Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two public companies and lay off 5,000 workers. HP will split the company into two separate businesses—computer and printer—from its fast growing corporate hardware and service operations. They will eliminate another 5,000 jobs as part of its turn-around plan. HP’s shareholders would own a stake in both businesses through a tax-free … [Read more...]

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today proudly announced that its Upgrade kit for Mac is now available in Apple premium reseller. Currently, customers can buy Transcend Jetdrive Lite expansion cards for Mac in RSG Imagine stores. “Transcend is the world’s first brand to launch a total solution upgrade kit for … [Read more...]

Canon announced the highly anticipated Canon EF 100- 400mm f/4.5-5.6L II USM, a second generation compact super-telephoto zoom lens. This is a replacement for Canon’s EF 100-400mm f/4.5- 5.6L, which was launched in 1998. The EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM includes one Fluorite and one Super UD element. Also introduced is a new ASC (Air Sphere Coating) technology, which uses … [Read more...]

Ricoh announced the HD Pentax-DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6ED DC WR zoom lens, designed for use with Pentax K-mount D-SLR cameras. The lens consists of 16 optical elements in 12 groups and features an ED (Extralow Dispersion) optical element to compensate for chromatic aberrations, and aspherical optical elements to minimize colour bleeding. The lens offers a focal length of 16-85mm … [Read more...]

In early 2015, Canon will launch the new 50-1000mm CN20x 50 IAS H E1/P1 lens. The company claims this is the first-ever lens boasting of a combined 20x magnifi cation, integrated 1.5x extender, and a removable servo drive. The lens is specially designed for nature and sports television  productions. The CN20x 50 IAS H E1/ P1 features an updated servo drive, making it more … [Read more...]