Hottest Technology Trends at CES 2012

By Elizabeth Woods

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is officially opened in Las Vegas on the upcoming Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Tech companies are currently getting ready to showcase their latest products at this world’s largest annual technology event.

In 2009, netbooks became a big topic to talk about. Meanwhile, the year of 2010 saw the trends of 3D televisions and e-readers dominated the CES 2010. And the year of 2011 started with the “wave” of Android tablet. So what does 2012 promise? Here are hottest technology trends expected to see in the upcoming CES.

In May 2011, Intel introduced the concept of supercomputer Ultrabooks – laptops appear with slim designs and are equipped with solid state drives and longer battery life. Since then, customers have witnessed the launches of a series of Ultrabooks, including the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s, Acer Aspire S3, and Toshiba Portege Z835.

However, the real powerful supercomputer will be seen at CES 2012 as Intel announced to debut their 30 to 50 Ultrabooks at the event in Las Vegas

Supercomputer Ultrabooks

The smartphones loaded with quad-core processors, which are capable of handling as fast as laptops such as Nvidia's Tegra 3 and Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4, will soon be seen this year. The first launches of quad-core smartphones are expected to take place in the first three months of 2012.

Many people hope to see quad-core smartphones at CES 2012

Tablets have become headlines at CES since 2010 and CES 2012 is expected to see more of tablets following the release of Ice Cream Sandwich - Google's latest Android flavor. Coby plans to debut its four ICS tablets at the forthcoming CES

ICS tablets will be hot trend in 2012

OLED displays are expected to deliver more vivid colors and faster response times in comparison with LCD/LED TVs. However, this technology has yet to break into the television market. This can be changed at CES 2012 as LG announced its plans to show off what it calls the world's largest OLED HDTV.

LG's new TV features a 55-inch display. It weights 16.5 pounds, much lighter than many other types of HDTV. The device also offers a response time of less than 0.0001 milliseconds.

OLEDs, a hot topic of CES 2009, will be a trend to watch at CES 2012

4K is a type of display resolution with four times the pixel density of 1080p HDTVs, the current gold standard for high-definition displays on the market. This new display is called 4K Quad HD or Super HD. LG plans to bring CES 2012 an 84-inch 4K 3D HDTV with Internet connectivity. Meanwhile, Toshiba is also developing a 4K 3D display.

4K TVs are expected to see at CES next Tuesday in Las Vegas

 

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About the Author:

Jason Ford works as a web developer and an editor of a weekly technology magazine. With the passion in technology, he has published numerous articles to provide readers reliable information about technology products and hot technology events around the world.

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Best Free Iphone Apps 2011: Angry Birds Game, Twitter, Skype and More

By Henes Pitt

The iPhone made it debut in June 2007. One year later, Apple launched Itunes App Store with a variety of programs for iPhone and it has attracted thousand of users day by day. Recently, Apple has released its Itunes Rewind list of the most popular contents of 2011 across some categories such as Books, Games, Music, News and more. Here are some top free iPhone applications.

 

Twitter

Twitter is a micro blogging service and online social networking created by Jack Dorsey and launched in July, 2006. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity with over 300 million users as of 2011.

Besides Facebook, Twitter is one of the most popular social networks which helps us connect people around the world and keep updated news quickly

 

Tap Tap Revenge

Tap Tap Revenge is a music game developed and published by Tapulous for smart phones. It is controlled by touching the notes of iPhone's touch screen or shaking the device left, right, or back when an arrow is displayed. Tap and shake to the music of your favorite artists.

Tap Tap Revenge 4

 

Fruit Ninja Lite

The game was well reviewed by critics and consumers. As of September 2010, three million downloads were recorded with the total reaching four million in December 2010. Total sales across all platforms is over 20 million in March 2011.

Fruit Ninja Lite is a simple but incredibly satisfying game. You are easy to addict this game as soon as starting playing.

 

Angry Birds

Angry Birds is a puzzle video games released in 2009. Since then, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Itunes App Store.

Since 2010, Angry birds has been the top game for smart phones, especially iPhone.

 

Skype

The application has been owned by Microsoft since 2011. The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice, video, and instant messaging over the Internet.

Skype is one of the best free communication tools for iPhone

 

Facebook

Facebook, launched in 2004, is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. It now has more than 800 million users.

Facebook

 

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Jason Ford works as a web developer and an editor of a weekly technology magazine. With the passion in technology, he has published numerous articles to provide readers reliable information about technology products and hot technology events around the world.

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Apple iPad 3 News: Release Date on February 2012 , Specs and Features

By Taylor Meyer

While Samsung is about to introduce a new Galaxy Tab with a stunning 2560x1600 display in February, Apple plans to release a tablet launch in February of next year. The Apple Inc.'s next-generation tablet is dubbed iPad 3. According to a Citi analyst named Richard Gardner, the newest tablet “will boast a Retina display double the resolution of Apple's most recent model, the iPad 2 and Siri”. Apple fans also think that the technology giant has planned to launch iPad 3 in February to coincide with the birthday of its late co-founder Steve Jobs on 24 February.

Reportedly, the upcoming iPad 3 will be 0.7mm thicker than Apple's current iPad devices as it is required to accommodate dual-light bars needed for a higher-resolution display. A thicker iPad would mean Apple is powered with a number of specs into the device, which could include Retina Display and Dual LED backlight, a better camera, quad-core processor and etc.

Retina Display and Dual LED Backlight

Apple needs new LED backlight solutions as the next-generation iPad has a higher resolution than the present 2048x1536 to maintain the same brightness of the display. Rumors fly that Apple integrates two different LED backlights - each one on each face of the screen of iPad 3. Furthermore, the screen resolution enhancement which has been applied on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S may improve the iPad's graphics to super sharp and ultra clear levels.

 

Retina Display and Dual LED Backlight

 

Quad-core Processor

While iPad 2's dual-core A5 chip makes it “do twice the work at once" which provides high performance and power efficiency, iPad 3 might be powered by a quad-core processor which makes the new iPad incredibly powerful and creates more intensive and impressive games and applications

Quad-core Processor

 

Siri

Siri, which is the intelligent personal voice assistant from Apple and one of the most notable features of iPhone 4S, will also be featured on iPad 3

 

Better Camera

iPad fans expect that iPad 3 will come along with 2MP for front-facing camera and at least 5MP for the rear one

 

4G LTE Compatibility

4G LTE is set to come to iPhone 5 due to Qualcomm's next generation mobile device modem (MDM) chips. As the chips are staled to available in the first quarter of 2012, means iPad 3 could well be incorporating it

 

 

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Jason Ford works as a web developer and an editor of a weekly technology magazine. With the passion in technology, he has published numerous articles to provide readers reliable information about technology products and hot technology events around the world.

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Asus Transformer Prime: Release Date, Specs and Features

By Groshan Fabiola

The Asus Transformer Prime which will be available in just a week or two is the best full-featured Android tablet yet, with a sexy design, thoughtful features, and an impressive camera. Here are latest information on Asus Transformer Prime’s release date, specs and features.

The 1.3-pound Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime ($499 for 32GB, $599 for 64GB), world’s first quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 tablet is said to be available online on the week of 12/19 December based on the pre-orders and inbound shipment schedules. Other sources said Transformer Prime will be available online on December 19, 2011 and retail the following week (December 26). Besides packing Nvidia's hot-off-the-presses Tegra 3 SoC, Asus Transformer Prime also sports a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800) Super IPS+ panel covered in Gorilla Glass, 1GB of RAM and comes in either 32GB or 64GB sizes; all wrapped in a 8.3mm-thick bushed metal casing that's a hair slimmer than the iPad 2 or Galaxy Tab 10.1. Other specs include an 8-megapixel shooter on the back and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front, as well as microHDMI and microSD ports.

These below specifications make Asus Transformer Prime the most powerful tablet, encased in the thinnest and lightest package:

• Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor

• Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (ships with Honeycomb, first tablet to get upgraded)

• Super IPS+ display (1280×800) with Corning Gorilla Glass

• 8MP rear camera (F2.4 aperture), 1.3MP front camera

• 1 GB memory; 32/64 GB storage; microSD slot; microHDMI port

• 12 hour battery life

• Dimensions: 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm; 586 g (10.35 x 7.11 x 0.32 inches; 1.29 lbs.)

Asus Transformer Prime will be the first ever mobile device to feature Nvidia's new Tegra 3 CPU which is a quad core

Asus Transformer Prime, the slimmest tablet on the market yet, only 0.33" thin and 1.29lbs light features the ASUS exclusive SonicMaster technology which is known for crisp and acoustically accurate audio. Asus Transformer Prime also boasts enhanced features that include audio powered by ASUS SonicMaster technology, a 12-hour battery life and up to an 18-hour rated battery life when combined with the mobile dock.

This is also the world's first tablet to be unveiled with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

It measures 10.35 by 7.12 by 0.33 inches, and weighs 1.29 pounds

Asus Transformer Prime's release date is expected on the week of 12/19 December based on the pre-orders and inbound shipment schedules

Impressing reviewers with its svelte design, speedy performance via the Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor and camera quality, Asus Transformer Prime is deserved to be called 2011’s best Android tablet

Asus Transformer Prime: Release Date, Specs and Features

 

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Jason Ford works as a web developer and an editor of a weekly technology magazine. With the passion in technology, he has published numerous articles to provide readers reliable information about technology products and hot technology events around the world.

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