what to look for in sizzling smartphones

sizzling smartphone features

1. Operating system beyond Apple’s OS, there are four main ways to go: Windows Phone 7, Google Android, BlackBerry and HP’s Web OS. BlackBerry is still best for business, Android has great apps and the currently limited WP7 is ideal for Smartphone newbies. All sync with your PC (and most with Mac) to give mobile email, calendar and contacts.
2. Connectivity Bluetooth is handy. Wi-Fi powers internet and email, HSDPA provides mobile broadband everywhere and A-GPS means sat-nav. Look for compasses, too.
3. Screen Standard resolution is up to 800×480 these days, but the real fun starts with touch screen interfaces. The ideal scenario is a phone that offers screen input and a dedicated QWERTY keyboards, although this adds bulk.
4. Apps as important the phones are the application they can run. The iTunes App Store is streets ahead; Android Market’s second.

besides the features given above there is a great deal for the ideas that follows down which you should look for before buying a smartphone...

 

Design

Design factors to consider when buying a smartphone include the type of keyboard, the size of the screen and the size of the device. Some smartphone keyboards consist of actual buttons whereas others use touchscreen keyboards. Many people feel more comfortable using an actual keyboard; however, to accommodate the keyboard, either the screen will be smaller or the phone will be bulkier. Which one you choose is a matter of preference. Just make sure the screen is large enough for your needs. If you plan on using your phone to read and write documents, watch movies or play games, you will probably want a larger screen. If you will be using your phone primarily to listen to music, a smaller screen, and therefore a less bulky device, might be the better option for you.

Storage

Smartphones can store many items, including documents, bookmarks, music, pictures, videos, games and applications. If you will be using your smartphone to store items from two or more of these categories, make sure your phone has enough storage space to accommodate them. Four to eight gigabytes of storage is plenty and will hold a wide range of media. If buying a smartphone with less than four gigabytes, look for models that accommodate extremal expansion cards to store additional items if desired.

Battery Life

The life of a smartphone's battery is measured in two ways. The first is standby time, referring to the amount of time the phone will stay on when not in use. Most smartphones have a standby time of 140 to 400 hours, with an average of around 300 hours. Standby time is far less important than talk time, which refers to the actual length of time you can use your phone before the battery dies and the phone shuts off. Most smartphones have a talk time of 3 to 13 hours, with an average of around 5 hours. Four hours of talk time is sufficient to get you through a workday as long as you do not use the added features for extended periods of time. If you do use your phone features frequently, look for five hours of talk time or more.

Productivity Features

Compare the various productivity features of various smartphones before making your purchase. For example, look for a phone with Bluetooth capability if you speak on your phone while driving or if you want to fax or print documents directly from your phone. Bluetooth technology uses signals to communicate with certain external devices wirelessly, such as earpieces for handsfree driving or Bluetooth-capable fax machines and printers. Another feature to consider is the phone book. Look for a phone book that allows for multiple phone numbers and other contact information to be stored on the same contact, as opposed to having to create a separate contact for each of the same person's phone numbers. Also, look for a contact storage capacity of 300 to 500. Other features to look for include call waiting, call holding, conference calling, day planner, alarms, personal reminders, GPS features and a fully functioning Web browser.

• Multimedia

The best business cell phones have at least a 5 megapixel camera with zoom features and the ability to play and record audio and video. These cell phones act as life management devices and include organizational features like calendars and task lists. Most sync with home computers allowing for document viewing and editing.

• Call Features & Quality

The foundation of business is communication, and these product's first function is as a cellular phone. These devices for business should include all typical cell phone features including speakerphone, three-way calling, voice dialing, call waiting, etc.

• Battery Life & Memory

The most practical products are compact, include good input and display options, and enough battery life to last through a full day’s work and beyond.

• Additional Features

Many cellular devices include practical tools like calculators, map applications and GPS. Some have the ability to support third-party or browser-based programs that can perform a variety of specific functions. Third-party apps are becoming a key component, allowing the user to customize their smartphones to support their lifestyles.

