Samsung brings new phone to compete Moto E

Samsung brings new phone to compete Moto E

   May 28, 2014       prabhakardalvi

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Samsung is quietly working on a budget smartphone for India to compete against the popular Motorola Moto E which is being sold for Rs 6,999. The new Samsung smartphone is currently being tested. Samsung smartphone with SM-G350E model number runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and is expected to be priced around Rs 6,500. Samsung's own website listed the User Agent Profile of the Samsung SM-G350E smartphone.

Motorola Moto E was released earlier this month and was an instant hit thanks to its decent combination of price and features. Micromax quickly announced the Unite 2, followed by Lava which released the Iris X1 for Rs 7,999.

Now Samsung is working to bring SM-G350E which said to have a 4.3-inch touchscreen display with 480x800 pixel resolution. It will be powered an ARM Cortex-A7 based mobile processor clocked at 1.2 Ghz and will feature 1 GB RAM. This Samsung handset is said to have 8 GB on-board storage and there will be a memory card slot. This phone will support dual-SIM configuration.

The smartphone will feature 5 megapixel camera at the back and VGA camera in the front. Samsung has loaded the new TouchWiz user interface on top of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat for this smartphone. We may expect the company to introduce the SM-G350E smartphone in a month or two from now.

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Samsung says number of Galaxy S5s with non-working camera small

Samsung says number of Galaxy S5s with non-working camera small

   April 28, 2014       prabhakardalvi

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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said the number of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphones shipped with non-working cameras was "very limited" and that it has taken measures to ensure the issue does not recur in new shipments.

Reports of the problem surfaced last week and come less than a month after the phone's global launch, with Samsung banking on the S5 to outdo its predecessor and rebuild momentum for the brand in an increasingly competitive market.

The South Korean firm has warned profits are likely to have fallen in January-March from a year earlier, its second straight quarter of decline.

"We have discovered that the issue has been seen in a very limited portion of early production Galaxy S5 units, and was caused by complications in the ROM (Read Only Memory) component which stores the information necessary to operate the camera," Samsung said in an e-mailed statement.

A company spokeswoman on Monday declined to specify the number of phones affected but said the problem had been reported in the United States and a few other countries.

Customers affected by the S5 camera failure should contact Samsung's customer service or the mobile service provider, she said.

Copyright: Thomson Reuters 2014 

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How would you change Samsung ATIV Tab

How would you change Samsung ATIV Tab

   April 28, 2014       prabhakardalvi

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How would you change Samsung's ATIV Tab?

don't normally discuss products that I've reviewed on How Would You Change, but I'm making an exception for Samsung's ATIV Tab.

The Korean company pondered the merits of launching the device right up to its debut, and swiftly axed any US expansion before it could get off the ground.

As one of the first Windows RT devices, it came with a hobbled operating system, but the hardware was staggeringly good.

Unfortunately, it's rare that anyone actually splashed out on this unit, but I'm still asking anyone who owned one of these units to chip in.

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Samsung to manufacture Galaxy S4 in India

Samsung to manufacture Galaxy S4 in India

   April 28, 2013       Unknown

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Samsung India today said it will soon start manufacturing its flagship high-end smartphone Galaxy S4 in India.

"We are planning to start manufacturing of S4 soon at our Noida facility," Samsung Mobile and Digital Imaging Country head Vineet Taneja told PTI.

He, however, refused to share any timeframe by when the production will start. The Noida facility is manufacturing about 35-40 million phones annually, including 12 smartphones such as Galaxy S3.

The company currently imports the recently launched Galaxy S4 from South Korea.

Sensing huge demand for Galaxy S4, the company is also looking to double up the high-end smartphone (above Rs 20,000) market size in India, which is currently contributing around 10-12 per cent of the overall smartphone market.

The Galaxy S4, which is packed with newer imaging features as well as 'gesture-control' technology, has a five-inch full HD super AMOLED touchscreen, 13 mega pixel rear and 2 mega pixel front camera and supports 3G networks.

