Apr30

The Nokia Lumia 800 in Australia

by admin on April 30th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Posted In: Technology

The Nokia Lumia series of phones was announced on Wednesday by CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop. Since the announcement last year that Nokia would be teaming up with Microsoft to produce mobile phones, both companies have been scrambling to produce something impressive on both the software and the hardware side of things.

It is the general concensus that this is probably Nokia’s last chance to stem the loss of customers to the Android and iPhone platforms.

Nokia have been losing market share due to having an outdated operating system, Symbian, which has not kept up with the hardware that it runs on. The operating system felt like one that was modified to suit touch screens rather than one that was made for touch screens.

Teaming up with Microsoft is Nokia’s chance to fast track the development process and go straight to production. If they were to not do it this way, there market share would likely erode to nothing.

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Apr30

The iPhone 4S versus the Samsung Galaxy S3

by admin on April 30th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Technology

Last week the iPhone 4S was announced by Apple CEO Tim Cook. So now that it has been released, how does it compare to the ragingly successful Samsung Galaxy S III?

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 was named the best phone of the year by respected technology magazine T3. The phone has generated so much buzz and excitement that there are fan groups for the device.

The first comparison we will make is in regards to the dimensions. The Samsung Galaxy S II comes with a screen size of 125.3 x 66.1 x8.49mm whereas the iPhone’s screen is 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.33. The Galaxy S II weighs 117g and the iPhone weights 140g. You can immediately see from this comparison that Samsung has done an unbelievable job of making a bigger thinner phone which actually weighs less than its smaller counterpart.

The Galaxy S 2 also has a beautiful AMOLED display which beats the iPhone’s retina display.

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Apr30

What can we make of the iPhone 4S

by admin on April 30th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Posted In: Technology

The new iPhone 4S was announced last week in California by the new Apple CEO Tim Cook. It was expected by the public that the iPhone 5 would be announced but that was not to be the case.

The iPhone 4S is an upgraded version of the iPhone 4, and is exactly the same appearance wise. There have been a number of successful Android powered phones released that are starting to challenge the dominance of the iPhone in the smartphone market. Apple has therefore been forced to release a intermediate phone that has upgraded hardware to compete with the popular Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S II.

The new iPhone 4S has an upgraded chip, the dual core Apple A5, which is the same one used in the iPad 2. The RAM inside the phone is still only 512MB. The camera has been upgraded to 8 megapixels and there has also been an upgrade in the CMOS sensors so the photos are crisper and more vibrant and perform better in low light situations.

The iPhone 4S has also had an upgrade to the Antenna system. It now has dual antennas, which allow the phone to download data onto both antennas meaning it effectively can download at twice the speed as before. This technology, however, is only compatible with a number of networks.

The phone will also come alongside the new operating system, iOS 5. iOS 5 brings with it a host of new features for the iPhone 4S and older versions of the iPhone. It is not compatible with the first iPhone or the iPhone 3.

The most noteworthy feature of iOS 5 is Siri, Siri is what Apple have termed your personal digital assistant and allows you to schedule appointments, write emails and check the weather with voice commands.

The iPhone 4s prices start at $199 for the 16GB version. The iPhone 4s plans are now available on 3 carriers – AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

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Apr30

Deals and Offers

by admin on April 30th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Posted In: Technology

Have you ever seen amazing deals offers on goods available in the US but they have stated that they do not ship to anywhere but the US? Well there are some very intelligent ways of getting around this barrier.

The best way to get around this barrier is with companies called buying agents that provide a purchasing and shipping service. There are two scenarios where these companies can help you.

The first scenario is if the website you are purchasing from does not allow international credit cards. In this scenario, they will purchase the goods for you, then send it to their US address then ship it to your country. The merchant is obvlivious to the fact that an international person is buying it and you get your goods for a great price! The buying agent will ofcourse charge you a fee for both buying the goods for you as well as shipping it to you.

The second scenario is where a website allows you to purchase it with paypal or an international credit card. In this scenario, simply purchase the goods and send it to your buying agents address, and they will ship it to you. You will only need to pay the shipping cost and service fee.

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