The PlayStation 3 (officially abbreviated as PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, with international marketing shortly thereafter. Major features of the console include its unified online gaming service, the…
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs iOS operation system, the same operating system as the iPod Touch and iPhone, and can run its own applications as…
Zune is a digital media brand owned by Microsoft which includes a line of portable media players analogous to the iPod, a digital media player software for Windows machines, a music subscription service known as a 'Zune Music Pass', music and video streaming for the Xbox 360 via the Zune Software, music, TV and movie sales, and the media software for Windows Phone. Zune Music Pass is for Music only and as of October, 2011 was reduced to $9.99(USD) a…
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) since 1999. BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more. They are primarily known for their ability to send and receive (push) email and instant messages while maintaining a high level of security through on-device message encryption. Blackberry devices support a large variety of instant messaging features,…
The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz ARM "Hummingbird" processor, 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 2560x1920 and, on select models, a front-facing 0.3 MP VGA camera (640x480). The base version of the phone, the GT-I9000, was quickly followed by variant models for the US carriers such as…
The Nokia N9 (codename 'Lankku') is a smartphone made by Nokia based on the MeeGo "Harmattan" mobile operating system, the first and the last from Nokia on the MeeGo OS. It was released in three colors: black, cyan and magenta. Nokia announced on Nokia World 2011 that a white version of the phone will be available before the end of the year. The 3.9-inch (99 mm) capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 854 × 480 pixel (FWVGA, 251 ppi) Nokia…
High Tech Computer Corporation, known almost universally by the acronym HTC, is a Taiwan based designer and manufacturer of smartphone devices found in 1977 by Cher Wang, HT Cho, and Peter Chou. The company generally creates a base design, gives it a "codename", such as Hermes, and then offers the devices to be sold rebranded by other companies, such as i-mate, or networks, such as T-Mobile or Orange. In 2006 HTC started offering devices in some markets under their own…
Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., on August 17, 2005. Android is a software bunch comprising not only operating system but also middleware and key applications. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android. Android consists of a kernel based on the Linux…
An operation system is the system that all other programs operates on for various devices, like tablet PCs, computers, mobile phones, media players, etc. The operation system on a PC is Windows, while the operating system on a Mac is Mac OS X. iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, iOS has since been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple, Inc. does not…
What it Apple TV Apple TV is a digital media receiver developed and sold by Apple. It is a small form factor network appliance designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, MLB.tv, NBA League Pass, NHL GameCenter or any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV gives you access to everything you want to see and hear — blockbuster movies, TV shows, your…