Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs

Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs - Whatsapp guys? I want to share you about the Sony Xperia Ion LT28i. Come with support for 4G LTE connection. The phone also has a large resolution camera. So, what about performance?

Design

Dimension: 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm, Weight: 144 grams. Sony Xperia Ion comes with a unibody design. Very luxurious and elegant for you as a fans of Sony. This phone uses steel material and looks convex, but convenient for your handheld.

Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs

This smartphone uses microSIM and you can easily replace it. At the front, there are 4 touch buttons (menu, home, back and search). On the right side of the phone there are the power button, camera shutter and volume control. While on the left side you'll find a micro HDMI port and a micro USB along with the cover.

Display and OS

Sony Xperia Ion has a screen of 4.6", 1280x720 pixels, IPS LCD16 Million Colors (~ 219 ppi) Scratch Resistant Glass. Comes with a large screen, this phone also has a high resolution with a pixel density of 219ppi. You are still very comfortable use this phone even if you are under the sun.

By using Android OS 2.3.7 (Gingerbread), the phone also has an attractive appearance. You can choose 7 pieces of theme, namely silk, turquoise, emerald, sapphire, gold, ruby and amethyst. On the homescreen, there are 5 pages. You can put a variety of widgets like weather, music, maps, and other things.

Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs

Processor and Memory

To support all the activities that you do, Sony Xperia Ion using the Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual Core1.5 GHz; GPU: Adreno 220; 1GB RAM. For high class mobile phones, this smartphone has a very complete hardware and resilient. With Adreno 220, you will feel the performance when playing games and watching videos.

In the storage sector, the Xperia Ion has 16GB of internal storage. But if you are not satisfied, you may have to use a microSD card and can be upgraded up to 32GB.

Camera and Video

Do you have a hobby in the field of taking pictures? Sony Xperia Ion prepare everything to you. Comes with camera: 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, 3D sweep panorama, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization; Secondary: VGA, 16:9; video: 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus , video light, video stabilizer.

Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs

You get the convenience when taking photos because you can choose the shutter button is on the side of the phone. This camera also has a Exmor R sensor, this technology will make the results of the camera to be crisp and clear. Great resolution allows you to take pictures with detail.

As for the video recording, the Xperia Ion able to produce images with a resolution of Full HD1080p which appears smooth and free of fractures. For a video that has a duration of about 1.5 minutes, the Xperia Ion produces mp4 file format at 146MB.

Connectivity

Xperia Ion carries GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 900/2100LTE 700 MHz Class 17/1700/2100; WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP, DLNA, and Micro USB . Xperia Ion has a complete connection. You can connect the phone to the internet with HSDPA or WiFi network.

Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs

On the part of the browser, you can open the 8 pages at once. Browser also supports flash player. In the sector of data transfer, the phone has bluetooth, data cable and NFC. In addition, you can also connect the phone to a TV via DLNA cable.

Conclusion

Sony Xperia Ion comes with a large display and supported well by great resolution. The smartphone also brings the latest dual core processor. This makes this phone can run fast. For those of you who like potografi field, this phone has a 12MP. Are you interested?


Sony Xperia Ion Review and Specs, Download here

PIP Camera - Companion for self-snapshots

PIP Camera is another free photography apps for both the Android and iOS. Try searching "pip camera" in Google Play or iTunes App Store and then you are on your way to download and install the app on your smartphone.

The app has the motto " PIP Camera is the best companion for self-snapshots! Make your photos extra fun with creative shots!" which is indeed quite true. It must be one of the best, if it is not the best, especially for people who like to do self-snapshots using smartphones - since most smartphones equipped with the front camera. And since it is free and takes up to 30MB of space for iOS and 17MB of space for Android, the app is worth a try. The app is preloaded with the template use to edit photos and this library of templates is constantly update with the pic-in-pic (PIP - this is how the app get its name, I assume) material.

I only manage to try it on the iPhone 5 which is using iOS 6, and perhaps that is why sharing of the photo to social network like Facebook and Twitter seems so easy. I download some of the pic-in-pic material like iPad and iPhones and have fun editing photos of myself. Good thing is that the app can be use on devices without camera like my iPod Touch, of course you can only edit the photo while for devices with camera, you can directly edit the photo using camera mode - and did not seems to lag on the iPhone 5.

