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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Speed up your PC (Troubleshoot)
Make more Speed you PC by following step.
1. Go to run
2. Write Prefetch then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in the window.
3. Again go to run. Write recent then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in the window.
1. Go to run
2. Write Prefetch then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in the window.
3. Again go to run. Write recent then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in the window.
4. Again go to run. Write temp then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in the
window.
5. Again go to run. Write %temp% then press enter. A window will come. Delete all the files in
the window.
Finish. Your computer will run more fast than earlier.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
private blog network
Private Blog Networks :
What do we mean about Private Blog Network? Create and publish an article in short time form a bunch of blog articles that objective is generate back link. We can called it is one type of spun article. Now a days, Google bots can caught this type of articles I mean, private blog network. Google continuous changing their search engine algorithm to serve best service to many users. It is our common style to create spun article for back links but it is not good both for end users and search engines. The quality of article depend on real and unique. We should leave the habit of write spun articles and look better to write real own article.
What do we mean about Private Blog Network? Create and publish an article in short time form a bunch of blog articles that objective is generate back link. We can called it is one type of spun article. Now a days, Google bots can caught this type of articles I mean, private blog network. Google continuous changing their search engine algorithm to serve best service to many users. It is our common style to create spun article for back links but it is not good both for end users and search engines. The quality of article depend on real and unique. We should leave the habit of write spun articles and look better to write real own article.
A Stun Gun is an Electroshock Weapon. It is a hand held and battery powered device. It is designed to deliver an electric shock to an Attacker. They are not guns in the traditional sense, because they don't shoot anything or anybody. Although the voltage can be as high as 1,000,000, the amperage is low, so it will not cause any permanent damage to the person who receives the shock.
A Stun Gun is a great protection device. Stun Guns come in different sizes and shapes. They are designed to be held in an average size hand. The Stun Gun works on the muscular and neural system. It does not rely on high amperage or pain for results. The Stun Gun dumps its energy into the muscles at a high pulse frequency. This makes the muscles work very rapidly which results in energy loss.
Stun Guns have been proven safe. They cause no permanent damage to an attacker. There is no evidence that the electrical charge of the Stun Gun has adverse psychological or neurological effects. The effects on the heart or other major organs are very insignificant. Stun Guns are normally powered by 9 volt Energizer Alkaline Batteries.
A Stun Gun is a great protection device. Stun Guns come in different sizes and shapes. They are designed to be held in an average size hand. The Stun Gun works on the muscular and neural system. It does not rely on high amperage or pain for results. The Stun Gun dumps its energy into the muscles at a high pulse frequency. This makes the muscles work very rapidly which results in energy loss.
Stun Guns have been proven safe. They cause no permanent damage to an attacker. There is no evidence that the electrical charge of the Stun Gun has adverse psychological or neurological effects. The effects on the heart or other major organs are very insignificant. Stun Guns are normally powered by 9 volt Energizer Alkaline Batteries.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Windows 8
Windows 8 Release Date
It's official: After
months of speculation, Microsoft has set an official release date for Windows
8, its first update to the Windows operating system in almost three years.
After teasing that Windows 8 would be available toward
the end of October, Windows President Steven Sinofsky officially announced that
the next-generation of Windows will be released
on October 26.
Windows 8 Features
Overview
The Windows 8
Release Preview Product Guide for Business provides a detailed look at the many
new and improved features in Windows 8 that are important to business
customers. This guide can help businesses understand how Windows 8 enables
better business tablets, provides new possibilities for mobile productivity,
enhances end-to-end security, and delivers manageability and virtualization
enhancements.
Support for both x86 PCs and ARM tablets
Windows
8 is the first edition of Windows to operate on both ARM-based tablets and traditional x86 PCs based on ARM
processors from Intel and AMD.
“Support for ARM-based chipsets, touch, and sensors makes
Windows 8 work beautifully on your choice of a full spectrum of devices, such
as 10-inch slates with all-day battery life, ultra-lightweight laptops, and
powerful all-in-ones with 27-inch high-definition screens,” Microsoft contends, in a Windows 8
Guide distributed with Windows Developer Preview
In addition, the ARM edition of Windows 8 includes a new mode
dubbed “always on, always connected,” designed to let tablets act like
smartphones. Tablets can remain in standby mode without disconnecting from the
Internet, and then wake up instantly.
