TOP IMPRESSIVE WINDOWS PHONE IN 2014: ENTRY LEVEL AND MID CLASS

Nokia Lumia 530

Nokia Lumia 530 has nothing can be compared to Nokia Lumia 930 or HTC ONE M8, it just has an acceptable configuration with Snapdragon Qual – core 1.2 GHz and 512 MB Ram, its camera is not excellent, just 5 MP and there is no secondary camera, screen is 4 inches with 480 x 845 pixels, very poor in comparison to expensive smart phones which run Window Phone 8.1. However, Lumia 530 has a weapon to conquer users, its price. Nokia sells Lumia 530 at 135 usd, even, in the last months of 2014, many stores sell 530 at cheaper 135 usd. This is a very attractive price for many people who do not have enough money for a high class smart phone or just want to have the experiences with a windows – run smart phone. This price is also affordable for a smart phone that has basic features like wide screen, wifi, camera… and 530’s performance is good to make you feel comfortable. These points are the reason why Lumia 530 is the best choice of entry – level smart phone.

Nokia Lumia 830

Nokia Lumia 830 is a mid – class smart phone, it helps users who love Windows Phone has a higher quality smart phone compared to entry – level smart phone like Lumia 530 but the price is not too expensive like Lumia 930 or HTC ONE M8 for Windows. Nokia gave Lumia 830 a beautiful design, it brings a premium feeling to users. It has an aluminium frame to keep the components inside more solid, it is also vey thin with 8.55 mm of thickness and the weight is 150 gram, so you can feel very light when you hold it.
In addition, Lumia 830 has the latest windows phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim, a special interface which Nokia has designed for own Lumia series to make windows’s interface on Lumia different in comparison to other windows – run smart phones.
The performance of Lumia 830 is amazing, it is even as fast as Lumia 930 when you run many usual tasks, the differences just happen when you want to run very heavy apps, but it is quite small and can be accepted.
However, Nokia distinguished between mid – class and high – class smart phones by some features. Lumia 830 has a worse screen than Lumia 930, it is a 5 inches screen with 720 resolution, this screen is not too bad but there will be some difficulties if you are a fan of full HD videos.

TOP IMPRESSIVE WINDOWS PHONE IN 2014: HIGH - CLASS

Nokia Lumia 930

The predecessors of Lumia 930 (Lumia 920 and Lumia 925) had created reputations of windows – run smart phones, the Lumia 9 series is the icon of windows phone, so Nokia has focused on designing and manufacturing to create as well as they can. The result is a beautiful and high quality smart phone. Nokia Lumia 930 has a frame made by aluminium, this metal frame helps Lumia 930 look high – class. 930 also has a removable back created by polycarbonate. This kind of design is very intelligent, the metal frame makes the smart phone solid and the removable back helps users can shift the back from a color to others, it is fit with young users, the ones usually love fresh things and colors.

Moreover, as an icon of Nokia, Lumia has a strong configuration with Snapdragon qual – core 2.2 GHz and 2 GB Ram. This configuration runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 will make users excited because of its performance, there is no game or app which Lumia 930 can not play (of course, the game or app must support windows phone). Lumia 930 do multi – tasks well, I was trying to run 5 apps at the same time and it fulfilled very well.

Lumia 930 also has a super camera in comparison to others, 20 MP. That is not all, Nokia provides many special features to help 930 can take pictures better, it is a point which attracts many users.

Generally, Nokia Lumia 930 is an impressive smart phone in 2014, it has many good features and most of users will like it.

HTC ONE M8 for Windows Phone

HTC ONE M8 is one of the Android – run blockbusters in 2014. HTC maybe wants to bring a blockbuster like M8 to the world of Windows Phone by integrating windows 8.1 into M8, a simple way. The design of M8 is really beautiful, smart phone’s frame was made by aluminium and the back is not removable. The duo camera runs quite well and picture’s quality is so good. The most significant question is M8 can run Windows as well as run Android? The answer is absolutely yes, Windows does not require many resources like Android, so if a configuration can run Android fast, it can run even faster on Windows. If there is a comparison, I think HTC ONE M8 is not lower than Nokia Lumia 930 about design, configuration or performance, but 930 has a better app store with more apps and the camera of 930 is more impressive, so M8 must accept the second position.

