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The only official timeframe we have for an Android 3.0 Honeycomb release is sometime “next year.” A little too vague for our liking and for a seemingly infinite list of manufacturers chomping at the bit to release their fully sanctioned Android tablets onto the world. Now DigiTimes narrows things down a bit with an off-the-cuff comment about MSI preparing to sell its Tegra 2-based tablets in April or May “after Google releases Android 3.0 in March.” Of course, a March release seems almost definite what with Acer hoping to ship its tablets with Honeycomb in April as well. Hopefully we’ll get this confirmed at CES in early January.

Google’s Honeycomb Android tablet release slated for March? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on August 07, 2007 by CyberNet.

There has been a lot of talk lately regarding the status of Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), but Microsoft has stayed clear from confirming both the expected features and release date. Several different sources have confirmed that Vista SP1 is indeed being tested by a small group of people, but it’s not in the form of an update yet. Testers reportedly have to use an installation disc that contains the full Vista operating system in order to test Vista SP1, which is probably why they haven’t made it available to the public yet. In fact, the screenshot below even shows that the current SP1 is treated as an evaluation copy that expires in April 2008.

Vista isn’t the only one with a new Service Pack in the works though. Windows XP SP3 has also been spotted in the hands of testers, and it weighs in at 350MB. It includes over 900 fixes for the operating system, some of which have already been provided to XP users via Windows Updates. With XP SP3 being tested at the same time as Vista SP1 it is expected that the two will have the same release date.

Below are the build ID’s and screenshots from the XP SP3 About screen and Vista SP1 About screen. By reading those ID’s you are able to extract the date of the builds, with Vista SP1’s being June 28, 2007 and XP SP3’s being July 18, 2007.

• XP SP3 ID: 5.1.2600.3180 (xpsp.070718-2058)
• Vista SP1 ID: 6001.16549(longhorn_sp1beta1.070628-1825)

Source: WinBeta & AeroXP

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This article was written on September 10, 2007 by CyberNet.

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Last month we reported that the Nero 8 download would be available to buyers on October 1st, but pirates can get it starting today! As with many high-profile applications this one has been leaked to the file sharing networks a full 3-weeks before the consumer release was scheduled. And as expected screenshots are also making their way around the Web: StartSmart, Burning Rom, Vision, and Showtime.

Here’s a recap of what’s new in Nero 8:

• Newly-designed Nero StartSmart user interface. Prime functions like burning and ripping audio and data discs can now be accessed directly, letting users complete projects with one-click functions.
• Optimized for Vista – includes DiscCopy (a Vista sidebar gadget) that lets users copy a disc in just one click.
• Edit photo slide shows and create High Definition video in both Blu-ray BD-AV and HD DVD video formats.
• Nero RescueAgent allows users to restore deleted files and recover data from CDs and DVDs that may have been lost due to scratched discs, interrupted recording operations, or poor recording quality.
• Multimedia, backup, and recovery features.
• Live icons allows users to see what is in a file without opening it.
• Rich Preview pane offers direct access to files from within the Windows Explorer browser.

So where can you get it from? It’s obviously all over the BitTorrent network, and is being seeded by thousands of users. However, it also appears to be popping up on download sites such as Softpedia as a trial version. I’m assuming this is the same thing as the leaked download, and as long as you can get your hands on a serial you’re good as gold. Update: I’m not condoning piracy by saying that…there could be multiple ways to get a serial. Hopefully one of those ways will be by purchasing a serial from Nero soon, and I would think that the trial would last past October 1st so that you can legally acquire the serial before expiration.

So what’s going to happen to Nero 8 now? Will Ahead push the release date forward to minimize the amount of damage that the pirated version will do? Only time will tell, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they at least start offering the download-only version a few weeks early.

Source: TechConnect

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Alright, we know AMD’s busy showing off its Atom killer, but there’s still a little life left in Intel’s netbook stalwart, which has been harnessed to its fullest in Dell’s screen-flipping Duo tablet / netbook. And the good news is that we apparently won’t have to wait too long to see that zany concoction out in the real world. Well placed sources have informed CNET that Dell intends to release the Inspiron Duo at some point next week, potentially on November 23rd, while pre-sale information should be dished out later this week, alongside Microsoft’s announcement of a new store opening. Things are moving along nice and swiftly, it would seem.

Update: And just to fan those flames of desire a little more, the Duo has shown up in Microsoft’s latest cloud computing advert. See it after the break.

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This article was written on October 13, 2007 by CyberNet.

I was just over at the OpenOffice site browsing through some of their marketing materials to see if there was anything interesting. I came across a presentation that was given on September 19th at the OpenOffice 2007 Conference. The presentation was called “OpenOffice.org 3.0 and Beyond,” and it walked through some of the most notable features that are expected to be released in the next big OpenOffice milestone.

The presentation was actually pretty interesting to flip through, but the one thing that really caught my attention was their reference to including a Personal Information Manager (PIM). More specifically the presentation mentions bundling Thunderbird with their Office Suite, and refers to it as an “Outlook replacement.” This is all assuming that Thunderbird recently losing two of it’s main developers doesn’t affect the decision, because I’m sure OpenOffice wants to ensure that Thunderbird will continue to progress before including it.

A post that I made earlier this year regarding Thunderbird as an Outlook replacement really sparked some heated debates in the comments. People were saying that it will never happen, yet this is the direct goal of the new OpenOffice. They plan on including the Lightning add-on for Thunderbird so that in addition to email support, users will also be able to manage their schedule and appointments.

This is pretty big news, but the PIM that is to be included in OpenOffice 3.0 won’t be the only notable feature (click on a thumbnail to enlarge it):

• New Personal Information Manager
• Supports local and server-based calendars
• Task management
• Month, week, day view
• Multiple calendars support
  
• Free/busy management
• Connector to Sun Java System Calendar Server (WCAP, iCal, WebDAV, CalDAV, and Google Calendar
• PDF Import and Export
• Microsoft Office 2007 XML Importing
• Improved Pivot Tables and Solver in Calc
• Web 2.0 Support (Blogging and Wiki)
  
• Presenter Console with Multi-screen Support
• Vista Integration
• New Chart Engine and Wizard
• New chart types like regression curves, 3D exploded pie, 3D doughnut, 3D smooth lines, and more.
  
• Flexible source ranges
• Enhanced logarithmic scales
• Enhanced data editor
• Improved Notes
• Rectangle Selection in Writer
• New Report Engine for Base
   
• Improved Extension Management
• Icon Redesign
• Better Chapter Numbering in Writer
• ODF Toolkit

OpenOffice 3.0 is due out in September 2008 which is perfect timing for the Linux world. Most Linux distributions have a new version that comes out every spring and fall, so OpenOffice 3.0 should be able to make it into the fall lineup of Linux distributions.

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