Samsung Electronics have revealed the list of those smartphones and tablets that will receive the update to Google’s latest version of their mobile operating system Android, Ice Cream Sandwich or 4.0. The list is not short and almost every phone that was released in 2011 and 2012 without ICS pre-installed is in the waiting list […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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However, colour contrast is aptly selected to suit the 16M colours. The screen gives the standard Tegra-based 60 frames per second rate. The camera in the front is ample to have a video chat, but unfortunately nothing more can be expected from it. The rear camera, on the flip side—literally, is an 8-mega pixel snapper […]
Apr 25 2012 | Posted in
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HTC released its midrange Android-powered smartphone, HTC One S earlier in April. Although the phone is being marketed as a mid-ranged smaller screen smartphone, but there is nothing to it that suggests so. The Taiwanese company has done a marvellous job in bring one of the best Android phones under a $200 price tag. With […]
Apr 20 2012 | Posted in
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Features The phone features top-notch technologies available in the market. From an 8-mega pixel camera on the back to beats audio, HTC has all covered in this stunning phone, despite it falling in the midrange category. Below the screen are three Android Ice Cream Sandwich capacitive buttons for Back, Home, and Recent Applications. The left […]
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There have been a lot of complaints heard about the Sense 3 that it slows the devices down because of hefty and non-productive animations and graphical gismos added. HTC has addressed the issue in this version. The home screen carousel has been removed, which used to slow its hosts down to snail’s pace. However, pro-Sense […]
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The phone possesses a dedicated image processor to take shots quickly and neatly. It is extremely fast on autofocus that locks on the scene in a fraction of a second. The shooting frequency is nearly instantaneous in shot-to-shot speeds. In addition to panorama, face detection, and macro, the One S has a continuous capture mode […]
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Samsung Electronics launched the new tablet in the 7-inch family, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, in the same week Apple, Inc. released the new iPad 2012 model. That may be one of the reasons why the 7-incher could not attract media attention. However, given the time spent with the new device from the Koreans, I would […]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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Aesthetically, the Tab 7.7 is like the cooler, slicker cousin of the Tab 7.0 Plus. It is 7.75 inches wide and 5.25 inches high. However, the most amazing part is its depth which is 0.38 inches, just 0.01 inches shy of being the same thin as its cousin. You know the one that gets invited […]
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Images and video recorded with the front camera looked as if there were a deliberate film grain placed over it, and not in a cool, artsy kind of way, but more of the, “Hey, there seems to be some film grain on this video, can we please get rid of it?” variety. The back camera […]
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Another thing that comes pre-installed in the device is Peel’s Smart Remote App that instantly turns the tablet into a television remote control. With an interactive screen it is one of the best apps in the whole lot. This I think is a feature to best iPad and iPhone’s ability to interact with Apple TV. […]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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Navigating the interface took some getting used to, but was easy enough to pick up; however, I took issue with the method by which cable TV screen menus are controlled by the interface. Peel went with a swipe interface that requires you to flick the screen in one of four directions in order to highlight […]
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Rounding out the hardware features are an ambient light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and digital compass. Performance-wise, the device is the best device with a smaller footprint. The hardware works seamlessly with software and the applications launch without any lag time. There was no stutter that I could notice in the device while navigating through widget […]
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