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Samsung will launch the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, a 10.1-inch version of its new stylus-based tablet phone, at Mobile World Congress.

The news has been confirmed by posters for the yet-unannounced device on the company’s stand at the trade show in Barcelona.

Not many details are known about the new tablet, although it is expected to feature the same specs as the Samsung Galaxy Note – albeit with a larger screen.

The Samsung Galaxy Note was launched in September 2011 and features a 5-inch screen trying to bridge the gap between phones and tablets. This device, however, is a pure tablet.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 was first suggested on an invitation to developers that mentioned the device. We originally thought that this might have been a typo, but it now appears that we’ll be getting all sketchy with a larger device.

It’s not the only tablet Samsung is launching at the trade show. It has also announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 – a 10.1-inch tablet, but without the stylus.

Kodak is to stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames as its parent company attempts to cut costs after a turbulent few months financially.

In January, Eastman Kodak Company filed voluntary petitions for chapter 11 business reorganisation with a bankruptcy court in the US.

The move, which essentially saw Kodak entering a protected period and taking credit of $950 million, was seen as the last throw of the dice for a legendary brand that is firmly on its death bed.

The camera and printer company, established in 1892, has been feeling the financial strain for several years. Despite its being an early pioneer of the digital camera, many believe its focus on film and the budget side of the compact camera market has contributed to its decline.

Described by the company as the “logical decision”, the move to scrap the digital camera business is a sad state of affairs for a brand so steeped in camera history. It follows the decision to sell its image sensor division in November last year.

Three-quarters of all Kodak’s revenue came from digital but it will now focus on licensing its technologies, as well as continuing the online and retail photo printing services it provides. The company also makes desktop printers.

Kodak had previously tried to sell off its patents to avoid bankruptcy, but failed to gain any interest. Sad days indeed for one of the most recognisable brands in photography.

If you’ve been waiting for someone to take the glasses part out of the current 3D TV viewing experience, Toshiba has finally put a launch date on its glasses-free 3D TV. The world’s first to be available to the public at the size, the ZL2 will take its place at the top of the company’s range of sets when it launches this December in Germany (no word yet on other European countries, or anywhere else for that matter) complete with an LED-backlit QuadHD resolution (3,840 x 2,160) LCD panel and Cell-processor based CEVO engine technology within. Check out the press release after the break for more of the specs, no word yet on how much it will cost but the glasses-based 3D ZL1 it’s replacing was rocking a £4,000 price tag.

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If you’re trying to turn your next film into a three dimensional cinematic masterpiece, having a quality camera to record things is a necessity. But, prudence demands that would-be James Camerons film with a first-rate monitor to view all that video as well. Good thing Marshall Electronics has made the Orchid OR-70-3D monitor to meet all your moviemaking needs. It’s got a 7.2-inch, 1600 x 600 glasses-free 3D display that works using parallax barrier and lenticular hybrid technology — all in a package that weighs just under three pounds. In order to let you fine tune things in all three dimensions, there’s real-time waveform and color vectorscope monitoring along with a suite of other 3D tuning tools.

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