HTC Sensation: Juli 2011

Minggu, 31 Juli 2011

August 2011 high-end smarthpone buyers guide

If you are thinking of buying a smartphone this month, it might be a good time to wait. If you are decided on getting an Android phone, you safely buy the Samsung i9100 Galaxy S II without worrying that something better is just around the corner. It is by far the best Android phone available in the market today.

The Galaxy S II's 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen is the best screen on a smartphone today. The Galaxy S II's thin 8.5 mm makes the massive screen much more manageable than previous large screen Androids. It has the fastest processor and graphics combination in any smartphone today. With 1GB of RAM and 16 or 32 GB of internal storage, it does not fall short in the department either. It's Php29,900 suggested retail price is lower than we expected, and a little comparative shopping and you will be able to snag it for just Php27,800.

The other top end Android are interesting, but outclassed. My own personal favorite is the HTC Sensation. If I was in the market right now this is what I would buy, but at Php27,000 with less RAM, a scant 1GB or internal storage and less processing power and slower graphcis, the Galaxy S II is by far a better deal. Why would I buy it. I like HTC's Sense user interface, and I would like my next phone to be similar to my last phone.

Gamers may want to look at LG's Optimus 2x. While it is no Galaxy S II beater, These days, it can be had for as low as Php24,990 which is a fair amount less. Also it's Tegra 2 chipset is the most common dual core Android platform in use there days, and Nvidia is supporting the gaming community, so it might provide better gaming compatibility.

If you want an iPhone instead this may be a good time to wait. A new iPhone is expected next month or two. Which means you can get the current iPhone 4 for a much lower price by than or get Apple's latest offering. The new A5 chip we expect on the next iPhone will make is substantially faster than the current iPhone 4. Rumor is, it will be getting a larger screen too. The 3.5-inch screen on the iPhone is really starting to feel small in 2011.

Nokia and BlackBerry. Nokia fans are better off looking at Windows Phone 7, that is where the company is heading. BlackBerry users are better off waiting for QNX to come to their phones or buying a BlackBerry Playbook and extend the capabilities of their existing phones.

Windows Phone 7 buyers, may want to wait a bit too. We understand that HTC, LG and Samsung are about to launch a series of Windows Phone 7 Mango phones to head off the iPhone launch. And really, there is no Windows Phone 7 device these days that we would consider to be "high end".

The good thing is this time last year, we would have been looking at 33K to 40K to get the best of the best. The 25K to 28K option we are looking at right now are friendlier to the wallet.

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Sabtu, 30 Juli 2011

White Samsung Galaxy S2 (SGS2) officially out !!! with photo and price..

The wait continues, but this Galaxy S II decked out in white will help tide you over until its US release.

The Galaxy S II will be making its way to US consumers shortly, and Samsung has definitely been building the anticipation. The next-gen handset has been making waves internationally and bringing in great reviews, all while we stateside users wait and wait and wait.
Next month the Galaxy S II will start popping up on US shelves and from the looks of it, we may have an added option. Of course, nothing is confirmed, but in addition to this image of a white Galaxy S II, UK carriers told ZDNet the new look would be available soon. “Samsung’s Galaxy S II has been hot property this year, so there’s no doubt that this new variant will be very popular, especially amongst our customers who look for a little glamour alongside functionality,” Three, a UK mobile operator, said. Vodafone also confirmed the white handset but couldn’t say when it would be available.
An exact US release date, pricing, and carrier information remains up in the air, but if you want to get the latest news straight from Samsung itself

In case you like what you just saw, you can go ahead and purchase the device for £493 here

White Samsung Galaxy S2 (SGS2) officially out !!! with photo and price..

The wait continues, but this Galaxy S II decked out in white will help tide you over until its US release.

What sized laptop is best for you? - Balanced Mobility

If you are getting a small highly portable laptop as a second machine we suggest you read our guide at this link:

What sized laptop is best for you? - Frequent fliers and road warriors

Many I suspect would prefer having one laptop which is small and light enough to carry around, and big enough to use as a primary personal computer. The best size for this job are 13-inch laptops. Typical 13 x 9 x 1 inches in sizes or smaller, and weighing in at 2.6 to 3.8 pounds, your 13-inch ultraportable is just a bit bigger and slightly heavier than smaller 11 and 12 inch laptops. Like the smaller laptops, most do not have a optical drive. However, unlike the 11 and 12 inch models where you have a nice choice of entry level models, the 13-inch ultraportable typically costs substantially more.

MSI X370x

In this category there is the AMD Fusion powered 13.4-inch MSI X370x. It weighs in at a light 3.2 pounds and priced at just Php21,995, makes it seem like an excellent choice. However, packed with a 4-cell battery, the MSI X370x will give you just over 3 hours of battery life, which is a bit too little these days for a carry machine. There is a 8-cell battery available for the MSI X370x. This will bring up the weight to 3.6 pounds, but the over 6-hour battery life, and low cost would make this a good choice. As far as I know, the 8-cell battery is not available in the Philippines.

The next viable option at this category is Sony Vaio VPCSB16FG/B which will set you back Php59,990. I am not sure why there is such a large gap between the entry level model and the next current model. There are available 13-inch ultraportables priced in between these two, but I noticed that these are older 2009 and early 2010 models, with the newer 2010 and 2011 models not being brought into the Philippines yet. On example is Asus new for 2011 U36J. We have been waiting for it to hit the shelves since its February. So far, we have not seen it here yet.

Sony Vaio SB

The Sony Vaio VPCSB16FG/B is part of Sonys "SB" line. It weighs in a 3.8 pounds, which is on the higher end of the weight scale, but it does come with an internal optical drive, which could make the additional weight good for some. Battery life is almost six hours. There are several other Vaio SB models with better specifications than the Sony Vaio VPCSB16FG/B, however, they are priced higher than Php59,990, but at higher prices the MacBook Air's are more interesting.

