Wikipad: a tablet gaming Android 4.1 for $ 500

Presented at CES in January, the Wikipad, an Android tablet dedicated to cloud gaming, will arrive on the U.S. market in late October at a price of $ 500. A terminal that is, for the moment, not planned in Europe.

It is the duty of GameStop stores that offer in its stores and on its website, the touch pad designed to fit into a removable controller.  Since its first presentation in Las Vegas in January, rose Wikipad Android 1.4 Jelly Bean and found ideal partners with Google and NVIDIA, as well as the Sony tablet has been granted certification Playstation.
 
  The tablet weighs 1.23 pounds, sports a scratch-resistant Gorilla glass screen to protect its 1280-by-800 resolution LCD 10-point-gesture panel, and is Wi-Fi capable. It carries 1GB of DDR2 memory and 16GB of onboard Flash memory, with a Micro SD slot for expanding the storage capacity by up to another 32GB. The Wikipad has a 2-megapixel front camera and 8-megapixel rear unit with Autofocus and flash, a docking connector port, a 3.5mm stereo headphone minijack, built-in stereo speakers, a microphone, and a Micro USB connector.

The unit's power source is a 23.46 watt-hour rechargable lithium-polymer battery that promises up to 8 hours of video play between plug-ins, and the Wikipad also has a 3-axis accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, an e-Compass, and a gyroscope, according to the spec sheet.

The Wikipad is currently available for pre-order from GameStop stores or at the retailer's online portal. Customers pre-ordering the unit get "value-added extras including full-length titles and an issue of Game Informer Digital," according to Wikipad.

Google launches rental service for its machines Chrome OS

In the United States, Google has launched a program to distribute its Chrome OS machines for hire.

 After a flop at the launch of its Chrome OS netbooks welcoming, Google has attempted to interfere in several markets to make its machine hosting the system Chrome OS.  The Mountain View company has supplied hundreds of machines to American soldiers returned home.  Subsequently, these machines have interfered in various schools.  Rajen Sheth, product manager at Google, explained: "Today, hundreds of schools in 41 states have at least a class provided by Chromebook."

 In partnership with the financial institution CIT, the company has launched a program to allow U.S. organizations to rent a Chromebook for $ 30 per month with a $ 25 price scale next year and $ 20 after 24 months.  The Chromebox turn is rented for $ 25 per month, a rate of $ 3 after dropping each year.  Firms with a Google Apps account can buy their sides ten Chromebooks and manage the fleet of aircraft directly from an administration console provided by Google.

Apple would be less dependent on Samsung for iPhone 5

In order to diversify its suppliers, the Cupertino company will supply at least its main partner, Samsung, to supply the memory chips of the next iPhone.

 Samsung is a pillar in the manufacture of Apple products.  South Korean provides microprocessors, screens and memory chips also used in iPod, iPad and iPhone.  According to a source close to the negotiations cited by Reuters, Apple has reduced orders for memory chips (DRAM and NAND) with Samsung for the iPhone 5, which is expected unveiling Wednesday, September 12. According to Bloomberg, it would be a disagreement between the two companies on prices.

 The American dismissed Samsung's list of suppliers of memory chips for the first delivered to the iPhone 5.  However, the South Korean remains one of its main partners, said the industry source, including the new smartphone.  Apple's maneuver would have benefited the Japanese Toshiba and Elpida Memory and Hynix of South Korea.

 The author of the information denied market speculation under which this shelving Samsung would be the result of multiple legal battles from both manufacturers of smartphones and tablets.
 An analyst quoted by Bernstein notes that orders for DRAM and NAND memory chips with the South Korean "fell significantly representing 2.5% of revenues from Samsung."  In addition, the activity of Samsung memory was the only back from year to year in the last quarter (8%).  In total, Apple weighs 9% in income from Samsung.

 According to a source quoted by the Korea Economic Daily, Apple iPhone 5 will equip its main battery from Amperex Technology Chinese and Japanese Panasonic, leaving somewhat subsidiary specializing in lithium-ion batteries Samsung SDI.  For the provision of the screen, LG is one of the main partners for the iPhone 5 at the expense of Sharp who has lost a bit of ground, indicates the person consulted by the Korean newspaper.

 Samsung, which has not yet commented on the information remains the sole supplier of microprocessors for Apple's iPhone and iPad.  A strengthened relationship in late August by the announcement of depth increase its production capacity at its plant in semiconductors Texas.  This is made ​​an investment of $ 4 billion to convert its foundry initially reserved for memory chips to manufacture SoC (System on a Chip) 28 nm for mobile devices.

 According to a Morgan Stanley analyst, sales of electronic components Samsung could reach $ 13 billion for an operating profit of 2.2 billion potential.  Samsung expects the third quarter to a growth in demand for DRAM and NAND mobile but also to increased competition.

MTNL Lofty Tab priced @ Rs. 3,999

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has today unveiled 3G-enabled Lofty Tab. Manufactured MTNLby Teracom, the new tablet is available in three variants for a price of Rs 3,999; Rs 6,499; and Rs 10,999. These new devices are powered with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

MTNL Lofty Tab will be sold with bundled offer with MTNL sim-card and a data plan on discounted rates of third-generation (3G) and WiFi services.

MTNL Lofty Tab will run on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, which has a high performance 1GHz Processor. The resolution of 7″, Multi Touch screen is excellent @ 1024×600. It also offer dual camera –3.2 MP Rear and 0.3 MP front.

Lofty Tab TZ100 Features

• Display: 7 inch LCD Capacitive screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
• Processor: 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor
• RAM: 512 MB
• Memory: 4 GB internal memory, Expandable to 32 GB
• Camera: 3 MP rear facing camera, VGA Front facing
• Multimedia:RM/RMVB, MPEG, MKV, AVI, FLV, VP8, up to 1080P Support
• connectivity: In-built 3G SIM Slot,USB 2.0, Wi-Fi
• OS: Android 4.0 ICS
• Battery: 4200 mAh battery
• Price: Rs. 10,999