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Want to play the upcoming “Pompeii” movie on your Transformer Book T100 for a good enjoyment? Want to look for a easy-operated Blu-ray/DVD Ripping software to help you finish the conversion? Just read on and this article will solve all of your problems on Windows 8.1.

With the coming of 2014, new Blu-ray/DVD releases never take a breather, and even the shortest month of the year will have plenty of popular or critically acclaimed movies that screened in theaters last year hit the retail market, like the movie “Pompeii” coming at 21 February 2014 (USA). Pompeii [2014] tells a story: A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
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“I am a movie lover and I have purchased some Blu-rays and DVDs to play on my Transformer Book T100. With the new movies like “Pompeii” being released, can I transfer this movie for playback? I am not so good at computer. After absorbing online and have tried Handbreak, but the interface is not so easy for me to use. Could anyone recommend easy use software for me?”

Working as a Swiss army knife in Blu-ray/DVD ripping field, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper removes the copy protection from your downloaded Blu-ray/DVD movie and convert to just about any video format. It offers a wealth of tweaking options to get the best possible file as a result, and even has pre-configured profiles built in that make things easier for you to rip Blu-rays/DVDs in the right format for various of portable media devices. If you’re on a Mac and want to get Blu-ray to play on Transformer Book T100, please refer to Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac to handle the task.

Reviews: Top 5 Blu-ray Ripper Software Review and Top Blu-ray Ripper for Mac Review

Now, I will show you exactly how to get the “Pompeii” movie into format you want for Transformer Book T100 on Windows 8.1 . It is the fast and easy way even for a first time Blu-ray/DVD ripping with basic knowledge of computer. Just follow this article, you will find it could be so simple.

How to rip “Pompeii” Blu-ray/DVD movie to Asus Transformer Book T100 for playing with best video quality?

Step 1. Get Blu-ray Ripper for Asus Transformer Book T100.

Download and install the Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD to Transformer T100 Ripper, a professional and top Blu-ray ripping program that will help to remove disc encryption from film studio, and convert Blu-rays/DVDs to 1080p/720p MP4 for playback on Transformer Book T100.

Step 2. Load Blu-ray or DVD Disc.

Get this program installed; click the top icon to import from disc drive, ISO/IFO or folder. It can extract the media inside ISO file directly.

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Step 3. Choose target video format for Asus Transformer Book T100.

Click the drop-down list on the bottom, you will find various presets for different programs and devices. Switch to “Asus” tab and check ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF 101 Video (*.mp4) as the best video format for Transformer Book T100.

Tips: If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. For watching videos on the Android-based device, 720p with 1500~2000kbps is just all right. I found the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means itrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss.

FYI: you are also able to output Anaglyph/Side-by-Side/Top-Bottom 3D MP4 like this:

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Tips: Customize video specs. (Optional)

Click the “Settings” on bottom, you can find settings for video codec, size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate(Hz) and so on. Free change them according to your own needs. (FYI: the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality will be.)

Step 4. Start Ripping Blu-ray/DVD to Asus Transformer Book T100.

Click the “Convert” button to start ripping “Pompeii” Blu-ray/DVD movies to MP4 for Asus Transformer Book T100. There’s no need to wait in front of screen; just check “shut down computer after conversion” and you can leave it working. Or you can check “Open output folder” to quick locate the converted video.

OK, now we get the Blu-ray/DVD movies ready for Transformer Book T100 on Windows 8.1; use an USB cable to transfer these movies to Transformer Book T100 internal memory or SD card.

Additional Tips:

If your movie isn’t already in one of the supported formats or it’s still on a DVD or a Blu-ray, you can get the all-in-one app named Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate (or its equivalent Mac verison – iMedia Converter Mac) to rip Blu-ray/DVD, and convert various formats of 720p/1080p HD videos in MKV, AVI, TiVo, VOB, MPG, WMV, MXF, FLV, F4V, TS, M2T, MTS, etc. to your Asus Transformer Book T100, Transformer Infinity TF700, Sony Xperia Z1, Xperia Z2, Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, Google Nexus 7(2), Nook HD, Kindle Fire HD and other tablets/phones for smoothly playing.

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For app developers, gaming is proving to be the best way to make money, and what’s becoming increasingly apparent is that mobile devices are becoming the next big gaming platform. While traditional consoles and gaming handhelds still remain important and are capable of delivering experiences that mobile devices simply can not match, this gap is steadily eroding.

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In September 2013, a Gartner report showed that revenues of mobile app stores had risen from $18 billion in 2012, to an estimated $26 billion. At the start of this year, Apple announced that customers spent over $10 billion on the App Store in 2013, including over $1 billion in December alone.

The bulk of this, Gartner estimates, comes from games. According to 148apps.biz, games are the most numerous category of apps as well, with 1,95,415 games currently available for download. This is nearly 60 percent more than the nearest category, education, which has 1,15,469 apps available for download.

And while mobile gaming conjures visions of Flappy Bird and Candy Crush Saga, Apple’s trying to make it clear that there’s more to the platform than just casual games to play while on the commute.

Here come the hardcore
Since February 26, Apple has been running a sale curated with the name “Amazing Hardcore Games”. It’s not an exhaustive list, but it is a collection of 12 new games that should appeal to the so called “core” gaming audience. Games like Infinity Blade III, The Room Two, Limbo, Badland and more are available for 50 percent or less of their usual price.shadow blade What do games tell us about Apples future?

These are all premium games, and none of them has gone free even now – some, like Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion normally sell for Rs. 550, and are now discounted to Rs. 170. Others, like Shadow Blade, normally sell for Rs. 110, and are now priced at Rs. 55. The discounts are pretty big, but by not going free, a clear line is being drawn, differentiating these paid, premium games from the large number of casual friendly, free to play titles that are crowding the app store.

What’s particularly interesting is that these are all titles that are very “finger friendly” – games that are either designed with mobile interactions in mind, or were ported in such a way as to make them very user friendly on the platform. In many ways, these games are a showcase of all that’s best about Apple’s iOS devices as a gaming platform. In other words, these games are a great way to get the casual gamers to move on from the 5000 match three or Flappy Bird clones, and get them invested in gaming. What’s the upside to that though?

