Philips Amio PI3900B2 7-inch Tablet

Philips Amio PI3900 is the successor to the PI3800 last year and as this, once again, lies in the low-end market. The tablet in fact appeared for sale in a shop Hungarian, at the price of 42990 guilders, roughly equivalent to 141 Euros. The device obviously has a very economical realization and shows some inevitable compromises but overall it is still interesting, especially because, in addition to the modules WiFi and Bluetooth, as well as integrated GPS and NFC, the unusual low-cost products.

The size, for a 7-inch, are not properly contained (190 x 60 x 12.5 mm), but the weight is only 280 g. The display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels but it's still kind of IPS. Inside is installed instead of a SoC which is not communicated but the model that integrates an ARM Cortex A9 dual core 1.5 GHz , paired with 1GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, expandable via microSD cards. The equipment is completed by a microUSB port, a digital video output from miniHDMI, from an audio jack for headphones, a rear camera 2 megapixel, by a webcam front 0.3 megapixel and a battery 3300 mAh. The operating system is Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Philips also incorporates some proprietary solutions as SimplyShare , which allows you to automatically find all compatible products on the home network to share content and all those who can play music, photos and videos. With the app you can also enable sharing on multiple products at the same time and even use it on multiple phones or tablet.SimplyShare is finally compatible with the DLNA standard. DockStudio instead is another app that adds a number of features to the systems Philips docking speaker, including automatic Bluetooth connectivity, integration of Songbird music player, access to various international radio broadcasting on the Internet, check the audio settings and multi-function clock radio.

Via: Tech2 

Huawei Mango Pie 2 TV Stick

Huawei has decided to launch (for now only in China) its key Miracast, called Mango Pie 2. Like all devices in this category, Huawei Mango Pie 2 is an alternative to Google Chromecast and provides multimedia capabilities to any TV via the built-in HDMI connector. The TV adapter is sold with a Bluetooth remote control for 299 Yuan (about $49 or 36 EUR ) but is only compatible with the Chinese streaming TV services (such as Hunan TV, Phoenix TV, CETV, SBS and others) and supports only channels premises (such as Hunan Satellite TV, Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV and CCTV).

Mango Pie 2 TV Stick Dongle is an Android-based technology Miracast, which then allows you to mirror directly from your smartphone and tablet on your TV. The design is standard, much like the Chinese keys we talked about very often as the recent Tronsmart T1000. Fits in the palm of a hand, has a black plastic frame and integrates over the HDMI port is also a microUSB for power. The equipped with a Bluetooth module which allows the Stick TV to interface with the supplied remote control (for navigation between channels and access to various internet services), but also with other devices.

The technical specifications are not known for now : we do not know the SoC installed, but the OS is Android . We are not sure that users have access to Google Play Store or will have to settle for a rather limited catalog of applications.

Via: IntoMobile

JXD S5800 Smartphones Console

JXD S5800 will be available soon even though we spoke for the first time this device back in March. Since then, however, the Chinese company has modified the data sheet that it is now more equipped and convincing. The new JXD S5800 will display a 5-inch IPS (with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels) multi-touch 5-point touch, but the body will incorporate a quad-core processor MediaTek MTK6582 (Cortex A7) with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card.

Based on the operating system Android 4.2 Jelly Bean , the new smartphone console JXD support networks 2G, 3G/WCDMA, WiFi 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 . Do not miss the GPS , a 3000 mAh battery and two 5 megapixel camera (rear) and 0.3 megapixel (front). JXD S5800 also officially supports 16 emulators that will allow users to play games with titles in the Playstation 1, PSP, Nintendo 64, MAME, GameBoy Advance and other gaming consoles. Not yet announced the sale price. We will be back!

Via: Liliputing

Paquito Mini, tablet for kids

After the success of SuperPaquito, Spain's Imaginarium launches tablet Paquito Mini, a smaller version, lighter and faster for the whole family. Equipped with a processor quad-core processor , display 8-inch, 8GB of internal memory (expandable with microSD cards), Paquito Mini also integrates two cameras (front and rear) from 2-megapixel, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI cable for connection to TV and USB port. Under the shell red aluminum, an operating system based on Android Jelly Bean with multi-user and access to Paquitoland and Play Store to download apps and multimedia content to stimulate children's learning, to from 6 years old.

