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Sony has unveiled their flagship smartphone for 2017 . The new ZX Premium , a new addition to the ZX lineup is powered by a Snapdragon 821 processor , an enhanced design and a 19 mp camera with 960 fps slow motion  a 4K display and much more Design , Display and Processor Design wise , the new Sony ZX premium builds on Sony's timeless design process with wrap around Gorilla glass 5 surfaces and IP68 dust and water resistance . This design is also aided by a heat pipe layout found on many modern flagships today . The design also has a side mounter fingerprint sensor and the gorgeous 4K HDR display .Also included are dual S force stereo speakers . Display wise , the new phone brings their proven 4K HDR technology to the mobile world once again , last seen on the Z5 Premium , the new IPS display(3840x2160p) is supported by Sony's Triluminous display technology and X reality image processing engine and HDR 10 .The display is protected by Corning gorilla glass 5 Processi...

Sony has unveiled the fastest SD card available right now . The new SF-G series , made on the UHS-II standard is capable of 299 MB/s write and 300 MB/s read speed off the chip . Although the bus speed is not insanely high as the newly announced UHS III standard (which is not available yet) ,the UHS II is still capable of working well with every 4K capable device yet . The cards also come with a reader - Sony MRW -S1 which is a USB Type C (3.1) capable reader for all modern devices . The SD cards will be available in 32GB , 64GB and 128GB options with pricing starting at around $60 upwards . via - Anandtech

SD card association has announced the worlds fastest SD card speed with the announcement of the UHS III standard which is currently double the speed of UHS II cards which cap out at 300MB/s . The new standard , which brings bus speeds of 624MB/s , according to them , will be for future Virtual Reality systems (VR) and 8K recording devices . As for now , Current cameras and memory devices will support only UHS II speeds and therefore will be unable to take full advantage of the card , but future devices which will record 6K and 8K will surely have support for them . via - Dpreview

Samsung has unveiled a new Gear VR headset for its VR ecosystem . The new model , powered by Occulus brings support for existing Note 5 , S6 ,6Edge and Edge plus and the S7 and 7 edge models (and the upcoming S8) and is equipped with an external controller as well . Powered by 3 AAA batteries , the headset will expand the VR experience by allowing a 101 degree FOV thanks to two 42mm lenses onboard . Pricing is yet to be announced . Samsung

Motorola(Lenovo) has unveiled the new G5 and G5 smartphones today at MWC 2017 . The duo , set to replace G4 lineup from last year is another great addition to the Moto G lineup which was probably one of the most successful affordable Android devices to date .Both phones include Moto features such as twist to capture (on the camera) and double chop to turn on the flash light. Moto G5  This is the entry level Moto for 2017 . The G5 , unlike the plus has a slightly smaller display and a smaller processor for the price of EUR 199 . The phone has *144.3 x 73 x 9.5 mm *5.0 1920x1080p IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla glass 3 *13MP rear camera ,f2 1080p recording LED flash - 5MP front camera *fingerprint sensor , FM radio , 3000mAh battery. * Snapdragon 430 , Quadcore A53 ,Android 7.0 Moto G5 Plus This is a slightly enhanced version of the  Moto G5  . The G5 Plus , unlike the smaller model ,  has a slightly larger 5.2" display and a faster snapdragon ...

Samsung has unveiled 2 new Tablets for 2017 . The tablets running Android and Windows 10 respectively are both supported by Wacom S-Pen stylus support ,AMOLED display panels and AKG powered panels . Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 This is probably Samsung's flagship tablet for 2017 . The tablet , a part of the S series follows the S pen integration support provided on the Tab A models previously , but in a more palm friendly - larger size . The tablet , which is a 2048x1536 resolution AMOLED display with 4:3 aspect ratio is somewhat similar to the Tab S2 models ,but it now has a Wacom digitizer panel and palm rejection and HDR 10 image enhancement . The processing power comes from a 2.16 Ghz Snapdragon 820 Soc a-la S7 . The processor is also mated with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage and MicroSD card support . The tablet also has 4G LTE Cameras on the tablet include a 13MP rear sensor f1.9 and a 27mm ( FF equivalent )  ,4K video recording and LED flash . The front incl...