There’s another side of hardcore games on the App Store which this list has glossed over. Games like Bastion, Lego Harry Potter, Orc: Vengeance are all beautiful games that offer polished experiences. However, while the developers have worked hard to make the interactions user friendly, the experience is compromised compared to what a player on a console with a gamepad will enjoy. But gamepads are coming to iOS.
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No more virtual buttons
A January report by mobile data-intelligence firm App Annie suggests that gamers world-wide are picking their smartphones over handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo 3DS and the Playstation Vita. Combined, iOS and Google Play spending on games was three times the amount spent on titles on the handheld gaming consoles in the third quarter of last year, according to the report, which didn’t provide absolute figures. Overall, there were 15 percent more yearly app downloads from Google Play than the App Store in 2013, but iOS generated double the app revenue of Google Play.
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As per the report, the number one mobile game was Candy Crush Saga. At the same time, iOS 7 added controller support, and you now have the Logitech Powershell and the Moga Ace – controllers that you can clip onto your iPhone. The Powershell is available in India with an MRP of Rs. 8,995; it’s a high price for what feels like a really cheap plastic controller. But it’s only the first one.

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Moga has recently teased a new controller, and from the small image which the company made available, the design of the controller seems to be very similar to the Xbox 360 controller, which is definitely a good thing. Aside from the asymmetrical thumb-sticks, you can see the D-pad, and the face buttons seem to be in the familiar Xbox layout as well. Next to the left thumb-stick, there’s something like looks like a pause button, and also a Bluetooth button a little higher up.

Steelseries has also recently revealed the Stratus, in January, a palm-sized Bluetooth controller which can work with your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Also in January, Signal showcased the RP One, a full size controller that looks like the Xbox 360 gamepad, but uses the thumb-stick placement of the Playstation controllers.

Thinking beyond mobile
Apple has thus proven that they have a range of powerful gaming devices which can handle everything from the casual game you play for two minutes while on your commute, and also the high-end game which will keep you glued to the screen till the battery runs out.

Apple is also reportedly working on television next – recent acquisitions such as PrimaSense, which developed the sensors that Microsoft used for its voice and motion based Kinect technology, and Matcha.tv, a recommendation engine for TV shows – seem to point in this direction.

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With a strong gaming ecosystem already present, and a growing number of hardware partners emerging to support it in this segment with controllers, a powerful new Apple TV could also be a strong gaming platform.

At the launch of the third generation iPad in 2012, the then president of Epic Games Mike Capps had said: “It is quite easy to imagine a world where an iPad is more powerful than a home console, where it wirelessly talks to your TV and wirelessly talks to your Bluetooth controller and becomes your new console.”

At the same time, Kristoffer Waardahl, a Crytek studio manager said, “As more people come to these platforms, we have to follow our fans.”

Closing the loop
With the iPad and iPhone becoming more powerful, using them to run high-end games that can be mirrored to your TV screen is already happening, albeit in a very limited fashion. That’s because a mobile game requires you to look at the screen to see what buttons you’re pressing.

The big advantage that a Logitech Powershell brings is that you can play a game mirrored to your TV without having to look at the phone. The mobile experience and the games tailored to that form factor won’t go anywhere, but there will be a possibility now for Apple’s platform to bring in a whole new segment of games.

At the same time, if you don’t have an iPad or iPhone, a future version of Apple TV could still bring you into the fold as a gamer. A future version is almost certainly coming, and reports are that it’s going to be a major update.

It is being suggested that Apple will be tying up with companies like Time Warner and other content partners, and in this scenario, a greater focus on gaming as another type of content that’s well suited to television makes sense.

Once you have an Apple TV and a controller, making your next smartphone compatible with your library of games and accessories makes sense. Imagine playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown with a controller and your Apple TV, and then, when it’s time to go, picking up the same game thanks to a cloud save, and taking it with you on your iPad?

Both the mobiles and the TV could reinforce each other and reduce the cost involved in buying into Apple’s ecosystem. Developers have long made it clear that they will go where the fans are. And while the first few Bluetooth controllers were not very well received because of price and build quality, they are proof that a strong third-party ecosystem can help fill the gaps Apple leaves behind. Between all these factors, it’s clear that Apple TV will be about a lot more than just television.

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Pavtube Studio has updated DVD Ripper to 4.5.0 and DVD Ripper for Mac to 3.7.0.

Windows version

dvd ripper For DVD lovers: New features of Pavtube DVD Ripper (Windows/Mac) latest version

Version: 4.5.0
Supported OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1

What’s new:

Support latest DVD
Windows install package with digital signature
Fixed some known bugs
Download here: http://download.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/dvdripper_setup.exe

Mac version

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Version: 3.7.0
Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6, Leopard 10.5

What’s new:

Support latest DVD
Update Mac pkg and dmg install packages simultaneously
Fixed some known bugs
Download here: http://download.pavtube.com/dvd-ripper-mac/dvdrippermac_setup.dmg

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This articles is about how to copy popular “The LEGO Movie” Blu-ray/DVD movies on Windows 8.1/8. If you have no ideal how to deal with your “The LEGO Movie” BD/DVD movie, here are collections of tips ,tools  and solutions to help you.

LEGO is rolling out 17 new sets that tie in with their upcoming feature film, The LEGO Movie. We’ve got early looks at two of those sets today, along with a collection of minifigures that reveal some of the characters in the animated movie from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The story centers on Emmet (Chris Pratt), an average LEGO minifigure who is mistaken for the most extraordinary person in the LEGO world and is looked upon to save his people from an evil tyrant named President Business (Will Ferrell).  Also featuring the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Cobie Smulders, The LEGO Movie opens in 3D on February 7, 2014.

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“The LEGO Movie” movie is favored by many kids. When got a pile of “The LEGO Movie” Blu-ray/DVD discs, you may worry about the kids will scratch or damage them. The safe way is to make a copy of it on their kids tablet. However, Blu-rays and DVDs are usually hard to be backed up due to region code and disc encryption protection, you’d better to use the best BD/DVD ripping and copying program- Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper to remove the disc protection and copy source disc to computer hard drive with same structure preserved on Windows 8.1/8 perfectly. Or you can choose Pavtube ByteCopy to lossless backup Blu-ray/DVD with  preservation of all audio tracks, subtitles and chapter markers.

