Nokia, Microsoft Take the Wraps Off Fast Windows Phone for AT&T

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, news, shopping, windows news | Tuesday 10 January 2012 8:17 am
Nokia, Microsoft Take the Wraps Off Fast Windows Phone for AT& T

Nokia, Microsoft Take the Wraps Off Fast Windows Phone for AT& T

Nokia Oyj and Microsoft Corp. today announced its first mobile high-speedWindows for AT & T Inc. and the Consumer Electronics Show, to help companies tostage a comeback in the smartphone sector.

“Lumia The 900 is not only a great device, but also inspire an entire ecosystem “said Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at the event. “An ecosystem is more than a single application. M ‘is the device. And’ rather than the operating system.”

La Lumia 900 will be available later this year exclusively through AT & T, the second largest mobile operator in the U.S., the company said at an event in Las Vegasyesterday. The phone will be one of the first Windows phones using the next-generation technology known as Long Term Evolution or LTE. Nokia gave no details on price or exact date of the sale.

In an independent approach of Steve Ballmer, has launched Nokia devices, which shows co-host Ryan Seacrest Lumia your Nokia mobile phone – with a missed callfrom Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Ballmer also announced that Microsoft has sold 66 million units of its Xbox game console, and 18 million related Kinect sensors, which allow users to play with your body movements. Kinect, with accompanying software, are sold for personal Windows computers on 1 February, the company said yesterday. The Windows version will cost $ 249, with an academic model available later this year for $ 149.

iPad 2 May Drop to $299 After iPad 3 Launch

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, news, shopping, tips | Wednesday 4 January 2012 4:22 am
iPad 2 May Drop to $299 After iPad 3 Launch

iPad 2 May Drop to $299 After iPad 3 Launch

Last week, a report that Apple plans to unveil two versions of the iPhone 3 this month at the Macworld Expo / iWorld scheduled for 26 to 28 in 2012, in San Francisco. Both reports offer the same 9.7-inch QXGA (1536 x 2048) and A6 SoC, but a model sporting a 5 megapixel camera while the other will feature an 8 megapixel camera. These tables serve as the new line of midrange and high end of Apple iPad.

The first generation iPhone is priced at $ 100 each cut is exhausted when the iPad 2 was released, but it was when there was virtually no competition for the Apple tablet. Now, at least in the Kindle Fire in their sale price of $ 199 million, and Amazon promises a new version soon.

Apple could make some moves to curb the growth in Fuego Kindle. According to DigiTimes, there may be two types of high-end 3-1 iPad Retina Display model and a low screen similar to the iPhone 2. And certainly possible that the version with the extra screen resolution will be priced at $ 499, with another model from $ 399. However, the difference in price between $ 199 and $ 399 is still great, so Apple iPad 2 could fall by $ 299 to fill this gap. At this point, many people do not need the iPad three new bells and whistles and willingly could pick up an iPad 2 for $ 299.

As for prices, it is assumed that the iPad 2 Wi-Fi could be sold for a minimum of $ 299 USD. Apple currently offers three iPad 2 Wi-Fi models only: $ 499 for 16GB, $ 599 for 32 GB and 64 GB for $ 699. While it is possible that Apple could hit $ 200 the price of its 16GB model, with 8 GB version with a low price, it seems more likely.

The fierce competition smartphones, Apple has been aggressive in reducing the price of its iPhone. Do you think it will be as aggressive with their prices in 2012 iPad?

Dell Latitude E6320 Review

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, review, shopping, software, tips | Monday 26 December 2011 2:59 am
Dell Latitude E6320 Review

Dell Latitude E6320 Review

Dell Latitude E6320 is a 13-inch piece designed to impress. A solid metal construction, Intel Core i7, excellent keyboard, and six hours of battery life means you can make it through the longest of PowerPoint presentations, too. The E6320 is $ 929, but our powerful configuration will cost a whopping $ 1529.

The Dell Latitude E6320 is built on what he called the Dell Tri-Metal Case (MIL-STD 810G according to military standards), a support structure that is considered solid business. In other words, should give you the protection you need while traveling or accidents that may occur in the workplace (for example, a spill of coffee). It is made of anodized aluminum on the screen, hard coating powder base reinforced magnesium alloy wrapped around the corners and reinforced steel hinges. It also has a spill-resistant keyboard, LCD protective seal known as “bumper to 360 degrees” protective screen overlay. Dell says the laptop protection from extreme temperatures and low altitude, dust, vibration and high. At the time of this writing, Dell also includes a limit of 3 years on site without additional cost.

