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The 9 most sought-after tablets of 2014
This holiday season will see the sales of tablets soaring as most families are expected to buy the gadget as a gift. Amazon Fire HD : T...
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013
Ultra HD TVs, massive touchscreens, wearable computers. It's CES 2013. What do African dancers have do to with Hisense's TVs? ...
Google unveils first tablet
Google Inc unveiled its first tablet PC on June 27, as the Internet company looks to replicate its smartphone success in a tablet market ...
Apple offers refund on iPads
S tech giant Apple offered to refund Australian customers on Mar. 27 who felt they had been misled by advertising about 4G capabilities ...
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Sunday, 1 November 2015
OnePlus X First Look: How Good Can a $250 Smartphone Be?
News flash: smartphones are expensive. Market leaders like the iPhone 6s start at $650, and even relatively low-cost handsets like Google’s new Nexus 5X will set you back a not insignificant $380.
That’s where the new OnePlus X comes in. Starting at $250, this handset is designed to provide you with the kind of performance you’d expect out of more expensive phones at a ridiculously low price.
According to OnePlus, the X will be available in two different styles. One features a polished black glass rear panel, while the other gets a hardened ceramic panel. Both phones are built around aluminum frames to give them a more premium feel.
Watch More: Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X Review: Google’s Best Smartphones Yet
The OnePlus X has a one major similarity to the pricier OnePlus Two ($329), which is the special Alert Slider found on the X’s left side. By moving the slider you can switch between receiving all notifications, receiving priority notifications, or silencing all notifications.
To lower the cost of the OnePlus X, however, OnePlus has a omitted a slew of the OnePlus Two’s features. First, the phone’s screen is smaller —5 inches versus 5.5 — than its more expensive sibling’s. The OnePlus X also lacks a fingerprint scanner and doesn’t include a USB Type-C connector; the OnePlus Two has both.
Still, the OnePlus X is no slouch. That AMOLED display, while relatively small, still offers a 1920-by-1080 resolution, which means images should be colorful and sharp. The handset also gets a 13-megapixel rear camera, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera, which is a slight step up from the OnePlus Two’s 5-megapixel front camera.
Inside, the OnePlus X features a 4-core processor and 3 GB of RAM. Onboard storage is limited to 16 GB, though a microSD card slot means you can increase the phone’s memory by an extra 128 GB.
The OnePlus Two, on the other hand, gets a more powerful 8-core processor with 3 GB or 4 GB of RAM, which means the older OnePlus Two will be faster than OnePlus X. The One Plus Two also gets your choice of 16 GB or 64 GB of onboard storage. Unfortunately, the phone doesn’t include a microSD card reader, so you can’t increase the phone’s storage space.
Like the OnePlus Two, the OnePlus X runs on a modified version of Google’s Android OS that the company calls its Oxygen OS. That means you’ll still be able to run your favorite Android apps on the phone, but will get features and updates specific to OnePlus.
Watch More About: One Plus X
Friday, 6 February 2015
The 9 most sought-after tablets of 2014
This holiday season will see the sales of tablets soaring as most families are expected to buy the gadget as a gift.
Amazon Fire HD: The perfect budget device for those that want to browse and consume rather than get overly creative or productive. Amazon’s tablets are getting better every year and, at $99, even though you’ll be locked into Amazon’s smaller ecosystem of apps and services and the fact that the screen is just 6 high definition inches in size, the Fire HD 6 is hard to beat in terms of price and performance.
The Nexus 9: This is the best Nexus tablet ever built which means it’s also one of the best Android tablets ever created. Its squarer screen makes it better than past devices for multitasking and for doing things other than watching films and the build quality and attention to detail are also a serious step up. It’s also incredibly fast thanks to a phenomenal processor. The only criticism is that there’s no SD card expansion slot.
New Lenovo YOGA Tablet 2 Pro: Developed with help from US actor Ashton Kutcher, the Lenovo is as focused on entertainment as much as working on the fly. It actually has a 'hang’ setting which means the device can be fixed to a wall like a small TV so that everyone can see the 1-inch QHD screen. What’s more it also has an integrated projector for creating a mini cinema. It’s also the world’s first tablet with an integrated subwoofer for better sound.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3: It’s third time lucky for the Surface Pro. The latest version comes the closest yet to really combining all of the best elements of a notebook with those of a tablet. It’s phenomenally well made and can run desktop applications. The pen input brings an extra dimension to design and graphics work. But that flexibility comes at a premium – the entry-level model is over $700 and comes with some limitations, it can only run Windows apps
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2: Like the Surface Pro 3, this huge 12-inch plus Samsung tablet takes productivity to another level thanks to all of that screen space. However, it’s an Android tablet so has access to pretty much every app out there as well as Samsung’s own growing ecosystem of apps and services. The only problem is build quality, it’s a bit plastic.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5: This device, available with an 8.4-inch or 10.5-inch screen, has one of the best displays found on any tablet made by any company and under that AMOLED screen everything else is equally high-specification. So much so that if it weren’t for the lack of attention to design and choice of construction materials, it really would give the iPad Air a run for its money.
