Kodak posts quarterly net profit (Reuters)
Reuters - Photography company Eastman Kodak Co. on Thursday said it swung to quarterly profit from a year-earlier loss, fueled by sales of digital cameras. Full text
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Leica grabs bragging rights with `fastest' lens (AP)AP - Before camera manufacturers one-upped each other with the number of megapixels, they one-upped each other with the zoom range of their lenses. And before that, in the 1960s, the "speed" of the lens, its ability to gather light, was the big selling point. Full text |
Reuters - Photography company Eastman Kodak Co. on Thursday said it swung to quarterly profit from a year-earlier loss, fueled by sales of digital cameras. Full text
AP - Photography and imaging company Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it swung to a profit in the third-quarter as an increase in digital revenue and better profit margins overshadowed a slight revenue decline. Full text
Canadian Press - TORONTO - There's a bright future for photography shops in the digital age, according to Philip Reichmann, the well-known businessman leading a takeover of Black's Photo Corp., which has 116 locations across Canada. Full text
TechWeb - Flat-panel TVs, notebook computers, and digital cameras expected to top many holiday wish lists, says The NPD Group. Full text
TechWeb - SecondRotation also pays cash for cell phones, digital cameras, laptops, and other electronic equipment. Full text
Reuters - Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (6752.T) posted a surprise 3 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on cost cuts and strong sales of cameras and TVs, but cited fears about the U.S. economy and kept its full year outlook unchanged. Full text
Reuters - Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (6752.T) posted a 3 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on strong sales of digital cameras and flat TVs, but kept unchanged an annual outlook that falls short of market expectations. Full text
Canadian Press - MILAN, Italy - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" All you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels - 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera. Full text
AP - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera. Full text
AFP - Japan's Sony Corp. on Thursday posted record high second quarter net profits, helped by brisk sales of digital cameras and laptop computers which offset heavy losses from the PlayStation 3. Full text