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Easier updates for Four Thirds lenses

Olympus, Panasonic, and Sigma, the makers of Four Thirds cameras and lenses, have joined forces to make updating lens firmware easier.

HDTV makers turn to budget stores, larger screens

TV makers' next best opportunity to increase their business is to go big, according to industry leaders at the HDTV conference in Los Angeles.

Google's Chrome browser: Screenshots

The first images of Google's new Web browser, Chrome, appear to have leaked via a Flickr user who has published screenshots of the application.

Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.

Readers share iPhone 3G woes

Reception problems with the iPhone 3G are occurring in towns and cities across the US, based on readers' responses last week to a request for more information about their experiences with the handset.

Apple's MobileMe woes continue

Apple continued to have problems with its new MobileMe service over the weekend and into Monday in the US, with several users unable to access their e-mail.

Finland chosen to make Karma

Fisker Automotive on Monday said that Valmet Automotive of Finland, which currently makes the Porsche Boxster and Cayman, will manufacture the Fisker Karma.

iPhone 3G: The waiting is getting old

A week out from the official release of the 3G iPhone, a queue has formed outside the Apple flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York. Is it just us or is queuing for Apple products so 2007?

Polaroid debuts pocket-size photo printer

Polaroid has partnered with Zink for wireless, inkless photo printing aimed at tech-savvy teens.

Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone 3G

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the second generation iPhone at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference and details some of the improvements over the original iPhone.

Google trials new Gmail features

Google will invite users to try new features the company is considering adding to its Gmail service, the company said Thursday.

Call of Duty 4 answered 10 million times

Infinity Ward's multiplatform modern military shooter makes latest milestone; studio head explains decision not to develop a Wii version.

Android to offer Application Store in the future

According to Android project leader, Andy Rubin, Google might offer an application store — similar to one for the iPhone — for its Android mobile operating system sometime in the near future.

Microsoft makes Yahoo a new offer

Microsoft announced on Sunday afternoon it has issued another proposal to Yahoo that calls for a transaction with the company but would not involve the acquisition of all of its assets.

Fisker Auto's second electric sedan will be half the price of the Karma

Fisker Automotive is raising a large round of funding to build its US$80,000 electric sedan, the Karma, but it will bring to market a second model at half the price within a few years.

CBS to buy CNET Networks for US$1.8 billion

US media giant CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks, the company that publishes ZDNet.com.au and CNET.com.au, in a deal valued at US$1.8 billion.

Yahoo wants users to pinpoint photos

Yahoo will start telling people where it thinks Flickr photos were taken, but people can correct the photo-sharing site's misconceptions.

A bridge to the future of the iPod

More than six years into the iPod era, Apple still stands atop the music player landscape. But what comes next?

Microsoft pulls Windows XP and Vista service packs from Windows Update

After stumbling across a glitch, Microsoft has removed Vista's new Service Pack from its Windows Update feature, and delayed XP's Service Pack 3 release.

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