There is much hype about anything that is to do with Olympics, and when it is happening in London, the UK wants to make sure it becomes the most memorable. They have chosen their official 2012 London Olympics and the honour has gone to Samsung’s new creation, Galaxy S III. There will be special colouring or other brand marks that will...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced revenues of *39.98 Billion US Dollars* (45.27 trillion Korean won) on a consolidated basis for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, a 22-percent increase year-on-year. For the quarter, the company’s consolidated operating profit reached an all-time high of *5.16 Billion US Dollars*(5.85...
In the technology world, gadget makers like to claim their dominance over certain products they manufacture. It not only helps to market them well, but also provides for a sense of security over their accomplishment in actually manufacturing a genius idea on mass-production. When it comes to mobiles, Nokia declared itself to be the king...
Recently, Samsung Galaxy-Y Duos (S-6102) launched its first dual SIM smartphone in Pakistan. The Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, which is considered to be a leading digital media, telecommunications and convergences technologies company, has taken this move considering how most mobile users in Pakistan tend to have more than one SIM they...
Both Apple and Samsung have established themselves as leading tablet manufacturers, but others are also making their way to cater to their own countries customer with affordable prices and better suitability. India has pioneered to locally manufacture Akaash, which is considered to be the world’s cheapest tablet. Recently, Pakistan has also planned to develop a similar product with tablet and digital notebooks to be the first in line to be manufactured.
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra in collaboration with the Chinese company Innavtek have planned on commercially introducing these electronics in Pakistan. The first three products produced by PAC are a computing tablet, a notebook and an eBook reader. The responsibility to manufacture these products lies with PAC, whereas Innavtek will be looking after marketing and promotion. As of now, the products are available in Rawalpindi, but after some finalization they will be introduced in Lahore and Karachi too.
This is not just good news for Pakistani technology, but also for Pakistani tech enthusiasts who are into using gadgets for personal or professional purposes. These products come with a joint one-year warranty of PAC and Innavtek and there will also be a backup support as mentioned by the official from PAC. There are further plans to train professionals into manufacturing these products both in China and Pakistan soon, if the results are successful. It is about time each Pakistani gets a tablet and a notebook in his and her hands and not just a mobile phone.
Pakistan's first tablet
Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in telecommunications and consumer electronics has now introduced the Champ Deluxe DUOS touch phone, to bring premium mobility to your palm. It has a large screen for; snapping photos, browsing through music collections or connecting socially via SNS or instant messaging.
Samsung Galaxy S II is still going strong in sales, but now there is an inside leak of updates reporting that Samsung is to release Galaxy S III in May. It was known that the next smartphone is about to come, but just this early was not expected. According to a news publication in Korea, ETNews, Samsung’s new smartphone, which many are referring to as the new Galaxy superphone, will be its slimmest yet measuring just 7mm. This makes it about 1.5mm thinner than the last one.
So one thing is certain with such a tiny measurement and that is Samsung has taken the race of bringing out the slimmest phone very seriously. To get their latest smartphone out by May, Samsung has reportedly used components which are 10% – 20% smaller than the conventional parts. This includes parts like the printed circuit board (PCB), connector parts and chips. Now this would be fun to have such a smartphone with unconventionally thinner components. It is also reportedly Samsung’s first quad-core smartphone that will have 8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It will also have support for LTE networks.
Now this sounds like a really smart and cool smartphone to have. Already the features of Samsung Galaxy S II are very impressive and it considered the best smartphone introduced last year. Those who still have not bought it can wait till May to have an even better version. Already there are anti-Apple advertisements from Samsung which are calling for more competition. Here is hoping the best one tops them all.
Samsung Galaxy S III
The iPhone 4S is exactly what it sounds like but not like it was expected – a slight upgrade to the iPhone 4 with a beefed-up processor and a spangly new camera. However, many Apple loyalists were disappointed with the iPhone 4S because the phone did not have any innovative feature, especially as the smart phone competition is hotter than ever. Let’s see how Apple’s new gadget compares to its greatest rival.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is one of the finest blowers ever crafted by human hands, and blew everyone’s socks clean off our feet when it was the reviewed earlier.
