Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The phenomenon of Tablet PC

Tablet PC is a computer device that has been pioneered since the 1980s when the touch screen technology developed. 10 years ago, tablet PC have been estimated by IT experts such as Bill Gates. In 2010, precisely in April, Apple launching a very phenomenal iPad. This product bring a lot of controversy and many argue that this product will not be sold on the market. But some argue that the iPad is a new breakthrough because this product is considered raises new trends in the computer world.

During 2010, Apple managed to sell millions of units of the iPad. This makes some big companies like Samsung and BlackBerry follow the Apple by launch a similar tablet. Research In Motion, based in Canada launched the BlackBerry Playbook while the Samsung issued Galaxy Tab based on Android, the fairly young OS.

Android is a Google's open source operating system previously intended for smartphones. Because of the Android OS, a lot of electronics manufacturers participated by launching tablet PC such as Motorola, Sony, HTC and others. Of course they use the compatible OS for tablet PC starting from the Honeycomb version.

The tablet PC market segment as if divided into two namely Apple and Android. Apple iPad with Apple's native OS, iOS, offering thousands of unique and interesting applications for its users. While Android provides 50% free application that can be obtained in the Android market. Advantages and disadvantages of each product will determine which products are in accordance with the user.

Now more and more products are emerging. LG Optimus Pad with 3D technology on its display, which is currently the 3D era began to spread to various multimedia segments, strting from film to gaming, the technology is now found on the Android tablet from LG, with this feature you will find the menu display that seemed to soar out of the screen, as well as a variety of games that you play with this Optimus Pad, you can enjoy it without 3D glasses .

HTC with Magic Pen Flyer , you can make your personal records while you're browsing or reading e-Book without exiting the app is concerned, this innovative Magic Pen can also be used as markers at the same time as you write on a pad or book .

BlackBerry with Playbook, although the OS does not use the Android OS and use the Blackberry's own OS, but this tablet also has advantages that make it can to compete to other tablets, that is the connectivity and synchronization from the Playbook Blackberry with Blackberry Phone devices.

With many tablet PCs are popping up indicating that the tablet PC era has begun. How long the popularity of tablet PC will last?


Google Set a iPad 2 Competitor

Google Nexus Tab


After launched the Galaxy Nexus, Google will launch Nexus tablet the next few months. It Seems Google will be  back to compete with Apple's popularity.

"In the next six months we have plans to market a tablet with the best quality". Said the Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt when he was in Italy.

Actually, now Google has control of the development of Motorola Xoom after Google acquired Motorola Mobility. But this tablet
can not compete with Apple iPad Popularity .

In the smartphone market, Google has launched the Galaxy Nexus that in cooperation with Samsung and now become
the toughest competitor of iPhone. With the launch of the tablet, the competition between Android and Apple will be increasingly heated.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Windows 8 Introduce Touch-Based Login

Microsoft introduce touch-based logins on their latest Operating System, Windows 8. The login system will use the images on a touch screen device.

Users can access the device by touching the image correctly. The touch will be the code that replaces passwords.

Process of typing a password with the combination uppercase and lowercase letters will be difficult in touchscren device. So with the presence of a new login system will allow users to access the device easily.

This login system will use the images chosen by the user then touch a particular part of the picture. The users just have to tap, make a line, or circling the the picture that will be the replace the text-based password . Sequence of signal from the starting position and the final position is the key to unlock the device.

Technicians from Microsoft, Z. Pace said that tests showed that users of image-based system allows access to a portable gadget that exceeds the speed of text-based passwords.

He stressed that the system will work all text passwords better than replacing them. If the user fails, he must move your body 5 times correctly in a row. Then the user will be prompted to set up a password like when you first use the device.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Kindle Fire, Cheap Tablet From Amazon

Amazon finally really issued its first tablet, Kindle Fire. This 7-inch tablet uses the Android Operating System that has been modified as well as using a dual core processor. Kindle Fire is used for displaying their mainstay product.

 Kindle uses the old operating system Android is actually intended for smartphones. But the Kindle uses a different interface.

