Upcoming gadgets of 2012 – Apple iPad 3

No surprises here – you voted the iPad 3 your most wanted future gadget in the 2011 Stuff Gadget Awards. From the moment Apple launched the iPad 2, iPad 3 speculation has been in serious overdrive.
2011 saw some great efforts from the Android camp, including Asus' original Transformer (winner of the Stuff's 2011 Product of the year award), and Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 – but we're expecting Apple's next iPad effort to take things to a whole new level.
An eye-slicingly sharp 2048 x 1536 pixel 10in screen, a quad-core Tegra 3-baiting A6 processor and a carbon fibre case are just some of the rumoured specs for the iPad 3 that could see it setting the gold standard for tablets once again. Previous iPad launches point to a February or March release, so we're hoping it'll be putting in an appearance soon.

Source : stuff.tv

Nokia Asha311 reviews: introduction to S40 series OS

My  Nokia Asha 311  arrived 2 weeks ago. When I first opened I was amazed . It doesn't look like Typical Nokia Phones. It was very good looking mobile. Then I started using the mobile and i found It was worth its cost and had some exciting new features .

This phone has 3.2 MP camera , wi-fi,3-G etc. It has S40 series OS which is really cool.
I found this mobile very interesting according to the Price and the quality provided by Nokia.This Mobile has Many cool features But this lacks some features lik You cannot minimize any app to open any other. You have to close the previously opened app to chec k new one. As Its OS is new it also lacks Games and cool apps but Nokia is doing very well in Making games and apps available for customers by building new apps. I can se many new games regularly on OVI store.

I can say using this phon that it can be of great Success if Nokia pays More attention to S40 series..
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Galaxy Note 2 here; smarter phones; Sony games launch

   
My Samsung Galaxy Note 2 arrived and so did an update that adds the ability to run two apps on the screen at the same time. Atooma, a free beta app, is making all of my Androids smarter and Sony launched PlayStation Mobile this week.
The latter part of this week saw me spending most of my free time with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2. I ordered the 5.5-inch slab last weekend from overseas and it arrived on Thursday morning. It hasn’t taken me long to get used to the large size as I used the 4.65-inch Galaxy Nexus as my daily driver for nearly a year. Samsung made a smart design decision by decreasing the width of the Galaxy Note 2 over its popular predecessor.

 The ability to run two apps on the screen at the same time. This function is part of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and the Note 2 . On Friday a small software update added the mutli-window feature to my Galaxy Note 2 and it’s very useful. Even more important; it works without any lag, which isn’t the case on the larger Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. I suspect the performance boost of Android 4.1 is helping in addition to any optimizations Samsung may have done since the larger tablet debuted.
Turn WiFi off when leaving home ruleHelping to make all of my Android phones smarter is a free app in beta called Atooma. This software is similar to Tasker in that it can automate actions on your handset. However, it’s far more intuitive to use, even if it may be more limited than other similar apps. In just a few minutes you can use Atooma to take action upon certain events. I set up a simple rule — using the IF this then DO that interface — to turn off my Wi-Fi radio when I leave home, for example. If you want to automate phone tasks on your Android, I highly recommend the free Atooma download to see if it works for you.

It’s too bad Atooma can’t automate some of my Android gameplay, helping me to get more achievements and such: Sony PlayStation Mobile launched this week, bringing nearly two dozen initial game titles to Android phones and tablets. The first devices certified for the program are of course those made by Sony, but the HTC One S, V, and X are on the list as coming soon. Adventurous Android-types may want to try PlayStation Mobile on non-certified devices: With a rooted phone and these instructions from Android Police, you can give it a try. Non-certified devices may experience crashes and such, but I think I’ll still give this a try… maybe on that beautiful 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2!

Disney launches two new Android smartphones, mouse ears not included

Mickey's ditching the steamboat and giving up Fantasia in pursuit of all things mobile as Disney launches the DM011SH and DM010SH -- joining the company's other Android offering. The 4-inch 3D capable DM010SH handset will be Walt's top-of-the-line variant with a 960 x 540 qHD touchscreen, 8MP camera and a 1GHz processor. Next in line is the DM011SH waterproof slider with a 3.4-inch touchscreen sporting 854 X 480 resolution and an identical processor and camera to its higher-end cousin. Both Android 2.3 phones come decorated with the signature insignia in tweentastic candy colors like pink and white, with a black version of the DM010SH available for more subdued Mouse House fans. Aside from the phones, Disney also outed the internet-enabled DM001Photo, a 9.4 x 5.6-inch digital picture frame for viewing pictures,
 
Source: EnGadget

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G arrives at AT&T

by Edwin

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, or so the saying goes. If that is the case, then it is high time someone purchased the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G for Jack, don’t you think so? This smartphone will arrive over at Ma Bell’s network, where it intends to blur the line between handheld gaming consoles and smartphones. Current smartphones are rather powerful portable gaming machines by themselves, but so far if you were to compare the depth and quality of games, smartphones tend to drift towards the casual gaming side of things (which could be far more lucrative btw).
Well, the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G intends to merge the worlds of gaming and communications in a single device, where it will combine a PlayStation-certified gaming device with the capabilities and portability of an Android smartphone. Sounds tantalizing, does it not? Let us check out the hardware specifications after the jump to see if it can live up to expectations or not.

For starters, the Xperia PLAY 4G will come with dedicated gaming controls right from the get go, which means you need not rush out and purchase those funny add-ons such as a D-pad that sticks to a touchscreen display using a suction cup. No sir, the slide-out controller comes with a D-pad, dual analog touch joysticks, a couple of shoulder buttons and the quartet of iconic PlayStation symbol keys which comprise of the circle, X, square and triangle.
Apart from that, a 1GHz CPU and Adreno 205 graphics processor will keep things pumping from within, and you get a front-facing VGA camera in addition to a 5-megapixel rear camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, and seven Xperial PLAY optimized games right from the get go – Dungeon Defenders Second Wave, Asphalt 6 Adrenaline, Star Battalion, Madden NFL 11, The Sims 3, Tower Bloxx: My City, and Crash Bandicoot.
Nice to know Sony Ericsson did not skimp on the operating system version this time around, where it runs on Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread while sporting a 4″ display at 480 x 854 resolution alongside stereo speakers to get your game on. At $49.99 with a 2-year agreement, it does seem to be quite the bargain – hopefully it lives up to the gaming side of things though!

Source:-info-tech by harry