Motorola Tablet Spied And Specced?

It was just earlier this week that Google’s Andy Rubin decided to show off Android 3.0 on the Motorola Tablet only known as the Motopad, and now it appears that someone else has gotten their hands on the device. But they’re being a little more forthcoming.

The posts at a Chinese forum seem by someone claiming to have gotten a hands-on also drop some spec bombs. There will be a 10″ version and a 7″ version; the former is probably what we saw Rubin using, though 10″ at 16:10 looks smaller than 10″ at 4:3 for some reason. The processor is the dual-core Tegra 2 T20, not a common chip, but very capable. The model the guy looked at had 32GB of internal storage, a 2MP camera on the front, and a 5MP camera on the back. And yes, thank god, there’s a MicroSD slot.

There will be UMTS, CDMA, and LTE versions of the device, apparently, which of course points at Verizon, but I’m sure there will also be a wifi-only version, and that’ll be the one I go for.

WMware virtualization being used to deploy Android handsets by LG

I won’t tag this move as big but it surely is different and is going to go a long way. WMware has been recently trying hard to get in the mobile phone market by some means or the other and it looks like LG has finally made the VMware dream come true. The big Android push of LG in upcoming 2011 could well be a boost for VMware in the smartphone market.

“The enterprise and SMB markets are key areas of focus for LG,” said Ki S. Kim, Vice President of Global Enterprise Solutions at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Our partnership with VMware is part of LG’s global strategy to develop smart mobile devices for businesses. Enterprise IT organizations are looking for a way to embrace the growing trend of employee-owned mobile devices at work, while still maintaining control over their corporate data. VMware’s industry leadership provides a platform for LG to extend its presence in enterprises and deliver compelling solutions that address the challenges raised by the convergence of IT and mobile communications.”

Once this concepts takes shape then people will be able to use two phones from one handset which actually means two numbers and completely two environments on the single smartphone.

Latest Archos 101 Android tablet will come with Android 2.2

Archos has been well known for dishing out handheld devices and more recently Android based tablets and portable media players and this time Archos has a brand new Android OS tablet, so let’s have a closer look at it.

This model is named Archos 101 Android Internet Tablet and it comes with a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen. This tablet is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and a 3D OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics accelerator, and as for operating system, you’ll be pleased to hear that Archos 101 Android Internet Tablet will be using the latest Android OS, Android 2.2 firmware – Froyo.

This tablet comes with 8GB or 16GB of internal storage space but you can easily expand its storage space by popping in a microSD/SDHC memory cards. The Archos 101 comes with a USB port and an HDMI output and it has a built-in camera, microphone, and speaker. Besides that, this model has bluetooth and WiFi support and it supports a wide range of multimedia formats such as MPEG-4 HD, H.264 HD, WMV9, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, OGG, FLAC.

The new Archos 101 Android Internet Tablet is available in two versions and the 8GB model will be priced at $299.99 while the 16GB will cost $349.99.

LG T280 – new thin and compact notebook

LG introduces its compact, thin and light notebook powered by Intel CULV processor referred as LG T280. With this newest LG notebook, manufactures offer you with a choice of 1.3 GHz Pentium SU4100 dual core CPU or a 1.3 GHz Duo SU7300 (marginally powerful) processor. Its graphics are handled by Intel GMA 4500MHD chipset.

LG T280 incorporates a wide 11.6 inch display screen with high picture resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. In addition to the stable processor and powerful graphics support, this thin and light notebook by LG offers 2GB of RAM for fast processing and multi tasking. With a 500 GB hard drive capacity, you can seamlessly save data onto your computer.

A notebook without enough connectivity options is nothing more that trash in this cyber world. LG T280 offers Bluetooth, LAN, 802.11b/g/n Wi Fi and multi format card reader. It even features a HDMI output and a VGA output which helps you to relish its video on bigger screens. This compact notebook by LG has got 6 cells. And keeping its specifications in mind, LG T280 will surely offer a decent battery life. This compact notebook weighs just about 3.1 pounds.

LG will offer Windows 7 Home Premium with T280. LG is planning to release in Korean markets first with a price tag of $1000. And those who found LG T280 a real worth, keep your fingers crossed for its release in other parts of the world.

The latest Sony VAIO NW Series 1.2-inch notebooks

Sony has announced the upcoming release of the VAIO NW series PC notebooks. The new VAIO NW series is only 1.2-inch thick, making it a direct competitor against thin laptops such as the Macbook Air.

The new VAIO NW series notebook computer features a quick web access button so you can get online without fully loading up your PC. It is also designed with unique tactile features such as a subtle textured surface applied across the cover and inside, and has an HDMI output for easy HD entertainment. Its environmental credentials are hard to miss with a one-touch “DISPLAY OFF” button and compliancy to the stringent ENERGY STAR 5.0 standard.

Gallery and more details after the break.

The basic Sony VAIO NW Series model will be powered by 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB hard drive and ATI Radeon HD 4580 graphic card. It has a 15-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768, and a Blu-Ray drive and built-in WiFi. It is pretty good!

Sony VAIO NW series laptops will start at $800 for the above spec model. The upgraded model with a Blu-ray Disc drive costs just $80 more.

ASUS ultraportable U36 laptop announced

Though ASUS hasn’t yet completely announced all the features of its upcoming U36 ultraportable laptop, it has given us more than just hints to understand what the new laptop could be like. The laptop will weigh around three pounds and will come loaded with Core i3 or i5 processors (as per your choice).

The laptop will have NVIDIA Optimus graphics and four cell battery that promises ten hours of battery life. All this gets packed inside a 0.75 inches thick magnesium shell available in choice of silver or black.

The laptop will be loaded with 2 gigs of RAM and 500 gigs of hard disk drive that runs at 7200 RPM. The machine will have its own USB 3.0 port and one HDMI port. It will come loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System and should cost users around $1400 whenever it is launched in the market.

Amazingly, the still to be launched ASUS ultraportable U36 laptop might looked just a bit overpriced when you take a first look over its specs yet it actually won’t be overpriced due to its small size and extreme specifications on which this machine will be running.