Last week I was able to get a short hands-on of the next portable gaming device of Sony, the Sony Playstation Vita. It wasn’t called as PSP2 or Playstation Portable 2. It was simply named as PS Vita or Playstation Vita. Well, IMO I like the name PS vita rather than the PSP2. Anyway, if you’re not familiar with what’s inside the Playstation Vita we have a tech specs sheet in here. When it was announced by Sony last year, it had exceed my expectations. I didn’t expect that the Sony Playstation Vita would have a 4 cores that time. I didn’t expect that it will also have a touchpad at the back and a larger screen.
I just borrowed the Sony Playstation Vita from a blockmate and I want to share with you some of features that I tried in the Playstation Vita. He is currently selling it for P18,500 along with some original accessories and a game. Anyway, the first thing that I noticed about the Playstation Vita is that the device is bigger than its predecessor. It has a 5 inch OLED multi-touch screen with 960 x 544 resolution which is quite small for me. It should’ve a 720p resolution. 960×544 is not enough for PS Vita, it needs a higher PPI.
Playstation Vita Lock screen
The Playstation Vita also included another analog. Yes, our prayers has finally been answered by Sony. Other than that, Sony added a glossy touchpad and a multitouch screen which we can also use for games. I’ve use multitouch screen most of the time rather than the buttons. It is much easier to navigate using the screen. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to try the touchpad because the game that he have is Uncharted Golden Abyss. Another thing that I don’t like with the Playstation Vita is that the screen is too glossy. The sunlight legibility isn’t great too. I also noticed that the buttons got smaller in the Vita and they aren’t that much springier or soft compared to the predecessor. The new analogs are waaay better than the analog on the PSP. The should L and R buttons are still there, nothing change at all. But the volume button, power button, flash card slot at the top. The Playstation button, select and start button can be clearly seen at the front of the device
The Playstation Vita also has 2 camera. Both of them performs below average. Well, that’s normal for a gaming device. They don’t need a good camera for a portable gaming device unless they’ll add a Kinect inside. Inside the device are some cool apps that you might enjoy like Near, Party, Group messaging, browser, photos, remote play, PS store, Playstation trophies and more. I wasn’t surprised that they added the Playstation trophy in the Vita. Xbox has their Xbox live on their phones already. Oh I almost forgot, they added a lock screen for the Playstation Vita.
Playstation Vita’s back
I haven’t tried much of the features of the device since I just got a short hands-on of it. But all in all, I think the device is great. It is just too big and the resolution should’ve been higher. The graphics?, well it is already near the Playstation 3. The gaming experience? better than the 3DS and the mobile phones we have right now. Playstation Vita is truly a portable gaming device. Who says that portable gaming device are dead? it isn’t. Hopefully, we can see more games that will be coming on the Playstation Vita. There are only a few games available on the Playstation Vita right now. I can’t say much more about the Playstation Vita since I just played it for just a very short period of time.
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For the past 2 weeks, I had a great time using the Nokia Lumia 800. The Windows Phone 7.5 OS and the 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera was just too awesome to use. Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone created by the marriage of deal of Nokia and Microsoft. It was first seen when Stephen Elop revealed this at an event where the cameras were not allowed but apparently someone recorded the event using his/her camera. It was codenamed “Nokia Sea Ray” back then. Last year, it was officially announced along with the Nokia Lumia 710, an affordable Nokia Windows phone. Nokia Lumia 800 received mixed reactions from critics. But for me, the polycarbonate body, nice camera and the gorgeous design was a job well done for Nokia. After it was announced, I believed that this is the weapon that the Nokia needs to kill all the “Nokia is going down” articles.
The hardware
I already said earlier that the look and the feel of the Nokia Lumia 800 is the same as the Nokia N9. The polycarbonate body and the curve gorilla glass makes the phone sexier than ever. It is a gorgeous piece of block. You can even let the phone stand because the top and the bottom of its body is flat. On the front, there’s the curve gorilla glass display, three capacitive windows phone buttons and sensors. Some of you guys might be disappointed because Nokia says no-no for the front facing camera on the Lumia 800. Some people were disappointed too because of the small 3.7” Clearblack AMOLED Display. Most high-end phones are already screens above 4”. Even though it has a small screen compared to other flagship phones. The Clearblack AMOLED Display is still awesome though. Because of this unique feature of Nokia, you can barely see the edges of the screen which makes the whole curve display looks like it’s the whole screen when it the color of the screen is at black
The battery life? no problemo folks. The Nokia Lumia 800 last for a day. You guys might have a problem regarding sim cards. Why? because the Nokia Lumia 800 is using a Micro-Sim slot. So you might want to buy a new sim card or just cut your old sim. But be careful!, cutting your Sim might damage it. So cut it at your own risk. Don’t worry, there are some shops that’ll cut your sim card for a small price.
