Samsung Galaxy S3 Event: What To Expect

Samsung on Thursday will take the wraps of its newest flagship smartphone, widely expected to be called the Galaxy S III, at an event in London starting at 2 p.m. ET. Very few details are known about the device despite intense interest in Samsung's next handset from gadget blogs and rumor sites.

Samsung has already confirmed that its next flagship phone will be sporting the company's new quad core 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor. But other details about the Galaxy S III are up for debate including the device's overall design, storage capacity, and screen size. In fact, there's even a debate about how many phones will show up on Thursday.

[Click to enlarge] Samsung's Galaxy Locked Down

Samsung is taking no chances about having any firm details about its smartphone event slip out and has beefed up security around the Galaxy S III's launch, according to The Verge. The company may also be stashing the internal components of the new phone in a variety of different shells so that no one can be really sure what the actual phone will look like. Apple has been known to do something similar with the iPhone and keeping the final design of the Galaxy S III under wraps would explain the wide ranging speculation about the phone's look and feel.

Nevertheless, there have been enough leaks to make a good guess at the Galaxy S III's features. The new smartphone will likely have a 4.7- or 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display, 12 megapixel camera, and run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Other possible specs include 16GB onboard storage with a microSD expandable up to 32GB, and 1GB of RAM. GSMArena is also reporting that the Galaxy S III will have models in two different colors: blue and white, the same color theme as Samsung's event invitation.

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[Click to enlarge] It's not clear if the Galaxy S III's display will be Super AMOLED, or Super AMOLED Plus like its predecessor the Galaxy S II. Super AMOLED Plus displays have 50 percent more subpixels than Super AMOLED allowing for better colors and improved visibility in bright light.

The Galaxy S III may also be sharing the stage with another phone on Thursday. So far, two model numbers keep creeping up when discussing the Galaxy S III: GT-I9300 and GT-I9800. Most critics expect the GT-19300 to be the Galaxy S III, while the GT-I9800 remains a mystery device.

Source:http://www.pcworld.com/article/254843/samsung_galaxy_s3_event_what_to_expect.html

Spotify iPad app – review

Spotify finally has an iPad app. The streaming music service has launched a native app for Apple's tablet, following in the footsteps of rivals Rdio, Mog and Deezer.

Journalists and subscribers alike have been asking Spotify about its iPad plans for some time, with the topic even overshadowing the company's recent Coca-Cola branding partnership announcement.

The iPad app is free to download, but like the company's existing mobile apps, requires a premium subscription to use. The app supports Apple's AirPlay technology to stream audio wirelessly to compatible hi-fis, and its graphics – including album artwork – are optimised for the new iPad's Retina display.

Spotify's chief product officer Gustav Söderström showed off the app in a webcast for journalists this morning, before answering questions.

"We spent a bunch of time building this app," he said. "We think the iPad is a unique device, and we want to build a unique experience for it."

Söderström talked about how Spotify expects people to use the app, with sofas looming large in the company's thoughts.

"One use case is you sit on your couch and discover new music," he said. "We think a big part of this use case is you're at home, maybe with a stereo with AirPlay, and this is to a large extent a remote control."

He batted back questions about whether an Android tablet version will follow, and when Spotify's HTML5-based apps platform might make the leap from its desktop client to the iPad app.

"We are always working on lots and lots of stuff, and we'll let you know as soon as there is something to show," said Söderström.

Spotify provided The Guardian with a TestFlight build of the app on Monday, and I've been using it since then. The obvious design inspiration is Twitter's iPad app, with a navigation bar on the left, and a main window pane, with additional panes swiping in from the right.

The app can be used in portrait or landscape mode, and focuses on search, playlists, people, inbox and a central What's New page.

The latter highlights recommended albums, trending playlists and tracks from friends, new album releases, and trending music near your current location – an unsettling combination of David Guetta, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keane and Glee playlists in Bishop's Stortford at the time of writing.

