SAMSUNG’S Windows 8 PC Lineup Now Available For Pre-Order; in Stores October 26

New Laptops, Samsung ATIV Smart PCs and All-in-Ones Feature Exclusive Software Offering Extended Usability Options, Convergence and Apps

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, announced details about its upcoming Windows 8 mobile PC and All-In-One product lines. Building on its leadership position in the PC and tablet market, Samsung is bringing premium computing power, elegant design and an intuitive user experience to its PCs along with seamless convergence across devices, thanks to Samsung AllShare® Play. In addition, Samsung offers a range of unique applications across devices including Samsung Quick Starter, and exclusive S Pen apps such as S Note and S Memo.

“Samsung has seen extraordinary growth in the mobile PC category over the past few years, and we’re now taking our success to the next level by connecting the PC to other devices in the home or office through our convergence technology, Samsung AllShare Play,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of consumer IT product marketing at Samsung Electronics America. “The launch of Windows 8 provides an inflection point in the evolution of the PC. Samsung has always focused on pushing the boundaries of design to create truly remarkable products that consumers and businesses want. We’re confident that we will continue to lead the future with our thoughtful, powerful approach to the computing experience.”

Samsung’s Windows 8 Product Lineup
The Samsung Windows 8 product lineup includes a diverse range of computing solutions, from highly portable laptops and Samsung ATIV Smart PCs to sleek All-In-One desktop PCs. Each product incorporates Samsung’s stylish design, intuitive hardware and premium computing components. Samsung’s new product lineup includes:


Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T: Engineered for highly mobile users, this device provides enhanced content consumption and creation by allowing users to effortlessly switch between a traditional clamshell notebook PC and tablet PC.

Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T: With a blazing-fast Intel® Core™ i5 processor, the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T is a powerful PC designed for on-the-go professionals. Like the 500T, the Pro 700T can easily switch between a clamshell and tablet form factor, resulting in maximum usage and compatibility from anywhere.

: The Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch is Samsung’s first Ultrabook™ with a 10-finger multi touchscreen. With a third-generation Intel® Core™ i3 or i5 processor, premium multimedia capabilities, a high-definition screen, and an ergonomic, stylish design, the laptop delivers the mobility and performance demanded by both consumers and business users.

Samsung Series 7 All-In-One: The Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC is a premium home PC with powerful performance packed in sleek minimalistic design. In addition to 10-finger touch capabilities, the display also recognizes hand gestures for maximum usability.

Samsung Series 5 All-In-One: Also a powerful All-In-One PC, the Series 5 was designed to serve as an ideal kitchen PC, with a keyboard and mouse that fit neatly in between the legs of the base to open up counter space and a slightly smaller screen size that users look for in that room.

Samsung Series 7 Notebook: Featuring a blazing-fast Intel® Core™ processor and a stunning aluminum shell, the Samsung Series 7 Notebook offers an excellent blend of beauty and power. With an ultra-thin LED-backlit LCD screen, it is one of the thinnest and brightest quad-core PCs on the market.

Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook: Featuring one of the thinnest, lightest laptop form factors ever introduced, the Series 9 represents the pinnacle of innovation and was designed to turn heads everywhere. Its unique design and innovative engineering breaks all common perceptions of premium notebook PCs.

Powerful Connectivity and Applications
Samsung’s newest PCs feature powerful, exclusive applications that maximize productivity and ease-of-use. All of the products have the ability to seamlessly interact with other Samsung devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and TVs, through Samsung AllShare Play, fully integrating the PC into users’ home or office ecosystems. Users can easily share content between their All-In-One and other Samsung devices on the same network. They can showcase photos from their phone to the larger All-In-One display, or share a document drafted on their All-In-One with their tablet and continue editing while on the road.

Samsung’s new PCs also feature S Manager for the latest software and drivers. Included within S Manager is Samsung’s Quick Starter feature, which adds a toolbar and start button to the Windows 8 interface. This provides users with a choice of interface and offers a familiar navigation scheme. In addition, S Manager includes AllShare Play for seamless convergence across devices.

