Price Check: Digital Cameras

With manufacturers readying new lines for the Autumn, now is a great time to keep an eye out for a bargain. Let's take a look: You could even kit out your kids for the holidays with a 0.5megapixel Polaroid 320 from Easyetrader for ?23. ...more

Red Hat preps JBoss Windows alliance

Red Hat has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance in a bid to get its software working properly with Windows. Initial work on interoperability had already been begun by application server builder JBoss a year and a half ago, before it was bought up by Red Hat. So far, the interoperability work has focussed on Web Services standards such as WS-Security, WS-Transactions, and WS-Addressing. ...more

Canon goes scan-tastic

A herd of new scanners is headed our way from Canon pastures for the home and office, from as little as ?69 inc VAT. Starting at the small end, there are two 600dpi models: the N670U and the N676U, both aimed at the home user and retailing at ?69 and ?89 inc VAT respectively. These models take up little room on your desk and can even be rotated vertically for upright scanning. ...more

Apple books biggest booth for bumper 'event'

Apple has reserved the largest booth at the PhotoPlus exhibition in New York where it has scheduled another special media event for later today. The company and the organisers are tight-lipped on the contents of Apple's stand at the three-day show. Products that may, possibly, don't quote us, be unveiled include upgraded PowerBooks and Power Macs and something photo-related. ...more

Intel boosts WiMax

Intel has announced two new products that it hopes will speed the development and world wide adoption of WiMax technologies. A more modular approach to WiMax is meant to enable networks based on the technology to be up and running more quickly. First, the NetStructure WiMax Baseband Card should help bring WiMax base stations online more rapidly. ...more