HTC One Pre Orders in U.S. has Increased Dramatically

Since 2 years ago, HTC was so difficult to penetrate the U.S. market which is touted as the heart of the world's greatest smartphone circulation. But for this time, it seems HTC has find the light with their latest products, the HTC One. After the HTC one release, this smartphone has received a lot of positive response from the United States consumers.

Since it opened the HTC One pre orders a few days ago, HTC successfully obtained hundreds thousands subscribers. This is a rare situation for HTC which is usually after they opened the pre-order, they seems difficult to get tens or hundreds thousands subscribers.

HTC one itself was still opened the pre-order in the United States. HTC laso revealed that in the coming days, HTC One will be available to be purchased and the buyer in the pre-orders list will have the first chance to get this 4.7 inch smartphone.

It's very reasonable that HTC hanging his hopes on this smartphone to get big sales. As this smartphone will have the highest specifications ever made ​​by HTC. HTC One has its own advantages with the design and material that used in its body. Besides the screen with highest pixel depth, 469 ppi, HTC One also has the most powerful Snapdragon 600 processor. Although there are some camera issues that had said on this phone. But still, this HTC One is very worthy to be a choice besides Xperia Z and Samsung Galaxy S4. HTC is also likely to make HTC One dual sim version which will be marketed in China.

HTC One Dual SIM Version Will Be Available In China

Many people have thought that smartphone sales will increase in the next few years. China is a good market for some of the world's smartphone manufacturers. An effort that being explored by HTC to get more consumers in China is releasing the HTC dual sim smartphone with micro SD slot.

The HTC One dual sim with micro sd slot existence is now strengthened by the photograph that shows the HTC One with an opened back cover and there looks 2 sim card slot and micro SD slot. Although the back cover can be opened, but still the HTC battery cover is closed. So, by opening the back cover we can just replace the sim card and inserting the micro SD card.

The HTC One dual sim version will be marketed by one of the largest operators in China, China Unicom. China Unicom will do the bundling strategy with this new smartphone to be able to suppress the price and make the consumer interested in purchasing it.

With the presence of this new HTC dual sim version, didn't stop the market of the original HTC One(single sim and without micro SD card slot). But, of course the original HTC one sales won't be so high compared to the sales of HTC dual sim version. It seems that HTC one dual sim version won't be marketed in Southeast Asia soon, it's because of the original HTC one has just entered the market in southeast Asia.

Not Only Nexus 4, Nexus 7 3G and Nexus 10 Has Been Sold Out Too

Best-Selling Products, Nexus 7 3G and Nexus 10

Nexus smartphone and tablet sales at the end seems extraordinary. Quoted from PhoneArena and android central, a number of consumers in North America and some European region is having a trouble to order the Nexus 7 3G and Nexus 10 tablet via online. It prompted that this new gadgets booked and sold out in the Google Play Store.

The cheap price maybe the major factor that make the Nexus 7 3G and Nexus 10 to be the best-selling products. Nexus 7 3G with 32 GB internal memory which valued US$299 were sold on Thursday. While the Nexus 10 Wi-Fi 32 GB version tablet has been first run in conjunction with the Nexus 7 3G. And on this day, Nexus 10Wi-Fi 16 GB version tablet which depleted booked.

At that moment, Google Nexus 4 smartphone also depleted booked. In the UK, Nexus 4 only took 30 minutes to get Sold Out. That's amazing. Nexus smartphone and tablet sales may reach its peak at the end of this year and early next year. It had been expected by the end of the year by considering the winter break and Christmas.

Altough it's release time was in conjunction with the release of the iPad Mini and iPad 4 by Apple, at the end of the year, no doubt the consumers will buy android tablet devices as the platforms developed by Google is now much better than in previous years.

With the support of more stable android Jelly Bean version os and better accommodate of the tablet devices is also a plus itself. So naturally when starting the third quartal of this year, the android tablets sales will grow more than iPad sales.

Samsung Galaxy S4 rumored to Wear 13 MP Camera and Quad Core A15

Not even 1 year since Samsung Galaxy S3 released to the market, now comes the latest rumor about the spec of Samsung Galaxy S4. This rumors are about the camera and the processor that will be used on the Galaxy S4. It's likely to use a 13 mega pixels camera and a quad core A15 processor.

I don't know when will Samsung release Galaxy S4, but reportedly Samsung will introduce to the public the successor of the Galaxy S3 at CES annual event to be held in Las Vegas, USA. But many also said that Samsung will release it in February.

Regardless of whether or not the news, of course, consumers are expecting Samsung to make a significant change in the Galaxy S4. One that stands out is the material used by Galaxy S4 can be better than a plastic material that is identical to the Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, S3 or Galaxy.