Overall, I found the app is nice and easy to use, and since it's free, it is really worth to download and play with it. It won't hurt to get extra photography app, well, at least to me.

Oral B S15.523 electric sonic toothbrush

Oral B S15.523 - There is a saying "toothache is not a disease", but if the  pain becomes so terrible we feel for it. Everyday we brush to protect our teeth from germs. Medical studies have shown that only by adhering to brush your teeth more than two minutes will play an effective cleaning of the teeth. It is difficult to adhere to brush your teeth for more than two minutes, manual brushing for two minutes causes arm ache. Clean teeth rely on the physical friction between the bristles and teeth, this traditional way of brushing cause damage in gums.

Official Price: $ 499

Sonic toothbrush working
Sonic toothbrush generate a high frequency ultrasonic vibration, and this vibration is a kind of acoustic energy. The vibration frequency lower than 20000 Hz (maximum human auditory) belongs to ordinary sonic, vibration frequency over 20,000 Hz belong to ultrasonic. This ultrasonic vibration is generated using a transducer installed in the toothbrush. Vibration generated by this toothbrush will produce a cavitation effect. The ultrasonic cavitation effect cause formation of numerous tiny bubbles, these bubbles are capable to flush your teeth in every nook and corner. Once you place your sonic toothbrush, bubbles are formed and then burst instantaneously. Brushing by this toothbrush can prevent several tooth disease like tooth plaque, tartar and imperceptible.

Design
Oral-B sonic toothbrush looks like a ordinary toothbrush. Sonic vibration were generated once you connect it to the power supply. This toothbrush will generate more than 27,000 vibrations per minute. Within a minute this toothbrush capable to produce clean and whiter teeth. Oral-B S15.523 sonic toothbrush provides a pleasant and powerful brushing. It is a first toothbrush to deliver sonic power of  27,000 per minute. It can easily clean food debris,  tooth plaque and stains. It makes your teeth clean and healthy.

Nokia lumia 41 megapixel camera phone price

Nokia lumia 41 megapixel camera price: Nokia Lumia series phone loaded with 41 mega pixel camera is the voice of lot of people, and Nokia seems to enhance the attractiveness of the new generation of the flagship model. Few days ago, the news from foreign website “The Verge” disclosed that Nokia is developing a real system PureView WP8 mobile phone, and plans to market later this year. According to official sources, this new mobile's internal code named as "EOS", will be equipped with 41 mega pixel camera which will similar to the Nokia 808 PureView. Price of Lumia 41 megapixel will be more than $800 (Rs.40,000) and above.


Specification:

• 41 MP camera
• PureView technology
• Windows Phone 8 OS

Other specs will be exposed soon. 

Once in the industry, the emergence of the Nokia 808 PureView had 41 mega pixel camera which didn’t have any effect is somewhat disappointing. Now Nokia’s focus is fully on Windows 8 mobile and they need to be different from other WP8 mobile. So they are going to implement their PureView technology in upcoming WP 8 mobile. I collected few information from the website The Verge, reported as, Nokia’s new WP 8 mobile with PureView technology has similar image sensor to Nokia PureView 808.  Its internal code named as "EOS" and the shell of the phone is made of aluminium alloy material.

This rumor is also updated in Italy smartphone website. Nokia will expose this mobile at MWC 2013 it seems. Hope this will be a upgraded mobile of Nokia Lumia 920. Nokia is going to release six Lumia series in this year (2013) with PureView technology.

Nokia Windows RT tablet was confirmed but still it’s not released. But soon this both device, mobile and tablet will be exposed. This upgraded version of Nokia Lumia 920 will also available in contract with U.S. carrier AT & T.

Huawei Ascend W1 price and specification

Huawei Ascend W1: Huawei's first WP8 phone Ascend W1 was rumored as inexpensive, caused a lot of people's attention after the release. This inexpensive WP8 mobile is available only at China. Long time ago a microbiologist exposed Ascend W1 mobile is priced at above 1500 yuvan. The Huawei Ascend W1 official price has finally been published. It is reported that the price of the mobile is only 1599 yuan, will be the market's low priced WP8 phone.

