The Photosmart 8250 is the latest edition to HP’s printer line-up, promising print speeds of 14 seconds.

The DC500 is a new underwater digital camera from SeaLife Pioneer. The 5MP model has a 3x optical zoom and can be used down to a depth of 30m.

HP has announced a new high-speed scanner with a resolution of 9600 x 4800 dpi.

HP has added three high-resolution flatbed photo scanners retailing for under £100 to its Scanjet range. They are the Scanjet 3800, the 4370 and the 4850.

EmergingART publishing is looking for submissions for a new book about camera phone obsessions.

Round the world

I am looking for a digital camera to take on a trip round the world. It must run on AA batteries so that it’s easy to charge up or get…

The updates for Portfolio 7 enable enhanced RAW file support and compatibility with Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

Professional photographers had the chance to enter their photographs in the Buxton Photography Competition, which was held at the recent Wimbledon tennis championships.

Sigma has introduced a new ultra-telephoto lens for Sigma, Canon and Nikon-D mounts.

The new Stealth Cam is activated by heat and motion, making it an ideal option for nature photographers.

Ilford Imaging Switzerland sold

Ilford Imaging Switzerland GmBH, producer of dye photo paper and ink, has been sold to Oji Paper, one of the largest paper companies in the world.

On-line printing retailer PhotoBox is offering a mobile postcard printing service to camera phone users.

The Fluid Mask plug-in is new from DCP Systems and aims to make cutting out difficult objects in Photoshop easier and quicker.

In a bid to increase the variety of courses on offer, photographic seminar provider Experience Seminars has moved to a new premises.

Xpose is an updateable web gallery aimed at photographers who wish to display and sell their images online.