Galaxy S3, and LG Optimus LTE iPhone 5 2 compared – The best mobile phones in 2012

LG has announced in a brief press release, the LG Optimus 2 LTE smartphone. In the context of the presentation of the Galaxy S3 LG puts gradually installed in the new LG Optimus LTE 2 phone whopping 2GB of RAM. Exceeded for fear of his arch-rival Samsung to be, LG has announced just one day after the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 in his native Korea a new smartphone, the second LT Optimus

LG Optimus LTE 2 – The challenger

What makes the LG Optimus 2 from all other current smartphones, is mainly the amount of RAM, a whopping 2GB of RAM can come up the phone, bringing the computing power of a small PC with it. The new LG mobile phone includes a 2150mAh battery, a wireless charging, LTE, dual-core chip and a 4.7-inch “True HD IPS” screen, which builds on LG’s own proprietary display technology.

Source: lg.com
According to the LG Optimus LTE 2 is the first ever mobile phone on the market, which is equipped with 2GB of RAM. It also has some properties that are consistent with the Samsung Galaxy S3, for example, a wireless charging system, facial recognition to unlock widgets, voice control and a quick photo mode in the camera, up to 5 images photographed in succession .

The screen size of the LG LTE Optimus 2 to 4.7 inches and 1280 × 720 pixels slightly smaller than the Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.8-inch panel. Qualcomm MSM8960 processor is integrated S4. Other features include a 2150mAh battery, 4G LTE connectivity, and Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Currently, the LG Optimus LTE 2 was only announced for Korea, where it is the end of the month on the market.

2GB of RAM are enough to convince potential buyers and the purchase of the Samsung Galaxy S3 hold? Probably not.

Galaxy S3 – The Primus

The Galaxy S III may, however with a new 4.8-inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display, a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, and – perhaps more importantly – with several software modifications to improve the user experience boast. Many of the alleged specifications and rumors have turned out to be outrageous, but that bdeutet not think the Galaxy S3 is behind the expectations.

Space-time helps us know where our friends no matter what smartphone with

There are some things that, in spite of living in the rise of mobile phones, yet they cost to make a quick and easy. Such as know where the friends you have left. Do it with repeated messages using a service can overwhelm if we are left with many people. With calls can be even worse. Apple solved by the application look to your friends , Google has its Latitude … but of course, not everyone uses those services. Space-Time allows us to control the location of our friends skipping compatibility issues.

The application is more rudimentary, but perfectly fulfills its purpose. No matter the phone you have: BlackBerry, Symbian, iPhone OS, Android … Space-time allows us to choose a contact from our schedule, send a message with a link to a site and, if such contact allows, send your location by clicking that link. Our coordinates to be sent to another phone, all the delicate steps are preceded by a dialogue asking for permission.

The idea is, above all, avoid trouble by the fact that each friend has a smartphone and a different operating system. For testing I could do not perform badly, and management leverages HTML5 location to universalize the process of sending someone our position. Space-Time is currently available for IOS, and is free. Also perfect for when solutions like Latitude or Search to my friends fail for whatever reason.

HTC One X, análisis

One X HTC. Take note of this name because, if the market applies, the Samsung Galaxy SII as your successor is already referenced in the Android world. At least it will be for a few months and provided that the diagonal of 4.7 inches convince you that it is not my case. I prefer a little more restrained in the technical section.

After the test that we put in Engadget at One HTC X , and I can say that you’re facing one of the most complete phones have passed through my hands. Are not you curious to know why I think so? The solution is in this comprehensive analysis of HTC X One.

HTC One X, the resurgence of the company

HTC had a bad 2011. With the Galaxy SII phone become the best known of the Android smartphone, their models did not finish to make his mark among consumers.

With such a saturated market, having a reference model is a common goal of all brands. Apple has it easy because you only have one. Needless to say Samsung has placed the name Galaxy S in the history of telephony. Thus, both the iPhone 4S as the Galaxy models IBS are recognizable even above its parent brand.

HTC needed something similar. And the company was clear that 2012 should be the year of his comeback. And what if he has.

It has done well with not one but a series phone, the One, easy to remember name, no fuss and more importantly, easily recognizable by the consumer.

The HTC One X is the highlight of this range which premiered at the MWC in Barcelona last, and after analyzing it thoroughly, and I can assure you that they achieved their goal: to be the phone company’s franchise and one of the references in Android devices.

Yes, with the One X, HTC has definitely returned to the mobile elite. The only question I have is whether sales will accompany the free price now is more important than ever.

The Panasonic DECT phone befriend your mobile

Panasonic does not leave out one of its business lines and has presented their new DECT digital home.