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Sharp AQUOS SH-06D

Sharp's AQUOS SH-06D will most probably never leave the Land of The Rising Sun. That doesn't stop us, however, from lusting after its 4.5-inch. This 720p display also manages 3D, spread across a slinky 10mm frame that houses NTT DoCoMo's recently launched NOTTV streaming broadcast system. The device arrives in pink, white and blue options -- all provided with a matching dock and built-in aerial. Like several eastern phones with the ability to tune into live TV broadcasts, the AQUOS SH-06D has its own extendable antenna built into the side. The device, despite its largely plastic build felt solid in our hand, although the minuscule power and volume buttons proved difficult to manipulate at times. The screen technology is still a closely guarded secret, but it aims to bring both 3D functionality alongside a crisp HD display performance during two-dimensional antics. Viewing angles are great -- a welcome trend we've seen on plenty of handsets at this year's MWC -- but the heavily customized Android 2.3 skin took away some of that sheen. Applications are stowed away into several drop-down menus that took some getting used to -- regardless of any language barrier. Sharp hasn't revealed any plans to join its Japanese competitors in the frenzied global smartphone market, but some import options wouldn't go amiss. See why in our hands-on right after the break.

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More tablets, PCs, and TVs to adopt AMOLED displays

 

AMOLED (active matrix organic light emitting diode) displays are ideal for tablets and TVs as they offer high contrast ratios, quick response times, and wide viewing angles. The technology also allows for such devices to be thin, flexible, and even transparent, the research firm notes.
On the other hand, AMOLED technology has faced challenges scaling up to screen sizes much larger than those on smartphones. But the latest improvements in the technology are expected to pave the way for its use on bigger devices, though production can still carry a high price tag.
"OLED displays operate through direct emission, as opposed to transmissive LCD or reflective displays, which enables area lighting," Jennifer Colegrove, vice president of emerging display technologies for NPD DisplaySearch, said in a statement. "The technology has made good progress and is ready to enter large-size applications, but low cost manufacturing for large sizes is still a challenge."

 

In December Samsung released a 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet that uses a Super AMOLED Plus display. LG is expected to launch a 55-inch OLED TV sometime this year.
And NPD DisplaySearch sees other tablet and laptop vendors adopting the technology in 2012 as the manufacturing process starts to allow for larger displays in a more cost-effective way.
Revenue from OLED displays overall might have surpassed $4 billion last year, estimates NPD DisplaySearch, around 4 percent of all flat-panel display sales. As more companies latch onto the technology, revenue could shine past $20 billion by 2018, accounting for 16 percent of the entire display industry.

  

Macbook Air 11-inch

Laptop Macbook Air 11-inch

Specifications

Rs 72,900

www.apple.com/in

Weight: 1.06 kg, Processor: 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; Display: 11.6-inch, 1366x768; Memory: 2 GB; Solid-state drive: 128 GB; Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 320M; Connectivity: Wi-Fi n, Bluetooth.

Contact : Apple India

Phone: 080-41409000

EMAIL :indiasales@mac.com

 

The new 11-inch Macbook Air is one of Apple’s most interesting launches to date. Apple has so far famously refused to enter the netbook game, choosing instead to give users the MacBook Air last year, an unbelievably thin and light system that still had a regular notebook’s screen and keyboard. This refresh now gives users a choice of screen sizes, and also marks Apple’s first small-screen offering since the much-loved 12-inch iBook and PowerBook models were retired without replacements in 2006.

The most interesting factor here is that the entry-level 11-inch MacBook Air costs the same amount as an entry-level Macbook. Apart from the obvious size and weight differences, the Air comes with a comparatively slower CPU, only 64 GB of solid-state storage, non-upgradeable RAM, no DVD drive or SD card reader (the 13-inch Air does have this), a metal body, no Ethernet port, and half the battery life. Both offer Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi N connectivity, and come with Mac OS X and the iLife suite as standard. Surprisingly, the Air’s 11.6-inch screen runs at a higher resolution of 1366x768 pixels than the MacBook’s 1280x800. This raises some interesting questions about which option is better value for money—buyers will be divided over which one is the better choice for them.

