Remember that group of geeky NYU students that were onto creating the “Facebook killer” known as Diaspora? Well, the first set of private alpha invites were sent out to the contributors of their fundraising site Kickstarter. Every subsequent week, the Diaspora crew will dish out more invites to the remainder of their mailing list. By more »

Qik is already a recognized name for streaming live video from mobile phones to the web, but Qik is adding to its list of services with Qik-in-Touch, a desktop application that runs through Adobe AIR. With Qik-in-Touch, people can instantly watch live video shared by friends the moment that the stream goes live. Qik-in-Touch is more »

Sony has just added a slew of new products to its digital camera line. Highlights from the new items, include three new Alpha cameras, four new lenses and a new flash for SLR digital cameras. These products are introductory items that new DSLR users will find easy to operate. Sony is marketed the new line more »

Despite that lack of too much hype, Sony’s new Alpha DSLR model, the A900, seems to be a powerful full-frame DSLR camera pocked with features that could match up with the latest DSLR releases from rival companies. Either DSLR prosumers have already sold their souls to either Canon or Nikon, or experiences told them that Sony DSLR cameras are nothing to be excited about.

Anyway, the Sony A900 like we said is a full-frame DSLR. In fact it is Sony’s first full-frame DSLR camera model geared for photo enthusiasts looking for features of a traditional DSLR with a touch of the digital photography age. As such, it features a 24.6-megapixel, 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor with fast imaging processing through a new dual BIONZ processing engines. It also boasts of having the first full-frame sensor with a body-integrated image stabilization system combined with Sony’s SteadyShot Inside anti-shake system. It’s optical viewfinder features a bright, clear display with 100% field of view coverage.