Acer Iconia A500

How to enable Acer Iconia Tab A500?. This is perhaps the first question the users of this tablet. It's known, this tablet poor keypad. You only find two buttons on the tablet, the one on the left side above the power button and volume key on the top of the left not far from the power button.

After activating the power button, then you will be presented on the screen, with a logo 'padlock' in a circle. Simply move the logo, you will be invited to the main menu on the first screen. Next up to you.

There are five screens in this tablet. You can fill each screen with widgets, shortcuts, wallpaper. Simply touch the plus sign beside the application menu, you will be taken on an option to fill in each screen. For the widget, for example, there is a choice hour, agendas, bookmarks and calendar. You also can enter a shortcut menu is available or wallpaper. It's easy, select the screen to be filled, tap the plus sign, then touch the widget or shortcut of your choice.

For user customization, Acer has made modifications to the user interface and navigation are embedded in the Acer Honeycomb Iconia Tab A500. In this case, Acer perform separation categories based on zones, namely zone games, multimedia zone zone, zone and zone reading and social. This categorization is intended to allow users to classify their needs.

To enter each zone, you can use the shortcut, such as ereading, games, multimedia or social. When you have opened one of the zones, you can switch to another zone simply by touching the mark forward (>) or backward (<) without having to open a new shortcut or change the screen.

It has a diameter of 10.1-inch screen, the tablet is quite comfortable to read eBooks or browsing the internet using wifi. 10.1-inch WXGA screen is capacitive multi-touch screen resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels with 262k color depth display images, photos or videos are bright and sharp.

Tablet that works with Honeycomb Android operating system, when first turn on this tablet will be no request to register a Google account (if you already have). Where have not you will be prompted to create a Google account. If you already have a Google account, the system will automatically track sceara anywhere that account is used.

If you have a blog using google account you registered, the tablet will connect your device to your blog automatically. Do not be surprised if in the Gallery Iconia will be shown your collection of photos on your blog, whatever the amount.

Acer is also buried here exclusive applications. Like Social Jogger and Clear.fi. With Social Jogger, you can access Facebook and Twitter all at once from one application with a more attractive appearance. Clear-Fi feature allows you to share files or streaming multimedia content directly with other Acer devices such as smartphones or computers, in the same network. To access the multimedia files such as audio, video and photos, is also a "Nemo Player".

With NVIDIA Tegra products support Dual Core 1 GHz, also offers a new experience and convenience of playing games. To play Need For Speed, for example. Users like holding a steering wheel, immediately step on the gas. The controls are easy and comfortable, offers its own fun in playing games. Acer Iconiapun turned into a game console, like the PSP or Xbox.

Dual-core chipsets, display screen is capable and compelling audio to make Need for Speed ​​can be played optimally. Also the other three-dimensional games. For games, there are three preloaded games, namely games HD Need for Speed, Hero of Sparta and the Let's Golf.

What about the pictures and video. The tablet has two cameras on the front and rear. 2 megapixel camera on the front prepared to support the video call service. While there behind 5 mega pixel camera with autofocus and flash dilenagkapi LED. This camera also cmemadai to record video, and supports HD video in 720p (1280 × 720 pixels).

More than just a camera, Acer is also buried exclusive application 3D Photo Browser. Collection of photographs can be displayed in a slideshow of three-dimensional lure. If less like the three-dimensional effect, other display options are available such as photo albums. Develop photo album itself is quite easy, just select the folder of photos you want displayed, you have an interesting photo album.

To support their daily activities, there are various supporting applications such as Document Togo. This application can read a variety of document formats, like Word, XL, PowerPoint or PDF. But if you want to create a new document, you must install the full version of this application first. Preload application works only read the document only.

To type you can use the virtual keyboard. When not used to typing using the touch screen keyboard, please use the keyboard manually. Iconia connectivity devices also quite comprehensive. For example, a USB 2.0 port. He, among others, could be connected with an external keyboard. When you want an external wireless keyboard Blutetooth based, you can also use this device.