The iPad Air 2: The original iPad Air, launched last year, was hands down the best full-sized tablet money could buy and the new model extends the gap between it and everything else even further. It has a reflective coating on its screen to make it easier to use outdoors and it also gets a biometric fingerprint sensor for extra security and for making online payments. And at 437g it is also one of the lightest and (6.1mm) thinnest tablets on the market as well as being ultra powerful
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet: The only tablet here that’s waterproof, it is probably the best Android tablet that Sony has ever built. Despite a 10.1-inch screen and a pretty large bezel, it only weighs 426g. The company has paid as much attention to how it looks as to how it performs and so it feels like a quality product and one worth the price tag even if the display isn’t quite as impressive as those on Samsung or Apple tablets.
iPad Mini 3: Like its bigger brother, the iPad Mini is in a class of its own. If you are looking for a premium quality tablet where the only compromise is on size then there really isn’t anything on the market that can compete. It has a 64-bit processor, a great 7.9-inch Retina display and an integrated fingerprint scanner for extra security and online payments.
Amazon Fire HD: The perfect budget device for those that want to browse and consume rather than get overly creative or productive. Amazon’s tablets are getting better every year and, at $99, even though you’ll be locked into Amazon’s smaller ecosystem of apps and services and the fact that the screen is just 6 high definition inches in size, the Fire HD 6 is hard to beat in terms of price and performance.
The Nexus 9: This is the best Nexus tablet ever built which means it’s also one of the best Android tablets ever created. Its squarer screen makes it better than past devices for multitasking and for doing things other than watching films and the build quality and attention to detail are also a serious step up. It’s also incredibly fast thanks to a phenomenal processor. The only criticism is that there’s no SD card expansion slot.
New Lenovo YOGA Tablet 2 Pro: Developed with help from US actor Ashton Kutcher, the Lenovo is as focused on entertainment as much as working on the fly. It actually has a 'hang’ setting which means the device can be fixed to a wall like a small TV so that everyone can see the 1-inch QHD screen. What’s more it also has an integrated projector for creating a mini cinema. It’s also the world’s first tablet with an integrated subwoofer for better sound.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3: It’s third time lucky for the Surface Pro. The latest version comes the closest yet to really combining all of the best elements of a notebook with those of a tablet. It’s phenomenally well made and can run desktop applications. The pen input brings an extra dimension to design and graphics work. But that flexibility comes at a premium – the entry-level model is over $700 and comes with some limitations, it can only run Windows apps
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2: Like the Surface Pro 3, this huge 12-inch plus Samsung tablet takes productivity to another level thanks to all of that screen space. However, it’s an Android tablet so has access to pretty much every app out there as well as Samsung’s own growing ecosystem of apps and services. The only problem is build quality, it’s a bit plastic.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5: This device, available with an 8.4-inch or 10.5-inch screen, has one of the best displays found on any tablet made by any company and under that AMOLED screen everything else is equally high-specification. So much so that if it weren’t for the lack of attention to design and choice of construction materials, it really would give the iPad Air a run for its money.
The iPad Air 2: The original iPad Air, launched last year, was hands down the best full-sized tablet money could buy and the new model extends the gap between it and everything else even further. It has a reflective coating on its screen to make it easier to use outdoors and it also gets a biometric fingerprint sensor for extra security and for making online payments. And at 437g it is also one of the lightest and (6.1mm) thinnest tablets on the market as well as being ultra powerful
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet: The only tablet here that’s waterproof, it is probably the best Android tablet that Sony has ever built. Despite a 10.1-inch screen and a pretty large bezel, it only weighs 426g. The company has paid as much attention to how it looks as to how it performs and so it feels like a quality product and one worth the price tag even if the display isn’t quite as impressive as those on Samsung or Apple tablets.
iPad Mini 3: Like its bigger brother, the iPad Mini is in a class of its own. If you are looking for a premium quality tablet where the only compromise is on size then there really isn’t anything on the market that can compete. It has a 64-bit processor, a great 7.9-inch Retina display and an integrated fingerprint scanner for extra security and online payments.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013
Ultra HD TVs, massive touchscreens, wearable computers. It's CES 2013.
