Sony Vaio Duo 11 Review

WINDOWS 8 Is actually designed to work equally well in tablets as in notebook or desktop Pcs, so it’s perfect for Sony’s new Vaio Duo 11 ultra- portable tablet hybrid. In its closed form, the Duo is just a 21mm-thick tablet. Its sensitive, glossy 11in IPS touchscreen picks fingerprints a little too easily, but it's color reproduction is brilliant and the 1920x1,080 display can easily play video in glorious HD. Move...

BlackBerry Porsche

How do you review a gizmo that you know is unaffordable for 99% of your target audience? How can you compare it to anything if there are no alternatives? How can you justify its price when you can perhaps get a Tata Nano for about the same price? That is the real dilemma we find ourselves in, but putting everything else aside let’s just look at the product itself to try and see what it really can do with a design that...

Messaging App

Staying connected is what people are looking forward to these days. Be it business executives or crazy lovers at night, connectivity is something that everyone puts at the top of their priority list. With smartphones re-inventing the future like nothing else, here’s a list of 4 best messaging apps that work just fine for any platform to keep you connected...

Nintendo Wii U

There’s a theory about Nintendo that goes something like this: Nintendo has the best IP in video gaming, the characters with the highest Q score. Mario, Wario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, you name it. Add up all the Mario-themed games alone and you’ve got the best selling video game franchise of all time. If you have an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, take a look at the controllers. We have Nintendo to thank for popularizing what’s there: the four-way d-pad (the Nintendo Entertainment System), the diamond configuration...

HTC One S

HTC’s One series may be dominated by the quad-core One X, but another handset-the One S-became available at the same time. The One S may be smaller and lack the One X’s leading-edge processor, but that doesn't mean it without merit. Far from it, in fact. The HTC One S is available for £420 SIM free and also on higher rate deals on contract. Its price marks it out as towards the higher end of the market, and so do many of specifications. The processor, for example, is a Qualcom 1.56Hz dual-core offering, which certainly...

Samsung Galaxy Note II

The Galaxy Note II is pegged as a smartphone, but it’s easy to mistake this huge 5.5in-screen handset for a tablet. A smartphone this broad and tall falls more naturally into two-handed operation. We like the user’s introduction to the handset: upon thumbing the power switch on the upper right, the lock screen shows an elegant white feather quill on a sky-blue background, evoking images of a creative writing device. And that’s the major attraction in this powerful slice of hands-held computin...

Asus ET2411INTI - AIO PC

With a glossy black bezel framing its equally glossy 23.6-inch full HD LED-backlit touchscreen display, the ASUS ET2411INTl has a simple yet elegant design. It is also really slim too, just 6cm thick at its bulkiest point. The only gripe we have about its design is that its aluminum stand adjusts only for tilt and not for height. ...

Toshiba Satellite Pro L850-11U

Toshiba’s Satellite Pro L850-11U is an low-priced business laptop with useful performance and a certain amount of style. The Satellite Pro’s casing is chunky, but it is sober and minimised color scheme, and nicely curved casing and polished lid, put it a cut above the typical budget laptop. The rough-hewn two-button Synaptics trackpad is big, but it is neither comfy to use nor responsive. ...

Hacking Android

Sorne of the features you could be enjoying on your phone or tablet may well be missing, either because your network locked them out or Google failed to include them. Your ability to change or add functionality is limited, but hacking your Android device - also known as ‘rooting’ — will unlock it so that you can control every aspect of its operation, much as you can with a PC system. Here well outline the process of rooting art Android device. Note that these are not intended to be complete instructions, and we don’t have...

Lenovo Ideacentre A720

Launched in April shortly after Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors, the IdeaCentre A720 has the largest display of the trio, with its massive 27-inch full HD LED-back lit touchscreen. Aesthetically, the IdeaCentre A720 is modern and chic. Like the Acer and ASUS AIOs, the IdeaCentre A720 is simple and elegant design-wise. However, unlike the two who have their components integrated into and behind the display, Lenovo has decided to build the components into the stand’s base, thus leaving the display as thin as possible. The stand...

Samsung Series 9

The entire concept of an Ultrabook is centered on portability. To the average consumer, that pretty much means thin and light. Previously, thin and light also meant compromise in one way or another. What Samsung had in mind with their Series 9 laptop was something else altogether. It doesn’t get any thinner and sexier than the 12.9mm Samsung Series 9, for now at least. Interestingly, Samsung isn’t marketing the Series 9 as an Ultrabook, as that space is occupied by their Series 5. However, the Series 9 has all the hallmarks...

