Google Introduces Buzz Bringing Live Social Networking to Gmail, iPhone and Android

Yesterday, Google launched their new service called Buzz that aggregates live updates from Twitter, Google Reader, Flickr, Picasa and YouTube for a user. The service is available as web app for iPhone and Android handsets, and is also integrated with Gmail offering all the information in a single window.
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NVIDIA’s New Optimus Technology Brings Automatic Switching Between Integrated and Discrete Graphics

Since 2007 computer industry has been very excited about Hybrid Graphics that combines integrated graphics and discrete GPU to offer both performance and better battery life. However, this technology hasn’t seen large-scale adoption, as you have to manually switch graphics settings and have to either restart the laptop or wait sometime for changes to take effect. But that might change as NVIDIA today launched their new Optimus technology, which automatically chooses the best graphics processor for running a given application and automatically routes the workload to either an NVIDIA discrete GPU or Intel integrated graphics.
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Apple Releases Aperture 3

Apple today introduced Aperture 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing and management software, with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto ’09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organize large photo libraries. Aperture 3 introduces new tools to refine your photos including Brushes for painting image adjustments onto parts of your photo, and Adjustment Presets for applying professional photo effects with just one click. Stunning new slideshows let you share your work by weaving together photos, audio, text and HD video.
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Canon Introduces Four New PowerShot Cameras

Canon today announced addition of four new PowerShot digital cameras, the PowerShot SX210 IS, PowerShot SD3500 IS, PowerShot SD1400 IS and PowerShot SD1300IS. The new cameras offer Smart Auto mode along with new Scene Modes and Image effects.
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Rumor: MacBook Pro Update Coming Tomorrow

A French website Nowhere Else claims Apple will release new MacBook Pro models tomorrow. This information was given to the website by an anonymous source close to Apple. It has been rumored for past few weeks that Apple is planning to update their MacBook Pro lineup. It was previously believed that the company would announce the update at the Apple media event, which took place on 27th January.
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Canon Officially Unveils Rebel T2i Digital SLR

Canon today officially announced new Rebel T2i DSLR with 18-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and Full HD video recording. The new features on T2i include 3.7 fps continuous shooting, ISO range of 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800), a 63-zone Dual Layer Metering System and DIGIC 4 image processor.
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Windows Mobile 7 Details Leaked

It is rumored that Microsoft will showcase Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress later this month. Many website have now posted details about the upcoming smartphone OS from Microsoft. And it looks like Microsoft has taken a page out of Apple iPhone playbook for development of their new OS, which can be a good thing for the company.
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Geekbench Test Result Hints at Upcoming MacBook Pro Update

It has been rumored for quite sometime that Apple will update their MacBook Pro lineup. And recent benchmarking result posted on Geekbench indicates this update will come sooner than later. The test result show that the benchmarking tool was ran on MacBook Pro featuring 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 620M processor with 4GB DDR3 RAM. The present MacBook lineup uses Core 2 Duo processor and it is believed the update will bring recently announced Core i5 and Core i7 processors to the MacBook Pros.
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Intel Provides More Details About Upcoming Westmere Processors

Intel has revealed more details about Westmere – the 32nm incarnation of Nehalem microarchitecture. Intel has not only decreased the manufacturing process size from 45nm to 32nm, but has also added new features that result in lower power requirements and faster processing. One of the main features Intel added to Westmere is power gate for L3 cache.
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Graphene to Power Future Computer Chips

It has been said for quite sometime that silicon will soon reach its limit as computer chips become smaller and faster. Graphene – a crystalline form of carbon is hailed as a successor to silicon. However, when graphene based chip are made using conventional deposition techniques, they tend to degenerate and lose their two dimension hexagonal arrays perfect for fabricating electronic devices. Basically, with conventional deposition techniques graphene turns to graphite, which is of no use in electronic chips.
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PC Makers Trying to Highlight Their Tablet After iPad Announcement

With announcement of iPad by Apple, various PC makers like Dell, HP, Asus and MSI are trying to grab some spotlight by releasing information about their upcoming tablets, even though most of these tablets won’t ship till second half of this year. HP was the first to jump the gun by releasing a video (added below) in which company’s CTO Phil McKinney talks about the upcoming HP Slate PC.
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Hardware Specification Requirement for Windows Mobile 7 Leaked

