Digital Trends - On Tuesday, social networking app Path took a fireball of heat after a developer discovered that the latest version of its app automatically uploads users’ entire address book every time they logged into the network. Path co-founder and CEO Dave Morin quickly swooped in to do damage control, saying an update to the Android version of the app already requires users to opt-in, and the same change is coming soon for the iOS version. Read more...
Google buyout of Motorola may see change in patent attitude
A pair of sources claimed Tuesday that Google was about to send a formal pledge to standards bodies that it would license and Motorola's standards-based patents fairly if its... Read more...
RIM tells European developers it’s "ready to compete" (Reuters)
Reuters - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future. Read more...
Nikon D800 arrives with super-dense 36.3MP sensor
Nikon ended a years-long wait Tuesday by unveiling the D800. Its sequel to the D700 claims a record-setting 36.3-megapixel, full-frame CMOS sensor. The camera not only competes with medium format cameras in resolution (though not sensor size) but can boost the focal range by 50 percent while still keeping a 15.3-megapixel image... Read more...
Nikon Coolpix Sx300 cameras arrive with better low light
Nikon's Coolpix upgrades continued Tuesday with four S-series camera upgrades. The S3300, S4300, S6300, and S9300 all have 16-megapixel sensors. Read more...
Nikon adds Coolpix P510 with 42X zoom, P310 with f1.8 lens
Nikon led a slew of Coolpix camera launches Tuesday night with two models straddling the line between pro and amateur shooting. The P510 has one of the longest zooms ever on a non-removable lens camera and can shoot at 42X (24-1,000mm equivalent) with a purportedly more aggressive image stabilization engine. A 16.1-megapixel, backside-illuminated CMOS sensor helps combat shake along with helping in low light and improving autofocus speed... Read more...
Amazon triples Kindle sales at cost of 58% profit drop
Amazon posted results Tuesday that outlined the costs of pushing the Kindle Fire. The online shop's Kindle device sales almost tripled, at about 177 percent over the past year. Read more...
ARM revenue jumps 21% after cresting Apple, Samsung waves
ARM benefited from the surge in mobile Tuesday after it saw fall revenue surge 34 percent to the equivalent of $217 million. Read more...
Panasonic prices starter cameras from CES intro
Panasonic's Lumix line got one more update Tuesday night with pricing for the five point-and-shoots we saw at CES. The range-leading SZ1 and SZ7 cameras will cost $180 and $200 each Read more...
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