February is going to be a hush month for Apple as many believed they would be talking about the iPad 3 this month and when we might see it in all its glory. Well now it is being said that iPad 3 is going to be announced in March. This event is been speculated to be held in San Francisco and will be one of its trademark special events of the year. Not much is known on what will be included in the announcement especially since there are no street dates of it as of yet and we all hope that is announced in this event. Though from what I have read it is going to be very close to the iPad 2. It is going to be running much faster with better graphics and will have a 2048×1536 Retina Display and if that is not the exact numbers you will be looking at something very close to it. There is nothing we can really say on this event yet other speculating on it until the date is announced but from what I have read it will be sometime in the first week of March and we might be in for some surprises.
Google has updated its stats for Android and well this time around they showed how many Android operating systems have been installed on each device. The latest update is that Ice Cream Sandwich is up to 1% of all devices. The Ice Cream Sandwich was first on Galaxy Nexus and over the time the release has been out there for official and unofficial devices. It looks like Gingerbread holds the most installs which is over 60% across every device, while Android 2.2 Froyo Follows right behind them and hopefully Android 4.0 which is Ice Cream Sandwich will be on more devices in the near future.
The Google Docs that you can normally edit on your Android device now has been updated and now you can view your documents offline and sync them later to your Google Docs. So when you download the Google Docs app in the Android market or if you update your previous app, you will now see an option to “Make Offline” for your documents. However there are a few docs that aren’t supported yet, such as Google Sites, drawings, forms , fusion tables and collections. So basically what happens here is you select a document to go offline with and it will actually download to your Android device. After you have made your updates simply go back online and it will auto sync with Google Docs, but it can also be manually set to sync by just hitting update. The update has also added a sharper look for the tablet users for easier reading.
First off, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope it was fun and safe. Well it looks like Sony is trying to play it safe to start this new year by cutting the prices on their Tablet S now starting at just $400. This nice tablet by Sony sports a 9.4 inch screen and has memory of 16Gb for now just $400. If that isn’t enough memory for you, well then we can get you a 32GB model for $500. It looks like price is really the only thing tablet makers outside of Apple can really do to compete with the iPad. You would have to think this price cut is due to the actual lack of sales on the tablet and price seems to be the only thing people really can answer too these days. A cheaper alternative to the iPad. The problem is, has there really been a tablet that could stand up to the iPad? I really haven’t seen anything that comes close to it yet and the sales figures would most likely back me up on this. So good luck to Sony in this new year and I hope your Tablet S sales get better!
First I would like to say I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday weekend. Now for a gift that keeps on giving form the people over at xda-developers, a pre-alpha version of the Android operating system I know I have been waiting for, Ice Cream Sandwich! They have it running on the Kindle Fire which is really exciting for me since well, I have a Kindle and I have been less than impressed with it so far. From reports here is what I have gathered, it does run pretty smooth on the Fire but there are some issues, there are times when the sound isn’t as consistent as it should be and there is some video glitches that tend to happen as well. As there is more developing and tested on this lovely OS I will keep you updated and once it gets better maybe I will see an Ice Cream Sandwich in my Fire. Above is a video of the Kindle Fire with the Ice Cream Sandwich OS, so please enjoy!
Amazon announced this month that it was debuting a new update to the kindle to address some issues on its tablet. The updates are suppose to help with the fluidity and performance of the tablet.
The New kindle Fire 6.2.1 update will allow people to choose which apps are in the devices carousel instead of it just being the last used apps and webpages along with the ability to put a password lock on Wi-Fi access. Although there is are still going to be lingering problems with the Kindle just based on the design, the biggest flaw I see is that there is no volume button. Others have reported issues with the power button being in a poor place but I have yet to have any problems myself.
If you are a Kindle Fire user you can check what software version they are running by selecting the Quick Settings icon, choosing More, and then selecting Device. You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network and the Kindle Fire’s battery must be fully charged in order to update.
To initiate the update, tap “Quick Settings” and then select “Sync.” It will download in the background and be automatically applied once the download is complete and the Kindle Fire is asleep.
If you are having trouble with the over the air download, click here to go to Amazon’s support and download the update via the PC.
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