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CASIO Announces New EXILIM ZOOM digital cameras with long battery life
27 February 2004 12:54 GMTCASIO has announced the launch of a 4.0 megapixel EX-Z40 and the 3.2 megapixel EX-Z30. The two new models, part of the EXILIM ZOOM range of digital cameras, benefit from extra long battery life and 3x optical zoom.
The new EXILIM ZOOM models incorporate the ‘EXILIM... -
Vivendi calls for multiplayer gamers for beta testing
27 February 2004 12:05 GMTVivendi Universal Games announced today a worldwide multiplayer test for the upcoming real-time strategy game, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
Signups have already begun, and will continue through the Multiplayer Beta start date of March 8th. The test will... -
Grand Theft Auto steals the show at the BAFTAs
27 February 2004 10:47 GMTGrand Theft Auto: Vice City won five prestigious BAFTAs at this year's inaugural BAFTA Games Awards, winning in the categories PS2 , Design , Action, Sound and PC. It also won the Sunday Times Readers Award - the only Award presented at the ceremony that is voted for by...
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Web cams, delays and exclusive titles spell busy week for PlayStation
26 February 2004 12:31 GMTIt's been a busy week for Sony's Playstation division. First we get a demo of a PlayStation 2 connected to a USB webcam and turning the unit into a video conferencing unit. Sony has been encouraging its developers to utilise video conferencing with its EyeToy hardware knowing...
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New entry level camera for Fujifilm: the FinePix A120
26 February 2004 1:56 GMTFujifilm today launches the FinePix A120 - an entry level 3.1 million pixel digital camera. The camera, which has been designed to stand out from your average digital camera has a small 1.5” LCD display on the rear and a sliding cover on the front to protect the lens from...
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USB digital radio player comes to the PC
25 February 2004 23:53 GMTAria Digital today announced the launch of a USB Digital Radio to add to it's current range of DAB Digital Radio products.
The A-6000 is a small and advanced audio and data receiver capable of decoding all currently specified audio and data services, in any part... -
ASUS unviel range of new graphics cards
25 February 2004 15:44 GMTThe new models: ASUS XN5950, XN5750, XN5750N, XN5300 and XN4300 graphics cards, are powered by Nvidia GeForce PCXGPU.
Featuring Nvidia's GeForce PCX GPU, the ASUS graphics cards have been designed to take full advantage of additional bandwidth and features that... -
New phones launched in Cannes from Panasonic, Motorola, and Nokia
25 February 2004 15:41 GMTAmong the first announcements to be made at the 3GSM conference at Cannes, Motorola, Panasonic and Nokia have all announced new phones running the Symbian OS platform.
The Panasonic model - the X700 is a clamshell designed phone that features a Mini SD card slot... -
Vodafone launches first 1 mega pixel camera phone in Europe
20 February 2004 18:02 GMTVodafone today announced the launch of the exclusive Sharp GX30, the latest addition to its range of Vodafone live! mobile phones and the first mega-pixel (1 million pixels) camera phone on sale in the UK. The new phone follows the Sharp GX10, GX10i and the GX20.
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Benq launch 12.1-inch high definition wide screen notebook
20 February 2004 15:21 GMTBenq has announced the launch of the world's first 12.1 (1280 X 800 resolution) wide screen PC notebook - the BenQ Joybook 6000.
Small, compact, lightweight the unit is capable of providing 8 hours Battery Life (with a second battery); has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi... -
Xbox Live giveaway offers 222,618 GBP prize pot
19 February 2004 15:07 GMTMicrosoft are offering the all its Xbox Live users from UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Finland the chance to win daily cash prizes and goodie bags if they play on the Xbox Live servers during the 1 - 14 March 2004.
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Panasonic launches the small x60
19 February 2004 11:46 GMTPanasonic introduces one of the smallest camera phones - the X60 that weighs a humble 82g and measures just 75.5x44.5x27mm. The fun, fashionable little phone combines a 65k-colour display screen, built-in digital camera, multimedia messaging (MMS), 16-polyphonic ringtones...
