If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, here are the highlights.

The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

REVIEW
Nokia N97 mobile phone - First Look
Is this finally the touchscreen from Nokia we've been waiting for?

NEWS
Apple lists top ten App Store apps
Can you guess what was most downloaded?

NEWS
BBC dragon eyes up Woolworths
Theo Paphitis among the bidders

NEWS
Zavvi forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs online
Main supplier is Woolworths

NEWS
T-Mobile slashes G1 pricing "in light of recent launches"
Early adopters shafted again

NEWS
BT Vision customers get 20th Century Fox movies
Access to hundreds of old and new flicks

NEWS
Amazon's MP3 store gets mysteriously quiet UK launch
DRM-free, MP3 downloads go live with top albums for £3

NEWS
Orange launches SIM-based dog tracking system
Retrieva collar links directly to your mobile phone

NEWS
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - downloadshopper.com
Shopping for downloads? Check the prices first.

NEWS
Google reveals fastest rising search terms for 2008
Top ten as compared to last year

Tags: Phones Mobile phones Nokia Apple iPhone Biz BBC Woolworths Dragons Den Rumours Zavvi DVD Gaming CDs T-Mobile Google Android G1 BT Vision Amazon Audio Orange Pet gadgets

Daily news round-up - 03/12/08 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:26:16 +0000

MySpace fans can now watch the latest clips on their mobile phones.

News Corp, which owns the site, has announced the new service, allowing phone owners to watch movies from their friends on the go.

The service will work on devices including the BlackBerry Bold, Palm Centro, Motorola Q9, LG Voyager, Nokia N95 and Samsung Instinct.

Content fans will be able to access will include videos from TMZ, the celebrity news and gossip website owned by Time Warner, National Geographic magazine, and the satirical newspaper The Onion.

The service will not, however, be available for the Apple iPhone.

Related links:

• News - BlackBerry owners get MySpace access
• News - MySpace Music launches with DRM-free downloads from Amazon
• Via - Reuters

Tags: Phones Mobile phones MySpace Video on demand Apple iPhone Motorola BlackBerry Palm

MySpace delivering vids to mobile phones originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:07:08 +0000

A 16 year old who advertised her birthday party on Facebook had to call the police as 300 teenagers descended upon her home.

The teen invited one hundred of her friends to the party in her house in Brighton using the social networking website.

But the word got out.

Even though there were adults at the party, Sussex police had to be called to disperse the would-be revellers.

Inspector Andy Richardson told BBC News: "There was a sea of people, the place was overrun".

"We eventually got the unwanted guests out at around 11pm", he added.

But not before the family home was trashed with damaged carpets and a wrecked shed and garden.

The police are now advising against organising parties using Facebook.

Related links:

• News - Restaurateur uses Facebook to track down bill dodgers
• News - Juror dismissed for asking Facebookers for a verdict
• Via - BBC News

Tags: Software Online Facebook

Facebook frenzy leads to birthday party invasion originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:19:18 +0000

Canadian manufacturer RIM, the brains behind the BlackBerry device, has been hit by the economic slowdown.

In a surprise move, RIM has cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook to well below Wall Street expectations. The news saw the company's shares tumble 7%.

RIM has blamed slower subscriber growth and weaker margins.

Its Q3 revenue is now expected to be $2.75-$2.78 billion which is 9% below the average of analysts' forecasts.

"Product launch timing, general economic conditions and foreign exchange volatility have tempered our results in the third quarter", co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said in a statement.

Related links:

• News - RIM BlackBerry Application Store gets dated
• News - Motorola sues RIM for pinching staff
• Via - Reuters

Tags: Biz RIM Phones

RIM cuts Q3 profit and revenue outlook originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:01:58 +0000

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, here are some of the highlights.

The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

NEWS
Credit Crunch Christmas: Sony PS3
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 23 days to go

NEWS
PHOTOS: Nokia N97
Gallery of shots of the new touchscreen flagship phone

NEWS
Nokia N97 debuted
New touchscreen device added to Nseries

NEWS
Nikon achieves number one DSLR spot
But will the D3X keep it there?

