lenovo yoga...

lenovo yoga powered by intel core i7 processor.,
Its comes with windows 8 operating system....
weight 1.54kgs....
battery life upto 8 hours.....
it comes with 360 degree flexibility and it also have 10 point multi touch...................

There are three base configurations for the Yoga 13. For $999, you get an Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD. Even with a folding touch screen, that seems pricey for a Core i3. But, for only $100 more, our review unit trades up to a Core i5 CPU and doubles the RAM. Finally, for $1,299, the CPU gets a bump to a Core i7 model. Of the three, the middle-ground $1,099 version certainly seems to be the best bet.
The 1.7GHz Core i5-3317U we tested performed as expected in our CNET Labs benchmark tests. It matched up closely in most cases with other Windows 8 convertibles, many of which had exactly the same CPU. Another recent high-end 13-inch laptop, the much-more-expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, was markedly faster, but it also has a full-voltage Core i5 CPU, rather than the low-voltage models in our Windows 8 laptops.
In practical terms, all of these systems are more than powerful enough for everyday tasks, from Web surfing to HD video viewing to running Photoshop. One area in which the Yoga (and other ultrabooklike Windows 8 laptops) can't compete is gaming. With only Intel's built-in HD 4000 graphics, it can only run current games with the settings or resolution turned way down. In our Just Cause 2 test, at mid-to-high settings and 1,600x900-pixel resolution, the game ran at only 6.7 frames per second.

For any 13-inch laptop, battery life is key, and even more so for an ultrabook, which is specifically designed for use on the go. Add a tablet experience to that -- tablets being basically never used while connected to a power outlet -- and any Windows 8 hybrid or convertible needs to have excellent battery life to be taken seriously. Most of the current wave of Windows 8 systems we've seen have done a decent job on this front, despite powering touch screens and accelerometers.
The Yoga 13 ran for 5 hours and 30 minutes in our video playback battery drain test. That's an above-average time, and with some smart use of sleep mode when you're not actively using it, could stretch to last a full workday. At the same time, pure tablets, such as Apple's iPad or Microsoft's Surface RT, can run much longer, and full Windows systems are not quite in that ballpark yet, absent gigantic snap-on secondary batteries.
Lenovo includes a standard one-year mail-in warranty with the Yoga, and several upgrades are available. As of this writing, extended warranty plans are being discounted, and you can add in-home service and accidental damage protection for your one-year term for $51, or extend that higher level of coverage to three years for $148.
More importantly, Lenovo has excellent Web-based support features that are easy to find and navigate, and the system includes a Windows 8 support app from Lenovo that provides easy access to support tools and documentation.
Conclusion
There's a good reason companies such as Intel and Microsoft have used the Yoga 13 as a prime example of a Windows 8 laptop done right. The folding screen opens up many possibilities for sharing and display, and the tablet mode, while not perfect, isn't really any worse in practical terms than that of any other Windows 8 convertible. The Yoga 13 has a great, premium feel at a semipremium price, and most importantly, the folding hinge design doesn't compromise either aesthetics or mechanics when it's used in clamshell laptop mode.



System configurations
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13
Windows 8 (64-bit); 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 32MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 4000; 128GB Samsung SSD
Toshiba Satellite U925t
Windows 8 (64-bit); 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 32MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 4000; 128GB Samsung SSD
MacBook Pro 13-inch Retina Display (fall 2012)
OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2; 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-3210M; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 768MB (Shared) Intel HD 4000; 256GB Apple SSD
Dell XPS 12
Windows 8 (64-bit); 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-3517U; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 32MB (Shared) Intel HD 4000; 256GB Lite-On IT SSD
Sony Vaio Duo 11
Windows 8 (64-bit); 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U; 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 32MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 4000; 128GB Toshiba SSD

APPLE MAC AIR....

Not too long ago, the MacBook Air practically stood alone in the computer landscape with its unique blend of design, size, and performance, an improvement on the thin laptop with low-voltage CPU. The MacBook Air, in turn, influenced the arrival of the ultrabook, and a wave of newly designed Windows ultrathin computers aspiring to one-up the Air at its own game.

The 2012 MacBook Air no longer stands as the coolest Mac laptop: that crown has been temporarily stolen by the Retina Display MacBook Pro. Nor is it as unusual. However, it still remains the best example of an ultrathin laptop -- for its construction quality, performance, and ergonomics.

