At the Mobile World Congress event held in Barcelona, Spain, in February, HTC took thewraps off their One series smartphones. At the event, the brand showed off four handsets, namely the HTC One X, One XL, One V and One S. The flagship handset from this series came in the form of the quad-core beast, which is the One X. Ever since these handsets were announced; HTC has been dishing out timely updates indicating as to when the handset will be available across the globe. In the first half of March, it was reported that Manu Seth, Country Head of Marketing for HTC India, said that HTC will be launching Android Ice Cream Sandwich based smartphones the One X, One V and One S in Singapore on March 30 and in the first week of April they would be available to the Indian audiences. However, HTC had officially launched only the One X and One V in India on the 2nd of April and no word had surfaced about the third handset from HTC’s One series, the One S.

 

While talking about Windows platform, Lennard said, "HTC is committed to Windows platform and in the coming months, the company will launch handsets based on Windows operating system."

HTC is working with developers for apps that would optimally use quad core technology, Lennard said.

Currently, very few mobile apps are optimised to take advantage of four processing cores in mobile phones. As a matter of fact, many Android apps aren't even optimised for the large screen of a tablet.

This appears to have changed to a very large extent as an exclusive report by The Mobile Indianstates that at the launch event in Singapore, Lennard Hoornik, President of HTC South Asia Pacific, said that the HTC One S will be launched in the Indian market in May. However, no specific date had been provided, just the time frame.

Here is a quick look at some of the features of the HTC One S:

·         Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4

·         4.3-inch with a resolution of 540 x 960

·         1.5 GHz dual-core processor

·         8MP camera with AF, LED flash, BSI sensor and 1080p HD video recording

·         F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens

·         16GB Internal memory

·         1GB RAM

·         Beats Audio

·         NFC, Wi-Fi, DLNA, micro-USB 2.0, HDMI

·         1650 mAh battery

The HTC One S sells in the United Kingdom at a price of £419, which roughly converts to Rs.33,994. Judging by the price of the One X, one would gather that the handset would be priced at more than Rs. 1,000 less. As of now, we have to just wait and see how the whole thing pans out and at what price HTC launches the One S in India.


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Sony’s new offering, the PMW-100 joins the popular XDCAM HD422 line-up of camcorders – making it the smallest and the lightest camcorder in the XDCAM family. Advancement in digital imaging technology has enabled professional journalists and videographers to cover stories by using portable devices, such as mobile phones, DSLRs and consumer camcorders. However, when compared to main-stream shoulder mount camcorders, there is still a significant gap in image quality, ease of editing and data management. The PMW-100 aims to achieve  the best of both worlds, by recording full broadcast quality MPEG HD422 video within a handheld form factor.

Equipped with a newly developed 1/2.9-inch "Exmor" CMOS sensor, it delivers picture quality at a minimum illumination of 0.08lx. Featuring a 5.4-54mm (40-400mm in 35mm equivalent) zoom lens, the PMW-100 allows users to work production environments where mobility and flexibility is highly valued.

 

"The PMW-100 combines exceptional picture quality with portability and outstanding manoeuvrability based on the proven XDCAM workflow, taking professional users to a whole new level of productivity. The development of the PMW-100 is a natural step in the progression of the XDCAM range and is a direct response to our customers requirements. Long-time XDCAM users requested a light and compact camcorder that will not only work seamlessly on its own, but also alongside other XDCAM cameras such as the acclaimed PMW-500," said Bill Drummond, Strategic Marketing Manager, Sony Europe.

The PMW-100 supports full-HD video at 1080i, 1080p and 720p up to 50 Mbps MXF recording and playback based on the MPEG HD422 codec using the standard MPEG HD422 Long GOP compression technology. It is also switchable to MPEG HD420 35/25Mbps or DVCAM 25Mbps. The PMW-100 can also record high quality 24-bit four-channel audio at an uncompressed 48kHz. It offers flexibility of using a variety of recording media, including the high speed SxS memory card as well as Memory Stick, SD card and XQD as the emergency secondly media. The new SxS Memory Card Management Utility software will provide additional operational convenience with SxS memory card, such as the data back-up function and the lifetime indication of the card in use.

Focusing on your subject and reviewing recorded footage is quick with the full colour 3.5-inch WVGA (852x480) LCD. The Slow & Quick Motion function enables users to create fast and slow-motion footage from 1fps to 60fps in 720p mode and from 1fps to 30fps in 1080p mode. The camera also incorporates HD/SD-SDI output, Composite output, Genlock input, time code input/output, i.LINK (HDV/DV) input/output, and A/V output.

The PMW-100 will start shipping in May 2012. Pricing and availability for the Indian sub-region hasn’t been disclosed as of now, so stay tuned for more details. 

Source: Tech2.com India


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Those looking for an affordable, Android ICS-based tablet have an array of choices in the market, like Zync Z990, iBerry Auxus, new HCL tablets and now the latest one from Micromax. The company has launched their new 7-inch Funbook at a competitive retail price of Rs.6,499. Designed to attract the youth, we hope the device is as fun to use. Micromax has also gone ahead and partnered with Pearson, Everon, Bigflix, Zenga and Indiagames to elevate entertainment, education and gaming experience for its users. Basically, the Funbook is trying to amalgamate learning with fun for the youth and have dished out two variants - Suave Silver and Brilliant Black. The tablet is powered by 1.2GHz processor and comes with 512 MB RAM.

Micromax’s Funbook includes an e-learning app and allows users to access study materials, videos, multimedia, tests, assessment, and even references from leading content brands, like Pearson, Everonn, GK Publishers, Scholarshub, Vidyalankar, Universal Tutorials, CAPS, Zion and more. BIGflix, enables choosing from over 1000 movies in 9 languages, improved gaming offered by Indiagames, latest gossip on ‘Bolly Buzz’ and 1GB of free downloads for the first two months.
 
Unveiling the new device, Deepak Mehrotra, CEO, Micromax said, “Fun and education are two important elements of a youth’s life; they always try to balance between what they “have to do” and what they “want to do”. With the launch of Funbook, we are offering a smart solution to solve this dilemma, and we believe that Funbook will help create a balance between the two.”

A quick look at some of the specs of the Micromax Funbook

7-inch capacitive touchscreen

Android ICS 4.0.3

4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB

0.3MP VGA front facing camera

1080p video playback

HDMI port

“Tata Teleservices Limited is keen to support efforts to massify Digital Education in the country and wants Tata Photon Product Family to be the device of choice for first-time Internet users,” said Sunil Tandon, Head, Non-Voice Services, Tata Teleservices Limited.

The Funbook will be made available through 100,000 retail outlets across 50 cities in India and it is also available exclusively at Snapdeal.com. The device also bundles Tata Photon plus, with additional 1GB download offer for the first two months. It is available through leading outlets and Micromax’s website, too. It also bundles HDMI cable, wireless headphone, WLAN to USB port cable and a screen guard, and plans on offering a keyboard for the content creators sometime later.

Source: Tech2.com India