





Welcome in my 'All New Gadgets Updates' blog friends.here you get information about all mobiles and laptops and many more. . . . .
Performance The core performance of the U260 isn’t very good due to the somewhat slower Core i3 processor used in the notebook. The lack of a dedicated graphics solution also doesn’t help in the graphics benchmarks. For example, the OpenGL graphics performance test within Cinebench only managed 0.73 fps. Notebooks with a discreet graphics solution can easily manage 20 fps in comparison. The areas where the Lenovo U260 performs is in the hard drive test. A 2 GB file transfers to the drive at an impressive 56.88 MB/s. Another area where the U260 shines is in its battery life test. The advantages of having a more power-efficient processor are obvious here. The laptop ran our rather intensive battery test for 1 hour 43 minutes, which is slightly better than average. Most portable laptops like the ones we’ve been seeing struggle to cross an hour and most mainstream notebooks last a little less than an hour and a half. A couple of colour options to choose from The screen quality is average. It displays colours pretty accurately but viewing angles aren’t as impressive. Looking at the screen from below means you see close to nothing. Sideways and top viewing angles are considerably better. When viewed from the sides, the display does go a little dark and from the top, colours get washed out. The speakers on the notebook are loud and sufficient to enjoy the occasional movie. The higher end of the frequency range is handled well but sounds a little weak in the mid and lower end of the spectrum. There is heating underneath towards the back of the laptop which might bother you if you use your notebook on your lap for hours on end. Verdict There is no denying the fact that the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 isn’t really a performer. A price tag of Rs. 44,990 means that you are either going to get respectable performance or a very compact notebook. In this case, the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 offers a compact size and a stylish design for an affordable price. Lacks an optical drive If you’re looking for a notebook that is a desktop replacement, we wouldn’t recommend the U260. The lack of an optical drive and more processing power is something you’ll sorely miss after a while. If travelling is something you do often and are on a limited budget, you might find the the U260 to be a good proposition. |
FellowUp is a social networking personal organizer application. It has a desktop version as well as an iOS application with Android and Blackberry applications to come soon. The app syncs with your LinkedIn, Facebook and Gmail accounts to get your contacts, as well as you can manually import contacts from Outlook. What you then do is write notes and reminders about these contacts, or even just for yourself. Reminders can include things like lunch with a friend, a colleague's birthday or a reminder to remind a relative about something. The FellowUp homescreen Design The app's design is highly simplistic and goes along with the simplistic features it offers. There is basically a bottom bar with four tabs. One takes you to a screen where you can add new notes, reminders and contacts, another takes you to notes, the third to your reminders and the last one to your contact list. The difference between adding a note and adding a reminder is that a reminder has the time element to it whereas a note is just something you need to mention or remember about someone. As said earlier, because the application isn't too feature heavy, the design is actually clean and simple enough to use the app with. Your notes list Features The features of the app are pretty simple. When you add a note, the app saves a note, when you add a reminder, the app saves a reminder and your contacts list is mostly your Facebook friends (or whichever accounts you have synced with the app). If your contacts haven't linked say their Facebook and Google accounts or their LinkedIn and Facebook accounts, the same person will show up as two different people in your contacts list. However, when you write notes or reminders about them, they do not get a notification about it so it really doesn't matter which account you choose to write a note about. You can bundle your contacts into groups of either friends, family or school, or make your own groups. The add contact tab is for if you meet a contact who's not on a social network and you still want to remember them. It's like adding them as a contact in your phone anyway. Adding a contact who's not on a social network One thing I noticed is that while reminders have a date and time setting, you don't get an alarm when you need the reminder. The phone doesn't buzz or ring or do anything as a normal alarm reminder would do. This means, you have to keep checking the app for reminders of things you need to do. The other thing I noticed is that when you write a note or a reminder on the website, the app doesn't automatically update itself, you have to sign out and sign back in to access these