apple archives (58 posts)
Rumors: iPhone 5 announcement September 12, release September 21, July 30, 2012
One of the most popular the-one-you-have-with-you cameras in recent years is the iPhone*.* and now new rumors at iMore.com pin-point Wednesday September 12, 2012 as the iPhone 5 announcement date, and Friday September 21 as the release date (the first...
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Kodak Patents bidding war: Apple + Microsoft vs Google + Samsung (and more), July 27, 2012
We now go from one troubled Helen of Troy to another, the Helen of Rochester. After a lot of kerfuffles, it looks like the Kodak patent auction will actually happen, and now, according to The.Wall.Street.Journal, two mega-groups are competing for...
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Kodak loses could-have-been-lucrative case against Apple and RIM, July 21, 2012
The Wall Street Journal writes that Kodak has lost a high-profile patent case against Apple and RIM. This was the patent that covered digital camera image preview via viewfinder. Kodak had previously made nearly $1 billion from this "star" patent....
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(ENDED) Free for iOS users: Diptic photo collage and filters app, July 17, 2012
This weekly special ended! The free iTunes app of the week (changes every Thursday) is Diptic (iTunes link), a photo collage and filters app. It has been updated for the iPad 3 "retina" display, and works with iPhone, iPod Touch...
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DSLR mini-panic: Apple interchangeable system of sorts for iPhone [patent application; updated], June 18, 2012
Mini-panic on the streets of DSLR-Ville! Apple has filed a patent application (check the PDF file there for diagrams and details) for a situation where a removable back case for the iPhone will allow the user to reconfigure or swap...
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The Connected Camera (baby steps edition): Panasonic FX90 gets its own app, May 28, 2012
In perhaps a sign of the shape of things to come in the next few weeks/months/years, Panasonic has announced brand new Android and iTunes apps for the Panasonic FX90 P&S digital camera, in conjunction with a new firmware update. The...
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Mobile Noise: iPhoto and Photoshop Touch iPad review wars (also: Kelby lighting app & more), March 11, 2012
"Mobile Noise" is an infrequent round-up of mobile photography themed subjects. This is one of those infrequent days ;-) In the land of the iPads we have a little bit of an Apple vs Adobe duel, with Apple's recently launched...
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The new iPad arrives with 2048 x 1536 display, March 7, 2012
The new Apple iPad has been officially announced with a number of features of interest to photographers, including a 2048x1536 display, quad-core graphics, dual-core CPU, 5-megapixel back-camera, 1080p video recording, a new iPhoto application that got a long demo during...
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Officially available now: Photoshop Touch (iPad 2 version) for $10, February 27, 2012
After an initial leak during the weekend, Adobe's Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2 has been released and it is available for purchase for $10 at the iTunes Store (US). [note: the original iPad is not compatible, but the iPad...
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Apple sues Kodak over patents (going after non-cancelled products), February 15, 2012
Working employees to death is not enough for Apple. Now they are trying to sue Kodak to death. Apple has launched a brand new patent infringement lawsuit against Kodak, going after some of their remaining not-cancelled products says Bloomberg and...
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Best selling cameras of our time: the iPhones, January 24, 2012
Our regular readers may recall our repeated desperate attempts to help the many tech bloggers understand why the iPhone is the most popular camera on flickr. This time we will try to make the point with these numbers: + for...
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Steve Jobs was interested in reinventing photography and was looking at Lytro, January 23, 2012
9to5Mac.com writes that according to information coming from the Steve Jobs biographers (including the just-released "Inside Apple" book by Adam Lashinsky), Steve Jobs wanted to reinvent photography and during his last months he took a close look at Lytro's light...
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Reviews (V1, Q, P7100, etc) & Previews (Canon C300, Nikon FT1 mount adapter), December 27, 2011
Back to work it is for the camera reviewers, as we have a new round of specials! With so many cameras out there (and a big wave coming at CES/PMA in a couple of weeks), it is hard for reviewers...
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Reviews (NEX-7 vs Leica M9, GX1, X10, etc) & Samples (Zeiss 24/1.8, SLR Gear 23/1.7), December 14, 2011
We have another relatively-quiet reviewalia day, so according to the very unscientific Review Volume Predictor Indicator, the chances of an announcement are elevated and the chances of rain are 40% ;-) Interchangeables + resolution duel: Sony NEX-7 versus Leica M9...
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Reviews (NEX-7, X10, etc) & Samples (NX200, X10, SD1, A65, etc), November 11, 2011
Time for a new reviewalia round-up, this one is heavy on sample pictures! Here we go... Interchangeables + Samsung NX200 studio test samples at dpreview + Samsung NX200 ISO-range color charts at ephotozine + Sony Alpha A65 samples at ephotozine...
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