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Top Technologies which will define Year 2011

Year 2011 started with lots of speculations related to new technologies. Everyone company, individual is exploring options related to it and trying to bring something new to the market which can define and shape this year. We have seen Hybrid cars, blossoming of 4G, new mobile technologies, PS3 on mobiles, Android etc. I believe it’s worth looking for the technologies which are in market and are in demand. Below is a quick synopsis on different new technologies:

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1) Tablets: With the start of year 2011, different new and unknown players came to the market and tried to eat the share of Apple – which is ruling entire market in this category, especially with the launch of their iPad2 with iOS 4 (The world’s most advanced mobile operating system). HP, Samsung, Olive were trying hard to capture this market, but they are too small (except HP) to compete with Apple when it comes to innovation. After all you don’t want to spend your money on something which can’t pay you back.

2) 4G: We heard lot about it during the end of year 2010 when 3G was exciting users about its advantages, but 4G is something which is now taking over discussions related to this technology. I don’t have any doubts that 4G technology which is fourth generation of cellular wireless standards will provide far better experience. 4G system is expected to provide a comprehensive and secure all-IP based mobile broadband solution to laptop computer wireless modems, smart phones, and other mobile devices.

Cloud Computing

3) Personal Clouds: One of the best thing happened in the world of software industry. Highly demanded by everyone, Cloud is a natural evolution of the widespread adoption of virtualization, service-oriented architecture providing Agility, reliability, scalability, security and last but not least improving ROI. Who cares about the physical location and configuration of the system, all we want is our stuff is available to us when we want and wherever we required.

4) Windows 8: Fear of Chrome OS and iPhone has made Microsoft to launch Windows 8. We know about windows 7, which has saved Microsoft brand image when they goofed up with the launch of Vista. I hope there will be something real there in Windows 8, except UI changes and non user friendly updates/logics. Hype is good for product promotion, but it kills the brand if there is an overdose of it – let’s see what Windows 8 comes up with.

5) IE9: IE9 which is currently in development is already making news about its features with its beta launch. It has been claimed that this browser will support several CSS 3 properties, loads faster JavaScript’s and supports new HTML 5 video and audio tags. It is also claimed that IE9 browser is a first fully hardware accelerated browser for graphics and text rendering. I can bet, Mozilla and Google Chrome are going to have tough competition from this.

Hybrid Future

6) Electric and Hybrid Cars: Best thing which can happen to human race where they can save natural resources, reduce negative impact on environment and make the earth more favorable for coming generations. There are several models in the market, including Pirus, REVA however as per news in the market – few better brands are coming in which will remove the fear of dead batteries etc. Hopefully, with the help of these innovations our ecosystem will recover from the loss which we created!!

7) APP Stores: Few months back I only remembered using iTunes and Apple stores, however now we have different stores for different companies. Google got its own, Microsoft started and now different mobile players like Samsung opening their own. This is a revolution in the market and is definitely going to change our shopping behavior.

8) AMD Fusion: AMD makes a comeback with Fusion reducing the difference between CPU’s and GPU’s. We have seen and reviewed many blogs, comments sharing the fact that Fusion Laptops provide long battery life and high definition graphics at reasonable cost.

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Samsung Omnia i900

Gizmo time: I am big fan of Samsung Omnia - Thanks to its killer looks and style!! I was thinking to buy this phone - but dropped an idea due to its huge cost - I guess its in the range of INR - 35K to 40K , competiting Apple's Iphone. But yes - this phone is worth to try :) I have collected its specifications, let me know if I have missed something:

Network Technology: GPRS, EDGE, 3G

Hardware/Processor:
1) 624MHz Marvell PXA312 processor
2) Windows Mobile PPC 6.1 (O.S)

Dimensions (mm): 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm

Weight (g): 125

Display:

Screen Size: 3.2 Inches
Screen Color: TFT 65 K
Menu Type: Touch Wiz UI

Design:

Type: Candy bar
Navigation Key: 5 -way block
Antenna: Fixed Internal

Memory:

Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields
Internal(MB): 8 GB/16 GB internal memory
Expansion: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB

Battery:

Battery Type: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1440 mAh
Stand-by (hrs): up to 430 h (2.5G) up to 450 h(3G)
TalkTime(min): up to 10 h (2.5G) up to 6.5 h (3G)

Entertainment:

Ringtones: Polyphonic
MP3: Yes
A2DP: Yes
TV Receiver: Null
FM Radio: Yes
Video Record: Yes
Video Support: TV Out, DivX, XviD, WMV, MP4, H.264, H.263
Audio Support: MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR
Voice Support: Voice dial, Voice memo, Voice Record, Voice Command
Games: Yes + Java downloadable

Messaging:

SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
EMS: Yes
Email: Yes, Push Email
Push-To-Talk: Yes

Connectivity:

HSDPA: Yes, 7.2 mbpss
EDGE: Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
Bluetooth: Yes
3G: Yes
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots)
Infrared (IrDA): No
USB Port: Yes
WIFI/WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Software:

Java (J2ME): Yes ,JAVA MIDP 2.0
WAP: Yes
Browser: Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
PIM Application: Calculator, Calendar, Reminders, Currency converter, Synchronization
Other Application: Built-in GPS: NMEA 0183, Handwriting recognition, MSOffice document viewer

Camera:

Lens Type: CMOS, 5.0 Megapixel
Digital zoom: Digital Zoom (x4)
Max. Resolution: 2592х1944 pixels
Flash: Yes
Night Mode: Yes
Extra Features: autofocus, image stabiliser, secondary videocall camera, Wide Dynamic Range
Video: Yes
Video Format: MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV/Dvix/Xvid

I have tried to cover maximum information, if you feel that some information is missing or not correct, please let me know :)