- by pcworld.idg.com.au

Apple's new iPad isn't a revolutionary upgrade to the iPad 2, but the combination of a superb display and great software means it remains by far and away the best tablet on the market.

That screen...

There is one key feature that makes the new iPad a great device — the "retina" display. The resolution of 2048x1536 is double that of the original iPad. This gives it a pixel per inch (ppi) of 263, a significant increase over the 132ppi of the iPad 2. The display resolution is higher than most high-definition televisions.

If you couldn't care less about numbers, you should care about the end result — a brilliant, crystal clear screen. It's by far and away the best display on any mobile device I've seen. Text is crisp and clear with no visible aberrations, even when zoomed right in. Photos and videos look bright and vivid but not over-saturated like many other mobile displays. In fact, the iPad's screen is so sharp that it constantly highlights the low quality of many images on the Internet. After using the new iPad, going back to the iPad 2 (or ...

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- by pcworld.idg.com.au

Apple product are renowned being stylish and the iPhone 4 is no exception. When Apple released the iPhone 3GS it upgraded the handset's internal components but retained the design of the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4 has a completely different look and feel. Gone are the sleek curves and well rounded edges; they've been replaced by sharp lines, a completely flat glass back and a stainless steel band that doubles as the phone's antenna — all in a body that’s slimmer than the 3G and 3GS. The iPhone 4 has a much more industrial and robust-feeling body than its predecessors. It feels less natural to hold, however, and the sharp edges can dig into your fingers.

Apple's attention to detail is particularly evident in the external controls — the volume keys are now two separate buttons that emit a solid ...   Read more...

- by telegraph.co.uk

BlackBerry and touchscreen haven’t previously been a great match. The first touchscreen phone from the Canadian email masters was the Storm, well-named because it went down like a wet weekend. There was much to like, such as the click-through touchscreen that confirmed each finger press. But it lacked wi-fi, was horrible to type on and the software was unforgivably flaky.

More than that, you had to ask why the company that made the best keyboards on any portable device had delivered a product without any keys at all. This week, BlackBerry’s owner Research in Motion announced the Torch: a touchscreen BlackBerry with, wait for it, a slide-out keyboard. The best of both worlds, perhaps.

The Torch looks like a businesslike Palm Pre Plus – which is no bad thing – but with BlackBerry’s familiar grid of icons. This has had an overhaul to make it look what RIM is calling ‘fresh and familiar’ as part of the new operating system, version 6, which aims to be more user-friendly to ...   Read more...