Sony Vaio T

When the Ultrabook concept was revealed at CES last year, most major PC manufacturers introduced their take on what was supposed to be thin, sexy and affordable. Sony went out of their way to produce the Vaio Z, which then symbolized what an ultrabook could be like. The Vaio Z had a Full HD display, super thin and light body at just 1.17kg, super fast pair of SSDs running in RAID 0, and even a media dock that sported a discrete GPU which enabled super-fast graphics on an ultraportable (when docked), thanks to the power of...

HP Envy Spectre XT

The Envy Spectre XT was revealed in Shanghai this year, along with several other Sleekbooks (a HP-coined term for AMD-powered ultraportable laptops). Prior to the introduction of the Spectre XT, HP experimented with the Folio 13 and the iconic Envy Spectre. The Folio 13 was a business laptop with a strict utilitarian design, while the Spectre was much flashier, with a shiny Gorilla Glass lid and palmrest...

Acer Aspire Z5

The design of the Acer Aspire Z5 is a little odd, because unlike most AIOs which seem to look like displays attached onto a stand, Acer has instead decided to merge both display and stand into one single form. Not to say the Aspire Z5 looks weird, but somehow, it doesn’t look as attractive and polished when compared to the ASUS and Lenovo AIOs. What this also means is that instead of a proper stand, the Aspire Z5 relies on a primitive rear kickstand to prop itself up. The use of a kickstand also means that the Aspire Z5 adjusts...

HTC One X+

The impressive HTC One X has had its kinks and knots Ironed out returning with added grunt. speed and stamina. So is it now special enough to replace the Samsung Galaxy S III as top Android? The One X+ keeps the curvy good looks of the original then wraps them up in a matte black, soft rubber-like finish which makes it easier to grip. More importantly, it’s still 8.9mm thin and only 5g heavier despite a bigger battery. Sith Lord-friendly red accents add to the premium vibe. ...

Lenovo IdeaPad U310

Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310 does have the premium quality that you would expect in an Ultrabook. It looks sturdy, yet light-dazzles yet with a subtlety. On the outside, the Ultrabook means all business-the grey colour top and bottom stating the intent clearly. The interior of the notebook uses matte eggshell white plastic that extends around the sides of the notebook. Its cool and distinct. A lone chrome power button sits in the top left corner just above the black matte keyboard. Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors continue to impress,...

Motorola DEFY Plus JCB edition

The DefyPlus JCB edtion is essentially the same model as the standard Defy Plus, a rugged but surprisingly sleek phone, but features a two-year warranty and comes supplied with a JCB hard case. Without the case, all the standard micro USB and headphone ports are covered with a plastic sleeve and the back cover contains a partition to protect the battery. While we discovered a few droplets in the back cover after submerging the phone in water (while simultaneously playing a music track), the phone was still in perfect working...

Google Goggles

Google Goggles is something of a marvel and it’s only available on Android. It works pictorially, using image recognition technology to identify landmarks, art and so much more. It comes in handy as a barcode and QR scanner and it also lets you add contacts from business cards, just by passing your phone’s camera over it. ...

Android office apps

Office suites are becoming more common on the Google Play store, and although they’re a costly investment, they’ve plenty of features for you to create professional-looking documents. They also act as a great way to make last minute changes to files - especially useful if you’re about to go in to an important meeting. Although they might not include as much as desktop office suites, they’ve enough to warrant some minor edits, and otter an easy way for you to create documents wherever you re in the world. With the rise In cloud...

Google Play tips

Allow automatic updating Within each individual app’s page, you’ll have the option on whether or not you want to enable automatic updating. Although this may seem like a great way of keeping your apps up to date without having to manually do it every time, there’s no way of knowing what the update will add to the app, or how much memory it could take. Be very careful, and very selective of the apps you trust, before using this feature on the Google Play store. ...

Pro Cameras - July

Canon EOS 600D Superb still image quality. Pro-quality manual controls. Video Snapshot recording mode. With excellent results across stills and video, the 600D remains our top pick. Audible, jerky autofocus on video (-)...

Top Tablets - July

Apple iPad 3rd Gen Stunning, higher-def-than-hi-def screen. The best app and AV stores. Superb interface. Impressive graphical chops. The best tablet, now a little bit better - make sure you get enough storage for all that Retina-ready gear ... Screen apart, no huge leap on from the iPad 2 (below) (-...