Specification
Compared with the same grade mobiles like Nokia Lumia 620 and HTC 8S models, Huawei Ascend W1 functional configuration is good. It is equipped with a 4.0-inch WVGA IPS touch screen with full lamination process, can play a dual role of the protective glass and the touch screen. Performance under different lighting conditions are relatively good with its  low reflection IPS touch screen technology with laminated screen. Processor configuration of Huawei Ascend W1 includes  1.2GHz Qualcomm the S4 MSM8230 dual-core processor and integrated Adreno305 graphics chip. The performance is better than HTC 8S and Nokia Lumia 620 models using Qualcomm MSM8227 dual-core processor. Other feature are Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi wireless Internet access. This mobile is equipped with a 1950 mAh battery.

Huawei Ascend W1 has dual camera configuration with  5-megapixel in the rear and VGA in the front. It provides only 512MB of RAM and 4GB storage capacity, but fortunately supports up to 32GB of memory card expansion.

Key features
> 4.0-inch IPS display
> 1.2GHz dual core processor
> Adreno305 graphics chip
> 5-megapixel rear camera and VGA front camera
> 512MB of RAM and 4GB storage capacity

Release date
It is reported that the the Huawei Ascend W1 release in China and Russia will be in the end of this month, followed by  Europe, United States and other countries. This mobile is not available for India.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD review and Comparison with A110

Review of newly launched Micromax A116 or the Canvas 3 HD.

Official Micromax Canvas 2 TVC

Very Beautiful Micromax A110 aka Canvas 2 TVC.
Must Watch.

Micromax Canvas HD A116, Features, Review, Design and Connectivity, Storage

Micromax Canvas HD A116, Features, Review, Design and Connectivity, Storage

Key Features

·        8 MP Primary Camera

·        Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)

·        HD Recording

·        Wi-Fi Enabled

·        Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS

·        2 MP Secondary Camera

·        1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor

·        5-inch LCD Capacitive Touch screen

·        Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

The waiting is finished now for a fully featured gadget for which we are waiting, Micromax has Launched Micromax Canvas HD A116 which is an Android Smartphone with Dual GSM SIM candy bar Smartphone which has an Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor with 1 GB RAM which allows you to run as many apps as you want without any lag.

The 5 inch Display of The Micromax Canvas HD A116 allows comfortable scrolling to user because of large screen size and fast processors. The Smartphone Has HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a color depth of 16 M; Helps User to play the High clarity videos in the Smartphone The phone has an IPS display which gives you the Best and large viewing angles as well. We all need an HD Camera for good quality pictures for uploading on facebook. The Phone has an In- Built primary camera of 8 megapixels, for self capturing and video chatting Micromax Canvas HD has a Front camera of 2 megapixels. The Smartphone has an Inbuilt LED Flash along with effective and useful characteristics such as autofocus, night mode and burst mode which helps the user to take better and clearer pics. Canvas HD is also skilled of recording high definition videos at thirty frames per second.

Design and Connectivity  

The stylish and Fully featured Smartphone Micromax Canvas HD A116 have curved and shining edges which make the Smartphone more beautiful and helps the user in holing it, it has a sleek and stylish body. Micromax Canvas HD A116 allows his user to use a wide range of connectivity options such as you can transfer your data from pc via MicroUSB, you can share your images, audio and other files via Bluetooth. Experience the fast browsing with GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi which can be used to join the phone separately from the USB as well.

Storage and Battery

The Micromax Canvas HD A116 has a ROM of 4 GB, and an inbuilt memory of 1.77 GB in which you can store as many songs, Videos, pictures, Smartphone has an expandable memory of 32 GB with a MicroSD Card; the device packs with an 2000 mAh battery as well.

