tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755691477439844572024-02-20T17:17:00.214-08:00TEK STOPAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935057224637941141noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475569147743984457.post-5377061517646165632013-03-06T05:33:00.004-08:002013-03-06T05:39:10.859-08:00Xperia Z launched in India for Rs 38990<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With the Xperia Z, the brand plans to recapture its lost ground in the country and aims to establish the device as among the top three smartphones in India in terms of unit sales.</div>
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“We plan to establish Xperia Z among the top 3 smartphone brands in India. We want to exploit the business foundation we have and will make Xperia one of the biggest categories in Sony India,” Kenichiro Hibi, Managing director, Sony India said at the launch.</div>
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The Xperia Z was launched by its newly appointed brand ambassador, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif . The smartphones comes with user experience and technology from some of Sony’s best platforms, like its BRAVIA HD display, its CyberShot camera technology and its legendary Walkman technology in music.</div>
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The Xperia Z operates on the Android 4.1 Jellybean platform, has a 5 inch full HD 1080p BRAVIA reality display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 pro quad-core processor, 13 megapixel fast capture CyberShot camera 4G LTE, Sony’s Walkman technology and a Battery stamina mode that can help increase battery back up by upto 50 percent.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">With Xperia, Sony has also introduced its water and dust resistance feature. Demonstrating it, Katrina Kaif, Xperia Z’s brand ambassador dunked the phone in a fishbowl filled with water, only to retrieve it and use the phone like one normally would.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">“There are many features of the phone that I like — like the amazing camera. But, I most like the fact that I can actually put it in water, so I can take it while swimming. It’s a fun feature,” Kaif said.</span></div>
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The company also launched the Xperia Tablet Z. The LTE tablet features a vivid 10.1 inch HD reality display, is powered by the Mobile Bravia engine 2 which is water and dust resistant, has S-force front surround 3D, one touch function and a battery stamina mode. The Xperia Tablet Z will hit the markets in May 2013, but its price has not yet been announced.</div>
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With the launch today, Sony hopes to triple its sales in India to Rs 3,500 crore in financial year 2013 (ending March 2014).<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">“Sony India has established market leadership in BRAVIA and Cyber Shot and we aim to replicate the same success with the Xperia range. The launch of Sony Xperia Z today, is the start of our journey to triple the Xperia sales in India, to Rs. 3,500 crore "Hibi" said.</span></div>
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The company has taken several steps towards this direction, including tripling the Xperia marketing budget to Rs 300 crore for 2013, more than doubling the sales channel counters to 8,000 and increasing the service touch points to 200 by 2013. The company is hoping 2013 will be a breakthrough year for them.</div>
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“India is a high focus and high growth market for Sony. The smartphone market in India holds very strong mid-term growth potential, with smartphone sales projected to be approximately 33 million units by 2013 in India. Our ultimate objective is to position Xperia among the top 3 smartphone brands in India,” Corporate Vice president, Sony Mobile Communications,<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> Dennis Van Schie, said at the launch.</span></div>
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Aside the Google Play store applications Sony Mobile Technology has also collaborated with other businesses in its family to create and design unique applications for its customers.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony Music</strong> which will offer customers six months of unlimited streaming and music downloads from over 15 lakh songs. The phone will also have a video streaming app called <strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony LIV</strong>, which will allow phone buyers to catch up on shows from <em style="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SAB, Sony Entertainment and Max</em>, from over 4500 hours of video and over 77 shows.</div>
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In addition, Sony has also tied up with Vodafone <strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to offer 8GB of free data</strong> for the first two months of purchase. The company said they are in talks with other service providers to strike up similar offers.</div>
