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LETTER HAS BEEN MOVED While writing this page i realized that it’s end of the year already, and we’ve seen it all, i mean the best of 2013 gadgets, so lets wait while Santa delievers the remaining part of this letter.

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Seasons Greeting!

CONTENTS 9 – iPad Air 12 – Battle of the OLED 17 – Pure Jongo System 20 – Lincoln MKZ

24 –Android Apps 25 – Windows Apps 26 – iPhone Apps 27 – BlackBerry Apps

30 – Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag 30 – Arkham Origin 31 – FIFA 14 32 – Deadpool

36 – LG G2 38 – Fujifilm X-M1 40 – Nokia Lumia 1020

46 – Privacy

SECURITY

Threats at Home 49 – 6 Steps to Enterprise -Class Mobile Security 51- How to Save More Juices 52 – Tips to Avoid Lagging 54 – 8 Reasons Why You

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Shouldn’t Build a Mobile App for Your Business

56 – Green Technology

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the Solarway 60 – iPhone Saga

71 –Smartphones

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73 – Laptops 75 – Cameras 76 - TVs

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Intel Core i5-3437U vPro 1.9 GHz Processor Windows 8.1 Pro NVIDIA GeForce 745M Graphics 4K (3840 x 2560) Ultra high resolution, 230ppi and 15:10 aspect ratio 4 or 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD Built-in USB 3.0 port, SDXC card slot, Headphone Jack and Docking connector Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi for wireless connectivity HD Front Camera

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The Toughpad 4K, was described as "the world's first" 20-inch tablet with an Ultra HD (4K) resolution. The tablet isn't something you'd buy for your kids, though. Aimed more at businesses such as museums, and professional uses like graphic designing with Autocad and Photoshop, it displays a crystal-clear 3,840 x 2,560 pixel resolution, and comes in a rugged, carbon-fiber case designed to withstand a lot of abuse.

The Windows 8.1-powered tablet also supports Panasonic's wireless Electronic Touch Pen, which Panasonic claims to be more accurate than your standard tablet pen. And if you're wondering what's under the hood, the Toughpad's specs are laptop-worthy: an Intel Core i5 vPro processor, 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce graphics and 256 GB of storage.

The tag that goes with it, rumored to be around AED 18,000 so when it goes out of the market don’t expect it to be cheap.

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LG G2 It's getting increasingly difficult to launch a smartphone with some standout feature, something more than just bigger screens and faster processors can offer is hard to find nowadays. So with LG G2's new design, will the new look impress the market?

The G2 took what I loved from the tablet-smartphone category, and crammed it into a regular smartphone. A big one, granted, but not an unnecessarily huge one. LG's smartphone screens are among the best, with 5.2-inch screen in 1080p resolution, its newest phone continues to lead its peers. This time around, however, it's got the battery to do it justice. Everything you saw on the Optimus G Pro is here on the G2, like the dual-camera modes to record video from both the front and back lenses.

See Page 36 for the Review

Needless to say, the new Apple’s Tablet flagship, the iPad Air, is more than looks and style. Unbelievably thin and light and yet it’s so much more powerful and capable.

With an A7 chip and M7 coprocessor, advanced wireless and great apps for productivity and creativity iPad Air lets you do more than you ever imagined.

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Incredible Performance iPad Air also focuses on its performance adding an A7 chip and M7 coprocessor into it. That means your iPad Air works twice the CPU speed and graphics performance for everything you do.

Leaner and Meaner iPad Air literally brought down its size. . It cut almost a quarter of the volume of the previous iPad generations so it weighs just one gravitydefying pound. Thin but still dependably durable all thanks to its aluminum unibody design. The sleek look goes out without anymore to say, very comfortable to travel with, so you can bring it anywhere you go with so much ease.

5MP iSight Camera iPad Air also boast features for capturing better images.

The 5-megapixel iSight camera on iPad Air was designed to help you capture all of life’s moments at a moment’s notice. The vivid images then perfectly suits the Retina Display of the iPad, making all presentation clearer than ever.

Retina Display iPad has always been about its screen resolution and crispy display. And with the new iPad Air, the company wouldn’t disappoint us on this matter. The size of the stunning Retina display is exactly the same. With a 2048-by-1536 resolution and over 3.1 million pixels, photos and videos pop with detail and text looks razor sharp. Pixels are indiscernible.

M7 COPROCESSOR The M7 coprocessor measures motion from your iPad Air by pulling data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass. So your apps can give you a better experience based on the movement of your iPad Air.

A7 CHIP The A7 chip makes iPad run faster.

Games are more responsive. And everything you do with iPad Air feels quicker, because it is quicker. It also supports OpenGL ES version 3.0, enabling detailed graphics and visual effects once possible only on desktop computers and game consoles.

Dual Microphones iPad Air has better sound efficiency as well, all thanks to its dual microphones. And they don’t just collect more sound — they work together to capture better sound by suppressing audio from the source you’re not focused on. The dual microphone lessens the background noise as well making all your recordings sound clearer. And Siri is even better at recognizing what you’re saying.

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ASUS TRANSFORMER BOOK TRIO It’s a Laptop. It’s a Tablet. It’s a Desktop PC. It's Whatever You Want It to Be.

ASUS Transformer Book Trio, the world's first 3 in 1 laptop, tablet and full functional base. ASUS Transformer Book Trio houses a 4th generation Intel Core processor for seamless multi-tasking, and high performance. With detachable monitor, you can turn it into a tablet that runs on a 11.6-inch 16:9 IPS Full HD (1920 x 1080) with 10-point multi-touch Android tablet. Attach the keyboard to any monitor and have a desktop PC with Intel Core i7 Processor delivers a high performance Windows 8 experience every time. Put them together back and you got yourself a dual operating system device�with the intuitive flow between Android and Windows 8.

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Xperia Z

Just as few months ago, Sony released its strongest flagship, the Sony Xperia Z. It was strong enough to compete head to head with other smartphones by that time. However, just recently Sony released a again almost an identical phone.

Why and what will make Xperia Z users jump in to it and make them upgrade?

Let’s check it out!

As with the Xperia Z, the Z1's 5-inch screen displays at full HD 1920 x 1080 resolutions. The new model comes with the same impressive build-quality and waterproof body as its predecessor and with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.2GHz and backed up by the same 2GB of working RAM.

KEY PHOTOGRAPHIC VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS 20.7 MPÂ 1/2.3 Exmor RS CMOS sensor F2.0 lens

Sony is in pursuit of being the strongest camera phone nowadays and its features are subpar with the others. It has its own intended shutter button as well making it easier to press and release rather than the old virtual button on the screen and the added options like the Timeshift Burst & Burst Mode, Digital Zoom and Video and Still Image HDR makes it more fun to use.

Besides the upgraded aluminum chassis that rounds off the sharp edges of the Z in favor of a gentler, colder, metallic feel, the real headline feature is the 20.7 megapixel camera sensor, on paper a vast upgrade over the 13MP unit inside the older Z.

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BATTLE OF LG OLED TV focuses on its vivid color and vibrant images. LG’s advanced 4 color pixel technology creates brighter pictures with wide range of colors and accuracy and True to Life images. It also boasts its infinite contrast feature with self lighting pixel technology.

The OLED TV can range from blazing white to the darkest black and has a greater sense of realism and depth on all content.

The stunningly curved of the LG OLED TV brings new feel on the style and design. With a depth of only 4.5mm thick at its thinnest point and just two layers, the TV is unbelievably lightweight and paper-thin .

LG OLED is a Smart TV as well. This feature allows you to access premium content providers like Hulu Plus, Netflix and YouTube direct from your TV. One the Magic Remote gives simple and fun way to choose what you want to watch. Pointing, Gesture, Wheel, Voice, and Universal Control makes it the most convenient and advanced TV remote today.

Samsung’s OLED TV has a visibly curved surface, unlike any other flat panel, and is only 3mm thick. Since every pixel produces its own light, the displays are original and the colors vivid. The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology is a LED in which the emissive layer is a film of organic compound which emits light in response to electricity. Since an OLED display works without a backlight, it displays deep black levels and is thinner and lighter than LCD panels.

Another pioneering feature which makes this TV stand out is its Multi-View capability.

This feature allows two viewers to watch two completely different programs on the same TV, with complete Audio control by using the Samsung’s 3D Active glasses which come with built-in personal speakers. This function works even with different dimensions; one viewer can watch 2D content and the other may watch 3D content on the same TV with no interruptions in the two content.

The Samsung OLED TV contains also all the features from the latest Samsung Smart TV features like the new Smart Hub interface, which organizes entertainment and content into three convenient panels: Social, Apps as well as Photos, Videos and Music.

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The latest BlackBerry Z30 is the largest phone BlackBerry has ever produced so far.

Least to say it has the largest screen at 5 inch of 1,280 x 720 Super AMOLED panel and far bigger than the Z10 can offer. Not only does it matches with the sizes of other smartphones today but at 2300 it matches phones like the Galaxy S4 on price too.

However still BlackBerry is lacking on apps that goes with it so for now iPhone and Android devices are far better than them in this category. And as for the design, BlackBerry Z30 would rather be strong and reliable rather than the thin and slender typical phones nowadays. That is part of the reasoning behind the look of the phone’s back, which is made of a ‘glass weave’ plastic that looks a lot like carbon fiber and is twice as strong as normal plastic, according to BlackBerry. Overall there’s no doubt that this is a quality phone in most respects.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 The Note 3 is the newest phablet in town. With its 5.7 inch touchscreen display, it is too small to be classified as a tablet and yet too big to be called a phone. The Android-powered Note 3 is indeed a mini-computer, equipped with 3 gigabytes of RAM and a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor. Those internals allow the device to handle pretty much anything mobile app designers can throw at it. Plus Samsung also added new software features to pair with the included stylus, or S Pen which can read a handwritten word or number as though it were typed. The new design is a vast improvement over the plastic predecessor. The Note 3 sports a faux-leather back cover with fake stitching around the edges, giving the device a somewhat elegant appearance.

Samsung Galaxy Gear While it is stylish and features a responsive, 1.6-inch touchscreen display, the watch seems to lack on some other aspects that is necessary. Our reason is that it currently works only with the Note 3 and the latest Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and pairs only via Bluetooth that limits the gap from the objects within roughly 25 feet of each other to stay connected. Galaxy Gear few worthwhile uses for the watch, other than to tell time, is answering calls. Useful enough to talk while driving rather than the handheld phones.

The watch also allows for quick and easy captures of decent-quality images and video with the 2-megapixel camera that's on the front of the band. The media controller also on the watch is handy to start, stop and advance music when the Note 3 is paired with an external Bluetooth speaker. The smartwatch seems to be useful as well on receiving sms and facebook notifications however, with a little screen it would be hard to read on and doesn’t support replying back to messages.

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The World’s Largest LED TV

90 `` Sharp is back with the biggest blast.

Waving its latest flagship, the LC-90LE745U that boast a 90” screen, Sharp is sharper than ever. It is the world’s largest LED TV that features a 1080p 3D full array LED panel. The 90” TV has an advanced AQUOS UV2A Display that uses a unique, precision pixel structure to deliver dynamic HD images.

The AQUOS UV2A Display has an 8 million: 1 contrast ratio that creates pulse-racing picture every time. The TV is presented with an elegant look as well, with brushed aluminum black bezel, delivering one of the most natural, vibrant pictures available. Last but not the least, Smart 90” TV has a built-in Wi-Fi also and an intuitive SmartCentral user interface, that lets you access today’s most popular apps or even browse the web.

Pure Brings Ground-Breaking Jongo Multiroom Music System Pure announces the launch of its Jongo multiroom music system with four wireless speakers and a Hi-Fi adapter now available in the United Arab Emirates. Jongo is the first multiroom system to deliver the sync performance and quality of a wired system in a wireless setting, and a superior technological solution compared to others on the market today and is currently, one of the only systems to offer both wireless multiroom and casual Bluetooth streaming.