notes or reminders. The other thing I noticed is that the app is supposed to accumulate information from your contacts' various social networks and present it to you on their page within the app, however, for most of my contacts, the app made me go to their individual Facebook pages which eventually it couldn't access anyway. Alarmless reminders The website is a little more complex in its features, for instance it has a "My Day" section where you can see all the reminders and notes you've either written for the day you're on or for reminders of things you need to do that day. The website also lets you add your Facebook, Google and LinkedIn accounts which the app doesn't let you do. Additionally, on the website, if a contact has two different unlinked accounts, for instance, a Facebook and a Google account and shows up as two different contacts, you can merge them into one contact. You can also create groups of contacts, by either clubbing selected contacts into the preset "friends", "school", or "family" groups or make your own groups. These groups do not translate over to the mobile app, as the mobile app only lists individual contacts, not groups. Contact 'pages' Conclusion As is obvious from the description of features, the FellowUp app really only seems to be a very very light version of its website. It doesn't serve as a self contained application where you basically have most of the website's functionality on the go. It is a free app but really can mostly only be used for referencing and writing notes on the go. A far superior alternative to this app, would of course be Evernote where you can do so much more than just write text notes and give yourself alarm-less reminders of your friends and contacts. Furthermore, contacts can only be brought in from four sources. FellowUp says that they're working on syncing with Twitter, Yahoo and other internet services. The FellowUp app is available from the App Store and can only be used once you have signed up for an account and asked for an invite to use the app. |
This month has already been a big one for mobile maniacs. We’ve been witness to big announcements and launches from the likes of LG, Samsung and HTC. While some handsets have already hit the shelves, others will be making their presence felt in the next month or so. As if making a choice for a smartphone wasn’t hard enough, it’s only going to get harder in the coming months. But just to give you a quick heads up, here’s a short list of upcoming devices you might want to consider. ![]() Nokia X7 In a bid to obviously keep existing customers happy and try and enthrall new ones, Nokia has announced this rather funky/edgy looking handset, the X7. It’ll feature their newest upgrade to the Symbian platform that’s been dubbed Anna. Hopefully it’ll offer more than what Symbian ^3 does and possibly put it closer to the ranks of the very popular Android or iOS systems. The X7 will run on a 680 MHz ARM 11 processor and even offer DivX/XviD video codec support, much like the Nokia N8 and Nokia E7. However it seems to be sans an HDMI output but Nokia’s USB-on-the-go functionality is on board. Not really a radical but ceratinly an edgy design The X7 features -
Samsung Galaxy S II One of the most anticipated handsets of this quarter is the Galaxy S II. It’s a slim, sleek looking handset that is equipped with all kinds of functionality to rival a tablet. From its 1.2 GHz dual Core processor to active noise cancellation, NFC support, DivX and Xvid codec support and a fresh new TouchWiz UI look, the Galaxy S II is going to turn a few heads when it makes it out in May. It’ll ship with Android Gingerbread even support full HD video recording and playback. With 8 GB or 16 GB capacities plus the ability to use microSD cards up to 32 GB, you’ll have plenty of space for media. Galaxy S II, a powerhouse The S II comes with -
MILESTONE 2 The MILESTONE was a popular handset when it made it out but lacked that certain ‘oomph’ when it came to power. Realizing the space it left vacant, Motorola has rehashed and slightly redesigned the MILESTONE with some much needed upgrades. The MILESTONE 2 will be equipped with a gorilla glass display, support DivX and Xvid codecs and also come with 8 GB of internal storage. More importunately the processing power has been drastically upped to a 1 GHz Cortex-A8 model which should make it significantly faster running on FroYo. MILESTONE 2, a few steps ahead of the original Here are what the MILESTONE 2's specs are like -
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro Sony Ericsson’s Xperia range of devices is extremely popular as they’re designed to be funky and quite functionally stable. The Xperia Pro looks elegantly shaped and its slide out QWERTY keypad with separated keys looks well laid out. It will feature Android Gingerbread running on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine to as well to enhance the display’s visual capabilities. The Xpreia Pro, sexy and well designed Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Pro will also come equipped with -
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