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New features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 : At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last month, Research In Motion (RIM) has previewed new features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 that will enable customers to stay even more connected and productive in their personal and professional lives. "With BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 we are leveraging our strengths in communications, social integration and productivity, to allow people to use their BlackBerry PlayBook in new ways throughout the day," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update will be available as a free download for all BlackBerry PlayBook users and is will become available this month.

New features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 : At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last month, Research In Motion (RIM) has previewed new features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 that will enable customers to stay even more connected and productive in their personal and professional lives. "With BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 we are leveraging our strengths in communications, social integration and productivity, to allow people to use their BlackBerry PlayBook in new ways throughout the day," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update will be available as a free download for all BlackBerry PlayBook users and is will become available this month.

Fantasea FP7100 underwater housing for Nikon P7100 camera : Fantasea Line unveils a new and stylish waterproof camera housing for the Nikon Coolpix P7100 digital camera. The Fantasea FP7100 housing is specially designed for the Nikon Coolpix P7100 and meets the same high and professional standards as featured on the popular Fantasea FP7000 Housing that was made for the Nikon Coolpix P7000 camera. The Nikon Coolpix P7100 underwater housing from Fantasea is ergonomically designed and features easy-to-use, clearly labeled controls. This shock resistant underwater housing protects your Nikon P7100 from all damaging elements including water, sand, dust, snow, ice and pollutants.

Nikon P510 digital camera : Just a week prior to the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Japan, Nikon introduces a new super-zoom camera. The Nikon Coolpix P510 is the successor to the hugely popular Coolpix P500, which represented a landmark in the history of the Coolpix series with the highest zoom ratio ever. The Nikon P510 offers an amazing 42x optical Nikkor zoom lens that reaches a powerful 1000mm super-tele focal length, down to a 24mm wide-angle. The new Nikon Coolpix camera offers the same lens-shift vibration reduction (VR) function for camera shake compensation (equivalent to a four-step increase in shutter speed), as the newly launched Coolpix P310, and is also equipped with a GPS function.

Are High Dynamic Range photos appropriate for illustrating news? That's the debate that's been started by the Washington Post's use of an HDR image on its front page in January. Sean Elliot, president of the National Press Photographers Association came down firmly against it, saying, 'HDR is not appropriate for documentary photojournalism.' John Omvik, Marketing VP with HDR software maker Unified Color understandably disagrees. He's written us a response arguing that what we see is closer to HDR than, say, a mono photo shot with Tri-X film.

Yesterday's launch of the Pentax K-01 mirror-less system camera was quite a surreal experience. Its unusual colourful and boxy design, the lack of a viewfinder and a big question mark over who Pentax is actually targeting with the K-01 required some time to reflect and digest. 24 hours on, this is what we think about the K-01.

Nikon S9300 digital camera : Nikon release a new Coolpix S-series digital camera that incorporates advanced functions in a stylish design. The new Nikon Coolpix S9300 high zoom compact camera succeeds the Coolpix S9100 and is perfect to use for travel, sports events, music concerts and more. The slender Nikon Coolpix S9300 captures detail, thanks to a Nikkor 18x optical zoom lens, a back-illuminated 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor, lens-shift vibration reduction, Full HD video recording, 7.5 cm (3.0-in.) LCD monitor and built-in GPS. Even with its high-performance wide-angle high-power zoom lens, the Nikon Coolpix S9300 camera is compact and slim for superior portability. The Nikon S9300 can easily be taken anywhere to enjoy taking pictures of a wide variety of scenes utilizing the full power of the zoom lens.

MSNBC features a fine gallery of The Week in Pictures.

Nikon L810 digital camera : Nikon adds a new super-zoom digital camera to its Lifestyle Series of digital cameras. The 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix L810, successor to the Coolpix L120, gets closer to the action than ever, thanks to a 26x extreme wide-angle optical zoom lens. With a super-zoom lens and 720p movie recording, the Nikon Coolpix L810 offers great technology that is easy-to-use to make sure memorable moments are reliably captured. Easy Auto mode optimizes all settings according to the light you are in, making shooting effortless. The classic-looking Nikon Coolpix L810 camera offers a large range of advanced photo technologies, making it as simple as it is fun to capture beautiful photos.

Nikon L810 digital camera : Nikon adds a new super-zoom digital camera to its Lifestyle Series of digital cameras. The 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix L810, successor to the Coolpix L120, gets closer to the action than ever, thanks to a 26x extreme wide-angle optical zoom lens. With a super-zoom lens and 720p movie recording, the Nikon Coolpix L810 offers great technology that is easy-to-use to make sure memorable moments are reliably captured. Easy Auto mode optimizes all settings according to the light you are in, making shooting effortless. The classic-looking Nikon Coolpix L810 camera offers a large range of advanced photo technologies, making it as simple as it is fun to capture beautiful photos.

Kenko-Tokina has added the mirrors back into mirrorless with the launch of an ultra-compact Reflex 300mm F6.3 for Micro Four Thirds. This fixed-aperture, manual focus lens revives the catadioptric lens design that was especially popular in the 1970s and '80s for producing small high-magnification telephoto lenses. With a 55mm filter diameter and weight less than 300g, this is possibly the smallest lens of this type that's ever been made for stills cameras. The spec is rounded-off with a minimum focus of 0.8m and 0.5x maximum magnification, making the lens potentially interesting for chasing insects and the like, just as long as you can hold it steadily enough.

Kenko-Tokina will exhibit a mockup of a 70-200mm F4 telephoto zoom that features both a ring-type ultrasonic autofocus motor and optical image stabilization at the CP+ trade show in Japan. The AT-X Pro SD 70-200 F4 (IF) FX will be the company's first stabilized lens, and will likely be especially interesting to Nikon SLR users who currently have no option that's directly comparable to Canon's popular and highly-regarded 70-200mm F4 designs. Further details are limited, but the lens appears to feature both internal zoom and focus mechanisms, and has a usefully-close minimum focus distance of 1m. (via Megapixel.il)

Hasselblad has launched Hasselblad tv – a new multi-language online video platform for professional and aspirational photographers.

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Lensbaby has launched a new set of macro photography accessories for its lens bodies and optics.

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At the CP+ trade show, Kenko Tokina will be showing a mock-up of its newest full-frame lens, the Tokina SD 70-200mm f/4 (IF) FX.

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Kenko Tokina has announced yet another mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds.

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From 17th February until 31st March, Daniel Blau’s London gallery will host an exhibition entitled, “Photographer’s Own - Paper Negatives from the 1850s”.

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Mod, a manufacturer of stylish camera straps and accessories, has announced several new product lines for compact and SLR cameras.

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Mod, a manufacturer of stylish camera straps and accessories, has announced several new product lines for compact and SLR cameras.

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The Light of Venice by photographer Jean-Michel Berts is the fifth volume in Assouline’s popular The Light.. series.

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