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Google is changing how Photos estimates missing photo locations and will no longer use information from Location History for new photos and videos when camera location settings are turned off.

Chinese brand Tecno has announced the Phantom X2 Pro, a high-end smartphone that features the world's first retractable portrait lens that helps it achieve true optical bokeh.

Reikan, the company behind the FoCal automatic lens calibration tool, is bringing its technology to smartphones with the FoCal Mobile app.

Rode has announced the successor to its compact on-camera microphone, the VideoMicro II. The company says this new iteration adds on to the original with new features and enhanced performance.

Tamron has launched its Lens Utility Mobile app on the Google Play Store. The software allows users with smartphones that run the Android operating system to use many of the features that were previously only available through the company's PC software.

Sony is set to provide Apple with a "state-of-the-art" image sensor for its next iPhone that will supposedly double the amount of light it can capture and give it the ability to clearly capture a face even with a strong backlight.

LumaTouch has announced the availability of the ChromeOS and Android versions of LumaFusion, one of the most powerful mobile editing apps that has, to this point, only been available on Apple iOS.

In a reveal of a previously "hidden project," Xiaomi says that while it was developing the 12S Ultra, it was working on something else that was far more ambitious: a smartphone that can accept full-size Leica M-mount lenses.

Birda is a bird-watching app that allows users to log birds and locations as well as use crowdsourced data to inform them of the species in their specific region, all data that is extremely valuable to bird photographers.

Sony has announced an "over-the-air" (OTA) update to the livestreaming capabilities of the Xperia Pro-I smartphone that specifically adds more shooting options in Videography Pro.

LensPen has announced a new smartphone-specific lens cleaning tool called Smarty, which features the company's same proprietary carbon cleaning technology that it designed for full-size camera lenses but shrinks it down to a size better suited to smartphone cameras.

Switzerland-based Rolling Square has launched the EDGE Pro ecosystem of products that can be combined in multiple configurations to make a workstation setup truly personal.

Smartphone technology and sensor image quality have advanced so much in recent years that phone manufacturers are boasting photographs that can rival those taken by larger mirrorless and DSLR cameras. But is it true?

Xiaomi has announced the 12T series of smartphones and the flagship 12T Pro is equipped with a 200-megapixel sensor to create massive photos and 8K videos.

Skylum is going mobile with the launch of imgmi, an artificial intelligence-powered mobile editing app that is designed to make it easier to publish better-looking photos on social media.

Capture One has added the ability to tether to a camera to its iPad app, bringing one of the most requested features to the mobile platform.

DJI has announced the sixth iteration of its smartphone gimbal series, the Osmo Mobile 6. The company tries to make it stand out from a crowded market by promising an enhanced experience through a combination of hardware, software, and editing features.

Walmart has announced a "leveled up" virtual fitting room that lets customers use their own photos to virtually try on clothing, effectively letting users be their own models.

V-Flat World has launched a new series of 360-degree diffusion Light Cones for product photography in partnership with Karl Taylor. This new set of lighting modifiers may look like a dog cone of shame, but demonstrations show they work remarkably well to eliminate reflections.

Apple's iOS 16 is available starting today and brings what the company touts as the biggest ever update to the Lock Screen, the ability to edit and collaborate in Messages, new ways to "interact" with photos, and more.

Apple today announced iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, featuring two sizes -- 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches -- with an upgraded camera system.

LaCie has announced two new mobile hard drives, the LaCie Mobile Drive and LaCie Mobile Drive Secure that provide up to 5TB of portable capacity and universal support for PC, Mac, and iPad.

Sony's new Xperia 5 IV smartphone has an upgraded 12-megapixel front-facing camera capable of 4K HDR capture as well as a rear array that breaks with industry norms and provides the same 12-megapixel sensor across all three cameras.

iPhone shooters may soon get a chance to utilize a new lens filter lineup called the Pan’s iPhone Magnetic Filter System that easily snaps onto any recent model thanks to MagSafe.

Filter company NiSi has announced a trio of Smartphone Filter Kits for iPhone users including Landscape, Filmmaker, and Cinema packages.

Vivo has announced the latest devices in its V series: the V25 and V25 Pro. The smartphone promises "superior" photography features that is designed to be used to capture both photos and videos.

Sony has announced a new software update that enables enhanced external monitor capabilities for the Xperia Pro and Pro-I smartphones including live streaming, waveform, and false color capabilities.

Yet again, Samsung is back in the fold with another duo of foldable smartphones, unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 at its virtual Unpacked event.

Intel has introduced its Arc Pro A-Series range of professional GPUs. Launched at SIGGRAPH, the first products are the Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU for mobile form factors and the Intel Arc Pro A40 (single slot) and A50 (dual slot) GPUs for small desktops.

Tamron has announced that it is working on a mobile version of its Lens Utility desktop app. Designed for Android devices, the Lens Utility Mobile will enable the customization of various lens functions on some Tamron lenses.

Samsung has launched the Galaxy devices self-repair program that it operates in conjunction with iFixit. Starting today, device owners can replace the screen, back glass, and charging ports for Galaxy S20 and S21 series phones as well as the Galaxy Tab S7+.

A British man has built his own lens with a super fast 35mm f/0.4 equivalent bokeh that is constructed around an old episcope projector lens and a mechanical system for controlling focus.