Digital Trends - After many weeks of rumors and leaks, Nikon has officially unveiled its D3100 digital SLR camera, featuring a 14.2 megapixel resolution, a new enhanced guide made to help users step into DSLRs, and—in a first for a DSLR camera—the ability to shoot 1080p high-definition video with autofocus, subject-tracking, and face detection.

Investor's Business Daily - OmniVision Technologies (NMS:OVTI), which makes image sensors for compact digital cameras, fell 6% to 20.91 after a report said Apple (NMS:AAPL) may drop the company's chips from its next iPhone and instead use chips from Sony . There was no confirmation of the report, and one industry analyst expressed doubts that Apple would team with Sony, whose chips are used in rival devices, such as Sony Ericsson phones.

Digital Trends - Today Fuji unveiled its second generation dual lens 3D camera, the W3, at the Museum of Natural History here in Manhattan, where members of the media (present company included) got a chance to shoot some dinosaurs with the peak of current photographic evolution.

Digital Trends - Nikon has debuted two new Coolpix cameras, including the 12.1 megapixel Coolpix S5100 with improved low-light shooting and the 14.1 megapixel Coolpix S1100pj. The Coolpix S1100pj is a followup to last year’s S1000pj, which was the first digital camera with a built-in projector; the new edition increased the projector’s brightness from 10 lumens to 14 lumens, and can also be hooked up to a computer via USB to project computer data on convenient nearby walls and surfaces. The projector can throw images about 240cm (just under 8 feet) at sizes up to the equivalent of a 47-inch display.

Digital Trends - Consumer electronics companies are hurriedly embracing 3D technology, and Fujifilm is no exception, today announcing its FinePix Real 3D W3 compact camera that, like its predecessor, can take 3D still photos, but can also shoot high-definition 720p 3D video. The camera packs two 10 megapixel sensors—one for left, one for right—and also sports a mini HDMI 1.4 port for displaying 3D imagery on 3D-compatible televisions.

Digital Trends - Canada’s Research in Motion might be embroiled in international intrigue, but the company is still taking time to announce new BlackBerry devices: today the company formally announced its BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G, an evolutionary update to its entry-level BlackBErry smartphone that features a full QWERTY keypad, 3G mobile broadband, up to 32 GB of storage via a microSD/SDHC slot, and a video-capable two megapixel camera. Although the devices will ship with BlackBerry 5, the Curve 3G will be upgradable to BlackBerry 6, RIM’s forthcoming mobile operating system refresh, in the “coming months.”

Digital Trends - Verizon took the wraps off the long-rumored Motorola Droid 2 today. It looks very similar to the original Motorola Droid, offering a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the same size 3.7-inch display and 5-megapixel camera. The Droid 2 will come with Android 2.2, which features Adobe Flash Player 10.1 built-in, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, and high-speed Web browsing. The new Droid will again come with the 16GB of memory but can support up to 40 GB of total storage capacity, a small boost from the first Droid’s support for 32 GB. The Droid 2 will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow, August 11, for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and new two-year service agreement.

Robust inkjet printer sales and fewer charges narrowed Eastman Kodak Co.'s loss to $168 million in the second quarter, but its slumping film business cast a shadow over the photography pioneer's prolonged digital transformation.

Ben Patterson - It may not boast the hottest features of the latest Android superphones — no 8-megapixel cameras, HD recording or video chat, for example — but with its new, BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad, the Motorola Charm still represents something of a first.

Ben Patterson - The HTC Evo 4G won't be the only WiMax-enabled arrow in Sprint's smartphone quiver for much longer. Get ready for the Samsung Epic, an Android-powered QWERTY slider with a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing lens for video chat, and a speedy 1GHz processor. Still no word on when the Epic will arrive, or how much it will cost.

Digitised faces of people will be exhibited in Face to Face: Portraiture in a Digital Age at Chulalongkorn University's Art Centre from September 10 to October 17. The exhibition explores new expressions of portraiture in a digital age and features works by 14 Australian artists who use a range of media including digital photography, video and interactive installation to provide a unique