Alternative Choices to the iPad

When Apple first released its iPad tablet computer a couple of years ago there were plenty of people who were quick to dismiss it as not really being relevant. Since then, however, it has gone on to become a massive bestseller and, as a result, all of the other manufacturers have gone out of their way to come up with an iPad killer of their own. While that means rich pickings for people who don’t want to go down the Apple route, deciding on the right model can be tricky…


The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 stands up as one of the main rivals to the Apple iPad and once you explore its inner workings, you soon find that this is a tablet that has star quality. The build, design and performance are all well up there in the high-end tablet stakes, while thanks to Android as an operating system you can supplement the built-in features with lots of apps too.

The Motorola Xoom 2 is an updated new tablet and continues on from where the old one left off. It’s got a 10.1-inch screen and also has the added advantage of MotoCast, which is a way of streaming video to the device. There are also plenty of options for music playback and the customised Android interface is quick and easy to use. Better than the first version, and keenly priced too.

The Asus Eee Transformer has been around for a while, but it doesn’t lose its appeal simply because this is a little bit different. You get a detachable keyboard, so it becomes almost like a traditional laptop. You can use the touchscreen if you prefer, but people who don’t get on with virtual keyboards will love it.

The HTC Flyer is an expensive bit of kit, but this Android-running tablet is certainly up there with the best of them. It looks really nice, rather like a bumper version of the one of the HTC smartphones. Meanwhile, the customised interface is as pleasing to look at and use as the Sense UI is on their handsets. Shop around though, rather than pay full price.

The Acer Ionia Tab 500 is a neat little 10-inch tablet that also comes running with Android and has styling that’s good on the eye too. There’s plenty of decent battery life, with about ten hours between charges, while it also has a full suite of multimedia toys on-board.


That’s really just the tip of the tablet iceberg though, because tablets are everywhere and they look set to become even more popular as 2012 rolls on. Whatever your thoughts on these mobile devices, there’s no escaping the fact that the tablet is here to stay. The only question remaining is; when will you be getting yours?

This guest post was contributed by Rob Clymo, from Broadbandgenie.co.uk. You can find more information on the tablets above as well as a netbook comparison of the latest models for 2012 on the website.

HTC Ville : Specs and images leaked

HTC Ville Specifications and images leaked on web.As expected it runs on Ice

Cream Sandwich (ICS) and comes with Super AMOLED display.Also it is first

device from HTC which run on the Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon S4 processor.It was

rumoured to be the company’s thinnest smartphone yet.



This device will disappoint NFC fans as it does not support NFC.


Detailed specification of HTC Ville :

* Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
* 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display
* 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor
* 8 megapixel backside-illuminated camera with 1080p video
* About 8mm thick
* Metal construction case
* No NFC support
* HSPA+
* 1650mAh battery
* First HTC device to get the Sense 4.0 UI
* Beats Audio



HTC Ville  is rumoured to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 and most

likely to be available for purchase from April 2012.


Image via pocketnow

HTC Announces List of Handsets That will Get Ice Cream Sandwich

As HTC promised that they will upgrade list of smart phone to Ice Cream Sandwich so now we have list of handsets from htc to get Ice Cream Sandwich.As expected HTC is Only upgrading their high range Smartphones in order to boost their sales.Lets get back to the list HTC just polished.

So here are the list of HTC Smartphones to get Get Ice Cream Sandwich(ICS)




* The EVO 4G
* Sensation XL  
* Sensation XE
* Sensation
* Rezound
* EVO 3D
* EVO Design 4G and
* Amaze 4G


Does this list disappoint you, do share your thoughts in comment section below.

HTC launches Sensation XL - Full/Detailed Specs

 


Today HTC has launches its latest smart phone in Sensation series, Sensation XL which comes with  the Beats audio technology and pair
of Beats headphones.The device comes with  single-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor and runs on a Android 2.3.5.

   



Detailed specifications Sensation XL : 



* Single-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor

* Adreno 205 GPU

* Qualcomm MSM 8255 Snapdragon chipset

* 4.7 inche Capacitive touchscreen display with multi-touch.

* OS: Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

* Camera : 8 megapixel with auto-focus,  face detection, and  dual    LED flash

* 1.3 megapixel front facing camera

* Video : 720p video recording at 30fps

* 768MB of RAM

* 16 GB of internal storage ( 12.64GB available ) 

* microSD card slot

* UI : Sense 3.5

* Dimensions : 132 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm

* Weight : 162g

* 1600mAh battery

* USB 2.0




What you think about Sensation XL, do you think this phone can stop Samsung Galaxy SII dominance share your thoughts in comment section below.

HTC Vigor specs and images leaked

    



HTC Vigor's specs and images leaked On Web.The device is running
Android 2.3.4 and rumoured to have 1.5GHz Dual-core processor.





