PC Magazine - On Monday, HP announced what it calls the world’s first Web-connected printer, the Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web. It lets users view and customize specialized content, such as pictures and maps, from the Internet and print them out.

Reuters - Kodachrome, the film brand touted as the stuff of memories, is about to become a memory itself as Eastman Kodak stops production due to overwhelming competition from digital cameras.

AP - Best Buy Co. Inc. is winning over customers left stranded when Circuit City closed, but it is still struggling with sluggish sales as shoppers continue to limit big purchases and Wal-Mart steps up competition.

NewsFactor - As the CommunicAsia conference gets ready to open Tuesday in Singapore, Samsung has announced some additions to its popular Omni smartphone line, including the Omnia Pro slider and the Omnia II, as well as a new 12-megapixel camera phone and the Samsung Jet.

PC World - Swimwear and suntan lotion? Check. Camera? Check. Camera charger? No need. There’s a lot to remember when packing for vacation but a new digital camera from Casio could mean one less thing in your baggage.

PC World - Eye-Fi today added to its popular line of wireless and geo tagging-capable memory cards. Called the Eye-Fi Pro, the newest SDHC wireless memory card has 4GB of storage and is geared toward professional photographers and serious photo hobbyists. The Eye-Fi Pro has the widest functionality in Eye-Fi’s lineup, with automatic uploads to a wide variety of Web sites; support for jpeg, RAW, and video formats; and the capability to create an ad hoc connection between your camera and computer for wireless photo transfer. The Eye-Fi pro retails for $149.
For an additional $9.99 per year, you can automatically upload your photos or videos from the Eye-Fi Pro over a Wi-Fi connection to 25 photo and video sharing sites including Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, Snapfish, and YouTube. The direct upload service, called WebShare, also works with Eye-Fi Share and Eye-Fi Explore memory cards. As with other Eye-Fi products, the Pro provides geotagging via Skyhook Wireless’ positioning system for an extra $14.99 per year.
In addition to the Pro SDHC card, Eye-Fi has announced that all Eye-Fi users will now have access to a new free service called Selective Transfer. As the name implies, Selective Transfer lets you pick and choose which photos you’d like to upload from you camera by using the “protect” or “lock” feature found on most cameras. Any photos you mark under “protect” or “lock” will be automatically uploaded, and all photos will remain on the camera until you manually delete them.
With the popularlity of Eye-Fi memory cards, some camera manufacturers are now producing Eye-Fi optimized cameras. These cameras can notify you when uploads are finished, optimize the camera’s power consumption, and automatically recognize Eye-Fi cards. Recent optimized cameras include the Nikon D5000, and all Casio cameras slated for spring 2009 release including the Casio EX-S12, Casio EX-S5, Casio EX-FS10, Casio EX-FC100 and Casio EX-Z29. Eye-Fi wireless memory cards are compatible with many, but not all cameras. Visit Eye-Fi to see if your camera is Eye-Fi compatible.

PC World - The Nintendo DSi comes with a low-rent digital camera built into the lid that delivers decent little images. You don’t expect to do much with a 0.3-megapixel lens, though, and you aren’t exactly going to consider it your go-to, everyday camera.

Reuters - Japan’s Canon Inc, the world’s largest digital camera maker, revived on Friday plans to build a $180 million factory as demand holds firm for its high-end single-lens reflex cameras, lifting its shares 1.6 percent.

PC World - \The Sony Ericsson W995a 3G handset, announced today, is among the select few in the U.S. to offer an 8.1-megapixel digital camera. This $600 unlocked quad-band GSM/tri-band UMTS multimedia handset will come in black, silver, and red, and is now available for pre-orders; it will ship July 6. (See our Top 10 Cell Phones.)

AP - Yahoo Inc. has sued the NFL Players Association, claiming it shouldn’t have to pay royalties to use players’ statistics, photos and other data in its popular online fantasy football game because the information is already publicly available.

Reuters - Samsung Electronics unveiled on Monday the world’s first cellphone model with a 12-megapixel camera, a higher resolution than most digital cameras.

PC World - It’s not the PSP phone, but it’s close. Sony Ericsson yesterday unveiled three new mobile phones including Aino, a cell phone that can sync with both your PlayStation 3 and PC. Aino also features an 8.1-megapixel camera with geotagging capability; 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity; a physical keypad; and a three-inch touchscreen.

AP - Yahoo Inc. has won a legal battle over its long delay in removing nude photos that an Oregon woman claimed her ex-boyfriend posted on its Web site without her knowledge or permission.

Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a breach of contract claim against Yahoo Inc by an Oregon woman who said the company failed to remove nude photos and fake profiles posted by her estranged boyfriend after promising to do so.

AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday its loss tripled to $353 million in the first quarter as the global economic downturn diluted demand for both digital and film-based photography products.

AP - SanDisk Corp., a supplier of flash memory cards installed in cell phones and digital cameras, on Tuesday reported a net loss for the first quarter as revenue fell by 22 percent.

PC Magazine - The Nikon D5000 offers 12.3-megapixel captures, 720p video, and a 2.7-inch LCD screen for $729.

PC World - Just how much power can you pack into a point-and-shoot digital camera? Plenty, if you mix and match some of the best components of cameras that are already in stores or coming soon. For the ultimate point-and-shoot to buy, we would piece together the following digital camera.

NewsFactor - Canon USA has taken the wraps off its new entry-level digital SLR camera, which integrates a 15.1-megapixel image sensor with high-definition video recording.

AP - Consumers snapped up surprising numbers of flat-screen televisions, laptops, digital cameras and cell phones during the fourth quarter, helping Best Buy Co. Inc. boost sales by 10 percent, the company reported Thursday.