MacBook Air

A better choice at this category is to spend a few more thousand pesos, and get a 13-inch MacBook Air. It is priced highers at Php65,990, but weighs in at only 3 pounds (almost a pound less) and gives you an additional hour of battery life as against the Vaio. On the minus side, you lose the optical drive and instead of a 320GB hard drive you get a smaller but much faster 128GB solid state drive (SSD's). I cannot say enough about SSD's, it is amazing how much faster they make a computer feel. You can get a 256GB hard drive with the 13-inch MacBook Air, but that ups the price to all of Php79,900.

There are other options at this price range, like the Samsung 900X3A which is very similar to the 13-inch MacBook Air, and a bit lighter (2.9 pounds versus 3 pounds), but it is priced Php79,900 with a 128GB SSD for storage. At this price the 13-inch MacBook Air with a 256GB SSD makes more sense.

After this, well we have the new Sony Vaio Z which weighs in at just 2.6 pounds and has a full HD 1920 x 1080 13-inch screen. We have not seen it locally, but expect it to cost upwards of Php100K.

Asus PadFone: Phone or Pad?

Asus has given birth to a laptop with a mobile nestled in its guts.Asus' Android-powered Padfone is the gadget equivalent of Newcastle's most famous sons. Can the mutant parasite be separated from its host? Well... yes. currently just a prototype, is built round a four-inch Android smartphone. Only when you dock the4.3ìn smartphone with the 10.1 tablet a _ten-inch slate_ vessel does it start to fully make sense, with the tablet sharing the phones processing power, operating system, 3G connection, apps and content. Also There's no computing power in the tab. although there is a front facing camera. Instead, it'll borrow and visually amplify what's on your phone. In return, it charges the phone's battery. Of course, without the phone the tablet is pretty much useles.

Asus PadFone: Phone or Pad?

Samsung Galaxy S2 I927 Price in India, Review, Feature and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S2 I927 Price in India will be declared soon. Samsung introduced a new galaxy series smart phone called Samsung Galaxy S2 I927 with stunning design and rock-solid performance. The smart phone has run on android 2.3 operating system and 4.3 inches AMOLED Plus Capacitive touch screen supported by 16M color display with features of Gorilla Glass and Touch-sensitive controls.

Samsung Galaxy S2 I927 has camera of 8.0 mega pixels having the picture resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels and upgraded with features like digital zoom, Geo tagging, Video, Face & Smile detection, Auto focus, LED Flash, Touch focus etc. The secondary 2 Mega Pixels camera can be used for photography and video calling. The other features installed in this smart phone has inbuilt FM radio supported with RDS,multi format music player, connectivity options are Bluetooth v3.0, Micro USB , Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE for internet browsing. The other impressive specific integrated in Samsung Galaxy S2 is the giant 16GB/32GB internal memory and also expandable memory up to 32 GB microSD card.

Samsung Galaxy S2 I927 Review, Feature and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy 3D price in India, 3D glassless screen Mobile Review, Feature and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy 3D price in India is not announced yet. Samsung Galaxy 3D is one of the latest mobile phone launched by the Samsung company with full of inspiring specifications. The smart phone support Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is powered by Dual-core XMM6260 of processor. Now you can enjoy full high quality pictures and contents with wide 4.27 inches of LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colors that supports 480 X 800 pixels of resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy 3D has display also features accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor, Light sensor, 3D and Touch Sensitive controls. The internal memory of Samsung Galaxy 3D is 8GB and its external memory can be expanded up to 32GB for providing generous of storage space. The phone comes packed with variety of multimedia options including 8 megapixels with Auto focus and LED Flash, 1080p 3D video recording, multi format music player, video player, and games. The smart phone has GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP+ EDR, micorUSB 2.0, and GPS connectivity options.

Samsung Galaxy Review, Feature and Specifications

Motorola EX232 Price in India, Low Cost Mobile Review, Features and Specifications

Motorola EX232 Price in India is (low Cost Mobile) near to Rs.5100/-. Motorola has recently added new mobile phones with its latest model called Motorola EX232. This bar shaped phone has a dimension of 105 x 58.4 x 12.9 mm with basic list of needed features. There is 2.8 inches of 256K colors full touch screen in the phone that is capable of supporting 240 X 320 pixel resolution for bright and clear content quality. Motorola EX232 will enable the social networking applications which help to stay in touch with their friends.

For music lovers, the Motorola EX232 phone has features of Stereo FM radio with RDS and MP3 player with 3.5mm audio jack, 2 MP camera resolutions of 1600x1200 pixels with digital zoom, video recording, video player and games. Motorola EX232 comes with various connectivity options including GPRS, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, WAP browser and USB. The phone providing 64 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM and also microSD card slot that enables the user to expand the external memory space by up to 32 GB so that there is enough storage space for all your needed data.

Motorola EX232 Review, Features and Specifications

LG Prada K2 Price in India, Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS review, features, specifications

LG Prada K2 Price in India has not yet announced. LG mobiles have come out with a new mobile phone which is known as LG Prada K2. This smart phone runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating system. LG Prada is a full touch screen smart phone which comes with many attractive and advanced features. The 1.3 MP is the secondary camera attached on the front side for video calling. The internal memory of the phone is 16 GB and its external memory can be expanded up to 32GB through microSD card slot.

The LG Prada K2 phone has big 4.3 inches capacitive touch screen 16M Colors which offers a resolution count of 480×800 pixels for bright and clear contents. For the photography lovers the phone comes packed with 8 MP cameras that are capable of capturing impressive quality images with the feature of auto focus and Geo tagging. As far as the connectivity options are concerned, LG Prada comes with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS/EDGE and WAP browser. The other features offered are 3.5mm audio jack and micro USB port.

