~~ Gadgets - Performance, Looks, Apps, Hottest Models ~~

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

When ppl here ask what is the need of a tablet, smartphone, i keep saying that both are a hot new platform, to keep innovating in multitude of ways. below is one such!

NETRA, The $2 Device That Turns Your Smartphone Into An Eye Test

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Smart Tools - Android App

innovative way to measure an object's length and breath,



virtual protractor!



innovative way to measure the height of a person or tall building, suing smartphone's camera!



this app even had metal detector, virtual compass, sound meter etc

[rsubras]

rsubras, its not possible to just like that answer ur question, saying this one is best or that one is best. Tablet industry is keep on maturing slowly and you have to get inside to see what is available, what can be done and what day to day use it offers..

athu correct than, requirements sollirukkanum

1. Internet capability should be at its best
2. Display - competitive
3. Video - competitive and good
4. Audio - very good
5. Playing / Games - competitive
6. Size - does not matter
7. Price - competitive
8. Speed - competitive
9. Performance - best

in general, personal use ku (with moderate business use) laptop ku alternative irukka koodiya (above a smartphone) oru tablet

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

If you are buying Android tablet, check for following

Atleast 1 GHz CPU. Better if its dual core.
Atleast 512 MB Internal RAM. 1Gb better
Atleast 4 GB internal Flash, 16 GB SD Card
Battery if its 7 inch tablet, around 4000 mAH, if 10 inch tablet, shud be 7000 mAH
Display resolution 800x480 for 7 inch & 1024x800 for 10 inch
GPS, USB, Wifi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Capacitive Touch screen(Avoid Resistive touch) Speakers Mic,
Rear camera 5MP with Flash, Front camera atleast 0.3MP,
Android OS above Version 3.0

Brands to look for:- Asus, Acer, Samsung, Motorola, Lenovo, HTC
Indian brands:- Beetel(Airtel), Reliance 3g Tab, HCL, iBall etc

Price:- Approx 20K for 10" and 15K for 7" tabs. Cost is more if 3G option is there.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Mindboggling supply-chain numbers of Apple's new iPad!


http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/with-a...the-hero/71382

[ajaybaskar]

After updating ios 5.0.1, I am unable to send mms and I am not able to connect my laptop to iphone and use the personal hotspot. Dont know what went wrong. Any idea?

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

16 reasons NOT to buy a new iPad (including 7 that haven’t changed from earlier iPads)

Reason 1: You already have an iPad
Reason 2: The retina display is mostly marketing hype
Reason 3: High-res apps will take more memory
Reason 4: 4G/LTE is expensive
Reason 5: 4G/LTE doesn’t work in a lot of places
Reason 6: The porn issue
Reason 7: The size
Reason 8: iPad 2 accessories won’t necessarily work
Reason 9: It’s still not 16×9
Reason 10: There’s still no USB port
Reason 11: You still have to use iTunes too often
Reason 12: There’s still no removable storage
Reason 13: Kindles are still much less expensive
Reason 14: You can still only run software approved by Apple
Reason 15: It still can’t be used as a standalone computer
Reason 16: Apple still won’t let you write or run programs that execute programs

New iPad's VGA front camera and Apple's history of holding back from perfection
Original iPhone: No 3G when it was readily available on other phones
iPhone 3G: 412 MHz processor, 2 megapixel camera, no voice control
iPhone 3GS: 3 megapixel camera with VGA video
iPhone 4: VGA front facing camera limited to WiFi only FaceTime use
iPhone 4S: No 4G LTE or fast HSPA+ (limited to just 14.4 Mbps speeds) and no increase in screen size.
Original iPad: No cameras, 256 MB RAM
iPad 2: Same 1024 × 768 resolution display, VGA FFC, lame rear camera
New iPad (iPad 3): Limited VGA FFC

[Nerd]

After updating ios 5.0.1, I am unable to send mms and I am not able to connect my laptop to iphone and use the personal hotspot. Dont know what went wrong. Any idea?

idhukku dhaan naan iPhone-computer connect pannradhE illai

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

ennamo iFans ellaam perumayaa solvaaingaLe "2009 la release aana iDevice kooda iOS 5 update panna mudiyin, android fragmentation" ippo ingeyum athe nelamai thaan pola! updates irunthum issues

[hamid]

DH/Sakala/LM,

Bought a HTC explorer y'day.. as I was afraid tamil is not supported.. But saw a link that HTC explorer is the first HTC phone to support Tamil and Hindi through an OTA udpate.
But seems I cant get that udpate .. any way I can get it or make Tamil supported in my mobile.. throw your thoughts. Thanks.

http://tech2.in.com/news/smartphones...support/266202