Samsung NX300 takes Smart cameras to the next level Samsung’s new compact system camera adds a whole new range of apps, plus 3D photography The Samsung NX300 was announced at CES back in January, and now it’s finally nearing a UK launch. We’ve just got our hands on one of the first UK samples of the compact system camera (look out for a hands-on piece later today and a full in-depth review this week), which is the successor to theNX200and the first snapper to come with Samsung’s second generation of Smart connected features, plus fast dual-band Wi-Fi and NFC....

Samsung takes a leaf out of Apple’s book with Learning Hub The Korean tech giant is taking on iBooks 2 and iTunes U with its interactive learning app Apple’s iBooks 2 and iTunes U caused quite a stir when they was unveiled recently – and now Samsung’s taking a leaf out of Apple’s book with Learning Hub. The education app looks like a mix ofiTunes UandiBooks 2, featuring interactive materials and video lectures....

Samsung unveils quad-core F8000 LED TV, S9000 4K, smart oven and 3D lens toting camera A new TV UI, the Smart Evolution Kit and smart kitchen gadgets have got CES abuzz Samsung has just unveiled some exciting new products for 2013 including a new quad-core LED TV with fresh UI, an oven that cooks at two different temperatures, and a smart camera with a 3D lens – to name but a few....

Self-repairing computers are here If a self-repairing computer that is un-crashable doesn’t sound scary, we don’t know what is Anyone who has experienced an untimely blue screen of death will know how frustrating computer crashes can be, but there is a solution that could lead to a computer that is not only uncrashable – it can repair itself when damaged. Developed by the University College London (UCL), the new “systemic” computer system ditches the traditional linear series of instructions of varying priority in favour of something much less infallible and more random – like the human brain, in fact....

Sharp Pantone 5 has a radiation detector That’s right this is the world’s first gamma ray detecting mobile and step in the right Star Trek tricorder direction Sharp has just revealed its Pantone 5 mobile which, in a world first, comes packing a radiation detector. The Pantone 5 is a pretty impressive phone even without the gamma ray reader that manages to detect between .005 and 9.99 μSv/h of radiation – whatever that means....

Sharp ramping up production of displays for Apple’s iTV Apple’s making so many iTVs that Sharp has upped LED production We’ve been hearing more and more buzz about the rumoured Apple iTV – and those rumours have become more concrete as screen supplier Sharp steps up production of displays reportedly destined for Apple’s next-gen tellybox. So great is the demand that Sharp has called in the cavalry in the form of LED supplierGenesis....

Sigma unveils 46MP DP1 Merrell and DP2 Merrell cameras That’s one hell of a sensor, built for the best colour and RAW photo options available Sigma has released two staggering 46MP cameras based on the Foveon X3 sensor designed by the late Dick Merrell, and in his honour they’re named the DP1 Merrell and DP2 Merrell. Right, breathe in. Although it sounds like 46MP might be a touch excessive, the Foveon X3 sensor works using a clever three-layer system at 15....