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  • LG Optimus G Pro launches at Rs.42,500

    LG Optimus G Pro launches at Rs.42,500

    LG_Optimus_G_ProLG launched their Galaxy Note II competitor phablet LG Optimus G Pro in India today and the phone definitely packs a punch! LG Optimus G Pro is definitely a premium gadget but comes with specifications to match the price and the hype.

    With this launch, the company has entered into the high-end smartphone segment ranging around Rs 40,000, eyeing a slice of the share from competitors like BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony and Apple’s iPhone.

    LG Optimus G Pro price in india Rs 42,500

    Reports suggest that LG is working on a long term strategy for India. With a solid investment of Rs 80 crore to push its sales in the Indian market, LG’s Optimus Pro G runs on Android Jellybean v4.1.2 operating system and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor. The smartphone has a 5.5 inch full HD IPS display, which carries the DNA of LG’s high definition TVs. This model has a pixel density of 400ppi, one of the highest in the market. The device has 2GB RAM and an internal memory of 16 GB. Equipped with 4G LTE, LG Optimus G Pro has the battery capacity with 3,140 mAh with an improved 13 MP rear and 2.1 MP front Full HD camera. The smartphone boasts dual recording that captures video with both the front and rear cameras simultaneously and virtual reality panorama feature allowing 360 degree viewing, from taking pictures of both horizontal and vertical environment. The UX features popular with Optimus G users have been added to the Optimus G pro, such as upgraded Q Slide, Live Zooming and Quick Memo. Other features in the smartphone include Q Remote, Audio Zoom, Video Wiz, Magic Remote Pad.

    Soon Kwon, Managing Director, LG India said, “Smartphone market in India is growing rapidly and there is a huge demand for big screen size mobile phones. The market size for 5 inch and above screens is expected to be 1.5 million units by end of 2013. With this launch we are gearing towards our aim of capturing 10% market share of the smartphone category by end of 2014.”

    LG Optimus G Pro Specs

    – Chipset: 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor
    – RAM: 2GB DDR
    – Memory: 32GB / microSD (up to 32GB)
    – Display: 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels / 400ppi)
    – Camera: Rear 13.0MP with LED Flash / Front 2.1MP
    – OS: Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
    – Battery: 3,140mAh (removable / wireless charging capable)
    – Size: 150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm

  • Microsoft’s Xbox One launched with Kinect and Live Tv

    Microsoft’s Xbox One launched with Kinect and Live Tv

    Eight years, after the launch of the Xbox 360, Microsoft has launched its successor the Xbox One, which it claims is “the all-in-one entertainment console”. The company says that it will be available for sale by the end of this year but it has not yet revealed the price.Microsoft staked a claim to the Internet Age living room with an eagerly awaited Xbox One console touted as a home entertainment hub that goes far beyond games.
    “Today, we put you at the center of a new generation in the living room,” said Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business, unveiling the new version of the popular game console.

    The Xbox One’s hardware specs:

    While Microsoft said very little during the unveiling itself, the information we do have seems to confirm that the Xbox One is powered by an 8-core x86 AMD CPU, and a GPU that’s very similar to the Radeon 7790. There’s 8GB of DDR3 RAM (shared between the CPU and GPU), 32MB of very fast SRAM on the graphics die, and a total of 200GB of memory bandwidth (more on that later). There’s also some new silicon in Kinect 2.0, which will come with the Xbox One as standard. Rounding out the hardware, there’s a Blu-ray drive, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi (with WiFi Direct), HDMI in and out, Gigabit Ethernet (yay!), and USB 3.0. There’ll be three 802.11n radios, so that the console can connect to your gamepads (WiFi Direct), mobile devices, and home network without added latency.

    Features:

    Kinect: Kinect sensor has seen some serious upgrades in terms of the the camera and voice control, body movement detection etc and its bundled with the console now. The camera resolution is 1080p and is capable of capturing wide angles. It can also capture video at 60 frames per second. Oh, and the sensor can also read your heartbeat as you exercise, and tell whether you’re smiling or not.You can use the voice control on the Kinect to carry out tasks on the Xbox One such as setting up profiles and even turning the console on. You can also dictate activities to Xbox One. There’s also gesture recognition tech for controlling the system with your hands.

    Snap Mode: This will let you run two activities simultaneously. Skype has also been introduced to Xbox universe and you can make Skype calls while running another activity on the Xbox. The Xbox One also has a distinct Windows 8 user interface, along with the Xbox OS and you can switch between the two.

    New Xbox controller: Not much has changed as far as the controller is concerned, though unlike the Xbox 360 controller which used AA batteries, this will use integrated rechargeable batteries. According to ExpertReviews, the start and the select buttons are gone, replaced two new buttons with which look like they will trigger a menu and multi-tasking respectively.

    Xbox Live:  It comes with a TV guide which users can navigate by voice commands. The TV guide has a trending section that displays the most popular shows among your friends and the entire Xbox community. Instant Switch feature will you make the switch from gaming to Tv with just a voice command as well.

    The console also has deeper Smartglass support, which will let you use your smartphone or tablet on the gaming console to perform secondary functions such as changing channels, etc. There’s also a dedicated game Digital Video recorder to capture and share your winning moments with friends during a game.

  • MWC 2013: Intel’s Show off Clover Trail+ (Dual core processor)

    Intel has announced an array of new mobile processors and an LTE solution at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona.

