Facebook announced on Wednesday that it’s beginning to institute a new interface that will pop up when users connect their Facebook accounts to third-party services - one which the social-networking company says will bring more “transparency” to how much information its nearly 500 million users are sharing across the web.
Blog iPhone in Australia claims that it knows the Australian iPhone 4 release date, claiming employees of local Apple Stores are being asked to start early on Friday July 23, and that no staff member is allowed to request leave for this day.
Sharp Corporation has developed a new tuner module for terrestrial digital & analog broadcasting, to be used in LCD TVs and digital video recorders. The unit features the industry’s thinnest profile and most compact size; nevertheless it still offers a worldwide multi-standard compatibility supporting all terrestrial digital and analog broadcasting systems around the globe. The image on right nicely illustrates that the boundaries of miniaturization are reached because of the packaging and connectors and not by the electronics…
Google fans will be rejoicing as the Nexus One hits Australian Vodafone stores tomorrow.
The XWNAV1 is Pioneer’s iPod dock answer to home theatres in a box with an integrated DVD player and HDMI output.
Though the new Xbox 360 certainly addresses most of the concerns we’ve had with the versions before it, we don’t think it warrants a purchase if you already own an Xbox 360 in working order with an HDMI-out port and a hard drive.
BenQ unveils the world’s first VA (Vertical Alignment) monitors. The new 16:9 Full HD LED series includes the 24″ EW2420 and VW2420 and the 21.5″ VW2220. VA LED panels have better color reproduction, ultra high contrast ratio and display blacks more accurately. Although not stated explicitly, one could expect that BenQ uses the technology from AU Optronics as the company has used the same technology in its Home Cinema TV series. The new VW2420 / EW2420 will be available mid-July / mid-August; the VW2220 in November…
Sanyo announces the slim and compact E1403 digital camera in a shimmering metal housing. The 14 Megapixel E1403 records videos in HD at 720p, while the large 3 inch TFT LC color display is ideal for reviewing images. A host of macros with preset parameters for landscapes, sports or fireworks ensure that whatever the theme, it appears in its true light. Smile and blink recognition are included for perfect portraits. The new VPC-E1403 is planned to be available this month at a retail price of €129 and comes with a 3-year warranty…
Thin, light and clad in metal and glass, the Nuvi 3760/3790T is the first portable nav device that’s tugged on our heart as well as our mind. Time will tell if it’s as good to use as it is to handle and gawk at.
Android users who have been waiting a long time to see an app for Amazon’s Kindle electronic book reader can stop waiting, and start downloading.
Are you having second thoughts about the new iPhone after reading about the issues US customers are experiencing?
Will this neat little concept one day save photographers’ blushes when their battery dies?
Panasonic releases the first firmware update for the DMC-FT2 / DMC-TS2, DMC-TZ8 / DMC-ZS5, DMC-TZ9 / DMC-ZS6 and DMC-ZX3 / DMC-ZR3 digital cameras. The firmware updates version 1.1 offers this improvement: • Optimization of light amount for the INON external flash types S-2000, D-2000 and Z-240. …
Only got AU$1000 to spend? We look at the competitors to see who comes up trumps.
MSI’s CR620 is decent. It manages to cram Core i5 into the sub-AU$1000 bracket, something we haven’t seen before. Though the battery life could be better, and the choice of 32-bit Windows is just plain odd.
Comic giant DC has followed rival Marvel onto Apple’s iPad, delivering a slick digital experience with partner ComiXology.
An online electronics store has scooped the first images of a Symbian-powered Nokia with a 3.5-inch touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Occasionally I get queries from users looking for documentation and/or software for vintage digital cameras. In many cases it turns out a real challenge to find this information, as websites have disappeared, links are broken or relevant data has been deleted. A refreshing exception is the Kodak support site, where even documents and firmware on the Kodak DC40, the first consumer digital camera launched 15 years ago, are available on the net. Some four years ago I explored how its successor, the Kodak DC50, held out to its offspring…
The Presario CQ62 is a decent, but unexciting laptop that doesn’t stand out enough to make it a must-buy system.
Panasonic has announced today it will be funding environmental research and public education with the appointment of the newly-created Panasonic Chair in Environmental Sustainability at Macquarie University, Professor Tim Flannery.
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