5-inch smartphone trend is also going to be more crowded if Samsung install the 5-inch screen size on Samsung Galaxy S4. And it's possible Samsung will pinning its 5 inch screen display with full HD 1080 p resolution. With the faster release of Galaxy S4, Samsung is seems to try to block the rate strategy of iPhone 5 with the iPhone 5S that will be released Apple in 2013.

Worth waiting, will the Samsung Galaxy S4 revolutionized into a new trend in the smartphone segment, or it just be a complement to the features that already exist in the Galaxy Note 2 or the Galaxy S3.

Windows Phone 7.8 Update Coming in January 2013

Windows Phone 7.8 update, awaited by the user

Microsoft seems want to treat the Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5 users disappointment that will not getting an update to Windows Phone 8. In the upcoming January, Microsoft will release Windows Phone update version 7.8 for some Windows Phone devices.

This word is obtained from Microsoft's official statement a few moments ago. The official updates release that will come in January is also expected for some Windows Phone devices running Windows Phone 7.5. Some Windows Phone 7.5 devices that will get the update to Windows Phone 7.8 including the Nokia Lumia 900, Lumia 800, Lumia 710, Lumia 510 and several others.

Many users of Windows Phone 7.5 that actually has been disappointed with the attitude that Microsoft decided not to include the old Windows phone device to obtain Windows Phone 8 update. This corresponds to Microsoft stated that the reason is Windows Phone 8 requires higher hardware specs.

If on Windows Phone 7 and 7.5 it doesn't support the use of multi-core processors, but in Windows Phone 8 it can use it perfectly. Look at the row of Smartphones that adopt Windows Phone 8 like Lumia 920, Lumia 820, HTC 8X or Samsung Ativ S.

Windows 7.8 update definitely will provide some better changes than the Windows Phone Mango 7.5. Some of them are, there will be a new user interface on the Lock Screen menu, new theme, and the most important is Microsoft will bring some popular applications to be used on Windows Phone 7.8.

The Reasons Microsoft Not Releasing 16GB Surface Tablet Revealed

Microsoft Surface Tablet

Many people regretting Microsoft attitude for not releasing the 16GB Surface tablet. Whereas the consumers expect this upcoming gadget will come with a cheaper price. Now, we will know the reason behind no release of 16GB version Surface tablet.

Quoted from PhoneArena, the tablet from Microsoft that using Windows 8 RT, the Surface Tablet was released in 32 and 64GB versions only. It's because the 32GB Surface tablet only provides internal memory allocation that can be used for just 16GB.

Of course, many consumers were simply fooled by looking at the version of the internal memory. Which means the size of the internal memory shown is the memory capacity we could use to store our personal files. And even it's reduced for the OS allocation, it will not be so great as on Android tablets and the iPad.

But that was a wrong preception and is not applicable for the Surface tablet that adopted Windows 8 RT. For the Surface tablet that has 32GB internal memory, it can be said that it's not complete 32GB, due to the decimal system of 32GB was basically only 29.7GB. Why? The decimal system in Windows 8 RT is only displayed every 1GB became 0.93GB. If the result is 29.7GB for the 32GB version, then the 64GB Surface tablet real internal memory was just about 59.5GB.

Not quite up there, that 29.7GB will also reduced by the existing System Recovery in Windows 8 RT at least for 5GB. Then for the OS, Windows 8 RT and the other default applications like Office, etc. takes an internal memory of 8GB.

Thus it can be seen that the 32GB Surface tablets internal memory that can be used by the user is just 16GB. And it's impossible for Microsoft releasing the 16GB Surface if the internal memory will be washed-up following the Windows 8 RT pattern.

Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Sales Will Rise

Nokia Lumia 920, one of Windows 8 Phone

Once again, Microsoft states their belief about Windows Phone 8 and the smartphones that adopt it. Through Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer with optimistic,  outspoken that the Windows 8 Smartphone sales will be higher. As a layman who can't predict the success or the failure of Windows Phone 8, it's perfectly natural if we judge Microsoft is promoting and confident when talking about their own products and being flaunted.
However, when we view it objectively, a statement from Steve Ballmer was very reasonable considering Microsoft in the last 1 year was learned from their less successful smartphone sales, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5. In addition, Microsoft also continues to make innovations, improvements and continue to develop the newest version of Windows Phone called Windows Phone 8 to be different and more acceptable to consumers.

And the most important thing is how to make the ecosystem in Windows Phone 8 is better and can cover all the needs of its users, especially about the availability of applications. That way, it could be Windows Phone will be the alternatives that's worth mentioning other than android and iOS that have been the most preferred by consumer.

At last, Microsoft mobilize their financial resources to promote Windows Phone 8. As we know, Microsoft poured a lot of money to promote Windows 8, but also the Windows 8 RT tablet and of course Windows Phone 8 for the smartphone as well.