What do African dancers have do to with Hisense's TVs? We're not sure
CES 2013 opened to 150,000 attendees in Las Vegas on Jan. 8
Earthquake Sound has a car / golf cart with a built-in bass in the hood. There's room for your clubs in the back
The Necomimi Brain Wave Cat Ears actually use your brain waves or facial expressions. Relaxed? The ears will turn down. Feeling interested? They'll pop up.
Snooki, of "Jersey Shore" fame, showed up at CES 2013 to unveil her latest line of audio gear, including a red Bling-Bling Phon
Tap this button on Audi's iPhone app and it will turn on Audi's piloted car. The car then drives to you and picks you up.
Audi's piloted car. The company got a license from Nevada today to start testing self-driving cars in the state.
CES 2013 has 3,264 exhibitors spread across 1.9 million square feet of exhibit space.
The HapiFork pairs with your phone via Bluetooth to tell you about your eating habits. It also vibrates when you are eating too fast
Samsung's Tim Baxter presents the company's new OLED 4K TV. He didn't announce its price or when it will be available.
New phones? There aren't a lot of new phone announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Vizio showed two of its phones, which aren't coming to the U.S
CES 2013, the annual technology show in Las Vegas, kicked off for press with an ice luge. As they say, what happens at CES, stays at CES -- or spreads at Internet speed.
You can go to the casino or you can check out Lenovo's Horizon table. The 27-inch table -- in effect a giant tablet -- runs Windows 8 and has Lenovo's own Aura interface. It will be sold this year at a starting price of $1,699
Not impressed by Lenovo's 27-inch screen, 3M has an even bigger 84-inch touch screen table that can handle up to 40 simultaneous touches. This one isn't coming out for consumers though; it's meant to be a commercial product.
CES is going to be all about Ultra HD TVs. LG released its 4K TV, shown here, in 2012
Nope, they're not Google's Glass. Vuzix's Smart Glasses M100 have a built-in camera that will let you record video, and a display that shows you Android apps.
Combat Creatures' Attacknids took over the floor at CES. The 10-inch-tall robots can fight each other, and probably your cat as well.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Google unveils first tablet
Google Inc unveiled its first tablet PC on June 27, as the Internet company looks to replicate its smartphone success in a tablet market where it faces stiff competition from Apple Inc, Microsoft and Amazon
Hugo Barra, Director of Google Product Management, holds up the new Google Nexus7 tablet at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco
Hugo Barra, Director of Google Product Management holds up the new Google Nexus7, that will sell for $199 and be available in mid-July, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The tablet will have a screen that measures 7 inches diagonally, smaller than the nearly 10 inches on Apple Inc.Ãs popular iPad. That means itÃs more likely to challenge Amazon.com Inc.Ãs Kindle Fire, which is also 7 inches
Hugo Barra, director of product management of Google, unveils Nexus 7 tablet during Google I/O 2012 Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California June 27, 2012. Google Inc unveiled its first tablet PC on Wednesday, as the Internet company looks to replicate its smartphone success in a tablet market where it faces stiff competition from Apple Inc, Microsoft and Amazon. The "Nexus 7" tablet, built and co-branded in partnership with hardware maker Asus, will be priced starting at $199.
Google Lives Up to Expectations with New Tablet and Streaming Media Player
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Apple offers refund on iPads
S tech giant Apple offered to refund Australian customers on Mar. 27 who felt they had been misled by advertising about 4G capabilities on its new iPad in a regulatory court challenge, reports said
Construction manager David Tarasenko poses with the first new iPad from a store in Sydney, moments after midnight, March 16, 2012. Apple Inc's new iPad went on sale in Australia early on Friday, greeted by throngs of fans hungry to get hold of the U.S. consumer giant's latest, 4G-ready tablet computer
Construction manager David Tarasenko (R) purchases the first new iPad from a store in Sydney, moments after midnight, March 16, 2012. Apple Inc's new iPad went on sale in Australia early on Friday, greeted by throngs of fans hungry to get hold of the U.S. consumer giant's latest, 4G-ready tablet computer
Customers line up outside an Apple store in Sydney, on March 16. Apple fans in Australia became the first in the world to get their hands on the latest iPad as hundreds of gadget lovers laid siege to the company's flagship Sydney store
Crowds cue up outside Apple's flagshop store, in New York, Friday, March 16, 2012. Apple's latest iPad drew die-hard fans to stores in the U.S. and nine other countries Friday, many of whom lined up for hours to be among the first to buy one
One of the first shoppers at Apple's flagshop store shows off his new iPad, in New York, Friday, March 16, 2012. Apple's latest iPad drew die-hard fans to stores in the U.S. and nine other countries Friday, many of whom lined up for hours to be among the first to buy one
Lukas from Germany is the first to get the new iPad at the Apple store in a shopping mall in Oberhausen, western Germany, Friday, March 16, 2012. Apart from a few countries, there is an internationally coordinated simultaneous release of the iPad.
