CANON LEADS DIGITAL CAMERA MARKET IN 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 [...]

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New Canon Digital SLR announced (Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi

Canon Press Release

Canon product page

Major new features / changes

10 megapixel CMOS sensor  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 [...]

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Dell Pulls Out Of MP3 Player Market

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 [...]

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Dell, Others Working on Battery Standard

A group of technology heavyweights, including Dell, Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo, are coming together to develop manufacturing standards for lithium-ion batteries used in portable electronic devices. The standard is expected to debut by July 2007, according to a Dell executive.

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Apple pays $100m to settle Creative litigation

Apple said today it has agreed to pay rival Creative Technology $100 million (£53 million) to settle all outstanding patent litigation between the two companies.

The agreement, which settles five pending lawsuits, allows Apple to use Creative’s technology in its iPod, the world’s best selling digital music player.

Steve Jobs, Apple chief executive, said [...]

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