Alternatives For Non-Ipad Fans

The new iPad from Apple released. Got one? Good for you. But if you’re one of the many gadget fans thinking of laying down cash for a tablet without having to set foot in an Apple store, read on. Here are five non-Apple new iPad alternatives to check out now, or new ones worth waiting for.

Asus EeePad Transformer Prime

For around £450 (cheaper than a 16GB Wi-Fi & 4G new iPad) the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is a tablet that, with a keyboard dock can transform into a fully-functional laptop. It might not have a Retina Display (it has a 1280×800 pixel resolution) but it is the first Android tablet to have a quad-core processor. It’s very quick.

Of course if you want to wait a little longer, a new TF700 model will be available this summer with updated specs, a 1920×1200 resolution and the latest Android 4.0 operating system.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1-inch

Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 at MWC 2012 last month. Look online and you’ll be able to find one for around the £490 mark. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1-inch comes running with the latest Android 4.0 operating system, and a 1GHz dual-core processor, and is available as a 16GB or 32GB version. Samsung has released some capable tablets in the past, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1-inch is a worthy new iPad alternative.

The New iPad To Launch In South Korea And 11 Other Countries This Week

Apple took to the wires this morning to announce that the new iPad will hit 12 countries later this week. Along with South Korea, this coming Friday the new iPad launches in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St. Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela. Then, the following Friday, it hits Colombia, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand.

For better or worse, the new iPad will carry the suggested retail price of $499 USD and up. The iPad 2 will also be available at its new $399 price and might be the best bet in the majority of the markets just now getting the new iPad; only the North American markets have LTE data capabilities anyway.

These new markets will help the iPad extend its global dominance in the tablet wars. The iPad is far and away the most popular tablet on Earth but generic Android tablets have no doubt found a home in developing countries thanks to their generally lower price and wider availability. But that won’t stop the Apple machine. Cook & Co. will systematically roll out new products worldwide on Apple’s quest to be a trillion-dollar company.

The New Waterproof Android Smartphone: Panasonic Eluga Now Available

Panasonic had another waterproof Android-powered device to show us – the Eluga . This has a 5-inch HD touchscreen and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available in Germany and will officially arrive to other countries in April.

As a reminder, the Panasonic Eluga boasts with 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, support HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity and  8GB of built-in storage.

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Samsung to Unveil the Next Galaxy Phone on May 3

Samsung has started sending out invites for the launch of the next Galaxy smartphone, which is slated for May 3 in London.

The invite doesn’t give any details about the upcoming device(s) — it merely says “come and meet the next Galaxy.”

However, we know that the company plans to reveal Samsung Galaxy S III, which was rumored to be launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Samsung decided to move the launch to a later date.

In any case, Samsung will have to show something truly spectacular if it wants to top the Tegra 3 powerhouses from HTC.

What features/specs would you like to see in Samsung Galaxy S III? Share your opinions in the comments.

How The Pebble Smart Watch Hit $3 Million on Kickstarter

The Pebble Smartwatch was the darling of the tech industry this week. Minutes after it was offered on crowdsourced funding site Kickstarter, its popularity exploded, garnering $100,000 in the first two hours of availability on Wednesday. Now (Saturday), it's basking in the glow of more than $2.48 million worth of funding after just three days.

Why such instant popularity? It'll probably be the first smartwatch to link up to iPhones via Bluetooth, notifying you of incoming emails, messages and calls, tracking runs and bike rides and telling you the time, all on its e-paper display. And oh yeah, it also works on Android phones.

Could this be the beginning of a resurgence in the wearing of watches? You sure can't beat the ability to tell the time and check your messages with both hands free. Pledge $115, and you'll have one in your hands of the time it's released around September of this year.

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Norton is now showing some interest in the Mobile App world Norton so far was concentrating on the making personal software for Pc Mac but now Norton has stepped forward to make a Mobile App to provide a better security tool for parents.

Parents can download the Security tool from Android market for free. Then they need to login to onlinefamily.norton.com and they can manage different settings to add their kid’s mobile to their list and apply some restrictions to them.

Parents are always concerned about their children digital activity on computer and mobile Internet. So making some rules and regulation and applying them on their children parents may know what is their child actually doing on Internet and restrict them to do so, by using Norton Safety Minder Mobile Edition.

There is a premier Norton Online family which has some extra features like mobile edition lacks such as Sms and text monitoring.