Updating Streams and Performance
My Taptu doesn't update content in the background (and therefore doesn't chew through VGP-BPS13 Battery your phone's battery life), but it's easy to get all your streams up to date just by gently shaking your device. You can also refresh VGP-BPS13A/B Battery content by clicking the Options button to the right of each stream. Refreshed content loaded instantly, but additional articles we scrolled right to access were slow to load over 3G. In addition, the Popular section of the StreamStore was so slow to load over VGP-BPS13A/S Battery 3G at first we thought it was supposed to be blank with a search box up top. Performance was zippier over VGP-BPS9 Battery Wi-Fi.

Heat
After streaming a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, the K52Dr's touchpad warmed up to VGP-BPS8 Battery 88 degrees and the left palm rest felt warmer, particularly when the notebook was on AC power. The underside of the unit reached 98 degrees, VGP-BPS9A/B Battery which is just under our 100-degree threshold of what's considered uncomfortable. Asus boasts that its Power4Gear "automatically adjusts fan speeds for quiet computing and prolonged battery life." In action, this meant an off-putting, varying start and stop VGP-BPS9/B Battery vibration when using the touchpad or keyboard.

Verdict
Down the road Taptu will allow users to mix their own content streams, which will add much more utility. VGP-BPS9/S Battery And the company also has plans to roll out an iPad version of My Taptu. But the most important change Taptu needs to make is to VGP-BPS8A Battery get rid of its forced-branding, which the company promises will happen with the next release. Assuming My Taptu ensures that the user's voice is always heard first, we think time-crunched news hounds will find a lot to like about this VGP-BPS2 Battery app.

Design
The glossy dark brown plastic lid of the 15 x 10 x 1.4-inch Asus K52Dr is sleek eye candy. VGP-BPS2A Battery However, with continued use it gets smeared with fingerprints that would delight only the CSI team. On the front panel, visible even with the lid VGP-BPS2B Battery closed, are six pinhead-sized LED lights for AC power, battery charge, Wi-Fi, caps lock, num lock, and hard drive activity.

The black-on-black finish camouflages the touchpad recessed on the palm rest, and only the white keyboard characters (visible only in ambient light) VGP-BPS2C Battery offer any contrast. The high-tech sleekness of the K52Dr's chassis belies its 6-pound weight, though this machine is on an even vgp-bps21a/b battery keel with other notebooks in its size and price range, such as the Dell XPS 15 (6.2 pounds).

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Keyboard and Touchpad
The chiclet-style keyboard and number pad on the K52Dr was slightly mushy but not uncomfortably so. The wrist rest area has a VGP-BPS13A/B Battery ridged, fabric-like plastic surface that spreads across the touchpad. While the layout is mushy, it is also slightly slippery. There are no dedicated VGP-BPS9 Battery programmable special function keys, and the half-size FN keys may be difficult for users with larger fingers.

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The 15.6-inch glossy 1366 x 768 screen on the K52Dr displayed not-quite-crisp images hp battery for games and DVD videos, and viewing angles at 45 degrees were marred by the glossy screen reflections. Video from Hulu.com played fluidly with no noise, but dell battery again the image was slightly gauzy.

The Altec Lansing SRS speakers, located between the notebook's clamshell hinges and just below the screen, consistently sony battery produced a tinny, trebly sound you would expect from a netbook. Whether it was the playback of a guitar-heavy rock track or the audio from a DVD video, apple battery the sound was surprisingly unexceptional, especially considering the price tag of the Asus K52Dr. Headphones are suggested for better quality acer battery audio.