The turnout at the Google I / O and then reveals that Google's Chrome browser setting to IOS that are already available on the iTunes Store. Now for the ter-jailbreak iPhone users who prefer Chrome than Safari, there is a new tweak from Cydia that allows browser Chrome your default browser for IOS.
Ryan Petrich jailbreak app developers have made a tweak called BrowserChooser, which allows users to replace Safari with any browser as the primary browser on their IOS device. Tweak is free and is claimed to be a very useful tweak for users of iPhone terjailbreak. Not surprisingly, this will eventually tweak BrowserChooser become popular commodities in Cydia.
10 Unique Gadget of Bamboo-Bamboo seems now quite a lot of material selected as the technology. It is seen from bamboo materials have their own advantages compared with other materials.
In addition to environmentally friendly, bamboo is also readily available so no need to worry about running out. Because bamboo including a fast-growing trees. Moreover also quite durable.
Want to know the technologies that rely on bamboo as a material of manufacture? Listen 10 Unique Gadget of Bamboo
iBamboo Speaker
Speaker for iPhone and iPhone 4S 4 is entirely made of bamboo. The manufacturer claims iBamboo Speaker efficient in their production process and produces little waste.
Pretty cool is the sound of iPhone speaker iBamboo magnified by bamboo. The design is also beautiful to display.
Asus Bamboo Series Notebook
Asus laptop long enough to produce the dominant material of bamboo. In addition to its unique look, it turns out Asus Bamboo laptop series is also designed durable.
Yes, Asus Bamboo claimed to be very durable. Asus never been tested for use in pegununungan Mount Everest and still be used normally.
Bamboo vers Stereo Alarm Clock
Bamboo Stereo Vers is a sound system for the Apple iPod music player. These gadgets are also made of bamboo so it is easy to recycle.
The form is also interesting. But iPod users who are interested must be redeemed at a price quite expensive, $ 200.
iZen Keyboard
iZen Keyboard is the first bluetooth keyboard on the market that is almost entirely made of bamboo. Yes, 92% stated the material is made of bamboo.
iZen intended as an accessory keyboard Keyboard for iPad tablet computer. Resources is a lithium ion battery.
Reveal DJ Headphones
Headphones were already made of bamboo. DJ headphones called Reveal is claimed to produce a detailed sound and deep bass thanks to the presence of bamboo material.
Again, the price of bamboo gadget is not exactly cheap. Priced $ 108.
Vers 4 Bamboo iPhone Case
If the usual smartphone casing made of rubber or plastics, other protective casing is the case with this iPhone 4. Because it is made of bamboo.
In addition to lightweight and durable, the design is also quite interesting. Potentially glance because of its uniqueness.
Silva Custom Bamboo LTD
Want to protect your computer with a Macbook Pro casing other than the other? Presumably Silva Custom Bamboo LTD is the answer.
The casing is almost entirely made of bamboo with the addition of certain materials to protect the Macbook Pro. He also made dominant by human hands so that adds to the impression of exclusivity.
Bamboo vers iPad 2 Case
In addition to bamboo casing for the iPhone, some are made specifically for the iPad tablet computer. Vers-made protector is claimed qualified as having two layers of protection.
This chassis also relies on the human hand in its manufacture. His form was quite classy.
Brando USB Flash Drive 8GB
USB Flash Disk bored with mediocrity? USB Flash Disk so-so glance Brando made this company a body made of bamboo.
There are several options of storage capacity. From 2GB to 8GB.
Bamboo Wired Mice by Bambooki
Apparently there is also a computer mouse made of bamboo. Bambooki as the manufacturer produces it in some designs. But the price is quite expensive, USD 49.
Mozilla looks like were getting ready to make a major announcement regarding the Firefox browser for Android, possibly next month.
It is known from a tweet that comes from the Firefox team which indicate a new development for the Mozilla browser on Android. Tweet posts do not disclose much information, just tell that something big will be present at next week's Android devices.
Looks like Firefox browser for Android will be updated to version 4.1 and will be introduced next week at the conference event Google I / O for the developer. Hmm, what about the new Firefox to Android? Just wait for its development.
BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a slightly lower specification than the Bold 9900 Dakota. The difference lies in the 1 GHz processor and the design alone. And one of the advantages compared with Bellagio Bellagio Dakota is camera features auto focus. The plan will Bold 9790 officially priced at about 4.6 million.
Main specifications of the BlackBerry Bold 9790
MG1 Marvel Tavor processor 1 GHz Capacitive touch screen 2.4'' BlackBerry OS 7 768 MB RAM Internal memory is 8 GB 5 MP camera with LED Flash Battery 1230 mAh 2.Desain and Body BlackBerry Bold 9790 Bellagio has a dimension of size 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm and weighs only 107 grams. With such dimensions that the Bold 9790 is a very good grip, especially for those of you who have a hand is not too large. To type a hand was quite easy.
In terms of design it looks like the Bold 9790 Bold 97xx previous generations but there are some changes, especially on the rear. Rear looks very similar to the Torch 9860/9850. BlackBerry Bold 9790 is surrounded by chrome bezel that looks sleek and elegant.
There is a front view 2.4'' touch screen which has a design merges with the upper housing. At the bottom of the screen there are five physical buttons that look very similar to the Torch 9860/9850. These buttons are navigation buttons typical BB, such as call buttons, menus, trackpad, back and hang up buttons.
Physical keyboard on the Bold 9790 has a glimpse of the same size as its predecessor series. For any type it is not too different, in our opinion still more comfortable to type on a keyboard on the Bold 9900 Dakota. But this is more than enough and quite comfortable.
Keypad lock / unlock at the top of the phone. 3.5mm headset port hole located on the left side of the phone, while the micro USB port located under the phone that RIM is usually placed on the left or right side of the phone. Volume buttons and convinience key located on the right side of the phone.
Rear view is dominated by gray color on the lid of the battery. RIM added as a sweetener in a black frame around the camera and the LED lights are also engraved the word'' Bold''. RIM looks like to emphasize once elegant minimalist impression at the Bellagio this BlackBerry. The texture of the skin on the battery cover Blackberry 9700/9780 is not used anymore. So that makes the phone look more stylish and trendy.
Overall BlackBerry Bellagio has an elegant design, minimalist and sleek. Light weight is also a plus for this phone. Refresher in terms of design make this Bold 9790 series appears more fresh than its predecessor.
3.Interface
BlackBerry Bold 9790 OS 7 using the latest of which is displayed through the 2.4'' screen with a resolution of 480x360 pixels. The interface is quite nice, bright and easy to master. Explore the menus faster and easier thanks to the support of a combination of touchscreen and physical buttons. The information displayed is complete enough information from the clock, date, battery power, and network.
There are some short cuts through the home page which is also owned all of the BlackBerry with OS 7. You can access the network settings, clock settings and other options by touching the screen at the top of the information contained hours, dates and so on. Also in the top left corner there is a small icon shaped speakers that can go directly to the profile settings. Whereas in the right corner there is a small icon shaped magnifying glass that can be used to access the universal search feature. Between these two there is a row of small icons that you can open the notification by touching or clicking with the trackpad.
Input Teks
The only input text on the BlackBerry device is using a physical keyboard. With a full QWERTY design typical of BlackBerry phones typing feel quite comfortable and easy.
Contacts
The contacts menu on the Bold 9790 looks the same as other 7 BlackBery OS. Simply displayed in a list sorted by abjadnya. Contact details can be added quite a lot like Title, Company, Email, PIN, Birthday, Website, Notes, etc.. Favorite contacts and you can add a custom ring tones of your choice, so you can distinguish between incoming calls only through ring tones only.
Messaging
Messaging menu would be a key feature of the BlackBerry Bold 9790. Capabilities of the BlackBerry push email is still the mainstay of the number 1 for most users. E-mail addresses with different domains can be set to BlackBerry.
