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New devices announced are left abandoned RIM hardware goes on sale, problems with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime - the basic cluster is present in front of the tablet market.
News comes from Motorola: Two Tablet successor to the Xoom, at the time the first model with Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The pioneering role in the operation of the system give Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition from these tablets, however, they are not shipped with the new Android 4.0, but Android 3.2. Even the step from two to four processor cores can be made of the mobile phone maker, admits the new Xoom and its dual-core CPUs, but a higher clock frequency.
Motorola brings Xoom 2 * 2
Compared with the first Motorola Xoom, whose stately 13 mm high enclosure brings the scales at 730 grams, the Xoom 2 at the same screen size (10.1 inches) much slimmer (8.8 mm) and lighter (599 grams). With the Xoom 2 Media Edition Motorola is further away from the path that has already been tried, the Xoom. The approximately 216x140x8, 9-millimeter and 388-gram tablet will better with a 8.2-inch display in the hand - mainly to play videos. An IPS panel is for crisp colors and wide viewing angle, provide the hardware to be strong enough for 1080p Strip and the speakers create a spacious sound with bass.
Whether the promise can be kept in practice, you can check it in the next month. Motorola will then bring out the two tablets with 3G and Wi-Fi module in Germany. Instead of €-prices there are still question marks in the UK have a rough direction of prices: In Great Britain, the Xoom-2 models already sold, with no UMTS for about 400 to 450 euros. The detailed specifications are en it here .
RIM playbook and Sony Tablet S on sale
Sent in the sale are currently the BlackBerry playbook and the Sony Tablet p. RIM playbook with BlackBerry Tablet OS and 7-inch screen was the purpose of enhancing the attractiveness of reduced several times, in the U.S. online store has the party now re-applied the red pencil. Cost of the Tablet PC with 16 gigabytes (GB) of storage space so far $ 499, the 32-GB version and $ 599, the version with 64 GB $ 699, there are now three versions for $ 299. Nor are all in stock, so that U.S. users a handle assembly for the richest nothing stands in the way. In German Shop BlackBerry RIM calls while still 499-699 €, but the trade has already responded by selling the tablets from about 300 to 400 €.
With percentages of late also attracts Sony. The wedge-shaped tablet S with built-in universal remote control is in the Sony PlayStation Store to have $ 100 cheaper. With 16 GB of storage for $ 399.99, therefore, twice the memory for 499.99 U.S. dollars. In this country, Sony sells the Tablet PC with Android 3.2 and 9.4-inch display for 429 €. With UMTS module 549 € will be payable, with 32 GB of memory and WLAN € 529.
Prime Transformer: Android 4.0 on approach
There is also news for Eee Pad Transformer Prime from Asus. That's not available in this country quad-core tablet already got in trouble with the toy manufacturer Hasbro in the headlines, you know, Transformers and Optimus Prime. Then some customers complained about a bad GPS reception and curled bootloader. Via Facebook Asus will now obtain position and also clarifies when receives the new Eee pad that is in the U.S. first started with Android 3.2, the promised system update .
From the 12 Asus wants to start in January, Honeycomb world by Ice Cream Sandwich to replace (4.0). The criticism of the GPS module, the manufacturer says with a reference to the unibody enclosure made of metal. The material could affect the performance of GPS, as the weather, buildings and the environment. To help customers who are looking for a good GPS performance value, not to annoy, Asus sweeps the GPS function from the data sheet and the product will no longer apply accordingly. Prime-buyers who want to lend a hand to the firmware does, Asus also an unlock tool prospect. The boot loader has been secured in order to understand Google's DRM-protected paid content, like videos. Nevertheless, the future will be an unlock available - as is customary with the expiration of the warranty side effect. Google's video rental then separates from it
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