Samsung Galaxy S3 review

The first impression I came away with was not that the screen was the best on the market, although it has a depth, responsiveness and sharpness that bests, to my mind the HTC one X, although I wasn’t able to compare the two directly. nor that the huge 4.8” screen was too big, although it’s heading that way. The compelling thing about the S3 is the package it offers. like the iPhone 4S after the 4, it offers iterative improvements over its predecessor, but the total effect is to create a radically innovative new device.

In among those things is a new sensor that tracks your eyes – so long as you’re looking at the S3’s screen, it won’t dim or lock itself. Yes, you could just set the screen timer to longer, but “Smart Stay” means you don’t have to. in use, the feature seemed to work very well, with a little icon indicating the phone is watching your eyes.

On a similar note, if you’re looking at a contact, or a message from a contact, the S3 automatically dials that person when you put the phone to your face. It’s one less button to press.

An improvement to voice control, called S-Voice, that lets users control their phone using normal, natural language. so it’s like Siri, only it does more – you can say volume up, for instance, and the phone will filter out the noise of the song it’s playing so it can hear you. The S, we assume, stands for Samsung.

Elsewhere, the phone adds useful features that, for instance, can automatically share a photograph you take with people whose faces are recognised, called ‘Buddy Photo Share’, or display social media profiles directly on a photograph when those face are recognised. These are features that are useful rather than revolutionary, but they feel like they will be obvious standards in the near future. Tagging groups and offering an automatic slideshow zooming into the faces in a picture are also useful additions. Samsung, unless the patent wars cause further upset, is setting new standards.

When it comes to features such as S-Beam, which transfers files quickly between devices by touching them together, or sharing the phone’s screen content with other devices, these are increasingly becoming more widespread industry standards, as indicated on the new Motorola Razr, which offers similar concepts. The Samsung processor is fast enough to allow crystal clear video to play in a window on your homescreens, which again is nifty, but not vital.

Are there areas where the phone disappoints? The camera is just 8MP – good, but not market leading – although it has been upgraded to offer a 20-shot burst mode and the automatic selection of a best picture. The firm insists on pre-loading apps which I don’t see much use for – while Dropbox (including a remarkable 50GB of storage for two years) and Flipboard are useful, the Music, Game and Video Hubs will have to offer remarkable content to outplay the entirety of the app store, Google Play.

I didn’t get long enough with the phone to talk about the battery life – a 2,100mAh battery is big, but this is a demanding phone that users will have on more than ever before, not only thanks to the screen that stays on because you’re looking at it. Samsung assures me that the performance will be better than the SII; it needs to be much better. It’s good to see, however, that one of the range of optional accessories will be wireless charging, via a special back and charging pad ideal for the bedside table.

Overall, the device is in many ways much like its predecessor: does it feel as solid or heavy in the hand as the iPhone? No, although it’s certainly a lot bigger. Is it a different, superb product in its own right? Absolutely. On spending just a short time with the S3, I’m confident in saying that it’s a worthy successor to the globally popular S2. But I also want to see how much all those new features make a real difference in everyday use to form a fuller opinion.

Specifications:

Screen: 4.8” Super Amoled HD displayStorage: 16/32/64GB depending on model, plus expandable MicroSD cardCloud storage: 50GB Dropbox for two yearsColour: Pebble blue or marble whiteBattery: 2,100mAh (wireless charging optional extra)Camera: 8MP rear; 1.9 MP frontResolution: 720 x 1280 px (306ppi)RAM: 1GBDimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mmWeight: 133gOperating system: Android 4.0.4Processor: Exynos 4 Quad (1.4GHz)

Walmart: iPhone sale was a ‘pricing error’ – MacDailyNews – Welcome Home

“Walmart just responded to 9to5Mac’s inquiry and said the retail chain ‘experienced a pricing error in limited stores’ yesterday,” Élyse Betters reports for 9to5Mac.

“the company spokesperson said the issue has been addressed and normal prices are now in effect: 16GB iPhone 4S for $188, iPhone 4 for $88, and iPhone 3GS for $0.97.,” Betters reports.

Betters reports, “there is speculation that this means the new iPhone is coming, but we are not ready to jump on that theory. Walmart cut prices of iPhone 4S in June of last year too. Moreover, Walmart is believed to be building an Apple Store within-a-store type of display at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations.”

Read more in the full article here.