NEWS
Computer mouse to celebrate 40th birthday
Inventor "surprised the name stuck"

REVIEW
Nikon Coolpix S710 digital camera
Do you really need 14.5 megapixels in a compact?

NEWS
Another Mac mini concept revealed
V-shaped version

NEWS
PHOTOS: Acer K10 pico projector
The little fella snapped

NEWS
VIDEO: Nokia N97
"Should breed cool-headed excitement"

NEWS
Daewoo helps European "water power" car
Water motoring myth lives on

Tags: Gaming Sony PS3 Phones Mobile phones Nokia Cameras Nikon DSLR cameras Digital cameras D3X Compact cameras Hardware Apple Acer Projectors Home Cinema Daewoo Car And GPS

Daily news roundup - 02/12/08 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:59:06 +0000

It did a similar deal with NBC Universal in September, but now BT Vision has signed up Twentieth Century Fox.

This means that its IPTV customers will soon get access to hundreds of classic and new movies.

BT Vision customers can already watch content from Paramount, Disney, Warner Brothers and Universal thanks to similar deals.

But now, from 15 December, they'll be able to watch Twentieth Century Fox titles including The Beach, Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who and M Night Shyamalan’s The Happening.

The films will be available on pay-per-view basis without the need for a subscription up front.

Related links:

• News - ITV signs deal with BT Vision
• News - BT Vision offers NBC Universal movies
• Via - Media Week

Tags: Home Cinema Biz Video on demand Twentieth Century Fox BT Vision

BT Vision customers get 20th Century Fox movies originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:53:02 +0000

According to the Beeb, none other than Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis may be about to say, "I'm in" and save the floundering retailer, Woolworths.

Deloitte, which was appointed Woolworths' administrator on 26 November, said there had been "substantial interest" in the firm, and Mr Paphitis is claimed to be amongst those bidding.

He is allegedly "working on a plan to rescue some of the chain's most profitable stores and preserve the Woolworths brand.", says the BBC.

Amongst the 10 bidders is also Ardeshir Naghshineh, Woolworths' largest shareholder, who is a property developer and owner of London's Centrepoint building.

However, says the BBC in its report, it is unlikely that any one buyer will take control of the entire business, nor is it likely that a deal will be made any time soon.

Paphitis made his money by reviving the fortunes of several companies, including stationers Ryman and Partners and the La Senza lingerie chain.

Woolworths has 30,000 staff, 815 stores and four distribution centres, and also owns Entertainment UK, which distributes DVDs to supermarket groups and retailers including Zavvi. The latter has today suspended its online sales of DVDs, games and CDs because of Woolworths' position.

However, Entertainment UK may be rescued by a BBC buy-out, as the corporation already owns a share in this business.

Related links:

• News - Zavvi forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs online
• News - Woolworths to sell DVD ops to BBC Worldwide
• News - Woolies appointing administrators
• Via - BBC News

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BBC dragon eyes up Woolworths originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:42:23 +0000

Online and high street retailer Zavvi has been forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs through its website pretty much bringing its online sales to a halt.

It turns out that the main supplier of the retailer's stock is Entertainment UK - a unit of Woolworths, which went into administration on 26 November.

Zavvi is now looking for replacement suppliers but has had to suspend sales and even cancel some existing orders.

Customers who are affected will be sent an email.

Zavvi has released a statement in which it says: "Zavvi.co.uk would like to apologise for any inconvenience and would like to assure customers that this decision was not taken lightly".

"Customers can be confident that Zavvi is doing everything possible to resolve the situation as quickly as possible".

Related links:

• News - Woolworths to sell DVD ops to BBC Worldwide
• News - Woolies appointing administrators
• Via - BBC News

Tags: Biz Home Cinema Woolworths DVD Zavvi CDs Gaming

Zavvi forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs online originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:46 +0000

A few percentage points may not seem like a big deal, but analysts are still pouncing on the fact that Microsoft Window's share of the operating system market has fallen below 90%.

This is the first time this has ever happened and took place in November, according to Net Applications.

