Friday 23 March 2012
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Samsung's Galaxy NoteWill Get Android 4.0 in Q2, Along With New Apps
Samsung Electronics will upgrade its Galaxy Note to Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich starting during the second quarter. The upgrade will also include new applications that take advantage of the device's digital pen, the company said on Thursday.
The upgrade will be distributed worldwide, Samsung said, without sharing any detailed arrival dates. In December, Samsung said the product would be upgraded during the first quarter.
The Galaxy Note was originally launched in September. It has a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display, and can be used a smartphone or a "smart notepad," according to Samsung. The digital S Pen lets users write and draw directly on the screen.
The so-called Premium Suite will besides Android 4. 0 also include S Note, an app that lets users combine their notes and sketches with other digital content, according to Samsung. The application will come with templates for meeting minutes and diary entries, it said.
Another pen-enabled application is My Story, which will make it possible to create cards for friends or family using any type of content such as notes, video content, photos, text or voice.
However, the latest version of Android is the most important part of the Premium Suite. It has a new user interface with a redesigned menu for easier multi-tasking. Android 4.0 also introduces features such as Face Unlock, which allows users to log in using face recognition, and Android Beam, which shares content using NFC (Near-Field Communications).
Last week, Samsung started upgrading its Galaxy S II to Android 4.0, as well.
Other phones and tablets that will be upgraded include the Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, 7.7, 8.9, 8.9 LTE and 10.1, Samsung said at the time.
HP Folio 13 vs. Dell XPS 13: Ultrabook laptop Prizefight
Ultrabooks are a hot topic right now, but with so many superslim 13-inch laptops available, how do you choose the best one? It's especially hard in the new pseudo-category, as most of the ultrabooks we've seen are very similar, both in design and specs. For this eagerly awaited Prizefight, we pitted two of our favorite ultrabooks against each other: the HP Folio 13 and theDell XPS 13.
The Dell has a very MacBook-Air-like design, whereas the HP is a bit more businesslike, but has fantastic battery life. Below, you'll see our laptop experts, me along with Julie Rivera and Brian Tong, rate both systems across several key categories, and at the end, we'll tally up the score and declare a winner.
Round 1: Design
Dell XPS 13Dan: The Dell is so MacBook-Air-like, it hurts. But, if you're going to steal, steal from the best. 4/5
Julie: Although I'm not a personal fan of the tapered look, the edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass, comfortable keyboard, and sturdy feel shine in comparison. 4/5
Brian: It's a nice design that's a pure knockoff. It looks good, but not as good as the original. 4/5
HP Folio 13
Dan: Businesslike, but thin. Still, not nearly as eye-catching. 3/5
Julie: Basic no-nonsense design, nice keyboard, but slightly heavier than the Dell. 3/5
Brian: A classic design that isn't a conversation starter, but isn't a distraction, either. I prefer its keyboard over the Dell's. 3/5
Dan: Businesslike, but thin. Still, not nearly as eye-catching. 3/5
Julie: Basic no-nonsense design, nice keyboard, but slightly heavier than the Dell. 3/5
Brian: A classic design that isn't a conversation starter, but isn't a distraction, either. I prefer its keyboard over the Dell's. 3/5
Round 2: Features
Dan: Lacking both HDMI (it has DisplayPort instead) and an SD card reader, the XPS 13 falls short on features. 2/5
Julie: Besides lacking HDMI and an SD card slot, there's no Ethernet port on this more expensive 13-incher. 2/5
Brian: There's not even a SD card slot...real skimpy here. Backlit keyboards for both. 2/5
HP Folio 13
Dan: The Folio 13 covers the basics, but don't look for anything extra. Both of these at least have backlit keyboards. 3/5
Julie: Has all of the above; an all-around intro for the average consumer looking for just enough productivity. 3/5
Brian: Built-in Ethernet and HDMI-out, two USB, and an SD card slot. It has what I expect in an ultrabook. 4/5
Dan: The Folio 13 covers the basics, but don't look for anything extra. Both of these at least have backlit keyboards. 3/5
Julie: Has all of the above; an all-around intro for the average consumer looking for just enough productivity. 3/5
Brian: Built-in Ethernet and HDMI-out, two USB, and an SD card slot. It has what I expect in an ultrabook. 4/5
Round 3: Performance
Dell XPS 13Dan: Identical, middle-of-the-pack performance from both, and more than enough for everyday use. 4/5
Julie: Sporting identical specs, neither has the edge over the other; both exchanged leads on every benchmark. 4/5
Brian: Benchmark tests are nearly identical. 4/5
HP Folio 13
Dan: You'll very rarely feel like you're using a low-voltage processor on either of these. 4/5
Julie: Performance suffices for ordinary everyday tasks on both systems. 4/5
Brian: The same specs yield pretty much the same results. 4/5
Dan: You'll very rarely feel like you're using a low-voltage processor on either of these. 4/5
Julie: Performance suffices for ordinary everyday tasks on both systems. 4/5
Brian: The same specs yield pretty much the same results. 4/5
Round 4: Battery life
Dell XPS 13 Dan: Good, but not extraordinary, battery life. 3/5
Julie: On par with the first round of ultrabooks; not that impressive. 3/5
Brian: A solid 5 hours; that's standard for most ultrabooks. 3/5
HP Folio 13
Dan: The longest-lasting ultrabook battery to date, running about an hour longer than the Dell, but still behind the 13-inch MacBook Air. 4/5
Julie: Closest to the MacBook Air, hitting the 6-hour mark; pretty impressive overall. 4/5
Brian: It's an impressive 6 hours, behind only the MacBook Air. 4/5
Dan: The longest-lasting ultrabook battery to date, running about an hour longer than the Dell, but still behind the 13-inch MacBook Air. 4/5
Julie: Closest to the MacBook Air, hitting the 6-hour mark; pretty impressive overall. 4/5
Brian: It's an impressive 6 hours, behind only the MacBook Air. 4/5
Round 5: Value
Dell XPS 13Dan: Decent bang for your buck, but not ahead of the crowd. 3/5
Julie: Cheaper than the MacBook Air, but not as packed as the HP. 3/5
Brian: You're still getting good value, just not great value. 3/5
HP Folio 13
Dan: At $100 less than the Dell, for essentially the same specs, this is a clear value winner. 5/5
Julie: Same specs, more ports: Ethernet, SD Card slot, and HDMI. At $899, the HP is the better value. 5/5
Brian: Just $899 for the performance and features in the HP may be the best value for an ultrabook of this caliber. 5/5
Dan: At $100 less than the Dell, for essentially the same specs, this is a clear value winner. 5/5
Julie: Same specs, more ports: Ethernet, SD Card slot, and HDMI. At $899, the HP is the better value. 5/5
Brian: Just $899 for the performance and features in the HP may be the best value for an ultrabook of this caliber. 5/5
This was a tight contest between two very similar laptops. But the differences were clear enough that our category scores were nearly unanimous among the three judges -- a very rare occurrence. The final tally was as follows (calculated as an overall average of the average score of each individual round):
Nikon V1 - The right click
Finally, a camera that is not promising the moon—that is, more pixels than we know what to do with—has hit the market. The maker, Nikon, a company that deals in serious professional cameras, has come up with an entirely new sensor format for the Nikon V1.