Related article:iPhone 5 coming soon? Walmart lowers AT&T iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S prices – may 4, 2012

Top Tips For Buying iPhone Accessories

iPhone accessories take many shapes and forms, and are required for a variety of reasons, whether this is to upgrade, repair or enhance your iPhone. this is understandable as to keep up with technological advances nowadays can be a costly experience, so regardless of your need for iPhone accessories the options are becoming increasingly open to us all, especially with the internet’s assistance.

So to discuss the types of iPhone accessories, their uses and the reasons behind buying iPhone accessories would only be a repetition of a combination or previous articles, for this reason I would, instead, like to look at what we should look for in a site that we are considering using to purchase our accessories from.

How do we know we are getting a good deal? how do we know we are going to be guaranteed a quality product and a quality service? and why should we use any specific site other the choices of others when we buy our iPhone accessories off the internet?

So to take the first question, knowing you have got a good deal, this can only be established if you have previous knowledge of the cost for the accessories, if you don’t then this is something that can be researched upon the internet – this is advisable if it is the first time buying online for your iPhone accessories, but remember free shipping always adds to the positive side of any deal.

Next we need to know we are guaranteed to receive quality parts, this should be clearly stated on the site itself, and any site worth trading with will also provide you guarantees against dead on arrival parts etc, also try to see how the part is going to be shipped to ensure that damage is not going to occur to the accessories in transit.

And the reason for using one site over another is simple – after researching, or reading up on reviews and testimonials the quality of one is well proven, and no doubt you are familiar with the saying ‘if its not broken dont try to fix it’. therefore, you don’t need to discover a new secret and take the risks in doing so, go where others are going and be sure of a quality service.

Apple Battery Charger Review

In today’s high-tech world, batteries are becoming ever more important for powering electronic devices so investing in a battery charger makes sense economically in the long term. Apple’s first battery charger, the Apple Battery Charger has been quite a talking point amongst tech enthusiasts, most notably for its compact, minimalistic design and low standby power usage. in this review, we’ll take a closer look into the most important features of this charger.

As you’d expect from an Apple gizmo, the design is sleek and compact so you’ll have no problem fitting the charger onto a power strip like so often occurs with many other chargers due to their bulkier design. to keep in line with its minimalistic design, one small light is situated at the top of the device which gives you indication of the charging status.

A handy aspect which makes this charger great for travel is that the AC plug is removable so it can be replaced with various different plugs which allow you to use the charger in different countries.

One of the biggest selling points of this charger is its low power draw. This means that after the charging cycle has completed, the charger reduces its power consumption to just 30 milliwatts. the average battery charger has a consumption of 315 milliwatts, so this is quite a difference.

Included with the charger are 6 quality AA NiMH batteries. These are ideal if you have an Apple iMac so you have batteries at the ready for your wireless accessories. the batteries seem to be rebranded eneloop cells, which are the best in the market for performance and reliability. Furthermore, they have a low self-discharge rate so are very long lasting.

The charger holds up to 2 AA cells, but fortunately you can charge cells individually if you want to so you’re not limited to charging cells in pairs. Charging times are acceptable. a full charge of 2 cells takes around 5 hours.

Summary

Apple got the design of this charger just right. It’s beautifully designed, highly portable and versatile so if you’re after a travel charger this is a good option. although this charger lacks some of the advanced features which similarly priced chargers offer, it has all the basics which are necessary for charging AA cells. Plus the inclusion of 6 rechargeable NiMH batteries is more than what most other battery chargers at this price point provide. If you need a compact and functional charger, this small charger from Apple is an excellent choice.

A List of My Top Rated iPhone Applications That I Am Using

There are too many great iPhone apps to count. it is not as easy as some may think to find great ones, however. with such a large selection to choose from, how do you filter out the bad from the good? The top sellers in the app store is always a good place to start, but one good piece of advice I have is to ask your friends who also have the iPhone.

When it comes to my iPhone, here are some apps that I consistently use.

For getting my tech savvy gaming fix, I love to play cube runner. This game involves tilting the phone while you avoid big cubes coming toward your space ship. it is quite the difficult game, but is loads of fun. Another very fun iPhone game to play is Para Panic. This game has little paratroopers falling and you have to touch the screen to get them to fall on ships instead of falling in the sea and getting eaten by sharks. it is more fun than I make it sound.