HTC Vigor Detailed specification : 



* 1.5GHz Dual-core processor
* 4.3 inch Capacitive touchscreen
* UI : HTC Sense v3.5
* OS : Android v2.3.4
* 1 GB of RAM
* 16 GB of internal storage
* Camera : 8 MP with autofocus and dual-LED flash
* 2 MP front-facing camera
* Video : 1080p at 30fps

HTC Sensation XE launched : Smart Phone with Musical Touch

HTC Sensation XE launched : Smart Phone with Musical Touch

   



HTC has officially announced its Musical smart phone
HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio and with a special
pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones.It runs on Android 2.3
and has 540 x 960 screen resolution.The phone is set to
launch in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East By
the end of this month.

 


 

HTC Sensation XE

   



HTC Sensation XE Detailed specifications  :



* 1.5 GHz dual-core processor,
* GPU : Adreno 220
* OS : Android v2.3.4
* 4.3 inches S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
* Multi-touch
* HTC Sense UI
* 768 MB RAM
* 4 GB Internal Memory
* 32GB micro SD Card slot
* 8 MP with autofocus, dual-LED flash and Geo-tagging
* Secondary Camera : VGA
* Battery : Li-Ion 1730 mAh
* Beats Audio and Beats headset
* Weight : 151 g

HTC Ruby Specs and Images Leaked, Looks Promising

HTC Ruby (also known as HTC Amaze ) is Android based smart phone and

is trending on web.The images and specifications of the phone is

leaked on web.

 


HTC Amaze / Ruby specifications are :

* 4.3-inch, 960 x 540 qHD Display
* 8 megapixel camera on the back and 2 megapixel on the front
* 1.5GHz dual-core CPU
* 1GB of RAM
* 16GB of storage
* Android 2.3 with Sense 3.5
* Bluetooth 3.0



The phone on the first go looks very Promising and one can say

extension of HTC Sensation.Pricing and release dates yet to be

discovered.

HTC Unveils Windows Smartphone, Titan & Radar

HTC has announced two new Windows Smartphone named HTC Titan
& HTC Radar.



HTC Titan is a Huge device with with a 4.7-inch screen which
is very close to tablet size.

 


HTC Titan Specifications :


* a 4.7 inch super LCD screen
* 1.5 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor
*  rear-facing camera and 1.3 megapixel front facing camera
* 512 MB RAM
* 16 GB of storage
* HSPA+ connectivity



HTC Radar Specifications :


* 3.8-inch Super LCD screen
* 1 GHz Snapdragon processor
* 512 MB RAM
* 5-megapixel camera



HTC TITAN and HTC Radar will be broadly available from October 2011

globally.

It looks like HTC is slowly shifting towards WIndows platform
since Google bought Motorola.

HTC to launch 8 new smartphones in Q3

HTC to launch 8 new smartphones in Q3

       


Smartphone maker HTC is planing to launch 8 new smartphones in Q3.
HTC has 20% of smartphone market( 14% android + 6% windows ).



They have reported 12.11 million smartphone units in Q2.

      

HTC to Bring Unlocked Bootloaders to Sensation and EVO 3D in August

HTC to Bring Unlocked Bootloaders to Sensation and EVO 3D in August

HTC has announced that it will begin unlocking bootloaders on its HTC Sensation and Evo 3D smartphones in August.

The change means that customers will be able to apply various software modifications and hacks on their phones freely.

  

HTC claims that unlocking their entire device portfolio is a “complex challenge”, but still promises to bring unlocking ability other devices over time, “as part of maintenance releases and new shipments”.

HTC Salsa

 HTC Salsa

HTC latest social media, and more specifically, Facebook phone. It comes with The familiar HTC aluminium unibody is stylish and retro in design.It has a Facebook button which is enough to make us want some Salsa on our social networking.phone seams to focus on social netwrking.

Detailed specifications of the HTC Salsa :

* Android OS, v2.3.3

* TFT capacitive touchscreen

* 320 x 480 pixels, 3.4 inches - Gorilla Glass display

* 5 MP camera

* MicroUSB v2.0

* Bluetooth enabled

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

* Standard battery, Li-Ion 1520 mAh

HTC Sensation : A strong competitor

HTC Sensation

The HTC Sensation is a smartphone  that runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
It has a 1.2GHz dual core Qualcomm processor,a  4.3 inches DISPLAY
with 540 x 960 pixels.and has HTC Sense UI.It has a rechargeable
Lithium-ion battery of 1520 mAh which lasts Up to 495 hours for WCDMA
Up to 350 hours GSM standby and Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA up to
495 minutes for GSM in Talk time mode.

This phone is not been rootable as it a part of a new generation of HTC phones that have a signed bootloader.

HTC Sensation is one of the reputed and well liked mobile phone which has been manufactured by HTC and this widget comes with some of the best product attributes allied with deals.

HTC Google Nexus One : Small Review

It has a gorgeous display, a lightning-fast processor, and a loaded feature set.
The phone delivers solid performance.HTC Google Nexus One store's apps

on the internal memory.It has the ability to transcribe voice to text.

