Actual Image of Asus ME172V,the low cost tablet for emerging market by Asus has been leaked by Russian Website
The Russian Blog claims it is the younger brother of Nexus 7 with same dimensions but built with cheap materials. The tablet will come in two versions: Asus ME172V Asus ME371MG
Asus ME172V will not support 3G.The 3G Support will come in the expensive version of tablet Asus ME371MG ,which has more powerful processor and better screen resolution than Asus ME172V
Specifications of ME172V are:
7-inch screen with 1024*600 resolution
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
1Ghz Processor (There is no indication of cores,but we expect single core due to its low price)
Mali400 GPU
microSD Support
1GB RAM
16GB internal Storage
4270mAh Battery
Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n
The expected price of Asus ME172V will be around $100-$149,while the price of Asus ME371MG will be around $200-$249 and both the devices are expected to showcase at CES2013 or MWC2013
Existence of Asus ME172V,the cheaper tablet from Asus has been confirmed by image on picasa.
Asus which got success in tablet market by manufacturing the Google Nexus 7,is now developing lower priced Nexus 7 Tablet(Asus ME172V) for emerging markets
Asus has joined hands with Chinese Firm O-Film which with the help of GFF(Glass-Film-Film) Technology reduce the production costs and also makes ASUS ME172V thinner
Asus has paced the order of 500000 units to Chinese Firm
Specifications of Asus ME172V
7-inch screen with 1024*600 resolution
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
1Ghz Processor (There is no indication of cores,but we expect single core due to its low price)
Mali400 GPU
microSD Support
The device will be expected to showcase at MWC2013 with a expected price tag of $99.With this price tag this device will compete with Cheap Indian Aakash tablet and other low price chinese tablets.
Update:According to Digitimes,the device will be launched by the end of First Quarter
According to the Korean Media,Sony Mobile will follow the steps of HTC and Motorola Mobility and shut down its operations in Korean Mobile Market by the end of year.
Currently Sony Mobile Korea and Sony Korea both are independent entities,but due to the poor sales of smartphone Sony mobile will integrate with Sony Korea.
There is no information how many employees are losing their jobs during merger.
In the online stores of LG U+,SK Telecom and KT,only one non-Korean mobile phone still being sold which is by apple.This shows the condition of Foreign manufacturers in Korean Market.
Korean Manufactures Samsung lg and pantech currently make up over 90 percent of the Korean mobile market
The world's largest seller of smartphones Samsung is also at top in Korean market,followed by the LG Mobile and Pantech. While apple is at number fourth in terms of sales in Korea.
Asus is planning to launch a cheap tablet next year.The model number of the upcoming tablet is ME172V and details about the tablet has been confirmed on the benchmark
Specifications that have been leaked:
1Ghz Single Core WonderMedia WM8950 processor
7 inches capacitive display with resolution of 1024*600
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage(with microSD support)
4270mAh Battery
1Mpx front camera
Update:According to iafrica this tablet will be for sale in South Africa and the price of the Tablet will be around 2000 South African Rand($226)
According to report by Digitimes,Majority of Panels for the Apple iPad Mini are coming from LG display Because AU optronics Suffer from poor yields in manufacturing 7.9 inch panels for Apple iPad Mini.
While Samsung is not among the major Supplier,which once was the largest supplier Of panels for iDevices.
About 4 million iPad mini screen were shipped in november and LG display was the Major supplier
If the issues in the Manufacturing process of AU Optronics does not reslove then iPad mini shipments for 2012 will drop to 6-8 million units from the estimated 10 million units
And there was also speculation in the market that the next generation or second gen apple iPad mini is likely to introduce in the Second half of 2013 and the device might come with retina display
With the help of root file explorer ,Change the permission of browser.apk to-rw-rw-r(it will represented as 664)
Now rename the BrowserProviderProxy.apk & BrowserProviderProxy.odex e.g. just add 1 in front of the file name 1BrowserProviderProxy.apk & 1BrowserProviderProxy.odex.If you don't rename the file,the browser will force close.
