14 Dec 11 Sony VAIO VPCSC31FM/S Laptop Review
Best Buy has pushed out Sony -VAIO VPCSC31FM/S laptop at $979.99. How this extremely slim laptop performs? Let’s see together.
Powered by Intel® Core™ i5-2430M processor that features a 3MB cache and 2.4GHz processor speed, the laptop enjoys smart 4-way processing performance with a speed boost up to 3.0GHz. The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology also increases energy efficiency for your necessity. 6GB DDR3 memory expandable to 8GB further increases multitasking power and its 504GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA hard drive offers spacious storage for your photos, music, videos and other media data. You will also find 1 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports that facilitate fast data transfer from your digital device to the laptop. What’s more, this laptop embedded 4G WiMAX mobile broadband technology gives you an ultrafast mobile Internet connection. Thus you can upload your photos and video clips easily and quickly. Other specifications include AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphic, Blu-ray Disc-enabled DVD±RW/CD-RW drive, Intel® Wireless Display and Stereo Bluetooth A2DP (2.1 + EDR) interface.
As for its appearance, look at the picture, this silver laptop features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display with resolution of 1366 x 768, with which you can watch movies and play games in high clarity. Running on a stable platform provided by Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit OS, the laptop gives you smooth computing experiences. And in terms of its physical specifications, it weighs only 3.8 lbs and measures just 1-inch thin with a 6-cell lithium-polymer battery. You will enjoy extremely lightweight portability. Its Backlit keyboard allows easy viewing even in dim light.
Frankly speaking, I really fell in love with laptop when I first saw it. It has a stylish design with a nice compact size. It is easy to set up with
lightning-fast speed. And other features are also great. But the sound quality is not that good and there’s fan noise. The port location is not very
reasonable. I think these are no big problems, it is still one worth recommendation.
24 Nov 11 Review: ARCHOS 101 G9 Tablet
After your have waited so long time, the ARCHOS 101 G9 tablet finally came. This tablet features 10.1-inch screen with resolution of 1280 x 800 that enables you to watch movies and play games in high clarity. Powered by the powerful Texas Instruments OMAP™ 4 smart multi-core processor with different models available up to 1.5GHz, it allows you to have faster Web surfing and multitasking experience. You are also able to play the super-common H.264 High Profile codec for full HD videos at over 30fps.And if you are a big fan for computer games, you are blessed. Thanks to the powerful dual-core processor, the ARCHOS 101 G9 tablet is able to run the latest 3D games for Android with thousands of free and paid-for games available to download from Android Market™. With the long battery life, you can make it your portable games console. What’s more, ARCHOS have developed the ARCHOS G9 3G stick that accepts any Sim card that makes your tablet always connected.
This tablet running Android™ 3.2 ‘Honeycomb’ that is specially designed and optimized for tablets gives you an excellent experience e of on-the-go Web browsing, communication and applications. And with flash storage or 250GB Hard Drive Storage, it offers you ample space for your media and applications. Using an intelligent caching system on the hard drive versions, your 250GB ARCHOS 101 G9 will be as fast and responsive as a flash device while gives you storage space to spare. The multi-media experience is also amazing. The ARCHOS 101 G9 comes with tailor made Video and Music applications bringing Full HD video, more codec support, jackets and meta-data for your videos, and those extra ARCHOS touches like full screen mirroring and streaming your media over your home wifi network.
The 720p front camera allows you to use your ARCHOS 101 G9 tablet for video calling with the Google Talk™ application. Whether having video chat with an Android Smartphone or a PC or multiple video chat via a Google+ Huddle, your ARCHOS 101 G9 tablet is always perfect for face-to-face chatting. The preinstalled Picsel Smart Office enables you to read and edit your documents at anytime. And like all other ARCHOS G9 tablets, this tablet has a built in GPS module so it’s to use Navigation to give you directions.
Form the review above, we can see that this tablet really gives you such wonderful experience as fast Internet connection, smooth 3D gaming, convenient video chat, etc. Are you fascinated at it? It is already available on the market.