Mobile-review’s editor Eldar Murtazin twitted yesterday “Playing with WM7 device – battery 1850mAh, working only 6-7 hours (half a day). So, desktop OS in mobile phones – welcome in MS world.” Eldar also revealed the minimum hardware specifications required for upcoming Windows Mobile 7. Evgenij Pavlov of HTC Russia informed Eldar that Windows Mobile 7’s minimal hardware requirements will be 1GHz CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA screen, 8GB onboard storage, 5-megapixel camera, compass and G-sensor.
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Apple Launches Much Awaited iPad

Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store. iPad will be available in late March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499.
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Live Coverage of Apple Media Event on January 27 at 1PM EST / 10AM PST

• We will be doing a detailed post about the Apple iPad later two check it out on TechzTalk.
  
• That's it for the presentation. The images in the posts were taken from Gizmodo.com. Thank you Gizmodo.
  
• Steve says that there is a hands-on area where we can check out the tablet today.
  
• It uses top of the line components like IPS LED backlit LCD panel and new Apple A4 processor.
  
• Steve "iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical & revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
  
• There are over 125 million accounts on iTunes and iTunes along with App Store and iBook Store is ready for the iPad.
  
• Steve is back on the stage and he is saying that Apple has sold over 75 million iPhones and iPod touch and that's 75 million people who already know how to use the iPad.
  
• And it looks way better than any tablet shown at CES earlier this month.
  
• Jon Ive says in the video "This defines our vision, our sense of what's next."
  
• The backlight of the display is LED as we wrote today morning and also like we said Jason Calcanis was wrong about the iPad.
  
• Apple is now showing a video of the iPad and accessory. The iPad looks very sleek.
  

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• First accessory for iPad is keyboard dock that has full size mechanical keyboard. then there is a carrying case. it looks like there is no camera on the iPad.
  
• Apple will ship the iPad WiFi models in 60 days and 3G models in 90 days.
  
• The WiFi models will be priced $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64GB. WiFi+3G models will cost extra $130 and will be $629, $729 and $829 respectively.
  
• But we have had very aggressive price goal, the starting price will be $499 and not $999, like we wrote on our blog yesterday.
  
• Steve says how much should we price it? pundits say it would be under $1000 that's $999.
  
• Apple is working on international deals and all ipad models have unlocked 3G and they can be used with any GSM carrier. their is no contract.

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• No Verizon....
  
• AT&T is the carrier partner and they will allow free WiFi hotspot access.
  
• Now wireless networking, iPad has WiFi and some models will have 3G also. 3G data plans cost $60 in us for laptops. But iPad owners will get first 250MB of data for $15 and unlimited data for just $30.
  
• Steve is back on stage and now he is talking about syncing it just works like the iPhone. It syncs everything with iTunes via 30 pin connector, no wireless syncing.

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• iWork will be available on App Store for $9.99
  
• iWork looks very good on the iPad and its very easy to work on it , however data entry might be a problem on the virtual keyboard.
  
• It Numbers now and again the same story, mostly images no data entry.

• Now he is demoing pages. he is mostly showing how images are handled on iPad not how texts is entered.
  
• Phil is showing Keynote on the iPad and you can drag by holding on the screen, add animation and video. Resizing works just like the iPhone.
  
• Keynote, Pages, and Numbers have been specifically designed for the iPad.
  
• Steve says that Apple has developed a special version of iWork of Apple iPad and Phil Schiller will demo the iWork.
  
• Apple is using the ePub format for the iBook so it open and should allow you to import your ebooks also.
  
• The UI for books is also very intuitive and browsing through a book is very simple.
  
• Steve is showing how easy it is to buy a book and yes the books are priced $14.99.
  
• The iBook application has a bookshelf and their is a iBook store button that can be used to go to iBook store, which is almost like App Store.
  
• Steve is now demoing the iBook application and store.
  
• The iBook application will manage all you ebooks and there is a iBook store from where you can buy new books. The store has books from Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette.

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• And now ebook reader app. Steve says Amazon has done a great job for ebook reader technology, and now Apple is introducing new app called iBooks.
  