Nexus 10, iPad 4 Toughest Competitor

Nexus 10, the toughest opponent for iPad 4

There is a new surprise news from Google tablet. Google not only released the Nexus 7 3G to strengthen their market share in the tablet segment. Apparently, Google released another tablet called Nexus 10 earlier than previously expected. This 10.1 inch tablet touted by many parties to have the potential to be the toughest competitor for the new iPad 4.

Now the competition between android tablets and iOS tablets fork on the two Nexus gadgets and two iOS gadgets. Nexus 7 and 10 from Android and iPad Mini and iPad 4 from iOS. Google and Apple certainly have a strategy to beat each other.

Nexus 10 is the first of Google's Nexus tablet that uses a 10.1-inch wide screen. Weighing up to 603 grams, while the thickness is about 8.9 mm. Nexus 10 using the processor of the Samsung Exynos dual-core processor chip with a clock speed of 1.7 GHz. The RAM that's embedded in Nexus 10 is quite high as 2 GB. And using a Mali T604 GPU.

As for the camera, it will be carried by two cameras mounted on the front and back. On the rear, Nexus 10 has a camera with a maximum resolution of 5 mega pixels. As for the front camera has a camera with a resolution of 1.9 mega pixels. Nexus 10 internal memory will be available in 2 versions. The first version is 16 GB and the other is 32 GB. Unfortunately there is no microSD slot for external memory capacity that can be increased.

Google only provides Wi-Fi version for the Nexus 10. The price offered is about US$399 for the 16 GB and US$499 for the 32 GB version. As comparison, Nexus 10 is cheaper than the US$499 iPad 4 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version.

Confirmed, LG Nexus 4 Have 8GB and 16GB Internal Memory

New Google Nexus smartphone is due to be released for the upcoming October 29th. Some existing specifications on the LG Nexus 4 re-emerged through a twitter account and confirmed to have 2 choices of 8 GB and 16 GB internal memory. @evleaks Twitter account wrote that LG Nexus 4 will be equipped with 8 mega pixel camera and 1.2 mega pixel for the front camera. While the thickness of the LG Nexus 4 will reach 9.1 mm with a weight of 139 gr.

@evleaks
LG Nexus 4 (E960): Quad-core APQ8064 @1.5GHz, 4.7"@1280x768, 2GB/16GB(8GB), 8MP/1.3MP, JB MR1, 2100mAh, 9.1mm, 139g pic.twitter.com/nJrlCsws

LG Nexus 4 will have the E960 numbering code with quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2 GB of RAM. The screen size will be 4.7 inches with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. And for the GPU, it will use the Adreno 320 GPU series which claimed more powerful than the Adreno 225.

The end of October is indeed a time when several large companies staking their reputation with the release of their flagship products. Not only Google and LG are planning to showcase LG Nexus 4. Microsoft will release the latest OS for PC and Notebook with Windows 8. And for the tablet segment, Microsoft will release Microsoft Windows 8 RT tablet that will be the main weapon to tackle the dominance of Apple's iPad tablet or Android tablet.

Apple also did not want to lose by setting up a mini-sized 7.85 inch tablet with the release of iPad Mini. Apple accidentally walked into a 7 inch tablet segment to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet HD and  new tablet Google Nexus 7. Let's wait for the upcoming phone by the end of October.

iPad Mini Will Be Released Next Week

Apple iPad Mini

Apple plans to release their new gadget, iPad Mini on October 23, 2012. Some analysis of this mini tablet from Apple is now widely circulated, some of them said that the sales volume of Apple's tablet will increase with the iPad Mini release.The analysis is very reasonable indeed. The main thing underlying the iPad Mini presence was to overcome the consumers that are reluctant to buy an expensive tablet. So, they can make this iPad Mini as the alternative for iPad.

Apple products is known as a high quality gadget. While the other manufacturers offer cheaper prices, some consumers may not be interested in purchasing it. One major factor to be considered by the consumer is the quality. They are not afraid to spend their money to get a good quality product.

iPad Mini is released at the right time which is now only a few 7-inch tablet that has the quality and the specifications above average. Some of them that have good quality is the Galaxy Tab 2, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire HD. Several others are much less valuable and have the same size, 7-inch, but that does not guarantee that consumers will get a durable gadget. Some consumers are more interested in the quality and the name of the manufacturer who issued the product.

Currently, consumers are still waiting until next October 23rd. And of course they will expect good news from iPad Mini release. A low price and good quality.

Archos introduced 97 Xenon Android Tablet

Starting from the presence of Apple's first iPad in 2010 ago, The tablet industry is increasingly crowded and many new gadgets are popping. Archos, a French manufacturer of tablet, re-introduced to the public their new tablet named 97 Xenon. The purpose of the name 97 is likely due to the tablet sized 9.7 inch. This type of display use the IPS multitouch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

The ratio of the panel that is on the Archos 97 Xenon is 4:3, the same panel that used by the first iPad. However, the actual use of the panel that has the ratio of 4: 3 is no longer a trend. For parts of the processor, 97 Xenon using a single-core processor with a speed of 1.4 GHz. The single-core processor coupled with 512 MB RAM.