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The Sony Xperia Z will come in three colours: black, white and purple and will be available across national retail stores, Sony Center brand shops, multi-brand outlets and distributors across India from 12 March.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935057224637941141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475569147743984457.post-52728172246167775592013-03-05T03:21:00.003-08:002013-03-06T05:39:48.606-08:00Microsoft Office 365 officially launched in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">T<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">he next-generation Microsoft Office 365 was launched for businesses in India yesterday. The Office 365 productivity suite comes with Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, InfoPath and Publisher), Project and Visio and includes updated Microsoft Lync Online, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Yammer. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Office 365 can be used across multiple devices and can be integrated with the cloud. The company has also made available business SKUs of Office 2013 for on premise users.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">“In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the next generation Office 365 unlocks social and mobility scenarios that will allow businesses and individuals to take full advantage of the cloud. It gives them the freedom to do things, when, where and how they want”</em>, said Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SharePoint together with Yammer and Lync allow people and teams to work together, collaborate and share organisational knowledge and information. The company adds that the suite's usability across multiple devices - tablets, PCs, phones, hybrids, etc. increases it value.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Microsoft also announced new customers of its Office 365. They include, Lupin, Godrej Group, Tata Communications and AEGON Religare. These customers join others who have already chosen Office 365, including Tata Elxsi, FICCI, SIRO Clinpharm, Unilog, Gavs Technologies, Visaka Industries, ACME Tele Power, Dabur India, Adhunik Group, Infiniti Retail, to name a few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">"There were many reasons why we have decided to go with Microsoft's cloud services. With Office 365, we can take full advantage of reliable, state-of-art technology that help our business run more effectively at lower costs. Most importantly, Office 365 creates a more productive mobile workforce by providing employees access to email, documents, contacts, and calendars - using a variety of devices from virtually any location. The first wave of our global rollout of Office 365 has successfully been able to unify our geographically diverse workforce providing them with the access they need anytime and anywhere, with tools that they are already familiar with. At the same time, we have been able to retire a number of legacy messaging systems and consolidate the footprint. That is a great advantage,"</em> said Mr. Mayur Danait, CIO, Lupin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ramkumar Pichai, GM - Microsoft Office Division, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. said, “T<em style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">his release of Office brings to life the power of next generation computing. It also reflects Microsoft’s commitment of powering the newer work scenarios businesses are experiencing. While on the one hand it is helping users simplify their work and get things done, on the other it is helping CIOs stay in control of a diverse environment created by a proliferation of devices.”</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Customers can purchase the next generation Office 365 directly from Microsoft online or through an authorised retail outlet or partner. For more information on Office 365 and to sign up for a free trial, please visit office.microsoft.com/en-in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Interestingly, it is known that since its launch in mid-2011, Office 365 became Microsoft’s fastest growing businesses globally. The number of small and medium-sized businesses using Office 365 around the world has also grown by over 150 percent in the last 12 months.</span></div>
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Yesterday Samsung put out a teaser video ahead of the launch of its much awaited and much leaked flagship device Galaxy S IV.</div>
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The video which doesn’t really say much, is part of a series featuring this super cute child, Jeremy, who is the secret messenger of Samsung UNPACKED 2013 and has to keep the phone a secret. A little late for that now isn’t it, Samsung?</div>
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The boy gets to see a peek of the phone, which is kept inside this dazzling white box – literally dazzling. Of course Jeremy now has to hide the phone from the rest of the world and there’s an annoying girl who appears in the end and is determined to get her hands on the box with the smartphone.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">We must say it does look like a bit of the Galaxy Note II but hey, nobody’s complaining. Just yesterday,</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> </span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/samsung-galaxy-s-ivs-leaked-antutu-test-confirms-8-core-processor-647270.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; color: rgb(3, 101, 198) !important; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Antutu confirmed that somebody</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">had submitted a benchmark for a new Samsung Galaxy SIV. The test confirmed that device will come with an eight-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 4.99-inch Full HD (1920×1080) screen and a 13 Megapixel Camera. It will run Android 4.2.</span></div>
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In terms of raw specifications, the Galaxy S IV is going to be pretty fast, no doubt. But it will be other features like S-Pen support, AirView, etc and maybe more that will define the smartphone. For instance <em style="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/samsungs-new-smartphone-will-track-eyes-to-scroll-pages/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; color: rgb(3, 101, 198) !important; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">New York Times</a> </em>has carried a report today that the S IV will track your eyes for scrolling pages. Basically according to the report, once your eyes reach the bottom of the page, the phone will automatically scroll down to the next few paragraphs. Sounds cool and a little creepy.</div>
