BeReal, the "anti-Instagram" photo-sharing app that had a brief stint atop Apple's App Store charts in 2022, has been purchased by French app developer Voodoo for a whopping €500 million, approximately $537 million.
Following Apple's WWDC keynote, Apple executives Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spoke with tech YouTuber iJustine about the company's AI future and hinted at a possible Google Gemini collaboration.
A rare 66-year-old Leica MP2 black paint camera has been sold for 1.56 million Euros, or nearly $1.68 million, at the 44th Leitz Photographica Auction in Wetzlar, Germany.
It has been a long time coming, but analog photography enthusiasts can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel for MiNT's premium compact Rollei 35AF camera.
While Apple's Vision Pro spatial computing headset is extremely impressive from a technological perspective and has some incredible tricks up its sleeve, it's a tough sell given its eye-watering $3,499 starting price and relative lack of content. Apple's WWDC keynote demonstrated that the company is working hard to tackle the second hurdle.
At Tuesday's Design Made Easy event, Adobe gave its Adobe Express platform a professional polish.
Yesterday, Apple briefly showed a new dual-optic Canon lens during its WWDDC keynote presentation. Today, Canon confirmed that it is in development, will ship sometime in 2024, and will be accompanied by software designed to work in tandem with the Vision Pro.
As seen with competing artificial intelligence platforms and features, Apple Intelligence will utilize some computational power in the cloud. However, perhaps more than any of the competition, Apple prioritizes on-device processing enabled by the company's robust and efficient silicon. This means more privacy and security, but also that some not-that-old devices will be left behind as Apple steps into the AI age.
There is no better word to describe the public response to the Panasonic Lumix S9 than polarizing. The loudest voices on social media hammered the camera for its stripped-down approach but that hasn't hurt its popularity.
Another selfie has ended in a tragic death but this time it was an innocent bystander rather than the picture-taker with the latter now facing imprisonment.
The municipality of Amsterdam has said it will remove Chinese-made security and traffic cameras over spying and human rights concerns following a similar move by the United Kingdom.
A photographer is claiming that Nike stole his original image of Michael Jordan to create the famous "Jumpman" logo in an upcoming documentary.
Blackmagic may have created the ultimate camera system for making immersive video for the Apple Vision Pro that promises to capture a resolution of 8,160 x 7,200 pixels for each eye -- that's greater than 8K UHD.
At Monday's WWDC keynote, Apple unveiled new artificial intelligence (or as the company is referring to it, Apple Intelligence) updates, making good on the company's earlier hints.
The confusion and anger surrounding an Adobe Terms of Use update last week caused Adobe to revisit its language and communications at large. Beyond a blog post late last week, Adobe today published another blog post, announcing plans for direct communications with customers and an updated Terms of Use.
In October 2021, Canon unveiled the RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens for virtual reality (VR) productions. The distinct stereoscopic lens now has a wider sibling for APS-C cameras, the RF-S 3.9mm f/3.5 STM Dual Fisheye Lens.
Four years after Apple first launched widgets for iOS 14, the feature gets new customization upgrades and sees its effects felt throughout the operating system.
Apple's 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote address, considered by industry analysts to be one of the most important ever, has focused heavily on artificial intelligence (AI).
Today at WWDC, Apple announced Vision OS 2 for the Vision Pro headset which brings an update to Photos, updates to gesture controls, and a push for more immersive video content. Surprisingly, it also included a look at a new dual-lens Canon optic for APS-C cameras.
Nikon may have moved its camera manufacturing to Thailand but it still makes lenses in Japan. According to a new report, it's adjusting how it manufactures those optics by consolidating its resources into two new factories.
A disturbing report has revealed that personal photos of Brazilian children have been included in a major image library used to train AI image generators.
A U.S. YouTuber is facing a 10-year prison sentence after filming a video that showed a Lamborghini being shot at with fireworks from a helicopter.
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed multiple cameras worth thousands of dollars over two days in New York City's Central Park last week.
