http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:14:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system, which eliminates the pentaprism and reflex mirror but retains the use of interchangeable lens, is steadily making inroads within the photography community. MFT cameras, like the Olympus PEN E-P1 and the Panasonic GF1, are selling like hotcakes in many countries. However, another system that can ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/11/ricoh-gxr-micro-four-thirds-killer/ Finally, smartphones based on the Google-backed Android operating system are starting to come of age. The OS will soon come in its second major iteration, and will power smartphones from the likes of Motorola, HTC and Samsung. What this means is consumers can start choosing from a plethora of quality devices ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/11/the-second-coming-of-android/ For those still waiting for that elusive action role-playing game (RPG) Diablo III, there is one pretty nice action RPG  on your iPhone now - the Dungeon Hunter. You play a young king on a quest to eradicate the dark forces from his land. It's a cliched storyline that gives you the ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/10/iphone-app-recommendation-dungeon-hunter/ In autumn, the who's who in technology gathered in Berlin for IFA 2009 - the world's largest annual consumer electronics show. TODAY was invited by LG to attend the launch of its latest line of products. LG launched a particularly fetching new TV that was designed with a seamless front but ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/10/ifa-2009-in-berlin/ I have been hoping to write about interesting iPhone apps on a regular basis but work just seems to take up too much of my time. Now that I have time for a slight breather, I'm going to make my first iPhone app recommendation! There are tons of apps on iTunes ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/09/iphone-app-recommendation-appreviews/ I like devices that rely on touch-based interfaces because the gestures that we use to operate them seem so natural and effortless. And I've seen old folks and children (barely the age of 4) take to them easily as well. However, until we develop input devices that let us operate computers ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/09/computer-input-devices-for-the-disabled/ I've missed almost every National Day Parade since my teens - when I was summoned by my school to take part in one. When I landed tickets for this year's preview, it was about time to rekindle those memories of being baked in the sun, waiting for orders to shake ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/09/a-day-with-the-canon-legria/ The pointless megapixel war among digital camera manufacturers is over! Yes, you know it's over when last week, in an almost unprecedented move, Canon released its PowerShot G11 with a reduced megapixel count of 10 megapixels, compared to the 14.7 megapixels of its predecessor. The new image sensor of the G11 ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/08/the-end-of-the-megapixel-war/ Recently, a close friend of mine asked me to email her a list of "good and cheap" DSLR (digital single-reflex) cameras as she needed to draft quotations for a purchase order. I sent her my recommendations but I couldn't help asking her why her company, an SME (small-medium enterprise), needed to buy ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/08/the-camera-is-the-photographer/ It is an announcement that few envisaged or even contemplated. But for Macintosh users with BlackBerry phones, the announcement that Research in Motion (RIM) will be releasing a BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac must be music to their ears! Currently, if you are a Mac user who owns a BlackBerry phone, you ... http://blogs.todayonline.com/techtalk/2009/07/blackberry-desktop-software-for-mac-rims-smart-move-finally/