CES 2012 News Roundup!

It is day 1 of CES 2012 and the BIG companies have just finished displaying and showing off their new technology to be expected for 2012. For the Android OS, there wasn't much news and I found that kind of disappointing judging by the fact how fast the Android OS has been growing over the few years. Anyways, let's get into it!

LG:

So LG had the shortest conference which topped at 45min...Out what they showed, hardly any of them were jaw dropping except the gorgeous 4mm thick, 55" OLED TV and one Android Phone which is the LG Spectrum. The given specs are a 1.5GHz dual-core snapdragon processor, with 1GB of RAM, an 8MP camera with 1080p video recording. The screen size is 4.5" and is said to have a True HD IPS display, whatever that is lol. This will be in a 4G LTE version at Verizon, no specified release date. The Spectrum comes with 2.3.5 but will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich soon after release.

Sony:

After having bought Ericsson's shares, 2012 will have Sony Ericsson become Sony Mobile Communications. At CES they introduced their first LTE capable device named the ION. No specs or any other information was given...The CEO also stated that their devices will be more "PlayStation" oriented such as having the PS Suite on all Sony Android Phones. Tablet wise, no new announcements. Lastly they mentioned that their phones will display the True HD Experience.

Samsung:

Being the number one Smartphone sellers in 2011 definitely made Samsung more renowned and improved their  quality of products...I was expecting a lot but Again, not much was announced by them except the more in depth demo on the Galaxy Note. The specs are a 5.3" Super AMOLED HD display, with a dual 1.4GHz Exynos chip and a gig of RAM. It also comes with either 16GB or 32GB storage and of course an 8MP camera with 1080p video. Lastly, it comes with a 256 Level of Pressure Sensitivity Stylus pen which is a nice addition to the device. It will be released on the AT&T LTE network, no date given.

ASUS:

Like I mentioned before, only Asus knows how to pull off a conference. Not only do they come up with awesome innovative devices like the Transformer, they come out with reliable stuff and they also LOVE to listen to consumers. People complain and BAM they fix the problem. First amazing announcement is that the Eee Pad Memo I showed you before...well just say that it will have an NVIDIA TEGRA 3 QUAD CORE CHIP...and to boot this amazingness, it will only cost $249!!! $250 for a 7" with Super IPS HD display, a gig of RAM, 16 or 32GB storage and an 8MP camera with 1080p video...is like a MIRACLE! Props to Asus for such a killer device that won't make our wallets suffer :D

Asus is so busy that after releasing the Transformer Prime...they just announced an Updated Prime model, the TF700T. There are 3 main differences with this one and they are:

1. A different finish. Instead of Spinned Aluminum, it is now a solid piece of Aluminum with a black bezel on the top. This supposedly will "enhance" WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS functionality.
2. It has a much nicer resolution, 1920 x 1200 (Beautiful 1080p xD) compared to the 1280 x 800 of the Prime.
3. Lastly, it has a 2MP front facing camera compared to the 1.3MP of the Prime

Other than that, they are identical specs wise. Also, the TF700T will be compatible with the Prime's keyboard dock.

That's all for today. Couple of more conferences that will be held for the next 4 days, so let's hope we can get some more Android news! Later!