Fleet Tracking: the Benefits of Latest Technological Developments

November 19, 2012 by admin in Home and Appliances, Mobile Phones, PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

The life of a fleet manager is never easy. With drivers here, there and everywhere, sent across the country – or even the continent in some cases – at all hours of the day to make deliveries and collections, it can be particularly difficult to remain in touch with them to make sure everything is going according to plan.

Talking on the phone is not only ill advised, it’s illegal, and while hands-free devices have become much more user-friendly in recent years they still distract the driver from their duty to some extent. So rather than waiting until they take their compulsory breaks to find out where their drivers are, fleet owners have invested in some of the latest technology to keep a close eye on every single one of their vehicles.

Taking GPS technology similar to that used in satellite navigation systems, vehicles can now be fitted with devices that provide an accurate location of the vehicle, reporting it back to the fleet manager at the depot. This is proving to be highly beneficial in numerous ways in addition to helping the fleet manager to monitor locations.

For example, if they get a call from a customer wondering where their delivery is, the manager can access the location of the vehicle and report back to the customer exactly where the driver is and how long it should take them to arrive

In addition, insurance companies are looking favorably at vehicles with these devices fitted because they reduce the risk of the vehicle being lost permanently and having to make significant payouts. This benefits the company hugely, because insurance – especially in the haulage industry – can be a huge part of the annual budget. Anything that can be saved and either added to company profits or reinvested in another area of the business can only be a good thing in tricky financial times for all businesses.

This article was written by UK-based technology writer Matt Rawlings. With ten years of writing experience, Matt is an expert on fleet tracking devices as well as mobile phones, laptops and more of the latest tech.

Samsung Galaxy Camera to Hit the U.S Marketplace on Nov 16

November 15, 2012 by admin in Digital Cameras, Drives and Controllers, Samsung, Video and Photography | Comments Off

Been Waiting for the Samsung Galaxy Camera? Well, your long wait is over now for the second Android-powered camera will go on sale on November 16 all over U.S. The Samsung device will be purchased at $499.99 through AT&T, and customers can buy it whether with a data plan or without. The newly released Galaxy Camera has a lot of improvements when it comes to its picture-taking experience, not to mention its capability to share photos online without using any third party device. Isn’t it amazing that sharing photos online toInstagram, Facebook, and Twitter now made easy? The version of AT&T can even connect using HSPA+ (not LTE) and Wi-Fi if available.

For customers to be able to upload and share many photos with different resolutions, AT&T offers different data plans for the Samsung Galaxy camera. Customers can even turn the device into one of AT&T’s “Mobile Share” group plans if they wish to. Check the selections below:

AT&T Mobile Share: $10 to share between 1 GB and 20GB
AT&T DataConnect 250MB: $15 for 250MB
AT&T DataConnect 3GB: $30 for 3GB
AT&T DataConnect 5GB: $50 for 5GB

With Samsung Galaxy camera’s Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” and Google Play market access, customers like you have the opportunity to download and use Android apps like Pixlr, Instagram, and Aviary. With the superb upgrades such as 21x zoom lens and 16-megapixel CMOS sensor to shoot images, you will surely have a more enhanced photography experience that smartphones can hardly offer. Samsung Galaxy Camera is the 2^nd Android camera in the world next to Nikon CoolPix S800c, although Nikon’s version runs a different one which is the Android 2.3 “Gingerbread.”

As we can see on the device, the Samsung Galaxy camera has a large screen which comes in 4.8- inches in size and it looks like that of a Galaxy S III smartphone’s camera viewfinder. Samsung’s innovation is quite impressive on its user interface. It allows users to customize the settings using the virtual dials shown on screen.

WINDOWS 8 DEVICES AS SAMSUNG’S BET TO TOP THE PC MARKET

November 1, 2012 by admin in Desktop Computers, PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

The Korean giant company, Samsung, is aiming to top the market of American PC makers by the year 2015. With the Windows 8 ability, the company hopes to land not below the Top 5 Ranking. Previously, Samsung was just ranked below Acer, Asus, and Dell, and it was just even called as part of “others” label. However, by the coming years the company wants to change the IT world’s perception. Samsung’s newly released line-up of Windows 8 devices consists of the Series 5 and Series 7 tablets, which have been rebranded as “ATIV smart PCs”, 2 touch-screen devices, and the Series 5 which is also a touch-enabled laptop. Giant firm also admitted that they are currently upgrading their non-touch notebooks to Windows 8-equipped devices, including the beautiful Series 9.

