Friday, December 16, 2011

iPhone 4S - 02nd December 2011


iPhone 4S -
A touch screen slate Smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, a device that combines a widescreen iPod with a touch screen, mobile phone, and internet communicator.

Highlights

· The iPhone 4S introduced a new automated voice control system called "Siri", unique to the 4S,that allows the user to give the iPhone commands, which it can execute and respond to. For example, iPhone commands such as "What is the weather going to be like?" will generate a response such as "The weather is to be cloudy and rainy and drop to 54 degrees today".

· Initial operating system -iOS 5.0

· Display -3.5 in (89 mm), 3:2 aspect ratio, aluminosilicate glass covered 16,777,216-color (24-bit) IPS LCD screen, 960 × 640 px at 326 ppi

· Storage -16, 32 and 64 GB

· Processor-1 GHz (under clocked to 800 MHz) dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Apple A5

· Memory -512 MB LPDDR DRAM

· Camera -8.0 MP f/2.4 image sensor with 1080p HD video at 30 fps, face detection, and video stabilization

· Released -October 14, 2011

· Lot more…..

Android - The Green Robot - 01st December 2011


2.3 Gingerbread

Refined the user interface, improved the soft keyboard and copy/paste features, improved gaming performance, added SIP support (VoIP calls), and added support for Near Field Communication.

3.0 Honeycomb

It was a tablet-oriented release which supports larger screen devices and introduces many new user interface features, and supports multi-core processors and hardware acceleration for graphics. The first device featuring this version, the Motorola Xoom tablet, went on sale in February

3.1 Honeycomb

Released in May 2011, added support for extra input devices, USB host mode for transferring information directly from cameras and other devices, and the Google Movies and Books apps

3.2 Honeycomb

released in July 2011, added optimization for a broader range of screen sizes, new "zoom-to-fill" screen compatibility mode, loading media files directly from SD card, and an extended screen support API. Huawei MediaPad is the first 7 inch tablet to use this version

4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Announced on October 19, 2011, brought Honeycomb features to smart phones and added new features including facial recognition unlock, network data usage monitoring and control, unified social networking contacts, photography enhancements, offline email searching, and information sharing using NFC. Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest Android version that is available to phones.

Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich

It became publicly available on November 17, 2011 with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.