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Recent Webkit Nightly builds are insanely quick.

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New Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 previewed and compared. Commented as relatively slim and lightweight.

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NEX-3 features (full specification here)

  • 14.2 megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
  • MPEG4 720p video shooting
  • Sweep Panorama
  • 7.5cm/3″ tilt-angle TruBlack LCD

NEX-3 advantages over EPL-1:

  • Small size
  • Larger format sensor
  • Control dials (as opposed to buttons)
  • Much better LCD screen (921k dots)
  • Screen can be tilted up to 80 degrees and 45 degrees downwards
  • Faster continuous shooting (albeit with focus locked)
  • Greater resolution sensor, higher maximum ISO (12,800)

NEX-3 advantages over NX10:

  • Smaller size
  • Tilting screen
  • Faster continuous shooting (albeit with focus locked)
  • Dedicated video recording button
  • Provision for external microphone (via accessory socket)
  • Higher maximum ISO setting

EPL-1 advantages over NEX-3:

  • Built-in flash
  • Flash hot shoe
  • Optional EVF
  • Plenty of buttons for key settings
  • More conventional user interface
  • Lots of customization options
  • In-camera raw conversion
  • Better legacy lens support (no loss of AF with Four Thirds adapter)

NX10 advantages over NEX-3:

  • Built-in EVF
  • Flash hot shoe
  • More conventional user interface
  • Greater customization
  • More direct-access buttons (including ISO and white balance)

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NEX-5 features (full specification here)

  • 14.2 megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
  • AVCHD Full HD 1920×1080i video shooting
  • Sweep Panorama
  • 7.5cm/3″ tilt-angle TruBlack LCD
  • Magnesium body

NEX-5 advantages over GF1:

  • Smaller size
  • Larger sensor
  • 1080i AVCHD video recording
  • Higher resolution LCD screen (921k dots)
  • Screen can be tilted up to 80 degrees
  • Faster continuous shooting (albeit with focus locked)
  • Greater resolution sensor, higher maximum ISO (12,800)

NEX-5 advantages over NX10:

  • Smaller size
  • Tilting screen
  • Faster continuous shooting (albeit with focus locked)
  • Dedicated video recording button
  • Provision for external microphone (via accessory socket)
  • Higher maximum ISO setting

GF1 advantages over NEX-5:

  • Built-in flash
  • Flash hot shoe
  • Optional EVF
  • Large degree of direct external control
  • More conventional user interface

NX10 advantages over NEX-5:

  • Built-in EVF
  • Flash hot shoe
  • Bright, high-contrast OLED screen
  • More conventional user interface
  • More direct-access buttons (including ISO and white balance)

Full preview here at DP Review

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Pictured and detailed: the Leica V-Lux 20

Details from Leica Rumors:

  • The new Leica V-Lux 20 will be announced on April 20th, 2010.
  • Leica V-Lux 20 is based on the Panasonic ZS-7 (model TZ-10 in Europe).
  • It has a built in GPS.
  • HD movie record.
  • 3.0? LCD screen.
  • 25-300mm zoom range.
  • The price of the Leica V-Lux 20 will be 549€/559€. FYI: the Panasonic TZ-10 currently costs €336 in Europe /£296.00 in the UK / $343 in the US.
  • The accessories are leather case (99€) and battery (69€).
  • It will be available in stores around May 9th 2010.

Is it really worth the high price tag?

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New Olympus Pen Firmware Update on April 22th Promises 15% increase in AF speed and other fixes

Olympus has announced a firmware update for all three of its PEN Series cameras (The E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1). To be released on April 22, the latest updates promise faster auto focusing speeds and improvements when using the recently announced 9-18mm lens. There are also

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Apple announces new MacBook Pros with Intel Core i7, i5 processors


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Features highlight

13-inch MacBook Pro:

2.4,2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo Intel CPU
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor for up to 80 percent faster graphics
10-hour built-in battery
4GB DDR3 1066 RAM

15-inch Macbook Pro:

2.4,2.53 Core i5(3MB L2 Cache) and 2.66 Core i7 Intel CPU (4MB L2 Cache) with turbo boost

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Live Coverage of Apple iPhone OS 4.0 Event and some predictions

Live from Engadget

Live from Gizmodo

07:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow

Some predictions and hopes FROM GIZMODO:

“Predictions:

• Multitasking: This could be anything from strictly managed multitasking for simple apps, to faux multitasking—process freezing that lets apps seem as

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Apple iPad is here! Check out the Launch Coverage, iPad Reviews and iPad Apps Reviews


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Reviews

Apple iPad review
Accessories hands-on / micro-review
Engadget Podcast 190: iPad Edition
…It’s here!

Launch event coverage

First 3G iPad sighted in the wild, Woz plays it cool by riding a Segway
iPad line watch: the few, the proud?
Josh

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Review of Samsung NX10 with photos and samples

Samsung NX10 Key Features

15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor (presumed to be close relation to Pentax K7 sensor)
14.6 million effective pixels
New Samsung NX mount (25.5mm flange-back distance)
720p movie capture (H.264, 30 fps)
Contrast-detect autofocus
3.0″ AMOLED screen (614,000 dots, PenTile RGB array)
921k dot Electronic Viewfinder
30mm F2 pancake and 18-55mm

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A Toe Mouse Concept inspired by the Killer Whale - Flip Flop Mouse!!

Just a pity it’s still a concept, by Yanko Design.

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Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer Available Now on iPhone/iPod Touch, Free For 48 Hours. Get it now!

iTunes Link

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