It seems Samsung is quite busy making stuff for everyone’s needs and whims: the S4 Zoom is more camera than phone; it looks like the Galaxy S4 got married with larger sensor and 10x optical zoom turning into a great camera phone. Even though the phone specs are not the same as Galaxy S4 the S4 zoom is still attracting many out who are photography lovers. The device is based on 1.5GHz dual core cortex-A9 processor, 4.3-inch 960×540 pixels super AMOLED display, 1.5 GB RAM, 8GB internal memory expandable up to 64Gb with MicroSDXC card, 16 megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom, 1.9 megapixel front facing camera, capable of recording 1080p video. It also got 4G LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi dual band a/b/g/n, packed with Android 4.2.2 & the battery has been boosted to 2330 mAh. Galaxy S4 Zoom is available for sale at all major outlets across UAE and priced AED 1899
LENOVO IDEAPHONE K900
Lenovo has launched the IdeaPhone K900 as a flagship product. IdeaPhone K900 has a 5.5 inch full HD 1920 x 1800 pixels IPS display. Powered by a 2GHz dual core processor and 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, it runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It has 13 megapixel rear shooter with Sony Exmor RS lens and a 2 megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. K900 has 2500mAh battery that the company says would last 15 hours of 2G talk time. It is priced AED 1999 at all major electronic outlets across UAE.
News and Gossip
NSA’s access to Microsoft’s services
BBC reports that Microsoft helped the US National Security Agency get around its encryption systems so the agency could more easily spy on users of its services. Quoting The Guardian, the report states that the NSA had access to most of Microsoft flagship products including Hotmail, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, and Skype.
Iris Scans are the new school IDs
CNN news: Kids lose their school ID’s but they don’t often lose their eyeballs. That’s one of the reasons a growing number of schools are replacing traditional identification cards with iris scanners. James Hammond, head of Winthrop University’s Information Technology department said, “Iris scanning has a very high level of accuracy, and you don’t have to touch anything”. The technology is being deployed from New Jersey-based security company Iris ID.
MY FAV APP
WhatsApp: The reason you should consider downloading Whatsapp is because almost everyone has it, and the fact that it is widespread makes it easier to reach people you know. WhatsApp is a cross platform smartphone messaging service that enables you to send messages, share pictures, voice notes and video messages. All these features are free the first year and even after first year the cost is only US$ 0.99. This app is available for almost all smartphones including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia.
(Edria Kei S. San Diego)
By Shahid Saeed