You can play your music directly from the button at the headset
The earpiece
Nokia Lumia 800 alongside with the Galaxy S II
Audiophiles might not be happy about the Nokia Lumia 800 because the loudspeaker was just horrible. My old Nokia 5610 Xpressmusic has a better loudspeaker. Nokia added a earphone which is kinda odd. You should put the left bud for your left ear and right bud for the right ear because the quality wouldn’t be so good if you interchange it. As for the USB cable and charger, I don’t have any problem with that. The thing that I liked about Nokia is that they included a silicone case in every Nokia Lumia 800. So you don’t have to buy a case for your precious device.
1.4 GHz single core Snapdragon processor of Qualcomm powers this device. The Android competition is on dual core these days but Windows Phone devices still stick to single core processors. They don’t rely on hardware. Microsoft wants to have a unique experience on their single core devices. An experience that you won’t see on the Android and iOS devices. And I believe in Microsoft. Why?. The Live tiles, fast growing marketplace, the ecosystem, Windows 8 integration and many more. The Windows phone 7 experience and future is really awesome.
The back of the 8 megapixel touting Nokia Lumia 800
The 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. Nokia loves Carl Zeiss
Nokia Lumia’s 800 camera is a 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The megapixel has been downgraded to 8 megapixel from Nokia N8’s 12 megapixel camera. Well, 8 megapixel isn’t that bad. The quality on the phone’s Carl Zeiss camera is quite good. It produced photos with well saturated and a bit sharp. Here are some sample photos taken by Nokia Lumia 800:
Lights at the Main Building of University of Santo Tomas
Macro shot of a pen and calculator
A shot from the Carpark of the University Of Santo Tomas
Night shot at the University Of Santo Tomas. It is the oldest university in Asia
At the corridor
A view from our condo
at the corridor again
An innocent dog
Early in the morning
A shot at low light with flash
While here’s a HD Video taken using the Nokia Lumia 800
720p HD videos at 30 frames per second isn’t that bad these days but isn’t that great either. The latest iOS and Android phones can handle and record 1080p@30fps videos. But hey, Nokia Lumia 800 has a great recording quality for a phone. I even use it to record some video when we forgot the DSLR camera. And yes, it was good as long as we have a great lighting conditions. But if you are taking a photo or recording a video on a low light environment then don’t expect good image.
Zune Music player
Xbox Live
The Nokia Windows Phone experience
Windows Phone isn’t that much popular especially to Filipinos. Even the Nokia Lumia 800 wasn’t launched here in the Philippines. Some of the things that I like with the Windows Phone are Live tiles, People hub, fast and fluid scrolling, NO fragmentation and so much more. Some of my friends are amazed with Windows Phone because my Twitter and Facebook are connected in the People hub. I can directly post, check in, share pictures and check my notifications on my Windows Phone. I can even post and stalk *hehe* my friends on Facebook and twitter because I can see their wall and twitter timeline directly from the Windows Phone.
The look and the feel of the Nokia Windows Phone is just the same with other Windows phones. But IMO, Nokia Windows Phone is way better than the other WP7 Mango phones thanks to the apps exclusive to the Lumia phones like the Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps in where there is a free turn-by-turn navigation. The thing that I like about the Nokia maps is you can download the Philippine maps so you can use it to navigate even if you’re offline. The navigation of the Nokia Maps was accurate but the only thing that I don’t like in here is that they don’t mention the exact street/place name. Maybe, they can’t recognize our language yet. Anyway, there are other unique apps from Nokia like ESPN, App highlights and many more. Oh and Nokia announced that there are some EA games that will be coming on the Windows Phone like Real Racing 2, Monopoly, etc.
Nokia Collection at the Windows Marketplace
Nokia Lumia 800 packaging
The Nokia Lumia 800 and the Verdict
Nokia Lumia 800 is one of the best phone I tried so far. The camera was great but unlike the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S that we reviewed a few months ago. The Arc S has a better camera especially at low light IMO. If you think that the 1.4 GHz single core processor is too slow, think again. Windows Phone doesn’t need a dual core. Windows Phone is great. Nokia is one of the best in the mobile industry. When you combine those two, you’ll get a powerful device.
Windows Phone is great. The Xbox live is way better than the iOS’ game center. You can connect your Xbox live account on your Xbox 360 oh and did I say that you can earn achievements in Xbox live games on your phone?. Zune is a great music player too. You can download unlimited music using Zune pass and you can use some of the unique features that Zune has like the downloading of pictures, bio and so much more. I’ll not discuss more about the Windows Phone because this is a Nokia Lumia 800 review.