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For e-book lovers in India, the options are growing. After Amazon’s Kindle eBook store was made available to Indian users last year, Google’s Play Books Store is now also available in India. You can download the Play Book app from the Google Play Store by <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5hcHBzLmJvb2tzIl0." rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; color: rgb(3, 101, 198) !important; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">clicking here.</a> The app lets users buy and read e-books on their smart devices and computers.</div>
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•The smartphone has a 4.7-inch screen with a 1280×768 resolution with True HD and IPS.</div>
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• A 13-megapixel autofocus camera.</div>
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• The G smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s quad-core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz and has a 2GB RAM along with 32GB built-in space. The smartphone does not have a Micro-SD card.</div>
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• LG also added new video-related features. The G can dim the video in a translucent layer, allowing users to send text messages or write emails while watching the show in the background. It also allows users to zoom into a scene while playing the video using a two-finger pinch.</div>
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Now that the Optimus G is finally here, will the Nexus 4 also hit the Indian market soon? Let’s hope so.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Speaking yesterday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, EA Chief Technical Officer Rajat Taneja said that the PlayStation 4 has "8 to 10 times the power" of current-generation consoles, making it a "gigantic leap for the industry".</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Polygon, a PlayStation news site, attended the event and <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/26/4033828/playstation-4-ea-next-gen-battlefield-fifa" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">reported on Taneja's comments</a>.</span></span></div>
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The Chromebook Pixel unveiled Thursday includes a nearly 13-inch (33-centimeter) display screen that responds to the touch or swipe of a finger. That duplicates a key feature in Microsoft Corp’s Windows 8, a dramatic makeover of the world’s leading operating system for PCs.</div>
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The Pixel’s high-resolution screen displays 239 pixels per inch, slightly more than Apple Inc’s MacBooks with high-resolution Retina displays. A MacBook Pro with a screen that measures 13.1 inches (33.3 centimeters) diagonally can handle 227 pixels per inch (2.5 centimeters), while the 15.4-inch (39.1-centimeter) model is at 220 pixels per inch.</div>
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“This is the future: high-resolution screens and touch,” said Sundar Pichai, a senior vice president who oversees Google’s Chrome Web browser and operating system.</div>
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Google Inc designed and built the Pixel for “power users” — a fastidious and generally more affluent segment of the PC market willing to pay more for machines equipped with compelling features and components not found in cheaper laptops.</div>
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The strategy is a departure for Google, which had positioned Chromebooks based on its Chrome operating system as affordable options for homes and offices looking for a quick and easy way to connect to the Web. Google has been partnering with PC makers to make Chromebooks over the past two years. Among them: Acer Inc. makes a bare-bones Chromebook for just $199, while Samsung Electronics Co sells one for $249.</div>
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The Pixel, which Google is building without a partner, will cost $1,299 for a Wi-Fi only model with 32 gigabytes of flash storage. A 64-gigabyte machine that can connect on both Wi-Fi and a 4G LTE cellular network will cost $1,499. That’s the same price as the cheapest MacBook Pro with a comparable screen, though the Apple laptop comes with 128 gigabytes of storage.</div>
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Apple does have a cheaper, lighter laptop, the MacBook Air. A 13-inch (33-centimeter) model with 128 gigabytes of storage starts at $1,199. It weighs less than 3 pounds (1.35 kilograms) and doesn’t have a high-resolution screen. The Pixel has the high-resolution screen and weighs 3.35 pounds (1.52 kilograms). The 13-inch high-resolution MacBook Pro weighs 3.57 pounds.</div>
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Google believes Pixel is a better value than the Air, given its higher-resolution screen with touch controls. Google is also throwing in 1 terabytes of free online storage in its data centers for three years — a benefit that Pichai estimated would cost $500 to $600.</div>
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The Pixel “will stand up very, very well to the MacBook Air,” Pichai said. “The goal here is to push the boundaries to deliver the best laptop at the best possible price.”</div>
