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The Advent of the iPhone 5!

by Radel Llagas

The iPhone 5 was the most anticipated Apple handset launch since the iPhone 4. The 4S offered only an incremental, albeit antenna-fixing, upgrade, and the fifth-gen iPhone arrives just as many 4 users’ 24-month contract comes up for renewal.However, in that time we’ve seen a seismic shift, with competing smartphones offering quality and desirability to match and even surpass the iPhone.

With the big boys tempting users away from iOS with the lure of a slick Android experience as found on the HTC One X and the Sony Xperia T or much-improved Windows Phone interface – step forward the Nokia Lumia 920 -  it’s crunch time (sorry) for Cook and co.

But wait a goddamn minute. Statistics don’t lie (usually) and, just as we were putting pen to paper, Apple announced that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 hit two million in 24 hours, spanking its previous record of one million in a day for the iPhone 4 and ensuring that many won’t see their new precious until October.

So, with it clearly hooking the gagging mouths of many, how does it perform as ‘the latest iPhone’ and, crucially, how does it match up against the superphone stars of today?
iPhone 5 Full Specs:

DESIGN

• Device type:  Smart phone

• OS: iOS (6)

• Dimensions: 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 (123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm)

• Weight: 3.95 oz (112 g) the average is 4.2 oz (119 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size: 4 inches

• Resolution: 640 x 1136 pixels

• Pixel density: 326 ppi

• Technology: IPS LCD

• Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch

• Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor

BATTERY

• Stand-by time: 9.4 days (225 hours) the average is 20 days (470 h)

• Talk time (3G): 8.00 hours the average is 7 h (416 min)

• Music playback: 40.00 hours

• Video playback: 10.00 hours

• Capacity: 1440 mAh

• Type: Li – Polymer

HARDWARE

• System chip: Apple A6

• Processor: Dual core, 1000 MHz

• System memory: 1024 MB RAM (Dual-channel) / LPDDR2 (1066 MHz)

• Built-in storage: 16 GB

CAMERA

• Camera: 8 megapixels, Immobile

• Flash: LED

• Aperture size: F2.4

• Features: Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama

• Camcorder: 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)

• Features: Video calling, Digital image stabilization

• Front-facing camera: 1.2 megapixels

• Video capture: 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:

• Filter by: Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists

• Features: Album art cover, Background playback

• Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless)

• Video playback: Supported formats:

• MPEG4, H.264, Motion JPG, MOV

• Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker

• Streaming: Audio, Video

INTERNET BROWSINGTECHNOLOGY

• CDMA: 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz

• GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

• UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

• LTE: 700 MHz Class 13, 850 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz

• Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A, EV-DO Rev.B

• nano-SIM

• Global Roaming

• Positioning: A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

• Navigation: Turn-by-turn navigation

PHONE FEATURES

• Phonebook: Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID

• Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF), Calculator

• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input

• E-mail: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

• Instant Messaging:

• Games:

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth: 4.0

• Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz

• USB:

• Connector: Proprietary

• Features: USB charging

• Headphones connector: 3.5mm

• Charging connector: Proprietary

• Other: Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

• Additional microphone/s: for Noise cancellation, Video recording

• Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass

• Hearing aid compatibility: M4, T4

§  Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recordingAVAILABILITY

• Officially announced: 21 Sep 2012

SHOPPING INFORMATION

• Accessories: Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Judgement:

So, what to make of this latest upgrade. There’s no denying that the iPhone 5 is a lovely thing, and the best iPhone to date. It could well be Apple’s best-selling unit ever.

But a lot has changed in a year, and the current crop of Android superphones – and the incoming Windows Phone 8 handsets – have closed the gap. For nearly every “new” feature announced at the Keynote, there was a Samsung, Android, Windows, Nokia, Sony or HTC fan saying “my phone already does that.”

Apple’s competitors never been closer in terms of quality, function and aesthetics and from your feedback on our social networks we know how many of you are jumping ship to phones with a bigger screen and more features.

Given that iPhone 4S users can upgrade to iOS 6 and do just about everything the iPhone 5 can do, and that Android users can get similarly impressive handsets for less dosh, we reckon the smart money won’t all be going on a new iPhone this year, even if the mass market can’t get enough of it. It’s good, very good. But it’s no longer the best around.

iPhone 5 release date: 21 September 2012

iPhone 5 price: From P28, 566

Sources
http://www.t3.com/reviews/iphone-5-review.http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPhone-5_id7378/fullspecs

Canon EOS 650

by Jasper Noel Barba

Kit: 

EOS 650D Body:                   Php 41, 998.00 

EOS 650D KIT 18-55IS II:       Php 46, 998.00

EOS 650D KIT 18-135IS STM: Php 60, 998.00

Key features of this 650D:

§  18 MP APS-C Hybrid CMOS sensor

§  Full-HD movies with manual controls and continuous AF

§  5 fps continuous shooting

§  Vari-angle Clear View LCD II Touch screen

§  ISO 100-12,800 sensitivity, extendable to ISO 25,600

§  9-point wide-area AF

§  Integrated Speedlite Transmitter

New DIGIC 5 imaging processor

• 6x faster than DIGIC 4

• Low-noise processing (DIGIC 5 -> Normal ISO speed increased by 1 stop)

• High-speed image processing compatible with approx. 5.0 fps

• Image sensor AF

• Scene Intelligent Auto

• Picture Style

• HDR Backlight Control

• Handheld Night Scene

• Multi-shot noise reduction

• Improved Auto Lighting Optimizer

• Lens peripheral illumination correction provided

• Lens chromatic aberration correction

• Face + Tracking for Live View shooting and movie shooting

• Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting

• HDMI OUT provided

• LCD monitor with approx. 1.04 megapixels

• Multiple aspect ratios

• Creative filters

• Image resize possible

• S2 and S3 image-recording quality provided

• UHS-I (Ultra high speed) SDHC and SDXC card compatible

• Video snapshots

Source:  http://www.canon.com.ph/PRODUCTS/DIGITALCAMERAS/DigitalSLR/EOS650D.aspx

  http://www.newstrendzph.com/2012/06/canon-announces-eos-650d-rebel-t4i.html

REVIEW:

We are now engaging the world of cameras wherein from photo films to digital cameras, video camera now it has evolved into something new the DSLR or also known as “Digital Single Lens Reflex” basically this digital base camera where you look through the lens on the camera that will be capturing the images, while the exposure is made an internal mirror moves of the way to let light reach the camera sensor to the images can be recorded and stored.