If we compare dimensions of both the handsets, Samsung Galaxy S II is larger, slimmer and bigger than the iPhone 4S. Compared to the Galaxy S II dimensions of 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm, the iPhone 4S has dimensions of 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm. Last year, when Apple announced the iPhone 4, it vowed everyone with how slim the handset was. However, it was disappointing to see its successor having the same dimensions as the previous generation iPhone. The Galaxy S II weighs in at 113gms, on the other hand, the iPhone 4 weighs 138gms. iPhone 4S is primarily made of glass and metal and the Galaxy S II is made of plastic. Both the handsets are pretty stylish as well.
The Samsung Galaxy S II has a 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED Plus display with WVGA(800×480) resolution, while the iPhone 4S has a comparatively tiny 3.5-inch IPS LCD ‘Retina Display’ with an eye-popping resolution of 640×960. Like the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S trumps the Galaxy S 2 in terms of resolution and pixels. However, I would prefer the Samsung Galax S II just because it has a much bigger display with eye-popping colors and contrast ratios.
The Samsung Galaxy S II carries an Exynos 4210 SoC, which beasts a 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core processor along with an ARM-Mali 400MP GPU. Like the iPad 2, the iPhone 4S is powered by an A5 SoC. The A5 SoC consists of a Cortex-A9 dual core, running at unknown frequency and a powerful PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU. The CPU on the Galaxy S II beats the iPhone 4S in terms of raw processing power but the PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU is way ahead of the ARM Mali-400MP GPU in terms of performance.
While Samsung Galaxy S II runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with Samsung’s proprietary TouchWIZ 4.0 UI on top of it. The iPhone 4S runs on iOS5, which includes a completely revamped notification center, iMessage, new camera app, and many other changes.
Compared to iOS5, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS on the Samsung Galaxy S II looks pretty stale. Hopefully, things will change when Google announces the next major version of Android this month, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Both the Samsung Galaxy S II and the iPhone 4S have an 8MP camera with an LED flash. While the Samsung Galaxy S II camera has an aperture size of 2.65, the iPhone 4S camera has an aperture size of 2.4. The iPhone 4S has a custom ISP designed by Apple, thanks to which it has features like Face recognition, Hybrid IR filter and auto-white balance. From the camera samples released by Apple, it looks like the iPhone 4S is capable of taking better photos compared to the Samsung Galaxy S II. There is not much difference between the picture quality though. However, in low-light conditions, the iPhone 4S completely outdoes the Samsung Galaxy S II pictures.
Both the handsets are also capable of recording videos in Full HD (1080p) resolution at 30FPS. The most interesting feature of the iPhone 4S is that it sports real-time video image stabilization, along with real-time temporal noise reduction. Thanks to these features, the iPhone 4S records much better videos than the Galaxy S II. This does not mean that the Samsung Galaxy S II camera is bad. It still has one of the best cameras among the Android handsets.
This is perhaps for the first time, that a product announcement from Apple has led to a disappointment. The iPhone 4S while has evolutionary hardware, still sports a very small screen compared to the competition from its Droid counterparts. Also, it looks exactly like its predecessor, which is not a good thing. Had the iPhone 4S been released at WWDC 2011, it would not have been such a disappointment. But, 14 months after the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S is nothing but a disappointment.
We reckon that for most people, the iPhone 4S is the better mobile. But Apple and Android fans alike should know that we’re expecting Samsung to launch a brand-new mobile called the Nexus Prime in the very near future, which is rumoured to pack a 4.6-inch screen and an iPhone-trouncing display resolution of 720×1,184 pixels.
