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Quad-core processors: Do they really double up the efficiency of smartphones? – Part 3

The basic reason why quad core cannot compete with dual core on double the performance game, likewise with dual-core and single-core, is because the apps are not designed in that way. Most of the apps are designed to render in a single thread. The cores cannot make distribute code into two or four parts. That […]

Attention smartphone makers! This is how you should be milking the multi-core processors

It is considered, in general, that the more the cores you get in a smartphone, the efficient the CPU becomes. That probably has been the doctrine at ARM Technologies, who developed the processors and cores for dual core and now the quad core processors. However, the new quad-core and last year’s dual-core processors taxed the […]

Why does Microsoft still support single-core processors? Cost and Battery effectiveness

Though Microsoft is the last player to enter the contemporary world of smartphones, it has entered the arena with a bang. Its dedicated operating system for smartphones, called Windows Phone is one of the most efficient and elegant OS in the market yet. However, due to the already dominated=by=Android-and-iOS market, the WP could not attract […]

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 1

It was until Consumer Electronics Show 2012 that the ultrabooks meant a super slim laptop incorporating a feather weight existence, with optical drive and an SSD storage device. However, the event showcased a slew of new laptops that had none of these features and still were marketed as Ultrabooks, example Samsung Series 5 Ultra. This […]

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 2

But both Intel and PC makers have released a number of new laptops with the Ultrabook moniker attached to them, that the users have ended up confused which one is an ultrabook and which one is just laptop. After the release of Macbook Air by Apple in 2007, the concept was to introduce Windows-based laptops […]

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 3

However, the likes of Series 5 and Envy 14 Spectre have diluted the concept of the moniker with thicker and heavier notebooks. In addition, the optical drives and platter-based hard drives have made the customer more confused than facilitated. Remember the time Intel launched the Centrino series of circuits. Centrino name meant that a laptop […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 1

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 […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 2

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 […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 3

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 […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 4

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. […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 5

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 […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 6

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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