24th January 2008 Archive

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Pentax pours forth four new shooters

Two DSLRs and two compacts

Even though PMA - the annual imaging event in Las Vegas - is only one week away, the big players in the photography industry aren't waiting to introduce this year's products, and Pentax is no exception, today launching two DSLRs and two compacts. Successor to the K10D, the K20D now boasts 14.6-megapixel resolution, 2.7in …

Cameras 24 Jan 00:02
How can I make the most of old CPUs?

Q&A

I am about to retire a number of PCs at work. I have a half-dozen Compaq desktops, all 1GHz; a similar number of Dell Optiplex GX270 - three at 2.8GHz, two at 2.6GHz - and one 2.8GHz GX280, plus all the memory. Does anyone know of a motherboard that I can use to take a set of these CPUs, either the Compaqs or preferably the Dell …

Q&A 24 Jan 08:02
Samsung unveils second-gen GX digital SLR

The GX-10 grows up

Samsung has followed its GX-10 digital SLR (DSLR) with the GX-20, which is the first DSLR to feature an image sensor manufactured by the South Korean colossus. Samsung produced its own 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor for the GX-20 The company claims that by producing its own sensors, its cameras benefit from reductions in size …

Cameras 24 Jan 09:02
Nokia blings up Prism fashion phone with synthetic gem

A Vertu for the less well-off?

If you love diamonds and bling, then forget jewellery, because Nokia’s latest Prism handset is apparently the in thing for the design-conscious tech consumer. Nokia's 7900 Crystal Prism: a real gem? The 7900 Crystal Prism, which sits on the shelf above the one decorated by Nokia’s existing 7500 Prism - reviewed here - has a …

Phones 24 Jan 10:02
Samsung SGH-F700 smartphone

Review iPhone insurrection quashed without incident

With the world and his wife seemingly happy with either Symbian or Windows Mobile running their smartphones, any phone OS newcomer - especially one without an Apple logo slapped on it - has something of a hill to climb. Samsung's new F700 actually has two mountains to tackle. The touchscreen UI makes for an obvious comparison …

Phones 24 Jan 11:02
HTC to include high-res video support in handsets

Pledge to patch up performance problems

HTC has promised to include video acceleration hardware in its future video-centric handsets, which some users may see as a move by the manufacturer to calm a pressure group seeking blood over performance issues with its handsets. Earlier this month, the organisers behind the HTCClassAction website warned that they would file …

Phones 24 Jan 12:08
Wii not the way to lose weight

Step away from the pie

If you’re serious about getting fit then the Wii’s sports games will get you partly there, but they’re no substitute for traditional exercise, according to a group of Canadian students. Duh. The 28-strong band of testers from Dalhousie University in the East Coast city of Halifax, Nova Scotia each played the console’s Wii …

Consoles 24 Jan 12:17
Sony denies $299 PS3 talk

Keep filling your piggy-bank

If you’re hoping to bag a cut-price PS3 then Sony has some bad news in store. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has stated that rumours of a $299 (£150/€210) PS3 are nothing more than wishful thinking. Speculation about a newly priced PS3 appear to have stemmed from Slickdeals.net, where one user’s thread claims that …

Consoles 24 Jan 13:29
Nokia grabs 40% of phone market for first time

iPhone? 0.6 per cent in Q4

Apple's iPhone may have been the most talked-about handset during the final quarter of 2007, but its sales were dwarfed by the majors in a period that saw Nokia grab more than 40 per cent of the global market, the first time it's done so. According to market watcher Strategy Analytics, Apple shifted 2.3m iPhones worldwide …

Phones 24 Jan 14:29
Samsung unveils compact trio

More snapper choice

The Samsung digicam production line continues unabated, with the South Korean giant unveiling details of three upcoming models: the i80, i100 and S1060. Samsung's i80 is an 8.1-megapixel snapper... Its i80 and i100 further expand its i-series of digicams, which focuses on combining photography with music. Both new models …

Cameras 24 Jan 14:34
Canon shows off Spring Collection

Seems to be the day for camera announcements

This morning in London, Canon showed off its Spring collection for 2008, comprising of 16 new products in total, including four new compact cameras and a new DLSR. The new additions to Canon's cluster of compacts are the Digital IXUS 80 IS, the PowerShot A590 IS, the PowerShot A580 and the PowersShot A470. Canon Digital IXUS …

Cameras 24 Jan 15:08
Gizmondo co-founder to revive ill-fated console

Second time lucky?

Ex-Gizmondo exec Carl Freer is to revive the ill-fated handheld games console, which could be back on sale by May for just $99 if he gets his way. Incredible, some peoples' perseverence... And it's interesting that news of the revival broke almost two years to the very day that Gizmondo Europe, the gadget's original owner, …

Phones 24 Jan 15:48
Will you go 'Radio Ga Ga' over Sony Ericsson's FM handsets?

Tune in and find out

Wacky is probably the best adjective to describe the design of Sony Ericsson’s latest handset: the R306. Sony Ericsson's R306: an AM/FM treat? The clamshell handset’s unique selling point, Sony Ericsson claimed, is its ability to tune into FM and AM radio broadcasts and pump it out to a pair of headphones or through its two …

Phones 24 Jan 16:01
Sharp bursts its seams with 20 HD TVs

So many to choose from

Sharp has reasserted its presence in the LCD TV market by unveiling three new telly ranges, totalling 20 sets in all, one series of which it claims is the industry’s thinnest so far. Sharp's super-thin X series TVs in the X Series Aquos LCD TV range, which include a 37in, 42in and 46in set, measure a meagre 34.4mm at their …

HD 24 Jan 18:15