Windows
8 is designed to work seamlessly across both PCs and ARM tablets. Yet until
developers get a real start on apps for Microsoft’s still empty Windows Store, it’s tough to tell whether that will
be universally true.
Touch-centric, Tiles-based User Interface (UI)
Although
Windows 8 might look and feel like an entirely new “user experiemce,”,
Microsoft is actually layering a new animation-enabled user interface (UI) on
top of an only somewhat upgraded Windows 7.
The Windows 8 Start Menu is customizable through a mosaic of
tiles, which differ from traditional desktop icons by letting you view live
information from Windows 8 Metro style apps without actually accessing the
apps.
In demoing the tile-based UI at last week’s Build conference ,
Microsoft showed how the tile for a Windows 8 weather app is able to display
the current temperature in a city – along with projected temperatures for the
next two days – without requiring you to open up the app. A tile for Windows
Live Mail will show you your latest message, while a tile for a social
networking app will show you notifications.
“The [Metro] apps are full-screen. They’re beautiful.They’re
designed for touch, but of course, they work great with a mouse and keyboard as
well if that’s what you have. We wanted to make it really fast and fluid for
you to switch between them,” according to Jensen Harris, lead program manager
on the Microsoft Office User Experience..
Windows
8 users are also able to access Windows 7 apps. “Everything that runs on
Windows 7 will run on Windows 8,” maintained Steven Sinofsky, president of
Microsoft’s Windows and indows Live division, during a keynote at the Build
conference. However, in order to access Windows 7 apps, you need to switch to a
different built-in UI.
Charms
In
large part, ‘charms’ is a new implementation of the traditional Windows start
bar. Charms can also be used to quickly configure settings for individual apps.
On an ordinary non-touch PC, charms are accessed by dragging the mouse to the
bottom-left corner of the screen, to the same spot as the old Windows start
button. On a tablet, you swipe from the right side of the screen to bring up charms.
Microsoft recently applied for a trademark on charms. The charms
sidebar offers five sets of options, supporting both app-specific settings and
system settings such as volume and brightness. The options include Start,
Search, Share, Devices, and Settings. The Start option returns the user to the
home screen. The Devices option presents a list of connected devices. Under the
Share option, users can see social network sharing apps.
Snap Multi-tasking
‘Snap
multitasking” is designed to make it easy to run two apps in Windows 8
side-by-side, to resize them, and to switch between them. On the right-hand
side of the screen, you can snap an app into place.
You can make an app smaller or larger by dragging the bar for
the app. To switch between apps in Windows 8, you swipe from the left-hand part
of the screen.
However,
Windows 8 does not allow you to view all of your running apps on a single
screen.
Windows 8 Control Panel
Beyond
revamping the Windows task manager, Microsoft has also redesigned the control
panel for Windows 8. New options include Personalize, Users, Wireless,
Notifications, General, Privacy, Search, and Share.
As
Metro style apps become available, you'll be able to use the Personalize menu
to customize the Start menu with tiles for calendar, music, e-mail, Netflix,
and much more.
In
a demo at Build, Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's corporate VP of program
management for Windows, showed how you’ll be able to position these Metro apps
on the screen, and also to combine them into groups such as friends and games.
Web Navigation by Touch
The Internet Explorer (IE) 10
browser built into Windows
8 is designed to offer faster browsing through greater hardware acceleration,
along with rapid gesture-based zoom, pan, and Web site navigation.
As
in other areas of Windows 8, you can quickly access Windows 8 charms, as well
as the two keyboards described below.
Two Touch Keyboards
Windows
8 also contains two soft keyboards: an “enhanced” traditional keyboard, plus a
new thumbs keyboard for non-touch typists.
In efforts by Microsoft to make typing on a virtual keyboard
faster and more accurate, the revised edition of the conventional keyboard
suggests words on the screen as you type. You can then tap to selected a
suggested word. Microsoft also provides a spellcheck-like feature
designed to automatically correct mistyped words – although like any other spellchecker, this
feature carries the potential to cause its own errors.
