| New child-friendly Vinci Tab II 'M' is smaller, lighter, cheaper Jun 27th 2012, 11:14  If your Vinci II tablet was working out your children's arms, more than their minds, then fear not. The makers have just announced the arrival of a new, lighter "M" model. The 5-inch kiddie slate is compatible with the Vinci Curriculum and Kids library apps, and keeps the option for Parent Mode for when Dad wants to check the football scores via the Android-based OS. Designed for users kids on the go, the tablets can also be networked for some little-LAN action. It's still the same 1.2 GHz A8 Cortex running the show, but if you thought that smaller screen might mean more battery, then sadly you're mistaken, with the company's own website estimating just four hours of junior-fun -- half that of the larger version. That said, up for pre-order at $169 ($80 less than the 7-incher) maybe that's enough to soften the already rubberized blow. New child-friendly Vinci Tab II 'M' is smaller, lighter, cheaper originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Vinci | Email this | Comments | | Pew survey finds that 17 percent of US cellphone users go online mostly on their phones Jun 27th 2012, 10:32  It should hardly come as a surprise that folks are spending more and more of their time online on their cellphones, but a new Pew study released today has shed a bit more light on just how common that's becoming. According to the research group, 17 percent of all cellphone users (including those without smartphones) go online "mostly" on their cellphone, while 33 percent primarily use another device, and five percent use both equally -- a hefty 45 percent still don't use their phones to go online at all, though. Not surprisingly, those numbers go up when broken down by those who do at least use the internet occasionally on their phone -- 31 percent of whom go online primarily on their phone -- and there's an even bigger jump when looking at younger users. Among those 18 to 29 who use the internet on their phones, fully 45 percent use their cellphone for most of their online activities. You can find the full report at the source link below. Pew survey finds that 17 percent of US cellphone users go online mostly on their phones originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  TechCrunch | Pew Research Center | Email this | Comments | |