Jongo S3 (AED 899) Jongo S3 is a portable, rechargeable wireless speaker that comes with four tweeters for 360° audio, and an upward-firing subwoofer for powerful bass. Thanks to its five speakers and individual power amplifiers, Jongo has surprisingly punchy audio and with a simple press of the ‘audio’ button on the rear of the unit, the user can select flexible audio profiles to make the most of any environment***. Jongo S3 comes with a rechargeable battery pack included with up to ten hours of listening per charge (can also be mains charged)

Jongo T4 (TBA) Jongo T4 is a versatile and perfectly balanced wireless speaker delivering high quality audio whilst maintaining a compact form factor to sui t all room sizes. Jongo T4 delivers clean and precise Class D amplified audio with enough punch to more than fill the average lounge or dining room.

Jongo A2 (AED 499) Jongo A2 is a wireless multiroom Hi-Fi adapter that offers an easy way to integrate an existing Hi-Fi product into the Jongo multiroom music system. Jongo A2 is engineered to provide high integrity and low distortion audio and comes with a high-quality 24-bit internal DAC (digital to analogue converter) as well as optical and coaxial digital and dual (RCA) phono analogue audio outputs. The digital outputs allow users to connect to a digital enabled hi-fi, DAC or home cinema amplifier and the analogue outputs allow connection to legacy hi-fi or other audio devices.

Jongo T6 (AED 1,499) Jongo T6 is a powerful wireless speaker bringing room-filling, detailed sound to the Jongo wireless multiroom family. The T6 uses dual concentric loudspeakers and two premium 5.25 inch full range drivers which have been hand tuned by Pure’s audio experts to achieve full range audio with excellent phase control and depth.

Jongo T2 (AED 799) Jongo T2 is the ideal Jongo speaker for everyday living and delivers highly efficient Class D audio through 3” mid-range drivers. All components are hand selected by Pure’s audio engineers to achieve the best possible sonic performance, energy efficiency and reliability.

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SONY ACTION CAM HDR-AS30V Take thrills to the next level with the slim, wearable Action Cam HDR-AS30V from Sony, packed with exciting new features including GPS, NFC Live-View Remote, and slim waterproof housing.

From dune-bashing to snorkelling, Sony’s dynamic video camera translates unforgettable experiences into fantastic Full HD movie clips and detail-packed still photos. The new waterproof housing has a slim design that cuts through wind and water. With a huge 170° field of view (120° with SteadyShot on), the wide-angle Carl Zeiss Tessa lens takes in panoramic landscapes, dramatic ski slopes and more.

Smartphone photography is visibly on the rise and Sony will not fall behind. With the

newly released Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 lens-style cameras, Sony Middle East and Africa ensures smartphones can achieve image quality and creative options to rival a premium stand-alone cameras.

QX10 Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 features an effective 18.2 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and high-quality Sony G Lens. It has a 10x optical zoom range and great for distant subjects and on focus shots. The Built-in Optical SteadyShot prevents you from camera shake, keeping handheld pictures and videos steady and blur-free, even in low-light conditions.

QX100 The Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 features a large 1.0-type Exmor R CMOS sensor with 20.2 effective megapixels. Teamed up with a wide-aperture Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 3.6x optical zoom with Optical SteadyShot, the QX100 gives noise less image qualities from a premium pocket camera.

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Drippler

Category: Music Best For: Mixing Music Rating

Pure DJ is the first and original Windows 8’s Turntable DJ App. It has built in effects such as Loops, Cues, Auto Transitions and the ability to scratch. The easy to understand interface lets you take over with full creative control over the sound. Pure DJ’s Auto Transitions allow even the most novice of DJs to mix songs with ease.

Blendoku

Category: Documentation Best For: Saving Notes and Retrieving Rating

A puzzle game that will challenge your ability to distinguish and arrange colors. The game is based on color principles and exercises taught in art schools around the world. Try and beat the world average, beat your personal best.

Play through hundreds of levels with a wide gamut of difficulty and experience a very addictive game that everybody talks about.

Beautylish

Category: Tutorial Best For: Learning About Beauty Stuff

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Discover the newest beauty looks and trends, learn essential makeup tips, and shop for amazing products on the Beautylish app! The app also offers a step-by-step tutorial videos to learn how to create the latest braids and hairstyles. Apply makeup and see how to create nail designs you’ll love.

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Eyeem

Category: Music Best For: Listening to Musics Rating

EyeEm camera is free photo sharing & discovery app that connects you with likeminded people through the photos you take.

Capture every moment. Enhance your photos with 17 unique photo filters and share them with the EyeEm community as well as your favorite social networks like Facebook & Twitter. Discover new topics and places to visit with the growing community of Eyeem all over the world.

Magisto

Category: Editing Best For: Quick Photo & Video Editing Rating

Magisto is an editing app that is fun and easy to use. This app allows users to edit videos and photos and share them with their friends and family. Magisto will turn your video and photos into beautiful edited movies, complete with music and effects, in minutes.

Wunderlist

Category: Productivity Best For: To do list and Planning Rating

Wunderlist is an amazing app that assists you to manage and share your to-do lists.

This app lets you to do your daily planning easier and allows you to share your listings to your peers in no time. With just fingertips you can make your listings ahead and easy.

SwiftKey

Category: Tool Best For: Typing Messages

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SwiftKey is a smart app in which the program will identify your typing pattern and makes touchscreen typing faster. SwiftKey takes the hard work out of touchscreen typing, replacing your phone or tablet’s keyboard with one that understands you.

Category: Games Best For: Entertaining Yourself

Category: Communication Tool Best For: Free Messaging

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Trial Xtreme 3 is a game that will take your breath away. Tackle 112 completely original courses, fighting your friends for the race, win while carefully controlling your bike to ensure that you don’t fall victim to one of the many hundreds of mines, water pipes, or wrecked cars that are standing in your way.

Text+ is an app that helps you to get a cheaper rate on calling anywhere in the world. It can turn your tablet into a phone as well with free text message / SMS and call on your tablet, phone and Wi Fi devices.

Category: Games Best For: Practicing Eyesight

Springpad helps you organize all your notes, asks, recipes, movies and more. Save from anywhere, on any device and ler the app enhance what you save with info and s uggestions to help you do even more. It is a good way to motivate you as well with reminders on notes

WINDOWS APPS OF THE MONTH Pure DJ Category: Music Best For: Mixing Music Rating

Pure DJ is the first and original Windows 8’s Turntable DJ App. It has built in effects such as Loops, Cues, Auto Transitions and the ability to scratch. The easy to understand interface lets you take over with full creative control over the sound. Pure DJ’s Auto Transitions allow even the most novice of DJs to mix songs with ease.

One Note

Category: Documentation Best For: Saving Notes and Retrieving Rating

This app allows you to take notes and then directly saved to the cloud server so that you have them when you need them. Whether you draw, type, click, or swipe, this app will shine on your Windows 8 device. Always on the go?

Fear not! All of your necessary documents are just finger tips away

6Sec

Category: Media Best For: Vine Viewing & Sharing Rating

Vine is getting very popular and so is most of the apps supporting it. Here is 6Sec for Vine, one of the the best app where you could see and share life in motion. Create short, beautiful, looping vine videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see.

Everyday Food

Slacker Radio

Category: Music Best For: Listening to Musics Rating

Slacker is the most complete music app available for Windows phones. With millions of songs and hundreds of expert-programmed stations, Slacker gives listeners anytime, anywhere access to the world’s best music and entertainment.

Photoshop xPress Category: Editing Best For: Quick Photo Editing Rating

Probably one of the best photo editor software for computers is now with the mobile phones.

Edit images taken by camera phones anywhere an anytime.Crop, straighten, rotate, and flip your photos. Remove red eye that is awkward before posting it directly to your social accounts.

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Netflix

Category: Entertainment Best For: Watching Movies & TV Shows Rating

This app gives you access to unlimited TV shows and movies for one low monthly price.

With the Netflix app you can instantly watch as many TV episodes & movies as you want, anytime you want.

One Note

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Comixology is basically a digital library for all of your comic readings need. For Marvel fanatics, DC devotees and comics newbies, Comixology instantly offers more than 40,000 digital comics and graphic novels with a simple click. Or tap. Click it, tap it, lick it… whatever you want, it’s your device.

Acedia

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Find the right recipe for any meal and every occasion. With straightforward steps and accessible ingredients, Everyday Food recipes are simple to prepare and always satisfy. Learn time-saving tricks that help you get food on the table even faster with our daily featured-recipe videos.

Xbox SmartGlass lets you use your Windows 8 device as a second screen to intelligently interact with your Xbox 360. It helps your devices work together to enhance your TV shows, movies, music, sports, and games.

Control and interact with what’s on your TV with simple gestures on your Windows device.

Acedia is a mystery game for your Windows Phone devices that has a spooky, almost creepy, feel to it. The apps is more of a scavenger hunt sort of a game where you are tasked with finding particular objects/relics to complete each challenge.

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BlackBerry Messenger

Category: Chatting

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If you are living in a cave or out of the civilization for a while, then you have all the reason not to know that finally BlackBerry Messanger has come out with iPhone (and Android) atlast. Rumor has been going on for so long already but that it became not surprising anymore, yet there are a lot of reason to rejoice for the coming of one of the most popular chatting app to the other devices.

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Category: Cloud Storage Best For: Saving and Accessing Files

New to the cloud syncing and storage wars is Bitcasa, which works beautifully on iPhones and offers 10GB of space for free, which is whole heaping lot. For $99 a year, you can get “infinite” storage. Because of the ample space, it’s extremely useful for mobile video backup. The interface is great, too.

Umano

Category: Editing Best For: Quick Photo Editing Rating

Believe it or not, sometimes there’s just too much stuff on the Internet to read every day.

Umano picks out some of the gems and recreates them as audiobook-like pieces read by professional voice talent. It’s a nice way to get caught up at the end of each day, with articles from popular sources spread out across a wide array of content categories.

ooVoo

Category: Media Best For: Communicating with Friends Rating

OoVoo is an ambitious little app. It supports video calls, voice calls, group video, and IM. And that’s across a number of major platforms—iOS, OS X, Android, and Windows. Past experiences with video chat apps have taught us that more features does not necessarily equal a better experience if performance flags. Luckily, ooVoo delivers across the board.

Category: Games Best For: Exercising the Brain

Unlock 81 levels of gentle puzzle suitable for the whole family. The soundtrack and the polished artwork show off the quality and there’s a lot to get your teeth into for just a dollar. The physics based gameplay will be familiar and accessible for puzzle game fans and while it’s hardly groundbreaking it should satisfy casual puzzle gamers.

Wave Trip

Category: Games Best For: Having Fun With Tunes Rating

As you fly along, you create a song by hitting colored shapes. The orange ones are essential and you’ll loop around until you hit all of them – the blue ones are good, but optional; the pink ones are bad, and they’ll destroy any multiplier you’ve built up. It’s addictive, accessible, and frustrating all at the same time.

Category: File Transfer Best For: Transferring Files

Bump tries to boil the act down to its simplest form, letting you and another Bump user bump your phones together to swap goodies. The service lets you transfer files between your phone and computer, too, with the simple act of tapping your phone on your computer’s keyboard.

Duolingo

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Best For: Learning Languages

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Could learning a new language somehow add value to other people all over the world?

Among free mobile apps for languagelearning, the Duolingo iPhone app is easily the best. A recent update makes your next lessons available offline, so you can continue learning even when you’re not connected to the Internet.

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Category: Fitness Best For: Measuring Activities

Runtastic, despite its name, is a comprehensive activity-tracking app. You can use it not only for running, but also cycling, walking, hiking, kayaking, and a whole bunch of other activities.It gives you all the information needed regarding your activities and perfect for people who are at watch of their figures

Category: Entertainment Best For: Recalling Songs

If you hear a song and don’t know what it is— Shazam to the rescue! Launch Shazam and hold it as close as you can to the speakers, then let her rip. Within a few seconds, the app will tell you the title, artist, and sometimes even find the album art, too.

