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Aug 29

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity vs Prime head to ...

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THE ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD INFINITY builds on the premium legacy set by its predecessor, the Transformer Pad Prime. But, retailing for an extra £100 on top of the Prime’s already premium £500 price tag, is it really worth the extra dosh?

Design and buildTo a casual observer the Prime and Infinity must look very similar indeed, both featuring dockable keyboard attachments, a brushed metal finish and almost identical 10.1in displays.

Visually, the only factors separating the Infinity from the Prime are its slightly darker casing and very slight weight and thickness increases. The Prime weighs 586g and is 8.3mm thick while the Infinity is 598g and 8.5mm thick. this means that the Infinity does feel slightly heavier in the hand, but not so much so that it feels cumbersome compared to the Prime.

The two tablets both have detachable docks that as well as helping boost battery life, contain full keyboards and touchpads. The two docks are close to identical, both measuring 263x180x10.4mm and weighing 537g.

The fact that Asus hasn’t chosen to radically change its design for the Infinity is unsurprising, as the two hybrid tablets both look and feel quite well built.

As well as giving the tablets a suitably high end character, the metal casing of both devices is there for more than pure visual allure, as we found during testing that it makes them tough as nails and more than capable of dealing with the odd bumps and scrapes.

Winner: TieThey’re pretty much identical design-wise.

DisplayThe Prime features a 10.1in Super IPS+ display with 1280×800 resolution, while the Infinity has a 10.1in Full HD 1080p 1920×1200 Super IPS+ screen that boasts 224ppi (pixels per inch).

Comparing the two, we found that the Infinity’s screen really did feel like a step up, coming close to matching the stunning Retina display featured on Apple’s new Ipad.

With the same Super IPS+ technology that let the Prime overshadow the Ipad 2 in January, the Infinity’s display performance impressed us. we found that its high brightness levels allowed it to work surprisingly well outdoors, even in bright sunshine.

The screen viewing angles are also impressive. when set at full brightness with IPS+ switched on, we’d rank it as one of the best screens currently on the market.

Winner: The InfinityThe screen is the best we’ve seen on any Android tablet.

Next: Operating system and performance.

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Jul 22

Unlocked 4G Dell Streak 7 just $249 at Fry’s

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T-Mobile hasn't sold the 4G Dell Streak 7 in a long time, and between then and now, it was really hard to get your hands on one. But thanks to Fry's, you can get an unlocked one for just $249. 

The downside to this sale is that, currently, you can only pick one up, and you have to go to a Fry's to do so; shipping is unavailable right now. hopefully the retailer can get a few more in and open up orders for shipping. I don't live anywhere near a Fry's Electronics, and I'm sure there are more of you out there in the same predicament as me. 

If you have been looking for a 4G Streak 7, though, now's your chance to purchase one at a pretty good price. let us know in the comments if you do!

[Fry's] Thanks, Dasom!

Unlocked 4G Dell Streak 7 just $249 at Fry’s

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Jul 05

Warranty Hotel Launches Android App, Plans iPad ...

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Who hasn’t bought a consumer electronics product which turned out later to be defective? after launching a Web site aimed at keeping product warranties readily at hand, Warranty Hotel has just released an accompanying Android OS app, with first-time Apple iOS support planned for two weeks from now.

As an alternative to cramming reams of warranties into your brick-and-mortar desk or filing cabinet, Warranty Hotel lets you store all of these documents in a single space online, said Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen, company founder and CEO, in an interview at Pepcom’s Digital Experience in new York City.

Warranties are much easier to find that way when needed, because your Warranty Hotel account is searchable, according to Nielsen.

The Web site also lets you add product information, notes and comments to your product warranties, and you can email warranties as gifts so that the pricetags are invisible. while Web site access to Warranty Hotel is free, the Android app costs 99 cents.

Running the new Android app on a tablet, Nielsen showed how you can use the app to locate nearby stores where you can redeem a warranty. on devices with phone capabilities, you can also call a store from directly within the app.

If there is a Warranty Hotel code printed on your receipt, you can simply activate the code online to save the warranty info to your account. otherwise, you can upload the receipt.

On iOS, Warranty Hotel intends to support both iPads and iPhones.