An important improvement concerns the system of parental control, which ensures maximum safety for children, using a handy and easy configuration by parents: the new system from power allows you to control access to the Internet, creating "white" and "black" lists of websites, as well as contacts and downloadable App. In addition, parents can set up your tablet by defining the maximum time of use for each child in order to teach a correct and responsible use of free time and study.

Paquito Mini is customizable, with different desktop (Home, School, Creativity, Bookseller Entertainment) and superior technology, designed for fun but also for the education of children. It lets you read books, watch movies, listen to music, but also has an 'agenda that helps the child to organize, and a table of rewards to set goals, all in a single device. In addition, the new integrated messaging allows you to keep in touch with friends and family using funny emoticons, while the function Family Post-it allows you to leave notes on the fridge just like home!

The tablet also includes new exclusive mini App Paquitoland, the platform of digital content for children 100% Imaginarium, sorted and graded by the brand specifically for the education and entertainment of children . Among these, the application to practice the English language developed in collaboration with the British Council. With Paquito Mini, it is also possible to download new apps, games, books and music, and access Imoon, the library staff where to play all of the contents and the preferred application. The tablet is also equipped with several high-quality accessories, such as silicone case, a cover and a folding leather cover with magnetic closure. Paquito Mini is available in 17 languages ​​and is sold in Italy at the price of 179 euro , on the official website Imaginarium and at authorized dealers.

Ematic Cinema Tab,13.3 inch Android tablet

The ultimate low-cost Android tablet, Ematic differs from other models of the company not for its technical characteristics or for the price, we could define standards, but for the size. Ematic Cinema Tab, as its name indicates, is a big tablet 13.3 inch ideal for multimedia use, and to watch videos in the living room, to project presentations in the office or just to play games, listen to music or read an ebook in the family. Thanks to the easel integrated in the rear, the tablet Ematic stands alone and can be used as a small television on a table.

Liliputing has found Ematic Cinema Tab in the FCC database, under the name ETH102, but the device is already on sale on some online shops for about 300 U.S. dollars, which add a full specification and some pictures of the tablet. Cinema Tab has a 13.3-inch 720p dual-core processor Rockchip RK3066 (Cortex A9) 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory and 1000 mAh battery, 37Whr.

It has a capacitive multitouch display, a slot for microSD card to expand storage, 2 USB ports and WiFi 802.11n. The tablet runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and weighs 1.2Kg, maybe a little too heavy to be carried around but tolerable for short trips within a home. According to reports, the tablet Ematic should have a range of about five hours, more than enough to watch a movie.

Google Android 4.4 KitKat

Over the years, Google has accustomed us to the liturgy "Nexus", according to which for every new terminal there must be a new release of the Android operating system (be it a minor update or a completely revised version). The Nexus 5 is no exception and, as dictated by tradition, its launch was accompanied by the release of Android 4.4 KitKat, which we have already spoken in the past on the occasion of the announcement jointly Nestle-Google and the first rumors about its features.

According to Sundar Pichai, Vice President of Google, Android 4.4 introduces an important innovation compared to its predecessors, as it can be installed on all Android devices. "Until now, the limited memory of the first smartphones and tablets Android does not allow you to install newer versions of the operating system. KitKat With Android we have reduced memory usage, for example by eliminating unnecessary background services or reducing the amount of memory required for functions widely used " .

Google announces that, in services such as Chrome and YouTube, the memory consumption is significantly reduced and even devices with only 512MB of RAM will run Android 4.4 KitKat. This latest release, then, it is an operating system that can be installed on smartphones top-of-range but also on entry-level models, the most sold and also present in emerging markets. Android KitKat is "able to detect the power of the smartphone" and the developers will be able to adapt their applications according to this parameter that will be provided by the OS.