The 13-inch Air has the same looks as last year, and nearly the same build, with a few key differences: a new third-gen Intel Core i5 processor, USB 3.0 ports (replacing the previous USB 2.0), a higher-def 720p Webcam, and an altered MagSafe 2 charge cable and connector. Also, both 13-inch MacBook Pro models now cost $100 less, bringing the entry-level model with 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) to $1,199, the exact same cost as the 13-inch MacBook Pro. While the new Air doesn't have Mountain Lion, the next version of OS X, installed, a free upgrade will be made available when it's released.


The improvements in this year's 13-inch Air are far less dramatic than last year's, both from a features and performance standpoint, but the Air is truly the go-to MacBook now, and even more affordable, although its cost still looms well above that of most Windows ultrabooks. Because of that and its excellent performance, the MacBook Air remains the MacBook of the current batch we'd most recommend.

Want a MacBook that's easily portable? This is it. Want a back-to-school MacBook? This is the one. And, until the $2,199 Retina Display MacBook Pro drops in price, the $1,199 13-inch Air remains the MacBook for the masses. It's lighter, it performs better than ever, and it's less expensive, and in head-to-head tests with the 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro, the Air performed very closely, and had better battery life: nearly 45 minutes better than the 2011 MacBook Air.

Owners of last year's Air need not consider an upgrade, but if you haven't pulled the trigger on getting an Air yet, this is the best time to leap on board.

Price as reviewed $1,199
Processor 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 ULV (third-gen)
Memory 4GB, 1,600MHz DDR3
Hard drive 128GB SSD
Chipset Intel HM77
Graphics Intel HD 4000
Operating system OS X Lion 10.7.4
Dimensions (WD) 12.7x8.9 inches
Height 0.11-0.68 inch
Screen size (diagonal) 13.3 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter 2.98 pounds / 3.68 pounds
Category ultrabook
The all-aluminum unibody design of the MacBook Air has become iconic, and its rock-solid wedge-shaped build has influenced many of the current crop of Windows ultrabooks. However, just as the iPhone started iconic and gradually found itself surrounded by a sea of similar competitors, the MacBook Air now sits among ultrabooks, no longer as much of a stand-out it was a year ago. That doesn't mean the Air is any less comfortable or excellently built, but the look, going on a few years old, is less surprising.


The 13-inch Air is still one of the thinnest laptops around, but it does have a screen bezel that's larger than the current norm in high-end ultrabooks. The keyboard, wide and comfortable with slightly shallow keys, also has quite a bit of extra space around it. It's hard not to imagine a 13-inch Air that's a little more compact, perhaps shrinking to a smaller footprint. That's a small quibble, though; at 2.96 pounds, this laptop is unlikely to feel imposing in any bag.


The new 13-inch Air has one small but important change: it uses a different charge cable, called MagSafe 2, that replaces last year's MagSafe. It looks similar, but it's actually wider and flatter, and requires a differently shaped power cable that juts out from the side of the Air rather than hugging the side like existing MagSafe cords. I prefer the older design, and unfortunately, old MagSafe cables you have lying around will now require a $9.99 adapter to work with your new Air. Keep that in mind.


The Air has a shallower keyboard than the type that's on Apple's MacBook Pros and the wireless Bluetooth keyboard you get with an iMac, but it's just as great for typing. The backlighting adjusts well to ambient light. Like on all Macs, a row of function-reversed buttons control volume, screen brightness, and other functions. A button to the top right, normally the eject button, powers up the Air. It's still a tiny bit weird that this isn't a hard circular power button instead, like on the Pros.


The large multitouch and multifinger clickpad still stands as the best touch pad in the industry. It never hiccups, and gestures are as silky-smooth as on an iPad. It remains a perfect synchronization of hardware and software, and no Windows ultrabook has been able to match it. Competitors now offer similarly sized pads, but not ones of similar quality.

Unlike the 11-inch MacBook Air's, the 13-inch screen is not a 16:9 display, maintaining the same aspect ratio fragmentation as last year's Airs. The screen area also lacks the edge-to-edge glass over a black bezel found in other MacBooks; instead the screen is surrounded by a thick silver bezel. On the positive side, the native resolution of the display is 1,440x900 pixels, which is a better than the current 13-inch standard of 1,366x768 pixels. In head-to-head comparisons, the new 13-inch Pro's glass showed far more glare than the Air's, which is treated with an antiglare coating. The 13-inch MacBook Pro screen has a lower resolution of 1,280x800, and does not offer any higher-res screen upgrades, meaning it has the highest-resolution 13-inch display you can get on an Air; if you want a Retina Display, you'll have to pay up for that far larger $2,199 next-gen 15-inch Pro.


