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How Dependent Have We Become On Our Smart Phones?
SkyDrive For Android Finally Arrives
IFA Pre Launch Day Roundup

How Dependent Have We Become On Our Smart Phones?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT

There was an old saying about a Mac, that once you Mac, you will never go back. This saying seems more and more true for smart phones these days. Every second person seems to be owning one and to a large extent life seems very incomplete without one. The best way to gauge how much you adore your smart phones is to go without them one full day. In fact I did this test on myself the other day when I swapped my smart phone for feature phone and boy, was life not tough. I missed reading the latest news on the go, having instant weather updates, maps on my finger tips and most of all having a million apps that made life so much easier. It indeed was a tough experience and I found myself constantly asking how did people survive with this candy bar device. It is indeed laughable because about 4 years ago, not many of us even knew what a smart phone was forget being impressed by it’s immense capabilities.

To clearly highlight how important a smart phone has become to our lives, I hand picked this video from Youtube. It basically shows out how dependent we are on our phones right from the first minute of the morning when we wake up to the point we sleep off. Definitely an interesting watch. Also, de let us know in the section below if you too are a smartphone addict and if you ever wonder how different and difficult life would be if not for a smart phone in your pocket.

SkyDrive For Android Finally Arrives

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:30 AM PDT

SkyDrive is Microsoft’s form of Cloud based service just like Google has Google Drive on offer. Recently, we saw plenty of services from Microsoft get a face lift. First it was Outlook and then it was SkyDrive on web that was integrated to go with the whole Metro UI theme. It was at that time when Microsoft also promised it’s users that an Android application for the popular cloud based service would be launched and seems like Microsoft has kept it’s word. For those who are unfamiliar, Microsoft so far just had a Hotmail Email client in the market place and given the fact that Microsoft is working on it’s new Mobile OS called Windows Phone 8, it seemed bleak that they would work on Android Applications. However, they have and that’s a good news.

The application is pleasing to the eye and the UI is extremely easy to use and looks very clean. Just like the iOS and Windows Phone 7.5 application for SkyDrive the Android application also lets you view and edit the applications stored on skydrive. You can also check out the files that people have shared with you. The recently opened files also can be viewed. The application also lets you upload files from your phone to skydrive account. However, the only drawback that we felt was that you need to run Android 2.3+ on your device to be able to use this application.

The main advantage of using this application over something like Dropbox and maybe even Google Drive is that it gives you a storage of 7GB as compared to 5GB that these apps offer for free. The up gradation also seems slightly cheaper as compared to other applications. It is available to be downloaded from Play Store. Here is the link.

IFA Pre Launch Day Roundup

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Even before the IFA event in Berlin has kicked off, mobile followers have plenty to smile and be happy about. In fact, one could arguably say that the pre launch is probably as good as the main party itself. Now imagine if the starter on your big dinner out was so awesome, would it not make you want your main course even more? Sure it would. And that is the sort of taste that the pre launch of IFA left in our mouths. To want more and to engulf in the world of technology even more.

The even began to all the razzmatazz of Sony Mobile with the company taking wraps off several products. The first in line was the Xperia Tablet S which marks the beginning of Sony integrating their tablet lines within the Xperia branding. the tablet is said to be water resistant and has very similar design features as compared to the existing Sony Tablets. Though the company did say that it was slightly slimmer profile. The tablet would also ship with Tegra 3 processors under the hood with LTE on board if you want it. The display is 10+ inches, which makes the tablet one of the many options available in the so called alternate to iPad category.

The next in line were three smart phones with Sony taking the wraps of their new flagship device called the Xperia T. Xperia V and J were also launched. Xperia T is a 4.6 inch device with Retina Like HD display and would again be running a Quad Core chip. We are not too sure if it would ship with LTE on board cause the company certainly did not mention it. Next in line Xperia V definitely does have LTE and would sport a beautiful Sony Bravia Engine ran 4.3 inch screen. Xperia V is primarily aimed at young generation of users with a lot of emphasis on the designing and making the phone look beautiful rather than stack it up with impressive specs. Sony also took time to unwrap their new Camera which is WI-Fi and instant sharing enabled. The camera though does not run any sort of Android and all the downloads are available via Sony Store. There was also a partnership announced with an Orchestra from Berlin and a new head phone was also announced. All and all it was a pretty colourful and well put out show by Sony. However, the highlight of Sony’s event was definitely the 84 Inch 4K HD TV which simply was breathtaking and took the Bravia line of TVs to the next level.

Soon after the event was over Samsung took the stage with their own presentation and boy did they not take wraps of a lot of products. It all started with the launch of Note II. The device was pretty much how we expected it to be with. We definitely saw a lot of similarities with the just launched Galaxy SIII. The phone will be launched in titanium grey and pebble white colour. It measures 5.5 inches diagonally on a Super AMOLED HD display and would run a Quad Core processor with 2GB of RAM on board. The phone would also have LTE capabilities. The Note II also introduced a lot of new features and functions with an all new improved S-Pen which we found to be interesting. The presentation indeed was funny at times too and we instantly fell in love with a certain ‘Cheekay’ who was the demonstrator. He seemed way faster than the man on stage too.

After the Note II it was the turn of one more thing and that was the new point shooter camera from Samsung. The Camera would run Android on board and would have all the sharing features of the Android Market place. It has 21X of optical zoom and a 4.1+ inch display to go along with it. It also has all sorts of connectivity such as LTE as well as 3G and Wi-fi on board which makes the device a very desirable Camera. After the Camera was a turn of host of Windows 8 devices with a line up of devices called the Ativ. The new Ativ Smartphone S definitely grabbed our attention as it would run Windows 8 right off the shelves. Also on show were 2 notebook to Tablet convertibles, one tablet with all the MS-Office capabilities as well as a Series 9 notebook.

It definitely was an interesting presentation by Samsung especially with all the magic tricks and seemed like a lot of thought was added to the way they wanted to go about this one and let’s give them the credits where due, that the products were worth it. we have no qualms in calling the Galaxy camera the very first Smart Camera and probably the one that would start the avalanche of such devices. It is indeed mind boggling to think that the party has just started and that there is so much more to come in these coming these. So stay tuned for all the IFA coverage as we do our best to bring you all the round ups and streams from Berlin.

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joi, 30 august 2012

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