3 Variants Radeon HD 7000 Released Early 2012

3 MD reportedly ready to introduce their latest graphics cards namely, the Radeon HD 7950, 7970 and 7990.

Radeon HD 7950 which has codenamed Tahiti Pro will come with 1920 900 MHz core speed, and sustained 3 GB of DDR5 memory 384 bits at 5 GHz clock. So the total bandwidth generated to reach 240 GB / s, much faster than the Radeon HD 6970 is only 174 GB / s.

At the same time AMD also reportedly going to introduce the Radeon HD 7970, you could say this is the champion with a single GPU graphics card.

How not, codenamed Tahiti graphics card is equipped with 2048 XT core 1 GHz, XDR2 Rambus memory with 3 GB of 384 bits with a clock of 5.5 GHz. Wow ..

Then the last one who is spearheading the family is the Radeon HD 7990. This product mempaketkan two GPUs in one package, in which there were already two chips Tahiti 900 MHz paired with 6 GB of DDR5 memory.

All three products are planned to begin to be introduced at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, January 2012, and marketed several months after the price of $ 349 for the HD 7950, USD 449 for the HD 7990 and HD 7990 is priced at $ 600. As disitat detikINET of tweaktown, Sunday (04/12/2011).

G-Drive Mini

Anyone with a lot of plug-ins through a USB will be happy about this little guy. We also need to clarify some misunderstandings about how much this device costs. For the driver that compares to pretty much everything else out there, you’re going to pay about $90. So what’s the story on this G-drive Mini? Well, let’s get started.

If you take all the competition out there and just add this G-Drive Mini one there isn’t too much of a difference except for the size. The Firewire amounts to 2 and the USB has an interface with triple the amount of ports. You have the power to turn the device off or on as well. Everything you need is located inside the device. It’s compatible with TimeMachine and OSX, but won’t be easily put onto your Windows when installing it the very first time. The port allows for some adequate enough speed. Even the USB was an average speed and not giving us much else of an advantage. For USB only, this probably isn’t the drive you’re going to want to buy.
This G-Drive Mini was sturdy and quick. Although you had to spit up about $1300 bucks for SSD you still got an incredible amount of memory at 250GB. Now the SSD has become obsolete because of this tiny version. There is always that thought in the back of mind that it’s not going to last for much longer. As with the previous SSD I reviewed, this mini would have been much better if they had incorporated one. The features are just the tininess and the lightness and that’s about it. You need to understand that this isn’t indestructible at one point; it’s going to fall apart. So you have to weigh your options especially when looking at the competition out there that may just offer you more.

What advertises this product is its size. Aesthetically, it never truly disappoints any area. It’s inconspicuous and I could put it with all my other household things and not feel like I was hindering an ugly duckling. But I don’t want to find a permanent spot in my home for it; I want to take it with me everywhere.

If you’re an Apple fan, you’ll probably be fond of this product. It kind of goes with the Apple looks and also allows portability. I don’t want to have to keep buying new minis whenever they break, so I would be bound to just spend the extra money on the SSD version. I wouldn’t mind breaking my wallet for the 3.0 USB. All this in one package would make me happy as a camper and I wouldn’t need anything else. It’s not very much to go out and buy this as long as you need what it has and don’t mind maybe having to replace it at one point in the near future. Compared to the USB, it really is a lot quicker. For only about $20 bucks more you get twice the amount of space with a 500MB purchase.

The Upside about G-Drive Mini :

•    Extremely flighty
•    Has a good Apple look; aesthetically pleasing with just about anything
•    A whole package with two Firewires and an USB
•    cheap
•    very quiet

The Downside about G-Drive Mini :

•    I can’t have my 3.0 for USB
•    I can’t have my SSD
The Specs:
Can be taken with you everywhere and stores information
Can hold up to 500 GB of information
Can be used with the TimeMachine
You get a version that is Microsoft compatible

Two Choices:
One Firewire 400 and a 2.0 USB
A Triple Interface with two Firewire 400 and 800 and 2.0 USB
You don’t need any AC chord and G-Drive Mini is Very small, can fit anywhere.
You can’t hear a thing when G-Drive Mini is running and can be used strictly with laptops and looks good with them as well.

source: Gadget Spire

ASUS Eee Pad Slider Review

by Anand Lal Shimpi 

I understand the appeal of tablets. Regardless of OS, they all provide a far more intimate experience when browsing the web and reading emails. I genuinely prefer doing both of those things on a tablet than on a notebook or desktop. Then there are the apps. Photos, maps, ebooks, videos and even IP cameras are comfortably accessible from tablets. Obviously you can do the same on a notebook or desktop, the tablet form factor combined with a responsive touch UI simply means you can do these things in a more relaxed position.

What has always frustrated me with tablets however is what happens when you have to give any of these apps a significant amount of input. While the virtual keyboards on tablets are pretty mature, the form factor doesn't allow for quick typing like on a smartphone. A smartphone is easily cradled in both of your hands while your thumbs peck away at the keyboard. A tablet however needs to be propped up against something while you treat it like a keyboard. Put it on your lap and you have to hunch over the thing because the screen and input surface are on the same plane (unlike a notebook where the two are perpendicular to one another). Try to type in a reclined position on a couch and you end up lying awkwardly with your thighs and thumbs supporting the tablet. Ever see the iPad billboards and note the really awkward leg placement in them?

The excuse for the tablet has always been that it's a consumption device, not one for productivity. But what if I want to browse the web and respond to long emails? Must I keep switching between a tablet and a notebook, between consumption and productivity device? That has always seemed silly to me. In striving for comfort and efficiency it seems that having to constantly switch between two large devices would be both uncomfortable and inefficient. After all, who browses all of the web then switches to only writing emails without intermixing the two. Perhaps these discrete usage models are somewhat encouraged by the lack of true multitasking (rather than task switching) of modern tablet OSes, but eventually things must change.

Windows 8 alone will bring change as it finally addresses the issue of having two things on your screen at once. On today's tablets, for the most part, once you're in an application that's all you get to interact with. One of the biggest issues I have is it's virtually impossible to carry on an IM conversation on a tablet while doing anything else. Without constantly (and frustratingly) switching between apps, it's impossible to have a conversation and browse the web for example.