The ATIV Smart PC Pro devices are preloaded with S Pen optimized apps such as S Note, S Memo and S Cloud, allowing users to fully capitalize on the S Pen that ships embedded in a slot on the device. With 1,024 levels of sensitivity, the S Pen is designed for natural and intuitive content creation, and offers features including handwriting to text conversion and varying thickness when drawing or writing, depending on the pressure applied.

Looking up recipes on your computer has also never been easier than it is on the new Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 All-In-One PCs, thanks to Jamie Oliver’s application Jamie Oliver’s Recipes, which is exclusively pre-installed on Samsung’s Windows 8 PCs. Users can enjoy delicious recipes from around the world, developed specifically for the application and displayed in an easy to follow step-by-step format, each with beautiful high-definition photographs.

Pricing and Availability
Samsung’s Windows 8 product line is available for pre-order now at www.Samsung.com and will be available in stores October 26, 2012.

The MSRP for each product is as follows:
Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T = $749.99
Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T = $1,199.99
Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch: Intel® Core™ i3: $809.99; Intel® Core™ i5: $859.99
Samsung Series 7 All-In-One: 27-inch: $1,699.99; 23.6-inch: $1,099.99
Samsung Series 5 All-In-One: $799.99
Samsung Series 7 Notebook: $1,099.99
Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook: Starting at $1,299.99

About Samsung Electronics America Enterprise Business Division
As a global leader in Information Technology, Samsung's Enterprise Business Division (EBD) is committed to bringing meaningful innovation to businesses of all types from small/medium businesses to the Fortune 500 elite and public agencies alike. Samsung offers a complete portfolio of solutions including virtualization, printing, displays, notebook and tablet PCs and digital signage; all designed to move businesses forward while helping to reduce operating cost and the environmental footprint. Samsung EBD is a division of Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (SEC) and is among the world's largest technology companies. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com/business or call             1-866-SAM-4BIZ      .

About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The company markets a broad range of award-winning consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products, as well as oversees all of Samsung’s North American operations including Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, the Samsung organization is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. The company was ranked #19 in BusinessWeek/Interbrand “100 Best Global Brands,” and named as one of Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies of 2010.” For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. You can also Fan Samsung on www.Facebook.com/SamsungUSA or follow Samsung via Twitter @SamsungTweets.

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** All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, to benefits, design, components, performance, availability and capability of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Archos GamePad - 7-inch tablet with game management

Archos company is preparing to release an unusual device. Archos GamePad is a model tablet with 7-inch touch-screen, but in addition it has a game management with hardware buttons. This decision was made ​​in order to provide greater user convenience when using a tablet as a gaming console. However, such an approach is dictated and radical redesign of the device, which is now well-established in the form of a more or less thin frame in a rectangle. The contours of Archos GamePad more reminiscent gaming console Sony PSP series. C in terms of features Archos GamePad both traditional tablet, it belongs to the category of low-cost, compact device that is not impressive features. 7-inch screen size, and its resolution - 1024 by 600 pixels. The basis of the hardware platform, put dual-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz and a graphics accelerator Mali 400. Working model running Android 4.0. In addition to games from the App Store Google Play Store device can provide the emulator game console, for example, Nintendo 64. Tablet Archos GamePad to go on sale in Europe this month, and its recommended price is only 150 Euro. 

iPad mini will present on October 23

We have previously written about the fact that the announcement of a new tablet iPad mini could be held on October 17, however, usually prior to such events to send out invitations in advance did not happen - it took just now. Apple announced on its new presentation, October 23, and not in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, as usual, and in San Jose, California Theatre at 10 am, the time the Pacific Coast.

Traditionally, the details of the subject event the company has not disclosed, but is expected to be announced is a mini version of the iPad with a 7.85-inch touch screen. At the invitation stated that the company "has a little more to show you" (we've got a little more to show you). Presumably, this is an allusion to a more compact tablet from Apple, though a week of it is anyone's guess.

