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2007: A year in review, June
The format war escalated; the iPhone arrives and Nintendo trounces Sony 28 December 2007 11:00 GMT
As the sun finally came out, the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war hotted up.

Toshiba made the gadget world headlines with the launch of a re-writable HD DVD drive for notebook PCs - the SD-912A.

And 4 days later, Toshiba's senior vice-president Hisatsugu...
2007: A year in review, March
The PS3, 360 Elite and Nokia N95 all appear while YouTube gets Beeb backing 27 December 2007 9:00 GMT
Let the battle begin!

March kicked off with the launch of the PS3 but hot on its heels was the arrival Xbox 360 Elite.

Shivering gamers waited outside the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street in London for the latest launch from Sony.

It...
Wolverine ESP - a 250GB Multimedia Storage Player
Multimedia brick offers massive hard drive 29 August 2007 9:42 GMT
It might not be pretty, but it sure is big and it sure is clever - the Wolverine ESP packs a 250GB hard drive and a 7-in-1 card reader.

Featuring a 3.6-inch "razor sharp" LCD display this device is angled as the perfect digital camera companion.
Firefox seeing record number of users in Europe
IE in danger of losing market share lead 18 July 2007 9:21 GMT
XiTiMonitor, a French web metrics firm, has reported that Firefox's popularity as a web browser in Europe is growing.

The open-source alternative's user numbers are so high that Internet Explorer is in danger of losing its market share lead in some countries....
Olympus denies E1 DSLR rumours
"Has not released a presentation on any new SLR body" 16 July 2007 16:35 GMT
Olympus has moved to quash rumours online about a leaked PowerPoint presentation that supposedly contained info about its forthcoming "P-E1" digital SLR.

In a statement to Pocket-lint a spokesman for the company said:

"We are not in a position...
PC World to launch the UK's first "Robot Dealership"
A Roboshop? We are sooo there already! 9 July 2007 16:04 GMT
PC World has announced that it will open its first store within a store devoted exclusively to the sale of robots.

The in-store shops will start to appear across all of PC World's 150 retail shops in the UK from the Autumn.

The PC World "Roboshop"...
Minox reveals DC 6033 WP battery-powered waterproof camera
Coming soon digi-cam runs off AAs 6 July 2007 14:53 GMT
German camera company Minox are readying a waterproof compact for launch.

Boasting a sturdy, sure-grip rubber encased body which is watertight to a depth of ten metres, this digital camera stands up to dust, water, sand and salt.

It has been specially...
Nokia offering Nseries photo printing service
First ten prints free 29 June 2007 8:15 GMT
Nokia has launched a mobile printing service in Europe. The new service enables Nseries users to order prints directly from their phones and have them delivered to their home.

"Remember when you had to drag yourself to the store to have your film developed?"...
Panasonic due to launch new digital cameras in July
Consumer-level digital SLR among them? 28 June 2007 16:04 GMT
Panasonic will be launching some new digital cameras and high def video cameras on July 17 at a press event in New York.

This much is revealed on the invitation that was sent out to relevant American journalists, but exactly what the cameras are, or how they...
NEC ships tech to enable 8-megapixel camera phones
New image processing super-chip 26 June 2007 17:20 GMT
Tech-on is reporting that NEC Electronics has started to ship samples of its CE131 LSI circuit.

Why should you care? Because this little bit of tech could make 8-megapixel cameraphones a mainstream reality.

The CE131 an image processing LSI circuit...
Japanese mobile phone craze uses face recognition tech
Tells you which celeb you most resemble 26 June 2007 16:33 GMT
The Japan Times has reported on a new mobile phone-based craze that has swept Japan this Spring.

Using the free-of-charge service, called "kaocheki", meaning "face check", people email their photograph via their mobile to find out which celebrities they look...
Airbus gets approval for in-flight mobile phone use
"I'm on the plane!" 20 June 2007 11:21 GMT
Airbus has announced that it is the first airline to receive airworthiness certification for a "cell-phone system" on board an aircraft.

On 18th June, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved Airbus’ GSM on-board system.

