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Lenovo Erazer X700 Dual Graphics Gaming Desktop PC Introduced
As well as announcing new tablet and desktop PCs additions to its range today, Lenovo has also taken the wraps off its new gaming system which has been named the Lenovo Erazer X700.
The Lenovo Erazer X700 gaming PC is equipped with hardware to offering an affordable route to owning dual graphic power with 3D support, and comes equipped with a choice of overclockable Core i5K and Core i7K processors.
Other features include the Nvidia graphics cards with the ability to pack in up to two GeForce GTX 680s cards, together with software that will allow you to overclock the chips in Windows, rather than having to access BIOS configuration screens. The Lenovo Erazer X700 will start shipping in March starting at $1,200.
Windows 8 Store passes 35,000 total apps
Microsoft’s better late than never Windows 8 app store continues to grow, having added 14,557 apps in the past 35 days alone, according to tracking website MetroStore Scanner. With that number, the Windows 8 app ecosystem has a total of 35,167 apps. 22,000 of those are available in the US market.
This may be far behind Apple and Google, but the new figures have to be encouraging for Microsoft as the software giant struggles to stay relevant and compete. The Windows 8 store debuted with 10,000 apps on October 30, growing to 13,000 within a week. Windows 8 is currently adding about 415 apps a day, which puts the OS on track to hit the 50,000 app mark on February 1.
That’s not bad growth for a late comer.
Source Electronista
HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 Tablet Now Available To Pre-order For $649
HP first announced their new HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 tablet back at the beginning of October this year which is equipped with a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 resolution display and an active digitiser. But be aware that Windows 8 does require a 1366 x 768 resolution or higher for some features to work as designed.
Now HP has unveiled that the new Windows 8 ElitePad 900 tablet is now available to pre-order for $649 for the 32GB version and $699 for the 64GB ElitePad 900 tablet.
The ElitePad 900 is powered by an Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor supported by 2GB of RAM and comes supplied running Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 Pro operating system.
Other features of the HP ElitePad 900 tablet include 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an 8MP rear camera, 1080p front-facing camera and micro SDHC card slot.
Source: Liliputing
Nokia Lumia 920 e 820: firmware PR 1.1 da oggi in USA e Canada. In Italia nel 2013
Nokia ha ufficializzato l’avvio della distribuzione dell’aggiornamento PR 1.1 destinato ai Lumia 920 e 820. Si tratta di un aggiornamento che era stato già avvistato presso Navifirm e che ha iniziato a raggiungere nella giornata di oggi i terminali Windows Phone 8 di Nokia.
La disponibilità dell’aggiornamento è limitata ai modelli commercializzati da AT&T in USA e da Rogers in Canada. L’appuntamento con i device distribuiti nel nostro paese è rimandato al 2013. Nokia ha contestualmente confermato le principali novità che sono state introdotte con l’aggiornamento e che possono essere esaminate dopo l’interruzione.
CyberPowerPC All-in-one Zeus Touch Desktop Series Unveiled
CyberPower PC has taken the wraps off a new range of PC systems which have been specifically designed to use Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system, in the form of the CyberPowerPC All-in-one Zeus Touch series.
The CyberPowerPC All-in-one Zeus Touch systems include the Zeus Touch 1000, 2000, and 3000, and all have been constructed with a “minimalist tablet-like design” in mind says CyberPower PC.
The CyberPowerPC Zeus Touch features a a 21.5-inch (1920×1080), ten-point touch LED display, and is powered by 3rd-generation Intel processors (any of the three models can be configured with up to an Intel Core i7-3770S), H77 Express motherboards, 24x DVD+/-R/RW optical drives, and Intel HD 2500 or 4000 graphics.
With various memory and storage configurations available to suit your requirements, with the Zeus Touch 1000 and 2000 models starting with 8GB of RAM with a 1TB 7200RPM HDD and 8GB RAM with a 2TB 7200RPM HDD, respectively, while the Zeus Touch 3000 sports 16GB of RAM and a 2TB 7200RPM HDD.
The CyberPowerPC All-in-one Zeus Touch Touch 1000, 2000, and 3000 systems are priced starting at $899, $1099, and $1199, respectively.
Source: Hot Hardware
Nokia 620 Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Announced (video)
Nokia has announced a new addition to their range of smartphones today with the unveiling of the new Nokia 620 Windows Phone 8 handset.
The Nokia 620 is fitted with a 3.8-inch TFT screen sporting a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480, and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4, supported by 512mb of RAM.
