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Google Nexus 10
Today Google was going to have an announcement in New York City but the weather caused them to cancel the release, but that didn’t stop them from giving us two new devices and an update to one. The first is an update to the Nexus 7, then a new Nexus 4 phone, and finally a Nexus 10 tablet. Plus they all run the updated Android 4.2, and have Google Now functionality for searching.
The Nexus 10 is a 10.055″ display at a 2560×1600 resolution, 9 hours of battery while playing video, front and back cameras, and multi user mode. It also comes in a 16 and 32 GB model, 2GB RAM, Dual-Core A15, Dual MiMO WiFi, and Micro HDMI. Looks like good specs but the images of the device make it look more rounded than a Nexus 7 so check out the gallery.
Screen with Gorilla Glass 2 | 10.055″ 2560×1600 Resolution |
CPU / GPU | Dual-Core A15 / Mali T604 |
Cameras | 5MP back, 1.9MP front |
Wireless | Wifi (MIMO+HT40), Bluetooth, NFC, GPS |
Storage | 16GB + 32GB |
RAM | 2GB |
Battery | 9000 mAh Lithium polymer |
OS | Android 4.2 Jelly Bean |
Connections | Micro USB, Micro HDMI, Magnetic Pogo pin Plug, 3.5mm headphone |
Sensors | Microphone, Compass, Ambient light |
Price | 16GB – $399 / 32GB – $499 |
Apple iPad 4th Generation
Apple announced a quick update to the iPad at their “event” that also announced an iPad mini. This makes this the 4th generation iPad, there wasn’t much new the biggest update was a faster A6X processor and changing to the Lighting connector. With this update they also discontinued the 3rd generation iPad, this looks like they did this so they can get users off of the old connector and on to the new Lighting connecter. There was also an update for iBooks that includes iCloud sync, new reading mode and the ability to share a selection of text. The price of the iPad has not changed and ships along with the iPad mini November 2
2012.
Screen | 9.9 inch Retina display |
Processor | Dual-core A6X with quad-core graphics |
Wireless | Dual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GSM or CDMA, LTE |
Carriers in USA | AT&T, Sprint, Verizon |
Colors | Black and White |
Cameras | 5MP back 1080p video, 1.2MP front 720p video |
Connectors | Lighting, 3.5mm headphone, nano-SIM |
Battery | 10 hours web, 9 hours web on cell data |
Pre-Order / Ships | October 26 2012 / November 2 2012 for Wi-Fi |
Price Wi-Fi | 16GB $499, 32GB $599, 64GB $699 |
Price Wi-Fi + Cell | 16GB $629, 32GB $729, 64GB $829 |
Apple iPad mini
Apple had a big “Event” today they announced a updates to the MacBook Pro, iMac, iPad, and a new iPad mini that is smaller iPad with similar specs as the iPad. The new mini has a 7.9 inch diagonal screen with the same 1024 x 768 resolution as the iPad. It runs a slower A5 processor but has the same 10 hour expected battery life, along with a 5MP rear camera and 1.2MP front camera, and the new Lightning connector. It will come in a Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cell version that runs all the normal iPad apps with no special changes to the app. There is both a Black and White version, in 16/32/64GB and you can get a special smart cover that comes in multiple colors.
Check out the gallery and tech spec table below.
Screen | 7.9 inch 1024 x 768 resolution |
Processor | Dual-core A5 |
Storage | 16, 32, 64 GB |
Wireless | Dual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GSM or CDMA, LTE, |
Carriers in USA | AT&T, Sprint, Verizon |
Colors | Black and White, |
Camera | 5MP back 1080p video, 1.2MP front 720p video |
Connectors | Lighting, 3.5mm headphone, nano-SIM |
Battery | 10 hours web, 9 hours web on cell data |
Pre-Order / Ships | October 26 2012 / November 2 2012 for Wi-Fi |
Price Wi-Fi | 16GB $329, 32GB $429, 64GB $529 |
Price Wi-Fi + Cell | 16GB $459, 32GB $559, 64GB $659 |
Samsung GALAXY S III mini
Samsung put out an announcement today that they are making a smaller 4 inch GALAXY S III smartphone that will be running Android 4.1 but still have similar design of the 4.8 inch GALAXY S III. Some other things other than the smaller size it also comes with a slower 1 GHz Dual Core processor only a 5MP back and VGA front camera and the largest size is only 16GB of storage. One thing that is interesting in there release is that it shows having 8Gb RAM, this may just be a typo because they messed up other parts of the specs in that part but its most likely 1GB of RAM.
The system runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz customization along Samsung’s other apps. They also included a FM Radio, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and runs on HSPA/EDGE/GPRS and no LTE. The phone comes in both 8 and 16 GB storage sizes and with only 32GB of microSD storage slot. Check out the specs below and gallery of product shots.
Display | 4.0′ WVGA Super AMOLED |
CPU | Dual Core 1GHz |
OS | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
Camera | 5MP AF + LED Flash / VGA Front |
Network | HSPA 14.4/5.76 900/1900/2100
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 |
Storage | 8 + 16 GB / microSD up to 32 GB |
Battery | 1,500mAh |
Connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS, FM |
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7” and 8.9” 4G LTE
The new updated version of the Amazon Kindle Fire was announced today; this includes an update to last year’s Kindle Fire, the Kindle Fire HD in a 7″ and 8.9″ that is in a WIFI and 4G LTE version. They also updated the software to add things like X-Ray IMDB people look up when watching movies, Wikipedia and YouTube videos when looking at words in text.
They spent some time in the announcement talking about how fast the OMAP4 processer with built in graphics engine. The display on the 8.9″ is an HD 254 ppi 1920×1200 pixel resolution, and on the 7″ has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. Amazon also talked about how good the WIFI is that includes both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radio systems with MIMO technology to use two antennas to boost reception depending on what antenna is getting the best signal. As for battery life they claim 11 hours on the 7″ Kindle Fire HD.
Few extra things they included was an HD front camera, HDMI out, Bluetooth, updated email and calendar applications, Wispersync for games to keep location in the game and scores. The Dolby dual stereo speakers are supposed give great audio sound to make watching videos better.
The 4G service is kind of cool but kind of limited; it costs $49.99 a year, and includes 250MB of data a month. It also includes 20GB of Cloud Drive storage and a $10 Amazon Appstore credit.
Fire HD 8.9″ 4G LTE | Fire HD 8.9″ | Fire HD | Fire |
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32GB $499 | 16GB $299 | 16GB $199 | 8GB $159 |
64GB $599 | 32GB $369 | 32GB $249 | |
Ships November 20 2012 | Ships November 20 2012 | Ships September 14 2012 | Ships September 14 2012 |