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Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Review

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 ReviewFor: Affordable Price, Excellent Graphics Performance, Built-in Optical drive, Impressive Speakers

Against: Heavy for an Ultrabook, Battery life should be higher, Ports on backside, Not good build quality, Bloatware

The Ultabook from the Acer family now the Acer’s Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 is a refreshed and upgraded device from their M3. The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 series is a pair of 14 and 15-inch laptops that start at $680 and for a premium price you can get a NVIDIA Kepler graphics. We have been testing the 14-inch model; does it compete with the other budget mainstream notebooks? Read the review.

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Apple MacBook Pro (13inch, Mid 2012) Review

MacBook Pro ReviewFor: Attractive design, Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 ports, Improved integrated graphics, Good keyboard and Trackpad, Good performance

Against: No discrete graphics, Screen resolution could be higher, Magsafe 2

The Apple’s entry level 13-inch MacBook Pro is updated ultraportable laptop to keep it competitive, it got a set of specification upgrades and some of good connectivity the USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt ports. It got Intel’s new Ivy Bridge Processors Core i5 CPU integrated Intel HD graphics 4000, and a new SSD in capacities up to 512GB and the price of the base model is $1,199 Will it  stack up to the competition? Read the full review.

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LG Optimus Vu Review

LG Optimus Vu ReviewFor: Big Bright Screen, Nice HD-IPS Display, Wonderful Camera, Spacious Keyboard for Typing

Against: Bit Clunky to use, Still runs on Gingerbread, Stylus Integration, Stylus can’t be showed

The LG Optimus Vu is a halfway between a phone and a tablet, as like Samsung’s Galaxy Note phablet got some unexpected popularity in the markets. The device is priced at $866 (unlocked). It should go without saying: this 5-inch not a smartphone, not yet a tablet.

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Acer Aspire S5 Review

Acer Aspire S5 ReviewFor: Extremely Thin and Light Design, TouchPad is Nice, Quick Solid State Drives, ThunderBolt Port

Against: Battery Life, Low Resolution Screen, Annoying Connectivity Port, Cramp Keyboard without Backlit, Overpriced

Acer claims that the Aspire S5 is the world’s thinnest Ultrabook. The S5 is the one with a motorized port cover. The Ultrabook is priced $1,399, got the fast SSds – two of them linked together in RAID 0 and an Intel third generation Processor. Is that justifying the price tag?  Read the review.

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Samsung Series 7 Gamer Review

Samsung Series 7 GamerFor: Gorgeous Display, Blazing Processor and Graphics

Against: Audio Quality, Webcam, Bloatware

Samsung’s Series 7 Gamer is one of the new line of laptops like Alienware, it packs high-end components, comes in $1,899 configuration. It weighs 8.39 pounds and packing lot of power. It features a quad-core Core i7-3610QM Processor (with 3.3GHz Turbo Boost), 16GB DDR3 RAM, NVidia GeForce GTX 675M graphics, 1.5TB HDD 7,200RPM with ExpressCache, a Blu-Ray Drive, and a 1,920*1,080 pixel resolution with 17-inch display. Does the Samsung Series 7 Gamer Laptop fit the profile of Gaming laptops?

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Sony Reader WiFi Review

Sony eReader WiFi ReviewFor: Light weight, Solid build, comfortable to hold one-handed, excellent screen for reading and touch functions, easy to access public library, Internet, and Google books content, Multimedia features, pinch to zoom touchscreen.

Against: Full screen refresh on every page turn, Costly compared to 3G models and future competition.

Sony is still fighting the good fight in e-ink powered e-book readers, and its latest model is, the Sony Reader WiFi PRS-T1 looks like a gem. Amazon is the clear leader in the space with fourth generation Kindle and the Kindle Touch. But the PRS-T1 certainly takes some steps in that direction, both in terms of pricing and features. Is it enough? Find out in the review.

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Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) Review

Samsung Galaxy S2 Review

For: Good Design, Clear Screen, Solid Camera, and Great Performance while surfing.

Against: Shorter battery life.

Finally the Samsung Galaxy S II is on our hands, it’s fast, thin, light, and the screen is enormous and it never failed to impress us. We can call it as a “One of the best Android smartphone yet.” Samsung clearly wanted to concentrate somewhere else and the only thing that would make a company divert its attention from its most successful smartphone ever, would be its successor. It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, its equipped with an 8 MP camera, and can record videos in 1080p Full HD, another 2 MP camera in the front for video calls and self-portraits.

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Amazon Kindle 2011 Review

Amazon Kindle 2011 ReviewFor: Pocket sized, Fast processor, Cheap, Improved build quality.

