tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902663468792998692024-03-20T08:11:11.210-07:00Top 5 PhoneBest 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-64366085101512473792013-05-21T15:02:00.000-07:002013-05-21T15:02:05.922-07:0024-karat gold iPad- Burj Al Arab<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's the most golden hotel perk since gold-bar vending machines: gold iPads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As if the Rolls Royce and helicopter services weren't enough, guests at Dubai's opulent Burj Al Arab now have access to gold-plated iPads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 24-karat tablets are engraved with the property's logo on the back, which also features a black Apple logo. Ironically enough, the hotel chain's slogan is "Stay different."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The iPads, meant to act as "virtual concierges," are loaded with Interactive Customer Experience (ICE) software that gives guests information on services such as dining options at the landmark property.<span style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.333em;">The iPads were produced by Gold & Co. of London, which made a 24-karat rose-gold</span>iPad<span style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.333em;"> </span><span style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.333em;">for the hotel last October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Gold & Co. London 24-carat gold iPad is the ultimate in luxury accessories, hence we wanted it to be paired with Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel," Amjad Ali, CEO of Gold & Co. London, said in a release. "The symmetry is obvious, as both the gold iPad and the hotel are unique in terms of extraordinary quality and design."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The glittering iPads will be on sale for about $10,200 in the hotel's boutique, which also sells a gold iPad mini, gold iPhone 5, and gold BlackBerry Q10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gold & Co. of London has produced a number of eye-popping uber-luxurious gadgets with the yellow metal. Check them out in the gallery below.</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-45584377346228808932013-05-13T14:52:00.002-07:002013-05-13T14:52:58.172-07:00Daft Punk's, Random Access Memories - iTunes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A copy of <i>Random Access Memories</i> has leaked onto the internet after over a month of hype surrounding Daft Punk's first proper studio album since 2005. Columbia Records has been slowly revealing details about the record: it released the single "Get Lucky" last month and it's been publishing interviews with some of the album's high-profile collaborators, setting up one of the most-hyped album launches in recent memory. The single — and now the album — made it online before the label intended, which is not at all uncommon for the music industry. "Get Lucky" broke Spotify's streaming records, and it shot to the top of the iTunes charts upon release. The copy of the album released on the internet today is both illegal and low quality, but it appears to be authentic. <i>Random Access Memories </i>is set for official release on May 21st.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now instead of having a 10GB limit on Gmail and 5GB on Google Drive and Google+ Photos, users get 15GB overall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With this new combined storage space, you won't have to worry about how much you're storing and where," Google wrote in a blog post. "For example, maybe you're a heavy Gmail user but light on photos, or perhaps you were bumping up against your Drive storage limit but were only using 2GB in Gmail. Now it doesn't matter, because you can use your storage the way you want."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To keep track of how much you're using, Google will update its Google Drive storage page, which will let you hover over a pie chart to see how much storage you're using across Google's products (above).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The change will be rolling out over the next few weeks, Google said. The move also appliesto Google Apps users, who get 30GB of unified storage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you still need more space, you can buy an extra 25GB for $2.49 per month or 100GB for $4.99 per month to start - and go all the way up to 16TB for $799.99 per month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other cloud news, Microsoft today unveiled an update to SkyDrive that improves the layout of photos added to the service. Uploaded photos will display in a timeline view and will be organized into groups by time and event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Take 20 pictures at a birthday party with your phone, and then a photo of your parking spot at the airport a few hours later? Now they'll appear as two different groups in the timeline," Microsoft said in a blog post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Redmond also said it has improved its server and app code to allow for photo uploads that are 2-3x faster.</span></div>
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has had a rocky road. When we first saw it at the beginning of this year, it was a dual-core tablet with 1GB of RAM running a fairly standard version of Android with TouchWiz. What made it special was its Wacom-based, pressure-sensitive S Pen, a huge draw for creative types and those who still prefer to take hand-written notes. </div>
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Since then, the rest of the tablet has received a facelift to become pretty special too. Its processor has been upgraded to the same quad-core affair that powers the mighty Samsung Galaxy S3, and RAM has been upped to a whopping 2GB, pulling the Galaxy Note 10.1 ahead of the Asus Transformer Infinity as the most powerful Android tablet available. </div>
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Even the interface has seen some serious tinkering, with the standout being a split-screen multi-tasking ‘window’ arrangement that’s yet another first among Android tabs, and gives the Note 10.1 more of the productivity potential of a Windows slate than most of its rivals. Oh, and there’s a 3G version…</div>
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Is it a worthy big brother to the original Samsung Galaxy Note phablet and a serious challenger to the mighty iPad 3?</div>
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Unfortunately, the Galaxy Note 10.1 isn’t the prettiest of tablets. If its design is the result of the legal wrangling with Apple and to avoid iPad-copying accusations, we can only say that the fruity company doesn’t have a patent on minimalism, and tablets like the Asus Transformer Prime have proven it. </div>
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Our Note isn’t helped by being white. First off white plastic generally tends to look just a tad more… plasticky than when it comes in black, and second, the black screen, white bezel and silver outer surround add too many disparate layers. So if you’re trying to decide which colour Galaxy Note 10.1 to go for, we’d recommend succumbing to the dark side.</div>
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Its speakers add yet another contrasting element, sporting chrome inset covers to either side rather than being subtly integrated – again, we suspect this is to set the Note apart from a certain iDevice. Of course, the mere fact that this tablet has proper stereo speakers puts it in a league of its own where audio is concerned, though we’ll get to that in a bit. </div>
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Again, where feel is concerned, Samsung’s latest tablet just isn’t quite on the ball. Don’t get us wrong, the plastics feel solid and the slightly bulging silver surround helps to provide a decent grip. But the slick, glossy back isn’t particularly pleasant under the fingers and doesn’t give much traction. </div>
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As a result, the Galaxy Note 10.1 just doesn’t lie as securely in the hand as other premium all-plastic tablets like the textured Transformer Pad 300, or of course the anodised aluminium back of the new iPad.</div>
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However, build quality is pretty good. The plastics used throughout are very solid except for the rear panel which flexes slightly if you press in on it, but nowhere else is there a hint of flex or creak in normal usage. Our only real concern here is that glossy plastics tend to scratch easily, but we found no evidence of this happening on our Note. </div>
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At 595g, the Note 10.1 is also very light for a wider-than-most tablet with pen, beating out both the new iPad and lighter iPad 2.</div>
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As such, you won’t find a digital video output or USB port here. These can, of course, be added through adapters using the tablet’s proprietary docking connector, but since Samsung doesn’t include them in the box, these need to be purchased separately. Apple-tastic.</div>
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Where the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 does hold a major advantage over the <span style="text-align: center;">iPad</span> and some Android tablets like the <span style="text-align: center;">Motorola Xoom 2</span>, is that it has a microSD card slot to expand its storage. So you can add a 64GB card to the tablet’s native 16/32/64GB if you want enough space for you massive music collection. </div>