    The new Atom processor platform, codenamed Clover Trail+, is designed for smartphones, with long battery life in mind. There are three initial 32 nanometer dual-core processors to choose from, the Z2580, the Z2560, and the Z2520, with speeds at 2.0 GHz, 1.6 GHz, and 1.2 GHZ respectively, which is up to double the computing speed of previous Atom processors.

    With many rivals already jumping to quad-core, Intel will soon follow with the Atom Z2760 processor, codenamed Bay Trail, the company’s first quad-core SoC. Intel is teaming up with Compal, ECS, Pegatron, Quanta and Wistron to help bring this chip to the market, in addition to its previous partnership with top computer makers like Samsung, Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, LG, HP, and others. It will be available around Christmas of this year.

    “Today’s announcements build on Intel’s growing device portfolio across a range of mobile market segments,” Hermann Eul, vice president and co-general manager of Intel’s Mobile and Communications Group, said in a statement. “In less than a year’s time we have worked closely with our customers to bring Intel-based smartphones to market in more than 20 countries around the world, and have also delivered an industry-leading low-power Atom SoC tablet solution running Windows 8, and shipping with leading OEM customers today.”

    Intel officials said the new Atom platform offers twice the performance and up to three times the graphics abilities of its “Medfield” predecessor, all in a low-power envelope.  They said that Asus, Lenovo and ZTE are among the first OEMs to offer smartphones and tablets based on Clover Trail+. Lenovo at the MWC was showing off the K900 smartphone running on the new Atom platform.

    The company is also jumping on the 4G LTE bandwagon with the unveiling of the XMM 7160 multimode-multiband LTE solution, which it claims is the smallest and lowest-power technology of its kind, making it ideal for smartphones, tablets and Ultrabooks. Its modem can support 15 LTE bands at the same time, more than any rival, and the RF architecture can run real time algorithms for envelope tracking and antenna tuning, which results in cost-efficient multiband configurations. This is due out in the first half of the year, in time for an expected major boom in 4G connectivity.

  • Sony unveils PlayStation 4 with social, remote features

    Sony unveils PlayStation 4 with social, remote features

    Sony launched the latest salvo in its ongoing rivalry with Microsoft with the launch of the PlayStation 4, the first of a new generation of consoles. At an event held in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York’s Manhattan Center, Sony revealed that the PlayStation 4 would go on sale this Christmas. It refused to set a price, or even show the console itself but it is unlikely to cost much less than £300.

    With under-the bonnet power considerably in excess of that of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it will usher in a new breed of games with startlingly lifelike graphics, set in virtual worlds that operate in a much more believable manner than the current crop. But it will not have that ground to itself: Microsoft is applying the finishing touches to a successor for its Xbox 360 which, it is believed, it will unveil at the E3 Show in Los Angeles in June. That, too, is likely to go on sale this Christmas, unleashing a titanic battle for living room supremacy between Sony and Microsoft.

    “Today marks a moment of truth and a bold step forward for PlayStation,” said Andrew House, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.

    Sony said the system will feature an eight-core processor that can juggle more tasks than the PlayStation 3 and be part of a new digital ecosystem that’s “the fastest, most powerful gaming network.”

    There was no word on price or availability, other than a flash on the screen saying “holiday 2013.”

    The PS4 is arriving amid declines in video game hardware, software and accessory sales. Research firm NPD Group said game sales fell 22 per cent to $13.3 billion in 2012. With the launch of the PS4, Sony is looking to attract audiences who may have shifted their attention to games on Facebook, tablet computers and mobile phones.

    Beyond games, the PlayStation 4 will let people create animation in 3-D using a Move motion controller all in real time.

    Full Specifications and Features

    Main Processor

    • Single-chip custom processor
    • CPU : x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores
    • GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon based graphics engine

    Memory

    • GDDR5 8GB

    Hard Disk Drive

    • Built-in

    Optical Drive

    • (read only)
    • BD 6xCAV
    • DVD 8xCAV
    • I/O
    • Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0), AUX

    Communication

    • Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
    • IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
    • Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)

    AV output

    • HDMI
    • Analog-AV out
    • Digital Output (optical)*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

    Wireless Controller for PlayStation4 (DUALSHOCK4)

    External Dimensions

    • Approx. 162mm x 52mm x 98mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)

    Weight

    • Approx. 210g (tentative)

    Keys / Switches

    • PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button
    • Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right)
    • Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
    • R1/L1/R2/L2 button, Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3 button, Pad Button
    • Touch Pad 2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type
    • Motion Sensor Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, threeaxis accelerometer)

    Other Features

    • Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker
    • Ports: USB (Micro B), Extention Port, Stereo Headset Jack
    • Wireless Communication Bluetooth Ver2.1+EDR
    • Battery Type Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery Voltage DC3.7V (tentative) Capacity 1000mAh (tentative)

    PlayStation 4 Eye

    • External Dimension Approx. 186mm x 27mm x 27mm (width x height x depth)(tentative)
    • Weight Approx. 183g (tentative)
    • Video Pixel (Maximum) 1280 x 800 pixel x 2
    • Video Frame Rate 1280×800 pixel @ 60fps
    • 640×400 pixel @ 120fps
    • 320×192 pixel @ 240fps
    • Video Format RAW, YUV (uncompressed)
    • Lens Dual Lenses, F value/F2.0 fixed focus
    • Capture Range 30cm～∞
    • Field-of-View 85
    • Microphone 4 Channel Microphone Array
    • Connection Type PS4 dedicated connector (AUX connector)
    • Cable Length Approx. 2m (tentative) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.-