Apple Sends Invitations for Oct. 23 Event

Apple AAPL +2.34% has just issued invitations for an event next week on Oct. 23.

The tagline for the event is, “We’ve got a little more to show you.”

Given that the event is widely expected to be an unveiling of a smaller iPad, the word “little” is probably not used lightly. Apple could, of course, unveil other products during the event as well.

It’s also worth noting that Microsoft unveiled the price of its Surface tablet today, which is priced similarly to the iPad, only to have Apple issue the invitations for its next event several hours later.

AllThingsD, a sister website to The Wall Street Journal, first reported that Apple was planning an event to unveil the smaller iPad.

Apple‘s Asian component suppliers have already started mass production of a new tablet smaller than the current iPad — the so-called iPad Mini — that’s destined to compete with Google‘s and Amazon’s new tablets, according to an earlier report in the Journal.

The event will be held in San Jose at the California Theater — a bit of an usual choice for Apple given that it has recently typically held events in San Francisco or at the company’s campus in Cupertino, Calif.

The event will be held at 1 p.m. ET.

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Surface with Windows RT

Who says that pretty can’t be practical? It’s time for a tablet that’s more than meets the eye. Powerful processing and beautiful design unite on Surface. Whether you’re working hard or hardly working, Surface’s integrated Kickstand and revolutionary Touch Cover let you work, play, and connect with others like never before. Plug into external displays like projectors and HDTV, and share your world1 . Pre-loaded with Windows RT, Microsoft Office 2013 RT2, Xbox apps, and other essentials.
Product Features

VaporMg™ casingMade with VaporMg, Surface is precision crafted to be tough yet elegant, without excessive bulk. At less than 1.5 pounds, with a watch-like finish that’s incredibly smooth, and durable, Surface is a delight to hold and touch.Integrated KickstandIntegrated Kickstand provides uncompromised support and flexibility. Flip out the Kickstand for hands-free entertainment. Whether you’re watching a movie, or shooting video, Surface stands on its own.Touch CoverThe cover you can type on. Touch Cover clicks in to Surface in an instant, and offers a sleek, spill-resistant exterior for working – no matter where you find yourself. When folded back, Touch Cover automatically disables keystrokes for a full touchscreen experience; when closed, it turns off your display. Black Touch Cover is included with purchase; additional colors (White, Cyan, Magenta, and Red) are sold separately – give Surface your personal touch with a color that matches your style.Ports and ConnectivityBring your entire media collection with you wherever you go. A microSDXC card slot lets you add up to 64 GB of extra storage. Show off everything on the big screen using the HD video out port. Full-size USB port and Bluetooth 4.0 provide clutter-free connections with wireless mice and headsets. Dual 2x2 MIMO antennas provide reliable internet connectivity.Windows RT and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT PreviewWork anywhere, anytime with Windows RT and Office 2013 RT2 . Keep tabs on news, friends, and entertainment with pre-loaded Microsoft apps. Visit the Windows Store to discover more apps and games.Front and rear-facing 720p HD video camerasCapture life from all sides with LifeCam. The rear camera is angled to shoot straight ahead when the Kickstand is flipped out. The Kickstand also enables hands-free Skype video chat or recording. Custom lens design and an ambient light sensor maximize light intake while providing sharp focus so you'll never miss a shot.
In the box

Surface with Windows RT and Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview2
Black Touch Cover
Power supply
QuickStart Guide
Safety and warranty documents
[1] HD Video Out also requires the HD Digital AV Adapter or VGA Adapter (each sold separately).

[2] Microsoft Home and Student 2013 RT Preview edition installed. Final Office Home & Student version will be installed via Windows Update when available (free download; ISP fees apply). Some features and programs unsupported. Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview and the final version are not for use in commercial, nonprofit, or revenue generating activities. Commercial license options available (sold separately). See http://office.com/officeRT.

[3] Surface with Windows RT works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store.

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ASUS PadFone 2. It's intuitive!