Top Smartphone - July

APPLE IPHONE 4SiOS 5 and a dualcore processor combine for fast.slick operation. Eight-meg camera,1080p video and Siri.The king of the smartphone hill: quick, slick durable, with a UI and app store that can't be bea...

Cool Gadgets

Swissvoice ePure Single A telephone that looks like a sign for a telephone? How very meta. This swiss-engineered DECT phone has a screen, stores up to 100 names and lets you receive cold calls and automated messages in high style. epure.swissvoice.net/uk ...

SAMSUNG GALAXY Note - Tablet or Phone?

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY Note ($300 with a two-year contract), a 5.3-inch phone with a stylus—like pen, runs exclusively on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. Its “S Pen” works quite well, with the user interface, but I wish that the device had more apps for the pen. Tablet or Phone? The 5.3-inch display puts the Note in an interesting spot between a phone and a tablet. It is light enough, but I found it a bit too wide for my hands. It measures 5.78 by 3.27 by 0.38 inches, and weighs 6.28 ounces. The...

Samsung Wave Y

Samsung Wave series already has three sturdy, good looking and performing hendset. S5380 aka Y is the latest addition to this series. What is significant is it’s low price. Wave Y looks pretty good with rounded corners and sturdy body. Measuring 110 x 58.2 x 12.3mm it weighs only 104gm. The front is occupied by a 3.2in capacitive touchscreen with a resoltion of 480x320 pixels. Like its predecessors Bada 2.0 OS does...

Motorola Xoom review

The original Motorola Xoom was the first of the Android tablets, and had to bear the huge expectations of a fledgling industry. Alas, when it finally arrived, it just couldn’t live up to the hype. If anything, the rush to be first was its undoing, as several more-polished Android tablets bettered it only weeks later. So Motorola has taken its time to follow up the Xoom with a thinner, lighter sequel, and that patience looks to have paid dividends....

PS Vita Review

Handheld gaming has had an impressive resurgence of late, with people in record numbers discover the joys of gaming on the move. Much of this love has come from smartphones, with dedicated mobile gaming devices having a relatively hard time of it. Like the 3DS before it, Sony’s PS Vita hopes to break out of the mould, offering full user experience that delves beyond gaming into a broader canyon of Internet and media related activities. And, like the 3D...

Samsung 7 Series

Whatever your opinion of the technology, there’s no doubt that 3D is here to stay, thanks to a stream of TVs in the shops, films in the cinema and Blu-Rays on the shelves. The technology is steadily infiltrating other aspects of tech as well, as the latest entertainment Laptop from Samsung proves. This beast of a machine comes with a pair of active-shutter 3D glasses in the box and couples that with an AMD Radeon HD 6970M mobile graphics chipset. Combined with TriDef’s software and 3D drivers, this...

HP Envy 14 Spectre

Glossy black lids are a laptop cliché, but HP’s first Ultrabook doesn’t rely on the usual plastic or brushed metal. Instead, the Envy 14 Spectre comes wrapped in scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass. It hoardes fingerprints, but feels reassuringly strong, is easy to clean, and sets a tone of elegance. The silver and black interior calls to mind Apple’s MacBook Pro, but with more Gorilla Glass across the...

Data Monitoring Apps

DATA IS THE AREA WHERE MANY PEOPLE GET CAUGHT - IT’S EASY TO FORGET THAT THOSE GAMES AND YOUTUBE CLIPS CAN ADD UP. JENNETH ORANTIA LOOKS AT A FEW OF THE APPS THAT CAN HELP YOU MONITOR YOUR USAGE ...

Dell XPS 13

Of the Ultrabooks released so far, the Asus Zenbook UX31 has been the best. Despite the terrible track pad, it offers Core-17 goodness and a fantastic design for £999, while you can get the 11.6-inch UX21 version for £800. Dell hasn’t been quick to get into the market, but it has waited for rivals to make their move-something that...

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

Research in Motion (RIM) has launched the much awaited and anticipated PlayBook 2.0, its next generation operating system (OS) for its PlayBook tablet. We’re fairly impressed but the update is far too late and somewhat uninspiring. The Messages app is by tar the best of the three additions and includes email and integration with social...

