Apple launched iPhone 5: Latest info about specs and features

Apple has introduced the much-awaited gadget of the year "iPhone 5". Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller introduced the tech giant's latest and greatest device saying, "Today we’re introducing the iPhone 5."

 

Apple launched iPhone 5: Latest info about specs and features

 

 

Pre-orders will start Friday, Schiller said further, and the phonewill start shipping a week later; the new operating system, iOS6, will debut for download.

 

After months of rampant rumors and hype, Apple unveiled its latest smartphone Wednesday in front of a packed house at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, claiming it is the world’s thinnest smartphone.

 

In the iPhone 5 launching event Apple's CEO Tim Cook talked about music pointing towards that there will be a new iTunes coming as well.

 

The iPhone 5 features a larger screen and weighs 112 grams, or about 4 ounces, which is 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. It is also 18% thinner, Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller said. It has an improved A6 processor that is twice as fast as its predecessor, high-speed 4G LTE connectivity and a widescreen aspect ratio.

 

Coming almost a year after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the next iPhone is the first hardware redesign of the product since 2010. After popularizing handheld-touchscreen devices that offer swift Web downloads and a range of games, entertainment and productivity tools, Apple is seeking to stay ahead of competitors including Samsung, Google, Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Oyj in a market that surged 78 percent last year.

 

Sales of iPhones and related products and services accounted for 46% of Apple’s revenue in the most recent quarter and 58% in the previous quarter. In its last fiscal year, the company reported revenue of $47.1 billion from sales of iPhones and related product and services, an 87% increase over the year before.

 

Samsung Galaxy S III launch in Australia ahead of Apple's iPhone 5

Samsung have gone ahead from their toughest rivals, Apple, by launching its Galaxy S III smartphone in Australia today at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. 

Samsung Galaxy S III launch in Australia ahead of Apple's iPhone 5

Apple, the American smartphone manufacturer, has shown its intentions to introduce next generation iPhone 5 in the last quarter of 2012.

Galaxy S III with the latest Android operating system, "Ice Cream Sandwich" has been launched today morning in the presence of an orchestra and a number of celebrities. All new Samsung Galaxy SIII sports a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED and dual cameras.

The Samsung Galaxy S III features a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich, an 8-megapixel camera (on backside while 1.9 MP camera on front) with a HD Super AMOLED display at 4.8 inches, 1GB of RAM, near-field communication (NFC) and up to 64GB of storage, with only 16GB offered to Australian customers today. The phone comes in a choice of marble white or pebble blue.

Samsung hailed Galaxy SIII for its face recognition and eye tracking features that make it better than other rival products presently available in the market. Samsung is only launching the 3G version of the phone in Australia at this stage.

The 16GB version of the Galaxy S III is available for smartphone lover for $899, according to Samsung, and is also available on a number of plans being offered by telcos Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile.

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Samsung Galaxy Tabs helped Samsung to achieve 300 million units milestone

Thanks to Galaxy S and Galaxy S II; Samsung is enjoying great leaps in the market by the growing in terms of sales over the past few years. The latest milestone achieved by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is “The Highest Number of Units Sold in any Financial Year”.

Samsung achieves a milestone selling more than 300 million units

Sumsung - the world's second largest handset maker by volume (counting smartphones and feature phones), trailing Nokia - said in a statement it had broken its sales record by the end of last month by selling more than 300 million units for the first time in the history of electronic giant.

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Android Powered i’mWatch: World's First Smartphone Watch by Blue Sky -- Set to be Showcased at CES in January 2012

Italian company Blue Sky has come up with a unique idea of the world’s first ‘smartphone watch’ dubbed as "i’mWatch". Claimed to be the “first real smartwatch in the world”, the gadget lets users to take phone calls, receive text messages and check Facebook and Twitter feeds on the 1.5-inch touchscreen.

i'mWatch available in seven different colors

Weighing just 70 grams i’mWatch intends in future to facilitate the users to control kitchen appliances from the wrist after downloading the app from Apple-style marketplace for users created by the manufacturers.