BLACKBERRY APPS OF THE MONTH Feather Duster

Category: Social Media Support Best For: Getting Updates on Trending Tweets and Interests Rating

Social media fans with a burning need to keep on top of trending topics should definitely be excited about this app. It’s a visually stunning galaxy of tweets that highlights links between trending Twitter hashtags. You can select a subject you’re interested in and then connect related hashtags to create your own particle storm of interesting tweets.

Canabalt

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Category: Games Best For: Passing Time

Category: Map Best For: Looking for Direction

Category: Mobile Tools Best For: Avoiding Calls

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Canabalt is the quintessential endless runner. Players have to leap between buildings with expert timing and vault over obstacles as the pace picks up. The chunky, minimalist style is instantly charming, especially paired with the extremely smooth animation and overall polish of gameplay.

Evernote

Category: Note Pad Best For: Systematic Note Taking Rating

Evernote finally got its own stand-alone app for BlackBerry 10. The integration with the native Remember app was certainly great.

As always, you can attach audio, video, and image files to your notes, and organize them based on notebooks.

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The app uses your current location, based on GPS or cell-tower location, to find the closest nearby businesses, retailers, restaurants, gas prices, events and much more. Poynt offers a dedicated weather section, too. You can find local movie theatre listings and purchase tickets via BlackBerry.

SayIt

Category: Voice Command Best For: Voice Activated Queries Rating

SayIt is a voice activated personal assistant, built especially for BlackBerry 10.

It is powered by Wolfram Alpha, so it can answer queries on everything from math to history. You can also do Web searches, get weather information, find hotels or restaurants nearby, and there’s a language translation feature as well.

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Call Blocker is one of the most simple, yet effective applications for your BlackBerry. If you are ever in the situation where you don’t want incoming phone calls, or you are avoiding someone - then with a quick tap of the on/off icon you can prevent all phone calls to your BlackBerry while still maintaining a data connection.

Pandora

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Pandora is quick and easy to setup and use: Simply pick an artist or band you like and the application creates a custom “station” based around that artist, with similar tunes, selected by other like-minded listeners.

Songza

Category: eBook Reader Best For: Reading eBooks

Category: Tools Best For: Random Events

Category: Music Streaming Best For: Uninterrupted Listening to Musics

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The Amazon.com Kindle for BlackBerry e-reader application brings Amazon.com’s collection of more than 800,000 digital books directly to your smartphone, so you can purchase books any time you have wireless connectivity and read whenever you have battery life. Many classic books are free, and best-sellers start at just $9.99—cheaper than you could purchase a print version in a book store.

This app is like a Swiss Army Knife add-on for your BB. It gives you a spirit level, compass, flashlight, speedometer, protractor, infinite ruler, Morse code generator, unit converter, and a height and distance estimation tool. It’s a handy set of tools for $2 and, while you may not use them every day, you’ll be glad they’re there when you do need one of them.

You kick off by selecting the category, whether you want work out music, something for epic walking, or music for reading the paper.

There are choices to suit any mood, and each playlist has been expertly curated. You can share your favorite playlists via social media and you can find links to buy the songs you like. It’s best used with Wi-Fi so it doesn’t eat too much data.

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag The Assassin’s Creed is back and with him is a Black Flag. This is Ubisoft’s sixth major installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, a sequel to 2012’s Assassin’s Creed III modern story and a prequel to its historical storyline.

Who would expect that the only thing this long time running saga will be freshen up with are sea shanties and new dimension.

Arkham Origin

Arguably the best among the franchise and don’t even let me get started with the story arc and graphics yet. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag begins in 1715, when pirates established a lawless republic in the Caribbean and ruled the land and seas. Stand among legendary pirates such as Blackbeard, Calico Jack and Benjamin Hornigold, as you establish a lawless republic in the Bahamas and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Pirates.

Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. The game showcases a more young and raw Batman as he faces Gotham City’s most dangerous villains and assassins. Gameplay as usual is top of the line and not to ruin the thrill for those who haven’t grab their copy yet, the story line is so well written that you couldn’t stop playing through and waiting for more revelations.

Like Arkham City, Arkham Origins is set in the open-world map of Gotham City that looks like a metropolis designed by the architects behind Gormenghast. Thanks to the Unreal Engine, Batman and nearly every goon in the city look like they’ve spent an awful lot of time down the gym. Players navigate the map using Batman’s cape to glide between the rooftops and his BatClaw to give him a boost through the air. The one-button-attack combat is still as sublime as ever and players are able to take on multiple attackers by mixing counters with punches and gradually building up a flow. There are predator rooms. There are puzzles to solve. There’s Batman’s range of wonderful toys and, yes, Batman’s Detective Vision is both present and correct.

Call of Duty: Ghost

One of the most few noted character in the video game is Deathstroke. He was one of the eight assassins hired by the criminal mob boss Black Mask to kill Batman on Christmas Eve night and shows a lot of skill to par with our hero. In addition to enchanced strength, speed and reflexes, Deathstroke possesses heightened brain functions that make him a master strategist and tactical genius.

Pokemon X and Y One of the longest video game in Nintendo’s history, but yet never grows old and get too boring to play, Pokemon X and Y is the latest sequel to our Pokemon trainer’s journey. This time your adventure takes place in the Kalos Region, home to beautiful skies and forests! The Kalos Region is full of interesting places to visit and explore and of course to hundreds of Pokemons out there. Same story plot from before, it all starts from choosing among three Pokemon in the lab to be your partner in your journey to collect eight gym badges and be the best trainer ever. Evil gets in your way that is planning something bad to the world by using Pokemon in their evil deeds (they wish to wipe out humanity and civilization to keep the planet in its pristine and beautiful state, huh). Anyway, it’s up to you to save the humanity against the really bad guys.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is the next game in the Call of Duty series, released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 5th, 2013. Ghosts is also coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U. The new Infinity Ward team has created an entirely new storyline and engine, which will bring Call of Duty to the next generation. The campaign and Multiplayer boast as usual their highly ellaborated visuals that makes Call of Duty striking to its players. While new features are added, Call of Duty: Ghost still depends on its unparalled visual prowess.

Still dominating the video games shelves all over the town is FIFA 14. Why wouldn’t? It is the fastest selling game in a football loving country. And what keeps the buzz a sound are the unique features the game has to offer (besides the 40 legendary players inside waiting for you to play).

Real Ball Physics

Real Ball Physics is one of the coolest components of the game. The ball behaves as it would in real life and trajectory of the game is ell computed as of how the action would be. It’s an extraordinary feat that really stands out in the game and fanatics will enjoy the physics behind the movements.

Precision Movement

FIFA 14 recreates the dynamic movement of real-world players. Precision Movement was created from new locomotion technology developed by the FIFA team. A solid feature that makes you feels a smooth transition through gameplay and made it more realistic than ever.

Pure Shot

Pure Shot was developed to enable players to feel the same emotion of scoring great goals in FIFA 14 that your favorite striker does on Saturday mornings. The best goals are a combination of perfect timing, anticipation, and great positioning.

Teammate Intelligence

FIFA 14 also enhanced the AI behind the game. Players seem to have better decision-making and teams will play smarter on both the attack and defense to bring the beauty of the game to life.

Deadpool Deadpool is an action-adventure game based on characters from the Deadpool comic book franchise. Players assume the role of Deadpool, a mercenary on a mission to hunt down and capture an evil millionaire. As players traverse enemy strongholds, they use an assortment of melee weapons (swords, sais, giant hammers) and firearms (pistols, machine guns, shotguns) to annihilate human soldiers and mutant enemies. Battles are frenetic and accompanied by screams, gunfire, and large splatter effects. Players can also employ stealth attacks, in which close-up camera angles depict more severe damage against enemies. Throughout the game, the protagonist provides irreverent commentary and jokes amidst the exaggerated acts of violence e.g., “No guts no glory” when hanging from his entrails; “Oh that’s gonna leave a mark” when dismembering an enemy; “That’s because you have more comics than me” when repeatedly beating a character on the ground. The dialogue also contains mature humor.

The story of the game is set with Deadpool accepting a mission to assassinate Chance White (he doesn’t know why he accepted, as he is merely following the part of the game’s script that he bothered to read), a corrupt media mogul whose television channel produces such quality programming as “Jump the Shark”, in which celebrities must literally jump over a tank of water containing a ravenous great white shark. Deadpool storms White’s media headquarters, slaughters the guards there, and tackles himself and White out of a window and into the sewers (blowing the game’s budget in the process). However, White is saved by Mister Sinister and his team, who then kills him after confirming that he has White’s satellites under his control.

Deadpool is upset that his contract is gone and wants revenge on Sinister.

Sinister escapes and Deadpool encounters Wolverine, Rogue, Psylocke, and Domino of the X-Men. The X-Men follow Mr. Sinister to Genosha, but Deadpool insists on flying their jet and crashes it, knocking everyone but himself unconscious (despite Deadpool’s attempts to wake Wolverine by slapping him repeatedly).

While wandering through Genosha, Deadpool runs into Cable, who has come from the future to ensure that Sinister’s plan does not succeed. He attempts to inform Deadpool, but the latter becomes so bored that he shoots himself to avoid listening to Cable further. Deadpool, upon awakening, finds a message from Cable instructing him to rendezvous with him and “meet the incredibly hot and large-breasted naked fangirl who claims she’s his number 1 fan”, convincing Deadpool to regroup with Cable.

Deadpool then infiltrates a security tower housing Sinister against Cable’s wishes and kills Sinister, only to find out it was a clone. Cable convinces Deadpool to actually care about what happens to the world if Sinister succeeds by telling him that his favorite taco restaurant will be destroyed. Reconfiguring a Sentinel boot into a flying machine to go to Magneto’s citadel, Deadpool accidentally causes the foot to malfunction and crashes into Rogue in mid-air.

After crashing, Rogue is taken by Blockbuster and Deadpool goes to save her, hoping to make her fall in love with him. After killing another Sinister clone, and Blockbuster, Deadpool rescues Rogue by letting her absorb his healing powers via kissing (this briefly allows Rogue to obtain Deadpool’s two personalities and homicidal tendencies). After he bleeds out, Deadpool briefly dies and unites with his love, Death. Death tells Deadpool that Sinister had been exhuming mutant bodies to obtain their unique DNAs, and she needs Deadpool to help retrieve the suffering souls. Deadpool agrees and returns to living, where he again meets Cable. Later, after reuniting with Wolverine on the surface, Deadpool travels further into the citadel, defeating Blockbuster, Vertigo, and Arclight again, and a group of Mister Sinister’s clones. The real Mister Sinister later shows up and, after knocking down the X-Men, Deadpool kills him by squashing him with the Sentinel boot. Deadpool wonders if Mister Sinister was real but Cable gives Deadpool the thumbs up and the credits roll. As Deadpool exudes joy over how awesome his game has been, High Moon calls him and admits that he really hadn’t blown their budget, at which Deadpool proceeds to actually do so by repeatedly creating explosions during the credits.

HOST CITY

CONGRATULATIONS DUBAI ON BEHALF OF TECHVOIZE

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LG G2

Fresh Look, Better Feeling

REVIEWS

1 DESIGN

First thing that would impress you with LG G2 is how when you switch the phone on that front surface just comes to life. LG has squeezed a 5.2-inch screen into a phone with the same footprint as 5-inch devices like the Galaxy S4 1080p resolution.

Alongside the IPS display, LG has added in Graphic RAM (GRAM), which adds a memory cache of the screen when static, meaning when the screen isn't changing, the CPU and GPU don't have to communicate, allowing the processor to cool down and saving on battery burn.

2 CAMERA

LG had pair its 13 megapixels count camera sensor with an optical image stabilizer. And as expected, the duo made crispier shots with less blur and noise.

More pixels mean that your shots should also grab more detail. The focus slider allows users to maximize those macro shots, alongside tap-to-focus and face-tracking. The rear-facing volume keys can be used as shutter button as well, and most importantly a button for zoom.