LG Prada K2 review, features, specifications

HTC Panache Price in India, 3G Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

HTC Panache Price in India has been declared near to Rs. 22500/-. HTC Company launched a new HTC Panache smart phone with wide array of specifications. Physically this phone measures 122.2 x 62.5 x 11.1 mm in size and has a weight of 150 grams only. HTC Panache is expected to have 3.8 inches of capacitive Touch Screen with 16M Colors that will support good resolution count. The 5 MP of camera in the phone will come along with Auto focus and LED flash so that good quality images can be captured even in low light conditions.

The HTC Panache phone has also Secondary VGA camera for Video calling. Other multimedia options include access to social networking sites, FM radio, video player and multi format music player with 3.5mm Headphone Jack. The lists of additional features that are expected to come along with HTC Panache include high speed 3G, GPRS, EDGE and data connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi and others. The phone has 768MB RAM and 8GB Storage capacity.

HTC Panache Review, Feature and Specifications

Acer Liquid E Plus Price in India, 3G Android Mobile review, Feature and Specifications

Acer Liquid E Plus Price in India has been announced near to Rs. 12200/- . Acer Liquid E Plus is one of the latest smart phones launched by the company that comes with exciting list of specifications. This phone runs on the latest Android v 2.2 Froyo Operating systems and is powered by Adreno Qualcomm processor. There is 3.5 inch Capacitive LCD touch screen in the phone that supports 480 x 800 pixels.

Acer Liquid E Plus comes packed with variety of connectivity options including GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB.The 5 MP camera of the phone features include auto focus with video recording. Additional specifications of this smart phone include FM Radio with RDS, GPS with Voice Navigation, Mobile Email, Web kit Web Browser, and Google applications like Google Search, YouTube, Picasa, Google Search, Gmail,multi format music player, standard Li-on battery provides Talk Time Up to 300 minutes and Standby Time Up to 400 hours. The smart phone has 512MB of RAM and up to 8GB expandable Micro SD Card.

Acer Liquid E Plus review, Feature and Specifications

What sized laptop is best for you? - Frequent fliers and road warriors

Frequent fliers on those who need a laptop only for the road. If you already have a desktop or a larger laptop for use at home or in the office, the 11.6 or 12.5-inch laptop is probably the best choice for you. With dimension of about 12 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches of smaller weighing between 2.4-3.6 pounds with a 6-cell battery, this laptop will fit in large handbag, briefcase and is a nice compact size to carried in a sleeve case. If you fly a lot, these small laptops fit nicely on an airplane seat back.

Powered by an AMD E-350 processor and Radeon 6310 graphics or Intel i3 or i5 processors, with Intel HD graphics these laptops are not short on power.

Among the models officially released in the Philippines, a good choice on the low end of the budget scale is the HP Pavilion DM1z which has a suggested retail price of Php22,900. Another good choice for those looking for a bit more processing power is the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 11 at Php29,900. The most popular choice in this category is undoubtedly Apple's MacBook Air starting as Php49,900. Those looking for the best that money can offer should look at the Lenovo Thinkpad X220 with its 13 hour battery life, which is 2 times longer than the others we mentioned here can provide. At Php68,400 it is not cheap, but the battery life and solid construction make it a excellent choice.

You may want to make one of these you one and only computer, but the small 11.6 to 12.5-inch screens will probably be smaller than you want. You can always plug it in to your external monitor of HD LCD TV when at home or in the office.

If you really want one machine to be both a carry machine and a carry around unit, you may want to looks at this article:

What sized laptop is best for you? - Balanced Mobility

Jumat, 29 Juli 2011

Fastest mobile internet

I remember when Globe Visibility first came out offering high speed internet. The service promised and delivered 1.4Mbps for Php2,000 per month. Network congestion soon changed that. I think Globe Telecom was expecting people to use it on laptops, and not plugged to desktops 24/7. Some people even used them as internet connections for Internet Cafe's. High-speed broadband was in its infancy, so these were just growing pains.

If you are looking for the fastest mobile internet today, you have two choices.

a) Globe Telecom offers its Tatoo Tonino Lamborghini promising 10Mbps, a postpaid service for Php2,199 a month. This can be availed of with a USB Modem or a personal WiFi modem.

b) Smart Communications is offering its Smart Bro Rocket Plug-It promising 12Mbps. This is a prepaid service at Php10 for 30 minutes. The USB modem will cost you Php3,995.

Service is not yet nationwide so check on network coverage for the higher speeds before availing of either service.

If Smart keeps their service time limited or caps the bandwidth, I think I will be availing of their Rocket. I don't need a lot of bandwidth, but especially on the road, I would like it fast. Of who knows, maybe now we will get a unlimited un-congested network. Being one of the early adopters of Globe's Visibility, I will sit this one out for a bit and see how it plays out.

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Kamis, 28 Juli 2011

Smart is offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus phone on postpaid plans

Smart Communications is offering the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 bundled with a phone for postpaid subscribers.

Plan 2500 (Consumable plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Corby 2
Plan 3000 (Data, call and text plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Galaxy Mini
Plan 4000 (Data, call and text plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Galaxy Ace

We do not have the details of the whether the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 being offered is a WiFi only model, or WiFi and 3G model. We also have no idea on the lock-in period, but it will be at least 24 months.

You can reserve your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 combo at this link. Promo period is from June 27 to August 12, 2011.

Android 4.0 is codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich

The next iteration of Android, scheduled for this winter, aims to bring the OS back from the brink of fragmentation by merging features from the mobile (Gingerbread) and tablet (Honeycomb) platforms.The overriding design theme will be based on Honeycomb's vector-like holographic look, with the slick task switcher and new resizable widgets from 3,1 taking centre stage. USB hosting support will be built in and ail of the new NFC skills from 2.3.4 will be available across the board. Perhaps most exciting is that it'll end issues over app compatibility: If it works on a phone, it'll work (and work properly) on a tablet screen. Coupled with Google's pledge to keep all new Android devices from major manufacturers up to date for at least 18 months from their launch

(hardware permitting), it's just what Google needs for its OS to go stellar.

