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Niche AI partners with Emoging News Partnerships 

Niche AI partners with Emoging

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Emoging and Niche AI announced a partnership for transforming the high-volume photography industry with AI. Niche AI will bring its core offerings – precision cutouts, fusion scenes, and immersive face swaps – from the attractions and events markets to school and sports photography. According to the press release, this collaboration focuses on helping school photography organizations streamline production, reduce manual editing, accelerate... Read More
Build business processes with Brad Sugars Feature News 

Build business processes with Brad Sugars

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Most owners start with a skill and accidentally build a job around it. That pattern shows up everywhere, from photographers and print labs to restaurants, cleaning companies, and “boring businesses” like gutters and commercial cleaning. Author Brad Sugars argues business success is idea-driven and system-driven, not age-driven. The real unlock is separating what you’re great at from the business engine... Read More
Cimpress raises profit targets as investments shift toward higher-value print products Earnings reports News 

Cimpress raises profit targets as investments shift toward higher-value print products

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VistaPrint parent company Cimpress ended fiscal 2026 with stronger profitability and an even more ambitious long-term outlook, while continuing to invest heavily in products and manufacturing capabilities that extend beyond traditional business cards into higher-value commercial print, signage, packaging, promotional products, and customized merchandise, according to its annual report filing. For the photo and imaging industry, the company’s annual investor... Read More
Samsung posts record quarter as mobile business leans on Galaxy flagships and AI Earnings reports News 

Samsung posts record quarter as mobile business leans on Galaxy flagships and AI

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Samsung Electronics reported record second-quarter 2026 results, driven primarily by booming demand for AI-related memory products, while its mobile business continued to rely on premium Galaxy devices to offset higher component costs. The company posted consolidated revenue of KRW 171.5 trillion, up 28% from the previous quarter, with operating profit reaching a record KRW 89.5 trillion. The Device Solutions division,... Read More
Claranova refocuses on SaaS as photo business continues to decline Earnings reports News 

Claranova refocuses on SaaS as photo business continues to decline

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Claranova reported fiscal 2025-2026 revenue of €94 million, down 21% from the prior year on a reported basis and down 12% on a like-for-like basis, as the company completed its transformation from a diversified consumer software and photo business into a SaaS-focused software publisher. The company attributed much of the reported decline to currency headwinds and the sale of non-core... Read More
Tamron confirms Sony is making a bid for lens-maker Tamron Acquisitions News 

Tamron confirms Sony is making a bid for lens-maker Tamron

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Reuters reports Japanese camera lens maker Tamron Co. Ltd. confirmed the rumors it had received ​an acquisition proposal from Sony Group and that it has ‌established a committee to review its options. Following is Tamron’s statement: Yesterday, there were certain media reports by Diamond Online stating that Tamron Co., Ltd. had received an acquisition proposal. However, this information was not... Read More
Apple announces Apple Upgrade, a program to lease gear News 

Apple announces Apple Upgrade, a program to lease gear

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Apple Inc. announced Apple Upgrade, a new product leasing program provided by Klarna for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad available on the Apple Store online, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations in the United States. “At Apple, we put the customer at the center of everything we do,” said Karen Rasmussen, Apple’s vice president of the... Read More
Alimpix launches MetaPhotoMap feature for kiosks and online photo News 

Alimpix launches MetaPhotoMap feature for kiosks and online photo

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U.K. imaging technology provider Alimpix has launched MetaPhotoMap for instant photo kiosks and online photo ordering. The new feature automatically reads GPS metadata from customers’ images to identify where the photo was taken, then creates a stylish 6×4 print with a map and the ability to add a personal message. MetaPhotoMap can be incorporated directly onto the traditional print or supplied... Read More
MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce News 

MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce

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According to Globes, genealogy company MyHeritage is laying off about 15% of the company’s workforce. MyHeritage currently has 500 employees in Israel, the US and Europe. MyHeritage was founded in 2003 by CEO Gilad Japhet as a platform for building family trees and later expanded its activities to family history research, historical databases and DNA tests for locating relatives and information... Read More
Amid financial turmoil, Shutterstock unveils unlimited downloads plan News 

Amid financial turmoil, Shutterstock unveils unlimited downloads plan

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Shutterstock, Inc. announced the global availability of its Unlimited downloads subscription. Previously only available in beta to select users, customers worldwide can now choose between two subscription plans: Unlimited Images, which includes a curated collection of more than 83 million premium images, and Unlimited Plus, which expands that collection to more than 100 million premium creative assets, including video, music, and... Read More
Vivid-Pix expands Memory Station software storytelling capabilities News Updates 

Vivid-Pix expands Memory Station software storytelling capabilities

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Vivid-Pix announced new updates to Memory Station Software to help individuals and organizations easily scan, organize, enhance, describe, and share photos and videos, turning life’s cherished moments into easily searchable, archival quality, vibrant memories, printed keepsakes, and beautifully crafted video stories. Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software features add a new layer of creativity and realism to Memory Station Stories,  including the... Read More
Megadap announces Leica M Lens to Canon RF camera Autofocus Adapter New Products News 

Megadap announces Leica M Lens to Canon RF camera Autofocus Adapter

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Megadap announced the launch of its new Leica M Lens to Canon RF camera Autofocus Adapter. Designed for both full-frame and APS-C Canon RF cameras, this adapter brings autofocus capability to manual-focus Leica M lenses. The M2RF adapter offers these features: Powered by the electronic helical drive system, the M2RF delivers fast, responsive, and accurate focusing. It fully supports Canon... Read More
Insta360 unveils “Cameraman” robot vision on 11th anniversary News 

Insta360 unveils “Cameraman” robot vision on 11th anniversary

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On its 11th anniversary, Insta360 officially announced plans to build a “Cameraman” photography robot, mapping its existing products—including AI chips, Nano cameras, Link webcams, Yingling A1, and Luna Ultra—to the robot’s brain, eyes, neck, and body respectively, in an effort to integrate its fragmented product lines into a unified technology roadmap,  according to BigGo Finance. Founder Liu Jingkang had previously... Read More
Fujifilm to exhibit printing and imaging at IPIC 2026 News 

Fujifilm to exhibit printing and imaging at IPIC 2026

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. announced that both the Business Innovation and Imaging Divisions will jointly participate in the upcoming International Print and Imaging Conference (IPIC), being held July 26-30, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV. Fujifilm’s Business Innovation Division will feature its REVORIA PRESS SC285S (SC285S) onsite at IPIC. Bringing the high-end capabilities of Fujifilm’s flagship REVORIA PRESS PC2120 digital press... Read More