What will change?  The interface of KitKat changes little and looks a lot like Jelly Bean, though with some graphical differences (for example, the status bar has become dull and that navigation will vary with use). The application Phone, which has not changed for many people especially since traditional mobile phones, it is now easier allowing you to search your contacts, nearby places and even among the accounts associated with the Google app (such as the corporate directory) directly from the application.

In terms of functionality, Google has introduced a new system of launching applications, while Google Now is activated by swiping your finger to the left.

With the command "OK, Google" you can activate using the Google voice search, send a message, get directions, or even listen to a song. Now in the coming weeks will be further improved through the new cards that will give access to contextual information of interest such as updates from your favorite websites or blogs.

Now there is an application that allows you to interact with other programs, functions Hangout recovers SMS/MMS(which will be organized in one place, along with other conversations and video calls. This way you will never lose sight of a message, regardless of how it was sent), while applying Photos + HDR function appears KitKat.

In the coming weeks the Android platform 4.4 KitKat integrated into the Nexus 5 will also be available for Nexus 4, 7 and 10, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play edition in the coming weeks.

ASUS FonePad Notes 6 Phablet review

Tabletblog have had the opportunity to get your hands on one of the first units of ASUS FonePad Notes 6 in trade, specification and record a video impressions "hot" on the device. Launched last September , the new ASUS phablet challenge the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which until now has dominated the market undisturbed by competitors. How can we infer from the name, this device inherits part of the "DNA" of the family FonePad 7-inch, distinguished by its own personality and some accessories included (like the stylus that allows the user to write and draw on the display).

Asus FonePad Notes 6 is equipped with a screen 6 inches with a resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and high brightness. Under the body, ASUS has installed a dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 2GHz, with 2GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of internal memory depending on the model.On the back is placed a camera of 8 megapixels that, despite the absence of LED flash, does not disappoint for image quality and focus thanks to an appropriate set of software settings. The operating system is Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, just customized by ASUS.

Compared to other ASUS tablet, in Notes 6 FonePad there are some additional features, including the ability to make calls and stylus . The latter is managed by some applications that facilitate the user in the most common operations, from the free hand writing (both for taking notes that to draw) the character recognition to the possibility to perform screenshot of the page. The touch looks excellent. Compared to the Galaxy Note 3, the ASUS phablet is a bit thicker and heavier, gives the idea of a device cheaper, so that costs less than 300 Euros (349 Euros is the list price). The tester feels to recommend it to anyone looking for a phablet with pen and want to save a few hundred euro. After all, ASUS FonePad Notes 6 is one of the best device for quality / price ratio.

MEEP! X2, a 7-inch tablet for kids

Oregon Scientific has launched last year its first tablet for children, MEEP!, a 7-inch device with a technical modest and access to an educational software for children younger school-age and pre-schoolers.

Building on the success of the first version, the company has decided to update its lineup by launching a new model, called MEEP! X2, more powerful and more equipped than its predecessor. The tablet is already available in the U.S. at Toys R U.S. for $150, the same price as MEEP launch of the first generation (which is now on sale for $100 or less).

MEEP! X2 is equipped with a display of 7 inches, processor dual-core 1.2GHz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4GB of internal memory expandable with a microSD card slot, two cameras and an HDMI port for connecting to an external display.

The tablet is based on Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean but has a custom user interface and dedicated to children, with parental control and monitoring software, as well as MEEP Store for downloading books, games, videos and other content suitable for their age.

Acer Iconia W4 with Windows 8.1

Acer has officially unveiled its new Iconia W4, which is in effect a revised and improved  Iconia W3. While inheriting the design and most of the technical specifications, Acer Iconia W4 offers the user a complete experience with Windows 8.1, thanks to the new touch display 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels), Type IPS with touch technology and Zero Air Gap. Even the hardware platform has been updated, integrating a new Intel quad-core Bay Trail,Atom Z3740 1.8GHz, with 2GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage, expandable with microSD card slot. The equipment is completed by then 2 cameras to 5 megapixels (rear) and 2MP (front), HDMI port, module 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS . Obviously the preinstalled operating system will be Windows 8.1 , with the office suite Microsoft Office Home & Student. Autonomy should touch the 10 consecutive hours.

