Samsung Galaxy A8 certified in the US

Initially reserved for China, Galaxy A8 should eventually release on other Asian markets, but also from other continents. His recent certification in the United States confirms, in addition to suggesting that the launch is not far off.

 The Galaxy A8 began talking to him in April. Since, leaks have followed, each time leaving the impression that its launch was a little closer but doubt still hovering. The first rumors indicated that the largest of the Galaxy A would be reserved in Asia, and more particularly to China, and although SamMobile revisited the topic with new more reassuring since we remained skeptical in the absence evidence. This time, it is virtually certain.

 The proof that we expected is indeed arrived on the canvas, and specifically in the FCC database. This is a reminder of the American certification body and, if it has posted the documents associated with the Galaxy A8, it is obviously that the certified and therefore that the smartphone should be marketed in the USA. Otherwise, why have it examined by the FCC?

 US to Europe, there is still an ocean to cross but they often make a pair as Western markets. If the Galaxy A8 fate of China, so there is no reason he stopped his race on the first. So we are reassured, and you may also because with its specs rather well supplied and neat design, you may have already caught the eye.

 Let us recall that the Galaxy A8 should be equipped with a Full HD display, a Snapdragon 615 chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory or camera 16 and 5 megapixels. An interesting proposal although we still are wary of the price, the main concern Galaxy A. We should find out soon with the official announcement.

Samsung Galaxy A8 certified in the US

Sony announces revision of PS4: lighter and more fuel efficient

E3 is the most anticipated event for gamers and this year ended a few days ago. The event brings together industry professionals, including studies or games console manufacturers such as Sony or Microsoft. The PS4 and Xbox One are the queens of gaming and direct competitors, so we do not see as trying strange heels stepped on when to offer new options to its customers. The Japanese brand has announced the launch of a new version of the PS4 wills double the storage capacity of the current model, reaching a total of 1 TB for storing all kinds of files. The announcement comes just days after the end of E3, where Microsoft also announced an Xbox One with the same capacity and a new command.

 PS4 1TB Ultimate Player Edition, with this long and bombastic name has decided to christen the new edition of its game console header. The only difference from the current model is that the hard drive has 1TB instead of 500 GB. The storage brings many headaches for users more gamers who tend to store much data on your computer. By doubling storage may stop worrying about this and download games without fear of running out of space. 1 Tb will be more than enough to hold all our games and store all kinds of multimedia files. Speaking of multimedia, the release of the PS4 1TB Ultimate Player Edition coincides with the arrival of the new integrated player PS4. Sony wanted to focus their console games and well differentiated from Microsoft, which proposes a closer idea entertainment center with the Xbox One. Finally, Sony released the expected media player, with which users can play all kinds of video files and audio.

 It shocked that the PS4 not to leave series this feature, but better late than never. The player the PS4 may with files AAC, MP3, MKV to AVI, and even HD video. It will play content from a pen-drive or directly from the disk of the console, especially now that come with 1TB of capacity. Microsoft is ahead of Sony in the multimedia field, offering many more options as standard on the Xbox One. Your player added support for MKV files in August last year, but now Sony offers the alternative to the PS4.

 Sony has confirmed that the PS4 1TB Ultimate Player Edition will reach several European markets next July 15. However, they have not detailed what countries will enjoy this model, nor the price at which they arrive. There are chances to take the price of the current model of 500 GB (about 380 euros depending on the pack) and this down a bit. If you are planning to renovate your console and PS4 is your first choice, July 15 could be news on price, so it’s okay to wait a bit.

Sony announces revision of PS4: lighter and more fuel efficient

Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus portable outdoor speaker

The new Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus is a portable Bluetooth wireless speaker that is designed for intensive use outdoors. It is thanks to its IP66 certification, the WAE Outdoor 04Plus can withstand constant use without problems outdoors, as it is resistant to dust, water and even the mud and bumps. Hercules has designed its new WAE 04Plus Outdoor thinking of lovers of adventure sports, so it is equipped with a mounting screw with which you can even attach it to your bike to accompany us in our journeys. It is certainly an interesting accessory for all those who like music to be back, even when making manterse fit. Read on to learn more about this new speaker.

 As expected, the arrival of summer brings the release of quite a few accessories to take advantage of the good weather and trips to the beach, golf or pool. The French Canadian manufacturer Guillemot, Hercules owner, has not wanted to be less in this sector and has launched a speaker with Bluetooth connection is distinguished by its user’s orientation sports fans. The new Herules WAE Outdoor 04Plus is a Bluetooth speaker with modern design and relaxed thanks to its elongated shape and topped by a triangular profile rubber covers on each end to. Its dimensions are 61 mm high by 151 high and 61 deep, with a weight of 280 grams and comes with a wrist strap to transport practice. The central part is covered with a metal grill protects the speaker, while the sides will find the control buttons and the connection panel, covered by a lid.

