Another tablet from Samsung? ... Well, this time it's their Galaxy Note 8.0

"Samsung Electronics has announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the US market on April 11. Unveiled globally at Mobile World Congress in February, the Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in stores and online at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy/Best Buy Mobile, h.h. gregg, Newegg, P.C. Richard & Son, Staples and TigerDirect.com

The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a 1.6GHz Quad Core processor and 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi technology with dual-channel bonding, and a 4,600 mAh battery. Beyond the 16GB of internal memory, the Note 8.0 can handle microSD cards up to 64GB, for a combined possible 80GB of storage. The 5-megapixel camera on the back can shoot 1080p video, and the 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera can handle video chats at 720p resolution. The Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in white for US$399.99 MSRP."

Source: Digitimes

Bold claims and bold figures too ..

"Google and Asustek Computer's co-branded second-generation Nexus 7 tablet is expected to enjoy shipments of one million units in May and eight million units in 2013, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. With the tablet's strong contribution, Asustek's tablet shipments will have a chance to reach its goal of 12 million units for 2013. The tablet's manufacturer Quanta Computer will also see its shipments rise for the year.

Google is set to host its Google I/O developer forum from May 15-17 in San Francisco, the US. The second-generation Nexus 7 as well as Google Glass are both expected to be showcased at the event. The new Nexus 7 features a 7-inch display and a processor from Qualcomm, supporting a resolution higher than that of the first-generation model and 3G connectivity, priced at US$149-199. The machine is expected to be available in June or July."

Source: Digitimes

Botnets rule the world ... over 70% people don't realise that their computer have become a botnet. See, if people stop downloading porn and illegal copyrighted material ... then your computer would become a "botnet" itself.

"Wordpress has been attacked by a botnet of "tens of thousands" of individual computers since last week, according to server hosters Cloudflare and Hostgator. The botnet targets Wordpress users with the username "admin", trying thousands of possible passwords.

The attack began a week after Wordpress beefed up its security with an optional two-step authentication log-in option. The site currently powers 64m websites read by 371m people each month.

According to survey website W3Techs, around 17% of the world's websites are powered by Wordpress. "Here's what I would recommend: If you still use 'admin' as a username on your blog, change it, use a strong password," wrote Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg on his blog."

Source: BBC

Press Release: ASUS today announced availability of ASUS Taichi 31, a sleek Ultrabook with a 13.3-inch dual-screen design that offers the mobile flexibility of a tablet with the performance and features of a notebook. ASUS Taichi 31 features a choice of Intel Core processors and joins the 11.6-inch ASUS Taichi 21, launched in October 2012.

Image taken from Engadget

With two Full HD 13.3-inch screens placed back-to-back, ASUS Taichi 31 combines the best features of a Windows 8 tablet and a powerful Ultrabook in a single sleek design. With the same stunning black-mirror finish and slender profile as the 11.6-inch ASUS Taichi 21, ASUS Taichi 31 is as elegant as it is innovative, and packs a host of features that help make light work of any productivity task.

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Press Release: SAMSUNG SERIES 9 PREMIUM ULTRABOOK WITH FULL HD RESOLUTION. NOW AVAILABLE

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced availability of the Series 9 Premium Ultrabook with Full HD (1920x1080) resolution. The laptop is available now for an MSRP of $1,399.99. Laptop features 13.3-inch full HD display, Intel® Core™ i7 processor and 128GB SSD*

Series 9 Features:

First it was short messages (tweets), then photos, then short video clips and now it seems twitter has taken the plunge and added music service to their catalogue. Twitter now offers the FULL package!

"Micro-blogging site Twitter is rumoured to be launching a new music service after buying the music discovery site We Are Hunted. We Are Hunted confirmed the deal, adding "there's no question that Twitter and music go well together" - and said it was shutting down.

The hashtag #music is also featured on the newly-launched music.twitter.com. Reports suggest the new service will offer personalised recommendations on music through its own dedicated app.

US celebrity host Ryan Seacrest confirmed the existence of Twitter's new app on Thursday via a tweet: "playing with @twitter's new music app (yes it's real!)... there's a serious dance party happening at idol right now".

The music app could be announced as soon as Friday. The We Are Hunted acquisition actually happened in 2012, according to reports, suggesting that the music service has long been in the works."

Source: BBC

Presss Release: Pulse's Talent, Technology, and Products to Help LinkedIn Accelerate Its Content and Mobile Initiatives

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 200 million members worldwide, today announced it agreed to acquire Pulse (owned by Alphonso Labs, Inc.), a leading news reader and mobile content distribution platform.

Pulse was founded in 2010 by Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta while they were students at Stanford University. It quickly grew to become one of the most widely used platforms for content consumption on the Internet.

Pulse currently has more than 30 million users who have activated its iOS and Android-based news reader apps in more than 190 countries.

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Who would have though that the 7-inch is the perfect size for tablets. And it seems that Microsoft is joing the bandwagon to capture this market.

"Microsoft Corp is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans.

Microsoft executives felt they needed to keep pace with the growing popularity of smaller tablets like Google Inc's 7-inch Nexus and the 7.9-inch iPad Mini introduced by Apple Inc last October, one person told the paper. Microsoft declined to comment to the Wall Street Journal. The company could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters outside of regular U.S. business hours."

Source: Reuters