PadFone 2 is a fully featured 4.7" Android™ smartphone with industry-leading specifications that docks with the unique PadFone 2 Station to become a lightweight, but fully featured, 10.1" tablet. Apps are seamlessly optimized on-the-fly to support both tablet and phone modes, with an instant transition between smartphone and tablet screen sizes.

ASUS PadFone 2: Behind The Scenes

ASUS' world-renowned 'Design Thinking' philosophy has significantly reduced PadFone 2 Station's thickness and weight. At just 649g, the combined weight of both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station is now lighter than most tablets on the market, and the dock mechanism has been redesigned to require just one swift step to use.

The Surface Movement

The Movement for Microsoft Surface.

Live Life Intuitively with ASUS PadFone™ 2

Live Life Intuitively with ASUS PadFone™ 2
Quad-core smartphone with incredible battery life and a thinner, lighter PadFone 2 Station deliver the ultimate mobile flexibility.

ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, announces PadFone™ 2. Building upon the successful PadFone combination of an Android smartphone and dockable tablet for incredible mobile flexibility, PadFone 2 consists of a higher specification quad-core, LTE-equipped smartphone and a completely redesigned tablet.

ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih unveiled PadFone 2 in front of the world’s media at a press conference in Milan, Italy. “Our relentless drive to innovate through our ‘Design Thinking’ philosophy has empowered us to create PadFone 2. It’s beautiful, it’s fast and, best of all, it’s intuitive,” said Mr. Shih.

PadFone 2 is a fully featured 4.7” Android™ smartphone with industry-leading specifications that docks with the unique PadFone 2 Station to become a lightweight, but fully featured, 10.1” tablet. Apps are seamlessly optimized on-the-fly to support both tablet and phone modes, with an instant transition between smartphone and tablet screen sizes.

Enlarge and charge
ASUS’ world-renowned ‘Design Thinking’ philosophy has significantly reduced PadFone 2 Station’s thickness and weight. At just 649g, the combined weight of both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station is now lighter than most tablets on the market, and the dock mechanism has been redesigned to require just one swift step to use. PadFone 2 has also been subtly refined to increase its screen size to 4.7”, while reducing its thickness and weight to just 9mm at its thickest point and 135g, respectively.

Battery life is astounding, too. The higher-capacity PadFone 2 2140mAh battery provides up to 16 hours 3G talk-time and 13 hours Wi-Fi web browsing, while PadFone 2 Station’s 5000mAh battery gives up to 36 hours 3G talk-time. PadFone 2 Station’s internal battery also has enough capacity to recharge the docked PadFone 2 three times over.

Super phone, super performance
A 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM ensures incredible PadFone 2 performance in both smartphone and tablet modes. The new 4.7” 1280 x 720 HD Super IPS+ display uses scratch-resistant Corning® Fit Glass and delivers sharp, detailed images with accurate colors, ultra-wide viewing angles and 550 nits brightness for stunning outdoor visibility.

A new 13-megapixel high-performance camera captures incredibly detailed images with no shutter lag. Burst mode can capture up to 100 shots at a blisteringly quick six shots per second, while simultaneously recording 1080p HD video at 30fps, or 720p HD video at 60fps. Low-light performance is also enhanced by the wide f/2.4 aperture and a dedicated image signal processor. Both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station feature superlative sound quality too, thanks to ASUS SonicMaster technology and audio tuning by Waves, recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award®.

Easy to share, easy to save
With capacities up to 64GB and 50GB of ASUS WebStorage provided free for two years, PadFone 2 offers endless possibilities for storing data. Data syncing between devices is also a thing of the past, since PadFone 2 storage is used by PadFone 2 Station when the two are connected, while NFC allows users to share webpages, Contacts and user recommendations from Play Store with others. Shared mobile data connectivity between smartphone and tablet also means just one data plan is needed for both devices, while support for up to 42Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ and 100Mbit/s LTE delivers super-fast web browsing and downloads.

User-friendly enhancements
PadFone 2 also features a new version of the SuperNote app that instantly converts handwritten notes made in multiple languages into editable text. Its Instant Translation tool also translates any word, phrase or sentence in an email, web page or app at a touch, without the need for a third-party translation tool.

