HTC One Mini 2: Not so 'mini' in price

HTC One Mini 2

The One mini 2 could be the HTC equivalent to Apple's iPhone 5C: A phone for those who want the Big Brother experience but at a lower price.

The HTC One Mini 2 is one of the most luxurious compact phones in the market, thanks to its beautiful metal body and its decent screen, its KitKat OS with Sense 6 is very pleasant to use and its camera takes impressive shots.

The HTC One Mini 2 takes the same nice aluminium design and Android KitKat OS of the One, but shrinks it down to a more manageable 4.5 inches. HTC has also shrunk down the specs, it has a 1.2GHz rather than 2.3GHz processor inside the phone, a 13-megapixel (not the M8's "Ultrapixel") camera and the display is 720p, down from 1080p.
Except for camera, those specs almost exactly match the extremely affordable Motorola Moto G, which is now available with 4G LTE

Main features

4.5" 720p Super LCD2, 326 pixels per inch, Gorilla Glass 3, ambient light sensor
Android 4.4.2 KitKat with the latest HTC Sense 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 processor, Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM
13MP camera, single LED flash, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
16GB of built-in storage, expandable via a microSD card slot
Active noise cancellation with a secondary microphone
Front-facing stereo speakers
2110mAh battery; Extreme Power Saving Mode

The HTC One Mini 2 is initially intended for markets outside of North America. AT&T did carry the original HTC One Mini, however, so we'll hold out a glimmer of hope that we'll see the the phone in the USAat some point.
In Amazon UK, the One mini 2 is priced at £498.85, which translates to €615. We wouldn't hit the panic button just yet - such preliminary listings put an inflated price, which goes does by the time the device launches more often than not. The more interesting (and probably more accurate) part of the listing is the estimated availability date - the One mini 2 is set to go on sale on June 30. That's not ideal given the earlier timeframe, but at least it's a specific date to look forward to.

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Toshiba Calimeo S40: A Compact Full HD Camcorder That Fits In Your Pocket

With the size and the weight of a Smartphone, Toshiba presents the new Slim HD Pocket Camcorder Camileo S40. The Toshiba Full HD Camileo S40 is eye catching in more ways than one. Its attractive, super-slim design allows you to take it everywhere, so you can capture everything that pleases you.

This camcorder weights only 140 gr (battery included), and the size is 56 (W) × 112.5 (H) × 17.5 (D) mm, it has a 5 MegaPixels CMOS light sensor, and integrates image stabilization, 10X Digital Zoom (5X in Full HD Mode), and Backlight for low light scenarios.

The ports include mini HDMI and micro USB, the internal storage is provided by a 128MB NAND-Flash memory, and also has a slot for MicroSD/SDHC-/SDXC cards. The display is a 16:9, 960x240, 3 inch multitouch screen.
The Toshiba Camileo S40 camcorder has photo/video editing capabilities included, and you can share your media with the bundled software Camileo Uploader.

An useful flashlight, for picture taking, is located above the lenses it also acts as a light source for low light environments when recording videos. Some other features are: Webcam function up to VGA, Motion Detect, Face Tracking (only video), Smile Detect (only photo), Slow Motion, Time Lapse, Cut 'n' Save (internal video editing), Continuous Play, Self Timer, Date Printing, Slide Show, Zoom in/out in photo playback mode, Pre-Record, Snapshot during video recording.


The Camileo S40 looks like a Smartphone and that's why it's comfortable to carry in your pocket, and it comes in various colors Blue, Purple, Silver and Orange.

Its price is around $150-200 USD in North/South America, and €150 in Europe.

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LG launches a 55-inch curved OLED HDTV. Pre-orders start today

LG has just published a press release which confirms pre-orders of the 55EA9800 start today at more than 1,400 retail locations in Korea with a price of 15 million Korean won ($13,500), with shipments starting in June.
According to LG  its only 4.3mm depth and it results in a weight of just 17kg, thanks to a carbon-fiber reinforced frame.  The edges are curved towards the viewer, like an IMAX theater screen, to provide a more immersive feeling in 3D.

Features from LG:

"LG’s OLED TVs produce astoundingly vivid and realistic pictures, thanks to superior WRGB technology. This unique Four-Colour Pixel system features a white sub-pixel, which works in conjunction with the conventional RGB setup to create preferred colour output. The built-in Colour Refiner delivers even greater tonal enhancement, resulting in images that are more vibrant and natural than anything seen before in our range. The 55-inch OLED TV also offers an infinite contrast ratio, which maintains contrast levels even at wide viewing angles.  To complement the infinite contrast ratio and enable the richest colour and deepest black expression, a High Dynamic Range (HDR) algorithm has been incorporated. This technology ensures contrast ratio consistency for rich colours."

Image: LG. Release dates and pricing for non-Korean markets are coming soon according to LG.

Source: LG Korea

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