Campfire has finally been released for the iPhone. Campfire is a business chat application that lets you communicate with your project team members and employees in real time online. It includes group chat, file sharing, photo and video sharing capabilities and more.

Google’s push for Open-Access has paid off with the $4.6 billion reserve being met in the 17th round of bidding early this morning.

Pushing Linux customization to a whole different level, Linspire just announced that it will now create unique Linux distributions for individual customers. That’s a potentially sweet deal for Linspire, as it may then be able to box customers inside an ongoing support contract.

According to the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publisher Association’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (or ELSPA IPCU, for those of you in the know) manager John Hillier, 90% of American Nintendo DS owners are playing pirated games.

One of the largest photography trade shows is getting underway in Las Vegas.  Most of the major companies are there, Kodak, Sony, Nikon, FujiFilm and a relative newcomer to digital Photography, GE.  To date, GE hasn’t exactly wowed us with image quality but 9 new models may improve GE’s standing.

Audible, a popular audiobook service, sold its soul yesterday, though it wasn’t it to the devil. Amazon and Audible have been partners since 2000, when the online store began selling Audible’s content, but now it belongs to Amazon despite that Audible still sells its content on iTunes.

Sony’s net profit rose by 25% in the three months up to December 2007, and the gaming division posted a profit of 12.9 billion yen, reversing last year’s loss due to production costs. But despite these increases, Sony have cut their unit sales estimate for the PS3 for the rest of the financial year.

It turns out that most of you are perfectly happy sticking with Windows XP.  Microsoft has created “the operating system that couldn’t” with Windows Vista.  It is considered to be this generations Windows ME.  The company is none too happy that users want to drop back to Windows XP or remove features from Vista.  Though, somewhat grudgingly, it has offered a “XP downgrade program.”

It looks like even if HD DVD was to continue for much longer, there may start being a lack of companies to even make the discs.

The Pentax K20D is a DSLR camera designed for the advanced photo enthusiasts and experienced photographers.

Priced at US$1299 (body only) the K20D allows complete control for users to fully customize their camera.

For those of you who haven’t been questioned by an Apple employee about purchasing extended Applecare for your new Mac (and for those that have), you are faced with the decision most customers generally dread at other stores. The question that runs through your mind is this: is this just a scam for more of my hard-earned money, or is it really worth it and necessary?

If you are anything like me, your heart skips a little in cautious curiosity when a random number pops up on your private cell phone; we’ve all been disgusted by the telemarking call or unwanted stranger who somehow landed your number. Unfortunately, you can expect a lot more of that as one internet company is whoring your cell phone number to whatever low-lifes are willing to drop $15.

If you’ve gotten used to the Dell kiosks you’ve seen around the U.S., get used to seeing them gone. In what analysts see as a move to play catchup to HP, Dell is getting rid of the kiosks and concentrating on bigger chains like Wal-Mart instead.

The Canon EOS 450D is a DSLR digital camera designed for photographers of all levels and experience.

Priced at US$799 (Body only) the EOS 450D’s specially designed 12.2 Megapixel sensor employs Canon’s high-sensitivity, low-noise CMOS technology to produce richly detailed images with minimal grain.

Google’s work on Android and Dell’s recent emphasis on electronics with trendy designs make the two companies a good match for creating a new Linux-based mobile phone, and that may put the Apple iPhone in the crosshairs.