Powered by the Android OS, the watch uses Bluetooth to link up to users’ smartphones, transmitting phone calls, messages and notifications to the device. 

i’mWatch: World's First Smartphone Watch

Furthermore, unlike the most of the smartphones, the manufacturers have claimed that the battery life of an i’mWatch can last up to 48 hours.

The basic model of i’mWatch costs EUR 249 (GBP 213) available in seven different colors and the company has also produced a range of luxury ‘Jewel’ versions for a whopping EUR 11,999 (GBP 10,286).

According to Blue Sky directors; the company has already received more than half a million online pre-orders for the device.

The i’mWatch is set to market after being showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January next year.

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13 -- Unboxing and Initial Review (Video)

If you are also a number conscious like me and really do like a trade-off between price and qualities when go to purchase a cell phone; then get ready for budget-friendly Samsung Transform Ultra which is on its way to Sprint and will be available from November 13.

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13

Now guess … what you will pay for it? Yes, just $79.99 after a $50 rebate and you will be able to do some simple customizing with Sprint ID. It features a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) display, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 3MP rear camera, VGA front camera, 1500mAh battery, and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

The QWERTY keyboard makes text messaging and emails a lot easier. This is enough for the time now checkout the video below for first hand reviews.

iPhone 4 Vs. Galaxy SII -- Apple Beats Samsung in the Battle of "Thinnest Smartphone"

At least one patent battle is over between Apple and Samsung as the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday adjudicated that the Apple’s claims of having the world’s thinnest smartphone with its iPhone 4 is certainly correct. 

Apple iPhone 4 Ruled as the "Thinnest Smartphone"

According to details; a website ad for the iPhone 4 included the claim "And it's all contained in a beautiful enclosure a mere 9.3 millimetres thin, making iPhone 4 the world's thinnest smartphone". The complainant, Samsung, challenged whether this claim was misleading because he believed that the Samsung Galaxy S II phone was thinner.

The ASA agreed with Apple, and ruled that “Apple’s methodology for making the thinnest claim was reasonable.” The problem, according to the ASA, is that while the Galaxy S II is indeed thinner in certain sections, the iPhone 4 is still the thinnest overall.

“Because the iPhone4′s thickest point was thinner than the thickest point of the Samsung Galaxy S II we concluded that the claim ‘the world’s thinnest smartphone’ was not misleading,” ASA asserted.

Motorola Droid Bionic: 4G LTE Smartphone Available at Verizon -- First Hand Review, Photos and Video

The Motorola Droid Bionic has had a storied past, despite just being released a couple of days ago. It was initially announced in January this year at way back at the CES.



Motorola Droid Bionic: 4G LTE Smartphone Available at Verizon

Motorola went back to the drawing board and redesigned the Bionic to what we have today: a 4G LTE phone that could be a twin to the already-released Droid X2.

• Pros

Motorola Droid Bionic is the fastest, well built and most powerful smartphone for Verizon. It turns into laptop or desktop PC.

• Cons

Apps in laptop/desktop mode can be sluggish. Slow camera. PenTile LCD can look slightly fuzzy.

• Bottom Line

The Motorola Droid Bionic gives you the full Web with no waiting, thanks to its powerful processor and speedy LTE modem.

• Weight  

The phone is lighter than it looks to be in the images available. Actually, it’s not as light as the Samsung Galaxy S II, but it’s also not as heavy as the Droid X. 

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Samsung Released New Teaser Video Ahead of Galaxy S II Smartphone U.S. Launch

Samsung has just unleashed another teaser video hinting at the imminent US release of the much anticipated Galaxy S II smartphone. The device has been available in various parts of the world since April, and only now approaching a US launch. It is already suspected to make its big US debut during a special Samsung event scheduled for August 29.

Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphone: Aims to Make it Big at Special Event on August 29

 The video hints at the imminent US arrival while showing off some features with clever shots of the device in various parts of the world. The video starts off with the Galaxy S II’s large screen and dual-core processor in Europe, its thin profile in Japan, its kick-ass sales all over the world, and ending with the message that soon it’ll be big in America.

The Samsung Galaxy S II sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p full HD video capture. And, it has an incredibly slim chassis at only 8.49mm thin.

Facebook Released Messenger app for your Android or iOS device

For many years I’ve done the majority of my online communication via instant messengers such as Yahoo, AIM, and more recently, Skype. However, it seems that a lot of people are instead opting to use Facebook’s own chat functionality. Personally, I’ve never used a more buggy messenger, but the convenience of having it built into a social network is what appeals to most users. Well, if you want to take your Facebook chat with you no matter where you go, you can now do that on your phone.

Facebook Released Messenger app for your Android or iOS device

Facebook has released an official standalone Messenger app for your Android or iOS device. When I say standalone, I mean that it is used solely for chatting with other Facebook users. As long as you’re signed in, you’ll receive all messages instantly, regardless of whether they were sent from the website or the mobile app. I suppose if you really want to communicate with your friends via Facebook, this might be a good way to do it.

TAG Heuer Link Smartphone - - Where Luxury Meets Functionality (Photos and Video)

Functionality of a regular smartphone and luxury element of TAG Heuer are combined in all new TAG Heuer Link Smartphone which is set to invade the markets in July, 2011 and will be available at TAG Heuer retailers with a price tag of whopping $6,730.

TAG Heuer Link Smartphone

This is the second luxury smartphone by TAG Heuer, Swiss luxury watchmaker, which is claimed to be ideal for business as well as for entertainment. Like the watchmaking heritage that inspires it, it delivers avant-garde luxury with uncompromising strength, precision and reliability. It shares the pinnacle of high-performance engineering and innovation with its partner, the MERIDIIST.

TAG Heuer Link Smartphone

TAG Heuer Link Smartphone

The TAG Heuer LINK seriously upgrades the way the world connects. The phone features a touchscreen and a body that comes in three different styles, alligator, 18k rose gold and titanium.

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Leaked Smartphone Nokia Windows Phone 7 "Sea Ray" - Photos and Video

While Nokia is trying to follow the Apple's product secrecy methods for its WP7 devices; the CEO Stephen Elop unveiled the new undisclosed Windows smartphone in an event. The pictures and video was recorded and uploaded on YouTube even though Nokia CEO requested the participants not to do so. 

Leaked Smartphone Nokia Windows Phone 7 "Sea Ray"

The new Nokia Windows Phone 7 handset, aka Sea Ray, has a unusual resemblance to the Nokia N9. Elop explained and pointed out at the hardware camera button at the right hand side of the device, which is not present on the N9, before finally switching on the device. This handset was seen running on Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango. The formal announcement is still a few months away, but that won't matter to people now, since the device has already been made public, and has been published all over the internet. The latter part of the video shows the features and functions of Windows Phone Mango on the Sea Ray.  

Leaked Smartphone Nokia Windows Phone 7 "Sea Ray"

Leaked Smartphone Nokia Windows Phone 7 "Sea Ray"

The Sea Ray will feature an 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, which is the same as in the N9. Other specs could include a 1 GHz processor (a 1 GHz processor is a must for all WP7 devices) and 512 MB RAM. The back looks similar to the N9 apart from the positioning of the dual LED flash. Apart from these minor differences, the handset has a similar structure to the N9.

Acer Liquid Mini smartphones in flamboyant shades of cherry, lagoon, pearl and steel

It seems like the Liquid Mini can’t stop itself from playing with colors. Acer has revived the Liquid Mini smartphone’s look and clothed it in flamboyant shades of cherry, lagoon, pearl and steel.