Lenovo ThinkPad X

Lenovo's ThinkPad X is a convertible tablet PC in an ultraportable format, offering professional users a system that can capture pen input or be used just like a standard laptop as necessary. The X is slightly larger. mainly to accommodate the swivelling hinge that allows the screen to twist 180 degrees and fold back over the keyboard. enabling the system to operate as a slate-mode device...

Samsung Galaxy Y

The Samsung Galaxy Y sports a lovely black facia with a textured silver effect at the back which enhances the grip. Its light weight is certainly a result of using low grade plastic, however, the construction appears solid enough and it feels great to hold for longer periods. Powering up the device does require a hefty press of the on/off button and it can take a while for the OS to...

LG Prada

When two worlds collide, you get a marriage between fashion and tech. LG’s third and latest collaboration with Prada is one such example. Dubbed “Prada Phone by LG 3.0”, this Android smartphone might be targeted at the fashion crowd, but it does have some impressive hardware along for the ride. We were half-expecting a hard tine with the Prada phone’s generous 43-inch display. Fortunately, the device...

Sony Xperia S

A smartphone is a very personal thing. It has your contacts, your messages, your photos, your music, your games, your apps, and every day, you put more of your life into it. It is the first device you look at when you wake up. It is the last device you put down at the end of the day. And if you had to choose, it is the only device you wouldn’t leave home without—yes, and cash, and keys, and identification papers—but , the your smartphone is at the center of’ everything you do today whether you realize it or not...

Zenbook UX31

If the Ultrabook is all about marrying beauty with brawn, then Asus’ Zenbook UX31 would seem to be the perfect poster child for the breed. Despite housing the fastest processor of the current crop, and a Lightning-fast SandForce SSD, Asus has managed to produce a thing of rare beauty. Clad in sheets of machined aluminium, the Zenbook UX31 is a visual treat. While paying homage to the...

Toshiba AT200

Toshiba’s third tablet is billed as the thinnest 10in slate in the world - and at just 7.7mm deep it makes the new iPad look porky. But there’s more to Stuffs tablet tests than whipping out the calipers. Here’s the real skinny on the dual-core Android Honeycomb- running AT 200. The AT200 may be 1.7mm thinner than the Pad, but it’s also cut like a block rather than tapering at the edges, which actually makes it feel larger than many rivals. That said, unlike the Pad and Samsung Galaxy Tab...

Sat nav versus App Nav

SAT NAV Navman PanoramicYou could mistake the Panoramic for a tablet, such is the presence of its 7in display. That makes it better suited to bigger cars, vans and lorries (there’s even a Truck Mode, £70 for a lifetime activation), and the advantage is a better overview of your surroundings. Anyone hoping for a ‘large type’ mode will be disappointed, but then they probably shouldn’t be driving anyway. Speed camera info is yours for £20 a year but you’ll also need an antenna (E36) to receive TMC traffic data...

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia’s smartphone travails are well documented, but with estimates that the Lumia 800 has sold over one million units since its November launch, things seem to be looking up. The Finnish manufacturer is now looking to consolidate that success with the Lumia 710. As with the Lumia 800 (and all Nokia smartphones from here on in) the 710 runs on Windows Phone 7.5; the difference is in the design and the specification. This is a phone for budget conscious users, and therefore...

Acer S5 thinner than The Macbook Air

Acer is currently winning the War on Thickness with the Aspire S5, the most fat-free Laptop ever produced. But how many features can you cram into a slender Ultrabook shell? Acer was first at the Windows Ultrabook table with the impressive Aspire S3, and it’s really got its premium range onto the cross-trainers. Cresting just 15mm at its thickest point, this slimline laptop is a full 2mm thinner than the MacBook Air, and its sleek black magnesium alloy shell keeps it light...

Top Tablet - April

Apple iPad 3 With its Retina Display, 1080p video and quad-core graphics, the new iPad – or iPad 3, whatever you want to call it – is without a doubt the best tablet you can buy. Apple's new iPad is set to take your tablet experience to a whole new level. Coupled with a 5MP camera, 1080p video and 4G connectivity, but with the very same price as the iPad 2, is the so-called Retina Display enough to keep Apple ahead of the baying Android pack...

Best smartphone for April

Best For Cinema Goers  Samsung Galaxy Beam While we’re grateful to physics for keeping our feet on the ground and our internal organs tucked safely inside our bodies, it’s easy to curse it for not allowing us to carry a home cinema in our pockets. Samsung’s Galaxy Beam, however, bends physics’ draconian rules. Its 4in 800x480 LCD slips into your trousers easily, but thanks to a built-in 15 lumen projector...

