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Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro – Design, Keyboard base and Connectivity
You might remember the Samsung ATIV Smart PC we looked at a little while ago. That’s the ‘budget’ X86 convertible tablet/laptop in Samsung’s Windows 8 range. The next model up is the 11.6-inch Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro (or 700T1C in model-numer-speak), which replaces the Atom processor with a full-blown Core i5 or i7, and swaps the 1,366 x 768 screen resolution for a lovely Full HD PLS panel. It’s essentially the sequel to the Samsung Series 7 Slate 700T.
Read the full Windows 8 review here
In case this is the first time you’ve come across the ATIV Smart PC range, it’s Samsung’s full Windows 8 version of the Asus Transformer form factor which combines a tablet with a keyboard base to make a laptop. All the ATIV Smart PCs support touch and Wacom stylus goodness.
Where the Atom-based Smart PC is comparable to the Vivo Tab, the Smart PC Pro takes on the Asus Taichi and Microsoft Surface Pro, amongst others.
Wondering which Windows 8 device to get? Have a read of our Best Windows 8 Laptops Tablets Convertibles and PCs roundup
Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Design and Build
Though the Smart PC Pro is definitely at the premium end of the market, the tablet itself is constructed using plastic, albeit with a nice brushed metal-effect finish. This is to keep its weight down, as because of the power it packs in the tab alone weighs 884g, considerably heavier than inevitable comparisons to the iPad.
Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Keyboard Base and Cover
However, the keyboard base is made of metal. This lends it a very premium feel at odds with the tablet part, yet again there’s logic behind the difference: this was done to increase the keyboard base’s weight (bringing the entire package to 1.6kg), so that it balances the tablet part and avoids the falling-over-backwards flaw that plagued the Asus Transformer.Mind you, the dock does not contain an extra battery as does the more budget-oriented Samsung Smart PC’s one, though it does give you extra connectivity. This is a real shame, as the powerful Pro tablet inevitably already offers shorter battery life than its Atom sibling.
The tablet itself is a very svelte 12mm thick, and with keyboard attached matches many Ultrabooks at 22mm. However, if you’d rather have a thinner tablet without losing the physical keyboard, there will be a Microsoft Surface-like keyboard cover that’s a mere 4mm thin.
Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Connectivity
The Smart PC Pro tablet is well-endowed in the connectivity department. The tablet itself sports a headphone jack, full-size USB 3.0 port and microSD card slot for expanding its storage along its top, plus a microHDMI for video output along with the volume rocker on its left.
A physical rotation lock is a welcome touch too. Wireless is particularly comprehensive thanks to Wi-Fi N, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G/4G wireless broadband with accompanying SIM slot.
The keyboard dock adds a further two USB 2.0 ports (the data interconnect between tablet and keyboard can’t cope with USB 3.0) to the equation, though alas no full-size SD card reader. This is annoying for photographers, and we can only hope Samsung will bring out another dock down the line with a battery and full SD card slot built in.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Zuckerberg Denies The Facebook Phone. What's The Evidence? (Videos)
A "Facebook phone" has been rumored for sometime, however — and many analysts regard its appearance as a matter of when, not if.
So what's the evidence that a mobile device based entirely around the social network is on its way?
Back in November of last year, the scuttlebutt originally reported by All Things D was thatFacebook and HTC were working together to develop a phone codenamed "Buffy" that would hit store shelves in 12 to 18 months — as soon as this coming fall.
Buffy was said to run on a modified version of Android, tweaked heavily to revolve more prominently around Facebook and HTML5 support.
Then The New York Times reported this May that Facebook had hired "more than a half dozen" former Apple engineers who had previously worked on the iPhone or iPad to help build hardware for a Facebook phone. Finally, a Bloomberg report earlier this month reiterated much of what ATD reported in November, but pegged the mysterious "Facebook phone" launch to mid-2013.
The anticipation has grown so great that some designers have already began mocking up Facebook phone concepts (see gallery below).
While Zuckerberg denied the logic of Facebook building a phone, there are plenty of reasons why doing so would, in fact, make a lot of sense.
Facebook has been widely criticized for struggling to adapt to an increasingly mobile web, which most analysts see as dominating the emerging wave of digital life. One hedge fund manager recently predicted that Facebook's mobile sluggishness would lead to the company virtually disappearing by the year 2020.
A Facebook-centric operating system — on a Facebook-branded smartphone — could go a long way toward capturing more mobile users and ad dollars.
So have all the rumors simply been hot air and will Facebook instead focus its efforts on improving a widely maligned mobile app? Or is Zuckerberg simply hedging his bets with some tricky wordplay, and a Facebook phone is in fact on the way? Let us know your take in the comments.
Facebook Smartphone Concept
Facebook Phone Part 3
Designer: Michal Bonikowski
4:15 AM - By Sreypov barbie
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New Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Young And Galaxy X Cover 2 Appear In Leaked Roadmap
Yesterday we heard about a number of new Samsung Galaxy devices, which included the
Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Galaxy X Cover 2, and now we have some more information on these devices, along with two other Samsung handsets, the Samsung Galaxy Young and the Galaxy Pocket Plus.
The guys over at TechnoBuffalo have obtained some information on Samsung’s 2013 roadmap, and device details in the roadmap include the Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy X Cover 2 and more.
As we mentioned yesterday the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with an 8 inch display and features Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and it looks like it will come with a quad core 1.6GHz processor and will launch around March.
The Samsung Galaxy X Cover 2 will come with a 1GHz dual core processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 4 inch WVGA display, this handset is expected to launch in February.
Next we have the Samsung Galaxy Young, which is slated for an April release and will come with a 3 inch WVGA display, a 1GHz processor and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Finally there is the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus, which will feature a 2.8 inch HVGAdisplay, an 850MHz processor, a 2 megapixel camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, this handset is expected to arrive in February.
We should have some more information on all of these new Samsung Galaxy devices at Mobile Wold Congress next mont
4:11 AM - By Sreypov barbie
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Acer Officially Unveils The Stylish Liquid E1 Mid-Ranger
Android smartphones. The smartphone is called Liquid E1 and is basically a trimmed down version of the CloudMobile S500.
Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, the Acer Liquid E1 runs with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean out of box. It's sporting a 4.5-inch display of qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels) and boasts an 5MP auto-focus primary camera with LED flash at the back and a 0.3MP video-chat camera at the front.
The Liquid E1 dimensions are spot on for a midranger at 132 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm with a weight of 130 grams. Popping the stylishly designed back cover open reveals a somewhat underwhelming battery with a capacity of 1760mAh. Acer says that it should be good for up to 8 hours of talk time and around 400 hours of waiting patiently in standby.
The Liquid E1 also features an FM receiver, microSD card slot and the usual array of sensors. Judging from those official shots, we really like the Liquid E1 design, particularly on the dark grey version with red accents.
Annoyingly, pricing and availability are still only known to Acer.
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Apple To Stop Mac Pro Sales In Much Of Europe On March 1
Apple today told retailers and distributors in most European countries that it will stop selling the Mac Pro on March 1 because the desktop system doesn't meet electrical regulations.
The Mac Pro's ports and fans don't comply with a new amendment -- which goes into effect at the beginning of March -- addressing safety and electrical standards for electronics, according to Macworld. An Apple spokesman confirmed the decision to CNET. The regulation affects the 27 countries of the European Union, which includes the U.K., Germany and France, and the four countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) -- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Although Apple itself will stop its sales of the Mac Pro, Apple resellers will be able to sell any remaining inventory after March 1.
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