In addition to push email, BlackBerry Messenger is also a key to the success of the BlackBerry. You can add thousands of contact / PIN, send images / files / voice messaging, group chat melaukan, broadcast messages, post profile pictures, status updates and more. We think that BBM is one of the best Instant Messaging today, delivery and reception of messages quickly, and does not require a login / logout, which means you will always be connected with your friends anytime and anywhere.
Besides the two main features above there are several other features of the Messaging category, such as SMS menu that comes with emoticons and sending messages via PIN. Although it looks simple but very powerful.
Messaging features on the BlackBerry has a perfect score, almost all of the default messaging features can be executed to perfection, quickly and easily. Apart from the looks simple but outperformed the category of messaging to BlackBerry and Android IOS in terms of stability and timeliness.
Camera
Resolution 5 MP camera with LED flash support on embedded BlackBerry Bold 9790. Auto focus feature that disappeared from the Bold 9900 Bold 9790 has been invested in this. Camera shots have a brightness level slightly above the Bold 9900, there was also an increase in sharpness and focus of the photograph with the camera than the Bold 9790 Bold 9900. The results of both indoor and outdoor photos you can see below.
On the menu there is a Geotagging feature, image stabilization and Scene selection of image capture. Scenes that can be chosen quite a lot, namely:
Auto Face Detection Potrait Sports Landscape Party Close-Up Snow Beach Night Text
Video Recorder
Unlike the BlackBerry Dakota is capable of recording 720p HD-quality video, video recorder on the BlackBerry Bellagio only capable of recording up to a maximum VGA resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Not so good recordings, looks less sharp when played. The video recorder has a specification 29 Frames / second, when we try to move quickly on the phone did not occur when recording lag and frame skip at all.
Gallery
Photo gallery on the Bold 9790 is not too much different from other BlackBerry galleries. Gallery of photos, music and video apart from one another. Front view gallery divided into several categories folder which you can choose, for example camera pictures, picture library and wallpaper.
Through this menu we can make pictures that we choose as wallpaper or as a contact photo in our phonebook. There are also properties menu to see the detail information of an image. You can also enjoy a photo gallery with slideshow fitu.
Music
Music player is very simple and does not differ much from the BlackBerry predecessors. Simple display album art is added to make the music player look a little boring. There are arrangements in terms of setting Audio Boost to magnify the sound produced and the equalizer can be set.
Equalizer options pretty much as follows:
Bass Boost Lower Bass Dance Hip Hop Jazz Lounge Loud R & B Rock Treble Boost Lower Treble Vocal Boost The sound quality produced by Bold 9790 sounds good, clear and loud, although only having 1 piece speaker on the back. The sound quality can be practically equivalent to the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Overall there is an increase in quality but in terms of appearance.
Video Player
Video player on this phone is capable of running multiple formats such as mp4, m4a, 3gp, avi, and asf. Given the phone is not too focused on the use of multimedia then watch the video on this phone just feels normal. The small screen to be one of the key factors of discomfort when watching a video, although the image produced by the screen is bright and has a speaker that can produce a loud and clear.
Browser
Browser to be one side that have most felt the touch of a change in the BlackBerry OS 7. Loading and rendering speed increased significantly compared to the use of BlackBerry OS 6. Browser on the BlackBerry does not come with Flash support. Thanks to the support of the touch screen surfing becomes easier and faster than to rely on the trackpad for navigation. Pinch Zoom was running smoothly and fine.
Connectivity BlackBerry Bold 9790
GSM & HSDPA Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, UMA NFC Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR MicroUSB v2.0 Micro SD up to 32 GB Congenital 12.Aplikasi BlackBerry Bold 9790
BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry App World Facebook for BlackBerry Twitter for BlackBerry Yahoo Messenger Windows Live Messenger Google Talk BlackBerry Maps Social Feeds Documents to go
Battery Hold Durability BlackBerry Bold 9790 battery using the JM-1 type with a capacity of 1230 mAh, the same as that used in the BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930, 9850 and 9860. 1 GHz processor usage is a wise choice as compared with 1.2 GHz processor, because the processor 1 GHz is sufficient to run many applications.
The use of an intense current review process depletes the battery about 5-6% / hour. With normal daily use and connect to the BIS, we think this BlackBerry will be able to last between 13-16 hours. Slightly more efficient than the BlackBerry Bold 9900 1.2 GHz processor memili.
NB: resistance is relative and depends on the intensity of usage, signal stability, room temperature and other factors.
Conclusion
Minimalist and elegant design. Already there is an increase in the quality of multimedia than its predecessor generation. The phone is still geared for business purposes, chat and messaging for chatting and messaging features on all BlackBerry phones are very powerful, stable, fast and easy to use.
Excess
Smooth performance Minimalist design, small and lightweight Screen and sound quality is quite good Suitable for Chatting and Messaging Easy to use Shortage
Display and multimedia features in a simple Battery capacity is smaller than its predecessor 9700/9780 Small screen is less convenient for browsing and watching video
Today a tweet from Samsung Mobile Arabia seemed to shake the fans of Samsung mobile phones. Note 2 Due to Galaxy which they've been waiting for seems to indicate it is true there is not a mere rumor. Tweet it also actually reinforce some of the rumors which appeared in several months yesterday. Supplement to the report, it is known that the mobile tablet will be present with a larger screen than ever before, that is 5.3 inches.
Note 2 Galaxy will also use unbreakable flexible display plane (UBP), operated by Jelly Bean, and also not left behind Samsung's Exynos 4 Quad CPU. Unfortunately no other information is revealed in conjunction with this bulletin. To note that Samsung Mobile Arabia is not the official channel of the Samsung, but was associated with the South Korean vendor. Note 2 Could Galaxy will present on October true? Let's just wait
Do not want trouble to convert personal data to a different cell phone platform is one reason users are lazy to move, Samsung offers a copy of Easy Phone Sync application for free. Applications will be provided free of charge for users who want to switch from iPhone to Samsung's mobile phone Galaxy. It is said officially by Samsung, which offered an application designed for Android applications can receive data conversion from the Apple phone.
Phone Easy Sync is able to transfer your own music from iTunes, video, podcasts, contacts and text messaging users. So far Samsung already offers a similar thing for users in the UK, but for those who want a Teknokerz such applications can easily download it via Google Play Store.
SAMSUNG CUSTOMERS NOW ABLE TO TRANSFER FROM CONTENT TO ANDROID FOR FREEExclusive IOS licensing agreement makes Easy Sync available on Phone Samsung Galaxy devices
22nd June 2012, London, UK - Samsung Mobile UK today Announced it will be making Phone Easy Sync available for free to anyone purchasing a Samsung Galaxy device. Phone Easy Sync is a simple new way for people to transfer Their iPhone and iTunes media - Including music, videos, podcasts, pictures, contacts and text messages - to a Samsung device Including the new Galaxy Galaxy S III.
As part of an exclusive licensing agreement with Media Mushroom Applications, Samsung Phone Easy Sync is making available for free for UK customers to transfer content from Their IOS devices to Their Samsung Galaxy device in a few simple clicks. As well as being Able to access DRM-free content purchased from iTunes They have music, customers can continue to use iTunes software on Their PC to manage Their music, videos and podcasts and keep Their Android device in sync with it.
Simon Stanford, Vice President, Telecommunications and Networks, Samsung UK and Ireland said: We re really proud to announce the launch of this new application and can not wait to hear what our new and existing customers think of it. We know that iPhone users have been Traditionally reluctant to switch to an Android device Because They couldn t use iTunes to manage Their content. Easy Phone Sync means people can now enjoy Their iTunes content on a Samsung phone Galaxy. What's more is that? It's really easy for them to do, and literally takes five minutes to set up.
Phone Easy Sync is available to download now for both PCs and Macs in conjunction with an app for Samsung Android devices.
Samsung has just known to have been known to register a patent that was quite interesting, especially related to Android user interface. In these patents Samsung modify the user interface in the form of icons that can be stacked like cards.