In all our tests, the Latitude E6320 is still nice. After 15 minutes of Hulu video in full screen, touch screen measures 87 degrees Fahrenheit, 90 degrees measured on the keyboard, and the central area measured below 92 degrees. However, the bottom left of the phone has registered a 104 degree heat. We consider temperatures above 95 degrees as uncomfortable for long term use.

The six-cell battery inside the Latitude E6320 offers a high resistance. During battery test the notebook, where I always surf the Internet via Wi-Fi, Latitude lasted 6 hours and 2 minutes – just over an hour longer than the category average, equal to the EliteBook 8460p (06: 01), and 20 minutes less of the Toshiba Portege R835 (6:22). The ThinkPad X1 can last eight hours, but that was with the slice battery, which costs $ 150 and adds 0.8 pounds to your weight.

The Dell Latitude E6320 is a solid choice for the office. His main point is what it says on sustainable construction, which may protect against certain liquid spills on the keyboard, extreme temperatures, vibration (hard disk protection), dust and altitude. The hinges of the screen, the screen and frame are all strong, too – that are made by the structure of Dell “Tri-Metal” support that has been approved to MIL-STD 810G. Apart from construction, which proved to be able to multitask and run 1080p fine, and was also very quick to start and run applications. It also provided a good 6 hours of battery life, will no doubt be possible to work while traveling.

Apple’s TV Industry Plan

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, news, software | Monday 19 December 2011 4:31 am
Apple's TV Industry Plan

Apple's TV Industry Plan

The Wall Street Journal today published a report on plans for the Apple TV. I had to read the history of at least three times to understand exactly what was done to Apple when it comes to television.

Apple has begun to talk with executives from the media about the future of television as he prepares for a new “aggression” in the television market, the Wall Street Journal Sunday.

Senior Vice President Eddy Cue met with media companies to talk about how Apple will be able to authenticate users who flit between TV sets, phones and tablets, as saying.

Apple seems to have taken a smart approach for future work plans for television, because it can implement its new technology in existing products, including set-top box Apple TV. Steve Jobs said that Apple will enter the television industry is not a good idea because people “do not buy the new TV very often,” the Wall Street Journal.

Apple has tested the “integration of DVR and storage icloud” on your TV, and the company wants to offer an experience similar to Hulu content to eat a la carte. Steve Jobs has wanted to break the barriers between the strict control of distribution and the study of executives “the universe of video content providers actually had rights.”

In fact, even if Apple is working quietly on a TV, a new suite of television services based in the cloud, or how to better integrate their iPods iPad, iPhone and other built comamnies TVs, n ‘no there’s no guarantee Apple will introduce all – or all – of these products.

Take a Quick Look at Asus Transformer Prime Tablet

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, news, review, software | Monday 12 December 2011 1:40 am
Asus Transformer Prime Tablet

Asus Transformer Prime Tablet

Asus Transformer Prime tablet, the tablet is red hot for a potential rival to Apple iPad 2 people can do it under a Christmas tree this year, some after all.

ASUS has said that the scope of the Wi-Fi in the metal casing of life does not “comply with its rules” and they were better before shipments begin.

It will be interesting to see what is really going to consider the declaration of ASUS offers a new update is coming, and the words “at this stage are” a little “jargon. Also” it is unclear whether the statement applies to all those who want buy one of the burning pills, or if the date is December 19 of the ship only for those who already have their pre-orders.

The Transformer Prime tablet is able to pull the rare feat of combining the power and style is elegant and charming, but also full of robust features. He is armed with a secret weapon: Asus Keyboard Dock optional attachment instantly transforms thin laptop tablet of your account. The tablet which costs $ 499 for 32 GB model and $ 599 for the 64GB model, the dock is sold separately for $ 149.

In fact, the Transformer Prime can be a real competitor iPad 2, offering some of the best storage features and a lower price than the Apple tablet. It has no 3G, however, that some customers want, although it is a problem for anyone who has an access point device is mobile.

Asus has also made changes in operations, some of which are features in the ice cream sandwich in the mind. The instrument of multitasking first, for example, has options to remove the person from the list of multitasking – ICS provides natively thing.

ASUS N55S Laptop Reviews

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, review | Monday 28 November 2011 3:28 am
ASUS N55S

ASUS N55S

ASUS has more good than harm to the design of N55S. The exterior is a mixture of black and silver beauty. The lid is a glossy black that looks great at first, but quickly becomes an eyesore through fingerprints. I like the silver coin will be held throughout the piece in brushed aluminum lid and just below the display – a laptop very high quality.

