Nikon, Fujitsu Create New Nikon Imaging Systems Inc

Nikon has teamed up with Fujitsu to form a new company, Nikon Imaging Systems Inc, to take care of firmware development for Nikon digital cameras. The objective of the company will be to proceed with the establishment of firmware platforms and to accelerate the speed and quality of firmware development by merging the long experienced …

Lexar Launches 34-Nanometer SDHC Memory Cards

Lexar Media is trumpeting two new high-capacity memory cards, the Lexar Platinum II 32GB SDHC and the Lexar 16GB microSDHC, featuring Micron Technology’s new 34-nanometer architecture. The newly architected 32Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND chip is 17 percent smaller than Micron’s first-generation 32Gb chip. The 16Gb MLC NAND chip, at just 84 square mm, provides …

Call for Entries: Viewbook PhotoStory 2009

Amsterdam-based Viewbook Photostory is calling for entries – documentary and conceptual photos – for inclusion in their Photostory 2009 book. It’s open to all photographers around the world. The first prize winners will receive international publications and lifelong subscriptions worth about $12,000. The best photo series get published in the Viewbook PhotoStory 2009 book. The …