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The microSD card slot is protected by a hinged flap, and is found next to the power button and volume rocker. Both of these are well positioned and responsive. On the slot’s right side, we have an IR transceiver and headphone jack. The Galaxy Note 10.1’s sides are left clear, while at the bottom you’ll find the Samsung docking connector in the middle and the S Pen slot to the right.</div>
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Another advantage the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has over most of the premium competition is that there’s actually a 3G version available to buy. This compares favourably to the likes of the Asus Transformer range, which still doesn’t offer a model with mobile broadband.</div>
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As mentioned, the Note 10.1 has an IR (infrared) emitter, which is a rare but very handy feature that allows you to use your tablet as a remote control for your television – and not just Samsung-branded ones, either. There are very few mainstream tabs on the market that offer this, so far comprising Samsung’s own <span style="text-align: center;">Galaxy Tab 2 10.1</span> and the <span style="text-align: center;">Sony Tablet S</span>. </div>
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Paired with the pre-installed Smart Remote app, it makes for a great all-in-one solution that worked almost perfectly with the Panasonic TV we tried it with (we say almost because it wouldn’t turn it on, but every other function was flawless). A nice rival to the <span style="text-align: center;">Logitech Harmony 1100</span>, in other words. </div>
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As with most tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has front and rear cameras. The front one is an HD, 1.9MP affair which gives decent quality that’s more than adequate for video chatting/conferencing, while the rear shooter sports 5MP and an LED flash. While this doesn’t produce the best pics we’ve seen from a tablet – that honour remains with the <span style="text-align: center;">Asus Transformer Prime</span> – it’s again good enough for general use. HD video, meanwhile, gets shot at up to 720p.</div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-61913231843221101232013-05-08T15:38:00.000-07:002013-05-08T15:38:00.116-07:00Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 - Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As you can probably guess from the name of the device itself, the Galaxy Note 8.0 rocks an 8-inch 16:10 display at a resolution of 1280×800, which is a bit low considering that even smaller screens sport the same resolution. However, it has a pixel density of 189 PPI, which is just slightly more than the iPad mini’s 162 PPI. When looking at the screen from an average distance, text is really sharp, and images show up extremely crisp, but it certainly won’t be as good as higher-density tablets like the full-size iPad or the Nexus 10.</div>
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As for the design of this new slate, it pretty much looks like a larger version of the new GALAXY S 4, complete with the silver trim around the edges. The body is mostly plastic, including the silver trim, which makes the Galaxy Note 8.0 feel slightly on the cheap side, but the plastic build keeps it light for those who don’t quite want to carry around a brick. The power button and the volume rocker sit on the right edge of the tablet, with an IR blaster nestled right below that. The headphone sits at the top, while a microSD card slot is located on the left side. The microUSB slot and the speakers are both situated on the bottom, and just as with most of Samsung’s mobile products, the tablet has the elongated home button down toward the bottom, as well as the Menu and Back soft keys that illuminate in white.</div>
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While the Galaxy Note 8.0 is a whole inch larger than those 7-inch varieties, it still feels like a 7-inch tablet when wielding it around. Holding it with one hand doesn’t feel too cumbersome, although I’ve been accustomed to simply grasping one edge of the tablet instead of trying to hold it like a smartphone, which has been working out quite nicely, although my grasping hand does get a little tired after a while. It’s merely a device to quickly pull out while you’re waiting for the train, or a device to use in bed at night or in the morning. It’s certainly not something that you can run around with like a smartphone, but it feels much more compact than a 10-inch slate.</div>
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As for the S Pen that’s provided with the tablet, it allows users an extra level of productivity, letting them to take notes like they would with a normal pen and paper combo, only this time it’s all digital. Furthermore, the pen comes with a feature called Air View, that allows you to preview notes and have a peek at what’s inside a folder by hovering the pen over the object. This also works in some third-party apps like Flipboard, where you can hover a category to glance over some of the more important news items in that category.</div>
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The only Galaxy Note 8.0 version that’s available in the US is WiFi-only, with the international version getting 3G capabilities as well as a radio chip to make phone calls and send/receive text messages. There’s also said to be a 4G LTE version incoming sometime later this year, but we’ve yet to hear about a release date or pricing info on that, and buyers will only be able to pick up a 16GB version of the tablet in the US, with a 32GB option available in other parts of the world.</div>
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The Galaxy Note 8.0 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean right out of the box, which means you’ll have all of the new goodies in this latest iteration, such as Google Now, improved notifications, and a slew of performance enhancements thanks to Project Butter. However, Samsung has also added a handful of their own apps to the device, turning the tablet into both a productivity device, as well as an entertainment hub.</div>
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S Note is Samsung’s own note-taking app, and it works seamlessly with the S Pen. You can type notes, write notes, and even doodle pictures while you’re sitting in on that board meeting at work. The S Pen is extremely responsive, and while we noticed just a tiny bit of lag, it didn’t take away from the experience one bit. Then pen is also pressure sensitive, so you can press down hard to bold your writing, or draw some streaks with a very light touch.</div>
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There’s also Multi-Window Mode, where you can view apps in a split-screen format and adjust the size of each window. This can be great for taking notes of an article on a website, or simply keeping up with your Twitter feed while you watch YouTube videos all day. Only a certain number of apps are capable of running in Multi-Window Mode, but many of the ones you’ll want it for are supported, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble there.</div>
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Other Samsung apps include Group Play (where you can share various types of files with other Samsung users over a WiFi network), WatchON (a TV guide app of sorts with a built-in universal remote control that uses the tablet’s IR blaster), S Planner, (Samsung’s own calendar app), and S Voice (Samsung’s own voice assistant, similar to Siri and Google Now). Of course, if you’re not a big fan of these apps, third-party developers usually do a good job of offering alternatives in the Google Play store.</div>
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One feature I found really helpful, however, was Reading Mode, which you can apply to certain reading apps like Flipboard, Google Play Books, and Kindle. Whenever these apps are open, the tablet will automatically adjust the color temperature and brightness of the screen to optimize it for reading, that way your eyes don’t burn from looking at the screen for long periods of time while you make your way through that Dean Koontz novel. Of course, Reading Mode doesn’t replace the ultimate reading experience that a dedicated e-reader provides, but it certainly works if you’re not willing to spend the money to get a separate and dedicated e-reader.</div>
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The Galaxy Note 8.0 sports a 5 MP rear-facing camera with a 1.3 MP front-facing shooter for video chatting. The rear camera doesn’t have an LED flash, so you’ll have to make doubly sure that the photos you’re taking aren’t in low light, else they’ll turn out really dark and unusable. As for photo quality goes, it’s certainly not terrible, but avid photo snappers may not be too impressed. Macro abilities are pretty good, but even with good lighting, photos can turn out fairly grainy and noisy. The front-facing camera isn’t any better, and it may not garner the selfie quality that you’ve been yearning for, but it gets the job done when it comes to video chatting and such.</div>
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Video quality was more of the same — not bad, but not great, although auto-focus was practically non-existent. The camera wouldn’t auto-focus when closing in on a subject, so we had to keep tapping on the screen to get it to focus manually. Auto-exposure worked fairly well, though, and the white balance adjusted as expected. Have a look at both the sample photos and a video below to judge for yourself.</div>