The new Panasonic KX-TG7740 and KX-TG773 are two terminals that use DECT 6.0 Plus specification, and have better coverage with the possibility of using up to six handsets with one base, and larger and backlit keys.

These new phones also integrate technology Link2Cell, much more interesting and that through bluetooth, mobile links with our fixed and can use these as hands-free if we or the mobile terminal over a DECT network from home.

Also the calendar can be shared, and even if Apple’s iPhone, integrate mobile ringtones on the fixed.

Samsung Series 5 Ultra

Although Samsung has already launched its own ultra-thin laptop, the Samsung Series 9 , Series 5, with Samsung 530U to the head, is the first to arrive in Spain as an official member of the family of Intel Ultrabooks.

With an aluminum design a bit out of the black chrome of his predecessor and good expansion options, the Samsung 530U comes in 13.3 and 14 diagonal inches to a starting price of 799 euros. Then we explain its fundamental characteristics.

Dimensions and Screen

Wrapped in a minimalist aluminum casing and black chiclet keyboard, the Samsung 530U is an ultraportable canon. Its rounded measuring 315 × 218.9 × 14.9 mm and weighing 1.39 kilos in the lighter version as possible (which brings SSD). The conventional hard drive version weighs 1.45 kilos.

If we go to 14-inch model, the dimensions change to 333 × 229.5 × 20.9 mm with 1.74 kilos. In both cases the screen is a LCD – LED on TN panel with 1366 × 768 resolution and 300 nits of brightness. The screen also has an effective anti-reflective coating, a feature that remains spectacular auizá to blacks or colors of the screen but more than one are essential.

With a good-sized multi-touch touchpad, the only negative point is that the keyboard is not backlit and this function is not contemplated or as an extra.

Samsung Series 5. Hardware

As Ultrabook that price, the Samsung Series 5 incorporates the Intel Sandy Bridge platform with an Intel Core i5 2467M at 1.6 GHz reaches 4GB DDR3 RAM soldered to motherboard, but can be extended further by another 4 slot for expansion . The hard disk is also accessible from the bottom.

The 14-inch model also has a DVD optical drive. The other ports are common and pass through HDMI, VGA, 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, headphone, microphone, ethernet and Kensington Lock. Wireless connectivity goes through WiFi N and Bluetooth 3.0 HS. A port card 4 in 1 is responsible for processing the SD and its variants.

The whole system is governed by the Cache Express platform that allows, in theory, start the computer in 20 seconds and remove from sleep in just 2 seconds.

Multimedia and Battery

The computer graphics is an Intel HD on-board shared memory. Only 14-inch model has enough space to house an AMD Radeon HD 7550M with 1GB of graphics memory itself.

Sound is another section in which the 14-inch model varies subtly. The speakers of the 13.3-inch version is 2 × 1.5 watts, mientrs than his brother of 14 reach 2 × 14 watts.

With regard to autonomy. Specifications pray that the Samsung Series 5 has a 4-cell battery 45Wh. With it, the team holds about 6.5 hours of theory in operation.

EU wants to achieve more rapid reduction in roaming charges

The cost of using mobile phones in other EU countries are expected to fall further and faster than previously planned . This goes out from a show yesterday between MEPs, the EU Commission and EU Council of Ministers concluded compromise, which was announced today.

According to the roaming charges from 1 July 2012 to 0.29 € per minute for incoming calls and € 0.09 per fall short message. In July 2011 they had not yet agreed to 0.32 € per minute for calls even started and 0.10 € per SMS. At the same time, the data transmission can be effective. While we wanted to achieve in the past year or € 0.90 per megabyte, the compromise now provides for 0.70 euros. At any price, but then the national valid value added tax offset.

Previously proposed price limits for EU citizens in other EU countries (plus VAT)
Current First July 2012 First July 2013 First July 2014
Data Transfer (per megabyte) € 0.90 € 0.70 € 0.50
Outgoing calls (per minute) € 0.35 € 0.32 € 0.28 € 0.24
Incoming calls (per minute) € 0.11 € 0.10 € 0.10 € 0.10
Short messages € 0.11 € 0.10 € 0.10 € 0.10
Currently proposed price limits for EU citizens in other EU countries (plus VAT)
Current First July 2012 First July 2013 First July 2014
Data Transfer (per megabyte) € 0.70 € 0.45 € 0.20
Outgoing calls (per minute) € 0.35 € 0.29 € 0.24 € 0.19
Incoming calls (per minute) € 0.11 € 0.08 € 0.07 € 0.05
Short messages € 0.11 € 0.09 € 0.08 € 0.06

Based on the new proposal, which must be approved in the second quarter of the relevant fora, should also be in the next two years, prices come down more clearly than before. From 1 July 2014 to outbound calls per minute, then only 0.19 €, 0.05 € thorough cost. Previously forecast provided fee of 0.24 € 0.10 € respectively.

