Lenovo IdeaPad A1000 Review

Lenovo also ventured into the European market of cheap Android tablets. Do the Ideapad A1000 to transcend? Level modal Chinese Kruidvat tablet

for music lovers
The Ideapad A1000 is one of the few devices in its price range (the retail price of 129 euros) stereo speakers on either side of the screen. The Chinese manufacturer promotes his product, even in music and movie lovers.

The device carries the Dolby Digital Plus logo and there are equalizer presets provide for any music genre. At lower volumes the Ideapad A1000 sounds pretty good for a budget tablet but in the last quarter, the quality rapidly. Fortunately, the good speakers (uh yeah) loud, so you may still need to go for quality strikers. Without your ears
But not for movie fans
obviously you do not buy a tablet (only) for its sound quality, it does matter. On the screen, we are unfortunately short. The resolution (1024 x 600), pixel density (170 ppi), color reproduction and viewing angles are downright substandard. Lenovo saved by going instead of the superior IPS. For a TN panel The 16:9 aspect ratio combined with the diameter of 7 inches and low resolution makes surfing to non - mobile websites rather a task than a pleasure.

No 16 but 1.5GB for apps
another shortcoming where the IdeaPad A1000 is facing (e) is the limited storage space for apps. The A1000 is advertised with 16GB storage memory but in practice you can only tight 1.50 GB of apps on Lost. Initially this was even 500MB but after complaints from dissatisfied buyers, Lenovo has an OTA update prepped and rolled.

The IdeaPad A1000 calculates a MTK8317 1.2GHz dual core processor from the Chinese manufacturer MediaTek. That is not the fastest and it shows especially when switching between apps and if you tilt the screen. Of course you can not expect top performance for 129 euros but a little faster still had liked. Also the chipset graphic lagging somewhat behind. A relatively light 3D game like Fruit Ninja falters regularly. Lenovo has also added its own widgets and bloat ware apps to Android, the speed do not benefit. A1000 which runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. On a full battery charge does this tablet about 7 hours.

GPS and vibration motor
a plus for those who want to use his tablet in the car is GPS support. This is embedded in the chipset. Getting a fix takes somewhat longer than devices from top brands and the signal is not as accurate but usable. Another nice touch is the vibration motor; you do not usually come in tablets.

The build quality of the A1000 is decent. Where other inexpensive tablets ever dare crack when you put pressure on, give Lenovo's little not budge. The housing is made of plastic and feels sturdy and comfortable. In the back cover of the Wi-Fi model we tested was crazy enough a recess and chamber cover a SIM card slot provided. The same chamber cover hides a slot for a microSD memory card. All around you will find a 3.5mm jack , volume keys , micro USB port and of course the power button .

Conclusion
Score:
3/5
if you are looking for a solid but inexpensive Android Tablet for children, the IdeaPad A1000 still just passes. Are you also a little demanding but then you better save for example the new Nexus 7 .

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in sales, in line for a phone (and smart watch)

Today the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 officially on sale. To celebrate, Samsung and Vodafone have devised a fun action for the early birds: with a new Vodafone Red subscription in one of the two main stores you do not have to pay for a Galaxy Note and Galaxy 3 Gear.

Those who today have taken the trouble to travel or take a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to Amsterdam or Rotterdam or get a nice offer. Today you get to 18:00 in a 2 -year subscription discount ten euros per month, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and again the Samsung Galaxy Gear to pay. Without

As of 8:00 pm there were already people waiting in Rotterdam for the Vodafone shop on the ropewalk and that were not only people from the area but from all over the Netherlands . By nine o'clock the line was already grown to more than 100 people who patiently wait until the doors open at half past ten.

Samsung tells us that there is more than enough stock and that anyone until six o'clock in the evening, the chance to make the checkout. There is no on -policy = on, anyone who uses the action gets a smart phone and a watch.

The lines were not as long as the sale of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where when hundreds of people in a long line for the store waiting to make the introductory offer. Use this is of course because it is not this time on Saturday but held on Wednesday and people should simply work. But as we wrote earlier, everyone has to six hours.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is called phablet features a super sharp 5.7 inch screen. This combined with an 800 Snapdragon chipset, clocked at 2.3GHz, while another 3 GB of memory makes the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to a very interesting device where the expectations are high. Samsung has also improved a lot in the software so that the use of the S - pen much easier, faster and more convenient is.

In the following interview with Geert Mol what we recently recorded are the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Gear extensively. Besides apparatus we also see the new accessories specifically made for the three discs are. These were not yet present in the Vodafone shop, but will be available soon.

BBM until next week at the Google Play Store

The launch of BBM would take place last Saturday, but unfortunately for the millions of people waiting so that was not. Head of BBM at Blackberry Andrew Bocking explains how and why the delay.