Availability
PadFone 2 will be launched before the end of December in Europe (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden) and Asia (Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and U.A.E). Availability in other countries will be announced at a later date.

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About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,886 awards in 2011 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 11,000 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 3,100 engineers. Company revenue for 2011 was approximately US$11.9 billion.

ASUS PadFone 2 Demo Video

Building upon the successful PadFone combination of an Android smartphone and dockable tablet for incredible mobile flexibility, PadFone 2 consists of a higher specification quad-core, LTE-equipped smartphone and a completely redesigned tablet.

Started broadcasting the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi to Android 4.1.2

Google has started the distribution of 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Versino Android to "(MZ604) MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi" Tablet type devices manufactured by Motorola Mobility. It is being delivered for MOTOROLA XOOM update version of the non-mobile network, which is sold in the United States has been confirmed at this stage. Android version is on 4.1.2 and apply the update, the build number will be JZO54K. -XDA-developers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936534

Microsoft Surface UK release confirmed, starting at £399

Microsoft has confirmed it will be launching the Surface RT tablet in eight countries, including the UK, on 26 October.

The Surface will be available in Microsoft Store locations in the United States and Canada, including in all 34 new holiday stores, says Microsoft.

It's not just the UK that will be getting the new tablet, which aims to go up against the iPad. The Surface will be available for sale online in eight markets across the world: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Originally unveiled in June, Surface with Windows RT, as Microsoft calls it, will initially be available in three varieties: a 32GB version, priced at $499; a 32GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover, priced at $599; and a 64GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover, priced at $699.

A variety of accessories will also be available, including Touch Covers in five vibrant colors — black, white, magenta, cyan and red. They will be priced at $119.99, while the Type Cover in black for $129.99.

In the UK the Surface will start from £399. The Touch Cover will cost £99.99 and the Type Cover £109.99.

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PadFone 2 - two years in development, seamless one-step docking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyXlirkRUVs Meet Padfone 2 - the latest evolution in ASUS' unique mobile phone/tablet hybrid concept

The PadFone concept has been in development for over three years now and the latest release, Padfone 2, has been in the lab for more than two years.

With PadFone 2, ASUS wanted to further improve the user experience and particularly the process of moving between Pad and Phone.

ASUS engineers worked tirelessly to reduce the weight of both PadFone 2 and the PadFone 2 Station tablet dock, looking at every part of the product with an eye on reducing weight without sacrificing robustness or quality. The result of all this hard work is that, together, the two are lighter than many 10-inch tablets on the market and the user experience hasn't been compromised in the process.

One of the key breakthroughs with PadFone 2's design is the new patent-pending docking mechanism. ASUS wanted to simplify the PadFone 2's docking process by reducing the number of steps required to dock or undock the phone.

PadFone 2 requires just a single-step insertion and removal process that, amazingly, is more secure than the original PadFone docking mechanism, which incorporated a protective hinged door. It's hard to believe that the dock is as secure as it is, but the Phone remains in place when PadFone 2 is used upside down and it'll withstand the knocks and bumps of daily use.

This was the result of over two years of extensive research and development by ASUS engineers. Many different versions of the mechanism were tested during its two and a half year development, and the result is an incredibly intuitive and refined user experience.

Docking and undocking is simple and ASUS software engineers also worked to optimize Dynamic Display technology to make the switch between Phone and Pad even more seamless. The result of this work is instantly obvious -- the transition between modes now takes just over one second and your apps are perfectly optimized for both screen sizes.

Live Life Intuitively with ASUS PadFone™ 2

The latest Smartphone technology features incredible battery life and a thinner, lighter 
PadFone™ 2 Station to deliver the ultimate mobile flexibility.

ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, announces the PadFone™ 2. Building upon the successful PadFone combination of an Android smartphone and dockable tablet for incredible mobile flexibility, PadFone 2 features the latest quad-core smartphone technology and a completely redesigned tablet.
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih unveiled the PadFone 2 at a world-wide press conference in Milan, Italy. “Our relentless drive to innovate through Design Thinking has empowered us to create PadFone 2. It’s beautiful, it’s fast, it’s seamless and, best of all, it’s intuitive,” said Mr. Shih.

