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Android tablets in 2012
0John Grubber:
“Nilay Patel, covering MWC for The Verge:
It’s no secret that Android tablet sales have lagged far behind Apple’s iPad, and Google’s planning to do something about it. In a meeting with reporters today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Android chief Andy Rubin called the 12 million Android tablets sold thus far “not insignificant, but less than I’d expect it to be if you really want to win,” and said that “2012 is going to be the year that we double down and make sure we’re winning in that space.”
Rubin said that the biggest problem for Android on tablets is “there’s no organized way for consumers to recognize it as a viable platform,” and that Google wants consumers to see its tablets as part of the broader Android ecosystem.
In a separate article, The Verge confirmed with Rubin that Google’s “activation” numbers include each unique device only once, and don’t count based-on-Android-but-not-using-the-Google-experience devices like the Kindle Fire or Barnes and Noble Nook.
Apple has sold a little over 50 million cumulative iPads to date. Just me or does it seem like you see a lot more than five iPads per Android tablet in the wild? (A guess: a lot of junky 7-inch Android tablets gathering dust in drawers.)”
Anybody who’s (a little) interested in this market can see Android tablets lagging badly behind Apple in the iPad market.
On the other hand, they’ve probably seen it coming; you can’t just bust in on other’s established turf and thrive within a year, leaving the owner far behind.
But it’s true (the emphasis above is mine!), lots of crappy tablets out there sitting in a drawer just because its owners are buying with their eyes closed, priced, not quality oriented like Apple. That’s the differentiation here.
Update {(d) leaked} RIM BlackBerry Twitter application
2I’m glad to see they are working actively on this app! In my original review I was expressing my disappointment regarding the fact that RIM announced their Twitter application will be ready by the end of 2010!
Then Crackberry wrote the application will be available on March 31st, as some RIM employees reported at CTIA 2010. It turned out not to be true and RIM has apologized for that blunder but not it seems we’re not going to wait too long; a new version has surfaced just a couple of days ago.
This version 1.0.037 is a lot faster and brings some extra features like the lists. No lag when switching from the messaging section to homescreen or to the Task Manager – this one was really bad; I once clocked a 20 seconds lag…
This is what’s new in this version:
- create, edit and read lists
- edit your profile
- faster operation
- disable tweet and navigation bar
This is still in Beta – not being official and still encountering some lags but it means that the launch date is close!
Update: I wasn’t planning on writing about this but it seems that this is a super-app, like RIM likes to call it, a push application. I noticed it’s not running in the background (it didn’t on the first version either) but it will send notifications every time it will find tweets or replies/DMs depending on your rules you ticked in Options. If it’s so and it’s a pushed app, it’ll greatly reduce the energy consumption and the strain on your RAM – especially on BlackBerry which always had (and it seems like it will always will or at least as they will keep on running this Java platform/OS) memory issues.
[ro] Super-banc cu Goghi [fun]
2Vine Goghi acasa si in carnetul de note are 2 la educatia fizica
Tacsu: – Goghi, cum dracu tu baiat sportiv, care si acasa faci
sport si te ridici la bara ai 2 la educatia fizica
Goghi: – Profu de educatie fizica zice, Goghi ridica un picior, eu
ridic un picior, dupa aia zice Goghi ridica-l pe celalalt, si eu zic pai
crezi ca po sa stau in pula, si mi-a pus 2.
Tacsu: – Bravo Goghi, bine ai facut!
A doua zi vine Goghi acasa se uita tac-su in carnetu de note are 2 la
literatura.
Tacsu: – Goghi, cum ma tu baiat destept, care citesti toata ziua ai 2
la
Literatura
Goghi: – Profu de literatura ne-a pus sa compunem cate o poezie,
si eu am compus
"Cocosel cu gatul gol
bate toba prin ocol
Bate dimineata tare
Nu lasa copii sa doarma, fututul de cocos."
Tacsu: – Bravo, Goghi, chiar ca e futut cocoselu daca nu lasa
copii sa doarma.
A treia zi ajunge acasa de la scoala si ii spune tatalui:
- Am luat 2 la matematica azi …..
T:- Ce s-a intamplat?
G:- Pai m-a intrebat profesorul ‘Cat fac 3 x 2?’ si eu am
spus ’6′
T:- Pai .. e corect.
G:- Stiu, dupa care m-a intrebat ‘Cat fac 2 x 3?’
T:- Si care pula mea e diferenta?
G:-Asta am spus si eu…
Vine a 4-a zi Goghi acasa si ii zice lu tacsu ca l-a dat afara
de la scoala de tot.
T:-Pai de ce?
G:- Pai m-au chemat in cancelarie, intru eu acolo cand ma uit :
profu’ de matematica, profu’ de educatie fizica, profu’ de literatura si
profu’ de geografie
T:- Pai ce pula mea cauta profu’ de geografie acolo?
G:- Pai asta i-am intrebat si eu!!!
Nimic nou la orizont
0Nu cred ca este vreunu’ pe lumea asta care sa spun ca le-a vazut pe toate. In ideea asta,pot spune ca ieri am vazut ceva ce numai in filme credeam posibil.Am mai citit in ziare despre oameni care au patit-o pentru ca le-a sarit roata de la masina sau au fost ucisi de roata vreunuia desprinsa de pe masina.
Ieri mergeam pe A2 si eram cap de coloana pentru ca mergeam destul de tare.In spatele meu la 400 de metri mai erau cateva masini pe banda I si II .La un moment dat vad o dubita trasa pe dreapta din care saream vreo 4 tipi,in timp ce al 5-lea alerga cu o super-viteza pe banda de urgenta.
Cum sa-ti sara roata de pe masina?!! Pe autostrada se merge cu viteza,este aglomerat,nu numai ca mori tu insa omori si pe altii!Defecte s-au mai vazut la masini,insa cand iti sare o roata de pe masina este fie neglijenta,fie inconstienta!Nu poti merge cu o asemenea masina pe autostrada.Nu poti merge pe nicaieri,dar mai ales pe autostrada unde toata lumea merge cu viteza.
Eram la 200 m in spatele lor.Ce se intampla daca eram in paralel cu ei sau cu 20m in spate si-mi sarea mie in parbriz?
Nu pot sa-l consider doar un simplu accident.Pentru ca daca masina este cat de cat verificata asa ceva nu se intampla! Intr-un final,dupa ce eu am incetinit si am pus avariile,l-am ocolit pe cel care alerga deja pe mijlocul autostrazii dupa roata,in timp ce cel din spatele meu a oprit in dreptul rotii pentru ca exista riscul ca cel din spate sa nu o vada si zbura lejer pe partea cealalta daca avea ceva viteza.
Intamplarea imi arata ca indiferent in ce sezon suntem, oamenilor nu le pasa de alti oameni ci numai de ei insisi.Indiferent de ceea ce se propavaduieste si de ceea ce vedem la TV,nu cred ca lucrurile se vor schimba in vreun fel.
Eu consider ca oricine este liber sa aleaga ce vrea sa faca cu viata lui,daca vrea sa riste luand decizii proaste insa nu ‘luandu-i’ pe altii cu el.
Vedem destule tragedii pe soselele romanesti,in parte din cauza inconsientilor care le ‘populeaza’.Accidentele sunt in mare parte consecinte ale comportamentului nostru.Pana nu o sa intelegem asta,nimic nu se va schimba.