When I am trying to get my fix of sports updates, the best app by far that I have found is ESPN’s Score Center app. This thing provides real time updates and allows you to store all your favorite teams. Mobile banking is here to stay. whichever bank you use (assuming it’s a major one), there is probably an app that they offer. Take advantage of mobile banking, which allows you to schedule payments on your phone, or transfer money on the fly.

Finally, one app worth looking into is Red Laser. This innovation phone application amazingly allows you to scan bar codes of items and will even tell you locations that are close by where you can buy said product at the lowest prices. Of course, this article only skims the surface of some of the coolest iPhone apps out there.

The Clues Apple Has Left Us On The iPhone 5

Apple has proven to be extremely secretive when it comes to its next generation devices. the same can be said about the iPhone 5. Currently, we get our information about the next smartphone from rumours and pure speculation. however, this doesn’t mean that the Cupertino firm has not dropped clues on their upcoming handset.

In terms of the smartphone’s display, it’s a dead cert that the house of Cook will outfit their new phone with a retina display. however, what we don’t know is the phone’s screen size. when the 4S was released, it came with the same 3.5 inch retina display just like its predecessor. this is despite the competition offering 4 inch displays on their handsets. Does this mean that the company will outfit the same 3.5 inch panel on the new phone? It’s possible. however, there are reports of the firm planning a larger display on the iPhone’s refresh for 2012. So, we might just see a phone with a bigger display this year.

Will the 5th generation iOS-powered smartphone sport 4G LTE support or the same 3G internet connection? when it comes to internet speeds, let’s gather clues from the new iPad. for the first time, Apple’s new tablet supports 4G. this means lightning-fast internet like never before. Since versions of Apple’s tablet support 4G, Its likely Apple will do the same with the upcoming iPhone 5. After all, it’s what Apple’s fans have been waiting for.

Will the next iPhone sport a quad-core processor? it has been highly speculated that the quad-core A6 chip will be the processor under the hood of Apple’s new smartphone. however, it’s also possible that the Cupertino firm will outfit their new phone with something else. we all thought that the new iPad would sport the A6 chip. Instead, Apple chose to use the A5X chip. this is a minor upgrade of the A5. it is still a dual-core. the only difference is its quad-core GPU (graphics processing unit) for better graphics and HD video playback. this might be the same processor the company uses on their next handset.

Now let’s try to figure out what Apple plans to call their new phone. will it be called the iPhone 5? this is doubtful. After Apple’s fourth generation handset, we all thought the firm Cupertino firm would add the number ’5′ after ‘iPhone’. Instead, they dubbed it the ’4S’. the iPad 2′s successor was thought to be the iPad 3. Instead, Apple named it the new iPad. So it’s possible Apple may launch their new smartphone as the ‘new iPhone’ or something to that effect.

Currently, these are the clues Apple has left us. unfortunately, there’s no way to find out for sure about the phone’s specs, features, or what it will be ultimately called. We’ll just have to wait until June or maybe October for the Cupertino firm to officially launch the iPhone 5.

Livingstone graduates develop iPhone app for school

Friday, may 25, 2012 12:00 AM | Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend | Comments Gregory Henry Jamelle Barnes Travis Holiday

Livingstone College News Service

Livingstone College graduates Gregory Henry, Travis Holliday and Jamelle Barnes spent countless hours during their final semester working on a Livingstone College iPhone application.

And now it’s just a matter of time before the app is available for downloading, according to T. Ray Campbell, their advisor and an assistant professor of computer information systems.

“I’m working on getting out a few kinks before it can be available for download and installation on iPhones,” Campbell said. “Livingstone College has already gotten approval from Apple to be registered as an institutional developer.”

That’s good news for Henry, Holliday and Barnes. The young men, who were among the college’s 113 graduates who obtained degrees on may 5, said it will be neat to see the fruits of their labor. More importantly, they said it’ll be great when others can download the application, which includes a map of Livingstone’s campus, an employee directory, a link to the college on Twitter and much, much more.

Henry, Holliday and Barnes worked on the app for their Senior Capstone Project in Dr. Kathryn Moland’s CIS/437 Current Topics class. Moland is chairwoman of Livingstone’s Computer Information Systems department.

“Students enrolled in this class were allowed to select their project based on real-world current technology topics,” Moland said. “one student created a video to encourage the discussion on why there are so few girls and women pursuing technology. another student completed a paper on how Livingstone College faculty are using technology in the classroom.