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The Galaxy Note 8.0 runs on an in-house quad-core Exynos 4 processor clocked at 1.6GHz with 2GB of RAM, which makes the tablet cruise along quite nicely. According to benchmarks, the Galaxy Note 8.0 is about as fast as the Galaxy S III and the HTC One X+ in AnTuTu (scoring 16,900), and compared to the Nexus 7, the Note 8.0 scored much higher than Google’s variety, including the Nexus 10.</div>
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As for benchmark results in Quadrant, the tablet scored just over a 6,200, beating out the HTC One X, the ASUS Transformer Prime, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 by a landslide. That certainly makes sense, as the tablet opened apps extremely quickly, and we were able to navigate through menus with cat-like tread. However, the keyboard was one of the only aspects that we thought could’ve used some speed improvements. We felt typing to be a bit laggy at times, and sometimes the keyboard would freeze for about a second before it would pick back up again. Of course, you have many keyboard alternatives at your disposal — SwiftKey being one of our favorites — so if you also find the default keyboard a bit lacking, you can change it around.</div>
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As for juice capacity, the Note 8.0’s 4600mAh battery ended up lasting just over seven hours before the meter dipped below 20%, and this was with constant, heavy use all day long. We watched Netflix shows on it for a few hours, played some games, took photos, and browsed our way through many of the apps. We reckon that most casual users will be able to go all day long and even into the next day before having to plug it in, with heavy users like us being able to most likely make it through an 8-hour work day.</div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-1891285061921231592013-05-08T15:28:00.002-07:002013-05-08T15:28:35.821-07:00LG Optimus G Pro AT&T Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 28.59375px;">l</span><span style="line-height: 24px;">ast year LG released an impressive smartphone in the</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span>LG Optimus G<span style="line-height: 24px;">. So decent in fact, that Google decided to use many aspects of the device and collaborated with LG on their own flagship smartphone for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span>LG Nexus 4<span style="line-height: 24px;">. Now less than a year later we have the new and improved, in every aspect,</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span>LG Optimus G Pro<span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">on the AC test bench. With a 5.5-inch 1080p screen that matches the Note II as well as specs and a price that matches the smaller GALAXY S 4, read on to see what it’s all about.</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new LG Optimus G Pro can check off the box for almost every must-have feature of a smartphone here midway through 2013, and they’ve done so with style. Arriving initially worldwide and now exclusively to AT&T with 4G LTE, lets see what it’s about. We’ve seen reports it might hit the Now Network just like last years model, but so far this beast of a “phablet” is only available fromAT&T starting today. And it can be yours for just $199.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The star of the show here is obviously their 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p full HD IPS+ display, and it’s pretty gorgeous. It’s not quite as sharp as the HTC One or the GS4 due to size, but you’ll never notice. Then of course the other important thing here is what’s under the hood. As stated above, LG has everything you’d want in a smartphone here, as long as you want something of this size. A 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chugging along with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage AND a micro-SD slot, a huge 3,140 mAh battery keeping all that running, and a rather impressive 13 megapixel camera to capture life’s moments. Here’s a quick gallery as well as an overview video below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The front is long and massive and you’ll have a small LG logo, the speaker grill, front facing camera and some sensors. Then on bottom is where it gets interesting. We have the back, home, and menu button, and the home button is a dedicated hardware button just like Samsung. However, it does have a LED notification ring around it, which I love, and it’s highly customizable as you’ll see the screenshot in the software section below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along the top we have the 3.5mm headphone jack, an Infrared blaster that I used as my main TV remote all weekend long, and a noise cancellation microphone. The right edge houses the power/wake button, with the left housing the volume up/down, and a dedicated toggle switch for writing on the display. Your finger is the stylus here, no S-Pen like Samsung. Which some might care to have, and others won’t mind and simply want the ability should they need it, but want a big screen. On bottom is that USB for charging and syncing, another mic, and then on back we have the rest. Simple layout, similar to Samsung (again) and there’s a centered 13 megapixel lens with an LED flash on the right and a speaker grill on the left. It’s a good mashup from LG. Here’s our hands-on video for a better idea of the hardware.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do we think of the harwdware? Well, we love it, for the most part. It’s lightweight and feels extremely durable, but the plastic gives it that cheap feeling just like all of Samsung’s devices. While the plastic feels more durable than most Samsung devices, the vibrate when a call comes in or while typing (if haptic feedback is enabled) causes some vibration and rattles from the cheap plastic. Something I’m nit-picking about, but feel it should be mentioned. It’s all glass and plastic here, no aluminum anywhere except around the camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In closing while the size might scare off many, you’ll really need to hold it to really see if you’ll be able to manage. It isn’t as wide as the Note, and also isn’t nearly as difficult to grip as the terrible LG Intuition, so we’d have to recommend you give it a spin. It’s easy enough for the adult hand to hold, and watching videos on that 1080p full HD display coming in at 5.5-inches was a joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as the software though. There’s a few new things LG’s added to the mix (like the remote control app) and multi-view mode for watching a video while browsing the web. Overall everything we had in our Optimus G Review is present. So if you have that, you’ll love this. LG added tons of apps, and AT&T has it riddled with bloatware. Most features you’ll probably never use, but for those who will, you have everything out of the box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Split mode works extremely well, and I actually found myself watching a YouTube video while browsing though AC comments, so that was fun. For the most part however, this might not be used much. LG’s Quick Memo is toggled by the button on the top left edge and you’ll be taking notes on-screen with ease. Just like the Note II. They have a NotePad app as well, but we have a feeling you’ll be sticking to EverNote or Google Keep, I will be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interestingly enough they’ve completely overhauled the settings menu, and split it into 3 sections. They do however leave a regular tab as well, for those who’d rather do things the old fashioned way that we’re all use to in Android. Then as we mentioned above, there’s tons of customization options.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can customize the lockscreen swipe bubble seen at the top of the page. There’s an option to change all the swipe and animation effects, colors, font, text size and more. Then there’s also that notification LED on the home button. That’s extremely customizable which we’re huge fans of, and wish more took this approach. We’d like this without the hard home button, can that be arranged? Here’s a look at some settings and menus on this smartphone ,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then above, you also saw the Remote Control app they’re calling QuickRemote, and it works wonderfully. It instantly recognized my VIZIO, as well as a JVC HD TV in my bedroom on the first try. Same goes for the BluRay player and the COX Cable box. The dropbown notification bar has a quick settings toggle for the Remote app, and that will actually display it instantly in the dropdown notification bar. Sitting on the couch you could tap to see it, change the channel, then tap to remove it and continue on with what you’re doing. It was a nice approach and the quick toggle makes it even better than the experience HTC or Samsung provides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall the software runs extremely fast, thanks to that quad-core processor and Jelly Bean, and we had absolutely zero complaints. If we did have a negative, it would be the excessive amount of apps out of the box, most of which aren’t very useful. LG needs to continue to push their updates out in a quick and timely manor, and they need to match Samsung and release phones with the latest version of Android if they want my full vote.