3 VIDEO

The quality of the videos produced are outstanding as well. You can lock focus on something (like someone's face) while capturing video by tapping on it in the viewfinder. There's also a new camera software function for video, Audio Zoom, which uses three built-in stereo mics to amplify sounds in a specific direction. Unfortunately, you have to digitally zoom in, meaning any improvements in audio quality come at the cost of visual performance.

4 SOFTWARE LG is build with Google's Android 4.2.2 that brings along Google Now and Project Butter smoothness for the ride, but LG's added its own twist, in part to assist with those rear-facing buttons. Everything you saw on the Optimus G Pro is here on the G2, like the dual-camera modes to record video from both the front and back lenses, and the QSlide floating mini apps, allowing you to window off some of the core apps (calendar, internet, calculator).

5 PERFORMANCE The G2 houses 2GB of RAM, Qualcomm's 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 16GB 32GB of non-expandable storage. It uses the improved Adreno 330 graphics processor, meaning slicker existing games. With all these specs that goes along the slick design, LG G2 is a beast that runs smoothly in wild.

6 BATTERY

When it came to battery life, LG G2 didn’t failed to impress as well. With a 3,000mAh battery it is enough to support fully high-end processor and large 1080p screen ticking along. Under heavy use, LG G2 easily able to cross over the 20-hour mark, with regular use of GPS, WiFi and voice calls, all with the screen on at least half-brightness.

CONCLUSION Overall the LG G2 surprises everyone with its new innovations and all. The new button positions are not a gimmick, but they take some getting used to and indeed. The double-tap to unlock is a fair showcase of its smart solutions. The OS feels denser and more complicated than a vanilla Android build, but there are still a few gems to ensure LG's skin is worth using. With that battery life, Google and LG could oblige us with a Play version, or maybe we'll see specs crammed into the next Nexus.

Fujifilm X-M1, is yet another innovation in mirror-less cameras. As the line between full frame and cropped sensors diminishes, mirror-less cameras with APS-C (Advanced Photo System type-C) sensors brings a whole new genre to photography world.

Fujifilm started off with launching the X-Series with the unique X-Trans sensor that removed anti-aliasing filter to give more detailed images. Latest to X-Series is the X-M1, which has the same sensor technology, it is the smallest and most affordable X-Series camera, combining both the retro style and features of a professional camera.

Fujifilm X-M1

Bringing Yesterday Today The newly-designed body of the Fujifilm X-M1 is less metal and more polycarbonate plastic than the previous X-series models, but it’s quite smaller and lighter. Dimensions are approximately 4.6 x 2.6 x 1.5 inches (117 x 66 x 38mm). It weighs 11.6 ounces (329g) with battery and flash card, as compared to 12.3 ounces for the X-E1, and 15.9 ounces for the X Pro1.

The basic layout places most buttons and controls at the right side of the camera for one-handed operation, and there’s a physical Mode dial that makes it easily accessible to double check your current operating mode.

Fuji has removed the shutter speed dial and replaced it with a standard mode dial like the ones found on nearly every digital camera. Top of the camera is the shutter release, exposure compensation/ shutter speed dial, hot-shoe, build-in flash and power switch, along with one programmable function button (which by default is the wireless connect switch).

The bottom of the camera has the battery and SD card compartment. The tripod mount is located off-center of the lens, extremely close to the door, hence you won’t be able to access vthe battery or card if the camera is mounted on a tripod.

The X-series also introduces for the very first time a dedicated video recording button, which sits comfortably inside a recessed rim. The X-M1 now features a tilting monitor that helps out with framing shots over your head, or low to the ground. A 920,000 dot LCD panel can tilt up over 90 degrees and down about 80 degrees. It’s bright, clear and sharp, and composing images using the rear screen is quite easy.

Fujifilm X-M1 uses a 16.3 million pixel, APS-C sized X-Trans CMOS sensor.

The sensor and processing of the Fujifilm X-M1 allows for a sensitivity range of ISO 200-6400, which is expandable to ISO 100-25,600. The maximum resolution of images is 4896 x 3264 pixels, and images can be saved as raw or JPEG files, with the raw files saved in Fujifilm’s proprietary RAF format. Up to 30 JPEG images, or 10 raw images, can be shot in a burst, with a 5.6 fps maximum continuous shooting speed.

Fujifilm X-M1 uses a 16.3 million pixel, APS-C sized X-Trans CMOS sensor. The sensor and processing of the Fujifilm X-M1 allows for a sensitivity range of ISO 200-6400, which is expandable to ISO 100-25,600. The maximum resolution of images is 4896 x 3264 pixels, and images can be saved as raw or JPEG files, with the raw files saved in Fujifilm’s proprietary RAF format. Up to 30 JPEG images, or 10 raw images, can be shot in a burst, with a 5.6 fps maximum continuous shooting speed.

A lot of new features have been introduced in this camera; it’s the first X-Series camera to feature Wi-Fi connectivity. You can transfer images to a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet, transfer GPS location data to the camera for geo-tagging of images, and send images to your computer over your home’s wireless network.

This is a most useful feature for me as a photographer, which allows me to quickly share images with my clients on the move.

The X-M1 also shoots videos at Full HD resolution, that’s 1,920 x 1,080 pixels with a rate of 30 frames per second, commonly known as 1080p. The frame rate is increased from the 24p offered by previous models. Audio is recorded of a built-in stereo microphone, and there’s no external microphone jack.

The X-M1 is a fine entry-level compact camera bundled up with semi-pro features. It combines good handling, style and great image quality. The only missing quality was the viewfinder, for the first few days, I had frequently held it up to my eye and was disappointed but after a while I got used to looking at the LCD. Although without the viewfinder it loses something of the essence of the X-Pro1 and X-E1.

The most useful feature for me was the Wifi connectivity, which I used quite often to transfer the photos to my iPad and iPhone using the free Fujifilm camera App. The transferring and connection was instantaneous. Probably the most fun and exciting feature.

Mohammad Abdul Tariq Educational Technologist/ Photographer/ Blogger/ Gadget Geek/ Movie Buff and a writer in the making He works as Educational Technologist for Abu Dhabi Men’s College, where his team and him get to play, review and test out new technology of all sorts.

View more of his works @ http://500px.com/Scorpion_stin g and follow him @scorpion_sting on twitter

Nokia Lumia

1020

The pitch of the Lumia 1020 is simple: it offers best in class photography, with lossless zoom, tons of editing features, 1080p video and impressive low-light performance. But does this spectacular imaging handset double as a decent smartphone also?

Design Exact measurements are 130x71x10mm and the Lumia 1020 weighs in at 158g, making it 10g lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 but substantially heavier than Apple’s 112g iPhone 5S. It does feel chunky in the hand and it won’t sit flush to a surface on account of the 3mm bulge at the top of the back panel where the PureView lens resides.

Display The Lumia 1020 uses a 1020x768 AMOLED setup that comes fully loaded with bespoke display technologies like PureMotion HD+, Brightness control, High brightness mode and a 60Hz refresh rate that elevates the handset well beyond what its pixel count would have you believe.

Hardware The Lumia 1020 runs a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and 2GB of RAM. Performance is slick, and everything, including the PureView camera and its plethora of features, is handled without so much of a hint of lag. There are delays when processing images and the mechanical shutter does drag a bit, but aside from this performance is tip-top.

Storage

Pureview

The Nokia Lumia is available in two storage varieties: 32GB and 64GB. There’s no 16GB option, and that means you’ll pay a little more for the handset. Card support via microSD is also missing in action, but you do get 7GB of free SkyDrive storage that is very handy for storing images and documents.

The Lumia 1020 also features optical image stabilization (OIS) out the box, lossless zoom, a backside-illuminated image sensor (BSI), 6-lens optics, and 3x high resolution zoom. You also get a wealth of bespoke Nokia editing apps –– Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision, PhotoBeamer, Creative Studio, Nokia Glam Me, Nokia Pro Camera –– for hacking, splicing and re-working your captured images.

Holistically it is the most complete imaging suite I’ve ever tested on a phone and I spent hours tinkering will all the features and settings.

Images captured using the PureView lens are superb with excellent quality, near-perfect colour reproduction, and amazing low-light performance. As it stands there is nothing else on the market that even comes close to what you can capture using this monstrosity – not even Samsung’s Galaxy Camera or the Galaxy Zoom.

Taking shots on the camera and getting decent results is simple: just point and click – you’ll get very impressive shots with minimal effort. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find a wealth of settings and parameters, complete with an excellent and very easy to use UX, that allow you to create truly unique images.

Operating System Nokia Lumia 1020, like most of its selection under its series, uses Windows 8 OS. The interface is presented in a tile-based UI and certainly has a striking appeal and is very much a unique beast amongst its peers. It’s also extremely simple to use and very easy on the eye with its cascading application layouts and silky smooth scrolling. However, Microsoft has still lots of things to work on. After almost three years, app support still isn’t great [although it is improving] and, believe it or not, there is still no drop-down notifications center – which is a real gripe for us.

Camera the PureView camera aboard the Lumia 1020 is the main event here – it’s why 99.9% of people will buy this phone.

Inside that 3mm bulge on the back of the handset you’ll find a 41-megapixel Carl Zeiss Tessar Lens complete with f/2.2 aperture and a gigantic 1/1.5-inch sensor.

Gadgets

Wish List SONY HMZ T3 AED 3,669.00 Sony HMZ T3 is the third iteration of the headmounted display that comes with dual OLED monitors and simulate sitting of 65 feet away from an enormous 750-inch screen. The wireless version that’s up on Sony’s website can stream content up to 7 meters away from the source, although it’s still tethered to a small battery pack.

One of our favorite features, however, is that it plugs into smartphones and tablets via MHL or micro-HDMI. T3 is lighter than its predecessors, and loaded with simple connections for gaming consoles, PCs, home theater components, tablets and smartphones to enjoy a jaw-dropping view on a massive virtual screen size that brings a cinematic, home theater viewing experience into a portable, wearable device.

WACOM CINTIQ COMPANION AED 5,500.00

The Cintiq Companion combines the immersive, on-screen creative experience of a Cintiq creative pen display with the mobility of a high-performance Windows 8 creative tablet - giving you the power to produce professional results from anywhere.

Everything you need to create is packed into this powerful mobile workstation, including a pressure-sensitive pen, multi-touch control and a high-performance Windows 8 computer.

Work with your full-featured creative software wherever your inspiration takes you.

PARROT AR DRONE 2.0 AED 1,200.00 Raise your tech adventures to new heights with the AR.Drone 2.0 quad copter that you control remotely with your smartphone or tablet. Soar high above your neighborhood or get a bird’s-eye view of your child’s first bike ride. While flying, capture HD video and images that you can later share with friends and family using YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more. Or hone your piloting skills by performing aerobatic barrel rolls and competing in games through the AR.Drone 2.0’s AR.FreeFlight app.

AR Drone 2.0 boasts its 1 GHz 32 ARM A8 processor with a a RAM of 1 GB DDR2 at 200 MHz allowing its system not to lag and determine distance from ground and wind to give you complete and accurate control. No matter which direction the unit is facing it reacts to your movements so there is no trying to figure out which way to tilt, it doesn’t matter. Tilt toward you it comes, tilt away it goes. It also boasts a 165 ft range in any direction. It has a 720p HD camera in the front that streams live video back to your tablet or phone. You can also record and upload the video.

WACOM CINTIQ COMPANION AED 529.00 The Fitbit Flex is an activity tracker aimed at measuring your exercise, diet and sleep. The device can be a constant companion for you on any occassion and inform you about your activity levels. This will serve as a motivation for you to get moving. While the Fitbit has some frustrating features, it’s also simple, comfortable and useful, and not suprisingly you will find yourself addicted to checking your progress.

NINTENDO 2DS AED 749.00 The Nintendo 2DS is an entry-level version of the Nintendo 3DS which maintains compatibility with software designed for the Nintendo DS and 3DS, but uses a new slate-like design rather than the clamshell design used by its precursors and lacks the Nintendo 3DS’s signature autostereoscopic 3D functionality.