17 Nov 11 Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 with High Performance
Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 is unveiled. It is the second generation of Casio G’zOne Ravine, which was announced 1 year ago. It is created on the same technology which is adopted in the production of the original Ravine. Meanwhile, The new Ravine has its advantages that it is so rugged and tough that it can meet the military demands of immersion, water, shock, dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude, and low and high temperatures.Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 is really a great friend in those situations which have troubled people for a relatively long time. when the new product is applied into the real ife, i am pretty sure that the user just can not help thinking highly of it,” How amazing it is!”
In addition, as for details of new Ravine, it also comes with two screens (internal and external), 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, 2.5mm headset jack, GPS, push-to-talk capability and a memory card slot. These characteristics consist of a brand-new thing, which benefits peopel a lot .Specifically speaking,it is convenient to people who are badly interested in outdoor adventures because it can be used as Earth Compass, Walking Counter, Astro Calendar, Tide chart, Thermometer, Sunrise/Sunset chart and Star Gaze chart as well as Verizon’s VZ Navigator GPS app/service thanks to a number of apps in the pre-installed software. How practical it is!
Since it is really worth of appreciating, you may ask how much it is.Can you have a guess? Believe it or not,the rebate price is $149.99 if you agree with a new two-year contract. When can you get one? Very soon!You can buy the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 tomorrow (November 17) online , but if you can wait for a while,you also can go directly to Verizon stores on November 23 to get a wonderful product.
08 Nov 11 Republic Wireless Launches $19 Unlimited Everything Plan with Some Rules for Users
Last week, we got to know a new wireless operator. According to the announcement in the United States, this new baby is called Republic Wireless, a technically virtual operator. What makes them so famous is one of their claims. They said that they will launch an unlimited everything plan, voice, texts, data are all included. And it will cost you just $19 per month on the basis that you have to use their specially customized devices. Republic Wireless has made their official launch today which discloses all the details about this plan behind the attractive price tag. Our long suspending curiosity has been
satisfied at last.
What you need to do to maintain an account with these people is to use less than 50 minutes, 150 text messages, and 300 megabytes of data per month. What’s more, you are not allowed to connect to WiFi, otherwise you will be thrown off their network. Also, you are attached to an LG Optimus, the only available of them at present despite the fact that they have made plans to offer the Samsung Galaxy S II. With this operator, you are required to prepaid the cost and have to spend a lot of money to buy the so called an unsubsidized device. And the cellular network that Republic Wireless uses is Sprint.
After having been informed all these details, is $19 per month as attractive as when you don’t know the truth? Apparently it is not so satisfying for those who are always busy. The worse news is the devices available even don’t work overseas. Added a little more money, you can better service by getting a SIM card from Simple Mobile, a T-Mobile MVNO or H2O Wireless with AT&T’s network. Simple Mobile will cost you $40 per month for really unlimited everything. You are allowed to use whatever device you want and when you are overseas such as Europe; all you need to do is popping in a local SIM card. It is perfect for devices like the Nexus S or oncoming Galaxy Nexus which use T-Mobile’s 3G bands. Compared with Simple Mobile, H2O Wireless costs more for $60 per month with unlimited voice, SMS, and 2 GB of data. For most people, it is enough. If you want to get high speed data, you’d better go to use an Apple iPhone.
After a detailed comparison of these three operators, you know which will be most suitable for you? Our last advice is to choose wisely.
05 Nov 11 Alcatel One Touch 995 Mobile Phone to Get Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Recent days, Google’s Android has got updated to the 4.0 version. A lot of manufacturers such as HTC, Sony Ericsson, started to update their devices. A few days ago, Alcatel announced that their new device Alcatel One Touch would be updated to the Ice Cream Sandwich. We happen to know that the new device will come with a lot of excellent features. In case you don’t know them, we will have you introduced first.
As far as we know, the Alcatel One Touch 995 features a fast processor with a speed of 1.4 GHz as well as a RAM of 1GB. At the moment, the device is equipped with Google’s Android 2.3.4 operating system. However, it is confirmed to be updated. What is more, there is a microSD card slot for up to 32GB storage capacity, which is pretty enough for movies, music, apps and everything. As for the display, it sports a TFT touch screen of 4.3 inch as well as a resolution of 480×800 pixels. Besides, the device boasts a 5MP camera with LED, which is pretty enough for taking photos and recording videos. Other features include GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WIFI (8.2.11 n/b/g) and much more.