Meanwhile, despite the impending readiness of Microsoft Windows 8 tablets, Warranty Hotel wasn’t the only vendor at the Digital Experience press event making sure to have apps available for both iPads and Android OS tablets. while showing off newly added “user profile” capabilities in the existing iPad version of Doodle.ly, co-founder Evan Vogel told TabletPCReview that the first Android edition of the socially enabled doodling app is due out this fall.

“We’ll start with Android tablets,” Vogel noted.

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Jun 08

Dell Bets Big On Windows 8 And Touchscreens

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Dell hasn’t been doing very well lately. Last week, they made news as some pretty sexist remarks were made by a Dell representative at a Dell-hosted conference in Denmark.

This week, Dell released their first quarter results, and they weren’t pretty. down from Q1 2011, Dell’s profit shrank by 33% while their revenue slipped by 4% to $14.4 billion. Executives from Dell, including CFO Brian Gladden and CEO Michael Dell have blamed these numbers on factors such as the current economic climate, flooding in Thailand and even their lack of participation in the market for low-margin PCs in emerging Chinese markets.

Following in the footsteps of RIM, Dell has said they will be moving from the broad consumer-based market and into the enterprise market, where their Dell Enterprise Solutions and Services sector “revenue grew 2 percent year over year to $4.5 billion and contributed half of Dell’s gross margin.”

Keeping an eye on enterprise, Michael Dell announced plans for the company’s future as it pertains to Microsoft’s newest version of Windows, Windows 8.

Dell, it seems, will be betting large on tablets.

Dell said he expects sales to pick up whenever Windows 8 is released, saying sales may have slumped as businesses are waiting for the new OS before buying all new hardware and software.

“Unlike other Windows transitions, this is a transition where you are going to need a new PC,” said Dell, according to PC World.

Dell then mentioned the newest version of Windows will place an emphasis on touch screens and said this would drive more businesses to buy these tablet devices.

While excitement may be high for the new devices and operating system, Dell said many companies are still working their way to older versions.

“Corporations are still adopting Windows 7, so we don’t think there will be a massive adoption of Windows 8 early on,” he said.

It would appear that so far Michael Dell’s hopes are based on a few unknowns and unreleased devices and services.

Despite this, Dell says his company is ready to bring whatever devices, touch screen tablets or otherwise, to the enterprise market.

“The product refresh cycle associated with this release of Windows is likely to be very different from other releases, but it’s hard to know exactly what that looks like. We’re preparing a full complement of products, and we’ll be ready with those,” said Dell, according to the BBC.

Of course, Dell has tried once before to break into the tablet market with their ill-fated Streak and, most recently, their Latitude and Inspiron tablets which run Android. But will Windows 8 really help to narrow the tablet gap between iPad and the others?

“we see Windows 8 as opportunity for all the PC manufacturers to reclaim the huge ground that they have lost to Apple and some of the other Android tablet makers,” said Chris Green, technology analyst at Davies Murphy Group Europe, according to the BBC.

“you can’t underestimate how much the sector has hit PC sales. The challenge for Dell is that it will be competing against Acer, Lenovo and others – but the sheer size of the company should act as an advantage.”

Dell Bets Big On Windows 8 And Touchscreens

May 06

Unlocked 4G Dell Streak 7 just $249 at Fry’s

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T-Mobile hasn't sold the 4G Dell Streak 7 in a long time, and between then and now, it was really hard to get your hands on one. But thanks to Fry's, you can get an unlocked one for just $249. 

The downside to this sale is that, currently, you can only pick one up, and you have to go to a Fry's to do so; shipping is unavailable right now. hopefully the retailer can get a few more in and open up orders for shipping. I don't live anywhere near a Fry's Electronics, and I'm sure there are more of you out there in the same predicament as me. 

If you have been looking for a 4G Streak 7, though, now's your chance to purchase one at a pretty good price. Let us know in the comments if you do!

[Fry's] Thanks, Dasom!

Unlocked 4G Dell Streak 7 just $249 at Fry’s

Apr 24

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 clears FCC en route to ...

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The sequel to Samsung’s 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab, being called the Galaxy Tab 2 10 has passed through the FCC again this week and has been given the stamp of approval. Originally the WiFi model hit the FCC a few weeks ago, but today’s model also is rocking some HSPA+ radios aching to AT&T’s network.