Android 4.0 is codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich

WHAT IS GOOGLE PLUS?

After months of speculation, Google has launched a social network to rival Facebook;it is google plus.

WHAT IS GOOGLE PLUS?

Google Plus is Google's second social networking portal after Orkut. It integrates various services into one. It is a cross between Facebook and Twitter with a twist of its own.

Google's new service is designed to enable people to post status updates, share links and upload photos. If you want to become a Plus person, you have to be invited by someone who is already registered with the service. You would need a valid Google account. Yes, your Gmail account will be adequate enough.

*Circular Concept

Instead of posting an update that goes out to everyone, Google* enables users to create "circles" or groups, it is a simple grouping method, where you can drag and drop contacts in a chosen circle, such as a user's poker buddies, university friends, work colleagues and family members.Unlike Facebook, where you have to scroll through pages of people and then select update and do three other things in between, Google has kept it simple.There are recommended names from your chat and other lists who can be dragged into any particular group. This way when you post a picture, video or even updates of your status, you can choose to which circles these should be shown and which should be ignored.

"The 'circles' idea makes a lot of sense," said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research."It's smart, and while you can do something similar in Facebook, it's not Facebook's main thing. It's not as easy to do."

*Virtual hangouts

Hangout enables video chatting with groups of friends on Plus.

*Android Integration

Google operating system for phones and tablets. A Google Plus application is already out for Android users to keeps them constantly active on this social system.

*Everything Google in one

services such as GChat, Picasa and Google Reader under one roof. Google is still experimenting, so there is obviously more to come.

The one certainty is that Google is facing an uphill battle in taking on Facebook. While the social network has officially said that it has more than 500 million users, other sources recently have reported that the number now is more than 750 million.

WHAT IS GOOGLE PLUS?

"The 'circles' idea makes a lot of sense," said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research."It's smart, and while you can do something similar in Facebook, it's not Facebook's main thing. It's not as easy to do."

*Virtual hangouts

Hangout enables video chatting with groups of friends on Plus.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Price in India, Android Review, Feature and Specifications

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Price in India is not yet announced. Sony Ericsson launched a new Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro smart phone which comes packed with decent list of features. This smart phone comes in slider form factor and sports 3 inches of capacitive touch screen display with Bravia Engine for bright and clear content quality. The phone also features of full QWERTY Keypad that enables the user to type mails and messages conveniently. For capturing quality images, the phone comes packed with dual 5MP Rear Camera and Front 0.3MP Camera for video calling. Other multimedia options include MP3 and AAC+ music player with3.5mm audio jack, video player and games.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro phone has 400MB Internal memory and can be expanded up to 32GB through microSD card slot so that there is ample of storage space for all your favorite images, music files and others data. The list of additional features that comes packed with Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro includes Bluetooth, microUSB, Modem, 3G, Assisted-GPS, WiFi, WAP Browser. The phone comes along with standard Li-on battery that is capable of providing talk time of around 5 Hours 25 Minutes and standby time of 340 Hours.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Review, Feature and Specifications

Sony Ericsson Txt Pro Price in India, slider QWERTY Phone Review, Features and Specifications

Sony Ericsson Txt Pro Price in India will be announced soon. The company has recently made an announcement about its new smart phone called Sony Ericsson Txt Pro that runs on the latest Android based Operating system and powered by 800MHz Processor. Sony Ericsson Txt Pro is a Slider QWERTY keypad phone and comes with impressive Metallic body finish. The smart phone has wide 3.2-inches of HVGA touch screen display that supports resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. On multimedia front the phone has features of various entertainment options.

Sony Ericsson Txt Pro has 3 mega-pixel cameras with digital zoom and video recoding. The smart phone has Stereo FM Radio multi format music & video player will be a treat for the music lovers. The smart phone has connectivity options like3G HSDPA, GPS navigator, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Accelerometer sensor for user interface. An additional feature that comes loaded in Sony Ericsson Txt Pro so as to make it an impressive model includes social networking applications like Facebook &Twitter, Java. The phone has 64 MB RAM and option of Expandable memory up to 32GB.

Sony Ericsson Txt Pro Review, Features and Specifications

Samsung Character Price in India, Slider Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

Samsung Character Price in India has not declared yet. Samsung has recently launched its latest mobile phone called Samsung Character SCH-R640 which is a full QWERTY keypad and slider phone weighing130g. It comes in a multiple color option and Accelerometer sensor for user interface. The display size is 2.8 inches TFT Touch screen display with 256K Colors .The camera accessorizing the model is a 1.3 Mega Pixels Camera. The camera resolution is 1280x 1024 pixels and with digital zoom.

The Samsung Character SCH-R640 phone offers social networking services through sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as instant messaging, texting, email and MMS options. The Micro SD memory card slot present in Samsung Character SCH-R640 makes it possible to expand the external memory up to 32GB to provide additional space and store more of favorite songs. The music/video player supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, MP4, H.263, and WMA formats. The phone has a speaker with 3.5mm audio jack. The phone has also feature include Micro USB Port, Bluetooth v2.1.

Samsung Character Review, Feature and Specifications

Motorola MOTOKEY XT EX118 Price in India, QWERTY Keypad Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

Motorola MOTOKEY XT EX118 Price in India not declared yet. Motorola company launched a new Motorola MOTOKEY XT EX118 mobile with full of excellent features. This bar shaped phone physically measures 103 x 60 x 9.9 mm in size and Weight 92 g only. The phone has 2.4 inches TFT captive touch screen with 256k colors. A QWERTY Keypad is also provided in the phone that facilitates easy and fast typing of messages.

