Two models after its launch on September 2003, Canon Inc. came up with the third entry-level to its single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera lineup. Dubbed as EOS Kiss Digital X, the new camera is showing some sweetness already.

Combined with high-precision rapid auto focus action, the new model offers better image quality with 10.1 mln-pixel and 2.5-inch liquid crystal monitor.

With the additions and improvements to the new model, Japan's biggest digital camera maker expects to grab 45% share of the domestic SLR camera market by December. Executive-in-charge of Photographic Products Tomonori Iwashita said in a press conference, "We want to step up our efforts to provide a camera with rapid, comfortable functions and high-definition images."

Canon expects to sell 2.2 million units of SLR digital cameras this year.

Just before the Photokina Trade Show in September, the upcoming follow-up model to the Sony Cyber-shot N1 has been exposed. Dubbed as DSC-N2, the new digital camera boasts of 3x Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens.

Aside from these, it also promises an increase in resolution as it now has 10.1MP. Its predecessor came only with 8MP. Its sensitivity is also upgraded as we see now an ISO of 1000. Not to mention its rather unique color, which can be mistaken for as silver when it's not, Cyber-shot N2 also comes with a three-inch touch screen.

Because of the leak, official announcements from Sony are now being expected to be given in the Cologne Exhibition Center, Germany as the digital photography show unfolds this September 26.

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This, more or less, is how our personal photo files are usually saved in our computers. Point is, it's all letters-numbers-dot-JPEG. It's not a problem really...if you're not taking and saving hundreds of them! But truth is, we all love pictures. And not all of us have time to rename and organize our files.

Google understands. That's why they acquired a company that is best known for its deep technology and expertise when it comes to automatically extracting information from a photo: Neven Vision.

According to Picasa's Project Manager Adrian Graham, there are no specifics yet to be shared as of the moment. But this much he can tell us, "We've been working to make Picasa better when it comes to searching for your own photos—to make finding them be as easy as finding stuff on the web. Luckily we've found some people who share this goal, and are excited that the Neven Vision team is now part of Google."