Dptips :. Digital Photography Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Learn the basics of recording voice and music onto a computer using microphones, audio cables and USB adapters.

With the highest price, fewest features and the same ol’ iPhone nav problems, TomTom’s app is hard to recommend.

Microsoft and Apple face-off in an operating system battle of biblical proportions. These two titans started all the smack talk in tech, so who will reign supreme?

Nokia is suing Apple for 10 counts of patent infringement, pointing to wireless technology patents owned by the Finnish manufacturer.

Seven has announced the details of its new digital channel called 7Two which begins broadcasting next month and will feature a mix of new run series and “old favourites”.

Mamiya introduces the new 22 Megapixel DM22 planned for November delivery. The DM22 features a 48×36mm sensor, 5356×4056 pixels, and an ISO range of 25-400, and has an estimated street price of $9,995. It’s being introduced at the same time as the Mamiya DM28, an identical camera except for its sensor is 44×33mm, 6144×4622 pixels, and an ISO range of 50-800, which has an estimated street price of $14,990. Both cameras come with the Mamiya 80mm f/2.8 D Series focal plane shutter lens…

Pentax releases firmware version 1.02 for the K-7 DSLR. This new update add these improvements: • Added [Fine Sharpness 2] which makes image outlines sharper than [Fine Sharpness] on the Sharpness settings. • Improved processing performance at the particular shooting condition or setting such as preview image quality at “Water Color & Pastel” of Digital Filter mode. • Improved stability for general performance such as with Battery Grip D-BG4, the rear e-dial may become unstable in particular shooting condition…

This week we look at Apple’s new range of desktops and laptops, roadtest a “EyeToy”-like camera phone and set sail in our search for bad jokes.

Optus is now offering its wireless broadband plans cheaper, but only for the first 12 months.

The long awaited successor to the Toyota Supra, the Lexus LFA, has been revealed at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. It’s not all good news though…

While sales for smartphones rise, there will still be an enduring market of people looking for simple phones that do the basics well.

Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed and expanded in Windows 7. See what this key design and interface feature looks like and behaves like in the new operating system.

LED lights are shining at us from everywhere in cars these days. Derek Fung explains why.

Before anything has a chance to go bad, make an emergency disc for Windows 7.

In most cases you can do an in-place upgrade of Vista to Windows 7. Here’s how.

It’s been a long time between 3G phones, but RIM has finally unveiled the successor to the Bold 9000. This new Bold is smaller, lighter and makes use of an optical trackpad instead of a jogball.

CNET Australia unboxes the brand new Apple MacBook which features a white polycarbonate body and large multi-touch trackpad.

Brother, actively working on retinal imaging display (RID) technology, now announces that it succeeded in developing a mobile prototype. RID is a projection technology that focuses light, of an intensity harmless to the eyes, onto the retina and then moves the light at high speed to create afterimages. Images projected onto the retina appear as if they existed in front of the user. The device enables you to see a transparent display of RID images without affecting the visual field, giving the impression of a 16 square inch screen viewed 1 meter ahead…

Lexar launches the Professional 600x CompactFlash card, a new memory card providing enhanced speed and performance. With a minimum sustained write speed capability of 600x (90MB/s) and a minimum sustained read speeds of 533x (80MB/s), or faster when paired with a UDMA 6 enabled device. The new Lexar 600x CF cards will begin shipping by October 30 in 8GB and 16GB capacities. The Lexar 32GB CF card will be available in November. All capacities will include a limited lifetime warranty and free downloadable copy of Image Rescue 4…

Sydney’s Cockatoo Island provided the scenic backdrop for our hands on with the Canon EOS 7D, with some Photo5 action thrown in the mix.