Nikon’s Coolpix S210 is one of the slimmest digital cameras on the market and is good compact for travellers, one reviewer writes.

The camera manufacturer’s latest compact is an eight-megapixel device with a 3x optical zoom and comes in four colours, black, brushed bronze, blue and plum.

At 18 millimetres wide, the camera packs 52MB of built-in memory into the case and a battery which is good for 220 photos on a single charge.

Commenting on the picture quality of the eight-megapixel compact, Cameras.co.uk said: "Although the camera is capable of striking colours they stay on the safe side and do not overpower the shots."

"If you are looking for a snapshot camera, the Coolpix S210 should be able to do the job," the website added.

Meanwhile, a Nikon digital camera containing sensitive information about al Quaeda suspects lost by an MI6 agent was sold on eBay for £17, reports Reuters.

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The latest version of Norton’s internet security suite is a marked improvement on the previous version, according to one reviewer.

However, the spam filtering service offered by the company is slow and other anti-spam software offer superior performance, according to PC Advisor.

The tech-review website claims that Norton Internet Security 2009’s most notable gain was in its responsiveness and the fact that the software’s memory and CPU usage have been cut dramatically.

PC Advisor said: "The protection it offers is hard to beat though its spam controls could be better."

The site claimed that Norton’s latest anti-virus package took about a minute to install and puts less strain on a computer’s hardware and the new software has an Identity Safe to store personal data used for online banking and gaming.

According to new research by MessageLabs, an internet services provider, Egham is the most spammed town in the UK, with businesses receiving an average of 190 unsolicited emails a day, reports Staines News.

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Memory manufacturer SanDisk has unveiled a 16GB memory card for mobile phones.

The company claims the latest high-capacity addition will change the way people use their mobile phones.

SanDisk’s 16GB micro-SD card can be used in digital cameras, video cameras and mp3 players.

Avi Greengart, research director for mobile devices at Current Analysis, told eweek.com: "Handsets have become far more than just phones; they’ve become mobile jukeboxes, mobile offices, even mobile movie theatres."

"There is an acute need for more mobile storage capacity. 16GB gives consumers the ability to carry their digital content with them," he added.

SanDisk’s new memory card comes hot on the heels of an announcement that there could be as many as four billion mobile phone handsets on the global market by the end of 2008.

A study by the International Telecommunications Union showed that uptake in developing economies was partly responsible for the increase.

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Printer manufacturer PlanOn has unveiled the world’s smallest Bluetooth printer, it has been reported.

The company’s Printstik PS910 weighs 700-grams, measures one-inch in height and 11-inches in width.

PlanOn’s new device uses special thermal paper cartridges, which contain 20 sheets of A4, and can output three pages a minute.

As well as being Bluetooth compatible, the printer can be connected to any PC using a standard USB cable.

The Printstik is aimed at mobile users and offers print resolutions of up to 200 x 400 dots per inch.

Gadget review website the-gadgeteer.com said: "The PlanOn Printstik is very easy to use and I like the portability.

"I can understand its usefulness for a business person, but for an average Joe, I’m not sure it would see that much use."

PlanOn is also responsible for the DocuPen RC800 handheld colour scanner, which is slightly wider than a fountain pen and longer than the width of a sheet of A4 paper.

It is operated by dragging the device down the page.

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Kodak’s compact 12x optical zoom camera lags behind on picture quality and fails to offer value for money, one reviewer has said.

The company’s EasyShare Z8612 IS is an eight-megapixel compact with manual exposure, built-in image stabalisation and offers photographers an alternative to many larger zoom models, cameras.co.uk claims.

However, the good points about the digital camera are clearly outweighed by the poor performance in terms of picture quality, the reviewer states.

The website said: "There are plenty of alternative super-zoom digital cameras around.

"If you are looking for an inexpensive super-zoom camera try looking at the Fuji Finepix S1000fd."

The reviewer added that the Finepix is available at a lower price and has a better image quality than the Kodak.

Meanwhile, Kodak has unveiled its latest EasyShare camera, the Z1485 IS digital camera, at this year’s Photokina technology fair in Cologne, Germany, reports the Photography Press.