I must admit that Samsung really needs to figure out a better naming scheme then calling this thing the Galaxy Tab 2 10 because that is a bit confusing. maybe if they didn’t offer every size under the sun they’d be able to come up with some clever names here. either way it is good news to see this clearing the FCC, and with AT&T on board because as of now Samsung hasn’t made any plans clear regarding a US launch. although we expect the tablet to arrive here in the US sometime here soon.

The Galaxy Tab 2 (both 7 and 10) appear to be rocking the same dual-core Tegra 2 processors, 1GB of RAM, and come with 16 or 32GB of storage. They’ve been slightly redesigned over the original models with the speaker grills front and center to appease the lawyers of Apple. The biggest change here is they are running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, something all the current Galaxy Tab owners are still patiently awaiting. We’ve heard reports that Samsung will be issuing updates in Q2 for most of their latest tablets but still have no solid date to report.

This FCC filing is good news for those stateside hoping to get the new Galaxy Tab models, especially one with 3G/4G HSPA+ connectivity. Until we hear more from Samsung we’ll just be patiently awaiting its arrival.

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Apr 08

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (U.S. Cellular)

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U.S. Cellular subscribers love their carrier, and they’ll probably love it more with 4G LTE. but the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ($399-499) isn’t the best way to keep the love flowing. while it’s the first tablet to use the super-fast network on the nation’s most adored carrier, it’s last year’s model and suffers from app availability problems that all Android tablets are currently struggling with.

Hardware, Design, and OSThe U.S. Cellular Tab is actually the same hardware as the Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ($629.99), which we gave a 3.5-star rating to when we reviewed it last September. but as often happens when carriers are six months late with a product, we’re knocking the tablet down half a point because the world has moved on, but the Galaxy Tab 10.1 hasn’t.

The Galaxy Tab is a now-traditional slab-style tablet, 10.1 by 6.9 by .34 inches (HWD) and 19.9 ounces. It has a 10.1-inch, 1280-by-800 screen (thus the name) and a slightly textured gray back. It’s slim and relatively light for a tablet its size. U.S. Cellular’s one model is the 32GB unit, which offers about 27GB of space for user files; there’s also a microSD card slot. Battery life was similar to the new Apple iPad, at 5 hours, 15 minutes of video playback time with the screen brightness cranked up to max. (The Galaxy Tab has a lower-resolution screen than the iPad, but it’s also considerably lighter.)

The tablet runs Google Android Honeycomb 3.2 with Samsung’s TouchWiz extensions, including a little bar of desk accessory-like applications including a calendar and memo pad which pop up from the bottom of the screen.

We’ve been over this ground before, and you should read our original Galaxy Tab 10.1 review and our Verizon Galaxy Tab 10.1 review to get a full picture of the device. the news here is the carrier, the service plans, and the timing.

Coverage and Service PlansU.S. Cellular is the seventh-largest carrier in the nation, with about six million customers in 26 states. outside the carrier’s native coverage area, U.S. Cellular roams on Verizon and Sprint, offering nationwide 3G coverage. the carrier won our Readers’ Choice award by a considerable margin thanks to positive opinions of its fees, coverage and reliability.

U.S. Cellular’s LTE network currently covers six regions: Madison/Milwaukee, Wisc.; Lawton-Wichita Falls, TX-OK; Bangor-Portland, ME; Presque Isle-Houlton, ME; rural eastern North Carolina and metropolitan Iowa. It’s currently the only LTE carrier in Maine, but at least part of all of those other areas are covered by Verizon’s 4G LTE. the carrier plans to expand throughout 2012 and 2013.

We haven’t been out to test U.S. Cellular’s 4G network, and U.S. Cellular isn’t quoting speeds publicly. but because of U.S. Cellular’s comfortable spectrum position, we expect it to function more like Verizon’s network than like MetroPCS’s. that means average download speeds around 9.5Mbps, as our Fastest Mobile Networks tests showed last year. 

U.S. Cellular offers the Galaxy Tab at a compelling price: $399.99-499.99 for a 32GB model after a $100 rebate, depending on service plan. That’s cheaper than Verizon’s $629.99 price. but USCC’s service plans are far less flexible than Verizon’s. Verizon lets you pick anywhere from 2 to 10 GB/month, with fees smoothly sliding up from $30-80/month. USCC only has two options: an unrealistic 200MB plan for $14.99/month, and a probably overly roomy 5GB plan for $54.99/month. the up-to-$200/month overage fees on each plan are a blast from the unpleasant past.