Specifications of Micromax Canvas HD A116 (Black)

GENERAL FEATURES

In Sales Package Handset, Headset, User Guide, Charger, Warranty Card, Battery, USB Cable

Form  -        Bar

SIM Type     -        Dual SIM, GSM + GSM

Touch Screen        -        Yes, Capacitive

Call Features - Conference Call, Hands Free, Loudspeaker

Handset Color - Black

Platform

Operating Freq -    GSM - 900, 1800; UMTS - 2100

OS -   Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Processor -  1.2 GHz, Quad Core

Display

Type - LCD

Size - 5 Inches

Resolution - HD, 1280 x 720 Pixels

Color - 16 M

Other Display Features - IPS Display, Pinch-to-Zoom

Camera

Primary Camera -  Yes, 8 Megapixel

Secondary Camera - Yes, 2 Megapixel

Flash - LED

Video Recording -  Yes, 720 x 1280, 30 fps

HD Recording -     HD

Other Camera Features   Auto Focus, Night Mode, Creative and Shoot Stop-motion, Burst Mode, Zoom - 4x, White Balance, Color Effect, Scene Mode

Dimensions

Size - 74x144x10.7 mm

Battery

Type - 2000 mAh

Talk Time -  5 hrs (2G)

Standby Time -      174 hrs (2G)

Memory and Storage

Internal -      1.77 GB

Expandable Memory -      microSD, upto 32 GB

Memory -     1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM

Internet & Connectivity

Internet Features - Email

Preinstalled Browser -     Android

GPRS -        Yes

EDGE -        Yes

3G -   Yes, 21 Mbps HSDPA; 11 Mbps HSUPA

Wifi -  Yes

USB Connectivity - Yes, micro USB, v2

Tethering -   USB, Wi-fi Hotspot

Navigation Technology -  with Google Maps

Bluetooth -   Yes, v4

Audio Jack - 3.5 mm

Multimedia

Music Player -       Yes, Supports MIDI, MP3, eAAC+

Video Player -        Yes, Supports H.263, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, HD

FM -   Yes

Other Features

SAR Value   At the Head - 0.472 W/Kg, At the Body - 0.412 W/Kg

Call Memory -        Yes

SMS Memory -      Yes

Phone Book Memory -     Yes

Sensors -     Gravity Sensor, Accelerometer, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

Additional Features -       Multi-task, Intuitive Text Input and Spell Check, Games, Live TV, Voice Search, Flight Mode, Sound Recorder, Widget, Voice Input

Important Apps -    Hook Up, M! Zone+, Mi Live, Google Play Store, Mi Zone, MiSMS App, Mi Store App, Facebook.

Micromax Canvas HD - A116

Micromax is riding high on it new canvas smartphone. Canvas HD is the latest and the most powerful smartphone made by Micromax till date. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean powers the Canvas HD. It has got a 720p 5 inch capacitive HD screen. Apart from the high resolution screen, it has a 1.2GHz quad-core processor made by MediaTek, 1GB RAM, 8 megapixel camera and 4GB internal memory with support for up to 32GB micro SD card.

though the quad core processor of this phone may not be as powerful as that of Samsung Galaxy S3, Note2 or HTC butterfly but you can get this phone at less than half the price of these famous smartphones.

Micromax said that Canvas HD would be available in the first week of February at a price of less than Rs 15,000. 

At an event, where the company announced a new phablet called Canvas HD, Micromax said that it imported over 1.98 lakh phablets in India in the months of October, November and December. In comparison, the company claimed that Samsung imported around 1.89 lakh Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II tablets during the same period. Other players brought in over 38,000 phablets. 

"We are excited with the success of Canvas 2, which has clearly established Micromax as number one player in the phablet category in India. We are looking forward to similar success with Canvas HD," said Mehrotra.

Nokia Lumia 1080 specification and gallery

Nokia Lumia 1080: The concept or design of the Nokia Lumia 1080 Windows 8 mobile is now leaked in several website. I am astonished by the design. This new mobile has got a ultra-thin frame design, look slimmer and more avant-garde.

• Release date - Unknown
• Price - Greater than $900

Specification: 
Lumia 1080 concept machine has 4.4 inches touchscreen with a resolution of 1080p high-definition, 12 megapixel PureView lens. Like its previous version this phone supports wireless charging. In addition, designers also idealized for a quad-core processor, and 2GB RAM (all current WP8 platform mobile phones only has dual-core +1 GB RAM), I hope that in the future we can see that this concept machine will come true.

Key specs:

• PureView+ camera
• 4.4 inch touch screen
• 12 MP camera
• Letterbox Charging
• HD display

This phone looks similar like Nokia N9. I hope people will get attracted towards this strong industrial design. 

