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Article | 3/03/2009 Cebit: Startup finds secret of modifying video in real time

Impossible Software of Germany has cracked the problem that lead to the company's name.

Article | 2/03/2009 Amazon modifies Kindle text-to-speech feature

Amazon.com will let copyright holders opt out of having their books read aloud on the company's Kindle 2 book reader, in an apparent concession to con...

Article | 27/02/2009 Diminutive Olympus E-620 digital SLR unveiled

At a hands-on briefing today in Sydney, Olympus announced its latest digital SLR camera, the E-620. The camera incorporates technology from the Olympu...

Article | 27/02/2009 Microsoft: Forget ZunePhone, we're aiming for Zune (on) TVs

Rather than building a Zune-branded smartphone, Microsoft plans to take the software and online store it built for its Zune media player and bring the...

Article | 26/02/2009 Safari 4 rivals Google Chrome in JavaScript race

Contrary to Apple's claims, the newest version of Safari is not the world's fastest browser, benchmark scores show. But it is dramatically faster than...

Article | 26/02/2009 Microsoft takes TomTom to court in patent dispute

Microsoft on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against TomTom, alleging that the GPS vendor's in-car navigation devices infringe on its patents.

Article | 26/02/2009 Microsoft wraps up Vista SP2 RC

Microsoft announced it has wrapped up a near-final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), and has posted it to a pair of subscriber-only servi...

Article | 25/02/2009 Kindle 2 fever hits as shipments of new e-book reader begin

The Kindle 2 began shipping Sunday, ahead of schedule, and even before customers received the new e-book reader from Amazon.com, many indicated in for...

Article | 24/02/2009 Apple can make money on $599 netbook, says analyst

With a US$599 netbook, Apple could move into a fast-growing market without cannibalizing existing sales and still make the profit margin investors hav...

Article | 24/02/2009 Kindle 2 starts shipping a day early

Amazon.com on Monday began shipping its Kindle 2 e-book reader a day earlier than originally planned.

Article | 13/02/2009 University digital time machine to conserve old files

Computer historians and researchers at Portsmouth University are developing a software emulator that will recognise and run all computer files from th...

Article | 21/02/2009 Apple App Store grows, but iPhone apps are seldom used

IPhone users have short attention spans according Pinch Media's research that helps developers track the use of their iPhone applications.

Article | 20/02/2009 Epson EH-TW5000 and EH-TW4000 projectors launched

Epson has released two new 1080p home entertainment projectors.

Article | 17/02/2009 Samsung flexes muscles with Omnia HD

Samsung launched a whole host of new mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress, but the biggest attraction was the Omnia HD, which can record video i...

Article | 17/02/2009 Sony Ericsson, Samsung Battle for Megapixel Supremacy

How many megapixels can you squeeze into a cell phone? On the eve of the big Mobile World Congress wireless telecom trade show here in Barcelona, Spai...

Article | 10/02/2009 Sony Ericsson links new camera phone with online services

The Sony Ericsson C903 Cyber-shot camera phone comes with integrated support for YouTube, Flickr and Picasa, and the slider phone also supports faster...

Article | 17/02/2009 Microsoft Gives Vista Adoption One More Push

Microsoft last week made its best -- and perhaps final -- case as to why companies should consider upgrading to Windows Vista, even as successor Windo...

Article | 16/02/2009 LG launches the ARENA: a new flagship mobile phone

LG today announced a new flagship mobile phone, the ARENA (KM900).

Article | 13/02/2009 Pioneer announces its withdrawal from global television market

The Pioneer Corporation yesterday announced its intention to shut down any further development of its KURO plasma television line, citing a lack of pr...

Article | 10/02/2009 Panasonic unveils its new range Lumix cameras -- now tougher than ever

Panasonic has launched its latest range of Lumix cameras in Singapore this week. The new Lumix camera range will be rolled out in stores from March, a...