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Though its popular iPad has a touch screen, Apple has shunned touch-screen laptops. Apple figures that because people use laptops with the screen in front of them, rather than in their hands or laps, it’s not a pleasant experience to constantly have to reach out to touch the screen.</div>
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Microsoft, on the other hand, considers touch screens to be central to all computing environments. Windows 8 was designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablet computers. Computers with touch-screen monitors can respond to touch along with old-style mouse and keyboard commands.</div>
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Google’s online Play store will begin selling the Pixel in the U.S. and U.K Thursday, with BestBuy.com expected to take orders on Friday. A hands-on experience with the Pixels also will be available beginning Friday in 10 of Best Buy’s retail stores in California, Minnesota, Washington state, Virginia and New York.</div>
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Pichai declined to say how many of the lower-priced Chromebooks have been sold, but said the models have ranked as the most popular laptop sold by Amazon.com Inc. for the past four months.</div>
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The free online storage is being included with the Pixel to overcome the laptop’s lack of a hard drive. Like other Chromebooks, the Pixel functions like a terminal dependent on an Internet connection to get to information and applications stored in large data centers run by Google or other technology providers.</div>
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Spurred by the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers, Google is betting more people will prefer having data, photos and video stored in remote data centers instead of individual hard drives so the content can be accessed from any Internet-connected device.</div>
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Google’s expansion into the high-end of the laptop market immerses the Internet search and advertising company more deeply into the business designing and making gadgets.</div>
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The company is already a major player in the mobile device market through its Android software. To help promote Android, Google also has designed a line of smartphones and tablets under the Nexus brand. The company also owns smartphone maker Motorola Mobility, which it bought for $12.4 billion last year.</div>
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Google’s deepening involvement in hardware has ignited speculation that the company might eventually open its own chain of stores to sell its products, just as Apple and Microsoft already do. Pichai didn’t address that in a response to a question on that topic at Thursday’s event.</div>
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Apple and Microsoft already have been hurt by the increased competition from Google. Most smartphones and tablets running on Google’s free Android software cost less than Apple’s iPhone and iPad, helping to siphon sales away from those devices. Sales of PCs running on Windows also have been sagging during the past year, partly because consumers are relying more on Android devices.</div>
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Google says it expects to make a small profit on each Pixel sold, but the company figures to make more money from the online traffic delivered from the machines. Like other Chromebooks, the Pixel is set up to automatically use all of Google’s services, including its search engine, Gmail and YouTube video site.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Samsung's critics, who accuse the Korean company of slavishly copying Apple's every move, have probably received more ammunition with the introduction of the </span><a href="http://asia.cnet.com/product/samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-quad-core-processor-1-6ghz-8-inch-display-46728823.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Galaxy Note 8.0</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. This 8-inch tablet, which was officially revealed by Samsung at</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a href="http://asia.cnet.com/topic-mwc-2013/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, has an almost identical screen size as Apple's</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a href="http://asia.cnet.com/product/apple-ipad-mini-wi-fi-cellular-apple-a5-processor-7-9-inch-display-46728385.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">iPad mini</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In truth, the Note 8.0 looks nothing like Apple's smaller iPad--it takes after the <a href="http://asia.cnet.com/product/samsung-galaxy-note-2-lte-46728399.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Samsung Galaxy Note 2</a>with similar curves and a plastic chassis. To those who are familiar with Samsung's approach of launching a staggering range of mobile devices in various form factors, this may seem like business as usual. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course, there are plenty of differences between the two devices, not to mention other competitors in the tablet space. In fact, most Android tablets in the market are of the 7-inch variety. Samsung has been the exception--it previously experimented with a <a href="http://asia.cnet.com/product/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-dual-core-processor-1-4ghz-7-7-inch-display-45615663.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7.7-inch model</a>, though the high price of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 has hindered widespread adoption. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To illustrate the differences (and similarities) between the new Note 8.0 and some of its potential competitors, we have collated the hardware specifications of popular tablets: The Apple iPad mini, Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Google Nexus 7.</span></div>