• Now Steve is back, he says "Isn't it awesome?" These applications were developed in less than two weeks.
  
• Scott is back on the stage.
  
• The application allows watching live games with virtual statistic on the screen.
  
• MLB.com is on stage to demo their application for the new iPad. we really like the iPad name. it's way better than iTablet or iSlate.
  
• Graphics are somewhere better a gaming laptop and Wii. They are not as good as gaming laptop but way better then Wii. The frame-rate is very smooth.
  
• And again the graphics are really good for Need For Speed. It is looking better than playing NFS on Wii.
  
• EA is demoing a car racing game.
  
• Now someone is showing a simple paint application Brushes which looks very good and fun to use. EA is up next.
  
• NY Times says we think we have captured the essence of reading newspaper first time on a electronic device.
  
• The format also you to change number of columns, re-size text flip through slide show and watch video.

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• NY Times application is very similar to a actual newpaper, but you can skip around like on the iPhone app. its really awesome.
  
• Now NY Times is coming on stage to talk about their plans for the iPad.
  
• Gameloft is demoing Nova, which is already available for iPhone. In fact the demo person is holding the iPad like a bigger iPhone and using it the game looks very good on bigger screen.
  
• Now demo of various applications made for iPad is starting. Scott invites gameloft.
  
• The iPad applications will share the same App Store. Apple will highlight applications specifically made for the iPad.
  
• Apple rewrote all their application for this display and the updated iPhone SDK is available today for developers to do the same.
  
• The tablet can run iPhone apps unmodified out of the box, tablet can pixel double applications and run in full screen. But it would be a good idea to update application UI to take advantage of bigger screen.
  
• Scott Forstall is on stage now talking about applications for the new tablet.
  
• Now Environmental check list and it free of everything bad.
  
• Battery life is 10 hours like we wrote in the morning.

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• It has 1GHz Apple A4 chip, 16-64GB storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, accelerometer, compass, and 30-pin connector.
  
• The tablet is 0.5-inch thick, 1.5 pounds and has 9.7-inch IPS capacitive multitouch display.
  
• The UI is very smooth and going from one application to the other is just like the iPhone, we think the tablet supports multitasking.
  
• Now video it's Star Trek time now.
  
• Next up is maps and the photo posted today by engadget was real. The map application looks exactly like the photo
  
• Steve is now showing iCal, it has pop up like on the desktop application for editing appointments.
  
• And it is very good and easy to use.

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• Steve is now showing iTunes, the UI is combination of iPhone iPod app and iTunes app for the Mac
  
• However photos in the main library are arranged in stacks.
  
• Next Steve shows photos they work just like the iPhone you can flick and use gestures to manipulate the pictures.
  
• The virtual keyboard is iPhone like, only bigger. Steve says that its super easy to type, he said the same thing about the iPhone also, which was true.
  
• Steve is demoing the tablet and it really fast, scrolling is super smooth and the email client is way better than iPhone. messages are listed on one side and the content of the email selected is displayed on rest of the screen.
  
• You have to slide like to the iPhone to unlock and the tablet also doesn't support Flash like iPhone.
  
• The tablet has iTunes store built right into it, its awesome to watch TV show and movies and mobile Safari browser is a pleasure to use Steve says.

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• Steve shows the Apple tablet it has iPhone like icons.
  
• Steve is asking what kind of tasks this device will do? browsing, email, music, games, videos and ebooks.
  
• A question has arisen is there room for something in the middle and Apple has wondered for years about creating a new category.
  
• Steve says "So let's get to the main event". he is talking about the first laptop Powerbook Apple released in 1991. It was the first computer with a TFT screen, palm rests and integrated pointing device. then Apple launched iPhone in 2007. There is a big gap between the iPhone and laptop lineup Steve says.
  
• He declares Apple is the largest mobile device company by revenue even bigger than Nokia.
  
• Steve says we started Apple in 1976 and 34 years later we just ended our quarter with $50.6 billion yearly revenue.
  
• App Store now has 140,000 applcations and more than 3 billion have been downloaded.
  