The icons are stacked is made by drawing one icon on top of other icons. If the stack icon is touched, the icons will open down like a deck of cards similar to a folder. This interface can also be displayed on the second screen. Folders can also be opened in several ways, including the way in Android right now.
It is unknown whether the appearance of three-dimensional icons that are registered will be applied in the Samsung TouchWiz UI are common in Samsung Android handset. Or whether these innovations will be incorporated into the Jelly Bean which is the next generation of Android.
Samsung has just launched a new family of Samsung Champ is Samsung GT-E2652W or better known as the Samsung Champ Duos. Some of the increase seen in the dual SIM card mobile phone is like a larger screen size and the presence of Wi-Fi connectivity which had previously contained in the Samsung Champ. Below are the official specs Samsung GT-E2652W.
Formal specification:
Triband GSM / GPRS / EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz Dual SIM Card Technology TFT resistive touch screen 2.6 inches with a depth of 256K colors 240 x 320 pixels Wi-Fi b / g and Bluetooth version 2.1 with EDR support 1.3 megapixel resolution camera and QCIF resolution video recording at 15 frames per second recording Social networking terintergasi Chat applications integrated MicroUSB 2.0 port and a 3.5mm standard audio jack Stereo FM radio MP4 player Samsung GT-E2652W Rp.1.000.000 priced and will compete closely with Motorola T310 is equally derived from the land of Korean ginseng. Open the next page to find out the advantages Samsung GT-E2652W more detail.
Box of Sales Samsung Champ Duos
Inside the box there is a sale of Samsung Champ Duos accessories such as charger, batery, 3.5mm standard headset, warranty cards, manuals and guide books. There is no bonus microSD and microUSB data cable in the box Samsung Champ Duos sales.
Hardware
Design Samsung Champ Duos Samsung Champ looks the same as before, only the dimensions of the Champ Duos look bigger than its predecessor. This is not without reason, is because the Champ Duos using 2.6-inch screen measuring 0.2 inches which is larger than its predecessor.
At the top of the screen are the earpiece and duos logo that indicates the phone is using a dual SIM card technology.
Champ Duos using TFT resistive touch screen measuring 2.6 inches with a depth of 256K colors 240 x 320 pixels. Only takes a delicate touch to be able to use the screen Champ Duos. You can also use the screen using a stylus pen that has been there behind the batery cover Champ Duos. When the screen is used outdoors, precisely under direct sunlight, the screen looks a bit less good and hard to read. The screen also looks black when we look at an extreme angle from the left and right.
At the bottom of the screen there is a button call maker, back button, and disconnect the call that double as the power button as well.
At the back there is a resolution of 1.3 megapixel camera lens is not equipped with a lens cover and speaker holes. Batery cover looks patterned surface spots where it seems to have become the hallmark of mobile-phone Samsung recently.
Duos With TouchWiz
Champ Duos Samsung's unique TouchWiz using the display. On the home screen there are 4 display the default home screen, but you can add a home screen display up to 7 pieces of the screen. Home screen widget screen you can apply, contact, or shortcuts to make navigation easier.
For the menu, there is only one option menu display that is 3 x 3 grid. There are a total of 3 pieces on the menu screen Champ Duos.
Phonebook
For phonebook, Champ Duos can store up to 1000 contact entries. There is personal contact details such as photos, email, groups, and personal ring tones on the Champ Duos phonebook. To facilitate contacts calls, you can enter contact to the "favorites" in the phonebook.
Make a call
Champ Duos Samsung dual SIM card technology. We tried to make calls using the Champ Duos (SIM 1), when a call is in progress we are trying to contact the mobile phone SIM second use that we have. SIM 2 turns out not to be contacted when we're making a call on the Champ Duos. It's quite unfortunate. To switch from SIM 1 to SIM 2 to make calls, there is a swtich buttons on the right side of the SIM card mobile phone.
Input Text
To enter the text you can use your finger or stylus pen. For your own input method there are two methods namely alphanumeric keypad and a QWERTY keyboard, both are present in portrait view. Does not display with the landscape QWERTY keyboard.
Features Messaging
Samsung Champ Duos can send messages such as SMS, MMS, Email, and IM. SMS became one with the MMS, to change the SMS to MMS you can include multimedia content in SMS. For SMS 1836 alone there were characters long that you can use to send SMS. SMS can be viewed with the display or the appearance of regular IM.
For email, you can use email like Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and Google Mail. If you use one or all three accounts of this email, the phone will do the settings automatically. All you need to do is fill in your email address and your email password only. To use email outside of the three email you need to set up email manually.
For IM, there are IM applications like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and Palringo. For application information can not be diminize chat, if you get out of the chat application chat application will be automatically signed out.
Multimedia
Camera
Samsung Champ Hello Kitty comes with 1.3 megapixel resolution camera. The camera comes with the camera settings as much as 2x digital zoom, EV, self-timer (2, 5, 10 seconds), the resolution of the camera (1.3 MP, 0.3 MP, 0.1 MP), white balance (auto incandescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent) , color effects (none, sepia, negative, gray), image quality (excellent, good, normal), night mode, and image storage media (memory card / internal memory).
Video Recorder
It can be used for photographing, the camera can also be used Champ Duos for QCIF resolution video recording at 15 frames per second recording. There are some video recording settings such as the self-timer (2, 5, 10 seconds), white balance (auto incandescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent), color effects (none, sepia, negative, gray), the video quality (excellent, good , normal), EV, zoom-in 2x, and the image of storage media (memory card / internal memory). Below is the video recordings Champ Duos.
Music Players
Champ Duos music player can play MP3-formatted songs, WMA, and AAC. When the track is inserted into the mobile music player will categorize songs by album, singer, and the type of song. You can also create your own playlists on the music player. Although classified as low-end phones, but Samsung has equip Champ Duos with 3D surround sound technology which makes the sound quality sounds good. When songs are played on the display album art music player.
If still not satisfied with the sound quality Champ Duos, you can use the EQ options contained in cell phones such as auto, pop, rock, jazz, dance, classical, live, wide, concerts, bass enhancement, and externalization. You can also listen to the song using a 3.5mm headset and Bluetooth stereo headset (sold separately) for Champ Duos is equipped with a standard 3.5mm audio jack hole as well as Bluetooth with A2DP support. Do not forget, if you fall asleep while listening to the song, there is a sleep timer feature on the music player.
Photo and Video Gallery
To access the photos and video you can use my files which is actually a file manager and not a photo or video gallery. When viewing photos, you can drag the image with a delicate touch to the left or right to view photos of previous or next photo. To enlarge the photo you can use the zoom-in button or using the virtual volume. Can you send pictures using MMS, Email, or Bluetooth.
Stereo FM radio
To listen to the radio on the Champ Duos you should use a headset that works as an antenna. Radio station you can search manually or automatically and you can save on the radio feature.
Connectivity
Samsung Champ Duos running on a tri-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE 900/1800/1900 Mhz. For local connectivity there is Wi-Fi b / g and Bluetooth version 2.1 with A2DP support. To connect the phone to a PC you can use a microUSB data cable (sold separately). Hole standard audio jack allows you to use a headset to listen to your favorite songs.
Browser
Champ Duos comes with a default browser NetFront 3.5 the same as earlier Samsung Champ. For browsing there are two options, namely to use GPRS / EDGE or Wi-Fi use. Unfortunately Champ Duos browser can not be used to open the HTML-based website because of memory limitations, we prove this when opening the HTML version of the website teknoup and some HTML-formatted website lainnya.Untuk do zoom-in/out you can use the volume buttons. The screen is also possible to perform kinetic scrolling.
Organizer feature
There are several features of the organizer on the Champ Duos like calendar, alarm, voice recorder, memo, task, calculator, converter, world clock, timer, and stopwatch.
Social Network Application
There are two soial network applications that have been inherent in the mobile phone such as Facebook and Twitter. Facebook can be used to view the news feed, status updates, view photos, view the inbox, etc.. .
Durability Battery
For resistance batery, entrust the batery Samsung Li-Ion 1000 mAh yng can hold up to 860 minutes when used to make calls and 470 hours on standby.
