Sony Kicked Competitors eyes, launched mysterious S1, S2 tablets

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I cried
   

I rolled down on Floor
             

I wished for stuff like S1, S2

Sony finally announced their own versions “TABLETS” in the form of S1, S2. Both the tablets can be up for grabs later this year. Earlier this year, Nikkei reported that, Sony is possibly launching Tablets in wake of growing interest in tablet computing. Sony’s honcho CEO Howard Stringer also admitted that their Android 3.0 ready tablets will be rolled out by “summers”. Today, at the Press conference held in Tokyo, Sony finally made it clear that their mysterious tablets are real and will be available across the world later this year. 

Their flagship model S1 gives competition to Samsung’s Galaxy series and Motorola Xoom besides magical ipad 2. The tablet comes with 9.4 inch screen and will be powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor. You also get some pretty  features such as 3G built in connection, front & rear facing camera, WiFi ,Google’s Android 3.0 OS & of course “ PlayStation Suite”.

The other model known as S2, which is quite smaller than Big Brother S1, comes with a 5.5 inch screen (Clam shell design) .Again, it also comes with Android 3.0 OS, Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor among standard features. Both the models are compatible with Sony’s Qrio Video and Audio VoD services. Sony’s S2 tablet, which features 5.5 inch looks pretty similar to just launched Kyocera Echo. If you remember, Dell also came up with an idea of 5 inch tablets with Streak tablet, but unfortunately the tablet performed miserably. Are they trying to position S2 somewhere between a 9inch and 7 inch tablet? 

Sony products carry a high price tag in comparison with their competitors. Let’s hope they don’t repeat the same mistake what Motorola did with Xoom.

There is no word on price and other details. You will get to know more information, as the released date gets closer.

Alienware's M14x to lure gamers with its monstrous specs

After a long gap, we get to see a gaming laptop leaked by some Chinese site. Dell’s upscale brand Alienware, known for its Aurora series is going to launch M14x laptop in coming days. Lot of buzz is there about its specs & features. The laptop (as seen in the image) comes in RED chaises (Dell will add more colors 4 sure). Let’s talk about specs; the laptop comes with Core i7 quad-core processor, 14-inch HD display, NVIDIA GPU, 8 cell battery, 8 GB of RAM , 750 GB of space , wifi & Hdmi among other.  Dell has yet to confirm its existence. As far pricing is concerned, we hope it will retail upwards of $1000 mark. The machine looks bulky, maintaining Alienware’s culture. PC gaming is on ventilator, sales are down with few developers making quality games for PC Audiences. Recently, Microsoft admitted that “Future of PC gaming is Terrifying “. Expect similar comments from other big developers in coming days. My Question to Alienware is why they don’t foray into tablets.  Expect similar comments from other big developers in coming days. Tablet market is booming at present, there is no healthy competition except for few such as Apple & Sony. Incidentally, Apple never admitted that Ipad is meant for gaming but now they keep counting its performance with latest generation consoles, thanks to its dual core A5 chip. Another wealthy competitor in the gaming tablet market will be Sony’s rumored PlayStation centric gaming tablet. Though details are pretty sketchy at the moment, but analyst believes that it might give Ipad run of its money. So going by above mentioned instances, it’s clear that Tablets might become the 1^st choice among gamers

FUNKY days are back in Australia

Apple’s much awaited iPad 2 finally rolled out in more than 25 countries. As expected, crowds came in large numbers to buy their favorite Piece of Art.  Australians too braved scorching heat to get their hands on  flirtatious iPad.

 Here are the images from the Australian launch of iPad 2 

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Love. Game. Apple

Apple fans: We have 65,000 Apps exclusively for Ipad.  Isn’t it great?

Android fans:  We have Motorola Xoom. Honeycomb…baby

Apple fans:  Ipad can run games.

Android fans:  So. What’s big deal in it? Even Android Market place offers gaming.

Apple fans:  Motorola Xoom failed to entice gamers because it lacks games.

Android fans: We have Android Market Place

Apple fans:  Do u have any other words to say, except Android Market Place.

Is there any end to this stupid conversation? The truth is that Apple has become an undisputed king, especially with the coming of App store. Recently, Steve Jobs announced that, Ipad now boost more than 65, 000 apps. Most of these apps are games. It’s true that Android market place offers gaming, but there is no “A” level gaming found on Android store. 

Honeycomb, the latest from Google’s stable is still new & offers negligible apps as compared to heavy loaded Apple’s app store.

Industry Analyst believes that Apple’s second installment to popular Ipad, will head the next –generation of consoles. Due to built in dual -core processor & the ability to deliver console like gaming, this tablet will reach greater heights than its contemporaries such as Nintendo’s popular DS & Sony’s PSP.

Handheld gaming is going through a sea change. Nintendo is ready with its 3DS rivaling Sony’s upcoming NGP a.k.a PSP2. With the coming of Application stores from Apple & Google, the whole game has changed. Now users can download cheap games from these app stores. Here, cheap games doesn’t mean low on quality, instead games are quick & comes to an end in less than 15 minutes, as compared to hours of game play on DS & PSP.

Apple is known for its user experience & quality to deliver excellent products such as ipod, iphone, and ipads. The company now wants a bigger slice in booming gaming market.