As if there weren't enough CCTV cameras watching us in Britain already, here's Wireless CCTV's offering to law enforcement and security personnel: a vest and backpack which has an integrated camera, microphone and 3G cellphone for constant monitoring and recording of what's going on.  The WCCTV 3G Covert Backpack promises "evidential quality recording" both to a local Compact Flash card ... continued »

Perhaps you work in an industry so secretive they ban cellphone cameras just in case you sneak out with company secrets; perhaps your girlfriend or boyfriend is so suspicious they won't let you have a cameraphone lest you snap photos of attractive strangers; either way, Nokia's new E51 smartphone variant might be the key to work or relationship bliss.  Identical to the ... continued »

There's no denying that Motorola are hurting right now: declining sales have forced them to consider selling off some or all of their cellphone business, and company CEO Greg Brown has been forced to step in and take direct control of the mobile division in a last-ditch attempt to guide them back into profit. Motorola's showing at the Mobile ... continued »

Kodak's Fas Mosleh knows what customers want, and he's not afraid to lay down the law to his CMOS team: "high resolution is required but no longer sufficient" was his message, and the 5-megapixel KAC-05020 Image Sensor was their offering to keep him happy.  What makes it clever is the small pixel design - 1.4 microns instead of the usual 1.75 ... continued »

The Samsung G810 is another phone that’s anticipated to get announced at Mobile World Congress. If the website mobil.idnes.cz is to correct on the specs, we’re looking at a strong competitor to Nokia’s N95 feature set. I really mean it this time, especially with the same Symbian-powered operating system (Symbian 9.2 OS with S60 3.1 UI), a 5-megapixel ... continued »

LG unveiled the new KF510 handset in a slider form-factor that is only 10.9mm thick. LG is still keeping the features and specifications secretive, probably until Mobile World Congress. We’re positive it has a 3-megapixel autofocus camera and a new touch sensitive navigational pad. continued »

Tessera Technologies, who supply companies like Intel, Samsung and Texas Instruments with advanced packaging, interconnect and consumer optics, have announced an agreement to buy digital image experts FotoNation for $29m in cash as well as a further $10m based on first-year performance.  FotoNation, who develop hardware and firmware solutions for red-eye correction, smile & blink detection and face tracking, already have their products ... continued »