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Sunday, 7 August 2011

The Dell Has Launched Streak 10 Android Tablet.

Dell has launched their latest tablet in China, the tablet called The Dell Streak 10. The Dell Streak 10 comes with 10.1 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor with Android Honeycomb and 1GB of RAM.

The Dell Streak 10 also comes with a 5 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 megapixel camera on the front for video chat, SDHC card slot, HDMI and a microUSB port.

The Dell Streak 10 retail in China for about $465, there are no mention when the tablet coming to US and Europe.

Apple planning to release the iPad 3 in 2012.

Apple plans to release the IPAD takes 3 in 2012, with a much improved user interface technology. It ‘was the news that the iPhone will not see the production in May to almost unbearable in September? If so, be prepared. DigiTimes claims that Apple claims that the IPAD 3 “will not appear in the short term.” Open to interpretation of sound? It is not. To put it bluntly: “The current products are unlikely to appear in 2011.”

As a consolation prize, however, there are some rumors about the new specification IPAD 3. As a retinal display may be out of the picture, once more, there is speculation that Apple plans to use a “AMOLED panel or support Full HD resolution” for the tablet is coming. From the sounds of it, Apple is dedicated to providing superior image quality – which may constitute a conflict. AMOLED technology largely outside the control of Samsung, a producer who just happens to be a real competitor to Apple in the market for Tablet PC. That said, the Korean company has stopped selling Apple’s $ 7.8 billion the value of parts in the past.

Toshiba Qosmio F755 3D Laptop will hit Stores on August 16th

Presented at the CES this year, the wonderful Toshiba Qosmio – or F755 – has amazed more than just a few. Its without-glasses-3Dconcept is more than enough to catch the attention of consumers, and faster than expected it will be made available for sale. It’s scheduled to hit stores on August 16 in the United States at a retail price of $1,699.
This latest device by Toshiba had been announced first in the United Kingdom, where it’s known as the F750 instead of F755 and it’s also scheduled to be released in the current month.

When it comes to specifications, besides its 3D capability, the Qosmio comes with screen that measures15 inches. The screen is certainly anything but ordinary; it comes equipped with a special system – which goes by the name of SuperD Face – that is capable of actually sensing the head movement of the person making use of the laptop. Therefore, it fine-tunes the image as the user moves; this is captured through the web-cam.

In previous testing sessions, the 3D performance of the Qosmio wasn’t as expected. Even though some of the effects were decent, for some reason the quality of the video itself had some work to be done. In comparison to some Blu-ray videos, the quality had a lot of room to improve. Since then, it’s only expected for Toshiba to have fixed this problem.

In regard to the specifications of this interesting device, you will find it come fully equipped with an IntelCore processor i7-2630QM and a powerful hard drive of 750 GB. In addition to this, the graphics are powered by Nvidia and it also counts with a memory of 6 GB. You will also find a Blu-ray RW drive for convenient use with Blu-ray videos. Nonetheless, what makes the Qosmio a unique and innovative piece of equipment is the fact that the user doesn’t need a pair of 3D glasses to enjoy a 3D experience.

One of the downfalls of this laptop is the fact that the SuperD Face software works best with one user at a time. However, this might not have such a big impact since laptops are mainly used by one person at a time. Keep in mind that when watching a 3D video, your eyes have to become accustomed to the image.

Since the retail price is listed as $1,699, the Qosmio isn’t exactly an affordable device. But, when compared to others in the same price range, Toshiba surely offers and delivers a lot more value for the money.

Certainly, there are several positive features in the F755, with the Blu-ray drive being one rare add-on. If this device is a success – which all seems to point out that it will – we will all witness future laptops featuring similar specs. For now, Toshiba has a few things to tweak, such as the resolution drop and video-streaming incapability.

Even though the Qosmio will be available this coming August 16, the gaming support won’t be available until November. You may purchase your F755 online at Best Buy and Newegg, or head to your local Fry’sstore.