• Steve is on stage, "Good morning and thank you all for coming". Apple wants to kick start 2010 by introducing a magical and revolutionary new product. He is talking about iPod sales and Apple retail store. Apple sold their 250 millionth iPod few weeks ago.
  
• The event is about to start, it complete silence here and lights are dimming.
  
• Apple online store is still up.
  
• Now we have to silence our phones as the program will shortly begin.
  
• Can you believe Apple stocks are down just before the most rumored event is about to start. just five more minutes to go.
  
• Just 10 more minutes before the event starts... Will Apple focus only on the tablet or announce some other products too?
  
• We are all inside the hall and as usual there is a large Apple logo on the stage.
  
• It's a surprise that Apple online store is still working, normally its down by this time.
• Till the event starts you all can read the latest rumors related to Apple tablet event via the link below.
  
• Welcome Everyone to TechzTalks's live coverage of Apple media event.

We will be doing live coverage of the Apple event on Wednesday January 27th at 1PM EST / 10AM PST. Apple sent out invitation for the event that will be held at Yerba Buena Center for Arts in San Francisco last week. It is rumored that Apple will be introduced their new tablet at the event. There are also rumors that Apple will preview iPhone OS 4.0 and update iTunes and iLife. Our live coverage of the event will being 15 minutes before the scheduled start please join us then at live.techztalk.com.
Here are some articles that will keep you occupied till tomorrow’s event:

• Rumor Roundup For Upcoming Apple Event
• Five Must Have Features for Apple Tablet
• Leaked Pictures of Apple Tablet
• Rumored Features on iPhone OS 4.0
• McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet
• Jason Calcanis Reveals Apple Tablet Details

Apple Tablet Pictures Leaked

TechCrunch has posted leaked pictures of supposed Apple tablet. The website says “Who knows if these are real, but these are easily the most legitimate looking pictures I’ve ever seen of the supposed Apple Tablet/iPad/iSlate/iBook/whatever it will be called. Further, UI designer Dustin Curtis tells us a friend sent him these pictures – and from what we hear, that friend could work at Apple (he wouldn’t confirm that).”
For us also these are the most legitimate looking Apple tablet pics we have seen till now. We will find out for sure if the images are real or not on Wednesday.
We will do the live coverage of Apple event on January 27th on live.techztalk.com.
[Via TechzTalk]

Rumor Roundup for Upcoming January 27 Apple Event

With just two days remaining in Apple’s upcoming January 27 media event many analysts and newspapers have also offered their predications for the event. Most of these predications are copy of what various blogs have been speculating for past one year, however, there are some interesting new details. Below we have listed major rumors circulating about the upcoming Apple event from various media outlets:
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NVIDIA Reveals More Information About Next Gen GF100 GPU

NVIDIA introduced their next generation GPU architecture based on Fermi in September 2009. The company has now revealed more information about the GF100 (Graphics Fermi 100) chip based on the new architecture. The GF100 chip architecture is very different from previous GPUs from NVIDIA.
The new chip is divided into four main graphics processing clusters (GPC) with each cluster featuring 16 streaming multiprocessors (SM) and each SM having its own geometry setup and processing unit called Polymorph Engine.
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Apple to Use Lala for Cloud Based iTunes Service

Since Apple bought the online music service Lala last year, many experts have speculated that Apple will use Lala to start an iTunes subscription service. There are many subscription services like Zune, Napster and Rhapsody that have largely been flop. So there is less likelihood that Apple will join the losing race. However, Michael Robertson, former CEO of MP3.com says that Apple will use Lala’s technology to store a personal music library online. He wrote on Tech Crunch:
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iPhone OS 4.0 to Feature Multitasking, Updated UI; and Apple Tablet will be Called iPad?