Get two programs together:

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With this professional BD/DVD copying tool, you can not only copy and back up “The LEGO Movie”’s Blu-ray/DVD movie to either the hard drive of your PC,  but also rip them to your Kids Tablet, like Nabi, InnoTab, DreamTab etc. The following guide will show you the details about how to copy and back up “The LEGO Movie”’s Blu-ray/DVD movie on Kids Tablet with Windows 8.1/8 by using Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper.

Backup “The LEGO Movie” to a Kids tablet playable video format on Windows 8.1/8

To begin:

Launch the program and add the movie you want to encode by clicking the “add file” icon on the main interface. You can see the chapter information of your Blu-ray/DVD movies on the main interface after you loading to the program.

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Click the “Format” drop-down list and choose HD Video>H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) for playing on you Kids Tablet. Or we can enter “H.264 MP4” in the small search box to quick locate matched presets. We can also choose presets like iOS/Android phone/tablet, etc. for particularly using.

Tips : For Pavtube ByteCopy. In order to preserve the chapter structure, you’d better choose the “Multi-track Video”. Under this profile, you have three choices which all can preserve chapter structure. If you choose the MKV format, you can output the BD/DVD with lossless quality and allow multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitles. Choose the MP4 format, you can also play “The LEGO Movie” on Kids tablet with ease.

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Click “Settings” as bellow to check the source/target video size, bitrate, frame rate and other settings in one go; you will be able to know the target video size with different bitrate settings immediately.

The last thing you need to do is hit the “Convert” button to begin the conversion. Just wait a moment and then you can output the mp4 videos on Windows 8.1/8. Transfer the converted videos on your kids tablet and then you can freely enjoy  “The LEGO Movie” Blu-ray/DVD movies on your Kids Tablet! Have a fun of it!

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Good news! As your best tool to rip and convert Blu-ray movies and DVDs to MKV container format with multiple audio tracks and subtitle sinclided, Pavrtube ByteCopy, both Windows and Mac version have updated to the new version!

Windows Version:

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Version: 2.2.0
Supported OS: Windows 2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1

What’s new:

* Support latest BD and DVD
* Windows install package with digital signature
* Fixed some know bugs

Download here: http://download.pavtube.com/bytecopy/bytecopy_setup.exe

Mac Version:

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Version: 2.3.0
Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6

What’s new:

* Support latest BD and DVD
* Update Mac pkg and dmg install package simultaneously
* Fixed some know bugs

Download here: http://download.pavtube.com/bytecopy-mac/bytecopymac_setup.dmg

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We compare the Samsung Galaxy S5 with the iPhone 5S: which is the best premium smartphone of 2014? Read our Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 5S smartphone comparison review to find out.

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The Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5S are likely to be two of the biggest premium smartphones of 2014. And they are the ying and yang of the superstar smartphone world. One a big and brash Android, built to be robust and to make a statement when you slap it on the table in the pub. The other a beautiful if somewhat delicate handset, designed for ergonomic ease of use, to be a perfectly curated – if locked-down – experience.

You will no-doubt have a favourite. Here we compare the Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5S to help those of you who haven’t yet made up your minds to make a choice. But also so that fans of both or either can have their say in the comments at the bottom of the story. To be clear: we are currently basing our assessment of the Galaxy S5 on our initial hands-on review and the product spec. We’ve spent a lot more time with the iPhone 5S. We’ll update this article as we run more tests on the Galaxy S5.

So eyes down for the biggest smartphone comparison of the year: it’s Team Android vs Team iPhone, and here’s our Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 5S smartphone comparison review. For more on the Galaxy S5, see our story Samsung Galaxy S5: Release date, price and specs.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: UK price and availability

We had been expecting Samsung to make the Galaxy S5 available in March, but it looks like we’ll have to wait until 11 April to get our hands on the new smartphone. Samsung says it’ll be launching the Galaxy S5 on 11 April in more than 100 countries.

At present, there’s no price for the Samsung Galaxy S5, but we’ll update this article as soon as we find out more.

Speculation suggests that you’ll have to shell out around £600 for a SIM-free Galaxy S5. That’s the same price as the Galaxy S4, which is exactly what Samsung would want.

It also keeps it in the same ball park as the iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5S is readily available right now with prices starting at £549 if you buy one off-contract from Apple. There are £629 and £709 models, depending on what level of storage you require.

(See also: iPhone 5S vs Nexus 5 comparison review.)

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iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Processor and performance

The Galaxy S5 will, like the iPhone 5S, be fast. Super fast. Certainly fast enough to handle multiple processes at the same time, without feeling laggy. So let’s compare to the spec of the Galaxy S5 with our experience of the iPhone 5S. Remember, we’ve only briefly tested the Galaxy S5.

Inside the Galaxy S5 is the kind of high-end specs you’d want to find in a flagship. A 2.5GHz quad-core processor (Qualcomm Krait) is accompanied by 2GB of RAM. During our hands-on time with the device, performance is extremely smooth and nippy.

The iPhone 5S, on the other hand, has a 64-bit A7 processor running at 1.2- to 1.3GHz. It’s a dual-core Cyclone processor paired with 1GB of DDR3 RAM. We’ve never found the iPhone to have any major performance issues, and Apple says it’s twice as fast as the previous model in both CPU and graphics performance. But that hardware is no match for that of the Galaxy S5. Does it matter in real-world terms? Remember that the feel of performance is as much software- as hardware related.

On the iPhone 5S the A7 makes iOS 7 buttery smooth. There’s nary a judder or stutter when swiping between home screens, or exiting an app and watching your icons fly into place. Apps launch and web pages load faster than ever: the iPhone 5S is simply a joy to use.

Our benchmarks show just how much quicker the new A7 chip makes the 5S. In SunSpider 1.0, the 5S completed the test in just 417ms. The iPhone 5 (running iOS 7), meanwhile, took 721ms, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 922ms.