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The larger display could be taking a toll here, or LG’s changes, but the device was outscored by both the GS4 and the HTC One, but not by much. This is just a test however, and in no way represents how fast the device is during daily use. An area we had no complaints in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In general the LG Optimus G Pro will outperform nearly every device on the market with the exception of the few mentioned above, and do so with a massive display at your fingertips. LG’s always had fast animations, which makes the phone feel faster, but either way this thing is quick and stable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then above is a quick video sample in 1080p. While it might not seem like the best video for testing the camera, it’s the sound capture that we wanted to share. The 1080p video is average at best, meeting what most phones offer lately with slight motion blue, but audio was quite awful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’ll be sure to test out some of these other camera features moving forward, but so far we’ve came away rather impressed. From quick photos, panorama shots, and macro images everything comes out quite decent even in lower light. You’ll have no problems taking Facebook photos, Instagram shots, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One important thing I’ve been reluctant to share in the past is standby. For some reason or another, whether stock, or with downloaded apps, LG just doesn’t seem to handle standby well. It must be their software. The same chip in the HTC One and others has great standby, but not here. Whether you use the phone or not, the battery will drain within a day or so. It simply can’t sit on your desk with very minimal use and last for 2-3 days like the Note II and others. This seems to be something we notice often with LG. Take that as you will. Who doesn’t use their phone anyways? Might as well fire it up and use that big display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the Optimus G Pro still has some work cut out for battery life and better build materials in the future, there’s nothing we’d say is big enough for us to turn it down. If you have the hands and pockets for this device, go grab one starting today, May 7th, from an AT&T store near you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The BlackBerry R10 isn't yet announced by the Canadian phone manufacturer, so information is sparse at the moment. The source of the photo adds that it's a "mid tier" handset with a plastic build, which nevertheless feels "nice".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The R10 is destined to sit below the BlackBerry Q10, and is aimed at the BlackBerry OS user who wants a more affordable QWERTY device. According to the person behind the leak, the R10 is scheduled to come out in Q3 this year, but a more specific time slot hasn't been mentioned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Judging from the photograph above, the R10 will be available in multiple color options. Red and white are among them, given that they appear on the photo. Specifications of the smartphone are yet to be known</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-60074112164115064552013-05-05T13:14:00.002-07:002013-05-05T13:14:47.398-07:00iPhone 5 by Continental - gold and diamond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to stand out from the crowd where one out of three in the US is sporting an Apple iPhone? Continental Mobile has got your covered, but for a hefty pile of cash, as the luxury company has done a one-of-a-kind iPhone 5 done entirely in diamonds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a result Continental Mobile prices the unique looking handset for $56,000. However, it is still barely scratching the surface of expensiveness, compared to the $15.3 million gold- and diamond- covered iPhone 5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The special iPhone 5 is part of the British-based company's Adams and Aurora collection. Check out the beautifully handcrafted smartphone up close in the photos below.</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-34913043316203259632013-05-05T13:11:00.001-07:002013-05-05T13:11:23.050-07:00Sony Xperia ZL - hands-on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Samsung Galaxy S 4
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Other key features include smart remote with IR for using your device as a TV
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every new smartphone concept has gradually shed features to highlight design. There's a certain sense of sexiness that manufacturers strive to achieve with each new form factor. The most popular trend is a large display which takes up most of the smartphone's face, all the while using higher quality materials for the rest of the chassis. But I'm not ready to forego additional ports, battery capacity, or touch input accuracy just because OEMs want to compete on such trival matters. </span><h1 style="line-height: 1; margin: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smartphone bezels are the latest example of a trend that makes as much sense as a small battery powering a huge display. An edge-to-edge screen is an achievement many manufacturers are trying to claim as a feature of their device, and I really wish it wasn't a topic of discussion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Present day devices like LG's Optimus G Pro and Samsung's Galaxy S 4 have bezels in the neighborhood of 2.5mm, and glancing at the device, it's hard not to be impressed. As compared to any of the iPhone's released over the years, or even HTC's new flagship, the One, both LG and Samsung are clearly leading the bezel disappearing act. Most recently, an image posted by @evleaks depicts an unnamed LG smartphone with a near bezel-less 5.5-inch display. It's quite a looker and really highlights LG's determination to be taken as a serious contender in the smartphone arena. But why no bezel, LG? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To me, the <em>bezel disappearing act</em> is equivalent to the "thin smartphone war." It seems manufacturers are creating an imaginary race to erase smartphone bezels in the same manner they're shedding features to make a thinner device. Though I might prefer the look of a device without a bezel, the display is an important part of a smartphone to protect. And don't even get me started about thin smartphones because I'll take a thicker device with a larger battery eight days out of the week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a few reasons smartphones need bezels, and one of them isn't because it makes smartphones look sexier. Looks aren't everything, OEMs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Much like a picture in a frame, a smartphone's bezel balances the face of the smartphone while providing structural rigidity. Technology is partially responsible for the aforementioned <em>bezel disappearing act</em>, and it's likely we haven't seen the end of it. As smartphones become more a showcase of design rather than a product of practicality, OEMs shouldn't forget that there's nothing worse than a cracked screen. And considering smartphones with unibody designs tend to be much harder to repair, a chassis which is less rigid becomes a serious flaw when you can't repair a broken display without shelling out a kidney as payment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After watching a drop test of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and the iPhone 5 conducted by TechSmartt, it's clear that the bezel plays a role in keeping your smartphone's display intact. Likewise, the iPhone 5's screen with its thicker bezel faired much better in the drop test. But the Galaxy S 4 isn't the only device which isn't as strong as it looks. Pantech also released the Vega Iron which has a "zero bezel display" with a "world beating" 75.5 percent viewable-to-total area ratio. This means 2.4mm separates the 5-inch 720p display from the frame of the device and less than 25 percent of the face of the smartphone is not display. But what for, Pantech?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To top it off, a bezel is a functional addition in one-handed operation. Try this: grab your smartphone and cup it in your hand like you normally would while reaching across with your thumb. On a device without a bezel, your palm comes into contact with the near-side while the thumb is also in contact with the further side. The result is a device registering two points of contact. Input errors occur. I sometimes have this issue with my LG Nexus 4, though it's easily avoided and not much of an issue if I try hard not to touch two points at once. But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't somewhat of a nuisance when holding it with one hand, and I can't imagine the unnamed LG device above, the Pantech Vega Iron, or the Samsung Galaxy S 4 won't suffer from the same issue in daily practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, a smartphone's display is outlined by the bezel for the same reasons photos are put into picture frames - it highlights the foreground as the central point to focus on. Displays are no different than pictures within frames. The purpose of any image is to highlight its importance by putting it front and center. A smartphone without a bezel loses the "picture frame effect" and looks incomplete. Imagine a car with no bumpers, a plane with no wings, or a chair with no arms. Each shape is rounded out by the frame of the object in the same manner bezels house the visual information of a smartphone's display. The result is a better looking image which is easier to differentiate from whatever is in the background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I might think a smartphone looks better without a bezel, it doesn't make sense not to have one. I prefer more accurate touch inputs, the "picture frame effect", and the rigidity a bezel provides. LG, please make the smartphone above strong enough to withstand a subtle drop. I'd hate to give up a limb to replace that enormous display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What say you, Dear Reader? Do you think smartphones need bezels? Does a bezel detract from a device's appearance, or is it a worthwhile characteristic? Let me know in the comments down below!