Windows RT tablet jailbreak can run exe file

Windows RT is similar to Android, iOS and other mobile phone operating system. But Windows RT has a bit difference from those mobile OS. It is basically a full-featured desktop operating system and is almost the same like Windows 8, but the only difference is it's designed for ARM processor rather than the x86 chip devices.

Unfortunately, most desktop Windows applications can't run on Windows RT for two reasons: they are not compiled for the ARM processor; Microsoft only allows RT users to install applications from the Windows Store and so they are unavailable to use desktop application.

But now, the the Windows RT jailbreak tool has emerged and some developers began to re-compile the application, so that they can be installed to the Microsoft Surface RT OS running tablets.

Using the jailbreak you can run many open source software and few Windows 8 application that are listed below.

• 7-zip (archive tool)
• Miranda IM (instant messaging client)
• TightVNC (Remote Desktop client)
• Quake 2 (first person shooter)

Interestingly, the list also have an x86 emulator, a DOSBox applications, as well as a Java application. The fact is they can make you to run a lot of other desktop applications in Windows RT device.

You can also run your favorite  applications like password manager, Keepass Portable, BitTorrent client, MonoTorrent, screencast application and IceChat etc.

You can get this RT jailbreak tool at XDA developers forum. Microsoft has officially announced that this tool is safe and said "these developers are encouraged to continue their efforts, and we will also introduce security measures to protect the security of user information."

SOURCE AND DOWNLOAD

Google project glass input via virtual laser keyboard

Google project glass wiki: Google GlassGoogle announced project glass six months ago, but it is still not very sure that what features this equipment have and which features can be implemented. For the input they have introduced laser keyboard. To write a long e-mail or SMS you can use this virtual laser keyboard. Google has released a new patent and this might solve the input issue.


Google new patent application 20130016070 Google the frame of the glasses can project a keyboard to the hands of the user, and then you can use the other hand to issue commands to the Google glasses. Google glass camera has ability to identify the gestures, so you can also gesture input.

Of course, the company is not necessarily will patented technology used in the product, but the patent information really allows us to get some clues. You can imagine how to use the laser projection keyboard.

Refurbished Retina MacBook Pro 13 inch sale started in Apple official website

Refurbished macbook pro 13 inch: Apple's official online store quietly emerged a refurbished version of MacBook pro 13 inches with retina display. These refurbished machines priced 15% cheaper than the brand new Retina MacBook Pro models. Three models priced as follows:

• 2.5 GHz Core i5 processor 128 GB version: $ 1439 (about 75,000 rupees), save $ 240 (about 12,000 rupees);
• 2.5 GHz Core i5 processor 256 GB version: $ 1,699 (about 85,000 rupee), save $ 300 (about 15,000 yuan);
• 2.9 GHz Core i7 processor 512 GB version: $ 1,699 (about 85,000 yuan), save $ 400 (about 20,000 rupees).

BUY REFURBISHED APPLE MAC BOOK PRO 13 INCH

Your purchased laptop model will be shipped in 1-3 working days. There will be warranty for this 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. This 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is refurbished officially by Apple. The laptop you get will be issued only after through maintenance. So you no need to panic about its condition.

About two weeks ago, Apple started sales in its online store for 15-inch MacBook Pro, but because the dimensions of the reasons, the 15-inch official Refurbished Retina MacBook Pro does not cause too many repercussions. Believed that Apple released in October last year, the very popular 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro brings sac weeks shy but will certainly get their coveted fans favor.

Source: Macrumors

Try blogging on the go

It's been a while since I used the BlogPress to blog. But today I was thinking about the effectiveness of blogging on the to with this app...so here we go again..

I'm gonna try upload some photos here...




Well, what about video: so here it goes:

This is a very funny video that I got during Xmas...



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

[News] Angry Birds Rio is Now Free For Limited Time

Sqwaaaaak!!!! To all the angry birds fans, Angry Birds Rio is free to download for limited time only. Angry Birds Rio is the App Store Free App for the Week, so squicckkk, login to your iTunes and start download the app.

The review on Angry Birds Rio can be found here.

iPhone 5 - Setting Up and Brief Test Use of the iPhone

This blog post follows after Sneak Preview of the iPhone 5


This morning, finally the sim is activated and the iPhone 5 can go online. Anyway, I was busy syncing some of the apps from my iTunes to the iPhone 5, and since it's been like months I last use the iTunes, i need to re-download the latest version from the apple website.