Similar gains were found in Geekbench 3, with the iPhone 5 scoring 721 points. Running GLBenchmark 2.7 (Egypt HD), the iPhone 5S managed 53fps, compared to the iPhone 5′s 41fps. However, a bigger difference can be seen using the T-Rex HD test, where the 5S scored 37fps. Again: number crunching is all well and good but the real-world performance of the phone is more important. And our early experience of the Galaxy S5 is just as good as you would expect from such a well-specced phone.

Without further testing we’ll say only this: if you want a fast, high-end phone, S5 or 5S is all gravy.

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iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Design and build

The Galaxy S5 retains that recognisable Samsung look. This means not much has changed compared to previous generations and other Galaxy devices. The S5 looks a lot like the Galaxy Note 3 which is a shame because it really requires its own style as a flagship device. Unfortunately it’s bigger, squarer and more boring than the Galaxy S5.

It also doesn’t feel like a premium smartphone in the hand. A perforated rear cover supposedly makes it feel more natural but we just don’t see the benefit here, perhaps we need to live with the device for longer.

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A huge design change is that Samsung has added dust and water resistant credentials. That’s something which Sony has been offering for a while now in its Xperia range. The Galaxy S5 has an IP67 rating which means it will happily get wet without frazzling inside. However, you’ll need to make doubly sure that the port covers is on and the rear cover is perfectly clipped into place. I’m sure a number of users will get an unwanted surprise when the gaps aren’t completely covered.

The Galaxy S5 comes in four colours at launch – black, white (as you might expect) plus blue and something called ‘copper gold’. The latter has a kind of peach tone to it in our opinion.

The S5 measures 142 by 72.5 by 8.1mm, and weighs 145g. Going on the evidence of all previous Samsung Galaxy phones, the Galaxy S5 will be robust – you won’t need a cover.

We cannot say the same for the iPhone 5S. Here construction is the same as the iPhone 5, a rather delicate and all-too scratchable aluminium body with aluminosilicate glass front, and glass inset top-and-bottom cheeks behind. At 112g and 7.6mm thick, it’s as ridiculously light and thin as before. And that is lighter, and smaller than the Galaxy S5. If you need small and light, the iPhone should be your choice.

It’s not just the iPhone 5c that now demands you choose your colour. For the iPhone 5S Apple introduced a new gilt-free option it’s calling Gold – gold-effect back and edges with white glass trim. There’s the Silver option resembling last year’s white/silver iPhone 5. And the most sober of three, and the only one approaching decent availability at launch, is the black and grey model, dubbed Space Grey. It’s like the original black iPhone 5, only with a lighter shade of graphite to its back and edges.

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Instead of the Black & Slate and White & Silver options that the iPhone 5 was available in, the iPhone 5S has three colour options: Silver, Gold and “Space Grey”.

Big, bold and plastic, or slight, classy and metal. Built for the slings and arrows of life on the road, or a beautiful object you’ll want to protect. The choice is yours.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Cameras

The Galaxy S5 camera has reached a decent 16Mp and has a few new features which catch the eye. Super-fast auto focus means you can take a photo in 0.3 seconds, according to Samsung. We couldn’t exactly time this but it does seem to be very nippy. A selective focus mode allows you to choose from three different focal points after you’ve taken a photo – near, far and pan. This didn’t work amazingly well in our hands-on but the conditions weren’t exactly ideal so we’ll test this out, and the other features when we get our review unit. Video shoots in 4k resolution like the Galaxy Note 3 which is impressive.

Below the camera is a flash but also a heartrate monitor, making the Galaxy S5 the first smartphone to come with the feature. Place your finger on the sensor and it can read your heartrate in a matter of seconds. This is built into the S Health app and a cool feature for those into fitness. (It didn’t work first time for me but I think I was pressing too hard.)

The iPhone 5S has an 8Mp rear-facing camera that offers a ‘True Tone’ flash and backside illumination (BSI) sensor. It shoots video at 1080p and the iPhone 5S also has a Slo-mo mode. Around the front is the iPhone 5S’ 1.2Mp camera which is limited to 720p video.

The iPhone 5S iSight camera has what Apple describes as a ‘better 8Mp sensor’, than either the iPhone 5 or the iPhone 5C. It lists the sensor as 8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels. It has ƒ/2.2 aperture and a True Tone flash which has two LEDs, one of which is amber. The FaceTime Camera takes 1.2Mp photos at a resolution of 1280×960, and offers 720p HD video recording.

Importantly, the 5S no longer uses an upscaled 4Mp mode in very low light as the iPhone 5 does, and photos taken in dark conditions have much less noise. In good light, you won’t see a huge difference between images from the two iPhones, but at night, the 5S does a better job.

Without properly testing it is difficult to be too definitive here, but it is fair to say that both of these handsets have very good smartphone cameras. Neither will replace your DSLR or even bridging camera.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Software

Android vs iOS is a big debate and with iOS 7 comes a major overaul of Apple’s mobile operating system.

On the plus side, iOS 7 now comes with a much needed quick settings feature called Control Center. There are also other tweaks and improvements such as better multi-tasking and lock screen access to the notification centre.

Apple has the strong App Store store on its side but iOS has a distinct lack of customisability which is Android’s major strong point.

Android smartphone manufacturers tend to go one of two ways with their Android interfaces; vanilla as Google intended or all-out customisation with their own skin or overlay.

The Galaxy S5 comes with Samsung’s take on Android 4.4 KitKat. This is Google’s most mature and easy-to-use mobile OS, albeit overlaid with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. If you’ve used a Samsung phone before you’ll know what to expect.

Both phones will offer a stable and easy-to-use interface, with multiple places from which to purchase music and other media. The choice will be a subjective and personal one. If you forced us to make a decision we would say that iOS is better for those new to smartphones, worried about security, or keen to have the latest apps and games first. Android offers greater choice in where to purchase music and movies, and more opportunity for customisation.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Storage

The Galaxy S5 comes in either 16- or 32GB capacities. A microSD card supporting up to 64GB is almost a given nowadays.

The iPhone 5S is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities but doesn’t have a microSD card slot for expansion.