The keyboards are also aimed at automatically adjusting to
whaever human language you choose for Windows. These language settings will
automatically apply to the entire computer, instead of only to specific apps
‘Enhanced Copy Experience’
Windows
8 also introduces the ability to perform all current copy operations into a
single dialog box, instead of requiring you to perform file copying in separate
dialog boxes for each app.
The new dialog box for file copying lets you pause, resume, and
stop each sopy operation currently under way. It will also warn you if you’re
beginning to copy one version of a file on top of another.
Microsoft has also added a realtime throughput graph. “Now each
copy job shows the speed of data transfer, the transfer rate trend, and how
much data is left to transfer. While this is not designed for benchmarking, in
many cases it can provide a quick and easy way to assess what is going on for a
particular [copy] job,” noted Alex Simons, director of program management with
the Windows 8 management team.
Native USB 3.0 Support
New
USB 3.0 ports operate at speeds up to ten times faster than )SB 2.0. To better
support these speeds, Microsoft is outfitting Windows 8 with native USB 3.0
drivers.
Meanwhile,
though, USB 3.0 will purportedly continue to work under Windows 7, through the
use of third-party drivers.
“By
2015, all new PCs are expected to offer USB 3.0 ports, and over 2 billion new
‘SuperSpeed’ USB devices will be sold in that year alone,” said Dennis
Flanagan, director of program management for the Windows 8 Devices and
Networking Group, in a blog post. “There are also billions of older USB devices
that Windows must remain compatible with.”
Better Support for Multiple Monitors
Windows
8 also brings increased support for multiple monitors, The Developers Preview
of the new OS includes first-time capabilities for extending the taskbar across
two PCs, without any need for third-party apps. You can also stretch wallpaper
across two monitors, or display the Start screen on one PC and the desktop on
the other, for instance.
It's
also easy to switch between multiple monitors. The primary monitor has a start
button, and the secondary monitor has a switcher button. Clicking or tapping on
the switcher button will swap it out for the start button, allowing you to turn
the secondary monitor into the primary one.
Here are five of the areas mentioned in
Microsoft's guide likely to affect companies the most.
Windows To Go
Windows To Go allows businesses that develop
their own custom Windows 8 deployment, often referred to as an “image”, to
install it on a bootable flash drive. The image can contain all of the apps and
settings normally used on the desktops and laptops within the business. A
remote worker can then use this drive to boot their home or other
non-business-owned Windows 7 or 8-compatible PC and still access all
work-related functions without endangering the safety of the business data.
Mobile Productivity
Windows 8 was designed with mobile devices in mind, and a number
of features should make it more mobile-friendly. Beyond Windows To Go, features
like Direct Access will allow businesses that use Windows 8 Server to create a VPN-like
secure connection between the user's device and work resources, such as
business apps and internal websites. Built-in support for mobile broadband are meant to make working over a 3G or
4G connection similar to using Wi-Fi.
Internet Explorer 10
Windows 8 includes Internet Explorer 10, which Microsoft refers
to in two ways. “Internet Explorer” is the touch-based version of the browser
that runs on the Metro interface, while “the desktop version of Internet
Explorer” looks like IE9 and runs in the desktop interface. While most of the
security, management, and performance features from past versions of IE are
still available to both, the Metro version is “plug-in free”. Business
applications that rely on Active X controls, now described as “legacy”, will
only work in the desktop version.
Security
Windows 8 brings new features to help protect
against malware and viruses. The new “Trusted boot process” uses Secure Boot to load
antimalware early in the startup process to prevent rootkits from taking
control. When installed on hardware with a Trusted Platform Module, the entire
startup process can be “measured, signed and stored”, and even evaluated by a
remote service so the PC's integrity can be validated. While using a computer,
AppLocker can control which apps a worker can run and which files those apps
have access to, which can prevent malware from accessing private business data.
Management
Management and security features from Windows 7 are also
available in Windows 8, though tools like Application Compatibility Toolkit and
User State Migration Tool promise to make deploying Windows 8 faster and
easier. Windows System Restore feature has been updated and renamed Refresh,
and can restore a non-functional PC to working condition without losing a
user's settings and data. A similar new feature called Reset will allow
companies to wipe their data and apps from the machine, making it easier to
repurpose, sell or surplus it.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Apple iPad 3
The
New iPad 3:
Apple's new iPad includes a stunning new screen, matched by a
quad-core graphic processor and the world's largest app and media store to feed
it content. There's a proper 5-megapixel rear camera now, with 1080p recording
quality. Optional 4G data from AT&T and Verizon afford an uncompromising
mobile experience. The new iPad 3 looks much the same as the Apple iPad 2.
