Instagram will soon arrive on BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry 10 was officially presented by the manufacturer last week and the first returns seem quite mixed. The platform is nice, mobiles are attractive, but not everything is rosy and one of the main criticisms addressed to him, there is a catalog of applications. To enrich its BlackBerry World, actually dug much on the side of Android and there is finally not so much that native applications. Damage, of course, but that should change soon. Instagram should happen very quickly BlackBerry 10. And this is still a very good news.

Attention all information is not official. It therefore does not RIM / BlackBerry, or Facebook / Instagram. In fact, it would be a "source familiar with the matter" that would have disclosed the information to CrackBerry. In other words, it will take a while before the champagne.

Speaking of BlackBerry 10 and applications available on the BlackBerry World, we can add that if the benefits of a catalog of 70,000 applications - against just over 730,000 in the AppStore and more or less the same for Play the Store - 40% of these are in reality mere ports of Android. means that the BlackBerry World would total 42,000 actually native applications. This is not, of course, and it's finally here above all is to play. Terminals provide powerful and comprehensive mobile platform rich not enough. If RIM / BlackBerry wishes to impose on the mobile phone market, it will primarily appeal to developers and publishers.

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Some pictures for Asus Memo Pad 10

After 7 Memo Pad unveiled in January, Asus could launch soon a new 10-inch touchscreen tablet this time: the Memo Pad 10. Slate, as his sister, would benefit from a very clean design, specifications rather interesting and a pretty competitive price. Interested? This is normal, and know exactly what TabletsMagazine has struck a blow for the weekend by posting the first pictures of the beast. All with some information about its configuration and its price. Everything is clearly explained a little further down in the article.

As you can see from the pictures that accompany this article, Memo Pad 10 is apparently available in two colors: deep black and white virginal. Other colors may follow, but it would still leave us spoiled for choice. In addition, it appears that the slate is also extremely thin, perhaps even more than the iPad. Well, that said, it may be a simple impression.

Beside and although this information is obviously questionable, the Asus Memo Pad 10 can enjoy a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 × 800, a Tegra 3 processor clocked at 1.2 Ghz , to 1 GB RAM , 16 GB of storage space supplemented by microSD card port and a 5-megapixel sensor on top of that. Although the price of the tablet is not yet known.

Okay, we are talking about a tablet that cost € 100 less than the Nexus 10 , Nexus 10 that the same is yet offered at a more competitive price than most terminals of the same size. While this is true, it enjoys a significantly higher resolution than the Memo Pad 10 (2560 × 1280 × 1600 against 800), but it is still very impressive. Yes, and if Asus really his slate at this price, then it is likely to attract a lot of people.

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Xbox 720 "Durango" an ad for spring?

Just like its big rival, the Xbox 720 "Durango" is more about her and if some of its specifications have been circulating on the web few days, we still do not know when it will be formalized by Microsoft. It's unfortunate, obviously, but Polygon apparently got some information on the subject from a source close to the matter. According to the latter, the Redmond company could then present its new home console this spring , or a few weeks.

Just for those who are not born with a calendar in the head and who have bothered to go snooping on Wikipedia, you can add the spring usually begins on 19, 20 or 21 March. In addition, it usually lasts until June and if we believe the information obtained by Polygon, this means that the Xbox 720 "Durango", or whatever his name might be officially unveiled between March and June.

A few weeks before E3 2013. Microsoft and apply the same strategy as Sony unveiling its new console in front of the famous salon and during an event that would be dedicated. On paper, it is not stupid because it would then allow the firm to highlight the first titles that will be available on the console during E3.

Speaking, you can also take time to remember the supposed technical specifications of the Xbox 720. This would issue a 8-core processor clocked at 1.6 Ghz , a dedicated GPU clocked at 800 MHz , with 8 GB of DDR3 RAM , a Blu-ray drive, USB 3.0 ports and an Ethernet port. Features that would be found also in the SDK console, except that the latter embark 12GB of RAM, which is not surprising since this kind of kit is usually a little more muscular than the final version of the console.

In addition, Microsoft is currently testing several versions of the console, and therefore different "form-factor." The firm would also consider the option "console subsidized but unfortunately we do not know any more at the moment and it will have to wait a little longer to see more clearly.

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