The MacBook Air comes with OS X Lion 10.7.4 preinstalled, but owners will be grandfathered in to a free OS upgrade to Mountain Lion when it's released -- a $19.99 value. Apple's standard suite of iLife software is preinstalled as well, giving you GarageBand, iPhoto, and iMovie.

The Air's speakers are oddly quiet, especially compared with those of ultrabooks such as the Sony Vaio T. They're fine for solo streaming of TV and movies, and game audio, but in a crowded room you'll prefer headphones.

A new HD Webcam has an increased 720p resolution, catching up to the quality of the Webcams in other Macs. FaceTime calls look far crisper, and it's a welcome upgrade.

CUBE LASER VIRTUAL KEY BOARD.......

The Magic Cube is an ultra-portable, full-sized projection keyboard;
it is essentially a magic in a box

The Magic Cube is a compact and versatile product; it is a projection keyboard and multi-touch mouse, all in one easy-to-use product. It connects easily to any Bluetooth HID devices, including the latest iPhone, iPad and Android devices. You can also plug-n-play with Windows and Mac OS devices via USB connection.

With just a single flick of a switch, the Magic Cube is ready to pair wirelessly with your mobile device. It fits easily in your pocket and it is perfect for on the go. You'll be sure to turn heads the moment you start typing on the Magic Cube.

Compatible OS: iOS 4 and later, Mac OS 10 and later, Android 2.2 and later, Windows XP/Vista/7 and later, and any device with Bluetooth HID support,

SAMSUNG  5 SERIES ULTRABOOK

CPU/ Processor
CPU/ Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2467M Processor
CPU Clock Speed (Max.) 1.6GHz
CPU Cache 3MB L3
Model
Series Series 5
Model Number NP530U4B-A02US
Display
Screen Size 14"
Resolution 1366 x 768
Brightness 300 nits
Memory
Standard System Memory 4GB
Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Hard Drive Capacity 500GB Hard Drive Capacity with Express Cache, 16GB
Graphics
Graphics Chip Intel® HD Graphics 3000
ODD
ODD DVD +/-RW Super Multi Dual Layer (S-ATA)
Multimedia
Speakers 3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2)
Web Camera 1.3MP HD
Connectivity
Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth v3.0 High Speed
Wired Ethernet LAN Gigabit LAN
I/O Ports
VGA Yes
HDMI Yes
USB Ports 2 ports 3.0/ 1 port 2.0
Headphone Out Headphone/MIC combo
Multi Card Slot 4-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
RJ45 (LAN) Yes
Input Devices
Keyboard 81 Key
Touch Pad Yes
Security
Kensington Lock Slot Yes
Power
AC Adapter 40W
Number of Cells / Cell Type 8 Cell / Li-Po
mAh 6120
Design
Color Silver
Dimensions
Dimensions (W x D x H) 13.1" x 9.0" x 0.82"
Weight
Weight 3.94 lbs.
Warranty
Warranty 1 Year Standard Parts and Labor

ALIEN WARE

In-Your-Face 3D Graphics

You’ll be ducking for cover with the hyper-realistic graphics powered by the NVIDIA® or AMD graphics options on the M17x. Gamers can crank up in-game settings and enjoy the HD experience. Looking for ano

ther dimension? Simply connect your laptop to a 3D-enabled TV for 3D visual experience when playing high-definition 3D games and Blu-ray content.

Killer View

From any angle, the view of the M17x is amazing. Enjoy the optional full-HD, 43.2 cm (17) 1080p display delivering great image quality when viewing HD content. Admire the visual beauty and soft-touch feel of the system when taking it with you. It’s as intimidating outside as it is inside, packed with the perfect combination of power, performance and portability.

Dominating Power

Search and destroy with confidence with Genuine Windows® 7 Professional operating system, optional Intel® Core™ i7 processors and up to 16GB of high-performance 1333MHz memory. Need extra power? Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 automatically speeds up your processor for added performance. Need to get out of the house for a while? Long battery life will enable you to take the M17x with you wherever you go, leaving the AC adapter way behind.

