So much has happened in the year of 2011. We take a look back at some of the major launches and events that moved news in 2011, of course we do it month wise:
JanuaryiPhone 4 CDMA : Verizon iPhone Confirmed : CDMA and Available 10th FEB 2011
Google Announces Honeycomb for Tablets : Google shows off Android 3.0 Honeycomb on Video
Samsung Shows off Series 9 Laptops : Samsung 9 Series laptop unveiled, Super Slim
February
Nokia and Windows [...]
The list of the most pirated movies on BitTorrent reveals that Fast Five is the most pirated movie of 2011, with over 9 million illegal dollars. Costing the makers of the Movie Millions of dollars in revenue. The list goes on with movies like The Hangover II, Thor, Sourcecode, and I Am Number Four.
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Continuing on with our Tradition of Holiday Guides today we bring the best phones under the 20,000 Rupees mark (15,000 – 20,000), Of course you can check out our under 15,000 guide and Under 10,000 Guide if they better suits your purpose.
(In order of preference) Android PhonesSamsung Galaxy R (Rs. 20,000) : Have 20k to spend? This is our pick for smartphone under the 20 thousand mark. The dual core smartphone is available at online retailers for prices well below 19k including deals, searching will get you a good deal. The phone [...]
Tis’ still the season to be jolly and our next guide covers all sorts of phones we recommend under Ra. 10,000 check it out.
Android Phones
Samsung Galaxy Y (Rs. 7150/-) Android 2.3, a cheap price, 3 inch capacitive touch, 835 Mhz processor, a good 2MP camera and decent performance. We recommend it.
Alternatives
LG Optimus Net (Rs. 9999) Dell XCD 35 (Rs. 8599) Micromax Andro A70 (Rs. 7500) Android Qwerty Not a lot of options [...]Mcafee has released its 2011 edition Security Journal which outlines the “Quantum Leap” in Security, Data, and Privacy Concerns, or so the company claims anyway.
As security experts, we need to be leaders in understanding what the next-generation threats are,Technologies are more interconnected than ever before, and that has led to new types of security threats and data and privacy concerns. As new platforms gain traction and visibility at the attacker level, now is the time to examine these threats and inform organizations and individuals on how they can protect themselves.”
-Vincent Weafer, senior vice president of McAfee Labs.
Sony plans to double its VAIO laptop sales this year. With over 62 models in 4 different series, the company may just achieve its targets. Read the Press Release to find out how.
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Sony India today announced its strategy to double VAIO sales [...]
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f a report from market hardware news watch website Digitimes reports that, Sony’s manufacturing partners will begin building the Playstation 4 by the end of this year for a launch schedule of quarter 2 2012. There are no specific details , but most rumors talk about a kinect type motion sensing technology to replace the current generation PS3 Move.
Sony has always held in strong opinion that physical controls are essential for gaming. Dropping that claim would be very convenient for the company and possibly [...]
iCloud is the new age MobileMe replacement. It integrates the existing Contacts, Calendars and Mail apps with 6 new apps. These apps are:
App Store: Provides a Full Purchase history of all applications ever purchased from the iStore. iBooks : Will download and sync all books with furthest read location to all iDevices. You don’t have to worry about where you stopped reading on your iPhone. Just pick up your iPad and continue. Backup: Takes a daily backup of your iDevices which include the following: pictures, settings, contacts, messages, apps, app data etc. When [...]
The 13-inch concept tablet features a dedicated dock for mobile phones and other devices. When inserted, a visualization of the phone onscreen works in the same manner as would the device itself, permitting dialing, calling, texting, and other use. the loading of disk media or flash drives offers a similar intuitive functionality. Integrated charging eliminates the need for AC or outlet-specific adapters for these kinds of devices.
Google has just officially announced that they are working on the next build of Android that works together on all devices. In their own words “One OS that runs everywhere.” This OS will adapt to its device identifying the smartphone from a tablet and customizing itself to fit the bill properly. The launch of ICS is scheduled for Q4 2011.
Apple has issued a Release showing their Q2 results:
iPad
Sold 4.69 million units of the iPad compared to 7.33 million iPads first quarter 2011.iPhone
Sold 18.65 million units globally, compared to 8.75 million units in the same quarter 2010. Sold 16.24 million units in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.iPod
Sold 9.02 million units, down from 10.89 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2010. Sold 19.45 million [...]There is a massive stir in the rumor mill that Amazon will release its Android Tablet this Summer as an answer to ever growing popularity of the said devices. Amazon will also release a new version of worlds most popular e-book reader the Amazon Kindle. Rumors suggest that the Tablet will be manufactured by Samsung and will run a customized version of Honeycomb 3.0 for Android. This will also perfectly fit the new Android app-store and Cloud-Drive from Amazon.
Other Reports suggest that the Tablet will infact be a revision the the Kindle and will have a color e-ink display. With Android, an E-Ink Display running Honeycomb 3.0 and a capacitive touchscreen in a 10.1 inch [...]