Final Word
Some feature enhancements seen in the Samsung Champ Duos like the larger screen, dual SIM card technology, and the Wi-Fi. For other features are not too different from the previous Samsung Champ.
Pros:
Dual SIM card technology allows us to use two SIM in one phone Wi-Fi connectivity is stable Price according to the features and quality The audio quality is quite good Weaknesses:
Can not receive incoming calls while on call There is no camera shutter button The screen is not good when used under the sun Browser can not be used to open the HTML site because of lack of memory
Facebook (Applications)
Upload the photo: Yes, from the application Update status: Yes, from the browser and the application Photo Album: Yes, from the browser and the application Comments: Yes, from the browser and the application Inbox: Yes, from the browser and the application News Feeds: Yes, from the browser and the application
Twitter (Applications)
Upload the photo: Yes, from the application Update status: Yes, from the browser and the application Reply: Yes, from the browser and the application Retweet: Yes, from the browser and the application DM: Yes, from the browser and the application
Camera
Resolution: 1.3 megapixels The dark: Light Flash: No Autofocus: No Zoom: 2x Features: Digital zoom 2x as much, EV, self-timer (2, 5, 10 seconds), the resolution of the camera (1.3 MP, 0.3 MP, 0.1 MP), white balance (auto incandescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent), color effects ( none, sepia, negative, gray), image quality (excellent, good, normal), night mode, and the image of storage media (memory card / internal memory).
Video Camera
Resolution: QCIF The dark: light enough Flash: No Frames per second: 15 frames per second Features: Self-timer (2, 5, 10 seconds), white balance (auto incandescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent), color effects (none, sepia, negative, gray), the video quality (excellent, good, normal), EV, zoom-in 2x, and the image of storage media (memory card / internal memory)
Setting Internet
Setting manual or automatic: Automatic
GPS
Kompass Digital: No A-GPS: No Map default: -
Browser
Format: WAP Flash Player: No Performance: Fast enough Support lots of windows: 1
Screen
TFT resistive touch screen 2.6 inches with a depth of 256K colors 240 x 320 pixel display (TouchWiz)
OS
What Type: Proprietary OS upgrades: - The next upgrade: -
Keyboard
Type: virtual QWERTY keyboard and alphanumeric keypad portrait Key qualities: Sensitive Presses the button: Sensitive
Office
Application default: No
Media & Multimedia
Music player for MP3, WMA, and AAC Photo gallery video: Yes, use the Gallery Share functions: Email, Bluetooth, and MMS
Wi-Fi
Shortcut on / off: Yes Signal: Stable
Network
3G support: No Band: - HSDPA speed: -
Bluetooth
Version: Bluetooth version 2.1 with A2DP support
Messaging
The use of SMS and MMS: Easy Email support: IMAP4 and POP3 protocols Other features: Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Palringo Email attachment: image files, office files, etc..
Battery
Durability (Standby): 470 hours Talk time: 860 minutes Operation to play music: - Battery type and capacity: Li-Ion Battery 1000 mAh
Streaming
Audio: - Video: -
Application
Support format:. Jar Market app / Place Download: Samsung Apps List of Application: -Phonebook -Call -Message -Gallery -Music player -Alarm -Calendar -Calculator -Browser -Email -Camera Video-recorder -Widget
Notifications
SMS: Yes, sounds and notifications on the home screen Email: Yes, a notification on the home screen Chats: Yes, sounds and notifications on the application screen Facebook: - Twitter: -
Ring tones
Format: MP3 MP3 as ringtone: Yes, via the music player MP3 as sms: - MP3 as an email: -
Profile
Shortcut or the normal profile settings: On the menu Type: - Airplane mode: -
Startup
Startup time: 10 seconds
Games
Default: Yes Download game formats:. Jar Place download: Samsung Apps
Background
Image formats: JPEG, GIF Size: 240 x 320 pixels Photo as wallpaper: Yes, through the gallery and customization
Navigation
Touchscreen: Yes Others: - Use: Easy to use
Synchronize to Computer
Media: microUSB data cable, and Bluetooth Application: Samsung PC Sync Mode: In Mass Storage / Modem
Memory
Internal (Application): - Support memory cards: MicroSD
Telephone book
Capacity: 1000 entry Data: email address, notes, personal photos, personalized ringtones, contact group, etc.. OTA synchronization: - Photo: Yes, from the contact Backup: SIM Card Offline Contacts Backup application (computer): SIM card Support file backup: -
Phone Calls
Speed dialing, voice dialing (speaker independent), records of dialed, received and missed calls, conference calls, an integrated handsfree speaker
Home Screen, Themes & Personalization
Maximal number of: 7 home screen Displacement: Current Performance: Current Widget Support: Yes Hotkey Support: Yes
Personalization
Front of the screen can be adjusted: -Wallpaper -Home screen -Pintasan/Shortcut -Widget
Other
Jackaudio: There, 3.5mm FM radio: There is, does not require a headset to play Akeselerometer: No Alarm: Yes Keypad tone: - Charging port: Yes, microUSB Unlocked and the lock: Press the unlock / lock Hot swap: No Speaker: Sound quality Airplane mode: - USB: MicroUSB for data and charging
Nokia has released a special application for his series Lumia through Windows Phone Marketplace. Application called Camera Extras will provide four new scene modes on the device Lumia.
The fourth mode is a Smart Group Shot, Action Shot, Self-timer and Panorama. The first mode allows the user to record multiple images of a group of people (burst) which then will automatically select the best based on facial expressions. While the second mode allows the user to record fast moving objects better.
For now the new users in China and the United States can obtain this update. While other countries will get it in July. Applications can be downloaded directly on the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Sony Xperia sola MT27i-Sony launches Android phone smartphone with touch technology called Xperia Floating sola (MT27i). This technology allows you to navigate without having to touch the screen directly. This stylish phone also has a technology that is being discussed one of them crowded NFC. With the price priced around 3 million, how layakah this phone to you have? Please read our review below.
Main Specifications
Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE, HSDPA Capacitive touch screen LED-backlit LCD 3.7-inch FWVGA (480 x 854 pixels) Android Gingerbread v2.3.7 (upgradeable to 4.0 ICS) Nova Thor U8500 processor 1GHz Cortex-A9, Mali-400 GPU 512 MB RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, microSD support 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash NFC connectivity Lithium Ion Battery 1320 mAh Sales Package
Sola Xperia handsets Head charger Data cable Headset 2 Smart Tags (red, black) Manual Warranty card
Design and Body
Sola Xperia Sony NXT is not a series, so in terms of design, this phone looks different from the lines and angles of the firm and neat impression. Xperia sola has dimensions of 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm and weighs 107 grams, is quite thin and comfortable on the handheld. The phone is available in three colors namely black, red and white. Plastic material used to doff layers with reduced blotches and a steady finger on the handheld because it is not slippery.
The face looks quite unique, because there are differences in thickness between the bottom and the screen and capacitive buttons. There is a proximity sensor and light and notification light, 3.7-inch screen, as well as three physical buttons Android capacitive type. The rear lights are LED flash, resolution 5 MP camera, microphone, and speaker. The left side of the phone there is a microUSB port, volume keys and camera shutter button. The camera shutter button is the two-step, when we first tried to pressure to operate properly, but for the pressure to take a picture or loud enough to be considered mengoyangkan shooting. The right side only filled the lock / power. To the top there is a 3.5 mm headset port. Finally there is a microphone and the bottom of the hole to hang the strap / hanger.
Screen
Like the other Sony mobile smartphone, Xperia sola using capacitive type touch screen LED-backlit LCD measuring 3.7 inches 16 million colors with FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels) with a depth of 265ppi. Display screen, this phone looks fine and attract the eye, but which unfortunately we are still feeling the effects of a yellowish screen that is also present in previous Sony Xperia phone. If you see a screen that displays color does not matter, but when you look at the screen with the majority of the white background, for example browser application, then the yellow effect is quite disturbing. Do not forget, the phone is also embedded in the Mobile Bravia Engine technology is said and indeed tested display images and video player in the gallery and look rich color and contrast.
