New Ainol Novo 7 Aurora Gets 1.2Ghz CPU $65?

  

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Ainol have been a little quiet of late, after shocking the electronics world by releasing the worlds first Android 4.0 tabletslate last year and at prices just about $100!
Now, they are back and with an all new version of the popular Ainol Novo 7 series device.

The latest version of the Ainol Novo 7 named the Aurora, follows the same tried and tested Ainol formula, meaning you are getting a 7 inch Android 4.0 tablet at a low price, but this time with an new processor.

Ainol have decided to make use of the new Allwinner A10 CPU for the Aurora, which is a low cost, high performance 1.2Ghz unit. They have also given the Ainol Aurora a healthy 1GB RAM, 2 mega pixel front camera, Wi-Fi etc.

What is missing on the Ainol Novo 7 Aurora is a rear camera and 3G, but the lack of these parts suggests a retail price of less than $100, and could actually see the little tablet selling for $65!

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News : Android 4.0 update for Galaxy S II said to arrive on March 15

The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II has been a long time coming but it seems that the wait is soon to get over. Although Samsung did earlier mention that the S II, along with a few other Samsung devices will be getting the update sometime in March, it did not provide the actual date.

Now, however, a Samsung importer in Isreal called Sunny Communications have revealed on its Facebook page that the update will arrive on March 15, just over a week from today. Here is the translated quite from Facebook:

We promised that we're working on it. You waited patiently. On 15 March it comes: the Android version 4, ICS, tens of thousands of the devices purchased GALAXY SII cellular companies in the country or directly from us. We here are very excited for the launch, hope you :)

This does not mean, however, that all Galaxy S II devices will get the update on March 15. Some may get it later or probably, some may even get it sooner, with the date mentioned above probably being only for the Israeli market. Either way, you won't be having to wait too long now.

Source (in Hebrew)

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Rockchip introduces RK30xx chips for low-cost tablets

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Chinese chip maker Rockchip has unveiled its next-generation line of ARM-based processors for inexpensive tablets.

The Rockchip RK30xx processor is an ARM Cortex-A9 dual core chip which can run at speeds up to 1.4 GHz. It includes Mali-400 graphics and can support OpenGL graphics, 1080p HD video playback, HDMI output, and be able to handle dual-display setups.
Rockchip will begin offering samples to hardware partners in March, which means we could start to see tablets with the new processors later this year.
While Rockchip isn’t exactly a household name in the US, the company showed off more than 2 dozen Chinese tablets, portable media players, and related devices at CES this year.
Each was powered by the company’s earlier chips including the 1.2 Ghz RK2918 processor, and many of the tablets were running Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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[ROM][ARC] -= XPERIA MOD™ ICS =- [Beta][Tweaked][Released]

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Hi Folks,

Finally I got the ROM to work properly. I have applied few tweaks as well to improve the performance. This ROM is in beta stages so please test and report any bugs. 

Note: I'm not responsible for any bricked phones .. test it upon your risk. 

Steps: 

1, Copy the package to SD card 
2, Flash Kernel below
3, Go into Recovery
4 Wipe everything (system, cache, etc...) 
5, Flash the ROM 
6, Reboot the device 

This package is customized for Xperia Arc 

Here is the SE ICS Beta kernel with CWM 5.5.04 taken from fxp kernel

[Credits]
1. FXP - for the CWM
2. Doomlord - for the sysinit and bootrec script

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?eddwa8h85bl564c

[instructions]
1. download the zip and copy it to fastboot folder
2. enter fastboot mode
3. type: 

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

To get into recovery, press any key at blue led.

 

Change Log: 

Code:

Version 1

Initial release based on Official Sony's beta based on 4.1.C.0.7
Few tweaked added 

Download: http://minus.com/mh2JHZpkK

Thanks to DoomLord, cobrato, doomed151, zeppelinrox and Wolfbreak

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[ROM][ X10 Mini] MIUI v4 for X10 Mini | Aplha3 | 24/02/12 | Released!

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MIUI v4 for X10 Mini 

This is MIUI v4 ICS ported by (stellios97) to xperia x10 mini!

Requirements:

• Latest Baseband xx15
• Unlocked Bootloader
• NaA Kernel 11

What's working

• Boot
• GPS
• Touchscreen
• Keylayout
• Bluetooth
• GSM
• GSM Data
• USB Mount
• Sensors
• Audio
• 3D
• Headphones
• Charger
• Root
• Wifi (With static IP)?
• Indetify in market
• HW Acceleration
• All MIUI Apps

What's not working:

• Camera
• Video Decoder
• FM Radio

Thinks I changed my self:

• Resized Launcher
• Resized some things that they were to big
• Resized Contacts.apk
• Resized Music.apk

Screenshots:

   
  
  
  

Credits:

• Paul-xxx
• Team Cooper

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