Acer's Aspire S3 Ultrabook Rocks

Acer is one of the companies outing their new MacBook Air challenging Ultrabooks. The Acer Aspire S3 offers a range of  Intel Corei3, i5 or i7 processor, 4GB of memory and various sizes of SSD drives. Thinner than the Samsung S9 at 17mm at its thickest point, this 1.3kg Ultrabook is great for travel.

The Aspire S3 also features an “Instant On” feature. If the Acer Aspire S3 has been in sleep mode for less than 30 minutes it will resume in under 2 seconds. It will resume from deep sleep in 6 seconds. The unit enters deep sleep state after 30 minutes of no activity and is part of the battery saving measures that allow us to provide up to 50 days battery life. 

SourceCode Dev: How Poynt powers Local Search

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Location-based app stalwarts Poynt have created an impressive series of applications for leading tablets and smartphones that enable quick access to reviews, directions, listings.

In their own words,"Poynt helps transform the mobile device from an everyday communication tool to a powerful entertainment and utility tool." We talked with the Calgary, Alberta-based company's VP of Technology and location-based services veteran Brad Murray and Margaret Glover-Campbell, VP Marketing & Public Relations, to get a better fix on their approach to the mobile market.

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Meet the 'Phablet' - Samsung's new 5.4-inch Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet

Samsung's brought back the PDA or at least innovated the thin space between large smartphones and tablets. Revealed recently at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin), the stylus toting smartphone features an HD AMOLED screen that's not too different from the Retina Display but with a form factor, size and notepad capability that's sure not to attract any patent lawsuits. Is there a place in the world for a 5.4 inch smartphone? 

Retro Exposure! Fujifilm releases X10 premium compact camera

Fujifilm Canada just revealed a new premium compact camera – the Fujifilm X10 -  features a large 2/3" 12MP EXR-CMOS sensor, a crystal clear optical viewfinder and a bright FUJINON F2.0 – F2.8 all glass lens with a smooth, high-precision manual 4X optical zoom in a stylish, eye-catching retro design.* 35mm equivalent. Best of all, it is smaller and should be somewhat cheaper than the droolworthy X100. Hit jump to get full details.

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