Similarly to the Nintendo 3DS, all Nintendo 2DS systems include the Nintendo 3DS Camera app, which is a photo and video recorder with a media gallery and photo editing functionality. The Nintendo 3DS Sound app, which is a sound player with voice recording and music playback functionality and the following multitasking applications: Game Notes, where users can write and save notes; Friend List, a list with all registered friends throughout all Nintendo 3DS systems; Notifications, used to notify about StreetPass and SpotPass data; Internet Browser ; and Camera, a lightweight version of the Nintendo 3DS Camera app with most features omitted.

All Nintendo 3DS games are playable on the Nintendo 2DS in 2D mode. Retail copies of games are supplied on proprietary cartridges called Nintendo 3DS Game Cards, which are packaged in keep cases with simple instructions. Unlike with previous Nintendo consoles, the complete software manual is only available digitally via the system’s Home Menu. Retail and download-only games are also available for download in the Nintendo eShop.

iON AIR PRO 2 AED 920.00 Despite the large number of action cams on the market, many of them aren’t waterproof without a housing. Some of them can’t even be mounted without some sort of casing.

The iON Air Pro 2, however, is both mountable and waterproof without a housing. It’s also very compact and lighter than much of the competition. And thanks to a unique expansion system, accessories can be added to the camera to meet different needs.

Video quality is very good, too, and although I have a few issues with it, none are deal breakers for me. Basically, the Air Pro 2’s design bests a lot of the its competitors and in general is a pretty solid little action camera at a reasonable price.

PANNICLE STUDIO 16 AED 495.00

Studio 16 Ultimate is the top version of Pinnacle’s latest consumer video editing application. Studio is one of the longest-standing brands in its field, and has passed through numerous hands. The latest owner, as of about a year ago, is Corel.

So Studio 16 sits alongside VideoStudio 16, with which it used to be a direct competitor, and in some ways now is even more so.

Support for 3D video and images and has Powerful Red Giant plug-ins included within the box. It allows you to imports projects from previous version too. It is the ultimate video editing software today which basically let you do virtually anything.

FUJIFILM INSTAX MINI 8 AED 549.00 The Fujifilm Instax mini 8 is a basic point and shoot camera that takes instant photos and develops them like an old school Polaroid camera. The analogue camera looks like a toy and and is guaranteed to have serious hipster appeal.

Available in five colours (white, blue, pink, yellow, black), the Instax mini 8 looks like a big kids toy from its matte plastic finish, chunky lens and big buttons. Despite its hulking size compared to today’s compact cameras, the Instax mini 8 weighs just 307g and is 10% slimmer than previous Instax models. It’s not exactly pocket-friendly, but it’s light enough to throw into a bag without trouble.

The Instax mini 8 only uses Fuji Instax film that comes in packs of 10 and measure 62 x 46mm.

That’s about the size of a credit card, so these pictures are on the small size. Packs can cost around AED 75.00 making the mini 8 a costly investment in the long run.

SECURITY PAGE 46 HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

FROM HACKERS

PRIVACY THREATS AT HOME

HOME WiFi ROUTERS ARE EASILY HACKED A recent study found that the top home wireless routers are easily hacked.

YOUR ISP IS SPYING ON YOU Your ISP collects information on every site and every message you send online

HACKERS CAN ACCESS YOUR INFO Not only does an unsecured network expose your private info, it gives criminals the opportunity to trade illegal information over your WiFi connection.

YOU COULD BECOME A SCAPEGOAT

If someone uses your network to post threats, download child pornography, or trade terrorist info, expect the police to come calling.

POLICE

YOUR INFO COULD BE HANDED OVER

Your Internet info could be handed over to the government, law enforcement, or companies looking to sue for copyright infringement

ADWARE / MALWARE / SPYWARE TREATS LEAVING A TRAIL OF CRUMBS Websites could drop cookies on your computer to track your overall online activities and create a profile of you.

WEBSITE OPERATORS SELL INFO

Your online history is sold to advertisers so they can target you with ads.

MANY COMPUTERS ARE INFECTED BY MALWARE 2 out of 5 US Internet users have been infected by malware.

Costing them a total of

$4.55 BILLION YOU CAN BE ROBBED FROM OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE

Malware can be used to hijack your computer or steal your personal data remotely.

HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF

1

USE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM AND KEEP IT UPDATED

Always use updated antivirus software and keep your operating software updated for security patches. Updated software can recognize the latest threats to your privacy and security.

2

SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Be careful what you share online and who you share your personal and sensitive information with. Sharing too much personal information online makes you an easy target.

3

USE A VPN SERVICE (HOTSPOT SHIELD VPN)

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) protect your privacy and identity onlineby encrypting your internet traffic and masking your IP adress.

Hotspot Shield Powered by AnchorFree

4

CREATE STRONG PASSWORD

Create long password (9 or more characters) and include combination of lower and uppercase letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation marks. Do not use any well known information as part of your password.

5

MANAGE YOUR COOKIES

Clear your cookies. Certain cookies track your online activities. Your information can then be sold to advertisers without your consent. Remove or delete unwanted cookies from your browsers regularly to protect your privacy.

PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY & IDENTITY ONLINE Hotspot Shield VPN service enables you to surf the web anonymously and securely, protecting you from hackers, malware, and identity theft. Get Hotspot Shield for free at www.hotspotshield.com

Sources cnet hotforsecurity / javelinstrategy / oag.ca.gov / statisticbrain / nakedsecurity / hotspotshield

6 Steps to Enterprise-class Mobile Security

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Assessing IT’s role in Mobility – IT can no longer rule by dictate, but it must maintain control.

Despite restricted budgets and resources, and potentially limited expertise in mobile security, it has to adapt to flexible device choice and a world of evolving markets.

Identifying classes of users and their needs/wants – Users should be classified by organizational role, by task, and by group. Each must have defined access, device and data policies set. Execs may have very different privileges than admins. Granular policy setting is the key.

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Defining device classes and capabilities/shortcomings – Devices should be classified by OS, factor and usage. Each class of device should have specific associated policies.

Some devices may have enough native onboard capability that many will not.

Creating and enforcing effective p0olicies to users/devices – The organization must define which users get which devices, what data types go to which device types, who sets the policies and how they get enforced. User choice is fine, but it must be balanced by specific acceptable use practices and strict enforcement.

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Understanding the mobile “Risk Profile” – Each organization has a risk profile which includes assessment of regulatory compliance requirements and in which vertical industry it operates. All companies have security risks and must set thresholds accordingly.

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Creating and implementing a “Strategic Plan” – The company must create a strategic plan that that identifies actionable items to deploy needed security enhancements to devices, platforms and user group, and define supplemental security product requirements.

Selecting the right security add-on can make the difference between a safe corporate environment and a disaster. And planning for rapid change is also critical.

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How to save more juices

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8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BUILD A MOBILE APP FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Smartphone’s poor battery life is one of the biggest annoyances in the gadgets that we love. In fact it has the biggest impact on consumer satisfaction and we hope that there would come a time that running out of juice for our mobile phones will last a little longer than it does now.

I guess sooner or later, manufacturers will do something for this. But for now, we just need to find ways to save ourselves from the problem. Here are some tips to help us from consuming more of our battery life:

Turn it Off

Obviously, the No. 1 battery saving tip for your smartphone, is to turn it off. If you’re in a dead zone, or you need to conserve some battery for later, then you should definitely just turn it off. Turning off some of the other functions not needed for the time being like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, or anything else on when you aren’t using it can be helping us a lot. Turning off the vibration can be of help too. And lowering the brightness and volume to the point where it is still ok can save more of your juices.

Managing your Screen

As smartphone screens get bigger, the display is responsible for eating more and more of the battery life. On Android you can go into Settings > Battery, or Settings > About phone > Battery use and see exactly what ate your battery.

Invariably, your screen will be top of the list. We’ve already mentioned reducing the brightness level. That will have an impact. You can also decrease the screen timeout. You’ll find it in Settings > Display. Make it as low as you possibly can before you find it terribly frustrating that your screen keeps turning itself off. On Windows Phone you’ll find the option in Settings > Lock + wallpaper > Screen times out after. On BB10 it’s Settings > Display > Screen Lock Timeout.

If you have an AMOLED screen, then you can save battery by using a dark background. The technology turns off pixels when they are black, so if you have predominantly black wallpaper, then you can actually save a lot of juice.

Know How Batteries Respond

Sitting in direct sunlight on the dashboard of your car will actually drain the battery faster. So keeping it in a cooler place can help you a lot on saving batteries. Most smartphones have lithium-ion batteries in them. One thing that many people do which can degrade the battery’s health is to leave it plugged in after it is fully charged. If you’re going to charge your phone overnight, then try to use a charger that shuts off once the battery is full. It’s also best not to let your battery fully discharge too often.

Juice Defender (Android) Juice Defender optimizes power consumption to give you extra hours of battery life. This app runs by itself, improving battery life behind the scenes by intelligently managing the battery-draining components of your phone.

Battery Doctor (iOS) Battery Doctor Pro is one of the most accurate and up to date battery apps in the app store. It uses the latest technology to bring battery stats to you in real time and accurately. It also let you know how long it will take to fully recharge your iPhone or iPod so that you can schedule your time effectively. The accurate system information display is easy to understand and let you know about the system operation conditions.

Battery PRO + (Windows) Battery Pro+ allows you to fully control the battery power usage of your smart phone. This app is an incredibly user friendly app, which enables you to check the battery status in percentage, check the hourly power usage, check the time left for the battery to discharge and shows the range of battery usage in the last 48 hours.

Battery Lover (BlackBerry) Battery Lover is an all in one battery monitor, one of the most popular battery monitoring for BlackBerry 10. Fast, decent UI and specially optimized for BlackBerry 10, built with Native code and helps you to track battery level, status, health and temperature.

Choose from 3 themes: Battery Icon, Battery Meter, and Battery Disc and get up to 22 tips to maximize your battery life. This app offers shortcut to turn on/off Wifi, Bluetooth, and NFC too.

Tips to

avoid lagging Even though we have met the requirements it needed during the installment, a lot of us experience lagging in our computer system while playing our favorite games.

It is not that our system specs has been quickly outdated, however there could be a good chance that your computer isn’t even running at its optimum performance. A cluttered hard disk or outdated graphics card can go a long way to slowing down your going system. So below are a number of tips to optimize your computer for gaming, an allow you to play more games with your current set up.

Regular Maintenance

TUTORIALS

Like any piece of hardware, taking care of it is the most essential part so that its value and performance would not deteriorate. This is true especially when it regards with computer systems. Having a regular maintenance will help to keep its quality. So here are few things that could allow you to keep up with your gaming needs.

Hard Drive Space First and foremost, make sure you still have some space left on your hard drive. I know a lot of people who operate at, or even above 95% of maximum storage capacity. Not only does this give you little breathing room, your computer will also run slower because of it. Get rid of it or save them in an external hard drive would be a better preference.

Defragmenting When using a hard drive, space is used wherever available. As such, some files are fragmented all over the disk. The defragment utility analyzes your hard drive, and attempts to consolidate those fragmented files, in an attempt to optimize your computer and speed up your system.

Efficient Use Of Processing Power A computer can only run so many tasks and modern games can already be incredibly complicated, so there’s little sense in straining your system. Having all applications open at the same time is not very smart thing to do. So if you are experiencing freezing on the screen, it is advisable to check what applications are running and turn it off. While playing close down as many of those as you can, but leave sound and graphics controllers alone.

(Custom) Graphics Card Drivers Your graphics card is an essential part of your gaming system. It does the heavy lifting when 3D graphics are rendered. As such, it’s an absolute must to keep your graphics drivers updated as well.

In case your graphics card has trouble keeping up, you can always use custom gaming drivers.�Omega Drivers�have added customizability, and a number of optimizations and internal tweaks to give them that extra edge over normal drivers, which�“are� often tailored for synthetic benchmarks”, according to the Omega Drivers headsman.

