Happy Saturday, everyone. Are you enjoying your holiday weekend so far? Hopefully you are, but if you want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with what made news this week, this is the place to be. First off, something for Apple fans – Apple’s Ive gets second knighting and a iPhone tease. For something a little more business-oriented, we have HP’s Q2 2012 earnings. And here's a symbol to how the industry is changing these days - Toshiba discontinuing netbooks in the US.
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SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: May 26, 2012
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Happy Friday all! Are you pumped for the holiday weekend? Hopefully the weather will be nice in your area, but for now it's raining tech news and we have all the scoops you need. Starting with this - Facebook IPO prompts legal free-for-all. And in the world of Android... ViewSonic 22-inch Android tablet teased. Moving from teases to something that is very real - Toshiba discontinuing netbooks in the US.
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Apple’s iPhone 5 maps app technology previewed by C3
This week Apple has been tipped to be releasing a non-Google maps iteration on their iPhone 5 once the device has been prepared for a third-quarter announcement, this mapping technology bringing "next-level" realness and fabulous technological breakthroughs galore. What you're about to see is a hands-on video from NetBookNews which shows off the technology that has been created by C3 Technologies, a company that Apple purchased back in 2011. What we can expect from Apple in the very near future is a set of mapping apps that utilize the technology you see in this video without hesitation and on a giant scale.
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ASUS PadFone unboxed in Taiwan
We've been waiting patiently for what seems like years to get our hands on ASUS' smartphone/tablet/netbook hybrid PadFone, and if you're currently in Taiwan you can put your money down for one right now. That's just what Netbook News did, along with the additional keyboard dock and Bluetooth headset-stylus combo, and they were kind enough to post a few minutes of gadget porn for the rest of the Internet to enjoy. Check the video after the break.
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Samsung Tizen dev device caught on camera
Various Tizen smartphone developer devices, believed to be made by Samsung, have been brought out to play at the Tizen Developer Conference this week, giving us a glimpse of v1.0 Larkspur in action. The 720p HD handset runs a 1.2GHz dual-core ARM chipset, according to Tizen Talk, though neither developers nor Samsung is saying too much about specifications as this isn't a phone that will end up in users' hands. Instead, it's intended to spur adoption of the open source OS.
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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 vs Prime Hands-on
We’ve had enough time now with the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 that it’s finally time to put it to the test – a hardware-to-hardware comparison with its predecessor the Transformer Prime. What you’re going to see is that the first-ever tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor as well as the first ever tablet with officially licensed Ice Cream Sandwich is so extremely similar to the TF300 that it’s difficult to tell the two apart. It’s the cost of the units then that might be the sway point for most potential users – could it all be so simple?
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 Review
If the ASUS Transformer Prime seemed like a masterpiece of a 10.1-inch Android tablet to you but you decided to wait and see if ASUS would release a slightly lower-cost model of nearly the same thing – you’re in luck. What we’ve got here is the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300, This 10.1-inch tablet comes with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box, has its own unique keyboard dock (sold separately) and comes in Royal Blue (which we’ve got here,) Torch Red, and Iceberg White. Let’s have a look at what makes this model cost a bit less than the Prime and if it still seems appealing without the added frills.
Windows Phone Apollo to open up customization to OEMs?
Consumers seem to be responding well to the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T in the United States, but otherwise Windows Phone has been met with a cool reception from both customers and OEMs. One of the complaints levelled at the OS is the lack of customization that can be applied to the UI. That may be set to change in the future, as Netbook News has scored some info relating to the upcoming Apollo summit in the UK.
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Intel shows off Studybook tablet for education
Intel has unveiled a new tablet that it's aiming specifically at students called the Studybook. The company has had little netbooks and other machines that were aimed at education in the past, but this little tablet is a new direction. The tablet runs an Intel Atom Z650 processor and is part of Intel's Learning Series. The little tablet comes packed with software specifically for students and teachers to use the learning environment.
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ASUS Eee Pad MeMo 171 on sale in Taiwan, gets benchmarked
The last time we heard about the ASUS Eee Pad Memo 171 was at CES 2012, with it being shown off along with the MeMo 370T (now rumored to be the Nexus tablet). Things have been quiet since then, but it turns out that if you’re living in Taiwan, you can buy one right now. Netbooknews managed to get their hands on the 7-inch tablet and took it for a spin, giving a video demo of the device as well as running the customary benchmarks.
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Samsung Galaxy S III non-Pentile 720p AMOLED tipped
More mystery and intrigue around the hotly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III, as Korean news reports tip not only a 4.65-inch 720p display like the Galaxy Nexus, but a move away from the much-maligned pentile panel technology. According to DDaily, the upcoming Galaxy S III will use a Super AMOLED Plus display running at 1280 x 720 for 316ppi density – only a little short of the iPhone 4S’ Retina Display – but not using the reduced pixel count that pentile forces. The rumors tally with talk that another recently rumored device, the GT-i9300, is indeed a midrange model not the Galaxy S III.
Dead Trees and PCs: HP’s Innovation Challenge
It’s tough to be too enthusiastic about HP’s plan to merge its printer and computing groups into a single unit. Former EVP of the PSG group Todd Bradley will lead the freshly-minted Printing and Personal Systems Group, as HP attempts to cut costs and “drive innovation” of its product range. Yet HP’s track record in creating exciting, distinctive devices is hardly glowing, and there are some serious pitfalls ahead that could easily derail the new strategy.
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