are all the rage in the mobile phone market boasting an ever-increasing market share. Though it’s tough to say specifically how they differ from traditional phones they can be best thought of as mini computers that boast phone connectivity. This enables such devices to access the World Wide Web, send email, play games and if they have the appropriate hardware take and edit pictures and video. According to an Olswang report in early 2011, the rate of Smartphone adoption is accelerating: as of March 2011 22% of UK consumers had a Smartphone, with this percentage rising to 31% amongst 24- to 35-year-olds. The battle between Apples iPhone product and Google’s Android is a clash of the titans of epic proportions, as wildly different aesthetic principles, design methodologies and underlying technologies go head to head in an attempt to win over the hearts and minds of the Smartphone user. Whereas iPhones iOS (Operating System) is available  [...]

Huawei Honor is a next generation smartphone with intuitive interface overlying Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and mega battery, which promises lengthy talktimes. It might be a step up from many of its smartphones like Huawei Mercury with Cricket. The company has been steadily supplying 2nd tier United States carriers such as Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS with midrange Android handsets at affordable prices – atleast the ones, which are affordable for those seeking off-contract at higher up front cost. Two of the smartphones – Huawei Ascend and Huawei Ideos X5. The all new Huawei Honor comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, four-inch touchscreen display, eight-megapixel rear facing camera, front facing two-megapixel camera, three days of battery life and 1.4GHz single core processor. However, it falls short of premium status. The Honor is really a good looking smartphone measuring 4.8 inches high, 0.43 inch thick and 2.4 inches wide. Its shiny black face  [...]

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX66 is a camera, which the style-conscious will feel right at home with clean lines and sliding barrier that protects the lens when switched off. It captures very good video and snapshots, has plenty of fun shooting modes for those looking to do more than just images and is fast to shoot and focus. As slim as AA battery, you can slip it in your purse or pocket and head wherever the warm wind blows you. Capture enthralling evening shots with its 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor well-known for its superb low light performance and snap up to 10 frames per second so you never miss a moment. With a luxurious 3.3-inch OLED touchscreen display, composing a shot or flipping through images is truly a pleasure. With the sleekest Sony Cybershot DSC-TX66, you will be prepared to nab the shot anywhere at any time. Just slip this incredibly slim camera into your pocket or purse, then rest assured the next time something amazing happens, you will be ready. As slender  [...]

Huawei Pinnacle is a good option for those who are in the market seeking a budget priced, lightweight phone built for texting. Its portrait QWERTY layout is familiar and easy on the eye and presents straightforward user interface along with some extra goodies such as ability to create folders and music player. It is a perfect phone for quick messaging and its full QWERTY keyboard enables for easy and quick emails, social media interactions and texts. It also features GPS technology, an MP3 music player to listen to your tunes on the go and a camera with video capabilities. Those who are looking for a great messaging phone without breaking the bank, the Pinnacle from MetroPCS could be for you. The Huawei Pinnacle is basically a candybar messaging phone offered from MetroPCS, boasting 1.3-megapixel camera, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, aGPS, Bluetooth, multimedia players, organizer and microSD card slot. On its strength of its budget price, its tools and its user interface,  [...]

Kodak Office Hero 6.1 All-in-One printer allows you to take care of business, wherever it happens with on the go printing. Its ink tanks costs less as compared to other models and connectivity options include Kodak’s own E-mail Print service, Wi-Fi and Google Cloud Print. It’s time to lower your ink costs and simplify your workload with Hero 6.1 All-in-One Printer. With a full suite of productivity tools and fairly priced ink, it allows you to spend more time on your business and less on printing. It multi-tasks as much as you do, allowing you copy, print wirelessly, fax and scan even double-sided. No matter where business happens, being KODAK Email Print and Google Cloud Print ready means you can send attachments and emails back to your office from any mobile device, including your computer, tablet or smartphone, so your documents are waiting when you walk in the door. The Smart Sensor technology of Kodak Office Hero 6.1 All-in-One predicts the supplies and time you will require  [...]

