What is the meaning of iPad?

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January 05,2013
An inquiry on the "meaning of iPad" is a common question among those who are not familiar with tablet computers because Apple iPad was synanimous with a tablet Computer before now.iPad is a Tablet Computer developed and marketed by Apple incorporated. Although Apple made its debut in the in Tablet Computer over a decade before now, the year 2010 launch of it first generation iPad Tablet brought into prominence Tablet Computer globally and it made Apple household name even to the present.

A Tablet Computer is somewhere in between a Smartphone and a Laptop. Laptop for many years has been the closest with respect to PDA before the advent of Smartphones. A Tablet offers a greater portability as per day to day digital requirement for individuals and corporate bodies. This account for the great success Apple iPad enjoyed at launch and over 3million sold before the first 100 days.

It encompasses facilities that a normal PC operates such web browsing, gaming, e book reader, media player, instant messaging, voice call etc.

The Operating System adopted for iPad is the Apple ios the same platform that run on the iPhone series and iPod. It has the capacity of running its own Applications and that of the iPhone. Touchscreen technology was also brought into prominence on Tablets via the Apple iPad.

The ipad has two basic types, the Wi-Fi and Cellular models. This is a matter of choice, the Wi-Fi model utilises the LAN (Local area Network) technology additional advantage to gain access to the internet and the Cellular model in addition to Wi-Fi uses cellular network to connect to the internet.

Since launch the iPad has seen over four generation with an improvement at each turn. The first generation Wi-Fi and 3G models iPad came with Apple A4 Processor that clock at 1GHZ. The dimension is 956x747x0.50inch. 256MB DDR RAM and high resolution screen display (1024x768p). It has a 10hour Battery life though it depends on the degree of use. The first generation iPad did not have camera.

The second generation iPad was is iPad2. It was an improvement on the first generation of the iPad Tablet. It was officially released in March 2011. It came with a higher configuration hence improved function. Just like its predecessor it came in two models. The Wi-Fi model and the Cellular plus Wi-Fi model.

It has the Apple A5 dual core Processor at 1GHZ greater than that of the first generation. 512MB DDR2 RAM. It has 9.50x731x0.34inch in dimension and it weighs 601g 1024X768p screen resolution. It possesses front and back camera and support video calling. It has a 10 hour battery life.

The third generation iPad is termed iPad3. It was launched in the Month of March, 2012 amidst a great market reception. It came with a superior processor Apple A5X dual Core CPU with quad Core for graphics. 1GB DDR2 RAM and 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal storage.
It came with a multi-touch screen with a display resolution of a very high pixel density of 2048X1563px. 1080p back camera and a front camera.

It has Bluetooth 4.0. Dimensions include 950X731X0.37inch. Weight is 650g. It got Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.
The latest Apple Tablet is the iPad Mini. It was released in the month of November 2012.

The durability of iPad Battery life is worth commenting on hovering over 10 hours. Audio play back can go for as long as 140hrs. Well, it is also worthy of note that it can be technically challenging changing the battery of iPad due to the nature of its design.

The Battery life span is nothing to worry about though it diminishes with time process of time. It will stay for a very long time. However there are technical experts who could render the service efficiently and perhaps Apple licensed repair centres.

This could be part of after sales support and warranty coverage. Confirm this from the retailer at the point of purchase.

New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Upgraded to Android 4.1.2)

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January 05,2013
Perhaps for those who found Samsung Galaxy S3 a shot above budget at launch and the price variation so far, the New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with Android 4.1.2 could be an alternative. The market success of Samsung Galaxy S3 and as Samsung Electronics flagship Phone is nothing to forget in a hurry.

New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is the immediate predecessor of the Galaxy S3 it was released in November, 2012 but announced in October same year. It was released with Android OS 4.1. However reports revealed that as at December, 2012 it has been upgraded to Android OS 4.1.2 Shipped to select countries.

The New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini(Android 4.1.2) has the following Specs:

• 4inch AMOLED Screen Display(480x800)
• 1GHZ CPU Dual Core Cortex-A9
• Compactible with 2G and 3G Networks, HSPA 14.4/5.76 900/1900/2100 ; EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• Android OS 4.1( Jelly Bean)
• Weigh 120g
• Dimension: 121x63x9.9mm
• 1GB RAM
• Connectivity: HSPA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS
• Storage:8GB and 16GB
• Removable storage: Micro SD: 32GB
• Camera: 5mp auto Focus LED Flash
• Front Camera: 640x480 pixels(VGA)
• Video: 720p
• Battery 1500 mAh

There are close similarity between the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. The S voice feature that enables the phone to respond to verbal command is also in Galaxy S3 Mini. Other similarities are Operating System at launch Android OS 4.1 (Jeally Bean).