Nokia has revived the legendary Nokia 3310 title , a title which was previously reserved only for the phone gods of yesteryear . The handset , launched after Nokia's aquisition by HMD global , has pulled the cover off this 49 euro handset and its here with specs the older handset could only dream about . First off , is the design , although it is rather odd and a bit too retro for this era , it is still pocketable if you are planning to survive any modern apocalypse . running off a unknown processor , the phone has 16mb of ram and has a sd card for storage . there is also a FM radio , 2G browsing an mp3 player , Bluetooth with SLAM for quick image transfer and a 51 hour standby and 22 hours of use . Camera specs include a 2MP rear camera , this is aided with a LED flash . The battery , like the previous model , is still removable , but it is a 1200mAh one with the above mentioned battery ratings , this however is expected as the new device runs Nokia's s30 OS . Oh, and ...

Huawei has unveiled their new flagship smartphones for 2017 . The new P10 and P10 plus devices were unveiled at MWC 2017 along side the Huawei watch 2 Android wear smartwatch . Huawei P10 and P10 Plus Based on a rather "familiar" form factor ,the handsets are both in a similar ballpark when it comes to performance(HiSilicon Kirin 960)  and cameras , but the only similarities lie there as the plus version features a better display (2K vs 1080p) and a bigger battery (3750 mAh vs 3200 mAh than the regular p10 . Both handsets are equipped with Leica approved 20MP main cameras and 12MP secondary rear cameras for a enhanced telephoto "zoom" . Both handsets feature 4G with dual sim support and anon removable batteries wih wireless charging Huawei Watch 2 and Watch 2 classic  Huawei watch 2 builds upon the successful huawei watch launched last year and in order to celebrate its second generation . the company has decided to unveil it in two forms...

LG has unveiled their flagship smartphone for the year 2017 . The phone , designed to take on the Samsung Galaxy S8 , iPhone 7S , Sony's Xperia XZ premium and a plethora of other similarly spec'ed devices is now officially here to take the torch from the G5 . Say hello to the LG G6 . The handset , which says goodbye to LG's removable battery option is now officially a member of the unibody design club . The 5.7-inch QHD+ (2,880 x 1,440 resolution) "FullVision Display" is probably one of the strangest mobile displays as it has a aspect ratio of 18:9 . This aspect ratio - which according to LG is said to offer "more viewing space and a more immersive experience when streaming videos and playing games " than traditional 16:9 displays which sacrifice space for on screen buttons usually . The display supports HDR 10 format and Dolby Vision . Performance on the LG G6 is supplied by a Snapdragon 821 - a Quadcore chip with Adreno 530 GPU . The chip is mated...

In a time where automation is king in mass production , certain fields where  art ,skill and creativity are found will probably be one of the least expected places where you would want a job replacing system .But apparently a company called Styleshoots has unveiled a giant photo booth which can take photos of a subject - without the shooter . The photobooth - which works with a series of cameras including a Canon 1Dx Mk2 embedded in the arms can be configured by the user to photograph a series of images which can be optimized to any form factor - basically crop and adjust  the photo to different form factors as uploading photos to different social media sites and websites require different sizes .The system also shoots video , which can be used while the photo shoot happens . -This may be beneficial for time saving product photography agencies or shops , but it will be a wake up call for video editors , photographers and  aspiring models as automation - even at a sl...

AMD has unveiled their latest bang for buck high performance  processors dubbed Ryzen . The new Ryzen series , according to our " intel" , the new Ryzen chips are somewhat faster (in benchmarks) than their equivalent Core i competitors  while costing a small fraction of their silicon . The family - the Ryzen 3 ( core i3 rival) , the Ryzen 5 and ...you guessed it ..Ryzen 7 are all part of AMD's efforts to break the processor wars by offering an alternative if you are hard on configuring your system . For now , AMD has only announced the Ryzen 7 series which are all 8 core processors with 3 categories which include the Ryzen 7 - 1700   , Ryzen 7 - 1700X and the Ryzen 7 1800x   . The entry level model - the 1700 is apparently 46% faster (than the i7 - 7700K) in multithreaded operations in cinebench and the 1700x is 4% faster than the i7 - 6900k and 39% faster than the i7 - 6800K .The 1800K model matched the i7-6900K in the  single thread score  and in the mu...

Smartphone camera sensors are on a roll in this day and age . Last year - Samsung and Apple and Google (pixel) managed to bring RAW image capture to their devices and most importantly - refinement . With average sensor sizes at 1/25" and dual camera support , the cameras of 2017 will be even better , and now thanks to Sony , the sensor game will now go into a whole new level as they are apparently planning to show off their new sensor in the upcoming Xperia XZ premium smartphone . Sony - a company that makes a majority of camera sensors for just about every phone and interchangeable lens camera is to unveil a new mobile camera sensor which uses the stacked sensor design as the previous (IMX 318 - found on new flagship Android and iPhones) and improves it by adding a layer of Dynamic RAM (DRAM) between the BSI image sensor and the circuit section . This new sensor - which has 21 effective megapixels is also a 1/2.3" sensor which puts in the same class as most high end ...