 The greatest strength of Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus is certainly the possibility of using it outdoors without worrying about getting it wet or if it gets dust, sand or mud. IP66 homologation specifically indicates that the 04Plus is completely immune to dust or sand and it is also waterproof led directly to pressure for at least three minutes. Apart from this, the rubber covers the sides and the metal grids are designed to cushion and protect the equipment in case of a blow or fall. Given this, it is clear that we can take the WAE Outdoor 04Plus us without fear of any accident or splashing and that Hercules has launched a series of accessories and supports to engage the 04Plus a bicycle, on a tripod or on a support Suction, for example.

 The Hercules WAE Outdoor 04 Plus is compatible with the Bluetooth wireless standard, so it can receive audio from any compatible device in a range of about ten meters. It also includes a standard audio input minijack 3.5 mm, so that we can also connect to any player that has an exit line. Inside, the 04 Plus has a loudspeaker ten watts of maximum power that offers a frequency response 130-20000 Hertz and battery n has an approximate autonomy of 12 hours and can be recharged through the USB port included. Finally, in addition to using their own computer buttons we can control the Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus from an Android or iOS devices available for free via Google Play or the iTunes Store. Its retail price recommended is 70 euros and is available at major distributors of the brand.

Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus portable outdoor speaker

Elephone P9000 - first smartphone with processor Helio X20 planned for October

Elephone just announced that its future P9000 will integrate deca-core MediaTek, the Helio X20. It now seems to be first on the list of compatible smartphones, but could not be by its planned launch in October.

 There is a month and a half; MediaTek chipset unveiled the first application with ten hearts. Four are Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.4 GHz. Four others are also Cortex-A53 but 2GHz. And the last two are the Cortex-A72 clocked up to 2.5 GHz. Three groups for three different uses, knowing that the two Cortex-A72 are clearly very powerful hearts, capable of competing with four cores Cortex-A57. Helio X20 is therefore a more adaptive solution and may be as powerful as the Snapdragon 810 (on the purely application part). It remains to demonstrate in a smartphone.

 Today, there are no equipped smartphone, which is logical since the chipset is still recent. And we did not know how long to wait before seeing the first model powered by this powerful chipset. So far: the Chinese manufacturer Elephone just put online the page dedicated his next P9000, a smartphone whose greatest singularity is to adopt the X20. For the rest, the announced spec is clearly premium, but not dazzling than that.

 First, the IPS screen measures 5.5 inches and displays an image in Full HD, QHD and not, as we might have expected a phone under X20. The chipset is the MT6797, but it seems to be clocked at 2 GHz, which is the operating speed of the quad core Cortex-A53 fastest. The GPU is not filled. He’s just shown a quad-core ARM Mali T800 of generation (the one that will be used in Samsung’s Exynos). The graphics chipset is clocked at 700 MHz.

 To accompany all this, we find 4 GB of RAM (finally one digit at a height of X20), 32GB of internal storage (expandable by microSDXC), a removable battery 3100 mAh sensors and two image, 20.7 megapixel rear camera and 8 megapixel on the front. The range of connectivity is complete: Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi ac dual-band, GPS, NFC, FM radio and LTE quadriband. Two micro-SIM ports are also present.

 The set will be animated by Android 5.1 Lollipop and confined in a chassis measuring 8 mm thick and weighing 150 grams. The mobile is available in black and white. The target price is 500 dollars, 440 euros. It will be marketed in China on 20 October. First model announced in X20, the Elephone P9000 to be there however the first commercialized? Asian competition should indeed not immediately react. And by October, the race in first smartphone with MediaTek deca-core on the shelves of specialty stores will be in full swing.

Elephone P9000 - first smartphone with processor Helio X20 planned for October

Panasonic Lumix TZ70 - compact camera with 30x zoom

Panasonic begins to prepare the holidays with the launch of its new superzoom compact camera. The new Panasonic Lumix TZ70 seeks to maintain good standing that has earned the Japanese multinational in the category of traveling zoom with models like the Lumix TZ60 and TZ40. To do this, the new Lumix TZ70 has the same angle Leica zoom with 24 mm and 30 increases, and combines it with a MOS sensor that offers a lower resolution than its predecessor, in exchange for incorporating larger pixels to improve the response in low light conditions. Let’s review their characteristics.