Cara, an Instagram-like app that has banned AI images from its platform has exploded in popularity going from 40,000 users to 700,000 in just a single week.
Chinese app maker Kuaishou has released an AI video generator called Kling capable of producing impressive results that rival OpenAI's Sora.
Nikon will announce its latest camera, the Z6 III, on June 17, 2024 at 8:01 EDT. PetaPixel has tested it, and its hands-on first impressions will be published at the same time.
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders who captured the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon on a spacecraft has tragically died in a plane crash.
For World Ocean Day, adventure camera maker Insta360 decided to test just how shark-proof its cameras are -- while giving back to the mighty fish.
Funleader has a new Contax G45 F2 to Leica M Conversion, and it's available for pre-order now.
Blackmagic Design has announced Blackmagic Cloud Sync, a new feature of its Blackmagic Cloud storage platform that enables cameras to sync media into a DaVinci Resolve bin while the camera is actively recording.
The 1957 movie 12 Angry Men stars, as the title suggests, 12 men who are on a jury together and must decide the fate of a teenager accused of killing his father.
To celebrate World Oceans Day 2024 on June 8, the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea has revealed the winners of its 11th annual photo competition coordinated in collaboration with DivePhotoGuide, non-profit Oceanic Global, and other partners
Adobe released a new blog post explaining its changes in its Terms of Use, when Adobe applications may access a user's content, and whether a user's content will be used to train Adobe's artificial intelligence (AI) models and services.
A woman in Mexico has died after being hit by a train that she was trying to position herself next to for a selfie.
At first glance, the Photon camera looks a bit like an action camera. However, the tiny camera is better suited to being placed somewhere and left alone.
Austrian film company Revolog just launched Echo, a new special effects film that effortlessly creates stunning results.
Light meters remain essential for many film photographers, and AstrHori's offerings have long been a popular choice. The Chinese company is back with a new model, the XH-2, which sports a revised appearance and promises improved photometric measurements.
Vivo has announced the international debut of its X Fold3 Pro smartphone after an initial launch in China in March. The smartphone promises pro-level imaging thanks to Vivo's longstanding Zeiss collaboration.
Later this year the city of Lishui in China will become the proud host of an enormous museum dedicated to photography -- possibly the world's largest.
Adobe, no stranger to controversy, finds itself in hot water yet again. People have taken note of updated terms of use for using Adobe software and are outraged, fearing that Adobe has complete access to a user's content.
Leica Camera AG announced Leica LUX, a new iPhone camera app. Leica LUX features a Leica-inspired user interface, unique Leica Looks, and meticulously crafted simulations of legendary Leica lenses.
Leica announced that it acquired smartphone app startup Fjorden Electra to lead the development of the newly-announced Leica LUX app. While the acquisition is only being announced today, it closed in December 2023.
Tamron debuted a new 50-300mm f/4.5-6.3 zoom lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras.
The winners of 2024's Comedy Pet Photo Awards are out, and the images are delightful.
Pentax announced a pair of new underwater, rugged cameras in the WG-1000 and WG-8. As the latest members of the company's WG series of all-weather cameras, they sport a rugged chassis and are waterproof, dustproof, and shock-resistant.
Hot on the heels of announcing the full-frame Lumix S9 camera, Panasonic is showing its Micro Four Thirds Lumix G system some love with the new Panasonic Lumix GH7 camera.
Many already know that Sony is a significant player in the image sensor space, but a new Sony Imaging and Sensing Solutions Segment report offers exciting insights into the stranglehold Sony has on the image sensor industry and how the company views the smartphone market moving forward.
Canon announced the 35mm f/1.4L VCM prime lens which is designed to work equally well for both video production and photo capture. Canon says it is the first in a series of new primes that are meant to appeal to both types of content creators.
Canon has significantly bolstered its support of the RF mount for cinema applications with the debut of the new Canon EOS C400 cine camera.
Lexar has a new portable SSD called the Armor 700 that promises not only fast transfer speeds but also protection from the elements thanks to an IP66 rating.