Canon Launches New Camera Lineup
Canon on Monday refreshed its lineup of digital cameras, ranging from the basic point-and-shoot camera to a professional digital camera capable of 12.8-megapixel resolution. The new models will be available in September and October, just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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24.08.2005Microsoft Rolls Out New
Hardware Line
Microsoft on Tuesday
introduced six new mice and
two keyboards as part of a
revamped hardware lineup that
features high-definition
optics and advanced
ergonomics. The new arrivals
include Microsoft's first
wired laser mouse designed
specifically for
gaming.
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06.09.2005Philips Intros New Digital Music Players
Philips added two new players to its digital music lineup on Thursday, boasting more capacity, PlaysForSure compatibility and color screens to allow users to store and view JPEG photos. The GoGear HDD1630 and HDD6330 will have 6GB and 30GB capacities.
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01.09.2005Nikon Digital Cameras Get Innovative
Camera manufacturer Nikon added several new digital cameras to its lineup, including a pocket-sized model that includes 10x optical zoom, and two additions to its Coolpix line that include Wi-Fi capabilities. Prices range from $399.95 to $549.95 USD.
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02.09.2005Microsoft makes Unix changes
Microsoft plans to
build more Unix features into
future versions of its Windows
Server operating system and
cease work on its separate
Services For Unix
product.
H
istorically, Microsoft has
provided, in a package known
as Services For Unix, software
tools to help companies
integrate their Windows and
Unix machines. At one time,
the software giant charged for
http://www.microsoft.com/windo
wsserversystem/sfu/default.msp
x]Services For Unix, but early
last year the company made the
tools free for Windows
customers.
Microsof
t plans to include some of
those features in Windows
Server 2003 R2, an update to
the server OS due at the end
of this year. At the same
time, the company said it is
not planning any further
releases of the standalone
Services For Unix product. ..
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06.09.2005Microsoft unveils phishing
filter for MSN Toolbar
MSN today unveiled two new MSN
Search Toolbar Add-ins,
enabling people to customize
their toolbar to their
specific interests and
providing a smarter searching
and browsing experience. These
latest add-ins for MSN Search
Toolbar include a beta of the
Microsoft(R) Phishing Filter
Add-in, which helps protect
customers from potential risks
of phishing Web sites and
online identity theft, and the
Games Add-in, providing
one-click access to some of
the Web's most popular online
games via MSN
Games.
The
additional MSN Search Toolbar
Add-ins are part of MSN's
long-term commitment to
deliver services that enable
people to improve their
searching and browsing
experience. Add-ins are
available to download for free
http://addins.msn.com/]over
here.
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06.09.2005New Microsoft package targets
Intuit
Taking aim at
Intuit's QuickBooks,
Microsoft on Wednesday is
expected to announce new
accounting software for small
and midsize
businesses.
The company???s
http://www.microsoft.com/offic
e/accounting/prodinfo/default.
mspx]Small Business Accounting
2006, which has been in the
works for some time, comes in
two flavors. The standalone
accounting software sells for
$179, though Microsoft is
offering a $30 rebate at
launch. And the Small Business
Management product bundles the
accounting software with
Office components, including
Outlook, Word, Excel and
PowerPoint. For new customers,
the package costs $569, after
a $100 rebate. It's available
for $399 after a $100 rebate
for existing Office
customers.
While
there are plenty of other
accounting programs in the
market, Microsoft is expected
to tout the deep integration
of its product with its Office
programs. The new software can
be used to allow a salesperson
to turn an opportunity into a
quote and then an order, said
Microsoft vice president Steve
Guggenheimer, who heads the
company's small-business
effort.
"It's the
workflow aspect and how easy
it is," Guggenheimer said in
an interview ahead of
Wednesday's launch. Microsoft
is launching the product as
part of its Microsoft Business
Summit, a conference geared
primarily to midsize
companies...
winbeta.org - 07.09.2005
Apple Announces New iPod: Nano
Apple on Wednesday surprised
attendees at a special event
in San Francisco by
introducing a completely new
addition to its popular iPod
line that will replace the
iPod mini. The wafer-thin iPod
Nano sports a color screen and
holds 1,000 songs in a form
factor slimmer than a #2
pencil.
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Apple, Motorola Launch ROKR
Phone
As expected, Apple and
Motorola on Wednesday unveiled
the long-awaited iTunes phone
at an exclusive event at the
Moscone Center in San
Francisco. The phone, dubbed
the "ROKR E1," will
launch exclusively today with
Cingular in the United States
and with various operators
worldwide throughout the rest
of the
month.
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Solar Flare Disrupts
Communication, Navigation
One of the largest solar
flares ever recorded was
observed Wednesday afternoon
by forecasters at the NOAA
Space Environment Center.
Scientists are predicting more
significant flares could occur
over the next two weeks and
disrupt communications and
navigation
systems.
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solar flare..
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New Sony Walkman Challenges
iPod
Just hours after Apple
unveiled its iPod Nano, Sony
on Thursday introduced several
new Walkman players in an
effort to recapture the
portable music player market
it once dominated. The new
Walkmans come in 6 and 20
gigabyte
capacities.