What about on the hardware side of things? Bluetooth keyboards and keyboard docks have existed since they very first of this new generation of tablets hit the market. These accessories have all been very functional but they do tend to hinder the portability of tablets. With its Eee Pad Transformer, ASUS addressed the issue by offering a keyboard dock that would turn the tablet into an Android netbook while extending its battery life. The end result was an extremely flexible device, but it still required that you either carry around a significantly bulkier tablet or made a conscious decision to take one or both pieces of the setup (tablet + dock).

Continuing down this road of experimenting with transformable tablets, ASUS' next attempt to bring the best of both tablet and netbook worlds comes in the form of the Eee Pad Slider.

The Display & Hardware

The Slider starts out very similarly to the Transformer. You get a 10.1-inch IPS panel with a Honeycomb-standard 1280 x 800 display (1920 x 1200 will be what the next-gen of Android tablets will sport). The display is near-identical to what ASUS used in the transformer. Max brightness ends up at an iPad 2-like 378 nits, while overall contrast ratio appears to have improved a bit thanks to deeper blacks in our review unit's panel.

ASUS does need to start calibrating these panels at the factory though. The Slider's white point is set to 7700K.

Viewing angles are all great, the only issue with the Slider's display is the large gap between the outermost glass and the LCD panel itself. We complained about this in our Eee Pad Transformer review as well, but by not tightly integrating the LCD and capacitive touch layers you end up with a gap in the display construction that can cause annoying reflections. The additional glare is a problem in any case where there's a direct light shining on the screen. Most of these tablets aren't good outdoors in direct sunlight to begin with, but this issue does make the Slider a bit more annoying to use compared to the iPad 2 or Galaxy Tab 10.1 for example.

All of the outward facing materials are either glass or soft touch plastic, a subtle but noticeable improvement over the Transformer. The smell of the soft touch plastic is distinct but not all that pleasant. Here's hoping it fades quickly. The durability of the soft touch coating is also a concern. My review unit developed a couple of scratches and I honestly didn't use it any differently than the other tablets I've reviewed, nor did I handle it particularly roughly.

ASUS was smart enough to include five rubber feet on the back of the Slider. With the keyboard deployed the Slider's back serves as its stand, so the feet are necessary to keep your Eee Pad pristine. The overall design is clearly ASUS' own creation, but I wouldn't call it particularly memorable. What matters the most is that it's functional and there can be no question of that.

The perimeter of the Slider is ports-a-plenty. On the right edge of the tablet is a full sized USB 2.0 port and headphone jack. On the left there's a microSD slot and along the top there's ASUS' dock connector and mini HDMI out (type C connector). Charging is handled via the same USB adapter that shipped with the Eee Pad Transformer.

Power, reset and volume up/down are also located on the left side of the tablet. Yes, that's right, there's an actual reset button on the Eee Pad Slider. The button is recessed as to avoid any accidental activation. A single click of it will reset the Slider, no questions asked.

I'm actually very happy there is a reset button the tablet. As these devices become even more PC-like expect them to encounter the same sort of stability issues any hardware running complex software has to deal with.

The Slider has two cameras: a 5MP rear facing module and 1MP front facing unit. There's a subtle, smartphone-sized bulge around the rear camera module. The bulge is noticeable but it doesn't clear the height of the rubber feet so you don't have to worry about resting your tablet on the rear camera.

by Anand Lal Shimpi

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is an Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablet with a 10", 1280 x 800 IPS Gorilla Glass display and the usual internals: 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core CPU, a gig of RAM, plenty of internal storage, dual cameras, WiFi, Bluetooth and a GPS. What sets it apart from many Honeycomb tablets is the N-Trig Duo Sense dual digitizer. That means it's both capacitive multi-touch and it works with the optional $30 active digitizer pen. The pen is more precise than a capacitive stylus and it supports 99 levels of pressure sensitivity.

The HTC Jetstream uses the same digitizer technology, but HTC's pen costs $80. But with the Jetstream you get pen support everywhere for both control and scribbling with the pen, while the Lenovo tablet supports it in the Notes Mobile app and in the PDF viewer for annotation but not in other built-in apps. Third party apps like Alias Sketchbook Pro do support it though.





The tablet has that classic ThinkPad build quality and look, complete with Lenovo's soft touch matte finish on the back and metal ThinkPad logos. The pen fits neatly into a silo and it has a red tip that recalls Lenovo's TrackPoint look. The optional and lovely folio case with keyboard likewise has an optical pointer stick embedded in the keyboard that looks like the red TrackPoint.







The tablet is hefty at 1.65 pounds, but it's in the same ballpark as the Motorola Xoom, Asus Eee Pad Transformer and other non-anorexic tablets. The IPS display with wide viewing angles, added ports and sturdy ThinkPad build set it apart from the $100 cheaper Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet we reviewed a few months back.

The ThinkPad Tablet has a full size USB host port that works with keyboards, mice and flash drives. We didn't have much luck with a 500 gig WD MyPassport unpowered portable drive. It powered up just fine but didn't mount. Lenovo includes a basic USB file transfer app with a bare bones UI, but you can use third party file managers with USB flash drives. Media on flash drives automatically appears in apps like Gallery, and that means the driver integrates into the OS ( Sony Tablet S are you listening?).





The tablet has a micro USB port for file transfer and charging, a mini HDMI port, SD card slot and a SIM card slot, though the 3G version of the ThinkPad isn't available yet.

The ThinkPad tablet with WiFi (not 3G) sells for $499 for the 16 gig model, $569 for the 32 gig and $669 for the 64 gig model. It's available now. The pen is $30 and the Keyboard Folio is $100.

Here's our Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet video review. Our full review will follow in the coming week.

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By Lisa Gade
Editor in Chief, MobileTechReview

Pantech Breakout

by Lisa Gade

Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE phones have been a bit pricey, averaging $299 with contract. The Pantech Breakout is their first budget-priced LTE Android smartphone, and you're probably wondering what's the catch. The Breakout has mid to high midrange specs that include a 1GHz single core CPU, a 4" 800 x 480 capacitive touch screen, a 5 megapixel camera that can record 720p video, and of course 4G LTE on Verizon’s network. Not too shabby. We don’t expect it to match the mighty Droid Bionic's specs and features when it’s a third of the price.

