Hasta La Gadget!

It’s unlikely that any single player will dominate the cloud computing market in the foreseeable future. So more and more enterprise IT leaders are taking a pragmatic, creative approach and adopting a wide range of cloud solutions.

Unlike nearly all other cloud events, CloudBeat 2012 is putting those customers (the adopters) front and center to share their experiences and insights on what really works, who’s buying what, and where the industry is going.

The speaker roster tops that of any other cloud event this year, and the program features a series of never-before-seen case studies lined up with customers including Harvard University, PepsiCo, Dignity Health, Kaplan, and Church of Latter Day Saints, to name a few.

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Though the Marvel Comics game by the name of Avengers Initiative is indeed available for an elite collection of high-powered Android devices, it’s the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor that’s breaking out the best of the best. The review you’re about to set your eyes on is done on none other than the ASUS Transformer Prime, the first device to sport the Tegra 3 – but chances are you’ll be breaking it out on the super-popular Google Nexus 7 tablet: and lucky you – that device works with a Tegra 3 as well.

This game was introduced for the market the week of Thanksgiving, 2012 – that’s right now, here, at the time of this posting, and here we’ve also got a special promotional price that’s making the download extra enticing. Right now you’ll be able to pick this game up for $4.99 USD – in the future it’s likely to be raised by a buck or two, but for the moment a five-spot will make it yours. It’s developed directly by Marvel Games is ready to not just promote the Avengers movie series, but to be a high-powered game of excellence in and of itself.

Again what you’re looking at in the demo here is the ASUS Transformer Prime, a device that’s more than a few months old but is still one of the most awesome tablets on the market, Tegra 3 and all. This game begins with the Hulk and will be continuing on with updates, special events, and more playable characters and storyline in the future. In other words – this game is set to be a gift that keeps on giving. All “episodic content” updates will be free, mind you – with Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man in the mix for 2013!

Enhancements for NVIDIA Tegra 3-toting devices include improved character textures, slightly more life-like environments, Iso-8 effects (game element with super fun crystal bashing), and realistic clothing – rendering sweetness in-frame! The only thing you might want to be wary of here is the download size – at 1.3 GB, it’s certainly going to be a space-eater you’ll want to think twice about. Otherwise it’s a straight up must-have winner – grab it through the NVIDIA TegraZone right this minute!

Avengers Initiative Tegra Enhanced Review is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sony is trying to sell their new Nex e-mount camera by telling most DSLR users that they are dumb and stupid and clueless. According to their data, two thirds of all DSLRs users never take their camera out of the full-auto mode. More »

So we know that HTC was supposed to release the Android 4.0 ICS updated for the DROID Incredible 2, but so far we’ve only seen a leaked Android 4.0 ROM back in August, with HTC coming forward and acknowledging that there would be a delay in the update sometime back in September. Given that it’s already past the middle of November, we’re sure that there are many DROID Incredible 2 owners wondering if and when the update would arrive for their handsets. With HTC being rather quiet on that front, it would have been safe to assume that the update might have been cancelled or simply forgotten, but thankfully HTC has responded to an enquiry on Twitter about the status of the update.

According to the HTC rep who posted on Twitter, it seems that the company has had some connectivity issue with the software, which apparently explains the delay. It looks like they’re still working on a resolution and they will release more information when it is available. Whether this means the update will arrive next week or next year is anyone’s guess, but for now it’s still a glimmer of hope for DROID Incredible 2 owners.

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If you were looking to get your hands on an LTE-enabled Android tablet, you might be interested to learn that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has officially launched on Verizon’s network. Unfortunately as is the case with most tablets, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 will not be subsidized which means you will have to pay full retail, although the upside is that if you were to get it from Verizon with one of the carrier’s data plans, you will be able to enjoy 4G LTE connectivity while on the go.

Priced at $499, customers can look forward to a 10.1” 720p HD display with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board. It will come with 8GB of internal storage (that’s the model that Verizon is offering) which can be expanded via microSD, so don’t worry too much about not having enough memory. The tablet will also come with a 3.2MP rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Not the most powerful tablet we’ve seen to date, especially given that the Nexus 10 is already on the market, but we guess it ultimately boils down to personal preference. In the meantime you can check out our review of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 here.

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