Sigma’s first stab at producing a high end, pro-luring digital compact failed to feel the love of the photo cognoscenti despite the big juicy dSLR sensor lurking inside, so the company have tried again with their updated version 2.
September 2008
Sigma DP2 14 Megapixel Digital Camera Announced
Google Fanboys At G1 Launch
Did you see the Google fanboys at the G1 mobile launch yesterday?
When ‘surprise guests,’ Google head honchoes Larry Page and Sergey Brin came on stage there’s was mass rush for anything that can take a photo, to snap pictures of these strange stars.
Video camera, still camera and mobile phones were grabbed and raised aloft in an effort to capture the moment when the assembled were breathing the same air as these hallowed beings.
As a remote observer, it felt like this was a story that those there would be dinnig out on the story and eventually be telling their grand children about in the future.
We found it pretty bizzare.
Android T-Mobile G1 Handset Launched
In a hugely anticipated event, telecoms big boys T-Mobile, handset supremos HTC and search kings Google have announced the launch of the G1, the first handset to run the open source Android operating system.
T-Mobile G1 Android Handset Offers Access To 6 million DRM-free songs on Amazon Music
Just ahead of the eagerly anticipated launch of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone running Google’s Android mobile operating system, Amazon has just announced that its MP3 music store will be pre-loaded as an application on the handset.
Brando Super Tiny Keyboard Lives Up To Its Name
If you’ve never got on with fold-out portable keyboards, weird rubbery roll-out things and hi-tech but ultimately useless virtual laser keyboards, then perhaps the latest teensy weensy creation from gizmo overlords Brando might delight yer digits.
Panasonic LUMIX G HD Micro Four Thirds Camera Announced
We were mighty excited by the recent announcement of Panasonic’s world-first Micro Four Thirds system camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, and our interest has peaked even higher with the news of their forthcoming Panasonic LUMIX G digicam which adds high definition video to the mix.
Carphone Warehouse To Become UK’s #1 ISP?
Carphone Warehouse looks on track to becomes the UK’s #1 ISP if their new bid for the UK arm of rival Internet service provider Tiscali proves successful.
The Warehouse gang have been waving a sizeable wad of used fivers adding up to a cool £450m in the direction of Tiscali – a company which has been up for sale since the beginning of this year.
Best Free Software Apps: Lifehacker
We’ve long been fans of tech tips website Lifehacker, and they’ve just announced their ‘Best of the Best’ listings, detailing what they – and their readers – feel are the best software applications for the job.
Windows 7 Beta Operating System Screengrabs Leaked
A Windows beta tester has sneakily slipped out a load of screenshots of the latest beta build of the upcoming version of Microsoft Windows on to the Web.
The screenshots reveal a series of grabs from the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system (version M3 Build 6780) and shows an interface that clearly reveals a Vista heritage with lots of shiny buttons and semi-transparent folders.
“The Truth About Mobile Phones” Revealed
Decide What To Buy have an interesting piece about “The truth about mobile phones.”
They’ve gone out and asked 31,000 people about their mobile phones and collated the info.
It reveals what we all knew really, that people primarily buy phone for what the look like.