Acer Iconia A500 Specification Tab

Size: 0.5 x 10.2 x 7 inches Weight: 1.7 pounds (about 0.9 kg). The operating system OS: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 2 1 GHz dual-core processors Memory RAM: 1GB Display: 10.1 inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Screen resolution: 1280 × 800 pixel Camera: 5MP resolution (back) and 2MP (front) Media storage: 16GB and 32 GB + microSD up to 64GB Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB, HDMI Micro

Google Chromebooks

Chromebooks present in the Samsung and Acer notebooks. Although the new official will be marketed on 15 June, but things have to start be ordered at Best Buy and Amazon. Reservations are limited to the U.S. market alone.

Notebooks are the target market is students will be sold in the U.S. with Rp3 price range, 2 to Rp4, 2 million. Working OS Chrome entirely centered on the 'cloud'. But it turns out he also had access 3G and can work offline. It certainly answered our earlier question about whether Chromebooks can function in areas without Internet network.

And even, with offline mode, we also continue to access Google Docs, Gmail, Calendar, and other applications when the notebook is in a state disconnected from the Internet network.

Google spokesman said that Chromebooks will be launched in 6 countries in Europe including Britain. But the price for the European region can not be announced.

Early Death Chromebooks Antivirus Industry

Since its launch on May 11 last, a laptop Chrome more and more people interested. In the midst of the high interest of the community will this new generation laptop, the laptop turns out the producers feared Chrome AntiVirus.

Chrome or Chromebooks laptop containing only a browser and work with the all-online services are unable to install the files. exe or installer of any kind, including antivirus tools. Chromebooks have a security system built-in, so that in this computer does not need anti-virus software.

This sort of thing can also be found on Apple laptops. Many people assume that this is the beginning of the bankruptcy of the antivirus industry. A number of antivirus companies such as McAfee, Symantec, or Kaspersky should be careful.

Andrew Jaquith of the Perimeter E-Security says, "PC like Chromebook will be a problem for McAfee and the like."

This needs to be aware, the article of this kind of laptop will be increasingly in demand. Gartner Research predicts Chromebooks similar laptop sales will increase to 1.4 billion by 2015.

"Computers do not require this kind of antivirus. This is bad news for antivirus vendors, because three-quarters of their market will go,"said Jaquith.

But this new generation of laptop problems rather than on their vulnerability to viruses. Work system based on cloud computing actually vulnerable hacking attacks. The antivirus software producers should be able to offer solutions to these problems.

Nokia E7 Present in Indonesia

Nokia E7, the smart phone business which supported a variety of applications from leading software companies like Microsoft, has been present in Indonesia.

E7 since the end of January 2011 can be obtained by pre-orders through online ordering and shop. Across the official retail outlets across Indonesia mobile phone Nokia will sell for Rp5.999.000.

The product is called the "new stylish communicator." Bob McDougall, Country Manager of Nokia to the territory of Indonesia said that Nokia E7 is the answer to the needs of consumers will be smart phones.

"Smartphone users continue to seek solutions to understand their lives, in work and daily life. A communication technology that understands the needs of consumers. They also need a smartphone that they could carry with pride into the workplace, while a secure server to connect to the company, "said McDougall.

Nokia listen to suggestions from consumers, and forward it to the designers to combine the best things of their portfolios.

"The result is our latest business smartphone, the new stylish communicator E7," McDougall added.

Nokia E7 provides direct access to a secure and real-time to email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and lists corporate through Microsoft Exchange, as well as Office Communicator Mobile, which was developed by Microsoft for Nokia smart phones. Features that deliver corporate instant messaging and presence.

Irwan Hermawan, Product Manager of Nokia, said the product is available in black and silver, and in the second quarter will be available also in blue and orange.

"In addition to touch screens, the Nokia E7 also provides full QWERTY keyboard," said Irwan.

