Monday, June 7, 2010

iOS4 ( iPhone 4 ) : 1st impression

iOS4 (iPhone 4) : 1st impression - Definitely Male


NEWS
iOS4 upgrades for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G (with not all features supported), and iPod touch (again with not all features and no first generation) for free on June 21st


BEST
1. FaceTime - iPhone 4 to iPhone 4, anywhere there is WiFi 
Its VOIP/Video service like Skype
2. Display - 326 ppi. 800:1 contrast ratio also 4x better than 3GS. Uses IPS technology for superb color and wide viewing angle.
3. 3.5" display, same size, 960x640
4. Gyro + accelerometer = 6 axis motion sensing (Gyroscope ) 3 axis gyro for pitch roll and yaw 
 5. Video Recording at 720p at 30fps 
 6. Connectivity : Dual mics, 802.11n 
 7. Better Battery - 7 hours talk time / 14 h (2G). 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video. 40 hours of music. 300 hours of standby 


Good
1. Browsers in the lead with supporting HTML5 standard 
2 .Huge apps collection ... as always
3. FarmVille / Guitar Hero  for the iPhone. 
4. Thinnest smartphone on the planet.
9.3mm thick, 24% thinner than current iPhone
5. front facing camera. Camera with LED flash on back
6. the stainless steel band is the primary structure of the phone, "Brilliant engineering, uses band as part of Antenna system."
One side is Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, other is UMTS and GSM.
7. 
Without developers doing any work. 

iPhone OS 4 - Apps automatically run full size but look even better because iPhone OS automatically renders text and controls in higher resolution.  
8. 32GB of storage 
9. Showing unified inbox and threading in mail
10. Google here comes - iAds 
for users it mean more free apps for developers more money! 
11.  CPU - Apple A4 Processor 
12. Tethering

Bad
1. Micro-sim tray,
2. No micro sd card
3. 5 megapixel camera
4. Looks like android type multitasking NOT like Symbian OS 
you can control audio apps in multitasking bar by swiping left or right. 
5. Display is NOT - OLED !!! 
6. No Hot-Spot Capability like in Android 

Ugly
1. Its a Apple !
2. It still control app market
3. For US users its still AT&T
4. Video-calling over WiFi only ( blame At&T )
5. No Flash in browser
6. Same old problem with iTunes ( must use it ) and no bluetooth file transfer

App Review: Advanced Task Killer

Advanced Task Killer


OS - Android 
Rating - **** (#)
Category – Tools

Price - Free
Use - Simple tool to kill running applications
Similar - ES Task Manager

Orientation - Landscape / Portrait 

Review - Android OS keeps running lots of application in background, which is very good as it keeps your data sync. But you have no control over when you dont want them to run. Maybe you want your mobile to save battery or run faster. Advanced task killer does he jobs of killing all the apps you dont want. Simple and easy to use must have app.


# - Must have app

App Review: 4 in a row

Title - 4 in a row

OS - Android 

Rating - **
Category – Games à Brain & Puzzle
Price - Free
Multiplayer – 1 /2 Player
Online Gaming – No
Goal - Connect four pieces in a row / coloum
Level – 1 to 7
GamePlay Modes - No
Similar - ConnectFour

Orientation - Landscape / Portrait 

Review – Classic, simple strategy game just like Tic Tac Toe where you have to connect 4 chips.  Small difference in game play is that chips cannot stay in air.