Gadgets and Tech in the Philippines

Image by Getty Images via @daylife We all know that the Playstation Phone is going to be a reality, this is based on Sony 's announcements at the Mobile World Congress .  The release is scheduled for next month. The Playstation Phone will be powered by Android and will have a similar design to the PSP Go.  Gadget blog engadget  has gotten their hands of the Playstation Phone and according to them the prototype still has a lot to be worked on.  Although they found the Playstation Phone to be promising, it still feels flimsy and a lot of functions still won't work.  Well, that's quite expected in a prototype. The final version of the Playstation Phone will be released as Xperia Play, Xperia being the top of the line Sony Ericsson phone model.  The Xperia Play will have a 4 inch multitouch 854 x 480 LCD screen.  Initial reports say that the Xperia Play will only have a single core processor, probably the  Qualcomm MSM8655 chipset. Related articles A Hands-On Tour

Image by marcopako  via Flickr There has been a lot of news going around that one of the hardware suppliers for the new iPhone 5 got hold of Apple's next iPhone prototype.  If the rumors prove to be true, we can expect a lot of major changes in the iPhone 5 even compared to the iPhone 4.  The iPhone 5 will be a lot slimmer and based on earlier posts, it will no longer have physical buttons. In order to be able to support the slim design, Apple has decided to totally remove any physical controls on the iPhone 5.  To increase the volume, just slide your finger from bottom to top, and do the opposite to decrease the volume.  The home button will also have it's corresponding gesture, probably the 4 or 5 finger gesture reported by some blogs. The iPhone 5 will supposedly support 4G, which is quite logical since this is the next generation iPhone and should therefore support the latest technologies.  I'm just wondering how Apple will be able to incorporate the Retina disp

Image via Wikipedia We all know that Steve Jobs didn't want any physical buttons on the first gen iPhone, and now, it seems that Steve Jobs will get his way.  A lot of rumors point out that the iPhone 5 and the next generation iPad will lose their physical buttons, and will be replaced by touch screen controls. We'll have to wait and see how Apple designs the next gen iDevices and if we can really work with devices with all touch screen controls. Related articles Apple to remove home button on iPhone 5 and iPad 2; iLife and Photo Booth coming? (cash-bandit.com) Rumor: No home button for iPad 2 and next iPhone? (news.cnet.com) Rumor: No home button for iPad 2 and next iPhone? (news.cnet.com)

Image via CrunchBase We're just catching up on the new features Apple added to iOS 4.2.1 and here is Apple back to work on the next release of it's iOS system.  Apple has released iOS 4.3 but currently only to developers which means this is not the final build yet.  New features will benefit the iPad more than the iPhone .  The iPad will get 4 finger and 5 finger gestures which will enable features, currently only found using the physical home button.  The 4 finger gestures will enable switching between open apps and closing open apps. Another new feature to be introduced in iOS 4.3 is the ability for users to toggle the function of the button on the right side of the iPad, users can now choose if the button will be used for mute or for the screen rotation lock. On the iPhone, the main feature will be the use of mobile hotspots which enables connection sharing. Related articles The Latest in iOS 4.3 and iPad 2 Rumors (iphone.appstorm.net) Article: New in iOS

In this year's CES , Samsung has been releasing products like crazy, from TVs to laptops and to tablets.  We already know that Samsung has released it's iPad competitor, the 7 inch Galaxy Tab.  This time, a wi-fi version of the Galaxy Tab has been introduced by Samsung.  The Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab will be available in the United States in the early part of this year.  No news yet on when this version will come out here in the Philippines.  All the other specs remain identical to the earlier full version release of the Galaxy Tab. Related articles Samsung SH100 WiFi camera syncs with Galaxy S (dialtosave.co.uk) Samsung SH100 camera pairs with Galaxy S for photo sharing (electronista.com) Samsung Galaxy Tab May Not Get Android Honeycomb (devicemag.com)