Asus Padfone

With the Padfone you get a powerful smartphone which slots into a 10.1in, 1280x800-screened tablet, which itself hooks up to a keyboard dock to create a netbook. All three devices use the phone’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brain and the OS manages the different components. changing battery drain and tinkering with layout depending on how you’re using it...

Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia’s new blower packs more pixels than most DSLRs, but Its Symbian operating system hails from the dawn of time. Can Its mammoth snapper make up for the lack of a modern smartphone OS?. Nokia won many fans with the N8 and its 12MP snapper, but the 808 takes camphones to a new level. It’s kitted out with a four-element Carl Zeiss lens and huge, 41MP, 1/1.2in sensor that’s more than two times the size of that in the iPhone 45. It’s only a tad smaller than the CX sensor in Nikon’s 1 series interchangeable lens cameras...

iPAD or Android

MY KILLER APPS  Everyone has his own killer apps. The most common killer apps for tablets are email and Web browsing. Pretty much all tablets do those things nowadays, so speed and stability play critical roles. New tablet buyers often don’t know what their killer apps will be. In that case, the tablet with the broadest array of third-party apps wins, just because it offers the most options. That’s where the iPad reigns supreme. ...

Motorola Droid 4

If you’ve been waiting for a no compromises, keyboarded super-phone the Droid 4 is for you. It blows away its competing smartphones, most notably with its excellent QWERTY keyboard. It’s not only our Editors’ Choice for keyboarded phones on Verizon; it’s the best keyboard we’ve seen on any phone, on any carrier. Like most Android phones these days, the Motorola Droid 4 is a pretty large slab at 5 by 2.7 by 0.5 inches...

Android task manager

Hate to be the only one whose phone is ringing during meetings? Want to set your Android smartphone to silent at certain times of the day? Require Bluetooth to be switched on when you reach your car? Worry no more - here are some apps that can help you out....

Large screen TVs - March

TV displays offer the next gen alternatives to offices, which need to do presentations regularly or can’t do without Live TV. Be it entertainment, work or looks, they will certainly not disappoint you. Ever thought about giving presentations in HD or making it more engaging with HD or 3D effects? Or ever wanted to watch an India-Pakistan cricket match with your colleagues? Then you have to move on from projectors and use high quality screen TVs that offer more visual options to your boardroom work, besides acting as your...

Entertainment apps

TVCATCHUP Providing you with a similar amount of choice to that which is seen in the standard UK Freeview set-up, the TV Catchup app allows you to stream more than 50 channels in high quality directly to your iOS device, making this one to watch. iPhone+ | iOS 4.0 | Free v2.1...

Top Smartphones - March

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE Specs: Android v2.3; 4.3-inch display; 1.2GHz dual core processor; 1GB MB RAM; 16GB expandable. Plus: Fast, features Minus: Almost none...

Sony Tablet P Review

BUILT A clamshell design complemented by smooth curves in metallic finish at the top while maintaining a flat bottom. Both the top and bottom flaps are removable for accessing the SIM card slot and battery. Side panels in black plastic gels with the design by offering space for control such as power key, charging port and volume controls. Unlike most tablets, the Tablet P has a - It took rough seven hours to charge and lasted ...

Smartphone Trend

The smartphone of 2012 doesn’t look anything like the smartphone of 2011. Look t the future and you can see how we are set for more revolutionary changes. A look at technologies and trends that will transform the mobile in the coming month...

Cloud storage

Cloud storage provides organisations an easy and reliable medium of collaboration, storage and backup. Not only does it foster easy retrieval of flies. it saves a lot in terms of cost and expenditure.  Cloud based storage refers to the storage of dati over the ‘cloud’ — hosted elsewhere on third party hardware. As users, we simply pay for the (115k space on the cloud. The maintenance of the hardware is done by the cloud provider. Unlike local storage, we do not physically manage the hardware or storage medium. Cloud-based...

Instant messaging

Today everyone wants to stay connected with their family, friends and colleagues round the clock. Some use social networking sites, Some USC IM while others use SMS to remain hooked up. However, the two most used options are IM and SMS. Now with the cap of 200 SMS es per day, many users especially the youngsters, who are addicted to this for long, face dilemma. But there is a solution for this Instant Messaging. With messengers like BlackBerry, eBuddy, Gtalk, Whatsapp getting popular amongst the young generation...

iOS games

REAL RACING 2 HD iPad | iOS 3.2 | $6.99 | v1.12.02 The nearest thing to console-standard racing on OS also comes with some great multiplayer features, making this one to enjoy. ...