Apple’s latest tablet is thicker (by 0.6mm), heavier (by 50g) and has no
identifying numbers or letters to its name. However, the third-generation iPad
is also faster, more powerful.
Key features or main advantages:
·
9.7" LED-backlit IPS LCD
touchscreen, 2048 x 1536 pixels; scratch-resistant, oleophobic coating
·
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity,
carrier-dependent hotspot support
·
Optional LTE connectivity (data
only)
·
Optional GPS with A-GPS support (for
the 3G model only)
·
Apple A5X SoC with 1 GHz dual-core
ARM Cortex A9 processor
·
PowerVR SGX543MP4 quad-core GPU
·
1GB RAM
·
iOS 5.1 with iCloud support and
activation
·
16/32/64GB of inbuilt storage
·
Weight of 652 grams (662 grams for
the LTE version)
·
Bluetooth 4.0
·
11,560 mAh battery
·
Accelerometer, compass and
three-axis gyro-sensor
·
Compatible with every iPad and
iPhone app without any modifications
·
The cheapest version costs less than
a SIM-free iPhone
·
5MP auto-focus camera
·
1080p video recording at 30fps
·
VGA secondary camera capable of
FaceTime calls
·
Four and five-finger gestures
·
1080p TV-output with the Apple
Digital AV Adapter (purchased separately for $39), 720p video streaming
·
Supports magnetic cases
Main disadvantages:
·
iTunes still required for uploading
most of the content
·
Reflective screen struggles outdoors
·
Same CPU as the iPad 2
·
Heavier and thicker than the iPad 2
·
No Flash support in the web browser
·
No standard USB port
·
Non replaceable battery
·
No stereo loudspeakers
·
No GPS receiver in the Wi-Fi version
·
No memory card slot
·
No Siri
·
Can get uncomfortably hot at times
·
No charging while in use
·
Lack of basic iOS apps - weather,
stocks, clock, calculator, voice memos
Here's how the new iPad shapes up:
Retina Display
As predicted, the (new) iPad features a high-definition screen with 2048 x 1536 resolution. Do the math and you get more than 3.1 million pixels. That's most ever in a mobile device, said Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller.
As predicted, the (new) iPad features a high-definition screen with 2048 x 1536 resolution. Do the math and you get more than 3.1 million pixels. That's most ever in a mobile device, said Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller.
A5X processor
This chip runs four times faster than NVIDIA's Tegra 3, according to Schiller. That's great news for gaming and processor-intensive apps like iMovie. Still, some Apple-watchers had hoped for a quad-core A6 processor. This is a dual-core processor with a quad-core graphics processing unit.
This chip runs four times faster than NVIDIA's Tegra 3, according to Schiller. That's great news for gaming and processor-intensive apps like iMovie. Still, some Apple-watchers had hoped for a quad-core A6 processor. This is a dual-core processor with a quad-core graphics processing unit.
iSight Camera
The third-generation iPad includes a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera that utilizes the same optics system that debuted in the iPhone 4S. The front-facing camera remains an unimpressive 0.3 megapixel camera capable of VGA quality images.
The third-generation iPad includes a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera that utilizes the same optics system that debuted in the iPhone 4S. The front-facing camera remains an unimpressive 0.3 megapixel camera capable of VGA quality images.
1080p video recording Full HD video recording has come to the iPad, with video
stabilization and noise reduction. No more 720p for you.
4G LTE
4G LTE will be available in the US from both AT&T and Verizon. Your coverage may vary. Apple's software now supports hotspots that can accommodate up to five other devices, provided the user's cellular plan does too.
4G LTE will be available in the US from both AT&T and Verizon. Your coverage may vary. Apple's software now supports hotspots that can accommodate up to five other devices, provided the user's cellular plan does too.
Voice Dictation It's not quite Siri, but it will recognize English, French,
German, and Japanese.
