Bling-2 Android Phone

             After success of the Q55 Bling phone, Micromax has launched the A55 Bling-2, which is the second model in its Bling series of phones designed for the fashion-savvy woman. True to its name, this trendy mobile phone sports a glossy finish frame made with Swarovski Zirconia and comes with a white leather carry case enclosed with a compact mirror and special pouch to keep your lip gloss, making it easy for you to retouch your makeup anytime and anywhere. Then there is also the Swarovski encrusted Home button adding a touch of style.

Apart from the glamour of the phone, it runs Android 2.2 Froyo and you can therefore install different apps from the Market to make the phone more useful. On the hardware front, this phone is powered by a 600 Mhz processor and sports a 7.1 cm capacitive touchscreen. Capable of 2G as well as 3G, the phone supports quad-band GSM networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and WCDMA (2100 MHz) technology. It also features Mi-Fi pocket wireless internet feature, which turns the phone into your personal Wi-Fi hotspot on the move. A 3.0 Megapixel camera is also present with lens framed in Swarovski Zirconia. Phone memory can be expanded up to 32 GB with microSD memory card. Thanks to the 3.5 mm headphone jack, you can plug in any standard headphones to listen to your favourite music. The phone also features Bluetooth for wireless file transfer and audio, and GPS to aid in navigation.

Micromax Bling-2 (A55) is available at an M.O.P. of Rs.8,999, which is a bit expensive, but then it is the "bling-factor" for your Girl...

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. 

Samsung Galaxy S2

In New and upcoming Android devices, amongst which the Samsung Galaxy S2 managed to grab a lot of the attention. The device was announced and introduced by Samsung as being the world’s thinnest smartphone out on the market and once you get a good look at it you’ll see that they aren’t wrong by claiming that.
In the following few rows I’ll try to give you dear readers an overview of the Samsung Galaxy S2 specs. One of the most interesting new features of the Samsung Galaxy S2 is the display, where Samsung stepped up their game by offering a 4.3 inch display ( with a native resolution of 480 x 800 ) while using Samsung’s new Super AMOLED Plus technology…and boy does that make a difference. Images are clear and the whole look of your home screen is changed because of this bump to display quality.
Spec wise the Samsung Galaxy S2 isn’t all looks…it packs a strong punch as well. It ships with a dual-core processor, most likely Samsung’s own Exynos processor line announced a few days ago ( an Nvidia Tegra 2 version has also been confirmed as well as the fact that S2 will come powered by a 1.2 GHz CPU, check the update section at the end of the article ). Memory wise the device will come with 1 GB of RAM and either 16 GB or 32 GB of on board storage which can be extended via a 32 GB micro SD card.
All of the above will be fueled by a 1650 mAh battery which will also deliver juice to the 8 MP rear camera and 2 MP front facing camera. The rear cam will be able to record in full HD at 1080p

On the connectivity front Samsung Galaxy S 2 will bring the standard WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and an USB 2.0 port while running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with the Touchwiz 4.0 User Interface on-top. Out of all the manufacturer UI’s out there I consider the Touchwiz to be the least intrusive, so in case you want a clean Android experience I do suggest looking out for the Samsung Galaxy S2.
The list of Samsung Galaxy S 2 specs doesn’t really stop here…you might remember that I started off by giving a statement regarding the phones thickness. Well hold on folks because these numbers will prove it. The device measures in at 125.3 mm in length, 66.1 mm wide and only 8.49 mm in thickness (that’s 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 in inches). In comparison, the iPhone 4 is measuring 9.3 mm in thickness.
Bottom line, the phone looks and feels great and the only thing which stands out on the back of the device is a small hump towards the bottom of it, most likely where the antenna sits