TOP APPLICATIONS FOR WINDOWS PHONE IN 2014 (PART II)

CamScanner

You can do many things with Smart phone’s camera, not just take a picture or film some videos, and one of the most impressive function of smart phone’s camera is to scan documents, it is amazing (I think many people do not know this function). In most cases, when you think about scanning something you would imagine a scanner machine, but with CamScanner, you should change your imagination. CamScanner helps you take a picture of the documents that you want to scan, you can adjust the resolution to have the scanning qualities as well as you want. After that, the app will determine and crop the document’s content, enhance the quality and export it, you can choose to save the result as pdf file to be more professional and print easier. CamScanner also gives users a function to help them upload the results on cloud storage services like SkyDrive to store and share better.

FRESH PAINT

Fresh paint is an app to support you draw, it looks like a MS Paint for mobile phone. The point that makes Fresh Paint different is you can draw directly on smart phone’s screen without using a stylus pen. There are many apps that support users to paint with their smart phone, but most of apps require a stylus pen to use, it is very inconvenient because many smart phone producers have not created a stylus pen for their smart phone, if you want to draw with painting apps, you have to pay hundreds of dollars for buying a stylus pen from professional manufacturers, it is too expensive. That is why a painting app does not need a stylus pen like Fresh Paint is a worth choice for any user, you can paint, adjust thin or thick lines, change colors… with this app. The interface of Fresh Paint is well designed, you can feel lively when you open it, and I am sure that you will love Fresh Paint more when you know it is free, you must pay nothing to have a excellent painting app, it is so good.

INSTAGRAM

Instagram is a renowned photo – sharing – network, it provides useful functions to help users can share their favourite photos or short videos fast and easily, the photos uploaded on Instagram have a good quality, so many people usually surf Instagram to see beautiful photos and, in the contrast, Instagram’s users also want to upload their pictures on it to share with other people. Gradually, Instagram becomes more popular, its users increase hundreds of people in 2014

TOP APPLICATIONS FOR WINDOWS PHONE IN 2014 (PART I)

Whatsapp

You maybe know Whatsapp, it is the subject of many articles in early 2014, Facebook paid about 20 billions of dollars for it, an overwhelmed price (Best Buy is just valued about 14 billions of dollars). Whatsapp provides OTT (over the top content) services for their users, the customers can call, send photo or text messages to other users of Whatsapp. The OTT services like Whatsapp help users can save their money because they do not pay anything or pay at a very low cost for the OTT services, if you compare OTT to traditional telecommunication services, you will see OTT services is a snip. The strength of Whatsapp in comparison to other OTT services is its quality, you can install it very easily, you can handle it so fast, you can synchronize your contacts with it without problems. Whatsapp also provides many special features to make it more attractive. Especially, you will not have to see advertisement when you use Whatsapp, it is free for the first year and you just need to pay 0.99 usd for next year, it is very cheap when you compared to the cost of using the same services of AT&T, Sprint or Verizon… so do not hesitate, let you install Whatsaap for your smart phone now.

ESPN

Everyone loves sport, they want to update latest scores, news or other information of a match that there are teams they like. ESPN has known this demand and they released a quality app to meet everyone’s demand. The ESPN’s app integrates many sport channels into it and you can search and track the information of the match very easily. Its interface is good, it looks friendly. You can also read articles, watch videos or listen to radio to update newest information which relate to the games (ESPN has their own sport channels so they guarantee that their users can have exclusive news as soon as possible). ESPN’s app gives you a special function to support you can arrange many live tiles on only a screen to help you update latest information of many other matches at the same time, it is so convenient. Moreover, ESPN’s app is free, it is very good, you can know the sport information you want without paying anything, at anywhere (on condition that you must have a smart phone) and I can say it is a big step in comparison to payable cable services.

