Friday, September 7, 2012

Samsung is covering all the bases starting with ATIV S


Here is some brief  info gathered from Samsung's site: http://www.samsung.com/global/ativ/


ATIV S with Windows 8 debutted recently is just the tip of the iceberg and soon more of it will be visible and available. A rather serious contender for the Apple's hegemony.


ATIV Tab, a tablet that runs a great marathon with Windows RT and what its makers call 'outstanding mobility'



ATIV Smart PC - a tablet and a notebook PC combo that morphs easily from one to the other.

ATIV SmartPC Pro designed for Windows 8 with Full PC Experiecne with Intel Coe i5/i3 processor, clam shell design with a full qwerty.

Watch these stocks: MSFT, NOK 
Even Mad Money Cramer likes MSFT and says Steve is going to resurrect MSFT

Friday, August 31, 2012

Samsung has unveiled Ativ S with Windows 8

The talking heads on CNBC were all talking about it. Looks like Windows 8 is drawing more admirers. Samsung has unveiled Ativ S with Windows 8 (related story here: http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0831/Samsung-unveils-the-Ativ-S-the-first-ever-Windows-8-phone)
I have a Windows 7 Samsung' Focus and I will get a Windows 8 when it becomes generally available.

Can it beat the Android handsets? You bet, I am confident that it will. Microsoft stocks as well as that of Nokia will go up in a matter of mere 2 months. If you do not own them, now may be the time.

The new phone has a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and an 8-megapixel rear camera paired with a 1.9-megapixel front-facing one. The phone will come in 16GB and 32GB flavors. It's 8.7mm thick.

Read the 10 things that Windows 8 phones does better than iPad here including how Internet Explorer 10 will best the Chrome:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0305/Ten-ways-Windows-8-outshines-the-iPad/1.-Windows-8-is-More-Personal-Than-iOS

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Galaxy S III Ready Android Jelly Bean Taste

Android operating system 4.1 or Jelly Bean was announced in late June. Currently, there are very few mobile devices that have been assigned to the OS. Reportedly, the Galaxy S III will soon get it.

According to information from media sources in SamMobile, Galaxy S III will be the first Samsung phone to get updates on Jelly Bean. The official update will be made around late September or early October 2012.


In addition to the Galaxy S III, Galaxy Original Note may also be tasting Jelly Bean. Likewise, the Galaxy S II which, according to the site will have update about Jelly Bean fourth quarter of 2012.

Currently, the South Korean vendors are currently testing the operational Jelly Bean on mobile phones is to avoid interference. But there has been no official confirmation from Samsung if they indeed will soon update the Jelly Bean to some of its flagship handset.

Nokia Lumia X, Windows Mobile Phone with Camera Rotate?

Nokia is busy will release the latest Lumia. The latest information states, the latest Windows OS-based smartphone will be equipped with cameras that can be played.

But gossip 'Nokia Lumia X' which is leaking and their images are undoubtedly many in the design, although claimed to come from one of the Nokia design studio staff. The reason is, arguably turn the camera features a very old school to attend the smartphone.


"Nowadays, there is no need to bring the handset that can be played on any type of phone. Especially if you see the design and shape of fat as in the picture," the report quoted by TechRadar on Tuesday (08/07/2012).

Tech Radar itself stated, the photo looks like a modified using Photoshop, which combines the image display to the user interface of Windows Phone Nokia 3250 mobile phone body.

In addition to the photo looks odd, there is also information on the specifications of the phone, among others, 8 MP camera, AMOLED display Clear Black, Windows Phone OS 8 and dual-core Snapdragon processor S4.

Moreover, this information was also leaked that Nokia will revive N-Gage, once revered as a phone for gaming. But all the news until now has not responded officially by Nokia.

Nokia will release the previously reported devices based on Windows Phone Lumia 8 at Nokia World event in early September.

Huawei Ascend P1 has been present in Indonesia

Huawei Ascend P1 has been present in Indonesia - Mobile Android thin Ascend P1 also brought Huawei to enliven Indonesia Cellular Show (ICS) in 2012. This is a stylish mobile phone that is designed with a thickness of 7.69 mm.

Ascend P1 mobile phone display is decorated with a pretty elegant contours. Though appealing, it does not mean the performance of these devices is not good. Huawei Ascend P1 features a dual-core processor speed 1.5 GHz, 4.3 inch super AMOLED touchscreen and Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. PPVD also pinned layer to protect the back of this smartphone so that it can spread the heat evenly and give a three-dimensional metallic design with a smooth texture.


As of the features already embedded 8 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel HD on the front with two-LED flash, optimization of HDR effects and video recording capabilities with the HP 1080p. However, Huawei Ascend P1 did not actually come to the ICS 2012. Vendors from China has also brought two other Android smartphone, the G300 and Ascend Ascend Y200.

Design

Side of the taper at the end of the black and white and reminiscent of the design when the person was wearing a black jacket and shirt after the minimalist white front but mewah.Bagian wrapped with glossy colored casing extending from top to bottom of the body Huawei Ascend P1. Shiny color to the body is quite interesting to watch, the design of this design is really - really original and different than the other fresh.



