Learn how to bring animated characters to life

Character animation is vital to the animation process and is what contributed to the charm of Toy Story 3, said Lee Hooi Ling, animation lecturer from The One Academy of Communication and Design.

Puppets get new lease on life

An animator is blending old and new technology for a TV series.

Goodbye mouse, Apple's 'Magic Trackpad' goes on sale

Apple unveiled the 'Magic Trackpad', a touchpad which allows a user to operate a desktop computer with finger gestures, eliminating the need for a mouse.

Touchscreen devices go mainstream

Finger-driven computing - a phenomenon that was not too long ago just a fantasy seen in science fiction movies - is lurching into the mainstream, destined to become the primary input method for tomorrow's computers.

Enter the 3D camcorder

Panasonic has unveiled the world's first consumer 3D camcorder, the HDC-SDT750, at a press event in Japan.

Classy contender

The Samsung PX2370 monitor has a number of features that makes it great for gamers and movie enthusiasts.

Building a more efficient hard-disk

We explore the world of giant magnetoresistance and spintronics with a pioneer researcher.

Digital downloads catch up with PC boxed game sales

DIGITAL downloads accounted for 21.3 million PC game sales in 2009 according to market research company The NPD Group, making up 48% of the year's total.

Toy Story 3 animation team to teach skills

The creative team behind the animated blockbuster Toy Story 3 will be in town to share their experiences with 600 animation professionals and students next month.

Social networks posing security threat

Most Internet security experts conclude that cyberattacks on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and other such sites will increase over the years.

March of the mirrorless system cameras

Just how different are mirrorless system cameras from your average high-end compact or superzoom camera? We test three such cameras out.

Classy contender

The Samsung PX2370 monitor has a number of features that makes it great for gamers and movie enthusiasts.

OKI C310dn: OKI on a budget

The budget OKI C310dn ­colour laser is fast, fairly quiet and produces very professional-­looking ­printouts.

3D Dot Game Heroes: Adventure with extra depth

3D Dot Game Heroes takes the classic 2D action-adventure game archetype and gives it another dimension to explore.

Alan Wake: Waking up to a new darkness

The evil in Bright Falls has been in gestation for five years and it’s finally awake to scare the pants off gamers.