 

Looks and usage

The 11-inch Air is 1.7 cm thick at its thickest point and weighs just a hair over 1 kg, making it easy to slip it into pretty much any backpack, sling, or even handbag. It will undoubtedly be popular with frequent fliers, road warriors, college students, and anyone who’s ever suffered shoulder ache from carrying a heavy laptop around every day. It isn’t the most comfortable for extended use though—while Apple promises the keyboard is full sized, we found it a bit too shallow for comfort. The body is also so small that your wrists are likely to rest right against the device’s front edge, which isn’t comfortably rounded off.  The trackpad is typically oversized, but is centered to the Macbook’s body rather than to the keyboard, so your palms will drift across it quite often. Finally, the high-res screen is just a tiny bit too cramped

Connectivity is improved with the addition of a second USB port, thankfully spaced on the right edge so oversized plugs don’t block both ports. There are even stereo speakers, as opposed to the older Air’s single mono one. Our review unit was the more expensive one with 128 GB of storage which costs Rs 12,000 more than the base 64 GB option, so anyone who wants to carry even a regular-sized music and movie library will end up carrying an external hard drive everywhere too. One minor inconvenience we found was the lack of a keyboard backlight—something we’ve grown very used to on Apple machines.

 

In ordinary usage, we found the new baby Air to be a delight. No netbook so far has felt as well-rounded and easy to carry. On the flip side though, the hardware seems to be only just about capable of running OS X; even the simple dock animations sometimes felt laggy. Ordinary tasks such as Web browsing work just fine, but graphics- and CPU-intensive tasks performed in iPhoto and Garage Band can quickly bog this system down, so we wouldn’t recommend trying any heavy Photoshop or multimedia work. That said, the solid-state drive affords unbelievably fast boot and shutdown times, and resuming from standby takes barely a seconds. We didn’t benchmark the Air with our usual Windows-based benchmarks, since it’s unlikely that anyone will dual-boot with only 64 or 128 GB of hard drive space, and the Mac experience depends on tight hardware and software integration.

Battery life was a bit of a disappointment. The 11-inch model is rated at five hours of continuous usage with Wi-Fi enabled, but we found this to be a bit of an optimistic figure. The Air’s battery also famously depletes faster depending on what software is installed, particularly things like Flash that keep the CPU and graphics processors churning. It’s unrealistic to think that people are going to go very long without seeing something wrong on their favorite websites and following the instructions to install Flash, so we hope that future software updates will at least help slow the drain. Apple also touts a new sleep state that allows the Air to remain suspended for up to 30 days, during which it will also resume instantly when the lid is opened. We did notice surprisingly little battery drain while asleep, but the claim of instant resumes is a bit exaggerated. Those who need longer battery life might consider the 13-inch Air, which is rated at 7 hours.

Verdict

The new MacBook Air gives us a glimpse into the future of Apple’s designs: innovations seen on one model usually make it to all the others, so we can expect the same solid-state storage and maybe even better battery life in the next generation of MacBook Pros. Once low-voltage CPUs become a bit more powerful and the price of flash memory hits parity with regular hard drives, it’s possible that there won’t even need to be a seperate Air line, and the successors to today’s models will simply replace the bulky MacBook line, serving everyone’s basic home and student needs. Those who need an optical drive or better connectivity will always have the MacBook Pro as an option. On the other hand, those who need an even lighter or simpler device have the iPad.

The close ties between Apple’s hardware and its Mac OS will be all the more apparent with the impending Mac App Store launch, which will bring iPhone-like simplicity to finding and downloading software as early as January 2011. Previews of OS X 10.7, which releases next year, indicate even more iOS-inspired touches including an app launcher and tighter trackpad gestures. The baby Air is already just barely larger than an iPad, so with next year’s software update as well as its keyboard and USB ports, it could be just the right mix of comfort and portability that people find lacking in the iPad.

 For now, the 11-inch Air occupies a space that makes it way more than a netbook, but at a way higher price. If you’re looking for something ultraportable just for Web surfing, you’d have to really consider whether the Air is worth the money when there are dozens of netbooks and even full-sized laptops that you could get for a lot less. If you need a Mac for work, the cost of upgrades would mean you’re spending as much as you would on a much more capable MacBook Pro. The future holds many tantalizing possibilities, but for now this machine is just a bit too underpowered for our liking. Still, the new 11-inch Air is undeniably gorgeous and is a valid option for those who want an ultraportable and can afford not to look at the price tag.

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green technology

Basically, green technology is that in which the technology is environmentally friendly and is created and used in a way that conserves natural resources and the environment.

You may hear green technology being referred to as environmental technology and clean technology.

Green technology is a field of new, innovative ways to make changes in daily life. Currently, this Clean Technology is in the beginning stages of its development, so the future will only bring bigger and better things for this field.

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