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Tablet war is getting hotter and hotter day by day. Amazon launched Kindle which is getting huge success, iPad is all time hit and iPad3 will be launched next year, Samsung Galaxy tab is also good and DataWind’s cheapest tablet Aakash is also on sale now and getting huge response. This time its Sony’s turn. Sony launched its first tablet PC in India on December 14 but these tablets supports only wifi and these are not 3G enabled. Sony launched two tablets-Tablet S and Tablet P.

On the launch of these tablets Sony’s MD Masaru Tamagawa said" Today we are launching tablets that support Wi-Fi connectivity. In mid-January we will launch tablets that will have both 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi. We expect 3G-enabled tablets to contribute 80 per cent to our total tablet sales in this financial year".

Both the tablet run on Android Gingerbread 2.3.2.Both of these are having 5MP camera and 1GB of RAM.These tablet has wifi and wifi+3G models will be released in the mid of January. Tablet S is having a 9.4 inches capacitive touch screen with 1280x800 pixels resolution, on the other hand Tablet P is first dual screen tablet.The screen can be used as a single screen or can be used to perform two separate functions.

Another interesting feature is both of these are DLNA compatible which allow user to connect the tablet with other DLNA compatible TV to watch movies and listening to music. The wifi models will be priced at Rs. 29,990 and 3G enabled tablets will be having a price tag of Rs. 36,990.Another add-on to these tablets is both of these tablets are PlayStation certified and the tablets are having famous inbuilt PS games like crash bandicoot and pinball heroes. If you are planning to buy these awesome tablets then you will have to wait till mid January when these will go on sale across 500 stores in India.   

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samsung vs apple

In my previous post I did a comparison of Samsung Galaxy Pop and Samsung Galaxy Y. These were entry level android phones. Now I am going to compare iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S2 probably the two best smart phones out there. First let’s talk about Galaxy S2-

Samsung Galaxy S2 is a very light weight phone with just 116gm weight. It is having a 4.3 inches super AMOLED plus capacitive touch screen which give a resolution of 480x800 pixels with 210 ppi pixel density. Ofcourse it is a multi-touch phone with gorilla glass display. The RAM in it 1GB.It is a dual camera phone with 8MP primary camera and 2MP secondary camera for video calling. With primary camera you can take pics at 3264x2448 pixels and it allows you to take full HD videos 1080p with 30fps.Camera is having autofocus and LED flash capabilities. It also supports Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization features. Currently this phone runs on Gingerbread which will be getting Icecream Sandwich soon. The processor is 1.2 GHz cortex A9 which complement the phone nicely. Talking about the battery life, there is 1650 mAh Li-ion battery which gives a talktime of about 18h20min on 2G and 8h40min on 3G.

 

Now it’s the turn of Apple’s iPhone 4S.Siri is obviously the best features in it, which is the main reason for the record breaking sales of iPhone 4S.iPhone 4S is a bit heavier than Galaxy S2 with 140 gm weight. It is having 3.5 inches LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 640x960 which is better than Galaxy S2.It is having a RAM of 512 MB which is a downside for the phone. iPhone 4S runs iOS 5.Camera wise both the phones are equal. iPhone 4S is also loaded with 8MP camera with 3264x2448 pixels image capture ability and 1080p full HD video recording. The secondary camera is VGA. The processor is 1 GHz cortex A9 compared with 1.2 GHz of galaxy S2.The battery in it 1432 mAh Li-Po giving a talktime of 14 hr on 2G and 8 hr on 3G.

Both the phones are good, but I would suggest you to go for Samsung Galaxy S2 if you are not a diehard fan of Apple. As far as Siri is concerned Icecream Sandwich will be having a voice commanding system which is also very fast and accurate. Also Galaxy S2 is cheaper than iPhone 4S.So I think Samsung Galaxy S2 is definitely the better but among the two.  

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Android latest version Icecream Sandwich is having a lot of features like a new font system named Roboto,you will be able to take screenshots from your android device without installing third party apps,inbuilt voice recognition system is very impressive and execute your commands instantly and you can even pause while giving commands. But there is a big problem in icecream Sandwich. Swype is not compatible with Icecream Sandwich.

For those who doesn’t know about Swype, it is method of text entry -swiping a finger across letters to spell out words. It relies heavily on knowing the relative position of your finger in relation to the screen and software as a whole. Swype makes texting in touch phones a lot easier. Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is the first phone till now the only phone to get Icecream Sandwich upgrade, its users won’t be able to install Swype. Galaxy Nexus is loaded with Android 4.0.2 and the version 4.0.3 was launched on December 16, but the problem is still there. People are working on the working on fixing this problem as soon as possible but yet no time is given when Swype will be compatible with Icecream Sandwich. The stock keyboard in the latest version is having vast improvements over the previous versions but still it is no match for Swype. Just hope Swype will come back to Android very soon.

