SAMSUNG HMX-F90 720P CAMCORDER WITH 52X OPTICAL ZOOM

Samsung launches in the UK market the new HMX-F90 digital camcorder with 52x super long zoom. You may be a little disappointed that the new video camera does only 1280×720/30p HD video recording instead of Full HD. It comes equipped with a 5 Megapixel CMOS image sensor and also does still image shooting.

As mentioned above, the F90 sports a 52 super long zoom lens. The lens also has F1.8 aperture, and using Intelli-Zoom, the zoom range can be extended to 70x. The camcorder includes time-lapse recording that allows users to slow down the amount of frames recorded per second, and the Record Pause for users to pause filming without having to start a new video file. It even comes with in-camera video editing.

The HMX-F90 comes with a 2.7-inch LCD display. When conncted to a PC via USB cable, you can use the One Touch share button to easily upload videos to social networking sites (via the Intelli-Studio software). The camcorder uses SD/SDHC cards to store videos and images.

CHINA TELECOM/SAMSUNG SCH-W2013 DUAL-SCREEN FLIP ANDROID PHONE GETS QUAD-CORE CPU

Following the W899 and W999, China Telecom, a state-own mobile carrier in China, and Samsung has partnered to bring the world another flip-style dual-screen Android smartphone, the SCH-W2013 endorsed by Jackie Chan. The new premium dual-screen smartphone is boosted by a quad-core 1.4GHz processor and runs Android 4.0 operating system.

The SCH-W2013 sports two 3.7-inch Super AMOLED 800X480 touchscreen display so that users can use apps and browse the web without flipping open the phone. It has a 8 Megapixel main camera with Full HD video recording and a 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera for video chat with friends and family. The dual-screen handset also comes dual-mode support capable of handling both GSM 900/1800/1900MHz and CDMA 800/1900MHz networks. It also supports Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n wireless connectivity. You can find 16GB internal storage and a microSD/SDHC card slot for up to 64GB cards.

The SCH-W2013 gets a 1850mAh battery. The phone will be launched as part of a charity program to help victims in Yunnan Zhaotong earthquake to rebuild their home. It will be priced between 18,000 (US$2891) and 20,000 (us$3213) Chinese Yuan.