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Motorola Xoom 2 hands-on review

EARLIER TODAY Motorola finally announced the follow-on to the Xoom tablet in the Xoom 2 tablet, and we've had a go with both models today at a briefing in central London.

The upcoming Xoom 2 comes in two versions that are pretty much identical in specifications. The main difference is the screen size with one at 10.1in, like the original, and a new 8.2in version that Motorola is calling the Media Edition.

Both have typically smooth performance for tablets with Android 3.2 Honeycomb and decent specifications. They both run on a Texas Instruments 1.2GHz dual-core processor and have 1GB of RAM, which is perfectly adequate for general use.

It's a shame that the pair won't ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, although Mark Notton, product manager at Motorola told us that the tablets will get the update but couldn't confirm when Android Tablet PC .

The screen is supposedly brighter than the original, which seemed partly the case, but we wouldn't describe the difference as all that noticeable. The resolution on both is high definition now, which does make the interface look a bit nicer and makes the devices better for tasks like watching movies.

Two areas where the 10.1in tablet has been vastly improved are weight and thickness. The firm has shaved off 131g and 4.1mm getting it down to 599g and 8.8mm and making it significantly easier and nicer to hold. The Media Edition is 9mm thick and weighs 386g.

The tablet now has cut off corners in its redesign, which make it easier to hold. We found this to be nice, avoiding sharp edges digging into the palm of your hand. It's down to opinion as to whether this makes the Xoom 2 attractive or not.

The cameras aren't anything special, at a pretty standard 5MP and 1.3MP. In fact, the shutter speed was particularly sluggish and the front facing camera has been downgraded from 2MP, producing an image that was quite noisy.

On the storage front, both come in only a 16GB option so no 32GB this time around and there's no SD card slot. We're disappointed to see a lack of choice for storage, with 16GB not really suiting a tablet that is supposed to be a media edition. Notton told us the firm is focusing on cloud storage instead of local.

Another change is that there is no 3G model like Motorola offered with the original Xoom.

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Social networking web sites ban under 18s from alcohol pages

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS companies including Baileys and Smirnoff are introducing a social media code of practice that will see under 18-year-olds banned from their Facebook pages.

According to the Telegraph, alcohol companies admitted that social networking web sites are now often the main route for promoting alcoholic drinks.

As well as restricted access for under 18s, advertising will only be placed in environments where more than 70 per cent of viewers are over 18.

These guidelines will extend responsible alcohol advertising to brand pages on Facebook as well as blogs and mobile apps, the European Forum for Responsible Drinking (EFRD) said.

The drinks industry sees self-regulation as key to avoiding a ban on promotion, such as that imposed on tobacco firms.

Alan Butler, chairman of the EFRD said, "Digital marketing is becoming increasingly important in our engagement with consumers. These new guidelines will ensure that we apply the same high standards to all new media channels and Android Tablet PC technologies including social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook."

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Samsung can’t make up its mind about the Galaxy Note

South Korea hardware giant samsung seems to its galaxy note is a phone or a flat panel TV ads temptation. electronics wholesale store On YouTube show the upcoming galaxy note device, has a big screen 5.3 in the 30 seconds of advertising on the spot. In the last of the clip requirements of the small tools is a phone or a tablet. Samsung Galaxy note telephone or flat The problem statement, "welcome, its galaxy note", therefore, we think that samsung is trying to requirements of the two, not one or the other. More than 30 seconds of advertisement, its main equipment handwritten pen, is better than any other function, and display. Of course, as you can see there are DuoDa equipment, it looks a little awkward in horizontal mode is held. Don't like the HTC leaflet, and can use the handwritten pen push a button on the screen, and draw and take notes. Samsung galaxy note event Thursday, inquiry will attend. Samsung's galaxy note a price and the launch date change, because the company also announced in September of IFA. Unless the launch get another rejig, cell phone will be in the November 1 for 5.94 million pounds from clove.

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Government puts faith in Trustworthy Computing

The British government will emphasize in the upcoming release of network security strategy trust the calculation of the pivotal role, according to the government's security officials, but the free software foundation has proposed the technical potential unfairly restrict user's attention. The government's strategy will focus on four major areas, is expected to be at least the three crucial trusted computing, according to the policy in the cabinet office network security and information security, deputy director of the office of the PengJie Owen,. "The guardian" report, in four aspects will be public and safe online business, strengthen the British network attack resiliences ", providing a more open network security environment, and strengthen the domestic knowledge and skills to achieve those goals. Trusted computing is the use of encryption technology, encryption, identity verification and validation computer or on the server code, add to attack the strike network another layer of the trusted computing group members of the security technology development. Therefore, it is strange, it plays such a government network safety plan of the key role, this is keen to increase the incentive mechanism of enterprise, take the new policy. However, the free software foundation (FSF) outstanding and technology in Microsoft recently announced security start function, its purpose is by preventing unauthorized programs from the start of the computer system, in order to prevent malicious software form of some potential problems. The problem is, it can be used to limit from pure basis, it is a competitive product genuine software start-up of users. Although this obviously for competition rules, in the area around the world, in order to enhance the security of the free software users could become the obstacle, is a very real concern. "Safety start" function can be expanded from unity firmware interface (UEFI) standard, the free software foundation (FSF) believe that there is a desirable place, if correct implementation, but keeping open things to lock their computer users, to prevent them free software installed. Another key problems, trusted computing incentive factors, was one of the copyright. The technology can be used for placed around the document, to prevent they are used in or force them in some aspects of the restrictions. Although this may be the holder of the intellectual property right, the potential impact of ordinary computer users may, particularly when it is wrong to failure, authorized the use of files, could be disastrous. "The building in the world's most robust network defense, won't help if you from the pain of intellectual property theft," the PengJie said, highlight the reality, trusted computing is really not only for the computer security.

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MC Hammer launches a search engine

Popular 90 s rap singer harmarsley will launch its own search engine, has announced. According to sky news, extraordinary news is held in San Francisco Web 2.0 summit. Hammer said, the so-called Wiredoo, search engine will not try to larger engines, such as Google or Bing competition. On the contrary, it will "add relationship of information search results". Hammer, 100000 copies sold his single "can't touch this" in 1990. Recently, however, he has become a consumer information technology event of fixed, he expected to become an entrepreneur. He enumerated in his family will be how to search engine to examples, and shows how to search will produce blocks, the local school, mortgage and insurance information. "This is not a competitive tried to search again," he said. "You can always do things. There are always the next version. "Are we really need another a search engine? Of course not, but, if have what can be added value, then will we found a clear use."    electronics wholesale store

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Sony launches entertainment network

Japanese electronics company SONY have introduced a entertainment network, this will make and its tablet, TV, video games, smart phones and MP3 players music and movie visit.             electronics wholesale store According to "The Daily Telegraph", the market marketing activities will be in the November 1 after beginning, the company's "soft start" SONY's entertainment network. Streaming media service will provide 100000 SONY slice and other based on Android tablet computers and mobile phones repertoire, Britain's service will have 7 million songs. There will also be keep download option, although the cost is not clear. Obviously, the purpose is to use MP3 player of small tools, listen to CD, they already have owners. SONY network President of entertainment Schaaff Tim, and points out that the launch marks "many of our important steps to meet consumer mobile demand, but the opening of our cloud-the music services, in the B new audience".