Huawei Ascend P1 has a length of 5 inches and 2.6 inches wide to make it look so great smartphone, and adopts 4.3-inch screen sizes. Overall weight of just 110 g with a thickness of Only 7.7 mm so as to make Huawei Ascend P1 looks seem slim and solid in your hand. For users who like to enter a cell phone kesaku will probably experience some problems due to the large body size and taper.

Huawei makes good decisions with Super AMOLED display, protected by Gorilla Glass. Resolution of 540 × 960-pixel allows us the time to read the writing on the browser. Unfortunately when we look at this screen from the edge of the colors that came out not so good in contrast to retinal display. Huawei is not much mengcustom Ice Cream sandwich of innate features except the home screen lock the circular design that we can pull - pull to select another without having to open the menu key as the home screen, call log, new messages, or camera.

Above the screen there is a size 1.3 MP secondary camera and used for a self-portrait and video chat. Below the screen there are three capacitive navigation buttons to select the menu, home screen, and back. The outer body looks SIM card slot, Micro USB, charger port, and 3.5 handset jack.
Huawei Ascend P1 carries the same body type as the iPhone that has no battery cover called unibody. Users, will not be able to arbitrarily change the battery, it would be difficult when doing the replacement battery if the battery is dropped or damaged.
Price Huawei Ascend P1
When seen from the features and specifications are carried Huawei Ascend P1, it is likely that this handset is aimed at the middle and upper. Price 4-5 million I think was reasonable, given the Huawei is not a new player in the smartphone industry so little hardware quality is assured.
Price Update (09/06/2012): $ 500 (unlocked)
Huawei Ascend P1
Network

2G Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Network HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Body size

Dimensions 127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight 110 g
Type and size of the screen

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~ 256 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Protection
Sound

Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Yes Loudspeaker
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Mobile sound enhancement Plus 3.0
Memory
Card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB
Internal 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM
Connectivity

GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed ​​HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
USB Yes, microUSB (SFM) v2.0
Camera

Primary 8 MP, 3264 × 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP
Excellent features

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
TI OMAP 4460 chipset
Dual-core CPU 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9
SGX540 GPU PoverVR
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
HTML Browser
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP emulator via Java
Battery capacity

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1670 mAh

"Ascend Series is a continuation of the Breakthrough Series is very well received when it launched in Indonesia last year and we hope that this product line can exceed the brilliant results achieved last year," said Mike Liu, President Director of Huawei Device South Pacific, in his statement .

Ascend The G300 features 4-inch WVGA LCD screen, 16 million colors, speed 1 GHz processor and run Android OS 2.3.5 Gingerbread that can be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The existing features a 5 MP camera equipped with flash, Huawei Cloud, konektivas 3G, WiFi, and Bluetooth is fast and integrates social networking services.

While Ascend Y200 is the Gingerbread Android smartphone with a screen 3.5 inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen. He is equipped with a processor speed 800 MHz and 3.2 MP camera.

Third Series Ascend products from Huawei is trying to be created in accordance with a variety of different user segments in terms of personality and interests, such as the new Android users (user entry), the fans of the technology (gadget freak's), as well as style and fashion lovers.

HTC Sensation Rhyme | Mobile Android For Women

HTC Sensation Rhyme | Mobile Android For Women - HTC as the leading vendors have launched Android cell phone targeted for the women, the latest HTC mobile phones are named HTC Sensation Rhyme. Looking at the world's female population is far more than men, it is natural for women to be treated special. But make a special product for women, especially in the form of mobile phones is not an easy task, rarely accounting for vendor branded phone launched exclusively for women. If any, only a special edition of the actual phone for all people such as Galaxy S Femme or multiple choice color of feminine fashion phone like Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray pink and the last is this Rhyme HTC.


This time the deserted market tested HTC competitor. Rhyme is the HTC Sensation who was asked as a ladies phone with the stock look and the accessories that "girls really". HTC Rhyme was created for women because there are features that reflect the style of women. Android cell phone from HTC is the latest in a price tag still fairly cheap at Rp 4.25 million (Updates prices as at May 2012).

Design
Dimensions: 11.9 x 6:08 x 1:09 cm, 130 grams; full touchscreen; unibody, metal materials, plastic and glass gorilla; 3.5 mm audio port, the power / lock; volume rocker; mic hole; microUSB port (around phones from the top) .4 capacitive buttons below the screen (home, menu, backdan search)

Main specifications of HTC Sensation Rhyme:
Network: Quad band GSM and HSDPA
OS: Android Gingerbread
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8255, 1 GHz scorpion
Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED Flash.
Connections: WiFi Hotspot, DLNA, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n

Rhyme Mobile HTC Sensation has a dimension which is very fitting for a woman, not too big nor too small. And although quite ladies phone, not separated from the strong impression of Android phone is due Rhyme unibody aluminum material coated with a typical HTC.