8GB of internal storage is provide but can be increased by 64GB with the use of the included microSD card slot. Other features of the Nokia 620 include 5 megapixel camera complete with LED flash.
HTC Windows Phone 8S Not Coming To The US
When HTC announced its new Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the HTC Windows Phone 8S, we thought that both handset would be available in the US as well as Europe.
Now it would appear that HTC does not plan to launch the cheaper HTC Windows Phone 8S in the US, you can see an official statement from HTC below.
“The Windows Phone 8X by HTC is our signature Windows Phone available at AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless in the U.S. With our focus on the Windows Phone 8X by HTC, the Windows Phone 8S is not currently planned for distribution in the U.S. market.”
We would have thought that it would have been a good move for HTC to also launch the HTC 8S in the US as well as the HTC 8X, as it would give people who wanted a cheaper option another choice of a Windows phone 8 handset.
If HTC is unable to offer the device with the various carriers on contract, they could at least offer the HTC Windows Phone 8S as a SIM free option in the US.
Source Engadget
Mozilla annuncia il rilascio di Firefox Beta con supporto al Display Retina
Come da titolo, Mozilla ha annunciato il rilascio della nuova versione di Firefox Beta per Windows, Mac e Linux. La release, che include miglioramenti relativi alle prestazioni di Web App e Giochi ed il supporto per gli eventi touch W3C, è ottimizzata per i Display Retina dei nuovi Mac. Queste tutte le novità di Firefox Beta:
- IonMonkey, un nuovo compilatore JIT JavaScript che fornisce a FireFox un modo migliore per elaborare JavaScript. Con IonMonkey, Firefox risulterà più veloce con le applicazioni web, i giochi ed altre pagine pesanti;
- Display Retina: Firefox Beta supporta il Display Retina su OS X 10.7 o successivi, così da consentire ai Mac User di guardare film, giocare e navigare, il tutto ad alta definizione;
- Disattivazione di contenuti non protetti: Firefox Beta può disabilitare contenuti non protetti presenti su siti sicuri HTTPS, mantenendo così la privacy nella fase di comunicazione col sito stesso. La funzione potrà essere abilitata in “about:config”;
- PDF Reader integrato.
La nuova versione di Firefox Beta può essere scaricata dal sito ufficiale di Mozilla.
Windows 8: un aggiornamento causa il blocco all’avvio
Alcuni utenti Windows 8 stanno lamendando un problema relativo all’utilizzo del nuovo Sistema Operativo dopo aver gli ultimi aggiornamenti disponibili. Il problema non ancora identificato, visto che l’aggiornamento prevede diversi hotfix e quindi è eseguito in automatico, ma pare compaia dopo qualche giorno di utilizzo successivo all’update.
Agli utenti in questione risulta impossibile utilizzare il sistema una volta avviato il sistema e arrivati al desktop, insomma come si dice in gergo molto poco tecnico il computer “si impalla” con un errore che suggerisce di trovare la soluzione in una recente modifica hardware. Neanche Microsoft fino ad ora ha risposto agli utenti per risolvere il problema, sembra quindi che per tornare alla normalità si debba ripristinare il Sistema Operativo a una data precedente a quella dell’aggiornamento. Vi terremo aggiornati su eventuali novità; nel frattempo potete commentare la notizia anche a questo indirizzo.
Microsoft To Release Windows Phone 8 Apollo+ Update In Early 2013
Microsoft recently launched the latest version of their mobile OS, Windows Phone 8, along with a number of new Windows Phone smartphones from manufacturers like HTC and Nokia.
Now it would appear that we may have some information on when Microsoft will be releasing the first software update for Windows Phone 8, and according to Twitter user Football4PDA, who has been a reliable source of information the the past the update will land early next year.
The Windows Phone 8 Apollo+ software update is rumored to land some time in the first quarter of 2013, and it is reported to bring a number of bug fixes as well as some improvements to Windows Phone 8.
As soon as we get some sort of official confirmation on when this new Windows Phone 8 Apollo+ software update will be released, as well as full details on what it will include we will let you guys know.
Source Football4PDA Twitter
Firefox 17 Now Available to Download On Mac, Windows And Linux
Even though the official launch of Firefox 17 isn’t until tomorrow, the latest version of the new Mozilla browser is now available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux systems, via FTP.
No change log for the new browser has been released as yet by Mozilla but the beta change log provide you with a good idea of what you can expect to receive in the new version of Firefox 17 which is based on Gecko 17.