This 10.1 megapixel camera is built around a CMOS sensor, comes with interchangeable lenses, and sports a hybrid focussing system that gives you much more speed—both in terms of focussing and frames per second (FPS)—than you would expect from a compact camera. It is a no-frills camera aimed at a photography enthusiast more than the beginner.
Nikon's audience for this camera does not come across as the average digital compact buyer. In fact, the lack of pre-set scene modes, or creative filters will actually dissuade such a person.
It seems a perfect companion for the photographer who knows what he wants and does not require to keep changing scene modes to get the best picture.
T-Mobile Vivacity review
Price when reviewed: £100
Supplier: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk
Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa
There's no denying that for its latest budget Android smartphone, T-Mobile has turned on the style. It's not hard to see where it got its inspiration from, with the squared-off body, glossy black rear and thing metal strip more than a little reminiscent of the While Apple's phone uses Gorilla Glass at the front and rear, with an aluminium frame in the middle, T-Mobile's handset is a more budget affair with a plastic case that gives the handset a hollow and cheaper feel to it. Give the price discrepancy between the two phones that's to be expected.
Under the case the Vivacity, which is manufactured by ZTE, has a modest specification, with an 800MHz single-core processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-installed. We're pleased to say that T-Mobile has left the standard Android interface alone, so it's easy to pick up and use.
It's also good to see that the phone isn't loaded with unnecessary applications, with just four T-Mobile apps added to the standard Android ones. They're standard fare for this kind of phone: My T-Mobile gives you help and advice about the network's services; My Services lets you see the free and paid-for services you can activate by calling T-Mobile's helpline; TopApps just lists recommend apps; and the Music Jukebox app is just a link to T-Mobile's online music shop.
Other pre-installed apps include Docs To Go, an office document viewer; Filer, a very basic file manager; Lookout Security, which scans for viruses and can also backup and locate your phone in case it's lost; and Notepad, a basic text editor.
Even though these apps don't take up a lot of room individually, by the time we'd installed updates from Google Play (the new name for the Android Market), there was only 94MB out of the 512MB of internal storage free. Fortunately, there's a microSDHC slot with a 2GB card included, so you've got a bit more space for those apps that support being moved to memory card.
Samsung Series 9 laptop review
Samsung's new laptop is the most beautiful ultrabook on the market - users pay for it in cash and battery life, but many will still want to says Matt Warman
A new generation of laptops is coming rapidly to shops and the charge is being led by Asus, Samsung and Samsung. That’s because the latest Samsung Series 9’s main real rival is the old Samsung Series 9.
Although only the new model, the NP900X3B, fulfills the technical criteria to be an ultrabook (an ultraslim, long-lived laptop), in practice both the new and the old version are very similar in their appeal and very attractive from many perspectives. Both also share similar drawbacks on price and battery life, but their target audience is clearly one that values style and sturdiness over such prosaic matters.
That’s not to say that HP, Dell and even lesser-known British companies such as Novatech are not all making excellent machines, all with long batteries, bright screens and Intel’s excellent i5 and i7 processors. Where Intel is struggling, however, is to avoid the commoditization of the laptop market – by focusing on the ‘ultrabook’ idea, then the risk is that laptops simply become screens with keyboards. With most users using a small fraction of processing potential, individual specifications scarcely matter.
So Samsung and Asus are both taking a similar approach, focusing on eye-catching design and particularly ultraslim design. While Asus’s idea is all brushed silver, Samsung’s is more businesslike; the new Series 9 continues the original’s i5 processor, now updated, and also uses a solid-state hard drive. That means, like all ultrabooks, it boasts very rapid start-up and very quick waking from sleep, but the Series 9’s top selling point is packing a 15” screen into the same size chassis as a normal 14” laptop, yet weighing just 1.59kg. The 13” model does the same and weighs 1.19kg. At 14.9mm and 12.9mm respectively, both models are a delight to handle. Battery life is up to about six hours, which is outstanding by old laptop standards and mediocre by new ones. The Series 9 keyboard is better than Asus’s equivalent, but overall the compromise is between design and performance
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