Samsung launch Galaxy S5

At a global event launch in Barcelona, Samsung have released the new Galaxy S5 smart phone, which is expected to go on sale in over 100 markets on 11-April-2014.

One of the biggest changes is the new S5 will be IP67 certified meaning it is resistant to dust and water, finally combining the smart phone with the tough phone.  The S5 will follow the iPhone 5S lead and feature a biometric scanner (fingerprint reader)

The new camera will be 16MP with HDR and ability to focus in just 0.3sec, next to the camera and flash is a heart rate monitor, a new innovation for smart phones, however the S5 wont feature the 8 core processor that some of its S4 predecessors did, coming with a quad core 2.5GHz processor.

Read more on the new Samsung Galaxy S5 via arnnet.com.au HERE

The new Samsung Galaxy S5 via arnnet.com.au

Queen Mary 2 hits Brisbane

Fanciful Cunard Line cruise Ship the Queen Mary 2 arrived into Brisbane this morning.  Due to its size it is unable to fit under the Gateway Bridge and therefore instead of berthing at the Portside Cruise Terminal it had to berth at Fisherman's Island.

However its location at Fisherman's Island did make for some good photo's from Luggage Point in Myrtletown, below is a selection of the pics I took on our "work sponsored field trip" (3 of us from our dept in a work car going to see it with the permission of the boss) These are all iPhone 5 pics - if I'd known I would be going to see the QM2 today, I would've bought my Canon along.

The rear end of the Queen Mary 2

Showing the sheer scale of the vessel

New Apple Offerings

Apple have released their new line up with the new iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, updated MacBook Pro's and the release date for the new Mac Pro.

The 5th generation of the iPad has been launched as the new iPad Air labeled

"the lightest full-size tablet in the world". It looks like a larger iPad mini, and has the same bezel, chamfered edges and curved corners as that model.

The new bezel sees the iPad 20% thinner and 28% lighter, and coupled with the new 64bit A7 processor and the M7 movement co-processor, it brings a whole new dimension to the iPad.  The new iPads will be available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB & 128GB in wither Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi +4G options.

Read More HERE & HERE

The iPad Mini has now been updated with Retina display as well as the new A7 & M<7 processors

The display has a resolution of 2048x1536, the same as the company's larger iPad Air. The screen has a pixel density of 326ppi.

Read the iPad Mini reviews HERE

The new MacBook Pro range is now cheaper than ever before and features new free software suites.

Apple have also announced a December release date for the new cylindrical Mac Pro machine

Read more about the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro machines HERE or HERE