You’d have to call that a draw.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Display

Despite numerous rumours of a 5.25in screen, the Galaxy S5′s display is only marginally larger than the Galaxy S4′s. It’s 5.1in and if you were hoping for a new crazy high resolution then you might be disappointed to find out that the Galaxy S5 has a now very standard Full HD display. Of course, it’s still Super AMOLED as you would expect from Samsung. The screen looks good but we were expected the next generation of technology so we can’t help but feel disappointed.

Samsung does say that the screen automatically adjust elements like colour gamut, white tone and contrast but we’ll have to wait for our review unit to test this out properly.

Apple’s iPhone 5S still has a 4in display, in a 10:9 aspect ration. You get a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels, which makes for a pixel density of 326 ppi. It is a more-than decent screen – one that until 18 months ago would have beaten out all comers. However, compared to the larger, Full HD displays of the iPhone 5S’s rivals, the screen is starting to feel cramped.

You do pay for that extra screen size in extra bulk, but we’re going to chalk this one up to the Galaxy S5.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: Connectivity

Wireless connectivity is all up-to-date on the Galaxy S5 with 11ac Wi-Fi (MIMO), NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, an infrared transmitter, and the latest 4G technology. Samsung has fitted the Galaxy S5 with Cat 4 LTE supporting eight bands and a download booster which uses your Wi-Fi connection to give you a theoretical max download speed of 400Mbps. And there’s a fingerprint reader for added security.

The iPhone 5S offers 802.11n WiFi and full 4G coverage. Apple also added a fingerprint scanner – known as Touch ID – to the iPhone 5S when it launched in September 2013.

That’s two well-connected and pretty well-matched handsets. We can’t split them for connectivity.

iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5: which should you buy?

The Galaxy S5 is fast, well built, full featured. It will have a big bright and bold screen, and good cameras, and it will offer good storage and connectivity options. And you could say all of the above about the iPhone 5S. The Galaxy S5 may offer a better, bigger display. It may even be slightly faster although we have no way of quantifying that and – frankly – it is irrelevent. By contrast the iPhone is smaller, more delicate but much easier to operate with one hand and lighter to carry. Both phones offer a fingerprint scanner. Both have good but not great smartphone cameras. Connectivity is well taken care of. Android is good for some things, iOS for others. Both are great. Storage options are different but while there is no 64GB Galaxy S5, you can add in an SD card (which you can’t with the iPhone).

Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 5S is a good battle because the handsets are so different. But that means your decision is likely to be subjective. You can’t honestly say that one is better than the other, just that one is better for you. If you don’t have strong feelings then availability and pricing may determine this battle. But it really is a personal choice.

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Looking for the best tablet for kids? We pick ten options including a cheap Android tablet and an iPad to consider if you are ready to invest in 2014.

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You’ve got one, your partner’s got one, everyone’s got one; so it should be of little surprise that your kids wants a tablet now too. As it goes, it’s a very reasonable request. This isn’t 2010 any more. So, it doesn’t mean shelling out £400 and hoping that your little ones don’t break the thing. And it might mean that you can keep both the kids and their cartoons off your own slate for good.As a responsible parent, or less slightly less so aunt or uncle, your biggest concerns should be over finding something that’s age appropriate. You need a tablet that’s durable enough to withstand some bumps and bruises, an app store that’s both rich in content and safe, and a UI that’s easy to use and easy for parents to gain some kind of control as well.

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What you need is the best kids tablet 2014, and that’s exactly what we’re bringing you today.

  • 1. LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra

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Designed for 4-9-year-olds, the 1-year, kid-proof warranty on the LeapPad Ultra is almost reason enough on its own to spend your money here. The operating software is a LeapFrog dedicated platform meaning that you can guarantee that it’s 100 per cent safe and easy to use. Obviously, that means that there are fewer people making apps for it but there’s still 800 games, eBooks and the like to enjoy and all of them vetted and approved by LeapFrog’s team of learning experts.

All of that’s served up on a piece of hardware with a 7-inch “high-res” screen, front and rear cameras, a d-pad for gaming and Wi-Fi to power the super-secure Zui browser with dedicated kids content, plus all the parental controls you could need.

Beware that you’ll end up paying through the eyeballs a bit for those pricey apps and cartridge content.

  • 2.Vtech InnoTab 3S

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In very much a similar vein comes the Vtech InnoTab 3S. This time, it’s a 5-inch device and that might sound small to you and us but it’s actually a very decent size for little hands.Again, there’s the heavily bumpered, colourful casing and hard gaming controls and an entirely proprietary OS that’s as safe and friendly as any you’ll find on this list.

The kid-certified browser – where only pre-selected, parent-approved sites can be viewed – is a real bonus but we particularly like the single, rotatable, 2-megapixel camera for capturing both videos and stills as your child wishes. Don’t be worried about its low-res nature. It’s the fun software that counts.The apps aren’t cheap but they’re carefully designed and heavily vetted and you also get 17 pre-installed which should keep your kids occupied for quite a few weeks before you even consider opening your wallet again.

  • 3. Nabi Jnr 

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Nabi does a few very nice tablets across the age groups and we’d definitely recommend taking a look at the Nabi 2 aimed at those between 7-10. All the same, it’s the Nabi Jnr, for 3-6 years, which might just fit the market better.It’s a 5-inch tablet with an 800 x 480px screen, 2MP rotatable camera and an impressive quad-core, Nvidia Tegra 3 chip running the show that’s capable of handling any app you can think of. That’s rather important too given that the Nabi is based on an Android 4.0 OS from which you can download whatever tablet apps you like.

On top of that sits the Nabi Wings environment where your kids can access lots of learning content. When they complete lessons, they earn Nabi Coins and with those coins they can buy more games and entertainment apps. With a Chore List and Treasure Box reward system added in, the idea is to teach them about responsibility and work as well as let them have their fun.

  • 4. Kurio 7S

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Billed as the ultimate tablet for families, Kurio takes things one step further than Nabi by creating an all-rounder of a device; something not just for the kids. It’s all done by hosting up to eight different user profiles on the same tablet.