Mission Control

AlienFX: lighting controls — Choose from an array of color and transition effects across distinct zones, including the keyboard, touchpad and more.

AlienFusion: power management — You decide when you need maximum performance or when to scale back for more everyday programs.

AlienTouch: touch pad controls — Customize your touch pad’s sensitivity to prevent accidental contact, and activate virtual scrolling to enable vertical and horizontal scrolling with just a simple touch.

SONY TIPO

sony xperia tipo smart phoneits come with android 4 ics ,800 mhz processor.its got 3.2mp shooter.its comes with the price of 9999.you can get it in single sim and dual sim.wait for the full review

• 3.2-megapixel camera
• 4x digital zoom
• Video recording
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Touch capture

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• Handwriting recognition

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2,2 GB user-accessible memory)
• RAM: 512 MB
• Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and Motion gaming
• Facebook™ application
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display and design

• 3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT
• Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Shatter-proof sheet on scratch-resistant PMMA

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

APPLE IPAD MINI.....

Apple's iPad mini is the company's newest device, a 7.9-inch tablet that's designed to go toe-to-toe with Google's Nexus 7. For now, it'll sit alongside the iPad 2 and fourth-generation iPad, and as it packs the same 1,024 x 768 display as the second-generation slate, apps will carry across without any resizing. While Phil Schiller didn't mention Google or the Nexus 7 by name,

the rival slate (and Google's app library) was compared to the newest iOS device. On stage, he claimed that the screen, which is .9-inch larger than the Nexus 7, gives the iPad mini 35 percent more display area than Google and ASUS' collaboration.

On the hardware size, the 7.2mm thick, .68 pounds device has been manufactured with an "all new" process that gives it the same anodized edges as you'll find on the iPhone 5. If you were hoping for equal specifications to the big-daddy iPad, you may be mildly disappointed. While it will pack a 5-megapixel camera and an LTE modem (if you opt to buy a cellular model), it's running the last-generation A5 CPU. However, the slower internals and less potent display may account for how the company has been able to squeeze out a claimed 10 hours of use despite the constrained space for a battery. Pre-orders for the $329, 16GB WiFi-only model begin on Friday (October 26th) and will begin shipping on November 2nd. The cellular-equipped models will begin shipping a few weeks afterward on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, with the 16GB base model costing $459, running all the way to $659 for the 64GB unit.

samsung 9 series ultrabook.....

Samsung last year launched its 9-series subnotebooks, before it had been done in Ultrabook mark all laptops so thin, the Samsung Series 9 was the closest thing to a MacBook Air was decent in the world of Windows PCs. And what if it is a great machine but with certain problems with your trackpad.

Now at CES 2012 Samsung shows its new laptops, with the renewed Series

 9 in two sizes, 13.3-inch laptop size 12-inch and 15 inch laptop size 14-inch by one they have reduced the size of the edge of the screen, an old trick, but effective. Their screens have the same resolution in both sizes, with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels and a brightness of 400 nit. This second generation has lost the material it was made, a striped black aluminum which gave a design quite "formal" is still aluminum, but the color "black matte aluminum."

Processors have been upgraded to the second generation of Intel Core i5 and i7, namely the initial model with a 13.3-inch (but remember that the size of a 12-inch) has an Intel 1.6GHz Core i5 with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $ 1400, while 15-inch version will cost $ 1500.

In two USB connections we have one USB 3.0, a mini HDMI video output, headphone jack, SD card slot learn the huge mistake that was included microSD card slot only in the first generation Ethernet cable connection with a adapter.

Are Ultrabooks? Yes. Why then rise in price of those magical $ 1000 Intel marked as a stop for Ultrabooks? The reason could be found in materials, but I would say that it wants to position Samsung directly into a high-end laptops

APPLE IPHONE 5

iPhone 5 is the thinnest, lightest, faster iphone ever. Though the price of the device in India is not available, here is the official specifications of the new Apple iPhone 5.