Windows accounted for 89.6% of computers accessing the web last month said the research firm, which monitored 40,000 websites to establish market share and trends.

The November figure was a 0.84% drop from October and was significant because it was the largest Windows market share decline since 2006.

And it's Apple that's benefiting who had won 8.9% of the market by the end of November.

Related links:

• Via - PC Advisor

Tags: Software Biz Apple Microsoft Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows losing market share to Apple originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:09:52 +0000

Ethoca - an organisation set up to make eCommerce safer for companies and web surfers alike - has signed up the world's third largest domain name and email provider.

Tucows has joined Ethoca's Global Fraud Fighting Community.

Explains Ethoca: "The biggest problem for domain providers is that most of the fraud they deal with comes from stolen credit cards used by fraudsters whose aim is to create new domains to launch phishing and spam attacks".

"Stopping the fraudster means eliminating the abuse that occurs before the account is abandoned or shut down due to criminal activity. This means reduced charge backs, tied up domain names, bandwidth usage and effects of spam and phishing".

Ethoca hopes that its community members will be able to work together to securely share order experiences.

“Tucows modern fraud management means keeping fraudsters at bay, but it also means ensuring a positive experience for our customers”, said Ross Rader, Director of Retail Services, Tucows.

“By working with the Global Fraud Fighting Community we reduce the need for manual fraud reviews and avoid delays for customers. This improves the experience and transparency for all parties involved in a transaction with us, from customers to partners to credit card companies”.

Related links:

• Link - Ethoca
• Link - Interview with Adam Elliot, Fraud Investigator at Tucows

Tags: Software Online Tucows Websites Phishing Cybercrime

Tucows joins Global Fraud Fighting Community originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:26:24 +0000

Nikon's new flagship DSLR, the D3X, will be on shelves later this month, but we managed to get a hands-on at the UK launch, and here's our video footage.

We also had a chat with James Banfield from Nikon who explained what this model offers that its predecessor, the D3, doesn't, and who he thinks will most benefit from the features of this new £5500 model.

Hit the arrow button above.

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• News - Nikon achieves number one DSLR spot
• News - PHOTOS: Nikon's D3X flagship DSLR
• News - Nikon unveils the D3X DSLR
• News - Nikon D3X rumours circling the web
• Link - Megawhat TV

Tags: Video Megawhat DSLR cameras Nikon Digital cameras

VIDEO: Nikon shows us its flagship D3X DSLR originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:51:56 +0000

Film fans who want to talk about their favourite flicks or watch the latest trailers can now do it through Bebo and Facebook.

Orange has launched a new online film club on the two social networking websites.

Users just have to sign up to become "friends" of the club, and they will then get access to free preview screenings of the latest movies.

They will also get access to the 'Orange Wednesdays Movie Show' - a weekly online programme featuring movie news and previews.

Facebookers will get a new application, which will show when one of your friends is using the Orange two-for-one cinema ticket promotion.

You can then send an invite to a friend with the name of the film, where you're going to see it and what time to get a group together. And if you're not an Orange customer and one of your friends is, you can always "poke" them to get them to take you along to the movie.

Tags: Home Cinema Online Websites Orange Bebo Facebook

Orange launches online film club originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:44:34 +0000

They may be annoying but a back seat driver is apparently far less of a distraction than a phone call - hands free or not.

According to research carried out by the University of Utah, and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, phone calls cause drivers to miss exits and follow other cars too closely.

While phones distract, passengers can act as a second set of eyes on the road so giving the driver warnings and also pointing out directions.

Said Dave Strayer of the University of Utah ot Reuters: "...chatting on a mobile phone can slow the reaction times of young adult drivers to levels seen among senior citizens, and shown that drivers using mobile telephones are as impaired as drivers who are legally drunk".

And the test results from the driving simulator used by the team also were quite damning of hands-free kits.

Drivers using a hands-free device drifted out of their lanes and missed exits more frequently than drivers talking to a passenger.

"The difference between a cell phone conversation and passenger conversation is due to the fact that the passenger is in the vehicle and knows what the traffic conditions are like, and they help the driver by reminding them of where to take an exit and pointing out hazards", Strayer concluded.