The Samsung’s senior vice president of consumer marketing in U.S, Mike Abary, said “The big thing (customers) will have to get past is embracing change… because it is a radically different operating system, I see that as an opportunity for choice. There’s fragmentation that’s occurring within laptops, tablets and smartphones. That’s leading to these opportunities.”

The device that the company hasn’t put in the market yet is the tablet that they unveiled last August. Aside from the fact that such model is run by Windows RT, it is also powered by highly efficient ARM chips, although it won’t run legacy apps.

Abary further explained, “For that device, we’re going to determine what markets we’re going to target, Is it a B2B play? Is it a consumer play? With pre-installed office, there’s a notion that this is more a productivity machine. But we don’t want to contribute to any potential customer confusion if it’s not positioned correctly.”

Although the company has Android tablets that will also be competing against its Windows 8 tablets it already decided to let go the Androids and created a new strategy using Windows 8. However, two systems have a different pricing.

“We want to position Android tablets as more of a living-room complimentary device,” Abary says. “What that means is that there’s tablet-to-TV capability — the transfer of content between devices. With a Windows 8 tablet, that consumer has a multitude of different utilization options on that device.”

Apple’s MacBook Pro 13-inch Production

October 15, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

Apple Company is one of the world’s most successful mobile technology companies, the firm that sparked the tablet boom, smartphones, product uniqueness and ability. Apple Company is now reaping more than any other company with its new production called MacBook Pro 13-inch. Apple’s new MacBook Pro is the greatest, and perhaps the final version of the personal computer of the Retina MacBook Pro. It has more portability and fewer expenses compared to a current 15-inch model.

This MacBook Pro with Retina display production, previously begun with the 15″ model, is still retained with the Proresolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels of Retina Display resolution. This is according to news from NPD analyst Richard Shim, in an interview over CNET, “The supply chain indication is that it’s for a MacBook Pro 13.3 – not a MacBook Air.” The displays of its product will be manufactured by the major manufacturing countries like Japan and Korea.

Shim also hinted that supplies for the initial launching for the upcoming 13.3″ Retina Display MacBook Pros will definitely be in a larger number compared to the 15″ which was first seen in the June released MacBook Pro, flaunting that the 13.3″ screen size has definitely a far higher potential to be popular compared to its larger and senior sibling.

The difference between Samsung and LG was touched during the CNET interview with Shim. He stated that Samsung and LG have yet to manufacture something with Apple’s 2560 x 1600 pixels of Retina Display resolution.

Now, it’s very surprising to know that the number of pixels in a relatively small area that an Apple’s Retina has is possible more than any other brand on the market.

Probably one of the biggest attractions of the 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro will be its price, expected to be below $2,199, the starting price for the 15.4-inch model. The weight of the 13.3-inch Retina Mac Book Pro is much lighter and a lot more portable than its 15.4-inch cousin.

The production indicates that MacBook Pro with Retina display 13.3-inch is now creating a big impact for the Apple company. Will it be on your wish list to lookout for the new 13.3″ Retina Display MacBook Pro?

The Asus PadFone: Is it Just another Smartphone?

October 6, 2012 by admin in Mobile Phones, PCs and Laptops, Tablets | Comments Off

Have you ever heard of a transformer tablet? How about a device which can be a phone/tablet/hybrid laptop all at the same time? Is there such a thing already? Absolutely yes, introducing then the Asus PadFone as probably the only successful enough smartphone that can offer you a tablet and hybrid laptop all-in-one. Primarily as a smartphone in itself is what’s interesting and unique is with the Asus PadFone Features also includes it being used as a tablet and eventually a hybrid laptop later on. Well, seems to be a new concept on its own is it can be likened with the Motorola Atrix in powering bigger devices on its accessories and docks.

The PadFone on the other hand uses itself to power and run its docking station which is a 10-inch tablet (PadFone station) complete with its own batteries as having yourself now a tablet. Furthermore with its additional accessories is you can even step a bit further by attaching a PadFone station dock (keyboard) to it in making it now a hybrid laptop cool isn’t it? Anyways let’s break it down into pieces in evaluating each PadFone feature accordingly together with most Asus PadFone reviews as well that I’ve been reading and including my own. As for the Asus PadFone price is it can be pricy costing around close to a grand in U.S. dollars.

As a Cellphone

If ever the PadFone itself would only be a smartphone is I can say it’s already pretty much excellent and good enough as it is in competiting with other smartphones as well. Running on a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor and powered with an impressive 1,520mAH battery lasting on a full day. With an 8-megapixel rear camera is it captures crystal clear images for you and it can also record full HD videos on it as well. More so with its magnificent 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display giving you rich colors and still viewable on bright sunlight is the PadFone smartphone would be an amazing phone to have.

