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July 30, 2010
Samsung announces ST80 Wi-Fi enabled compact camera
Samsung Electronics unveiled the ST80, a 14.2 mega-pixel point-and-shoot camera that joins Samsung’s growing line of Wi-Fi enabled digital cameras. With wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and Samsung’s AllShare (DNLA) connectivity, the ST80 makes it easy to share images on the move and keep friends and family updated from anywhere at any time.
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July 30, 2010
Panasonic developing world's first intechangable 3D lens for Micro Four Thirds
Panasonic announced the development of the world's first twin digital interchangeable lens. The new accessory will make high quality 3D shooting possible with an interchangeable lens system camera for the very first time. As 3D content becomes increasingly popular across a variety of platforms, Panasonic plans to release this new lens for sale before the end of the year to deliver the joy and excitement of 3D shooting to interchangeable lens system camera users.
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July 30, 2010
Launch of the first Czech inkjet label printer using Konica Minolta inkjet technology
Tecom paper s.r.o. have launched the "TIJ 2048C/400", the first high-performance UV-Inkjet digital label printer in the Czech Republic. The TIJ 2048C/400 uses inkjet technology to print labels and similar products on most materials including self-adhesive film and paper.
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July 29, 2010
Kodak announces second quarter results
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA, has announced its results for the second quarter 2010. Compared with the same period last year, sales decreased 11 percent to US-$ 1.57 billion (Euro 1.21 billion). Revenue from digital businesses totalled US-$ 1.1 billion (Euro 0.85 billion), a 6 percent drop from the prior-year quarter. Loss from continuing operations was US-$ 100 million (Euro 76.9 million), compared with US-$ 119 million (Euro 91.5 million) in the year-ago quarter. As of June 30, 2010, Kodak held US-$ 1.3 billion (Euro 1.0 billion) in cash, compared with US-$ 1.1 billion (Euro 0.85 billion) as of June 30,2009.
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July 29, 2010
Kodak signs Retail Printing Contract with Carrefour
Kodak announced that it has signed a new partnership agreement with the large retailer Carrefour. The signing followed a competitive assessment by Carrefour of the available retail solutions in the industry. In the assessment, Kodak demonstrated the vision and ability to respond to changing consumer needs, driving more category growth and profit for Carrefour.
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July 29, 2010
Adobe announces Executive Appointments
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced executive appointments that will align and strengthen the company’s focus on major customer segments and enable these customers to create, deliver and optimize digital experiences across a wide range of media and devices.
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July 29, 2010
Adobe to acquire Day Software
Adobe Systems Incorporated and Day Software Holding AG announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Adobe to launch a public tender offer to acquire all of the publicly held registered shares of Day Software for CHF139 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately CHF255 million on a fully diluted equity-value basis. This approximates US$240 million at the current exchange rate.
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July 28, 2010
Sony unveils 24mm F2, 35mm F1.8 and 85mm F2.8 Alpha lenses
Sony is expanding its already strong line-up of over 30 A-mount lenses with new models that will appeal to seasoned photographers and those new to DSLR cameras alike.
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July 28, 2010
Tohoku University and Sony Corporation develop the blue-violet ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser with 100 watt output
Professor Hiroyuki Yokoyama of the New Industry Creation Hatchery Center , Tohoku and Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation have succeeded in jointly developing a blue-violet ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser with dramatically improved peak laser beam output levels that are 100 times that of the world's current highest levels.
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July 28, 2010
Panasonic to celebrate two-year countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games in Trafalgar Square
With exactly 'Two Years to Go' until the London 2012 Olympic Games (London 2012), Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced today had host a one day event called "Get Ready for London 2012" in Trafalgar Square on July 27, 2010 to mark the occasion.
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