I have finally given in and upgraded my 2 year old Palm Treo to an Apple iPhone 3Gs. After having a bit of a play with the new iPhone I thought I would share a few of my initial observations and tips.
Save battery capacity – By switching off a couple of items when they are [...]

Many modern laptop power adapters contain a PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller) micro controller that communicates with the computer. Unfortunately when they fail while traveling, the laptop user is left stranded. From seeing my first “smart” laptop power pack, I knew these devices were going to be a travellers curse.
The first time I came across “smart” [...]

Now here is some technology news I would never have guessed, PDN reports Canon is bringing out a Powershot G11 with only 10MP instead of the 14.2MP G10.
Read articles:-

Canon U.S.A. announces additions to it award winning line of Power shot digital cameras – Canon
Canon G11 Specification – Canon USA
“Less is More” with New Pro Compact [...]

The Backscatter team tested a Canon 5D Mark II underwater in Monterrey and Bonaire. Included in the test is some cool underwater footage of dolphins and sharks by Berkley White.
Their review includes:- 5D Mark II Compared to Other Pro Video Cameras, pros, cons, housings, scooters, filters and tripods.
All the video test clips were shot with [...]

Mozilla have fixed a problem with Firefox browser version 3.5.2 rendering ICC color profiles incorrectly that seem to happen on some particular monitors (e.g dell, nec) and monitors with wide gamut.

Initial Problem description.
Fix Details.

I was looking through a few images the other day and noticed the RAW images from my Canon G10 looked less sharp than those taken with my Canon 750IS. I was a bit concerned as it had recently been repaired.
The reason for this did not occur to me at time , so I decided to [...]

Browsing through the Canon Australia support website, there are a couple of technical problems with the Canon Powershot G10.
Magenta Cast in Raw Images
Canon has released a firmware upgrade to Version 1.0.2.0.
According to Canon this upgrade is to fix the following issue:-
If RAW images are captured by continuous shooting under the ISO 1600 setting, abnormal data [...]

Mobile roaming charges back to Australia have been outrageous for a long time, and finally a parliamentary committee has called on the government to provide some regulation.
Business people and travelers from Australia have been held to ransom by the telecom operators such as Telstra, Vodafone and Optus when they are overseas and call home.
Take the [...]