The phone has a gig of flash storage with ~200 megs available, and 512 megs of RAM (that’s at the low end but acceptable). It runs Android OS 2.3.3 Gingerbread with light UI customizations by Pantech. The phone has a microSD card slot that’s compatible with SDHC cards up to 32 gigs in capacity, and Verizon includes an 8 gig card. There’s a front VGA camera for video chat, though Verizon doesn’t bundle a video chat app. You can download Qik, Skype or others, but Android OS 2.3.3 doesn’t support video chat in Google Talk.

Design and Display

The design isn’t going to cause a bad case of phone envy. It’s an unremarkable looking handset that’s similar in size to Verizon’s other LTE Droid handsets, and it has sturdy plastic casing. The front buttons are a little odd: they’re mechanical buttons (the kind that go click and move, not capacitive touch buttons), and Pantech has put the inner two buttons into a metallic partial circle. Though close to the phone’s bottom edge, the buttons are reasonably easy to operate one-handed. The 3.5mm headphone jack is on the left side rather than the top (unfortunate), and the power button is inconveniently placed half way down the right side. The phone has both a dedicated camera button and a voice command button (we like!).  The back is textured matte black plastic and the sides of the phone are curved to increase hand comfort and make the handset look smaller.

The Pantech Breakout has a standard 800 x 480 capacitive LCD display that’s sharp and clear. It can’t compete with higher resolution qHD displays or Samsung’s ultra-vivid Super AMOLED Plus used in the Droid Charge, but it’s plenty good enough, especially for the price. 

Performance and Horsepower

The phone is reasonably responsive in terms of touch and CPU speed. It scores 1331 on the Quadrant benchmark, which is on par with other recent single core 1GHz phones running Qualcomm’s second gen Snapdragon CPU with Adreno 205 graphics. Dual core phones average 2,000-2,400, and last generation single core 1GHz phones hover around 1,000. We did note that the phone bogged down when playing Adobe Flash, and the Flash Player controls became slow to respond. Flash video itself streamed well up to 480p full screen mode. 720p was balky, but that’s not unusual with YouTube. Given the less than responsive Flash Player controls, this isn’t a top pick if you’re into playing Flash games on your cell phone.

Calling and Data

Though the Breakout has LTE 4G, currently the fastest form of mobile cellular data on the planet, it didn’t impress us as much as other LTE phones. Our Breakout didn’t pull in as strong a signal as measured in –db (not bars) as the Droid Bionic for 1x/3G and LTE-- granted Motorola makes top RF phones. Data speeds were half that of the Bionic and Droid Charge. Testing in the same location at the same time, the Breakout managed 8Mbps down and 1.4Mbps up according to the Speedtest.net app, while our Bionic got 16.8Mbps down and 4.3Mbps up. Ouch. If getting the fastest data speeds possible from your LTE phone is important to you, be warned. It’s certainly much faster than a 3G EV-DO Rev. A phone, but it trails LTE phones.

Call quality was just OK; we could understand callers and they could understand us, but voice on both ends lacked sharp clarity. The speakerphone is quite loud and full, and it worked well for voice calls as well as multimedia. 

The phone has Verizon's mobile hotspot feature, and it can act as a WiFi hotspot for up to 10 clients (don't expect great data speeds if you try to serve 10 laptops, tablets and other clients though).

Camera

The smartphone has a VGA video chat camera above the display and a rear 5 megapixel autofocus camera with no flash. Photos looked a little bit washed out and the shutter isn’t the fastest, but video recorded at 720p looked decent, which is to say comparable to many 5MP camera phones.

Battery Life

The Breakout has a 1500 mAh Lithium Ion battery. That’s a healthy capacity for a 3G phone, but a little light for 4G LTE. LTE phones don’t have long battery life when used in an LTE coverage area with LTE turned on. It’s a power-hungry technology, and the Breakout, like most LTE phones, will need daily charging with moderate use. If you stream Netflix for an hour over LTE or tune in to NFL Mobile videos, you’ll need to charge it mid-day or buy a spare battery.

Conclusion

We're happy to see Pantech move up in the market, and the Breakout is a solid mid-range Android smartphone with LTE. Though the phone sometimes lags a bit and 4G LTE speeds don't match top dog phones like the Bionic, it is currently one third the price with contract. The phone has a sharp display, runs Gingerbread and has dual cameras. But you make a few sacrifices for the price. If your budget is extremely tight but you don't want to start a new contract with older 3G technology, the Pantech Breakout is a tempting choice. Keep in mind that the cost of service is much more expensive than the handset price over two years, and we recommend getting the best phone you can afford since you'll have to live with it for two years (or pay full retail to upgrade mid-contract). Shop around, and you might find the HTC Thunderbolt, Droid Charge and even the Bionic for $99 to $199.

Price: $99 with 2 year contract, $359 without contract

Websites: www.verizonwireless.com, www.pantech.com

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook Video Review

By: Lisa Gade
Editor in Chief, MobileTechReview  

 

The IdeaPad U300s is Lenovo's first ultrabook. In fact it's one of the first ultrabooks on the market, period. We took a look at the Asus Zenbook UX31 ultrabook last week, and the Acer Aspire S3 rounds out the first runners. Intel came up with the ultrabook concept, and it's basically an initiative to bring MacBook Air-like laptops to the world of Windows manufacturers. These machines are fast, have Intel ULV Core i5 and i7 CPUs, SSD drives (OK, Acer cheated on that one), are less than 0.8" think and weigh around 3 pounds.





The Lenovo IdeaPad U300s clearly derives from the very attractive and unique looking IdeaPad U260 that launched early this year. The U300s is much slimmer, is lighter and has better battery life. The casing is aluminum and it's a very attractive machine in gray. Lenovo will also offer it in Clementine orange (just like the U260), for those who like a little flair. The U300s should be available in the coming weeks.





The U300s comes in two configurations: a $1,099 model with a 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 and 128 gig SSD, and a $1,499 model that has a 1.8GHz Core i7 and a 256 gig SSD. Either way you'll get a 13.3" gloss LED backlit display running at 1366 x 768, 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM and Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. The U300s has Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 WiFi and Bluetooth. The battery is sealed inside, and battery life has averaged 5.5 to 6 hours for us so far.





