Digital Convergence - News

High demand sees new iPods in short supply

Demand for Apple's just-launched iPod range has been high with ongoing stock shortages expected in the reseller channel.

Defence recruitment plays podcasts

One week after launching its online gaming portal, the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) has a new media Web site hosting video podcasts of the first six weeks of its military training program.

Bonnaroo Festival: Music to a Techie's Ear

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival bills itself as the "most tech-savvy festival in the land."

Mobile phones replace festival tickets

The UK's O2 Wireless festival is going paper free.

New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Nokia have each announced new developer tools to encourage innovation on their respective mobile phone software platforms.

Olympus refreshes camera line up

Olympus has refreshed its consumer line of cameras with six shooters to go on sale in Australia from September.

Philips releases VoIP phones for the masses

Electronics maker Philips is selling cordless telephones that can make Internet-based voice calls using either Windows Live Messenger, or Skype, as well as utilising the existing public switched telephone network.

Sony unwraps GPS add-on for digital cameras

Sony will soon start selling a small GPS (global positioning system) unit that can be used to add location information to digital pictures, the company said Wednesday.

Fuji's latest camera is in your face

Forget the background: the face is the focus of Fuji's new FinePix S6000fd digital camera launched on Thursday.

Sony debuts digital SLR camera

Sony this unveiled its first digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera, the 10.2-megapixel alpha DSLR-A100.

Sony to unveil its first DSLR camera this week

Sony will unveil its first, long-awaited digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera this week, the company said Friday.

Panasonic to launch Blu-ray Disc drive in June

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Panasonic) plans to begin selling a Blu-ray Disc drive in Japan in June for use in desktop computers, the company said Friday.

SurfControl wipes out Skype

SurfControl has released an upgrade for its Enterprise Threat Shield (ETS) that protects corporate networks against the dangers of Skype.

HD-DVD, Blu-ray launch timing becomes clearer

Launch timing for the HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc optical disc formats became clearer on Friday with the disclosure by two companies of their initial sales plans.

Intel's home ent platform debuts

"Please do not adjust your television, transmission will not resume as normal," announced Intel general manager, Philip Cronin at the Australian launch of the company's new digital entertainment platform, Viiv.

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Why being an early adopter doesn’t mean you don’t need to worry about cyber security?

As more and more of everyday life becomes predicated on our connection to the digital world, the chances we will be targeted or vulnerable to cyber-attacks has also risen