The process of setting up the iPhone 5 is not tough, anyone can do the job - of course, one will need follow the step one by one. First of all, install the iTunes (min iTunes requirement to sync apps into iOS 6.x.x devices is iTunes 10.6.3, well just to be on the safe side, I install the latest and most updated version of the iTunes)

The iPhone 5 - with casing

 

iOS 6 loading first time

Then plug the lightning port to the USB port of the laptop and launch iTunes, and iTunes will prompt up to ask whether you want to restore from previous backups or setup as new, in my case, I setup as new. It will then ask for iTunes account and then ask whether you want to use the iCloud, in my case, I choose not - you can still change this option later. Then next up, of course sync all the apps that I downloaded - roughly about 400++ apps as of today, taking about 16GB of the space - still loads of space for photos and musics.

So, for the first day of the iPhone usage, I feel that the battery life is not really that good, it is now at 28% after about almost six hours of usage, although I must agree that I whatsapp a lot, and I put the wifi and 3G on. I tried taking panoramic photos, but it's just so difficult to steady the iPhone and you cannot move the iPhone fast - maybe this needs training.

First time trying to take panoramic photo using iPhone 5

The battery last about 6 hours before I'm taking it for another charge.

 

Sneak Preview of iPhone 5

The long awaited iPhone 5 finally reached home, after confirming the transaction online at the Digi Shop for renewing the iDigi88 - the plan good enough for my sister since she will be around at Singapore almost all the time.

So, here I am, today at home unpacking the package with consists of the instruction to activate the sim card as well as the iPhone 5 box, delivered together with the Digi nano sim and the privilege card. 

The iPhone 5 delivered together with the nano sim by Digi

Inside the box consists of the standard iPhone package, the iPhone 5, the charger as well as one headset. I think Apple thinks that their iPhone is so easy to use that the box does not come with any of the operating manual, which really surprise me. I agree that the phone is so easy to use that I don't need an operating manual to operate it, but still, to me, I think operating manual is a must. It only comes with a leaflet showing the feature of the iPhone.

The box with iPhone 5 inside includes headset and charger

Anyway, since it comes with the Digi nano sim, I might as well cut my work short by directly using the sim card - at least I don't have to go to shop and asked them to cut my sim into nano sim. To insert the nano sim to the iPhone, it is exactly the same way how iPhone 4 users insert the micro sim to the iPhone 4. Just use the clip inside the box to poke (real hard) at the small hole at the nano sim holder, it will come out, and then you can directly put the Digi nano sim to the phone.

Clipping out the nano sim slot to put the Digi nano sim

After slotting in the sim, the next thing to do, of course is to boot up the iPhone 5. This iPhone 5 is come with pre-installed iOS 6.0.1. This iPhone comes with 64GB storage, with about 8GB used for OS - so you roughly will have about another 56GB for apps, musics, videos and photos.

Booting the iPhone 5 for the first time

The iPhone 5 bundled with iOS 6.0.1

Well, I guess that's all for now. Will blog more about the iPhone 5 once I have sync it with all the apps that I have on my laptop.

Gigabyte S1185 & S1082 Ivy Bridge tablet specification

Gigabyte Windows 8 tablet: Windows 8 tablet can be described as the darling of the major manufacturers.Now Gigabyte has showed their interest in Windows 8 and released two products.
Launch date– Released on December 2012
Price – Rs.25000 for S1185 and Rs.40000 for S1062
Screen Size – 11.6 inches tablet
SIM card Slot – No

Gigabyte exposed their two new Windows 8 product at International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Gigabyte S1185 focus on ordinary consumer market and Gigabyte S1082 focus on business market. Believe that these two products can be a cause for concern in many Windows 8 tablet device.

Specification
S1185 uses a 11.6-inch 1080p HD display and the processor is powered by Intel Ivy Bridge processors. It is undeniable that it causes a problem in batteries life. It has got magnetic adsorption keyboard and optical finger navigation. I don't know about what is optical finger navigation technology. This technology is unclear and need to examine.

The S1082 uses a similar design, but the increased feature in mobile data and network connectivity. It has 500GB HDD hard drive.

