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Third-party repair company iFixit announced an abrupt end to its collaboration with Galaxy smartphone maker Samsung last week.

Tamron updated its Lens Utility Mobile app and Lens Utility desktop software to allow photographers to add multiple new functions to their Tamron lenses.

To celebrate the seventh anniversary of its award-winning photography app, Halide, the team announced Kino, a pro video camera app for iPhone.

In the days and weeks after the launch of the new iPad Pro from Apple, I noticed quite a bit of discourse responding to critical reception of the tablet that boils down to this: If iPadOS is so bad, why are so many creators using nothing else?

When someone deletes images from their iPhone, they expect the photos to be truly gone. However, an unusual bug appeared in iOS 17.5, which has since been replaced with an urgent iOS 17.5.1 update that brought photos back from the dead.

Magic Editor, Google's artificial intelligence-based photo editing tool, has arrived on older smartphones. No longer must users have the latest Google Pixel phones to take advantage of the company's AI photo features.

Fuzzy Door Tech, the technology division of Seth MacFarlane's production company, announced the ViewScreen Scout beta, an app for real-time scouting for the iPhone.

VSCO is now reportedly profitable thanks in large part to the income generated from its 160,000 Pro subscriptions, an offering it launched last year.

Apple users are reporting that old photos -- including NSFW ones -- are reappearing on their devices after updating to the latest iOS 17.5.

Sony announced the new Xperia 1 VI smartphone which is packed with a lot of exciting and novel features. However, unlike the Xperia 1 V and prior models, the new "One Six" isn't coming to the United States.

Tilta recently launched the Khronos Ecosystem of accessories that are designed to make shooting with the iPhone a better experience. If a filmmaker wants to take ProRes capture on iPhone seriously, Tilta says Khronos is there to help.

When it launched the S24, Samsung said it was planning on bringing its AI-powered features to previous releases. It already did so for the S23 family and today it went even further, as all of the Galaxy AI features are available to Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Flip4, and Galaxy Z Fold4 as well as the Tab S8 series users in the U.S.

The new Google Pixel 8a has been announced and it has some serious upgrades, bringing it close to the flagship Pixel 8 devices at a notable discount.

Hipstamatic, the digital app that leans into analog vibes, announced what it calls a "new homage" to classic image making that uses Apple's Live Photos feature to generate lenticular images, similar to what the retro sequential multi-lens cameras of the 1990s made.

Google Photos seems to have a new feature in the pipeline that would allow users more control over the faces they see in their libraries.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the clearest indicator yet that Xiaomi wants to be the best in mobile photography, even if some parts of the world don't know it. Anecdotal as it may be, people react with surprise at the images they see captured by the phone when I show them.

Google has an elaborate photo set so it can test its Google Pixel camera in situations akin to the real world.

Adobe has announced its new Adobe Express mobile app is available now to all users.

In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images.

Rode unveiled a trio of brand-new products today, April 14, at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas. The Rode Interview Pro broadcast mic is joined by two smartphone products, the Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount.

iPhone cameras have come a long way, but a more hands-on app like Pearla can help mobile photographers more reliably incredible photos. And now with a new update, Pearla gives users even more tools to get the perfect shot.

The reviews for the much-hyped Humane AI Pin are in and it makes for tough reading for the Californian startup.

Leica announced the Leitz Phone 3, it's third smartphone that brings enhanced imaging, unique features, tons of photo modes, and more. Unfortunately for most of the world, the smartphone will only be available in Japan.

Google plans to make many of its enhanced editing tools -- tools powered by AI -- free to all Google Photos users next month.

Although they held out until now, OnePlus is officially joining the AI revolution. The smartphone company's inaugural AI tool is the AI Eraser, which is a take on Google's Magic Eraser.

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's newly announced photo-sharing app, Shine, has some around the internet asking, "What year is this from?"

Samsung Galaxy AI was introduced alongside the latest Galaxy S24 series smartphones in January, bringing numerous AI-powered features like Circle to Search and Generative Edit to Galaxy devices. Living up to its earlier promise, Samsung says this suite of AI tools will come to more Galaxy devices this week.

MIOPS, maker of various photography accessories like the MIOPS Spark camera grip for iPhone and the Capsule Pro modular pan-tilt motion control system, has a camera app that promises pro-level photography features for mobile shooters.

The camera on a man's iPhone 14 Pro was left totally destroyed after attending a DJ party where lasers were being used.

A patent Apple filed in September 2022 has just been approved today, and it showcases a system of shock limiters and dampers to improve camera reliability.

Adobe released a beta version of its new Express mobile app for Android and iOS devices which also introduces the company's Firefly generative AI technology into mobile content creation and editing workflows.

Skylum is bringing Luminar to the Apple iPad through its first official app that also works in Vision Pro.

One of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series' unique features is about to become less so, as Google is set to allow Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 devices to capture HDR photos and videos directly inside of Instagram.

A new advanced neuromorphic system designed to eliminate blurring in smartphone photos is now ready for production, using a mix of AI and existing processing power to freeze action in ways not seen on current smartphones.

The Eclipse Company is ramping up its support of those preparing to watch North America's total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 through a new app that helps viewers plan their route, viewing location, and more.

Italy-based WuvDay aims to fight against fake news and deepfake content by utilizing the smartphones average people hold in their hands through an onboard verification platform.

When Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 and S24 Ultra last month, it introduced numerous new artificial intelligence features, all under the heading of "Galaxy AI." Although not without controversy, Galaxy AI is one of the S24's strongest features. Samsung has announced that a new One UI 6.1 update will bring numerous Galaxy AI features to older Samsung devices.

Matting and framing photos results in a more polished, professional look. That holds true in the digital realm as well, and the Like A Frame app for iOS makes it easy to do just that.

Photography accessory and equipment company Sandmarc has announced a new Telephoto 6x lens for iPhone.

A common method of reviving a wet electronic device, like a smartphone, is to put it in a bag of rice. Per a recent support document, Apple recommends against such phone-saving measures.

Just a couple of weeks after the S24 series of smartphones shipped, Samsung has announced that it will be updating them with what it calls "enhanced options" including the promise of better photography.