PadFone 2 is a fully featured 4.7” Android™ smartphone with industry-leading specifications that docks with the unique PadFone 2 Station to become a lightweight, but fully featured, 10.1” tablet. Apps are seamlessly optimized on-the-fly to support both tablet and phone modes, with an instant transition between smartphone and tablet screen sizes.

Portability with Power to Spare
ASUS’ world-renowned Design Thinking philosophy has significantly reduced PadFone 2 Station’s thickness and weight. At just 649g, the combined weight of both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station is now lighter than most tablets on the market, and the dock mechanism has been redesigned to require just one easy dock or undock action. PadFone 2 has also been subtly refined to increase its screen size to 4.7”, while reducing its maximum thickness to 9mm and weight to just 135g.
Battery life is astounding, too. The higher-capacity PadFone 2 2140mAh battery provides up to 16 hours 3G talk-time and 13 hours Wi-Fi web browsing, while PadFone 2 Station’s 5000mAh battery provides up to 36 hours of 3G talk-time. PadFone 2 Station’s internal battery also has enough capacity to fully recharge the docked PadFone 2 up to three times.

Smartphone, Smarter Performance
A 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM ensures incredible PadFone 2 performance in both smartphone and tablet modes. The new 4.7” 1280 x 720 HD Super IPS+ display uses scratch-resistant Corning® Fit Glass and delivers sharp, detailed images with accurate colors, ultra-wide viewing angles and 550 nits brightness for stunning outdoor visibility.
A new 13-megapixel high-performance camera captures incredibly detailed images with no shutter lag. Burst mode can capture up to 100 shots at a blisteringly quick six shots per second, while simultaneously recording 1080p HD video at 30fps, or 720p HD video at 60fps. Low-light performance is also enhanced by the wide f/2.4 aperture and a dedicated image signal processor. Both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station feature superlative sound quality too, thanks to ASUS SonicMaster technology and audio tuning by Waves, recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award® for audio design.

Easy to Share, Easy to Save
With capacities up to 64GB and 50GB of ASUS WebStorage provided free for two years, PadFone 2 offers endless possibilities for storing data. Data syncing between devices is also a thing of the past, since PadFone 2 storage is used by PadFone 2 Station when the two are connected. Shared mobile data connectivity between smartphone and tablet also means just one data plan is needed for both devices, while support for up to 42Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ and 100Mbit/s LTE delivers super-fast web browsing and downloads.

User-friendly enhancements
PadFone 2 also features a new version of the SuperNote app that instantly converts handwritten notes made in multiple languages into editable text. Its Instant Translation tool also translates any word, phrase or sentence in an email, web page or app at a touch, without the need for a third-party translation tool.

Availability
PadFone 2 will be launched before the end of 2012 in Europe (Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden) and Asia (Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, U.A.E). Availability in other countries will be announced at a later date.