One of the selling points on the Xperia sola is floating touch technology. Floating touch is a technology where you can navigate the screen without touching the screen. But we think this feature only as a gimmick, because frankly you are more comfortable with the touch screen to navigate. Especially in this phone Floating touch technology can only be used in the default theme for the effect and only to highlight the link in the browser application. So it is less useful than just for the'' wow'' factor.
Interface
Sola Xperia still use Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread is said to have an update to ICS 4.0. For business display interface, this phone uses the same interface as the Sony Xperia NXT that looks interesting.
On the main page can contain a five-page homescreen that can not be reduced and added As with a place to put items such as widgets, folders, shortcuts. There is also dock at the bottom to keep the four icons that can be customized. If you hold the home button it will show recent apps. Notification window appears smooth with no predefined shortcut to the connectivity menu.
To view the application drawer, menu icons are arranged in positions 4 x 4 with a transparent background. You can adjust the position of these icons and can perform sorting alphabetically, the most frequently used, and the last to be installed.
For the lockscreen, there is information that appears when you are in the lockscreen even if you're listening to music then you can come up with a mini music player to swipe into a large digital clock.
There are seven choices of themes that can be selected as desired. Well, as we mentioned earlier, Floating touch technology can be used in the default theme for the effect. So if you are on page homescreen, you can move your finger to float on the screen then the effect of waves on the theme will move as you do swipe homescreen page.
Input Text
There is only one option in the default keyboard, the Xperia keyboard is available in Mandarin and Japanese. There is also the option settings for each language. When we tried to do the typing, this keyboard can provide a high degree of accuracy, so it feels solid and easy when it is operated.
Contacts
As Android in general contact and phone menu has the same content just different sub menu highlight when entering the application. For business you can synchronize your contacts from other accounts such as Facebook account, WhatApp, Google, and other accounts.
It looks the same as the previous NXT Xperia phone. Contact names will be presented in alphabetical order and there are alphabet bar on the right to accelerate the search, can also do typing the name in column top. To add a new contact you just select the button to the right above. You can also create contact lists that you frequent contact with the sub menu favorites.
It also features Quick contact, that is just by doing a tap on the contact picture menu will be raised quickly to communications such as phone, sms, Facebook, or info.
Messaging
Menu has a simple messaging, you will be presented when entering chat thread of conversation that you do. To start a new conversation you can do so by selecting the button at the top right. To change the type of SMS message into an MMS you can just attach multimedia content by selecting a button on the right in the text editor.
Gmail app is always faithful to give you access to a Gmail email service, with the view that a simple yet powerful way to organize your email. If you use another email service, you can make arrangements via the Email menu.
Talk application is also always there to give you access to Google's instant messaging service is. Unfortunately, because it does not have a secondary camera, you can not have conversations with the Xperia sola this video.
Camera
Sola Xperia has a resolution of 5 MP camera (2592 x 1944 pixels) with autofocus and LED flash accompanied by to assist shooting in low light conditions. There are many features on this camera menu as 3D Sweep Panorama (panoramic photos with 3D effects), 3D Sweep Angle (object images with 3D effects), Sweep Panorama (a 180 degree panorama photo mode), scene mode, Smile Shutter, and others.
One of the advantages of this phone is the camera in the shooting method is rapid, even you do not need to open the first lockscreen. Only by directly holding the camera shutter button about two seconds you will immediately be able to take pictures.
The results for the indoor shots look good, though less sharp, but for the presence of noise and the brightness is better. For outdoors, the result looks quite detailed and bright. To see the original results can be downloaded via this link.
Video Recording
With Xperia sola you can do recording of up to 720p HD resolution. There are some menu settings to customize your recording conditions such as scene modes, exposure, photo light, image stabilizer, and others. :
Gallery
Gallery where a collection of photographs and videos you perform standard Android wrote. Comes with a classification based on the folder and accompanied by a distinctive 3D effect. Because the Mobile Bravia Engine technology embedded, then the collection of photos and video you'll look good eye for contrast and color combinations to minimize noise in the picture.
To view the 3D content you must select the icon to the right of the tab adjacent to the camera icon. Here you are provided back to the choice of two buttons to view 3D content and the second panorama to view the content Sweep Multi Angle.
With the integration of the Facebook service, then all your photo collection at the service will be displayed in this gallery, and you can also comment and like.
Video Player
By default there is no dedicated application to play videos, so you have to play the video content via the gallery menu. Sola video player on the Xperia is not able to playback video with resolution up to 1080p so only in 720p only. Recorded only MP4, MKV that can be played, we tried to insert FLV video content with the format, AVI, WMV, but does not play. For the subtitle also can not be displayed.
Display interface is simple video player like the stock Android. There are only three buttons which button previous, play / pause, and the next button. Once again it features Mobile Bravia Engine, then display your video on this phone will look colorful and bright. There are also menus for simple editing (crop video).
Music Players
Perhaps this is where the advantage of Sony's Xperia mobile phone. Xperia sola and other NXT series is equipped with a feature-rich music player and has a good performance. Inter face look attractive denggan good effects, and there are features such as information search, lyrics, video, edit information, with clear bass equalizer, surround, and do not miss xLOUD prevailing feature in speaker to produce sound output in the absence of tight distortion. Unfortunately the speaker was laying on the back, so if the phone is placed on the front surface of the above, the output of automated voice silenced.
FM Radio
This classic features remain present in the Xperia sola, as usual it takes a headset plugged in to be able to enjoy your favorite radio station broadcasts. Inter-face look too appealing to the presence of such a frequency bar so that you simply do is swipe the bar to find the frequency of radio stations, you can also search the current track information through the integrated application TrackID, and also you can give your thumbs on the song being played. You also can save the radio stations of your choice.
Browser
Browser on the Xperia sola can already be said to be a vehicle capable skating in cyberspace. Standards stock Android looks. This browser can make the process of rendering web pages fairly quickly and is much less pronounced lag is annoying. To make browsing mutitab can do up to eight tabs simultaneously. Flash content can also be displayed in this browser.
Floating touch technology applies here, unfortunately the technology only serves to highlight the link without can be used to make a selection or move the page. We can say Floating touch functionality in the browser is less useful.
Sony Xperia sola MT27i Connectivity
Do not hesitate to bring this phone wherever you go because this phone can work on GSM Quadband network and HSDPA from your destination country has a cellular network. For local connectivity there is WiFi b / g / n with DLNA capabilities, which allow you to play videos and view photos or even listen to music from a device that also has DLNA capability. There is also support A-GPS, Bluetooth v3.0, USB On-the-Go, and NFC. This phone is not quiet as NXT Xperia series so there is a slot for microSD memory card that can accommodate up to 32 GB.
Well to feature NFC, in the sales package Xperia sola given two SmartTags accessories. So you can use SmartTags application, where you can change the phone profile and other action in accordance with arrangements that tag you touch the phone. Quite practical and useful, so you do not have to bother to set the phone settings if you go into a particular environment.
Sola Xperia phone has a battery that can not be removed / is embedded in the phone body. Type of battery used Lithium Ion 1320 mAh capacity. Despite its size fairly standard, but to support you on this phone feels quite minimal, so that we can only expect to accompany you in the morning until the afternoon only with arrangements and normal usage. But back again depending on the network operator and the frequency of use of mobile phones.
Conclusion
Is predicted to have excess Floating touch feature, Xperia sola we think you deserve to have. Because the price of 3 million you will get a middle-class mobile phone with good performance overall. NFC features that you can actually use as provided SmartTags accessories. Especially with a design that we think is stylish as well as the weights are quite thin and light. For comparison we mennyarankan you to consider the HTC phones HTC's middle class is One V. One V also has a good performance, immediately get the Android 4.0 ICS, a larger battery capacity, and better screen quality than Xperia sola, but you have to sacrifice a dual core processor, a unique feature Floating touch, and NFC connectivity.
