Samsung’s Galaxy range of smartphones helped Samsung usurp Apple from the top of the smartphone pile a few months ago, but its new Galaxy Camera range is here to ruffle some feathers. Announced earlier this year, Samsung’s Android based Galaxy Camera is available to pre-order to the mighty fine folk of the sub-continent. The Galaxy Camera is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and has a luscious 4.8-inch touchscreen on the back. It features connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth and support for a micro SIM. First and foremost though, let’s not forget it’s a camera; the Galaxy Cam has a 16-megapixel sensor and 23mm-480mm lens with 21x optical zoom. If you’re waiting for your fussy model to strike the perfect pose, feel free to load up a round of Angry Birds.
Talk to me
RIM was certainly in the festive spirit last week when it gave out a handful of paid apps for free on account of Diwali and now the company has rolled out yet another gem for BBM users. “BBM Voice” is the latest feature out of Waterloo, one that allows BBM users to initiate free voice calls over WiFi networks. BBM 7 will also allow you to bang out a quick text while you chat with your buddy via a new split screen interface. The feature is currently available to all BlackBerry OS 6 users. RIM has also locked in on the 30th of January 2013 as the official launch date for the much-needed BB10 OS overhaul.
Master Chiefs big pay day
Halo fans the world over were scrambling earl last week to get their hands on Microsoft’s latest and hotly anticipated Halo 4. The hugely popular Xbox title has been in the making for three years and promises to the one of the most ambitious and expansive games to date. On the first day alone Microsoft raked in $220 million in sales, making it the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The game is an exclusive Xbox title and is well on its way to bringing in $300 million in global sales this week. Stay tuned, next week the latest title from the Call of Duty stable hits shelves and expects more records to fall.
Tidbits
One of Microsoft’s head honchos, Steven Sinofsky, has left Microsoft. The ex-President of Windows and Windows Live was a key figure in Microsoft’s radical overhaul of Windows. The announcement came as a bit of a surprise as it widely believed that Sinofsky was next in line to assume the coveted Microsoft CEO title.
The crazy folks at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the America have just unveiled the world’s fastest supercomputer, overtaking an honour the Japanese held till recently. Dubbed, Titan, the blistering machine is capable of 17.59 petaflops or 17.59 thousand trillion calculations per second.
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