News
Thursday, 18 March 2010
EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3 on hold
Rick Young
The recently announced EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3 has temporarily been put on hold by Canon.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Archiware free 'Video Visions' event with guests Apple, JPY, MXF4Mac next month
Nick Spence
Apple, Archiware, JPY and MXF4Mac will be demonstrating a range of time-saving video production tips at a special central London event next week on the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd March.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update now available enabling 24P, 25P, 30P
Rick Young
Key functions include the ability to shoot at 24P (actual 23.976), 25P or 30P (actual 29.97).
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Apple's patent power play, iPad challenge to publishers
Robert X. Cringely InfoWorld
It's time again to dip into the reader mailbag and pull out some nuggets from the residents of Cringeville. First up - Apple's patent suit over HTC's touch screen technology.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Virgin Media to trial fiber broadband over telegraph poles
Mikael Ricknäs
Virgin Media will use telegraph poles to extend the reach of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) in a test in the UK village of Woolhampton, it said on Thursday.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Apple reveals US iPad accessory pricing
Nick Spence
Apple has updated the US Store with iPad ordering details and pricing a range of accessories including the iPad Keyboard Dock, iPad case and iPad Dock.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Freescale to build cheap tablet running Android and Linux
David Pierce
$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn't last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Apple EU Stores closed - iPad UK price and pre-orders today? (Updated)
Mark Hattersley
The Apple Store is currently closed. Typically this occurs when Apple introduces a new product. The iPad is due to have pre-orders today in the US, but the UK store is also closed. Are we also going to get iPad pre-orders today?
Friday, 12 March 2010
No camera on Apple's iPad after all?
Jared Newman
Apple's latest iPad software development kit nixes references to video calling and chatting, creating uncertainty about the chances of a camera coming to the iPad.
Friday, 12 March 2010
GADGET REVIEW: Tripod Camera for iPhone
Tim Mercer
If you've taken many pictures on the iPhone, you've undoubtedly dealt with the occasional blurry, dark or unlevel photos. MK HQ wants to help you banish unleveled pictures from your iPhone with Tripod Camera, an app currently available for £1.19.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Camera offers cat and dog face detection
Martyn Williams
If you own a dog or a cat then there's a good chance you've spent hours with a camera trying -- and probably failing -- to get a perfect picture of them. Now, technology is coming to the rescue.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Sony, Panasonic cameras combine small size with SLR features
Martyn Williams
Panasonic and Sony have shown new cameras that mix compact size with interchangeable lenses.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Rumour: Next-gen Apple iPhone 4.0 software to add multitasking
Daniel Ionescu PCWorld.com
Apple's iPhone 4.0 Software Update will finally introduce multitasking to the device, according to one of many rumours surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone mounts.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Google tests new Blogger layout design tool
Juan Carlos Perez
Google is publicly testing of a Blogger layout customisation tool that the company says significantly broadens publishers' ability to modify the look of their blogs.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Sharon Gaudin Computerworld
Wired magazine has nominated the Internet to be a contender for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Pink Floyd and iTunes could split after court ruling
Lex Friedman Macworld.com
Pink Floyd has emerged victorious in a legal battle with record label EMI, accompanied by a ruling that could soon lead to the band's entire discography getting pulled from iTunes.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Pirate Bay appeals looks set to start in September
Mikael Ricknäs
The case against the four people involved in the running of Pirate Bay is heading back to court at the end of September.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Escape Studios details its storage solution for demanding creative pros
Digital Arts Staff Digital Arts Magazine
Escape Studios has set up a network of up to 100 users running high-end 3D tools from Maya to Nuke and sharing assets to build a business that offers solutions similar to its own to post-production companies large and small.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Apple Beta SDK 3.2 shows no sign of rumoured iPad camera
Nick Spence
The Apple Beta SDK 3.2 recently released to developers shows no sign on any code related to a camera, ending claims for now that the iPad will eventually include a camera.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Apple execs head to UK to discuss iPad data plans with O2, Orange, Vodafone
Nick Spence
Apple executives are reportedly on their way to the UK to discuss 3G data plans prior to delayed April release of the iPad.











