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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

Smartphoto group reports reports 4% increase in revenue for full-year 2024 Earnings reports 

Smartphoto group reports reports 4% increase in revenue for full-year 2024

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Smartphoto group, the e-commerce group from Wetteren, Belgium, realized an increase in revenue to 80.5 million euros in 2024, thanks to a strong second half and an even stronger last quarter. This growth of 4.0% (or 3.1 million euro) was achieved in a challenging economic environment, with continued pressure on consumer spending and market uncertainties, the company said. The smartphoto... Read More
Sony Electronics enhances direct transfers from Creators’ App Updates 

Sony Electronics enhances direct transfers from Creators’ App

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Sony Electronics Inc. has made updates to its Creators’ Cloud platform, enhancing the Creators’ App to streamline content management for creators with automated cloud transfer options. This version 2.6.0 update simplifies workflows by enabling direct uploads from select Sony cameras to Google Drive or Adobe Lightroom. The recent updates brought further optimized workflow with features like a USB connection for... Read More
Snap announces fourth quarter increased 14% Earnings reports 

Snap announces fourth quarter increased 14%

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Snap Inc. announced full-year revenue was $5,361 million in 2024, compared to $4,606 million in the prior year, an increase of 16% year-over-year. Net loss was $698 million in 2024, compared to $1.322 billion in the prior year. Fourth-quarter revenue was $1,557 million, compared to $1,361 million in the prior year, an increase of 14% year-over-year and net income was... Read More
Nikon releases COOLPIX P1100 compact super-zoom camera, NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S New Products 

Nikon releases COOLPIX P1100 compact super-zoom camera, NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S

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Nikon Inc. announced the COOLPIX P1100, a compact digital camera with a 125x optical super-telephoto zoom. The camera covers a vast range of focal lengths beginning at the wide-angle 24mm equivalent, extending to the super-telephoto 3000mm equivalent. If that is not enough, the P1100 is capable of going even farther, with up to a 250x zoom when Dynamic Fine Zoom is... Read More
Printful adds upgrades from Kornit Digital News 

Printful adds upgrades from Kornit Digital

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Printful, the global e-commerce platform, announced the company has expanded its direct-to-garment (DTG) printer resources by adding units of the Atlas MAX technology from Kornit Digital. The expanded partnership equips Printful with 86 Atlas MAX systems across its global fulfillment network, making it the industry leader in print-on-demand DTG. Since 2015, the company has invested tens of millions of dollars... Read More
Canon develops CMOS Sensor with 410 Megapixels, the Largest Number of Pixels Ever Achieved in a 35mm Full-frame Sensor News 

Canon develops CMOS Sensor with 410 Megapixels, the Largest Number of Pixels Ever Achieved in a 35mm Full-frame Sensor

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced its parent company, Canon Inc. has developed a CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), which is the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35mm full-frame sensor, the company claims. It will be available in both RGB and monochrome versions. This sensor is expected to be used in applications that demand extreme... Read More
Nikon introduces the Golfer’s Laser Rangefinder COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED rangefinder New Products 

Nikon introduces the Golfer’s Laser Rangefinder COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED rangefinder

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Nikon Vision, a subsidiary of Nikon Corp. announced the COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED Laser Rangefinder for golfers, successor to the COOLSHOT PROII STABILIZED. The COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED is equipped with HYPER READ that displays the measurement results speedily regardless of distance, with a response speed of only 0.1 seconds compared to the 0.3 seconds of the previous model. This advance makes... Read More
Once Upon’s Lina Andersson named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025” People on the Move 

Once Upon’s Lina Andersson named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025”

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Lina Andersson, founder and CEO of the photobook app Once Upon, was been named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025” by Dagens Industri. at the 2025 Female Founders event at Stockholm’s Grand Hôtel. Di Digital, a part of Dagens Industri, started Female Founders in 2016 to elevate and empower female founders in the tech industry, celebrating both... Read More
Industry responses to California wildfire disaster News Opinion 

Industry responses to California wildfire disaster

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The recent California wildfires are another reminder of the importance of pictures and memories. Numerous imaging industry companies have stepped up to help preserve and replace the photo memories of California residents who have been affected by the tragedy. Here are a few examples: ScanMyPhotos is offering free photo scanning services to wildfire victims with access to duplicate photos from... Read More
Printess adopts Atomyx prepare for seamless cloud-based artwork processing Partnerships 

Printess adopts Atomyx prepare for seamless cloud-based artwork processing

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Personalization platform Printess announced its integration with Atomyx Prepare, the print-dedicated integration platform as a service. Through this integration, Printess claims it now can deliver artwork processing efficiency and simplicity for print service providers. With this partnership, printers gain access to preflight and correction functionalities exactly directly within the Printess platform. This eliminates the need for complex workflows and time-consuming... Read More
Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com Acquisitions News 

Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com

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Australian Photography reports the assets of now defunct photo book publishing company Momento Photo Books have been purchased by Melbourne photo printing company photobookshop.com. Speaking to AP, Photobookshop owner Peter Thomas said the opportunity to buy the company’s assets came after an attempt to buy Momento following its closure in June last year. “We wanted to buy the business once... Read More
Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update New Products Updates 

Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update

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Blackmagic Design announced free Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0, which adds support for selected Android tablets including Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Tab S9, as well as the new Samsung S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra phones. This update also adds support for remotely controlling and monitoring multiple phones or tablets at the same time. Now customers can set their device to... Read More
Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios Feature 

Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society interviews David Crandall of Nationwide Studios about the major moves the company has made in the yearbook market. In November 2024, Nationwide acquired yearbook software supplier Pixami, According to the announcement, Pixami and its strategic partner, The Volume Printing Group, will launch new offerings for U.S. and international partners that will provide a... Read More