According to reports from Acer Iconia W4 will be on sale from the end of October, in two models: 32GB for $329 and 64GB for $379.

Hannspad SN1AT71W/B Tablet from Italy

After the arrival of HANNPad SN97T41W 9.7-inch tablet, HANNspree uses his Facebook page to announce the availability of the new tablet Hannspad SN1AT71W/B, 10.1-inch.Characterized by the usual design that distinguishes the Hannspree tablet, the new HANNSpad 10.1-inch will be available in the color black (B) and white (W). The body remains in total black with brushed aluminum back for a pleasant feel, but in addition the new tablet will come with black or white frame designed to satisfy even the most careful.

The new born, an ISP panel (touch panel and form of our production - HannStar/HannsTouch) capacitive touch 10 points of contact with technology OGS high-resolution 1280 x 800 pixel resolution that offers a wide viewing angle, a fast time response and images with vivid colors and real and integrates a quad-core ARM Cortex A9 1.2 GHz high performance.Upon completion of all, the system has 1GB of RAM and 16/32GB flash memory, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, two webcams, HDMI, USB and microSD card slot .

The operating system chosen returns to Android 4.1.1 with the possibility of automatic update to Android 4.2 OTA to ensure a fast and easy access to an endless world of applications in the world Google Market. For lovers of graphic design and film, the presence of a support 4Kx2K Video Ultra HD (3840 x 1920 pixels) in a simple and immediate way to connect the tablet to an external display (TV) allowing you to share movies, photos and videos High-resolution 1080P. The target price of tablet Hannspad SN1AT71 is 199 euro.

Amazon Kindle HDX 7 reviews from experts

The Kindle HDX 7 integrates a display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and 323 PPI, the same as the Nexus 7 and the highest on the market in this segment. Since the last Google tablet, the new Kindle adopts the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC 800, a quad core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 paired with a GPU Adreno 330 (higher than the Kindle's Snapdragon S4 Pro 7). 2 GB of RAM, 16, 32 or 64 GB of internal memory, 1.3-megapixel front camera, autonomy of 11 hours, modules WiFi and LTE and operating system FireOS Mojito version 3.0, based on Android 4.2.2, with exciting new features will complete the equipment. Even more important is that Amazon offers its solutions to exactly the same price of the Nexus 7, while offering something more seen as least as far as the hardware, and here is the crucial point of the reviews which will drive you back shortly extract.

Indeed, they are unanimous in acknowledging the tremendous work done by Amazon, which unfortunately continues to "make war" on Google, offering its own software ecosystem. While the OS fully satisfy the habitual consumer of products and services Amazon, on the other hand can only be a loser in the eyes of the generic user, deprived of access to Google Play and many features usually found in other Android tablet based. This is the only downside , then, that goes to mitigate the otherwise excellent evaluations received from the device.Unfortunately for Amazon, however, it is also a matter of great importance. Not all of the opinions, however, as you will see, are in line with these considerations, there is also those who think the opposite.

The Verge - When Amazon and Google partner to become enemies, we all lose. Amazon does not offer its best app on other Android devices and the Kindle Fire HDX lacks access to the Play Store and its hundreds of thousands of apps. If you have Kindle books, videos Prime, performed recursively orders on Amazon and everything else there is no best tablet to buy the HDX. But there is a huge ecosystem of app that lives only on Android tablet. Tablet as the Nexus 7.

GigaOM - Despite being great, the Kindle Fire tablet HDX will not become my main. Instead I'll stay with my iPad Mini: it is lighter, has a better ecosystem of applications and, above all, I find it easier to use for email and document creation light, in addition to a little 'photo editing.

ZDNet - It seems to me that Amazon has made ​​a serious upgrade of its previous tablet Kindle Fire HD. In addition, the price, which was already low, was further decreased considerably. I think he's right when I say that these tablets will know a great success during the holiday season and will put pressure other Android tablet.

