It turns out Huawei and Google (and Sony) make pretty good partners, especially when it comes to the camera.

Google really talked up the camera on the Nexus 6P when unveiling its collaborations with LG and Huawei this year, which filled a lot of people with cautious optimism. Nexus phones haven't ever really been known for their cameras, and every company makes it seem like its camera is awesome at a launch event. While those promises haven't always ended in great cameras, this year has been back to back amazing from many different Android manufacturers.

With that in mind, we wandered out into the world to capture some great pictures and video to see what we could get this camera — and its 12.3-megapixel Sony sensor — to do. Full size versions of all photos are available at the bottom of the post.

Full auto on a tripod

Just about any camera can take good picture in perfect lighting on a tripod, but it's the best place to start to get an idea for what the camera on the Nexus 6P is capable of. All of these shots were taken in full auto, meaning Google Camera chose where to focus and no settings were changed.

As you can see, the camera on the Nexus 6P handled these photos with no problem. You can zoom in and see plenty of detail, lots of great color, and HDR happened automatically where it made sense to do so. Everything you'd expect from a decent smartphone camera.

Full auto without a tripod

While there are some people out there concerned that the Nexus 6P lacks hardware-based Optical Image Stabilization, the folks at Google aren't among them. The ability to capture more light with larger pixels is good enough for them, and so the next set of photos are full auto with a single hand holding the phone to see how well that holds up in reality.

The increased size of the Nexus 6P makes it a little unwieldy for taking photos with one hand, but the results are impressive. There's slight blurring in areas of the photo of the flowers in a breeze, but it's still a nice photo. The Heron across the lake was captured with full zoom in the Google Camera app, and we still got quite a bit of detail from the photo. Even in a dimly lit theater, where most smartphone cameras struggle to produce much more than graininess, the Nexus 6P did well. For quick point and shoot times, this camera will do well for most people.

HDR

Capturing a sunrise is often rewarding, but not always easy if you want to grab more than just the colors in the distance. The Nexus 6P demonstrated superior HDR capabilities when capturing a sunrise, especially when to exposing both the foreground and the sunrise.

Each photo taken here was a specific tap to focus photo, with the first being the sun itself and the second being the bricks in the foreground. As you can see, the camera did a great job balancing the exposures and creating a pair of fantastic photos.

Low Light with a tripod

The larger pixels in the Nexus 6P camera are capturing more light, which should mean great low light photos. There are many different kinds of low light photos, but the outdoor photo at night is one of the more common.

The first photo is at night with an outdoor lightbulb about 15 feet behind the camera. The color representation isn't bad, but there's a fair amount of grain and distortion along the lines that make up the figurines. The second photo is with the flash enabled, and as you can see the color representation is much better and there's a lot of detail. The flash isn't too harsh, but on a tripod this quality is largely what you'd expect. The final photo is with almost no light, and as you can see Google Camera opts for capturing available light instead of cranking up the ISO to create artificial grainy light. This isn't necessarily better, but it means there's a lot less noise in your low light photos.

4K Video

As you'd expect from the photos, the Nexus 6P captures 4K video with no problem. Colors are great, motion isn't a problem, and even the audio comes thorough nice and clear.

Slow Motion Video

This is the first Nexus phone to come with the ability to capture 240 frames-per-second slow motion out of the box, and the end result is a lot of fun to look at. The focus is a little off, but the overall motion capture is great.

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While we still need to see how this camera stands up against the other Android cameras right now, it's clear this camera is by far the most capable we've seen on a Nexus before. There's not much to criticize here, and it's going to make owning a Nexus this year a whole lot more enjoyable for a lot of people.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc has agreed to pay up to $8 million to resolve a lawsuit by employees who claimed their personal data was stolen in a 2014 hacking tied to the studio’s release of a comedy set in North Korea, “The Interview.”

The settlement with the Sony Corp unit and current and former employees was disclosed in papers filed on Monday in federal court in Los Angeles.

Under the deal, Sony will pay up to $2.5 million, or $10,000 per person, to reimburse employees for identity theft losses and up to $2 million, or $1,000 per person, to reimburse them for protective measures they took after the cyber attack.

Sony has also agreed to pay up to $3.49 million to cover legal fees and costs, according to court papers. The settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner.

Neither Sony nor a lawyer for the plaintiffs immediately responded to requests for comment on Tuesday.

“The Interview” starred Seth Rogen and James Franco, and depicted the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Sony shelved the movie’s wide theatrical release after the hacking, which surfaced in November and drew international attention. It later offered the movie through digital downloads.

The attack, for which U.S. officials blamed North Korean hackers, wiped out massive amounts of data and led to the online distribution of email, sensitive employee data and pirated copies of new movies.