The N55S is strong enough plastic for it, just bend the palm rest for high blood pressure. I am very thankful that ASUS uses anti-reflective plastic rather than shiny plastic, which is very common in conventional laptops. Chassis flex is average for a consumer notebook, nothing alarming, however. The finish is good, there are irregular spaces between the parts or sharp edges.

Those who seek to improve the N55S is easy to do, two removable panels in the bottom of the frame to facilitate access to the hard drive and memory slots (RAM).

The Core i7 for laptops is based on the Core i5/i7 LG1156 desktop CPUs. The clock speed of the CPU core is relatively small, but because of a large turbo mode, the cores dynamically overclock to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be adjusted faster dual core high (single-threaded applications), but offer the advantage of 4 cores. Due to the high TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the processor is only for consumer notebooks.

Good all-round opening N55S, powered by NVIDIA GeForce GT 555m with Optimus. Optimus technology NVIDIA switch between integrated graphics and optimized to ensure openness and greater autonomy. We played Call of Duty Black Ops 1600 x 900 with courage and this child without any representation in the highest total failure and 16x anti-aliasing.

The N55S ASUS is a good price and a good buy. It has a great Full HD, looks good and decent build quality. The performances are excellent, this laptop is capable of playing the latest games. Most of the disadvantages of this laptop can be summarized as “might have been better” rather than “bad.” The keyboard is comfortable to type on these issues, but the design, the touch screen works well, but the keys are too strong, finally, the speakers sound good but are not particularly impressive. A disadvantage is that you have set the N55S has a backlit keyboard, notebook in the same price as some of the competition.

Tiny 21 gram Cotton Candy USB Can Transforms Any Screen In To An Android System

Posted by nikiecsem | Hardware, electronics, engadgets, news | Monday 21 November 2011 8:12 am

Norwegian developers have created one of the smallest computers in the world into a USB port.

The device, called “Cotton Candy”, allows users to turn any screen into IT services, laptop, tablet or smartphone to access a USB terminal operating system, applications and cloud.

The USB – weighs 21 grams, the weight of a large number of fairy son – also works with TVs, set-top boxes and video game consoles, society, technology FXI said.

The unit is equipped with a cotton candy USB 2.0 connector on one end and an HDMI connector on the other. Its powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM CPU Exynos Samsung, which is the same as that used in the second Galaxy S.

To run the Android device, simply connect to your TV or HDMI devices. The small device, then use this port for video and take over a USB connection is required. It also incorporates Bluetooth technology to connect a keyboard and mouse of your choice.

After connecting the USB Cotton Candy FXI can output 1080p video and run the Android 2.3 operating system pre-loaded to its native resolution. The small device is also equipped with a microSD card slot for memory functions and provide connectivity provided by Wi-Fi 802.11n.

Content is accessible via a secure portal FXI and can be controlled via smart phones, keyboards, mice and other USB devices.

Unfortunately, no information on price or availability was released worldwide yet FXI. But the thought that the device will be sold at about $ 200 once launched. As always, we will keep you informed.

HTC Sensation Special Edition 2 processor at 1.5GHz

Posted by erin | Hardware, electronics, engadgets | Monday 5 September 2011 7:02 am
HTC Sensation Special Edition 2 processor at 1.5GHz
 

A couple of week announced news of a partnership between HTC juicy and the music company owned by Dr. Dre, Beats Audio. This clearly anticipates that we will see from now on terminals and tablet with some acer aspire one batteries and quite interesting results.

Well, one of the first results would be a beautiful special edition HTC Sensation, a smartphone that captivates anyone inside and outside only to see it and have no more than a few minutes using it. It would be a great success using this equipment in specific hardware because it has a lot of HP pavilion dv6 batteries.

But to get in, supporting the idea of ​​a special 2 HTC Edicones Sensation as detailed, is a sheet with product details. According to the Cnet report, the Special Edition integrate technology Beats by Dr. Dre with a Qualcomm 8260 processor with frequency higher power at 1.5GHz. But also integrate technology that will enable potential and enjoy a better Dell inspiron 6400 battery, headphones also be integrated to complete the combo.

If we detail the changes, the original version of the HTC Sensation includes a processor at 1.2GHz and now will have a 1.5GHz frequency. The battery would also have improved (otherwise it will consume much faster with the new Apple ibook g4 battery) going from 1520 mAh to 1730 mAh. Not many improvements, but I’m not complaining difinitivamente having a faster chip.