The device is said to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2012. It is said to be priced at €200, which is about $276. Considering that the device will be updated to the latest Android version, the price is very tempting. If you are looking for a new device, it should be a very good choice. Unfortunately, there is still no official confirmation form Alcatel at the moment. We just have to wait for some time. If you are interested in it, we will have you updated as soon as more details appear. Just keep checking our latest reports.
03 Nov 11 Sony Tablet S Review
You must remember the Sony Tablet S made by Sony instead of Sony Ericsson in the spring. Since all this time the tablet form factors hasn’t changed much, its unique shape left a totally fresh impression on people. Now the two companies’ decision of splitsville makes much sense. Sony intended to make this tablet more as a home electronics products rather than a device closer to a big smartphone; so they included an infrared transmitter for TV remote control in it. Given the fact that the tablet S is quite suitable for the living room and Sony’s engagement in the home entertainment sphere, it is an appropriate placement. But is it fit for anywhere else? Let’s have a detailed look of this tablet.
Specifications
First let’s know something about its specifications. The tablet S announced on April 26, 2011runs under Android OS with a 9.4 inch LCD. It has a camera of 5.0 megapixels and battery of 5000 mAh. As to the 5 megapixel camera, the daylight landscape shots taken by the it seemed a bit washed-out, so it is not so ideal for taking stills in low-light without a flash. However, the front-facing camera is good enough for Skype calls and it has all of usual scene mode, contrast and exposure settings in Android. It does a good job of close-ups too.
This tablet also has a special File Transfer app for handling exchanges with the SD memory card which is very useful for viewing, lightly editing, and sharing pictures fresh from a full-blown digital camera.
Hardware & Software
Then let’s have a look at its hardware and software. Unlike most other tablets with interchangeable looks, the Sony Tablet S is with an unevenly folded magazine-style design, which makes the bottom part well-suited for a docking station. This tablet with a dual-core 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor and 1 GB of RAM is no slouch under the hood. Also the usual antennae such as Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth are all tucked inside. And the 5000 mAh battery is enough for daily use. At least you can charge it more that once a day. In case the battery is not so durable, the cumbersome charging brick as well as the 9.4 inch size will limit how often you would like to take the tablet out of the house. But it charges up relatively quickly.
In terms of the software, you can get all of the great new Honeycomb-tailored widgets made for the bigger screen and still remain the access to the much wider variety of home screen widgets for smartphones. Lots of applications in the tablet link to Sony’s wide variety of multimedia service. Sony even snags an exclusive on Foursquare optimized for Android tablets. Here’s it performance benchmark results for your reference.
- Quadrant: 1510, 1558, 1905
- Linpack: 58.241 MFLOPS/2.9 s, 54.303 MFLOPS/3.11 s,
51.548 MFLOPS/3.27 s - NenaMark: 42.6 FPS
- GLBenchmark Egypt Standard: 17.4 FPS
- GLBenchmark PRO Standard: 28.5 FPS
- SmartBench: 3513 productivity index, 2276 gaming
Design
Here comes the unique design that you must be interested. Although this tablet weighs a little more than one a pound, you will find the curved side design very fit for hands holding. And the slight angle provides better viewing when placed on a flat surface. Apart from the unique form, some other points deserve your attention. On the right side, you can see The hardware buttons are tucked away in a clever fashion and the green notification light in the same area is bright. But there is a problem. Another LED pops on when you are charging which may distract in combination with the notification light. On the left side hidden away under a flap are micro USB and full-sized SD card slots. And some tiny indentations that curl up around the top are just for looks. In brief, the top feature is still the infrared sensor. In actual usage, the TV is as responsive to the Tablet S as any standard remote control with this infrared sensor. Maybe the application to include macro commands will enable people to turn on the TV, cable box, and audio system with a single button press. Apart from the remote control capabilities of the Tablet
S, it is also excellent in looking up actors, checking-in on social networks, and flipping through Facebook during commercials. The web browser is complete with favorites, multiple windows, and Flash support of version 11.
