Wikipad review: 10-inch Android tablet with detachable hand controls

By Elizabeth Woods

Wikipad is now the thinnest and lightest Android equipped tablet with 1.2 pound weight and 0.3 inch thick on the market. Powered by an Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 quad-core 1.4GHz processor, the tablet is speedy and responsive. Moreover, apps also load smoothly and quickly. The 10-inch Android tablet has a thick bezel and a glossy screen which is covered with Gorilla Glass and supports 10-finger input. However, the thinnest tablet’s resolution of 1,280x800 pixels is low compared with other current 9- or 10-inch ones. For this new version, there is a sound quality improvement that the tablet has got extra loud speakers for gaming. So, gamers do not need to use headphones while playing. Indeed, Wikipad is a perfectly capable gaming device. This amazing tablet has a price of $499.

Wikipad is part of a growing trend of independently developed game consoles outside of the major Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft axis.

The device, which has an expandable SD card slot for an extra 32GB on top of the device, can freely download games from Nvidia's Tegra Zone store, the PlayStation Mobile platform, Google Play and other app stores.

There are twin cameras including an 8 megapixel shooter around back, and a space for an optional cellular radio if you want to tack the Wikipad onto your mobile data plan.

The design of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 tablet is quite attractive and makes users feel very comfortable while using. Besides, the tablet's unique selling point is its custom handheld controller dock. The dock adds two analog sticks, a directional pad, four buttons, and shoulder triggers.

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Samsung’s Tizen smartphone: Release date, specs and pictures

By Phillips Crook

Samsung is reported to being teaming up with Japanese carrier NTT Docomo to launch a Tizen-based smartphone in 2013. The South Korean manufacturer, the Japanese mobile communications company and their partners hope to build a platform that will rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS. There are other UK-based carriers such as France Telecom and Vodaphone, which are interested in this Tizen-based smartphone. Samsung's Tizen smartphone is said to launch in Japan first under Docomo while other countries are expected to get the handset around the same time. Tizen, a Linux-based operating system that emerged from the demise of Nokia's MeeGo, is touted to be more open Android and HTML5-friendly by its makers. Apart from phones, Tizen can work across multiple devices such as in-car infotainment systems, netbooks, tablets and Smart TVs.

Samsung released the first images of its Tizen smartphone prototype with a few scant specifications such as a 4.3-inch HD display and 1.2GHz dual-core ARM processor.

Working with Docomo, Japan's market leader and the only major cell phone company in Japan that didn’t sell the iPhone, Samsung was said to launch the Tizen smartphone sometime in 2013.

Based on Linux, the Tizen operating system was designed to be an easy, new platform that would rival the major operating systems from Apple and Google.

The Tizen operating system, which could be used for devices such as televisions and tablets, was announced after the death of MeeGo. Samsung and Intel then took over the development of the operating system, which was also overseen by the Linux Foundation.

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BlackBerry 10 coming with video chat, screen sharing and new task manager

By Groshan Fabiola

Although Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 is still under development and not yet a finished product, there is a set of leaked slides showing BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) boosts and a new task manager. According to these newly leaked slides, BlackBerry Messenger is set to be updated in a big way with not only full-on video chat but also screen sharing for all. With BBM, you will be able to capture a photo as well as tap one of your vast collection of apps to share outright – Facebook, Picasa and Flickr. You can also seamlessly transfer between video chat and screen sharing, which is great for directions for businesses. Besides, with BBM, you will be able to share to one person or to your newly forge BBM Group if you wish as well. Apart from featuring the video chat and screen sharing, the Blackberry 10, which is slated to launch on January 30 simultaneously in multiple markets across the globe, will come with a new task manager for the OS called "BlackBerry Remember.” This new feature will help you capture and keep clean all of your notes from all different directions. It can also sync with Outlook and may include Evernote integration.

RIM’s new phone BlackBerry 10 is set to release at the end of January 2013 and it will include the video chat feature that includes screen-sharing capabilities, a la Skype.

The BlackBerry 10 will include the new task manager “BlackBerry Remember,” which allows you to sync with Outlook for email and work directly with Evernote right out of the box.

The BlackBerry 10’s widgets, app lists, homescreens and a unified inbox are merged into one slick interface that offers up an easy-to-navigate user experience.

The upcoming smartphone’s main homescreen will comprise of “Active Frames,” technically mini-applications giving users an overview of information from a particular app and launching the full version when tapped.

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Groshan Fabiola is a 23-year-old blogger who loves technology and has a passion of writing articles on new RIM phones. In her spare time, she likes listening to music and playing games with her friends.

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