The pricing is similar to the Zenbook, but when comparing the base model U300s to the UX31, the Lenovo has a slightly slower CPU. They achieve parity on the high end models, though Lenovo went with 1366 x 768 resolution on both models, and that's put to shame by the Zenbook's 1600 x 900 display and the MacBook Air's 1440 x 900 display. But the IdeaPad is still a fast and elegant machine in wafer-thin metal jacket, and we can understand if you've got one on your wish list.


Here's our Lenovo IdeaPad U300s video review, with Zenbook comparison. Our full written review will follow in the coming days.

 

 

Sanei N70 Android Smart Tablet

By Ryan MK

The actual N70 is yet another approaching Google android Tablet from Sanei which sports the 7.0-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display exhibit, a 1.5GHz Provide Cortex-A10 processor, 

 

the Mali-400 GPU, a 512MB DDR3 Memory, the microSD card position, 2160p Super HD video Playback support, a G-sensor, Expensive 10.3 support, WiFi, 3rd generation component assistance, OTG operate, a great High-definition multimedia port as well as operates on Google android 2.3 Operating system. Regrettably, there’s No word on pricing and discharge Date yet

Samsung Flexible screens to come in 2012

By Ryan MK

Latest updated notice Nokia’s Kinetic Display being shown away, a flexible type of as well as bendable system that uses great ideas and also bends to access the device, Samsung have now revealed their plans to introduce the tech



Samsung provides verified that it will be delivering flexible monitors into manufacturing along with gadgets next season, and also earlier as opposed to afterwards. Regardless of slipping sales inside microchips exhibit industries this kind of is possibly the merchandise that brings their particular profits support.


This type of engineering ‘s been around with regard to at some point nevertheless only has ever been within the experimental stages, together with ideas adorning the actual places associated with technology seminars all year long. Nevertheless may be the initial sign that a adaptable and usable display screen will probably be creating a look in a product and soon with Samsung’s Vice president Robert Yi verifying the actual rumours.
“The flexible display, we are looking to introduce sometime in 2012, hopefully the earlier part,”

The display screen that’s that appears to be employed may be the 1 Straight talk samsung has displayed, a eight hundred x four hundred and eighty OLED show which may become rolled in to a 1cm conduit although nevertheless operating. Needless to say the large question will probably be what sort of the rest of the equipment go, If however Nokia has managed to resolve this problem it seems like reasonable to assume therefore has Straight talk samsung.

Quad-Core fully loaded Android Tablet

By Ryan MK

NVIDIA lastly releases the legendary Quad-Core Tegra 3 (Kal-El ) Central processing unit. NVIDIA says that Tegra three brings PC-Class performance levels, better battery in order to tablets and also mobile phones. Our planet’s first quad-core tablet with all the Tegra three processor will be the ASUS Eee Mat Transformer Perfect

Identified previously by the codename “Project Kal-El,” the Tegra three processor chip offers approximately three times the particular images efficiency of Tegra two, and up to sixty one percent reduce strength intake. This kind of results in an industry-leading a dozen hours of battery life with regard to HD video Playback.

It looks to me which Asus is easily the most productive Android os Tablet creator up to now. Their Transformer sequence caught on. The thought of being able to stick any keyboard on to the Transformer Tablet to make it any notebook will be resonating along with buyers. The new Asus Transformer Perfect need to consequently promote just like hot brownies.

Options that come with Asus Eee Mat Transformer Excellent include in addition to the Tegra three Central processing unit, 10.1-inch Brought Backlit display together with Extremely Insolvency practitioners+ (1,280x800px), 8MP back digicam, 1.2MP front digicam, eighteen hr life of the battery, 1GB Ram memory, 32GB/64GB storage space, Wi-Fi, G-Sensor, Gentle Indicator, Gyroscope, E-compass, Gps device, and also Google android 3.2 (upgradable in order to Google android 4.0 (Frozen treats Sandwich).

Dimensions with the Asus Transformer Prime tend to be 263×180.8×8.3mm (Tablet) as well as 263×180.8×10.4mm (keyboard). The particular Asus Transformer Excellent Tablet is really 0.5mm thinner compared to Ipad two. When docking the keyboard you get a thin notebook with a peak associated with 18.7mm. The load with the Transformer Pad is 586g and the keybard weighs in at 537g.

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Excellent begins with $499 for that 32GB Transformer Perfect. The 64GB Tranformer Excellent will retail with regard to $599. The mobile dock key pad may sell for $149. The discharge of the Asus Eee Sleeping pad Transformer Perfect is still supposed to deliver in 2010. It is not apparent but in the event that Asus manages to ship these with time for the Holiday seasons. We will keep an eye on which inside our Holiday Gift Manual, because the Asus Transformer Prime is officially the greatest Android Tablet you will get. Overlook almost all Tegra two HoneyComb Tablets, rates will quickly total fall now inside African american Friday Tablet Revenue.

Motorola Atrix 2 review

By Ryan MK

We’ll save this a single short. The particular Atrix a couple of is really a high-end Android mobile phone (not to say “superphone” like the Galaxy S 2) in which enhances about the unique Atrix, incorporating a much better exhibit and also digital camera, faster 4G, and a few other unique features.

Our bodies of the phone, I have to point out, feels excellent. The actual 4.3? display screen will be surrounded by a fairly broad bezel, passing on a kind of fat appear, in my own hands this feels very normal and comfortable. Buttons are well-placed, although they’re recessed to begin being get rid of, causing them to be from time to time difficult to strike. The ability switch, which usually of course you’ll be punching the most, feels a touch too soft however constantly triggered rapidly as well as with no extra effort to locate or perhaps press. The frame will be inflexible as well as strong, as well as didn’t creak or split when I anxious that.

The trunk of the Mobile can be a distinctive plastic material that is really pleasant and grippy below your fingers. We significantly prefer this particular to the plain brushed or clever plastic-type of several other mobile phones. I think it seems to grab crumbs a little more than them, although. It’s additionally practically flat about the again; the digital camera device stands apart only a millimeter, perhaps, not anything like the hump upon some other phones.The authentic Atrix were built with a finger print audience, which was cast off for this version, both To reduce costs or perhaps due to the fact virtually no 1 needed this. But the Atrix a couple of offers acquired a passionate camera switch. This kind of doesn’t work perfectly like a “fast start” remedy (hitting home as well as pressing your camera quick way is just as fast), yet it’s a encouraged add-on if you think about how the brand new digicam is one of the huge promoting items.

