The Sony Xperia Z is thinner than the iPad Mini

 

2013 is undoubtedly the year of Sony. The company is preparing not only very good smartphones, but is also likely to launch the PS4 and also has up his sleeve a new high-end tablet technology. The Xperia Z, which we have discussed before, is all that the Xperia S was not: super thin, super lightweight, waterproof and dust with good specifications.

The Xperia Z is the 10-inch tablet world's thinnest, measuring only 6.9 mm thick, but it is also the lightest, weighing 495 grams, which makes it even thinner and lighter than the iPad Mini Apple. But for being light and thin does not mean that the Xperia Z falls short at the hardware level, but the opposite.

The device has a 10.1 inch display with resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, the processor is a 1.5GHz quad-core, also includes 2GB of RAM, 32GB of memory, a large 6.000mAh battery, 8.1 megapixel camera in the back and a 2.2 megapixel front. The Xperia Z is also well equipped to level of connectivity, with 4G, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0. It also has a microSD reader.

The device will be sold in white and black, but the company has not yet announced officially its specifications or availability.

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The Apple iPhone 5 could delay development of 4G in Europe

The Apple iPhone 5 will not work in the networks of high-speed broadband to mobile devices for much of Europe, which could confuse consumers.

The problem lies in the range of spectrum-the airwaves used to transmit signals to mobile-used in Europe.

The iPhone 5 does not support 4G services at frequencies of 800MHz and 2.6 GHz used in much of Western Europe, including Spain, Italy and France. Instead, operates at a frequency of 1.8 GHz, that most operators in Europe still assigned to voice calls.

Produce three models of Apple iPhone: one optimized for the network and the spectrum bands of U.S. carrier AT & T, one for the U.S. rules for Sprint and Verizon, and one for the rest of the world, including two European operators.

Initially, only Deutsche Telekom in Germany and Everything Everywhere in the UK will deliver maximum speed Internet access for users of the iPhone 5 in their markets, because they are the operators that possess the required frequencies.

Apple may introduce other models later that are compatible with the needs of most European operators, analysts say, but for now some European operators may not offer the service.

Vodafone and Telefónica 02 disadvantage emerging in Britain and Germany, two of the markets largest mobile devices in Europe, because the iPhone will not work on their 4G networks.

"The European telecommunications executives had the strong desire of the iPhone off the throttle to encourage demand for 4G in their markets," said Thomas Wehmeier, an analyst at Informa.

"That aspiration vanished because Apple gave priority to U.S. standards and defrauded Asia and Europe," Wehmeier said.

The construction of 4G networks in Europe is lagging behind compared to the U.S. and Asia, while European operators spend 15,250 million in the next three years to upgrade its infrastructure to 4G speeds, according Rethink Technology Research.

The region is only a few hundred thousand subscribers to 4G services, most of which use adapters for laptops or home routers because of the limited availability of compatible smartphones.

That is beginning to change as Samsung, Nokia and HTC smartphones produced 4G speeds compatible with operating under European standards.

The lack of an iPhone compatibl e, however, will surely disappoint some operators who expected to benefit from the positive image of Apple's newest device.

Remains to be seen how much impact the lack of speed in Europe 4G iPhone sales. Apple does not break down regional earnings, but the market research group Canalys says that 22% of iPhones sold in the second quarter were in Europe.

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In the future mobile voice will disappear and will be used only to talk and surf data

The fourth generation mobile known as LTE (Long Term Evolution) allows among other things, transmit data at high speed and eliminate conventional voice. Two companies will be the first to take the first step towards the 2013 but there are other operators such as Verizon, ATT or Srint that intend to provide voice by LTE.

Disappears voice messages and MMS

South Korea Telecom plans to launch voice data associated with the Galaxy Samsung S3, terminal capable of connecting to LTE. For the MetroPCS mobile will offer its customers the LG Connect 4G. This movement highlights the need for manufacturers will launch terminals compatible with the fourth generation, in fact, the latest rumors assume that the next iPhone 5 will have LTE connectivity.

These packages deleted such rates as voice, SMS and MMS. Only hire customer data and can call, send messages, pictures or video reaizar network using LTE. Is to see the price of the plans and possible limitations, but it appears that users will benefit.

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RIM confirms BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE comes out on August 9

 

It seems that the rumors were true. After much speculation, has officially confirmed that the tablet BlackBerry RIM PlayBook 4G LTE will be released on August 9, but first come to Canada and then to other markets.
Along with the announcement of the BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE, were released the specifications of the device. For starters, it uses a 7-inch touch screen whose resolution is 1024 × 600, inside a processor dual-core 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. Other specifications also include coverage 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB port, HDMI micro port, GPS, 3 megapixel front camera and a 5 megapixel rear, plus a pair of stereo parlanes.
There is a WiFi-only version (no 4G) using a 1GHz processor and memory has 16/32/64GB. Both models come PlayBook 4G LTE with software included, among which we find an application store, a music, one for videos and more features are also built using the Playbook OS 2 operating system, including integration with social networks.
Will this tablet RIM's salvation? Time will tell.

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