Excess
Floating touch A good performance Dual-core processors Shortage
There is no secondary camera Battery capacity is less qualified
Flipboard application for Android was first formally introduced through the launch of the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III, but for other devices not yet available. Not long after we've also preached that Flipboard application for the Android leaks and file. Apk application can be downloaded by other devices are not official.
Today the developer has finally released its application to the public and is available in Google's Play Store for download by any device. This previous application was already particularly popular in the IOS platform iPad tablet.
Flipboard is an application that resembles a digital magazine that allows you to read news, view photos, view the timeline Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google +, and many others. Please go to Google Play Store to download the application.
Based on an estimate of Computerworld, estimated battery on Surface tablet will not be able to beat the battery on the iPad. At the time Microsoft introduced is not talking about the battery life of this tablet which would be one important factor for users.
It is estimated that Microsoft will provide Windows tablet 31.4Wh RT rating for them and for Windows 43Wh 8 Pro Surface. While the new iPad has a battery with a claimed Apple 42.5Wh hold up to 10 hours to surf the internet, watching videos and listening to music. This means Windows RT Surface has a battery capacity of approximately 25% of new iPad battery, which will last only 7.5jam. But of course many other factors that influence the level of resistance of the battery in a device, the lack of information about Windows RT Surface makes this prediction difficult. When compared with iPad 2 which has a battery with 25Wh, it is known that the battery on the iPad 2 was 25% smaller than the battery of the Windows RT Surface. If you follow Apple's claims, iPad 2 itself can last up to 10jam (without Retina Display) which means that Windows will be able to survive RT Surface 12.5jam.
Of course we still have to wait for the official disclosure of the Microsoft Windows tablet RT on them this
Google's Android Web Developer-related events have been updated Google I / O next week, this new design tries to make the developers more easily in terms of'' Design, Develop, Distribute and their applications''. The new website looks good, and its design is inspired by Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, complete with Roboto and 3 point font menu button which is the typical Ice Cream Sandwich.
As a growing market for Android devices, Google does not want to lose the support of developers to compete with other platforms, have a quick web page to access the SDK, NDK, and other design guidelines are the steps taken to support the developers.
Although the smartphone market is experiencing rapid growth as much as 41 percent from year to year, only two vendors who truly enjoy the growth of the Samsung and Apple. According to market researcher, ABI, both of them accounts for 55 percent of global smartphone shipments in the first quarter of this year and enjoy a 90 per cent of profits in the smartphone industry.
Surprisingly enough, Samsung and Sony are the two OEMs are enjoying continuous growth in terms of shipments. Even more surprising in RIM's growth through the Nokia, even though they decreased in shipments, RIM's 20 percent and Nokia 40 percent.
In the first quarter of 2012, Samsung is in the top spot with 43 million shipments, followed by Apple with the number 35 million, Nokia (11.9 million), RIM (11.1 million), Sony (7 million), and Huawei (6.8 million).
Nokia have struggled lately, after removal of Symbian and is in transition to the mobile operating system Microsoft Windows Phone. Thus was the case with RIM, trying hard to get up with BB10. ABI senior analyst stated, this year Nokia and Windows Phone they have to grow up to 5000% just to offset the decline in shipments of Symbian devices.
Motorola has updated the web page Droid RAZR and now displays all the information and detail about the update Ice Cream Sandwich which will be coming soon. Rumored that the Droid RAZR users will be able to immediately taste the Ice Cream Sandwich in the levying of next week. In the new web page you can explore and see what new features are there, and how it looks in a few short videos posted by Motorola. If you are one Droid RAZR users who have been waiting for the presence of Ice Cream Sandwich, please visit the web page Droid RAZR to see how the ICS update soon that you can enjoy.
This is not the first time Toshiba has come late to the party mode. Back in 2009, long after most every other consumer electronics manufacturers large and small have jumped on the netbook bandwagon, the company delayed releasing its first mini, NB205. And it is fantastic. So we are optimistic that when the clothes finally got around to releasing Thrive, the first Android tablet for the U.S. market. Obviously, we think, it's learned a thing or two from the mistakes of others.
And in that, at least, this 10-inch tablet does not disappoint. Has a full sized USB port and HDMI, an SD card slot, and a removable battery - all the features you would find on a laptop faster. It comes with a raft of practical applications already installed, so you do not have to go hunting for them on the Android Market. It's one of the first results of the gates with Android 3.1, enhanced version of Honeycomb denied. Oh, and it starts at $ 429, undercutting many of its competitors. There, in less than one paragraph, we have laid out why you might want it on one of the other tabs crowding the market. But should you get? Well, the people, we will need more than one paragraph to resolve it. Join us after the break, right?
Hardware
If Thrive is a person, it would cry on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry's right about now. Even before it went on sale earlier this month, he was fielding a mockery because of something fatso. Unfortunately, really, given that most of the bullies do not see it directly. That's not to say Thrive is skinny - at .62 inches thick, indeed, chunkier than other board on the market. Why, it's almost double the thickness of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which measures 0.33 inches. And at 1.66 pounds, it's a touch heavier than the first generation iPad, which has since gone on a diet.
The problem is, it's no big deal. In fact, you might even feel lighter than you expect. Now it is true, after getting some hands-on time with the upcoming slate of Sony S2, we are reminded that Thrive is more severe than most. However, it does not feel solid as Motorola Xoom, though Xoom weighs a tenth of the whole pound less. All told, it's still light enough that we do not think twice about throwing in a bag and walk around with all day. And when it comes to web surfing on your couch with your feet propped up against it - a scenario that is possible with just a WiFi tablet - it's plump buttocks Thrive makes zero difference. If there is, we take issue with Thrive's dimensions. At 10.97 x 6.97 inches, the other is about as narrow as 10-inchers Galaxy Tab 10.1, but much longer. That does not make a difference in portrait mode, but it does make holding it in landscape is much more severe.
Even after a week of testing, we have difficulty coming to terms with a clear design Thrive awkward. The back is decorated in the colors of rubber that makes it look rather cheap (paperback port does not help). For credit, though, that the soft material makes it virtually impossible for your fingers to slip. Textured pattern Toshiba netbook lid reminds us, except a line across the back side on the corner diagonally symmetrical. It's also a removable lid, like a battery - something we will touch on more in a bit. Although Thrive comes in black, you can buy swappable, colorful cover in "Blue Moon," Raspberry Fusion "," Lavender Bliss, "Sky" Silvery, "and" Green Apple "for $ 20 a pop.
Unlike most tablets, which requires you to hold them in landscape mode to capture images, both cameras Thrive placed along one edge is shorter, so you can hold comfortably in portrait mode when you shoot. As you can see, the Toshiba is framed with a piece of metal that drapes on the edge of the tablet. On the outer side of the bar, you'll find a few that stand out "with Google" branding, along with a resolution of 5 megapixel camera behind it, somewhat. Thrive when we previewed last month, we saw more than a few commentators said metal is developing its own would be a deal-breaker. We disagree, although we think branding is especially unfortunate looking. It calls to mind something that will pick up at the hardware store - an, odd faux-growing industry to another tablet feels like a toy.
Normally, we do not talk much about the port when we review the tablet, but in this case, they are the star of the show. Starting on the side of the camera, you will find the key to locking down the lid removed. Moving clockwise to the right side, there is the power button, volume rocker, and a lever to lock the screen orientation, with a full sized SDXC slot sits on the other end. At the bottom of the tablet (this will be the opposite end of the camera), there is an open headphone and mic ports, along with a closed door behind which you'll find a full-sized USB and HDMI ports and a mini-USB socket. Finally, on the long side and you'll find a 30-pin docking connector is covered flanked by a small speaker. So, just to re-direct you, if you hold the tablet in portrait mode with the camera sitting on top, docking connector will be on the left side. Given that we sometimes see the USB port on the tablet, it's a combination of all the sockets and slots are actually bowling us over.
