Nikon D300s & D3000 Now Official

Nikon just unveiled the new Nikon D300s and an new entry level Nikon D3000.

Nikon D300s Key Features

• 13.1 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor (effective pixels: 12.3 million)
• 720p HD video
• Dual Card Slot (CF & SD)
• 3.0″ LCD monitor (920,000 dots)
• Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
• 51 AF points (with 3D tracking)
• IS0 200-3200 range (6400 expanded)
• 7 frames per second continuous shooting (buffer: 17 RAW, 44 JPEG fine, 100 JPEG Normal)
• Expeed image processing
• Picture Controls – image parameters consistent with all current Nikon DSLRs
• Same EN-EL3e battery as D300
• 72 thumbnail view in playback

Nikon D3000 Key Features

• 10.2 megapixel DX-format CCD sensor (effective pixels: 10.7 million)
• 3.0″ LCD monitor (230,000 dots)
• Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
• 11 AF points (with 3D tracking)
• IS0 100-1600 range (3200 expanded)
• 3 frames per second continuous shooting (buffer: 7 RAW, 25 JPEG fine, 100 JPEG Normal)
• Expeed image processing
• Picture Styles – image parameters consistent with all current Nikon DSLRs
• ‘Miniature effect’ mock-tilt/shift effect as retouch option
• Higher capacity battery from D5000
• 72 thumbnail and calendar view in playbac

Dpreview.com has a brief hands-on of the new Nikon D300s that you might wanna check out.

MobileMe iDisk App for iPhone Released

Apple has finally released the much awaited MobileMe iDisk App for iPhone. It can be downloaded free off the App Store.

Features:
- View files on your iDisk
- Access Public folders
- Easily share files from your iPhone
- Quickly access recently viewed files
- View iPhone-supported file types-including iWork, Office, PDF, QuickTime and more. (Files larger than 20MB may not be viewable.)

This app will requires a MobileMe subscription and compatible with the iPhone & iPod touch. iPhone OS 3.0 or later is required as well.

Skype for Mac OS X Updated

Skype updated their Mac OS X application to Skype 2.8 and is now promising some new features. One which I’m very excited to tell you all is the ability to do screen sharing while your on a call with someone just like on how iChat does it.

So far these are the new features for this release.

Skype Access
Pay as you go public WiFi access so you can stay connected wherever you are. Simply pay per minute with Skype Credit.

Screen sharing
Share what you’re seeing on your computer over a free call. Show someone exactly what you mean instead of typing to explain it.

Better sound and video
A step up in call quality that you’ll really hear – and see.

So update your Skype now! Direct download – Skype 2.8 for Mac OS X

More information on Skype 2.8 for Mac OS X on their website.