Transfer movies onto your phone 29 October 2009 X-OOM Movie Clone enables cinema on the go Have tiresome commute each day? Movie Clone 5 allows you to watch your favourite movies on your mobile, by converting them into a compatible format. Customers can make high resolution 1:1 copies of both ...
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As e-readers grow in popularity, a debate is growing about how well proprietary formats such as Amazon.com uses with the Kindle will do against more open approaches that allow users to download e-books to just about any device. LibreDigital Inc. is previewing its AllAccess content delivery pla...
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Why do so many people want to dress up as an iPhone for Halloween? Can't nerds dress up as something normal like Steve Jobs or the Lin Artwork: Chip Taylor ux Penguin? In recent years more and more Halloween party goers are choosing to dress up like an iPhone . What would possess someone to d...
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Toshiba has announced the development of a back-illuminated CMOS sensor suitable for compact digital cameras. The technology, as used by Sony in its Exmor R sensors, will now be used in a 14.6MP, 1/2.3" sensor. The company says it will start shipping the Dynastron-branded chipby the third q...
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Demoed: Vodafone 360 28 October 2009 We get up close to Voda's new social networking service We went to a bus in Hanover Square today to get a demo of Vodafone's new social network, 360. Announced last month , Vodafone 360 is actually a social network aggregator (though also a so...
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SanDisk has announced 32GB variants of its Ultra Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo memory cards. The Ultra-branded Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo with read/write speeds of up to 30 MB/s will ship from November 2009 at a price of $279.99 while the Memory Stick PRO Duo is availab...
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Nik Software has announced a new version of its Vivezaselective color and light control plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple Aperture. Version 2 brings in a host of new features and improvements including global image adjustment feature that allows users to control most of the color an...
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Kodak has reported that its business division that includes digital cameras suffered a 49% fall in sales (compared to the same period last year) in the third quarter of 2009. "Continued declines in consumer spending have had significant impacts in the company's digital camera and digital pi...
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HTC Hero to get Android 2.0 30 October 2009 Sense UI to be integrated into OS HTC has announced that its recently released mobile phone, the HTC Hero , will be its first handset to feature Android 2.0 along with complete Sense user interface integration. The announcement was deri...
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It's been some time since the Apple TV has received much attention from Apple, and no, dropping the 40GB model and the price on the 160GB model doesn't count. But just in time for the holidays, a new iTunes Store Terms of Service agreement may have let the cat out of the bag. When I checked for i...
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Leaf has released the Aptus II 5 digital back. Priced at €5,995, the new back is expected to ship from November 2009. Phase One's 645AF camera body with 80mm lens can be purchased along with the back for an additional €2,000. With a total price of €7,995 for the camera ...
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Well, gang, it's official: Verizon's Motorola Droid smartphone is on its way into the world . The Droid, unveiled Wednesday, will hit store shelves on November 6 with a $199.99 price tag, after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year contract. The phone is the first to run Google's brand n...
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This just in: Apple's iTunes 9.0.2 update not only allows Palm Pre syncing, it embraces it wholeheartedly, offering to let you transfer all of your content to one of Palm's devices to make it easy to switch to the rival handset and ditch your iPho--oh, whoops; apparently, I started reading my Biz...
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Pentax has released a firmware update for its K-7 mid-level DSLR. Version 1.02 adds a new Fine Sharpness 2 custom function for extra sharpness in images. In specific shooting conditions, it improves image processing performance and stability. The firmware is available for immediate download from Pen...
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Sony Ericsson Satio comes to 3 29 October 2009 Twelve-megapixel camera phone available on contract and prepay Customers of 3 can now get their hands on the super snappy Sony Ericsson Satio phone. Available for £30 a month on an 18 month contract, customers will need to enrol on the o...
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A major contender to the iPhone , Google's Droid smartphone, took center stage this week. With Verizon in its corner, Analysts were quick to size up Droid's advantages, assess its chances, and even start to track its presales. Check out the stories that cover what's shaping up to be smartph...
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Well, Google 's done it again: Tossed a monkey wrench inside a well-oiled, profitable machine, and gummed it up good. Of course, I'm talkin g out the company's foray into the turn-by-turn GPS navigation market, a bold move that's bound to cause more than a few migraines at the headquarters of...
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In an unexpected move, Nintendo says it plans to launch a jumbo-sized version of its DS handheld in Japan with twin screens nearly twice the area of those found in the current models. The new system, dubbed the DSi LL, will hit the streets on November 21 and sell for 楼20,000 or about $220 USD. Speci...
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Despite the release of the 3.0 software , the Apple TV is not Apple's most capable media player. In my opinion, the Mac mini remains Apple's best AV device. But one of the major difficulties of using any Mac connected to a TV is controlling it from the couch. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch,...
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Phase One has released Capture One 5 PRO, the latest version of its RAW workflow software. It extends RAW support for additional DSLRs and digital backs and includes a host of new features including Focus Tool and Focus Mask that allows users to instantly assess and make selections from the focused...
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