The Motorola MOTOKEY XT EX118 phone will prove to be a good choice for all the music lovers as the phone features MP3 player that comes along with 3.5 mm audio jack for good sound quality. For enhance your musical experience Stereo FM radio is also present in the phone.3.15 MP camera resolution of 2048×1536 pixels with digital zoom and video recording, video player and games are the additional options. The connectivity in the phone is offered through GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, USB and WAP Browser. There is standard Li-Ion battery that delivers talk time of 4 h 10 min; standby time of 200 h. the phone has expandable memory up to 32GB.

Motorola MOTOKEY XT EX118 Review, Feature and Specifications

HTC Omega Price in India, Windows Mango OS Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

HTC Omega Price in India has not declared yet. HTC is a company that is well known for making high-end smart phones. This phone is extremely enormous not in terms of size, but when it comes to the features as well. HTC launched a new HTC Omega smart phone. The HTC Omega is going to come with a touch screen display that will be measuring a 3.8-inch in size with 800×480 resolution. HTC has given this phone the Dolby mobile and SRS surround sound enhancement option with 3.5 mm audio jack.

The HTC Omega phone has 16 GB internal memory .The phone will be running on the 1.5GHz Qualcomm Processor and it will be having the task of running the Windows Phone v7.1operating system. The smart phone has providing 8 MP cameras that will be capable of 720 p HD video recording. Other options in the camera will include auto-focus camera with LED Flash. The Accelerometer sensor is provided along with the phone in addition to the large screen.

HTC Omega Review, Feature and Specifications

Acer Iconia Smart Price in India, Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

Acer Iconia Smart Price in India is not yet releases. Acer Iconia Smart is the first brand Smartphone launched by the Acer Company that comes with inspiring list of features. There is 4.8” hXGA TFT touch screen display in the phone that is capable of offering resolution support of up to 1024×480 pixels with 16M color for bright, clear and vibrant content. Acer Iconia has dual 8 MP with LED Flash & Auto Focus that can capture images with decent resolution count and 2MP front camera for video calling.

This Acer Iconia Smart handset runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system and is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255-1 processor to deliver good performance. The connectivity feature of the phone will enable the users to have connect with other devices, the feature include Bluetooth, WI-Fi, 3G options. The Smart phone has 8GB internal memory, and also expandable up to 32 GB. The HDMI port that enable to connect on you TV. The Dolby Mobile enhancement is also present in Acer Iconia Smart for providing excellent music experience.

Acer Iconia Smart Review, Feature and Specifications

Around the web: Mango enters the fray, Tablet wars and wars

With Microsoft signing off on the Mango build, Mango has finally arrived. Techie.com.ph has details on the first ever Windows Phone 7 Mango device. It has a 3.7-inch screen, 32GB of internal memory, and a whopping 13.2 megapixel camera... and no, its not a Nokia. The phone is the Fujitsu Toshiba au IS12T. Before you get to excited, this is slated to be a Japan only release.

Phone Arena, used to services of DisplayMate, which found in that the new PLS-LCD screen of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is superior to, the IPS-LCD on the Apple iPad 2 "in slightly more categories, with the only hindrance being the oversaturated colors on Samsung's best tablet, whereas the iPad 2 actually came with too low of a color saturation." Follow this link to see how the other tablets fared.

Before I forget, Angry Bird has 15 new levels. When will this war end.

We need the "Cheap" tablet

The Smartphone is a hand held device, the laptop despite its name is best use on a table. In between these two, you have the tablet, which actually is best suited for use on a lap or a table. Phone Arena citing a survey conducted by Retrevo (presumably of non-tablet owners) where 79% said they would buy a tablet if it cost just US$250. At US$300, the number who said they would buy a tablet dropped to 48%. At US$400, the number dropped to just 31%. The Apple iPad 2 starts at US$499. Modern dual core Android tablets start at over US$400, however the Asus Eee Pad Transformer does start at US$399.

This got me thinking about Google's tablet strategy. It Android phones range from low end devices that compete with pretty much any smartphone in the market to devices intended to compete with Apple's iPhone. When Google did not support Android 2.x for the tablet (like Samsung's Galaxy Tab) and came out with Android 3.x Honeycomb for tablets, it made tablets that would compete with the Apple's iPad.

The Phone Arena survey seems to indicate there is a fairly large market for lower end tablets. Devices with a 1GHz processor of 512MB of RAM (basically cutting edge 2009) technology could be used to build cheap tablets, but without Google support, there will be no developer support either.

While Phone Arena cautions that it only has 1,000 respondents, I do agree with their findings. A tablet will not replace my smartphone nor my personal computer, well at least not until I retire from lawyering, blogging and posting thing like this in Google+. I would not need it to do everything my smarthpone does, and I do not expect it to be as high powered as my personal computer. I am not a hardcore gamer, and 720p is sufficient for me, I don't really need 1080p.

Looking down the road, in a few months time, Tegra 2 tablets will be fairly inexpensive, and while Android device manufacturers and Apple's iPad will probably move into the quad core arena, the Android tablet may finally take off with what will be by than cheap Honeycomb's.

This was originally posted in Google+.

Rabu, 27 Juli 2011

Apps for the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator

We wrote an article on the Metro Manila Development Authority's project with channel TV5, the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator. I was thinking it would make be great to have an app for this, so I sent a tweet over to Globelabs (I really must get a Globe line one of these days in thanks, though my home Internet is provided by Globe). Apparently, Giro AppSolutions, Inc. has something in the works.

Metro Traffic for Android

There is apparently already an app available in the market which can give you traffic updates from the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator. The app is called Metro Traffic Live and is available for iOS and Android. You can get Metro Traffic Live from this link.


View per street

The Metro Traffic Live! gives you the "Line View" of Metro Manila Traffic Navigator. It's free, give it a spin.

Mobile in Manila? The MMDA is your best friend.