Although Samsung is the market leader in smartphone market in India, competition from Apple, BlackBerry and Nokia has put pressure on it to add new software features to maintain its lead.

According to research firm IDC, the overall mobile phone market in India reached about 218 million units in 2012, growing 16 per cent year-on-year.

Of this, 16.3 million units were smartphones, but the category saw a growth of about 48 per cent. Samsung was the leader in the quad-core and 5-inch plus screen size models, IDC added.

The demand for smartphones is expected to be around 34-36 million units this year.

Globally, Samsung had 30.3 per cent share of the smartphone market (with sales of 215.8 million units) in 2012, while Apple had a 19.1 per cent share with sales of 135.9 million units, according to IDC.

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Camera megapixels: Why more isn't always better (Smartphones Unlocked)

Camera megapixels: Why more isn't always better (Smartphones Unlocked)

   October 10, 2012       Unknown

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It's time to forget megapixels as the measure of smartphone camera performance and pick a new yardstick.

Just days ago, Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S III, the global, quad-core, Android Ice Cream Sandwich successor to its best-selling smartphone ever, the Galaxy S II.

CNET readers' reactions were mixed, with several comments that the 8-megapixel camera didn't seem too hot.

Rumors of a 12-megapixel camera leading up to the announcement were partly to blame. It's no wonder that some felt that a perfectly good 8-megapixel spec was taking a step back, especially with the 16-megapixel shooter on the HTC Titan II out in the wild, and Nokia's 41-megapixel 808 PureView, a Mobile World Congress stunner.

Despite the fact that 8 megapixels is pretty standard for a high-end smartphone camera these days, one CNET reader described the Samsung Galaxy S III's camera as "so last year." Never mind that at least one high-end phone, like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, still touts a 5-megapixel camera.

It isn't that 5-megapixel cameras can't be good, even better than phones with an 8-megapixel count lens; or that we're due for another bump along the megapixel scale. It's that to many shoppers, 5 megapixels just doesn't sound as good as 8, even if the camera produces terrific, knock-your-socks-off shots. And well, if 8 is good, then 12 is better.

The dirty secret lurking behind today's 8-megapixel yard stick for high-end status (and what any photography nut will tell you) is that the megapixel number alone is a poor way to predict photographic performance.

For instance, the original Samsung Focus took some lovely shots on its 5-megapixel camera, while the Motorola Droid Razr's 8-megapixel lens creates disappointing pictures. And the 5-megapixel camera on Apple's iPhone 4 beat out some 8-megapixel cameras on the market and delivered good low-light results.

Of course, that's not to say that bigger can't also be sometimes better. For instance, HTC's One X high-performance 8-megapixel smartphone camera boasts rapid shot-to-shot action, and its Titan II takes 16-megapixel shots of solid quality.

So what's the formula for fantastic photos? It involves an entire camera module that includes not just the size and material of the main camera lens, but also the light sensor behind it, the image processor, and the software that ties it all together.

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LAWS RELATING TO WORKING CONDITIONS

LAWS RELATING TO WORKING CONDITIONS

   August 21, 2012       Unknown

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Factories Act, 1948

This regulates health, safety, welfare and other working conditions of workers in factories and it is enforced by the State Governments through factory inspectorates. The Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) functions as a technical arm of the Ministry for coordinating with the State Governments. DGFASLI conducts training, studies and surveys relating to safety and health of workers through the Central Labour Institute in Mumbai and other Regional Labour Institutes. The Act is applicable to all factories including government factories using power and employing 10 or more workers and 20 in the case of factories not using power on any day of the preceding 12 months.