Overall, we can see Sony Tablet S possess both some merits and demerits. For the merits:
- Infrared for TV control is the bee’s knees
- Unique form factor
- Smooth, responsive software
For the demerits:
- Playback in some video formats not supported
- No HDMI-out and DLNA home media sharing still
limited - Camera quality is ho-hum
Despite the demerits, we still can say that the Sony Tablet S is the best currently available among all the tablets. If you are a typical couch potatoes, then the appeal of the Sony Tablet S might lost on you compared with others. This model will cost you $499.99, but if you need a browser or some applications for daily use, the $200 Kindle Fire or the competing Kobo Vox is more advisable.
01 Nov 11 MacBook Air KIRF Coming to China
Today, we are happy to tell you that a MacBook Air KIRF is on its way to the Chinese market. Although it erased the logo of MacBook Air, it features almost the same as its real counterpart. In spite of a duo of USB ports and an SD card slot in Apple’s svelte 13-incher, this KIRF has a 3-in-1 card reader and an odd, combo RJ45/VAG jack which needs an adapter as we supposed. What is more, it is equipped with a mini-HDMI output. However, you may find that with only 3.5 hours battery life, this lap, without any additional power supply, may turn out to be unable to support playing a 1080p movie marathon. As to its configuration, just the same as the 11-inch MacBook Air, this laptop with alloy-wrapped appearance has a 1.86 GHz Intel Atom N2800 CPU with a GMA3600 integrated GPU. It also has a 32GB SSD, 2GB of RAM which is very enough for daily use, as well as a 13.3 inch LED display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 for a 13-incher. This configuration is relatively powerful compared with others.
What will surprise you more is that you will find that this counterfeit only weighs 1.46kgs which is just 0.1kilograms heavier than the authentic MacBook Air and the thickness of it is only 0.1cm with a good feel when you touch it.
We are sure that you are curious about this laptop now. When will this Ultrabook enter into China? It is predicated by Giz-China that this Utrabook-wannabe which is produced by Shenzen Technology Ltd will appear in Chinese market some other day in November. And it will only cost you about $471. In terms of its powerful configuration and deft appearance, you will definitely find it worthwhile to buy such a wonderful
machine at this price.
28 Oct 11 Best Buy Offers Sony VAIO VPCEH25FM/B Laptop at $579.99
After introducing the Lenovo B570-1068AJU laptop, today we have got a new device for you. It is a laptop that belongs to the Sony VAIO series. This laptop is named as Sony VAIO VPCEH25FM/B Laptop and is now available for purchase at Best Buy. Needless to say, the laptop is endowed with a good number of powerful features. Let’s just have a look at them.
First of all, the Sony VAIO VPCEH25FM/B Laptop comes with a 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i3-2330M processor with 2.2GHz speed and a 3MB cache. What is more, it features smart 4-way processing performance for HD quality computing. As for the memory capacity, there is a 4GB DDR3 memory as well as a 640GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive. For multitasking power, the former can also be expanded to 8GB.
As for the appearance, the laptop features a textured, geometric-patterned lid, offering a stylish look. It boasts a 15.5 inch LED-backlit widescreen with a 1366 x 768 resolution. Inside the device, the Intel® HD graphics 3000 helps provide extra graphics power when necessary. Moreover, it supports Intel Wireless Display, which makes it possible to wirelessly transmit music, movies, and photos to your TV. To be mentioned, there are action buttons for easy control over media, including VAIO, Web, wireless on/off and ASSIST.
Other features include Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system, PMB VAIO Edition, multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive, built-in webcam and microphone, 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports, built-in 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN, built-in Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 adapter (802.11b/g/n) and ENERGY STAR qualification.
The laptop weighs 6 lbs. and measures only 1.5 inch thin. It is now available at Best Buy with a price of $579.99. Along with the laptop, there is one year warranty. If you are looking for a new laptop, it is a smart choice.
10 Oct 11 RC Plane Free App for Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Have you ever have such fantasy that one day all the thrilling games will be free? Many games are paid for play especially these attractive ones. When we have spent a lot of money on games, we may have both fun and pain. What if the game you like is charged for nothing, will you be so excited that you can not even fall asleep at night? Now, you can download the @FreeAppADay Store App and hug the expectations that more top rated paid apps like RC plane will be free some day.