 Now that the holidays arrive, the super zoom cameras become one of the most demanded by amateur photographer’s gadgets. Reasons not spare them are compact and manageable size, offering increasingly better performance and image quality, focal range and is capable of covering vast distances. Thus, the new Panasonic Lumiz TZ70 fulfilled to the letter with all these requirements. It has outer dimensions of 110.7 mm wide, 64.6 high and 34.4 deep, its weight is 243 grams, and is also available in black or in an elegant combination of black and silver. At the rear, the TZ70 has a three-inch LCD and 920,000-dot resolution, but does not have any joint, is accompanied by an electronic viewfinder. This viewer performs the same function as the SLR, but instead of using an optical system to display the image, incorporating a small OLED display with a resolution of 1,116,000 points. It is systems that is becoming increasingly popular among manufacturers, and also serve to focus the traditional way, it is helpful when checking the frame when the sunlight does not let us see clearly the LCD display.

 The new Panasonic Lumix TZ70 is equipped with the same zoom Leica DC Vario Elmar which already included the previous Lumix TZ60 and has a focal range of 4.3 to 129 mm would be equivalent to a 24- 720 mm in 35 mm standard step. This is a zoom of no less than 30x, which we should suffice for most situations we can find during the holidays. Of course, to use the zoom at its maximum focal TZ70 incorporates the optical stabilization system called Hybrid OIS + that can correct displacement of the target by five points, and it works well in video mode. The lens also has a manual control ring that will allow us to adjust the focus by hand, and that combined with the electronic viewfinder brings us to the experience of shooting with a professional camera, something that surely will appeal to photo enthusiasts.

 Even if there is a significant development in the TZ70 is the new 12.1-megapixel MOS sensor. For if we consider that the previous TZ60 offered a resolution of 18 megapixels, it might seem that the new model has taken a step backwards in terms of quality. Obviously, this is not so, and the explanation for the lower resolution is to be found in larger pixels that equips the new sensor. The pixels of the TZ60 are 1.5 times larger than the TZ60, and because of this are able to capture many details of the image. This increase in the size of the pixels results in a better quality picture, better performance in low light, and less digital noise in photos. Video recording in Full HD, support for RAW, artistic filters and WiFi and NFC ports complete the feature list of this interesting traveling camera. The Panasonic Lumix TZ70 is available in our country, and its approximate retail price is 400 euros.

Panasonic Lumix TZ70 - compact camera with 30x zoom

Moto G (2015) is shown in the video

While fans of Motorola are in anticipation of the smartphone Moto G next generation Internet leaked piece of information relating directly to the device. The most interesting – the fact that the smartphone had to be lighted in the video. It is expected that the Moto G 2015 will be submitted very soon. A video, showing us not only the appearance of the device, but also demonstrates the expected specifications of the smartphone appeared on YouTube, however, was then removed. But after a while came back video on the site.

 As for the design of the upcoming smartphone, it has been slightly modified compared with the design of the second generation device, released last year. This relates primarily to the rear panel. Like the Moto G of the first two generations, the 2015 release of the smartphone will also provide its owner with a wide selection of interchangeable back panels. Some of them can already be seen on the website AliExpress.

 The smartphone will be equipped with Snapdragon chipset 410 will have 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory with the possibility of its expansion. Display size is 5 inches, and resolution – 720p. Moto G Smartphone is equipped with third-generation rear camera with a resolution of 13 megapixels with dual LED-flash and 5 megapixel front. The device will operate under the operating system Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Moto G (2015) is shown in the video

Acer Liquid Z630 - smartphone 5.5 inch on GFXBench

If one believes the data from benchmark GFXBench, Acer is preparing a smartphone 5.5-inch entry-level by the name of Liquid Z630. You get to see the datasheet of this smartphone with the release date or price are not yet known.

 Smartphones Liquid Acer Z represents the entry level of the Taiwanese manufacturer. It seems that the series Z500 is about to make way for the Z600 series. Indeed, on one page of GFXBench benchmark, the data sheet you can see an Acer Liquid Z630. The latter takes the form of a great smartphone with a 5.5 inch screen (a first for a Liquid Z) supporting a HD resolution (720p) resolution for a somewhat low 267 DPI. Under the slab, there is a SoC MediaTek MT6735 which integrates the four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.3 GHz. The GPU for its part is a Mali-T720 ARM home but the number of processing units is unknown. The performance seems superior to that of a Snapdragon 410 in the graph area and this is a good sign as the MT6735 is precisely attack the market of the range of input Qualcomm chip.

 For the rest of the data sheet, the Acer Liquid Z630 incorporate 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of flash memory for storage. The main sensor reach a definition of 8 megapixels and it seems that this is the same definition for the sensor on the front intended for selfies. Finally, good surprise is that Android 5.1 would be in the game. One imagines that the Acer Liquid Z630 will be formalized during the summer, and then at IFA in September.

Acer Liquid Z630 - smartphone 5.5 inch on GFXBench