Search works well, bringing up thumbnails of artists and albums, and lists of tracks in response to a query. Playlists brings up a list of your existing playlists, including the ability to edit them and create new ones. Meanwhile, People presents thumbnails of Facebook friends, revealing their top tracks, artists and published playlists.

The app is certainly slick, and it makes good use of the iPad's larger screen. I'm not sure I buy into Söderström's vision of sofa-surfing music discovery just yet, though – Spotify's revamped Radio feature is missing, as are the apps that have made its desktop application far more than just a search box.

This is a starting point, though. One thing I'd like to see is Spotify forging partnerships with music magazines and other discovery apps through its iOS API.

For example, The Word Magazine launched an iPad version earlier in the week – buttons alongside its reviews and articles to play albums in the apps of Spotify and its rivals would be a good move.

Finally, a streaming music iPad app makes more sense to me as a remote control for a hi-fi than as a standalone experience. But that does require an AirPlay-compatible hi-fi or speakers. A bit of a niche, for now.

I suspect a lot more people have hi-fis with iPhone/iPod docks, so for them, Spotify's iPhone app may continue to be the best way to listen in their living room, unless they have a Sonos hi-fi, in which case Sonos' own iPad app already supports Spotify streaming.

Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/may/02/spotify-ipad-app-review?newsfeed=true

iPad 3 – The New iPad 3 Review

The new iPad is now here, it went on sale with the usual apple consumer frenzy precisely on the 16 of March. It is an improved version of the iPad 2 with additional polish and better technology and also included in this latest model is a Powerful new A5X Chip for stunning graphics. This new iPad is definitely an incredible device for media consumption with more responsive and speedy web browsing. The videos in this version load quickly, streaming smoothly. Apple has also added fantastic games such as the popular ‘angry birds’ with very sharp graphics.

This generation of apple delivers wonderful array of apps on a gorgeously superb screen with Incredible and amazing changes. Changes like a new dictation feature and better rear camera making it more exciting. This new iPad still looks like the old model, having the same length and width and home button and screen size. It is also a bit thicker and slightly heavier than the iPad 2 but this often goes un-noticed. You can only differentiate the iPad 3 from the iPad 2 when it is turned on.

Features and specifications of The New iPad

High Resolution Retina display

With the new iPad 3 you get to see everything like never before, it comes with a better screen which has four times more pixels than the iPad 2 with razor-sharp text and richer colors. This retina display completely transforms the entire experience of this new iPad, making everything to look perfectly detailed and beautiful. Designed with advanced optics this iPad allows you to record videos and take photos of excellent quality. Also, a 5mp camera is included and it has auto focus and face detection ability to create a sharper overall image, capturing images whether in sunlight or candlelight.

Smart cover

The iPad 3 comes with a smart cover that can sleep and wake your iPad by just opening and closing it. This means that when you close it your iPad goes to sleep and when you open it, it wakes up and even turns into a handy little stand. This is more than just a protection from dust and scratches.

The iPad 3 comes in nine models and is twice as powerful as the iPad 2 with higher resolutions (iPad 3 – 2048 x 1536 vs iPad 2 – 1920 x 1080). It offers 4G LTE connections on AT&T and Verizon wireless and also HSPA

Customer reviews

The introduction of this new iPad was widely accepted as usual with apple products but lately some users have complained that the tablet is hotter than the iPad 2 and this makes it uncomfortable to use. And this could make it difficult to be used in hotter countries. Here’s a comment by a user “I’m loving the screen and speed but there’s something weird about it, it gets too warm to hold. Others had complains over the thickness. Nevertheless the pros are much more in favor of this new piece of hardware than the cons.

Conclusion

This device is fast and reliable and can be used at all times. And I will recommend and advice whoever is thinking of getting one to go ahead and get it, because it’s worth it. It’s a superb new generation gadget and has a fast processor and a simple interface.

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Source:http://cmvlive.com/technology/gadgets/ipad-3-the-new-ipad-3-review