</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-42401051459562482742013-05-03T11:17:00.000-07:002013-05-03T11:21:18.144-07:00Acer Aspire R7 - hands-on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is it a laptop, is it a desktop? The Aspire R7 is one of the more unusual takes on the adjustable Windows 8 laptop that we've ever seen. No, scratch that, it's <em>the</em> most unusual take.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 15.6-inch adjustable laptop was on display at Acer's global launch event in New York city and Pocket-lint fought through the rabble to have a play with this topsy turvy PC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One specification which lacks from the initial press release that Acer sent out is the device's weight. Seemingly because it's a rather hefty beast to carry around - we'd see it as more of a desktop replacement to move from room to room than a laptop as we wouldn't want it in a bag </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to lug around for sure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hard to ignore is the R7's unconventional layout. Set up in the more standard laptop format and it's the placement of the trackpad behind the keyboard which is, well, it's bonkers really. We've only had a few minutes of play with it but this isn't part of the configuration which can be moved - and the necessity to lean beyond the keyboard to get to the trackpad just feels plain weird to us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However the Aspire R7 is a touchscreen device, so arguably the trackpad will be of less use compared to other competitors more rigid, traditional designs. The patented ezel bracket means the 15.6-inch screen can be repositioned to a number of different locations from the far back of the base plate to much further forward as to almost touch the back of the keypad and hide the trackpad altogether.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pulled back into the more conventional position and we had initial concerns about the keypad's position right towards the front of the device. A little typing later and it's not the write-off we thought it may be - the front of the R7 has a smoothed edge so there's no sharp edge to dig into the wrists. Saying that, take the device onto a lap and the front-heavy key position - and back-heavy weight of the screen - don't make for an ideal typing position. Again, less laptop, more desktop-replacement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall we're a little confounded by the Aspire R7. It's got the fun card to play, but whether its design truly brings anything "revolutionary" to the game as Acer claims? We're less convinced.</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-53272702444323265592013-04-30T14:00:00.002-07:002013-04-30T14:06:13.893-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 goes Gangnam style for India launch, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prepare to witness the most cringeworthy piece of smartphone advertising ever conceived. Samsung has reworked the iconic YouTube Psy Gangnam Style track with Galaxy S4 lyrics for the Indian SGS4 launch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It doesn't surprise us, Samsung's New York Galaxy S4 unveiling was equally as strange. The company put together a Broadway style play for the handset's Radio City launch. It made fathoming out actually what was new about the phone fairly tough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the flipside however, Samsung has put together some incredible adverts in the past. The recentRomain Gavras advert entitled "charge" for example, was one of the best tech adverts we have seen in a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever the next iPhone turns out to be, one thing we’ll pretty certain about is it will sell millions of units, even if it’s just a simple upgrade to the device’s internal specs and doesn’t offer any real evolution. But an iPhone with a larger screen is something some current owners would love to have, even Donald Trump.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes – Donald Trump is now throwing his two cents into the tech world as he is pretty much demanding Apple increase the size of the iPhone’s screen by way of sending a message out through Twitter and Facebook. Trump said the following:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a lot of @Apple stock— and I miss Steve Jobs. Tim Cook must immediately increase the size of the screen on the iPhone. It should be slightly larger than the Samsung screen- and they better get it right fast because they will lose a lot of business. I like the larger screen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re not sure why Trump decided now would be the best time to become vocal about the iPhone, especially when he isn’t known to share his opinions in regards to the tech world on a regular basis. We’re not sure if an iPhone with a larger screen would magically make non-iPhone owners want to pick one up. What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While Heins pushes ahead with fresh smartphones built on the new BlackBerry 10 platform to engineer a sales recovery, he’s rethinking whether to offer larger devices. The PlayBook, introduced in 2011, was panned by critics for debuting without built-in e-mail, delivering the tablet a near-fatal blow. Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry took a $485 million charge later that year to write down unsold inventory after shipping as few as 150,000 PlayBooks in the third quarter of 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heins said in a January interview he’ll only consider a PlayBook successor if it can be profitable. He reiterated yesterday that a BlackBerry tablet has to offer a unique proposition in a crowded market.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“In five years, I see BlackBerry to be the absolute leader in mobile computing -- that’s what we’re aiming for,” Heins said. “I want to gain as much market share as I can, but not by being a copycat.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a separate interview with Bloomberg Television yesterday, Heins said he was optimistic about prospects for BlackBerry’s new Q10 phone, which sports a physical keyboard. It debuted over the weekend in the U.K.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We have very, very good first signs already after the launch in the U.K.,” Heins said. “This is going into the installed base of more than 70 million BlackBerry users, so we have quite some expectations. We expect several tens of million of units.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shares rose 1.7 percent to $15.87 at 10:17 a.m. in New York. The stock had increased 32 percent this year before today on speculation that the BlackBerry 10 lineup can help fuel a comeback.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The company is counting on a wave of upgrade buying from BlackBerry users who prefer a physical keyboard to drive Q10 sales and help revive revenue growth. While the touch-screen Z10 sold a million units in its first quarter that ended March 2, in line with analyst estimates, the company’s stock has experienced volatility in recent weeks following reports of lackluster demand for the Z10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Department store Selfridges and outlets of Carphone Warehouse Group Plc (CPW) sold out of the Q10 quickly, Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies Group LLC (JEF) in New York, wrote in a note yesterday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Salespeople were well-versed on the device, and there was more apparent buzz versus the Z10 launch,” Misek said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BlackBerry said April 12 it would ask securities regulators to investigate a report from Detwiler Fenton & Co. that its new phones have high return rates, saying that the “false” information may have been released in a deliberate attempt to manipulate its stock price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Whatever the motivation is, you have to use the right facts, and that’s what we’re challenging right now,” Heins said, referring to the company’s request for both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission to review the report.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Data from BlackBerry and one of its U.S. carrier partners Verizon Wireless show that Z10 returns are “completely in line” with the industry and “better than previous BlackBerry launches were, so the quality speaks for itself,” Heins said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The company, formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd. (BB), has steadily lost ground over the past three years to Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), which offered more compelling touch- screen devices. Samsung accounted for one-third of smartphone sales last quarter, while Apple had 17 percent, according to IDC. BlackBerry’s share fell to 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter and then dropped out of the top five in the first three months of this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A successful introduction of the new phones will “create a certain attraction toward BlackBerry 10, and then whatever comes up, we will entertain any valuable discussion for the company,” Heins said yesterday. “We are still observing and watching that space, and that’s what we will continue to do.”</span></div>
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In case you are not familiar with the Lytro camera, it basically allows you to focus after you snap an image. This frees you from worrying about where to focus and basically means your whole picture will always be in focus. You can choose to selectively focus on an area after you have taken the image.</div>
