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Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Sony, Panasonic cameras combine small size with SLR features

Martyn Williams

Panasonic and Sony have shown new cameras that mix compact size with interchangeable lenses.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

FujiFilm's latest camera aims at dogs, cats

Martyn Williams

FujiFilm's Finepix Z700 features recognises canine and feline faces, and can snap a picture automatically when they look towards the camera.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Intel wins top spots in SSD storage drive ranking

Dan Nystedt

Chip giant Intel won first place in a ranking of flash memory-based Solid State Drives (SSDs), in which the researcher, DRAMeXchange Technology, pilloried the industry over the wide disparity of quality among the storage devices.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Apple iPhone apps usage shifts into high gear at night, on weekends

Network World Staff Network World

New US research conducted over the past two months shows that US Apple iPhone users mainly use their apps at night and on weekends, indicating the smartphone apps are currently used more for personal than work purposes.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Apple's iPad pre-sale begins today in US

Gregg Keizer Computerworld

Today is the first on-sale day for Apple's iPad in the US, Gregg Keizer offers an impression of what customers can expect while those in the wait an additional month.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Safari 4.0.5 offers improvements to Top Sites, plug-ins

Serenity Caldwell Macworld.com

Safari 4.0.5, which is now available for Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Windows users, offers several performance and stability improvements.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Fasthosts offers virtual server range

Maxwell Cooter Techworld.com

Fasthosts has introduced a range of virtual servers, based on Microsoft Hyper-V, that allows customers to configure a server by choosing capacity, processor power and control settings that meet changing business needs.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Knomo intros superstar DJ Erick Morillo bag collection

Nick Spence

Knomo has announced a new range of bags in collaboration with Erick Morillo, the globetrotting international superstar DJ.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Google tests new Blogger layout design tool

Juan Carlos Perez

Google is publicly testing of a Blogger layout customisation tool that the company says significantly broadens publishers' ability to modify the look of their blogs.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Sharon Gaudin Computerworld

Wired magazine has nominated the Internet to be a contender for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Pink Floyd and iTunes could split after court ruling

Lex Friedman Macworld.com

Pink Floyd has emerged victorious in a legal battle with record label EMI, accompanied by a ruling that could soon lead to the band's entire discography getting pulled from iTunes.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Pirate Bay appeals looks set to start in September

Mikael Ricknäs

The case against the four people involved in the running of Pirate Bay is heading back to court at the end of September.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Apple, Google and RIM US market share grows as Microsoft, Palm decline

Lexton Snol PC Advisor

Apple, Google and RIM are growing their shares of the US smartphone operating system market, while Microsoft and Palm decline according to data from comScore.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Apple Beta SDK 3.2 shows no sign of rumoured iPad camera

Nick Spence

The Apple Beta SDK 3.2 recently released to developers shows no sign on any code related to a camera, ending claims for now that the iPad will eventually include a camera.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Apple execs head to UK to discuss iPad data plans with O2, Orange, Vodafone

Nick Spence

Apple executives are reportedly on their way to the UK to discuss 3G data plans prior to delayed April release of the iPad.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

F-Secure: Adobe Reader most attacked application

Gregg Keizer Computerworld

Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, F-Secure has found.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Apple still tops in US computer tech support

Nicholas Bonsack, Macworld.com

In a US survey with four categories - problem solved, phone waits, phone staff and online support - 3,685 subscribers ranked Apple number one in laptop tech support and 3,711 ranked Apple number one in desktop tech support.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection

Ramu Nagappan Macworld.com

Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

New Zealand's internet filter goes live

Rob O'Neill Computerworld New Zealand

New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs' (DIA) internet filter is now operational and is being used by ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Motorola to put Bing search on Android phones

Owen Fletcher

Motorola will start loading Microsoft Bing search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, and possibly elsewhere later.

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