Microsoft might have launched the new Surface line of tablets in comparatively secretive manner but the post-launch is making all kinds of cheers and jeers. The rumble comes from all sides, Microsoft’s hardware partners like Acer, experts from every corner of the world and above all the media. Last week Acer VP and President in […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Windows tablets like HP TouchSmart and the never-released HP Windows 7 Slate gathered the least attention in the recent history. They were ultimately discarded due to lack of demand. There are different seasons why Windows tablets were utter failures in the consumer market. There was a lack of touch-centric applications and the hardware was too […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Samsung released the new model of its flagship smartphone brand, Galaxy SIII, or S3 on May 3. However, global version had quad-core processor but no 4G LTE capabilities. The Korean company has released the LTE version in the US with a snappy dual-core processor. The hype created on the release of the new handset wrongly […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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The turnoff was expected to be its tuned-down dual-core processor from the quad-core brain in the global unlocked version but the processor is as zippier as the quad-core. The menus are responsive and offer no clipping. The screen, though is pretty sharp for normal standards at 1280×720-resolution, offers less brightness and darker tint on the […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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The company has jammed up 1280×720 pixels in the 4.8-inch (diagonally) capacitive touch screen that is extremely sensitive, thanks to the Gorilla Glass 2 shielding it. Moreover, there is no noticeable distance between the actual screen and the glass, giving a paper-like, natural touch feel to the use. The left- and right-side spines are light […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Hardware The new SIII comes in two versions, the global model with a quad-core processor and the US iteration with the same efficient dual-core QUALCOMM Snapdragon S4 processor. Much of the deficit is covered with the inclusion of extra 1 GB of RAM, totalling 2 GB for the US version. This is the first time […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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ICS in its own self is a very attractive and efficient interface but inclusion of TouchWiz is icing on a well baked cake. Moreover, the smartphone manufacture has taken advantage of ICS’ applications like Android Beam and speech recognition software. NFC works three-fold in the new SIII. There is Android’s own Android Beam that lets […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Buddy Photo Share is a neat optional in-camera feature that can e-mail or text a freshly shot photo to the person you tag in it. Photos show up in a “received” folder in the recipient’s gallery. ShareShot is a camera shooting mode that uses Wi-Fi Direct in the background to automatically send photos to your […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft released the new version of its mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8 on Tuesday, June 20. The new operating system is of imperial importance to the Windows-makers in the smartphone industry. The company’s latest contracts with Nokia, Samsung and HTC have earned it a great deal of recognition in the phone market but still […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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The main reason for the limitation on WP8 upgrade is the prerequisite hardware. The new operating system will use dual-core processors that will be also be NFC-enabled. Moreover, the new phone will also have over-the-air update mechanism. The users will not have to connect the phone Windows PCs to install an update in the new […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Windows Phone has been lying on the shorter side of the stick in terms of cellular carriers. So far only AT&T has been the major contactor with Microsoft on WP platform with the biggest number of phones in its portfolio. T-Mobile has a contract with Nokia, which ultimately sells Windows phones. Verizon and Sprint only […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Nokia fell 39.6 cents to 1.83 euros at the close of trading in Helsinki, bringing the stock’s decline in the past 12 months to 58 percent. The company has a market value of 6.8 billion euros ($8.6 billion), down from a peak of more than 300 billion euros in 2000. These are the circumstances that […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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