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EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3 on hold

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:29:00 GMT

Canon issues notice that Firmware 2.0.3 will soon be available again

The recently announced EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3 has temporarily been put on hold by Canon.

EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update now available enabling 24P, 25P, 30P

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:59:00 GMT

Download EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3

The long awaited fireware update for the EOS 5D Mark II to enable 24P, 25P and 30P is now available.

British hopeless at backing up PCs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:06:00 GMT

Germans and French plan for disaster

Europeans differ in their approach to PC backup, a new survey has found. The Germans do it efficiently, the French with enthusiasm, while the British sometimes have trouble taking it seriously at all.

Jobs: iPad won't tether with iPhone

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:00 GMT

AppleInsider reports iPad users won't use the smartphone for connection

We're down to the final weeks before the debut of Apple's famed iPad. Even with the sale date set, though, plenty of pressing questions remain about the highly hyped device.

Sky to demo 3D TV at London's Westfield

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

Demo will feature clips of 3D Premiership match

Sky has revealed it will be giving shoppers at London's Westfield a demo of its 3D TV service.

UK Apple iPad pricing leaked online

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:00 GMT

Play.com and Expansys to stock Apple iPad

Online retailers Play.com and Expansys will both stock Apple's iPad when it hits the UK at the end of April.

Free QuarkXPress 8 online training sessions announced

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMT

63 free QuarkXPress 8 eSeminars to focus on Adobe Flash design

Desktop publishing specialists Quark have announced a series of free QuarkXPress 8 eSeminars.

First Sony 3DTVs to launch in June

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:52:00 GMT

Japanese giant plans worldwide release

Sony has announced that it will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch. Sony's first two sets, which are 40- and 46in models, will come bundled with two pairs of 3D glasses and will cost ¥290,000 (£2,150) and ¥350,000 respectively. In July it will launch six further sets: 52- and 60in models that come with 3D glasses and four '3D-ready' models that have 3D circuitry inside the set but require the purchase of glasses and an infrared transmitter. The cheapest of the sets, a 40in model that requires the additional glasses and transmitter, will carry an estimated retail price of ¥220,000. The glasses will cost ¥12,000 per pair and the transmitter, which sends out a signal to synchronise electronic shutters in the glasses, will cost ¥5,000. All prices are Sony estimates and products can typically be found online for less. Included in each set will be a real-time 2D-to-3D convertor, which can take a conventional 2D television image and simulate a 3D image from it. The technology was demonstrated on Tuesday with footage of figure skating, where the skater was in focus and some distance from spectators in the background, and appeared to work well. Sony didn't offer demonstrations on any other footage. Tuesday's announcement fills out Sony's 3D launch plans, which began in September last year when it became the first major consumer electronics maker to disclose plans to launch 3D televisions in 2010. It has subsequently been followed by other big names including Panasonic, Samsung and LG. Two of those companies will manage to beat Sony to market with 3D sets. On Wednesday Panasonic plans to start selling 3D televisions through Best Buy stores in the US and some retailers are already advertising availability of the first 3D TV from Samsung. Sony has high hopes for 3D and expects sales of 3D-compatible sets to be about 2.5 million this year. That represents a 10 percent slice of its total TV sales target.

Apple iPad to hurt e-reader market, says survey

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:44:00 GMT

Amazon and Sony e-book gets new challenger

Apple's iPad could seriously disrupt the e-reader business of Amazon, Sony and others, according to a survey last month that queried American consumers on their purchase plans.

Apple's new iPad TV advert

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT

Apple rolls out the first TV advert for the iPad, displays the device being used on several people's laps

Apple used the high-profile Oscars ceremony to release its latest advertising campaign. No surprises for guessing which product was shown: the iPad.