Delay
After the failure of BBM in the Google Play Store a message soon came out that there were problems that were caused by a leaked version of BBM. Andrew Bocking explains in the blog post exactly how it could have happened.

Prior to the official launch of BBM there was an older version of this application and leaked on several file-sharing sites put so that anyone could download. The older version had a bug that caused was more data from the server asked than normal. Because this leaked version was rapidly distributed over the Internet, there were on Saturday more than 1 million accounts that too much data asked the BBM servers. And that did not work.
The version in the Google Play Store would end up, this bug did not but it could not block the users of the leaked version.

What next?
The only way to fix this problem was the rollout of applications for Android and iPhone stop. Currently the BBM team to update the servers that provide users with the wrong version will block work. In addition, they will take measures to prevent this. In the future
this is a big job and we do not we launch BBM for Android and iPhone more expected this week.

Source : Blackberry blog

Oppo N1: fast Android smartphone with rotatable camera

The Oppo N1 has just been officially announced and is a more than interesting smartphone. Besides the fact that the first ' CyanogenMod smartphone “will be the specifications also another easily. With a rotating camera and a touchpad on the back know Oppo unique features to offer in any case.

Oppo N1
Oppo is one of the relatively new companies that great champion in the smartphone world and also appears to be continuing. Oppo another beautiful product down with the Oppo N1 the Oppo N1 has a solid 5.9 - inch screen with a full HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Under the hood we find a 600 Snapdragon chipset combined with 2GB of RAM and the possibility to choose between a 16 and 32 GB of storage. The Snapdragon 600 chipset, for example, can also be found in the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, which the Oppo N1 terms chipset half a generation behind it: devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony Xperia Z1 have the newer Snapdragon 800 - chipset. In addition, the device does not have LTE capabilities and can not connect to 4G networks.

The Oppo N1 has an interesting characteristic appearance, a rotating camera out there with its 13 - megapixel resolution ensures that you can make. Both the front and back very good pictures this is also one of the spearheads of this unit. The camera of the Oppo N1 uses a special lens which in turn consists of six individual lenses. The camera module is 01/03/06 and has an aperture of f/2.0. This should provide very good pictures even in low light conditions. The camera starts up in 0.6 seconds and has a double flash: one for the back and one for when you want to do with what light diffuser ' --. As a bonus in the box also ' O -Click Control a small device with the touch of a button the device up to 50 meters a picture can be taken. This device is very similar to Pressy, a Kick starter project that has a lot of money raked. Within
Another striking detail is the battery, with up to 3610 mAh, one of the highest battery capacities at the moment.

D Touch Panel
At the rear of the Oppo N1 is an area of 12 cm square that can be used. The unit is operated this works like a touchpad as we know that a laptop and makes it possible for example to scroll with one finger on the back of the unit. Convenient, since this ensures that you can browse without your fingers getting in the middle of the image are example. The previous Android devices had a trackball that equivalent functionality offered, but this trackball has now been gone a while. A touchpad on the back we saw at the Sony PS Vita portable console, but not in smartphone.

CyanogenMod
This week CyanogenMod announced a new course to sail after retrieving an investment of $ 7 million. They want to create a customized version of Android that, in his own words, will be better. The Oppo N1 will receive a special CyanogenMod version, which is, indeed, will be. Installed CyanogenMod According Oppo it is a limited edition, a variant with a limited edition, but we suspect that will be. Upon sufficient demand certainly more of it
Standard will be Android 4.2, the Oppo N1 equipped with the graphical skin of Oppo named ‘Color’

Availability
Recently, Oppo Europe distribution area added a nice development with the Oppo N1 for the door. The likelihood is that it will be reasonably available. Available in the Netherlands and Belgium the device costs 425 euros converted, but patience is desirable, the Oppo N1 will be put on the market in December.

Rollout BBM for Android stop put, leaked version causes problems

It was a ' thing ' for Saturday, finally we could use it. BBM on Android devices the plan was that at 13.00 local time the rollout would start, so far did not.

Problems BBM for Android
BlackBerry would first start after which iOS would be. 's Turn with Android Those who want to use this application are probably exactly at 13.00 started changing the Play Store, but that was in vain. BlackBerry has the following to say about this (translated) here:
For the launch of BBM for Android was launched not put an online version. The enthusiasm and interest was very large, more than 1.1 million users used this system before it officially came into the Play Store. This leaked version causes problems, we are now solving.

Prior to rolling out the official version was already a leaked version, within hours it was downloaded over one million times. The Blackberry servers were overloaded by this massive application and during the day, try to solve these problems Blackberry
deferred

Tonight the message appeared on the blog of BlackBerry that these issues were not yet resolved and that the rollout of BBM for Android and iPhone were discontinued. The iOS users who have already downloaded a version can continue to use, others will have to wait. The leaked Android version will be disabled and when that is done will be rolled out BBM country to country.

