Toshiba Folio 100 debuts at IFA 2010
The Toshiba Folio 100 tablet has just been announced at IFA 2010 in Berlin, and it has been confirmed to come with a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display at 1024 x 600 resolution, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core chipset with Android 2.1 as the operating system of choice instead of Android 2.2 as we reported earlier. The 1.3-megapixel camera as well as 16GB of internal memory are accurate though. Other specifications of the Folio 100 include 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, an HDMI output, a couple of built-in speakers and a microphone for communication purposes, a USB port and an SD memory card reader. The battery is touted to run for up to 7 hours before requiring a quick recharge, while its default browser is Opera Mobile with the ability to handle Adobe Flash. You will get preloaded software in the Folio 100 to help you get started right out of the box, but the two most important details - pricing and availability, are still as elusive as Osama bin Laden.
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Toshiba Folio 100 goes official, lands in Q4
If Samsung's Galaxy Tab reads like a how-to for making a decent Android tablet, Toshiba's Folio 100 seems to serve an opposite purpose (starting with that unfortunate name), which is disappointing for a company like Toshiba. The tablet just got official here at IFA, after being spotted on the show floor earlier today, but there's nothing in the press release to change our initial impressions of the device. There's a 1024 x 600 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, Tegra 2 under the hood, 16GB of built-in storage, SD card expansion, HDMI out, 802.11n WiFi, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and Android 2.2 with Flash 10.1 running on top of it all. Toshiba claims 7 hours of battery of "regular" use (65% web browsing, 10% video playback, 25% standby), and everything is packed into a 0.55-inch thick form factor that weighs 1.7 pounds. Software-wise Toshiba has baked in Opera, Toshiba Media Player, FBReader, Fring (for video calls), Documents To Go, and Evernote, with Toshiba offering its own app marketplace and developer platform for tablet-specific apps. Unfortunately, the tablet ends up in person as less than the sum of its parts, and while Toshiba might be able to redeem itself slightly with perhaps a surprisingly low pricepoint, we don't imagine ourselves yearning for this device to escape the bonds of its initial Europe, Middle East, and Africa launch markets. PR is after the break.
Update: Toshiba just said that the suggested retail price will be €399.
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SkyFire Browser Submitted To The App Store
The folks over at Opera had quite a tough time getting Opera Mini approved for Apple's iOS, but they finally managed to get approval. With that in mind, we're interested to see if SkyFire will encounter similar resistance, not to mention that SkyFire will indirectly support a good amount of the Flash video that's available on the web. It's worth noting that SkyFire doesn't actually play Flash content on iOS, rather it uses a proxy to remotely convert Flash video into something that iOS supports, embedding said video content back for playback at the user's request. That being said, this method means that while Flash video can be viewed, but Flash content such as games will not work. Apparently SkyFire are pretty confident that the browser will be approved quickly as it was developed with significant oversight and feedback from Apple, claiming to adhere to every guideline put forth by Apple regarding HTML5 video playback for iOS. Will the possibility of another browser for iOS be an interesting idea to you?
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Samsung Galaxy S, análisis (II): llevando a Android 2.1 por el buen camino
En la primera parte del análisis os presentamos el terminal desde el punto de vista hardware, tratando con más detalle el diseño y calidad de construcción del Samsung Galaxy S, pero más del 50% del éxito de este producto recae en su sistema operativo, y lo que los coreanos hayan querido tocar en él, así que para salir de dudas vamos a conocerlo.
El Samsung Galaxy S elige como sistema operativo Android en su versión 2.1, y como no esperábamos de otra forma, los coreanos ha realizado una fuerte personalización de la interfaz llevando a TouchWiz a su versión 3.0. Para los que tengáis un Samsung Wave, o lo conozcáis, os adelantamos que es bastante parecida, pero manteniendo las funcionalidades del sistema operativo de Google, y presentando algunas ideas tomadas de iOS.
Illuminatus Laser Lightshow and laser lunchboxes
You may remember Mike Gould and his awesome laser lunchboxes from his project article in MAKE Volume 20. Mike is at Maker Faire Detroit, talking about lunchbox lasers and performing laser shows as the Illuminatus Laser Light Opera. Check out his website for more information on building your own laser lunchbox.
The rest of Mike's schedule at the Faire:
Sat: 4:30-5pm -- Anderson Theater: Illuminatus 2.1 Laser Lightshow
Sun: 10-10:30am, 12-12:30pm, 2:30-3pm, 4:30-5pm -- Anderson Theater: Illuminatus 2.1 Laser Lightshow; 1-2pm -- Make Demo Stage: Laser Lunch Box Demo
Opera Mini serves up on billion page views daily
Just how popular is the Opera Mini mobile browser? How about the fact that it serves up a delicious one billion page views daily? This Java ME-based mobile browser is definitely heading in the right direction despite pretty decent browsers being bundled together with the iPhone and Android-powered handsets to date. This mobile browser's main distinguishing feature would be its compression technology that is smart enough to compress web page content up to 90% on Opera’s servers before sending them to the actual device, which will go a long way in helping you save time and bandwidth.
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Opera Has Not Given up on Symbian [Apps]
Good old Symbian Series 60 is still around and going (fairly) strong, despite the dual Android/iPhone assault—and has today been brightened up no end by the arrival of a beta release of Opera Mobile 10.1. More
Forget 3D, It’s Time for Motion Sensing Movies [IPhone]
Wouldn't this be fun? I want to try it with the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera cabin scene. Next: Touch and Monica Bellucci. More
Opera Mini 5.1 For Android Ditches Its Beta Tag
Folks who do a lot of heavy browsing on their Android devices should be quite happy to hear that Opera has released its updated Opera Mini mobile browser, bringing the version up to 5.1 and ditching its beta tag. This latest update doesn't make any drastic changes, but improvements include better stability and improve page layout for Android devices with large displays. Opera Mini 5.1 is already available in the Android Market for your consumption.
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Be Nice to the Mobile Networks—Use Opera Mini 5.1 [Android Apps]
The updated 5.1 version of Opera Mini launched on the Android Market overnight, promising to focus on speed and usability—bringing more of a "PC-like" browsing experience to Android. If that's what you really want. More