Engadget - The software continues to be a bit 'limiting for users, due to a user interface based on the use of their content and the lack of access to Google Play, but Amazon has also added many new features. If you are looking for a tablet to start for your loved ones, the HDX is an interesting proposal with many user-friendly features and specifications that correspond to those of the Nexus 7 blow for blow. It seems that it will be another good Christmas for the hardware division of Amazon.

LaptopMag - Who is looking for an experience will prefer the pure Android Nexus 7. The device of fact, Google offers a wider range of applications and some features that are missing the Kindle HDX, such as Google Now and a rear camera. However, while the Nexus 7 offers user profiles, Amazon has put even more focus on its target audience familiar with its robust parental controls and a wide range of content. Overall, the Kindle Fire HDX can easily be considered one of the best tablet of the year.

Gizmodo - If the basic version of Android and the Play Store are most important to you about all this (refers to various functions such as watching movies, check email, listen to music and read books, with a very smooth ride. Ed), then you need a Nexus 7. But if there is a device able to make you reconsider your (absurd? Maybe not, but maybe yes!) Priority, this is the Kindle HDX. The line Kindle Fire has often been criticized for not being a real Android tablet (vero!) in a world of 7 inches that offer access to the Google Play Store (not true). But in reality, both of these distinctions are meaningless: the Kindle Fire HDX does things that make all the tablet and, in almost all cases, it does best.

Mashable - Personal preferences aside, it's hard to beat the Kindle HDX by price, performance and cleverly integrated ecosystem. More than any tablet on the market, the device Amazon have always been built for content consumption. According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the company sells them at cost price. This is because Amazon will derive earnings more than anything else from the many services offered by its ubiquitous shopping platform.

TechHive - I do not know what you could do to improve the Apple iPad mini so let me advise instead of the Kindle Fire HDX, provided of course that the person who asks my advice has little interest for productivity or gaming. A 7-inch HDX will offer a superior use of content, leaving you also about 100 dollars in his pocket, which you can spend to buy books, music and movies.    

Fujitsu Arrows Tab FJT21, new Android tablet

Fujitsu Arrows Tab FJT21 is a new Android tablet which should be to combine the two models Windows presented a few days ago at CEATEC 2013. The aspect in particular is similar to that Arrows Tab 10, although in this case on the two short sides are present to protect the speaker grilles. An absolute novelty in a tablet like this is the presence of a biometric sensor for fingerprint, a security solution that integrates Fujitsu for some time in many of its products, from notebooks to Tablet PCs, but on the Android platform is still very uncommon.

This solution supports multi-user access offered by the operating system Google Android 4.2.2, thus enabling the safe use of a single device for the whole family. The Arrows Tab FJT21 also has other aspects of some importance. The dimensions such as are contained, with the body that measures 261 x 169 x 8.9 mm and weighs about 520 g, and seems made ​​of aluminum alloy, at least as regards the rear. The chassis also is also compliant with the standard IPX5/8 and IP5X and is therefore resistant to the ingress of dust and liquids. The display has a diagonal instead of 10.1 inches , a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a protective glass Corning Gorilla 3.

Within the other hand is home to the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC 800, consisting of a CPU quad core Krait 400 class ARM Cortex A15 2.2 GHz and Adreno 330 GPU, paired with2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory, expandable further via microSD memory cards. The equipment is completed by a 9600 mAh battery, a 8 megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor sensor RS that allows you to capture images even in low light conditions, a 1.3 megapixel front camera and NFC modules, support WiFi also the last and most powerful standard 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and 4G-LTE. 

Finally, to remember that the Fujitsu Arrows Tab FJT21 is also equipped with mini SIM slot and can receive SMS.

Unfortunately, as often happens, it is a product intended only for the Japanese market or at most Asian. Fujitsu Arrows Tab market the FJT21 from next November. The price is not yet known. 

