'Samsung Galaxy R' Release in UK

SAMSUNG increasingly confident released its flagship product, the Samsung Galaxy.

In the UK, Samsung re-launched its latest smart phone, Galaxy R. The phone is identical with the mobile phone galaxy Z. The operating system used in this latest mobile phones is Android 2.3 Ginggerbread. In addition it is also equipped by Samsung's TouchWiz user interface with the new version.

Armed with dual core processors and uses a 1GHz processor NVIDIA Tegra 2. To display used, the SC-LCD touch screen measuring 4.2 inches. This phone provides a capacity of 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded via microSD memory card slot up to 35GB manifold. In addition, the Galaxy ® has also been equipped with a 5 megapixel camera capable of recording 720p HD video, FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, and battery capacity of 1650mAh.

Recently the news says, the phone is just gliding in the UK. Fans of Samsung mobile phones are asked to be patient waiting for news of this venture into other areas. Here are the specs and features Samsung Galaxy R:

¤ Network: GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
¤ UMTS: 900, 2100
¤ Data Transfer: UMTS & HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
¤ Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 9:45
¤ Weight: 135 grams
¤ Screen: Super Clear LCD, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.20 inches, 16M colors, Multi-touch, Light sensor, Proximity Sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
¤ Operating System: Android Gingerbread
¤ Processor: Dual core processors, Tegra 2 Cortex-A9, 1 GHz
¤ Memory: 1024 MB RAM / 2048 MB ROM
¤ Internal Memory: 8 GB, microSD card up to 32 GB
¤ Camera: 5 MP, LED flash, auto focus, Smile detection, Panorama
¤ Video Recorder: Resolution 1280Ã-720 (720p HD)
¤ Multimedia:
- Music Player Format: MP3, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +
- Video Playback Format: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX FM Radio
- Youtube Player Browser: Support HTML, Flash
¤ Messaging: SMS, MMS, Google Talk, Email (IMAP , POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange)
¤ Connectivity : Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, WiFi (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n), microUSB 2.0, Audio 3.5 mm jack, DLNA
¤ Other Features: SNS Integration (Facebook, Picasa, Twitter), GPS, Phonebook, Calendar, Alarm, document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF, Other), Stopwatch, Countdown timer, memo, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Google Search
¤ Battery: Li-on 1650 mAh, 4 hours talk time, 620 hours standby time

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Scientists Create Battery for iPhone Transparent

Scientists at Stanford University, California, United States (U.S.), try creating a lithium-ion form a very thin sheet of flexible and transparent. He hopes his invention can be used to make transparent the iPhone. Yi Cui and his team, inspired invisibility makes batteries for Apple's craved gadget transparent one day become a reality.

"I want to talk to Steve Jobs about this. I want an iPhone transparent!," Cui said that a battery of experts as well as professor of materials science at Stanford University. Cui made the battery along with one of his students Yuan Yang, who is first author of papers on lithium-ion batteries transparent.

"If something looks smaller than 50 microns, your eyes would like to see it appear transparent," Yang said as quoted by the LA Times, Saturday (07/30/2011). He explained that the maximum power of the human eye sight in the range 50 to 100 microns. Yang and Cui create such a framework for battery electrodes, which every line of his 35-micron-sized width. Because it is still in development, these batteries are still enhanced.

For now, these batteries do not provide enough power for laptops, but it can be used for the camera. And Ciu optimistic, developed a battery that no longer can have a stronger power.

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Monitor Batik AOC i2430Ve Review

AOC constantly updating the product line monitor. Now turn the monitor series i2340Ve who stopped for us to try. What is interesting from a monitor that was first launched in the second quarter of 2011 was? If the AOC e2043Fw we've tried some time ago is one model of product line Green, i2340Ve this time comes from the line of ergonomic products. AOC claims, these products use a technology that delivers wide viewing angles from all directions.

Design

From the design, using a casing made of glossy i2340Ve with batik motifs strokes on the back and base of the monitor.

According to the AOC, this motif inspired by Indonesian batik and batik motif is the use of their efforts to support the movement of love batik in Indonesia. Although not a line of Green products are more environmentally friendly, but at i2340Ve available also features e-Sensor.

This feature serves to detect the presence of users in front of the monitor. The benefit, if the user leaves the computer and the monitor is active, he is able to automatically reduce power consumption. The following is a brief specification of the AOC i2340Ve:

Screen size: 23 inches wide display
Width: 58.4 cm
Format: 16:9
Brightness: 250cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 20.000.000:1
Pixel size / dot pitch: 0.265 x 0.265
Display Area : 509.76 x 286.74 millimeters
Viewpoint: 178/178 degrees
Response time: 6 milliseconds
Maximum Resolution: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz
Dimensions: 563 x 413.3 x 190 Weight: 3.8 kg
Power Consumption: 35 Watt (1 watt standby)

Trial

Interesting to be tested is the e-Sensor features provided on this LED screen monitor. By default, the sensor will detect the presence of users within a distance of 120 cm from the front of the screen. However, the sensors monitor the distance can be adjusted as needed. There is also the setting time to go into power saving mode from 10 to 30 minutes. AOC claims, with such features, the monitor can save electricity consumption by 50 percent compared to regular monitor.

In terms of connectivity, the AOC provides only a simple connector on i2340Ve ie a VGA and DVI ports. No other connectors such as HDMI are now plural found in a variety of computer or multimedia device.

Quite unfortunate especially considering the monitor supports full HD resolution. In the market, AOC i2340Ve currently circulating in the price range of Rp2, 67 million.

Features Excess
¤ Sensors energy saving
¤ Point of view

Lack of widespread
¤ Connectivity is simple, does not support HDMI

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iPhone 5 Display Screen Wider

A new iPhone case designs that leaked on the internet indicates if the fifth generation of Apple's smartphone would show a much different design than its predecessor. Based on the reports cited 9to5Mac TG Daily, Friday (07/29/2011), the design of the casing is leaking it displays the screen and home button are larger but with a thinner body.

9to5Mac managed to get this information from their sources, who previously also give leak design iPad 2 appropriately. In addition, 9to5Mac also confirm that the manufacturer case in central Asia showed this design to a whole seller in many countries.

This news has denied previous rumors that says that the iPhone 5 will have a design similar to the iPhone 4. Even so, as rumors before, this latest information was not yet certain truth. Apple itself, as usual, chose silence and let the media and observers guessing the iPhone display 5 which has been eagerly awaited.

Meanwhile, related to the date of launch, the latest rumors claim that this latest version of the iPhone would be introduced to the public on 5 September.

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