Apple’s iPad 2

Apple IPad 2 has been announced Steve Jobs at Apple’s press conference at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts, San Francisco, USA. iPad 2 was designed much thinner and lighter, but with more competent performance in comparison with the iPad before his. Apple iPad 2 generation has been greeted devoted to Apple technology in the U.S. last. Its presence is expected to repeat the of his successor, the Apple iPad. Apple has released three versions of iPad 2 of them is with a version of Wi-Fi + 3G CDMA network.


Apple iPad 2 CDMA comes with a very interesting from 41.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm in size and weight of 607 g. It has a 9.7-inch LED-backlit TFT-IPS, capacitive touch screen that supports 16 million colors. The screen has many attractive features such as finger/surface scratch resistance oleo-phobic, Multi-touch input method, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and three-axis gyro sensor with a better experience for viewing experience.
In versions previous generations did not have a camera, but Apple iPad 2 has two cameras that can be used for video calling, video recording and shooting pictures. He has a dual-core processor with a faster graphics which means you can enjoy the experience, better game graphics surf better and better. He has the best features facetime that provide a better experience video calls.

Apple-iPad-2-Wfi + 3G
Apple iPad 2 can connect to the 3G network to CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, which gives you surfing speed upto 3.1 mbps. It has other options for connectivity such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Apple iPad 2 also integrates with the latest IOS 4 operating system. With exciting features many things will become a great leader in the market tablet pcs. It is reported that the iPad would towed by two CDMA network operator Verizon and AT & T. To find out more details, here is the source of the iPad 2 and specifications:
General :
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Announced 2011, March
Status Available. Released 2011, March
Size :
Dimensions 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
Weight 607 g
Display :
Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 768 x 1024 pixels, 9.7 inches
- Fingerprint/scratch resistant oleophobic surface
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Three-axis gyro sensor
Sound :
Alert types N/A
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields
Call records N/A
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slot No
Data :
GPRS No
EDGE No
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Camera :
Primary 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels
Features No
Video Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features :
OS iOS 4
CPU 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset
Messaging Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML (Safari)
Radio No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors Silver
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java No
- Digital compass
- MP4/MP3/WAV/AAC player
- Up to 10h movie playback
- iBooks PDF reader
- Google Maps
- TV-out
- Audio/video player
Battery :
Standard Battery Li-Po 6930 mAh (25 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 10 h

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPad 2 was released internationally in 25 other countries on March 25, 2011, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

Here are some features of iPad 2:

    The iPad 2 boasts an Apple A5 processor, with dual-core architecure and 2x faster than A4. Also, the Graphics processing is 9x faster.

    The iPad 2 comes with both rear and front cameras.

    iPad 2 is 33% thinner than 1st gen iPad. It is also thinner than the iPhone 4, which is the thinnest smartphone available.

    iPad 2 weighs just 1.3 pounds. It’ll be available in 2 colors, and White color will be available from Day 1. Also, the Battery performance is same as the 1st gen iPad, i.e. 10 hours of usage and a month of standby. The Apple iPad 2 will be available both with AT&T and Verizon.

    The price for the Apple iPad 2 is the same as that of 1sy gen iPad. Infact, 1st gen iPad’s prices have been slashed down to $399.

iPad 2 specifications:

•     Faster, Lighter, Thinner
•     Cameras and Gyro
•     iOS 4.3 + FaceTime & PhotoBooth
•     iMovie & GarageBand
•     3G on Verizon & AT&T
•     10 hour battery life

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Apple Iphone 3G

Apple iphone 3G is a second generation of Apple iphone products. This Smartphone has a feature such as 3G cellular network capabilities, A-GPS location, Tri-band UMTS/HDSPA with Apple specific operating system that is ios that can be upgraded until ios 4. Those feature is a perfecting from the previous series. The price of this Smartphone is quite cheap in the range of Smartphone with similar feature, so it can be reached by middle class.
Iphone 3G has quite good 2MP Camera, big capacity memory 8GB and 16GB, CPU ARM 11 412 MHz complete with PowerVR MBX-Lite graphics, Li-ion standart battery the endurance until 300 hours in standby mode, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, audio/video player, and has an addition tv-out facilities. Unfortunately, iphone 3G can’t make a video recorder.

Apart from its lacking, iphone 3G has good appearance with Multi-touch and input method design on the 3,5″ screen. It has quite complete feature, one of the superiority is the better 3G connection that can load a page faster.