With this method the AOSP browser works on your Nexus 4,but there is no bookmark synchronization.So,for bookmark sync follow these steps
Google Nexus 4 Toolkit has been developed by one of the developers on XDA.
The toolkit has been developed only for windows plateform.This tool is very helpful which without any knowledge guides users to perform several operations on their LG Google Nexus 4 Phone
Some of the features of Google Nexus 4 Toolkit:
Unlock/Re-Lock Bootloader
Backup/Restore Data
Perform a Full Nandroid Backup
Root Stock Jelly Bean builds (upto 4.2.0 JOP40C)
Download Google Stock Image directly to correct ToolKit folder for extracting and flashing (no need to move it manually anymore)
Flash Google Stock Image to phone
Boot into CWM Touch Recovery without Flashing it
Boot or Flash .img Files directly from your PC
Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone
Reboot Phone to Fastboot Mode or Android from fastboot mode
Box.Com has announced that it will offer free 50GB of Cloud Storage with no expiry date on LG Android Devices in the US (The devices must run on Android 2.1 and Display resolution of 320*480 or higher)
Box.com has also released new version of Box for Android,which offers you the ability to download files to your phone from Box and also offers to access the files of Box when you are not connected to internet.
So if your LG phone meet the above specifications,Log into Box and claim your free space.This offer is valid upto december 31,2012
There is no doubt that Apple iPad mini,Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD are the best tablets in the market,but Dr. Mixing Tom Dickinson decides to do something different as he blended these tablets in a blender and in the end there's just a lot of smoke and debris
The 319 pound device will go on sale in November, and will also be the first device to feature Google's new 'Play Music Service,' the Telegraph reports.
According to the paper the service will allow users to synchronise up to 20,000 tracks they already own with any internet-connected device as well as buy tracks online in the same way that they can from Apple iTunes.
Google also announced the Nexus 4 mobile phone, made with LG, features a 4.7" screen, wireless charging and an enhanced camera.
According to the paper, the advanced camera allows users to create immersive panoramas covering all the angles they can see, in the same manner as Google's Streetview service.
Google Nexus 10 Bests iPad's Retina Display
The Nexus 7 is a new version of the Asus-made Nexus 7 that's been available since June. Really the only thing that's different is the amount of storage available and the price. Google upped the possible max storage to 32 GB. The 16-GB Wi-Fi version costs $199, the 32-GB Wi-Fi version costs $249 and the 32-GB Wi-Fi and HSPA+ costs $299. The Nexus 10 is a brand new tablet manufactured from Apple-foe Samsung. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Samsung is hoping to appeal to consumers who lust after the Retina Display on Apple's iPad. The iPad 3 and 4 have 9.7-inch displays with 2048 x 1536 pixels.
Google announced a handful of new Nexus-branded products Monday, including the Nexus 4 smartphone, and the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. With its new lineup of Nexus gear, Google is prepared to battle Apple for consumers' holiday dollars over the coming months.
The Nexus 4 is in fact a rebadged version of LG's Optimus G. It's a fine smartphone, and perhaps the best ever made by LG. Its best features are the incredible 1280 x 768 HD, 4.7-inch display; quad-core Snapdragon processor; and killer 8-megapixel camera. It is going to be sold unlocked, without carrier contracts for the extremely low price of $299. It can be purchased directly from Google starting November 13.
