Kodak, a world leader in digital imaging announced the latest addition to its award-winning line of digital cameras, the Kodak EasyShare V1253, a trendy 12 mega pixel camera with an ultra wide LCD and HDTV compatible for great image and video display. With a plethora of features yet pocket-able, this nifty number is ready to be the next rage in the

When Google announced plans in October to revolutionize the software of cellular phones, few were more eager to hear the details than the industry veterans at Nokia. They still are."Weصve seen an announcement,س Nokiaصs chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, said with more than a hint of sarcasm. زConceptually, we could have made that announcement a

n IBM said sales in India will approach $1 billion for the first time this year. Sales of hardware, software and services in India increased 39 percent in the first three quarters, said Vice President Jesse Greene. IBM had sales of about $700 million last year in India, he said. The expansion is helping offset slowing U.S. sales for Armonk, N.Y.-based

AT AND T Inc. said on Monday it has switched on its high-speed backbone network, which is designed to ferry data traffic across the U.S. four times faster.AT AND T has begun placing traffic on its so-called زultra-long haulس network, which boasts a capacity of 40 gigabits per second, meaning consumers will be able to download large files quicker and

n Microsoft Corp. has started placing advertisements on the U.S. version of MSN Mobile, a Web portal for cellphone browsers that connects users with Hotmail, instant messaging, search, news and other content.Microsoft already serves up mobile ads in Japan and some European markets. Competitor Yahoo Inc. began selling cellphone ads phones in the U.S.

NTT DoCoMo is launching a new cell phone for children that has a loud "panic" alarm and a location-tracker to help parents find their kids quickly if they get lost.The F801i is due to go on sale in Japan later this month and will be NTT DoCoMo's second handset for children. The first was launched in 2006 and has sold just under 500,000 units, according

n Seagate Technology, the No. 1 player in the cutthroat hard-disk drive business, said that it will beef up its services division by acquiring a company that makes زe-discoveryس software that helps corporations, attorneys and prosecutors sift through e-mails and other records more efficiently.Seagate will pay an undisclosed amount for MetaLincs, a