“Here in the CIS department we’re working to create an environment where students get real-world experiences they can carry with them into graduate school and/or their careers,” Moland continued. “Greg, Travis and Jamelle were proactive in the app’s development, which included using their own Mac technology to complete it.”

actually, the students used the Mac of Henry’s roommate and basketball teammate, Cody Paul. Because they were borrowing Paul’s Mac, the three couldn’t always work on the app when they wanted to — or together.

“I think that’s what took so long,” said Henry of Atlanta. “Because we were using my roommate’s Mac, it seemed to me it took forever to complete the app. We started with a blank template and had to come up with a design. There was certain stuff we knew we had to code, but we weren’t quite sure how to put it together.”

Campbell said the students understood the writing codes but had to learn how to process them according to Apple’s iPhone specifications.

“these guys are trailblazers,” Campbell said. “they took this project when I mentioned it and ran with it. I’m very proud of them. We really want to make the computer information systems department better here at Livingstone College, and this app can open a lot of doors for these three guys who created it.”

several people assisted Henry, Holliday and Barnes as they worked on the app during the spring semester, including Shannon Turner, assistant women’s basketball coach, and Rick Rogers, sports information director.

Moland was kept abreast of the students’ progress with timely updates from them and consultations with Campbell.

Barnes, of Rock Hill, S.C., said he enjoyed being able to flex his creative muscles while working on the app. he writes music, is working on a book and said he hopes to land a job through which he can continue creating apps and work in business intelligence. he said working on the app was extremely challenging, particularly because he did it while taking a heavy course load and working an off-campus job.

Holliday, of Sumter, S.C., wants to be a detective specializing in computer forensics.

“Technology can do everything,” Holliday said. “a computer is probably going to be able to prepare something to drink someday. Technology is definitely the wave of the future.”

Henry, who played on the Blue Bears basketball team, aspires to play professional ball. Barring that, he hopes to eventually open a computer store and a bowling alley.

The men said they’re grateful to have gotten the chance to develop an iPhone application, and they hope once it is available people will download it and start using it.

According to information on Apple’s website, iPhones have access to more than a half million applications, with more being created by developers.

“We know people have an abundance of choices when it comes to which apps to download to their phones, but we really hope prospective students and their parents who own iPhones will download Livingstone College’s app when it’s available and check it out,” Henry said. “The app gives a ton of useful information about the college, and more information will be added as time goes on.”

Indeed. Campbell said he and other CIS students will add to the Livingstone app, as necessary.

“We intend to continue and build on what the students started,” Campbell said. “this iPhone app development activity will be an ongoing project within the CIS department.”

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Good Question: How Do Remote Controls Work?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – We learned on Tuesday that the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control had died. Eugene Polley’s first remote looked more like a ray gun, but it led to what we use today.

“No offense to Steve Jobs, I seriously think the remote control is more significant than the iPhone,” said Jack Haskovitz, who owns H & H TV and Electronics in St. Louis Park.

In 1955, Polley worked at Zenith in Chicago, and his Flash-Matic remote changed television.

“you would shine a flashlight into one corner for volume, one corner to mute power, one corner for channel,” Haskovitz said.

But the Flash-Matic wasn’t perfect: light from other sources confused the set. Soon after, another Zenith engineer invented a new remote control that used sound to control the television.

Haskovitz said that remote was called the Space Command, and it made a clicking noise –”hence the name ‘the clicker.’”

The Space Command used ultrasonic sound – which drove dogs crazy – and lasted until the 1970s, when cable TV created a need for a more complex remote.

So how do today’s remotes know what to control?

“Basically it works on lights,” Haskovitz said.

Unlike the Flash-Matic, these lights are infrared, you can see the lights flash by using your cell phone camera.

When you press a button a remote, the remote sends out a pulse of light that the TV set knows by frequency, Haskovitz said.

Different manufacturers use different frequencies and pulse lengths for different devices. That’s why universal remotes have pages and pages of codes, to reprogram the remote to match your device.

Each button, each function has a different light code.

Now the infrared remotes are starting to be replaced by Bluetooth devices, and in house wireless systems people are controlling their devices using iPhones and iPads.

Are we nearing the end of the remote?

“The remote is going in so many different directions, it’s amazing,” Haskovitz said. “but I don’t think it’s going away.”