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On Lenses For Small Cameras

Without a doubt the cameras which created the most 'buzz' in 2009 were the Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic GF1 - the first in a new breed of interchangeable-lens compacts that promise the image quality of a DSLR in a much more portable package. Samsung's new NX10 is surely the herald of many more simila... More...

OLED TVs off to a Slower Than Expected Start

When Sony launched the world's first OLED (organic light emitting diode) television in late 2007 it seemed like a new era in flat-panel TV was beginning. True wall-hanging TVs just a few millimeters thick would finally be realized and those TVs would deliver crisp, colorful pictures that made curr... More...

PS3 Slim for $300 in K-Mart, Sears Ads?

Here comes Sony Claus, right down Sears and K-Mart lanes with a couple of ads confirming the long rumored PS3 Slim and for just $300. Photoshop tricks? Not this time. The folks at Engadget have links to the ads in questions , and given the legit hostnames, they're almost surely the real deal. The ... More...

Nokia to revamp mobile names?

Nokia to revamp mobile names? 29 July 2009 New brand names to be introduced at Nokia World 2009? Nokia is reported to be about to rename a large swath of its range of mobile phones in an effort to simplify labeling and to make each phone more immediately recognizable in terms of its use and th... More...

Developers Cautiously Optimistic About Verizon Store

Mobile application creators at the Verizon Developer Community conference on Tuesday welcomed the carrier's plans for an on-device application store but said cross-platform consistency and other issues might pose hurdles for the project. At the conference in San Jose, California, Verizon Wireless ... More...

Wall Street Beat: IT Investors Eye Bellwether Financials

Earnings season has begun in earnest, with investors scrutinizing reports from IT stalwarts like IBM, Dell, Google, Nokia and Sun for reasons to expect a strong second half of the year. So far, the second quarter for some of the leading vendors was better than expected, and several IT companies ind... More...

Report: Sony to Start Designing a Cell Phone/PSP Hybrid

Japanese paper states a team will be brought together in July to begin developing the new product. By Kris Pigna , 06/27/2009 According to a new report from Japanese trade paper Nikkei ( via Reuters), Sony is planning to create a new product with Sony Ericsson that combines their cellphones wi... More...

PS3 Version of Left 4 Dead 2 Listed by EA

EA's official website shows Left 4 Dead coming to the PS3. But don't get your hopes up. By Sam Kennedy , 06/20/2009 UPDATE: Aaaaaand there you go. EA has now removed the mentions of Left 4 Dead 2 for PS3 from its site. Was it just an honest mistake? Or a hint at a possible PS3 port in the futu... More...

Mamiya announces M18, M22 and M31 digital backs

Mamiya has announced three new M series digital backs for its 645AFDIII medium-format camera. The M18, M22 and M31 backs are based on 18MP, 22.1MP and 31.6MP sensors respectively, and incorporate 2.2" LCDs featuring a Live Preview mode. With the fastest capture rate of the line (0.8 fps), t... More...

Sony Ericsson announces green phones

Sony Ericsson announces green phones 08 June 2009 Naite and C901 GreenHeart are eco-savers Just like food and manufacturing industries got 'greenwashed' some years back, now the tech sector is experiencing a similar sweep of eco-guilt . Sony Ericsson is the latest company to announce green(er... More...

EA Reveals Spore, Robot Chicken Collaboration

DLC will be available free for Spore Galactic Adventures. By Kat Bailey , 05/19/2009 Robot Chicken fans will have good reason to check out Spore Galactic Adventures when it arrives next month. The expansion pack will feature downloadable content created by the writers, and will... More...

Disgaea 2 PSP Confirmed For America

Latest port due to arrive this fall. By Kat Bailey , 05/08/2009 Got a 100 hours or so on your hands? Good, because the newly renamed Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days has been officially confirmed for North America. The latest PlayStation Portable port will pick up some battle features from the Pl... More...

Witness the Violence of the 8-Bit Era

See Pac-Man eviscerate ghosts in gory detail. By Chris Pereira , 05/06/2009 Videogames have been the whipping boy of many politicians and activists for years now. It's become something you simply become used to hearing about, but it wasn't always like this -- before Mortal Kombat popped up... More...

New Evidence of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Coming to XBLA, PSN

News of an MvC2-themed fight stick and Achievements list make it all but confirmed. By Kris Pigna , 04/18/2009 Back in October of last year, an ESRB rating first revealed that Capcom was evidently planning to release a port of their beloved crossover fighting game, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 ,... More...

Virtual On XBLA Controller Problem Solved By Zealous Fan

Anonymous Japanese fan MacGyvers together solution with candy boxes, wire. By Nick Des Barres , 04/22/2009 Looking forward to the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Ver.5.66 , but distraught over the lack of a twin stick controller? Sure, there may have been... More...

PSP Firmware 5.5 to Bring Info Board, Web Search

New firmware to make the PSP experience more like the PS3. By Steve Watts , 04/20/2009 Sony has blogged some details for the PlayStation Portable firmware 5.50 update, and on the whole it seems to be further merging the PlayStation 3 and PSP interfaces. In corporate speak we call that &quo... More...

Confirmed: Bluetooth 3.0 Coming April 21

The Bluetooth 3.0 buzz is building. The short-range wireless standard Bluetooth 3.0 will get its official launch on April 21. The developers of the standard, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group , have confirmed multiple reports forecasting the release of Bluetooth 3.0 specs. According to the Blu... More...

DSiWare Launch Titles: Which Ones to Buy

By Chris Kohler April 02, 2009 | 1:06:52 PM Categories: Portable Gaming    The short list of launch titles showcased in Nintendo's DSiWare digital distribution service includes clever time-wasters and mini-games ripped from bigger titles. The inexpensive downl... More...

Lego My MMO: A Universe of Virtual Bricks

By Nate Ralph April 01, 2009 | 1:42:00 PM Categories: MMO Gaming    SAN FRANCISCO 鈥?"How do we come up with a digital brick?" There have been many games that use the Lego brand over the years, but the toys were mostly used as a clever visual... More...

Harold Ramis Finds Video Games Unfamiliar Territory

Says the game script recording process is a "little weird." By Kat Bailey , 03/31/2009 Harold Ramis has been in the movie business for a long time, but video games are apparently unfamiliar territory. According to a new interview with MTV , he realized as much when he took a look ... More...
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