Apple iPad mini

Screen:

The newer iPad mini comes with a Retina display. This offers a much higher resolution than the original iPad mini and it really tells. The screen is much sharper and brighter - it's one of the best tablet screens around. That's not to say that the original iPad mini's screen is rubbish. In fact it's decent. Video and pictures look good, it's when reading text that you'll wish for a higher resolution. 

Processor:

The iPad mini comes with the iPad 2's A5 processor in tow. It's a little long in the tooth now but has no problem running apps. The newer iPad mini comes with the same processor as the Apple iPhone 5s , the 64-bit A7. You'll find that 3D games, like Infinity Blade 3, offer more detail and 3D effects on the Retina screen of the new iPad mini. If you want to use heavy duty apps like 3D rendering and video/photo editing you may want to pick up the more expensive iPad mini, but if not the processor jump is less of an issue than the screen. 

Camera:

The new iPad mini has a slightly better front and rear camera. You'll get better shots in lower light conditions with it.Battery life:Both iPad minis last about the same amount of time - 10 hours of constant use. 

Cost:

This is the other big difference between the original iPad mini and the new one. The original has dropped in price and costs £249 for the entry level 16GB Wi-Fi only model. The iPad mini Retina costs £70 at £319. If you only intend to use your iPad for light apps and browsing then the original iPad mini should suffice, but if you can afford the extra £70 you won't be disappointed by the stunning screen on the newer model.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 3 is a remarkably different device today than it was seven years ago, when Fatman Scoop showed it to the world. And so will the PlayStation 4 be, seven years from now, probably in ways neither Sony nor I can possibly guess. Right now it’s a fast, powerful console with a great controller and a mostly useful interface — and though there are plenty of bugs and quirks, the only real problem right now is that there’s not a single game that will make anyone leap off their couch to buy a console.
What Sony's done, though, is mark its territory. Stake its claim. Sony's not making big, grand gestures about the future of the living room the way Microsoft is, or attempting to alter the way we watch TV and talk to our families. It just wants us to play games. The PlayStation 4 is absolutely, unequivocally a gaming console for people who want to play video games, and it never pretends to be anything else. And even though the games aren't yet there for Sony — as is really always true with launch titles for consoles — they will be. Sony's earned the benefit of the doubt on that.
For right now, though, there's little incentive to spend $399 on a PlayStation 4. Not only are there few games worth the price of admission, the vast library of PS3 games is more compelling than anything the PS4 currently offers. If you're desperate for a new console, rest assured that eventually the PS4 will be one; it has plenty of power, a great controller, and a lot of good ideas about how we can play games better and how we can play them together. But for right now, they’re mostly still just ideas.

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Canon EOS Rebel 18 MP Digital Camera

The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T3i delivers excellent video capabilities and image and video quality.

The bad: If you shoot both still and video, the T3i's controls can be frustrating to operate, and it's not terribly fast for burst shooting sports, kids, or pets.

The bottom line: For the money, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great choice for dSLR videographers--though the cheaper T2i can still suffice if you don't need the articulated LCD--and it's a solid choice for creative still shooters. But though the image quality and general shooting performance are top-notch, if you're upgrading to capture sports, kids, or pets, the T3i may not be able to keep up.

New features: 

• 18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor

• DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)

• Fully articulated 7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots

• Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates

• Digital zoom in movie mode (3x - 10x)

• New 'Scene Intelligent Auto' exposure mode (replacing full auto)

• 'Basic+' and 'Creative Filters'

• Integrated wireless flash control

• 'Video Snapshot' mode for the creation of multi-take movies

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          The New Kindle Fire HD

                                                                                        

It’s important to understand where Amazon is pitching the Fire HD. First, nothing has changed in terms of the walled garden. Unlike regular Android tablets such as the Hudl, the Fire HD has a highly customised version which has one clear aim: to let you get at (read: purchase) Amazon’s digital content. That means your apps, books, videos, music and magazines come from Amazon rather than Google.

There’s no access to the Google Play store, just as you would expect.This is still primarily a content consumption device, although the new Fire OS 3.0 does bring email and web browsing into the foreground more than the earlier Fire tablets.There are no cameras (the old model had a front-facing webcam), no cellular capabilities and a fixed amount of internal storage that can’t be expanded via microSD cards. The base model has just 8GB of storage - the Hudl has 16GB - and offers on the lock screen (you can choose to pay an extra £10 when ordering to remove these). Bearing in mind that the 8GB model has less than 5GB of usable storage, you might want to spend the extra £20 on the 16GB version.Unlike the old model, the new Fire HD has no HDMI output, nor support for Miracast.

There’s just a microUSB port for charging and synching.The new, angular design matches the new Fire HDX models but the Fire HD doesn’t get the ‘X’ suffix as its screen has a 1280x800 resolution, rather than Full HD. It also lacks the 100 percent sRGB gamut, meaning colours aren’t quite as accurate.Honestly, though, the screen is perfectly good for reading, watching videos, playing games and browsing the web. You barely miss the extra pixels offered by the Hudl: the Fire HD’s screen is brighter and colours are a touch more vibrant; viewing angles are excellent as you would expect from an IPS panel. he stereo speakers are decent, too, and we like the new button positions on the rear. They’re much easier to find without looking.Weight-wise, the Fire HD is 50g lighter than before, making it fractionally lighter than the Hudl. It isn’t that slim at 10.6mm but you don’t notice because of the tapered edges.

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