Nokia Windows RT Tablet

Nokia Tablet: Nokia recently made a tie up with Windows now started to produce their Windows RT tablets. News regarding their tablet is already published. Now this tablet is showcased in CES 2013. CES is a consumer electronics expo where new mobile phones and tablets will be shown like a exhibition. Details I got regarding this tablet is below.


Screen size: 10.1 inches
Resolution: Unknown
Processor: Qualcomm the Xiao Long S4 dual core processor
Running memory: Unknown
Storage space: unknown
Camera: 8 million pixels
Ports: Two USB interface
Operating system: Windows RT
Battery Capacity: unknown

Price: Unknown (will be Rs.40,000 and above)

Nokia invested their money in Microsoft and launched variety of WP based mobile. Nokia concentrated only on producing mobile phones now they stepped onto tablet pc production. Lumia series phone has a good appearance and so Nokia tablet PC's will also looks great. Only confirmed specification of Nokia tablet is the 10.1 inch display. Soon there will be official intimation. In addition, there is news that Nokia has abandoned plans to release new products at CES this year. They will be fought in the Barcelona Mobile World Assembly (MWC). But regardless of this news is true, we still hope that this has been confusing product can appear earlier.

Best tablet so far...iPad Mini [Review]

We all know that ever since Apple introducer iPhone, technology is no longer just about specification. 
One can boast about the high speed processor and yet it is the user experience that defines the best product. 

Ever since iPad was around, tablets have been something that have been continuously hitting the markets. We have so many tablets around and with Windows 8, we are talking about hybrid of PC and tablet as well. It shows how people are looking into having a tablet....because of the convenience of working on the go, surfing the net and also doing certain research without having to sit in front of the PC. 

Anyway, after using some different tablets and play with them...Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, iPad 2, new iPad and also the iPad Mini, I have come to one simple conclusion: the iPad mini beats all of them. No doubt, I have kept certain reservations in terms of Productivity especially since I'm a Windows user and I always believe that without Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point, that product is pretty screwed...but there are a lot of alternatives in the App Store that made it sufficient...this is the only downside I find while using the iPad Mini.

say hi to iPad Mini

Alright, so WHAT IS SO GOOD ABOUT iPAD Mini? We all know that in terms of specification, the iPad Mini is similar to iPad 2, and it is definitely not as good as the new iPad but what makes iPad Mini so good that I decided to call it the best tablet so far is the user experience it brings...thanks to the size and weight.

If you are using the new iPad now, you will probably find it to be a bit difficult to carry along after a while...because it's heavy. Well, not that it's super heavy but it's just not light enough to be carry around. While I was using the iPad mini, I find that I can't leave it aside...in fact, it was fun to be able to read, surf the internet and just do some work with it at any place and at any time. 

Here is the difference between some of the available tablets in the market today:

At one glance, it probably won't seem to make much difference between the 7 inches tablet, which is true to a certain extend....but take a look at how much thinner is the iPad Mini....7.2mm in comparison to the rest....while it might not feel much difference if you are holding the tablet for 5 minutes, but once you are playing with it for about half an hour, you'll start to see the difference. And look at the iPad Mini weight in comparison to the bigger brother...it's twice lighter...and that makes all the difference. I used to find it fun to carry the iPad 2 with me but after a while, the weight turns me off. When I'm tired and I want to read, I don't want to be holding a big junk....I wanted something light...and that's where iPad Mini comes in. 

Apple put it this way on the official website: iPad Mini, every inch an iPad....which is true...because it works just like an iPad...and though without that cooler Retina Display, the display on the iPad Mini is pretty good on its' own. The reality is this: we hardly compare our display with another tablet display...only once in a while we do that...and that's where iPad Mini comes in useful...it flourish and excel at the most important part: the size and weight which makes it extremely portable, extremely useful and you just wouldn't go for other devices....at one point, I find myself using it to look at my Facebook, email and etc instead of my iPhone...because the iPad Mini is just as portable as my iPhone and it offers better reading display....

Enough of the size and weight...now about the functionality:

BEST eBOOK as well? Probably...

If you are using tablets nowadays, stop looking for games because you are really wasting your money if you're doing that. When I was using the iPad 2 in the past, one of the best part about it is reading eBooks. 

