Features

Features We Would Love to See in iOS 5

I have seen a lot different articles and blogs about what should be included in iOS 5. After reading through these countless articles, I see a pattern starting to form.  Almost NONE of the ideas would benefit the general user.  I don’t know about you but I would like to see some better UI benefits in the update.  It is no secret that the white coats at Apple have taken ideas from jailbreake developers for a long time now.  And the beta version of iOS 4.3 is no different,  it shows signs of being a great update (if they don’t kill the major improvements before it is launched to the public).

To upgrade or not to upgrade: Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy S Showdown!

It’s that time of the year again when the next flagship Android phone is released, yet again, to dethrone the current contender. Normally, the attraction to upgrade is based on the feature set of the device. But when you look at the Galaxy S and then Nexus S, there aren’t many benefits in upgrading apart from a few features such as NFC, gyroscope and flash. But the major feature in Nexus S is Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread. This is the latest update to Google’s mobile operating system and now that they’ve tied it with a new Google experience device, you can be rest assured that the next OS update will be released on this device first.Nexus S vs Galaxy S

iWork Apps for iPad Updated to 1.2 with New Features and Improvements

Apple has just released a very welcoming update to iWork suite of productivity apps which includes Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iPad. These updates include the ability to export Keynote presentations as PowerPoints (.PPT) and Numbers spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel (.XLS) format. This will definitely make iWork much more useful than before although it has to be noted that during export, some edits are lost as Office and iWork don’t support the same animations and layouts etc. This is true for Pages as well.

Google Introduces New Gmail Lab Features

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When Google started its Gmail lab features, it had around 13 features but with time, the number actually grew to around 60 amazing Gmail Lab features that can make anyone shift to gmail from other email services. Gmail has recently introduced new Gmail Lab features and removed some old features that were outdated and not used by many Gmail users.

Guide: Which version of Windows 7 is right for you?

Windows 7 comes in Six Different Editions Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Enterprise, Ultimate and Professional. Home Premium, Ultimate and Professional SKUs are widely available whereas Starter and Enterprise Editions are not available in retail markets leaving Home Basic being available for only non-developed markets.

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iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre vs. Droid vs. Nexus One – specifications and cost comparison

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Nexus One  – to buy or not to buy? Here’s a simple and easy to understand chart by BillShrink that puts AT&T’s iPhone 3GS, Sprint’s Palm Pre, Verizon’s Motorola Droid and T-Mobile’s Nexus One against each other in a feature and total cost of ownership comparison. Over 24 months, Palm Pre and Nexus One cost cheaper than the iPhone and Droid by around $1000 for an unlimited plan. While the minimum plan costs for the Palm Pre and Nexus One are cheaper too.