By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
We feel that Apple is seriously looking at the MacBook Air and seeing the future of their portable devices. Unibody construction, solid state SSD memory on a chip, soldered RAM chips, sealed batteries in a completely integrated system. Much of the MacBook Air’s design was dictated by the iPad, a non-user serviceable device.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple’s success is generated by its innovation and landmark products like the iPhone 4 as well as the iPad which has taken the consumer electronics market by storm. Both devices can run over 300,000 applications sold on the App Store as well thousands of music and movie titles from the iTunes Store.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The Wall Street journal’s findings revealed that the apps in question were sending Facebook UID’s to at least 25 data collection and advertising firms. UID numbers can reveal a Facebook user’s name as well as other information that could lead to potential privacy issues. The leaks can apparently affect users with the most stringent privacy settings.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
One can’t help but wonder at the foresight, care and attention that went into designing this device. The subtle yet coarse texture on the keyboard’s keys, the almost organic way it feels to the touch and the hyper-intuitive, utterly idiot-proof user interface that ties it all together defines a less-is more approach that just works. It is all about the joy of reading and this is evident.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The Galaxy Tab and BlackBerry PlayBook’s size seem to address the biggest complaint about the iPad, that it is too big and heavy to be held with one hand for prolonged periods of use. The biggest indicator of the newcomers’ competitive viability, aside from specs and features, is price. Competing tablets need to undercut the iPad to be even remotely interesting to consumers.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Challenging the iPad in both the consumer and enterprise markets, RIM is risking everything on their PlayBook play. The new 7-inch PlayBook tablet which features a 1GHz dual-core processor and integrates with user’s existing BlackBerry accounts. The device can handle Flash 10.1 as well as HTML5 web standards plus it has full-1080p HD playback capability.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Since its release in North America, the Samsung Galaxy S has sold over 1,000,000 units in the relatively short span of 45 days. There’s a good chance that the Galaxy S family ( and there are many variants across different celfone companies in North America, Asia and Europe) will be in the running as the top-selling Android smartphone as different variants are released.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The modern smartphone relies on three critical components in order to be competitive in today’s market. Great hardware, a capable and stable OS and an application ecosystem powered by strong developer support and an app store.