The EOS 650d promises unparalleled performance with the world’s first intuitive touch screen interface for set shoot view convenience. Its auto focus system is precise with a new 9 point all cross type auto focus backed by a new Hybrid CMOS auto focus system. The auto focus speeds are dramatically increased while focusing on live view and movie shooting modes.

Unlike the other canon models the EOS 650d is a stunning DSLR camera but it is quite expensive. And EOS 650d is the only model that has four different methods of auto focusing during live view shooting and divides the scene into 31 auto focus points. On the LCD monitor, users can touch one of the nine zones and select it

for automatic focusing. No matter how expensive this camera is, the capacity, potential and versatility of this device is certified fabulous the important is you had invest something worth for yourself.  

Asus Google Nexus 7

by Jhuwen Balite

Specs:

Key features

* 7" 16M-color IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels), scratch-resistant Corning glass

* NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset: quad-core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor; 1GB of RAM; ULP GeForce GPU

* Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

* 8/16 GB of built-in memory

* 1.2 MP front-facing camera

* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

* Bluetooth; Android Beam

* Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

* GPS with A-GPS support; digital compass

* Accelerometer and proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor

* 4325 mAh Li-Po battery

* Incredibly attractive pricing

Main disadvantages

* The screen is a bit washed out and has poor sunlight legibility

* Non-expandable memory

* No USB mass storage or TV-out

* No mobile data-enabled version

* Front-facing camera only

* Disappointing audio output

Price

* 8GB $199 – Php8,950 (estimate Php13,000)

* 16GB $249 – Php11,200 (estimate Php15,000)

Reference 

http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_google_nexus_7-review-797.php http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/google-nexus-7-philippines-price-specs-features/

Review:

2012 is the year where tablet computer rises and improves. The Battle between top tablet computers producer like Apple and Samsung is visible to all consumers and is hard to penetrate by other tech companies. This is the reason why other companies create a budget computer tablet that a normal customer can afford. First were the production of amazon kindle fire; a 7-inches screen tablet computer that offers great yet less pricey experience of owning a tablet computer. By the emergence of this budget tablets, less fortunate people experienced to use and own tablets computers that they craved for ever since. But these budget tablets definitely will not give them the performance that a high-end tablet caters. Until the Asus Google Nexus 7 arise from the market. A 7-inches screen tablet that has an ultrafast NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset: quad-core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and 1 gb Ram. This budget tablet can give its owner the ultrafast gaming and web browsing experience that even high-end tablets cannot. Armed with the latest android OS 4.1 Jelly bean, Nexus 7 gadget is a ticket to fast updates to the latest Android OS, an untouched Android at and a great developer.

The Samsung Galaxy Note I717

by Cedric Joshua L. Martinez

Dimensions: 146.8 x 83 x 9.7 mm

Weight: 178g

Display: Super AMOLED, 16m colors, 800x 1200 pixels, 5.3 inches, Multitouch, Corner Gorilla Glass Protection.

Network: 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100

Features:

Camera

Primary: 8mp, auto-focus, LED Flash, face detection, image stabilization

Secondary Camera: 2mp

Video: HD 1080pixels

Connectivity:

GPRS: Yes

EDGE: Yes

Speed: HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR

NFC: Yes

USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go

Technical Specifications:

Operating System: Android v 2.3 Gingerbread, upgradable to v4.0

CPU: Dual-core, 1.5 GHz Scorpion

Messaging: SMS- Threaded View, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser: HTML, Adobe Flash

Battery: Li-Ion 2500 mAH, Standby; 252h, Talktime; 10h

Other Specs:

-          S Pen Stylus

-          A-GPS Support and GLONASS

-          Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

-          TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

-          Image/video editor

-          Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

-          Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

-          YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration

-          Predictive text input (Swype)

Price: Php 26,090.00

Reference:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_i717-4374.php

http://www.mobile2u.com.pk/phl/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-i717.aspx

Review:

With the dawn of Tablet Computers and Smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Note i717 combines the technology of both into one easy-to-use device. With the Super AMOLED 800 x 1280 pixel multi-touch, it offers a great screen resolution as well as the capacity to view pictures, videos, documents and other applications in one of the best views available today.

Powered by a 1.5 GHz Dual-Core Scorpion and an Android v2.3 Gingerbread Operating system, it has a speed greater than that of the iPhone 4s and even the rumored iPhone 5. This CPU system provides the Galaxy Note i717 to use almost every application abailable in the Android Market and even capture surprisingly vivid images and a whooping 1080p High-Definition Video capability. It can also provide a very fast access to different networks thanks to its 21 Mbps HSDPA and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps as well as the ability to provide a Wi-Fi Hotspot network.

Overall, the Samsung galaxy Note i717 is a stunning smartphone except on one aspect; it’s size.  A 146.8 x 83 x 9.7 mm and 170g size for a smartphone is quite too big but in the world of tablet computers, that size is enough to have it inside your pocket. No matter how big this phone is, the capacity, potential and versatility of this device is certified Bromazing!

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