That digicam is really very nice. My personal main Complaint would be that the shutter button ought to be the two-stage one, with regard to establishing a great autofocus point. Also, it’s quite stiff, far more thus than the others – to the point where it almost always techniques the device once you hit this. But I found the actual always-on autofocus to be relatively quick, accurate, and capable of emphasis very shut. Browse the clearness on these near-macro shots:

Actually received a little good foreground foriegn there. Naturally there’s enough noise, which usually you’ll locate from full size about any small-sensor camera. The shades are definitely not very lively, both, yet that’s something it is simple to handle with regard to. There was clearly almost no delay between pushing the particular button and also the chance getting used, also it has been prepared for an additional withing an additional or perhaps two.There’s any multi-color notification Brought, that i still don’t think isn’t common about all mobile phones.

Getting rid of and replacing the battery protect is easy, and the rear panel flexes just enough to learn effectively, however, not adequate to stress a person about the quality. The MicroSD card slot is obtainable without removing the electric battery, constantly far better the other.

Software

Share Google android has been altered somewhat, however, not for the extent Motorola has previously together with Blur. The AT&T blue concept suffuses through, from the a bit janky secure display to a actually out-of-place internet browser Symbol offering their own emblem conspicuously.

Another highlight is and very irritating and not-subtle flashlight-shining-on-icons effect once you go among house displays. It manages to lose the novelty after actually the very first time the truth is this. The actual animations furthermore seem to be more time compared to inventory ones, and may just be powered down entirely (no one is able to turn off the flashlight effect). Obtain a grip, Motorola. No one desires this kind of.

Network speeds

Poor quality. I acquired around 4 megabits (~500KB/s) within my apartment, exactly where I can remember the T-Mobile G2 used to go like 8 megabits. Speedtest verified this (3857kbps lower, 1641 up). Actually in practice It had been always very fast adequate, as well as few of these types of 4G mobile phones really conquer each other around the all-important latency. The improved upon Wifi chipset doesn’t ensure much better rates of speed in each and every situation, yet raises the threshold. Everything is dependent upon the actual network conditions where you use the phone the most. In Dallas T-Mo is normally more quickly than AT&T, I’ve discovered, however elsewhere it will be the alternative. Consider my personal casual proportions lightly.

AT&T offers included concerning 12 “bloatware” applications, depending on how an individual depend, but they’ve additionally managed to get spectacularly an easy task to take them off. You want to your own programs, and in the actual pulldown food selection choose “AT&T,” exactly where they’ve generously gathered all their applications. Tiny would They know how this kind of iphone app pail could be used! Following that you can long-press a good app to delete it. Absolutely no digging in selections, simply no waiting for iphone app and also aspect listings to be able to populate. Effortless peasy. The applications can be the typical accounts accessibility and backed program fodder, improbable to be able to sway several users far from their proven file, press, as well as file syncing remedies. However nothing malicious.

Battery life I discovered to be great. I’ve had my mobile unplugged given that regarding Midnight, receiving e-mail on the 4G network, taking photos, sending pictures to personally for this review, and so on, and also it’s presently from 80% (as I’m modifying this 3 hours later on, it’s at 70%). Streaming mass media on 4G will naturally strain this particular more, however this particular appears to me to be a good all-day mobile phone, and it’s caused it to be through a lot of nights previously. I’ve seen additional evaluations whine concerning electric battery, but individually I haven’t came across anything out of the ordinary.

Next there’s the actual webtop performance. Regrettably We was allotted the unit to test this out, thus I’ll stay calm onto it and allow you to check additional critiques to have an viewpoint on this function.

Packard Bell All-in-one compact PC

By Ryan MK

If you’re looking to get a new all-in-one computer, then read the Packard Bell oneTwo. For sale in the 21.5-inch and also 23.5-inch versions,


these kinds of personal computers give a full Hi-def 1080p resolution touch screen show with a 1000:1 comparison ratio plus a two hundred and fifty nits of settings stage. The Packard Bell oneTwo is actually driven with a second era Apple i7, i5 or perhaps i3 processor, up to 8GB associated with Ram, either a great nVidia GeForce GT 530, a great nVidia GT 520, or even a good AMD Radeon HD 645 graphics cards, as much as 2TB regarding hard disk drive, a 2-megapixel Hi-def webcam, the 5-in-1 greeting card reader, any Blu-ray generate and also the Microsoft Windows seven Premium Operating system. The actual Packard Bell oneTwo offers a number of connectivity options including High-definition multimedia, USB 3.0 as well as Wi-Fi. The 21.5-inch design is actually priced at £599($953), as the 23.5-inch model is sold for £699($1,113)

Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

Barnes & Respectable provides launched the 7-inch Space tablet. Measuring 0.48-inch slim and weighing at just 0.88 pounds, the tablet comes



Quickly pull full of a 1GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core processor with a 1GB Ram memory, a 7-inch multitouch display with a 1024×600 pixel quality, the 16GB safe-keeping as well as microSD credit card slot machine (approximately 32GB). Additional crucial specifications include 802.11 b/g/n WiFi plus a 3.5mm sound Port. It’s battery provides as much as 11.5-hour associated with reading moment or even up to 9-hour regarding video clip Play (with Cellular off). The particular Barnes & Respectable 7-inch Nook tablet retails regarding $249.

Source: www.ixinetwork.com

eLocity A7 Latest Android Tablet

Stream Television Networks provides yet again extended the type of Android tablets together with the development of the actual eLocity A7+. 

 

Specs-wise, these devices delivers a 7.0-inch 1024 x six hundred capacitive touchscreen show, the 1.2GHz Nvidia Tegra a couple of dual-core model, the 512MB DDR2 Ram memory, any 4GB associated with inner safe-keeping, a microSD credit card slot machine, the 1.3MP front-facing digital camera, a 3-axis accelerometer, WiFi, Wireless Bluetooth 2.1, any USB 2.0 port, a good High-definition multimedia interface, dual 0.5W audio system, a 1530mAh electric battery and also runs on Android 2.2 Froyo Operating-system. The particular eLocity A7+ will strike Us marketplace next week for $229.99.

