Dragged kicking and screaming into 2008 we've finally decided to break the code of silence which hovered over the inner workings of the dpreview beast and launch our very own blog, or blogs to be more precise. As of today we now have a more informal channel for our editorial and developer teams to c...
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By Jean Snow June 23, 2008 | 1:50:00 PM Categories: Business Matters    Are the Beatles and Guitar Hero about to come together? The Financial Times reports that representatives of the digital-shy group are currently in talks with Guitar Hero makers Activ...
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Pre-Photokina 2008: Canon has announced a pair of 10 megapixel successors to its PowerShot S5IS 'super zoom' compact digital camera. Both the PowerShot SX10 IS and PowerShot SX1 IS feature 28-560mm (equivalent) 20x zoom lenses, DIGIC IV processors, improved image stabilization system and wealth of ...
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Illustration: Mark Matcho I didn't attend prep school with the Kennedys or schmooze my way into high society. But these days I'm feeling extremely well connected, thanks to mobile devices like Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and the Dash Express GPS . What's unique about these gizmos is that th...
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NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - New Yorkers can soon take a bite out of city crime by uploading video or photo evidence directly to the New York Police Department , in a move welcomed on Thursday by civil rights groups. "We're putting that technology in place to enable us to do that," said Polic...
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Parrot抯 MINIKIT Slim car-kit 17 July 2008 No voice tags just say the name and get connected Parrot has unveiled an ultra-slim handsfree device. Fundamentally built for in-car use, the Parrot MINIKIT Slim can also be used at home or in the office for conference calls. Simplicity is the key beh...
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No, it's not a lot of fun standing in line for three-and-a-half hours to buy and activate an iPhone 3G . But I'm not here to recount Friday's ordeal or pile on about the activation snags that marked the global roll-out of Apple's latest iPhone . Rather, I would like to talk to you-the gentle, d...
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Is it dumb to use Windows Vista instead of XP? As usual, there are many readers on both sides of the issue. Let us know what you think . Canadians are unhappy with iPhone pricing , although a few of our readers point out that they shouldn't be. If you have an opinion on Canadian iPhone pricin...
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posted Jun 30, 2008, 7:57 AM by Eric M. Zeman Today Purple Labs announced its acquisition of Openwave Software. Openwave makes software for mobile phones. Its browser is used on many mobile phones in the U.S., including many that operate on Verizon's network. Purple Labs is based in Fran...
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posted Jun 17, 2008, 6:17 AM by Eric M. Zeman This latest slider from Sony Ericsson targets the youth market and is focused on providing an enriched gaming experience. It carries quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, as well as stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio. The F305 has what Sony Ericsson call...
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While the overall value of mergers and acquisitions in the tech sector will likely decline this year, this week illustrates how strategic, and sometimes smaller, deals are still important for the sector, as BMC, SAP, Fortinet and Microsoft announced deals. This year has seen its share of big de...
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