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Posted by Abhishek Sunday, 29 May 2011 0 comments

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The demand for portable laptops seems to be on the rise. Almost every manufacturer is out in the market with a lightweight and slim laptop hoping to impress customers with his designs.
IdeaPad U260 - a compact, affordable notebook
IdeaPad U260 - a compact, affordable notebook


Lenovo plans to do the same with their IdeaPad U260 notebook that is designed to be a stylish portable companion.

Features
The IdeaPad U260 is a slim, but not necessarily sleek notebook. There are no fancy curves and glossy panels covering the external surfaces of this notebook. In fact, the matte finish has a somewhat softer feel to it, like synthetic leather.

Open up the lid and you find a 12.5-inch LED backlit display that supports a resolution of 1366 x768 inside. The bezel surrounding the display could have been thinner. In terms of specifications, it’s not very impressive. There’s only an Intel Core i3 U380 1.33 GHz powering it with 4 GB of memory. The processor supports hyperthreading on its two cores. Lenovo ships this model with a 64-bit version of the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. In terms of storage space, you get a 320 GB Hitachi Travelstar hard drive running at 5400rpm. It’s not the ultimate in performance, but space of just 320 GB is a little low by current standards.
Scaled down trackpad
Scaled down trackpad


The smaller form factor means limited connectivity options, as well. For example, there are only two USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, D-Sub and an Ethernet port on the notebook. There’s also a WiFi toggle switch on the left side of the notebook.

Build quality and Design
The treatment to the external surfaces is pretty and feels good to the touch as compared to a hard glossy finished surface. It comes in a mocha brown and the sides and the insides of the notebook are black. The upper panel holding the screen is thin but, solidly built. The screen wobbles a  bit but nothing that will annoy you while you’re using it at work or home on a desk.

The keyboard feels a little smaller than other notebooks primarily because of its smaller size. The touchpad too has been scaled down to a smaller size. The touchpad though is decent and the mouse clicks are really soft. They seem sturdy and at the same time they’re fun to use.
Not the curviest of notebooks
Not the curviest of notebooks


The surface surrounding the keyboard too, has a matte finish and has a texture similar to the top surface of the notebook. The screen does lean back quite a bit, which is a good thing.

The battery charger Lenovo supplies with the IdeaPad U260 is compact and we noticed that it gets pretty heated up after charging the notebook for more than an hour or so.

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
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
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.


Now, typically, we would cover local product launches but this latest laptop called the EON17-S from Origin got our attention. Origin PC is known for its PCs and notebooks in the international market. Their new notebook is powered by Intel’s Core i7 2920XM processor, which is common on high-end gaming laptops. Origin PC has overclocked the 2920XM to 4.8 GHz from its stock speed of 3.6 GHz. Origin also gives its customers the options to choose a slower processor.
More power than most desktops
More power than most desktops


Some of the other components available for customization are the memory and the graphics solution. Users can add up to 32GB of memory and even a high-end graphics solution such as the NVIDIA GeForce GTX485M or AMD’s Radeon HD6970M GPU.  The notebook sells with a 17-inch full HD display and there is also the option for a 3D display in place of the standard one. If required, RAID can be setup as well and Origin provides the option of a 512GB SSD in place of the 750 GB 7200 rpm drives. The EON17-s doesn’t come cheap. The cheapest configuration of the EON17-S laptop sells for around $1759 (Rs. 80,000) and that’s including most of the components mentioned above


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
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
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
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
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.
Contacts contacts contacts
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. 
Upcoming Smartphones to Look for
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
Not really a radical but ceratinly an edgy design


The X7 features -

  • 4.0-inch AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with a 360 x 640 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
  • GPS with A-GPS support and Nokia Maps
  • Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0
  • 8 Megapixel camera dual LED flash, 720p video recording
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Memory expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card
  • 3.5 mm handsfree socket

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
Galaxy S II, a powerhouse


The S II comes with -

  • 4.3-inch Capacitive Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen (scratch resistant) with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, DLNA,
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, USB 2.0 with MHL (Mobile Hio-Def Link)
  • 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED Flash and 1080p video recording and playback
  • 2 megapixel secondary camera
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo FM with RDS
  • TV out via USB MHL
  • 16/32 GB Internal memory, 1 GB RAM and support for microSD cards

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
MILESTONE 2, a few steps ahead of the original


Here are what the MILESTONE 2's specs are like -

  • 3.7-inch touchscreen display with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution
  • Slide out QWERTY
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi with DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0
  • 5MP autofocus/Touch focus camera, dual LED flash, 720p video recording
  • 8GB internal memory and microSD card support
  • 3.5mm handsfree socket

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
The Xpreia Pro, sexy and well designed


Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Pro will also come equipped with -

  • 3.7-inch LED Backlit LCD touchscreen display (scratch resistant) with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution
  • Slide out QWERTY
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi with DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0
  • 8MP autofocus/Touch focus camera, LED flash, 720p video recording
  • Secondary VGA camera

  • FM radio with RDS
  • 1GB internal memory and microSD card support
  • HDMI out
  • 3.5mm handsfree socket
HTC Sensation 
With a high resolution display falling just a tad short of Apple’s Retina Display in terms of resolution, the HTC Sensation is slated to be a handset to look out for. It’s packed with features that include the company’s latest version of their Sense UI with Sense.com added functionality. The 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and Adreno 220 GPU will ensure that the Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread UI runs smoothly. The handset will also support DivX and XviD playback and full HD video recording and playback as well.
Will surely casue a Sensation in the community
Will surely casue a Sensation in the community


The Sensation will be loaded up with -

  • 4.3-inch S-LCD touchscreen display (Gorilla Glass) with a 540 x 960 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi with DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0 + MHL
  • 8 MP autofocus/Touch focus camera, dual LED flash, 1080p video recording
  • Secondary VGA camera
  • FM radio with RDS
  • 1 GB internal memory and microSD card support
  • TV out via MHL
  • 3.5 mm handsfree socket

BlackBerry Bold Touch
RIM’s BlackBerry Bold series has been faring very well amongst the high end business class mobile users. However they haven’t really managed to offer the devices in a better form factor so it was only a matter of time before their tried a slightly different approach. From all the leaked information that’s been making it out about the Bold Touch 9930 aka the Montana, I’m eager to see just how well the added functionality of a touchscreen works for users, with not much of a change in overall design form still.
Same old design but with added fucntionality
Same old design but with added fucntionality - Image Source


Although the details of the Bold Touch are still nor officially available from the company, here’s what the community claims it will feature -

  • 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 640 x 480 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
  • GPS with A-GPS for Blackberry Maps (most likely)
  • Bluetooth with A2DP, USB
  • 5 megapixel AF camera with 720p video recording
  • 4 GB of built in storage + microSD card support

Apple iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is not one that I could leave out of this list as it’s also on its way even if it is a year late (as usual) and the next model is already peeking its display out from behind Apple’s veil. While we happen to live in a country and an age where technology, no matter when or where it’s launched is easily available (for a hefty sum), the iPhone 4 is still a handset we’re looking forward to having on our shelves in an official capacity.
No list seems complete without it
No list seems complete without it


Here’s a quick recap of the specs in case you missed them earlier -

  • 3.5-inch LED backlit IPS Capacitive Touchscreen with a 640 x 960 pixel resolution (Retina Display)
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi with a hotspot option
  • GPS with A-GPS support for Google Maps
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0 (proprietary)
  • 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus, touch-focus, LED flash, 720p video recording
  • Secondary front facing camera for Face-Time chatting via Wi-Fi
  • 16GB or 8GB internal memory
  • 3.5 mm handsfree socket