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Intel on Monday launched its next-generation Atom netbook processor, saying it will bring longer battery life and improved system performance to low-cost laptops. The single-core Atom N450 chip is 60 percent smaller than existing Atom processors, and consumes close to 20 percent less power, ... More...

LG announces new budget handset 23 December 2009 Chassis features 'rich and loud' speaker After announcing the new Arena and Chocolate special edition phones, LG is busy filling gaps in its current mobile phone catalogue with the announcement of a new budget handset called the GS2... More...

Google Nexus One videos leaked 23 December 2009 Nexus vs iPhone images appear too There's more activity on the Google Nexus One front with new leaks of images and videos giving us a decent visual reference for the new design.   The first video offers is a brief run through of the ph... More...

Samsung hop to the Lindy 22 December 2009 New mobile phone successor to Corby? Samsung has officially announced the forthcoming release of its new mobile phone, the M5650 Lindy , seen, by some, as the successor to the popular Corby handset. The Lindy appears to be just as groovy and colourf... More...

Sigma has added its Optical Stabilization system to its popular 17-70mm fast standard zoom lens. The 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM will be available in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma mounts. The latest version offers a slightly wider aperture at the long end of the zoom though gains weight an... More...

Pentax has issued updated firmware for its entry-level DSLR, the K-x. Firmware V1.01 adds to the camera's 'cross-processing' feature and allows it to be assigned to the camera's 'green' button. It also promises to improve the accuracy of the battery meter as well as 'improved stability and performan... More...

3 launches Spotify on Symbian 23 December 2009 Music streaming service downloadable from Planet3 Following news that operator 3 has begun selling the HTC Hero with a two year subscription to Spotify , the service will now also be available to 3 customers with Symbian devices. However, aforeme... More...

Just posted! A beginners guide to HD video in digital cameras. One of our many side projects here at dpreview.com is an expansion of our 'Learn' section, and this is the first in a series of technology and technique articles we're hoping to make a regular feature on the site during 2010. This one ... More...

Carl Zeiss has announced it will make its 50mm and 100mm macro lenses in the Canon-compatible ZE mount. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and T* 2/100 ZE are both manual focus only and offer maximum magnification ratios of 1:2. The 50mm lens will be available this month, while the 100mm will follow in early ... More...

Acer looks to Brew phones in new year 24 December 2009 Company also strengthens its Android development We have already featured news from Acer that it is looking to release between eight and 10 new phones next year based upon the Android and Windows Mobile operating systems (probably a fift... More...

Phase One's Capture One software now offers support for Panasonic G Micro series cameras as well as the Olympus E-P2. In addition to support for the G1, GH1 and GF1, version 5.0.1 offers a series of bug fixes and promises image quality improvements for a series of digital backs and the Olympus E-P1.... More...

Here's a rhetorical question: How are netbooks any less attractive to consumers when Intel improves the Atom chips inside them? That's a question Intel will have to answer with the launch of its new Atom chip for netbooks, the Atom N450. It's 60 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter than ex... More...

The nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child wants to produce a touchscreen tablet computer by 2012 that will cost less than $100. OLPC released its device roadmap this week, which includes two upgrades to the original XO computer, as well as lofty plans for a new 8.5-by-11-inch tablet device called the... More...

After months of rumors, we still know very little about Apple's tablet device -- but that could change very soon. Apple is reportedly holding a media event in San Francisco on January 26, where the company is expected to make a major product announcement. According to the Financial Times' unn... More...

New HTC mobile presents updated Sense UI 23 December 2009 New interface resembles iPhone HTC is as active as ever in its quest to produce new mobile phones and attendant user interfaces to run alongside them. Maybe the new mobile phone that the company has just revealed took a few more sleeple... More...

iPhone - which tariff for you? 22 December 2009 Now you have a choice of four suppliers With Vodafone 's entry into the iPhone market, users now have a wide choice of iPhone tariffs to choose from but which is the best for you?   Initially, Vodafone appears to take a comfortable mi... More...

My index finger went completely numb. You could poke it and I wouldn't feel a thing. That was the flashing red neon sign telling me something was wrong. The culprit: laptops. My esteemed partner in crime, Patrick Miller, recently wrote about what bugs him about laptops . Now it's my turn, but I wan... More...

DxO Labs has issued a Mac update for its DxO Optics raw converter with a Windows version to follow. The latest Mac version, V5.3.6, includes support for fifteen new cameras and provides support for the Snow Leopard operating system (OS 10.6). The update is based around the inclusion of the cameras c... More...

Google Nexus One - full specs revealed 24 December 2009 Phone subjected to restricted initial sales More details have been revealed on the new Google-branded phone, the Nexus One ...in fact, all of them, a complete specification list for the handset.   According to the Engadget web... More...

Thinking about picking up one of those Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks? Good news! The company has announced that the product line has been refreshed to include the new Intel Atom N450 processor (the newly announced Atom that previously went under the code name Pineview). The N450 clocks in at 1.... More...