Price: 

16GB $199
32GB $299
64GB $399
Cellular & Wireless: 

GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)

CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Location:
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Display:
Retina display
4-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Camera:
8-megapixel iSight camera
Panorama
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD video (720p) up to 30 frames per second
Autofocus
Tap to focus video or still images
Face detection in video or still images
LED flash
Improved video stabilization
Photo and video geotagging

Power & Battery:
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 225 hours
Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 8 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Audio Playback:
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

SAMSUNG GALAXY CAMERA

Sometimes slower is better
Instead of playing it back in slow motion, record it that way in the first place with Slow Motion Video. It captures your most precious memories at an amazing 120 frames per second and 720x480 resolution, and it plays them back slowly in magical, crystal clear video, making your memories truly timeless.
Shoot Enjoy Edit Share

121.2mm (4.77") HD Super Clear
Touch Display
Enjoy your photos on a big screen right away
Now you don’t have to wait until you get back home to properly review and edit your photos. The GALAXY Camera’s 121.2mm (4.77") HD Super Clear Touch Display is what a camera display was meant to be, with an ultra sharp 308 pixels per inch and the full spectrum of glorious colours. And with the new White Magic Technology, you can even double the brightness without worrying about battery consumption. And why not view your HD movies at a golden 16:9 ratio? Perfect.

Timeless, seamless, natural.
The design sets the tone, you take the pictures. The timeless beauty of the GALAXY Camera’s minimal organic design helps you take even better pictures because the stylish curves of the camera’s ergonomics place all the key controls right where they should be: at your fingertips. Inspired by nature, the design shares the same heritage of the globally acclaimed Samsung GALAXY Series.

Don’t be shy. Talk to your camera
The GALAXY Camera does more than take great pictures. It also listens very, very well. By tuning in closely to what you are saying, the Galaxy Camera is able to execute your command. So don’t be shy- tell it to zoom in or out, set the timer, and snap the photo when you’re ready. And when you’re in the gallery, tell it to rotate, delete, and even share your photos. Yes, it really is that smart.
Shoot Enjoy Edit Share

The GALAXY Camera packs an amazing set of 65 powerful editing features on board, giving you the opportunity to edit professionally with ease and while on-the-go. The new features take advantage of the latest technology, the ultrafast quad core processor, and that beautiful 121.2mm (4.77") HD Super Clear Touch Display, giving you access to features like Auto Face Calibration so you can edit in precise detail and with ease.

Stop dreaming about making amazing movies
Create expert videos without the expertise, using a range of intuitive new features. Movie Wizard on the GALAXY Camera will create stunning movies out of your videos quickly and easily from the touch screen.

Get organised without getting serious
Who doesn’t want to be free from the hassle of managing all that great content you created? GALAXY Camera's Smart Content Manager does it for you intelligently, creating folders, tagging faces, and even making suggestions to Smart delete pictures that didn't come out quite the way you wanted. Choose how to view your content with a dynamic range of viewing modes as well.
Shoot Enjoy Edit Share

Shoot and share in real time
Remember all those annoying group photos that take forever because everyone brought their own camera? Well, forget it because now you can share your photos at the same time you shoot them with Share Shot and the magic of Wi-Fi Direct. It lets you share your pictures with up to 8 other Wi-Fi direct devices within range. It works like a charm.

Back up your photos in the cloud automatically
GALAXY Camera’s convenient Auto Cloud Back-up feature automatically saves your precious family photos into the cloud the instant you take them. Tell it where to aim and just take the shot. GALAXY Camera and the cloud will take it from there.

Seamless Connectivity (3G & WiFi)

sony xperia J......

Camera and video
5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
VGA video recording, 30 fps
Front facing camera (VGA)
Geotagging
Self-timer
Touch focus
Image stabilizer
VGA video recording

4x digital zoom
Display
4.0" FWVGA, 854 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
Scratch resistant Gorilla glass
Handwriting recognition
Capacitive on-screen QWERTY keyboard, 12 key input
Pre-loaded applications
Google Talk
Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration) [2]
Google Talk™ video chat [2]
Conference calls
Multiple IM
Entertainment
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Manual equalizer
“WALKMAN” application
Clear Stereo
Connectivity and communication
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
aGPS
Native USB tethering
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
Video chat ready
Xperia™ with Facebook™
Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration) [2]
Memory
Internal phone storage: 4GB
RAM: 512 MB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB
Flash memory: Up to 4 GB [2]
Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) Americas
UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I) Global except Americas

WINDOWS 8

It's called windows 8, but it might be simpler to think of it as Windows 7 + 1. Underneath everything that you'll see at first is the same Windows that anyone who has been using Windows 7 since October 2009 is used to seeing.

