HP touchpad again to be produced in limited edition

After observing several shops being flooded by a wave of consumers interested in taking the tablet  discontinued Touchpad home for $ 99 - plus see some of the remaining units for sale on sites like Ebay for up to 300% premium - HP needed to do something.


The company released a statement on Tuesday afternoon advising interested parties that will produce a final edition of slates to serve those who have not found the device available in stores. According to industry sources, the company still had enough parts to build another 100 thousand units of the touchpad.

HP Touchpad: not so dead as it should
"Finally got some good news to tell about the availability of the touchpad. Although we announced the end of WebOS hardware manufacturing, we decided to produce one last batch of devices to meet unmet demand. We do not know exactly when or how these devices will arrive, nor can we guarantee that there will be sufficient for all devices. But we still spend a few weeks until they can be bought, "said Mark Budgell, director of marketing for HP, in a post on a company blog.

The first rumors about a possible return of the touchpad were being fed, those who would say, by Budgell in his own Twitter account, in which he claimed to be "negotiating" a possible return of the device.

It is unclear what the value of the latter devices, which by now should actually close the line within HP WebOS. But it is likely to continue to be sold for $ 99.00.

Designer shows the preview of Mozilla Firefox for tablets

When it released a new version of Firefox to Android a few weeks ago, Mozilla has also improved the interface of your program to work better in tablets. But that does not seem to be enough for the company, aiming to create a specific application for such devices, with the clear objective of taking advantage of the full screen area. The company's designer, Ian Barlow, offered his personal blog yesterday in a preview of what we expect from it.

According to Ian, Firefox for tablets is an evolution of its mobile version. Users of the browser on the phone will notice a small change in the location of the tabs, which began to turn left, something that Ian says he will "facilitate access to them and allow more search results are displayed." Already familiar with the Firefox on the desktop will notice that the back and forward buttons mimic this version.

The address bar, and rely on the button to reload and bookmarks, it also allows access to the history pages and synchronized with Firefox on the desktop and so took the name AwesomeBar nothing presumptuous. Like his brother to the big screen, Firefox for tablets also have the custom search option, which lets you search directly on Google, Twitter, Amazon and Wikipedia directly from bar.

Although it is more a lot easier to publish the application on Android Market (and the screenshots and pictures, this is what Mozilla is aiming to do), I expect Firefox to be really into tablets and tablets not only for Honeycomb. Just depends on the Mozilla modify the code to run on other devices and, in the case of the iPad, Apple does not try to prevent the application appear on your AppStore. Fingers crossed.

Samsung unveils new notebook series 7 Chronos

Just before the opening of IFA 2011, Samsung is already advertising the new models to its line of mobile computers. The latest to join this line is the Series 7 Chronos, which has settings comparable to the MacBook Pro from Apple. With an aluminum exterior finish, the Chronos 7 Series comes in two models, 15.6 and 14 inches, but both with 23.6 mm thick.


Technical specifications vary, but the base model includes a 15.6-inch Intel Core i5-2430M, 6GB of RAM, integrated graphics and 750 GB HD. The model above can include this inside an Intel Core i7-2675QM, video card AMD Radeon HD6750M with 1 GB of dedicated memory, 8 GB of RAM but retains the same storage capacity and screen resolution, 1600 x 900 pixels.

Both also feature a variety of connectivity options Bluetooth, USB and HDMI, and optical drive capable of recording and playback of DVDs, 1.3 megapixel camera and a card reader SD memory card. The VGA output is included in the notebook must be equipped with an adapter to work with monitors. The battery, according to Samsung, can run nine hours, but as we have seen in trials of the notebook manufacturer here in TB, this estimation is not always very realistic.

The price of the Series 7 Chronos ranges from U.S. $ 999.00 U.S. $ 1,299.00, depending on configuration. He must begin to be sold in Europe and the United States from October 2 and has no date for arrival in Brazil.

Sony Ericsson Xperia online updates with the Arc S

Kazuo Hirai, president of products and services division of Sony, exhibited for the first time on stage the event a new generation of Xperia Arc, Arc Xperia S, proving that "S" is a strong contender to win the award for most used letter names in current smartphones.

Among other things, the Xperia Arc S has a 1.4 GHz processor, comes with a screen called "Reality Display" with 4.2 inches, the same as the original Xperia Arc, an Exmor R that is capable of turning 2D images into 3D, camera 8.1-megapixel camera and runs Android 2.3. The design is basically the same, but this time the smartphone will be sold in white.

The company declined to reveal the price yet, but promised that the Xperia Arc 2 will be available in several countries starting in October. Here in Brazil the Xperia Arc arrived a few months ago, but costs $ 1800 in the course. We can only hope that the next generation of it lands in the country with a more affordable price.

OpenDNS and Google together to make the Internet faster

The two sites  have joined forces for a faster internet. OpenDNS and Google announced Tuesday that a new partnership with regard to how to resolve DNS requests. The "Speed ​​Up" which can be translated as "Speed​​," also includes some of the greatest services CDN (content delivery network) in the world.


Too bad it only works in the United States, at least for now. When a user accessing the Internet with Google DNS resolution or OpenDNS enter certain sites, your access will be much faster because the servers are closer to the physical location of Internet users.

It works as follows: to go to YouTube, the Internet could well usual load the page from a Google server in Brazil or Ireland. The greater the distance between the location of the user and the server, more data has to go through, and the internet is slower (latency increases).

With the initiative "Speed ​​Up", users of Google and the OpenDNS DNS now have a part of your IP transmitted along with the request. Thing of milliseconds. If your DNS provider detects that the user is in Dallas, will direct access to a CDN (a local structure of data storage that replicates a real server) Google or its partners also located in Dallas. If the subject is in New York, just using a server NY. And so access is faster.