Updates Updates actually�improve�your system’s performance by fixing known bugs. This updates are necessary for your computer so that whatever glitches that your system meets will be resolved. Every now and then there are changes in the applications that are running through your system, so having these updates will allow you to keep up with it.

Put Your PC in ‘Gaming Mode’ With Vista Service Vista Services is a nifty little freeware system optimizer.

Alas, we’re only going to use it for one specific feature; Gaming Mode. As expected, gaming mode temporarily optimizes your computer for playing games. This is done by shutting down a number of trivial and unnecessary Windows services. This will give your computer that extra boost for playing games. Other features of the Gaming Mode will help you close unnecessary programs and tune down Windows visual effects.

8WhyReasons You Shouldn’t Build a Mobile App for Your Business

By Alexander Rauser, CEO of Prototype Interactive Apps are hip and everyone wants to build them. Every day new startups, individuals and businesses are entering the mobile apps market to gain exposure, add value or sell a service. We at Prototype Interactive think a lot about the viability of having an app or not, based on our customers’ enquiries. Below are our top 8 scenarios where you want to reconsider, or consider, building a mobile app.

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You don’t care about location One of the key benefits of having a mobile app is that it allows you to target users based on their current location.

Providing location-based services such as directions, points of interest or offers can be a powerful mobile marketing tool.

If your infrastructure and business allow you to utilize this feature then a mobile app can add great value.

2

You don’t care about location Push notifications allow you to send messages to your app user base, but instead of sending updates to your entire audience, dynamic offers can be a great way to push extremely relevant information to a highly targeted audience. Imagine you operate multiple outlets and could send a notification to every customer nearby with a promotional code. Scenarios like this can boost sales and be a good feature to include in your own app.

3

The mobile budget you have is just enough for the app itself There are millions of apps in the different app stores and standing out is becoming more and more difficult. While you may have the greatest app in the world, marketing your app to increase downloads is just as important as having a useful app to start.

Building a successful app can be expensive, thus making sure it gets onto as many screens as possible is vital.

4

You don’t care about frequent use Apps are meant to be sticky, this means they get installed on the users’ device and are re-used as often as possible. If your app concept is just good for one time use you may as well create a mobile website. The functionality of your app needs to encourage its frequent use. This provides a great way to stay top of mind with your customers.

5

A unique user experience that enhances productivity is not important to you Of course you want a unique user experience, but what this really means is that your app needs to make things easier. If it’s not easier than navigating a website and does not bring a convenient factor to the user then your efforts may be wasted. Sometimes an app is better off doing one thing extremely well, rather than of many things poorly.

6

You do not want to have the responsibility of owning your own app.

With great power comes great responsibility, that’s even true for apps. Apps mean to invest into a serious development effort. Developing an app as a one off undertaking will only get you into the app store, but once it’s alive the real work starts.

From analytics, updates, enhancements and maintenance the mobile platforms are constantly changing and require any app owner to invest into maintaining their apps.

7

You don’t know what responsive website really means.

Surely you have a website already, but if your website is not responsive when accessing it from tablets and mobiles, you may want to change your development plans and include the mobile web as part of your top priorities. It’s not a secret that users spend increasing time browsing on their phones and tablet devices as compared to desktop computers. Having an optimized web presence is key.

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You still think apps are a fad In this case you will most likely not even consider building an app. Every day you hear the mind-blowing numbers of mindnumbing smartphone sales and billions of apps downloaded in the last year. These numbers sound exciting, but if you do not fit in one of the scenarios previously mentioned, then apps are maybe not right for you just yet. The good news is that apps are just one of the many ways you can get your brand exposed.

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GREEN IT

Green Technology the Solarway is a UK based company that has brought the ability to have light at night and to power communication so necessary for localized economies.

The company specializes on designs and innovations that use solar energy to power their products that can perform in the most extreme conditions. Each product is made to the highest standards with strict quality control systems throughout the development and manufacturing process.

Solar Powered Charging Kiosk First of its kind, the Solarway mobile charging kiosk is a business in a box. It is a unique readymade mobile phone charging kiosk powered by solar energy and fully compatible with wide range of solar powered products ranging from portable solar powered mobile phone chargers to solar powered lanterns with radio and mobile phone charging capabilities. Place anywhere under the sun, and have a stationary charging station for any Solarway products.

PowerClip Charger The PowerClip charger has been designed to charge mobile phones with optimum results. The integrated battery checker allows the user to know when the solar charger is fully charged. It has an advanced circuitry that allows maximum transfer of power to phone batteries and ensures optimized results.

SolarWay Charging Station Finding yourself out of juice on an open field and no electric outlet to charge up your phones? Solarway comes to brighten up the day. The Solarway Charging Station is a solar panel with 5m connection cable. It has 14 weather proof locker cabinet and has charging ports for all mobile phone.

Everlight

The Ever Light is without doubt the world’s greatest solar light. Using latest battery and LED technology the light will burn for up to 90 hours from a single charge and on low mode this can be much more. Super performing LED’s bring 35 lumens of light and the integrated handle allows the light to be used in a variety of positions.

Homework Light The Homework Light is perfect for creating the right environment for studying. Using latest battery and LED technology it will give up to 90 hours of light from a single charge and on low mode this can be much more.

Super performing LED’s bring 35 lumens of light and the integrated stand and pivoting head allows the light to be used in a variety of positions. The new Li-ion batteries can be charged over 1500 times; this means they will last for at least 5 years. This is truly a life changing light.

G1 Power Lantern

The Solarway G1 power lantern gives you the ability to convert a conventional desktop lantern to a hanging room light with Lantern a main USB port and mini USB port for phone charging. The main light has 24 powerful LED's delivering up to 170 lumens of light and the advanced circuitry design ensures maximum transfer of available power from the mono crystalline solar panel to an impressive 3,000mAh Li-ion battery. The battery is capable of being fully charged in approximately 8 hours of DIRECT sunlight. `

G2 Power Lantern with

The Solarway Power Lantern G2 is the V2.0 if the earlier power lantern. In a addition, the new version has a dual phone charging solution enabling you to charge two phones at the same time including any smartphone and iPhone. The main lantern is designed to bring maximum light 24 LED’s bring 208 lumens of light and a detachable lantern brings another 40+ lumens to use away from the main unit.

PowerStix

A unique lighting solution designed by Solarway to bring affordable light and phone charging. A dedicated charging circuit for mobile phones ensures safe charging for most mobile phone models. The two candles use some of the latest battery technology to give over 25 hours light each from a single charge.

Follow how an iPhone is made and see where the US fits in the global value chain

The iPhone Saga

“Designed in California, Assembled in China�

What it means for American Manufacturing

Apple Around The World Apple supplier`s global locations and the number of fabs per country 9

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75 | United States

9 | Mexico and Latin America 5 | Israel

9 | United Kingdom

6 | Belgium & Netherlands

13 | Germany & Austria

6 | Czech Republic & Hungary 7 | France & Italy

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148 | Japan

38 | South Korea 35 | Taiwan

26 | Malaysia

23 | Philippines 19 | Thailand

18 | Singapore 10 | Vietnam

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$4

$600 million

35%

Extra cost if iPhones are assembled in the US. Apple`s manufacturing strategy is motivated by scalability & supply chain risk rather than cost.

Additional labor cost for reshoring iPhone production to the US.

Tax on profits Apple would have to pay for US - made iPhones, instead of the current 2% on overseas profits

If Apple brought iPhone manufacturing to the US it would cost them $4.2 billion

Tim Worstall, FORBES

Apple`s Global Workforce Supplier Responsibility Hit hard by issues surrounding its Chinese manufacturing partners, Apple has implemented a Supplier Responsibility Program

1.5

60

Audits performed in Apple`s supply chain

Workers covered by the audits

Maximum number of working hours per week allowed

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1.3

393

Million Number of workers whose weekly overtime hours are tracked

Million

Million Workers that received empowerment training

200,000 Workers that received self improvement training

Designed in the USA 598,500

US jobs created or supported by Apple

50,250 of 80,000 Number of US-based jobs at Apple of the worldwide total

20,000

21,000

iOS app currently available

US jobs added since 2008

26,000 291,250

Apple retail workers in the US

7000

Construction jobs in Apple`s new Cupertino Campus

iOS app economy jobs

6000

Construction-related jobs to build Apple stores since 2001

Apple`s suppliers ramp up US capacity All these companies, however, also have substantial manufacturing facilities located globally.

Johnny ive tapped Apple`s marketing and communications team to design the look and feel of the icons and interface, which the Cupertino-based app development teams then used as a palette. iOS 7 goes overdrive into enterprise territory with new business-oriented features: singles sign-on, activation lock, per-app VPN, AirDrop sharing, multitasking, PDF annotations, Control Center, and voice-only chat through FaceTime.

Made in Asia Apple`s Top Chipmaker Weeks before the new iPhones were realeased, rumors were rife about Samsung losing out to TMSC for the production of the A6 and A7 chips.

The rumors turned out to be untrue, for now.

Samsung was identified as the manufacturer of both chips on the new iPhones. High demand for both products might mean other manufacturers also eventually supply the all-important application processor chps.

Fabless Chip Production, Fabulous Profits Outsourcing is the key to Apple`s supply chain success. Apple outsurces manufacturing and assembly to suppliers. Many suppliers are “fabless” (no company-owned fabrication facilties) and, in turn, outsource fabrication.

Companies headquartered in the US and Europe subcontact fabrication to Asian companies. Many of these Asian companies based in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea then outsource fabrication production. that`s how everything ends up being “Made in China.”

Singapore, Malaysia, Tahiland, and the Philippines get a lot of the action, too mostly as suppliers for back-end components.

Asian companies reinforce the region`s manufacturing dominance in Apple`s supply chain Familiar names play their ussual supply roles, but Apple`s recent release of its 2013 suppliers list has brought attention to some new names.

The iSight 8mP camera has the all the markings of this Japanese company.

Japan Display Inc.

Both Japanese companies supply the identical retina displays of the 5s and 5c iPhones, overtaking LG of Korea as the leading supplier.

These Taiwanese companies supply components that go into NXP`s fingerprint sensor assembly.

Taiwanese company is a major supplier of RF module manufacturers Avago and RF Micro Devices.

Japanese company that is a major Apple supplier of inductor coils

This Japanese company is Apple`s primary supplier of flash memory

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Primary iPhone assembler was also tappedto supply the main chassis for iPhone 5s.

Singapore-based Hi-P, together with Green Point - Taiwan-based subsidiary of US company jabil - supply the plastic chassis for the iPhone 5c.

Provided by Europe France & Italy Get Their Slice of Apple Pie

A French-Italian company STMicroelectronics manufactures an iPhone part: the Gyroscope that allows you to change the display from vertical to horizontal.

M7 Motion Coprocessor

The promise of mobile wearable tech realized Apple realizes the value of wearable tech through M7 - a mixed signal chip from Netherlands - based NXP, which can make sense of the data from the motion detected by the iPhone accelerometer (Bosch), gyroscope (STMicroelectronics) and electromagnetic compass (AKM). Current and future apps that can take advantage of this data are poised for the jackpot.

Assembled in China 85%of All iPhone 5s are Assembled in China

85%

Assembled in China

15%

Assembled Elsewhere

89 million

total number of iPhone 5 units sold to date.

110,182 km

Laid end to end it would cover the distance from Shenzen, China to Cupertino, California

The US lacks the sheer labor capacity required to ramp up production

The period to hire 8,700 engineers to manage 200,000 factory workers is:

09 In The US

months

Biscuit and Tea In 2007 Steve Jobs decided that he wanted a glass screen for the iPhone only a few weeks before it launched.

American suppliers said the deadline was impossible. In China, a factory constructed a dormitory even before signing a contract so its employees could work 12-Hour shifts.

When the deal was sealed, 8,000 workers were roused from sleep, given a biscuit and tea, and they started fitting glass screens into the iPhone to produce 10,000 iPhones a day.

