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Sony QX Lens Camera phone attachments give a more camera-like feeling Sep 3rd 2013, 08:08, by Juan Carlos Torres Yesterday, we got a glimpse of a bunch of leaked photos of Sony‘s upcoming “Lens Camera” accessories and discovered that the device can be used while not attached to a smartphone. That is only half of the story though, and the other half involves how the lenses can be attached to a smartphone if one wants to. The Sony camera lenses, which also go by the name of “Lens G” in rumors, have been part of what seems to be Sony’s camera-oriented lineup of devices, which includes the Sony Xperia Honami that is rumored to sport a 20 megapixel camera. Sony has been reported to be preparing two models, the QX10 and the QX100, with both sporting features such as a built-in microphone, zoom lever, shutter button, and a memory card slot. It seems that Sony is offering two ways to use the lenses that would give users a more traditional camera feeling. The Sony QX10, the low-end model of the two camera lenses, seems to be meant to connect to a smartphone via a clip attachment that clamps on to the rear of the phone. On the other hand, the higher-end QX100 is seen to connect to a slot at the back of a special smartphone case. There are still many questions left unanswered by the photos, such as whether the two attachment methods are interchangeable between the two different models or if there are special attachments made for tablets. We might not have to wait much longer for answers as Sony is expected to unveil the lenses in a few days at IFA in Berlin. VIA: Photo Rumors Story Timeline Sony tipped to release "clip-on" 20MP camera lens for Android Sony Xperia "Lens G" camera attachment fully revealed Sony "Lens G" QX10 and QX100 user manual leak brings more detail Sony "Lens G" QX100 price revealed in latest leak Sony QX Lens Camera might not need smartphones after all HTC Desire 601 brings HTC One features to the mid-range Sep 3rd 2013, 07:02, by Cory Gunther Just days before the annual IFA event in Berlin kicks off the folks from HTC have just announced two new smartphones to beat the news rush. Bringing the elegant style and awesome features from their popular HTC One series to the mid-range and budget market, sort of. Today we have all the details on the new HTC Desire 601 and budget-aimed Desire 300. Above is the better of the two devices being announced today, which is the Desire 601. Following along the footsteps of previous Desire handsets, only improved in all key areas to continue with the One styling and next-gen features. Some of those include Boomsound front facing speakers, HTC Zoe camera features, Blinkfeed and more. The Desire 601 aims to bring that premium HTC experience to the budget and mid-range crowd, and it certainly appears to be doing so. Delivering a 4.5-inch qHD 540 x 960 resolution display, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 1.4 GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The rear features a 5 megapixel camera, no Ultrapixel, and there’s no mention of the battery size or internal storage limit. However, it offers 4G LTE, probably will have a dual-SIM variant, and we’re expecting Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on board complete with Sense 5. Then the second device announced today (above) is the entry-level low end Desire 300. We saw an unknown HTC phone last week, and now can confirm that was indeed the Desire 300. The previous specs weren’t accurate though, and HTC confirmed a few details today. Those being a 4.3-inch 480 x 800 resolution display, and a 1.0 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor. Likely that is the Snapdragon 200, but it doesn’t specifically state. You’ll enjoy 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and of course the same Blinkfeed and other Sense 5 UI features. That’s all HTC had to say about the Desire 300, and as you can see from the images it doesn’t enjoy the Boomsound front facing speakers like the HTC One, or today’s newly announced Desire 601. According to HTC both devices will be available in mid to late October in select markets, and we’ll update with more details and pricing as soon as the word gets out.

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