It is rumored that Apple’s upcoming media event on January 27 will be used by Apple to showcase new iPhone OS 4.0 along with the highly anticipated tablet. BGR is reporting that they have received some exclusive iPhone OS 4.0 details from one of their trusty Apple source. According to the source, iPhone OS 4.0 will have following features:
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FOXNews: Apple Tablet, iPhone 4 Launch Confirmed for January 27

Apple announced today that they would have a media event on January 27th at 10:00AM PST. It is rumored Apple will introduce their new tablet at the event. However, FOXNews says, Tablet won’t be the only latest creation from Apple that will be showcased at the event. Along with the new tablet Apple will also introduce iPhone OS 4 and iLife 2010.
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Apple Media Event for January 27th Now Official

Apple has issued invitations to various media outlets for a media event scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific time on January 27th at the Yerba Buena Center for Arts in San Francisco. The invitation has an Apple logo with splatter paint around it. The tagline on the invitation is “Come see our latest creation.”
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Apple Planning to Launch 22-inch Touchscreen iMac This Year

Chinese language news site Commercial Times is reporting that Apple is planning to launch a 22-inch touch enabled all-in-one PC in 2010, in addition to the current non-touch 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac models. According to the news website, Quanta will produce the new touchscreen iMac for Apple and Sintek Photronic will supply the touchscreen panels for the 22-inch model.
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Apple Tablet Production Started

AVI Securities’ Matt Thornton wrote in a research note that Apple tablet is “in full production” and Apple’s NAND flash chip requirements may be increasing because of the tablet. Matt believes that Apple tablet will aim for E-books, e-magazines, e-readers and will be much more multimedia centric, as opposed to mobile-communications centric or mobile-productivity centric.
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Ultimate Ears Launches 18 Pro and 1 Pro in-ear Custom Monitors

Ultimate Ears has launched two new in-ear headphones for professionals. The Ultimate Ears 18 Pro and Ultimate Ears 1 Pro Custom Monitors are specifically developed for the most discerning performers and music listeners.
The Ultimate Ears 18 Pro uses proprietary six-speaker system, which delivers the headroom needed for stage use while optimally reproducing the total pro audio frequency range.
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More Apple iPhone and Tablet Related News

In an interview with Bloomberg, Robert Chen, analyst with Goldman Sachs Group said “Apple’s going to put a lot of innovation, not just on the hardware, but also on the software of the new iPhone.” The next generation iPhone will have a Magic Mouse like touch sensitive plastic casing and 5-megapixel camera. The handset will include updated version of iPhone OS that will bring many new software innovations. Chen believes that next iPhone will go into production as early as April and ship in June or July.
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Google Only Sold 20,000 Nexus One Handsets in First Week

With all the positive buzz and good reviews we were expecting that Google would at least sell few hundred thousand Nexus One handsets in first seven days. However, mobile analytics company Flurry estimates that Google only sold 20,000 handsets in first seven days. Flurry’s data was complied using information from more than 10,000 Android and iPhone developers and the penetration of their software.
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Intel Promo Reveals Core i5 MacBook Pro

In a promotional email sent by Intel to Retail Edge Program members, the company has revealed Apple upcoming Core i5 processor based MacBook Pro laptop. The promotional email says:

January Prize Draw: Win a MacBook Pro. Pass this month’s trainings for 2 chances to win one of 2 MacBook Pro laptops with the accelerated response of an Intel Core i5 processor.

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Fourth Generation Apple iPhone Coming in Q2 2010

According to The Korea Times, KT – the exclusive iPhone provider in Korea, plans to introduce upgraded version of the device in April at the earliest. KT will initially sell the fourth gen iPhone to its bigger local corporate clients as a “litmus test” and will start selling via local distributors in June.
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Apple’s Upcoming Tablet Causing 10-inch Display Shortage

TG Daily is reporting that Apple has snapped up all available supply of 10.1-inch multitouch display LCD and OLED screens for its upcoming tablet. An anonymous designer at CES gave this information to TG Daily.
“We were designing a product for a customer and we needed 10-inch screens, but we’ve been trying for months and can’t get one from any of the Asian suppliers,” the designer told TG Daily.
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Top 5 Tech Trends at CES 2010

Last week at CES 2010 electronic industry showcased what new gizmos they have in store for 2010. Devices as small as few millimeters in size to as big as 150-inch plasma TV were on display. Every year the sheer number of devices shown at CES has increased and this year was no different. CES gives a clear idea what technological trends the electronic industry will follow for the coming year and this year the top 5 tech trends were:

• 3D HDTV: 3D TVs have been a novelty item at CES for past few years. However, this year almost every TV manufacturer showcased HDTVs with 3D capability. LG, Samsung, Sony and Panasonic all had more than a few 3D HDTV models on display and they plan to ship 3D HDTVs by mid of 2010. But, as it was evident at CES, 3D is just a buzzword. It’s impossible to get good 3D experience without wearing glasses, and after wearing glasses also you have to sit exactly in front of the 3D HDTV to get a good viewing angle.