Samsung Galaxy S3 is also expected to be upgraded to Android OS 4.1.2.
The phone allows you to call a number you just receive SMS from and highlighted contact by just placing it on the ear. Explicit clarity in audio and video recordings playback. The super AMOLED high resolution screen is something to commend relative to the phone’s size.

The size and shape portray that it is a comfortable handset to grab, hold and ease of use. It thickness and plastic chassis depicts is doggedness and ability to survive adverse conditions such as dropping down which is a huge disadvantage of many of the Touchscreens Smartphones.

The front Camera help to know if you are looking at the phone which will make the phone to switch on the back light. The phone vibrates once pick up if there is any notification. I think The Samsung S3 Mini is just a modest departure of Samsung Galaxy S3.

Apart from physical size the major difference in CPU and the clock speed is not much to worry about. 1GHZ CPU is still a very high level spec for most Smartphones on the front line. And apart from theorising, it is pretty a good speed as compared to 1.4GHZ Processor. The storage capacity of 8GB and 16GB is a lot at least for a phone and is worth possessing.

The new Android Operating System(Android 4.1.2) allow screen rotation as against the portrait picture it predecessor assumed. That is each time phone is turned the screen rotate in that same direction, what a great experience.

The question as to whether Samsung Electronics devotion to the New Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with Android 4.1.2 worth commendation is a matter of personal or individual choices. The global acceptance and the market performance so far is a pointer that it is not a moribund venture.

The room for upgrade of the Android based Operating System which was recently carried out as indicated above is also a pointer to the fact that Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will survive the test of time.

Samsung Galaxy S3 (Samsung Flagship Phone)

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December 03,2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 is a Smartphone designed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics and was released on the 29th May, 2012. It is the immediate successor of Samsung Galaxy S2. More than anticipated, its design, configuration and features show a very wide gap between it and its immediate predecessors. It s slogan goes thus: “Designed for humans, inspired by nature”.

It has continued to receive encomium from the public, its users and top popular Mobile review experts due to the peculiarity of its features and Operating System as compared with it contemporaries or competitors.

Samsung S3 Smartphone release was greeted with a massive reception and sales which could be attributed to a number of factors as will be seen in the course of this review. It was reported that there was over 10 million pre-release orders by about 100 Carriers and over 20 million was sold within the first 100 days of its release. As at 2nd November, 2012 thirty Million units have been sold.

This kind of reception will normally give one the cause to find out why? What are the features that made it so peculiar and credit its manufacturer as the foremost Mobile phone manufacturer as at the time of its launch. This earns it European Mobile Phone of the year 2012-2013 from European Imaging and Sound Association.

The Operating System on release was Android 4.0 also known as “Ice Cream Sandwhich”. However it was upgraded to Android 4.1 also known as Jeally Bean in the month of September, 2012.

Samsung Galaxy S3 has a quad-Core processor and 1.5GHZ cortex-Krait . This informs the no-delay attribute in switching from one application to the other. Off course this is necessary because of its multi-task environment with its ability run a number of applications concurrently. You could be busy with a task why at the same time on the screen watch a movie optimised into the size that allow both application to run same time.

This is why some reviewers refer to Samsung Galaxy S3 as somewhere in between a Tablet and a Smartphone. It has 1GB RAM (International Version) and a 50GB drop box capacity. Its internal storage capacity ranges from” 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. It can accommodate 64GB micro external memory which is about the largest at the moment unlike Apple gadgets limited to internal storage.

It has 136.6mm height, 70.6mm width and 9mm thick. It weighs 133g, 4.8inch AMOLED Screen ( 720x1280p). This dimensions made it slightly wider than Samsung Galaxy S2 whose screen was 4.2inch and also a departure from Galaxy S2 square shape by its diagonal outlook. And it’s kind of high resolution multi-touch screen made room for a clearer hovering around and at an angle that made visibility as good as a Minicomputer or a Tablet.