Android security apps

Sometimes it feels like a week doesn’t go by without another scare story emerging about the security, or lack thereof, of Android apps. One of the Latest was accompanied by the startling headline that five million people had fallen victim to a new malware attack. 13 dubious apps were identified by anti-virus vendor Symantec as containing a new malware called Android.Counterclank. capable of stealing personal information from devices. That these apps had been downloaded up to five million times collectively meant the infection...

LG Optimus spec and review

LG HAS CONJURED UP ANOTHER CROP OF CUTTING-EDGE SMARTPHONES: SLIMMER. SLICKER AND EVEN MORE POTENT THAN THE LAST. QUESTION IS. DO YOU WANT SOPHISTICATED STYLE OR OUTRIGHT POWER AND 3D THRILLS? We live in a golden age of smartphone design. Such is the expeditious pace of technological development, a new wave of handsets arrives every few months; each fresh batch sleeker, more powerful, more featur. filled...

Sony Eericsson Xperia Active

If there is one thing lacking in today's powerpacked smartphones, it is the rugged factor. While some devices can scratch easily, or have screens prone to cracking, others have moisture entering into exposed ports, making them unsuitable for sweaty activities like exercise. Fortunately, there is a niche category of phones that boast protective casings. One example would be the Sony ericsson Xperia Active, which positions...

Touchscreen Pcs - Windows 8 Ready

Packard Bell oneTwo Li5871 For the cheapest machine on test, the Packard Bell oneTwo Li5871 measures up brilliantly. It’s a pared-back version of its brother- from-the-same-mother- company, the Acer Aspire Z5801, and you can get it for £200 less online, making it a real bargain...

Best Gaming Notebook

DELL ALIENWARE M17x R3 Alienware notebooks seem to be the go-to notebooks for hardcore gamers who don't like to be chained to the nearest power point in the wall. Once you get your hands on one, you'd immediately see why. It's built like a tank, has all the ports you need and has a sleek signature "alien mothership" look that will appeal to the geekiest of geek gamers out there. It's even got features that appeal to the flash ier gamers who like their...

Best Ultra Book

Your first decision when ultrabook shopping is screen size, and your choices are skewed-the majority of ultrabooks have 13.3 inch displays with 1,366-by-768 resolution. If you can check out an ultrabook before buying, try picking it up by one corner or grasping the screen by the top corners, as well as typing on it with the system in your lap. Try lifting the open laptop by its screen and see if a loose hinge causes the keyboard to flop down. Look for flex or wobble. You shouldn't expect an ultrabook to feel as solid as a six-pound...

The Best Android Phones

You've gotta hand it to Android. Without a doubt, Google's open source, mobile operating system truly propelled the app-based smartphone into what it is today. Even if the Apple iPhone came first and yes, it has the most cache, Android phones brought something to the table that Apple couldn't choice. Given its open-source platform, Android gave several hardware manufacturers the opportunity to use the os on their handsets. A variety of wireless carriers could offer those phones-and they did...

Dell Latitude E6420 XFR

The ruggedised Dell Latitude E6420 XFR is a fortress in a grapple design. It fits the criteria of a suite of drop and military tests, and its parts include a fast combination of an SSD and Core i7 processor that will serve you not only boot your system quickly, but make quick work of any productivity tasks. Its battery will last five hours, and with the extra 30Wh battery handy, you will easily be able to make it through the whole day without worry...

What is aperture

Definition The size of the opening in the lens whenever a picture is taken. How it works Pressing the shutter button of the camera will open up a hole that enables the camera image sensor to capture a view of the scene you want to take. The aperture value set determines the size of the hole. The larger the hole, the more light that gets in and vice versa....

8-Megapixel cameraphone

APPLE IPHONE 4S The appears from the fifth-generation Apple iPhone doesn't depart a lot from its predecessors. Besides small cosmetic changes. the iPhone 4S almost appears like an exact replica of the iPhone 4. It sports the signature metallic frame, glass front and back, and the 3.5-inch Retina display. In terms of design, build Quality and finish, the iPhone 4S still ranks very highly in our eyes. One of the few physical changes to the iPhone 4S is...