Each one has completely separate and isolated files, apps, search history, saved games, parental settings, video access and everything you need to ensure that no ones can use anything that they shouldn’t. There’s also both the stock Android interface as well as the Kurio kids mode and it’s up to the parents as to whom can access which.As well as all that, there’s email and web surfing for all, a time management system and all the parental controls that you’ll need plus 60 pre-installed apps to work through.

On the specs side, there’s a decent 1024 x 600, 7-inch screen; expandable storage; stereo speakers; front and rear cameras and a multi-core processor. Ultimately, the only concern is that in its attempts as an all-rounder it might not appeal to any one of its users quite enough.

  • 5. Amazon Kindle Fire HD

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A more familiar 7-inch tablet designed for the whole family to use is the bargain-tastic Amazon Kindle Fire HD. The dual-core processor, 1280 x 800px screen, Dolby Stereo speakers and dual-band Wi-Fi are impressive enough at this price but it’s the recent addition of the kids area known as ‘FreeTime’ that’s made it a great option for children too.

Like many of those on this list, FreeTime is a stripped-down and friendlied-up UI where kids can play under the close guidance of a carefully selected set of parental controls. It shuts down access to the web broswer and any apps and movies that you don’t want them watching, and you won’t need to worry about in-app payments either. There’s user profile options for as many children as you think you can rear and, what’s more, if you happen to be an Amazon Prime user, you get free access to thousands of free eBook titles as well.

  • 6.  Tesco Hudl

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Hot on the heals of the Kindle Fire ever since its release, the Tesco Hudl has some pretty impressive kid credentials all of its own. You get access to multiple user profiles where you can child-lock certain apps, the Google Play store’s full list of educational and entertainment software and plenty of direction towards features like Google Safe Search so that any explicit content is omitted from the browser.The real bonus of the Hudl, though, is in its design.

There’s a quad-core processor, expandable storage, a 1440 x 900px screen but, best of all, a rubberised and thoroughly solid design that makes it strong enough to handle most usual bumps that your kids will throw at it.

The front and rear cameras aren’t up to very much but it’s still something of a bargain.

  • 7. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids (£149) 

 

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Now, it’s arguable that although a single device with multiple profiles is a a good idea, it could actually just end up causing more strife about whose turn it is next. As such, Samsung has ditched that concept with a version of its Android-based Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 that’s made entirely for kids.It’s still that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean system underneath, where you, the parent, can access Google Play and sideload all sorts of materials, but it’s got the addition of the Kids Mode UI on top that’s where the younglings can play. It’s bright, colourful and attractive to junior minds and it’s up to you which apps, games and eBooks appear.Samsung’s kids app store itself could be much better but what really makes the Tab 3 Kids special is the carry case accessory with built in chunky stylus, and it also doubles as a stand.On Bing: more on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids.

  • 8. Your old tablet (Free)

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Of course, there might not be any need to spend money at all in order to furnish your child with a tablet of their own. If you want to upgrade your slate – or if you already have – then you may as well just give your old device to your kids. Both iOS and Android have plenty of locking and child safety features built in and anything else that you need to add on to really make it safe and secure can be download as third party apps instead.You might be wise to get hold of a stylus and certainly a heavily protective tablet case to make sure it’s up to the task but, otherwise, you’re already good to go.

The other option, of course, is to sell your old tablet and use the change to buy one of the others on this list, but the effect is much the same.On Bing: more on rugged tablet cases

  • 9. Your Windows Phone (Free)

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The Windows Phone 8 OS comes with an area dedicated to kids built in. Look for a tile on your phone called Kids Corner and, in there, you’ll be able to lock off a part of your mobile that’s safe for your children to use.

You can add any apps, games, videos and music to Kids Corner and let them play in there until their heat’s content without any fear of them rifling through you emails and texts messages or starting to browse the web at large.Kids Corner can be accessed straight from the lockscreen, meaning that you don’t have to keep entering some code every time it goes to standby, and your child can change all the colours and tiles around within as they please.

It’s a great option if you have an old Windows Phone device lying about or if you don’t mind them taking over your handset every now and then.On Bing: more on Kids Corner

  • 10. Peppa Pig tablet 

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Not a true tablet in the sense of the others on this list but the Peppa Pig tab is an essential for any fans of kids cartoon land’s favourite family.

It’s more keyboard than screen and comes off something like a themed Speak & Spell for the modern age. Included are 21 activities from writing and counting to games and more educational playtime. You can also personalise it with your own name and favourite Peppa Pig pictures.Sure, it might not have the same flexibility, depth of features or maybe even lasting appeal but it’s a darn sight cheaper than the rest and bound to please young children everywhere.

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Summary: Pavtube iOS Data Recovery software giveaway for iPhone/iPad/iPod users, users can backup and recover their lost data free with this giveaway.

Pavtube Studio is Giveaway iOS Data Recovery on GiveawayOfTheDay.com on March 3, 2014.PavtubeiOS Data Recovery is the best iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and iTunes data recovery software, Users can now backup and restore their data for free.

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The link of the giveaway page:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/pavtube-ios-data-recovery

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is designed for users who have the need to backup existing data, and restore the lost data from iOS devices and iTunes backup file, such as call history, contacts, photos, SMS messages, iMessages, notes, calendars, reminders, voice memos, and more.

“iOS Data Recovery is a pretty new software released in the New Year. And the reason why we provide this giveaway is to help more users to recover their lost iOS and iTunes data on either Windows or Mac computers. And also we hope to get more advices and suggestions from them to make the software more user-friendly.” said Betty Yu, the brand’s manager.

There are likely thousands of accidental occasions that one may lose iOS data, water-damaged, failure to update iOS, unsuccessful jailbreak, device stolen, unexpected factory restoring, Google Account changing, etc. Pavtube iOS Data Recovery was right designed to help people out of those bad occasions.

From iTunes Backup file, users are able to restore 11 types of data without the iOS device, such as Photo Stream, Camera Roll (including videos), iMessages & SMS Messages, Call History, Contacts, Notes, Reminders, Safari Bookmarks, Voice Memos, Calendar, and Message Attachments.