The lawsuit was filed soon after by former employees who contended Sony’s negligence caused them economic harm by forcing them to beef up credit monitoring to address their greater risk of identity theft.

They also said the data breach was an “epic nightmare” for them and thousands of former colleagues. In June, Klausner rejected Sony’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the employees could pursue their claims that Sony was negligent and violated a California confidentiality law.

HTC unveils One A9 smartphone, replica off iPhone 6 design.

HTC has unveiled the latest version of its One smartphone, touting its combination of sleek design with the latest Android software.

The HTC One A9 offers an all-metal and glass design with smooth curves. In addition to the traditional smartphone colors of gray, sliver and gold, it also comes in garnet red.

The phone is the first outside of Google's own Nexus line to feature that company's Marshmallow software at launch. And it's the first regular-sized HTC phone to have a fingerprint sensor -- a feature already standard on phones made my larger rivals Apple and Samsung.

Talking of specs, HTC One A9 sports a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor with 64-bit octa-core CPUs. The smartphone has 13MP rear camera with support for 1080p video recording and ultraPixel front-facing camera.

The smartphone comes in 16GB and 32GB storage options and features expandable SD card storage up to 2TB. There's 2 or 3 GB of RAM depending on the version and 2,150 mAh battery.

US preorders for silver and gray phones are now being taken through HTC's website for $400. The other colours will be available within weeks. Though there is no word on the smartphone's India availability, there are speculations that the company may launch the phone next month in the Indian market.

GENERAL

2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 21004G NetworkLTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) -SIMNano-SIMDimensions145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mmWeight143 g

DISPLAY

Size5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixelsTypeAMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

MEMORY

Card SlotmicroSD, up to 200 GBInternal16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

DATA

GPRSYesEDGEYesBluetoothYes

CAMERA

Primary13MPSecondary4MP

FEATURES

OSAndroid OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)CPUOcta-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617BrowserHTML5

BATTERY

Battery Capacity2,150mAh

Sony launches Xperia Z5, Z5 Premium at Rs 52,990 and Rs 62,990, respectively,as the !st Android phone which price is higher than iphone.

New Delhi:

Electronics giant Sony has launched Xperia Z5, Z5 Premium at Rs 52,990 and Rs 62,990, respectively. The Xperia Z5 will be available starting October 23 while the Premium variant will be available starting November 7.

The company had launched the two phones along with the Xperia Z5 Compact during IFA 2015, Berlin in September. Sony will not launch the Xperia Z5 Compact in the Indian market.

Both Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium, come with a Sony Quick Charger (UCH10) which enables 5.5 hours usage with 10 minutes of charging at no extra cost. Customers can also redeem Smart Cover for their Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium worth Rs 3,500 from Xperia Lounge for free.

The Xperia Z5 Premium can be pre-booked at leading stores across India from 25 October 2015 to 4 November 2015. Customers who pre-book will get an MDR-EX31BN Sony wireless headset worth Rs 5,490.

Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium customers also get content worth over Rs. 4000 along with their devices. It includes 3 months subscription to Sony Music and unlimited download to own content worth Rs 1500, 3 months subscription to Sony LIV worth Rs 299, Amazon Kindle e-books worth Rs 1000, 3 months subscription to Hungama Play worth Rs 750 and a preinstalled Full-HD Game (Modern Combat) with free in game credits worth Rs 780.

Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium will be available in dual-sim variants. All the devices are water-resistant (IP 65/68). These are also the first Sony smartphones to feature a fingerprint sensor for security integrated with the power button which is located at the right edge of the phone.

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is the company's flagship offering and the first smartphone to come with a 4K resolution display. The Z5 Premium sports a 5.5-inch 4K ​Triluminos display (3840 x 2160p). It upscales content to 4K, enhancing any native or third party videos or photos so users can view Netflix, YouTube or their own videos in 4K.

The Sony Xperia Z5, on the other hand, comes with a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920p) display. Xperia Z5 series phones feature Sony's new 1/2.3 Exmor RS for mobile 23MP sensor and F2.0 G Lens with a 5MP front camera.

The phones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor and come with 3GB of RAM and 32GB in-built storage expandable up to 200GB via microSD card. The phones support Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 that enables users to get 5.5 hours usage with just 10 minutes of charging with a certified Quick Charge 2.0 charger.

The phones support 4G LTE, 3G, Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity options.

Xperia Z5 Premium is backed by a 3,430mAh battery lasting for up to two days, as per the company and comes in chrome and gold colours. Xperia Z5 has a 2,900mAh battery and comes in black, gold and green colours.

Src taken form : Times of India