Apple rejects iPhone app that measures radiation levels

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

App alerts the user when radiation level cross a predefined threshold

Apple has reportedly rejected an iPhone application that promises to minimise your exposure to mobile phone radiation.Israeli company Tawkon invested a year and a half developing the application it hoped to sell on the iTunes App Store for between $5-$10.On Friday, The Washington Post quoted Tawkon co-founder Gil Friedlander after TechCrunch first reported on the story. "Our message is moderate, we don’t claim to try to stop users from using their phones. We just say to do so responsibly."In rejecting the application, Friedlander was told by Apple the information about radiation levels provided by the application may be confusing for users despite an excellent interface. "They are very clear about the fact that they make content decisions about what they want to post or not." The Washington Post reports an Apple spokesman declined to comment about the issue.According to the company, Tawkon's RRI patent pending technology alerts the user when radiation levels cross a predefined threshold and provides simple, non-intrusive suggestions to reduce exposure to radiation. The application leverages various smart-phones capabilities including the built-in Bluetooth, motion and proximity sensors, GPS and compass to determine the results.

Apple's iPad hype machine rolls into action at the Oscars

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Apple showed the iPad set on someone's lap and being used for a range of activities

Apple chose the Oscars on the ABC television network to air its first iPad commercial on Sunday night in the U.S.

Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording to the EOS 5D Mark II

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Firmware 2.0.3 available mid-March

Canon has pre-announced the release of a firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II. Originally announced in late 2009, the update adds 24* and 25 frames per second (fps) recording to the camera's EOS MOVIE video function, and will be available as a free download from the middle of March.

AT&T: Apple iPad will mostly be used on Wi-fi

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Customers will use the iPad around the home or take advantage of free Wi-fi spots

The boss of AT&T, Apple's partner for the iPhone in the US, has said he expects the forthcoming iPad to be mainly used by those searching the net using Wi-fi.

Spanish police take down massive Mariposa botnet

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The Mariposa botnet ran under the radar but was one of the biggest ever

Spanish authorities have arrested three men in an operation that has crushed a major botnet network of infected computers.

BBC cuts back web budget

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:46:00 GMT

A quarter of web staff will lose their jobs

The BBC has announced it is slashing the amount of money it spends on its website.

BBC: No plans to investigate BBC iPlayer Shockwave verification

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Trust has not received any complaints

The BBC Trust will not investigate the BBC for enabling Shockwave Flash (SWF) Verification on its iPlayer catch-up TV service.

nVidia, Fujifilm and others push 3D

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:05:00 GMT

CeBIT: everyone's gone Avatar-crazy

CeBIT seems to have turned into 3DBIT, with companies falling over each other to push the 3D concept, and an entire area of the show's floor devoted to 3D in all its forms.

Publishers make way for the iPad

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:15:00 GMT

Conde Nast's plans for a slow rollout of its magazines in iPad app form

As we creep on toward the iPad launch, developers are scurrying about getting their apps ship-shape, consumers are twiddling their thumbs waiting for pre-orders to be announced, and print publishers are making preparations. Apple, of course, announced that its iBookstore would cater to books, but it seems that periodicals are going to have to make their own arrangements.

Associated Press targets Apple iPad with paid news app

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

AP: "For publishers, it is likely the defining moment"

The Associated Press has revealed that it intends to launch a paid news application for Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet, as part of its plan to generate income for online content.

Scientists build secure storage with magnetic crystals

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

1000 times more capacity

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered crystals that could lead to super security chips as well as contribute to the discovery of materials that expand the capacity of electronic storage devices by 1,000 to 1 million times.

Apple 27-inch iMac shipping dates reduced

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Although UK customers now have to wait longer than US ones

Apple is now listing two weeks, compared to three weeks previously, for the 27-inch iMac models on the UK Apple Store.

Screen Digest: Film industry suffers as digital downloads decline

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

$1.5bn industry will now be lucky to break the $1bn barrier

The numbers that legally download feature films online, including from Apple's iTunes Store, are declining a new report claims.

CEBIT: MSI to launch big touchscreen 3D All-In-One PC, working on iPad style tablet

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:45:00 GMT

MSI is also working on a tablet but may not show at Cebit

Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to unveil a new all-in-one PC with a 24-inch touchscreen at the Cebit electronics show next week, designed for 3D games or movies such as Avatar.

Rumour: Adobe to launch new creative software in April?

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Adobe's "signature suite" is a clear reference to the Creative Suite

A digital printing conference in Texas is advertising that Adobe will be announcing a new product that's part of its 'signature suite' in April. Further details were not announced but the event's website says that that this is a brand new application.