The laptop Thrive in a manner reminiscent of other, more profitable. It has three LED lights built into the panel so you can see the gleaming white-orange when the battery is low, when the Bluetooth is activated, and, at least, when the power is on. Even on our laptops, we like our hidden LED lights, and we feel more strongly about it with the tablet, where we had just come to expect a clean design.
Display and Sound
Crams 10.1-inch screen at 1280 x 800 pixels, which matches the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the board is identical to the other sizes. Although it's a lot of bright, not very wide viewing angle. We have an easy time watching movies with the tablet is placed face-up on the table in front of us, and we also can see the screen when viewing from off-center position. But as we move further to the side and tried to look at more oblique angles, contrast ratio began to look even worse. As a bonus, Toshiba threw in the same Resolution + technology used to clean and upscale video in the laptop, but you will find it hard to see the difference on such a small screen. If you prefer, you can disable this feature, although we do not feel the need.
Small stereo speakers are loud, but never too hard. While watching the movie alone in a room with air conditioning noisy spinning in the background, we continue to turn the volume to the max, and do not really feel the need to reject it. At some point during our testing, a friend to join us as we run the benchmark Nenamark 1 and 2 in the background. In the end, the sound emanating from the test is quite hard to interrupt, but not so deafening that we can not do on their conversation.
In addition to volume, Toshiba also includes software that is designed to enrich the quality of audio - a feature that does not come enabled out of the box. Back when we saw the preview Thrive, we said that even with these improvements, we can still detect some tinniness coming out of small speakers. After a week of testing, we stand it - the sound quality does not stick out as a terrible, just not exceptional.
Removable battery
We must have looked pretty silly the first time we tried to remove the back cover. The problem is, it's much easier to pry the cap off the phone, when you can cradle, and the pressure on the back cover with your thumb for leverage. Try doing that with a 10-inch tablet and see how far you get. After much fumbling, we know the best way to go about this is to first open the door that covers all full-sized port. Then wedge your fingernail into the gap below the compartment, and pull the cover toward you until it falls away with the snap discomfiting. (Dig your fingers into the hole near the speakers also work.) Once we got past the learning curve, it is easy to take off the lid. Hopefully, we just avoid some of you a little frustrated.
Battery and power management
And depending on your lifestyle, you might want to think about getting one. Compared with other products, Thrive is a small battery craps out pretty quickly. It lasted six hours and twenty-five minutes in our tests (the movie looping, WiFi, and Bluetooth turned off), trailing far behind the iPad 2 was nearly ten and a half hour walk and the 10.1 's about ten hours of spinning. Even the battery life tablet we would call mediocre most of the successful landing somewhere in the range of seven to eight hours.
That said, with a lighter usage patterns we found we could get away with not filling it every night. After an hour of checking email, watching YouTube HD trailer, tweaking the settings of this tablet, intermittently glancing at Engadget and Google Calendar, and download the three applications, we still have a 87 percent charge remaining. We did notice that the web surfing (including some Flash sites), drain the battery faster than any of those other activities previously mentioned. After just ten minutes of browsing, the battery life rating fell five percent. On the bright side, Thrive sips a little power when it sits idle: after two hours and forty minutes, the battery life rating fell just two percent.
Nevertheless, far from perfect Thrive in the power management department. While testing, we saw reports that the tablet does not always wake up from sleep mode - not unless you do a cold boot, ie. At first, we said to ourselves, "Sweet We must be one of the lucky ones." Not so fast. Soon after, we tried to wake up our sleeping tablet, but left the power switch / lock in vain. This always happens after we re-use the AC adapter bundled Thrive; not matter when we leave it sitting around unplugged.
At this writing, Toshiba has been at least acknowledge this problem and says it will push out the fix through the application of Toshiba Workshop which comes pre-loaded on the tablet. Unfortunately, though, it's unclear when we can expect Toshiba to pull through. Suffice it to say, we see this not as an excuse to ignore Thrive, but more of a reason to put off buying one now.
Performance
Like so many other tablets on the market, Thrive runs on NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC. A cold boot takes about 20 seconds, which is compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the same 1GHz chip package. Once we swiped through the lock screen, tablet less than two seconds to open the Honeycomb.
For the most part, Thrive responded snappily to the tap and friction, as well as multi-touch gestures such as pinching and zooming. Sometimes, though, we see a slight pause when you press the home key to minimizing the application of a sudden. All told, we saw the greatest performance drops while the website was built in Flash - an area where we have seen others stumble Honeycomb tablet. The New York restaurant Lattanzi, for example, show only four items on his menu at once, forcing you to press the "Next" to see more. Also met struggling with it, leaving us empty stab at the screen before we finally took the tap. In another example, we peruse Uniqlo.com, and found that when we stop items from clothing to get more details, rolled suddenly become choppy. Thrive at least Flash sites loaded quickly, even if its performance suffers once we start churning. In any case, we are more likely to say that Google - not Toshiba - still could stand to improve the experience of Flash.
On the bright side, the stock Android keyboard typing on a consistent airy feel, with some spelling errors reported after a week of testing. Indeed, the speed is only limited by your ability to peck out the letters. Incidentally, quite a narrow tablet that is easy to type in portrait mode, even if you have small hands (like most of us). Incidentally, the tablet also comes with Swype installed, if you think dragging a line between the letters would be more ergonomic experience than typing with two fingers. Personally, we still doubt - after all, not a beauty Swype you can hold the device with one hand and use the same fingers to type? However, it is nice that people have the option to use it.
If you are looking for some hard numbers, we ran Linpack benchmark Android compatible, Quadrant, and Nenamark 1 and 2. As you can see, Quadrant score above 1584 in accordance with the 1546 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 grooved after the update to Android 3.1. But Quadrant, of course, is just one part of the puzzle of comparison, although we think it means that the two tablets share the same chip and also happens to fit in the real world tests, such as winter boots. If you're a benchmark junkie, though, you'll find some other value in a handy chart below.
Benchmark Score Quadrant 1584 2.79 Linpack MFLOPS (single thread) / 2.93 MFLOPS (multi-thread) Nenamark a 43.8 fps Nenamark 2 18.3 fps Vellamo 968 Neocore not run
Camera
In the grand tradition of the tablet cameras, Thrive is a 5 megapixel rear-facing a struggle in low light and in situations where the subject is moving. The other tablet Thrive do worse, though, by casting a bluish tint over the image. We also found a bit rough in a lot of photos, even if we take them with adequate lighting, and even when we see them shrink in the shape, size.
To boot, this is not a smooth picture-taking experience you will get on the tablet. Remember how we said that Toshiba stuck a camera on one end is shorter, so they'll be on top if you shoot in portrait mode? That's all well and good if you want to frame the picture vertically, but if you start snapping pics in landscape, you may find that you intentionally blur the lens mitts. Not exactly the problem we have with other board camera sitting on one of the two long sides.
In the case of unwanted tints, we have better luck with the 2 megapixel front-facing camera, although as you might imagine, the sharpness and level of detail is not good enough to actually, you know, photography. But for video chatting bright picture quality should be doing well.
The Thrive also record 720p video, though, every film you make will be just as vulnerable to a cloudy, faint blue. You will also notice that the motion in the video is not very smooth. Clips we shot with HTC Flyer much fluid, although to be fair, the camera is presented entirely different from the problem (read: roaring background noise).
File storage and transfer
Far be it for us to tell you how you should use a full sized USB port and SD slot attached to them, but suffice to say it would be useful for moving files on and off the tablet. Fortunately, Toshiba makes it almost too easy by bundling its own file manager app called - wait - File Manager Toshiba. Believe us when we say it's one of our favorite features of Thrive, and one of the most obvious reasons you should consider this in addition to the scads of other Android tablet on the market. Using a tabbed interface app, decide whether you want to see this tablet 8GB to 32GB of internal memory, SD card, or USB hard drive. Once you do, you'll see all the files displayed in the box, as you would if you were trying to find something in Windows Explorer or Finder in OS X.