    

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For all those Indians excited to buy Aakash tablet, well the wait is over now. Aakash tablet is on sale now online and you can purchase it online by paying Rs. 2500.It is available on their official site aakashtablet.com. But data wind will be selling just 30,000 pieces so hurry up and grab it. This aakash is definitely going to be the first tablet for many people. There is no payment option available and this tablet is available only on cash on delivery and after ordering it will be delivered to your home in just one week.

The version which is being sold now is having 366Mhz processor with a 7 inch display and Android version 2.2.It is having 2100 Mhz battery which is reported to have a backup of just 1.2 hrs. But if you can wait then you can get a better version. Ubislate 7 which is a upgraded version of Aakash will be on sale late in the January which is having much faster 700 Mhz processor and Android 2.3 with 3200 Mhz battery. Ubislate 7 will be having a price tag of Rs. 2,999.Ubislate 7 will be having both wifi and GPRS that means it can also serve you as phone. This thing is missing from current selling version.

 DataWind’s CEO Suneet Singh” This is a made-in-India product. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this.’ He adds, ‘The final goal is to either provide the same features at a lower cost or provide better functionality and features at the same cost.”

The official site is receiving huge traffic and sometime server goes down also.This is obvious due to heavy heavy demand of users. So you have to be fast to get Aakash.

I would suggest you to wait a little bit for Ubislate 7 and with just Rs. 499 extra you will get a far better tablet.

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Top 5 Android Browsers

Google Android Market just hit the 10 billion downloads. Google is offering some of its premium paid apps at just 10 cents. So first check out the market to buy your favorite app before the offer ends. Now coming back to the topic you know Android market is loaded with more than 200000 apps. There are a large number of browsers in the market. Android stock browser is good but not that fast and have less feature so android users search for its alternative. Because most of alternative browsers are good and are having something unique about them. It is difficult to choose one of them. Since they are all free so you can try them and keep the one suitable for you. I am publishing a list of 5 browsers that I think are best among all. Check it out-

1. Dolphin Browser HD-This is the best browser available in the market without any argument.This is also the most downloaded browser in Android market with over 10 million download.It is no.2 on CNET’s top 100 app list and no. 1 on PC mag’s list of top 40 app of 2011.Famous for its gesture this browser is having 60+ add-ons.It is fast and side bar feature is something new.

2. UC web Browser-It is the fastest browser available in the market.If you are a heavy internet user and like to download a lot then you must download this browser.It is easy to use and having nice user interface.UCB 8 is now using U3 kernel which has make it even faster than before. Night mode browsing is nice feature.

3. Opera Mini- This is the only browser in the market which is able to show the data usage. This feature is available in the opera in the latest updated version. This is fast and data saving browser. If you are using a limited data plan then you must use opera browser the web. It can reduce your data consumption upto 90%.

4. Miren Browser-Another great browser with flash support. Nice UI and users are quite happy with it.Some of friends who are using it giving it a 5 star rating telling me that they have tried all the browser out there but this one is the best.It is worth your time.You must give it a try.It will surely enhance your browsing experience.

5. Ninesky Browser-This browser gives you the feel of google chrome. It’s easy to use having nice speed with flash support to help you play videos online.It is the most power saving browser out there due to its low carbon mode.

Apart from the browsers mentioned above there are some more browsers like skyfire, boat browser, firefox you can try them also.I am using ninesky, opera and UC web. Which one will you choose?

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Shift your blog from Blogger to wordpress

I usually encounter with a lot of blogger who are using Google blogger services and are unhappy with it. Well, their main problem is they have already done a lot of work on their blogspot blog and can’t afford to start right from the scratch on wordpress. Which one is better among blogger or wordpress is a bit controversial and will always remain a topic of discussion for blogger. But if you are unhappy with blogger services and wants to move over to wordpress, then no problem. It is possible.All it takes is just 7 simple steps and all your blogger posts and comments are on wordpress.

1. Install a WordPress.org blog.
2. In your WordPress Admin go to Tools – Import.
3. Click “Blogger” and on the pop-up click “Install Now”.
4. Click “Authorize” to tell Blogger to let WordPress access your account.
5. This will transfer you to a Google Account page. Click on “Grant Access”.
6. You will see the posts and comments on your Blogger blog. Click “Import”.
7. Assign the imported posts to your author name on your WordPress blog.

All of your blogger posts and comments are on blogger now just have fun.Enjoy the services and amazing themes and plugins of wordpress.

