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Android 3.0 out this December

Mark — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:41:54 +0000

Google is allegedly wrapping up the last details for their Android 3.0 OS (dubbed Gingerbread, continuing the line of food themed names, like Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, and Froyo) and a release date might be as early as December of this year.

This comes after many big players in the market named their concerns that the previous and current versions of the OS (we’re now at Froyo 2.2, in case you lost track) are not viable for tablets, but only for smartphones, even though many tablets went for Google’s OS. At first, this is all Android was about, namely an OS for the sloppy Google Nexus One, but other manufacturers implemented Android on their smartphones to great success.

But now, according to alltouchtablet.com, the stakes of the 3.0 are high on the tablet market, as Acer, Asustek, HTC, Motorola and Samsung amongst others are desperate to use the new version of Android on their soon to be launched tablets.

We might expect a boost in performance on future tablets due to the dedicated 3.0 and considering that licensing for Android costs 10 dollars in comparison with Windows 7′s hefty price tag of 50$, we just might have on our hands an Android dominated tablet market from now on.

Android 3.0 GingerBread gets on the final line before launch

And 3.0 seems to be only a stepping stone for the 4.0 version of Android, which should come out somewhere next summer, although Google keeps all tabs quiet on this one. What we know about it is that it might be named Ice Cream and will probably be the ultimate tablet OS, as 3.0 might just be what Windows Vista was for 7.

Nevertheless, it’s exciting to have Android tweaked for tablets, as we might have on our hands also a new generation of apps.

Kingsoft Office: Best MS Office Alternative for netbooks?

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:26:48 +0000

Kingsoft Office is an office productivity solution which includes 3 office applications such as Writer, Spreadsheets and Presentation. It has a user interface similar to Microsoft Office 2003. It also functions pretty much the same as Microsoft Office.

Kingsoft Office is very lite on hard drive and memory too. According to Binary Now, it only takes up to 120MB of disk space after installation.

Not only on you can save on your hard disk estate but on your pocket too. The Kingsoft Office retails for $59.95 but with 33% discount, you can get it for only $39.95.

Kingsoft Office - Best office alternative for netbooks

via Binary Now

MSI adds more fun to Wind Netbooks

Andrew — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:42:24 +0000

MSI is providing Wind Netbook users of the U100 and U90 models with Q-Face and Windy Zone game software, valued at US$200, completely free of charge!

Things you can do with Q-Face

transform your icon on instant messaging software, by putting a hat on your picture
changing into a cute puppy or
adding a frame of bubbles around the image

That’s fun. But I think it could be even funnier if I do those things to others’ pictures.

Things you can have with Windy Zone

Star Mission v.1.0.1.0.5
Chicken Shake v.1.0.1.0.7
Island War v.2.5.2
Chicken Invader v.3.5.4
Loco v.1.2.1
Smileyville v.1.2.1

via Eeepc.net