Apple iOS 5 Preview

iOS 5 is Apples new operating system with features that are exceeding two-hundred, this iOS is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod Touch of both 3G and 4G. The new features in this iOS are iMessage, News Stand, Notification Center, Camera, Reminders, Photos, Twitter, Safari, PC Free, Mail, Calender, Multi-Tasking Gestures for iPad, Air- Play Mirroring for iPod 2, Wi-Fi Sync, Game Center and etc.,

iMessage : is a feature where we can send text messages using Wi-Fi or 3G from iPhone/ iPod Touch/ iPad to others having these devices. It also allows you to send photos, videos, contacts and locations, receive delivery receipts, read receipts which is optional, and other features like ellipsis points appear when you get a response to your message from others, a conversation begun in an iOS device can be ended on an other iOS device.

Newsstand : is a feature where it allows you to organize all your favorite magazines and newspapers for which you have subscribed. Subscriptions can also be made through App Store where you can search and also get the ratings for that particular magazine/ newspaper, and the newly subscribed appear on the newsstand automatically. It also updates your magazines/ newspapers including their latest outer cover when a new issue arrives.

Notification Center : is a feature where it organises all your notifications such as new email, text messages, friend requests and etc., to a single location which can be accessed while visiting any application, you can view them by sliding it down from the top of your screen, they also immediately disappear without interrupting while you work on different applications, and it also allows you to easily respond to notifications like a single swipe to listen to voicemails when the device is on lock screen mode.

Remainders : since this feature allows you to organize your to-do list with due dates and location it alerts you immediately while you reach that particular location, they also work with iCal, iCloud, and Outlook therefore an automatic updation is made to all your devices calendar.

Camera : Now you can access to camera app from lock screen with one tap, features like grid-lines, touch and  focus to lock a particular images focus and exposure, pinch to zoom, and take a snap by pressing the volume up button.

Photos : it includes features like Auto-Enhance, Red Eye Removal by making a single tap on the eye and double tap to undo it, crop, rotate within the photo app, and other features like a copy of the photo is sent to iPad automatically when taken with iPhone/ iCloud, organizing your photos in albums.

Safari : has been enhanced with features like Reading List where where it allows you to save your favorite articles/ pages for later reading and can be updated to all other iOS devices using iCloud, Tabbed browsing in iPad to shift between pages using tabs, and can read articles without any ads/ clutter.

Twitter : this feature allows you to tweet from your iOS devices, you can sign in through the settings given, add location,  and can tweet directly from photos, safari, youtube and etc., as twitter is integrated systemwide.

PC Free : this feature allows you to activate and set your iPhone/ iPod Touch/ iPad wirelessly therefore you need not have a PC or Mac for downloading free iOS software updates, editing photos, adding new email folder and etc., and can backup and restore your device with iCloud automatically.

Multi-Tasking Gestures : using four/ five fingers swipe the screen where you can view multi-tasking bar, pinch to restore to home screen, and swipe leftwards and rightwards to shift between apps.

Wi-Fi Sync : for wireless connection to your iOS device to your PC/ Mac, so that when your iOS device is connected to a power source it automatically syncs and backs up all new contents present to your iTunes.

Air Play Mirroring : as the feature now supports video mirroring streaming can be done wirelessly and securely from your iPad 2 to HDTV via Apple TV.

Mail : feature allows you to format the text which you type in your mail such as creating indents, bold, italics, underline, you can also rearrange the names in the address field, add/ delete folders, flag messages, search for any particular mails by typing the body of the message.

Calender : you can create an event by a single tap, organize your events such as add, view event attachments, delete and rename directly from calender app, adjust time and duration by dragging, and these events can also be shared and kept in sync with other iOS devices using iCloud.

