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Tablets so far have come in a handful of sizes – 7”, 9.7” and 10.1”, although not too long ago Toshiba attempted to disrupt the market by introducing a 13.3” tablet, the Excite 13. Now if you thought that Toshiba was the only player in the market with a 13.3” tablet, you would be mistaken as thanks to an FCC filing, it seems that Archos has something similar planned as well. Spotted in an FCC filing is the Archos FamilyPad which sports a 13.3” display.

However while it might share the same screen size as the Toshiba Excite 13, the rest of its specs are probably less exciting. The FamilyPad comes with an AllWinner A10 processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 8/16GB of internal storage, WiFi, an SD card slot for memory expansion, two USB ports and a front-facing camera. No word if and when the Archos FamilyPad will be making its debut stateside, but we will be keeping our eyes peeled nonetheless. So anyone else in the market for a 13.3” tablet, or would you rather get a laptop/ultrabook instead?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Archos 97 Carbon tablet arrives at the FCC, Archos 80 Cobalt arrives at the FCC,

There are a significant number of Americans around the country that don’t have access to broadband Internet. The reason many of these people don’t have access isn’t that they can’t afford it. The reason that they don’t have broadband is because in many rural locations broadband is simply not available by traditional means such as cable or DSL. That leaves the only option in some instances being satellite broadband.

Dish Network has been offering satellite broadband in certain parts the United States through a partnership with a company called ViaSat. Reports are coming in that Dish Network is preparing to launch a nationwide satellite broadband network. The broadband network would use a satellite from Dish Network sister company EchoStar according to people familiar with the situation.

The specific satellite Dish Network is tipped to use for the nationwide broadband network is called EchoStar 17 and launched on July 5. That particular satellite is able support download speeds of 15 Mbps. Sources indicate that initially packages are expected to offer downloads of 5 Mbps to allow the system to take more capacity.

Sources claiming knowledge of Dish Network’s plan say that Dish and EchoStar will be able to handle about 2 million new Internet customers with the new broadband offering. The service is expected to launch in late that September or early October and will cater mainly to rural America. Dish Network’s deal with ViaSat is only available in areas east of the Mississippi River and on the West Coast. The new satellite broadband service will augment Dish Network’s existing partnership giving it nationwide coverage.

[via Bloomberg]

Dish Network tipped for nationwide satellite broadband network is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Anyone that uses a smartphone, tablet, or computer knows that there’s a lot of malware out there with the goal of infiltrating your device and stealing information or causing you headaches. According to security company Kaspersky Labs the amount of malware out there specifically targeting Android increased by a significant amount in Q2 of 2012. The company reports that malware levels increased threefold during Q2.

Kaspersky reports that during the three-month quarter 14,900 new malicious programs targeting Android devices were added to its database. The massive increase in malware indicates according to the company that virus writers are increasingly targeting mobile devices with their malicious programs. It also clearly indicates that the growing popularity of Android is making it an ever-increasing target for nefarious programmers.

Kaspersky reports that 49% of the malicious files added to the database during the quarter were multi-functional Trojans that steal data from telephones such as contact names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers. These Trojans were also capable of downloading additional modules from servers run by the programmer. The security company reports that a quarter of the Android specific malware detected were SMS Trojans.

A SMS Trojan is a program that steals money from the victim by sending SMS messages to premium rate numbers without the user knowing. These programs are becoming more widespread and have been seen in 47 different countries whereas a few years ago they were limited to countries of the former USSR, Southeast Asia, and China. One of the most alarming statistics is that 18% of the Android threats detected during the quarter were back doors that could give malicious users full control over an infected device. This type of program is used to build botnets consisting of mobile devices. Trojan Spy programs made up 2% of the discovered malware and according to Kaspersky; this is the most threatening the users. This sort of malware transfer data to give the malicious user access to bank accounts.

Android malware level triples in Q2 2012 is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As we get closer to the fourth week of August, Blizzard has begun to reveal more changes that they will be making to the game once patch 1.0.4 is released to the public. We have covered the changes they will be making Legendary items, and Blizzard has since released more previews of the changes they will be making for the classes. So far only the Barbarian and Wizard class has been detailed, but we expect the remaining classes to receive the same amount of attention during the course of the coming weeks (if not days). While you can head on over to the Diablo 3 website for the full run down, the previews basically touch on the different skills and runes of both classes, and how they were making changes to them to make some skills be more attractive.

When Diablo 3 was being developed, some of the things that Blizzard touch upon was how they did not want classes to have a cookie cutter spec, unlike World of Warcraft where classes were pretty much locked to a certain style of playing due to it being able to output more DPS, survive longer or heal better. The changes that patch 1.0.4 will make to Diablo 3 will attempt to steer players away from pre-made builds and to explore their options and less popular skill choices. So if you’d like to learn more, the Wizard preview can be found here, while the Barbarian preview can be found here.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: 1.0.4 Legendary Item Improvements in Diablo 3, Diablo 3 Starter Edition is free-to-play for everyone,

Earlier today we reported that a video had recently surfaced which showed off what appears to be a leaked Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ROM running on a Samsung Galaxy S3. Well the good news is that if you liked what you saw and were wondering how to get your hands on the leaked ROM, the folks at SamMobile have managed to obtain the leaked ROM and have uploaded it onto their website for download. However according to SamMobile, this is a pre-release version of the build which means that it is not official yet, let alone for public consumption. They have also warned that by flashing this ROM, you could end up voiding your warranty as well. However if you’re a developer and you’re looking to get ahead of the curve, or if you’re simply curious as to what sort of changes Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean will bring about to your Galaxy S3 device, pop on over to SamMobile’s website for the download links and instructions.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM for Samsung Galaxy S3 leaked, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Samsung Galaxy S3 rumored for 29th of August rollout,