The EASA airworthiness...
Blockbuster US chooses Blu-ray rentals
Strikes a blow to HD DVD 18 June 2007 9:24 GMT
Blockbuster is to offer high definition DVDs in the Blu-ray format only at 1450 of its American rental stores, the BBC is reporting.

Blockbuster have said the decision is down to two key reasons - customer preference and poor selection of films on HD DVD.
Kodak's groundbreaking image sensor technology
Will make dark, blurry pics a thing of the past 15 June 2007 8:28 GMT
Kodak has announced a groundbreaking advancement in image sensor technology that will help to make dark, blurry digital photos a thing of the past.

Kodak’s new sensor technology provides a 2x to 4x increase in sensitivity to light (from one to two photographic...
Survey: Workers spend 10 years of life emailing
And that doesn't take into account IMs, tweets, texts.... 31 May 2007 16:43 GMT
According to independent research on workplace communications commissioned by Plantronics, European managers spend at least 2 hours per day dealing with email communications. This equates to a staggering 10 years of a worker’s life spent emailing.

This news,...
CBS buys Last.fm
$280 million follow up to Wallstrip last week 31 May 2007 1:11 GMT
CBS has paid over $280 million for popular UK-based social networking site Last.fm it's emerged.

Last.fm, which currently has more than 15 million active users in more than 200 countries follows on from the acquisition of Wallstrip.com last week.
Amazon buys dpreview.com
Photography website to allegedly keep independence 14 May 2007 21:58 GMT
Photography website DPreview.com has been bought by Amazon.com for an undisclosed sum.

Started as hobby site in 1998, dpreview.com has grown to be the number one destination for anyone interested in digital cameras and digital photography.

Boasting...
Canon introduces two new SELPHY photo-printers
Ultra-compacts now with Automatic Red-Eye Correction 8 May 2007 12:08 GMT
Canon has announced two new additions to its SELPHY range of ultra-compact photo printers. The SELPHY CP750 and entry-level SELPHY CP740 – replacing the popular SELPHY CP730 and SELPHY CP720 respectively – introduce Red-Eye Correction to the CP series for the first time....
Amazon up with rumours of iTunes challenge
Amazon shows a strong start to the year with whispers it may challenge Apple's iTunes 25 April 2007 10:17 GMT
End of last week Google announced its massive profits, now Amazon is showing off its start to the year.

Amazon experienced a strong start to 2007, with sales rising 32% in the first 3 months of the year. Pre-tax profits were up by $48 million to $144m compared...
Nationwide and Barclays tackle security
Top banks make a move to protect customers 18 April 2007 11:43 GMT
In separate announcements, two of the UKs leading banks are making moves to protect their customers from identity theft and losing millions of pounds each year.

Barclays is introducing a new PINsentry for online users, while Nationwide has been working successfully...
Restaurant opts for the iPod
iPod's set to help the taste experience 18 April 2007 10:35 GMT
The music played in restaurants can often become the sour taste to any meal, whether it’s the reedy sounds of an Indian dish, the castanets of Spanish food or the guitar in an American diner. One British restaurant has found a way to make our delicacies taste even better.
Bands upload video immediately
Atlantic records begins uploading service to connect artists and fans online 17 April 2007 15:22 GMT
Atlantic Records is encouraging its signed bands to embrace the web by allowing them to post what they are up to via their mobile phone.

Groupies around the globe will now be able to follow thier favourite artists every move with a new initative that allows...
Protection on work email
Checking your employer is not breaking the Privacy Act 17 April 2007 10:18 GMT
It seems that one particular college may not have had the certain procedures in place to prevent a woman being awarded more than £6000. The ruling support the woman's claims of having her privacy breached.

Nine years ago, the woman who worked for the college...
Google goes social networking with MyMaps
Annotate online maps 5 April 2007 13:42 GMT
Google has added a new feature to its online Google Maps service that allows users to share personalised and annotated maps with others.

Seen as the social networking of the map world, users will now be able to mark favourite places on maps, draw lines and...
Adobe sales slump as customers wait for CS3
Customers awaiting next version of Photoshop 21 March 2007 20:29 GMT
Adobe today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 2, 2007 showing sales had slumped in the first quarter compared to 2006 as customers wait for its latest version of its Creative Suite package due to be announced at the end of the month.