VIDIA® Tegra™ a couple of Processor – Quicker compared to apple ipad, this kind of sleek unit gets the fastest cellular CPU available today – NVIDIA’s Tegra two T-250, Twin Equip nine CPU (1GHz clock velocity) with eight independent processors that may run separately or even collectively for optimum efficiency.

Flash Support - Using the eLocity A7+, web searching is equally easy and gorgeous. Most significantly, the machine facilitates Display… thus you can actually see web content just how it really is meant to be seen!
Of memory space – The 4GB internal high-speed Display memory can store as much as several function movies, 40,000 photographs, or even 2,000 tunes for a lot of time regarding amusement.

Wireless & Bluetooth™ 2.1 – Continuous online connectivity with 802.11b/g Wifi as well as Bluetooth provide optimum efficiency, and also the Cellular standing screen providing you info instantly, It’s easy to monitor and control connection options for VPN, Wireless as well as Cell Networks. There is certainly actually an airplane Setting that allows you to eliminate just about all Cellular Contacts within a spot!

Stereo Playback – The A7+ Web Table is sold with earbuds to help you enjoy the music in solo setting, and in addition it has built-in stereo audio system that allow you to reveal the songs anywhere as well as if you like.

Productivity – The particular eLocity A7+ World wide web Tablet enables you to stay connected and also effective in the ways that make a difference the majority of. With regard to social media, popular websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter tend to be as easy To achieve around the Tablet as is also with a conventional computer. If efficiency is the key element for you, You will just like the Adobe PDF Reader application and also the Paperwork To go iphone app that allows you to look at as well as modify Ms Word, Shine and also Power point files. And also Let us not forget buying…

Plug ‘n’ Play – Ultimately something that is able to start up from your term move – available your package deal, demand up and you’re simply on your way! No installation Dvds, no registrations, merely encounter your Android!

Source: www.ixinetwork.com

Epson Moverio BT-100 is world’s first translucent head-mounted exhibit together with Wi-Fi

Epson’s Moverio BT-100 media viewers is suffering from the same geriatric-sunglasses layout since another head-mounted display. What sets it apart, nevertheless, is the introduction of the initial clear lenses for see-through watching. As such, get ready to enjoy your own media within Personal while still sustaining an awareness of one’s area.

The particular BT-100′s screen quality is simply qHD (960 x 540 pixels) nevertheless it generally seems to the viewers being a huge 320-inch show situated about something like 20 meters away. The actual cell viewer is proportioned to fit more than your evryday eyeglasses and is also with a tiny control device in which operates Android os 2.2 as well as functions Wi-Fi connection, six-hours regarding battery, easily-removed headphones, and also 1GB regarding inner safe-keeping augmented by way of a bundled 4GB SDHC card (along with assistance for 32GB).

 

Expect to start to see the Moverio BT-100 on sale inside Asia commencing The fall of 25th to get a recommended expense of ¥50,000 (about $643).

 

Source: www.ixinetwork.com

Acer Allegro Windows Phone Coming To U.K. In December

By: Anton D. Nagy

Acer announced its first Windows Phone, the Allegro (ex W4) at the beginning of October and it looks like it will land in the U.K. at the beginning of December, if online retailers have the right information.

eXpansys has the phone listed for pre-order for £259.99 (around $415) with a due date set for December 1. For the money you'll get an unlocked Windows Phone featuring a Qualcomm MSM8255 chip clocking at 1GHz, 3.6-inch WVGA display, five-megapixel camera with auto-focus and 8GB internal storage.

Source: eXpansys
Via: UnwiredView

Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Gets Gingerbread Officially

By: Anton D. Nagy

You've been reading about the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Samsung Epic 4G on Sprint for a couple of days now and we even told you how to install it if you don't want to wait for Sprint to flip the switch.

If you decided to wait for the official release you'll be happy to find out that it's now official. What does it bring aside from the new platform? Audible Sprint AIRAVE notifications when answering call, SMS messages sent without area code, Bluetooth headset sound improvements, fully visible date on device lock screen and more. The version number is EI22 (s:D700.0.5.S.EI22) and should be hitting your Epic 4G really soon (checking for updates might help).

Source: Sprint (1)(2)
Via: TheDroidGuy

Samsung Illusion Hardware Specs Leaked

By: Stephen Schenck

Over the past couple months, we've heard the Samsung Illusion for Verizon mentioned a few times in leaks, and there's been a couple images of the handset that we've seen to let us know how the phone will appear. Beyond that, though, we've been at a loss as for what to expect from the phone. We've made a few guesses, based on the belief that the Illusion would be a low-to-mid-tier model, but ultimately that's just been speculation. Now a new leak spills the beans on the Illusion's hardware specs, and while the phone will be faster than we were expecting, other guesses look like they will be spot-on.

Instead of having an 800MHz component, the Illusion will be powered by a 1GHz processor. It will apparently be outfitted with 512MB of RAM, have 2GB of internal flash storage, and arrive with a 2GB microSD card. The handset has a 3.5-inch display, but at a relatively low 480 x 320 HVGA resolution. There's no front-facer, and the rear camera measures-in with three megapixels.

We've seen a roadmap suggesting Verizon will launch the Illusion on November 17. There's no word yet on price, but this hardware pretty much speaks for itself; this model will be one for shoppers on a budget.

Source: Android Central

Huawei Boulder Tipped for US Release as Sprint Express

A mysterious QWERTY Android was spotted last night in an image leaked from the new Sprint Playbook, referred to only as the Express from Sprint. It turns out this is one model we've seen before, when we heard about plans to bring it to Orange in the UK as the Orange Barcelona. That's a lot of carrier-branding; who's the actual manufacturer behind the phone? Before it was the Barcelona, and long before it will be the Express, this hardware hit the scene as the Huawei Boulder.

While the Boulder comes from Huawei as a Froyo phone, this leaked Sprint information claims the Express will arrive running Gingerbread. Packing a 600MHz CPU, the phone will struggle to deal with more processor-intensive apps, but should have the power it needs to be a convenient messaging phone, especially with that hardware keyboard.