HTC Google Nexus One : Small Review

  


HTC Google Nexus One Specifications :

* 1 GHz Scorpion processor
* Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
* AMOLED  3.7 inches capacitive touchscreen
* 512MB RAM
* 512MB ROM
* 32GB microSD Card slot
* 5 MP with autofocus and LED flash
* Geo-tagging
* OS : Android  2.1
* Weight : 130 g

HTC Flyer : Sets The Future of Mobile Device For HTC

HTC Flyer


Having set the smartphone market place ablaze, HTC has its eyes set on the
mobile computer tablet market.HTC Flyer is an awesome tablet PC from
HTC which is recently brought.

HTC Flyer Specifications :



* 7.0 inches LCD capacitive touchscreen
* 32 GB storage Internal with microSD, up to 32GB
* Multi-touch
* 5 MP with autofocus
* 1.3 MP Secondary Camera
* OS : Android OS, v2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
* 1.5 GHz processor
* Weight : 420.8 g
* HTC Sense UI
* Geo-tagging
* HTML Browser
* Bluetooth v3.0

HTC Flyer magic pen turns anything. You can draw, paint, write, and even retouch images.

It's a fine tablet and has a bright future ahead.

Tablets, tablets, tablets...but which one?

Tablets, tablets, tablets...but which one?




Tablets are a cross between a smartphone and a laptop and are currently the most sought after device in the tech world right now.



So far, the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are the only mainstream contenders for the number one tablet.


Tablets are no doubt going to be this year's most popular gift for Christmas, but how you do the impossible task of choosing which one to buy if you're not particularly tech savvy?



I've reviewed some of the current and up and coming tablets on the market so the all important decision can be that little bit easier for you.



All tablets allow users to browse the Internet with their fingertips, flick through photos, read e-books and even watch films but which tablets really stand out from the crowd?



Apple iPad 2


The iPad 2 is the second generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games and web content, and is available in black or white. The Foxconn China-manufactured iPad 2 has a lithium-ion polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a new dual core Apple A5 processor and VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.

The iPad 2 uses iOS 4.3.3. The 4.3.1 system fixed a bug with the graphics on the iPod touch, as well as problems connecting to some cellular networks, and authenticating with some enterprise web services.It has a dual core Apple A5 processor that Apple claims doubles processing speed and has graphics processing that is up to nine times faster than the previous iPad.The iPad 2 has a 25 watt-hour rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that lasts 10 hours.It has front and rear-facing cameras.




Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 series is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung, introduced on February 13, 2011 at its Samsung Unpacked event in Barcelona.
It belongs to the next generation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series, which consists of the 10.1" model and the 8.9" model. Similar in design to the Samsung Galaxy S II, it directly competes in the market against the Apple iPad 2.

The Galaxy label 10.1 ships with Android 3.1, the latest account of Google's Honeycomb OS. In an motivating twist, Samsung is transport the tablets with Google's stockpile Android software - but strategy to update them at some point "in the near outlook" to add in its proprietary TouchWiz UI. Depending on your outlook, this may be a good or a bad craze.
Like most Android devices, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 fully ropes playback of Adobe Flash content.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: The Storage
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes in equally 16GB and 32GB models. Neither copy chains external storage space via microSD, according to a Samsung delegate.

all and all it is a good deal to have and is certainly the best android tablet out there.


3.HTC Flyer

Having set the smartphone market place ablaze, HTC has its eyes set on the mobile computer tablet market.

HTC Flyer is an awesome tablet PC from HTC which is recently brought. The tablet is preloaded with lots of wonderful features. the HTC Flyer tablet with a 7" display and a superfast 1.5 GHz processor is perfect for web browsing.To make it even better, it features Adobe Flash support, multi-window browsing with pinch to zoom, and a clever quick look-up that lets you tap into facebook, twitter, Youtube and other web resources.


All in all its a good deal and has a bright future ahead.

HTC Thunderbolt : Thunderous Smartphone

HTC Thunderbolt


This is the new smartphone launched by HTC, the first to run on 4G LTE network. This the best phone in terms of speed, it has high expectations riding on it. Here is a small review of the phone.

With high expectations attached with the phone before its launch, it does deliver all of the expectation very smartly. The phone is pretty smart on  performance and all other aspects.The experience on Thunderbolt is quite amazing with brilliantly high download/upload speeds. All of this is backed by solid hardware which provides to the speedy experience on the phone.One of the major plus point this phone has is it's UI i.e HTC Sense which is again quiet brilliant.

But, it is not a phone free of all faults.

Specifications 



OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense UI
Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon (QSD8255), Adreno 205 GPU, and MDM9600 chipset for   3G/4G
RAM: 768MB
Storage: 8GB internal, 32GB microSD (pre-installed)
Display: 4.3-inch WVGA with 480×800 resolution
Battery: Lithium-ion with 1400 mAh capacity
Ports: microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, SIM slot
Weight: 6.23 ounces
Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches
Camera: 8MP with auto-focus, dual LED flash, HD video capture, 1.3MP front-facing camera
Sensors: Accelerometer, A-GPS, digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
Keyboard: Virtual QWERTY
Networks: CDMA 800/1900Mhz (2G); CDMA2000 EV-DO (3G); 700Mhz LTE (4G)
Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
Tethering: USB + mobile Wi-Fi hotspot
Price: $249 (with 2-year contract)