There is no official announcement no official date for iPad Mini, But the device appears in the inventory of Germany's Biggest Retailer MediaMarkt with complete models and pricing information
In their inventory system the iPad mini comes in various capacities and the storage options starts from 8 GB and go all the way upto 64GB.The models comes in both black and white color. So if the above list in the image is true,then customers have a wide range of options to choose from:
Apple iPad Mini 8 GB Wi-Fi: �249 ($323) Apple iPad Mini 8 GB Wi-Fi and 3G: �349 ($452)
Apple iPad 16 GB Wi-Fi Mini:�349 ($452) Apple iPad 16 GB Wi-Fi Mini and 3G: �449 ($582)
Apple iPad 32 GB Wi-Fi Mini: �449 ($582) Apple iPad 32 GB Wi-Fi Mini and 3g: �549 ($711)
Apple iPad 64 GB Wi-Fi Mini: �549 ($711) Apple iPad 64 GB Wi-Fi Mini and 3G: �649 ($841)
With those prices, it seems that Apple isn�t all that concerned with competing with the Google Nexus 7 directly. The 8GB Nexus 7 only costs $199, remember, and Apple�s cheapest iPad Mini comes it at $323.
As the iPhone creator is keeping all things secret so we can't tell for sure whether these prices are real or not. So,we will still have to wait for the official confirmation from Apple which is rumored to happen on October 23.
This below Information came from french publication Le Figaro.
Is this a sign of a sense of fairness to Google, anxious not to offend builders chose its Android operating system? Its next smartphone, the Nexus 4, this year will be manufactured by LG. The South Korean group succeeds compatriot Samsung, Google partner for the Nexus S (2011) and the Galaxy Nexus (2012), and Taiwan's HTC, which had produced the first Nexus (Nexus One, in 2010).
Like the three previous models of the Nexus, Nexus 4 is the result of a collaboration between Google and its partner. For Google, the Nexus should be the benchmark for other manufacturers of Android smartphones. Nexus 4 is actually based on one of the latest models of LG Optimus G. It should include a high definition display, an 8 megapixel camera, a Qualcomm S4 Pro and a wireless charging, as the latest Nokia Lumia 920, according to the website MoDaCo .
Samsung remains an important partner
Nexus 4 will be launched on October 29, told Le Figaro. In France, it will be marketed in early December. It might help LG to boost its sales. After a lackluster 2011, the South Korean manufacturer is already ironed occasionally above the 5% market share in some countries, including France, thanks to the L-range of smartphones released this year (L3, L5, L7 and L9), according to GfK data weekly. LG also plans to focus on its range of Android phones.The Korean does not launch new Windows 8 for now.
Range of smartphones Nexus, however, have never been major commercial successes. During the trial against Apple, Samsung said that Galaxy Nexus sales remained " tiny "in the United States. Without Nexus, Samsung remains an important partner for Google, since it is he who will produce its future high-end tablet . The first tablet model from Google, the Nexus 7, is itself produced by Asus.
Lastly there is some disappointing information,regarding the internal storage.It is being said that phone has only 8 GB of Internal storage and just like previous Nexus device there is no microSD card slot.If true,it will be an absolute poor decision on Google/LG's part.8 GB is too less for handset,that otherwise sports top notch specifications We honestly doubt Google/LG will ship the phone with so little memory and think this specification could be changed by the time the phone is announced.
The search engine giant has currently Updated its Homepage for Mobiles.Now mobile interface shows a range of most popular google services.Its actually not a new design,we have seen it on our desktop browser.
Now Rather than having services placed above the main search window,there is now hidden lefthand services side bar which opens like a dropdown menu and which includes popular google services.
Now the top of screen simply contains links to web and image and google+ notification.
This Update is definitely good feature especially for iOS 6.0 users who are likely to visit mobile site to visit google maps
Let us know in comments,Did you like the new design?
From Lego to Les Paul, MC Escher to Dr Seuss, we salute the 20 greatest Google Doodles of the last 14 years, including illustrations, animations and beyond.
The guys at team Google Doodle are a nice bunch. Not only do they like to say happy birthday to a lot of people and celebrate special occasions, they also create and share some seriously inspiring illustrations and animations in the process
Since it all started back in 1998, Google Doodles have gone from strength to strength, progressing from small tweaks of the logo to full-blown illustrations, animations and even interactive games.
As more and more people add Google search bars to their browsers, the ever-inventive Google Doodles give them a continuing reason to visit the Google homepage. Here we salute 20 of the greatest Google doodle designs of the last 14 years...