Against: No touchscreen, No memory card slot, Lacks MP3 Playback, Not ideal for one-handed reading.

The new tablet makes the change for the company’s Kindle line up, the company made a surprise move, offers a new device that will bear the Reader’s name. The fourth generation Amazon Kindle is least expensive, lightest, and easiest to use the reader we have ever tested. It is a cheap one $109 for standard version and $79 for the ad-supported. So is the new Kindle worthy of name that has become synonymous with e-readers? Find it out on our review.

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iPhone 4S Review

iphone 4sFor: Good Performance, Improved camera, Siri is good and useful, Screen quality

Against: No LTE, Good Glass and Metal Design but easy to shatter.

The iPhone 4S is finally here with many surprise, with Apple expected to release the iPhone 5 but instead we got an iPhone 4S now. The question is how good is it, and is it for you?. I t got some hardware changes, good design and compatible with existing accessories. It also has most apps, and often best apps. It also supports upgraded rear camera, an improved antenna design and a new internal radio allows the device to perform double duty on both CDMA and GSM networks. Read on the review to see whether it is really worth an upgrade.

 

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Android Bluetooth Headset Review (Video)

Android Bluetooth Headset Review (video)A small Android has once again managed in the four walls of nDevil and somewhat excited. This little kit has a good 2 Watt speakers , which can even reach 95 dB and to do so by holding up to 5 hours at meetings. It can be charged directly from mini-USB in just 80 minutes and a stable on-off switch is also available, with 300 hours standby time, talk to yourself.In no time the Android Bluetooth is paired with IOS or other devices, the robot is not picky and you can listen to music or answer calls. In the two eyes is the stereo microphone, which also results in the car to clear understandable conversations.

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LG Revolution Review

LG Revolution ReviewFor: Call quality, Bright display, Solid build, Verizon LTE 4G

Against: Specs of the device - processor and RAM could be better, Battery life, Bulky, Camera is average

The LG brings the new LG Revolution to the battle field; it’s released on Verizon’s LTE network. This is only the third LTE phone, there is even less phones on LTE and 4G battle field. Some more LTE devices are HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung Droid Charge, they all close together in dimensions and features, it is natural to compare all of them.

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Quick Review : Avermedia AVERLIFE HD Studio

Quick Review : Avermedia AFVERLIFE HD Studio

For: Multiple media format support, optical out, MC card reader

Against: Poor build quality, hefty price tag

Though this tiny lunch-box-sized player has an unfinished look, the build quality is rugged, with a glossy paint and a brush-finished metal top plate. The unit has a straight-forward connectivity; a USB 2.0 port, HDMI, composite and optical AV out and an Ethernet port on the rear, while the two sides feature a USB 2.0 port and an MMC card reader respectively. The unit runs off an external power brick and has no room for any internal hard drive. The front features only the power switch and an IR sensor window. The HD Studio can play almost all media formats available, including MKV, DVD ISO, BD, TS, and SWF.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review

galaxy tab 10.1For: Thin and light, Bright Display, improved software keyboard, clean build and expects TouchWiz like updates

Against: Lack of ports, No mini-USB, or MicroSD card slot, Honeycomb app selection trails iOS, Camera quality is not great

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 built with Honeycomb, unlike the most of the Android tablets we tested like Motorola Xoom and others it feels like a finished product. The tablet was slightly thinner than iPad2, seems to be the competitor on the market leader today. Does this really compete with iPad2. Read the full review to get the answer

 

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HTC EVO View 4G Review

view 4gFor: Design, WiMAX connectivity, long battery life, unique pen input, good performance,

Against: Some apps optimized for screen size, mediocre camera, outdated version of Android still waiting for update, heavy

The HTC EVO View 4G priced at $399.99, has the same impression as HTC Flyer; it has the same 7-inch display, aluminium build, single-core 1.5GHz processor, Gingerbread and Sense, 32GB storage, and stylus pen for input. It is Sprint’s first WiMAX tablet to go on sale in US, with a 4G radio promising download / upload speeds up to 10Mbps/1Mbps on Sprint network.

 

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HP ProBook 5330m Review

5330mFor: Good Performance, Security Specs, Good Build quality, 3G radio

Against: Battery doesn’t lasts long, No extended battery, stiff keyboard

The HP ProBook 5330m a 13.3-inch has a metal body and a Beats audio – a first on HP business machine, but staple across its consumer stable. The company’s wooing with its matte display, optional prepaid mobile broadband, Intel vPro technology, and TPM circuitry. The device is priced at $799.

 

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