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Days

World`s Factory

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Foxconn is the world`s largest electronics contact manufacturer

1 Foxconn factory can employ

230,000 assembly line workers

Each line can make

72,000

iPhone 5 back plates per day

A Foxconn factory can have

MULTIPLE Production Lines

China has

HUNDREDS Of these factories

How Many Consumer Electronics Are Made by Foxconn

60%

including other Chinese factories

40% 速

makes for such companies as:

Steve Jobs once said that the iPhone jobs won`t be coming back to America not because of cheap labor, but because Asian factories produce fast, really FAST, and at a much LARGER scale and FLEXIBILITY

iTouch Fingerprint Sensor: New Tech, Old Story Designed in the USA, Made in China

Outsourcing is the key to Apple`s supply chain success. Apple outsurces manufacturing and assembly to suppliers. Many suppliers are “fabless” (no company-owned fabrication facilties) and, in turn, outsource fabrication.

Companies headquartered in the US and Europe subcontact fabrication to Asian companies. Many of these Asian companies based in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea then outsource fabrication production. that`s how everything ends up being “Made in China.”

Singapore, Malaysia, Tahiland, and the Philippines get a lot of the action, too mostly as suppliers for back-end components.

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SMARTPHONES

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LG G2

best buy

AED 2,399.00

LG has squeezed a 5.2-inch screen into a phone with the same footprint as 5-inch devices like the Galaxy S4 1080p resolution. LG had pair its 13 megapixels count camera sensor with an optical image stabilizer. And as expected, the duo made crispier shots with less blur and noise.

iPhone 5C

AED 2,199.00

Probably the biggest change of iPhone 5C from the previous iPhone 5 is the look and feel. the new iPhone has more color to go out with however changing the metal cover o a plastic one could cause some dissappointment from some. Still using the same features from the 5 (display, specs, and everything) it must be just about the color then.

iPhone 5S

AED 2,749.00

iPhone 5S continues Apple’s tradition of introducing a performance upgrade for its earlier releases.

As with all other S-upgrades, biggest changes are always beneath the aluminum and glass interior. iPhone 5S brings Apple’s new A7 SoC, the first ever 64 bit SoC on smartphones. Apple added also a brenad new fingerprint sensor called ID Touch.

Sony Xperia Z1

AED 2,199.00

Sony Xperia Z1 comes with the same impressive build-quality and waterproof body as its predecessor and with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.2GHz and backed up by the same 2GB of working RAM. Now with a bigger, 5-inch screen displays at full HD 1920 x 1080 resolutions, Sony comes stronger.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

The Note 3 is the newest phablet in town. With its 5.7 inch touchscreen display, it is too small to be classified as a tablet and yet too big to be called a phone. The Android-powered Note 3 is indeed a mini-computer, equipped with 3 gigabytes of RAM and a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor.

HTC One

AED 1,999.00

HTC One has a sleek and sober design with rich features that only weigh 143 grams. A full HD touch display is compact with the 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.33 mm edgy look of the smartphone. Battery life is out of the ordinary with 27 hours of talk time and upto 479 hours on standby mode.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

AED 2,199.00

The biggest factor for the S4 Zoom is the camera. Primarily S4 Zoom is a point and shoot camera device that sports a 16 megapixel BSI sensor with 10x optical zoom. It is note worthy also to consider its 4.3 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display that features a resolution of 540 x 960 pixel display.

Nokia Lumia 1020

AED 2,699.00

Samsung Galaxy S4

AED 1,999.00

BlackBery Q10

AED 1,749.00

The pitch of the Lumia 1020 is simple: it offers best in class photography, with lossless zoom, tons of editing features, 1080p video and impressive low-light performance. But does this spectacular imaging handset double as a decent smartphone also.

When Samsung S4 came out before, the design doesn’t let you feel much of changes from the S3.

However Samsung made a terrific job on placing great features on the S4. it has a fantastic camera, a powerful quad-core processor, and software solutions for just about every scenario including working as a TV/DVR remote.

BlackBerry Q10 should supposedly appeal to old-school BB lovers. Q10′s purpose; it’s built for efficiency. You won’t need to stretch and strain your thumb to reach anything. Most will be able to reach across the 3.1-inch screen while holding the Q10, all with one hand.

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tablets

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Apple iPad Air

AED 1,899.00

Needless to say, the new Apple’s Tablet flagship, the iPad Air, is more than looks and style.

Unbelievably thin and light and yet it’s so much more powerful and capable. With an A7 chip and M7 coprocessor, advanced wireless and great apps for productivity and creativity— iPad Air lets you do more than you ever imagined.

Apple iPad 4

AED 1,999.00

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity

AED 1,600.00

iPad 4, or New iPad, is a minor update to the iPad 3, which was released in March 2012. The small repertoire of new features include a Lightning port, instead of a 30-pin socket, and a faster processor. The Screen features 2048 x 1536 retina display on its 9.7 screen. Not too shabby indeed.

The Asus Transformer Pad TF701 Android tablet combines a stunning display and impressive performance. The TF701 contains a quad-core 1.9GHz Nvidia Tegra 4 processor and 2GB RAM, making it one of the most powerful Android tablets available.

It has a very solid built and an optional keyboard dock.

Google Nexus 7

AED 999.00

Google Nexus 7 features a lot of upgrades and not to mention an extended 32GB option to join the 16GB Wi-Fi only offering. It is a hugely impressive tablet with a quad-core, Tegra 3-endowed tablet with 3G onboard and has a great finishing on the design.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

AED 1,899.00

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a super-light device designed to take on the iPad with a quality screen and innovative features. It sports a Full HD display - 1200 x 1920 pixels spread over its 10.1-inch screen, giving a pixel density of 224ppi.

Apple iPad Mini

AED 1,149.00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

AED 1,399.00

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

AED 2,599.00

Google Nexus 10

AED 1,599.00

Asus FonePad

AED 1,199.00

Apple somehow has managed to pack in more with less, making the smaller size seem like an added feature. The 7.9-inch display with 1,024 x 768 resolution has a 5 MP back-facing iSight camera, 720p front-facing “FaceTime” camera and dual core processor.

4G LTE support

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is essentially the Galaxy Note 8.0 minus the S-Pen. It’s the same Galaxy smartphone-inspired design from the curvy edges, glossy white plastic back and silver metal band. Samsung has opted for the same 1,280 x 800 resolution screen found in the Galaxy Note 8.0.

Lenovo’s ThinkPad devices have always been popular with business users, but now the ThinkPad Tablet 2 aims to condense the ThinkPad experience into a 10.1in slate. It’s Lenovo’s first Windows 8 tablet.Powered by a 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760 processor and has 2GB of RAM, it is one of the strongest tablet in the market.

Nexus 10 has an even higher pixel density than the iPad’s. Its 10in screen uses an IPS panel with a resolution of 2,560x1,600, giving a pixel density of 300ppi however colors weren’t quite as vibrant as on Apple’s tablet, so images didn’t have quite as much punch.

The Asus Fonepad is a 7-inch screen tablet running the Android OS. At 340g and 10.4mm thick, the Asus Fonepad isn’t desperately slim or light for its size, however, a solid bezel gives your thumb a place to rest without touching the capacitive touchscreen.

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Laptops

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MacBook Air

AED 4,199.00

Weighing 2.8 pounds only, sleek could have a better definition. MacBook Air is powered by the all-new fourth-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors with HD 5000 graphics and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Available in capacities up to 512GB, this next-generation flash storage is up to 9x faster than a traditional 5400-rpm notebook hard drive.

MacBook Pro with Retina Display

AED 8,899.00

Lenovo Thinkpad x1 Carbon

AED 4,299.00

Alienware M17x

AED 8,599.00

Lenovo Yoga Laptop/Tablet

AED 4,999.00

Samsung Series 7 Chronos 14”

AED 3,999.00

Samsung Series 9 Ultra Thin

AED 4,699.00

ASUS Taichi 21

AED 7,999.00

HP Envy Sleekbook

AED 2,199.00

Acer Aspire S3

AED 2,999.00

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is so intriguing. It’s powerful ans as thin as the MacBook Air or your average Windows ultrabook. It has a great screen, and looks like the perfect balance: pretty portable and pretty powerful, in a pretty package.

A carbon fiber roll cage with reinforcement throughout makes the X1 Carbon Ultrabook ultralight, ultradurable and highly portable. With Intel Core i5-3337U Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz) on Mother Board X1 Carbon can meet any demand necessary.

Alienware M17x is the ultimate gaming laptop. It features a stealthy design, aluminum chassis, and a customizable lighting system. Packed with dual Nvidia graphics cards, an Intel Extreme processor, and 8GB of RAM it is a beast that wouldn’t slow down.

The Lenovo Yoga Tablet is a new form factor for the tablet market—a thin display attached to a cylinder, for a silhouette like a spiral notebook. More than storage for the battery, the cylinder offers an obvious way to hold the Yoga Tablet (Hold Mode). But it also has a kickstand that twists out, enabling the tablet to stand (Stand Mode) on its own.

Cutting edge design: Sleek aluminum, a stunning screen, cutting edge performance, all seamlessly blended in one of the world’s thinnest quad core PC. Built with an Intel Core i5 Processor 2430M and a 1600 x 900 Screen Resolution with AMD Radeon HD 6490M for graphics, this speedy and clear laptop has an 8GB Max. System Memory too.

The Samsung Series 9 is so easy to carry - and so unique - you won’t want to be without it.

It’s uniformly flat and only 0.5 inch (12.9mm) deep thanks to Samsung’s engineering craftsmanship. Its super-slim components, like the LCD panel, fan and memory, are tailor-made just for the Series 9.

It’s tough to forget the ASUS TAICHI out of all the Windows 8 convertibles we’ve seen this is the only one with two screens on board. With a 1.9GHz Core i7-3517U, Intel HD 4000 processor Asus Taichi is really a head turner. Wathc out for the 13” that is on the way as well.

The HP Envy Sleekbook 6 is something really to get envy about. With its great design for a great price, and includes Beats Audio and decent graphics this piece of device sports 2.1GHz AMD A6-4455M APU processor and 4GB, 667MHz DDR3 RAM.

An inexpensive ultrabook with light weight and responsive multitouch trackpad. Two USB 3.0 ports. No confusing USB 2.0 ports. Full size HDMI port. 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. What else more to say about Acer Aspire S3?

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Camcorders

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Canon EOS C100

AED 19,000.00

It has no big red labels screaming things like 4K, 12bit, or 3D for that matter, in fact it has nothing too fancy about it. It’s HD, it does 30p max and has a mediocre file compression system. But don’t be fooled by technical specs, because this camera is superb within its boundaries and a surprisingly strong, well rounded tool from top to bottom.

Canon LEGRIA HF G30

AED 7,000.00

The LEGRIA HF G30 is the top of Canon’s consumer camcorder range. It’s very pricey, but offers features that push it firmly towards the serious end of the scale, including comprehensive manual settings and a sensor lifted from Canon’s professional range.

Sony NXCAM HXR-NX5U

AED 10,500.00

The first in Sony’s line of NXCAM solid-state camcorders, the HXR-NX5U is also the company’s first professional-level AVCHD camcorder. And while it may look similar to its HDV predecessor, the HVR-Z5U, in fact this is a very different animal.

JVC GC-PX100

AED 5,700.00

Sony Action Cam

AED 1,500.00

JVC ADIXXION GC-XA2

AED 1,500.00

The JVC GC-PX100 is a premium camcorder in a digital SLR-style format. About 18 months ago, JVC launched the JVC GC-PX10, which reversed the trend of digital cameras gaining video shooting ability by offering a camcorder that was the spitting image of a digital camera.

Action Cam comes with a ruggedized housing waterproof4 to 197 ft., you can take this fearless camera to slopes or streets to capture your favorite action-packed activities. You attach it to your board or helmet for Full HD video of every move and with built-in Wi-Fi you can use your smartphone to frame shots and share your footage instantly.

The JVC GC-XA2 is the second incarnation of JVC’s extreme sports-oriented ADIXXION range. So it’s a rugged, waterproof camcorder with built-in Wi-Fi aimed at cycling, surfing, snowboarding and all manner of frenetic activities. But the new version has quite a few improvements over the original JVC GC-XA1.