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Roxio unveils digital media suite for the PC
17 February 2004 16:57 GMTRoxio today unveiled Roxio Creator 7, a software package that combines its CD and DVD burning suite with the PhotoSuite and VideoWave packages. Roxio Creator 7 will £69.99, and will be available soon at www.roxio.co.uk. Strangely although the new package includes the complete...
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HP announce red-eye fixing R707 camera
17 February 2004 13:55 GMTHP are to launch a new 5 mega pixel camera that will fix red-eye problems on the fly. The new launch comes on the back of an announcement that HP plan to invest $1 billion dollars (£500million) into its camera R&D department.
The HP Photosmart R707 digital camera... -
Fujifilm launch FinePix F710 Zoom
17 February 2004 12:05 GMTFujifilm has announced a new compact camera to its ranks - the FZ10 Zoom. The new model has a 4x zoom lens, widescreen LCD display and a pop-up flash
The most notable fixture is the new 2.1" widescreen LCD for image capture and playback of 16:9 format images.... -
Samsung launch new ultra small digital camera
15 February 2004 19:12 GMTSamsung has announced at PMA the launch of a new small and compact A 4 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom - the U-CA 401 ultra compact digital camera.
The unit, which is shaped and styled similar to the Casio Exilim, Pentax Option S4 and the Sony T5 is sleek,... -
Casio adds to its EXILIM range with the EXILIM EX-P600
15 February 2004 18:58 GMTCasio launch the EXILIM EX-P600 offering 6 mega pixels with a large diameter Canon 4x optical zoom. The new camera retains the fast start-up time found in other Casio cameras and uses the new four layer Stack MCM Technology1 or EXILIM Engine. Using this engine has also allowed...
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Apple PDA rumours follow Palms withdrawal of MacOS support
15 February 2004 17:57 GMTFollowing Palms announcement that it will be stopping support for Apple users when it launches version 6 of its OS - named Cobalt, rumours are once again floating around the web that Apple is to launch a PDA device and do what they have done to the MP3 player market to the...
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Sony launches three new Clié models, the PEG-TH55, PEG-TJ37, and PEG-TJ27
15 February 2004 17:32 GMTSony announces three new models to the Clié range, the PEG-TH55 (£300), PEG-TJ37 (£199), and PEG-TJ27 (£119)
For those will to stay connected, both the PEG-TH55 and TJ37 offer Bluetooth, Wi-fi 802.11b, Memory Stick Pro slots and USB2.0 connectivity. A 310,000... -
Samsung launches seven new additions to its Digimax range.
15 February 2004 16:19 GMTSamsung has launched seven new additions to its Digimax range: the Digimax 530, 430, 401, 370, 301, 250, 202. The cameras range from 5 mega pixels to 2 mega pixels offer a host of features. UK pricing and available it yet to be confirmmed
Digimax 530
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Dell launches laptop for gamers
15 February 2004 16:02 GMTDell has launched a new laptop that has been geared specifically for the mobile gamer in mind. The Inspiron XPS features the new Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chip that comes with an extra 2Mb of cache memory as well as an ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, 15.4 inch display, 512mb...
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Konica Minolta launch three new cameras at PMA
13 February 2004 10:40 GMTNewly formed Konica Minolta has announced three new cameras at PMA this year. One for beginners, one for the mid-range and one for high-end professionals.
The Dimage X21 is the camera Konica Minolta hope will suit beginners and follows the common concept of the... -
Siemens launches two new phones - CX65 and the CF62
11 February 2004 17:11 GMTSiemens today announced two new phones; its next generation tri-band CX65 and the lower end clamshelled CF62.
The CX65 has been geared towards picture messaging and offers an integrated camera capable of capturing 640x480 shots and a large colour screen to view... -
Creative announces new large storage MP3 player
11 February 2004 16:36 GMTPRESS RELEASE: Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, today announces a new 30GB version of its popular Jukebox Zen Xtra. With its oversized blue backlit display, high-capacity hard disk...
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Olympus launch seven new cameras at PMA
11 February 2004 15:27 GMTOlympus announce seven new cameras at PMA Las Vegas including an 8 mega pixel semi professional model and a 10x zoom camera capable of capturing movies
Olympus C-310
Cut straight to the chase with the CAMEDIA C-310ZOOM. Featuring a classic form, this...
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