Siri
Now that iPhone 4S owners have exhausted the novelty of Apple's Siri voice assistant, it seems only natural for that feature to trickle down to the iPad 3.
Now that iPhone 4S owners have exhausted the novelty of Apple's Siri voice assistant, it seems only natural for that feature to trickle down to the iPad 3.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung Galaxy S3
The Samsung Galaxy S3
follows on from the runaway success that was the Samsung Galaxy
S2, which won great praise and sold in huge numbers, helping
Samsung snag the crown of the biggest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. With
the latest version of Android, a whopping 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD screen and a
whole suite of Apple-beating features, is the new Samsung Galaxy SIII the
greatest phone ever.
The S3 has gone big on innovation, with lots of new features the
speculation hadn’t dreamed of. But the first thing you notice is the size.
Samsung has shown it can make a success of big screens with the 5.3in display
on the Samsung Galaxy Note.
Key
Features
·
4.8-inch HD (720
x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass
·
1.4GHz quad-core
processor
·
8 megapixel camera
with full 1080p HD video, auto-focus and dual-capture
·
1.9 megapixel
front-facing camera capable of full HD recording
·
Android Ice Cream
Sandwich operating system
·
TouchWiz UX
·
S-Voice
voice-activated digital assistant
·
S-Beam wireless file
transfer functionality
·
Smart Stay screen
management
·
Allshare wireless connectivity
·
2100mAh battery
Full
Specification :
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
133g
Display
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED
(1280x720) display
(1280x720) display
Network/Bearer
and
Wireless Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE):
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps): 850 /
900 / 900 / 2100 MHz
4G (Dependent on market)
Memory
16/ 32GB User memory
(64GB available soon) + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
Colour
Services
and Applications
S Beam, Buddy photo
share, Share shot
AllShare Play, AllShare
Cast (available soon)
Smart stay, Social tag,
Group tag, Face zoom,
Face slide show
Face slide show
Direct call, Smart
alert, Tap to top,
Camera quick access
Camera quick access
Pop up play
S Voice
Burst shot & Best
photo, Recording snapshot,
HDR
HDR
OS
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Battery
2,100 mAh
Connectivity
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40
GPS/GLONASS
NFC
Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
Audio
and Video
Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+,
WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263,
DivX, DivX3.11,
VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording &
Playback: Full HD (1080p)
VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording &
Playback: Full HD (1080p)
Camera
Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
@30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
Sensors
Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital
compass,
Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Google™
Mobile Services
Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail,
Google
Latitude
Latitude
Google Play Store, Google Play Books,
Google Play
Movies
Movies
Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk,
Google Places,
Google Navigation, Google Downloads
Google Navigation, Google Downloads
Hardware & Design
After a few shockers on the old design front down the years, Samsung has
recently garnered a bit of a reputation for producing nice looking kit. Ok, the
build quality of its top-end devices may not be quite as impressive of those
knocked out by HTC and
the like, but superficially at least, they’re certainly not the ugliest by any
stretch of the imagination. And this is something that is none so evident in
the S III. Yes, it features a jaw-droppingly crystal clear 4.8-inch super
AMOLED HD screen, and the nature-inspired design stylings are evident (Samsung
reckon that everything about this phone draws on the great outdoors – the
smooth lines of the outer shell are said to be based on those found on a
pebble), but upon closer inspection, the initial wow-factor begins to
wane. You see, unlike other high-end devices, the S III eschews the trend
for using suitably weighty materials like aluminium to construct the chassis,
and although the lightweight yet durable polycarbonate body is tough and glossy
enough to impress those who like shiny things, it does feel a bit, well, a bit
cheap really. The white version especially.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Screen
Back
to the size. If your hands can, er, handle it, the positive consequence is a
superbly viewable screen. Video playback on a mobile is always a questionable
priority – if you can’t watch on a TV, a tablet makes much more sense – but
with 4.8ins of high-resolution Super AMOLED screen with its vivid colours and
contrasty blacks, this makes it more of a possibility than before.
The screen resolution is identical to the HTC One X, so the pixels per inch aren’t quite as high on this slightly bigger screen, but both displays look lush and inviting, with this one winning in terms of bright, rich colours.