PADFONE 2 SPECIFICATIONS
Networks
WCDMA 900/2100MHz
EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
LTE 800/1800/2600MHz
HSPA+ (DL: 21Mbit/s, 42Mbit/s (optional) / UL: 5.76Mbit/s)
LTE (DL: 100Mbit/s / UL: 50Mbit/s)
Operating system
Android 4.04 ICS (upgradeable to Jelly Bean shortly)
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 (8064 + 9215m) quad-core Cortex A15 class (1.5GHz) with Adreno 320 graphics
Storage / memory
16GB / 32GB / 64GB eMMC Flash / 2GB LPDDR2 RAM
Color
Black / White
Connectivity
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 & NFC (mobile payment function is optional and by specific regions only)
3.5mm audio jack, Micro SIM
ASUS 13-pin dock connector (supports Micro-USB 2.0 & Mobile High-Definition Link for HDMI connection)
GPS
A-GPS & GLONASS
Display
4.7“ (1280 x 720) / 312ppi
Super IPS+ (550 nits)
Scratch-resistant Corning® Fit Glass with HCLR Film (anti-fingerprint coating)
Main camera
13MP BSI Sensor Sony Camera, f/2.4 Aperture,
five-element lens, auto focus with LED flash
Front camera
1.2MP
Other
G-sensor, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, gyro sensor, e-compass
Battery
2140mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)
Talk time
Up to 16 hours with 3G (LTE under qualification testing)
Standby time
Up to 352 hours with 3G (LTE under qualification testing)
Browser
HTTP / Google browser / YouTube browser / Facebook / Google+
Messaging
SMS / MMS / email / IM
Video
Video Playback: MPEG4/H.264/H.263/WMV @ HD 1080p
Video Recording: MPEG4/H.263 @ HD 1080p / 60fps @ 720p
H.264 Video Decode @ 720p / Video Encode @1080p
H.264 / Ogg / Theora / MPEG4 / WMV / 3GP
Picture
JPEG / PNG / GIF / BMP
Audio
MP3 / WMA / 3GP / AAC / AAC+
Dimension
137.9 x 69 x 9mm
Weight
135g

PADFONE 2 STATION SPECIFICATIONS
Color
Black / White
Display
10.1“ (1280 x 800, WXGA), 149ppi
IPS with capacitive multi-touch
Scratch-resistant Corning® Fit Glass with HCLR Film (anti-fingerprint coating)
Camera
1MP front camera
13MP via PadFone 2 rear camera
Battery
19Wh (5000mAh)
Connectivity
3.5mm audio jack via PadFone 2
ASUS 13-pin dock connector (Micro-USB 2.0 Host)
External phone antenna
Wi-Fi & BT, GSM, WCDMA, & LTE receiver diversity
Audio
High-quality speaker with ASUS SonicMaster technology

All specifications are subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors. Content and product availability varies by country and coverage areas, and is subject to change. Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,886 awards in 2011, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 11,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,100 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2011 was around US$11.9 billion.

An inexpensive 10-inch tablet Ritmix RMD-1025

The official website of Ritmix already available new tablet Ritmix RMD-1025. This model has the largest screen sizes across the spectrum of plates Ritmix - 10,1 inch, as well as the highest resolution - 1280x800 pixels. Ritmix RMD-1025 runs on Android 4.0 and is built on a processor Boxchip A10 Cortex A8 processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. Memory device - 1 GB built-in - 8 GB, the tablet also supports microSD cards up to 32GB.

Internet access provides a built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, in addition, there is a connector USB OTG, which allows you to connect the module 3G. Ritmix RMD-1025 is equipped with two cameras: a 0.3-megapixel on the front and 2-megapixel on the back panel. The tablet also features built-in Bluetooth, G-sensor and is able to play video in Quad HD 2160p (HDMI-output is provided for its withdrawal to the big screen.) Device dimensions - 267 x 177 x 9,3 mm, and weight - 590 grams. The cost of new items is 7250 rubles.

Became known the price of Microsoft Surface tablet RT

Microsoft has started accepting pre-orders, and publish the prices for the new tablet Surface RT. A device with a 10.6-inch screen will be available with the same value as the company Apple puts on its model of iPad. Minimum cost in this case will have a very simple version with 32 GB of internal memory, and without a complete dock-keyboard-cover song Touch Cover. Such variants will cost $ 499. For Touch Cover will have to pay $ 100. Moreover, if the purchase Touch Cover separately from the device, its price will increase to $ 119, and Type Cover with hardware buttons - $ 129. Additional charge for another 32 GB as is $ 100, respectively, top version with 64 GB of internal memory and Touch Cover costs $ 699, and without it - $ 599. worth noting that this cost tablet Microsoft Surface RT is somewhat strange, since he apparently loses the start of the third generation of tablet Apple iPad, which at the same price have a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, while the product from Microsoft is only 1366 x 768 pixels. The advantages include the PDV aluminum housing with built-in stand, 9.3 mm thick and weighing less than 700 grams. Whether this will be enough to compete with the iPad is not clear, but at Microsoft think they can sell 3 to 5 million units, which are booked by New Year's sale. 

