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Flickr updates its website and Android app with a more eye-pleasing interface, we go hands-on
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
Flickr's one of the elder statesmen of the online photo sharing world, but in recent years its UI has grown a bit long in the tooth when compared to the eye candy provided by other kids on the social sharing block. That's all changed as of today, ...
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Photoshop Express brings its quick photo fixes to Windows 8 and RT
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Adobe's Photoshop Express has been taking care of our botched photos on Android and iOS for quite some time, but it hasn't had its turn on a desktop-class platform. That changes with today's launch of a version for Windows 8 and RT. Like their mob...
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Hipstamatic Oggl app coming to Windows Phone 8, launching with Nokia’s Lumia 925
Posted On 14 May 2013 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
Hipstamatic's Oggl app and sharing service is coming to Windows Phone 8, we learned at Nokia's Lumia 925 launch event. We didn't get to play around in the app -- the WP8 UI we saw on stage was but a preview, as the native app (read: not a port) is...
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Amazon Cloud Drive Photos gives iOS users one more safety net
Posted On 10 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Avid iOS shutterbugs already have Dropbox, Flickr and any number of other internet-based safeguards for their photos, but it won't hurt to have another, will it? Amazon certainly doesn't mind, as its new iOS version of Cloud Drive Photos is built ...
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University student crafts app that helps blind smartphone users snap photos
Posted On 10 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Dustin Adams, a Ph.D student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, has teamed up with colleagues at his school in order to craft an app that helps visually impaired users line up the ideal snapshot. The project started out as a quiz, aski...
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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL6 brings OM-D focusing to lower-cost cameras
Posted On 10 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Sure, Olympus' PEN E-P5 brings the OM-D E-M5's fast autofocusing to a smaller body, but it's not really cheaper when both cameras cost $1,000 lens-free in the US. Thankfully, the PEN Lite E-PL6 is on the way to democratize the technology in earnes...
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Dropbox 2.2 for iOS simplifies photo viewing, supports Dropbox for Business
Posted On 02 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Android-based Dropbox users got a crack at an even more photo-centric interface back in January; it's now the iOS crowd's turn to play. Dropbox 2.2 for their platform makes it easier for them to see their photos, organize them into albums and shar...
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OmniVision OV2724 should lead to super-small, 1080p60 front phone cameras
Posted On 30 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When most front-facing mobile cameras are shoehorned in between a myriad of sensors, they seldom have the breathing room they'd need for truly noteworthy performance. OmniVision can't quite defy physics, but its new OV2724 sensor could challenge a...
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Hasselblad stops production of V System cameras (updated)
Posted On 30 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Almost by definition, Hasselblad is a company steeped in tradition -- it's hard to be ultra-trendy when your camera systems cost as much as a new car. We shouldn't be surprised, then, that the company is only just getting around to halting product...
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Olympus teases new flagship PEN camera, tours it around China on May 11th
Posted On 23 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Last year, Olympus' release schedule danced around the E-P3: the camera maker launched the semi-pro OM-D E-M5 and refreshed its smaller PEN bodies, but didn't touch its original mirrorless form factor. We know the company won't be forgetting its r...
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