On April 11, 1961, Russian air force pilot Yuri Gagarin blasted off on the first manned space flight in history. To mark the 50th anniversary of this amazing achievement, graphic artist and Google's official chief doodler Dennis Hwang created this beautiful illustrated and interactive Google doodle. With a design reminiscent of Soviet posters, the first 'o' is replaced by the cosmonaut's helmet, and the other a planet, which, when the mouse is placed over it, reveals a rocket blasting off.
02. JFK 50th anniversary
The Google doodle team created this brilliant illustration in remembrance of John F Kennedy's official inauguration back in 1961
On January 20th 2011, Google's homepage donned this gorgeous typographic illustration to mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, which included the immortal line: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you�ask what you can do for your country." The Google doodle team cleverly took the words from Kennedy's speech and rearranged them to spell out the logo, with the second "G" featuring a drawing of the former president.
This comic book-inspired doodle was created in memory of graphic artist Will Eisner
Graphic artist and comic writer Will Eisner is widely regarded as the father of the graphic novel. On March 6 last year, the Google doodle team honoured his memory with this awesome logo featuring Eisner's famous character and comic series The Spirit - a detective who comes back from the beyond to fight crime. Appearing in selected countries only, this doodle marked what would have been Eisner's 94th birthday.
Google celebrated pioneering female pilot Ameila Earhart with this stunning illustration
On July 24 2012, Google wanted to remind the world of the accomplishments and celebrate the life of pioneering female pilot Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. On what would have been her 115th birthday, the Google team came up with this simple yet stunning image of the aviator standing on an aeroplane, with 'Google' painted on the underside of the wings.
05. Les Paul
The Les Paul Google doodle was created using JavaScript and HTML5
Probably the most well known Google doodle is this playable guitar, which was created to remember the late musician and inventor player Les Paul. Launched on 9 June 2011, it marked what would have been his 96th birthday. The interactive logo was created using a combination of of JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, CSS, Flash and tools such as the Google Font API, goo.gl and App Engine.
06. The royal wedding
Google joined in the royal wedding festivities by laying this illustration on its homepage
Awww. Google commemorated the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton last year with this illustration depicting a horse-drawn carriage carrying the newlyweds through the streets of London. The image also features drawings of Westminster Abbey and the London Eye in the background.
07. Robert Doisneau
On April 14 1912, French photographer Robert Doisneau was born. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, the Google doodle team honoured the pioneer of photojournalism with this gorgeous collage of his work. The doodle shows four photographs by Doisneau: The Tugboat, The Three Children, Dog on Wheels and The Kiss.
08. Lantern festival
Google lit up its homepage with this beautiful illustration depicting the Lantern Festival
Google�s homepages were alight with this special logo in Taiwan and Hong Kong last year. The gorgeous illustration was created in order to mark the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of China�s lunar year to mark the end of celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
09. Google zipper
The Google doodle team utilised HTML5 to create this awesome animated zipper
We had to include this awesome animated zip doodle that we came across earlier this year. Us, like many we're sure, sat and unzipped the Google homepage a few times the day it was launched. Clicking the zipper made the page split in two, revealing the doodle's inspiration: Gideon Sundb�ck, the Swedish-American credited with developing the zipper. To create it the Google doodle team utilised HTML5 and the Canvas feature, which allows for dynamic, scriptable rendering of 2D shapes.
10. John Lennon
John Lennon's 70th birthday was celebrated with Google's first ever animated doodle
October 8, 2010 marked the first ever animated Google doodle, which was a short music video of 'Imagine', to commemorate John Lennon's 70th birthday. The interactive illustration was created by member of the Google Doodle team Mike Dutton who commented on the Google Doodle site: "The old saying, 'A picture is worth a thousand words' still rings true, so I hope a moving picture will help me adequately - and simply - thank John for the memories."
