Huawei opens new Regina office, SaskTel commemorates opening by offering Ascend Y300

Huawei Canada officially opened a new office in Regina today to serve as the brand’s sales and support center in Saskatchewan and help strengthen their business with SaskTel. The Canadian telecoms firm commemorated the opening by announcing that they will be offering the Huawei Ascend Y300 for the first time in SaskTel stores in the province on Friday.

The Ascend Y300 is an Android 4.1-powered smartphone with a 4-inch display and 5-megapixel shooter. It will be available in white for $99 without contract or $0 on a two-year contract. The phone will be available on SaskTel’s 4G network.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Mega

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The large smartphone market is taking off in ways that were completely unexpected two or three years ago. While Samsung's been the front runner with their Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II devices, we're seeing some exciting competition from Sony, HTC and even Huawei. Samsung's not conceding the value phablet market to anyone, that's why the Samsung Galaxy Mega exists.

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Apple updates iMac line with Haswell processors, faster WiFi and graphics

Apple's updated their iMac line with fourth generation Intel quad-core processors of the Haswell variety. The enduring all-in-ones also get improved graphics and faster WiFi that's compatible with the 802.11ac standard.

The entry-level 21.5-inch iMac  ($1,299 (US)) features a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and new Iris Pro graphics for unprecedented levels of integrated graphics performance. The high-end 21.5-inch model ( $1,499 (US) and both 27-inch models (starting at  $1,799 (US)) feature quad-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 3.4 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce 700 series graphics with twice the video memory and up to 40 percent faster performance than the previous generation.

Customers looking for the ultimate in performance can upgrade to quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.5 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M series graphics with up to 4GB of video memory. All prices are in US dollars.

Samsung introduces new image sensor tech

Samsung looks to be ditching Back Side Illumination (BSI) in favor of its new imaging sensor technology they call ISOCELL. The new pixel tech is expected to increase light sensitivity and control effectively the “absorption of electrons” that would bring about higher color fidelity and 30 percent less electrical noise in low light pictures. ISOCELL technology will form a barrier between each pixel that will reduce the noise and allow for a wider field of light to enter the sensor. This also helps reduce the height of the camera module, which would allow manufacturers to create slimmer and smaller mobile device form factors.

The first sensor to adopt the new tech is the 8-megapixel S5K4H5YB, which they are sampling to hardware partners at the moment. Expect high-end devices unveiled in the fourth quarter to feature the new sensor technology.

Source: Android Central