Now, what if we would have to think about is if the $ 847 will make a business phone, not a collector’s item. Anyway, the IFA and clothed us and it is more likely to show in a couple of hours in Berlin or in the event that Dell Inspiron 6000 battery has prepared.

Acer Aspire One 521 Review

Posted by queenie | Hardware, electronics, review | Wednesday 31 August 2011 1:25 am

Acer Aspire One 521 Review

The laptop has a rather elegant appearance, as if the manufacturer has forgotten the original positioning the netbook to calculate the “poor students”. Coverage, despite the gloss, rather tend to accumulate grease, fingerprints, eyes do not catch probably affects well-chosen combination of colors, so we can not judge whether this statement and for a laptop in an alternate version of a black body. But particularly resistant to scratches can not boast, so handle with a dell kd476 battery laptop better care, in a separate pocket to carry bags, where it will not come into contact with hard objects, including the power adapter, mouse and so on.

The cover is fixed in the closed position due to the construction of loops and, like most modern dell 9300 battery laptops, opened only to a certain angle. Emphasis is placed on thin bumpers at the keyboard, so that it occupies all available space, which is commendable.The design of the only decoration can be called the power button, made of transparent plastic with a convex bottom, so that the icon is reflected in it on a larger scale. And now look at the location of interfaces and other design elements.

Well, the developers have put 3 USB-ports, instead of two common and spread them on two sides. For the location of the remaining elements as the special no comments, perhaps not quite optimal in terms of left-handers seem to placement in the middle of the left air vent sidewall. Difficult to please everyone and, quite naturally, a compromise wins a majority, but still better when the grating is placed at the edge, of course, far from the user. On the other hand, the hot-tempered dell u4873 battery laptop does not have the air flow is low even at increased speeds under load.

True, the grooves in the center of the keyboard there, but for marching to edit texts and correspondence, the laptop is still fused very well. As much discomfort were the cursor keys, but it’s a good thing, because trying to smash them in two rows in the dell xps m1210 battery notebook keyboards often end with the fact that the user touches the keys when you press the Shift or Enter, to separate them because empty space is only possible in most large models, and certainly not a netbook.

The touchpad is a 3.5 to 6 cm has the same cover with the body, but it appears from a few millimeters. There is support for teams that are given by simultaneously touching the surface with two fingers. By precisely positioning the cursor no complaints. A separate keys can be commended for a clear and pressing the absence of any backlash. Thus, with a custom positioning of this xps m1730 battery notebook is all right.

The screen brightness even at 30 percent level of illumination is comfortable enough for indoor use with moderate lighting, such as at home or in public transport, well, when solar illumination will have to set 80-100%. Visibility, unfortunately, is not a strong point of this fujitsu fpcbp136 battery model. And if the horizontal angles are sufficient for solo work and show the video group of people on such a small screen hardly meet, the vertical visibility is really a little less comfortable.

Android on the way to crack

Posted by erin | Hardware, electronics, review | Monday 29 August 2011 7:31 am
Android on the way to crack

Android camp, including Samsung and HTC at the helm, would Understanding the fall with new launches and threaten Apple’s grip on the plates and smart phones. But Apple has responded with countermeasures through the courts, which now gives the effects. A German court has since ordered Apple’s demands ban on sales in Europe, for Android manufacturer Samsung. The consequence of the court decision is unclear, but Samsung have to probably because of possible similarities in design, to withdraw the sale of the Dell xps m1330 battery.

American Chamber of Commerce has about the same time, following demands from Apple, started to investigate patent infringement from Android HTC provider. While Google is pressed hard by the claims and patent claims from the Java camp of Oracle. The pressure from legal hold on the mobile operating system can create concerns that jeopardize the long-term development on HP pavilion dv5 battery.

One problem for Dell inspiron 15 battery, and Google is that the operating system built on open source, which in some cases makes it easier to sue. The legal setbacks threaten to scare off Android developers, which certainly attracted by a popular and open platform, but that does not take unnecessary financial risks.

Google and its 39 major manufacturing partner can respond to this threat through dealings with the enemy, or to make Android more closed. About Samsung and HTC will agree to a settlement, in the form of paying licensing fees, you get Sony vgp-bps13 in the budget and raise competitors’ costs to manufacture Android handsets and boards.

Google may also choose to make Android more closed. Creating new, sealed, licenses that protect Toshiba satellite l300 battery from legal attacks on Google’s partner. The scenario has, among other open source expert Florian Mueller visited it. It may sting, but as long as Android will remain completely open source, Apple and Oracle continue attacking Google and its Android partners relatively freely.

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