Some of the provisions under the Act include the following grouped under the chapters stated below

1. Compulsory approval, licensing and registration of factories – The occupier shall notify the Factory Inspectorate at least 15 days before the commencement of operations in the premises providing information such as location, nature of operation, number of workers employed, rated horsepower installed or to be installed.
2. Health measures – Every factory- shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance and in particular accumulations of dirt –  Shall arrange for waste treatment and effluents generated during manufacturing, provide adequate ventilation, lighting and optimum temperature to provide reasonable condition of comfort -Shall prevent overcrowding and provide facility for wholesome drinking water.
3. Safety measures – Every dangerous part of any machinery shall be securely fenced and constantly maintained. No person shall be allowed to work at any dangerous machine without proper training or full instruction regarding potential dangers and precautions required.  Every hoist and lift shall be of good mechanical construction, sound material and adequate strength, properly maintained, and thoroughly examined by a competent person in prescribed intervals.
4. Welfare measures- Provision shall be made for – Separate and adequate washing facilities for male and female workmen. Facilities for sitting for workers obliged for work normally in standing position. First Aid-box, one for every 150 workmen, under charge of a trained person. Ambulance room for factory ordinarily employing more than 500 workmen. Suitable and adequate Rest Shelter or a Rest room and Lunch room to be provided in factories ordinarily employing more than 150 workers. However, the provision shall not be required, if canteen according to sec 46 has been provided. Canteen at factories employing 250 workers or more, crèche of prescribed standards at factories employing 30 or more women. Factory ordinarily employing 500 or more workers, are required to appoint a Welfare officer, whose duties, qualifications and conditions of service are prescribed under the State Factory Rules.
5. Working hours – not more than 48 hours in any week and not more than nine hours in a day. For working hours beyond the prescribed limit, the overtime work will be entitled to twice ordinary wage and allowance. A compulsory rest of at least half an hour between each period of work and such period of work shall not exceed five hours. Compensatory holiday in lieu of weekly holidays deprived and such compensatory holiday must be given within the same month or two months following the month when the weekly holiday was missed.
6. Annual leave provision – One day leave for every 20 days of work for an adult worker one day for every 15 days of work in the case of child worker. To be entitled for this the worker should have worked for a period of 240 days or more during the previous calendar year. Maternity leave for women not exceeding 12 weeks.
7. Employment of women and young persons – No woman worker shall be required to work at night but this is not applicable to persons holding position of Management or supervision or who are employed in confidential positions in a factory as may be defined by the State Government. No child below 14 years shall be employed in factories.

A child who is over 14 years of age, in order to work in factory must be certified to be fit for work in a factory by a Certifying Surgeon. The certificate is valid for one year and is to be kept in the custody of the manager and the child or the adolescent has to carry with him while at work, a token giving reference to such certificate. Such child workers must not work for more than four and half hours on any day and during night. The period of work is also not to be spread over more than two shifts of five hours each. Every child worker is to be compulsorily allowed a weekly holiday.

1. Accident and occupational diseases – the manager of the factory shall send notice to prescribed authorities within the prescribed time limit in the event of an accident that causes death or injury preventing a person from working for a period of 48 hours or more immediately following the accident. Likewise if any worker in a factory contacts any disease specified in the third schedule the manager of the factory shall send a notice, not later than 4 hours to the prescribed authority.
2. Dangerous operations – A Site Appraisal Committee considers applications for grant of permission for the initial location of a factory, involving hazardous process or an expansion of any such factory. Disclose information regarding dangers, including health hazards and measures to overcome such hazards arising out of hazardous substances, to the Chief Inspector of Factories, local authority and the general public in the vicinity. Prepare health and safety policy, emergency plan etc. The occupier must maintain accurate and updated medical record of the workers, appoint qualified, experienced and competent supervisors to supervise handling of hazardous substances. Pre-employment and post-employment medical examination of workers, at regular intervals.
3. Obligations and rights of employees- No worker shall willfully interfere with or misuse any appliance, convenience or other things provided in a factory for the purposes of securing the health, safety or welfare of the workers or willfully and without reasonable cause do any thing likely to endanger himself or others, or neglect to make use of any appliance or other things provided in the factory for the purposes of securing the health or safety of the workers therein. Contravention will entail imprisonment up to 3 months or fine or both.

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