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Casio adds back-lit CMOS for EX-FH25 & EX-FC150

Casio Japan has released two digital cameras that see the addition of 10MP back-illuminated CMOS sensors to existing models in the Exilim line-up. The Exilim EX- FH25 and EX-FC150 follow the EX-FH20 superzoom and EX-FC100 compact respectively, sharing similar features such as image stabilization, ... More...

Blackberry mobile phone trio - new details

Blackberry mobile phone trio - new details 17 September 2009 Leaked information on three new handsets No sooner has specifications been released on the new Blackberry Onyx then information on three new mobile phones from Blackberry has been leaked onto the Internet. The new designs are curre... More...

Motorola DEXT is free on Orange

Motorola DEXT is free on Orange 16 September 2009 New Android handset available early next month We got hands-on with the Motorola DEXT at last nights official launch, and we must say we were rather impressed. Only time will tell whether it's enough to reignite the manufacturer's fortunes ,... More...

SanDisk unveils more Extreme cards

SanDisk has released a series of Extreme Pro CompactFlash cards with the super-fast read and write speeds of up to 90MB/s. The line supercedes the Extreme IV range and will start shipping this week in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities at a MSRP ranging from $300 to $800. The company has also release... More...

Nokia Launches Its Cheapest Touch Phone Yet

Nokia is driving down the price of its touch-screen phones: Its latest, the 5230, will cost €149 (US$210) before operator subsidies and taxes. The phone has a 3.2-inch display and support for A-GPS (Assisted GPS) and HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) mobile broadband at 3.6M bits... More...

Palm Coders Go to Camp

After weeks work, a grassroots group of Palm Pre enthusiasts will launch a one day developers "camp" in 80 cities this Saturday. Artwork: Chip Taylor So far, about 1,800 developers have signed up for the PreDevCamps , which are intended to stimulate the creative juices of atten... More...

Samsung announces new Dual SIM mobile phone

Samsung announces new Dual SIM mobile phone 05 August 2009 New candybar handset heading for European markets Samsung has announced a new mobile phone that will be able to feature two SIM cards.   The new handset is to be known as the C3212 DuoS and will be presented within a simple ... More...

Canon TS-E 24mm F3.5 L II lens review

Just posted! Our latest lens review featuring the Canon TS-E 24mm F3.5 L II. This tilt and shift lens caused something of a stir on its introduction earlier this year, with its new barrel design (shared with the TS-E 17mm F4L) that allows the directions of the tilt and shift axes to be freely rota... More...

Red Faction Guerrilla DLC Announced

"Demons of the Badlands" will be the first of three downloadable add-ons for Volition's highly-destructible shooter. By Dustin Quillen , 06/30/2009 Like Saints Row and Saints Row 2 before it, Red Faction Guerrilla will be receiving plenty of post-release support from develo... More...

Playback Turns Mac Into Media Server for Xbox 360, PS3

Yazsoft on Thursday announced the release of Playback 1.0, an "Extreme Media Server" for Mac OS X. It costs $15. Playback enables the Mac to share media with any Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 or other device that supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). It can share media store... More...

Tony Hawk Ride Board Intended for Use in 'Many Games'

Developer Robomodo says the new peripheral is more of a "platform" for use with future titles. By Kris Pigna , 06/22/2009 Tony Hawk Ride and its newfangled fake skateboard peripheral may cost as much as $120 . If that sounds like a bit much for a piece of plastic that can only b... More...

Just posted! Hartblei 120mm F4 Macro TS lens review

Just posted! Our lens review of the Hartblei Superrotator 120mm F4 TS Macro. In this latest review we deviate from the beaten track and delve into the slightly esoteric world of tilt and shift optics, taking a look at the longest lens of its type currently available. Like the rest of Hartblei's lens... More...

Konami Pullout Surprised Six Days In Fallujah Developer

Atomic Games president admits to being surprised, says the game was progressing well. By Kat Bailey , 04/29/2009 If Konami abruptly dropping Six Days in Fallujah from its lineup caught you offguard, then you're in good company. When he heard the news, Atomic Games president Peter Tamte adm... More...

Dawn of War 2 Soundtrack Available for Free

Download the music from Relic's hit RTS absolutely free of charge. By Dustin Quillen , 04/29/2009 Ever wish you could listen to the music from Dawn of War 2 while doing things totally unrelated to space orc genocide? Perhaps you've always felt that the Tyranid's theme would make the perfect b... More...

New PSP Named And Coming This Fall

Sources confirm the next PSP will gain an internal flash drive, ditch UMD, and nix the rumored second analog nub. By David Ellis , 04/28/2009 (Not an Actual PSP Go! Photo) Rumors of a major PSP hardware redesign have repeatedly bubbled to the surface over the last several months -- ... More...

Apple releases Aperture v2.1.3

Apple has released an updated version of its Aperture image processing software. Version 2.1.3 fixes minor issues related to the image library and improves the overall functioning of the software. The update also rectifies an error in thumbnail display of Nikon camera files when the camera is conne... More...

Laptop Hunters, Take 2: Still Unconvincing

Microsoft's latest Laptop Hunters commercial just came out and it is guaranteed to open up a second front among Mac and Windows fanboys. This time, our shopper is Giampaolo, a nondescript, hip young guy on the lookout for his dream machine priced under $1500 (poor Lauren, in Microsoft's first ad ... More...

Hellgate: London and Mythos to Resume Development

New San Francisco studio picks up where Flagship left off. By Dustin Quillen , 08/01/2008 While most of us were basking in the glory of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog , The Dark Knight , and E3 just a couple weeks back, the guys at Flagship Studios were busy closing up shop . Since th... More...

IZel Allows for Hands-free IPhone Viewing

Movaic on Tuesday introduced the iZel , a new foldable stand designed to work with the iPhone, iPod touch and other portable devices. It costs $25. The iZel is a portable stand manufactured from a slip-resistant elastomer material. It's designed to position the iPhone or iPod touch at an angle to ... More...

EA Demonstrates Bad Company 2

Senior producer Karl Magnus Troedsson says sequel will be "more intense, more serious." By Thierry Nguyen , 03/30/2009 Big surprise: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will have lots of destruction. Even though we already knew about a sequel , EA formally announced and demonstrated sa... More...