Canon LEGRIA HF R46

AED 1,299.00

The Canon LEGRIA HF R46 is a mid-range camcorder with a reasonable range of features, including Wi-Fi. Canon’s model numbers can be a bit confusing if you’re not used to them.

Despite being numerically smaller, the R46 is actually the higher-end sibling of the Canon LEGRIA R406.

Canon LEGRIA HF R406

AED 769.00

The Canon LEGRIA HF R406 is a budget-conscious HD camcorder with some higher-end features that single it out from the crowd. Canon has traditionally had more persuasive products at the middle and higher end of the market. But the R406 has a few features that could make it more compelling than some of its budget predecessors.

Panasonic HC-V210

AED 1,200.00

Panasonic HX-DC3

AED 9,000.00

The Panasonic HC-V210 is a budget HD camcorder with more manual features than you might expect for the price and size. This model uses the same 1/5.8-inch CMOS sensor as the higher-end HC-V520, with back-side illumination (BSI) and a gross 2.51Mpixels, of which 2.2Mpixels are used when shooting.

The Panasonic HX-DC3 is a budget-conscious pistol-grip camcorder. The pistol grip format has grown in prominence instead. Taking up not much more space than a candy-bar camcorder, a pistol grip model can offer some extra features that make it more flexible for shooting video.

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Nikon D7100

AED 4,900.00

Incorporating recent advancements in HD-SLR technology, the D7100 brings a thrilling new level of image quality, speed, connectivity and creative capabilities—a specially designed 24.1-megapixel DX-format image sensor, superior low-light performance, ultra-precise autofocus and metering, advanced video recording features, built-in HDR, mobile connectivity and much, much more.

Canon EOS 70D

AED 4,250.00

Nikon D600

AED 5,700.00

Canon EOS 700D

AED 3,200.00

The Canon EOS 70D is the company’s latest enthusiast-oriented SLR. It replaces the Canon 60D. It has a 7fps continuous mode that lasted for 108 JPEGs or 16 RAW frames before slowing to the speed of the card. The 20-megapixel resolution is Canon’s highest to date for an APS-C sensor, and the sensor design is radically different to anything we’ve seen before.

The D600 boast a 24.3 megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor captures every detail with lifelike sharpness. Its EXPEED 3 processing system manages all that data with remarkable speed and accuracy, enabling up to 5.5 frames-per-second (fps) continuous shooting at full resolution.

Capture every detail with an 18-megapixel Hybrid CMOS AF sensor. The EOS 700D produces low-noise images that can be printed at large sizes or cropped for alternative compositions

Fujifilm X-M1

AED 2,399.00

Olympus OM-D E-M5

AED 4,500.00

Fujifilm X-E1

AED 4,499.00

Sony NEX-5R

AED 1,099.00

Olympus PEN E-P5

AED 5,300.00

Fujifilm X-M1 resembles the the X-E1 and the X-Pro1.With 16.3 megapixel APS-C sized “XTrans” CMOS sensor this camera is capable of taking pictures of good quality.Colors come out perfect and its ISO ranges between 200-6400 and this can further extend from 100 to 25,600.Hence you can effortlessly take pictures in low light situations too.

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera sports the popular mirrorless technology that allows for a light and compact body. It provides you with tools like an electronic eye-level viewfinder, a 120 fps refresh rate, a tilting 3.0” OLED touchscreen monitor, 16Mp of resolution.

The X-E1 is in essence a slimmed-down X-Pro1, with the large, complex and expensive hybrid finder replaced by a purely-electronic viewfinder. Not any old EVF though - it uses a 2.36M dot OLED unit, out-speccing the X-Pro1’s 1.44M dot LCD finder.

Sony NEX-5R features a specification that is aimed at bringing the ‘5’ range right up to date.

Like all the Sony NEX range, it aims to combine DSLR photo quality with a compact format that still appeals to enthusiasts.

The PEN E-P5 - the fourth model in the E-P range. It includes many of the features that made the E-M5 such a compelling package, such as the same 16MP MOS sensor, advanced ‘5-axis’ in-body image stabilization

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

AED 3,999.00

Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GX7 is arguably the company’s most enthusiast-focused mirrorless camera yet to hit the market. Few of the GX7’s specifications stand out as innovative and the first to include in-body stabilization - key to shooting with non-native lenses.

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Sharp Aquos 90” LED TV

AED 33,000.00

The TV is billed as the world’s largest commercially available LED TV, weighing in at 64 kilograms and measuring two metres in width and 1.2 metres in height. Highlights of the device include X-Generation Panel Technology, which offers a wider aperture ratio that allows easy light transmission through the panel, offering good image contrast quality and lower power consumption.

Samsung OLED TV

AED 31,500.00

LG OLED TV

AED 31,000.00

Samsung UE55F9000

AED 18,500.00

Samsung UE46F6500

AED 4,700.00

Samsung OLED TVs bring beauty into any space with a timeless curved design that draws you into the picture and frame inspired by something you’d find in a modern art gallery.

OLED panels consist of thousands of organic LED pixels that independently display richer and brighter images compared to current LED TVs.

Unlike traditional, synthetic LEDs (light-emitting diodes), OLED uses an organic substance that glows when an electric current is introduced. This revolutionary material is part of new design approach that drastically reduces the thickness and weight of the TV. The light passes through a combination of filters to reproduce spectacular high-definition images.

Samsung’s first ‘mainstream’ Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K TV, packing a 3,840 x 2,160 native pixel resolution together with Samsung’s most powerful quad-core processing engine, active 3D playback and arguably the world’s most advanced Smart TV system.

The more you watch, the more the Smart TV understands you. By understanding your entertainment preferences and viewing habits, S Recommendation intuitively recommends content for you to enjoy. Have fun with the 400 Clear Motion Rate andPicture Engine: 3D HyperReal Engine in your living room.

Philips 55PFL8008

AED 11,200.00

Panasonic P55VT65

AED 14,000.00

The 55-inch Philips 55PFL8008 is the Dutch brand’s flagship TV. It thus enjoys Philips’ premium picture processing system, premium edge LED lighting technology, active 3D playback, and a three-sided version of Philips’ unique Ambilight technology.

The new system is based around a smart TV homescreen similar to those LG and Samsung have been using for a couple of years now. Panasonic’s system is arguably better because as well as allowing you to choose between a number of pre-built homescreens, you can also create you own custom design from four supplied templates.

Panasonic TX-P42ST60

AED 4,400.00

The 42-inch Panasonic P42ST60 basically represents your most affordable way of getting your hands on Panasonic’s latest plasma TV technology and Smart TV system. The brand’s cheaper X60 series use much lower grade panel designs than the ST60s but still the P42ST60 is by far the more exciting option.

Sony Bravia KD-65X9005A

AED 35,000.00

The Sony KD-65X9005A is basically the point where 4K resolution (aka Ultra HD) gets serious. Not because the other 4K TVs we’ve seen to date haven’t already dazzled us with their 4K capabilities, but because with its 65-inch screen, living room and friendly design indicate we’re getting a lot closer to 4K TVs inching towards the mainstream than before.

LG 65LA970W

AED 26,500.00

LG ULTRA HD represents the next level of picture quality and clarity, boasting a resolution four times higher than Full HD. Incredibly sharp and crisp, even when viewed from close distances. Enjoy the benefits of ULTRA HD with 4 stages of sophisticated upscaling to make all your favourite TV, movies, sports and games even better.

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headphones Sennheiser Momentum

AED 1,350.00

Senheisser’s momentum is all about details. From the extremely light aluminum voice coils that delivers breathtaking impulse response to every stitch of its seams that is accurately placed.

You can hear it. You can see and every frequency accurately reproduced.

Beats Studio

AED 1,199.00

Forget about the AAA batteries, the new Beats Studio sports a 20-hour rechargeable battery build with it and the sexier look of the new revamp Beats original are on the top. The Adaptive Noise Canceling allows you to listen to your music and allows you to seperate yourself to the noise of the crowd arrounds you.

V-Moda Crossfade LP

AED 999.00

The V-Moda Crossfade headphones are best for DJs and dance music lovers. It looks good, feel good, and perform good. Bass quality is also good as opposed to being muddy, allowing treble and midtones to still shine through without drowning them out.

Beats Pro

AED 1,699.00

Sony XBA - 4iP

AED 1,199.00

Probably the best way to say this is that it is the same headphone that Will.i.am uses. With that said Beats Pro are designed for Professionals like musicians and music engineers. It is heavily padded ear cups so you get the noise cancelling effect without the need for power switches or batteries.

Sony XBA-4iP earphones are one of the most interesting earphones that the company has released. The use of balanced armatures taht essentially makes a floating transducer and capable of greater efficiency creates better sound.

speakers Pure Jongo System

The Jongo multiroom speakers, Jongo S3, T2, T4 and T6, come in a range of sizes, colors, and mounting options and join Jongo A2, a wireless hi-fi adapter. Users can simply choose any combination of Jongo speakers to build a powerful system and listen to beautifully synchronised music in a single or multiroom environment

Beats Pill

AED 999.00

Beats Pill wireless speakers bring the party with you wherever you go. The Pill is lightweight, portable, and wireless enabled, meaning you can change tracks from your phone or take that call with Bluetooth conferencing.

Sonos Multiroom System

AED 1,299.00

Bowers & Wilkins Z2

AED 1,699.00

Sonos Multiroom System’s best offer is that it is the most easy speaker system to set up. No need for rewiring, no need for complex programming. Just connect it to the router and you can link them on any component in the house.

Bowers & Wilkins Z2 allows you to wirelessly streams music from your Apple dwevices. You can control your music, wherever you sit, via your device. Its also compatible to different music player apps however again we he have to take note that it runs with Apple only.

Sony SRS-BTM8

AED 399.00

before anything else, that one touch play is off the chart. Sony SRS-BTM8 has this magnificent feature that coonects the devices by just tapping it on the top of the speaker.Its lightweight design and built-in handlemakes it very handy and if there’s no plug socket, it can also run off 4 x AA / LR6 batteries for up to 20 hours

Weird

Gadgets As time progresses tech and gadgets seems to surmount everything already. But yet science is too young to stop and still a lot of interesting things come along are way. Some are very well thought and seems to have a lot of promise in the market but some, we might say gives you a smirk on that face. So here we go, let us share a few of the err innovations that is sold in the market.

Solar Bikini

While sun bathing it is always good to relax with an ipod attached to your ear.

But what if the battery runs out? Worry no more, Andrew Schneider invented a bikini that will recharge those juices. In 2006, he came out with a brilliant idea of attaching photovoltaic film strips with a 5 volt regulator in the bikini so you can charge those gadgets while exposing yourself under the sun. Rumors say also that he is working on a male prototype call iDrink that will produce enough power to cool a beer. Huh talk about thinking ahead, right?

LED Umbrella Are you a diehard Star Wars fanatic? Then this might be the perfect shield for you on a rainy day. One of those geek companies out there came out with a not to cheesy idea of making a light saber kind of handle for an umbrella. Guess it won’t just help you ready from rain but also for Darth Vader if ever you meet him in the street.

Laptop Steering Wheel Survey says a lot of car accidents happen while drivers are on their mobile phones. Then what about this? A laptop holder in front of your steering wheels.

Huh? Definitely not suitable while driving and can be used only while at park, but again, Huh?

Cellphone Retro Handset

Camera Gun

First of all why will you need a handset for your mobile phones? Second, why do you have to bring a bigger handset for your mobile phone? Third, why would someone invent something like this? Just really don’t make sense at all.

Would it be hard to smile if a gun is pointed out in you? Japanese doesn’t think so.

This pistol like gadget is actually a camera that supposed to make you say cheese. It works like a gun by where you can load a magnesium bullet cartridge that will spur out the pistol once it is fired. It will also make a loud bang on the process but instead of dropping dead the person in front, it will catch its perfect smile ready for print.

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