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Storage</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16/32GB onboard storage, expandable via microSD slot</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16/32/64GB onboard storage, non-expandable</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16/32GB onboard storage, non-expandable</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16/32GB onboard storage, non-expandable</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">RAM</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2GB</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">512MB</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1GB</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1GB</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Camera</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5-megapixel iSight camera, 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1.2-megapixel front-facing camera</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">720p front-facing camera</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Screen</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) IPS LCD</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7.9-inch (1,024 x 768 pixels) IPS LCD</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) IPS LCD</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) IPS LCD</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">GPS</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">NFC</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; color: #768696; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dimensions</span></th><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95mm</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">200 x 134.7 x 7.2mm</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">198.5 x 120 x 10.5mm</span></td><td style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">193 x 137.2 x 10.2mm</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Despite the fact that it's physically bigger than the other Android slates in this comparison, the Note 8.0 is the lightest and slimmest. However, the iPad mini, with an aluminum body that's not matched by its rivals, probably wins here overall.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The pixel density of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is 189 ppi (pixel per inch). This is higher than the iPad mini's 163 ppi, which has been highlighted by reviewers as one of its biggest flaws. On the Android front, there are 7-inch tablets such as the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 that have identical 1,280 x 800-pixel screens, which means the Note 8.0 isn't exactly groundbreaking. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samsung has touted the multitasking capabilities of its Note devices--the quad-core processor and 2GB of onboard RAM helps to ensure that performance remains smooth and acceptable. The Note 8.0 is clearly superior to its competitors in the CPU department. The fact that Samsung has retained support for a microSD slot, allowing users to supplement the limited storage on these devices using a microSD card, is another plus for some users.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Galaxy Note 8.0 does have some unique features. For instance, it can make phone calls (for the international 3G version), and it has a stylus, which is probably its biggest asset when done right. While you can also use a stylus on other tablets, it doesn't have the level of integration as the S Pen on the Note. Besides, the Wacom digitizer on the Galaxy Note 8.0 has better performance and sensitivity. Also, unlike other slates, we bet you won't lose the S Pen easily due to its built-in stylus slot on the Note 8.0.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With a big question mark over the price of the Galaxy Note 8.0, it's probably too early to give a definitive verdict here. We're hoping to get a hands-on with the tablet soon, so you may want to check back <a href="http://asia.cnet.com/product/samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-quad-core-processor-1-6ghz-8-inch-display-46728823.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a> in a couple of days</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Source: cnetasia.com</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935057224637941141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475569147743984457.post-35141987958959856372013-02-26T23:06:00.001-08:002013-03-01T03:30:53.145-08:00Sony New Tablet for 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony has announced the launch of its new Xperia Tablet Z, which is a 10.1-inch Android tablet and the world’s thinnest.</span><br />
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Like the Xperia Z smartphone, the tablet is also water-proof and the dust-proof. The device is only 6.9 mm thick and weighs 495 grams only.<br />
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“Xperia Tablet Z sets new standards in entertainment by matching premium specifications and Sony technology with cross-device connectivity and a consistent user-experience,” said Kaz Tajima, corporate vice president, head of UX creative design and planning, at Sony Mobile Communications. “The Xperia Tablet Z reinforces our intention to be a leading player in the premium Android device market, by building on the principles established by Xperia Z and perfectly optimizing them for the tablet form factor.”<br />