THE BEST ANDROID SMARTPHONES IN 2014 (PART II)

HTC DESIRE EYE

HTC built for selfie demands, so the first impression of Desire Eye is it has a remarkable cameras with 13 MP for both sides, front and rear, especially, a googd front camera is really useful because many people just want to use front camera to take picture due to they can clearly see what are they taking? And they can adjust to have the best perspectives. Desire Eye also has a good performance because of its strong configuration with Snapdragon 801 processor, 2 GB Ram and Adreno 330 GPU, it can do most of hard tasks you need it to help you resolve. That not all, Desire Eye’s screen can fulfill any full HD 1080 videos, an IPS panel help users view wider…if you a fan of Android and usually want to selfie, HTC Desire Eye is the best choice.

ONEPLUS ONE

Maybe you do not know this name, it is easy to understand because OnePlus is a smart phone manufacturer comes from China and it has not released many products for international markets. However, one of the first products of OnePlus has created an impressive reputation, OnePlus One is on lists of the best smart phones in 2014 of renowned reviews. OnePlus One has built its reputation by an excellent configuration, a big and high resolution screen (full HD standard), a 13 MP camera, a attractive and latest Android CyanogenMod…these factors help OnePlus One has run fast, displayed very well. OnePlus One also has a good design, unlike other China smart phones, its design makes it look luxury but still solid. The price of OnePlus One is affordable, 100 cheaper than other smart phones have the same configuration, that why customers have a strong demand of it.

LG G3

LG comes from Korea, however, for a long time, when talk about Korea’s smart phone, many customers just remember Samsung and its smart phone like Samsung Galaxy S1, S2, S3, S4 and the latest S5. LG remind customers and competitors about their existence by releasing a very good blockbuster, LG G3. G3 has a good look, it is slim, luxury and modern. LG has given it a 13 MP camera with laser autofocus, Snapdragon 801 processor and a qHD screen which can display sharply and naturally. G3 has a stylus to help users can write fast anything they want. LG did many things to create a blockbuster and G3 has already been a blockbuster.

THE BEST ANDROID SMARTPHONES IN 2014 (PART I)

Android has gradually become the mobile operating system which has largest market share, you can see it everywhere, from Asia to America. There are many reasons to explain the success of Android but I think 2 most important reasons are the high quality and products are sold at affordable prices. Indeed, many excellent smart phones were created in 2014 running Android and I will tell you some remarkable names.

GOOGLE NEXUS 5

Google wants to create some devices to standardize the smart phones which runs Android and the smart phone manufacturers will have a standard to build their own smart phones. Nexus 5 is one of the standard devices of Google, so it was designed very well, it looks beautiful and solid. Nexus 5 is slim and you can easily put it into any pockets. Google gave Nexus 5 quality components and, as a result, Nexus 5 can run very fast. Screen is also an impressive point of Nexus 5, it has a 5 inches full HD screen to guarantee it can display well. Moreover, it has original Android and Google always updates latest versions for it, this is a privilege for Google’s devices.

MOTO G 2

Moto G’s first generation received many good feedbacks from users and Motorola launched new generation in 2014, Moto G 2. It has a strong configuration with Snapdragon 400 quad – core 1.2 GHz, IPS screen with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. Motorola also installed Android 4.4 (KitKat), the latest Android, for G 2 and it is one of the factors that make Moto G 2 have a strong performance. The price is another strength of G 2, you just have to pay 250 usd for a high quality hardware and software, it is so amazing.