Software & Multimedia
As you’d expect from a device being pitched as
the pinnacle of smartphone tech, the S III runs the latest version of
Google’s Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, and that means all the cool new stuff
like data usage monitors, a permanent link to the Play Shop,
and an app menu screen featuring a quick-access tab to the widgets area are all
present and correct. ICS is overlaid by Samsung’s TouchWiz user
interface, although Sammy’s Android skin has had a bit of a make over and now
reeks of the natural elements Samsung has been so keen to stress has influenced
almost every aspect of this phone. Now, we don’t mean that the S III’s menu
system actually has the faint aroma of mud, fields and horse manure (that’d be
some technological feat), just that the little things you associate with UIs
such as sound profiles, wallpapers and even transitions between screens, now
feature outdoorsy elements. These are evident from the off – just
turn the device on and you’re greeted by a homescreen live wallpaper that looks
not unlike an expanse of water. Give it a poke and that water will ripple just
like a like would if you shoved your hand in it, and that ripple is even
accompanied by a realistic watery sound effect.
When it comes
to functionality though, the nature theme isn’t as prominent, with
Samsung opting to plump for features that back up the ‘designed for humans’
mantra it’s trotted out in the build-up to launch. But surely all phones are
designed for humans, no? Well, we’d say “Yes they are, we’ve never seen one
designed especially for horses”, but what Samsung are getting at with this is
all the functionality has been created with actual usefulness in mind.
Basically, it’s not just tech for tech’s sake. This noble sentiment is one
which the S III manages to incorporate with some degree of success, with
features such as Direct Call (which pre-empts that you’d
want to call a person who’s just text/missed called you by dialing that contact
when the device is lifted to your ear) proving particularly innovative.
The inclusion of the Siri-like S-Voice also gives the S III an edge over other top-end Android devices, although it doesn’t work quite as well as Apple’s voice-activated digital assistant. Yes, S-Voice will set memos, conduct web searches, find directions, open apps and even allow you to unlock the device with a command of your choosing, but a lot of the time we were using it, it either misconstrued what we asked of it, or replied with an arbitrary “would you like to search the web for [insert whatever you asked it]“. Despite this, it does steal a march on Siri, simply by virtue of it being able to search for UK businesses/locations etc, unlike the Apple effort’s US-only remit.
The photography experience is
in no way diminished by this though, as the S III’s 8 MP snapper and
accompanying camera interface is really rather useful, including as it does,
all manner of shoot-modes and settings. Macro photography (that’s super up-close
picture taking) was particularly impressive, but the thing we reckon you’ll be
using most is the dual-capture mode. Samsung made a big song and dance about
this in the build up to launch, but it’s far from an original idea as we’ve
already seen it début on the HTC One X, but that’s not to say it isn’t useful and the
ability to take a still whilst recording video footage in 1080p is a
boon to the snap-happy. The resulting images were refreshingly crisp and clear,
and sometimes even more defined by the ones
taken by our wonky hand.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Ice Cream Sandwich
The
Galaxy S III uses the very latest version of Android, 4.0.3, codenamed Ice
Cream Sandwich. This is far and away the best version of Google’s operating
system, with a cleaner look than before.
Ice Cream Sandwich lets you put these buttons as virtual icons onscreen, like on the Galaxy Nexus. Here there’s a physical home button, an elongated strip in the centre of the phone’s face at the bottom. Either side are two virtual capacitive buttons. Samsung has rejected the Recent Apps button in favour of Back and Menu options. Much better. And if you need it, a long press on the home button brings up the Recent Apps screen.
The latest OS doesn’t just offer yet another tempting-sounding treat to get our mouths watering. It’s a whole new interface which is redesigned throughout in contrast to previous iterations which have felt like layer after layer glued on top of the previous code. It includes nifty features like face unlock which matches you to a previously taken photo to launch the phone from idle.
ICS brought Recent Apps front and centre – though the S3 has de-emphasised it again. Samsung adds its own refinements, like the capability to take a screen shot by wiping your hand across the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Features
It's
the new features on the Galaxy S3 which really stand out. There’s S Voice,
which is a voice recognition service after Siri’s heart, designed by Vlingo (a company
which is now being bought by Nuance, who contributed to Apple products and,
presumably, Siri).