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To achieve that Pelican Imaging is developing an array of sensors that capture the same picture and adds a sprinkle of software magic on top to achieve the Lytro-like effect quickly. We have also seen a software-only approach in apps like FocusTwist but those come with a lot of limitations - objects in the picture should not be moving and it takes a while to shoot the image. Pelican’s technology is more advanced in that sense.</div>
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Nokia has the longest history in cameraphones of all handset manufacturers. Most recently, it released the industry leading 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView, a Symbian smartphone with a huge sensor, and theNokia Lumia 920 with best-in-class optical image stabilization and enhanced low light performance. Nokia’s upcoming cameraphone is said to feature a mixture of the advances made in those two devices.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If that 8MP PureView Phase II camera on the Lumia 920 just doesn't cut it for you, then it means you have unrealistic expectations towards smartphones. Nevertheless, there is now a unique accessory that will allow you to achieve something far more extraordinary than what the Lumia 920's camera was meant to be.</span></div>
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Fellow shutterbugs, allow us to present to you this... case, which is much more than a simple case, because it also features a 12x telephoto lens and even a small tripod to exterminate those unpleasant shakes. In order to use this intriguing accessory, you simply have to insert the phone into the case, and you're ready to go! Who said you can't use optical zoom with your 920? Those 808 PureView fanboys laughed at you when you said you want a real smartphone, but who'll be laughing now?!</div>
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All joking aside, if you actually happen to be such a shameless enthusiast, it might be useful for you to know that the accessory is fairly cheap at $31.99. So, who's buying it?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The brushed-aluminium shell is tough, but it likes to ding, dent and scratch more than most, so investing in a proper case is no bad idea. But why stop there? The HTC One is a popular handset and has all sorts of great accessories you can pick up for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are some of our favourite phone cases for the HTC One. Put together by HTC itself for the handset, rather than detracting from its good looks, they add to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both cases have a split red and black colour scheme which looks the bee's knees. With the hard shell, the whole phone, including screen, is protected. The flip cover keeps the screen safe in your pocket and then folds back, turning the handset into a stand when you want it. Price: Double Dip Hard Shell £17.99,Double Dip Flip Case: £24.99</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Otterbox is known for making ultra-tough phone cases, so you can carry your smartphone about even in the most extreme of situations. Its flagship product, the Defender, has been saving handsets from drops for several years now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the HTC One, things shouldn’t be any different. It combines screen protection with a silicone inner layer and a hard outer layer to keep the whole handset wrapped up as safe as you could want it. The Commuter is for those who want a bit of added security, but not all the extra bulk that the Defender case brings. It still features all the inner and outer layer protection as well as a screen cover, but just isn’t quite as hardy. Price: Commuter £29.95, Defender £34.95</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speck has a wide range of accessories for the HTC One: the Gemshell, Smartflex view, Candyshell and Candyshell grip. They break down rather simply, each falling into their own distinct case category.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gemshell is see-through, so you can still enjoy the looks of your HTC One. The Smartflex view features a stand and the Candyshell is just a case. The Candyshell grip is easier to hold. Price: Candyshell £29, Gemshell £25, Smartflex £30</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incipio has a choice of cases for the HTC One. Some are the same shape but use different materials; the DualPro and DualPro CF, for example. The latter uses carbon fibre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The highlight of the Incipio range is the Feather, which is incredibly thin and does little to add weight to the phone. Just don’t expect it to keep the front of the phone that protected. Price: DualPro £22, Feather £17</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The HTC Bluetooth stereo headphones are slightly different. The have a cable attached to a small box, roughly the size of an iPod shuffle. That box features audio controls and is designed to bring superior Bluetooth 3.0 quality sound without the need for a straight line to your handset. Price: HTC Bluetooth headphones £44, Wired headset £29</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keeping up the brushed aluminium theme is the BeoPlay H6. They carry the usual price premium of B&O products, but look just as good as your HTC One.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The light tan leather with brushed-aluminium inserts on each headphone match really well with the light silver HTC One. The dark metal version matches the darker HTC One nicely as well. Price: £329</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Atomic Floyd Superdarts are some of our favourite in-ear headphones. They sound fantastic and have a bomb-proof build quality that means we have no qualms leaving them sitting in our pocket or in a handbag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sound you get from the Superdarts is both bass and treble heavy, emphasised even further by the included Beats audio technology with the HTC One. The result is audio that is perfectly suited to noisy train journeys but not necessarily great for using at home. Price: £199</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bose SoundLink Bluetooth wireless speaker is small and compact, designed to be transported around and used whenever you fancy beefing up the audio from your smartphone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pure’s Sensia 200D is designed with audio streaming in mind. It uses the Pure Connect app on Android to receive wireless audio, which is completely lossless - much like Apple's AirPlay technology. Also included is a USB port on the back which will charge your HTC One.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you been waiting with bated breath for Sony’s latest tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, to finally hit the market? Well, the wait is almost over. As Sony reported on its blog a few days ago, the device is now available for pre-order in the U.S.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design duplicated the sleek, simple look of the Xperia Z smartphone, which we loved. The 10.1-inch tablet is super thin — just 6.9mm thick — and extremely lightweight, at 495g. Out of the box, it will feature Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, use a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, and come with 2GB RAM. It sports a 1920 x 1200 pixel screen, which perfectly complements its 8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras. When we tried it out, the camera shutter was quick to focus and snap a shot, and photos were sharp. (Though we do wish we had the opportunity to try it out in a lower light setting.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another cool feature is the NFC pairing: simply tap the tablet to a Sony speaker and it instantly syncs, letting you enjoy all your favorite music the way it was meant to be heard. To boot, the device is water resistant, so if you find yourself caught in a freak downpour with no means to cover up your tablet, you shouldn’t have to worry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the huge wave of touchscreen phones that started with the original iPhone proved that was what most consumers really wanted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BlackBerry largely missed that trend and is only just recently catching up with its new touch-friendly mobile operating system BlackBerry 10, which debuted last month on the BlackBerry Z10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the company is still trying to appeal to its core audience with another new phone running BlackBerry 10, the BlackBerry Q10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this time, you get that iconic BlackBerry keyboard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's be clear though. The Q10 isn't for the typical consumer. It's a serious device and designed as such. It has a smaller touchscreen, which isn't the best for gaming, streaming video, or any of that other fun stuff. It's an email, messaging, and productivity beast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The BlackBerry Q10 looks a lot like BlackBerry's last generation of Bold smartphones, except it has a much larger 3.1-inch screen and a wider keyboard with bigger individual keys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a delight to type on. I haven't used a physical keyboard in ages, but the keys are designed so well that I was flying. It's definitely a better and more accurate experience than most touchscreen keyboards, as long as you can get past the tradeoff of a smaller