Nikon , after shocking many with its accounting term which stated an "Extraordinary Loss" ( Read article here  has now shocked Nikon DL camera fans as the upcoming trio of DL bridge cameras are no more - yes the DL lineup is dead . So if you are new to the situation at Nikon - well , briefly summarized - Nikon has basically lost many millions of yen and are expecting their Fiscal year (2017/3/31) to reflect that as well . The company has also introduced voluntary  retirement to a 1000 employees and this is mostly the result of Nikon's semiconductor(lithography)  business failing to reach its desired goals in 2016 . Nikon's revenue fields extend out to different fields which use precision optics and their camera business is just one more avenue , therefore have no fear as Nikon will not drop out or join the dark side  anytime soon Now focusing on to the DL line which is now prematurely aborted . The three cameras affected are DL18-50 f/1.8-2.8 ...

Credits - koshirokun/ deviantart Nikon - a company with a history of a hundred years  is probably one of the most house-hold names in the photography business , the company , which started out as a optics manufacturer has now expanded to making lenses , other optics for weapons ,binoculars and precision equipment for medical , semiconductor and engineering fields as well ,therefore the sudden press release from Nikon stating a "Recognition of Extraordinary Loss" might bring a sudden shock and even a mini heart attack to some , but should you actually worry about this ? lets take a look . Notice of Recognition of Extraordinary Loss Quote - As announced in “Notice of Restructuring” released on November 8, 2016, Nikon Group is currently under a fundamental company-wide restructuring to improve its corporate value as shifting from a strategy pursuing revenue growth to one pursuing profit enhancement. In accordance with this restructuring, the Group recorded extrao...

The Mirrorless market for Canon has relatively been good as its EOS M5 has so far been well recieved as it packs basically the same specs as the 80D in a more advanced body. The new M6 , a camera that basically mirrors the M5's specs has now officially been released . The EOS M6 , as the name suggests , sits at one tier below the M5 according to Canon's lower the better numbering scheme. The camera , packed with Canon's 24.2 mp APSC sensor also features Dual pixel AF on board as well . The camera also features a maximum shooting rate of 7 fps and 9 fps on autofocus lock .The camera also features a ISO range of 100- 25600 and electronic 5 axis stabilization . The biggest and probably the most odd "feature" is the lack of a EVF . This is apparently a strange cost saving feature as the optional EVF DC 2 hotshoe mounted viewfinder which is an additional $249 . This evf is sold seperately and it features a 2.36million dot display,but if you are not in a positio...

Canon's EOS 800D / T7i / Kiss9i is the latest entry level DSLR from the company . Slotting under the newly announced EOS 77D . The camera brings  Canon's excellent dual pixel AF in to a market which has so far stayed eclipsed under the more expensive 70/80D models . The EOS 800D - marketed as the T7i in the U.S and Kiss 9i in Japan  ,shares a polycarbonate chassis similar to the  rest of the Rebel T range . The camera also has 45 all cross type AF points and this is backed up by electronic image stabilization and a max 6 fps . The camera also has Dual Pixel AF - another first on a low end body which will allow you to pull better focus (in Auto) compared to the hybrid AF of the previous models . The Sensor - a 24.2 MP APS-C CMOS is also backed up by Canon's DIGIC 7 image processor which will allow you to process ISO levels from 100-25600 (which is slightly higher than even the 80D ) .Buyers can also expect NFC , Bluetooth 4.0 and WIFI technologies built in . Unlike...

Canon's EOS 77D is the latest entry level DSLR from the company . Slotting between the newly announced 800D / KissX9i/Rebel T7i and the 80D . The camera , which brings Canon's excellent dual pixel AF to the table will probably make this a more appealing choice for consumers who want the excellent autofocus in video , but were put off by the price of the 70D and 80D models . The EOS 77D , which shares a polycarbonate chassis similar to the 750D range is however the first entry level dslr to receive back button focus - A feature which will appease many novice shooters as it will allow users to focus more efficiently than a longer press . The camera also has 45 all cross type AF points and this is backed up by electronic image stabilization and a max 6 fps . The camera also has Dual Pixel AF - another first on a low end body which will allow you to pull better focus (in Auto) compared to the hybrid AF of the previous models . The Sensor - a 24.2 MP APS-C CMOS is also ba...