By Douglas Cebik, on August 29th, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters) – SpiralFrog, a new music download service, on Tuesday said it would make Vivendi’s Universal Music Group’s catalog available for free legal downloading in the United States and Canada.
The new advertising-supported service, due to launch later this year, joins the ranks of rivals battling for a piece of the digital music market [...]
By Douglas Cebik, on August 28th, 2006
HONG KONG — Apple Computer Inc. and Sony Corp. may hold the key to NAND flash-memory makers’ success or failure in the second half.
Demand for NAND flash-memory chips has been weaker than expected this year, leading to steep price declines. But major chip makers are moving aggressively to boost capacity in anticipation that [...]
By Douglas Cebik, on August 24th, 2006
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2006 – Canon is strengthening its leadership position as America’s choice for digital cameras. In a recent IDC study*, the Canon brand captured number one position for total digital camera shipments in the first half of 2006, with a market share of 21.0 percent (which [...]
By Douglas Cebik, on August 24th, 2006
Canon Press Release
Canon product page
Major new features / changes
10 megapixel CMOS sensorÂ
Separate low pass filter with ultra-sonic vibration to remove dust
Anti-static coatings on sensor surface, software based dust mapping / removal
Nine area Auto Focus sensor (same as EOS 30D)
Picture Styles, larger range of image parameter adjustment (same as EOS 30D)
Faster image processing
Removal of control [...]
By Douglas Cebik, on August 24th, 2006
Dell’s last MP3 player, the DJ Ditty, has vanished from its online catalog, meaning that the electronics manufacturer has exited the market.The DJ Ditty Dell DJ Ditty web page now redirects to an error page, and all references to the product have vanished from the site.
Dell representatives confirmed that the DJ Ditty has been pulled, [...]