Meta has published a blog post that takes aim at the language used to report that it "threatened" to pull Instagram and Facebook out of European countries if the rules around data transfers were changed.
Meta might shut down Instagram and Facebook in Europe if the company isn't allowed to process data from its European users on its U.S.-based servers, a change that is currently under regulators' scrutiny.
While Google Photos has been the subject of some scrutiny since it announced it would be removing its unlimited "High Quality" free storage option, it's still a very popular service. Apple is making it easy to move from iCloud to Google Photos with a new free feature launched today.
Alongside the much-anticipated launch of the full-frame Sony a7S III, the company also debuted another product: the world's first CFExpress Type A memory cards, and a card reader to go along with them.
It's a good week for specifications. Yesterday, we got the new H.266/VVC video codec; today, Intel unveiled Thunderbolt 4: an updated spec that features the same 40Gb/s top speed, but increases the baseline spec so that users get a more consistent (and consistently fast) experience no matter what Thunderbolt-equipped computer or peripheral they're using.
Earlier this week, the USB Implementation Forum (USB-IF) finally revealed the specifications for USB4, and it looks like USB will catch up to Thunderbolt 3 in every respect. With dual-lane 40Gbps transfer rates, power delivery, and continued support for display protocols, single-cable computing will soon become the standard.
As medium format and full-frame cameras get more affordable and file sizes cross the line from massive to outrageous, any increase in transfer and backup speeds is greatly appreciated. Which is why the new USB Type C standard should have photographers as excited as any other tech nerd out there.
If you've been using smartphones for any length of time you've probably heard of Bump, the app that allows you to transfer photos and contact information between two phones with a simple... well... bump. And now they've expanded their functionality to include a website/webapp that makes transferring photos from your phone to your computer a breeze.
Tired of fiddling with cables and memory cards? You might not have to in the near future as wireless data transfer becomes more and more common. This brilliant concept video by designer Ishac Bertran imagines how we might soon be using "spatially aware devices", or devices that can share data simply by holding them close together. Want to transfer some photos off your camera? Simply hold it close to your computer monitor and drag them off!
Remember the network and Wi-Fi icons in the Canon patent we shared yesterday? Well, they both appeared …