App updates, rumors, people on the move, etc. for the week of Dec. 13
Rumours and interesting items from around the internet
- Fujifilm UK picks WPR to drive its photo-imaging communications strategy, via PrintWeek. The Birmingham-based agency said the printing industry needs to offer “imaginative and efficient solutions” to encourage people to turn digital images into physical ones.
- Facetune developer Lightricks to open R-and-D Center in Haifa, via CTech
- Photo organization app Mylio announces simplified pricing model
- 6 Tips for Photographing the Holidays, via Blurb
Technology trends
- Dreamstime releases proprietary AI tech to third parties Dreamstime, the world’s largest community in stock photography, with 27 million users and more than 118 million images, recently released its proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology (AI) to third party companies.
- Here’s how 2020’s smartphone cameras will improve in photos, videos, and 3D, via Jeremy Horwitz at VentureBeat
- Photoshop for iPad – what did Adobe (not) learn from Photoshop Touch? via Hans Hartman, chair at Visual 1st
- The Not Very Long Awaited Teardown of the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, via LensRentals
App and software updates
- Photo Finale was updated to 14.1 with the following additions and fixes: New Order Status Details page with production status by product and support for split orders (fulfillment from multiple providers); Dealers with subscriptions to the Shipment & Delivery Master Bundle also get ongoing in-transit updates for shipped orders, with a built-in, full-tracking-info display, estimated arrival date (depending upon carrier), shipping exceptions, and delivered-date confirmation.
- Fundy Designer announced 2020 Fundy Designer, now with Drop Zones 3.0, custom image ordering, custom slideshows, theatre mode, and more.
- Exposure Software has released a free Exposure X5.2 update, featuring more camera model support, including Canon CR3 files.
Financial news
- Photo-Me reports six-month revenue up 3% Photo-Me International plc, the U.K.-based instant-service equipment company, announced the group’s first-half performance was in line with expectations, delivering further revenue and profit growth and further expansion of the Laundry business,” according to a company statement.
- Adobe surpasses $11 billion in annual revenue, via press release. Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $2.99 billion in its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, which represents 21 percent year-over-year growth. Operating income grew 15 percent and net income grew 14 percent year-over-year on a GAAP-basis.
- Michaels reports disappointing third-quarter results. The Michaels Companies Inc. reported net sales were $1,222.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to $1,274.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.
Printing news
- 5 Best Printers for Heat Transfer on T-shirts, from the Joy of Android.
- Printing Press: Millennials Inherit a Love for Family Photos, via Kim Brady at DI Reporter. Also by Kim Brady: Photo Décor Trends for the Home
Pro photography news
- School photos sometimes include hidden costs, via WRAL
- Kodak Shuttering Kodakit, the ‘Uber of Photography’, via PetaPixel
- Improving the Image: The Benefits of Photo Retouching for Online Businesses
- Growing your photo business with blogs
People on the Move
- NETGEAR appoints Shutterfly CMO Mickey Mericle to Board of Directors, via press release.
- Emerald Expositions announced Sally Shankland, who was appointed president and CEO in June, is stepping down for personal reasons. She will become the executive director and senior advisor and will remain on the board of directors.
- Former HR officer at Fujifilm North America pleads guilty to $400K larceny, via West Fair Online