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While the Kindle Fire is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread tablet the software and user interface have been heavily customized to where you don’t even see any visuals of the standard Android interface. The UI doesn’t use multiple desktops or widgets, it uses one main screen which is your bookshelf that holds your most recently access content on the top shelf and your favorite apps at the bottom. You can pin any app to that shelf by just tapping and holding on the app icon and choose add to favorites. You can also in that same motion remove an app that you have installed.

At the top is your notification section where it will let you know of new emails, app installs and updates. Click on the gear icon will bring up quick settings for volume, brightness, wi-fi, sync, rotation lock and hitting the more icon will bring you to the full settings menu.  The Kindle Fire’s content is split up into different sections. You have Newsstand,  Books, Music, Video, Apps, Docs, Web and next to each is a link to the Amazon Store to grab more content. When you go into each section but the web it will show your content and you have the choice of seeing what’s on your device and what’s on your cloud . On screen menu buttons will show at the bottom as well for Back, Home, Menu and Search. Speaking of search on top of the main desktop and in all sections is a search bar where you can bring up the virtual keyboard and search for content on your device, in the cloud and in the Amazon.com store.

Amazon does a good job of making an interface that everyone can pick up and use. It’s simple and to the point. You no more than 1-2 taps away to get to the section and content that you want. It may be a bit basic for advanced users but will work for most consumers out there. It’s doing what Apple does with the iPad by giving users an intuitive interface without needing to be training or take time to learn.

Microsoft has unveiled the first look at Windows 8 at D9. The OS takes it look straight from Windows Phone 7’s Metro UI. It will support both standard desktop apps and mobile style apps that are based on HTML 5 and JavaScript. Microsoft has built Windows 8 for touchscreen use form the beginning but no worries traditional keyboard and mouse will still be available with different virtual input styles like split keyboards among other form factors. Multitasking is doing with swipe and snap gestures. Hardware the demos are running on Intel based machines but there will be support for ARM processor designers such as Nvidia, TI and Qualcomm. Windows 8 is just a codename for now but whatever the final name will be I’m hoping we will get that Nokia hardware tablet running this.

Photos: Via Engadget

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The T-Mobile G2X is next android handset in the very popular line of Optimus phones.  It comes with a 4 inch touch screen and one of the first phones to include the nVidia Tegra 2 processor.  Check out the the video, pictures and key specs inside.

Key Specification
•PC-like Powerful Performance
•NVIDIA Tegra 2,1Ghz Dual-core Processor
•8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)
•Real Full HD Experience
•1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording
•4-inch WVGA screen
•Expanded sharing and playing
•HDMI mirroring allows for enlarged experiences on external displays to full HD quality
•Easy connectivity
•Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
•Ideal memory-capturing
•8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera

Here we get a very good hands-on demo of the HTC EVO 3D.

The EVO 3D is the next step up from the EVO 4G. You will be getting the same great features that you go in the EVO 4G but now you will be able to view and record video and pictures in 3D. They also enhanced HTC Sense even more to give EVO user their proper upgrade from  the EVO 4G.

Key Specs:

• Stereoscopic 3D Screen glasses free
• 960 X 540 qHD display
• Rear Dual 5 megapixel cameras with flash and 720p 3D video record and 1080p 2D video recording. 2D 5MP/3D 2MP
• 1.3 MP Front Facing Camera
• Dual Core 1.2 Ghz processor
• 1 GB Ram
• 1 GB internal phone storage
• Micro SD card slot up to 32 GB in space
• Bluetooth 3.0

We are live at Sprint’s CTIA Press event. Where they will “pull back the curtains: on their latest device they will be offering. We already saw a sneak peek behind the curtain with specs listed of the HTC EVO 3D and the HTC EVO View 4G and they have already announced the Samsung Nexus 4G a day earlier. Keep it locked here for more updates on those devices and more by subscribing to all our social media outlets.

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Looks like it came just a little bit early but  LG has announced the LG  G2X also known as the LG Optimus 2X. The phone will come with a stock android 2.2 froyo with 4G, dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 8 Megapixel rear facing camera with 1080p video recording, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera,  DTS ultra mobile, T-Mobile TV and more. Read on in the press release and check our earlier video on it.