At the same time mobile phone users from 1 July 2014, in addition to complete their existing contracts, so-called roaming agreements. These can come from a provider other than the main contract, the availability under the usual telephone number remains ensured. When crossing the border to the cell phone to automatically select the roaming agreement associated network. For the data can use the local provider to offer additional special conditions, the amount must be based on the domestic use.

Apple today held a press conference to announce what investors want to do with its one hundred billion dollars

Apple has given us a surprise starting this week with the announcement of a press conference. In it, the CEO and CFO Tim Cook Peter Oppenheimer discussed Apple’s intentions about money in liquid has now. A lot of money, almost one hundred billion dollars, and we know full well that in Cupertino are not to think things lightly.

In the press release makes clear that this is not the typical conference where he announced the benefits of the last fiscal quarter (the next one will not play until late next month), and will not provide data or those numbers or of other things. Tim and Peter will speak strictly of what they will do with those one hundred billion dollars, which I had long been asking investors.

The conference will be held at six o’clock hour from San Francisco (petite looking forward to starting the work day soon, right?), So that in Spain we can listen to two in the afternoon through a streaming audio . Yes, yes, today, in less than six hours. Of course, you will have all the latest in Applesfera promptly in case of interesting surprises.

Sparrow comes to IOS through its application for the iPhone and iPod touch

Sparrow, the mail manager that site has become one of the most popular applications on OS X, has just been released in IOS for iPhone and iPod touch. As with the Mac client, Sparrow is focused on providing simple and efficient interface to manage multiple email accounts.

The messages from our inbox completely occupy the main application screen, and can write a new mail in seconds after selecting the contacts of our agenda. Moving the finger to the right side will access a menu with all options of the mail account, and repeating the process we can see a main menu with all the accounts we have set. It highlights how we can move to the “conversations” message, moving your finger vertically.

All, how could it be otherwise, with care and quality of interface to which we are accustomed to the creators of Sparrow. Personally I like the detail of the application icon mimicking the system as if it were part of IOS naturally.

They are the same responsible, however, those who warn of a lack: no push notifications. That “would store user credentials on their servers,” and is “a responsibility that are not yet prepared to accept.” The developers, in a sense, ask Apple they can use an API through which they can alert the user, and initially used API but took Cupertino to reject the application.

iA Writer, the quintessence of the type now available for iPhone

Writing without distractions of any kind, with the possibility of beginning an essay on the iPhone itself and continue later in the iPhone or the Mac When developing any text, regardless of the device on which this is done, as much or Most importantly, their creativity and presentation of content. If we join the cleaning of a most simplistic interface and speed of text input, then we get the new version of IOS iA Universal Writer.

Recently announced by the same application development company, yesterday was marked on the calendar to the emergence a new review of this application, which combines support for both iPad iPhone as well as with the corresponding version of Mac desktop environment with automatic transfer of the various text documents created making use icloud for that purpose.

In addition, iA Writer shows slight changes in the keyboard device, allowing much faster access and responsive to commonly used punctuation marks, such as point, coma or even a simple script.

However, both the platform and the application still have an outstanding debt to the language of Cervantes, must carry out the much-touted long press if we name our country with full ownership, at least as far as iPhone is concerned.

Not more than outline the possibility of a link to our Dropbox account, which gain access to our documents through another mass storage service, as well as to share with others and transform work in a collaborative task, with the consideration is not given the multiple update in real time that does provide Google Docs, at least in its version for Android .

iPhone OS 5.1 now available for download. Brings minor improvements

During the presentation of new iPad , Tim Cook has announced the latest version of IOS: IOS 5.1. The update is available Over-The-Air and iTunes for the previous iPhone, iPhone (3G and up) and iPod nano (3rd generation onwards).

5.1 fixes some bugs IOS and introduces minor enhancements. For example, we can now access the camera with a single gesture from the locked screen and the camera application offers options to edit your photos on the iPad.

New in iPhone OS 5.1

These are all the major enhancements of the update:

Siri in Japanese (no Spanish on demand)
Now we can delete images from “Photos in streaming”
The shortcut button to the camera is always visible on the screen is locked
Facial recognition now-squares camera all detected faces
Camera.app redesigned on the iPad (with the improvements already have the iPhone 4S)
“Mixing Genius” and Genius playlists for iTunes clients Match
Enhanced audio for movies and series on the iPad
Fix bugs affecting the battery life
Fixes a bug that made outgoing calls are silenced