Although it’s competent, it lacks Siri’s wit and whimsy, so you’re best sticking to straightforward commands. Like Siri, it’s not invariably accurate and it is server-driven so won’t work at all without a decent data connection. Even so, it’s good fun and there’s something slightly magical about it.
And Smart Stay, which uses the front-facing camera to periodically check if it can recognise a pair of eyes looking at it and if not, it turns the screen off to save power.
There’s also Smart Call, which dials a contact’s number for you by raising the phone to your ear from the contact details screen. True, these seem like nothing more than gimmicks, but they are quite cool ones.
Perhaps the most gimmicky of all, Social Tag uses facial recognition to match faces in photographs with the profile photos in your contacts. Now, assuming the profile photo isn’t of a dog or a witty poster, the phone shows that contact’s latest status update and makes it easy to call or message them. We can’t see it catching on.
Samsung has tried to create the phone that has everything and it's not far short of the mark. So there’s NFC, the contactless technology that has yet to find widespread use, though it’s good for Android Beam to transfer contacts between compatible Android handsets.
Samsung takes this one big step
further with the inclusion of S Beam which adds WiFi Direct to the wireless
transfer connection so you can beam video files quickly between S3s.
You can throw content from the phone to a suitably equipped TV if you find the 4.8in display doesn’t do your movies justice while a feature called Smart Alert makes sure you know about missed calls or messages by gently vibrating or whistling a merry tune.
You can throw content from the phone to a suitably equipped TV if you find the 4.8in display doesn’t do your movies justice while a feature called Smart Alert makes sure you know about missed calls or messages by gently vibrating or whistling a merry tune.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Hubs
With
so many apps to choose from, how do you know what’s good and what’s not?
Samsung's Game Hub has a (small) selection of recommended titles. Some are
free, and then there are premium apps to pay for. Helpfully some games can be
tried before you cough up money.
The Music Hub is now up to version 3.0 (HD) and promises to be “the complete music solution for your Samsung device”. It costs £9.99 a month and promises unlimited streaming. You can also upload tracks from your personal music collection so you can listen to them everywhere. It has a neat interface and a huge catalogue – 17 million tracks.
The Video Hub is is where to go for movies – though there’s also Google Play, of course, which is arguably more attractively laid out. Like the Game Hub, there are helpful recommendations from best-selling to staff picks.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Camera
Last
year, the Galaxy S2’s 8MP camera was above average. Now the competition has
caught up and the S3 was rumoured to be getting a 12 megapixel camera, but
instead it's got the same snapper as the S2. Still, it’s a decent sensor which
delivers strong results and you can also capture full HD 1080p video.
The front camera sports a 1.9MP sensor and can capture 720p video at the same time as taking a still picture.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Battery
So
you won’t be short of features to play with. Which drains the battery, of
course. The other advantage of a phone this big is it can cram in a large
battery. The one in the S3 goes on and on – unlike some Android phones in the
past which conk out after lunch. And since it’s a removable battery, you can
carry a spare as well (although, we've yet to find anybody that actually does
this).
Samsung Galaxy S3: Performance
Speed
is important, especially when you want to do more with your phone, like play
high-definition video smoothly. So the on-board quad-core processor really
helps. It’s not quite as fast as the one in the HTC One X, but it’s a real
powerhouse that never slows down however much demand you’re placing on it.
A second microphone means call quality is good and signal strength was solid and strong. This is the most feature-packed Android phone yet, and one of the most powerful. If you’re an iPhone user who’s feeling their handset’s a bit puny in comparison, this is the best time to make the switch from iOS to Google – though it’s still nowhere near as intuitive to use.
Although you can opt for a Galaxy S3 with a huge 64GB storage (coming soon), the phone also has a microSD slot – unlike the HTC One X, iPhone S and many other rivals.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Verdict
For
Android lovers, it’s hard to fault the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the only other
handset to come close is the HTC One X – and it comes very close. The S III
wins out for features and innovations. But, be warned, it’s going to be too big
for some hands.
The S3 is a mighty big phone that’s powerful, feature-packed and exceptionally desirable.
Note: Information of Samsung Galaxy S2 is collected from Internet.
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