Press Release:

T-Mobile and LG Mobile Phones Introduce T-Mobile G2x with Google, a Powerful Gaming and Entertainment 4G Smartphone
T-Mobile’s first smartphone to feature a dual core processor, the G2x is the latest smartphone to join T-Mobile’s G-series lineup on America’s Largest 4G Network
T-Mobile USA, Inc. and LG Mobile Phones (LG) today announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile® G2x™ with Google™ by LG. The latest 4G smartphone to join T-Mobile’s exclusive line of G-series devices, the G2x is made for speed and mobile entertainment, with built-in support for 4G speeds on America’s Largest 4G Network™, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor with dual-core CPU, brilliant 4-inch capacitive touch screen display and preloaded content, such as Need For Speed™ SHIFT HD.
"More consumers than ever are turning to their smartphones to stay entertained wherever they are with access to their favorite video games, TV programs and more," said Andrew Sherrard, senior vice president, marketing, T-Mobile USA. "By combining the latest innovative hardware and pre-loaded content with our 4G network and the power of the dual core processor, the G2x offers the mobile gaming and entertainment experience our customers crave."
"The move into dual core technology is the next big leap forward in mobile technology creating a new superphone segment," said Tim O’Brien, vice president of marketing, LG Mobile Phones. "These super-powered processors will allow both developers and users to utilize the unmatched speed and power in multitasking, multimedia and functionality never before realized in a mobile handset."
The G2x will keep customers entertained with access to preloaded games and applications, including the following:
* Need for Speed™ SHIFT HD, developed by Electronic Arts (EA), is an award-winning, authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks.
* DTS Ultra Mobile™, which includes two innovative audio technologies – DTS Envelo™ and DTS Boost™ – for a premium surround sound experience. When listening to music or playing games on the T-Mobile G2x, customers will enjoy rich, enhanced sound that adds depth, dimension and volume levels that are robust without distortion.
* A demo of Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance – N.O.V.A., developed by Gameloft, is a fast-paced sci-fi action game in which players operate as Kal Wardin, an elite soldier established to protect humanity from alien threats.
* T-Mobile TV, offering live and on-demand TV including news, sports and full-length entertainment, plus full episodes of your favorite shows.
* Zinio eReader, the largest online newsstand, enabling customers to shop for, search inside, read, share and save digital content in new ways with more than 75,000 digital magazines from 26 countries.
* T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik™, enabling video conversations with friends and family through T-Mobile’s network and Wi-Fi.
Developed by graphics powerhouse NVIDIA, each CPU in the Tegra 2 processor runs at a speed of 1GHz and boasts low power consumption and high performance for playing video and audio. Combined with T-Mobile’s lightning-fast 4G network, the G2x delivers a fast Web browsing experience, smooth game play, instantaneous touch response and seamless multitasking between applications for a compelling mobile entertainment experience.
In addition, the G2x will include NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone application, which provides quick access to games optimized for the Tegra 2′s dual-core architecture, which is built to handlethe performance requirements of mobile games that use PC and console quality graphics features.
The G2x comes equipped with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and autofocus, and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera paired with the preloaded T-Mobile Video Chat application powered by Qik for staying in touch with family and friends. With the phone’s 1080p high-definition (HD) video recorder and DLNA compatibility, G2x customers can capture video and wirelessly connect to a compatible HD TV or other DLNA device for streaming full HD video content or enjoying a console-like gaming experience through HDMI mirroring, taking advantage of the phone’s accelerometer and gyro sensor.
Powered by a stock version of the Android™ 2.2 operating system, the G2x offers access to more than 150,000 applications available on Android Market™ and integration with Google services such as Google Voice™, Voice Actions™ from Google, Google Goggles™, Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Places and Navigation, YouTube™, Google Talk™, Google Earth™ and more.
The G2x features smartphone essentials such as easy access to personal and work e-mail, including support for Microsoft® Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar, social networking, and instant messaging. The G2x also includes Swype® for easy text input, 8GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot with support for expandable memory up to 32GB, Stereo Bluetooth® 2.1, built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, Adobe® Flash® Player support and a music player.
The T-Mobile G2x with Google is expected to be available nationwide later this spring at T-Mobile retail stores and online at http://www.t-mobile.com.

Well, it’s here. The boys in Cupertino released the highly-anticipated iPad 2 last Friday at 5:00pm. Like any Starbucks-drinking metrosexual urbanite worth his salt, I took a half day at work in order to play a few hours of Call of Duty get my ass to a Best Buy, hop in line, and ensure I copped the shiny, new piece of gadgetry. Two hours later, I had my hands on the next iteration of Apple’s tablet. So is it worth the hype? That, my friends, is up for you to decide.