Moreover, the Nexus Prime will be the next Android flagship mobile, and is expected to come running Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Android. So while Apple is on top for now, the fact that the iPhone 4S is a relatively minor upgrade means it could be overthrown before long. But right now, comparing all the features,performances and with an ungraded processor, better camera and some new software, the iPhone 4S just edges all.
As we have reported here earlier that Samsung is seeking to take legal action against the new upcoming iPhone 5.In the same court that granted an EU-wide injunction against three of its Galaxy smartphones, the Hague Court in the Netherlands, Samsung has asked that the iPhone and iPad get pulled from shelves.
Rather than being based on design (like Apple’s GalTab injunction request), this complaint is based solely on 3G technology patents held by Samsung and is aimed specifically at the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and both generations of the iPad. Within the request, as seen by Webwereld, Samsung claims that all four of those products infringe on four different Samsung patents. The preliminary injunction request asks that Apple be banned from trading, importing or selling these devices within the Netherlands. Past that, Samsung also wants all current iPhone and iPad models pulled from store shelves.
The four patents in question are the same ones that Samsung has brought against Apple across much of the globe, including the U.S., France, Japan, the U.K. South Korea, and Germany. They are essentials patents, which means that they cover technology necessary to the industry as a whole. With essentials patents, the right holder must license the patents to third parties without discrimination — this is known as FRAND terms.
Samsung has recently said that Apple was “freeriding” with regards to Samsung patents, and this may very well be the point at which Samsung cashes in. Obviously, a few bucks here and there from Apple would be nice, but what Samsung really needs is an injunction of some sort on any iProduct. As I mentioned in my earlier post, there’s very little chance of a settlement unless Samsung can prove to Apple that it won’t be knocked around. A ban on the iPhone or iPad would be ideal, whereas a licensing agreement is really just a continuation of this whole dramatic mess.
Apple’s lawyers have set up a hearing in which both companies can discuss the FRAND licensing issues. This would allow for talk of an injunction to fall by the wayside, as Apple and Samsung would merely have to negotiate licensing fees. Of course if Apple refuses to take the licenses (which would be a shocking decision), then Samsung can move forward with its injunction request.
The moment the next generation Apple iPhone 5 lands in Korea, Samsung will attempt to have it banned, a senior company executive is alleged to have said. The iPhone 5 should be available by mid-October in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal. The two manufacturers, who market of smartphones and digital tablets, engaged since April 1st international legal battle, accusing each other of infringing technology and design. Samsung will launch this new procedure in the coming weeks, South Korea or abroad, just as the new iPhone is starting to flood the U.S. market, according to Maeil, quoting an official of the South Korean industrial on condition of anonymity. Asked by Agence France Presse, Samsung has declined comment.
Legal actions have been brought in nine countries. Apple managed to block the distribution of the latest models of Samsung Galaxy shelves in Germany and forced his rival to postpone its release in Australia. Samsung has called and announced a few days before filing a complaint against Apple in France in a dispute involving three patents related to wireless technologies.
In the second quarter, Apple sold 20.3 million iPhones worldwide, one million more than sales of smartphones from Samsung.
It’s finally confirmed that Microsoft will start rolling out the Windows Phone 7 Mango update from 1st of September.
Although Microsoft has previously confirmed the Mango update will launch in the autumn and bring more than 500 new features to its mobile OS, yet it has failed to offer more precise details on the software update’s arrival.
On the other side, Nokia is expected to launch its Windows Phone 7 offering at Nokia World at the end of October, giving Microsoft an additional fortune in the coming-up Christmas.
With HTC, Samsung and LG all expected to release new Windows Mango 7.5 phones before the year is out, it will definitely make IFA one to watch for smartphone-lovers.
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Skype announced video-calling for Android in June, but the feature was only available on a few smartphones. But today, Skype rolled out a new version of its Android Skype app to 2.1 which brings with it video call support for an additional 17 of the most popular Android devices.
The full list of newly added devices include:
