The Android-based Galaxy Ace Plus has a 1GHz process and 512MB of RAM for applications. The screen has also been enlarged slightly.

The first 10 beta boards for RaspberryPi’s $25 Linux-based computer are being auctioned on eBay. The price is already several times the planned selling cost.

The PlayBook hasn’t made a great splash in the computer market. Now it’s on sale, until February 2, at a deep discount (if you can connect with their servers).

On January 23 Apple is expected to announce the next iPad. If Apple decided to slash the price on remaining iPad 2 machines, or maybe to produce a low-price model, it would affect the market for all other tablets.

We watch the world around us change but seem to miss a lot because of the gradual transformations. Now the Painting with Time app lets you see the subtle changes using photographic sequences.

The TouchPal Tablet Keyboard app is now available for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The free app offers spelling correction, contact imports, and more.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is supported by the entertainment industry to try and retain control of copyrighted material. Internet companies feel the act goes too far and are threatening to shut down their sites in protest.

The winners will be announced during the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 next week. This page lists the ten finalists and three products that merited Honorable Mention in this year’s contest.

The first beta boards for Raspberry Pi’s inexpensive computing devices are going through test right now. If all goes well the boards will be auctioned off in January.

Will your Android device be upgraded to version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? Maybe not. Samsung has announced it won’t upgrade “older” devices while other companies haven’t said what they will, or won’t, upgrade. But, basically, most of them would probably prefer you buy a new device.