Let’s get the specs out of the way. The iPad 2 features:

• dual-core, 1 GHz A5 processors
• 512 MB of RAM
• 2 cameras (“VGA quality” front-facing, 720p rear-facing)
• Gyroscope
• 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB storage configurations

To put this in perspective, the original iPad touted a single core, 1 Ghz A4 processor, half the amount of RAM, no cameras, no gyroscope, and same storage configuration. With these appreciable upgrades, Apple still managed to squeeze all those components into a 33% thinner, lighter, form factor than the original. In other words, it’s pretty much a Jessica Simpson vs. Megan Fox battle going on here; one’s a tad thicker and slower than the other, but you wouldn’t feel embarrassed holding either.

Perhaps the most impressive feat of all is retaining the same phenomenal battery life. While Apple claims 10 hours of battery life, most reviewers found that during normal usage, battery life exceeded expectations.

Still, spec whores will be spec whores. Detractors will groan about the lack of USB ports, SD card slot, and flash support. I don’t find these omissions too concerning, but your mileage may vary. The biggest complaint bouncing ’round the blogosphere, and one that I can empathize with, is the fairly poor quality of still shots taken with the built-in cameras. Unless you’re snapping photos in an obscenely well-lit area (like, say, the surface of the sun), you’re going to get grainy-ass photos. True, video quality is much better than the still shots on this thing, but I was hoping for something a little more substantial.  As it stands, the iPhone 4 holds the crown for the best photos on an iOS device.  That being said, I doubt any amateur or professional photographers were planning on replacing their DSLRs with an iPad anyway. It’s clear that the Apple’s primary reason for including these cameras is for usage in FaceTime video calls, and with those expectations, the cameras get the job done.  Those gripes aside, the iPad 2 is clearly a superior device to its predecessor.

But hardware means nothing without decent software to run on it. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where this thing really shines. On the iPad 2, most apps feel snappier than on the 1st generation device. News apps, like CNN and The Daily, flood the senses with text, audio, video, and interactive content almost instantaneously. The excellent Reeder app makes keeping up with your favorite RSS feeds feel less like a chore and reminds you why you even signed up for them in the first place. I’m currently 75 pages into an e-book I purchased in iBooks and, contrary to my expectations, I’ve found reading for pleasure on the iPad actually enjoyable. (Just be sure to set the background color to sepia and adjust the brightness as desired to make things easier on the eyes for prolonged reading.)  I can only speak for the WiFi model, but web-browsing is quicker and thus more enjoyable, partly due to the Nitro JavaScript engine implemented in iOS 4.3, but also in part to the improved tech found within the tablet.  And let’s not forget the best part: developers will continue to enhance and create software to leverage the power of the iPad 2 as they’ve done for the iPhone.  With 9x the graphics capabilities of the 1st generation, I can only imagine how good some games are going to look on this thing.

To cut to the chase, this is a perfect example of a product whose whole is greater than the sum of its parts. On their own, the components found within this device may not be up to snuff with those found in dedicated devices, like e-readers, cameras, camcorders and so on. But the iPad is not supposed to be the best at any of those things.  It, like the iPhone, is  a solid, well-designed product that empowers consumers to get stay connected, have fun, and get things done without a lot of fuss or headache.  Skeptics have dismissed the iPad as an oversized iPod touch, and the iPad 2 is unlikely to make believers out of any of them.  But for those who’ve held out for the next generation and appreciate the Apple philosophy–the marriage of hardware and software to create a superior, enjoyable user experience–you won’t be disappointed.

We take some time to do some gaming on the iPad 2.

Gaming on the iPad 2 is just as smooth if not smooth than what we got on the first iPad.  Games seem to load a bit faster with the dual core processor and graphics look the same as before.  The big advantage that the iPad 2 has over its competitors in this category is the library of games available. There are tones of quality games both free and paid. Games vary in graphics but most look great.

Now I will tell you as i have before gaming on a tablet is not a full replacement for gaming on a Nintendo or Sony portable device but for those looking for the quick escape and want to play a game the iPad 2 has it.

We took some time to test out Facetime on the iPad 2 and had a chat with Dan Lourenco who wrote our iPad 2 review which is posted up now. 

FaceTime works pretty simple on the iPad 2. You just need to have a register e-mail account for FaceTime and have the other persons e-mail address that is also register and you are set to go. 

Connection over wi-fi is solid with very few blips. Audio sounds good and picture quality looks on par with most tablets we have seen.  You can use both the front or rear facing cameras during the chat but if you leave the window the video will freeze on the other end and only audio will play. Hopefully we can get some multitasking with this or a small widget with the video still up playing. Solid work from Apple here.