Konica Minolta eyeing bigger share in Indian market

New Delhi, September 30, 2013 : International office giant Konica Minolta Inc. Japan, the leader in advanced digital imaging printing technologies is watching the Indian market with keen interest as it continues to gain market share year on year. Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd is a subsidiary company The Global Head…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 11:00 am

Hands On: Samsung NX2000 Compact System Camera

Things are really heating up in the imaging market as smartphones start to muscle into the market with better lens and image processors. This is the market that Samsung’s NX2000 will be entering and it will be challenging, since it will compete with not just the other contenders in the…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 6:00 am

Data, credit card numbers for 2.9 million Adobe, Photoshop users stolen

A screenshot of Adobe’s website. The company was hit by hackers who accessed user information, including account IDs, encrypted passwords as well as credit and debit card numbers. (Adobe) By Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times Adobe announced Thursday that it was the victim of a hack and that personal data…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 6:00 am

Value for Money

The K-500 may be the entry point into Pentax’s DSLR range, but nobody could accuse the company of skimping on features. It doesn’t have the weatherproofing of the more expensive models in the Pentax range, but little else is spared when it comes to shooting modes, buttons and dials. But…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 6:00 am

A safer camera toy for kids than your old point-and-shoot

So as it turns out, it’s not a good idea to give a small child your old tech to play with. Once we learned how many toxic components and metals were in those remote controls, cell phones and cameras, we’ve retrieved the outdated gadgets from their hands (and yeah, mouths),…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 4:00 pm

Facebook Home opens doors to Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram

Remember Facebook Home? It’s the Android overlay that puts the social network front and center, but today it was feeling hospitable and decided to let others walk through its front door. One of Facebook Home’s selling points is that users can swipe through the lock screen to see photos from…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 4:00 pm

Kodak too snappy for promotion rivals Parkhurst in Premier B netball clash

KODAK put themselves in the frame in the Premier B promotion race in the Plymouth and District Netball League courtesy of a 23-18 victory over rivals Parkhurst Hill. A snappy start for Kodak saw them zoom into a 7-4 lead, but they had a negative second quarter despite the efforts…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 4:00 pm

Phil Mickelson, Keegan Bradley join canon of awkward golf celebrations at …

It was a bit more spontaneous than Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar’s choreographed ‘Fresh Prince’ homage, but Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley’s Friday afternoon birdie celebration was just as awkward. Golfers cannot celebrate, cannot react in jubilation without missing a high-five or looking a little bit too awkwardly measured before…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 11:00 am

LOOK: These Kodak Moments Were Snapped 125 Years Ago39

Remember when Kodak created its first commercial camera, a nifty invention that boasted the slogan "You Press the Button, We Do the Rest"? Woman in a rowing boat, about 1890. Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum You probably don’t, because this feat happened 125 years ago when George Eastman introduced Thanks…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 11:00 am

Sony NEX-5R review

What is the Sony NEX-5R?The Sony NEX-5R is the third iteration of the growing ‘5’ strand of the NEX series. Although it takes a host of its design cues from its predecessor the Sony NEX-5N it is in fact a complete different camera, featuring a specification that is aimed at…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 11:00 am