Interesting things Fire of the launch of Kindle is because the price is cheap. a Kindle Fire sold for U.S. $ 199 only. But it cost to manufacture one unit of   Kindle
Fire is U.S. $ 210. So every sale of   Kindle Fire, Amazon lost about U.S. $ 10.

Where does Amazon make a profit?

Kindle Fire is designed to market their mainstay product. Although the loss in terms of  Kindle device sales, profits will come from sales of their digital content services.

With low prices and support content, Kindle Fire will be a serious rival for manufacturers such as Apple's tablet. But the Kindle Fire has some shortagesuch as, does not have a camera, microphone and does not have 3G access and data storage capacity is only 8 GB. However, Amazon provides an online storage freely for storing movies, books and music.

How the Future of Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing is a term in which information is permanently stored in servers on the Internet and temporarily stored on the user or client computer such as desktop, tablet computers, notebooks, wall computers, handhelds, sensors, monitors and others. Cloud Computing is the combined use of computer technology (computing) and the development of Internet-based (cloud). The cloud is metefora from the internet, which is often depicted as clouds in computer network diagrams.


The initial idea of ​​cloud computing comes from a computing expert from MIT named John McCarthy in the 1960s. He stated that one day computing will be a public infrastructure such as electricity and telephones. Then in 1995, Larry Ellison led to the idea "Network Computing" as a campaign to sue Microsoft when it dominates desktop computing.

Larry Ellison stated user does not actually need software such as operating systems and other software running on their desktop pc. Later this idea can be realized in the early 21st century when it was discovered various techniques in software development and Internet capacity.


Nowadays more and more rapid development of the digital world. In 2010, all data stored in the world is 1.2 Zettabyte and will be 30 years 2020.Dengan Zettabyte on such developments required a special technique that is able megatasi computational problems.

The advantages of cloud computing include ease of access, flexible, large storage, saving cost and energy efficient. Cloud computing also has shortcomings such as the Internet connection should be sufficient, undoubtedly data security and quality issues server.

Looking at developments in the computing world is very rapid, cloud computing is a solution of computational problems to be faced. With so many advantages of cloud computing is that cloud computing will also be growing. Shortage faced will be minimized with a variety of infrastructure improvements and techniques used.

RIM Pending The Launch of QNX Platform



 
RIM OS, QNX, which will be used on their BlackBerry is expected to be a weapon to compete with the iPhone, Anroid and Windows Phone. But it seems have to delaying the launch of RIM BlackBerry 10 which uses the QNX operating system because it is still not able to meet the needs of the chip to be used on the latest BlackBerry.

Quoted from the pages of The Telegraph, RIM was forced to delay the launch of their latest BlackBerry for reasons not yet able to meet the needs of the chip for the BlackBerry. In addition, the BlackBerry 10 will be introduced in late 2012 though RIM will be launching the BlackBerry targeting in March.

Chief Executive of RIM, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazardis said that they needed time to realize the platform changes they did, but they sure have the ability to lead the telecommunications industry.

Some analysts expect a delay the launch of the BlackBerry-based QNX will raise pressure on RIM.

RIM previously considered disappointing investors for failing to satisfying sales targets between 11 to 12 million mobile phones in the quarter this Christmas. Whereas last year managed to sell 14.8 mobile phones.

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Samsung's Popularity Exceeds Apple

 

Besides compete tightly on the court, Samsung products also compete with Apple. Now Samsung has passed Apple's popularity.


Based on conducted by YouGov's survey, Samsung's popularity began to beat Apple since December 8, 2011.

YouGov evaluate advertising Samsung's Galaxy S II queue satirical iPhone 4S as the factors that most influence the popularity of Apple. The ad release 22 November to 1 December.

Apple's popularity began to decline since late November. Previously Apple's Buzz Score is 33 now only 25. End of november, Samsung's Buzz Score is now only 19 26.

In the Galaxy S II's ad, titled "Next Big Thing", Samsung is satirical Apple's fanboy who would stand in long line for the the iPhone 4S. In fact, according to Samsung's ads, the iPhone 4S does not have a lot of changes. Even the iPhone
4S does not support the 4G technologies, like those of the Galaxy S II

 
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