Samsung Launches the New Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Samsung has announced the next iteration from the Galaxy Tab series. Meet the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. As the name suggests, it is a 7-inch tablet, which is the obvious successor to the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. The new tablet comes in Wi-Fi only and 3G variants. The specifications are very much the same as last year's model, including the screen resolution. The only difference is that it is now sporting a familiar Galaxy S4 design and is noticeably slimmer and lighter.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 measures 188.0 mm x 111.1 mm x 9.9 mm at 306 grams. It sports a 7” WSVGA (600 x 1,024) TFT screen, dual-core 1.2HGz processor with 1GB RAM, has 8/16GB of built-in storage (expandable via the microSD card slot), dual-band Wi-F a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and a 4,000 mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 does launch with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The said tablet will begin to roll out globally in the beginning of May for the Wi-Fi version and in June for the 3G version.

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HP Ventures Back Into the Tablet Business with Slate 7

Hewlett-Packard, better known as HP, is venturing back into the tablet business after abandoning the TouchPad and webOS years ago. This time, the new HP tablet named Slate 7 will be powered by Android. After its announcement at the MWC 2013, the Slate 7 should be on track to bring back HP into the tablet market.

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The HP Slate 7's banks on its irresistible retail price of only GBP129 or EU149, which is sure to lure away some users from Amazon's Kindle, Samsung's Galaxy Tab, and Google's Nexus line of tablets. The Slate 7 runs on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and packs a 7-inch capacitive display with a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels. It is powered by a Cortex-A9-based dual-core 1.6 Ghz CPU. And while most of its low-priced competitors ditched the rear camera, the Slate 7 comes equipped with a 3-MP main snapper and a VGA one on the front. There is also Beats Audio to enhance sound quality, which is similar to HTC. The tablet is 10.7mm thick and weighs just 368g.

HP will launch the Slate 7 on May 1 in UK and May 2 in Germany. No word yet if the new HP tablet will reach the Americas or Asia-Pacific.

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$10,000 App Store Gift Card for the 50 Billionth Downloader

The Apple App Store, which remains the largest repository of mobile applications, will be crossing another milestone in a few days - that is a whopping 50 billion app downloads. Like before, Apple will be giving away a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to the person who will be making the 50 billionth app download.

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While this is a matter of luck, iOS users still must not fret as Apple will also be giving the next 50 app downloaders a $500 App Store Gift Card. Not bad at all! Although Apple calls these App Store Gift Cards, you could also use them to download other content such as music, movies, TV shows, and books.

Last year, when the App Store crossed the 20 billion downloads milestone, the winner was given a $10,000 gift card and received a phone call from Apple's CEO, Tim Cook. If you don't have an iOS device and would still want to participate in the said promo, you can fill out the form on their website and become part of a lucky draw to win a $500 gift card.

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REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4 S View Cover

The S View Cover is one of my favorite Galaxy S4 accessories. It is actually a redesigned Flip Cover, with a cut-out window that lets you take a quick peek at the upper part of the Galaxy S4 screen. The S View Cover's front part is made of synthetic leather with "Galaxy S4" written on it   while its back side has a hyper-glazed finish.

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In itself, the S View Cover weighs 31 grams, so it does add a considerable amount of weight to the Galaxy S4. It also adds to the overall thickness of the device. The USP of the S View Cover is the cut-out window on its front cover. It is made out of see-through plastic, which is thin enough so that you can press it and answer or reject an incoming call.

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"Once you’ve closed the S View Cover, the Samsung Galaxy S4 goes into a special mode displaying just the notification drawer, the clock and date, missed calls, new emails and messages, as well as the currently played song. However, you can answer or reject incoming calls without opening the cover."

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To save battery, the screen goes all black with only the part that is located directly underneath the S View Cover window remaining active. As a result, the Galaxy S4 hardly consumes any battery when you’re checking the time or pending notifications.

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The S View Cover will be sold initially in two colors: black and white. It costs $70. It's kinda expensive but hopefully it will all be worth it.

RATING: 4.5 out of 5 STARS

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Nokia Advertisement Pokes Fun at Android and iOS

In the world of smartphones, it is always iOS versus Android with the Windows Phone being left out in the cold. However, Microsoft is now using that to their advantage with their latest Windows Phone television ad. The ad pokes fun at the constant iOS vs. Android war by saying that there's no need to fight if you’re using Windows Phone.


I think that the advertisement is pretty hilarious and accurate but such ads surely won't make it on TV. Will there ever be a time that Windows Phone will be on top?

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