NEW: Click-to-play blocklisting implemented to prevent vulnerable plugin versions from running without the user’s permission (see blog post).
NEW: Mac OS X 10.8: Support for Notification Center.
CHANGED: Updated Awesome Bar experience with larger icons.
DEVELOPER: JavaScript Maps and Sets are now iterable.
DEVELOPER: SVG FillPaint and StrokePaint implemented.
DEVELOPER: Improvements that make the Web Console, Debugger and Developer Toolbar faster and easier to use.
DEVELOPER: New Markup panel in the Page Inspector allows easy editing of the DOM.
HTML5: Sandbox attribute for iframes implemented, enabling increased security.
FIXED: Over twenty performance improvements, including fixes around the New Tab page.
FIXED: Pointer lock doesn’t work in web apps (769150).
FIXED: Page scrolling on sites with fixed headers (780345).
Firefox 17 officially launches tomorrow but the latest Firefox creation is now available to download from Mozilla’s FTP servers. Also check out the Firefox 17 for developers website for more information.
Source: TNW
Windows Phone 8, appare il prototipo di un malware Rumor
I dettagli sono oscuri ma, secondo alcuni siti specializzati in sicurezza informatica, un giovane “hacker etico” di nome Shantanu Gawde ha creato il primo virus per Windows Phone 8.
Pare che il programma in questione possa rubare i contatti, caricare immagini e far propri i dati privati degli utenti, ottenere l’accesso ai messaggi di testo e molto altro. Ulteriori dettagli saranno svelati durante la conferenza sulla sicurezza Nuova Delhi, in India, programmata per il mese di Novembre. Gawde è un persionaggio già noto nel mondo informatico, dato che è il più giovane al mondo a possedere il Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), obiettivo raggiunto all’età di 16 anni.
Firefox browser add-on lets us try Firefox OS in an all-Mozilla universe
We’ve had the chance to experiment with early versions of Firefox OS for awhile — just not in Firefox the browser, where you’d nearly expect it to have shown first. At least one person appreciates that seemingly natural fit. A new Firefox OS simulator add-on, r2d2b2g, lets us try Mozilla’s upcoming mobile platform from within the company’s own browser for everything that doesn’t depend on native hardware, including the browser and Firefox Marketplace. The goal is ostensibly to let developers test truly optimized web apps, although the simulator is also a good excuse for the curious to try Firefox OS without the hassle of a dedicated client or a real smartphone. If you can get by the early state of the simulator and the Xzibit jokes that come with putting Firefox on your Firefox, the extension is already providing a glimpse of a web-focused mobile future to Linux, Mac and Windows users at the source below.
Windows 8 supera Android nel traffico Web
Paragonare il mercato dei PC a quello di Tablet e Smartphone è alquanto azzardato, tuttavia non è una scoperta di oggi che i dispositivi mobili stanno mettendo in crisi le vendite dei PC ormai da diverso tempo. Diventa quindi lecito mettere a confronto il traffico web generato dai vari Sistemi Operativi, così come ha fatto la nota azienda di analisi web StatCounter. StatCounter ha rilevato il traffico web generato da Windows 8 (disponibile da sole due settimane) e quello dei dispositivi Android e iOS.
I risultati, che non sono così impressionanti se pensiamo al nuovo Sistema Operativo Microsoft e alla naturale progressione che avrà nel tempo, fanno pensare invece se paragonati ad Android. Dalla statistica in oggetto Microsoft ha ricavato un grafico che evidenzia come Windows 8 abbia superato il traffico web dei dispositivi Android, raddoppiandolo in pochi giorni. Nella tabella non sono stati inseriti i terminali iOS, ma pare che il trend generale non sia così diverso.
Ribadiamo, Windows 8 è presente soprattutto su piattaforma PC mentre Android su SmartPhone e Tablet, tuttavia questi numeri fanno riflettere sul web browsing, se non altro per il numero sconfinato di dispositivi Android presenti sul mercato.
HTC 8X e 8S: i Windows Phone 8 di HTC protagonisti del nuovo colorato video promo
HTC 8X e HTC 8S si preparano a raggiungere gli scaffali dei negozi italiani ed a farsi strada nel segmento Windows Phone all’interno del quale dovranno affrontare le proposte della concorrenza, a partire da quelle rappresentate dai terminali Lumia Windows Phone 8.