Game Center : comes with even more Game Center features such as you can add a profile picture, get new friend recommendations depending on the games you play and the players, new overall achievement score to catch up with your opponents, find new games within the Game Center and etc.,

Nokia C3-01 Review and Specifications

Nokia C3-01 is a touchscreen phone with 3G of 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps High Speed Uplink Packet Access, the screen size is of 2.4 inches with a resolution of 240 * 320, with 262k colors, TFT resistive touchscreen, its dimensions are 111 * 47.5 * 11 mm, 100 g in weight. The phone has a memory of 30 MB which is further extendable to 32 GB using microSD card.

The phone has 5 MP camera with zoom up to 4x (digital), Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF), LED flash, with JPEG as still image format, you can also upload your image on facebook using WLAN and 3.5G. It captures video in QVGA (Quarter Video Graphics Array) with 30 frames per second, with 15 frames per second using VGA and has 3gp video file format.

The other features of the phone include Stereo FM Radio with RDS, customisable radio theme, media player, has music codecs like MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, it is a speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack, voice commands, Wi-Fi with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, dual transfer mode GPRS, EDGE, Stereo Bluetooth v2.1 with enhanced data rate, Flight mode, has full web browsing using touchscreen control, access to facebook and twitter, nokia mobile search, Adobe Flash Lite 3.0, RSS Reader, messaging using MMS, SMS, SMTP, Email, IMAP4, POP3, nokia express audio messaging, flash messaging and etc.,

The battery of the phone is of 1050 mAh Li-Ion battery with talk-time power of 4 h, stand-by power of 440 h, 20 h of music playback. The phone comes in three colors such as silver, khaki gold and warm grey. The expected price of Nokia C3-01 is $110.

Nokia C3-01 Specifications :

3G : 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps High Speed Uplink Packet Access

Dimensions : 111 * 47.5 * 11 mm

Weight : 100 g

Screen size : 2.4 inches

Resolution : 240 * 320, with 262k colors, TFT resistive touchscreen

Memory : 30 MB which is further extendable to 32 GB using microSD card

Camera : 5 MP camera with zoom up to 4x (digital), Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF), LED flash, with JPEG as still image format, It captures video in QVGA (Quarter Video Graphics Array) with 30 frames per second, with 15 frames per second using VGA and has 3gp video file format

Stereo FM Radio with RDS, customisable radio theme

Media player, has music codecs like MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack

Voice commands

Wi-Fi with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Dual transfer mode GPRS

EDGE

Stereo Bluetooth v2.1 with enhanced data rate

Flight mode

Full web browsing using touchscreen control

Access to facebook and twitter, nokia mobile search

Adobe Flash Lite 3.0

RSS Reader

Messaging using MMS, SMS, SMTP, Email, IMAP4, POP3, nokia express audio messaging, flash messaging and etc.,

Battery : 1050 mAh Li-Ion battery with talk-time power of 4 h, stand-by power of 440 h, 20 h of music playback

Color : silver, khaki gold and warm grey

LG Aloha Coming to Verizon As LG Ally in May – Specifications

LG Ally is the first device from LG Electronics that is powered by 1GHz Snapdragon Processor and Android 2.1 OS. This handset was initially named as LU2300 later LG Aloha and now finally its expected to be launched mid of May as LG Ally. This is a handset with Full QWERTY keypad and Touchscreen.

The handset possess an amazing quality with the 3G connectivity you can remain connected to family and friends. The integrated social networking capability gives direct access to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, while a rear camera and a microSD memory card slot completes its list of features.

LG Ally Specifications

  • 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display
  • 480 x 800 pixels resolution
  • 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
  • Android 2.1 OS
  • Full QWERTY keypad
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Dolby Mobile sound enhancement
  • 3 GB internal memory
  • 32 GB external memory
  • GPRS/EDGE
  • 3G Connectivity
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 5 MP Camera with autofocus and LED flash
  • Geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilizer
  • HD (720p) video recording
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • A-GPS support
  • Java
  • Social networking integration with live updates
  • 1350 mAh battery

Though the phone is expected to be launched in the market shortly the price is kept unveiled.