Acer’s 8.1 inch Windows 8 Tablet Iconia W3 Is Now Official

May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Early this month there was already a rumor that Acer was working on an 8.1 inch Windows 8 tablet. This was further strengthened when the device briefly appeared over at Amazon but was immediately taken down. It then resurfaced a few days later after Denis Kutnikov, general director of Acer’s Russian office, said that it will be introduced this coming June 4.

iconia w3

The Acer Iconia W3 is now listed in the company’s Finnish site making it official. The tablet sports an 8.1 inch WXGA display, an Intel Atom Z2760 processor, 2 GB of RAM and 32/64 GB internal storage depending on the model. There’s also a 2 MP webcam included. The device will be pre-installed with Windows 8 Professional and it’s also likely that Windows Word will also be available right out of the box.

Acer describes the device as “The Iconia W3 with Windows 8 is a true multi-user tablet with easy access to personal apps and settings via live tiles, plus access to the Windows Store for even more. It syncs across all your Windows 8 devices, so what you need is always there. Plus, Windows 8 provides you with built-in security and parental controls.”

The device is said to have enough battery life to last up to 8 hours while watching 720p movies. This makes it a great entertainment device for travelers.

In the website the device is shown with a keyboard dock. We’re not sure if this will be included in the package or if it will be sold separately as an accessory. Having a keyboard accessory will definitely make it easier for people to work on their productivity software.

There’s still no exact date as to when this device will be released or how much it is going to cost. It will be featured in the Computex event next month where it’s likely that more information will become available.

While this device does not have the premium features of the Microsoft Surface Pro it will make a great introductory device for those looking for a Windows 8 tablet.

Acer Iconia W3 Technical Specifications

  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Intel Atom Z2760
  • 8″ WXGA Multi-Touch LCD
  • 2 GB Memory
  • eMMC32GB
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650
  • 802.11 b/g/n & BT
  • 2M FHD STD
  • BT4.0
  • Micro HDMI
  • Micro-USB 2.0 port
  • 8 hours
  • Silver

via acer

The Droid Guy

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , , ,

Fix: Shadow Displayed On Top Of Full-Screen Videos / Windows In Ubuntu 13.04

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In Ubuntu 13.04, the top Unity panel shadow is displayed on top of full-screen videos / windows. The bug has been fixed a while back but it hasn’t landed in Ubuntu 13.04 yet so here are two fixes / workarounds you can use until then.

Shadow displayed on top of full-screen video

The first workaround is very simple but it’s only useful for videos (the window is unfocused so if you need to type something inside the full-screen app, it won’t work, thus it’s not very useful for Firefox, text editors, etc.): when playing a video in full-screen, press the Super (Windows logo) key or the Alt key and the shadow displayed at the top of the video should disappear. That’s all you have to do, however, remember that you must do this each time you play a full-screen video until this is fixed in Unity.
The second workaround removes the panel shadow (even when there are no full-screen windows) and it works with any full-screen window. To apply this work-around, use the following command in a terminal:
sudo dpkg-divert --local --rename --divert /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.png_disabled --add /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.png
Then, you need to restart Unity so either press ALT + F2 and enter: “unity” or log out and log back in.
Workaround thanks to bwat47.
If later on you want to revert this change and get the Unity panel shadow back, use the following command:
sudo dpkg-divert --local --rename --remove /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.png
And once again, restart Unity by pressing ALT + F2 and entering “unity” or log out.

Originally published at WebUpd8: Daily Ubuntu / Linux news and application reviews.


Web Upd8 – Ubuntu / Linux blog

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Howtos Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Despite 100 million licenses sold, Windows 8 install base estimated at 59 million

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Windows 8 Installation Base Estimate
Although Microsoft recently touted having sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses this week, careful observers noted that selling all those licenses doesn’t mean vendors have actually sold 100 million Windows 8 devices over the past half-year. ComputerWorld this week talked with Patrick Moorhead, a principal analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, who estimates that the actual number of Windows 8 devices being used out in the wild is closer to 59 million, since the most recent data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 is being used on around 4.2% of all Windows PCs.

Continue reading…
BGR

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Linux is faster than Windows

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

This shouldn’t come as any great surprise, but Linux is faster than Windows, and at least one anonymous Microsoft developer is willing to admit it and explain why that’s the case.
LXer Linux News

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , ,

Linux is faster than Windows

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

This shouldn’t come as any great surprise, but Linux is faster than Windows, and at least one anonymous Microsoft developer is willing to admit it and explain why that’s the case.
LXer Linux News

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , ,

Despite 100 million licenses sold, Windows 8 install base estimated at 59 million

May 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Windows 8 Installation Base Estimate
Although Microsoft recently touted having sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses this week, careful observers noted that selling all those licenses doesn’t mean vendors have actually sold 100 million Windows 8 devices over the past half-year. ComputerWorld this week talked with Patrick Moorhead, a principal analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, who estimates that the actual number of Windows 8 devices being used out in the wild is closer to 59 million, since the most recent data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 is being used on around 4.2% of all Windows PCs.