The Metro Manila Development Authority recently launched a new service in collaboration with Interaksyon of TV 5 which gives you which gives you comprehensive and accurate updates of the traffic conditions on six major thoroughfares in Metro Manila. You can access the service by pointing your browser to this link: Metro Manila Traffic Navigator.

You can view traffic updates for the six major thoroughfares by the system, or through a list or overlayed on Google Maps. Select the particular road you want to get information on.

The default view, which will take a few minutes to get used to, but once you do you will realize it is an amazingly simple and clever way to get an comprehensive update of the entire traffic situation in Metro Manila. I really just only use the system view. The web page is light, and works well from the browser of a mobile phone. The person who designed it was a genius.

Complementing this service is the MMDA's Twitter service. @MMDAtweets provides you real time information on the traffic, flooding and color coding status in the City. The most amazing part is @MMDAtweets answers your questions and their response time is in my experience under two minutes. Amazing. Two of my service providers (who I pay service fees to monthly) respond in hours, days or never (yup sometimes I never get an answer). This is not the case with @MMDAtweets. All I can say is hats off to you. Best public service and customer service in the web as far as I am concerned.

It is not just online where the MMDA is looking good. The MMDA will be imposing a 60 kilometer per hour speed limit on Macapaga Avenue. In advance of the imposition of the speed limit, they put up clear and legible signs. So many signs that if you do not see at least one of them you must be blind. Well done.

In these times when there are some questions as to whether there has been change with the new government, the MMDA has definitely stepped up. It has always been one of the more prominent agencies, because like what they do or not, the MMDA had a reputation for being a hard worker. The MMDA today is even better. I always had a high regard for this agency, and I am now even more impressed.

All I can say is well done MMDA, and thanks TV5.

MSI X370x - Poor man's MacBook Air?

Not all Fusions are created equally. Despite the technological and price advantage of AMD Fusion platform as against Intel's entry level offerings, we have seen very few offerings in the market. AMD Fusion's are designed for HD video. AMD's C-50 Brazos does not interest all that much, well not anymore anyway (we will get back to that later). The C-50 is has netbook like processing power with good graphics performance. The AMD Fusion E-350 Zacate, is a true laptop chip. The C-50 might have been more interesting, except for the fact that C-50 equipped system do not cost significantly less than E-350 based systems. The price differential makes the C-50 about 5% cheaper, while the Zecate provides almost double the power.

In PassMarks benchmarks, the AMD C-50 scores 453 points, while the AMD E-350 731 points, higher than some of the old Intel Core2 Duo ULV processors. Both the C-50 and E-350 are paired with Radeon HD graphics. The Radeon HD 6250 on the C-50 is clocked at 280MHz. The Radeon HD 6310 on the E-350 is clocked at 500MHz.

Basically, when buying an AMD Fusion based system, buy one with an E-350.

Options. I have not seen many AMD E-350 systems in the market. HP has the 11.6-inch HP Pavilion DM1-3205AU which at its suggested retail price of Php22,990 is the best choice. There is my personal favorite, the 11.6-inch Sony Vaio VPCYB15AG which provides more graphics punch with 384MB of dedicated memory, but priced at Php29,990 and with 30% battery life, is a lot harder to recommend. We also have a 14-inch E-350 laptops from Asus, eMachines and Lenovo, but those weigh in more than 4.5 pounds and I really see the AMD Fusion as being something more suited to an ultraportable.

Enter 13.4-inch MSI X370x. Weighing in at 3.2 pounds, measuring 0.9 inches at its thickest point and Php21,995 the MSI X370x looks like it might be a poor mans MacBook Air. The 13-inch screen is a good size for many, big enough to be use as a primary computer, with the 3.2 pound weight making it light enough for frequent carry.

With a 1.6GHz dual core processor, Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 2GB of system RAM, a 320GB hard drive and HDMI out, its specifications are sufficient for the price. The only Achilles heel in the specifications is the four cell battery, which will give you just over three hours of battery life. That would have been fine three years ago, but it is half of what you would expect from a modern laptop. The MSI X370x styling also looks like it was designed three years ago. Still, it is nice to have a 13-inch E-350 as an option.

Samsung Trender Price in India, 3G Phone Review, Features and Specifications

Samsung Trender Price in India will be declared soon. Samsung created a new trend in the market for power packed Smart phones and launched Samsung Trender a new smart phone. This is a one of recently launched rich featured mobile phone. It has 1.3 Mega Pixels, Resolution 1280×1024 Pixels camera for better picturing. Its 2.8 inches, Resolution 240×320 Pixels TFT Resistive Touch Screen with 56K Colors, QWERTY keypad for instant typing and many other basic options.

Samsung Trender has no internal memory but you can expand upto 32GB Micro/SD Card and on-board android 2.1 operating system powered by 1GHZ ARM Cortex A-8 processor along with 1000 m-AH Li-on battery added it. Samsung trender also provides a 3G, GPRS, EDGE network. The basic connectivity option such as Bluetooth, USB, and having 3.5 mm audio jack that you can connect every type of speakers. The Samsung trender supports WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML is easy to use for internet browsing and installations are smooth and speedy. Samsung trender is good and reasonable with handsome look.

Samsung Trender Review, Features and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S2 Price in India, Android Smart Phone review, features and specifications

Company has announced the Samsung Galaxy S2 Price in India near to Rs. 28000/-. Samsung introduced a new Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone. This is the second version of Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone. The smart phone is having 4.27- inch super AMOLED Plus multi-touch display. Resolution of the display is 800 x 480 pixels. It equipped with Bluetooth v3.0 + HS for connectivity. The phone having dual cameras 8MP AF with LED Flash for primary and 2.0 MP for secondary to take your best moment. The smart phone has 16/32GB internal memory, a microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB.

The Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone has an Android v2.3 Gingerbread operating system and 1.2 GHz Dual Core Application Processor. It is available in arrtactive colors and having the dimensions of 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49mm and a weight of 116 grams. The GPS navigator helps you to reach your destinations without any hassles. The office tools assist the users by allowing them to open all format files. The mobile phone includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, miniUSB support.

Samsung Galaxy S2 review, features and specifications

Samsung C3750 Price in India, Slider Phone Review, feature and Specifications

Samsung C3750 Price in India has been announced as Rs. 3250/- which is very reasonable cost. Samsung has announced new Samsung C3750 mobile phone. The handset supports the network bandwidth of 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz with attractive features and specifications. This multimedia phone targeted towards the budget of consumer with a full of features and affordable price. It has a 2.4 inches 320 x 240 pixels TFT Touch screen.

Users of the Samsung C3750 can also capture their beautiful moments and events through 3.2 Mega Pixels Camera resolutions of 2048 x 1536 Pixels with digital zoom. So far as the connectivity & data modes options of the Samsung C3750 are concerned, the phone provides Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR & WAP, HTML, Internet browsing . The phone supports Facebook, Twitter and MySpace and also supports Yahoo and MSN messengers. The Samsung C3750 comes with an internal memory 37MB.The phone can support a micro SD card up to 16GB.The phone comes with instant messaging like SMS,MMS,E-Mail.

Samsung C3750 Review, feature and Specifications

Nokia T7-00 Price in India, Symbian 3 Mobile Review, Features and Specification

Nokia T7-00 Price in India will be declared soon. Nokia launched a new Nokia T7-00 smart phone with a new technology .The Smartphone having attractive design, easy to use functions and power packed features. The phone is Scratch resistant which easily portable and anodized aluminum casing is. The T7-00 has 3.5 inches wide AMOLED Capacitive Touch Screen with 16M colors display with a high resolution (360×640 Pixels). The phone having no internal memory but you can get up to 32GB external memory with micro SD card.

The Nokia T7-00 mobile comes with Li-ion standard power battery which can give you maximum hour’s standby time service. The model is having Dual camera facility. The primary has 8.0 Mega Pixels Carl Zeiss Optics, Xenon flash and front camera is for video calling. The phone providing a Connectivity Options like Bluetooth v3.0, Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and 3G, GPRS, EDGE, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS Feeds Internet Browsing data modes. Users can in touch with their near and dear ones through SMS, MMS, Email, and Push Email.

Nokia T7-00 Review, Features and Specification

Micromax X228 Price in India, Dual Sim Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

Micromax X228 Price in India has been declared as Rs. 2100/- which is very affordable. Micromax X228 mobile is the basic mobile handset featured with all ordinary attributes and good for the people who are seeking for the affordable mobile. The phone comes with a 1.77” QQVGA 128 x 160 Pixels Display Screen with 65K colors support and offers dual-SIM capabilities. The feature phone measures 112.8 x 50 x 15.5 mm and weighs only 103.5 gms (including battery).

Micromax X228 is associated with the features like FM radio with Telescopic antenna, MP3 music player, games, Alphanumeric Keypad, Tri LED Torch, Yamaha Audio Amplifier and also has the facility of up to 4 GB microSD card slot. The phone has 1.3 Mega-Pixels Camera with video recording. It also supports the multi music format such as MP3, WAV and MIDI. This mobile phone has loaded with some GPRS, USB and WAP browser applications. Its 1800 mAh battery is offering 210 Minutes of talk time and 360 hours of standby time.

Micromax X228 Review, Feature and Specifications

Maxx Tiny MX372 Price in India, Dual SIM phone Review, Features and Specifications

Maxx Tiny MX372 Price in India is very affordable as Rs. 2550/-. Maxx Tiny MX372 is a Dual SIM mobiles and it can support both GSM SIM cards. These dual SIM mobile phones are ideal for the People who do not want to keep separate handsets for managing two numbers. This mobile is very stylish in looks and design. This mobile is designed with multi-tasking technology. The phone is sleek, compact and has candy-bar designing. Also, the display is very interactive, user-friendly and intuitive.

This Maxx Tiny MX372 mobile phone comes with 2.0 Mega Pixels resolution 1600 x 1200 Pixels with digital zoom camera and support external microSD/T-Flash card. These mobiles feature MMS and WAP services. The features include FM Radio, MP4 Player,MP3 Player with One Touch Music Key, Bluetooth,USB port GPRS and more. The mobile phone is a light weight of just 61 grams which makes it easy to carry it in pockets as well as in purses and available in four different colors of Pink, Purple, White and Wine Red .

Maxx Tiny MX372 Review, Features and Specifications

HTC Aria (Liberty) Custom ROM List

*This list of Custom ROM is only for HTC Aria (Liberty)*
*Flash your device at your own risk*

(07/04/2011) [SS] Liberty S (2.3.3)(port)

(06/26/2011) [SS] CyanogenMod v7.1 RC1 (2.3.4)

(03/23/2011) [SS] Liberated Aria 2.2.2 (Froyo)

(09/15/2010) [SS] HTC Stocks

*All source links are from xda-developers forum*

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Google+ app now available in the Android Market for the Philippines

Until now, the Google+ app has only been available in selected countries for Android users. Many of you with Google+ accounts have probably already installed the Google+ app from the APK file (myself included). Today it is available from the Android Market for Philippine users.

If you already installed the Google+ App, I recommend that you uninstall it, and re-install it from the Android Market so that you will be informed of updates to the app.

Zen X402 Price in India, Big Battery Mobile Phone Review, Feature and Specifications

Company has not announced the Zen X402 Price in India yet. Zen X402 is the latest mobile phone launched by Zen Company that comes packed with excellent list of features. The phone features dual SIM compatibility with dual standby and sports 51.8" (4.6cm) QVGA Screen display. The phone comes with impressive list of features including Wireless FM Radio with Telescopic Antenna, Video recording option, multi format music player with Surround Sound & Equalizer, games and video player.