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Microsoft to release fixes for
Windows flaws
As part of its monthly
patching cycle, Microsoft on
Tuesday plans to release one
security alert for flaws in
the Windows operating
system.
Th
e security bulletin is deemed
"critical," Microsoft's
highest risk rating, the
company said
http://www.microsoft.com/techn
et/security/bulletin/advance.m
spx]in a notice posted on its
Web site on Thursday. Last
month's "Patch Tuesday"
also included a critical alert
for Windows flaws. One of the
flaws was exploited days later
by the Zotob worm that wreaked
havoc on Windows 2000 systems
worldwide.
Microsof
t's Thursday notice did not
specify whether one of the
patches will be for Internet
Explorer. Over the last few
weeks, several security
researchers have come forward
with flaws in the Web browser.
Some of these vulnerabilities
could let an attacker gain
control of a user's
PC.
There are
several unpatched
vulnerabilities in IE 6,
according to Secunia. The
security monitoring company
has issued 85 alerts on the
Web browser since 2003; 19 of
those security bugs
http://secunia.com/product/11/
]remain unpatched, according
to Secunia's Web site...
winbeta.org - 09.09.2005
Windows Vista UX Guidelines
Available for Download
Microsoft have made available
a preliminary draft of the
Windows Vista User Experience
Guidelines (or ???UX Guide???
for short). These guidelines
contain information on
What???s New in Windows Vista,
design principles, guidelines
for controls, text, windows,
and aesthetics. They will help
designers and developers
create high quality,
consistent Windows Vista
applications.
winbeta.org - 12.09.2005
New UI Highlights Changes in
Office 12
Microsoft on Tuesday took the
cover off of the latest
version of Office, calling the
release its most significant
since Office 95. With a
completely redesigned user
interface as well as new
methods to make working with
documents easier, Microsoft
wants users to "focus on
what they want to do rather
than how they do
it."
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betanews.com - 14.09.2005
Windows Vista Build 5219
Ultimate Edition - Quick
Review
The
Facts:
Build
String:
5219.winmain_idx02.050830-2010
ISO Size:
2.73 GB (2,937,989,120
bytes)
On Tuesday
at PDC (Professional
Developers Conference)
Microsoft proudly unveiled the
latest incarnation of its new
flagship desktop operating
system. Windows Vista build
5219 is to date the most
complete and stunning look at
this new next-generation OS
we've seen yet.
It
seems that with every major
release so far of Vista we've
had a bit of controversy. This
time it was leaked screenshots
that were from another build
date of 5219. Those shots show
quite a number of things that
you won't see with this build
(or they're just disabled by
default). It will come as a
disappointment to many of you
who were looking forward to
all of those features. Fear
not though, there are many
many changes in this PDC build
that will keep you poking
around for quite some
time.
I've had the
opportunity to play with this
build some and can report a
few changes before we get
started taking a look at
it.
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s/icons/view.gif[/img] [b]Full
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s.php?action=show&showarticle=
19]Full Article and Gallery of
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winbeta.org - 15.09.2005
Yahoo and Google unveil new
web products
The leading internet search
companies on Wednesday stepped
up their rivalry, with Yahoo
releasing a new version of its
e-mail service and Google
launching a search engine to
track the millions of web logs
being created
online.
The
???beta??? version of Yahoo
Mail, tested on a limited
number of users before its
final release, may be viewed
as a threat by Microsoft to
its Outlook e-mail software.
It mimics many Outlook
features, including preview
panes that allow e-mails to be
viewed without being opened, a
one-button delete feature and
the ability to drag and drop
e-mails into different
folders.
winbeta.org - 15.09.2005
Nokia Unveils Answer to iTunes
Phone
Nokia has plans, at least in
markets outside the United
States, to take on the
Motorola ROKR iTunes phone.
The company announced on
Monday the launch of the Nokia
6630 Music Edition, a special
music-enabled version the
company's popular
smartphone.
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phone..
betanews.com - 20.09.2005
Dell Ditty to Take On iPod
Shuffle
Dell on Tuesday debuted the
"Ditty" - its answer
to the iPod Shuffle which the
company hopes will prove more
successful than previous
incarnations of its DJ music
players. At $99 USD for 512MB,
the Ditty is aimed at taking
away some of Apple's Shuffle
market share this holiday
season.
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Ditty player..
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21.09.2005Voice Calling Coming to AIM
Client
America Online on Tuesday said
it would launch a new pay
service for making VoIP calls
through its AIM client
starting October 4. No AOL
subscription will be required
to use the service, and
current subscribers of AOL's
Internet Phone service will
receive the upgrade
automatically.
Pho
tos:
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21.09.2005Windows Mobile Powered Treo
Unveiled
UPDATED In what could
be considered a huge win for
Microsoft and the Windows
Mobile platform, former rival
Palm announced Monday a new
version of its Treo smartphone
running the Redmond company's
operating system for mobile
devices.
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