In addition to OpenDNS and Google, the following companies are part of the project: EdgeCast, Verisign, CDNetworks, and BitGravity Cloudflare.

So far the initiative only works in the United States. The good news is that any DNS provider can adopt the protocol created by OpenDNS and Google - just want to. Some Brazilian service type for that?

Gmail Offline: To access the email when you have no connection

You'll never be able to claim that there is no way to access your mail when you are without internet connection. Google today introduced the new iteration Offline Gmail, which now emerges as a free app for Chrome that, once installed, it synchronizes messages and lets you write and save the emails that are sent only when the connection back. It's about time!


Offline Gmail works much like the Gmail interface for tablets. The development team used the webmail acquired extensive knowledge building software using the HTML5 iPad and tablets running Android to create this application. It was really good.

According to the web giant, the great advantage of using web app is that you can access your information at any time. Based on the HTML5, the application has access to a larger space to store your content. And so it is easy to keep track of conversations to that moment when the stewardess tells off the electronics - when you can turn on the notebook, the 3G signal or Wi-Fi likely has been lost, but their messages are still there thanks to the Offline cache provided by Google.

Once that was done over the tablets to Gmail, Gmail Offline jarring enough of the the new interface that Google recently released for your email service. The sources used are larger, and basically we have are two columns. A present for the talks, and another to display the messages themselves. I do not think it takes nothing more than that in an environment that has no internet connection (Gmail chat, for example, is unnecessary in this scenario, the same goes for the top bar, full-featured inaccessible Google ).

"The world today does not slow and is always a good feeling to be productive from anywhere, from any device, at any time," Google says. The company also says that Gmail Offline is a way to push the limits and boundaries of modern browsers. How true.

I'm using Gmail Offline connection even with a 10 Mega. Above all, what I like is the simplicity in the application by presenting the features of email services. The focus is exclusively on the messages, without excessive resources. When I need something more complex, just open another tab in Chrome and access the normal page of Gmail.

Gmail Offline is in Beta stage. Works with both Gmail itself and webmail based on Google Apps, Google offers a series of flavors and prices. The first time you open the web app will have to give permission for Gmail Offline save information on your computer (recommended only if the PC is exclusively yours).

One thing that does not work in web app: drag and drop images to include in the email body. Do not even try. Too bad.

The application promises to use Google Docs and Calendar very soon.

Should remember that the Google mail has had an offline mode that depended on the Gears technology. This technology was discontinued because it was owned by Google, and the company chose to develop something with open standards.

Blogger also has a new design

Now is the time for Blogger to get a new design with a unified visual company that pursues both since it announced its complete makeover (or nearly so).

Blogger was already undergoing a redesign. The new toolbar that look just touches up, following the precepts presented by the company in other services also depend on text formatting. Google Docs also keeps a similar interface, so it's no surprise that the bar passes through the same treatment Blogger.

The team says that the service is not just an aesthetic change to Blogger. Besides we can see, the source code was also modified so that the act of writing posts or manage them is faster for the user. Google also says that Blogger scratch again until you reach the end result that is in the air.

If you can not access the new Blogger interface to access the address from blogger.com, the recommendation is to go in the sandbox: draft.blogger.com. At least with me it only worked after going through the gates from the bottom of Blogger, the specific site to test new features. Blogger reports that access to the new look will be released gradually.

In addition to the new toolbar, Blogger Draft you can see all the new administration area of ​​blogs (also known dome Dashboard), which the company promises a while but not made an appearance to all internet users who are still opting for hours on Blogger to speak freely in this great network.


If I liked? Yes The most important thing is that Google is adopting a unified look for all its products and services on the network. This means that over the months, we'll all get used to look for the same buttons and same features in all sites maintained by the company. Something tells me this will make life easier for many people (mine included).

Unlike Google Docs toolbar was released yesterday, a few buttons on the toolbar Blogger still colorful. Weird - especially when Google suggests is adopting the same color palette for all services they maintain.

This time it seems Google is hitting the hand with Blogger. WordPress continues advancing as blog publishing service, but its main competitor is gaining interesting features (and a better interface).

Financial Times removes its app from iOS App Store

After much negotiating, the Financial Times announced Wednesday that it quit the company from the apple App store. In fact, nearly so: the FT is giving up its presence in the App Store, app store so venerated by fans of Steve Jobs.


To our knowledge, the FT is the first vehicle weight to abort its strategy to iOS. The reason for this decision is obvious to some, but give it explicit here: the policy of sharing of gains that the company Steve Jobs, currently led by Tim Cook, has since it was created. The application is responsible for 70% of any amount negotiated in the App Store, while Apple gets the other 30%. For the FT the situation became impossible.

Journal of highly appreciated business, the Financial Times has a legion of users in various devices. His audience, composed especially for executives, entrepreneurs and people who "choose" the things of this world, pays a higher price for premium information considered. Split Apple part of this money is usually not an option for vehicles of any kind.

And what about the Financial Times in IOS? The application has been removed from the App Store. This does not mean he is automatically disabled on all iDevices who have downloaded. But the recommendation of the Financial Times is that users start to access the mobile version of FT, complete with all the resources that the application for iOS offered.

The development team of the Financial Times has also embarked on new wave of HTML5 use to make web apps. The mobile site allows you to save the journal news for offline reading, which in itself reproduces normally expect from an actual application, installed on the smartphone.

The Financial Times is not the first company to wonder with the guidelines due to Apple's App Store. In February, Apple has banned the apps would take users to external sites in order to sell extra features (not to split the money with the company). Google Books was in July, removed from the App Store for a short period of time before they remove any link to its online store (and out of iOS) publications. Amazon has the same problem with the app for the Kindle.

However, it is fair to say that, according to the FT, the decision was made after talks "friendly" with Apple. I know, I know ...