While for data not backup with iTunes, users can get back 7 types with the iOS device, such as Call History, Contacts, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, and Safari Bookmarks. All recoverable data can be previewed and are selectable in the software, except the videos. And all of the above great features are included in this giveaway.

This giveaway is for users with any generations of Apple devices such as iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS, iPad Air/Mini/4/3 (New iPad)/2/1 and iPod touch. And users can download either Windows or Mac versions to work on the right operation system.

“We hope both our users and us can get much help and information from this giveaway.” Concluded Betty, “And as always, this giveaway on GiveAwayOfTheDay is providing the latest official version from Pavtube with offers to upgrade and get other relative Pavtube software.”

From: http://1080p-video-tool.blogspot.com/2014/03/pavtube-ios-data-recovery-giveaway.html

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In this How-To guide, I will whip up a guide to getting TV shows off TiVo and onto iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 so that you can freely play your favorite TV shows when travelling.

Apple has launched the new iPad Air and the iPad mini 2 at a dedicated event hosted at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. iPad Air is 20 percent thinner and 28 percent lighter than the fourth generation iPad, and the iPad mini 2, has been updated with a much needed Retina display, giving the 7.9-inch screen a 326ppi.

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Both iPad Air and the Mini 2 are hot Apple tablets which are great for your digital entertainment. By any means, it is a great portable video player. So why not transfer your TiVo recordings to iPad Air/iPad Mini 2? If you are keen on this idea, just follow the guide below, I would like to show you how to get TiVo shows ready for iPad Air/Mini 2.

When you have captured TV shows and would like to enjoy them on iPad Air/iPad Mini 2, you will find it difficult to put them to iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 as the Tivo files are saved by digital video recorders with copyright protection. If you also have this problem to figure out how to play Tivo videos on iPad Air/iPad Mini 2, this article is right here to help you out.

At first, you are suggested to transcode Tivo into MP4 format for that it’s well accepted by iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 for steaming directly. To accomplish this, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended for its easy interface, efficient workflow and reliable video quality.

Supporting multithreading and batch conversion, this program works perfectly on converting standard video formats and HD video formats to all regular video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, MPG, ASF, etc. with smart video editing features. Also, if you have some BD/DVD disc and have any requirements of outputting 3D (Side-by-Side, Top-Bottom, Anaglyph) in MKV/MP4/AVI/MOV/WMV formats, this converter can also help your rip them with ease. The audio/video synchronization is very good, the size of the subtitles too. The time it takes to convert in this software is almost half that in other.

For Mac users, Pavtube iMedi Converter Mac is recommended to you.

Now get it installed and let’s start to quick convert Tivo to proper video formats on PC with perfect videoaudio sync technology

Part 1: Transfer TV shows from TiVo to PC

It takes a while depending on length of TV program you are transferring. Make sure your TiVo and computer are in the same home network, and follow this guide to proceed TiVo file transfer:

1. On your PC, launch TiVo Desktop for PC (click to download), the freeware that transfers shows from your networked TiVo box to your computer.

2. Click “Pick Recordings to Transfer.” A window showing your TiVo box’s “Now Playing” or “My Shows” list appears.

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3. Highlight any title in the list to see more information about the show. Check the box next to the title of the show (or shows) you want to transfer.

4. Click “Start Transfer.” Transfer times vary, but may take as long as the show’s duration to complete the transfer.

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Part 2: Convert TiVo shows to iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 friendly MP4 video

After transferring to computer the TV shows are saved as .tivo files. See below how to convert TiVo shows to iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 playable videos.

Step 1. Download and install Pavtube Tivo to iPad Air/Mini 2 Converter to your PC.

Launch it and press “Option” button. Switch to “TiVo” tab in Option window, and enter TiVo Media Access Key.

Tip: How to find your Media Access Key on TiVo: Go to “TiVo Central” menu >> “Messages and Set Up” “Account and System Information”, and your Media Access Key would be there.

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Step 2. Drag and drop TiVo shows to the main interface for converting.

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Step 3. Click “Format” and select an output profile for your iPad Air/iPad Mini 2.

Click the drop-down list on the bottom, select “iPad” on the left, and then we will find all the presets for different models of iPhone.

To get best video quality on iPad Air, you are suggested to choose “iPad Air Full HD Video(*.mp4)” as the target video format at your needs. (Download a patch here to get the iPad Air preset). The preset is specially designed for iPad Air perfectly.

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If you want to convert videos to iPad Mini 2 with best settings, you can choose “iPad Mini HD Video(*.mp4)” for playback.

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Optimize the settings – The default settings may not satisfy you, and you can click the settings button to change the settings by yourself. Keep in mind that the file size and conversion quality is based more on bitrate than resolution (bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa).

Step 4. If you’re happy with the output videos, just press the “Convert” button to begin encoding TiVo shows to MP4 for iPad Air/iPad Mini 2.

Once the encoding task completes, you can transfer the converted videos to your iPad Air/iPad Mini 2 for viewing on the move when travelling.

P.S Don’t know how to transfer converted video to iPad Air/iPad Mini 2?

 

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iPhone 6 fantasies will no doubt reach fetishistic levels at some point, but we’re far enough out from the fall, and from the inevitable leaks that will come as fall approaches, that many possibilities, many dreams, remain open to us. What with the all the new Android phones at MWC dropping like cluster bombs this week, I’ll admit I’m incredibly eager to see what Apple has planned for this year as well. I’ll preface it by saying all I’ve heard so far is that there’ll likely be two iPhones this year, a 4-inch model and a bigger than 4-inch model. Whether that’s the iPhone 5s dropped down, an iPhone 5sc made unabashedly plastic, or simply a smaller iPhone 6 remains to be seen. As does the size of the larger phone, from 4.3 to almost 5-inches. So let’s begin there…

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1. Larger screen

This part should go without saying, seeing as how I — and pretty much every one else — have said so much about it already. A larger screen would increase Apple’s share of the premium market, remove the only key physical differentiator of the subsidized competition, make a better primary computing device, make a more accessible product, and open the platform up for future advancement. An iPhone 6 with a bigger screen, at this point in time, would do what Apple does best — make for a better product that could delight and even larger pool of potential customers.

