Top 5 iPad's Biggest Rivals!

Apple iPad 2 was recently launched at the same price but with better features and functionality. Here are top 5 brands which are giving tough competition to the much appreciated iPad 2:

1.    HTC Flyer: The HTC Flyer can link audio to the notes you take for work. The tablet also lets instantly play the best games in the world anywhere if you have a fast Internet connection. A built-in library of classics is at your fingertips.

Features: CPU speed: 1.5 GHz
Memory: Internal storage: 32 GB
RAM: 1 GB
Android with HTC Sense
5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus
1.3 megapixel front camera

2.    HP webOS:
Anyone who prefers the benefits of the webOS platform on a large scale the TouchPad user interface is a visual representation of your workspace, so you can manage your work flow well.  Listening to music, update your status on Facebook, read email and chat on IM at the same time.

Features:  High-speed connectivity
Either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage(14)
Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2-GHz processor
9.7-inch diagonal XGA capacitive
multitouch screen with 18-bit colour, 1,024 x 768 resolution display
190 mm x 242 mm x 13.7 mm (7.48 inches x 9.53 inches x .54 inches)
Weight: 740 gms (1.6 pounds)

3.    BlackBerry PlayBook:
              A 7-inch BlackBerry Tablet with multi-touch capacitive display screen and featuring     1GHz   processor, dual camera (front 3MP and rear 5MP), micro USB, micro HDMI, full HD video support, multi-tasking, WiFi and 1GB RAM . 3G option will be available in the future models.

Features: 5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
Built-in microUSB connector
Multi-touch capacitive screen
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Full Adobe Flash 10.1 enabled
Built-in support for HTML 5
Weight: 400 gm

4.    Motorola Xoom:
Motorola Xoom is the first tablet to run Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The Xoom supports up to 1080p video playback.

Features:  Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Power 6500 mAh
CPU Nvidia Tegra 2: 1 GHz dual-core processor
Storage capacity Flash memory: 32 GB, external slot: microSD card after SW update
Memory 1 GB DDR2 RAM
1280 800 widescreen, 10.1-inch display
3D graphics acceleration

5.    Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 8 megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2 megapixel front-facing. It will support MPEG4/H263/H264 and you will be able to play 1080p Full HD video on it a 30fps.  It has better connectivity with super-fast HSPA+ 21Mbps, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n.

Features: 599 gm in weight and mere 10.9mm
16 or 32 GB of storage
Wifi and Bluetooth Compatibility
10.1-inch HD widescreen display
Dual surround-sound speakers

Source:  http://www.rediff.com/business/

The sleek iPad 2!

The new sleek iPad 2 is finally here! Apple chief executive despite his illness made a surprise appearance at San Francisco at the launch of the much awaited iPad2.

Wearing his signature black turtleneck and blue jeans, Jobs began the over 70-minute event by saying, "We've been working on this product for a while and I just didn't want to miss today. Thank you for having me."

Jobs also said, "Our competitors are just flummoxed. They went back to their drawing boards, tore up their designs."

The iPad 2 is available in white and black and costs same as the first version. The iPad 2 is thinner than the iPhone 4 also.

The much awaited iPad 2 will ship in the US on March 11 and in 26 other countries, including Mexico, New Zealand and Spain, on March 25.

A feature which was missing in the first model comes with front and rear cameras in the current version of iPad. The two cameras are for taking photos and video chatting.

It has a new Apple-designed chip that performs standard calculations twice as fast as its predecessor and offers a nine-fold boost in graphics performance.

The battery life is about 10 hours of usage and a month on standby.

The iPad 2 is thinner -- 8.8 millimetres instead of the current 13.4 millimetres and weighs 1.3 pounds, compared to the 1.5-pound original.

The new iPad also has a new case, a 'smart cover’ that magnetically attaches to the front of the iPad to create a screen protector.

It automatically puts the machine into sleep mode when it is attached and is sleeker as compared to the case for the original device, which was bulky and interfered with the tablet's performance.

There is also a new accessory for the iPad through which it can be connected to high-definition televisions.

The new system, iOS 4.3, includes support for Apple's video-chat programme Face Time and will enable people to hold conversations between iPads, iPhones and Mac computers.

Jobs also announced that e-books published by the country's largest consumer book publisher, Random House, will be sold directly via the iBookstore.

Source: http://www.rediff.com/business