The Express/Boulder has a 2.6-inch QVGA display, 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of flash (feel free to expand storage by adding a microSD card). Besides the OS upgrade, it does look like there will be a few other changes made before the phone lands at Sprint; obviously, Huawei needs to swap-in a CDMA cellular radio, and that battery appears to be getting an upgrade from 1200 to 1500mAh.

Sprint should be starting sales of the Express on November 18, when the phone will be available for only about $20 on-contract.

Source: Android Central, Huawei

LG Launches Dual View TV for Multiplayer Games

At IFA technology conference in Berlin LG has presented its brand new "Dual View" television system that makes it possible for video game players to make use of the same screen but see only their own position in the game. This became possible due to 3D-style glasses that each user has to wear.

This technology was demoed by the software giant Microsoft. It is expected to be launched onto the market in a limited number of LG TVs. The system shows two different images on the same screen and after players put on the special 3D-style glasses, each sees only one image and that is the image of their part of the screen.

At the moment the technology, which works with LW980T and other products from the Cinema 3D range from LG, can be tested on the Xbox platform.

Gamers must know that after acquiring the system they also have to buy two pairs of special glasses the retail price of which can start at GBP20.

A television similar to the one launched by LG is expected to be introduced onto the European market by Sony. The Japanese company will develop a similar system that will work on its PlayStation platform. However, Sony's system makes use of more costly "active shutter" glasses than LG's "passive" glasses technology.

[via Telegraph]

MSI Launches Two Most Powerful Gaming Laptops

The famous Taiwan-based electronics firm MSI has recently launched onto the market its 2 new laptop computers that are part of the company's G series gaming laptops.

At the moment the devices dubbed GT780DXR and GT683DXR are the most powerful gaming laptops on the market, featuring Intel Core i7 processors and boasting a new graphic card from Nvidia - GeForce GTX 570M GPU.

Both gadgets have maximum power for video game settings and a DDR3 RAM boasting a capacity of 16 gigabytes.

The two laptop computers have their cases made of brushed aluminum. This material increases the durability and solidness to GT780DXR and the GT683DXR.


The GT680DXR laptop features a 17.3-inch Full HD Non Reflection screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It also has a programmable backlit keyboard. The GT780DXR has a smaller 15.6-inch Full HD glossy display.

Both laptops are sold with a Blu-ray burner and hard drives with a capacity of 1.5TB each. Due to the Turbo Drive Engine technology, the laptops register 3.5 per cent increase in graphics processing.

In addition, gamers will benefit from good sound quality thanks to the THX Surround Sound speakers. Each of the new laptops from MSI has a 720p webcam, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi for connectivity.

Other technical specifications of the two laptops:

- 2 USB 3.0 ports;
- 3 USB 2.0 ports;
- HDMI 1.4 output;
- 7-in-1 card reader;
- 9 Cells Battery;
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

The price tag of the 15.6-inch GT683DXR begins at $ 1,699.99, while that of the 17.3-inch GT780DXR begins at $ 1,999.99.

[via Hot GizmoWatch]

Nokia 603 Launched in Pakistan

By KayCee

Nokia has today unveiled it’s Symbian Belle powered Nokia 603, that comes in variety of colors – 7 of them in fact to make a rainbow on posters.Nokia 603 will be a mid-ranged smartphone, delivering the specs of a fully featured smartphone including 1 GHz processor – coupled with a 5 MP camera.

 

Looming with Symbian Belle, Nokia says that interface for Nokia 603 will be modern and customizable, offering up to six home screens and an extended range of widgets that can be placed in any combination the user chooses.The browser is claimed to be four times faster than that found on previous Symbian versions, and offers enhanced compatibility with modern web standards.Let’s take a run down on the specs.

Specification:

• Weight: 106.9g
• 1GHz processor
• 3.5-inch ClearBlack display with nude resolution (640 x 360 pixels)
• 2 GB built in memory with expandable up to 32 GB with MicroSD card
• 5 megapixel camera with digital zoom with video shooting at 720p video at 30fps
• Pentaband reception (WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
• Connectivity: EDGE, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi and HSDPA 3G
• Battery: 16 hours talktime and 490 hours in standby

The Nokia 603 will come preloaded with Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Shazam and YouTube to cater to your entertainment needs. On a more serious level, there’s Microsoft Office Communicator, Quick Office, Adobe PDF reader and Vlingo.The Nokia 603 also offers NFC (near-field communications) to enable you to easily share pictures, videos and contact details; the use of a location-based services and simple, one-tap pairing with compatible accessories.

Availability and Price:

Nokia 603 won’t ship sooner than Q4 2011 – and it’s estimated price would be around Rs. 25,000.

Ufone Offers HTC ChaCha & HTC Wildfire S

By KayCee

Ufone, in collaboration with Brightex, has introduced HTC ChaCha and HTC Wildfire S in Pakistan.

With the power of Android and HTC Sense technology, these sleek and lightweight smartphones have a social heart of their own and come with 5MP cameras, GPS, crisp displays, more standby time and a powerful processor resulting in swift response times, connecting you with your social network with a single press of a button.Along with these features, Ufone is also giving exciting cash back offers on purchase of these incredible smartphones.

Prices:

• HTC ChaCha: Rs. 27,499
• HTC Wildfire S: Rs. 24,999

Bonus:

• On purchase of HTC ChaCha customers will get 100 Ufone to Ufone minutes, 2 months internet (30MB/month) & 9000 SMS (valid for 30 days)

Cash back Offer:
You can win back cash on the purchase of HTC ChaCha and HTC wildfire – all you have to do is consume Rs. 500 or more per month for three months and you will get

• Rs. 4000 back on purchase of ChaCha
• and Rs. 2000 on purchase of Wildfire S.

Availability:
his offer is only available in Service Centers in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad

Ufone Introduces HTC Salsa in Pakistan

By KayCee

Ufone has partnered with Brightex to unveil HTC Salsa, a mid-range smartphone, in Pakistan.With HTC Salsa you can instantly share photos, videos and more to your close ones, with a dedicated Facebook® share button. With integrated Facebook chat, the HTC Salsa lets catch-up with your friends whenever you like. Facebook widgets keep you up to speed by showing your friends’ latest status updates. Plus, the calendar updates you with upcoming birthdays and events.