Samsung Galaxy S3 has a rear camera of 8mega pixel and on the front 1.9mega pixel. The Video is 1080p. It has 4G LTE support and active noise cancellation with dedicated Mic. The Battery life is fantastic at 2100mah.Came with SNS integration, TV-out via MHL H/V Link.

An amazing unique feature of eyes tracking that is the light stays on when you look directly at the screen and it automatically dial the number once selected and put on the ear. This is made possible through proximity sensor and detection. This also informed the reason why it vibrates when pick up indicating that there is a notification.

Despite that it is available in more than six colours; the Pebble Blue Colour is in a very high demand more than anticipated especially in the US. Other colours include Marbel White, Garnet Red, Saphire Black, Titanium Gray and Amber Brown.
Samsung Electronics is accused to have violated two of the patent right of Apple Inc, by the design of the Samsung Galaxy S3. And as a result Apple has requested the court in charge of the existing lawsuit against Patent right violation between it and Samsung to include Galaxy S3.

Feel free to make your comments. How would you rate Samsung Galaxy S3?

How to use Wi-Fi on BlackBerry Smartphone

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November 08,2012
One of the many privileges of the BlackBerry Smartphone is Wi-Fi connectivity which can be used for surfing the internet instead of the 3G network without incurring cost for data usage. Many users have acclaimed this to be faster and able to access bigger files than the 3G network.

The Wi-Fi is a term used to describe devices that are certified and enabled to exchange Data with other Wi-Fi or internet enabled devices using radio waves or with wireless connection within Wi-Fi network coverage areas. This also includes high speed internet connection. This is why Wi-Fi is interchangeably used for wireless local area network (WLAN) as defined by the Wi-Fi alliance.

The following are the steps required to use Wi-Fi on BlackBerry Smartphone:

1. Go to menu Click on manage connections and highlight the Icon for Wi-Fi connection.
2. Click on the icon next to Wi-Fi, this will turn it on.
3. Click search for available Wi-Fi network within the range of the location.
4. When the network of choice is highlighted, a password will be requested if it is a secured network or network that need authentication.
5. Enter the network password to gain access to Wi-Fi.
6. If you wish to select a network without authentication, that is a public Hotspot, select show open networks only.

If successful, Wi-Fi icon will show on the Home screen instead of EDGE.
If this is not working, make sure your “default browser” is change to “Hotspot Browser”. This will help to automatically connect to Wi-Fi when the network is detected.

The BlackBerry PlayBook

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November 06,2012
The BlackBerry Play Book is the first design and entrance into the Tablet Computer industry by Research In Motion (RIM). It is long awaited innovation expected by RIM Fans who naturally are addicted to the purchase and use of RIM devices despite of its short fall sometimes back.

In the eyes of many, it is a temporary setback going by the giant strides and achievements of the Company in the Smartphone industry at least the ability to maintain such dominance for about a decade with its attendant qualities.

The essence of this discourse is to review how much of these expectations were met by the release of the BlackBerry Play Book, which was officially launched on April 19th, 2011. Of course there are already big players in the industry before this release like Apple ipad. So users have enough platform and basis for comparison.

The BlackBerry Play Book Operating system is based on QNX Neutrino acquired by Research In Motion. It was first released in April 19, 2011. A revised edition of its Operating System was released in February, 2012. As a result of the “rocky start to life” witnessed by the BlackBerry PlayBook, a number of adjustment was made after it’s launched. There were a number of applications that was apparently absent in the new BlackBerry PlayBook such as standalone email, Calendar and third-party applications.

The BlackBerry PlayBook has to rely on the BlackBerry Smartphone through BlackBerry Bridge for this functionality. Perhaps the aim for this by RIM is that BlackBerry devices devotees will have no option than to possess both devices. However this was contrary to expectations from the sales report at launch and the immediate period that ensued.
The new Operating System 2.0 serves as a system software upgrade to correct inherent shortcomings of the BlackBerry PlayBook. With the release of this Operating System, the third-party applications such as the Android applications can now be downloaded from the BlackBerry application world Store.

The Operating System 2.0 encompasses an integration of an email, Calendar and contacts applications. It however does not integrate BlackBerry Messenger application. The BlackBerry Bridge application Software via the BlackBerry Smartphone still has to be employed whenever there is the need to use the Messenger. This is expected to be improved upon during subsequent updates.

