Samsung announces new hi-end displays at CES

January 10, 2012 – 2:47 pm |

Samsung Electronics America Inc., introduced a new generation of premium monitors with its visually striking Series 9 monitor. With over five years of global market share leadership, the new Series 9 monitor incorporates the best that Samsung has to offer in monitors, including its exclusive Natural Color Expert technology, which provides a richer viewing experience for discerning consumers working with photos and video content. The new 27-inch Series 9 monitor (S27B970) will be shown ... Read More

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Sony to bring BBC News app to 2011 BRAVIA TV

January 8, 2012 – 2:08 pm |

Sony announce that the new BBC News app will be joining the iPlayer on the Sony Entertainment Network, providing UK consumers with news from the UK and around the world, straight to their living rooms, at the push of a button. The application provides viewers with news throughout the day, selected and constantly updated by a dedicated team in the newsroom. The app is designed to give the viewer an on-demand TV news channel experience, presenting video and text content in an easy-to-view ... Read More

Safari 5 for OS X and Firefox 9 for Windows 7 winning browser benchmark battle

January 7, 2012 – 2:04 pm |

Tom’s Hardware Web Browser Grand Prix VIII has crowned two new winners: Firefox 9 won in the latest Windows 7 Ultimate tests, while Safari 5 was the top browser for OS X Lion. The two winners were pitted against Internet Explorer 9 (on Windows 7 only), Opera 11, and Chrome 16 in a battery of 53 different benchmarks. Tests include simple boot up and load times; javascript, flash, HTML5, and Silverlight benchmarks; hardware acceleration performance; memory management and usage; and ... Read More

iCONIC for Android announced

January 6, 2012 – 4:39 pm |

Kogeto, Makers of Dot™, Releases iCONIC™ for Android Smartphones in First Half of 2012 Kogeto today announces that it is bringing the iCONIC optical technology from Dot™, the world’s best-selling and smallest panoramic video camera accessory, to Android smartphone users in the first half of 2012. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first in a line of Android models to be compatible with iCONIC. Kogeto will announce more Android phone models throughout the quarter. This new way ... Read More

Nikon announces F-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G FX-format lens

January 6, 2012 – 7:07 am |

Nikon Inc. announced the addition of the new AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G FX-format lens to its legendary line of NIKKOR lenses. The new 85mm is a fast, fixed focal-length lens with medium telephoto capabilities and a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 that is capable of performing a wide variety of imaging tasks with amazing sharpness and clarity. “Whether a professional photographer who needs extreme sharpness or a photo enthusiast looking for an affordable, lightweight lens with amazing ... Read More

Box for Android updated to 1.5

January 5, 2012 – 5:14 pm |

In version 1.5 of Box for Android, we’ve added 3 main features that will help those actively sharing and editing files on Box with others. You can now keep an eye on updates to your files right from a home screen widget, send files to Box from anywhere you can open files (like email attachments), and create new Office® documents with compatible apps like QuickOffice Pro. When you’re working with a lot of people on a number of files simultaneously, it’s hard to keep ... Read More

Skype and Tely Labs Partner to Bring Android HD Video Calling to the Living Room TV

January 5, 2012 – 4:31 pm |

Advanced, All-in-One, Android-Based System Lets Consumers Connect Instantly to Those Who Matter Most — Right From Their TV, in Amazing HD Video Quality Skype and Tely Labs today announce a partnership in which Tely Labs will offer Skype’s globally popular communications software in their powerful, yet compact, video calling device — telyHD, allowing everyday consumers to experience free Skype video calling with big-screen impact and high-definition clarity. Now, the ... Read More

Red Scarlet-X 4K camera video review

January 3, 2012 – 7:21 am |

Cinema5D have posted some video review for Red’s Scarlet-X 4K camera at www.cinema5d.com/news/?p=9409 With the innate ability to capture 5K REDCODE RAW stills and 4K motion, resolution sustains itself as a dominant gene in the RED family. Scarlet-X functions as a flexible device, utilizing HDRx and interchangeable lens mounts to provide you with options in a world that’s always changing. 5K burst modes snap up to 12 fps with 4K reaching up to 30 fps—helping you capture every ... Read More

Samsung DV300F Wi-Fi Digital Camera

January 2, 2012 – 4:37 pm |

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, unveiled a new addition to its market-leading Samsung DualView® line, the DV300F. With this launch, Samsung continues to cement its leadership position by introducing the latest in Dual LCD technology with Wi-Fi connectivity for camera users who want to snap and share moments in an instant. The Samsung DV300F builds on the success of Samsung’s DualView technology with a 1.5″ front facing LCD screen that helps ensure users are capturing the most ... Read More

Dropbox Automater File Uploader

December 31, 2011 – 12:40 pm |

Dropbox Automater combines time-saving task mastery with perhaps our favorite cloud storage solution. The service watches a designated folder for uploads, when a new file is added an action is triggered, everything from converting documents, to resizing an image or tweeting a link. And that’s just scratching the surface. You don’t have to install DropboxAutomator on your computer. You don’t even need to install Dropbox on your computer, because you can use it via the ... Read More

Facebook Messenger for Windows released

December 30, 2011 – 11:05 am |

Facebook has responded to the leak of its Messenger for Windows application by simply releasing an official download, writes Emil Protalinski on ZDNet “Mere hours after Facebook Messenger for Windows leaked, Facebook has released the official desktop client. Facebook contacted me and said the official Messenger for Windows download link is available from fbcdn_dragon-a.akamaihd.net. Facebook started testing the Messenger for Windows desktop client with a limited group of users last ... Read More