Nokia Lumia 800 is really a good device. If you ask me if Nokia is back. Yes, they’re back. Some of you might be disappointed with the lack of some features like the front facing camera. Windows Phone needs some time to ripe up. The marketplace needs more apps and games to catch up with iOS and Android. Some games are expensive, some of them are priced at $2.99 (Xbox live games). If you want a smartphone that has a great camera then you might want to include this on your must-buy list. Obviously, Windows Phone is better than Symbian. Almost all apps that you need is here at Windows Phone. Office, Facebook, twitter, etc. And maybe on Windows Phone 8, we might see Skype integration since Skype is already a division of Microsoft.
Nokia Drive in Action
Nokia Lumia 900 was already announced but we don’t have a word regarding that phone if it will come here in our country. Nokia Lumia 800 is expected to be launched along with the Nokia Lumia 710. All in all, Nokia Lumia 800 is still a great phone even though the loudspeaker sucks and it doesn’t have a front facing camera. If you ask me, it is best Windows Phone I tried so far but if you’re looking for a phone with bigger screen, you might want to wait for the Lumia 900. A much bigger and better phone.
If you want to get this right now, you can get it at our favorite online store, Widget City for P23,500 but if you want to get a P500 discount just take a screenshot of this page and just show it to them.
Nokia N9 alongside with the Nokia Lumia 800
JAM Online
Rating: 9.7/10
Disclosure: The black Nokia Lumia 800 was lend to us by Nokia Connects. And yes, it was awesome. Felt lonely after I returned the device.
Ainol 7 Paladin has been known as one of the cheapest ICS tablet at Widget City. But if you feel that the specifications of the Ainol 7 Paladin is still lacking and needs some improvement then I think that the Ainol 7 Elf is the one for you. Why?, because this tablet has a better resolution and a faster processor compared to the Paladin. Luckily, Widget City is now offering the Ainol 7 Elf. So what’s inside the tablet?. Inside this is a Allwinner A10 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor and a Mali-400 GPU, a jump from the 1.0 ghz of the Ainol 7 Paladin. The Mali-400 was also use in the Samsung Galaxy S II which is quite fast and can handle some graphic-heavy applications. (GPUs are used to have a smoother 3D games such as Asphalt 5 and many more)
It has the same 7″ screen but this one has a bigger resolution. The Ainol 7 Elf will have a resolution of 1024 x 600 (same with the original Samsung Galaxy Tab) compared to the 800 x 480 resolution of the Ainol 7 Paladin. 800 x 480 is kinda small for a tablet because most midrange and high end smartphones today use a 800 x 480 resolution and some of them, even bigger than that (1280×800 like the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus). Multi-touch? don’t worry because compared to other resistive tablets that you see in some stalls, this tablet uses a 7″ capacitive screen. So what’s with the multi-touch?, when you have this, that screen can recognize more than 1 finger. For this tablet, it can recognize up to 5 fingers. And you know what? this tablet is using the latest Google Android OS, the Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich.
Some of you are disappointed with the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin because that tablet doesn’t have a camera for video calling services like Skype and Qik. But in Ainol Elf tablet, you’ll have a 2.0 megapixel front camera. Too bad it doesn’t have a rear camera but hey, at least for a tablet below P10,000 you’ll have a tablet like this!. Some other features that you might want are HDMI, So what’s the price?. According to Widget City Hub, their official facebook page. The Ainol Novo 7 Elf will start at P7,850. My opinion? For its specifications, I think this tablet is a bargain. If you want a tablet that won’t hurt your pocket then I recommend this one. Oh and The Technoclast said that the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin is quite solid, I think this one is solid too.
Ainol Novo 7 Elf Specifications 190X120X12mm at 340g Power, back and menu button 5-6hours with Wi-Fi on 3800mAH7″ Multi-touch capacitive touch screen with 1024×600 resolution Allwinner A10 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor with Mali-400 GPU Wi-Fi Flash 11 & HTML5 Support 1GB RAM/ 8GB Nand Flash Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich with support for Android Marketplace
(Sorry folks, no bluetooth here!)
Ainol Novo 7 Elf Hands-on and Review
Here’s a video I found on the web
Ainol Novo 7 Elf Price in the Philippines
Widget City is selling the Ainol Novo 7 Elf for P7,850
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Who’s excited for the sequel of one of the most successful zombie game in the industry?. Resident evil 6 debut trailer was recently revealed a few days ago. It revealed some old like Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield and so much more. Oh and new characters are revealed too like the guy who has a scar on his face and his blood is probably the answer to the T-virus infection vaccine (maybe he is related to Albert Wesker). In the video, it was also revealed that the commander in chief or the president of the US of A was also infected. Meeh, too bad for the United States. Anyway, to know more about the resident evil 6. JUST WATCH THE VIDEO PEOPLE!