Related links:

• News - Tough sentences for driving and dialling from Monday
• News - Stricter texting whilst driving sentencing guidelines introduced
• Via - Reuters

Tags: Car And GPS Phones Mobile phones Statistics

Drivers more distracted by phones than passengers originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:17:56 +0000

Insurance outfit RSA gave Megawhat reporter Katie Scott a mission - to get very, very drunk.

The next day, just about human, she crawled to Brunel University in west London and once there subjected to eight minutes in a car simulator to test her reaction times.

RSA says that drivers with a hangover drove 10mph faster than those without, and also left their lane four times as much as when they hadn't had a heavy night the evening before.

But did Katie even manage to stay in the car long enough to test her skills without having to run out for...errrr..."fresh air".

Press the arrow button above to see what happened...

Related links:

• Link - Megawhat TV

Tags: Video Megawhat Car And GPS

VIDEO: Megawhat drink driving special originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:04:13 +0000

Despite the fact that we all spend far too much time on them, markeeters in the UK say that social networks have a limited reach for them.

According to a new survey by Epsilon, more than half of chief marketing officers (so the people trying to get their brand message out to Joe Public) say they are not interested in incorporating social networking sites into their marketing strategies.

55% said that they were not too interested or not interested at all.

And it seems they're going to cut down on email campaigns too - so less rubbish in our inboxes.

Nick Christie, UK country director of Epsilon International, claims that retailers see the equivalent of 14p revenue from each email delivered, which isn't very much.

Related links:

• Via - Media Week

Tags: Software Online Facebook Bebo Websites Statistics

Social networks not important, say marketeers originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:43:23 +0000

Navigon is claiming to have the perfect stocking filler in its two new GPS devices - both of which are available from Halfords for less than £100.

The Navigon 1200 and 2200 are both entry level satnavs with slim black cases and 3.5-inch screens.

They are claimed to be ideal for "people who do not require all the navigation functions that are technically feasible nowadays but still want quality, reliability, easy operation and attractive design".

The 1200 offers smart address entry, advanced lane guidance at complex junctions, speed limits and safety camera warnings, real signpost information at motorway exits, as well as route planning designed to reduce distances and save fuel.

And you also get full UK and Ireland mapping.

The 2200 product adds lifetime Advanced Premium Traffic information as standard as well as text to speech voice instructions.

Both are available from Halfords priced at £69.99 for the 1200 and £99.99 for the 2200.

Related links:

• Link - Navigon

Tags: Car And GPS Navigon GPS Halfords

Navigon delivers budget satnavs in the 1200 and 2200 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:14 +0000

Virgin Media is revamping its mobile portal and it will launch next Monday (8 December).

The portal will provide news, music, video, games and entertainment, but Virgin Media has also done a deal so that its phone customers will also be able to access Yahoo's mobile search offering, Yahoo oneSearch.

This search engine is designed specifically for browsing on the go as it returns results directly in the first screen.

This means that phone owners don't have to navigate through thousands of links to find the information they want, saving time.

Yahoo is now claiming that it has an 80% market share of the UK mobile search audience following on from similar exclusive deals with Orange, O2, 3 and T-Mobile.

Worldwide, it is working with more than 70 telecoms companies with more than 850 million mobile subscribers.

Related links:

• News - Nokia offers new mail and messaging features
• Via - Media Week

Tags: Phones Mobile phones Yahoo Virgin Search engines

Virgin signs deal with Yahoo for mobile search originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:23:52 +0000

CyberLink has now updated its HD video editing software package, CyberLink PowerDirector 7, for Intel’s latest quad-core Core i7 ‘Nehalem’ microprocessor.

The developer claims that this delivers a 112% performance gain in overall HD video editing performance, from previewing, rendering to burning to a DVD or Blu-ray Disc.

“Video editing showcases the performance of the Intel Core i7 processor”, said Elliot Garbus from Intel.

“Working with vendors like CyberLink, we’re able to unleash the performance of the processor for customers to benefit from higher performance and more efficient and smoother HD video editing experiences”.