As a Tablet

If the 4.3 inch screen would happen to be not enough for you then you can easily switch your PadFone smartphone on a wider 10 inch tablet. As a tablet is it lets you work on a wider screen which would be better in taking notes, viewing videos and so on as you can even have its stylish head set stylus to use with it. Completely run by your smartphone is it has all the available features on the phone present on your tablet which you can work on a bigger screen as if you’d like even make calls on it.

As a Hybrid Laptop

True enough looks like a typical laptop when completely transformed into by slipping on its snap-on keyboard is the only addition here is simply that. Kind of like almost a laptop in a sense is the only added feature are the keyboards is its perfect in getting you to type or encode on something on your phone in using the keyboard processes.

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C Features

October 4, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

Notebook’s High Performance Level

It always means sacrificing storage to have an ultra-portable notebook. The Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C features greater space for all your files as well as an integrated Optical Disk Drive. It can save up to 1TB of data with its ultra large capacity HDD for you to enjoy all your favorite pictures, movies and music.

Ultimate Design for All Season

It is indeed very tiresome carrying a heavy notebook, but with this notebook, one can enjoy travelling for it’s designed for a mobile life. Its thin and light structure enables one to take it with ease anytime and anywhere.

Fast Solutions

The device can allow web page running that’s 2x faster –so one can surely enjoy play and work at the same time with its amazing fast performance.

Flexible and Upgradable Features

Your work will surely be hindered if you don’t have the right tools to have it done. The Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C features an HDD and an upgradable 8GB to help you in your multi-tasking activity.

On-the-go Battery

Stopping from work just to charge your notebook is not a problem anymore with this gadget. Its battery life can last for 7 hours on just a single charge. Meaning, even if you’re at work, the device’s Battery Life Plus technology stretches the battery life for up to 1, 500 cycles in every 3 years.

Advanced Display Technology

Even if you’re under the heat of the sun, you can still see the documents, videos, photos and website with its 50% brighter screen and its anti-reflective feature.

Certified Durability and Style

The Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C features certified durability and style. The device’s simple and polished peripheral is a cool metallic aluminum, while the base is made with fiber glass that’s fluffy but resilient to friction and scratch. Therefore, even if you’re travelling, you’re still protected from the bumps on the road.

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C Features and Highlights

October 4, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

The future is heading toward a different direction for computers especially for Intel. They have created a new generation of machines for convenience and longevity.

In partnership with Samsung, the Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C released date was last May 05 2012. The new-generation Ultrabook aims to be the most efficient and long last, high-end type sub-notebook. Intel have set aside $ 300 million spending on any Ultrabook related areas over four years.

Ultra Book Profile and Design

Ultrabooks have extremely thin profile to cater users’ need for mobility and travel without compromising battery and performance. They are incorporated with low-power intel processors, integrated graphics, and unibody chassis to make sure larger batteries fit in with small cases. Most Ultabooks weighs less than 3.3 lbs measures less than 0.82 inches in width.

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C

As one of the Samsung Ultra 5 Series, the Ultrabook 530U4C is a high performance machine lightly built for maximum storage and powerful usage. The exterior design’s modernized to fit daily book travel and portability.

Here are some of the Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C features and highlights:

Fast Start
Fast Browsing
Expandable and Upgradable Features
On the Go Without Stopping to Charge
Superior Display Quality
Professional Durability and Style
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-bit)
Intel Core Processor i5 3317U
NVIDIA GeForce GT Graphics
14 inches Superlight 300nit High Definition LED Display

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C released date made a significant revolution to laptops and computer technology according to news and reports. Although, Ultrabooks are still heavily competing with Tablets and Pads – Samsung expects that the trend will change in the coming years. The Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C released date is also a proof that the world is facing a high technology advancement in the near future.

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C – Is It Worth Buying?

October 3, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

Samsung Utrabook 530ZU4C should be one of your options if you’re planning to buy an Ultrabook. This gadget is awesome in features and very high-tech. Of course, you should expect the best from a giant mobile phone manufacturer. However, before you make any purchasing decisions, let’s find out what are the good things and some things that needs some tweak.

Since we’ll be doing some quick review on the Ultrabook,let’s get some data from reliable Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C reviews, put them into pieces, and come up with our own.

Profile and Exterior Design

The Samsung 530U4C has a very thin profile (which most ultrabooks promote) with an integrated optical disk. The Ultrabook measures 20.9 mm thin and 1.84 kg light. Comparing to ordinary laptops and notebooks – the ultrabook is more practical in design and operability.