About the app: you will fly and RC plane through a virtually real countryside in the game. This scenario will make the players feel at ease and have a good view. The flight is realistic and the great looking 3D graphics will enable the players to have a lot of fun. Through the scenario, you may also make a flight through a windmill, a barn and some other mysterious places. Are you ready to show your stuns with the RC Plane? Now you can purchase game modes and RC plane with in-game store. This game features two realistic RC planes and you can buy five more in the apps. In addition, there are three and four channels configurations. There are also trainer and acrobatic planes in the game. You can make your equipment more sufficient, you can buy jets, 4ch trainers, ww2bomber and fighter planes in the store. This game offers 3 camera angles. With the Follow angle, you can have a great view angle and control to follow planes from close behind; with the Fixed angle, you can fly your phone as if in a real world. The inside angle enables you to fly your plane from an inside camera. The game also comes with both accelerometers and touch controls, a compass to guide players, mini map of the scenario, accelerometer calibration options and more.
14 Sep 11 GammaTech S15C2 Laptop Leaks
We have the biggest news today. The new GammaTech model with its code name of S15C2 is coming! For those are looking for a military grade laptop, the S15C2 is sure to be a good choice. Though the device does not have a price tag or release date yet, it should be announced pretty soon. We will keep you update the latest information of it as soon as possible. Please pay attention to our new reports and follow the news of the handset.
Let’s first have a look at the device. As far as we know, the GammaTech S15C2 is one of those laptops that can help resist some “bad” situations. First of all, it can resist shock, so you don’t lose data from the hard-drive or break the LCD screen. Second, it helps resist dirt and spill, so you need little effort to keep it clean. Last but not least, it can resist 20 drops from a height of 76cm. The laptop totally meets the Military 810G standards, which means it will last for a really long time.
To add more technical specifications, the new GammaTech S15C2 is endowed with a 15.6-inch LCD display screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. To our great surprise, the laptop also offers an option of being a touch screen. In terms of the processor, customers have two options: it can either be an Intel i7 or i5 with an Intel QM57 chipset. What is more, its memory RAM can be expanded to 8GB. To make the laptop more secure than any other laptops, it is equipped with a Kensington Lock connector.
Other details of GammaTech S15C2 include a nVidia Optimus for the graphics card, a few USB ports, and a slot for smart card. If you want to know more information about the S15C2, please keep an eye on our website. We will update the information soon.
08 Sep 11 MUCHTEL A2 Cell Phone: World’s First Dual SIM Card Dual Standby Smartphone with Android OS
MUCHTEL launched the world’s first Android smart phone powered by WCDMA + GSM dual SIM card dual standby feature：MUCHTEL A2. In addition to allowing you to browse the web, watch videos, play the Game, it also supports Wi-Fi or 3.5G data connection. Users can obtained excellent entertainment network visual exprience. MUCHTEL A2 continues foundry partner strategy of MUCHTEL A1, and also commissioned by the Foxconn OEM.
As far as I know, it comes with a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen of 320 x 480 screen resolution. The most special part is that MUCHTEL A2 is equipped with world’s first Dual SIM Dual Standby slot, so you only need a MUCHTEL A2 for anytime, anywhere, regardless of office, Chat, Internet, entertainment, no longer subject to carrier voice + data with the SIM card tied around the high bound, there is no need to bring along two cell phones.
MUCHTEL A2 is using Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, and Qualcomm MSN7227-1, 600Mhz processor, 512MB RAM / 512MB ROM memory portfolio, in addition to perform the necessary power of Google Apps,it also introduced its own MuchMarts platform content. So users can download two hundred thousand kinds of Android Market’s most popular applications.
MUCHTEL A2 Features:
- vertical body design, 3.5mm headphone jack
- 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen, 320 x 480 screen resolution
- support multi-touch features
- Dual card dual standby
- Built-in gravity sensor / electronic compass / touch sensor / light sensor
- using Android 2.2 operating system
- Built-in Qualcomm MSM7227-1, 600MHz processor
- SRS TruMedia high-quality stereo sound
- 5 megapixel camera, autofocus / Panorama shot / Smile Focus / Face Recognition
- GPS satellite navigation support
- Support FM radio
- Support Bluetooth 2.1 / USB Interface
- Support Wi-Fi wireless network
- Support Wi-Fi hotspot feature
- Support HSDPA 14.4Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps connection speed
- Built-in 512MB RAM / 512MB ROM memory combinations
- expansion through microSD memory cards up to 32GB memory capacity
I will keep you know the latest news about it.