General    2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network    HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced    2008, June. Released 2008, July
Status    Discontinued

Size Dimensions 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
Weight 133 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
Sound    Alert types    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker     Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes, check quality
Memory    Phonebook    Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records    100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal    8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot    No
Data    GPRS    Yes
EDGE    Yes
3G    HSDPA
WLAN    Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth    Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only
Infrared port    No
USB    Yes, v2.0
Camera    Primary    2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
Video    No
Secondary    No
Features    OS    iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4
CPU    ARM 11 412 MHz, PowerVR MBX-Lite graphics
Messaging    SMS (threaded view), MMS(threaded view), Email
Browser    HTML (Safari)
Radio    No
Games    Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors    Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
GPS    Yes, with A-GPS support
Java    No
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player
- TV-out

Battery         Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by    Up to 300 h
Talk time    Up to 10 h
Music play    Up to 24 h

The iPhone 3GS is identical to the iPhone 3G in terms of size and appearance. It weighs a little more (one ounce), but that is nothing major. If you put the two phones side by side you would not be able to tell them apart while in sleep mode. However, once you wake the phones up you do begin to see the difference. The new iPhone 3GS has a screen that looks crisper; the images seem sharper and the display a little more vivid. This is mostly due to the increased graphics power brought on by the PowerVR SGX Graphics chip, which has support for OpenGL ES 2.0.

Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Smartphone
The PowerVR SGX is not the only new thing under the hood, though; Apple has thrown in a faster CPU running at 600MHz Vs the old 3G speed of 412MHz, while the memory in the phone has been doubled (256MB vs 128MB).

 Apple iPhone 3G S
The additional speed, memory and graphics processing means more complex applications, faster video response and of course better gaming.
Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Smartphone
On the OS side of the house Apple has made some nice improvements. They have added in voice control, Multi-Media Messaging, tethering, a digital compass, improved video support, improved security, cut, copy and paste, video recording, geo-tagging (for photographs) and of course a landscape keyboard for texting and e-mail to list a few. But these are mostly surface additions; Apple has also fixed about 45 security issues with the iPhone OS that have been an ongoing concern

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Apple iPhone 4S

This is it, what many people waiting for. After one and half year not launch new product, in October Apple will launch a new handset, that is iPhone 4S. Yes, you’re right, it’s not iPhone 5. Maybe it makes you disappointed with Apple inc. But from iPhone 4S maybe will result a big deal new Smartphone. This is a kind of Apple tradition, start from little thing will come a great thing. iPhone 4S also become a first test for new CEO of Apple, Tim Cook.
First looking, iPhone 4S looks not different with iPhone 4. But Apple made some upgrades in the software. Using newest OS, iOS 5, powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, make it becomes the fastest Smartphone in processing data. Apple also makes a perfection in Camera. iPhone 4S is completed with 8MP camera and capability for record 1080 HD video. A cool new features in this handset is Siri technology. This is a voice recognition feature which allow you to make an order to your phone from voice, like make an interaction with our Smartphone, such asking for weather and so on. iPhone is the first Smartphone which use this technology. iPhone 4S is available in three optional internal memory. Of course, the price is different. In 16GB version it is USD 199, for 32GB version is USD 299, and in 64GB version is USD 399.

Some people initiate iPhone 4S is ‘iPhone for Steve’. Maybe it is presented for Steve Jobs, because when this product was creating, Steve Jobs, an Apple founder, has just resign as CEO in Apple Inc. Let’s see how a public response in this new Smartphone. Will Apple trully make a big deal in iPhone 5 later? Just be patient for waiting. Below is full specifications:

General:
2G Network     GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network     HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Announced     2011, October
Status     Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, October 14th
Size:
Dimensions     115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Weight     140 g
Display:
Type     LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size     640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface
- Multi-touch input method

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Three-axis gyro sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound:
Alert types     Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker     Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes
Memory:
Phonebook     Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records     100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal     16/32/64 GB storage
Card slot     No
Data     GPRS     Yes
EDGE     Yes
3G     HSDPA 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 5.8 Mbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth     Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Infrared port     No
USB     Yes, v2.0
Camera:
Primary     8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features     Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
Video     Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Secondary     Yes, VGA
Features:
OS     iOS 5
CPU     1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset
Messaging     iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser     HTML (Safari)
Radio     No
Games     Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors     Black, White
GPS     Yes, with A-GPS support
Java     No
- MicroSIM card support only
- Scratch-resistant glass back panel
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- Tweeter integration
- Digital compass
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player and editor
- Image editor
- Voice command/dial
- TV-out
Battery:
Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh
Stand-by     Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk time     Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play     Up to 40 h

The competition
If not the iPhone 4, can I settle for the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G I've already got?
You can and, for the most part, you'll be fine, as you'll be getting the new iOS 4 update, for free on 21 June, 3 days before the official iPhone 4 launch. If you've got the iPhone 3G, then you'll still get the OS update but not all the features will work. That said, an upgrade will get you a new camera, new video, a faster device, a tougher design, that gyro for gaming and the video camera for FaceTime (yawn).

