February 8th, 2010 5:13pm
mike s
Canon has taken the wraps off its latest consumer digital SLR, the EOS 550D ( Rebel T2i) which packs a hefty 18MP sensor and full HD movie recording, tucked up in Canon’s familiar camera styling.
Sporting a newly developed 18MP APS-C CMOS sensor, backed by Canon’s advanced DIGIC 4 image processor plus enhanced in-camera noise reduction for low light shooting, Canon are hoping that this camera will make a splash in the highly competitive consumer dSLR market.
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Mobile platform strategist, consultant and trainer Peter-Paul Koch has posted up a very entertaining blog post where he draws parallels between the current iPhone obsession and the dominance of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer version 6 back in 2000.
It sounds an unlikely premise for an informed rant, but inbetween the sweary bits and strops, Koch makes some very interesting observations about the state of web development on mobiles, and the current fad for focussing on iPhone optimised websites.
Here’s one of his opening salvoes (warning: naughty words ahoy – delicate wallflowers look away!):
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Set to make your current monitor look like a pie-eating lardbucket is BenQ’s flagship V2220/V2220H which positively insists that it’s the thinnest 21.5-inch monitor in the known universe.
Thinner than a Ryvita biscuit that’s fallen under a steamroller (possibly), the 15mm V2220 LED monitor serves up a ‘class leading’ 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio resulting in none-more-blacks.
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February 8th, 2010 9:30am
mike s
The videos detailing the development of Google’s Nexus One Android-handset handset are are coming in thick and fast, with the penultimate part for the five part series being slapped up on the web over the weekend.
This time, Google is showing off the high-tech manufacturing plant used by the handset makers HTC, following the various stages of manufacture right up to the part where the handset gets lovingly boxed up and ready to be mailed off.
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February 7th, 2010 1:29pm
Lee J.
With a set of results sure set to send Apple fanboys howling at the Moon in disbelief, a recent study claims that Macs are far more insecure than Windows PCs, due partly to the attitude of its users and the relative obscurity of the platform.
An Eset survey conducted last year showed that when Apple users fell for phishing crime they tended to lose a load more dosh than your average Windows PC user, mainly because the majority of cyber crime victims are targeted via social engineering attacks rather than more traditional viruses (see graphic below).
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If you enjoyed Google’s first video about the making of their new Nexus One phone, then you’ll be pleased to hear that two more instalments are available for your viewing pleasure.
The first video detailed how Goggle came up with the concept and design of the phone. The second in the series talks about the Nexus One’s OLED display and its interactive, 3D framework, while the third brutally shows off the testing process.
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February 7th, 2010 10:28am
mike s
Set to air in the coveted advertising spot in the third quarter of the Superbowl in the US is a très romantique advert from Google which manages to play out an entire love story in their search box.
We’re impressed: it gets across Google’s strength as a search engine in a subtle and powerful way and does an excellent job of what ghastly marketing types would call “reinforcing brand values.”
Nice one Google!
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A hands on video has been posted up showing Sony Ericsson’s new candybar Aspen handset (also known as the Sony Ericsson Faith) in action.
Sporting a screen shinier than the beady eye of the Shiny Eyed Eagle, the Aspen runs the all-new Windows Mobile 6.5.3 mobile operating system.
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February 5th, 2010 8:21pm
mike s
It’s all well and good telling the world you’re about to pop down the road to get some fags or that your toilet cistern isn’t working, but when it comes to knocking out interesting Tweets, Flight engineer Soichi Noguchi has got it nailed.
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February 5th, 2010 4:57pm
mike s
It’s had a bit of a tricky birth, but the JooJoo internet tablet looks set to start shipping soon in the States.
Formerly known as the CrunchPad , the $499 JooJoo features a 12.1″ multi-touch capacitive display, with an iPad-thumping resolution of 1366 x 768, plus a front-facing camera and support for Flash content. Take that iPad!
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February 5th, 2010 4:12pm
Lee J.
Clearly hoping to scoop up some of that frenzied iPad buzz, UK company X2 Computing has launched their own “iTablet” range of Windows/Linux-based tablet PCs.
Described as coming “hot on the heels of Apple’s latest product launch,” X2 claims “the iTablet will revolutionise the way that Windows users can access and use data on the move”.
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Google is apparently so chuffed with its new Nexus One phone that it is releasing a short series of films documenting its creation
First off is an interesting four minute insight into the concept and design of the device.
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February 4th, 2010 4:36pm
Lee J.
It seems that users of the current batch of eReaders are a very happy lot indeed, with new research by the NPD Group finding that almost all e-reader owners are either “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied” with their devices.
The report found satisfaction levels running at a hefty 93 per cent, with just 2 per cent of owners declaring themselves dissatisfied with their eReader.
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Telefonica – owners of the O2 mobile network – says it has shifted 2 million Apple iPhones in Britain and reckons the future’s bright with good Palm Pre sales keeping the cashtills kerchinging.
Apple’s original mobile phone partner in the UK, O2 lost its exclusivity on the iconic smartphone last year, which it first offered for sale in November 2007.
The iPhone is now available on Orange, Vodafone and Tesco Mobile in Britain.
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February 4th, 2010 12:04pm
mike s
They’re keeping schtum on the dates and specific dates, but Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Android handset will be lapping up on the shores of Vodafone UK April.
Packing an almighty 8MP camera and coming in (ooo-err) ‘Sensuous Black’ and ‘Luster White’, the 3G handset packs a 4″ 480 x 854 pixels 65k colour TFT touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, aGPS and 1 GB internal storage (384 MB RAM) and a microSD slot supporting cards up to 16GB.
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