screen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Q10 feels great to hold too, thanks to a special rubbery coating that helps protect it from dings and scratches. The entire phone is just plain solid. There aren't any creaks or squeaks like you see on many non-metal smartphones. It also has a removable battery and SD card slot for extra memory, two other throwback features that'll please BlackBerry lovers.t is a bit odd to switch between the touchscreen and the keyboard so often though. Most of the BlackBerry 10 operating system is designed for touch gestures, so there's really no need for the keyboard most of the time. Whereas most touch-based operating systems only show you the keyboard when you need it, the Q10's keyboard is always there. It feels like wasted space when you're not typing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Q10 will be the first phone to ship with BlackBerry's first major update to BlackBerry 10, version 10.1. That version includes a handful of minor improvements over the last version, including a more robust tutorial mode to help beginners learn how to navigate the phone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BlackBerry 10 also takes advantage of the Q10's always-present keyboard. From the home screen, you just have to start typing to search your phone for anything you need: contacts, messages, emails, apps, you name it. It's an amazing and seamless way to find stuff on your device. You can also tweet or post to Facebook from the home screen just by typing "tweet" or "fb" plus your message. Pretty cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, the BlackBerry 10 experience on the Q10 is nearly identical to what you get with the Z10. It has an excellent multitasking system that lets you swipe up to close out an app and view your recently used one. It's much more intuitive than multitasking on the iPhone, Android, or Windows phone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But as solid as BlackBerry 10 is, it still suffers from a poor app selection. You won't find many of the top-tier apps on BlackBerry. There's no Instagram, Spotify, Netflix, Pandora, Hulu...the list goes on and on. Most of those big developers either refuse to develop for BlackBerry 10 or won't say if they plan to at all. Either way, it's not a good sign for the platform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, there is one big app on the way, and I got to test a beta version on the Q10. BlackBerry has finally confirmed Skype is coming very soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's only one question you need to ask yourself before buying the BlackBerry Q10: Do you absolutely need a physical keyboard? If the answer is yes, then the Q10 is the best phone you can buy. In fact, it's pretty much you're only option unless you want to buy one of the older, outdated BlackBerrys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're still a BlackBerry fan and don't need the keyboard, you're much better off with the touchscreen-only BlackBerry Z10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Q10 won't be available in the US until the end of May, and exact pricing and availability will vary by carrier. BlackBerry says the phone will cost around $250.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You might have heard the name Mobiles Republic a few times before, thanks to their News Republic, Appy Geek and Appy Gamer Android apps. They’re one of the biggest mobile news syndicators with over 1,500 licensed sources – including ourselves! What you might not know however, is that they’re the people behind HTC’s BlinkFeed, which is one of the headlining features of the HTC One (our review is coming real soon!). You might already know what BlinkFeed is and what it does but, we’ll let HTC quickly fill you in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Essentially, it’s the news you care about, right there at your fingertips. It’s a great feature of the One and if you just have to know what’s going on at every waking moment, then you’ll love BlinkFeed. You go ahead and set-up your customized feed in the settings and then you’ll get your own news selection on your homescreen whenever you need it:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can read the whole article without having to head on over to the source page as well, like this post of ours here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BlinkFeed might be the RSS reader you think it is but, that’s a good thing, it makes it quick and easy to get the news you care about without having to go into individual apps. There’s a vast amount of sources on offer so you don’t have to keep jumping from app to app. You can lump in the more serious news with your gaming and tech news, to make sure that you get your fix wherever and whenever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don’t have an HTC One, you can still get our stories in the Appy Geek app, which just recently got a sizable update with some tweaks and it takes better advantage of tablets like the Nexus 7.</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-23246980879188296212013-04-29T14:11:00.001-07:002013-04-29T14:11:34.540-07:00 Samsung 16GB Galaxy S4 Only Has 8.82GB of Free Space 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How many of you are waiting to go and grab your Galaxy S4? Well before you do, you’ll want to read this so you don’t freak out. Or maybe you were expecting this. It appears that the Galaxy S4 has only 8.82GB of free space. The rest of it is used by the system, bloat apps, and other features Samsung has thrown into the device.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the weekend, on Google+ I noticed a few people that had already picked up the Galaxy S4 and were a bit ticked off that the device has only 8.82GB (around that amount) free to the user before installing any apps, loading up any music, or photos. Perhaps this is why Samsung kept the microSD card slot?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By comparison, the HTC One lists 7.14GB of your storage being used for the system, Sense 5, and such. But the HTC One also has 32GB and 64GB of space, and no microSD card slot. So as far as that goes, it’s all up to personal preference. Don’t forget you can expand your Galaxy S4′s storage with up to a 64GB microSD card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you have it, the 16GB Galaxy S4 comes with just 8.82GB of storage that you can use, so the 32GB version will probably have around 24-25GB of free storage, by my calculation. Most of the panic here is probably going to come from the fact that you can’t even see the rest of the 16GB of storage. Many people might think that they have a 8GB model instead of the 16GB model.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is this a deal breaker for anyone? Or are you just going to flash CyanogenMod onto your Galaxy S4? At least there is a microSD card slot included in the Galaxy S4, unlike with many other flagship devices. So at least Samsung has done that for it’s customers. Let us know in the comments down below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the weekend, we ran a story about a Galaxy Note III prototype, which has since turned out to be fake, which is hardly surprising really. <em>SamMobile </em>are back with what they claim to be more information on the Galaxy Note III. Apparently, they’ve been passed an update which contains details on the design of the Galaxy Note III. They’re claiming that there are three types of prototype being tested by Samsung right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of them is, of course, very similar to that of the Galaxy S 4, which is the path that they’ve taken with every Galaxy Note smartphone since the original. That would keep the two lines very close together in terms of branding but, with the Galaxy S growing again this year, is that what Samsung wants? Isn’t it about time for the Note line to stand outside of the Galaxy S’s shadow?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second design is a completely new design that <em>SamMobile </em>were unable to comment about. A new design for the Note III would certainly help to make the device stand out and could give those uncertain of size reason to take a look. Who knows what this new design could be but, having the Note III look different to the Galaxy S IV can’t be a bad thing, surely?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thirdly, there are rumors of a flexible-display packing Note III, specifically Samsung’s flexible AMOLED display tech that they showed off this year at CES 2013, it seems a little unlikely that it will be ready for mass-production come this fall but, stranger things have happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, these are just rumors and Samsung could be up to absolutely anything when it comes to the Note III but, we wouldn’t be surprised if they just went with the same sort of design as the Galaxy S 4, as Samsung have finally understood that a unified design language is a good marketing strategy. What do you think? Should the Note III become something different?</span></div>