Saturday, 6 August 2011

Apple’s 11-inch MacBook Air 2011 Features Intel Core i5 Processor and SSD Memory


Certainly it is common knowledge by now that the 13-inch MacBook Air is both powerful and thin, but no matter how narrow the laptop, some people are just not satisfied. So the 11-inch is a two-inch compromise to fulfill these needs.
At first sight, the 11-inch model is just a smaller rendition of the 13-inch, even matching the appearance of last year’s. The unifying feature in the design is the uni-body casing. The material is aluminum and the slim profile bestows an elegance on the machine that is unparalleled. It quite clearly is a solid laptop made for toting.
Although the smaller the machine the tighter the working space and the stronger the feeling of being cramped, the 11-inch MacBook Air does not suffer from this air. The casing matches more closely the 13-inch than the screen does.
The keyboard is a pleasant size, allowing for full speed typing in no time. The responsiveness is well-balanced and the backlighting that had been such a joy has been brought back with this model. It detects when the environmental light level is low and turns on to allow typing in the dark. Although there are shortcut keys to allow you to enable or disable the feature, you won’t want to. For example, when you are on a flight the backlighting is indispensable.
Another fine feature is the gigantic touchpad that yields to three simultaneous touches. The diversity of features that can be enabled through this sophisticated communication is unbelievable, and only available in OS X Lion. The smoothness of it in OS X contrasts with the clunky feeling it has in Windows, which is due to its tight integration into the OS.
The other key advantage of the touchpad is that, by default, you have to press it in to click (two-fingers activates a right-click). This means that if you’re typing and accidentally brush against the touchpad, it doesn’t move your cursor to a different part of the document.
The 11-inch screen has a resolution of 1,366 x 768, and we found it to be sharp and detailed. It helps that OS X is designed to make the most of the screen, with the Dock slipping out of view when not in use and multi-touch gestures the easiest way to switch between open tasks. It means that you don’t need an ever-present task bar taking up room, as you do with Windows computers.
The viewing angles are great, with brilliant colors, even though the overall effect is a glossy finish that does not hold up well under office lights. Simply tilting the screen remedies this to some extent.
This model of MacBook Air has overcome a previous complaint that they were using an antiquated Core 2 Duo. You won’t have to worry about that any longer, since this one packs a 1.6GHz Core i5-2467M processor. As for memory, it is best not to buy the cheapest model or you will end up with only 2GB Ram and the 64 GB SSD. Opt for the 4GB Ram and 128 GB SSD for an additional small price.
This time Mac beats equivalent Windows laptops in bang for your bucks.

Pelican Releases 1075 Protective Case for Tablets and Netbooks

Pelican is adding a new case to their line of protective cases. The new1075 Hardback cases are designed for tablets and netbooks, or even other small devices like external hard drives. The case seals with a gasket, so the case is water tight, dust proof, and crush proof. It has an automatic purge valve to balance air pressure inside the case while keeping out water and dust. There are three versions of the case. The i7500 for the iPad/iPad 2 has a molded liner and an integrated easel for horizontal or vertical viewing and storage for the Apple Bluetooth keyboard and accessories. The 1075CC has a shock-absorbing liner for netbooks. There’s also a model with a Pick N Pluck interior foam lining that can be customized to fit the shape of your small device(s). The MSRP for the netbook and Pick N Pluck models is $69.95; the iPad model will be $84.95.

Infinity Blade 50% Off for Just $2.99, Limited Time



Grab this one really quick, as the role playing game Infinity Blade from Epic Games goes on sale today 50-percent off for only $2.99 for a limited time. Note that this sale is said to be temporary, and we really don’t know when will it end so you should make your purchase right now. Your $2.99 will go for an eye-popping video graphics fitted with just added features of multiplayer and survival game modes. To even convince you how good Infinity Blade, after 6-months when it was launched, the game posted $10 million sales. So what are you waiting for, be sure to grab it.

BlackBerry Bold 9930 & BlackBerry Torch 9850 Coming to Sprint This Fall

Sprint has announced two new BlackBerry smartphones: the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850. Both are world phone capable and are powered by a 1.2GHz processor running the next-generation BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 7. Browsing on these phones is supposed to be 40 percent faster than BlackBerry 6 based smartphones and up to 100 percent faster than BlackBerry based smartphones.

The BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone ever. At 10.5mm thick, it features a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display, the widest QWERTY keyboard available on a BlackBerry smartphone and a trackpad for easy navigation.

The BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone will be the first full-touch BlackBerry smartphone from Sprint. It features a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, and trackpad for easy navigation.

No word on pricing yet, but these phones will be available this fall. What do you think, is Blackberry still in the game? Or will is it destined to go the way of Palm/HP?