Apple iPhone 4S

   While there were so many rumors and the world wanted to see the iPhone 5, Apple decided to release only an upgraded version to the iPhone 4 which is the 4S. The design and dimensions remain the same as this looks exactly like the 4. However there are improvements in processing power as the new iPhone arrives with the A5 chip - the same one from the iPad 2.

   Other important technical details are:

-- DISPLAY: 3.5-inch LED backlit IPS TFT capacitive multi-touch 640 x 960 pixels screen, scratch resistant.

-- CPU:  ARM Cortex A9 1 GHz dual core processor.

-- GPU:  Power VR SGX543MP2

-- MEMORY:  512 MB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  16/32/64GB for internal.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 8 MP camera, LED flash, LED video light, video recording up to 1080p.

Secondary - VGA, video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, TV-out, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- SENSORS:  accelerometer, proximity, gyroscope.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1430 mAh

-- OS:  iOS 5.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Apple Apps, iCloud, social apps, Google Maps.

   Most important upgrade is the camera which was improved from 5 MP to 8 MP and now is capable of video recording up to 1080p. Also the 4S will have a new version with larger internal storage - 64 GB. We will see this in stores and I believe it was already ordered by more than 1 million people in the first 24 hours.

   Although I do not believe I will buy and Apple product too soon because the costs are not exactly justified for now, not as are would not be a great device, I thing that Apple had a large impact in technology markets in the last years under Steve`s Jobs management. RIP Steve Jobs!

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LG Optimus LTE

   LG Electronics have announce in Korea the first 4G HD smartphone with advanced true HD IPS display technology which provides advanced resolution, brightness and clarity.

   The main technical specifications are:

-- DISPLAY: 4.5-inch capacitive touch 1280 x 720 pixels screen

-- CPU:  1.5 GHz dual-core processor.

-- MEMORY:  1 GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  4GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 8 MP camera, LED flash video recording up to 720p.

Secondary - 1.3 MP, video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, HDMI, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro-USB, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1830 mAh

-- MULTIMEDIA:  touch sensitive buttons.

-- OS:  Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Adobe Flash support.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking.

   Although the battery seems to be a powerful one with this type of display the phone still fits in LG`s design style. I never liked the LG`s poor quality plastic materials which some times are the same with Samsung`s. However I see the Optimus LTE as a main competitor for HTC Sensation and Galaxy S II. There is no other information if the device will be made available outside Korea for now.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - pictures

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

   Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is a 7 inches medium range Android tablet from Samsung which completes their related products series as this is addressed to people who are looking for high portability and productivity in the same time.

   The most important technical specification are:

-- DISPLAY: 7-inch PLS LCD touch 1024 x 600 pixels multi-touch screen

-- CPU:  1.2 GHz dual-core Exynos processor.

-- MEMORY:  1 GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  16/32 GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 3 MP with LED flash, video recording up to 720p.

Secondary - 2 MP, video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, USB, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 4000 mAh

-- OS:  Android 3.2 Honeycomb, Adobe Flash support, TouchWiz UI.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking, Samsung Apps.

   The battery is a pretty powerful one and I am surprised by the screen as is not and AMOLED series one. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus should be available worldwide starting with end of October and beginning of November.

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Amazon Kindle Fire

   Kindle Fire is the first Android tablet made by Amazon. This has a 7 inches IPS LCD (1024 x 600 pixels) gorilla glass multi-touch screen with anti-reflection which should be a great advantage for using it outdoors. The device is thinner than Nook Color and has a dual core Texas Instruments OMAP processor.

   The battery gives an 8 hours reading or 7.5 hours video playback performance. The internal memory is only 8 GB size but you should not worry as Amazon offers free cloud storage for all their content. In terms of connectivity the Fire has Wi-Fi b/g/n, micro-USB and 3.5 mm audio jack.

   Other than that Amazon Kindle Fire offers access to more than 100,000 movies and TV shows available for streaming and download through Instant Video application, access to over 17,000,000 songs through Amazon MP3, access to over 1,000,000 of their books and many more like magazines, newspapers, games. The web browser Amazon Silk is accelerated by the cloud service which leads to high performance for web navigation.

   The price of Amazon Kindle Fire is 199 USD which is an absolutely fair one for this type of device and the other manufactures should check and learn to adjust their prices policies.

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