Ultrabook is Intel

The latest buzzword you have likely heard of recently is the Ultrabook. The first thing you want to know about the Ultrabook is that it's both afresh category of sub-notebook and a trademarked computing concept. The Ultrabook is the inspiration of microprocessor giant Intel, which comes with certain requirements about design and performance, most notably the use of Intel Ultra-Low Voltage Sandy Bridge processors, So, while you will start listening the term Ultrabook thrown around a lot this year, you will not find an AMD-powered...

Working Mobile

Today, everything with a screen is vying for your time, promising increased functionality capable of everything from doing your spreadsheets to keeping track of your accounts. is a "superphone" really the only thing you need to manage all your daily tasks? can a tablet really replace a notebook for all your productivity needs? while it may increasingly feel like the only real difference between smartphones, tablets. and notebooks is the...

Mobile platform battle

With each major mobile platform announcing significant update within mere months of each other. It's certainly an exciting time to be in mobile. Here's a quick look at how android 4.0 stack up versus its contemporaries....

About iphone 4s

Siri The biggest stir has been caused by Siri, the voice-powered assistant built into the iPhone 45. There's no doubt Siri is a window into the future. Siri's ability to understand natural language, and to remain contextually aware of the current conversation, is remarkable...

Free text messaging iPhone

iMessage provides more than just free texts. One from its best features is group messages, where all recipient gets the chain of messages on their iOS device. It's like iChat on your phone. iMessage does not automatically start working while you update to iOS 5. With the iPhone you need to go to Settings > Messages to turn iMessage on. You are asked for your Apple ID and then your number appears in the Receive At box. You can also add e-mail addresses as alternative Receive At locations. Note that adding an e-mail address...

Top video apps

The best thing about buying an iPad or an iPhone is the moment you reaiise quite how many apps there are to choose From. The worst thing about buying an iPad or iPhone is the moment you realise quite how rnany apps there are to choose from. Which is why  i put their heads togather the greatest, cleverest, most innovative and fun apps last year. Dip in, and you're sure to find the right one For you and it's all free apps...

Top photography apps

The best thing about buying an iPad or an iPhone is the moment you reaiise quite how many apps there are to choose From. The worst thing about buying an iPad or iPhone is the moment you realise quite how rnany apps there are to choose from. Which is why  i put their heads togather the greatest, cleverest, most innovative and fun apps last year. Dip in, and you're sure to find the right one For you and it's all free apps...

iPad 3 March 2012

Providers Samsung. LG and Sharp have already made one million high-resolution displays for the next generation iPad. it has been reported. There are also claims that the next iPad will be about 0.7mm thicker in order to accommodate dual-light bars required for the high resolution displays. The iPad 3 could be shown off as soon as March , and is on course for II March 2012. Apple might smaller iPad, according to the Korea Times, which described that an  "industry insider" made reference to an iPad mini,...

Top Tablets

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Thinner and more powerful than the iPad 2, you might expect to see the quad-core, keyboard - toting. And if this were an Android- only list, it would be. But with fewer must have apps than iOS, this 10- incher fals Just short of Apple's best...

Iphone apps will change your life

The Apple iPhone really makes up a remarkable part of modern technology. Perhaps you've resisted acquiring one because it looks to be a fad, or you are under the effect that almost people who own a iPhone simply purchased it to be stylish or look cool. Another iPhone owners will tell you that having the device gives more to their productivity than a regular cell phone. Aside from being able to send and receive e-mail, stay in touch with customers, and network, an iPhone could really make your life a little easier...

New apple product

Apple bring technology to your home, and then package it with a friendly user experience and with an eye for style. Apple just doesn’t do major redesigns for its product every single year. The closest was the iPod mini/nano line, which was its first gigantic consumer hit last decade, and got regular exterior updates every year for a while. But if you look at most every other Apple product, they only tend to get major exterior or structural updates every couple of years - or even less often than that - with minor to moderate...

Playstation Vita vs smartphone gaming

With a 5in OLED display operating at 220ppi. the VIta produces sharp, punchy pictures Movies (transferred from your PS3, PC, or downloaded from the PS Store) look lovely, but t he n:'al thrill is the gaming graphics - the four - core CPU and GPU make this a real powerhouse. All that oomph comes at the expense of battery life, though you'll get five hours max when gaming. The VIta is the first portable console with twin analogue sticks, and it's this that makes it the. perfect foil for home console- style games. It has almost...