Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: A worthy opponent for iPad 2

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs on the latest version of Honeycomb, the Android 3.1, and is slightly thinner than iPad 2. The 3G version of the tablet, will however, come later this year.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a keenly awaited tablet, which is set to enter the market within one week in some stores, though officially it will be launched by the company only on June 17. While, the 3G version of the tablet will arrive in the market later this year.

The tab is set to challenge the supposedly indomitable Apple iPad 2, which is being currently sold from thousands of retail stores and about 300 Apple stores across the world.

As the name itself suggests, the tablet has a 10.1 inch capacitive touchscreen besides a 1 GHz dual core processor, storage options (of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB), a 3 megapixel back facing and a 2 megapixel front facing camera and much more. The latest Honeycomb (Android 3.1) operating system powers the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Moreover, the Samsung tablet is said to be thinner than iPad 2 by 0.2 mm. Thus, going by the features, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 does seem a worthy opponent for iPad 2.

However, the Apple tablet has its own share of advantages and despite arrival of several contenders, which came with better specs, it continues to hold on to its market share. Third party support is one of the biggest advantages of Apple, which means there are numerous additional features available for Apple products which are not made by Apple, but are still an inseparable part of the experience. Despite coming from the same family, in terms of additional add ons, Apple does provide choice to the users — a good sticking point.

While talking about choice, it'll be convenient for users if we took the example of chat facility. There are more chat options for Samsung Galaxy Tab users whereas Apple has FaceTime. But the iOS devices offer apps like Skype, whereas the Android apps are mostly designed for smaller screens. The iOS devices also provide access to numerous apps, and the Android apps numbers do not match up.

The iPad 2 also faces threat from Toshiba which is set to launch it tablet, named as Thrive, within a month or two. To create the hype, Toshiba has chosen to poke fun at the iPad 2, though it remains to be seen how this strategy pans out in the real world.

 

Ban on SMS pushing J&K users towards internet enabled mobiles: Report

Last year, the state government had banned SMS services on pre-paid users. Now, only the post-paid users could send SMSes to fellow post-paid numbers.

After the ban on the use of prepaid Short Message Service (SMS), more users in Jammu and Kashmir are now preferring internet enabled mobile phones as they could now use social networking sites such as Facebook to spread their words, according to a website.

Last year, the state government had banned SMS services on pre-paid connections. Now, only the post-paid users could send SMSes to fellow post-paid numbers.

The push towards mobile games

At a time when most of the handset makers are offering similar features to their users, the companies are looking at mobile gaming to differentiate themselves.

Even the hardcore gamers have started converting towards the mobile games — partly due to sheer need, after all the consoles cannot be carried everywhere, and second, the mobile gaming segment is being taken seriously by even the handset makers.

It's good to be a part of the market which is being pampered by the mobile companies, right?

Sony Ericsson has launched a dedicated gaming phone, called Xperia Play, which has dedicated slide out keys for gaming. Since users are also able to make calls on the same device, gaming turns out to be an added bonus.

Hungama brings mobile file-sharing app Huuked

Huuked is a software application for mobile phones that allows users an easy way to share your pictures, videos and other files of any size.

Huuked is a software application for mobile phones that allows users an easy way to share your pictures, videos and other files of any size.

Hungama, a mobile and digital entertainment company, has partnered with Finnish applications developer Huuked Labs to bring a mobile file-sharing software application for Symbian Series 60 and Java enabled handsets, named as Huuked. 

S Tel brings new self-recharge plan

Subscribers will now be able enjoy a plethora of S Tel products at lower denominations with validity of 1 day.

S Tel has launched a new self-recharge concept for its subscribers, enabling them to choose a plan of their choice to match their budget everyday through a simple product activation code and recharge by themselves anywhere.

Subscribers will now be able enjoy a plethora of S Tel products at lower denominations with validity of 1 day.

The subscriber can simply type *123*# to avail product benefit. The recharge amount would be deducted from core balance and the product benefit would be activated. Customers can log on to www.stel.in for more details. 

Apple unveils cloud storage service

Apple's much awaited cloud based storage service for devices gets official and gives users 5GB of online space except songs, apps and photo stream too.

Apple, the makers of iPhone, has unveiled the much awaited cloud based storage and syncing service for its devices. With this, Apple comes in direct competition with other cloud service providers that have recently joined this league such as the Google and Amazon and not to forget the countless other third party service providers as well.

Contrary to earlier expectations that it will provide 2GB of storage space to its users over the cloud as being offered by the Amazon, Apple has offered 5GB of storage space to each user. Of course this storage space will be shared across all Apple devices, such as iPhones and iMacs, owned by a single user.