Nokia E7 run Nokia newest operating system, Symbian ^ 3. The phone is equipped with 8 megapixel camera and flash LED with high-resolution photos and high definition video. USB on-the-go will make it easier to share and use the files by connecting a USB storage media to Nokia E7. The cell phone has a flash memory on-board 16 GB.

Nokia has established cooperation with several major mobile operators in the country, such as Telkomsel, XL, Indosat and 3 to service Internet data packets. Packet data services offered include Nokia Messaging Unlimited Data Plan (push email, chat, and socio-FB and Twitter).

There are special offers for buyers packet bundling Nokia E7 Telkomsel. Customers will get free unlimited data package Nokia for 6 months and get the full version Angry Birds. Also available is Ovi Ovi Data Plan to access the Store.

Users can choose to subscribe to a daily, weekly, or monthly, according to the operator is used, with reasonable prices.

Nokia Back Take Over Full Symbian

Helsinki, Finland - Nokia Oyj will assume full control of the Symbian operating system, asset management retake key provided in the "open source community" to operate only a few years ago.

Nokia said on Monday (8 / 11) will take care of "platform" development from April 2011, while cross-industry Symbian Foundation will only take care of software licensing in the future.
Nokia bought by other shareholders in Symbian in 2008 and opened software for any manufacturer to use the base "open source." However, it failed to win widespread adoption and this year Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson left behind to support the Google Android.

"For other licenses leave Symbian, Nokia has little choice but to take full control," said Ben Wood, research head at CCS Insight.

Finnish phone maker continues to be a key contributor to software development and has created 95 percent of Symbian phone sales volume.

"It's a natural evolution for Symbian. The success of Nokia in the market" smartphone "lower middle is forcing competitors to use Android or Microsoft," said John Strand, founder and head of the Danish telecommunications consultancy Strand Consult.

"After Samsung and Sony Ericsson Symbian withdraw their support, it's likely only a matter of time before Nokia Symbian become the de facto operating system only," said Tero Kuittinen, an analyst with MKM Partners.

"I believe there are signs of Nokia Symbian development to reduce pressure and put more pressure on the back Meego for 2011, it is possible that Nokia is now turning to force maintenance with Symbian as a substitute for expanding aggressively," he said.

Symbian continued leadership in mobile phone market with 37 percent market share in the third quarter, but this rate fell two years ago.

According to research firm Canalys, Symbian's closest competitor, Google Android, has 17 percent of the market last quarter, just ahead of Apple.

Nokia shares rose from earlier lows and closed 0.2 percent lower in Helsinki, according to Reuters.

S60 software platform

Operating platform S60 (formerly Series 60 User Interface) is a software platform for mobile phones that run on Symbian OS. S60 is present between the platforms most commonly used smartphone in the world. It was created by Nokia, which make the platform open source and contributed to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by manufacturers of mobile devices including mobile phone company Siemens, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Samsung. the joint establishment of the Sony programs for Nokia. It was the most popular Symbian OS smartphone on the market by 47% of sales in the sector overall, with 17.9m phones sold in Q4 2008.

In addition to the manufacturers community includes:

* Software integration companies such as Sasken, Elektrobit, Teleca, Digia, Mobica, Atelier.tm
* Semiconductor companies Texas Instruments, ST micro, Broadcom, Sony, Freescale, Samsung Electronics
* Companies such as Vodafone, Orange who develop and provide S60 mobile applications and services based on
* Software developers and independent software vendors).

S60 consists of a set of libraries and standard applications, such as tools, and personal information management system, telephone and Helix-based multimedia players. It aims to mobile modern energy fully-featured with large color screens, which are commonly known as smart phones.

In the S60 is a standard multiple sources for smartphones that supports application development in Java MIDP, C + +, Python, and Adobe Flash. Originally, the hallmark of most S60 phones they allow users to install new applications after the purchase. Unlike the standard desktop platform, however, included in the applications rarely are upgraded by the seller and behind the reforms. New features are added only to the phones while they are being developed rather than after the public release. Specific and uniform buttons, such as the menu key, four-way joystick or d-pad, left and right soft keys and the key to clear.