Nikon D600

photo taken from UAE product launching at Armani Hotel

Nikon D600  a new full frame (FX) line up of Nikon DSLR cameras.


Image-processing engine EXPEED 3, the same as used for the D4 and D800 series, realizes superior high-speed processing performance

Wide ISO sensitivity range ISO 100 to 6400* at normal setting that handles various degrees of brightness *Expandable to ISO 50 equivalent or ISO 25600 equivalent.

Approx. 0.13 s* start-up time and approx. 0.052 s* shutter-release time lag. High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 5.5 fps* *Based on CIPA Guidelines.

Newly developed glass pentaprism optical viewfinder with approx. 100% frame coverage that enables a grid line display.

SD memory card double slots compatible with high-speed SDXC and UHS-I.

Approx. 921k-dot, wide-viewing angle, 8-cm (3.2-in.) LCD monitor with reinforced glass that reduces the surface reflection of each part to deliver clear visibility with its integrated structure of glass and panel.

Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie that delivers two selectable movie formats. Virtual horizon that detects both "pitching" and "rolling" directions.

Compatible with the WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter (optional) that enables remote shooting and transmission of images to a smart device  MB-D14 Multi-Power Battery Pack (optional) that enables smooth vertical shooting.

IPhone 5

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When we envisioned the new iPhone, we landed on a remarkably thin and light design. But it’s nearly impossible to make a device so thin and so light without sacrificing features or performance.

We could have taken the easy way out and designed something more reasonable and less remarkable. But we didn’t. If the technology didn’t exist, we invented it. If a component wasn’t small enough, we re-imagined it. If convention was standing in the way, we left it behind. The result is iPhone 5: the thinnest, lightest, fastest iPhone ever.

iPhone 5 is just 7.6 millimeters thin. To make that happen, Apple engineers had to think small, component by component. They created a nano-SIM card, which is 44 percent smaller than a micro-SIM. They also developed a unique cellular solution for iPhone 5. The conventional approach to building LTE into a world phone uses two chips — one for voice, one for data. On iPhone 5, both are on a single chip. The intelligent, reversible Lightning connector is 80 percent smaller than the 30-pin connector. The 8MP iSight camera has even more features — like panorama and dynamic low-light mode — yet it’s 20 percent smaller. And the new A6 chip is up to 2x faster than the A5 chip but 22 percent smaller. Even with so much inside, iPhone 5 is 20 percent lighter and 18 percent thinner than iPhone 4S.

read more at apple.com

Dubai Shopping Festival 2013 dates announced

The Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE), an agency under the Department of Economic Development, announced the dates of Dubai Shopping Festival 2013. The 18th edition of festival will commence on January 3 and will go on till February 3 2013.

US bank backs $2b loan for UAE nuclear plant

Dubai: The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, the official export credit agency of the United States, has authorised a $2 billion direct loan to UAE’s Barakah One Company to underwrite the export of American equipment and service-expertise for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the UAE, a bank statement said.

The credit line comes under the ‘U.S. – UAE 123 Agreement for Peaceful Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation’ signed by both the countries in 2009 and the ‘Arrangement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the U.S. and the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation of the UAE For the Exchange of Technical Information and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Security Matters’ in 2010.

The United States’ National Security Council and the Departments of State and Energy have approved the transaction.

This will help more than 5,000 American jobs in 17 states and comes at a crucial time when US unemployment rate flirts around the psychological 8 per cent mark ahead of President Barack Obama’s re-election bid in November.

“Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 per cent,” the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics reported on Friday.

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Source Gulfnews.com