SSD drives are those disk drives that are not using rotating platters with data stored magnetically, but that are based upon a set Flash memory components (so, without any mobile part, and with a performance that has nothing to do with even the fastest magnetic hard disk drives). SSD drives are expensive but, with costs…
We had forgotten that it existed, but this major pioneer of the modem age of computer communication, Compuserve, has now officially closed its doors. It had been trampled by AOL before loosing ground in front of the Internet explosion. But, now, there is nothing left of the communication service we (I) used to exchange information…
After weeks of rumours and speculations, here is the Canon EOS 5D Mk II to replace the first successful Full frame camera (the older Canon ESO 5D). The main features are obviously the very high resolution of 21 mega-pixels still applied to a 35mm Full Frame CMOS sensor, and Features 21.1 mega-pixel CMOS with improved…
After some interesting comments seen about the age of the current EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS tele-zoom from Canon (for example, in the recent test done by Chasseur d’Images), there is now an active rumour about the arrival of a real replacement. The Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS II would no longer be a push-pull design…
Preliminary disclosure: Usually, I refrain from commenting about issues relating to my own employer. But today, Johnson Controls issued a press release unusually significant that I assumed would be worth an exception. The American economy is in pain, the automotive industry is in pain: General Motors should see a slowdown of 30% or more, Ford…