Acer Liquid Mini in flamboyant shades of cherry, lagoon, pearl and steel

The Android 2.3 OS coupled with the Acer 4.2 user interface ensures enhanced speed of execution and simplicity of use with easy touch operations. Widgets that are frequented by the user can be placed within quick reach on the homescreen and there is more space for wallpapers too. Switching between apps is possible by long-pressing the Home key, while there is a virtual keyboard to help in fast typing.

T-Mobile G2x (LG Optimus 3D) Officially Unveiled by T-Mobile at CTIA 2011 - - Significant Specs

T-Mobile G2x with Google (famously known as LG Optimus 3D) has been uncovered officially be T-Mobile at CTIA 2011 (Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association) this week.

The G2x is one of the latest wave of dual-core processor phones, with other recent examples being the Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T and also the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic on Verizon.

The G2x (LG Optimus 3D) Android smartphone is one of the much-awaited devices due to its attributes of glasses-free 3D content viewing. More specs are as follows:

·         4.3-inch WVGA auto-stereoscopic display (for glasses-free 3D viewing)

·         A dual 5-megapixel 3D camera array on the back With recording capability of 1080p 2D video or 720p 3D video

·         Preloaded with the NVIDIA Tegra Zone app. 

No word on pricing or availability at this stage, though there has been recent talk of an April 20 release along with the T-Mobile G-Slate.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Customized by Geneva Based Icelink - - The Best-jeweled Versions of the Smartphone in The Market

IceLink are best recognized for Gem watchmaker based at Geneva. They are famed for their 6 time zone watches. Those watches were highly commended by experts as well as the wealthy watch lovers. They have now zeroed in on the Blackberry phone and given it their signature treatment. They have utilized their crafty design aesthetics to the smartphone.

The Blackberry Bold 9700 has been customized by IceLink. One can safely say that they have created the best-jeweled versions of the smartphone available on the market. The phone hasn’t been over decorated. Only 6 carats of black diamond has been used to supplement the elegant look of the phone made with stainless steel with PVD finish. This is a limited edition creation and only 16 pieces have been created for sale. The IceLink BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been priced at $15,000.

IceLink is active on the watch front as well. A limited edition collection of five time zone watches in it “Zermatt” collection will be released soon. There will be simple as well as precious versions of the watch with cool cases made from stainless steel or modern brushed black titanium. The straps will be black rubber. They have already released the “Cortina” ladies watch collection with dazzling timepieces with colored topaz and white diamonds.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to Be Unveiled at MWC - Will Come in UK on O2

It was announced today morning that Sony Ericsson set to launch officially much-awaited Xperia Play smartphone in 2011 Mobile World Congress, scheduled to be held 14-17 February, in Barcelona, Spain. 

Not only the gaming fanatics were excited to hear that news; but the announcement made UK mobile carrier O2 to step forward to announce via Twitter that it will be carrying the Xperia Play on its network. 

O2 didn’t specify any pricing details or release date; as it is expected to be announced in MWC on the release of Xperia Play. 

Exact specification are also unknown and hopefully be exposed at MWC; but according to information leaked through web the Xperia Play would have 4 inch display with 854 x 480 pixels resolution. It will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It will also have a 5 megapixels camera.

Dell Plans to Shake The Indian Smartphone Market With "Dell Venue", Launching February 3

India is considered as one of the largest handset markets in the world. With the emergence of famous brands like Micromax and Dell, it turned to be the most competitive market, which was once dominated by global leader Nokia.

According to market rumours, US based smartphone maker Dell set to launch its latest Android running smartphone Dell Venue in India on Feb 3. After the launch of Dell XCD, company plans to make waves in the market once again.

Dell Venue boasts a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with Gorilla Glass Technology. The operating system onboard is Android 2.2 Froyo which is powered with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD 8250 processor.

This new smartphone has a 1GB internal memory which can be extended up to 32 GB using micro SD cards. The camera at rear offers a 8 megapixel with LED Flash and 4x Digital Zoom. The camera also support 720p HD video recording.

