Samsung Galaxy Ace: First Impressions

Just recently got the Galaxy Ace Smartphone by Samsung. My first impression with this phone is that it looks pretty similar to the iPhone in terms of its sizing factors. This Gingerbread (2.3.6) phone has a 3.5 inch (320x480) (165PPI) LCD capacitive touch-screen. It is clocked at 832mHz with a 278 MB ram. It has a Micro-SD card slot so that you can install additional apps onto it. It has a 5 megapixel camera which was not much of an appeal. Based on the price, this phone is rather affordable, but definitely not the best in terms of performance when you compare it to the Galaxy S2. But this is a good phone if you simply want to read e-mails, surf the web or making calls.

Facebook bought Instagram

Well, some good news here. Facebook just bought over Instagram for $1 Billion. Instagram is a small company of 13 members situated in San Francisco. This photography application has been top rated by iPhone users and was recently introduced to the Android platform. I strongly believe that some new networking features will be established between Facebook and Instagram since they are collaborated and will surely benefit iOS and Android users.

New Camera: Sony DSC-WX7 (Updated with photos!)

Just got a new camera, the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX7 which has full HD video recording. I am rather elated when the camera supports 1080p recording as the previous Panasonic camera I had can only support 640p which the video quality isn't great at all. It comes with a 8GB SD card with a NP-BN1 battery. Battery life is not so good when taking continuous HD videos. It can take up to 30 mins non-stop recording before it runs flat. It gets quite hot when excessive usage. However, it has great noise-cancellation function and works pretty well under noisy conditions. Video quality is quite awesome but of course, not comparable to DSLRs. Its selling point is definitely the 25mm wide-angle lens. I loved the lens as I can place the camera very close to an object, but it still seem very far away from the camera. It also has 3D video capture capability, but I rarely use it. In a nutshell, this camera is suitable for travellers who wants it to be portable and light, and especially  its easy-to-use functionality. Here are some photos taken using the camera. Expand the photos for clarity.

Pair HBH-DS970 to iPhone

I just did a video on how to establish a Bluetooth connection between your iPhone and Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970 bluetooth walkman headset. Many people have listed it out in the Apple Support Communities that they are unable to do so, but in this video, I will show you how to do it.

Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boKaM8VDHIo&list=UU-cPjqAI78tTEP74iWnUU1w&index=1&feature=plcp

1,000 viewers and ongoing!

A big thank you for going past a thousand readers! To keep this number increasing, I will try my best to update this blog as much as I can, and as well as making this blog as interesting as it can be. From the statistics, some of my viewers here are referred by my Youtube videos, which is also another platform that I will be expanding to allow more viewers to subscribe my channel and enjoy the videos that I make. Stay tuned for more updates! :D

The new iPad (without 3)

Tim Cooks unveiled the next generation iPad as well as a new Apple TV that now supports 1080p streaming. If you can notice, the iPad is now named without a number behind it, so the rumored iPad 3 and HD were untrue. The iPad has an A5X processor that has quad-core performance and high resolution Retina Display. One thing they didn't mentioned about is about the extra 1mm thickness in depth as compared to the previous generation. It is compatible with the current Smart Cover as it has the same design as the iPad 2.

iPad 3 (Apple TV) Announcement

So geeks out there, in less than 3 hours, the next iPad 3 will be launched! There will be a live keynote streaming on Apple's website and I will stay up late tonight to watch this keynote. The event is held in San Francisco at around 10am (2 am GMT +8) and Engadget crews will be there to do their live stream too. In addition to the iPad 3, an improved Apple TV that is rumored to support 1080p streaming might also be introduced. Stay tune to my blog for coverage on the new specifications of the iPad as well as the Apple TV!

March 7 is confirmed

So for those guys who don't know when the iPad 3 announcement is, it has been confirmed for March the 7th. So as I have mentioned in earlier posts, it will have an A6 processor which now I can be sure it is wrong! Factories producing the logic board have shown that the processor for the iPad 3 is "A5X", in my opinion, a faster and improved version of the A5 dual-core processor. We might be expecting it to be clocked at slightly above 1Ghz for gaming performance. Another rumor that is most probably going to be true is that the iPad is going to support a Retina Display of resolution of 2048x1536, and a similar DPI like the iPhone4/S. Apple might be having a keynote for the iPad launch and I am excited about it.

Picture Source: MacRumors

"OS X 10.8" Is it worth waiting for?

Less than a year after the launch of Mac OS X lion, Apple announced their next operating system, named Mountain Lion. Being the successor to the current Mac OS X Lion, the Mac OS X Mountain Lion will integrate even more functions from the iPad and place it into their new OS. These includes Notification Centre, AirPlay Mirroring, Twitter, and iCloud integration. One cool feature that is available in Mountain Lion is Message, where you can text and send pictures to friends that has an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Message is now available in beta and I will leave the links at the bottom for download. For developers who have signed up for the Mac development team, you will be able to preview Mountain Lion in its beta stage. Apple has made known that it will be released for public during summer, about June to July. So to all Apple fanboys who are keen to get it, it is time to save some money so as to buy the next state-of-the-art operating system!

Download Message (beta) : http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/
Enroll for Mac Developer Programme: https://developer.apple.com/programs/mac/

iPhone 5 to amaze the world

4 months after the launch of the iPhone 4S, many people have been wondering how will the iPhone 5 look like? Rumored to have a 4 inch display, the next generation iPhone will have a brand new design  and awesome looks. With the same A6 processor that is expected on the iPad 3, the iPhone will better support games like Infinity Blade 2 and Real Racing 2 that requires higher processing power. In a nutshell, the response for the iPhone 5 will be better than the current iPhone 4S!