Continue reading…
BGR

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Microsoft yanks bizarre ‘training camp’ ads that compare Windows 8 to watermelons [video]

May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Windows 8 Training Camp Ads
The good news for Microsoft: It seems to realize that Gap-style dance routines are no longer the best way to sell computers. The bad news: Its new marketing direction involves watermelon kung-fu. Neowin reports that Microsoft’s official YouTube page this week posted and then quickly removed three new advertisements for something called “Windows 8 Training Camp” that all failed to actually show Windows 8 at any point during the ads.

Continue reading…
BGR

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

If Windows 8 is New Coke, then the solution is simple: Windows Classic

May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Windows 8 Fix Suggestions
With Microsoft admitting the need for a course correction with its next version of Windows, some commenters have been lobbing the dreaded “New Coke” comparison at the company, referring to Coca Cola’s calamitous decision in the 1980s to rework its tried-and-true formula for sugary soft drinks. In some ways this comparison is apt because it seems that Microsoft took something that wasn’t broke — in this case, the excellent Windows 7 desktop operating system — and tried to fix it in a haphazard manner. But while it’s true that Windows 7 wasn’t broken from a desktop user perspective, Microsoft’s smartphone and tablet strategy was in desperate need of an overhaul that the company tried to address creatively with Windows 8.

Continue reading…
BGR

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , ,

Microsoft’s new plan to boost Windows Phone: Sell dirt-cheap Lumias at Walmart

May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Nokia Lumia 521 Walmart Sale

Windows Phone has been far from a rousing success so far, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from trying to goose sales of Windows Phone devices in any way it can. AllThingsD reports that Microsoft’s latest strategy involves pushing Nokia’s dirt-cheap Lumia 521 into Walmart and selling it for $ 150 off-contract. The goal is to undercut the appeal of subsidized devices such as the iPhone and the Galaxy S4, which both sell for $ 200 or more at most retail outlets if users sign two-year service contracts. But by offering the Lumia 521 through T-Mobile without a service agreement and at a comparatively low monthly rate of $ 70 for voice and data, Microsoft may have found a clever way to attract budget-conscious phone shoppers. The Lumia 521 features a 4-inch 800 x 480-pixel display, a dual-core 1GHz processor and a 5-megapixel rear camera.


BGR

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

IBM x86 Server Sale to Lenovo: Good for Linux, Windows?

May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

If IBM (NYSE:IBM) sells its x86 server business to Lenovo (as many reports expect) it’s a safe bet that Lenovo will remain committed to supporting Linux (Red Hat and SUSE, in particular) and Windows Server across the hardware line. Here’s why.
LXer Linux News

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , ,

Microsoft’s new ‘Switch to Windows Phone’ Android app

May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

 Switch to Windows Phone app

Microsoft has cleverly released an advertising app into the Android Play Store to “help” people make a switch from Android to Windows Phone. The new app in the Play Store is called the “Switch to Windows Phone” app. This app will scan all the apps installed on your Android device and then it will search the store on the Windows Phone platform to see how many matches you get.

This way, the company tells you that you will not be losing everything you have on your Android smart phone, there will be replacements. If you decide to make the switch, you will be able to upload the results to your SkyDrive and then get it back on your new Windows Phone. “You don’t need to remember every app you had on your Android, and you download only the apps you want,” Microsoft says. But bugs have been reported with this feature already.

Also, the rating of the app in the Android Play Store is not really encouraging for new users. With an average rating of 1.6, the app has many features which will turn you off. For example, for the app to work, you will need to have a battery of at least more than 50 per cent, else, you just a get an error notification.

And to go with the app, the company has already released a pretty hilarious ad called the “Switch to the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone.” You can have a look at the video after the break.

Source: Pocket Lint

The Droid Guy

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , , , ,

Xbox 720 to come with Windows 8

April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Xbox 720

The next Xbox reveal date has officially been announced by Microsoft, on May 21. Redmond is preparing a list of special features showing the next generation gaming console, followed by a full rundown of games at E3.

A new rumour has emerged concerning the platform the Xbox will run on, according to a report by WindowsITPro, the new console will run on a similar operating system to “core” Windows 8.

Bringing in Developers

The platform will allow developers to create apps for Xbox without the fees to get a developer console or Xbox code. It will make the Xbox a content ecosystem consisting of lots of apps and services.

Currently, the Xbox Live ecosystem consists of a few video, audio and social applications. Rumours have also said the Xbox will work with a users Cable TV cord, allowing cable on the Xbox.

Xbox 720 Price

Pricing plans have also been added in the WindowsITPro report, stating the cheapest Xbox will come at $ 299 and the user will sign a two year contract with Microsoft for Xbox Live, at $ 10 a month.

The Xbox Live GOLD membership will come back and we expected this from the start, it has been one of Microsoft’s most profitable features on the Xbox console.

If users want to purchase the Xbox without the two year agreement, it will come at $ 499. This would trump the idea Xbox needs to be always on, if they are offering an Xbox without online opportunities.

Always On

Of course, Microsoft could implement the Xbox to need an internet connection, even if the user doesn’t have an Xbox Live account. This way, Microsoft can easily stop piracy on games from happening, even though this is pretty low on consoles.

Xbox has lost a lot of hype over the “always on” idea, with Sony’s PS4 taking the lead on many gaming polls on what console would you rather buy.

Source: BGR

The Droid Guy

StumbleUponDiggTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInEmail
Filed Under: Android Tagged With: , ,