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Best 5 Phonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731811298414193263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890266346879299869.post-6670019065498227482013-04-29T08:49:00.000-07:002013-04-29T08:49:37.291-07:00IOS 7 RUMOR - is the IPhone brokem and CAN Jony Ive fix it & video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The usually overflowing well of Apple rumors has been oddly quiet when it comes to iOS 7. We have heard a few whispers here and there around development, but we’re in the dark as far as what specific features will make it to the finished product. It would seem that Jony Ive is a much better secret keeper than previous iOS helmer Scott Forstall. With a new version of the OS scheduled to debut in June, it’s high time we try and figure out what might be coming, and what we want from, the next iOS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We do know that Apple’s highly-respected and eccentric industrial designer, Jonathan Ive, was recently put in a directorial role for Human Interface development (read: software) at the company. He’s known for his hardware design prowess, focusing on simplicity and utility over anything else, leading to the now iconic MacBook Air, iPhone, and iPad, among many other successful Apple products. He’s also known to dislike skeumorphism in software design: the act of making virtual interfaces resemble their physical counterparts (ie: the Game Center app including green felt like in casino). Judging by his design preferences, if nothing else, we can expect to see a more streamlined look coming to iOS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the first things that happened under Ive’s new leadership of iOS was a refresh of the almost universally reviled Podcasts app. It received a number of fixes and new features like iCloud-synced stations that can download new episodes automatically, as well as support for on-the-go playlists. The biggest change, however, was a visual one. The faux-tape deck and large, square buttons were trashed for a more cohesive design that was easier to navigate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the revamped Podcasts app is any indication, and it is, then we can expect to see a lot more of this across iOS 7. We wouldn’t be surprised if the Games Center app had the carpet ripped up and icons were generally flattened and made more iconic and less … shiny. Whatever he’s doing behind closed doors, Ive’s seems to be making an impression. Rene Ritchie of iMore said in a recent Branch chat that Ive’s work is “apparently making many people really happy, but will also apparently make rich-texture-loving designers sad.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In typical Apple fashion, rumors around bizarre security practices are attached to Ive’s work on iOS 7. Gruber shared some information recently about the specific measures engineers are required to take while working on the latest mobile software. Apparently those designers with carry privileges (meaning they can take devices off Apple campus – assuming they promise not to leave them in a bar) must have a polarizing filter on the display. What this does is makes it extra difficult for passerbys and curious folks to sneak a peek at the unreleased software. This backs up claims of a “significant system-wide UI overhaul,” which would require a way to hide the new look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With so little information on the specifics of iOS 7, designers, bloggers, and Apple fans have been posting words and videos either showcasing possible features or begging for changes to the tried-and-true formula. Suggestions have run the gamut of complete design overhauls to <a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/android/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Android</a> on the iPhone, but two areas seem to need the most love: Notifications, settings, and multi-tasking. Full disclosure: I’m not an iPhone or iPad user so I received inspiration from the complaints of my iOS-using editor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Much to my surprise as a Windows Phone / Android user, Apple still hasn’t mastered the art of background tasks. It can consistently throw you back into an app exactly where you left off, but that means the app usually does nothing while you were away. It’s simply frozen and unfrozen. Currently, apps like Spotify, and yes, even the new Podcasts app, need to be open to download new content. So the automatic download feature in the Podcasts app essentially just means new episodes begin downloading as soon as you open the app.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’d like to see this fixed in iOS 7, with a nice mix of Android’s free-for-all task management and Windows Phone’s tightly managed, battery-savvy multi-tasking. Actually, it doesn’t even matter how Apple does it, as long as Spotify can sync without anyone looking at it. It’s not just media that’s affected either, the issue branches out into email (the Gmail app sends notifications, but doesn’t actually sync until you open it and refresh) and other areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a whole, notifications feel a bit like a feature thrown in as a crowd pleaser that Apple couldn’t care less about. Android is ruling the roost in this department with 4.2.2 bringing actionable notifications, meaning you can choose to read or reply to text messages right from the drop-down menu, among other tasks. Apple users want that; everybody wants that. Notifications are one of the most difficult things to manage on a smartphone and they need all the help they can get. Making them swipeable would be a great first step; a more swipeable interface in general would help iOS a lot actually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The swipe-happy Mailbox app is a good example of the demand for it on iOS, with a long line of people signing up to access the beta. The tiny X that currently only deletes notifications in batches (all emails or none of them) is no longer sufficient. Finally, the alert system could use an overhaul as well. It’s funny that Apple has yet to recognize the usefulness of an LED indicator. All Android phones have one. The current system of completely turning the screen on not once, but two times (assuming you don’t cliick on it first) is barbaric and wasteful of precious battery juice.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“iOS needs a visual overhaul.”</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">We covered this up top in the rumor section, but it bears repeating. Apple’s software is getting tired and it’s being left in the dust as Windows Phone continues to get more attractive and Android keeps getting more powerful. Part of that will happen with Ive’s enforcement of a more cohesive user experience that relies less on gradients and textures, but it needs to go further than that. User experience isn’t judged solely on the software’s look; it’s also based on ease of use. A unified way of handling settings would be a good first step. Currently, a random assortment of app settings are handled in-app with others accessed in the stand-alone Settings app.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furthermore, we’d like to be able to use the apps we want to use, not the ones Apple is pushing. (And maybe Apple’s apps could be improved?) Most of the built-in apps on iOS suck, not just the mapping system. If someone wants to uninstall the built-in Weather app for instance, and replace it with the Weather Network app then that should be able to happen. And we’re just going to say it, if iOS 7 brought support for widgets – both on the lockscreen and the homescreen – we wouldn’t be upset. We might even be excited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you that enjoy a good mock-up, there are a couple concept videos that have been making the rounds lately, showing off exactly how beautiful a new and improved iOS could be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up is a new take on the multitasking system, a major improvement to the icon-based system currently employed by Apple. Jesse Head is the designer. He’s not affiliated with Apple, but seems to have a good handle on the company’s design philosophy as his concept would like right at home on any iDevice. The most compelling parts of his design are the access to quick settings underneath open apps, as well as live previews, which allow the user to scroll between apps while watching them update live.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second video is a bit longer and therefore covers more proposed features of iOS. The highlight is probably the Notification Center, which the designer, Agente Apple, shows with grouped notifications including an easy way to clear them all out. There are also widgets on display for things like weather and news, as well as a quick way to access common settings. The design is overcrowded, but the idea is solid. The other major overhaul happens with the lockscreen, which Agente Apple envisions with quick links to settings, a border that can change from black to white to suit your device, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that this rough and tough model will cut down competing models down to size is another feather in Samsung’s cap. Google’s Motorola for one is facing the heat from this direction. That the Samsung Galaxy S4 will not break down or stop functioning due to pollutants or minor damages is an open challenge to Google‘s abilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bond between Samsung and the guys at Google is a bit complicated. Google is definitely a bit on edge over the issues of a product created by Samsung that furthermore shows great tensile strength. The</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Samsung Galaxy<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S4 is also being touted for the military and this has the makers jumping for joy. It is precisely this act which has other big guns like Apple and Blackberry highly worried.</span></div>
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This was actually a race that was on between all the competitors. The first one to build a phone with a tough exterior would win the sweepstakes that this economic game held in store for the brave contender. It seems like Samsung just might have made it to the finish line in the nick of time.</div>
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