   

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Top 5 Tech sites

A  lot of tech sites are created everyday but only few survives and most of bloggers give up in the everyday increasing competition. But there are some sites that tech maniac visit everyday. These are the standards for other tech blogs. Here is a list of top 5 tech blogs based in Google PR,Technorati authority and alexa ranking. Probably most of you are familiar with these blogs -

1. Mashable.com-Without any argument it is definitely the best tech blog today. With a Google page rank 8 and alexa rank 184 and technorati authority of 861 this is the standard to compare any blog. Pete Cashmore is the CEO and founder  of New York. The blog is updated daily with social media news, tech news and some other entertaining posts. I don’t think there is any tech maniac unaware of this awesome blog.

2. Techcrunch.com-Even this superb site is not that far behind mashable. I was confused between two thinking which one is better. I personally like techcrunch more than mashable but due to technorati authority and alexa ranking, I have to go with mashable. Techcrunch is having 853 technorati authority and alexa ranking of 241.Michael Arrington’s techcrunch has a lot to learn from for the newbie.

3. Gizmodo.com-Another great site concentrating more on latest gadgets launchings and gadgets reviews. With Google PR 8,technorati authority 843 and alexa ranking 607 this is a must visit website for every gadget maniac who want to be updated with the latest happenings in gadget world.

4. Engadget.com-A great tech site with alexa rank of 339 and Google PR 8 with technorati authority 834.Engadget is not that far behind from other tech giants. This sites provides the in depth review of android devices and also other gadgets. Overall a cool site to plat with.

5. Arstechnica.com-This websites also managed to make in the list of top 5 tech blogs even in the heavy competition in the everyday growing tech sites on www. With a Google PR 8,alexa rank 1770 and technorati authority 806.A nice site but lags behind when you compare it with the above mentioned site.

So just have a look on these sites and decide which one is better?

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Samsung Galaxy Y vs Samsung Galaxy Pop

Samsung Galaxy Y was launched recently. It is the cheapest Samsung android phone available in India.But this doesn’t make it poor phone. Actually it is a cool phone and its performance is quite impressive. Samsung Galaxy pop is yet another cool phone launched by Samsung 6 months ago. So I decided to compare these two to make the task easier for my friends who are looking to buy a budget smartphone and confused between these two.

 1. Both the phones are having same resolution  240x320 which is not so good. But if you have used low end devices in the past you won’t be disappointed with it.

2. Both the phones are having TFT capacitive touch screen but Galaxy pop is having 3.14” screen and whereas this size in Galaxy Y is 3.0”.Both of these are multi touch and having accelerometer.

3. Galaxy pop is having 160 MB internal memory and in Galaxy Y it is 160 MB so Galaxy Y allows you to install more apps. These can be expanded to 32 GB.

4. Ram in galaxy Y is 290 MB compared to 384 MB of galaxy pop.

5. Galaxy Y is loaded with Gingerbread and Galaxy Pop comes with outdated froyo but it can be upgraded to gingerbread.

6. Galaxy Y is faster with 832 Mhz processor compared with 600 Mhz processor of galaxy pop.

7. Camera in pop is 3.2 MP and in galaxy Y it is 2.0 MP.

8. Both the phones have poor battery life with 1200 mAh li-ion battery. But in Galaxy Y battery will last longer due to small display.

Price: Galaxy Pop- Rs. 8000

             Galaxy Y- Rs. 6990

I am having Samsung Galaxy Pop and till now I am totally satisfied with it apart from battery life.But now I am looking to replace it as there are awesome android budget phones in Market.I would recommend you to buy Galaxy Y if you are not heavy phone camera user.

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Apple to have MS Office Suite in 2012

Finally the Microsoft Office is coming in iOS on 2012.But whether this will work for Microsoft, or not still remains a topic of discussion. May be its too late for Microsoft. The reason is obvious. There are already a lot of quality Office suite available for iphones and ipads like Quick office and documents to Go, which are having a lot of reputation in Office suites in mobile platforms. Both of these provide creating, editing and exporting of Word, Excel and Powerpoint files. Apart from these two Apple is already having its own office suite-iWork. iWork is only for iPads.

A Microsoft solution would have the advantage of working natively with Office files in the way the company that created them intended, however. That would mean no minor formatting oddities to occasionally iron out when you shift back to Office, and maybe even tight, wireless integration with Office on the Mac or PC, as well as Office 365 on the web.

The cost of the MS Office Suite is said to be around $10 which is same as iWork. But it will be the first official Office suite for Apple users. So definitely it would be somewhere better than the others. And of course you will have to pay the same for other suites so why not try the official one.So just wait for 2012 and lets see what’s there in Microsoft Office 2012 for iOS.

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