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I have been able to use an iPhone 3Gs, an iphone 3gs and iPhone 4. I cannot wait to try the new iPhone 4S and talk to Siri!

The iPhone 4S includes a dual-core processor, a better camera, and an innovative voice-command technology called Siri.

Here are some features:
1/ Apple iPhone 4S body and case
It’s the same as the iPhone 4. That’s no bad thing though; the insides are beefier, so it’s now even more impressively slim.

2/ Apple iPhone 4S display
Likewise, the pin-sharp Retina Display remains. The iPhone 4S screen hasn’t jumped up to 4 or 4.4-inches, but still retains its clarity and performance, which is market-leading if not at the very least market-matching.

3/ Apple iPhone 4S Airplay Mirroring

4/ Apple iPhone 4S processor
Yep, it’s in – the A5 processor that’s currently in the iPad 2 has somehow been squeezed into the iPhone 4S. The chip is a 1Ghz dual-core monster, which will bring 7x faster graphics from a 2x CPU. In short: it’ll be very nippy and proffer console-worrying graphics. The storage has been bumped up to a maximum of 64GB.

5/ Apple iPhone 4S camera
The Sensor’s gone up to a monster 8-Megapixels. It’s backside sensor will let 73% more light per pixel in. It’s got a Five element lens, plus a Hybrid IR Filter. That means nicer shots, essentially. The video camera has been ramped up to allow full 1080p HD recording.

6/ Apple iPhone 4S battery
The battery’s had a welcome boost. While the iPhone 4 made a big jump from the previous iPhone 3G and 3GS, this is a step up yet again. The iPhone 4S battery should see you through 8 hours talk time on 3G, 10 hours of video and 9 hours’ Wi-Fi. Impressively, it’ll give you 40 hours of music playback.

7/ Apple iPhone 4S operating system
As we already knew, the iPhone 4S will ship with Apple’s iOS 5 out of the box. The new OS boasts a massive range of top features, including a new slide-down iPhone notifications bar, deep Twitter integration, additional camera features, FaceTime over 3G, WiFi sync and a completely PC-free operation. iOS 5 will also be available on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch (4th generation) and both iPads from October 12th, as a software update.

8/ Apple iPhone 4S Siri voice assistant
Apple’s acquisition of the Siri voice-controlled assistant earlier this year has resulted in an OS-wide tool to help you organise your life. Anything from ‘wake me up at 6am tomorrow’ to ‘get me a route to Manchester’ or ‘find me an Indian restaurant in London’ can be asked for, with Siri going about your commands in a HAL-like fashion. It’s still in BETA in English French and German.

**features from T3.com

It is said that among the point and shoot canon cameras, the Canon Powershot S95 is the best.

The good: Attractive and well-designed; capable of producing very nice photos; complete set of manual controls; solid 720p video.

Features:
* 10.0 megapixels
* JPEG (EXIF 2.3) support
* Raw image file format; one of few “point and shoot” cameras to have raw formatting. (Note: Raw format is not available in Auto, Low Light, and SCN modes. Raw is available in Program, Tv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), Manual, and Custom modes)
* ISO sensitivity 80–3200 and auto (in 1/3-step increments). Low light mode can shoot up to ISO 12800 (at lower resolution).
* Wide-angle zoom lens: 5 – 50 cm (wide), 30 – 50 cm (tele)
* Full manual control
* Customizable Control Ring to control ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focus, or exposure compensation
* Five photo aspect ratios: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5
* Video recording Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 1280 x 720 (24 frame/s), 640 × 480 (30 frame/s), 320 × 240 (30 frame/s)
* Video recording Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s), 640 × 480 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s)
* Continuous shooting, P mode continuous shooting: ~1.9 shot/s. Low Light mode continuous shooting: ~3.9 shot/s.

I would still prefer the Panasonic Lumix LX3.

It’s only around 70 days before Christmas! And if you are looking for geeky gifts for christmas to give to your children and loved ones, here are some popular options:

1. Anything Apple – the new iPhone4S, the iTouch, the iNano, MacBook – Pro & Air and even the iMac
2. iTunes Gift Card (very useful!)
3. Earphones
4. USB dongles
5. Polaroid Pogo

I personally would want a MacBook Pro and the iPad2 this Christmas but I know that Santa would be fully booked and out of budget

After much anticipation, Amazon has finally released the new models of Kindle and the Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire Tablet is priced at $199 and is slated to compete with Apple’s iPad.

With a full-color touchscreen, a cloud-based browser, dual-core processor and more, this is an affordable alternative for anyone who’s ever asked the question “Kindle or iPad?” I am sure there will be a lot of cross country conference call rates between family members about this one especially since Christmas is just around the corner.

Other features include:

* Thousands of apps in the Amazon appstore
* More than a thousand beautifully illustrated children’s books
* Free instant streaming of movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime members
* Adobe Flash Player
* Free AmazonCloud storage
* Extra durable screen
* Whispersync technology

Pre-order yours today, and they will be shipped on a first come, first service basis starting November 15th.

It seems that small IS in, when it comes to gadgets that is. My cousin has been looking at mini portables for the longest time, trying to decide which one she should get. She is still studying in college so she needs something compact and functional enough to do word processing, check e-mails and store files for Powerpoint presentations with.

And these netbooks are stylish too!