Facebook Branded Cell Phones on The Cards to be Unveiled at Mobile World Congress

Social networks' fans and users are ready to explore the new horizons by using Facebook on their smartphones; as the two new Facebook branded cell phones will be launched at Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona next month. 

A manipulated image of the potential Facebook Phone

The HTC, Taiwanese cell phone manufacturer, made cell phones will run Google’s Android operating system and the cell phones will have white and blue colour scheme compatible with the official Facebook logo.

Dual-core Tegra 2 Will Be Story of The Past - - Next-generation Tegra 3 Chip Set to Be launched by Nvidia in February 2011

Nvidia is set to roll out the next-generation Tegra 3 chip aimed at smartphones and tablets, promising to be even faster than its current processor, which was one of the stars of CES 2011, the dual-core Tegra 2.

While Nvidia hasn’t officially announced the processor yet, the Tegra 3′s impending launch is almost certain, according to Softpedia. The new chip is expected to have a four cores inside, and will probably roll out at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 14.

Without revealing any dates, Nvidia’s general manager of Tegra Mike Rayfield confirmed the Tegra 3′s launch in an interview with Hexus,

“I’m going to come pretty close to my cadence of a launch every year,” said Rayfield. “It will be in production around the same time as my competitors’ first dual-cores will.”

Given that the Tegra 2 was launched at CES last year, Tegra 3′s launch is due any time now.

Just as the Tegra 2 chip boosts the performance of tablets such as the Motorola Xoom and the first dual-core smartphone, the LG Optimus 2x, and many others we saw at CES 2011, the Tegra 3 is said to have four cores, which can further speed up browsing and gaming on tablets and smartphones. In addition, multiple cores can run at half speed to accomplish the same tasks that a single core would need to run at full speed, enhancing battery efficiency and generating less heat.

Clearly, multicore smartphones have arrived, with quad-core chips probably waiting in the wings. Ovum analyst Nick Dillon told Morningstar:

“In the same way that 1GHz was the standard for top of the range smartphones in 2010, every top-end service in 2011 is likely to have a dual-core processor. We may even see the first quad-core chipsets emerging in handsets by the end of the year.”

"Line Phone"; Futuristic Smartphone Concept From China - - Awesome Must See Video

A new futuristic smartphone concept called "Line Phone" featuring most of the technologies available today, but making creative use of them, was shown off at the 2010 Furong Cup ‘Digital Product and Service Design Competition in China.

The phone concept uses technologies like NFC (or whatever) to bump smartphones together to transfer files / apps or create a large (multiple) screen real estate, touch sensitive sides that enable slide navigation / volume / app-specific controls, gesture recognition and so on… It’s awesome!

HTC 7 Pro and HTC Gratia Coming to UK in February - - Official Announcement by HTC

HTC has announced the UK release of its HTC 7 Pro and Gratia handsets in February.

The HTC 7 Pro is HTC's first business oriented Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device, with a 3.6-inch screen that slides away to reveal a Qwerty keyboard. It features the standard hardware specification for WP7 of a 1GHz processor. HTC touted WP7's ability to work with Microsoft Outlook email and Office documents before promoting the multimedia and gaming capabilities of the phone.

While the HTC 7 Pro is being pitched at the high-end smartphone consumers, HTC's Gratia handset is a mid-range offering that the firm claims is "a compact yet powerful Android smartphone". The Gratia has a relatively low-rent 3.2-inch 480x320 touchscreen and is powered by a 600MHz processor, meaning that even though HTC will load Android 2.2 on the device, watching videos on Adobe's Flash player is likely to be a painful experience.

HTC had a bumper 2010, releasing more headline grabbing smartphones than just about any other manufacturer as well as being a launch partner for Microsoft's WP7 operating system. While it had a relatively quiet CES, the firm is expected to show up with something special at next month's Mobile World Congress.

HTC did not disclose pricing for either phone, however expect mobile operators to subsidise both handsets aggressively.