Google's new tablet -nexus an ipad killer

Google has finally showcased its eagerly anticipated 10-inch tablet. Developed with Samsung, the Nexus 10 is described by the company as "the ultimate tablet for watching movies or reading magazines," and is a clear shot across Apple's bows. 

Measuring 10.055 inches diagonally and boasting 2560x1600 pixels (that's 300ppi) it has a 4MP resolution, surpassing not just everything in Apple's iPad range, but any other tablet on the market. Google claims that the battery will support nine hours of video playback. The Nexus 10 boasts stereo speakers, features a dual-core A15 processor, 2 GB of RAM and supports NFC. It comes with either 16GB or 32GB of memory and, although it is wi-fi enabled, doesn't support 3G or 4G technology.

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ACER Windows RT operating system

LONDON: Taiwanese computer maker Acer is putting off the launch of tablets using Microsoft's new Windows RT operating systemto give itself time to see how Microsoft's own Surface tablet fares. 

The world's No. 4 PC vendor by shipments initially planned to roll out Windows RT tablets based on ARM chips early next year. However, the launch of Microsoft's tablet last week and the mixed reviews it has drawn has prompted Acer to wait and see until at least the second quarter of 2013. 

"Originally we had a very aggressive plan to come out very early next year but because of Surface, our R&D development doesn't stop, but we are much more cautious," Acer President Jim Wong told Reuters on Tuesday. 

"Originally our plan was Q1, but now I don't think it will be earlier than Q2," Wong said on the sidelines of a presentation of Acer's new line of Windows 8 touchscreen notebooks and tablets. 

Acer was one of the first companies to criticise Microsoft for moving into the computer hardware business and competing with its partners' devices. 

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Microsoft windows 8 phone launch date in India

Starting Friday, October 26

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Monday set out to win over iPhone and Android gadget devotees with Windows 8 smartphones, new devices that emphasize individualism and unify digital lives in the Internet cloud.

The global rollout of Windows 8 phones, set to begin in Europe this weekend, is the final piece in a Microsoft operating system transformation aimed at harmonizing the technology titan's software and hardware for mobile lifestyles.

"It has been for us an exciting and energizing few days," Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said while unveiling the slick new smartphones at a media event in San Francisco.

"Windows PCs (personal computers) really are the best PCs ever and today we are bringing phones into the Windows family with Windows 8."

Microsoft on Friday launched its latest generation Windows operating system, hit the market with Surface tablet computers and opened scores of temporary "pop-up" stores that have drawn crowds interested in Windows 8 devices.

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