Archive for January 18th, 2007
Although the dust has settled on the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony 
is still busy making new product announcements. This week, the electronics giant unveiled four new digital cameras in its Cyer-shot line.All four models — the DSC-W55, DSC-W35, DSC-S700, and DSC-S650 — offer 3x optical zoom, blur-reduction, and internal memory for storing shots without a media card present.
Sony hopes its new models will defy industry reports that predict the market for digital cameras is leveling off. Research firm IC Insights expects digital camera revenues to hold steady at $18 billion a year now that most photographers and camera-toting consumers have transitioned from analog to digital.
As the market levels off, according to IC Insights, digital camera makers will begin to focus on consumers looking to upgrade their photo-taking abilities by offering more powerful image processors, wireless connectivity for transferring pictures, and more memory.
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January 18th, 2007
In a marked shift from the past, Microsoft plans to sell its new operating system through a new channel: the Internet. In fact, Microsoft on Wednesday announced three new ways for consumers to jump on the Vista bandwagon.Beginning January 30, Microsoft will make available Windows Anytime Upgrade, Windows Vista Family Discount, and Windows Marketplace. Windows Anytime Upgrade is the online download program.
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Microsoft also will make Office 2007 available for download through the Windows Marketplace, the software giant’s venue for purchasing software that runs on Windows.
January 18th, 2007
Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced a new title in the Sims franchise, the first in a new line of games called “The Sims Stories.” With the latest title, EA is hoping to draw in a new generation of players.In the original Sims games, players direct virtual characters’ day-to-day lives, including working, eating, social interactions, and shopping. “The Sims Stories” take the concept one step further with various plots for players to navigate — such as love stories and pet stories.
With the new line, EA is breathing new life into a franchise that has been translated into 22 languages and has sold more than 70 million games around the world. The world’s largest video game publisher credits the success to characters and storylines with an appeal that extends beyond the traditional gamer crowd.
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January 18th, 2007
There’s a new twist in the ongoing battle between the next-generation, high-definition DVD standards: Hackers have cracked the antipiracy software on several movies published in the HD DVD format.Perhaps ironically, hackers chose to break the copy-protection system in Universal’s “Serenity,” a 2005 science fiction film about a renegade crew of space outlaws. An informal, global alliance of hackers also deciphered the antipiracy protection on “12 Monkeys” and Peter Jackson’s “King Kong.”
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January 18th, 2007
