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Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Rumored Specs, Release Date, Price Point
Following the unexpected success of the Note, Samsung continued the onslaught with the Note II, launching a huge marketing campaign which allowed them to create an ever broader user base. The phone exceeded all expectations and Samsung found themselves with a second hit series, next to their popular Galaxy S devices. In all likelihood, the Galaxy Note 3 will be a step up from the newly released Galaxy S4, which featured a 1080p display and Qualcomm quad-core processor in North America.
Memory
Again, the Korean version of the Galaxy S4 had 3 GB RAM compared to the U.S. 2 GB, and it is not far-fetched to think that Galaxy Note 3 will have same or better.
Storage
It is hard to say what Samsung are going to decide with the Note 3, but it is our guess that this time they are stepping up the internal storage capacity to 32 GB in the U.S. as well, as apps and media content in general are starting to require larger storage space from devices.
Features
Apart from its size, the other major thing that sets the Galaxy Note apart from the Galaxy S series is the S-Pen, Samsung's word for stylus. Although the Galaxy S4 received many of the capabilities of the Note 2 that had previously required a stylus, we guess that Samsung's investment in S-Pen apps will not be thrown out the window, but rather expanded upon to increase productivity in the Note 3.
Release Date
To be announced, but for what it is worth, analysts say the most likely is a release around the same time as the iPhone 5S this year. The carriers that will sell the device are reasonably the top 5, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.
Price
Price will again be slightly higher than the Galaxy S series
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Acer challenges the iPad Mini with the 7.9-inch, quad-core Iconia A1 tablet
Acer wasn’t content to only launch its crazy Aspire R7 laptop/tablet/weirdness at its New York press event, as it also debuted a new Android tablet, the Iconia A1. While the Iconia B1 is a low-end slate designed to pull business away from the basic Amazon Kindle Fire, the Iconia A1 is going for a chunk of the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini’s market.
It’s equipped with a 7.9-inch IPS touchscreen, which has a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Inside is a MediaTek quad-core, 1.2GHz processor, and there’s a choice of either 8GB or 16GB of internal storage memory. Like the Iconia B1, Acer has fitted a microSD card slot, ready to bump this up by another 32GB. The amount of RAM isn’t currently known, but given the B1 has 512MB with a dual-core processor, we’re hoping the A1 will have 1GB.
A 5-megapixel camera is fitted to the rear of the tablet, and can shoot 1080p video at 30fps, plus there is a front-mounted video call camera. The chassis is fairly heavy for a small tablet, at 408 grams, while it’s quite thin at 11mm. Other features include the obligatory Wi-Fi connection, plus Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and a microHDMI-out port. According to Acer’s press release, the Iconia A1′s battery is good for seven hours of use.
Acer has added two cool gesture controls to the A1. The first is a five-finger wake-up, which isn’t as rude as it sounds, and automatically brings the tablet to life when you tap five fingertips against the screen. This can be linked with specific apps too, so one can be configured to open at the same time. Alternatively, if you tap the screen with both thumbs, it not only opens that app, but lets you launch another at the same time. While we know the Iconia A1 uses Android, it’s not clear which version yet, although we expect it’s 4.1 Jelly Bean. The tablet is set to go on sale in June, when the 16GB version will cost $200, and the 8GB around $170 – both very reasonable.
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Google adds remote desktop Hangouts to Google+
Google adds remote desktop Hangouts to Google+
The Web giant rolls out a new feature that lets users remotely control their friends and family's computers while in a video Hangout. Some people are simply more tech savvy than their friends and family and often end up offering advice on the ins and outs of computer use. But, this can be difficult when people don't live in the same city. Google is attempting to help out folks in these situations with a new Google + Hangout feature. The Web giant announced Thursday that it is rolling out a Hangouts remote desktop, which is powered by the same technology as the Chrome Remote Desktop. The feature lets users video chat while troubleshooting.
"Hangouts Remote Desktop lets you help others by controlling their computer remotely (with their permission, of course)," Google software engineer Daniel Caiafa wrote in a blog post Thursday. "And because you're both in a Hangout, you can talk with and see each other during the session."
While this is a feature that most people probably won't use all of the time, it could be quite helpful in certain situations.
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Microsoft reportedly working on Mohoro, an Azure-hosted remote desktop service
Microsoft reportedly working on Mohoro, an Azure-hosted remote desktop service
Microsoft is plumbing the depths of cloud computing yet again with the development of what could be a pay-per-use desktop virtualization service called Mohoro. According to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, Mohoro is essentially Azure's answer to Remote Desktop, but as a hosted service. Intended for "companies who want thin clients or to run legacy apps on new PCs," her source states that, "With Mohoro, you click a few buttons, deploy your apps, use Intune to push out configuration to all of your company's devices, and you're done," thus skipping the need for server infrastructure. As Foley points out, however, Azure-hosted virtual machines aren't currently set up to run Windows clients under Microsoft's licensing terms. What's more, Mohoro development is reportedly in its early days, and as such, Foley speculates that it won't be a reality until much later -- she's guessing the latter half of 2014.
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