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Foveon today unveiled the X3, a new image sensor for digital cameras that dramatically improves image quality without necessarily raising cost. Unlike most image sensors currently available that only capture red, green, and blue — resorting to software in the camera to extrapolate the other colors in the photo — the X3 can capture the three primary colors in each pixel of an image, significantly enhancing quality.

Having refreshed its entire product line in the last two months, Apple is not planning to update any of its hardware for some time, according to MacCentral, ruling out the possibility of updated hardware being introduced at Seybold New York next week or Macworld Expo Tokyo later in March. “We’re not planning to introduce any new CPUs at Macworld Tokyo, as a matter of fact, we’re set for some months now,” Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior director of Hardware Product Marketing said.

Handspring today began shipping its three-in-one Treo handheld to U.S. customers. The Treo 180 combines cell phone, PDA, and messaging functionality in one device that sells for US$399 with service activation or $549 without activation. Orders are expected to begin arriving in 1-2 weeks and will be available at retailers in March.

MacMinute’s TARGET=”_top”>Executive Briefing for February 9 — a recap of all the news we have posted over the past week — is now available. If you think you may have missed something, here is your chance to catch up…