Specifications Fujitsu Arrows Tab FJT21:

• 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels,
• quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 on clock 2.2 GHz
• 2GB of RAM
• 64 gigabytes of internal memory
• 8 megapixel camera
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• slot for microSD cards
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Wi-Fi
• support for 4G LTE networks
• NFC
• battery capacity of 9600 mAh

Source: KDDI

Archos GamePad 2, gaming 7-inch tablet

Archos has been working for a long time on the new GamePad 2 , gaming 7-inch tablet has obtained the certification of FCC recently , and only this morning, HKTDC has published the product page revealing its technical final. The new Archos GamePad 2 will have approximately the same size as its predecessor , but will boast a display with higher resolution, a processor faster and more memory RAM on board.

GamePad 2 is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core CPU, which makes us think of a Rockchip RK3188 SoC, and integrates a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, expandable with a microSD card slot. What makes this device a tablet or a gaming console/Android tablet is definitely the presence of a D-pad and physical buttons integrated into the frame, which increase the size of the GamePad 2 (larger than any other 7-inch tablet) but allow the user to keep the console from the sides, with the thumbs and fingers on the buttons, without the need to touch the screen to start a game.

The tablet by a capacitive touchscreen display, but you can use a key mapping software for controlling and managing the game without using the screen. Sales prices and the availability to the public consumer are not yet known, but we expect a launch later this year (maybe for Christmas) to about $ 200. For now you can order 500 units for $ 170 each.

Via: Liliputing

Amazon launches new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and Kindle Fire 7 HDX

Amazon has made ​​official its new tablet called Kindle Fire HDX , to differentiate them from previous generation models. As expected, the new Kindle have a different design from the current one (especially if you look on the back), with a thin and lightweight frame made ​​of rounded corners and clean lines. The cover is lined with a soft touch material, opaque than the glossy frame, and home to the volume and power buttons on edge "drooping".

It includes two versions, one entry-level and a top-of-range to capture a greater number of users, each equipped with a quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.2GHz (with Adreno 330 GPU) supported by 2GB of memory RAM and 1.3 megapixel front camera. Kindle Fire HDX 7 has just a 7-inch Full HD ( 1920 x 1200 pixels ), while Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 " boast a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and an 8-megapixel rear camera (absent in the smallest model). The screen is managed by an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness and contrast.

According to data released by the manufacturer, the new Kindle Fire HDX should ensure 11 hours of work, changing to 17 hours, when only used for reading, surfing on the internet and change any document. The installed operating system is OS Fire (Mojito version 3.0), based on Android 4.2.2 with interesting news. The interface has a menu as a grid (and not in carousel mode) and integrates some business-oriented features, such as hardware encryption, VPN and support for corporate email. For consumers, Amazon has come up with applications for entertainment such as X-Ray, to identify or find a soundtrack song lyrics while listening to the radio or a television program.

An interesting new feature introduced with the new Kindle Fire HDX is the MayDay button that users can press to automatically contact the engineers at Amazon. The assistance is provided every day, 24 hours to 24 (including holidays), is free and the operation is assured in a few seconds.

At the moment, Amazon has made ​​available in the two pre-order Kindle Fire HDX only in the USA but do not exclude that in the coming weeks the site is updated also Italian. With regard to price and versions available, Amazon has decided to propose several variants all with advertising included (to remove it you will need to shell out another $15 off the list price.) Amazon Kindle Fire HDX version of WiFi-only 16GB, 32GB and 64GB will be on sale from 18 October respectively, $229, $269 and $309. The LTE models with the same storage capacity will come on November 14 at a price of $329, $369 and $409.

Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 WiFi-only 16GB, 32GB and 64GB will be available from 7 November and will cost respectively $379, $429 and $479. variants LTE will be shipped from 10th November, with prices of $479, $529 and 579 dollars. For a few dollars more ($50-60) are also available the new enclosures " Origami "in more pastel colors, which act as a stand and cover. Therefore expect the release of Amazon Italy for an update on the availability and price of the new Kindle Fire HDX in our country. Stay tuned.