• Tablet Computing: Microsoft showed their tablet concept almost 10 years back, which was basically a laptop supporting stylus input. Till now tablets have been a big flop because of limitations like weight, input technology and operating system. It is rumored that Apple will introduce new tablet later this month and in an effort to one-up Apple every computer maker had at least one tablet prototype on display at CES. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer showcased tablets from HP, Dell and Acer in his keynote. However, most of the tablet shown at CES won’t ship until second half of 2010. And also most of the tablets shown were based on OSes designed for either computers or smartphones. One of the most interesting tablets shown at CES was from Lenovo, as it was a laptop-tablet hybrid and when it was in tablet form it used Linux based OS specifically designed for tablet.

• EBook Readers: E Ink display technology based EBook readers have been on the market for quite sometime and even though, they haven’t created a big market the number of EBook readers showcased at CES was unimaginable. There were some interesting concepts and the one that stood out most was Plastic Logic’s Que. The Que offers a big 8-1/2” x 11” touchscreen with the best newspaper and magazine reading experience ever seen on an E-reader. However, its price at more than $600 would be a big hurdle in Que’s adoption.

• Wireless HD Display Technology: We all want to watch the video content stored on our computers, on the big screen HDTV wirelessly. There have been some solutions available in the market, but it is the first time that a company like Intel has offered an easy to integrate wireless solution. Intel announced WiDi HD wireless display technology at CES. WiDi will allow Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 based computers to wirelessly stream HD video via a TV adapter to your HDTV. Though the technology is slightly limited at present, but it’s a step in right direction.

• Multitouch Everywhere: Apple brought multitouch screen technology to prominence with iPhone launch in 2007. Now every cellphone and computer maker is trying to integrate multitouch technology in their products. Devices ranging from small MP3 players to large LCD displays with multitouch support were shown at CES 2010. However, the best use of multitouch technology was again showcased in portable devices like tablets rather than on desktop LCD displays. We think multitouch input will be very important factor in making next generation tablets successful after being on the market for almost 10 years.

[Via TechzTalk]

Orange France’s VP Confirms Apple Tablet and Apple Courting Health Industry with Upcoming Tablet

VP of Orange France, Stephane Richard, apparently confirmed Apple tablet existence in an interview with Europe1 radio station. When asked if he was aware of Apple’s plans to announce a webcam enabled tablet. He replied, “Yes”. The Google translation of his interview goes like this:
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Lenovo Introduces Impressive Laptop-Tablet Hybrid IdeaPad U1-CES 2010

The most impressive computer showcased at CES 2010 is without a doubt Lenovo’s IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook. It is industry’s first hybrid PC that has a unique design to provide consumers with two PCs in one device – each with its own processor and operating system – that works together and independently as either a clamshell laptop or a multitouch slate tablet.

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Apple Tablet OS will have ‘A Good Bit of New Sexy To It’

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that they have received information from an industry source about OS on upcoming Apple tablet. The source who has seen the tablet OS told the website:

• It’s “pretty”
• “The UI has a good bit of new sexy to it.”
• It’s a big iPhone, but it’s not just a big iPhone.”

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Microsoft Showcases New PC designs, Natal for Xbox and HP Slate PC at CES 2010 Keynote

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Entertainment & Devices President Robbie Bach kick started Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 with a pre-show opening keynote. During the keynote, Microsoft highlighted Window 7, Bing and Xbox along with upcoming new hardware from various manufacturing partners. Microsoft said that Windows 7 launch was a big success and resulted in 50 percent jump in PC sales during holiday season.
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Google Nexus One Specifications, Reviews and Demo Video

Google today officially launched the much-rumored Nexus One handset made by HTC and marketed by Google. The company describes the phone as Superphone and it comes with 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution. Other hardware features of the phone include 1GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 processor, 512MB RAM, 512MB flash storage, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, quad band GSM/EDGE, tri band UMTS, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, digital compass, accelerometer and microSD card slot (4GB card included).
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Apple To Announce Tablet on January 27th and More Apple Tablet Rumors