It seems that Blackberry interest in the application has been underestimated and did not take into account the possibility that a leaked version would be all over the world.
Rapidly distributed

BBM for Android first experiences
we have BBM for Android equally able to test, see screenshot below. A number of things stand out. Thus there is a constant icon in the notification bar on hand to let you know that BBM connected. As far as we can discover not turn it off, so there will always stand as BBM user an icon in the status bar. In addition, BBM chosen to keep. Typical BlackBerry looks to Perhaps an understandable choice, but we would have liked an application to Google's guidelines. Furthermore, does the BBM application for Android as you would expect with sending messages, files and of course the ' ping ' of users.

Galaxy SIII - How to root galaxy s3 easily

Match what I promised yesterday that I would share with you on how to root the Galaxy S3 I9300, and now I will give a tutorial, so I hope you look carefully, if necessary read over and over that you understand. Because if one will result in damage to the galaxy s3 software.

1. Use Triangle Away to reset the binary counter. Immediately unplug the battery when galaxy s3 started rebooting after we reset the binary counter.

2. Replace the battery, and then press and hold the HOME button POWER UP VOL, so get into RECOVERY MODE.

3. Perform Factory Reset / Wipe User Data, Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik-cache.

4. Reboot and immediately pull back battery when galaxy s3 starts to reboot.

5. Log into DOWNLOAD MODE, and flash stock firmware via ODIN

6. Allow it to finish and reboot galaxy s3 back by itself. Perform the setup process (without logging into GMAIL account / Dropbox / SAMSUNG).

7. Wait approximately 9 minutes.

8. Check Settings - About Device - Status and make sure the Device Status is Normal

9. Log back into DOWNLOAD MODE to ensure binary counter is again NO.

10. Do it once more and then Wipe Factory galaxy s3 setup as usual.

11. Completed.

Well now you've rooted Galaxy S3. Check in Settings - About Device - Status - Device Status

Additional: I am not responsible if there is Damage after root galaxy s3 you in, but if you do the appropriate root galaxy s3 tutorial that I wrote above, I am sure you are not troubled galaxy s3.

Hopefully useful, and continue to refer to the android clinic to get a galaxy s3 other tip

NVIDIA Tegra is note-tablet for $ 200, sells these do not

Android Tablet.- NVIDIA has so far done a lot for Android on tablets. In the acclaimed Nexus 7 was the chipset from NVIDIA that provided the power and speed. A year later, has developed a tablet that sets the bar a bit to explain. NVIDIA higher self

NVIDIA
Last year NVIDIA Kai tablets attention. In this tablet presented the company that it was actually possible to make only $ 200. A high-end tablet Finally, ASUS and Google probably had a lot to this reference design: the Nexus 7 was placed on the market for quite a reasonable amount and the cheapest version of the high -end tablet indeed cost $ 200.

The 7 inch sizes Tegra Note, the original Nexus 7 in performance exceed and also add some new features to the device. The tablet runs on a Tegra 4 chipset and uses a stylus . This stylus is according to NVIDIA better and more accurate than current smart pens that are on the market. Earlier this year, demons are directly related NVIDA Stylus technology already at Computex in Taipei. This technology makes --that an ordinary passive stylus very accurate transfer can take place. A passive stylus is also a lot cheaper than an active stylus.

The 5 - mega pixel camera on the tablet also makes use of the unique capabilities of the Tegra 4 chipset with the ability to create HDR photos and turning off. Slow motion video there is 16 GB of memory and if you do not find enough you can expand with a micro - SD card and you can connect the tablet to a TV or a monitor with the micro - HDMI cable.

The monitor screen would be the only weak point of this NVIDIA tablet , the IPS display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels , the new Nexus 7 for $ 30 more a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels . The sound that the Tegra Note squeezes through the speakers should be of good quality by the wide frequency range and bass - reflex port.

White Label
you do not have to look for an NVIDIA Tegra Note tablet this tablet because the company will not go put themselves in the markets that allow them to others. The tablet will be offered to partners who will be offering to the consumer. Different regions one of these partners is a very well known, HP will Tegra Note, also add to its product under its own name as HP Slate Extreme. This tablet we thus counteracting come under different brand names but as far as we understood, there is only one company that region by the tablet will offer.

NVIDIA remains responsible for the implementation of the necessary software updates. The Tegra Note runs on a standard Android version of Android without adjustments NVIDIA itself, but in the long term it would also be possible for resellers to address the user interface, but also changes to the hardware implementation of the tablet.

NVIDIA wants to create market especially with the Tegra Note 4 for its Tegra chipsets given that they a little late with this product came on the market. Also, the company once again demonstrating that it is possible to get a cheap high-end tablet, with a very fast chipset and accurate pen input, bring on the market. In this case