Introduction Today I’ll be reviewing my personal Asus VivoTab Smart 64GB (Model: ME400C-C1-BK) Windows 8 Tablet. I’ll be covering the operating system, performance, features, quality/design, etc., and making little comments here and there. Way back in December I was in the market for my very first tablet. Now since this was going to be my first, I wanted to keep the price low, but still maintain the quality of the tablet. I searched the web, watched YouTube reviews, and did what every other person may typically do. One major decider for me was the operating system. I wasn’t 100% sure…
Author: Justin Vendette
Google Now has officially landed on the iOS platform. Today (04-29-13), Google released its advanced predictive personal assistant to rival its major competitor Siri. The search feature was already found in Google’s existing Search app, but the “Now” features, such as directions, weather and sports will be added onto the home screen. Apple was the first to start off the personal assistant era. At the time nothing came even close to Siri or had the same knowledge. Many big manufactures such as Samsung tried to create an alternative to Siri with their S-Voice, first shown on the Galaxy S III.…
If you’re reading this article on a Windows XP system then it’s time to upgrade. We have all come to love Windows XP, but Microsoft is now on its 8th version of Windows and using a 2001 operating system is not the place to be. Microsoft has stated that on April 8th, 2014 the 2001 operating system will lose all support. That includes service packs, updates and the most important thing, the loss of security patches. On the second Tuesday of every month Microsoft sends out periodic updates via the Windows Update service. Typically these contain patches for security holes…
Introduction I was recently given the opportunity to test out a leading antivirus program, or AV for short, from the Android Market. ESET Mobile Security is a multi-award-winning AV application (App) that has reached 500,000 – 1,000,000 installs across the Google Play Store market. With tons of features and strong protection against everyday attacks it’s definitely worth checking out. The app has received an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 with over 7,000 reviews on the Google Play Store In this review I’ll be looking at things such as: background, features, and style and I’ll include some general comments.…
Yesterday, Google announced that YouTube has reached 1 billion unique users every month. This translates into about one in every two people on the internet visiting YouTube at least once a month. YouTube claims that without the rapidly spreading market of the mobile era this may never have been possible. YouTube has been seeing a lot of web traffic from Apple iPads and Google’s Android OS. Not only are these visitors helping boost YouTube’s visitor count but also helping social media websites. Back in September Facebook had reached their 1 billionth active user. With the internet basically everywhere we go,…
Today Samsung debuted their brand new 85-inch, 4K resolution, Smart TV at New York. The new TV comes with all of the new 21st century goodies that are the main reasons for such a high cost. Today Samsung spoke about their new 2013 lineup on the New York show. They started out strong, eventually bringing out the huge 85-inch TV. To create some excitement Samsung brought in two spokespersons, Eli Manning and Kate Upton. Ever since the first flat screen TV, prices have dropped drastically. Customers are also buying up bigger flat screen sizes to place around their houses. With…
Just last week Microsoft was hit by a €561 million euros ($731 million; conversion rate: $1 = €0.7677) fine for breaking an EU antitrust regulator. Back in 2009, the EU set up an investigation stating that Microsoft was creating unfair advantages when it came to their web browser. When installing a new version of Windows 8, for example, the preinstalled web browser is Internet Explorer 10. The EU believes that customers should have the option to install an alternative web browser when installing Windows. To settle the antitrust case Microsoft promised that it would offer its European customers a choice…
Two months ago I wrote an article here about how the Library of Congress had made it illegal to unlock cell phones without the wireless carrier’s consent. An unlocked cell phone is basically a smartphone that can be used on any wireless carrier, which meant AT&T customers could leave for Verizon but continue to use the same device. This had negative effects on both companies. Since the ruling of the law 114,000+ people have signed an internet petition asking the Library of Congress to change the law on unlocking smartphones. The White House, on the other hand, has also come…
There comes a point in time where our old computer provides no further use to us; becomes outdated for our needs; so, we decide to sell it. Many reasons for selling include, they’ve slowed down for what we need; we have purchased a new one; or, it simply doesn’t work for you as the manufacturer intended. You need to remember key and important steps when selling any computer. Formatting the Hard Drive Any computer you sell will most likely tend to have acquired some Personal Documents; whether it’s passwords, Family Documents; Bank Statements; Pictures, or other items we really would…
Today, Internet Explorer 10 has arrived for Windows 7 and 8. The newly redesigned browser may not look different from its counterpart, IE 9, but it does come with a whole new engine. If you would like to install the browser right now you can do so here; if not then you should see the upgrade in next month’s Windows updates. Microsoft has had some time to test out the new web browser with the release of Windows 8. They have also been closely observing other browsers such as Chrome and FireFox. IE 10 comes with the brand new JavaScript…