This post is going to highlight all the latest news and happenings in the world of technology for the past week starting form 25th August to the 1st of September 2012.
With the world’s biggest trade show IFA happening at Berlin,
Samsung's win at Tokyo, New lineup of Hybrid PCs ,
product updates from Apple and new developments in the Apple vs Samsung "The War of The Giants" the whole tech world express is switched to top gear now and is moving fast. Buckle up your seat belts for it seems like a bumpy ride ahead!
So my dear friends, if your busy
schedule has kept you away from technology updates and you hate that you missed out on all the exciting news, "Worry No More" for we will keep you in the circle with a summarized tech round up every
weekend. Without Any Further Ado!!! Lets begin this week's tech round up :-
1.Samsung at IFA
The Products they displayed included Galaxy Note II, ATIV Tab, Series 5, Series 7
Slates, ATIV Smart PC, ATIV S Windows Phone a.k.a the “Superphone” and Galaxy
Camera.
Galaxy Note II
GALAXY Note 10.1 is equipped with the functionality and accuracy
of a pen and paper on its big display, providing limitless potential for the
user to express their creativity with a touch of
excellence. Samsung supports this with a Quad Core 1.4GHz processor and an
internal 2GB RAM making it more of a Complete tablet rather than a smart phone.
Click here for the full review and hands on video.
ATIV Tab
The Ativ Tab is a 10.1 inch tablet which runs Windows 8 RT the
lighter version of windows 8 and will have a USB 2.0 port, NFC capabilities,
and average screen resolution of 1366 x 768 which will be powered by a 1.5Ghz
dual-core processor.
Series 5 and Series 7 Slates and ATIVSmart PC
These three device are windows 8 based touchscreen
PCs work just as same as the S-pen with Galaxy Note and ATIV tab. They are the
new hybrid lineup PCs with detachable keyboard docks, so it can upgrade to a
higher level of convenience by using it as laptop too.
The Series 5 is more on the consumer side, with
a 1366×768 display, while on the other side the Series 7 is more tilted at
power users; with a considerably better 1920×1080 display, 128GB Solid State
Drive and 4GB of RAM.
Cost
With the keyboard dock, the Series 7 will cost
$1199 at launch.
The Series 5 will be cheaper at $749 with the keyboard and $649 without.
Where as ATIV Smart PC and Smart PC Pro which are exactly similar to
the Series 5 and 7 slates, nevertheless the Pro noticeably beats the specs of
both the Series 5 and 7 with the storage 256GB and a USB 3.0 port for a more sophisticated connectivity.
Right now there is no information about their price
and availability.
ATIV S Windows Phone.
ATIV S is the show stealer of the IFA 2012
being the most powerful and slimmest Windows Phone yet loaded Windows Phone 8
and first of the big lineup of Windows phone coming this year, equipped with the following
features.
Features:
Thickness: Crazily slim with thickness of 8.7mm
Chassis: brushed aluminum
Display: huge 4.8” HD Super AMOLED display made from
Corning Gorilla Glass 2, tough to break but still light in weight.
Processor: 1.5 GHz dual-core
RAM: 1GB on board
Rear Camera: 8Megapixel auto-focus with LED flash.
Front Camera: 1.9Megapixel
Storage: 16GB or 32GB – and both models have a MicroSD
slot for expanded storage.
Battery: Backing this entire powerhouse is a massive
2300mAh battery to keep you rocking all day.
Click here for full review.
Galaxy Camera.
The biggest surprise at the IFA event from Samsung
was the Galaxy Camera loaded with Android OS 4.1,16MP camera with 12X zoom,4.8’’
Display,3G or 4G connectivity making it possible to share pictures as soon as
you capture them and powered by a bighearted 1.4 GHz Quad Core Processor.
There is no
word on the price yet but we are most probably going to see this device on the shelves by
the end of this year.
Samsung event at IFA was jam packed with innovative gadget
which truly shows Samsung ability to stand out from the rest of the industry.
2.Updates from Apple
According to the reports the new most speculated newiPhone 5 hoping to get a full overhaul is expected to be releasing in September
and the last quarter of Apple could become the most productive for this
technology giant. With the unveiling of a 13-inch
MacBook Pro with Retina display, a new iPod touch, a new 21.5-inch iMac and of
course iPhone 5 which is reported to be releasing on September 21st.
Where as in October there are the rumors of the launch of iPad mini,
iPod Nano and the “newer version” of 10inch iPad.
The other new development from the Apple side is that they now have targeted Samsung's flagship Galaxy S3, one of the best smartphones out there right now winning EISA Award 2012 for best smartphone and Galaxy Note too.
3.Hybrids Computers on Rise
It would not be wrong to say that hybrid PCs were the star at IFA.
Every manufacture has come with their concept of convertible tablet-utlrabook
and letting you have the best of the both worlds. Some notable feature of the upcoming
hybrid lineup is most of them are based on Windows 8, secondly they opt to
target laptop user more than the tablet users.
Different approach has been used in making a hybrid PC some of them
come with a detachable keyboard while other have a slider or a convertible
thing which twist the screen over the keyboard transforming it to be used a
tablet. In the convertible lineup there is Dell XPS duo 12 and coming to the
detachable category we have HP Envy x2 and Dell XPS 10
As we are entering to a creative phase in PC world these hybrids are
gaining the importance and not being the jack of all and master of none, these
hybrids are powerful ultrabooks with touch screen and other options while on
the other side they are the tablets with perfectly matched keyboard and more
ports and convenience.
4)Apple vs Samsung: New Developments
Apple vs Samsung scene is really getting bigger and bigger every
day, the score were leveled when Samsung made a win at Seoul and Apple at San
Jose but Samsung gives his second blow in Japan where Samsung has
won the case against Apple with Tokyo District Court ruling that its
technology to synchronize mobile players with computers did not infringe on
Apple patents.
The company said in a statement. “We
will continue to offer highly innovative products to consumers, and continue
our contributions toward the mobile industry’s development,”
Although the loss for Samsung with ruling at U.S court is big but still this
Korean giant is playing impressively and a strange rise in Samsung sales have
been seen in the market.
Global Equities Research surveyed 16 sellers of the S3. Five reported total
or partial sellouts (retailers contacted included Costco, which sells multiple
carriers), and others said S3 sales were higher than usual.
"It seems like the knee-jerk reaction from the consumer was... they
just ran to the store and they bought it up," said Trip Chowdhry, a
managing director at Global Equities Research. Fear of a ban on the
S3 "acted like a positive catalyst," he said.
That's All Folks from my side. Hope the weekly round up was helpful for you in catching up. These were the highlights of the week. Stay tuned and subscribe to VisualStudioLearn to stay updated. Peace Out!
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