SONY XPERIA Z3

Sony has created several excellent smart phones and Z3 is the newest blockbuster in 2014. Z3 has many strengths, but it has 2 points can make any users impressed. First, its camera, Sony has manufactured many renowned products, including camera, so I think Sony had no difficulty to equip an excellent camera for Z3 and they really did it, Z3 has a 20.7 MP camera, a number which you just see on compact or professional cameras, so do not you surprised if Z3 gives you beautiful pictures. Second, Z3 has a good battery with 3100 mAh. This battery helps Z3 can run for a long time, you can play videos for 10 hours or listen to music for 130 hours…

THE BEST CAMERAS FOR TRAVELLING (PART II)

5. Olympus TG – 3

TG – 3 is a very small compact camera, so you can bring it to everywhere easily, if you are a traveler who have to move frequently, TG – 3 is a fit choice. Although TG – 3 is quite small, but Olympus integrated some special technologies like dust – proof, freeze – proof or shock – proof fot TG – 3, so you will have no worry about damage when you use this camera even though you use it in desert, under raining…TG – 3 has a GPS, it is really helpful when you need to locate where are you. However, to keep TG – 3 small, Olympus just gave it a small point – and – shoot sensor and it makes TG – 3 has some minus point like lower resolution than others (16 MP compared to 24.3 MP of Sony Alpha A6000).

6. RICOH GR

RICOH GR is a considerable option when you want a compact camera for your travel. It has a 28 mm lens to help you take impressive pictures. RICOH also interated a reasonable – size sensor into GR. These 2 components are the basic factors to create the reputation of GR. RICOH released a special version of GR with Leica lens for someone who does not satisfy with GR’s standard version and want to have more quality pictures, of course, the price must be higher, if you do not have demand of Leica lens, the quality of GR’s standard version is also very good.

7. Sony DSC – RX10

If you want a multi – function camera, Sony DSC – RX10 should be on your list. It is not a slim camera, there will be some inconveniences if you use it on your journey and this is the reason why RX10’s position is at the bottom of the best camera for traveling list. But if you can accept this point, you will have a very good compact camera. With RX10, you will have a wide zoom, from 24 to 200 mm, so you can capture an animal’s picture clearly even though you do not need to approach it. The RX10’s lens comes from Carl Zeiss, a renowned lens producer like Leica, so you can absolutely believe in the pictures taken by RX10. RX10’s sensors and lens also make your job easier when you want to take pictures in darkness and it is a strength in comparison to others.

THE BEST CAMERAS FOR TRAVELLING (PART I)

Many people want to travel around the world to discover new lands, new cultures and to make new friends. On the journey, travelers usually want to take pictures to save the moments that they feel it is so good and they want to see it again. Many producers have made diversified types of compact cameras to meet traveler’s demand and I will introduce you some cameras which are appreciated by many photographers.

1. Fujifilm XT1

The first name is not from Canon, Nikon or Sony, the giants of camera manufacture, it comes from Fujifilm with XT1. XT1 is the newest version of X series camera with some big changes in comparison to previous versions. Fujifilm has equipped electronic viewfinders for XT1 to help users can view the pictures directly and they can choose the best perspectives to capture the pictures. XT1 is also very fast, the autofocus is fast when you take any pictures so you will not have to worry that the pictures will be foggy.

2. Fujifilm XE2

Another compact camera from Fujifilm. When you look XE2 first time, you can feel classical. Indeed, Fujifilm design XE2 with many traditional shapes and these points make it looks like a popular camera in 1960s. However, traditional design does not mean backward technology, Fujifilm gives XE2 the latest technologies to help it can capture high quality pictures. Example, XE2 has a X – Trans CMOS, a new sensor to help separate colours of images to make it more beautiful.

3. Panasonic Lumix DMC – GH4

G series is one of the most renowed cameras of Panasonic, the latest version, GH4 can film a 4K videos, a rare ability, there are not many compact cameras can do this. The pictures taken by GH4 have a very good quality and you will feel satisfied about it. Moreover, Panasonic equips a swivel camera for GH4, it is useful, especially when you want to selfie, you just need to swivel the back screen and take the pictures, very easy. GH4 also has a wifi chipset to help it connect laptop, smart phone or table… very conveniently and you can post new pictures on your Facebook, Instagram or Flick… so fast, you can rapidly share with your friends the pictures you has just taken.