More annoyingly, there’s no true month-to-month option. Contrast that with the Editor’s Choice Apple iPad (4.5 stars), which is once again more expensive up front at $729 for the 32GB 4G LTE model, but where you can turn the data fees on and off at will.

2011′s Device, Now in 2012Here’s the difference six months makes. the Galaxy Tab 10.1 no longer runs a current version of Android—its 3.2 has been supplanted by 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and although Samsung promises a 4.0 upgrade, the company hasn’t given a timetable for it.

The Galaxy Tab’s 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor is also starting to look slow compared with quad-core tablets like the Asus Transformer Prime ($499, 4 stars) and others soon hitting the market. and Toshiba’s Excite 10 LE has become the thinnest Android tablet around.

The Galaxy Tab’s biggest problem, though, is apps. while the Tablified Market ($1.49, 4 stars) third-party directory lists about 1,500 good Android tablet apps, that’s much fewer than you’ll find on an iPad. you can run Android phone apps on this tablet, but they’ll often look awful. Google has shifted its development focus to Ice Cream Sandwich, which makes us hesitant to recommend Android tablets not running ICS like this one.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is U.S. Cellular’s only 4G LTE tablet, but we have a better idea. the carrier lets you use its Android phones as Wi-Fi hotspots, and it plans to sell a standalone MiFi-style hotspot as well. if you’re interested in speeding along on the nation’s most-loved network, get a Samsung Galaxy S Aviator, U.S. Cellular’s upcoming 4G LTE phone, or U.S. Cellular’s upcoming standalone Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. then pair one of those with the Wi-Fi-only models of the new Apple iPad, Apple iPad 2 ($399, 4.5 stars) or Asus Transformer Prime Wi-Fi tablet. You’ll get the best of both worlds: U.S. Cellular’s LTE service with a better tablet, and no extra two-year contract.

More Tablet Reviews:•   Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (U.S. Cellular)•   Kupa X11 Pro Tablet•   Karuma PlayBase Plus•   Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 (Intel Atom Z690)•   New Apple iPad•  more

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Apr 02

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 clears FCC en route to ...

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The sequel to Samsung’s 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab, being called the Galaxy Tab 2 10 has passed through the FCC again this week and has been given the stamp of approval. Originally the WiFi model hit the FCC a few weeks ago, but today’s model also is rocking some HSPA+ radios aching to AT&T’s network.

I must admit that Samsung really needs to figure out a better naming scheme then calling this thing the Galaxy Tab 2 10 because that is a bit confusing. Maybe if they didn’t offer every size under the sun they’d be able to come up with some clever names here. Either way it is good news to see this clearing the FCC, and with AT&T on board because as of now Samsung hasn’t made any plans clear regarding a US launch. Although we expect the tablet to arrive here in the US sometime here soon.

The Galaxy Tab 2 (both 7 and 10) appear to be rocking the same dual-core Tegra 2 processors, 1GB of RAM, and come with 16 or 32GB of storage. They’ve been slightly redesigned over the original models with the speaker grills front and center to appease the lawyers of Apple. the biggest change here is they are running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, something all the current Galaxy Tab owners are still patiently awaiting. We’ve heard reports that Samsung will be issuing updates in Q2 for most of their latest tablets but still have no solid date to report.

This FCC filing is good news for those stateside hoping to get the new Galaxy Tab models, especially one with 3G/4G HSPA+ connectivity. Until we hear more from Samsung we’ll just be patiently awaiting its arrival.

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PR-speak is often incoherent and self-aggrandizing, but it’s only sometimes completely delusional. Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) Chief Commercial Officer Steve Felice went for the gusto in a Friday interview with Reuters, though.

While discussing Dell’s plans to take on the tablet market this year — which includes taking on Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) indomitable iPad with a selection of tablets using Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 8 operating system – Felice said, “[We] think we are a coveted brand.”

Bad news, Steve: Dell hasn’t been a coveted brand in 10 years or more. the only reason a college student might be happy when a parent says “Dude, you’re getting a Dell!” is that it might save a hundred bucks that would otherwise have been spent on an iPad. Dell’s brand is about as coveted as Glad trash bags — it’s a brand that means utility, not status.