All Things Digital is reporting that Apple will have a major product announcement on Wednesday, January 27th and not January 26th as was previously rumored. John Paczkowski wrote on the website “Sources in a position to know tell me Apple is indeed planning a media event later this month at which the company will announce a major new product.” The event will take place at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
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Intel Launches Clarkdale and Arrandale Processors

Intel updated its desktop and laptop processor lineup by adding new Clarkdale processors for desktop and new Arrandale processors for laptops. Intel also introduced new chipsets and wireless chips support the new processors. Both the processors lineups are based on 32nm process technology and Nehalem architecture. New processors now integrate new Intel HD graphics engine and memory controller on the same chip package making the chips more power efficient and improving the overall performance, while decreasing the size of the overall chipset.
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Samsung Launches NX10 Camera with APS-C Sized CMOS sensor

Samsung has launched DSLR styled NX10 camera with 14.6-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor normally used in digital SLRs. The new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera has a smaller size than traditional SLR cameras and features a VGA resolution viewfinder. Samsung claims that NX10 has the fastest AF in its class on the market.
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5 Must-have Features For Upcoming Apple Tablet (iSlate)

With the amount of news and rumors floating around regarding the upcoming Apple tablet, it is almost certain that we will very soon see the mythical device. Various blogs have talked about everything from device hardware to the manufacturing plant where it will be made. It is rumored that the tablet will have a 10-inch touchscreen, feature an in-house ARM processor and will be designed for multimedia and eBook content. Most analysts believe that Apple tablet will change the netbook/tablet market like iPhone did with smartphone market. I think the five features discussed below will play a very important role in Apple tablet’s success when it is launched.

1. Operating System: Almost everyone thinks that Apple tablet will have an iPhone like OS only with higher resolution support. But Apple knows better, iPhone OS was designed for sub 5-inch screen size and just increasing the resolution won’t solve many problems. Also using Mac OS X Snow Leopard on the tablet will not work, as the OS is not designed for touchscreen use. The Operating System on the tablet will be Mac OS X derived like the iPhone OS, but very different from both the operating systems. It will have elements from both the operating systems like App Store support from iPhone and run multiple applications like Mac OS X.
2. Longer Battery Life: Most netbooks today offering 5 hours of battery life and if Apple wants to capture some of the netbook market they will have to offer at least 50 percent increase in battery life, say 8 hours or more. Also the tablet is a device that is designed to be used on the move, so if it could offer whole day use on a single charge it would make the device more useful.
3. iTunes Integration: The biggest factor behind iPod and iPhone success has been iTunes. After iTunes online music store was launched iPod growth exploded, and similarly, iPhone sales grew exponentially after iTunes App Store was launch last year. iTunes has played a big hand in success of the two devices and it will again play a very important role in success of Apple tablet. Apple could add an eBook store to iTunes for the new tablet, or offer App Store support for the tablet, or they might even have a totally new idea up their sleeves that we don’t know about.
4. Wireless Sync: Apple tablet like netbooks won’t be the primary device for most users. It will be their second or third computing device and hence data sync between all the computing devices will become very important. Most iPhone and iPod users sync their devices with laptops via USB, but syncing a 10-inch tablet with a laptop would be a problem. This is the main reason why wireless sync becomes very important. Apple could use WiFi pairing that will allow wireless syncing between two devices via a router or directly when ever the two devices are near each other. This will keep the data up to date and offer hassle free syncing.
5. Price: The most important feature of Apple tablet will be price. If Apple is offering the tablet for $800, when netbooks are selling for around $300-$400 most customers won’t care about the tablet, even if it offer better user interface and functionality. Price will play a very important role in success of Apple tablet. iPhone sales more than tripled when Apple lowered the price to $199. Apple could offer the tablet with subsidiary from a wireless carrier, but $60 a month for 5GB of wireless data is just too much. Apple will need to price the tablet in $500-$600 range to gain traction in the market. A price point above $600 will make it out of reach for most customers looking to buy their second or third computer.

[Via TechzTalk]

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