Apple I- Phone

Bloomberg reports according to "three people familiar with the product", Apple will launch iPad 3 in March, which will come with a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and also work on 4G LTE networks. Bloomberg reports:

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said. 

Bloomberg goes on to add:

Apple is bringing LTE to the iPad before the iPhone because the tablet has a bigger battery and can better support the power requirements of the newer technology, said one of the people.

The new display is capable of greater resolution than the current iPad, with more pixels on its screen than some high- definition televisions, the person said. The pixels are small enough to make the images look like printed material, according to the person. Videos begin playing almost instantly because of the additional graphics processing, the person said. 

As reported earlier in the week, Bloomberg also claims that the iPad 3 production started at the beginning of the month.

Apple is widely expected to launch iPad 3 with Retina Display. However, there has been contradictory rumors about the thickness of the next iPad. Some reports have claimed that it will be slightly thicker to accomodate the change in LED backlight design for iPad 3's Retina Display, while others insist iPad 3 will be thinner than iPad 2.

We really hope that this rumor of a iPad 3 with Retina Display, quad-core processor and 4G LTE support turns out to be true. What about you?

[via Bloomberg]

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NVIDIA has unveiled the world’s first Quad-Core Tegra 3 processor for tablets and mobile phones. This is said to offer PC-class performance levels, better battery life and better mobile experiences (Better web experience, faster applications and multitasking) in tablets and mobile phones.This was previously named, Project Kal-El that was confirmed by the Nvidia CEO in AsiaD last month.

The Tegra 3 processor has 12-core GeForce GPU that would offer 3x the graphics performance of Tegra 2, and up to 61 percent lower power consumption that would offer 12 hours of battery life for HD video playback. This is based on Variable SMP (vSMP) Multi-Core CPU Architecture for Low Power and High Performance. This is designed to use less power while running in four cores than dual-core processors.

It shuts down its 4 cores while performing tasks that require less power consumption like, music, playing back video or updating background data and uses its companion core. It switches to the cores from the companion cores while performing heavy tasks like web browsing, multitasking and gaming.

It offers full game-controller support that would let the consumers to play games on their tablet or super phone, or connect to big screen HDTVs for a truly immersive experience and offers 3D Vision technology and automatically converts OpenGL applications to stereo 3D, so consumers can experience 3D on a big screen 3D TV (via HDMI 1.4).

40 Tegra games are expected to be available by the end of 2011 and over 15 Tegra 3 games are under development for Tegra Zone. The Tegra 3 processor is in production and it is expected to be available in December 2011 starting with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime with more devices in future. Developers can download Tegra 3 developer’s kit now.

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Just a while back we had heard about Samsung confirming the Galaxy S II LTE, not it’s the time for the Galaxy Tab to go LTE. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 has not even launched in all the countries yet and Samsung has already confirmed an LTE version of the same with spec upgrades and it will also be shipping with the latest Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

The Galaxy Tab will consist of a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, we think the same one inside the Galaxy S II LTE. It will also have a 3MP camera, WXGA (1280×800) display. The 8.9 LTE will be 8.6 mm thick and 455g in weight.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 will be launching soon, won’t this affect the sales of the original 8.9 which has already been shipped? Why would people want to buy a 1 GHz dual core device Tegra2 device when they can buy the new 8.9 tab with the latest 1.5 GHz processor? If you were thinking of buying the Galaxy 8.9 tab then wait for some time, Samsung will be unveiling the new tab as soon as August 29.

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HP recently announced the TouchPad 4G tablet, exclusively for the AT&T customers in the US. This tablet is the 4G version of the HP’s first tablet device, the HP TouchPad. The original HP TouchPad was announced in February and it was released in July with a price tag of $499.99 for the 16 GB version and $599.99 for the 32 GB version. The HP TouchPad 4G will come with a powerful 1.5 GHz processor, instead of the 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor found on the original version.

“Consumers and small business customers are seeking cutting-edge mobile computing devices that offer easy access to the web and the ability to stay in touch with friends and clients on the go,” said David Haight, vice president, Business Development, Emerging Devices, AT&T. “The TouchPad 4G is a sharp, multifunctional device that delivers the perfect set of features. Pairing it with the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network and most extensive Wi-Fi network gives TouchPad 4G users the best mobile broadband experience in the market.”

HP has not yet announced the complete specs of this device, but it is expected to come with the same 9.7 inch display with 1024 x 768 pixels resolution, HP webOS Operating System, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera with video calling, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB connector, WiFi b/g/n, 4G Connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Stereo speakers, 32GB internal memory, Browser with Full Flash support, Compass, light sensor and much more.

The HP TouchPad 4G is expected to be available only in 32 GB version since the company has not mentioned the 16 GB or 64 GB variant of this tablet. The price and release date of this tablet will be announced soon. Stay tuned for more updates!

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It’s been a spicy month for us this June and it looks like it will be a spicy July too. We’ve had the the Spice Mi 410 in our office for review for a few days now.

The Spice Mi 410 is a phone manufactured by CSL, a Malaysian mobile phone brand, recently acquired by Spice. The Android 2.2 Froyo device is powered by a Qualcomm based 1GHz processor and the Adreno 205 GPU. Armed with half a gigabyte of RAM and a 4.1inch screen, the MI410 cannot be considered a slouch or an obsolete device. The device is available exclusively through Spice Retail stores and the online store saholic.com

The phone is already available n the markets at a ultra competitive price of Rs.14000.Stay tuned to fonearena.com as we review this latest entrant in the 1GHz category of Android devices.

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One might think LG is out of the smartphone market but the company has managed to sell 2 million units of its affordable Optimus One smartphone.  Now LG has managed to surprise everyone by launching the world’s first dual-core smartphone- OPTIMUS 2x which is capable of recording and playing 1080p HD video.The LG Optimus 2X is powered by the dual-core Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip from NVIDIA  runs at a clock speed of 1GHz and offers low power consumption and high performance for playing video and audio.Users will experience faster experience compared to single-core processors running at the same speed.One can also expect instantaneous touch response and seamless multitasking between applications.

LG Optimus 2X Features1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2) 4-inch WVGA screen 8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD) 1,500 mAh battery 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera HDMI mirroring 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recordingMicro-USB port

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