Apple iPad 2 vs New Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung has launched the revised edition of Galaxy Tabs , the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1  . The new Samsung Galaxy Tab is lighter and Thinner than Apple iPad 2 . We compared the tech specifications of Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 . In the specs comparison Galaxy Tab looks stronger than Apple iPad 2.

In the specs though Samsung Galaxy Tab looks strong  but I doubt whether it could be a iPad 2 killer , But Galaxy Tab is definitely going to impact the sales of Motorola xoom , HP touchpad and RIM Playbook tablets .

Samsung Galaxy S II Review

Samsung Galaxy S II was unveiled in May 2011 improves on its earlier version in a number of ways. First, it uses a 1.2GHz Dual Core application processor ( the Samsung made Exynos processor). This phone  runs on the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread and feature Samsung’s propreitary UI, the TouchWiz 4.0 user interface.

The Galaxy S II’s core strength is Media and Social Hubs. For Media Hub, TouchWiz 4.0 offers features including Game, Music and Reader hubs so that users can download more content to their smartphone. The Music Hub provides access to over 12 million tracks from 7digital whereas the Games hub is be powered by Gameloft. The Reader Hub is run by different providers and includes access to massive 2.2 million books, 2000 global and local newspapers and 2300 magazines…too much until you cannot finish reading everything.

Social Hub is still be the same, getting your social networking feeds. Live Panel aggregates live Web and application contents to a customizable home screen. Now you’ll be able to see your messaging history, IM status and reach your friends SMS, e-mail, etc all at a centralized location. Despite appearing as a phone for entertainment, Samsung Galaxy S II also incorporates enterprise apps such as Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks synchronization with Microsoft Exchange, on-device encryption and support for Cisco’s mobile solutions for VoIP calls, VPN and virtual desktop.

At first sight, Samsung Galaxy S II is luscious and seductive. Galaxy S features a gorgeous 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen with a WVGA 480×800 pixel resolution. With 50% more subpixels as compared to Super AMOLED screens, the display with be much brighter, crisper and smoother pictures. Its vital statistics is 4.93 inches tall, 2.6 inches wide and 0.33 inches thick. Claimed to be the world’s thinnest smartphone, it is amazingly slim and weighs 4.09 ounces only. Just like the Samsung Galaxy S, it has a plastic build. 

The Galaxy S II sports a 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, 1080p full HD video recording and playback, option for NFC connectivity, HSPA+ support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 

New 2011 iMac with Breakthrough I/O Technology

The 2011 21.5 inch iMac has a quad-core Intel i5 processor (optionally upgraded to i7). One of the best features for this new iMac, expected to be released in mid 2011) is the new Thunderbolt I/O technology. Thunderbolt allows for 10 Gigabit-per-second speed on bi-directional channels. What does this mean? It means super-fast peripherals and accessories. You can hook up your iMac to an external RAID and it will still be blazingly fast.
There are also news reports about Intel working together with Apple to develop chips for the iPhone and iPad products. This type of collaboration could mean a larger variety of models for consumers to choose from, depending on their processing needs.

Coming soon: Google Chrome Book: June 15th

The Google Chrome Book is making headlines with it’s simplicity. This may be the first desktop with a legitimate offering to replace Microsoft’s stronghold on schools, business, and enterprise computing. The Chrome Book loads directly into a web browser. The days of the desktop, as Google believes, is numbered.

From Wired Magazine:

“With kids, they flip the lid and they are online,” Wente-Chany said. “They don’t spend eight minutes booting up and authenticating with the network,” which she described as a waste of classroom time.

The Google Chrome Book is to be released on June 15th.

I did have a personal chance to play with the Google Beta version of the Chrome Book. It was very basic, which took some time getting used to. I had some concerns, such as being able to use it properly in cases where internet streaming wasn’t an option, or be able to go off-line with it to read documents on a plane. But, admittedly, that probably isn’t a goal for the users of the Chrome Book. It targets a very specific audience, one that I am not currently a part of. But for classrooms, I can see it as being particularly effective.

Dell’s 10-Inch Streak Pro Tablet

Good news from Android camp—the upcoming Dell Streak Pro (which Dell still hasn't formally introduced yet) will run Honeycomb on its 1GHz Tegra 2 chipset and 1GB of RAM innards.

The latest leaks, which came from Tweakers' sources, also say that there'll be a 5MP camera strapped onto the back, with a 2MP forward-facing one, along with dual microphones too. A couple of different storage options will also be available—16GB, 32GB and 64GB—with all models having a 1280 x 800 screen resolution and AT&T's 4G LTE support.
As you can see fromt he leaked photo, there'll be a bunch of different accessories available too, like a media dock, charging adapter, a folding cover with keyboard, and something called a productivity dock, all of which will most likely go on sale in June, which is when the Streak Pro is said to hit shelves.