Related links:

• News - CyberLink PowerDVD 8 Ultra - PC
• Link - Cyberlink

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Cyberlink PowerDirector 7 for Intel Core i7 processors originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:41:24 +0000

Sales of some Microsoft software is set to give the NSPCC's Child's Voice Appeal an extra fund-raising push.

From today until the New Year, 15% of Microsoft Windows Vista or Office 2007 sales purchased through the Microsoft Store will be automatically donated to the NSPCC appeal.

The money is hoped to increase the number of calls that can be answered by ChildLine and the NSPCC Helpline.

Tim Hunter, Deputy Director of Fundraising at the NSPCC, said: “When a vulnerable child is in distress, the call an adult makes to the NSPCC Helpline could be a significant point in the child’s life".

"Tragically – we can not deal with every call just because of lack of funds. Even more unfortunately, a child may gain the courage to call ChildLine, only to not be able to get through".

"The money from this Christmas initiative will go towards our Child’s Voice Appeal which aims to let no child’s voice go unheard and to allow us to respond fully to every cry for help”.

Microsoft has been working with the NSPCC for 14 years now.

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• Link - NSPCC
• Link - Microsoft store

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Microsoft gives the NSPCC a helping hand originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:09:43 +0000

Nikon had a four year plan to grow its share in the DSLR market, and at the launch of the much anticipated D3X flagship DSLR, Nikon's professional business manager, Chris Hoare, said that the company has achieved its ambitions.

Nikon, he says, has grown its DSLR business by 333% since 2004. And, in October this year, it reached a key milestone in becoming number one in the DSLR market by volume of units in UK, Europe, the US and Japan.

Hoare added his recognition that Nikon's rivals will, obviously, also be bringing out new technologies, but focused on the company's current achievement.

In the pro market, specifically DSLR models over £750, Nikon has an average market share in the UK of 63%.

And this area now has a new flagship in the D3X, which offers a 24.5 megapixel CMOS sensor, noise control from ISO 100 to 1600, 5fps continuous shooting, in a sturdy magnesium alloy D3 body.

But what it is missing is HD video recording capabilities.

James Banfield of Nikon UK's pro support and training team explained that this simply wasn't in this camera's remit. The focus for this model always was delivering detail, he explained.

As Hoare added: "We've achieved a massive step in covering nearly all of the pro photography needs with this model. But we didn't have the HD video technology when we decided to bring this product to market".

But both hinted that the technology is now there, and so we should expect a new launch from Nikon in the future that may not pack in the pixels like the D3X but does offer HD video recording.

Related links:

• News - PHOTOS: Nikon's D3X flagship DSLR
• News - Nikon unveils the D3X DSLR
• News - Nikon leaks D3X DSLR details

Tags: Cameras DSLR cameras Biz Nikon Canon Digital cameras

Nikon achieves number one DSLR spot originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:21:12 +0000

HP actually previewed its Q4 results a week before revealing the actual figures, which was a sure sign that it's fairly chuffed with its financial situation.

Following the weeks of doom and gloom from other manufacturers, HP reported its revenue for Q4 was $33.6 billion, up 19% year on year.

Says Ars Technica, some of this can be attributed to Electronics Data Systems (EDS), which HP bought earlier this year.

Without taking EDS into account, HP's growth rate was 5% year on year.

The company's gross operating margin did fall, however, but only by 1.1%, and net earnings were down $0.1billion from the previous year.

Mark Hurd of HP commented on the results: "HP capped off a strong year by delivering another solid quarter led by strength in our services segment and disciplined expense management. Our global reach, broad portfolio, numerous cost initiatives and consistent execution differentiate HP in the current economic environment".

And he seems to be right - the company grew its revenue in all of the geographic areas it operates in during Q4: revenue in the Americas was up 17%, 22% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (MEA), and 14% in Asia/Pacific.

Sales of notebooks have been particularly strong (up 21% revenue wise from 2007) although desktop computer revenue is down slightly by 2%.

But next year isn't looking so rosy - the company expects "an unfavourable year-over-year currency impact on revenue of approximately 5% in the first quarter and roughly 6-7% for the full fiscal year".

