Nokia announces Lumia 925 in aluminium, with enhanced camera

Nokia has shown that it is firing on all cylinders. After the recent launch of the Lumia 928 stateside, they now unveiled the Lumia 925 which is an aluminum-clad Windows Phone featuring an enhanced camera and various new sofware features.  Essentially a refreshed Lumia 920 in a sleeker, lighter form factor, Nokia has made necessary improvements while maintaining the best bits of that flagship smartphone.

According to Nokia, "the Lumia 925 will debut in June on Europe’s Vodafone network, then head to China Mobile and China Unicom. It’s scheduled to launch on T-Mobile in the U.S. later this year, Nokia said. In Europe, the phone will cost around 469 euros before taxes and subsidies." No word yet on Canadian availability but this is too good a phone not to be offered in Canada,

Video: new iPhone 5 ad focuses on smartphone photography

Apple's latest iPhone 5 ad focuses on a single function of the device, the 8 megapixel camera. Capturing how crazy the world has become about taking and sharing photos with our smartphones in the Instagram age, the simple message is, 'every day more photos are taken with the iPhone than with any other camera,' which is probably true. The cameras on the iPhone 4, 4S and iPhone 5 remain as some of the best in the smartphone industry and the range of apps to tweak and share these photos is simply staggering. How important does the camera on a smartphone affect your decision to choose it over others?

Sony outs new NEX-3N, world's smallest interchangeable lens camera with APS-C sensor

Sony often ups the ante and raises the stakes by going smaller. That's what it has done with the new NEX-3N Sony’s new NEX-3N digital camera delivers professional quality photos and Full HD videos in an ultra-compact body weighing in at just under 7.5 ounces, making it the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C size sensor.

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Canon Canada opens iMage Square Experience Centre in Calgary, Alberta

Today Canon Canada opened Image Square, the Canon Experience Centre – a unique destination where visitors can interact with the latest Canon technology and benefit from the expertise of photography and business consultants. 

The space is located at Eighth Avenue place in downtown Calgary, Alberta and is specifically designed to encourage exploration and discovery.

Some of the innovative areas include:

• A touch screen media wall where visitors can post and interact with their own images
• A classroom-style learning space where expert staff will conduct seminars, project demos, presentations and Canon College photography classes
• Photo gallery curated by 500px, featuring the works of Alberta-based photographers who use Canon equipment to bring remarkable things to life

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