There is huge 1800 mAh of battery in Zen X402 that is capable of providing talk time of around 6.8 hours and standby time of 40 days. For connectivity the phone features GPRS, Bluetooth, WAP Browser and USB. The phone facilitates an external memory expansion by up to 8 GB microSD card slot. The phone is available only black color. The phone provides you a Dual LED Torch and 3.5mm Audio Jack. The innovative design and great feature phone is smart choice for smart people.

Zen X402 Review, Feature and Specifications

Motorola WX294 price in India, Dual SIM phone review, feature and Specifications

Motorola WX294 price in India has been announced as Rs. 7,050/-. Motorola launched a latest candy bar shaped phone called Motorola WX294 which supports a Dual SIM. This model captures images of resolution 640 X 480 Pixels via its 0.3 Megapixel camera with LED flash light. Operating on a frequency range of GSM 900 / 1800MHz, Motorola WX294 comes in a black color. The phone has 3 MB internal memory and expandable memory up to 32GB microSD card.

The Motorola WX294 handset is capable of storing 500 phonebook records with photo call. Adding to the essentials, it has a multi format Audio player and a multi format video player with MP3/AAC, MP4/H.263 respectively. The list of basic feature include Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, loudspeaker with 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, games, java support, WAP 2.0, xHTML browser. The Standard Li-Ion 750 mAh battery providing a talk time duration of up to 7.30 hours and Stand-by Up to 480 hours, Motorola WX294 is a good deal for the buyers.

Motorola WX294 review, feature and Specifications

Micromax X11i price in India, Dual Sim phone Review, feature and specifications

Company has announced the cheapest Micromax X11i price in India as Rs. 1300/-. Micromax X11i is the latest exciting looking handset with dual SIM and dual standby options that is good choice for all the style conscious people. The candy bar stylish phone very light weight of 95gms only and dimension of 113.5x48x15.75 mm. The phone has 1.45-inch TFT screen resolution of 128×128 Pixels with 262K colors.

The camera is not available in Micromax X11i but company will take care of music lovers through its Wireless FM Radio, mp3, video player with an expandable memory of up to 8GB microSD card. The phone has more basic feature like LED Torch light, Alpha Numeric keypad and Integrated Games. One of the most striking features of this phone is its 1800mAh Li-ion battery that is capable of providing talk time of around 17 hours and standby time of 30 days. This mobile phone is best for its features, stylish design and light weight with in reasonable price.
Micromax X11i Review, feature and specifications

iBall Aura V36 Price in India, 3D Interface mobile review, Feature and Specification

iBall Aura V36 Price in India has been announced as Rs.6000/- iBall have achieved great heights in market. The company introduced a new iBall Aura V36 mobile phone with innovated several high technology. The phone has a unique Slim and Stylish design and much more advanced in comparison to the market. This mobile phone is extensively famous for its 3.5-inch, HVGA resolution Touch screen with 3D user interface. The handset is preloaded with every modern technology features which makes its unique for other handsets.

The iBall Aura V36 phone is available with Dual SIM GSM; Dual Standby technology.nowYou can use two SIM cards simultaneously. The phone provides you 3 MP cameras with flash and large 16 GB expandable memory that gives you vast storage space for your favorite music and videos.iBall Aura V36 mobile phone that gives you users facility to access high speed Internet anytime and anywhere and with Social Networking applications like MSN, Nimbuzz, ebuddy, Facebook, Twitter. The phone has Li-ion 1100 mAh battery.

iBall Aura V36 review, Feature and Specification

HTC Flyer Price in India, 10.0 inches touch screen tablet review, feature and Specifications

Latest HTC Flyer Price in India will be announced near to Rs. 37500/-. HTC launched a first flyer tablet pc with 10.1 inches PLS TFT capacitive touch screen display with 16Million colors and resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by an Intel 1.5 GHz processor with Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread operating system and 1GB of RAM. HTC Flyer is a great device planned for consumers who want something a bit smaller tablet pc.This device can be used for entertainment, communication and for business purpose.

HTC Flyer comes with Stereo speakers with 3.5mm jack, card reader, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity. This little notebook comes with TV Out connector. The device comes with dual camera 5MP primary camera with autofocus, geo tagging and 1.3 MP secondary cameras for video calling/chatting. The memory capacity is available in 32GB internal and also expandable up to 32GB microSD card. The device has GPS navigation with A-GPS support using Google Maps, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Touch sensitive controls and Li-Po 4000 mAh battery for long backup.

HTC Flyer review, feature and Specifications

Asus Eee PC X101 - Will netbooks be sexy again?

HardwareZonePH has the new Asus Eee PC X101 in their labs (pictures on their Facebook page here). The Asus Eee PC X101 is a 10.1-inch Atom powered netbook. It will be offered with both the Meego Operating System (yep the same one in the new Nokia phone), and there will also be a Windows 7 version.

The processor of the X101 is a single core Atom N435 running at 1.33GHz (some sources say 1.5GHz) and the system will come with 1GB of RAM. Power comes from a 3-cell battery. For storage the Meego version has a 8GB or 16GB SSD hard drive. The Windows version names X101H will have a 250GB hard drive.

What is so special about this? The X101 is all of 0.69 inches thick. Weight will be just over 2 pounds. That is MacBook Air thin and light. The Meego version will retail for US$199, so it looks like we will see a 10-inch netbook a below Php10,000. Aside from being thin, it will be dirt cheap. The Windows version, the X101H will cost US$310, so it will be priced the same as todays entry level netbooks. With the N435 processor, and 1GB of RAM, I do not think this will run very well with Windows 7. The Meego version looks interesting, the 28Wh battery worrisome, but we will have to wait for the reviews.

Now, if Asus built one of these things in 11.6-inches with a AMD C-50 inside...

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