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Laptop manufacturer Dell has announced that all of its laptops will come with LED backlighting by 2010.

The first more environmentallyhyphenfriendly models will ship in December as part of the company’s E-family range.

Dell’s E4200, E4300, E6400, E6400 ATG and E6500 will all be equipped with the new mercury-free screen lighting and the Dell Precision M2400 and M4400 will also receive the eco-friendly modification.

The company claims the new backlighting technology could provide users with "significant energy savings compared to cold cathode fluorescent lamp technology", which is used in most modern laptops.

Jeff Clarke, senior vice-president of Dell Product Group, said: "Our customers have made it clear that they want the greenest technology possible."

Meanwhile, the company has unveiled its Mini 9 notebook, which comes pre-installed with a trimmed-down version of the Ubuntu operating system.

The nine-inch laptop has 512MB of RAM, a 4GB solid state drive and 2GB of online storage.

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Dell has announced its new Latitude E4200 laptop will give users instant access to their email and the internet, according to one reviewer.

With its instant-on feather, users will be able to surf the web without even booting the computer up, reports PC Advisor.

The tech-news site said the new feature, which Dell unveiled at the Mobility in a Connected Era conference in Monte Carlo this week, works alongside the computer’s processor and operating system providing access to the internet as soon as the lid is lifted.

Dell’s 12.1-inch Latitude E4200, which was launched last month will be the first computer to get the company’s instant-on feature and will also house an Intel Core Duo 2 processor, 1GB of RAM and either a 64GB or 128GB solid-state drive.

The laptop will be available before Christmas, the reviewer states.

Meanwhile, a study carried out by Dell found that productivity is the number one concern of IT professionals using notebooks, followed by design and peace of mind.

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A new TV remote control which can be used to move the mouse around a computer screen has been unveiled.

Targeted at people watching movies on their laptop, the remote has a directional mouse control button, which can be used to interact with the computers graphic user interface.

Fully customisable, the remote also has four hot-keys that can be used to open desktop applications like WinDVD, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer and PowerDVD.

It is compatible with computers running Microsoft’s Windows 2000, XP or Vista and can even be used as an alternative to a mouse.

Meanwhile, a Japanese technology developer has developed an optical mouse with a built-in motion sensor which can be used as a TV remote as well as a pointing device.

The Eizo-C@T-one mouse has a transmission range of ten metres and sports nine built-in infra-red remote control functions including on and off and channel and volume buttons.

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Computer manufacturer Panasonic has unveiled a range of Toughbook laptops for the "truly mobile professional".

The new 8 Series, which will include the lightweight F8, the T8 tablet and the ultra-portable W8, aims to address the problem of double-digit failure rates in business laptops, the company said.

Panasonic claimed that its new range of durable computers are aimed at "road warriors, walking workers and mobile executives".

Kyp Walls, director of product management at Panasonic, said: "We have designed these notebooks to offer industry-leading portability, durability and wireless connectivity – a necessary combination for today’s workers on the move."

The F8 has a 14.1-inch screen, an Intel Core Duo 2 processor a 160GB hard drive and up to 4GB or RAM.

Panasonic’s T8 features a 12.1-inch touch-screen and the light-weight W8 Toughbook has a 12.1-inch screen and a 120GB hard drive.

According to Cnet.com, Panasonic’s Toughbook will be used in Formula One motor racing at the roadside and in the pit.

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Memory manufacturer Pretec unveiled the world’s largest compact flash memory card at Photokina 2008.

Weighing in at 100GB, the new memory card, which has a far larger capacity than its nearest competitor, has a "lightning fast" access speed of up to 35MB per second.

Pretec is also set to release a 64GB version of the card, which will have the same access and write speeds.

The company also unveiled several cards with access speeds of almost one and a half times faster.

Available in 32GB and 50GB versions, the super-fast cards can read and write at 50MB per second.

The 64GB and 100GB version cost around £215 and £376 respectively.

In related news, Photokina 2008, which is taking place in Cologne, Germany, will run until September 28th.

Many leading photography brands will be exhibiting their latest digital cameras and image processing technology, including Canon, Olympus, Nikon and Panasonic, reports Cnet Asia.

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