I used to think I’d prefer 4.3, but after having used a BlackBerry Z10, Nexus 5, and Lumia 1020 over the last few months, I’ve come to realize the point of going big is GOING BIG. I’d love as close to 5-inches as possible, especially if the overall size of the iPhone scales as little as possible with it.

2. Curvier design language

One of these things is not like the other. That’s what comes to mind when I look at the iPod touch, iPad Air, Retina iPad mini, and iPhone 5s. The iPads and iPod are sleek and slim, with curves in all the right places. The iPhone 5s, like the iPhone 5 before it, is an extruded round-rect with sharp edges. Rather than just catching up to the iPad and iPod design language, it would be great to take it a step further. Or, rather, a touch further. iOS 7 is so physical, do directly manipulable, that it’s hard to imagine iOS 8 being otherwise. And all of the current lateral edge gestures — the hierarchical back gesture, the forward and back sequential gestures — would just feel so much better with curved edges.

How a combination of Apple’s ultra-thin screen technology with what would hopefully be much, much smaller bezels and my desire for rounded edges would all come together, I’m not certain, I just know I’d love it if they could.

3. Smarter sensors

The iPhone 5s not only added Touch ID but iBeacon and the Apple M7 motion coprocessor as well. Apple’s been at the forefront of the contextual awakening, from multitouch, accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity, to aGPS and GLONASS, gyroscope and magnometer, and, of course, Siri which made the mic “smart”. The Moto X has natural language and contextual coprocessors to enable Google Now to “always listen”. Whether or not Apple goes that far, letting Siri run locally would be a welcome upgrade all its own.

There’s a lot more that can be done with sensorsl, including adding smarts to iSight, improving indoor navigation, and tying into the rumored HealthBook and iWatch projects, and all of that will require not only software, but data gathering, battery-saving technology as well.

4. Prioritized battery life

Once upon a time speed was the most important thing. Every year we expected our computers to be significantly faster and more powerful than the year before. Eventually, however, the speed improvements leveled off. Luckily, for most people, most of the time, computers were already fast enough, and something else became even more important — battery life. Thanks to Haswell and OS X Mavericks, we now have a MacBook Air that can outlast any iOS device on the planet. Maybe it’s time for the same shift in priority to hit the iPhone?

Every year Apple has made the new iPhone significantly faster, thinner, and more powerful than the year before while keeping the same battery life. Miracle of engineering that may be, I’d love to see the priority shift to keeping the same thinness but greatly increasing battery life. Let’s see the iPhone regain the long-lasting crown.

5. Optics to match the imaging

With iSight, Apple makes some of the best cameras in mobile. However, the greatness of the iPhone 5s camera, like the greatness of the iPhone 5 camera before it isn’t primarily in the optics or in the capture stage at all. It’s in the digital image processor. The Apple A7 is simply a monster when it comes to taking whatever data that thin 8 megapixel sensor can latch onto and making the most of it. It’s so good, in fact, the ultra-thin iPhone 5s can hold its own against much better, much deeper glass, including the larger aperture, bigger pixel, optically image stabilized monsters many of Apple’s competitors are fielding.

What makes a mobile camera great isn’t specs. Its the ability to take better pictures in the widest range of circumstances possible, including and especially low-light. If Apple could marry better, smarter optics to their already industry leading processing, no light would no longer be the limit.

6. Faster race-to-sleep Wi-Fi

Apple’s AirPort Extreme routers got faster, longer-range 802.11ac wireless networking last year, as did the Mac product lines and several Android phones. The iPhone 5s did not. It might seem like an odd thing to want, given how fast 802.11n is already, but for devices born to be mobile, for a wireless world, for syncing and streaming, downloading and beaming, every second of time you shave off is a measure of experience you improve.

Hopefully there’s a power-saving race-to-sleep advantage to 802.11ac as well, letting data move faster so the chips can power down faster, which would make it even better.And four things I don’t think we’ll see!

There are some things, fantasy or not, I don’t think we’ll see in an iPhone 6 or any imminent new phone from Apple. Some because of the laws of economics and physics, others simply because of Apple focus and beliefs.

Ditching the Home button. Making a screen bigger without increasing the size of the phone typically means removing or reducing almost everything else from the face plate. However, not only does Apple have that big round Home button, it’s now the nexus for Touch ID as well. Unless and until that moves — in screen? — the big honking Home button stays.

More metallic finishes. Gold was great but the metallic red and blue finishes on the iPod touch are likewise gorgeous. Apple could even stagger their releases so some of the colors come out midway through the typical year-long product cycle, giving it a little more life… All that said, so far Apple’s kept the brighter colors constrained to the lower end product lines, including the iPhone 5c and that doesn’t seem likely to change.

NFC. It remains a chipset, not a feature set, and Apple’s all in on Passbook, Bluetooth LE, and iBeacon. Personally, I’d love NFC. Outside the U.S. all of our credit and debit cards not only have chip-and-pin, but many have NFC as well. I can pay for my groceries, my fast food, my coffee, my gas, my clothes, and almost everything else under $60 with a tap. Just not the tap of an iPhone.

Multiple carrier radios. Yes, the iPhone 5s can’t do simultaneous voice-and-data on Verizon. That’s because LTE doesn’t support simultaneous voice-and-data and, unlike GSM carriers, Verizon has no HSPA to fall back on. Their EVDO Rev. A doesn’t do voice-and-data either. Other manufacturers add a second radio to get around this, giving up some battery efficiency to do it. Apple isn’t those manufacturers and they don’t like that tradeoff. Sadly, voice over LTE (VoLTE) is still a ways off, and Apple hasn’t traditionally embraced new radios quickly, and for the same power efficient reasons.

Your iPhone 6 dreams?

That’s a short list of some of the things I’d like to see — and a few I don’t expect to — in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6. Since we’re over half-a-year away from the traditional fall launch window, there’s a lot of freedom to speculate right now and that’s the fun part. Not crazy stuff like a built-in iEspresso maker or glowing Apple logo but maybe things like better waterproofing or always-on notifications on the display? What are your dreams for the iPhone 6?

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From: http://www.imore.com/iphone-6-six-things-id-see

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