Apple has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, that developed and distributed spyware called Pegasus. It was used by some governments to access the iPhones of journalists and activists and steal their photos.
I want to show you an iOS app called SCRL that I use to easily create those fun, swipe-able panoramic posts on Instagram using an iPhone.
Picsart has announced a new powerful editing tool for its iOS and Android apps: fast, one-touch background removal. The company says the feature makes editing images faster and easier and is available for Picsart Gold subscribers.
For years, Apple's iPhone Live Photos has offered the coolest camera trick. With one click and no tripod, I could easily transform a body of water into a long exposure like dreamy shot, with long flowing water.
VSCO has announced a set of more than 100 new film-inspired photo and video effects for iOS devices. Built from film scans, the company says they will give photos a nostalgic look and feel and bring the magic of analog to smartphones.
Tile has announced a new lineup of Bluetooth tracking devices including the first-ever tracking tag that supports Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for both iOS and Android devices. It also leverages an augmented reality interface to make finding it with a smartphone easier.
The same developer who created a free app that lists over 150 film simulations for Fujifilm is back at it and has published over 40 such simulations for Ricoh GR cameras.
Apple has announced the new ninth-generation iPad, with new features as well as a new iPad Mini with a sleek design. Both tablets also see a major jump in performance over predecessors.
Sony has updated its Visual Story mobile application to now support video. The app was designed for wedding and event photographers but has expanded functionality to aid hybrid content creators.
VSCO has added a simple object removal tool to its iPhone and Android app. The tool works similarly to content aware tools in Photoshop or Samsung's Object Eraser.
In early August, a new photography-based subscription-only social media app hit the iOS App Store. Called Glass, it touts itself as a new, distraction-free home for photographers that is focused on one thing: your photos.
Apple's introduction of Night mode made its smartphones far more usable in low-light situations. But as good as it is, not all shots are artistically improved with Night mode -- some can be made worse. In iOS 15, Apple is giving photographers the option to turn it off -- and keep it off.
A group of women journalists and activists have shown how and why, in an attempt to intimidate and silence them, authoritarian governments hacked into their phones, stole their private photos, and posted them on social media.
Several governments including Mexico, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates stand accused of using spyware called "Pegasus" to infect and hack into both iPhones and Android smartphones. Once installed, it can fully access the device including remote and secret activation of the camera.
Just as there is hardly a one-size-fits-all best DSLR or best mirrorless camera for any given user, there is certainly not any single best application for everyone. Users’ needs and preferences vary wildly, especially considering the extensive capabilities of today’s iPhones.
Profoto has been slowly adapting its products to work more seamlessly with mobile devices and it has built on top of that with the launch of the Profoto Camera app. Separate from the Profoto Control app, the Profoto Camera app is both for lighting control and photo capture that includes a new RAW format.
Adobe has announced that it will be pulling the plug on Photoshop Mix and Photoshop Fix, two stripped-down photo-editing apps for mobile devices that Adobe offered until "full" Photoshop was released for the iPad.
Apple announced the next version of macOS during the WWDC Keynote today and showed off a host of operating system updates designed for the Apple Silicon transition. The company promises even more cross operation with iOS, including the ability to share a keyboard and mouse across a Mac and an iPad.
Apple has announced the latest updates for FaceTime which opens up more opportunities for users to share media with each other in a way that looks very much like what Zoom and Microsoft Teams offer, but with the signature Apple touches.
Capture One, which recently announced an update for native support on Apple M1 computers, has announced that it is currently developing an iPad app. In a note on its website on Instagram, the company says to expect the app to become available in early 2022.
A respected industry analyst has echoed previous reports that Apple is likely to announce new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) next week along with new versions of its operating systems.
Money Shot is a new photography app available for iOS that is designed to help photographers land the perfect photo of specific places: Just set a notification based on a location and the app will monitor the weather and alert you when conditions are prime.
With the latest iOS 14 comes some great features, and one of my favorites is the new shortcut app. If you don't know what a shortcut app is, it allows you to perform complicated tasks automatically, some without any interaction whatsoever.
Poparazzi has launched a new photo-sharing network app that bans selfies, image filters, hashtags, and instead focuses on users taking and sharing photos of others has skyrocketed to the top of the app store.
With the increased demand for remote participation of weddings and events, Sony has updated their Visual Story iOS app to offer Sony camera shooters a Live Gallery viewing experience for guests.
GoPro recently announced the Quik app, a relaunch of the GoPro app that makes it quick (get it?) and easy to get the most out of your favorite photos and videos no matter what phone or camera you’re using.
Canon has announced the Photo Culling app, the company's new software for iOS that is built on a newly-announced proprietary artificial intelligence. Canon advertises its new app as a "digital photo assistant" to help select your best images based on four key parameters.
Technology startup Numbers Protocol is aiming to stop the spread of misinformation in imagery through its app, Numbers Capture, by creating digital "birth certificates" for images and videos and tracking any changes that are made to them.
The creator of the Fuji X Weekly blog has published his giant library of film simulation recipes to an easy-to-use app. The Fuji X Weekly app has over 100 recipes and more will be added regularly.
WindowSight makes an interesting argument: you can listen to amazing music anywhere and watch movies any time, but the closest you can get to an artist's work at home is... Instagram? The company thinks that is a tragedy.