4. Sony Alpha A6000

A6000 is a Sony’s answer to Fujifilm and Panasonic. In comparison to previous version, NEX – 6, A6000 has some worth updates, the resolution is higher, 24.3 MP compared to 16.1 if  NEX – 6, A6000’s autofocus is 179, this index is just 99 for NEX – 6… these updates make A6000 stronger than its predecessor, the picture’s quality is remarkable, can be compared with XT1, XE2 or GH4.

APPLE WATCH – SUPER WEARABLE DEVICE (PART II)

APPS
Apple Watch has some popular apps of Apple like Photos, Music, Calendar, Weather, Mail, Message…these apps help users can do many tasks just with Watch though they are outside. Watch has a speaker and a microphone, so you can call and receive a call with it, however, this function can not be used independently, you have to use it with an iPhone.
Apple will release a WatchKit SDK to support the developers can program more apps for Apple Watch and users can go to iTunes to buy more necessary apps if they do not satisfy with default apps of Apple.

FITNESS AND HEALTH FEATURES

Apple gives their Watch many components to support fitness and health. It has a heart rate sensor to gauge user’s heart rate and they can know how many calories were burned when they have a workout. Beside that, an accelerometer in Watch is also useful, this device helps you track your fitness, with it, you can determine how many steps did you go? How far did you run? How long did you practice?... with Apple Watch, you have not only a luxury jewelry but also a friend of your health, it helps you care of your health better.

APPLE PAY
Apple Pay is one of the latest technology of Apple and they bring it to Watch. Apple Watch has a NFC chip to enable Apple Pay process, you just have to click twice and the Apple Pay will be activated to pay for goods that you want to buy. Using Watch to pay is more convenient compared with using iPhone because you have to withdraw iPhone, turn it on and pay, many steps and consume more time, it is easier and faster when you use the Watch.

PRICE
Apple will sell Watch in early 2015, the price is 349 usd in the USA, an acceptable price when you consider some factors like the luxury materials that Apple used to create it, quality apps, fashion…

Apple recently announced their new blockbuster, Apple Watch. This product is not the first but it really created a new standard for wearable devices. The Watch is so beautiful, solid and, especially, very luxury. Apple also integrated many new teachnologies into it, the technologies which you have never ever seen on other wearable devices. As a result, Apple Watch has no competitor to become the best wearable device.

APPLE WATCH – SUPER WEARABLE DEVICE (PART I)

Maybe Apple has not been the first manufacturer of many digital products but they always produce the best products, example Sony produced portable media players sooner than Apple, but Apple’s iPod is the best player and many people when have been asked about portable media player, they just remember iPod. The story seems to be repeated again and the main character is Apple’s new blockbuster, Apple Watch.

DESIGN AND SCREEN
Apple Watch has an impressive design, it is very beautiful and luxury, I think its beauty can be compared with Swiss luxury watches. Apple Watch has been made by 3 material types, stainless steel, aluminum and gold, these materials make this watch look charming and very luxury. These materials also help Apple can shape the watches elegantly with curves but it is still solid.
Apple equips many band types for their Watch like sport band, link bracelet, leather loop, modern buckle…. These bands are pretty and fashionable, and it will make your Watch prominent between crowd. Depending on your using purposes, you can buy the bands which meet your demands, example if you usually work out, you can choose sport band, it looks so young and fresh, or if you are a businessman, let you buy link bracelet.

Screen is also an attractive, Apple gives their first watch a Retina screen. This screen displays colors very well, especially when you use it outdoor, it is very useful when you read text or number because Retina screen has a good renown of displaying sharper than other screen types.
Apple Watch’s screen is very sensitive and you can command easily by touching on screen, the speech of reaction is so fast and I will never be annoyed because of waiting too long as when you use others.

SPECS
Apple Watch has a special chip which Apple created for it, S1. Apple had to create a special chip like S1 because there is no traditional chip can fulfill Apple’s requirements for building their Watch. S1 includes all necessary things for a computer and its performance is very smooth, it solves all tasks fast and no lag. The chip’s size is also small enough to put it into a watch.
Apple has integrated wifi and GPS into Watch, so you can use it to locate where are you, it is a significant feature, especially when you are working out, you can also check email or text message frequently with it.