HTC rappresenta uno dei principali partner di Microsoft che non ha fatto mistero di voler supportare in maniera importante l’arrivo sul mercato dei nuovi smartphone di HTC. A contribuire alla promozione dei nuovi device WP8 di HTC è intervenuto il nuovo video spot visibile dopo l’interruzione e pubblicato nella giornata di oggi da Windows Phone Italia. Un video promo che pone l’accento sull’aspetto del colore delle scocche ed a richiamare la tecnologia Beats Audio.
Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 Tablet Now Available To Pre-Order
Lenovo has this week launched their new Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 hybrid tablet which is now available to pre-order for $600, from a number of online stores within the US and Canada, including B&H, Mwave, NCIX and Newegg (Canada).
The new IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 hybrid tablet is being listed by the sites as the Lenovo IdeaCentre K3, and comes with an optional keyboard dock which is expected to be priced around $150.
The IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 hybrid tablet or rather the Lenovo IdeaCentre K3 is equipped with a 11.6 inch IPS 1366 x 768 display and powered by an Intel Atom Clover Trail processor, supported by 2GB of RAM.
Onboard storage is provided by 64GB of flash storage and the Windows 8 tablet is fitted with a 6800mAh battery providing up to 8 hours use on a full charge. An additional battery is also included in the separate keyboard dock which has been designed to double the tablets use.
Source: Liliputing
Windows Phone 8 SkyDrive 3.0 App Launches
Following on from the recent launch of Windows 8 on October 26th 2012, Microsoft has now released a new SkyDrive application for smartphones running its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system.
Although it has been possible to access files stored in the SkyDrive cloud storage facility via other Microsoft applications, the new SkyDrive WP 8 app allows you to now access everything from one place.
The latest SkyDrive 3.0 for Windows Phone 8 now enables you to search your SkyDrive files and folders, and brings newly updated icons and visuals into play together with the new Windows Phone 8 support. Microsoft explains:
“SkyDrive is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. Windows Phone has built-in access to SkyDrive right from the Office and Pictures hubs. It can also automatically upload pictures that you take to SkyDrive for easy access. Now the SkyDrive app for Windows Phone makes it even easier to manage and share files—all in one place.”
Microsoft has also now added new settings for photo uploading and download size, as well as a welcome boost to upload speeds. However the Windows 7 version of the SkyDrive app is still slow in this area. The new SkyDrive WP 8 app is now available to download from the Windows Phone store now.
Source: WP Central
Windows 8 App Store Hits 13,000 Apps
Microsoft recently launched their new Windows 8 App store along with the launch of Windows 8, and now it would appear that there around 13,000 apps in the Windows 8 App store.
According to a recent report from Win App Update, Microsoft has added roughly 3,000 apps to the Windows 8 app store in the last 8 days and are on target to hits 20,000 apps by the end of November.
It looks like Microsoft is on target to add around 10,000 apps to the Windows 8 app store per month, if it continues at the same rate, which would mean that there would be around 30,000 apps available by the end of the year.
Source The Next Web
Windows 8 Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Arriving November 16th For $649
Lenovo has this week released new details about the shipping dates for its new Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2, confirming that it will be arriving on November 16th for $649 on their website.
To re-cap the Lenovo ThinkPad 2 was expected to launch the same day as Windows 8, but after a slight delay the ThinkPad Tablet 2 is now ready and preparing for launch.
The ThinkPad Tablet 2 is equipped with a 10 inch multitouch screen sporting a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, powered by a Atom Clover Trail processor and comes running Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system, offering 10 hours of battery life.
Other features of the Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2 include micro HDMI port, full sized USb port and an 8 megapixel rear camera, with 2 megapixel front facing camera, with 3G and 4G models also being made available. There are also plenty of accessories available as well including a Bluetooth keyboard, docking station and VGA adapter.
Source: Lenovo : Liliputing
Windows RT Uses Half Of Surface Tablet’s 32GB Disk Space
Microsoft recently launched their new Surface Tablet, the device comes with Windows RT and features 32GB of built in disk space, and Microsoft advertises the device as coming with 32GB of storage.
It would appear that you will only be able to use around half of the actual 32GB of storage to stores your files, as Windows RT apparently uses around half of the 32GB available storage, have a look at what you get below, direct from Microsoft’s website.
Here’s how much hard disk space you have available out of the box:
The 32 GB version has approximately 16 GB free hard disk space.
The 64 GB version has approximately 46 GB free hard disk space.
This is something all manufacturers do with their devices, Android devices and iOS devices advertise a certain amount of disk space, but you can’t use it all as some of it is used by the OS, although I don’t think many other tablets use half of their advertised disk space for the OS.
Source The Verge