The iPad Mini has the iBook and has all the new features in it:

Using the iPad Mini, you could easily search for a lot of free eBooks using iBook. Besides that you could also upload any PDF files onto it for reading purpose. This is especially good for those who would want to read while waiting in the LRT or while chilling out in Starbucks. 

Alright, this is one of the book that I've been reading using the iPad mini: The Art of War.

By tapping onto a word and hold it, there will be an options for you to Copy, Define, Highlight, Note, Search and even Share. 

I like the Define feature as it helps one to understand the meaning of the word: very user friendly....no more hassle of looking for definition from Safari. 

Definition shown and you still can search for better understanding using either the Web or Wikipedia..

Taking note is also useful...especially if you are reading on revision books...it helps you to remember important points...it's just like taking studies with you on the go...

 

Sharing is what defines our community today...we are the generation that loves to share...look at Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare...all of them are popular because of sharing...and with this new feature, I can easily share some of the things that I've been reading either through message or on Facebook and Twitter...email is also another option. A big thumbs up to Apple's new feature in the iBook.

I'm sharing this on Facebook...

You can see the post on the top left hand of my Wall post...

Just like conventional books, one could easily go to Archive to look for the topics and chapters for quick reading purposes.

The Search capability on the iBook also makes it easy for reference....so no more turning pages and pages to look for certain words...one search button and you're shown with a list.

Reading is good but reading in the right display is also important. I find it amazing to use the iBook...I can choose some different fonts that are available, and I could also control the brightness directly from the app itself...which is good for the eyes especially during night reading.

Check out some sample fonts on the images above...

The theme colour could also be changed into black...which I find it to be suitable for night reading as the brightness is reduced....much better for the eyes and it also won't disturb your partner from sleeping. 

And if you're tired after reading halfway, BOOKMARK is also an ease...just a tap on the top right button and you could easily come back to where you last read the next time you on your iBook.

Bookmark is easily done using iBook.

Well, what if you are not an avid reader, will the iPad still be of much use for you? Definitely...because the iPad mini is also an amazing planner for you to use...now, managing your time will be an ease....do you still need a PA? Definitely not if you're tech savvy and if you're not in a position to have a PA, you won't need one to manage your hectic schedule now.

 iPad Mini is an amazing Planner for you...

You can easily manage your time using the calendar available on the iPad Mini...there are a few ways to views: the day, week, month and year. Unlike the iPhone which is too small when view on a monthly basis, the iPad Mini makes it look clear...at a glance, you could actually view all the appointments, meetings, birthdays on the iPad Mini...no more awkward situation where you saw your friend and forgot that it was his birthday. The calendar feature is also very user friendly. I could even sync all the appointments that I have keyed in on my GMail and Outlook....that's how easy to use. Just sync and I'm good to go.

Here is a sample of the appointment that I have...

The daily view shows in details...could be browse through easily in the morning before work starts

Adding Events is also very easy....I could also invite other people if I wanted to...and reminders are easily available...

CHECK EMAILS USING BLACKBERRY? Now the iPad Mini can kick that aside easily...

People used to be so proud of the Blackberry device because it is useful when it comes to checking email. The push functionality is boasted because it does not reduce battery lifespan as quick as the iPhone or the HTC. But with iPad mini, where battery lifespan will definitely not be an issue, reading an email is fun and easy.

Setting up emails on the iPad mini itself is also easy enough....

Reading emails on the iPad mini is definitely much better than reading it on the iPhone...much bigger with clear display.

NEED A CAMERA? the iPad Mini does that well enough....

Check these images...all taken using the iPad mini...it is also beautiful when viewed on the iPad mini itself...Retina display? I don't think I need that....

Well, if you read through the entire reviews, you will find that the iPad Mini actually function and does a lot of things the same way as other tablets and the iPad with Retina Display as well...but what really set this piece of device apart from the rest is the size and the weight and that makes all the difference....

Look at the Surface and many other tablets such as the Samsung Tab family and Nexus family as well...all of them are good but iPad Mini takes all the good with it along with the most important thing: portability...the ability to help one to use it while on the go with ease...simply because of the size and weight...Apple definitely got it right with the iPad mini...