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The tablet has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro asynchronous quad core processor. Sony also states that the tablet has the highest levels of water resistance making it immersible in up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes. (However all ports and covers have to be firmly closed)</div>
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It has 10.1-inch full-HD Reality Display, an 8MP HD rear camera featuring the Exmor® R for Mobile image sensor and a 2 MP HD front-facing camera. Sony’s S-Force Front Surround 3D provides superior audio performance while Sony’s Clear Audio+ mode and the innovative use of two built-in speakers with four ‘speaker halls’ on the left and right corners help the tablet deliver amazing sound no matter how it is held.</div>
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The Xperia Tablet Z also offers a microSD card slot for up to 64GB of expandable storage. Xperia Tablet Z will launch on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to 4.2 after launch. However this doesn’t come with a standard experience and Sony has added a bunch of its own apps such as Walkman App, Sideview, etc. The device has 2GB RAM and will come in 16 GB and 32 GB version. The device is currently available only in black.</div>
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The tablet supports WiFi, has NFC capabilities and a built-in universal IR remote control which can control Sony and other manufacturers’ consumer electronic devices.</div>
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The Xperia Tablet Z is available in black and white (white only in Sony Stores and online) and cost $499 and $599 in the US. The tablet will be out in May in the US.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935057224637941141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475569147743984457.post-85365040952000269192013-02-26T05:54:00.000-08:002013-03-01T03:30:22.486-08:00The Perfect Start for TEKSTOP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">BlackBerry has just launched its new device, the BlackBerry Z10 in India. Now, the price for this device is Rs 43,490 which many are seeing as too steep. In fact the number was even trending on Twitter on Monday, with many people feeling that this is too high a price-tag for a smartphone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However according to Sunil Dutt, the Managing Director of BlackBerry 10, the pricing is justified. He said at the launch when asked about the high-price, that, ‘In the mind of the consumers, pricing is not a barrier.” In his view, for BlackBerry lovers, the high-price won’t stop them from trying out the Z10 as it was something they have been waiting for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While the price is debatable and many might feel that BlackBerry is just targeting high-end consumers with such pricing, BlackBerry also showcased a bunch of features for the new smartphone. The BB 10 is clearly not just a device which is trying to compete with raw specs but largely on the basis of some features that it hopes will set the BB 10 apart from the competition. (Read Android and iOS)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The launch was largely dedicated to these features which were intent on emphasising that BlackBerry is now more intuitive and perfect for all those who are hyper-connected. So what is so new in the BlackBerry 10 OS? We take a look at the key features:</span><br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Social Hub</strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">: This feature allows users to sync all their social networks – Facebook, Email, Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, BBM etc – and access notifications, messages etc from the Hub itself. This is quite a smart addition to the BB10 especially because many of us tend to open lots of apps simultaneously and switching between them can be a pain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For BB’s hardcore corporate users this is probably the best addition in terms of features.</span><br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The BlackBerry Balance:</strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This is again a feature aimed at all those hardcore corporate users. This allows users to divide their device into work and play. Your works apps and email are separate and your office IT admin has access to this, while the personal apps are separate and the IT admin does not have access to these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The advantage of this is that you are not worried about your IT admin getting remote access to everything on your smartphone. This is also BlackBerry’s way of challenging the two device path that a lot of people take, one with their personal email and Facebook and Twitter, etc and another with the official email and work related apps. With Balance BlackBerry is trying hard to merge work and play into one device for a lot of corporate users.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swipe and Keyboard:</strong> BlackBerry 10 is completely based on Swipe gestures. To move in and out of an app you need to Swipe, in the dead centre of the phone as we tried out. As BlackBerry’s MD pointed, the whole logic behind this was to ensure that users don’t have to keep pressing a back button or a Home slot to move out. While Swipe does take some getting used to, especially since you have to do this in the centre and not anywhere else, that doesn’t mean it’s not convenient or that you can’t get used to this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BlackBerry is clearly taking aim at all those Android phones with their back and home buttons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Keyboard is based on predictive text. As Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry’s software head, showed in the demo, the keyboard even corrects errors when say, you forget to use the space key. Again all the typing is based on Swipe gestures and that will take getting used to, especially for those who are used to a regular iPhone or Android touch-screen keyboard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Apps</strong>: This is the defining feature for any smartphone and while we heard mention of Skype and Angry Birds (yawn, yawn), the fact is that a lot of app developers aren’t creating native apps for the BlackBerry 10. For instance, <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/instagram-snubs-blackberry-10-will-not-develop-native-app-report-638125.