A few days ago, I finally received the review unit of the most awaited phone of Nokia, the Nokia Lumia 800. As of this posting, the Nokia Lumia 800 hasn’t been release yet in the Philippines so it means that we’re one of the lucky guys to review and get a hands-on of it.
Anyway, the Nokia Lumia is dubbed as the “first real windows phone” and I don’t have any idea why Stephen Elop said that. If the looks look familiar to you maybe you already saw the Meego OS equipped Nokia N9. It is currently available here in the Philippines and it just looks like the same with the Nokia Lumia 800. Both are made by polycarbonate so the feel is just the same with the Nokia N9. Too bad the Nokia Lumia 800 has a smaller screen compared to the Nokia N9. The Lumia has a 3.7″ while the latter has 3.9″ but both of them sports a Clearblack AMOLED display. In this display, the blacks are really black so you barely see the edges of the screen especially when you use the black theme on the Windows Phone.
Windows Phone 7 Menu
the 8 megapixel camera
The device is run by a 1.4 ghz single core processor which is quite enough for a Windows Phone. A Windows Phone 7 device doesn’t need a dual core processor in order to be fluid. The camera is powered by a 8 megaepixel Carl Zeiss camera and along with it is a dual LED flash too bad this phone doesn’t have a front facing camera for video call service. Anyway, if you want to have this phone but you don’t have a micro sim, I think you might want to cut it off or just buy one because this phone requires a Micro Sim just like the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s.
The look and the feel of this phone is just like the Nokia N9. There are only minor differences between the two like the screen size, some buttons, and a front facing camera. The 8 megapixel was great for a phone but the 720p video recording is kinda behind compared to the 1080p video recording of the iPhone 4s and some Android devices. But hey, our videos here at JAM Online are 720p at max!, we don’t use 1080p here!. The clearblack AMOLED display with curved gorilla glass was great, the colors are vivid and I can barely see the edges of the screen when the background is black. The 1.4 ghz processor with the 512 mb RAM is already enough for a Windows phone. It is already fast and smooth just like what I told you earlier. By the way, you can’t expand its memory but inside this phone is a 16 GB memory.
Overall, the Nokia Lumia 800 is great. Dual core processors is not needed on this because the phone is already fast and incredible. It is available in Cyan, Black and Magenta. But the question still remains. Can this revive the ailing Nokia?. Time will tell my friends.
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Last night, theindifferentmasochist name became known especially among UST students. Why?, because she posted about how stupid UST is. And I completely disagree with all the things that she said. She told in her blog post that the people who passed UST are stupid. Well, because of that bashing. She received a lot of hate messages from different students from different universities. Even though we have a freedom of speech, We shouldn’t abuse it like what theindifferentmasochist did. We can’t confirm if she’s really the one who posted that or someone just hack or used her pictures. As of this posting, her tumblr account is deleted. And according to some comments in Facebook, all of her Social networking accounts are deleted. We don’t know if it is because of guilt or someone just used her account. I guess this will be a lesson to all.
As of this posting, there are a lot of memes of theindifferentmasochist roaming in the internet
Excited for the Playstation Vita launch here in the Philppines?. Well, too bad for you because it won’t happen anytime soon but If you want to get it as early as now. Take a look at Widget City because they’ll be selling it for a reasonable price!. Just a recap, the Playstation Vita has a quad core CPU with 5″ OLED touch screen display, 2 analogs and rear touchpad. Oh, I almost forgot that this device has front and rear camera. For more information about the specification, check out my link here. The Playstation Vita is available at Widget city for P17,000
The long rumored big brother of the Nokia Lumia 800 has been announced. According to Stephen Elop, this device is created for the US Market. It has a 4.3″ Clearblack AMOLED Display. It is powered by 1.4 GHz processor (Probably single core), LTE and it is available in Cyan and Black. The camera? there are two cameras. On the rear it is equipped with 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens w/ f/2.2 while the front has f/2.4 aperture. Via Engadget
Last year, Sony bought the remaining stake of Ericsson so it means that the Ericsson name in the Sony Ericsson will be gone. And today, AT&T a carrier in the USA just announce a Sony phone — The Sony Xperia Ion. It is the first device from Sony without the Ericsson branding but they still retain the “Xperia” name for their phones. Anyway, the Sony Xperia Ion will be run by Android 2.3 but will be upgraded to Android 4.0 soon). It has a 4.6″ 720p display w/ Mobile Bravia engine, 12 megapixel Exmor-R camera, Front facing camera, NFC and LTE. Too bad, we haven’t see the Sony Xperia Arc HD just yet.