The internal memory is installed on this tablet was 4 GB. Pretty standard. However, the memory capacity can be increased by the presence of a microSD slot that can read additional memory capacity up to 32 GB. The camera that've been attached to this French tablet could be their minus section. The camera has a resolution of 2 mega pixels are rarely mounted on a tablet. Archos is only pinned 2 mega pixels camera on the back and a VGA camera for the front camera.

Archos 97 Xenon will use the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version for the operating system. As for the connectivity, 97 Xenon support 3G and Wi-Fi connection, but have no Bluetooth. Very standard gadget to fight with many tablets available in the market today..

North Korea Plans to Make Their Own Tablet PC

A Shocking news came from North Korea, a communism country in eastern Asia. Quoted from the Associated Press, reported that the North Korean government will make a tablet pc, just like many tablets on the market. North Korea is currently entered in one of the lagging categories. With a monarchical system of government based on communist ideology, North Korea people mostly live in poverty. The news that the North Korean government will make the tablet is indicated from an exhibition that took place in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. The exhibition presents a product from Chosun Computer.

In their product presentation, Chosan Computer displays an about 9 to10 inches tablet gadget. The tablet pc was named Samjiyon. From the name taken, it appears that the product is the named with the Korean language. The displayed tablet seems to make us shocked. Because the tablet is not designed to have a internet connection. Especially with the fact that in the state of North Korea, Internet users only certain circles with the number of users is limited to about 605 in 2011.

Some people don't seem convinced that the North Koreans themselves who will manufacture the tablet. With a reason that North Korea doesn't have the adequate technology to produce a tablet. It is estimated that the North Korean government will cooperate with one tablet company in South Korea to manufacture the tablet. South Korea itself is a neighboring country with North Korea. South Korea is the base of the famous tablet pc producer in the world. Some of them are Samsung and LG.

New ZTE Android Phone Ready for The Market

After hearing a news that Samsung are going to release their upcoming phone for music segment, this time ZTE has released their music phone, ZTE Engage. The latest android smartphone from ZTE is having a 4 inch wide screen. Quoted from androidauthority, ZTE Engage will use the type of processor that is rarely used, MSM8655T Scorpion Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a speed of 1.4 GHz. That smartphones also use Adreno 205 for the GPU.

As for the RAM, ZTE Engage will use 1 GB RAM that will support this phone. Embedded memory is 4 GB. There is also a microSD slot for adding your own external memory with a maximum capacity of 32 GB. This android gadget will be adopted with android 4.0 ICS Operating system.

ZTE is currently continues to expand out this new gadget from China that've been their main market for many of their products. There are many ZTE android smartphone that spread over Asia, Europe and North America too. Although still considered  new for middle class manufacturers for android os adopters, There is a fact that ZTE still have a place for the lower to middle class. One of their best selling products was the ZTE Blade that was released about a year ago.

As for Asia Region, ZTE smartphone sales now focused for a low budget class. That is understandable because the average Asian region populated by developing countries such as Indonesia, China and India. However for the new gadgets, ZTE Endgage Android music smartphone is rumored to be the middle class phone that will only be marketed in the United States. In sharp contrast with the strategy of always targeting the ZTE medium in Asia in general. Please note that ZTE is not just mobile phone manufacturer, their other gadgets that are successful in the market is their mobile broadband usb modem.

RIM Prepare Laguna to Compete with Windows Phone 8

Blackberry OS10 Release

Blackberry developer company, Research In Motion(RIM) is through the middle of renovating the latest release of their operating system, BB10. This technology manufacturer based in the city of Waterloo, was also developed a hardware that is designed to be able to compete with windows phone 8, it was reported by GSMArena on Sunday (09.30.12 ).

A specification document of the upcoming phone that will be the BlackBerry products attached by BB10 is the Laguna Verizon version that has been leaked to the public recently. BlackBerry Laguna is an L-series which seems to be the CDMA version of the first leaked model, the BlackBerry London.


Laguna will be equipped with a 4.2 inches screen measures and a 1280 x 768 resolutions at 355ppi density. The processor itself has applied with the latest dual-core Krait (Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset), 1 GB RAM, LTE connectivity, 2G and 3G GSM, dual-band Wi-Fi a / b / g / n with mobile hot-spot and direct Wi-Fi , NFC and microHDMI port.

Then on the rear panel of this gadget mounted 8-megapixel resolution camera that can record 1080p video with 16 GB internal memory and hot-swappable microSD card. And a 1800mAh battery power set to be the power supply of the BlackBerry Laguna. (Ton/A-108)

Blackberry Laguna Specification by GSMarena