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Acer plans to launch its first ever phablet in June: Report
New Delhi: Acer, the Taiwanese mobile device and computer manufacturer, had decided to launch its first ever phablet device this year. Work is already underway and as Focus Taiwan reports, the Acer phablet is to be unveiled during the upcoming Computex Tech fair in Taiwan this June. Till now, many devices falling under the phablet category have been launched by manufacturers including brands like Samsung, Huawei, HTC, Sony and even smaller Indian players like Micromax, Spice and Lava. With the addition of a phablet from Acer, users are likely to get a new option while making a buying decision. However, Acer in India has not been very active in the …
News360′s Roman Karachinsky Shows Off Revamped Android App, Hints At Plans Beyond News
Roman Karachinsky, CEO of news personalization startup News360, stopped by the TechCrunch TV studio earlier this week to show off the company’s recently redesigned Android app. He also shared a little bit of data on how the company’s behind-the-scenes algorithms are improving reader engagement. Our video actually focuses on the iPad app, just because it’s easier to see the design on a bigger screen, but you’ll see the Android app in action, too. Karachinsky said that over the past six months or so, News360 has been updating the app across all platforms to match the improved look and increased personalization features that . The Android app was the last one to …
House-Snooping App Homesnap Launches Website, Plans Android App
Homesnap, a point-and-snap iOS app that gives users details and financial info about other people’s houses, is building some additions and slapping a new name on the mailbox. That metaphor not working for you? Okay. The app is adding an aerial map feature called Explore that’s meant to offer better search, as well as a social element that lets house hunters share listings and photos more easily with friends, spouses and opinionated in-laws. The result: An app that’s suited for couch-browsing in addition to home-stalking on the go. Previously described as “Shazam for house hunting,” Homesnap is now Shazam plus Foursquare Explore plus Facebook Connect plus an Instagram-like feed of …
Acer still plans to launch Windows RT tablet in 2013
Acer executives have been very open in the past several months about the fact they didn't like Microsoft entering into the PC hardware space, starting with the Windows RT-based Surface tablet. Acer went ahead and launched a number of Windows 8-based PCs in 2012 with touch screens (including the thin and light Acer Aspire S7 notebook) but previously announced plans to launch a Windows RT tablet were put on hold until at least the second quarter of 2013. This week Acer reconfirmed its plans to offer a Windows RT tablet sometime in 2013, but ITWorld.com reports that Acer executive Oliver Ahrens would not confirm a specific launch date. Ahrens said …
Google outlines Android 4.2 upgrade plans for Galaxy Nexus and Xoom
Fresh from the sell-out launch of its Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices, Google has begun the task of rolling out the Android 4.2 ‘Jelly Bean’ upgrade to its older devices. Launching exclusively on the LG-manufactured Nexus 4 smartphone and Samsung-built Nexus 10 tablet, Android 4.2 brings a selection of improvements to the platform from under-the-hood tweaks to improve performance to an impressive 360-degree panoramic photo mode. The system also includes the latest version of Google Now, a voice-activated assistant designed to take on Apple’s popular Siri found on selected iPhone models. Those eager to get their hands on the update were left disappointed, however, as demand overwhelmed Google’s servers …
Megan Fox Leads Acer’s Windows 8 Push as Windows RT Plans Get Delayed
If you needed any more convincing that Windows 8 and Windows RT are two separate and distinct operating systems, look no further than Acer. The Taiwanese computer maker threw its full weight behind Windows 8 laptops, culminating in a newly announced high-dollar holiday ad campaign starring Hollywood celebrities Megan Fox and Kiefer Sutherland and designed to draw attention to the company’s Aspire S5 and S7 Ultrabooks. The same day that the company pulled back on the curtain on that awareness-raising endeavor, however, Acer president Jim Wong said that plans to release a Windows RT tablet have been pushed back until at least the second quarter of next year, ostensibly …
Acer confirms Android 4.1 upgrade plans [UPDATED]
Got an Acer tablet and wondering if you'll get Android 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean? Wonder no more: I've got all the official info, straight from the horse's mouth. An Acer spokesperson has confirmed to me that the Iconia Tab A110, Iconia Tab A210, and Iconia Tab A510 will all be upgraded to Android 4.1 at some point in the future. No specific timing info is available just yet. UPDATE [10/5/12]: Acer now tells me the Iconia Tab A210 and A510 upgrades are scheduled to take place within this quarter, before the end of 2012. The Iconia Tab A110, meanwhile, will actually ship with Jelly Bean preinstalled, so no rollout will …
CyanogenMod Working On OTA Update Solution, Plans On Dropping ROM Manager In The Process
CyanogenMod is about to become a little bit better for all by bringing its own OTA update system to the masses. Many of you are scratching your heads and wondering what this means, right? Well if you’re a CM ROM user, you’re well-aware that in order to grab an update, you would traditionally use ROM Manager which allows users to quickly and efficiently pull updates manually to their ROMs. The only catch with ROM Manager is that it’s not open-source, unlike the CM ROM itself. So the CM team decided enough is enough and developed its own open-source updating method within its own builds. The newly developed OTA update solution …