Android 4.4 KitKat

Mountain View has chosen, in partnership with the popular food company, the name of the new version of the platform "Android KitKat", although so far were not released details on the release number. It will be certainly of a higher version to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, which will bring interesting changes compared to it necessary (just) a change of generation. Android KitKat coincide with Android 4.4 and not Android 5.0, which has always defined Key Lime Pie.

Starting in 2009 with the release of Android Cupcake, the names of Android versions developed by Google engineers, have always had as its theme cakes, continuing in alphabetical order until the most recent version, Android Jelly Bean. The news that the letter 'K' will be dedicated to Nestlé's KitKat will surprise many critics of technology, that pointed instead to "Android Key Lime Pie." For the K version of Android could not imagine a better name of tasty chocolate snack that's always been a favorite of our team since the early days of Android," said Marc Vanlerberghe, Director of Marketing Android.

To celebrate the new version of Android KitKat, more than 50 million KitKat bars in the special edition will be available in 19 markets, including Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, the Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. As if that were not enough Nestlé has launched a competition "Win a Nexus tablet with Kit Kat". From September 9 to December 28, 2013, just buy a pack of Kit Kat, to be chosen among those in promotion, to try to win one of the prizes immediately up for grabs, including a new tablet Nexus 7.

MSI Primo 76, 7-inch tablet with phone functionality

At IFA 2013, the Taiwanese company could expand the family. On the official website, MSI has already released the product page, images and technical specifications of its new MSI Primo 76, a 7-inch Android tablet that will be available in Taiwan by the end of this week.

Primo 76 is a small tablet with quad-core SoC MediaTek MT8389 1.2GHz, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (supports access to Google Play Store) and display 7-inch IPS with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels (WXGA). The capacity is equal to 1GB of RAM, and 16GB internal memory touches, even if it is expandable with a slot for SD cards. The front camera has a 2-megapixel sensor, while the rear 5-megapixel camera. The connectivity instead can rely on an 802.11n WiFi module, Bluetooth 4.0, GSM / WCDMA. It will also be the first tablet of the series to have phone functions.

The MSI Primo is completed by GPS, G-Sensor, digital compass, microHDMI, micro USB (OTG compatible). The 4000 mAh battery brings the weight of the tablet at 360 grams with dimensions of 196 x 121 x 9.5 mm. MSI First 76 will be available in the first week of September at a price of $ 7,990 Taiwanese, about 200 euro at current exchange rates. For now it is not expected his arrival in Europe. For more information, please visit MSI official website.

LG G Pad 8.3

From the pictures, LG G Pad 8.3 looks like the  LG G2 extra-large in size. As regards the technical characteristics, the new LG tablet has a diagonal of 8.3 inches with a resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels, 273PPI), quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 to 1.7GHz and GPU Adreno 320. The rest of the budget consists of 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, unfortunately not expandable with microSD cards, and two 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front. In the dimensions of 216.8 x 126.5 x 8.3 mm and weighing 338 grams, LG G Pad 8.3 integrates a battery of 4600 mAh and Android OS 4.2.2 customized by LG.

The new LG G Pad, which should boost the Korean company in the field of tablet, will be available later this year around the world, in the colors black and white. For now we have no information on sales prices, but the final cost would be around 399-499 euro.

Barnes & Noble will announced its tablet soon

The Nook Tablet, released in recent years, low-cost devices with Android operating system and applications dedicated to the reading of digital content from the B & N Store, but have not experienced the same success of the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. For this reason, in the month of June, the company announced it would stop production of the Nook Tablet, while still producing the ebook-reader with e-ink display. The idea was to collaborate with other device manufacturers to continue to offer tablet in stores B & W or those of partners. But it seems that the company has "intention to continue to design and develop ebook-reader and tablet Nook."

The change, is following the resignation of CEO, William Lynch, reported in the last financial report of the company , which also highlights the economic difficulties of B & W, with a decrease in turnover of 20% than last year. According to the company, the financial loss is due in part to marcanza of a series of best selling books such as The Hunger Games or 50 shades of gray, but also to the increasingly fierce competition between the supply of physical books in the stores and to ebook, which can be read on e-book readers and tablets.