What are the alternative smartphones on the market to the iPhone 4?

There are plenty. From HTC we would recommend you check out the HTC Desire, the Nexus One, and possibly the HTC Legend. From Motorola the Motorola Milestone, and the just-about-to-be-released Motorola Milestone XT720. From Nokia, the N900. From Samsung, possibly the Galaxy S. And, if you're willing to wait another 6 months, a plethora of yet-to-be-confirmed Windows Phone 7 handsets.

I've just bought an iPad, should I bother with the iPhone 4?

That's the toughest one yet. You've clearly found enough reasons to buy a device that you probably didn't need, but at least this one will allow you to talk with and see your loved ones, making it, possibly, easier to justify.

If you do, all you've got to worry about is that your mate with an Android handset will be calling you fanboy for the rest of your days. Then again you could just slap him for trying to dictate what phone you use and tell him it's all about Open Source (your choice that is).

For more iPhone 4 coverage and all the latest on the new mobile phone from Apple, check out our iPhone 4 dedicated homepage

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Apple wins ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab sales in Germany

Samsung has been banned from selling its Galaxy Tab tablet computers in Germany until at least 9 September following a successful injunction claim by Apple. The decision leaves the South Korean electronics giant in limbo during the giant IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin next week.

A German court said on Thursday it would deliver its ruling on that date, two days after the end of IFA, after hearing arguments from Samsung and iPad maker Apple, which had argued that the Galaxy Tabs "slavishly" copied its design.

Samsung had asked for a decision before IFA. In his response, the judge said there were "overarching similarities" between Samsung's Galaxy Tabs, which run Google's Android operating system, and Apple's iPad.

It was not clear at the time of publication whether the terms of the injunction prohibit Samsung from displaying the Galaxy Tab at IFA.

Earlier this week Apple also won an injuction against Samsung's Galaxy S, Galaxy SII and Ace smartphones, prohibiting their import into Europe through the Netherlands – Samsung's principal import point for the EU. Although the Korean company could get around that injunction by importing into a different country, it would have to reorganise its logistics system to cope with it.

Such methods have been used by companies including Sony to get around similar injunctions.

But the decision in Germany did not all go Apple's way, as the injunction was not enforced by the German court against Samsung throughout Europe.

Florian Müller, who follows the patent battles between technology companies closely, provided an English translation of the court ruling on his Fosspatents blog, which includes a passage noting that "the… design presented by Apple has to be considered valid and is infringed by Samsung. That said, the court reaffirmed doubts about having cross-border jurisdiction over a company domiciled outside the European Union with respect to Europe-wide injunctions. Therefore, the court has indicated that, after the consultation that took place before the hearing, it tends to uphold the preliminary injunction against Samsung Germany to its full extent and to lift it with respect to Samsung's Korean parent company with respect to markets outside of the Federal Republic of Germany."

Richard Windsor, an analyst at stockbrokers Nomura, observed: "The problem Samsung has here is precedent. If it loses the court ruling on 9 September, Apple will be able to take that ruling and apply for a ban in other EU countries as the design rights that Apple has on this are enforceable throughout the EU."

Patent lawsuits are becoming increasingly common between wireless industry players, as established companies seek to protect their markets from newcomers such as Google. Google agreed last week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn, largely for its vast portfolio of mobile patents. It will be the company's largest-ever acquisition.

Windsor added: "While this is a short-term negative for Samsung, once it has access to the MMI [Motorola] patents via the Google acquisition, we think it should be in a much better position to fight back against Apple. By any stretch of the imagination, Samsung's [present] intellectual property position is weak, giving it little with which to fight back against the predations of Apple."

The battle over the Galaxy Tab in Germany is one of 19 lawsuits going on between Apple and Samsung in 12 courts in 9 countries on 4 continents, says Müller: those include the US, where Apple claims infringement of a number of patents relating to its iPhone and iPad.

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