Selecting files to copy, cut, paste, or delete also idiot-proof. If you only want to work with one file, you can press and hold with your finger to see a list of options. Or, if you want to handle their batch, press the "Select File" button at the bottom of the screen, at which point each file will be overlaid with an empty box that you can "check off" by touching it with your finger. If you go that route, such as cut and paste option will not appear on the screen, but will appear as a box in the lower panel. We simply walk you through it but really, is quite intuitive app that anyone can find out in about five seconds.
As for speed, this is hardly the fastest drive you will find, but it should not make you wait too long either. Photo batch transfer of 951MB in size about ten seconds. That is not exactly lightning-fast, but considering how rarely we take the time to remove the clot picture of our handsets, we do not expect we'll do it frequently with good tablet. Even if you do it more often, you might agree that it is quite fast for $ 429 toy.
Software
Right off the bat, there are two reasons to get excited about this software. One, Toshiba does not muck around with the UI standards of Honeycomb, so if you're the type who always choose vanilla Android over, say, Sense, which will be a slate Thrive in your heart.
Secondly, this is not just a Honeycomb tablet, but one of the first to ship with Android 3.1, the latest version of the tablet-friendly Android widgets that carry goods such as resizeable, new host mode, and new applications Google Movies. If you have not dealt tablet running the OS, you will discover that the resizeable windows is a joy, and make the stock Gmail and calendar applications, among others, are much more useful, even in an instant. The problem is, it's up to application developers to bring them up to speed, so that at an early stage you will find many that do not change size. However, it can even increase the standard artificial Google is very helpful.
Apps
Oh, and we have not even scratched the surface on a third-party applications. First, you can download 'em from "unknown sources" (read: other places of the Android Market). And, Toshiba pre-installed a large number of popular - some of which are too useful to be dismissed as bloatware. This includes some who normally have to pay, including LogMeIn Ignition ($ 29.99), QuickOffice ($ 24.99), and Kaspersky Security Tablet ($ 19.95 per year). Clothing also throw in some free favorites like Angry Birds, and The New York Times. Missing, however, is any Facebook and Twitter clients. Some, meanwhile, it smells like crapware. This includes most of the raft of games, which include NFS Shift, Backgammon, Euchre, Hearts, Spades, and Solitaire. Then there's Toshiba Place to Start bland headlines. We are happy to not open it again, and just stick with the standalone application from The New York Times and other favorites.
The Company also casts its own e-reader application, dubbed Place Books. This is actually the second reader application that comes bundled on Thrive, with Google being the second book. We get what Toshiba is after - providing low-tech people like our parents enough applications so they do not need to download anything or (heaven forbid) ask for help. But we suspect most of you are very tiny bit more independent than that, and we think you will enjoy a better option if you only download the Amazon or Barnes & Noble apps, because they are backed by a large library with a lot of current, popular titles ..
Perhaps our favorite applications - second only, perhaps, to the File Manager - is printershare, an application that allows you to find the nearest printer and print documents, photos, and web pages via WiFi. We fell in love as easily be used as a utility. Just open the application, select the application from which you may want to print something, and then find a list of documents printed (or, in the case of Gmail applications, messaging). We want each tab to come up with something like this out of the box.
Besides all this, Toshiba threw his own app store, although it is quite useful. Although the comprehensive category, we calculate a maximum of six applications per section (often only one), and we see a particular title appears in some parts - say, Office and Productivity.
Configuration and competition
Do not be scared off by the price of $ 579 is listed at the top of this review. That's just for the 32GB version, the highest end that Toshiba has to offer. The Thrive actually starts at $ 429 for 8GB and 16GB are also offered in flavors for $ 479. For now, it's plain-Jane WiFi-only tablet, but Toshiba has said it plans to release a 3G version later this year.
However you slice it, it's some aggressive pricing. Both 16GB and 32GB versions weaken the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 to $ 20. We use this as a comparison because they are both current favorite tab. The 10.1, in particular, have exactly the same size screen, same packaging Tegra 2 chip, and also one of the first tablet to ship with Android 3.1. Both are sleek and sexy - just not something that Thrive. To weigh against the Thrive is to evaluate your priorities: how much you are willing to pay for beauty? And if you had to choose, would you rather go to a full-sized ports or featherweight design?
But let's not count with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. In a market full of sheet lookalike, Transformer and Thrive both tried their darndest to be different. In the case of Thrive, a full-size port hook. For the Transformer, the docking station filled with a full keyboard. This is an interesting comparison, because if you buy Thrive, you may be interested in plugging in a USB keyboard.
We must say, we would be very tempted to have a more integrated keyboard solutions, especially when we're traveling. The problem is, the convenience does not come cheap. At first glance, Transformer cheaper, because the 16GB and 32GB models cost only $ 399 and $ 499, respectively. But, if you want to, you know, change it, you should spring for the $ 150 dock, rendering moot any delusions effective prices. The point is, the idea of entering into the keyboard Thrive still should appeal to those who would rather not invest that much money in the Transformer. Not to mention - the Thrive USB port for things other than the keyboard, such as connecting an external hard drive.
For purposes of this review, we will not go on long tangents about our favorite 7-inch tablet, although some, such as Flyer, count among the good we've tested. We are looking for, if you have decided 7-inch offering the perfect compromise between portability and big screen goodness, Thrive just is not right for you.
Wrap-up
Inevitably, every time a new tablet out, we find ourselves asking, "Why did you pick over everything else?" And frankly, in a market with so many choices forgotten it's not always an easy question to answer. Thrive in the case, at least, you've potentially got enough built-in excuse to rely on both hands. This should be a full-sized USB and HDMI ports, not to mention the SDXC slot allows you to use one of your memory card has no doubt accumulated over the years. It comes with many useful applications - some of which cost money - which means if you'll be up and running quickly (and so will the low-tech person you give this as a gift). It runs Android 3.1 on tab while most do not. Oh, and it's price to sell. Starts at $ 429 for 8GB, so prominent in the market that really do not need another $ 500 or $ 600 a slate. We say, get the 8GB version, pair it with an old SD card, and have yourself a party.
That does not mean it's for everyone. Some of you when deciding this stuff out that was too fat, too ugly. We're sure some of you (no, not you) passed this review and jump directly to the comment to reiterate how this oogly. And if it's a deal-breaker, we would not blame you - it's true, Thrive do a better job to make the weight than the other tabs (we see you, Touchpad). But why settle for chunky tablet if you do not give toot about the USB port and SD card slot? This is a fair point, and we agree that anyone who buys this needs to be enamored with either price or selection of ports. And even then, this is the best for people who want a USB socket for storage, in particular, after all, the Eee is very good and popular Pad Transformer makes moot USB keyboard - assuming you get down to spend $ 150 on the docking station, of course. All told, there are many tablets are thinner, sexier, durable (and yes, more expensive) to be had, with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad 2 comes to mind first. However, we suspect there are some people out there who've been waiting for something like this.
General: Released:10/07/2011 Form Factor:? Hardware Keyboard:? Size Width:10.75 inches Height:6.97 inches Depth:0.62 inches Weight:25.57 ounces Display Type:Capacitive Technology:? Size:10.1 inches Resolution:1280x800px Camera Megapixels:5 MP Autofocus:Yes Flash:No Megapixels:5 MP Video Quality:720p Secondary Camera (Front Facing) Megapixels:2 MP Autofocus:? Flash:? Video Quality:? Connectivity Bluetooth:Yes USB:MiniUSB Wifi:802.11b/g/n GPS:Yes Multimedia Headset Jack:3.5mm Speakerphone:? FM Tuner:No Browser:? Battery Type:Li-Ion Capacity:2030 mAh Removable:Yes OS Version:Android 3.1 Custom UI:None Hardware Internal Memory:8,16,32 GB External Memory:Standard SD External Memory Amount:Up to 32 GB RAM:1 GB Processor:NVIDIA Processor Speed:1 GHz