ASUS PadFone 2 is officially

As expected, an official announcement of the smartphone ASUS PadFone 2. This device, like the first model can be converted into a tablet: more precisely, the smartphone is set to dock with a large screen and long battery life and works as a tablet. Sam smartphone equipped 4.7-inch touch screen Super IPS + 720p, technology-based Sharp IGZO and brightness to 550 nits, is built on a quad-core Qualcomm APQ806 DWP and running OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is planned ).

In addition, the model has a 13-megapixel camera sensor with BSI Sony and video recording 1080p, 1,2-megapixel front camera, 2 GB RAM, 16, 32, or 64 GB of internal memory, support for NFC and mobile networks WCDMA (900 / 2100 MHz) and LTE (800/1800/2600 MHz), battery capacity of 2140 mAh. The tablet, which is expected to set the smartphone, the 10.1-inch with 5000 mAh battery, it weighs no smartphone is 514 grams, and a smartphone - 649 grams. In the Taiwan market, where ASUS PadFone 2 was introduced, it will be released next week. Without the dock price is equivalent to $ 620 - $ 750, for "tablet" will have to pay another $ 200.

Samsung and Apple are about to break the contract to supply parts?

A senior company Samsung, on condition of anonymity, told The Korea Times that the South Korean manufacturer of components and the American company Apple are on the verge of breaking commercial relations. According to him, the problem is that Apple representatives have indicated that they do not intend to re-use technology of its main competitor. One of these steps to get rid of the influence of the competitor study was transferring production chipset A7 at the facilities of TSMC. At the moment, this processor has not yet developed, but it is expected that TSMC is not worse Samsung cope with production quad chip for 20-nm process technology. At the same time, the current 32nm A6 is Samsung, although it was entirely developed inside Apple. About that Samsung and Apple d present the main competitors in the market says a lot of facts. Including not only direct market competition, but also a great number of trials around the world, which are regularly covered by media. At the same time, Samsung is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers and a major supplier of components for Apple. In the case of termination of contracts real hit both companies: Samsung will lose billions of dollars of contracts for the supply of its products, and Apple will have to find new producers, solving the issue of control of quality and production of sufficient production in a short time.

Some details about the tablet iPad Mini

Despite the well-protected by Apple confidential information on future devices, it is still occasionally falls into the net. Thus it became the tablet and iPad Mini, which has not been officially announced, but the fact that it is a model with a 7.85-inch screen is already known. Now it became known, and other details concerning its battery and cost of the device, depending on its characteristics. lithium-ion battery iPad Mini will have a capacity of 4490 mAh or 16.7 watt-hours, and to give them a voltage 3.72 V. Thus it is intermediate between the battery iPhone 5 (5.45 Wh) and third-generation iPad (42.5 Wh). tablet iPad Mini will be available in 16 different variants, half of which will be designed as a black and half - white. Most of the budget will be a version of the device with 8 GB of internal memory and without the module 3G - its price is 250 euros (or dollars for the U.S. market). 350 conventional units will cost 8 GB version with 3G or 16GB without that module. A further step adds 100 dollars or euros for a doubling of internal memory module or radio. In this case is a top version with 64 GB of internal memory and 3G antenna, which will cost 650 euros or dollars. 

ASUS PadFone two at the press pictures and videos

Prior to the announcement of a hybrid phone and tablet ASUS PadFone 2 there are very few, the presentation is scheduled for October 16, but to see appearance of the device is possible. Moreover, apart from the official press shots and a video of the machine shows none other than the executive director Jerry Shen (Jerry Shen). Designs smartphone and tablet dock has undergone some changes, which, however, is not so radical to talk about the lack of continuity with the original ASUS PadFone. The model has a 4.7-inch HD-screen and is based on a quad-core platform Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro with 2 GB of RAM. Among other features worth noting the presence of a 13-megapixel camera.