at 1.2GHz and also has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It weighs 340 grams and measures about 11mm thick. It has a microSD slot and optional 3G connectivity features.

Finally we find the Lenovo A1000, which uses a dual-core processor at 1.2GHz, has Android 4.1, 16GB internal memory and microSD reader.

Prices were not disclosed, but the 3 tablets will be launched in April and May about.

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LG still has no interest in Windows Phone 8

Since Nokia has shown the world the potential of Windows Phone 8 platform across its line of mobile Lumia, many other manufacturers have started to create new smartphones that run the latest Microsoft mobile OS. Companies like Samsung and HTC already have their own devices using WP8, and many others are already getting in on the party. Still, LG has decided to stay out for now.

According to a company representative, they are interested in giving customers what they ask for, and the fact is that LG products consumers do not seem to be asking for any phone that runs Windows Phone for now. LG is waiting for the market to grow significantly Windows Phone 8 to start manufacturing new devices using the said mobile platform.

LG has been creating Android smartphones lately and is one of the companies that manufacture a mobile OS to run with Firefox. Frankly, it is very rare that choose an operating system that has not yet been released instead of one that already has spent several months on the market.

What do you think about the situation? Is it right that LG wait the right time or ascend into WP8 train too late?

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Microsoft also was hacked

 

Not only Facebook and Apple recently suffered at the hands of hackers, but Microsoft is also one of the big companies that are added to the list. It seems that cyber attacks against major companies in the industry are becoming increasingly common, and not only that, but slowly they become more sophisticated. The attack was nothing serious Microsoft when compared with that of Facebook for example, but still served to give a shock to the software giant.

According to statements by a spokesman for the company, during a recent investigation found that several teams, including some units Mac (yes, MS also uses Macs) were infected by malicious software using techniques documented by other organizations in recent days. So far no evidence has been compromised customer data and research is ongoing.

While at no time made ​​mention of Java exploit suffered Apple and Facebook, that will point to a similar case recently affected other companies makes us think that this is the same problem with the Java Plugin.

Such attacks are not targeted only large companies, but any team could have sustained should have been using the vulnerable version of Java.

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Samsung Galaxy S IV: Possible specs leaked

The world is still waiting patiently for the arrival of March 14, the date on which, it is said, will be presented on future Samsung Galaxy S IV. The company has not yet confirmed anything about it, so there is no choice but to continue feeding on rumors, or in one case a little better leak. About a week ago a supposed leaked specifications belonging to S IV, and now have leaked some different also are accompanied by a picture of the device while turning, as seen above.

Until recently it was believed that the Samsung Galaxy S IV processor incorporated octa-core Exynos at 1.4GHz, 2GB of RAM, a Full HD screen of 5 inches and Android 4.2. Under the new filter, the bear itself supersmartphone Android 4.2, if the above will have another screen and 2GB of RAM, but it will not be an eight-core processor as many expect, but a 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 to the which was released several weeks ago.

Regarding the internal memory, we can select three different capacities: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. Besides this would have a 13 megapixel camera and the colors offered are black and white.

There is no doubt that the image adds some credibility to the leak, but it's still best to wait for an official announcement before long thrill.

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Huawei Ascend P2 officially announced

The MWC 2013 has begun with all energies. Huawei has always been known as a manufacturer selling their devices at a low price, but it seems that the company could leave this production model in 2013 and have released a pretty good smartphone called Huawei Ascend P2. The P2 has been appearing on the Internet in recent weeks, appearing occasionally on a photo filtered and similar cases, but so far not much was known about him.

The Huawei Ascend P2 is a high-end terminal and good technology that incorporates a 4.7-inch HD display with Gorilla Glass Glass 2, which is a bit weird, and I do not mean for incorporating Gorilla Glass, but it rare is not holding full HD as much of the competition. Maybe it's a strategy to reduce costs? Who knows, for now let's move on.

