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Nikon is not the only one who has just released their fair share of digital cameras today, as the folks over at Canon do have their fair share of devices to trumpet to the world. The Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS digital camera offers advanced wireless connectivity so that sharing becomes easier than ever before, and it is touted to deliver great performance even in dimly lit situations. Thanks to Canon’s unique HS SYSTEM that delivers clear images with minimal noise and maximum detail even when shooting in low-light, it will also be accompanied by a host of other features such as Canon’s Smart AUTO which will allow first timers to capture great looking photos as it delivers optimal camera performance automatically.

There is also the ECO Mode, an advanced new method which will learn how to manage power consumption while ensuring that your battery life is extended by around 30% more than usual, allowing you to spend more time composing and thinking of the next shot compared to running to the nearest power outlet for a charger. The Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS comes with a 10x optical zoom lens and 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS image sensor, where it will come in black, silver and pink colors later this March for $229.99. [Press Release]

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This week the team at Gameloft has released their Q4 earnings report for the end of 2012, showing here that they’ve come up with their most successful quarter ever! This report shows that Gameloft has recorded a 23% boost in sales compared to the same quarter last year as well as earnings throughout 2012 that are 27% higher than they were throughout 2011. Looks like everything is turning up Gameloft!

Gameloft is noting that the successful launch of a brand new pack of games over the past few weeks and months have contributed greatly to the overall excellence of the quarter leading into 2013. Games like Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, PLAYMOBIL Pirates (currently featured in Google Play as a game you’ve gotta check out), World at Arms, and even My Little Pony are being touted as leaders of the new school. Legacy lines of games continuing with Ice Age Village, The Amazing Spider-Man, Order & Chaos Online, and Asphalt 7: Heat are also keeping the company strong in the mobile realm.

Earnings this quarter are the highest they’ve been in any one quarter in the whole history of Gameloft as a brand. They also mark the sixth consecutive quarter in which Gameloft has topped earnings from the quarter before – that’s extremely rare in a company in this market as quarters generally go up or down based on how close they are to the holiday seasons. The 12-month total earnings have hit 208.3 million Euro while 2011′s total was up to 164.4 – Gameloft on the rise, that’s what that is.

Just comparing the Q4 sales year-on-year on smartphones and tablets, growth went up 66%. These sales represented 56% of the total Group sales in the end while one year ago they represented 41% – the times they are a changing!

Above you’ll see the Samsung Galaxy Note II running Asphalt 7: Heat – notice how fabulous the game is and keep in mind that we use this game as a go-to app showing the graphics and processing abilities of high-powered Android devices basically every time we need to do such a thing. It’s also a go-to game for comparing iOS and Android devices as Gameloft is right on top of keeping the app up to date and hot for both platforms. This bodes well for their company and business as a whole as their games are both high functioning and constantly updated to stay ahead of the curve.

Gameloft Q4 2012 sales reach record high is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There are whole host of new smartphones waiting for their time to shine at Mobile World Congress (not to mention an event or two before the big show), but you’re in luck if you’re a domestic Android fan smitten with LG and Google’s Nexus 4. The hard-to-obtain handset first reappeared in the German Google Play Store earlier today, and now those of you in the U.S. can finally purchase one again too.

Google caught some flack when the Nexus 4 first launched because of the tumultuous process of actually ordering one, not to mention subsequent issues with stock. It eventually got to the point where Google and LG representatives started playing the blame game, insinuating (and sometimes proclaiming) that the fault lay with the other party. In the end though, LG remains committed to cranking out Nexus 4s and it just may be that the Nexus drought is over for good. That is of course, until the oft-rumored Nexus 5 (also supposedly crafted by LG) makes its official appearance — murmurs from the rumor mill point to a possible introduction at Google’s next I/O conference in May.

On the off-chance that you’ve read this far and still haven’t clicked over to the Google Play Store to place an order, here are direct links for the 8GB and 16GB models so have at it! At this point, Google claims that units will start shipping within the next two weeks, but The Verge claims that shipments will hit doorsteps even sooner than that. Is Google under-promising and planning to over-deliver? Let’s hope so — those first few hours of Nexus availability definitely left a bad taste in some people’s mouths.

Update: Our own Darrell Etherington bugged me to update this post with the news that you can now get Nexus 4s in Canada. So there.”

It appears that Dish wasn’t the only one who wants the FCC to put the brakes on Softbank’s merger with Sprint. Bloomberg reports that the US Justice Department has just requested that the FCC delay the deal as well. No word on why governmental lawyers are making the request, but we’ll update this post as soon as more information is available.

Update: While the DOJ has recommended that the FCC delay its approval of the deal due to national security concerns, it turns out that Dish has decided not to stand against the merger, after all. So, Sprint and Softbank have exchanged a private sector problem for a governmental one. The DOJ’s scrutiny certainly provides a significant hurdle for the deal to clear, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the two telcos can never be together. We’ll have to wait and see whether Uncle Sam gives the merger its final stamp of approval.

Update 2: Sprint has issued a statement on the matter: ‘This is a routine request when working with the CFIUS agencies regarding national security.” So, it seems that the folks in Overland Park aren’t overly concerned with the DOJ’s snooping.

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In an effort to boost its medical imaging business, Samsung has acquired NeuroLogica, a company that specializes in such technology, and a manufacturer of portable computed tomography (CT) scanners. While it’s not certain what Samsung is up to exactly, it seems they’re wanting make a greater impact in the medical field.

The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, but Samsung said that they plan on becoming one of the world’s leading medical equipment company by 2020. The acquisition of NeuroLogica is simply just another step to reach that goal. Samsung plans to “continue to strengthen its capabilities and product portfolio to establish itself as a trusted leader in the health and medical equipment industry.”

As a part of its 2020 vision to become a leader in the medical technology field, the company said that it’s committed to exploring new avenues of growth and progress in the healthcare business, and they want to do this by enhancing medical imaging diagnosis, which would benefit not only the doctors, but the patients as well.

Samsung just recently announced the addition of Samsung Health & Medical Equipment, which merged employees from its 2010 acquisition of Medison with its Enterprise Business Division. The acquisition of Medison was yet another big step for Samsung to achieving its 2020 goal of becoming a medical technology powerhouse.

Samsung acquires medical imaging company NeuroLogica is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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