New Gadgets

The tablet industry seems to have changed a lot in the last month after the introduction of budget 7 inchers like the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. How exactly? The prices seem to be going down each day and more affordable slates are starting to flood the market and the Acer Iconia Tab A200 is going to be one of them. But what’s unique about the A200 is that it sports a large 10.1-inch display but its price is still very affordable, starting at just $329.99. If you’ve [...]

Motorola is launching in Taiwan the XT615 Android smartphone that measures just 9.8mm thin. The phone is boosted by a 800MHz processor with 512MB RAM and 1GB ROM, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with MOTO Switch UI 2.0 that learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and center. The XT615 has a 4-inch 480×854 touchscreen display, a 8 Megapixel camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera.

Kindle Fire Specs Display: 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16 million colors. Size (in inches): 7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ (190 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm). Weight: 14.6 ounces (413 grams). System Requirements: None, because it’s wireless and doesn’t require a computer. On-device Storage: 8GB internal (approximately 6GB available for user content). That’s enough for [...]

Barnes & Noble today unveiled their latest Nook– the NOOK Tablet. It’s a brand new Android-loaded reading and entertainment tablet set to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. For just $249, NOOK Tablet buyers will have access to a 7-inch VividView screen with proclaimed best-in-class viewing angles. But that’s not all, the NOOK Tablet sports a TI OMAP4 dual-core processor, a full gigabyte of RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage. If that 16 GB isn’t enough, NOOK Tablet users are granted [...]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Also known as Samsung Google Nexus Prime, Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus I9250, Samsung Google Nexus 3, Samsung Google Nexus 4G is the new smartphone launched by Samsung and Google. Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first phone based on Ice Cream Sandwich OS version. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus differs with a design of curves and some of the specifications as incredible as a 4.65-inch screen and a 1.2GHz processor dual core. Samsung Galaxy Nexus Specs General 2G Network - GSM 850 [...]

iPhone 5 Rumors – According to analyst Ashok Kumar in this Washington Post article, the next generation of the iPhone will have a slimmer design, larger screen and possibly LTE technology. However, these predictions seem awfully close to what many people were claiming the 4S would have, and are probably more of a wish list than actual predictions. Eventually, the iPhone line of devices will certainly get LTE technology, and it doesn’t make sense for Apple to wait too much longer, so [...]

iOS 5 Release Date – Mobile security company Lookout has released Lookout Mobile Security for the iPhone, a dedicated safety protection application for iPhones and iPads via a new, free iOS app launching Tuesday. According to Tech Crunch, Lookout designers zeroed in on a single, simple app to keep iPhone users safe. Developers started the development process by addressing current security risks facing iPhone users. In a survey conducted by the security company, 93 percent of iPhone users said [...]