But it's that +1 that you'll see first – and that's where, for many people, the surprise may start. microsoft has completely rethought the initial experience – the process by which we start interacting with a computer when its screen comes on – and replaced the "desktop" with a series of large tiles which you swipe (with a finger, if you're using a tablet or touchscreen laptop, or mouse) from side to side. "Modern UI", as it's called, involves big tiles without the fussy "Close" or "Minimise" or "Maximise" buttons.

I've been using the final version of windows 8 for a couple of months on a Samsung touchscreen tablet. Some people may find it disconcerting – the more ingrained you are in how Windows 7 does things, the harder the adjustment may be. But after a while, the new version feels relaxing; natural, even.

The "Start screen", as Microsoft calls it, consists only of those big tiles, and completely replaces the desktop you first see on Windows – although, let's be clear, that old Windows desktop is still there. It's just hidden one layer down, and if you want to jump down into it there's a perfectly good fireman's pole in the form of a tile called "Desktop". Click or touch that, and you're in Windows 7.

The Start screen houses whatever you want it to on those tiles – which can be "live", so that the weather tile shows the forecast, the Mail tile shows the mounting unread toll, your Calendar tells of the next meeting … it's a helpful, innovative experience. (Not coincidentally, the Xbox already does, and the smartphone version of Windows, called Windows Phone, does the same; Nokia, HTC and Microsoft all hope that Windows 8 will give that side of the business a big boost too.) You can "pin" Windows 7 apps to the Start screen, and you can also download free or paid app from the built-in Windows Store – which has only about 10,000 apps so far, but it's growing fast.

Using "Modern UI" apps does take some getting used to. It's a minimalist experience which does away with all the clunky windows and scroll bars of the "old" Windows. The entire screen is filled with whatever you're doing, without any of those pesky Close or Minimise buttons. Whether it's Internet Explorer, or the "social" app (which ties together your social networks in one place), or the Mail app, the whole thing takes up all of the screen. There is a neat system that lets you view two windows at once – a second one can be dragged in from the right, and then takes up roughly one-fifth of the screen; you can't do that with an iPad. However, two is all you get; you can't pull in another window and have three apps in view.

The control buttons are hidden, and the navigation to get you around the rest of the system – back to the "Start screen" – is squirrelled away off the right-hand side of the screen. Move the mouse there, or swipe in from the edge, and the "Charms" (as they're charmingly called) appear. Those take you back to the Start screen, or to elements such as the Settings panel (though not all of the old Control Panel).

But it's around this point that the "+1" nature of this all gets slightly uncomfortable. If, for example you want (for some reason) to change the date on your computer, you won't be able to do it in the big Modern UI tiles. You'll have to take the fireman's pole down to Windows 7. And there it's all suddenly … the same again. It's like Bobby stepping out of the shower in Dallas. Or, to put it another way, it's like you're in HG Wells's Time Machine, and have come away from the happy Eloi above, in their big-tiled world, and discovered the Morlocks labouring away beneath. All those Close, Minimise, Maximise buttons. Title bars on windows. Resizing. All that stuff you've been doing since Windows 3.1 all those years ago. Weirdly, there's a version of Internet Explorer down there too which doesn't have the same windows as the one "above" – so you can have two versions of Internet Explorer going with totally different screens.

One other point: the "below" version of Windows 8 is like Windows 7 – except there's no Start button. It's gone. You're intended to find your way around to programs via search (via the Charms, which are still there on the right). Once you've accepted that, you'll find that Windows 8 – or 7+1 – runs quicker, more securely, and much more like the operating systems we're used to on tablets and smartphones, which are themselves becoming the principal way people do computing if you include them in your totals, PCs are barely a majority of the computers now in use worldwide.

So for Microsoft, Windows 8 is a huge leap forward – and yet it's doing it while holding all the baggage of the "old" Windows going back decades. Expect some cries of pain in the weeks and months to come as people adjust. However, viewed more broadly, it couldn't do anything else: the desktop paradigm is getting tired, and the tiles approach is fresh and quickly becomes intuitive. In a few years, taking a trip down to the Morlocks' level may feel like a fleeting visit to a long-forgotten friend: so much to talk about, but much more important things to do elsewhere.

That Windows 8 is going to be a huge hit is a given; PCs sell in big enough numbers that it's a given. What will be fascinating to watch is how it is received – and whether it does better for tablets than on PCs (where corporations can "downgrade" to Windows 7). With everything to play for, Microsoft's refreshed the way to think about computing.