It is not clear whether we will see a new Nook tablet this year, but the company ensures that before Christmas will be launched a new Nook device. Since B&N has reduced the price of almost all models Nook in recent months, it is difficult to predict which device will be replaced by the one coming. B&W is developing a new Nook Simple Touch high resolution or color ebook-reader ?

Via: CNET

Nvidia Tegra Tab 7 Tablet

After the rumors of last week, which allowed us to define the name and the design of the new Nvidia tablet, add new details about the mysterious Tegra Tab 7. Although for now the Green Team chose not to rule on the next device in production, Nvidia Tegra Tab 7 is now show the official pictures. Latest photos, published by FoneArena, we show for the first time this tablet front, after having intrigued with the close-up images of the camera and the back.

Although it was initially thought to integration of a SoC Tegra 5, it is more likely that Nvidia Tegra Tab 7 "guard" a chip Tegra 4. The Nvidia tablet, as suggested by AndroidWorld, could push the sale and distribution of the last of the SoC company, especially after the disappointing results of the last quarter with a loss of revenue and profits and the low prevalence of Tegra 4. It should be noted, that despite the timid acceptance of Tegra 4, Nvidia Shield has made ​​a full house, with excellent sales performance. Nvidia Tegra Tab 7 could have the same fate, proving "the trump card" of the company to return to growth.

Kindle Fire Low cost tablets (not HD) with Mediatek MT8135

It would be a great victory for the Taiwanese chipmaker. MediaTek is an Asian company that provides chip for mobile devices "white box" and is also one of the leading providers of smartphone/tablet the most successful Chinese. Until now, the presence of this company in the "developed world" has not done much to hear, but the situation could change soon because Sony, Acer, Lenovo and other companies have adopted the MediaTek chip in their own low-end devices. These could also join Amazon, with a massive order of SoC for the next low-cost Kindle Fire.

The SoC chosen would be a MediaTek MT8135, based on the ARM architecture big.LITTLE, just like the Samsung Exynos Octa, but with "only" four cores (2 Cortex A15 for the most demanding tasks and 2 Cortex A7 for energy saving). Unlike the design of Samsung, however, MediaTek MT8135 allows to simultaneously work the two clusters or in any suitable combination to the workload. This means that when you need to activate only the core A7, saving energy, while for maximum performance must also activate the core A15.

Amazon has chosen MediaTek for the good relationship between price and processor power.The chipmaker produces almost exclusively low-cost processors, while Amazon is trying to maintain its sales prices of the next Kindle Fire, albeit with much higher specifications than the current ones. If the SoC Mediatek MT8135 is intended only for entry-level Kindle Fire (not HD), then we can see it updated this fall along with the HD variants. Maybe Amazon will maintain the current model on sale for a couple of months, and then replace it with the MediaTek-based.

JXD S7800 console-gaming Android tablet

JXD S7800 tablet is available in two versions, but neither is as powerful as Nvidia Tegra SoC Shield which houses a4 (Cortex A15). Both have a 7-inch IPS display (1280 x 800 pixels), quad-core processor and design very similar to a PSP, with prices of around 160-170 dollars.

JXD S7800B

The top-of-range chip integrates a Rockchip RK3188 (Cortex A9), 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and 5000 mAh battery. The operating system is Android 4.2.2 and there are stereo speakers, two cameras (front and rear), HDMI port, buttons on the sides and edges of the tablet in order to play.

Many games are designed for Android touch controls and, if desired, you can also use the 7-inch display to play. For games that support physical controls, you can use the D-pad, analog sticks, shoulder buttons and other controls. JXD also notes that the tablet can run a series of emulators that allow you to play classic titles for the PS1, Gameboy and other consoles.

JXD S7800A

If you want to save a few euro/dollars, JXD also offers a model entry-level of the same console with a quad-core processor Allwinner A31 (Cortex A7) 1GHz and 1GB of RAM. The rest of the specifications are almost identical to the model with Rockchip, but for $10 it is advisable to purchase the S7800B. Both tablets are expected to ship by the end of August or early September.

Via: Liliputing