The Google Nexus Tablet is all set to go, an Android enthusiast claims; it is even cheaper as compared to Kindle Fire. Mr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman at Google stated that the company planned to market a tablet of the highest quality. According to the reports, the Mountain View based firm had reached out to Asus for designing a Google branded slate based on Eee Pad MeMo tablet. Earlier reports indicated that the Google Nexus Tablet will be available for the price range between $199 and $249. It is likely to be revealed at CTIA Wireless trade show of 2012 in New Orleans that takes place from 8th May to 10th May.

Priced for competing with Nikon D5100 and Canon EOS Rebel T3i, the translucent mirror A57 of Sony will provide impressive video options and will shoot quickly. The company has revealed its newest translucent mirror DSLR-style camera that will replace Alpha SLT-A55. The APS-C sensored, 16-megapixel Alpha A57 is designed and engineered for competing with two famous midrange DSLR models, Nikon D5100 and Canon EOS Rebel T3i. As compared to pellicle/translucent mirror DSLR and conventional DSLR cameras like Canon Pellix from ’60s, this SLT system uses fixed internal reflex mirror for driving continuous phase detection autofocus system instead of optical viewfinder. The Alpha A57 offers full manual exposure controls in two modes, offering auto exposure adjustments and continuous phase detection autofocus, while shooting in both video mode and burst mode. Its price, video options and fast burst mode all add up for creating an enticing camera option for budget  [...]

A leaked document from the investment bank of Samsung has unveiled that the company believes Apple is planning to reveal its 7-inch "iPad mini" device in the 3rd quarter of 2012, and is interested in flexible AMOLED displays for future generations of its tablet PCs. As per a research note that discusses state of AMOLED in the industry, JungHoon Chang, an analyst predicted Apple will be revealing its 3rd generation iPad in the 1st quarter of 2012, while the new 7-inch product for the time being referred to as iPad mini" in 3rd quarter of 2012. Mr. Chang appeared to confirm use of higher-resolution IPS panels in the next-gen iPad.  He also added that Sharp is planning to design and introduce IGZO LCD panels for iPad at its 8G lab, but might not have been successful in mass producing the displays in time for so-called iPad 3. Chang also stated that Apple might yet decide for incorporating flexible panels into future iPads, if panel manufacturing companies  [...]

SanDisk Extreme solid state drive won’t surprise you, but it is one of the best deals among SATA-3 based SSDs in the market. With great performance, reasonable price, it makes a great replacement drive for standard desktop PC or notebook. It is 9.5mm, 2.5 inch thick solid state drive, which supports SATA 3. Like other solid state drives, it provides a great speed boost over standard hard drive, particularly in terms of shutdown times, application performance, boost and wakeup. It comes standard with connector options: SATA, SATA 3 and SATA 2; available capacities: 480GB, 120GB and 240GB and OSes supported: Linux, Mac and Windows. Powering the SanDisk Extreme is the famous SandForce SF-2281 controller that has incorporated DuraClass technology. As per SanDisk, this technology provides security, high performance, endurance with a MTBF (mean time between failures) of two million hours and power efficiency. Fundamentally, it offers a wonderful combination  [...]

HDGuru got it hands on the complete list of purported minimum advertised prices for 2012 range high definition televisions of Samsung, which appeared to be slightly expensive unlike its predecessors. The company is thinking of letting you additional features such as built in cameras, gesture sensing remotes and speech recognition. LED LCD 8000 Series: ultimate micro dimming, edge lit, 3D, 240 Hz, Interactive Remote, Smart TV and 2-inch bezel UN55ES8000 $3399 UN46ES8000 $2699 UN65ES8000 $4699 UN60ES8000 $3999 UN75ES8000 $7299 Samsung UNES7500 Series: micro dimming pro, edge lit, 3D smart TV interactive remote, 240 Hz and .2-inch bezel UN50ES7500 $2699 UN46ES7500 $2399 UN60ES7500 $3699 UN55ES7500 $3099 UNES7100 Series: micro dimming plus, edge lit, smart TV, 3D, .2? bezel UN50ES7100 $2499 UN46ES7100 $2199 UN60ES7100 $3499 UN55ES7100 $2899 Samsung  [...]