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; color: rgb(3, 101, 198) !important; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">there were reports earlier</a>, that Instagram was not going to create a native app for the OS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BlackBerry did show off two apps made by Indian developers at the launch. The HDFC banking app and the PVR’s NFC wallet app.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Q10 was also spotted at the launched, and this device which comes with a QWERTY keyboard will be out in mid-summer in India. According to the rumour buzz, the price is likely to be between Rs 15,000 to 20,000</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Source: firstpost.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ranbir Kapoor (L) poses with the BlackBerry Z10 as Managing Director for BlackBerry India, Sunil Dutt looks on at the country launch of the BlackBerry Z10 in Mumbai. AF<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.375px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Social Hub</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">: This feature allows users to sync all their social networks – Facebook, Email, Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, BBM etc – and access notifications, messages etc from the Hub itself. This is quite a smart addition to the BB10 especially because many of us tend to open lots of apps simultaneously and switching between them can be a pain.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">For BB’s hardcore corporate users this is probably the best addition in terms of features.</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.375px; vertical-align: baseline;">The BlackBerry Balance:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;"> This is again a feature aimed at all those hardcore corporate users. This allows users to divide their device into work and play. Your works apps and email are separate and your office IT admin has access to this, while the personal apps are separate and the IT admin does not have access to these.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">The advantage of this is that you are not worried about your IT admin getting remote access to everything on your smartphone. This is also BlackBerry’s way of challenging the two device path that a lot of people take, one with their personal email and Facebook and Twitter, etc and another with the official email and work related apps. With Balance BlackBerry is trying hard to merge work and play into one device for a lot of corporate users.</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.375px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swipe and Keyboard:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;"> BlackBerry 10 is completely based on Swipe gestures. To move in and out of an app you need to Swipe, in the dead centre of the phone as we tried out. As BlackBerry’s MD pointed, the whole logic behind this was to ensure that users don’t have to keep pressing a back button or a Home slot to move out. While Swipe does take some getting used to, especially since you have to do this in the centre and not anywhere else, that doesn’t mean it’s not convenient or that you can’t get used to this.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">BlackBerry is clearly taking aim at all those Android phones with their back and home buttons.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">The Keyboard is based on predictive text. As Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry’s software head, showed in the demo, the keyboard even corrects errors when say, you forget to use the space key. Again all the typing is based on Swipe gestures and that will take getting used to, especially for those who are used to a regular iPhone or Android touch-screen keyboard.</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.375px; vertical-align: baseline;">Apps</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">: This is the defining feature for any smartphone and while we heard mention of Skype and Angry Birds (yawn, yawn), the fact is that a lot of app developers aren’t creating native apps for the BlackBerry 10. For instance, </span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/instagram-snubs-blackberry-10-will-not-develop-native-app-report-638125.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(3, 101, 198) !important; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.375px; vertical-align: baseline;">there were reports earlier</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">, that Instagram was not going to create a native app for the OS.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">BlackBerry did show off two apps made by Indian developers at the launch. The HDFC banking app and the PVR’s NFC wallet app.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; line-height: 22px; text-indent: -0.375px;">The Q10 was also spotted at the launched, and this device which comes with a QWERTY keyboard will be out in mid-summer in India. According to the rumour buzz, the price is likely to be between Rs 15,000 to 20,000.</span></span></div>
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