Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Toshiba Protege M930 Convertible Windows 8 Tablet

Toshiba Protege M930 Convertible Windows 8 Tablet

The new Toshiba Protege M930 convertible Windows 8 tablet has a 13.3-inch LCD display with a 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. Weighing at only 4 pounds, the tablet PC is powered by an Intel i5 Core processor with a 4GB of RAM and a 256GB of solid state drive (SSD).

TechFresh, Toshiba Protege M930 Convertible Windows 8 Tablet

Detroit Auto Show sees strongest opening weekend in years

Detroit Auto Show sees strongest opening weekend in years

The 2012 Detroit Auto Show is off to a galloping start. Organizers estimate more than 750,000 people are expected to show up to take in the newest hardware from the world's automakers. Sunday saw 102,918 people attend the exhibition, which is an increase of more than 3,800 people from last year. Likewise, Saturday turned out to be the largest opening day for the Detroit Auto Show in five years. All told, 195,024 people strolled through Cobo hall to take in the sights. This year, the show features more than 500 vehicles, so there's plenty to see.

And it's not just wild exotics and far-flung concepts, either.

Autoblog, Detroit Auto Show sees strongest opening weekend in years

Samsung promises all-day battery life from new smartphones in 2012

Samsung promises all-day battery life from new smartphones in 2012

. Samsung understands that battery life is a big problem when it comes to smartphones. The company is looking to fix that, however, promising that all Samsung smartphones coming out this year will last all day on a single charge with average to moderately heavy use. “When you wake up to when you go to bed, we don't want you feeling anxiety about your battery life,” Samsung VP of product innovation Kevin Packingham said in an interview with CNET. Motorola recently announced the DROID RAZR MAXX, a variant of the DROID RAZR featuring a massive 3,300 mAh battery.

Boy Genius Report, Samsung promises all-day battery life from new smartphones in 2012

HTC confirms Sprint is removing Carrier IQ from devices

HTC confirms Sprint is removing Carrier IQ from devices

. Last month, Sprint disabled the controversial Carrier IQ software across all devices on the company's network. Further reports claimed the company was instructing manufacturers to prepare updates that would remove the software completely. HTC, one such manufacturer, confirmed as much when speaking to The Verge. “HTC can confirm that we're working with Sprint to provide maintenance releases that will remove Carrier IQ and provide security enhancements and bug fixes beginning in January,” said an HTC representative. We can only assume that other Sprint devices will follow, though there is no time frame to report.

Boy Genius Report, HTC confirms Sprint is removing Carrier IQ from devices

Liquid Image Ego – Stream your exploits, feed your ego


Coming in June from Liquid Image is a new POV Action Camera. The Ego measures 1.6 x 1.2 x 2.5 inches,  has a 136° wide angle and an LCD preview screen.  Capable of 180p footage at 30 fps and 12MP stills, the camera comes standard with wireless remote and uses microSDHC up to 32GB. Controls have been pared down to only 2 buttons.

The Gadgeteer, Liquid Image Ego â€" Stream your exploits, feed your ego

Asus Transformer Prime experiences Ice Cream Sandwich failure for some

Asus Transformer Prime experiences Ice Cream Sandwich failure for some

While the majority of Asus Transformer Prime owners would probably have been pleased with the Ice Cream Sandwich update on their respective tablets (which was also demonstrated recently), there is a small group of Transformer Prime owners who are left far more frustrated than before. It seems that several owners have already filed complaints that their tablets display a serial number error, whereby this acts as a doorstop that prevents the update from installing – at least according to the flurry of activity that is happening on the XDA Developers forum.

Ubergizmo, Asus Transformer Prime experiences Ice Cream Sandwich failure for some

Motorola DROID Bionic Testers Receive Another Minor OTA Update

Motorola DROID Bionic Testers Receive Another Minor OTA Update

It looks like the DROID Bionic is queued up for another OTA update as build 5.9.902 is beginning to show up on testers' devices. Amazon MP3 was added, VCast Music was removed and a few other changes (see below) can be found since 5.9.901. If any of you soak testers are getting these updates let us know how they're faring for you. [via Droid Life].

Android Phone, Motorola DROID Bionic Testers Receive Another Minor OTA Update