Reshaping an identity

Things are going okay for Dell in 2012, but not great. Shares are up around 20% since December, and while shares are still cheap, Wall Street analysts are bullish on the company thanks to the steady earning power of its enterprise businesses — Dell’s storage solutions for businesses pull in about $500 million per quarter — and belief that the PC business will turn around. They aren’t as hopeful about the company’s tablet plans. if Dell is going to take on Apple and get both businesses and consumers buying its Windows tablets ,though, it needs to be a coveted brand.

And there’s a way to make that happen.

Dell cannot try to mimic Apple in an attempt to transform its brand. Making a high-end designer tablet will simply fail, no matter how powerful the device is or how attractive its integration of Windows 8. Motorola (NYSE:MMI) tried it with the Xoom, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) tried it with TouchPad, and Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) tried it with the PlayBook. All of them failed miserably because consumers made it clear that if they were going to spend $500 on a shiny new tablet, it was going to be spent on an iPad.

Dell needs to follow Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) lead and aim for low price first to capture consumer attention. the Kindle Fire snagged 14% of the tablet market in just six weeks on shelves in 2011, and did it by hitting a $200 price point.

Crafting a new angle on what consumers want

Unlike Amazon’s Kindle Fire, though, Dell’s tablets need to be competent work tools. Felice also said in his interview, “We are predominantly a company that has a great eye on the commercial customer who also wants to be a consumer.” He’s right. Dell survives as a PC business because its enterprise services are complimented by businesses that also equip employees with Dell goods.

If Dell can make a Windows tablet that costs less than $300, undercutting the iPad by a full $200, and that device has as robust a set of security and device-management features as its laptops, Dell will have an incredibly desirable machine on its hands. There’s a sweet spot between utility and cost that will truly transform Dell into a coveted brand, at least in the tablet market.

Dell is already chasing high-end customers with its new XPS 13 Ultrabook laptop. that $995 device will struggle in the market, though, when Apple’s popular MacBook Air laptops retail for the exact same price. It shouldn’t play the same game with its tablet business later this year. if Dell can nail that mix of low cost and functionality, then its resurgent hardware business will indeed give Wall Street analysts reason to be bullish on the company.

As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at @ajohnagnello and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook.

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Free Wedding Expo Saturday!

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TURNING YOUR CARINTO a DANCE CLUBMixtrax, www.mixtraxnet.com

If you ever wished you could drive a dance club and have a disc jockey in your dashboard — and really, who hasn’t? — Pioneer has your car stereo.

The company has put a virtual D.J. in three of its in-dash music systems by adding a feature called Mixtrax that links the owner’s music into a nonstop track for a club-style sound.

Here’s how it works. You download free software to your PC (there is not a Mac version). the software analyzes your music library by attributes like beats per minute, then puts compatible songs into playlists. You can then put those lists on any device with a USB connector (including Apple portables). You then plug your device into the USB input in the Pioneer unit.

The most advanced model of the Mixtrax car receiver, the AVH-P8400BH (selling for about $650), plays back the Mixtrax lists with effects and lets you change the beats per minute of the music as it plays. on this receiver, a piece of a song plays until it reaches the best transition point, then it switches over to the next song, similar to the way a club D.J. would. the result is one continuous track.

Two cheaper in-dash CD player radios, the DEH-P8400BH ($190) and the DEH-P7400HD ($170), come with a simplified version of Mixtrax.

You can also get a free Mixtrax app for the iPhone, but it doesn’t have all of the functions of the top in-dash player.

TOSHIBA PUTS TABLETON a WEIGHT-LOSS PLANExcite X10, $530-$600, www.toshibadirect.com

At this month’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Toshiba unveiled a tablet that the company claimed was the lightest and thinnest in its class, the 10-inch Excite X10. made of a magnesium alloy, the tablet weighs 1.18 pounds and is a third of an inch thick. It also features a 10-finger multitouch screen. the screen on the Excite is treated with a smudge-resistant coating.

The tablet has a Micro USB 2.0 port, a Micro HDMI port and a Micro SD card slot. It has a front-facing 2-megapixel camera and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with an LED flash.

The Excite has a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection but no ability to connect to a mobile phone network. the company said most people preferred to use a phone as a hot spot and avoid subscribing to another mobile plan.

Toshiba will not beat the iPad on price. its tablet is scheduled to be available in two configurations, a $530 16-gigabyte version and a $600 32-gigabyte version in March.

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