Related links:

• Via - Ars Technica

Tags: Biz HP

HP reveals strong Q4 results originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:45:28 +0000

OK so the UK launch was a little muted after the details of the new D3X DSLR camera managed to find their way onto the Internet on Friday.

But the great and the good of the photography world turned out for the unveiling and here are a few snaps we got after we managed to wrestle this £5500 machine out of another journos' grip.

Video footage to follow but in the meantime, hit the links below for all of the details of this 24.5 megapixel snapper.

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• News - Nikon unveils the D3X DSLR
• News - Nikon leaks D3X DSLR details
• News - Nikon D3X rumours circling the web

Tags: Cameras Nikon DSLR cameras Digital cameras Photos

PHOTOS: Nikon's D3X flagship DSLR originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:32 +0000

Packard Bell's first ever netbook is going to be on shelves after Christmas.

This new 8.9-inch offering was first unveiled in September, but now Packard Bell has confirmed that the small scale laptop will go on sale in the UK from January 2009, starting at £299.

We've brought you the specs, we've given you pics. Now here's the vid...

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• News - PHOTOS: Packard Bell dot netbook
• News - Packard Bell dot netbook gets UK launch
• News - Packard Bell launches "dot" netbook
• Link - Megawhat TV

Tags: Video Hardware Packard Bell Netbooks Megawhat

VIDEO: Packard Bell's Dot netbook originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:26:11 +0000

Last week was a week of contrasts. You had sales (Black Friday) versus the launch of a Motorola phone with a whopping £1400 price tag.

Then there were discussions over the future of broadband worldwide, as ISPs hold their hands up and say, "We can't afford to foot the bill".

And last up - there was the Chancellor's decision to bring down VAT.

Here's the Tech Week in View...

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• Link - Megawhat TV

Tags: Video Megawhat Software Online Broadband Apple Black Friday Phones Mobile phones Motorola VAT Comment

VIDEO: Tech week in view 01-12-08 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:34:00 +0000

So the rumours have been circling the web since April, but now it's been confirmed - Nikon has a new flagship model.

The D3X is going to be available by the end of this month for a £5499.99 (7728.00 euros) price tag.

For this, you get a model that has an image sensor, which is more than twice the resolution of the D3.

This 24.5 megapixel CMOS sensor (rumours were 24.4 megapixels so mighty close) means that the D3X is an all-rounder "suitable for the broadest range of shooting situations, both in the studio and on location", says Nikon.

As well as the FX-format CMOS image sensor with 12-channel readout, gapless micro lens array and on-chip noise reduction, the camera delivers an ISO range of 100-1600, extendible down to ISO 50 and up to 6400 equivalent.

Photographers can shoot up to 5 fps continuous shooting at full resolution, or 7 fps in the 10MP DX-crop mode.

The camera inherits a MultiCAM3500FX 51-point autofocus system as well as Nikon's LiveView function for "situations where the use of the viewfinder is impractical".

Also worth a mention are the 12 milliseconds start-up time and the 40ms shutter lag.

Adds Nikon: "The Kevlar/carbon fibre composite shutter has been designed for intensive professional needs and tested to 300,000 cycles".

Design-wise, Nikon says this model offers the same ergonomics and handling as the D3, including a viewfinder which delivers 100% coverage and a three inch, 920,000-dot VGA TFT monitor enabling outstanding playback quality for on-the-spot image assessment.

“This is the camera that many professional photographers have been waiting for”, says Robert Cristina, professional products and NPS manager at Nikon Europe.

“Just as the D3 has become the professionals’ camera of choice in sports photography, the D3X’s extremely high imaging resolution will raise the bar for commercial, fashion and stock photography. The results speak for themselves: this is without doubt our highest-quality camera to date”.

Bold claims indeed.

We'll be at the UK launch today so make sure you check back for our video quick review and some hands-on snaps.

Related links:

• News - Nikon D3X rumours circling the web
• Link - Nikon D3X specs

Tags: Cameras Nikon DSLR cameras Digital cameras

Nikon unveils the D3X DSLR originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:17:11 +0000