Monday
May182015

LG G4 to hit some markets this week

LG’s latest flagship smartphone will be hitting a few markets this week. Aside from South Korea, Hong, Turkey, Singapore, and Russia will be the first to be getting the leather-clad G4. LG won’t say though when it will be hitting the other markets. They said it will “eventually” come to “most of Europe,” North America, Southeast Asia, Eurasian states, Africa, Middle East, and South and Central America. Pricing will be announced separately for each market.

Source: Mashable

Monday
May182015

ASUS enters North American smartphone market with affordable powerhouse Zenfone 2

Image from DroidLife

New York: ASUS just took the wraps off its affordable flagship the Zenfone 2 in New York. Coming to the US and to Canada starting at $199 the Zenfone 2, which will come in two variant boasts Intel's 2.3GHz quad-core Z3580 chipset, 64GB of internal storage and 4GB of dual-channel RAM at the high-end ($379, off contract, Dual-SIM) which are better specs than many tablets or even notebooks in the market today. Canadians will be able to purchase the Zenfone 2 from Newegg starting tomorrow.

ASUS CEO Jonney Shih - Photo by Maarten Heilbron

A more affordable model, which will cost $249  features a 1.8GHz chipset and 2GB of RAM as well as 16GB of onboard storage (off contract, Dual-SIM) . Also on tap are a 13 megapixel camera with a bevy of special photo features and settings all of this packaged in a slightly curved body with various textures and designs. Stay tuned for more images and video coming from the event as well as specifics regarding Canadian availability.  

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Monday
May182015

Sonos now bundling its PLAY:1 speakers for $379

Sonos is selling two of its PLAY:1 WiFi speakers, in sets of black or white,  for $379. Ideal for starting a multi-room or stereo speaker system for the home, PLAY:1's usually sell for around $220 each. Check out the details here.

Monday
May182015

Fujifilm launches X-T10 prosumer ILC and new lenses

Fujifilm has taken the wraps off the X-T10  featuring the latest generation 16.3 Megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor with built-in phase detection autofocus along with the high-performance EXR Processor II, and is compatible with all FUJINON lenses to deliver excellent resolution and outstanding image quality. It will be available starting in June 2015 in the following configurations:

X-T10 Body - USD $799.95 USD \ CAD $899.99.

X-T10 XC16-50mm Kit - USD $899.95 \ CAD $999.99.

X-T10 XF18-55mm Kit - USD $1,099.95 \ CAD $1,249.99.

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