Scott Miner holds up his arm as the first customer at an Apple store to buy the new iPad in San Francisco, Friday, March 16, 2012. The launch of Apple’s latest iPad drew the customary lines of die-hard fans and resellers to stores in the U.S. and nine other countries Friday.
People gather outside an Apple retail store on Fifth Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, March 16, 2012, as they wait for the 8 a.m. local time release of the new iPad tablet
Japanese Ryota Musha, 41, right, and Hisanori Kogure, 31, show off new iPad tablet computers they purchased, in Tokyo Friday, March 16, 2012. Sales of the third version of Apple's iPad began Friday morning in Japan
A man wearing a cardboard hat depicting Apple's new iPad reacts as he walks to purchase the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
Customers look at tables which display Apple's new iPad 4G-ready tablet computer at one of their stores in Paris March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
Thousands Line Up For the New iPad As It Hits Stores (ABC News)
Apple fans are seen displaying a countdown clock as they wait for the launch of the new iPad at an Apple store in Tokyo, on March 16. Hundreds of gadget lovers queued up for the new device as a worldwide launch followed the global sunrise
People wait on a street in front of an Apple store as they await sales of the new iPad in the Apple store in Munich March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Germany on Friday and more than 500 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
Customers wait to purchase Apple iPad tablet computers in Covent Garden in central London March 16, 2012. The new iPad goes on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain, with diehards lining up overnight in front of Apple stores in Munich, Paris, London, Singapore and Hong Kong
People purchase Apple's new iPad at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain
People wait in line to purchase Apple's new iPad at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France
People wait in line to purchase Apple's new iPad at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
A man in a mask celebrates with Apple store's staff after purchasing new iPad at its Ginza store in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
People camp out on Fifth Avenue in New York outside Apple's Fifth Avenue Store to reserve spots for Apple's new iPad due for a March 16 release March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
A man looks around Apple's new iPad at the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening.
People stand in a line to purchase Apple's new iPad in front of Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
People sit on a street in front of an Apple store as they wait for the release of the new iPad in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm , Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked open one of the devices
Journalists test the new iPad following a live stream of its US launch, at an event in central London on March 7. Hordes of gadget lovers are expected to lay siege to Apple stores on Friday to get their hands on third-generation iPads when they debut at 8:00 am local time in the United States and nine other countries including Australia and France
A worker cleans a new iPad tablet ahead of its release at an Apple store in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm , Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked open one of the devices
A man in a mask celebrates with Apple store's staff after purchasing new iPad at its Ginza store in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
People camp out on Fifth Avenue in New York outside Apple's Fifth Avenue Store to reserve spots for Apple's new iPad due for a March 16 release March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
A man looks around Apple's new iPad at the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening.
People stand in a line to purchase Apple's new iPad in front of Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening
People sit on a street in front of an Apple store as they wait for the release of the new iPad in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm , Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked open one of the devices
Journalists test the new iPad following a live stream of its US launch, at an event in central London on March 7. Hordes of gadget lovers are expected to lay siege to Apple stores on Friday to get their hands on third-generation iPads when they debut at 8:00 am local time in the United States and nine other countries including Australia and France
A worker cleans a new iPad tablet ahead of its release at an Apple store in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm , Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked open one of the devices
People sleep on a street in front of an Apple store as to await sales of the new iPad in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm , Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to repair firm iFixit, which cracked open one of the devices
New iPad tablets are seen in a window display in an Apple store in Sydney March 16, 2012.
Apple CEO Tim Cook clasp his hands during an new iPad announcement during an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The new iPad features a sharper screen and a faster processor. Apple says the new display will be even sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room.
CEO Tim Cook talks about media services during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March
Apple Marketing chief Phil Schiller speaks during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March
Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, speaks during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 7, 2012.
CEO Tim Cook talks during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 7, 2012.
CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March
Apple's Phil Schiller senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing speaks about the new iPad during an Apple event
The iPad is shown during an Apple event in San Francisco
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple event as an image of the old iPad is projected on the screen behind him in San Francisco, California March
Apple's senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller talks about telecom partners for the 4G LTE service on the new iPad during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March
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