Clocked at 800 MHz HTC Salsa comes with 3.4-inch touch screen. With sizeable RAM of 512 MB, HTC Salsa is powered by HTC Sense. In addition to 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus and flash there’s a VGA front Camera for video calling as well. Its anodized aluminum body and state of the art design makes this device very nice to have and to hold.HTC Salsa has Internal GPS antenna as well.

Other Specs include:
CPU:

• 800 MHz

Storage

• Internal phone storage: 512 MB
• RAM: 512 MB
• Expansion slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Battery:

• Talk time: Up to 585 minutes
• Standby Time: Up to 465 hours

Sensors:

• G-Sensor
• Digital compass
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

Price:
Ufone says that HTC Salsa is available for it’s postpaid customers at Rs. 29,999.

Get 2nd Gen Laptops at Installments from Meezan Bank

By Mehwish Khan

We know that Meezan Bank had been offering financing facilities for laptops to businesses and individuals, and this deal just got better for those who seek laptops at monthly installments.

Meezan has partnered with Intel Pakistan to offer one-stop Shariah-compliant financing for consumers who purchase Hewlett-Packard laptop computers based on Intel® 2ndgeneration Core processors through Meezan Bank’s Laptop Financing Scheme.

Features of the Laptop Financing Scheme include fixed payment installments over three to 24 months and a two-years warranty, including parts provided by New Horizon and free Takaful (Islamic insurance) cover for damage and theft of laptop.

Additionally, dedicated after-sales service will also be provided by New Horizon.

Following are few special features of this affinity program:

• Easy Installment options for financing period for 3 to 24 months.
• 2 years warranty with parts provided by vendor.
• Free Carrying Case will be provided by vendor.
• Dedicated Call Center by New Horizon (vendor) for addressing after-sale issues and providing after sales support to the customers at their door step
• Absolutely Free Takaful Coverage. All laptops acquired through Meezan Laptop Ease will be covered by Takaful (Islamic Insurance) before delivery to the customers
• Complete surety and peace of mind that purchased laptop is a genuine brand
• Laptop model offerings will vary from time to time in consistence with the latest & upgraded features and market demand.

Laptop Ease is currently available at branches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi & Multan

Laptop Features Installation Plan:

You can contact at following numbers if you are interested:

Karachi:
Muhammad Shahid Habib
Cell No. 0321-6890138

Mohammad Sarim
Cell No. 0313-2620150

Faisalabad
Muhammad Nauman Saleem
Cell No. 0300-6688626

Islamabad
Roa Mehboob
Cell No. 0332-6316602

Multan 

Asif Altaf
Cell No. 0300-6362042

Source: Propakistani

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MicroVision SHOWWX+ HDMI is first RIM pico projector

by Edwin

So you are still one of those who decide to stick with your BlackBerry, even though the rest of your corporate mates have made the jump over to the iOS and Android operating systems? Well, here is a little bit of good news for you – the MicroVision SHOWWX+ HDMI is first pico projector for Research In Motion (RIM) customers, and it will soon be up for sale. Guess making business presentations will be a whole lot easier now with this particular pico projector, no?

The SHOWWX+ HDMI is said to be able to easily connect to a wide range of devices such as computers, mobile gizmos as well as other compatible pieces of consumer electronics, including RIM’s very own Blackberry Playbook of course, letting you display your presentation content at more than 100″ in diagonal image size on any type of surface – preferably one that is flat and white, as your eyes (as well as those of your viewers) will greatly appreciate such a background.

This particular pico projector is diminutive enough in size to slip into a shirt pocket easily, where it delivers two hours of battery life thereabouts – pretty much the industry standard, really, making it ideal for just about all mobile applications that range from sharing business documents in between meetings or to playing a wall-sized version of Angry Birds while waiting for your public transport.

Alexander Tokman, president and CEO, MicroVision, says, “Partnering with GlobalWare dramatically expands the global availability of SHOWWX+ HDMI, and gives us a strong foothold into business audiences where the ability to visually collaborate anywhere is increasingly important. It’s rewarding to join forces with companies like GlobalWare to enable people to see bigger – whether they are on the road, at the office or home.”

Each purchase of the SHOWWX+ HDMI pico projector will come bundled with an iBOLT holder for the Blackberry Playbook. There is no pricing detail on the product page, so we will leave it at that for the moment.

Press Release

The New World's Thinnest Phone: The Motorola Droid RAZR

By Dan Nosowitz

At an event in New York City, Motorola just unveiled their newest, fastest, thinnest phone, with a name you might remember fondly, or not so fondly: the Droid RAZR. It'll be the thinnest phone in the world, running on the country's fastest network, with a huge battery and waterproof coating and all kinds of other goodies that'll probably make it seem so tough you'll forget about its extreme thinness.

The newest RAZR slash newest Droid is a 4.3-inch Android phone running Gingerbread (which is soon to be replaced by Ice Cream Sandwich), outfitted with Verizon's 4G LTE, a massive 1,800 mAh battery, a Gorilla Glass screen and Kevlar back, and some kind of water-resistant coating to make it splashproof. That battery is definitely notable; phones on Verizon's 4G network may be fast, but they're also notoriously harsh on battery life, so the extra juice will go a long way. The RAZR is 7.1mm thick at its thinnest point, making it even thinner than the 9.3mm-thick iPhone 4S. Optional accessories will include the laptop dock Motorola's been pushing with the Droid Bionic and Atrix 4G. We're just hoping the screen is better than the pixelly qHD screen used in the Droid Bionic.

Interestingly, Motorola also introduced the similarly-capitalized MotoACTV, pictured above, which, if we're being honest, is basically an iPod Nano ripoff. But the Nano's nice, and the ACTV has some cool features. Worn as a watch, it can not only play music but also connect via Bluetooth to the Droid RAZR, letting you know when someone's calling or texting without having to pull your phone out of your bag or whatever. 

The ACTV will be available on November 6th for a rather steep $250 and $300 for the 8GB and 16GB versions, respectively, while the Droid RAZR will be available to pre-order on October 27th for a cost of $300 with a 2-year contract. The RAZR is Verizon-only.