The BlackBerry PlayBook has 3MP front camera and 5MP at the rear. The video recording capacity for both is 1080p and a micro HDMI video output. It has a high resolution 7inch screen display(1024 x 600 px,WSVGA),0.38inches thick,7.6 inches high and 5.1 inches wide. It has micro HDMI and USB port, three pin charging unit. Texas OMAP 4430 Duo core 1GHZ CPU, 1GB RAM. It weighs 425g which make it very handy as compared to other Tablets of the same class.

In terms of Data protection, The BlackBerry PlayBook stands out as the most secured as it operate on the same level of data encryption as the BlackBerry Smartphone. This made it the first Tablet to receive FIPS 140-2 Certification.

Research In Motion is of the hope that the market share of its Tablet will do better with the passage of time as management result to go back to the drawing board. The expectations before the lunched of the Tablet though were not achieved as commented by some users relative to its competitors such as the Apple ipad2. To some reviewers, RIM stands the chance of making any difference expected if only given the time and the readiness of management to make necessary adjustments going by history haven enjoy such dominance in the Smartphone market for that length of time.

Feel free to give your comments in this regard.

The BlackBerry Messenger (Meaning and How it Works)

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september 30,2012
The BlackBerry Messenger is software developed by Research In Motion(now BlackBerry) which make instant messaging, voice notes, images and video possible by one BlackBerry Smartphone user to another user. The software may not be present in some models of BlackBerry phones. However, the good thing about it is that it can be downloaded from the device manufacturer website (Application Store) into the BlackBerry phone or device concern.

The BlackBerry Messenger is propriety software of BlackBerry. Its encrypted platform for communication among BlackBerry devices makes it the world most reliable means of communication in terms of confidentiality. This is one of the driving factors for BlackBerry Smartphone market dominance for nearly a decade.

This messaging could be between two users or group of BlackBerry Smartphone users who wish to share messages, photos, music, calendars etc. Group messaging (invite to conference) is made possible with the latest 0.5 version of BlackBerry Messenger software. This newest version can be downloaded from the BlackBerry Application Store.

How BlackBerry Messenger Works

In order for the BlackBerry Messenger feature to work, there are certain factors that most be in place.
1. The BlackBerry Messenger Software most be present, if the need be the latest version at both ends. That is for those wish to use the platform.
2. Open conversation and invite contact. If the recipient name is already stored on BlackBerry messenger. Send a request via the BlackBerry PIN or an email.
3. The recipient of the Ping has to accept the request for the conversation to sail through. If you are in the receiving end, click on the trackball, then click on open and accept. If you don’t want to receive the Ping for whatever reason click on decline.
4. To send your message, click on the contact, select conversation. Then type your message, click on the enter key for the message to be sent.

There is a need for a valid BlackBerry Data plan for BlackBerry instant messaging to be free. What do you know about BlackBerry Messenger, feel free to comment or give your observations.

What is BlackBerry Ping? (Definition and How to Ping BlackBerry)

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september 22,2012
The meaning of BlackBerry Ping is most often asked by those who are not conversant with the device. BlackBerry Ping is a term use to refer to the mode of drawing the attention of another Blackberry user as to their availability. This could be for the purpose of instant Messaging, chat through the BlackBerry Messenger, voice note, exchange of video and images.

The BlackBerry Ping facility is one of the features that make the BlackBerry Smartphone unique. The multi-task characteristics of the operating system environment of a BlackBerry Smartphone are interwoven or interdependent. For example the BlackBerry PIN is required in order to Ping. The PIN will be useless if not connected to the various functions it facilitates such as the BlackBerry Messenger.

How to Ping with BlackBerry Smartphone

The following are are the simple steps required to Ping a BlackBerry device:

1. The recipient name most be stored on BlackBerry Messenger.
2. Open a conversation, locate and click on the recipient name.
3. Hit the Menu button.
4. Click on the option requesting to Ping contact. It will then show that the recipient has been pinged.

The BlackBerry user will receive the Ping as a text Message. The recipient has to accept the Ping for the conversation to sail through. Usually the Ping will be received even if the phone is in silence. The phone may vibrate or ring, it depends on how the user customises it.

Feel free to comment on your experience with BlackBerry Ping or how to Ping a BlackBerry Smartphone .