11. Lunar eclipse
Google marked last year's lunar eclipse by documenting the event (almost) in real-time online
Google covered last year's much anticipated 100-minute-long lunar eclipse in its own unique way, through this cool interactive doodle. Showing the eclipse in (almost) real-time, astronomy website Sloohprovided Google with images from cameras set up in South Africa, Dubai and the Canary Islands, to cover the entire event. So, if people missed the real thing, all they had to do was click on the slider underneath to see it in its full glory.
12. Charles Dickens
Mike Dutton created this illustration to celebrate Charles Dickens' 200th birthday
On 7 February this year, Google celebrated the 200th birthday of classic British author Charles Dickens with this beautiful doodle featuring some of his most best-loved characters, including Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and Pip from Great Expectations. This is another piece from illustrator Mike Dutton, which, when clicked on, led to a Google Books search results page listing Dickens' works.
13. Martha Graham
A particular favourite of ours here at Creative Bloq, this gorgeous animated doodle was created to recognise what would have been the 117th birthday of American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. Featured on the site in May 2011, the tribute features five dancing ladies who spell out the world 'Google' with their movements.
14. Harry Houdini
Google celebrated illusionist Houdini's 137th birthday with this gorgeous vintage-style design
One thing Harry Houdini couldn't escape was time. So Google decided to celebrate the illusionist's 137th birthday last year with this beautiful vintage-style poster, reminiscent of the designs used to promote his shows. The red banner featuring the Google logo includes an image of Houdini himself, holding on to a chain draped around his neck.
15. Burning Man
The first ever Google doodle was created 14 years ago, when the company's founders added a stick man to the logo to tell their audience they were out-of-office
Ok, so you may be wondering why this simple graphic has made it into our list. But we had to include the first ever Google doodle from 1998. The concept of the doodle began when, when Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin attended the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert, they placed a stick figure drawing behind the �O� in the logo to let the users know that they were �out of the office.� Genius.
16. PAC-MAN
Google doodle unveiled its first interactive logo with PAC-MAN back in 2010
Video gamers from the 80s were able to relive some 8-bit memories back in 2010 when Google unveiled their first interactive doodle, marking the 30th anniversary of classic arcade game PAC-MAN. Google doodler Ryan Germick and senior UX designer and developer Marcin Wichary made sure to include the original game logic, graphics and sounds, bring back ghosts� individual personalities, and even recreate original bugs (!) from this 1980s masterpiece.
17. The Wizard of Oz
Google doodler Mike Dutton created this illustration to celebrate 71 years of the Wizard of Oz
It's not just birthdays that the Google team like to celebrate. In 2010, 71 years after the classic film burst onto screens, they decided to honour the Wizard of Oz with this beautiful illustration. The doodle, also designed by Mike Dutton, uses the lush landscape to spell out the logo and depicts Dorothy Gale with the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Toto the dog as they first spot the majestic Emerald City while on the yellow brick road. We wonder if the Google Doodle team will revisit the land of Oz next year when the film is rereleased in 3D...
18. Lego
Lego's 50th anniversary was celebrated by the Google team with this awesome doodle
Simple, but effective, this cool Lego design was created to mark the little toy brick's 50th anniversary. Lego clearly has a special place in Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin's hearts: they apparently used building bricks as the casing for 4GB hard disks, for a server they were making when they were developing the search engine.
Also read: Lego art: 30 designs that will blow your mind!
19. MC Escher
This black and white design celebrated Dutch graphic artist MC Escher's 105th birthday
We love this beautiful, black and white tribute to Dutch graphic artistMC Escher, known best for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. The Google doodle team hosted this image on the site back in June 2003 to mark the artist's 105th birthday. In order to be instantly recognisable, they picked one of his most famous works, Drawing Hands, to round out the 'O's in the logo. Stunning.
20. Dr Suess
This awesome illustration depicting famous characters was created by the Google team to celebrate Dr Seuss's 105th birthday
Everyone loves Dr Seuss, especially the guys at Google if this doodle is anything to go by. We certainly do!