Under the cover of P2 found a quad-core processor at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. On the outside will reveal two cameras: the rear of 13 megapixels and a 1.2-megapixel front. Regarding the OS, runs Android 4.1.2 and uses an interface called Emotion that was created by Huawei.

Other specifications include mobile NFC 2420mAh battery and its thickness is 8.4 mm. The Ascend P2 will be released between April and June for about $ 530 U.S. dollars.

Anyone planning to buy?

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is here

 

After rumors circulated for a month, yesterday, under the MWC 2013, was released the new tablet Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Thanks to various leaks we know how it would look, but now what we have is a lot of detail to recreate a little official view. The Note 8.0 has been designed to get all the juice possible the stylus that brings apparently.

First of all we will give you a better look at the specifications in order to calm the anxieties possible:

-Processor: a quad-core. Model unknown for now, but we bet for Exynos.
-RAM: 2GB, what everyone expected.
-Screen: 8 inches and has a resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels, slightly better than a standard HD. Its density is 189 pixels per inch.
-OS: Android 4.1.2. There was not much choice, because if it was this would be the 4.2.
-Battery: 4600mAh, which is fine.
-Connectivity: WiFi or WiFi +3 G, the choice of the buyer. Obviously some companies sell only with WiFi. It also includes GPS.
-Stylus: S-Pen 1024 level of sensitivity similar to Note 10.1.

Note While 8.0 is a cousin of Note 2, the increase in the size of the display must be used very differently. Not only will not enter into our pocket, but thanks to its 8 inches can give more and more comfortable to use multi-window function. Write also becomes easier on a larger screen. Some applications included are the new cool Awesome Note and Smart Remote to turn the tablet into a universal remote control.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to compete with other popular models in the market such as the Apple iPad Mini, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7.

What do you think about the new Note 8.0? Do you think a good tablet or think you would be missing something?

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This is the smallest planet discovered outside our solar system so far

 

NASA telescopes have discovered that, so far, is the smallest planet discovered outside our solar system, being part of something like a miniature planetary system. The planet is located in a system 210 light years from Earth and has been named Kepler-37b. As you can see in the image below comparative, the little planet is approximately equal to the size of the Moon, which indicates to what extent they are able to refine the systems current planet detection.

The project of the NASA Kepler is designed to find extrasolar planets located in the habitable orbit of a star, ie, in an area not too close or too far away to be found that life as we know it and liquid water. As technology advances can discover even more distant planets and smaller as the Kepler-37b, although in this case it appears that the surface temperature of the planet is not very conducive for life to exist: more than 400 degrees Celsius because it is closer to its star than Mercury is to our Sun

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New trend in Japan: The girls in miniskirts legs turned into billboards

 

Japan is known among other things because it is an inexhaustible source of ideas and inventions really strange that you do not find elsewhere in the world, although in this case seems to have curly curl. A mix of current fashion trends and marketing in a rather curious stockings girls in miniskirts just turned into billboards advertising products of all kinds. A change to become walking advertisements receive money.


The company is undertaking this new advertising technique called Absolute Territory PR and already has 1,300 girls participating in the project. In some countries there are similar advertising systems, for example, a few years ago you could sell your car adding space ads and earn a few euros that.

However, this Japanese advertising company not mince words and says 'ads should be where people look', so from that point of view one of the best sites seems to be in the legs of the girls who walk by streets of cities in Japan.

Actually the system seems to work in every way, advertisers are happy and over the past year more than 1,000 women were registered to rent her legs in exchange for a sum of money but obviously not everyone accepted for work . First the girls must have good presence, should use short clothes so that the ads are clearly visible, walking for 8 hours a day and they must post on social networking taking pictures of themselves advertising messages.

Do we expect a world full of people-ad? Surely in countries that are suffering problems of crisis would be an idea that would convince many: you get paid to walk down the street and it is always better to take one of those classic signs and heavy 'ad man'.

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