Nikon unveils Android-powered Coolpix S800c camera

New Delhi: Nikon has announced its innovative Coolpix S800c point-and-shoot camera, which is Nikon's first Wi-Fi compact digital camera running Android operating system.

The new S800c lets you capture photos and HD video, and also offers a portal to connect to social networks and popular imaging applications through an Android Operating System.

The camera has 10x NIKKOR zoom lens and the 16-megapixel CMOS sensor. Powered by Android, the camera's connection features allow users to seamlessly connect, browse and upload to their social networks, including Google+, Facebook and Twitter.

Users can also take advantage of the full functionality of Android technology to surf the web or even download applications and games onto their S800c. Just like a smartphone or tablet device, the camera has the opportunity to run camera-specific photo and video applications.

The S800c also lets users access Google Play, thereby providing access to a a plethora of applications for games, productivity and personal communication/ email. Users are also able to watch video downloaded from Google Play right on their camera.

With the S800c, users can capture full HD 1080p HD videos. It also has built-in GPS.It has a 3.5-inch touchscreen OLED monitor.

The S800c will be available in September 2012 in both White and Black for a suggested retail price of $349.95.

-IBN Live & Engadget

Spouses of dead Google employees get half of salary for 10 years

New Delhi: Google has often been ranked as one of the best places to work. This reputation has been earned largely due to amenities offered to employees, such as laundry, dry cleaning and automotive services, swimming spas, gourmet meals, on-site massage and free on-site doctors. Now we can also add post-death benefits to the list.

In an interview with Forbes, Google's Chief People Officer Laszlo Bock said that the Internet giant has "announced death benefits at Google." Under this employee benefit, rolled out in 2011 for Google's US employees, the surviving spouse or partner will receive an annual payment equivalent to the dead employee's salary for 10 years.

There is also no tenure requirement to be eligible for the benefit. In addition children of the dead employee will receive a monthly payment of $1000 until they turn 19 or 23 in case the child is a full-time student.

When IBNLive enquired whether the benefits will also be made available to Google employees in India, a Google India representative said that Google is working on a plan to implement the scheme in its India offices.

In a recent study Google India was ranked as the best place to work for in India. The company was rated No. 1 on the list for the third consecutive year.

-IBN

Top 10: New features in the new Microsoft Office

New Delhi: Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office. The next release is touted to feature an intuitive design that works with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets.

It takes advantage of cloud computing and is designed for use with the upcoming Windows 8 operating system.

The new Office will be delivered to subscribers through a cloud service that is always up to date.

Here are the top 10 features of the new Microsoft Office:

1. Touch everywhere: Office responds to touch as naturally as it does to keyboard and mouse. Swipe your finger across the screen or pinch and zoom to read your documents and presentations. Author new content and access features with the touch of a finger.

2. Inking: Use a stylus to create content, take notes and access features. Handwrite email responses and convert them automatically to text. Use your stylus as a laser pointer when presenting. Color your content and erase your mistakes with ease.

3. Included in Windows RT: Office Home and Student 2013 RT, which contains new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications, will be included on ARM-based Windows 8 devices, including Microsoft Surface.

4. SkyDrive: Office saves documents to SkyDrive by default, so your content is always available across your tablet, PC and phone. Your documents are also available offline and sync when you reconnect.

5. Roaming: Once signed in to Office, your personalized settings, including your most recently used files, templates and even your custom dictionary, roam with you across virtually all of your devices. Office even remembers where you last left off and brings you right back to that spot in a single click.

6. New subscription services: The new Office is available as a cloud-based subscription service. As subscribers, consumers automatically get future upgrades in addition to exciting cloud services including Skype world minutes and extra SkyDrive storage. Subscribers receive multiple installs for everyone in the family and across their devices.

7. Skype: The new Office comes with Skype. When you subscribe, you get 60 minutes of Skype world minutes every month. Integrate Skype contacts into Lync and call or instant message anyone on Skype.

8. Reading and markup: The Read Mode in Word provides a modern and easy-to-navigate reading experience that automatically adjusts for large and small screens. Zoom in and out of content, stream videos within documents, view revision marks and use touch to turn pages.

9. Eighty-two-inch touch-enabled displays: Conduct more engaging meetings, presentations and lessons, whether in person or virtually, with these multitouch and stylus-enabled displays from Perceptive Pixel.

10. People Card: Have an integrated view of your contacts everywhere in Office. The People Card includes presence information complete with pictures, status updates, contact information and activity feeds from Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.

While the full lineup of offerings and pricing plans will be announced later this year, Ballmer discussed three new Office 365 subscription services.

Here are the three subscription models:

1. Office 365 Home Premium: designed for families and consumers. This service also includes an additional 20 GB of SkyDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype world minutes per month.

2. Office 365 Small Business Premium: designed for small businesses. This service also includes business-grade email, shared calendars, website tools and HD webconferencing.

3. Office 365 ProPlus: designed for enterprise customers who want advanced business capabilities and the flexibility to deploy and manage in the cloud.

When available, each new subscription offer will include the new 2013 editions of the Office applications — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access.

The customer preview is available here

-IBN

New projector smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Beam up for pre-order at Rs 29,900

New Delhi: Samsung is all set to introduce its new projector smartphone - the Samsung Galaxy Beam - in India. The phone is available online for pre-order on the Samsung India e-store. Available for Rs 29,900, you have to pay the full amount in the beginning itself.

The Samsung Galaxy Beam's 15 lumens projector allows users to display and share multimedia content anywhere on a large luminous projector screen - walls, ceilings or improvised flat surfaces.

Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, the phone has a 4.0-inch (480x800) TFT display. The Galaxy Beam has a 5 megapixel autofocus rear camera with flash and a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera.

The phone has an internal memory of 8GB, which is expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card. The Samsung Galaxy Beam has 768MB RAM.

Measuring 12.6mm thin, the phone has a 2000mAh battery. The Galaxy Beam was first announced back in February during MWC 2012.

-IBN