FLYABYTE covers products and news related to Cloud Computing for consumers, including: Web Applications, Operating Systems, Devices, Online Storage, and much more. It was created and is edited by Raphael Fontes, a Brazilian tech enthusiast that lives in Poland. He has 11 years of experience working for Internet companies and has been following the Cloud Computing evolution very closely.
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iPhone 4 or EVO 4G: which one should you get?
via engadget.com
That's a tough call. As a Nexus 1 owner and heavy user of an iPod Touch, I lean towards the iPhone. However, the EVO has also many virtues to be considered. Which one is the right for you?
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Magazine reading: that's where the iPad will make a difference
When the iPad was announced back in January, I wrote this post saying how important Zinio and their digital magazine apps could make a significant difference in building a need for devices like the iPad.
Although Apple strangely still doesn't highlight magazine reading as a killer usage for the iPad (as I mentioned, I'm not convinced the iPad can be better than the Kindle for reading books), I'm glad to see Zinio is getting ready (as expected) to release their iPad app. Apple might be probably negotiating directly with Publishers, and may at some point surprise us on this topic.
I'm not sure when I'll buy an iPad. When I do, however, this will be the first app I'll install (if Apple don't come up with their native app first).
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Smartbook concept: a smartphone, keyboard and a tablet PC in one [via gizmag]
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The Smartbook, designed by In-oh Yoo & Sun-woong Oh for Metatrend Institute, is currently a concept that consists of two separate units - a tablet PC and a smartphone that folds out into a QWERTY keyboard.
Read more about it on Gizmag.
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The JooJoo tablet (former CrunchPad) is almost ready for prime time
Joojoo, the controversial new tablet from Fusion Garage, has got some last-minute improvements before it starts shipping in a few weeks, reports Cnet. With a retailed price matching the entry-level iPad (USD$ 499), the Joojoo is a sleek tablet that offers some differencials compared to Apple's device. The main ones are:
- Flash support out of the box
- Larger screen (12.1 inches)
- Camera (for video conference)
- USB port
- Open platform (they say "Browser Based Operating System", so I assume it uses some sort of Linux in the background)
On the other hand, compared to the iPad, the Joojoo provides half battery time (5 hours) and a smaller internal memory (4 GB).
Will it be a strong competitor to the iPad? It's hard to tell at this moment. It is certainly an interesting device that has potential, but for the same price, I'd go for the iPad. And, by the way, the name they chose just sound silly to me. Will consumers react the same way? Can't wait to have yours? Pre-order it here and wait for 8-10 weeks.[pictures via Engadget and JooJoo's official website]
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Windows Phone 7 Series is official. Is anyone interested?
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I'm much more excited about MeeGo, but we can't deny that Microsoft has been trying hard lately.
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Forget the iPad: meet the new Chrome Tablet (or Google Pad, or gPad...)
Well, it might take perhaps a year for these mockups to become reality. However, they look very promising and make one wondering if it's worth waiting a bit longer instead of buying an iPad in March.
The pictures were posted on the Chromium website, accompanied by the following info:This is a concept UI under development. Designs are subject to change.This page contains visual explorations of how a Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware. Some possibilites they explore include:
- Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored, split, attached to focus.
- Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites.
- Contextual actions triggered via dwell.
- Zooming UI for multiple tabs
- Tabs presented along the side of the screen (see Side tabs)
- Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher
No idea about the price, but I am ready to buy mine.
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Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch [via Engadget]
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Can't wait to get my update pushed to the device. Apparently some might have to wait until the end of the week.
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ExoPC Slate Comes On The Heels Of the iPad [via Engadget]
According to Engadget:
A French computer maker has added another combatant in what has become a war between Apple’s iPad and the netbooks. Similar to the HP Slate, the ExoPC is a new tablet form factor netbook, featuring 8.9″ of multitouch goodness. It looks similar to the iPad, though most tablets in this field are probably going to have the same characteristic bevel layout.
This is a full-fledged netbook, minus the keyboard. Specs are standard: Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 32 GB SSD w/ expandable SD slot. Naturally, the ExoPC will be running Windows 7, allowing for a much more functional if not visually pleasing environment than the modified iPhone OS. This also allows ExoPC to promise “the web without compromise,” a reference undoubtedly pointed towards the iPad’s lack of flash support.
There is one place where the ExoPC shows some weakness, and that’s in the battery life department. At only 4 hours, it lacks the godly battery life that we have come to expect from netbooks, but it is at least user replaceable. Still at $599 and release date in March it is placing itself as a direct competitor to its iPad counterpart.
Via Engadget.
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The perfect App for the new iPad
I am a Zinio user for years, and always admired their ability to translate the experience of reading a physical magazine into the digital world.
When the iPad was launched yesterday, while trying to think about potential uses for the device, the most compelling one that came to my mind was reading magazines, and Zinio is very well positioned for that.
Although the iBook application can be interesting, the e-Ink technology provided by the Kindled and many other devices (including my Cybook Opus) can't be beaten in terms of reading experience for books. However, when it comes to reading magazines and experiencing colors and different designs, than we are talking about a very compelling potential differentiation for the iPad.
The folks at Zinio are already working on porting their magazines to the iPhone, but this is not an easy task. Zinio is flash-based, and as you know, flash is not available through Apple's iPad and iPhone. They built an app that has potential, but is still not there. Also, there is only a limited number of publications available now.
In my opinion, to accelerate this process, Apple should partner (or acquire) Zinio, and make this unique capability a true selling point for their new device. Since I don't believe this will ever happen, I hope the team behing Zinio can be fast enough to take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity.
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