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Plustek Announces First U.S. Photo Scanner
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Plustek is introducing the SmartPhoto P60, a compact and portable scanner which can convert old photographs into digital files with the touch of a button. It is the first photo scanner that the company is releasing to the U.S. market. |
Kodak has 2Q loss, ending consecutive up quarters
(AP)
AP - Robust inkjet printer sales and fewer charges narrowed Eastman Kodak Co.'s loss to $168 million in the second quarter, but its slumping film business cast a shadow over the photography pioneer's prolonged digital transformation.
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Is This HTC's First Windows Phone 7 Device?
(PC World)
PC World - Photos of a near-final version of an alleged HTC Windows Phone 7 device have leaked online. The photos show a handset with a 3.7-inch Super LCD screen, with a purported 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 8-megapixel camera, and three touch-sensitive buttons at the bottom of the device. HTC is rumored to be in talks with Verizon and possibly Sprint about the unnamed device, according to Engadget. |
Panasonic Debuts New Rugged, 'Bright-Lens' Cameras
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Wednesday, Panasonic announced five new digital cameras. They're basically divided into three categories; super-zooms, rugged models and "bright lens" versions. |
New Scanner Helps Consumers Digitize Photos
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter provides one-touch scanning of photos onto an included SD card, other common memory card formats (MS, MS Pro, MMS, XD), or to a Mac or PC computer via its mini-USB port. |
US Panel to Investigate Patent Complaint Against Smartphones
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into patent complaints filed by FlashPoint Technology, which alleges that four smartphone makers have violated three patents related to the digital camera functions in the devices. |
Silicon Motion raises 2Q revenue expectations
(AP)
AP - Taiwanese chip designer Silicon Motion Technology Corp. on Thursday raised its second-quarter revenue forecast, citing better-than-expected sales of mobile storage products such as flash memory cards and USB flash drives for digital cameras and multimedia players. |
Motorola Charm has BlackBerry look, Android feel
(Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - It may not boast the hottest features of the latest Android superphones — no 8-megapixel cameras, HD recording or video chat, for example — but with its new, BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad, the Motorola Charm still represents something of a first. |
Stellar Battery Life May Be Droid X's Best Feature
(PC World)
PC World - Never mind the jumbo 4.3-inch display, high-res 8-megapixel camera, or speedy 1GHz processor, the finest feature of Motorola's new Droid X smartphone may be its ability to hold a charge. |
Sprint to get its second 4G Android phone
(Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - The HTC Evo 4G won't be the only WiMax-enabled arrow in Sprint's smartphone quiver for much longer. Get ready for the Samsung Epic, an Android-powered QWERTY slider with a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing lens for video chat, and a speedy 1GHz processor. Still no word on when the Epic will arrive, or how much it will cost. |
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