MarquisPad MP977 Preview

I've owned every mainstream 10.1" as well as the dell streak 7 and Evo View. The 10.1" was just big enough to not get carried all the time. The 7'is easy to carry, but the lack of screen real estate was not doing it for me. So I picked up the 8.9, deactivated the View and reactivated my Overdrive to use with the 8.9. Haven't looked back. Still do my serious work on my Epic which still is a workhorse. Between the Epic and 8.9, my laptop hasn't left my car in two months. The screen res on the 8.9 is really nice, and I don't think about the 1.2" screen size downgrade over the 10.1. But it's almost two inches bigger than the 7" tablets. I wonder if a 9.7 like MarquisPad MP977 4:3 tablet would be ideal.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Galaxy Player 4.2 coming to US

From what I've seen, it seems Note 10.1 will be that flagship you're waiting for. It already got delayed to supposedly upgrade to a quad core processor. Then it got pulled entirely and Samsung is not talking about it even though it was their main attraction at MWC. Something tells me there will be more than a quadcore processor. This just happens to coincide with the ramping up of the dual core A15 Exynos. I'm predicting a 1920 x 1200 screen with Exynos 5, 1.5gb RAM, 16/32/64 GB memory options with micro sd, a 5mp camera, and the premium suite of apps available on the GNote.

This Galaxy Player is a cruel Joke. Release one with the Dual-Core Exynos, 1GB of RAM, and ICS (8GB of Storage)for $200 and I guarantee a runaway success. Especially considering the current iPod Touch is using archaic parts and pitiful amounts of RAM. Trust me....games are virtually unplayable on it now, forced me to get an iPhone 4s (which is absolutely wonderful BTW) If anybody (not just Samsung or Apple) wanted to get into the mobile media market, a Dual-Core is an absolute must. Market it as a Pocket-Tablet and see the money roll in. Free advice for anyone intelligent enough to take it.

Yes an iPhone4 is still viable, but the iPod Touch has a paltry 256mb of ram and games constantly close on it at random times. This is an issue with limited ram of the iPod Touch. The 200mhz speed-bump given to the A4 in the iPod Touch (over the 800mhz Clock of the same chip in the iPhone4) does NOT make up for the missing RAM. I don't have an iPad1, but considering the iPad1 and iPod Touch 4 share the same guts, I'd imagine iPad1 owners going through similar hell.
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Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and Exynos SoC

Anandtech has confirmed that Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus features Exynos SoC and it runs at 1.2GHz clock speed. This means that it has the same power as the Galaxy S2 smartphone that is enjoying a lot of popularity these days.

Android 4.0 theme for Galaxy Tab

Khalpowers has released an icecream sandwich theme for the galaxy tab and boy, it looks great and creamy.

Features:
New battery icons
Apps modded for icons only
Voice Dialer, Voice search, FM Radio, Google Quick Search, Google Talk, Video Player, Browser,My Files, Task Manager,Phone,Contacts, MMS, Clock,Email,Camera,3D gallery,calculator.
New Nexus S custom boot animations
Added with ICS launcher/ICS desk clock/google music
Init.d optimized
Fix on cache market (up to 60mb )

Download links

iPad 2 Miniot Cover Review

Here is my review for the miniot cover for iPad 2. There has been a quite a lot of buzz about it. Anyway, the case is here and this how it looks like.



It came in a very sleek package. Wood is of great quality. Infact, there is a paper included that reassures that the case is made from real wood. Overall, I loved the packaging.



Here is another pic of the case. Stunning, eh?



Overall I am very impressed by the iPad 2 Miniot case. You too should get it.

Galaxy Tab - what should be changed

1. Longer charger cable (and micro-usb port)
2. Camera Quality: Glass lens, better sensor, continuous AF when recording video. Lens cover. Flash options. HD recording.
3. Camera shutter release button
4. Fm receiver + transmitter
5. USB OTG support for external storage, keyboard, mouse, other peripherals (midi, dvb-t, external cam). This can be done using pershoot rom on galaxy tab 10.1.
   
6. Better GPS. Sensitivity, speed.
7. Analogue video out built-in. Is that old-school? E.G. VGA, S-Video, Composite
8. HDMI-out port.
9. Storage improvements. Speed of core storage needs improving. 32GB, 64GB option.
10. Indicator lamps – multiple for use with different applications. Programmable colour.
11. indicators and alerts need to feed to paired Android phones.
12. Replaceable battery
13. Kick-stand
14. SDXC card compatibility
15. Higher quality screen (at same or lower power utilisation.)

Galaxy Tab luxury Edition theme (Download)

Here is the theme that is bundled with luxury edition of galaxy tab.

download link. To install, just replace the system/framework files.

Really Cheap Galaxy Tab

U.S. Cellular has the cheapest purchase price at $200. However, to get that price, you will have to subscribe to an insanely expensive data plan $55 per month for 5 GB and a generous $200 cap of overages ($0.25 per MB), or $75 per month if you want texting to be included. That alone will cost you $1320 for the cheaper plan or $1800 for the more expensive version. If you blow past the 5 GB limit and you are careless enough to download a full-length movie via the available 3G network, U.S. cellular will gladly charge you $17.50 just for the 700 MB bandwidth.

iPad Tmobile UK, Price, plans

New customers can get 1GB of data + 1GB of quiet time data (data used between midnight and 10am) for £27.00/month which will bring the actual iPad cost to £199.00. Existing customers can get the same data plan for £25.00/month and receive the same £199.00 deal on the actual device.



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Russian President not happy with Galaxy Tab

Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President recently tweeted that he is not impressed with the quality of Galaxy Tab's camera.

The president might be disappointed in the Galaxy Tab's picture because he's used to a higher quality image from a Leica M9 camera.