Snappiness and Start Up

The Ultrabook could almost start up in a second from opening display to turning power on. The Samsung Express Cache makes this possible.

Operating System, System Memory, and Processor

Of course, the ultrabook runs on Windows 7 Premium Edition 64-Bit, and powered by an Intel Core i5 3317 UM processor – the best you can ask for a laptop. System memory is awesome, 8 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz.

Display

14 inch High Definition Anti-Reflexive LED. For travelers, this is great because no one would need so much of a large screen when you’re out on the field. In addition, it’s slimly designed that’s why you’ll have no problems fitting it in your back pack.

Battery Life

Most Ultrabook 530U4C reviews praise much of the battery life. Of course, Ultrabooks should have longer battery life compare to laptops and notebooks. The Samsung 530U4C features an 8-cell lithium Ion battery. This makes it last longer than any machine on travel.

If you’re planning to purchase this Ultrabook, check out the Samsung website for detailed information about the device. Hope this quick Ultrabook 530U4C review helps.

Revisiting the Capacity of a Notebook

September 24, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops, Tablets | Comments Off

With the technological advancement the world is into nowadays, it is a not a surprise to see minute and slim objects performing different tasks that ease burden and entertain humans. Computers have remarkably evolved over time that the occurrence of touch screen computers is available in different versions.

Although tablets are marketable nowadays, the evolution of laptops, notebooks and netbooks are quite impressive as well. For those who are too engrossed swiping in their tablets may be in for surprise to discover the evolution of laptops and notebooks. Features are added that keep up to the advancement of technology. More so, its design, style and physical attribute are made with users’ convenience in mind. Just like the Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C.

Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C, unlike any other notebooks that burden you with the bulk, was made slimmer, thinner and lightweight. This is ideal for young professionals on the go. The portability of this notebook does not end with its form alone as its storage is source of wealth. It carries on an integrated Optical Disk Drive with a 1 TB hard disk and 8GB RAM. It is Super Multi Dual Layer, which means that it can write to any media format. The cool thing over Samsung Ultrabook 530U4C is that it has a high definition resolution display that provides you a sharp and clear multimedia experience.

For those who are into functional and reliable computer that can keep up with the demands of their everyday life, it is not always wise to jump on to the bandwagon and buy what is new in the market. As such, it is always important to consider comfort in using the device. More so, there is variety to choose from that there is no point on lingering on one brand alone. Purchasing computer is an investment, therefore, choose wisely.

What Makes Samsung New Net Book ULTRA?

September 24, 2012 by admin in PCs and Laptops | Comments Off

Mindset for innovation serves as the catalyst why there are changes in the world of computers. Samsung Company releases its new Ultra book 530U4C as what demand by modernity. This carries the tag “the high performing Ultra book” (sounds ultra curious right) to that, here are the ultra features that makes it deserved for Ultra Status. Let’s wag deeply into its features and examine its ultra features.

“The power of a High Performance notebook” - ultra-portable performance that has a huge space for your files and an Integrated Optical disk Drive ( OOD) , Ultra large capacity in HDD can saved up to 1 TB of data, so let’s have an ultra music, picture and movies jamming right directly to your net book.
“The Ultimate Design for On the Go” – Samsung Ultra book 530U4C features amazingly remarkable with its 20.0mm and light 1.81 kg with HDD making it easy to take with you anytime and anywhere.
“Samsung Fast Solutions” - with its speedy 2 seconds blazing fast performance, plus the fast browsing making it 2x the faster than ever.
Expandable and upgradable features – Samsung Ultra book 530U4C features includes a HDD max.1 TB with over 2x the capacity among the competing models and up to 8 GB for upgradable memory to help you do the multi task efficiently. In addition, is the full HDMI port, VGA port and integrated optical disk drive.
“On the Go – Without Stopping to Recharge” – If you are worried with the power, this ultra net book has an ultra non-stop changing capacity. Samsung Ultra book 530U4C features delivers up to 7.0 hours* within a single charge. The ultra in there is that you don’t have to bothered yourself whether you are in cafe for this net book has the Battery Life plus technology that can extends life up to 1,500 cycles / 3 years. Super ultra right?
“Samsung Superior Display Technology” – ultra stunning images in every photo, video, website and documentations. Samsung series ULTRA’s 14.0″ HD ultra super bright screen, has the image enhancer technology and ultra powerful 1 GB graphics. Making your eyes less ultra tired with the 50% brighter screen and with the anti – reflective, so you can see everything clearly even the ultra rays of the sunshine.

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