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Power Family concludes their four-month photographic journey of 41 towns and 13 National Parks Press Release After more than four months, 17,000km, five Australian states, three flat tires and the creation of a priceless photo journal, a Canberra-based family has arrived home after completing the PowerShot Great Aussie Road Trip. Back at home and with …

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It seems that Apple has problems with Power Macs that were made in China with a strong and toxic smell released from the computer when running. It is not just poisoned milk. It may also be poisoned Macs in the latest about Chinese manufacture. Reports are surfacing of a toxic and potentially carcinogenic gas being …

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Window-dwelling “Reader” to Help Contribute eBooks to Schools Press Release To help combat a general decline in reading in the U.S., particularly among young people, Sony is spearheading a so-called “Reader Revolution” to spark the imaginations of young readers and engage the public in digital reading. In conjunction with National Book Month, the company will …

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A new mount will allow smaller interchangeable lens cameras from Olympus and Panasonic The four thirds system of Olympus and Panasonic has allowed for some quite small cameras but always seemed like too big a mount for such a small sensor. My view seems to have been confirmed by this latest announcement of a smaller …

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The photo and video sharing service to shut its virtual doors. Ringo.com, the photo and video file sharing service is to stop operation on 30 June 2008. They give no reason for closing. They have added a feature so that you can download to your computer any photos in your account but this will not …

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BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES IMAGE QUALITY, ENABLES DESIGN SHRINKS DOWN TO 0.9 MICRON PIXELS The following press release shows we are nowhere near the end of possible developments of the basic digital sensor. Press Release OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), the world’s largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, today launched its OmniBSITM architecture, a novel …

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New GoDaddy.com Partnership Makes IT Easier For SmugMug Photographers to Stake Their Claim on the Web Press Release Immensely popular online photo sharing and storage site SmugMughas partnered with domain name giant GoDaddy.com to provide itssubscribers with the absolute easiest means of creating andmaintaining their own personal and business custom photo websites. Through http://www.SmugMugDomains.com SmugMug …

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Getty Images and Vogue Paris Sign Imagery Partnership Press Release Getty Images and Vogue Paris have signed a partnership that will make a treasure trove of pictures spanning eighty years of fashion and beauty available for the first time. The ‘Collection Vogue Paris’ will launch on 17 June 2008 and will be available for license via …

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drupa 2008 to see launch of new commercial, production-oriented solutions alongside leading traditional large format printers Press Release Atdrupa 2008, Epson, together with its industry partners, will showcasenew technologies that will enable it to move into new, vertical sectorswhilst maintaining its leading position in the traditional large formatprinter market. On standA01 in hall 5, a …

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Nikon offers photo storage and sharing service, “my Picturetown”, in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia Press Release Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce “my Picturetown” service – a smart photo storage and sharing site available in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia. Nikon was the first company in the world to incorporate Wi-Fi functions in digital …

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