Stories about: Alpha

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Sony, Panasonic cameras combine small size with SLR features 12 March, 2010 16:37

It's been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony.
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Powerlan raises $16m in capital 04 March, 2010 09:49

Powerlan (ASX:PWR) has announced it has raised close to $16 million through its latest renounce able rights issue of 348,744,251 shares at $0.06 a piece.
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Sony unveils small, stylish concept camera 23 February, 2010 02:58

At PMA 2010 Sony unveiled a concept model of a compact interchangeable-lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor (24mm x 16mm).
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The supercomputer on your desktop 17 February, 2010 06:59

High-performance computing (HPC) has almost always required a supercomputer - one of those room-size monoliths you find at government research labs and universities.
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Firefox Mobile arrives on Nokia N900 smartphones 02 February, 2010 05:57

The mobile version of the Firefox browser is now available to owners of the Nokia N900 smartphone, after several months of beta tests. Mozilla is also working on versions for smartphones running Windows Mobile and Android.
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Firefox for mobile hits production mode 02 February, 2010 01:38

The first production version of Firefox for Mobile has been released, for Nokia's Maemo operating system. But Mozilla already seems to be scaling back its deployment plans, and unexpectedly the mobile browser will not support Adobe Flash.
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Powerlan directors consider AIH takeover bid 18 January, 2010 16:55

ASX-listed Powerlan (ASX: PWR) has advised shareholders to take no action on the recent takeover bid from Alpha Growth International (Australia) Pty Ltd while it considers the offer.
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Microsoft's Bing still creeping up the search rankings 16 January, 2010 11:03

Microsoft continues to gain share in the search market, growing slightly faster in December than any of its competitors, according to a report by comScore.
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Intel and antitrust: A brief history 17 December, 2009 07:03

The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Intel marks the latest development in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world's largest chip maker for years. Here's a rundown of Intel's brushes with antitrust investigators and lawsuits around the world since 1990.
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Google Chrome OS: rounding up the rumors 19 November, 2009 08:22

Google Chome OS, which Google is expected to preview this Thursday, has been the subject of much speculation and rumors since its announcement last summer, when Google made public its plans to develop a lightweight, open-source Linux-based OS aimed primarily at netbooks. Ever since, a series of fake screenshots and speculation as to what Chrome will offer has bombarded the Web.
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Bing and Wolfram Alpha together: clever move 13 November, 2009 04:45

Wolfram Alpha is a smart, computational take on the search engine, but its new partnership with Microsoft and its Bing search engine is even smarter.