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Vivo V17 Pro is the first smartphone with 32MP dual-elevating front camera New Products News Press releases 

Vivo V17 Pro is the first smartphone with 32MP dual-elevating front camera

Setting new industry standards with professional-grade 48MP AI Quad Camera, powerful gaming features and hardware SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — vivo today unveiled the new V17 Pro smartphone in global markets, starting in India. V17 Pro sports the industry’s first 32MP Dual Elevating Front Camera, a powerful upgrade to vivo’s iconic Elevating Front Camera. It houses cutting-edge features such as the... Read More
Industry notes, financial reports and people on the move for the week of Sept. 20 News 

Industry notes, financial reports and people on the move for the week of Sept. 20

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Judge nixed settlement, $7.5 million attorney fees, in challenge to Xerox, Fujifilm tie-up, via Law.com Sony Corp. turned down a request by activist investor Daniel Loeb for a spinoff of the profitable Sony unit that supplies parts for iPhone cameras, saying that keeping the business in-house would preserve synergies, via MarketWatch Bee Influence won a four-way pitch to deliver Vistaprint’s UK influencer... Read More
Advertek commemorates 20th anniversary with photo plant opening Events News 

Advertek commemorates 20th anniversary with photo plant opening

Advertek Printing commemorated 20 years in business with a Sept. 5 open house at its new 30,000-square foot personalized photo product plant in Vaughn, Ontario. The facility joins the existing 30,000-square foot litho plant in nearby Brampton, Ontario. Between the two facilities, Advertek offers a full range of traditional commercial printing services, personalization and mail, large format printing, and bindery... Read More
Premier Custom Albums partners with FluidMedia for photobook platform News Press releases 

Premier Custom Albums partners with FluidMedia for photobook platform

BARRINGTON, ILL. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 –  Leading album design and photography fulfillment house, Premier Custom Albums, today announced they are partnering with the software technology development firm, FluidMedia, Inc., to launch game-changing, digital storytelling programs via the FluidMedia platform, enabling users to tell the stories of their travel adventures in new, exciting, and easier-than-ever ways. Together Premier and FluidMedia... Read More
Think Tank Photo debuts Airport Advantage XT Rolling Camera Case News 

Think Tank Photo debuts Airport Advantage XT Rolling Camera Case

Weighing only 7.5 lbs. (3.4kg), the new Airport Advantage XT rolling camera case from Think Tank Photo meets increasingly restrictive international airline requirements, yet still provides the ample quality and protection you’ve come to expect from Think Tank. SANTA ROSA, CALIF. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 – Weighing only 7.5 lbs. (3.4kg), the Airport Advantage XT rolling camera case from Think Tank Photo... Read More
Skylum brings AI-powered portrait and skin enhancement tools to Luminar 4 New Products News Press releases Updates 

Skylum brings AI-powered portrait and skin enhancement tools to Luminar 4

New human-aware tools to help photographers make portraits look amazing in less than 60 seconds — without the need for selections or masks. BELLEVUE, WA – September 17, 2019 — Today, Skylum has announced two major new features coming to Luminar 4, set to be released this fall. AI Skin Enhancer and Portrait Enhancer will enable photographers to further develop... Read More
NRF: August retail sales grew 4.6 percent over last year but new tariffs present ‘downside risks’ News Press releases 

NRF: August retail sales grew 4.6 percent over last year but new tariffs present ‘downside risks’

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2019 – Retail sales were up 0.4 percent in August seasonally adjusted from July and up 4.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said today. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. “While consumer attitudes about the economy indicate some retreating optimism, the bottom line is that consumer spending remained resilient in August and... Read More
Pwinty parent Prodigi buys Kite from Canon Europe News 

Pwinty parent Prodigi buys Kite from Canon Europe

API platform provider Prodigi Group announced it acquired Kite Tech Ltd. (Kite.ly) from Canon Europe. According to the announcement, the combined company has more than 100 staff, processes more than a million printed a month and has grown 10x over the past three years. Both Prodigi and Kite are print API businesses specializing in the dropshipping of high-volume, print-on-demand photo... Read More
Google Photos debuts print-to-retail at Walmart, CVS News Opinion 

Google Photos debuts print-to-retail at Walmart, CVS

Despite the fact prominent tech personalities ignorantly stating photo printing is dead, no one has bothered to tell Google Photos that. After a series of upgrades to its popular photo app – including photo book printing – the giant has added canvas prints and same-day print-to-retail to 11,000 locations, primarily Walmart and CVS Pharmacy. In a blog post, Shimrit Ben-Yair,... Read More
Online marketplace for photography, PhotogBooker goes Live News Press releases 

Online marketplace for photography, PhotogBooker goes Live

PhotogBooker will help online users search for professional photographers and book their services   BLANCHARD, OKLA. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 – Splendid, professional photography makes events, memories and special occasions come alive and stay with us forever. But how to find the right photographer in our budgets? Online marketplaces have revolutionized e-commerce, and are now going to do the same... Read More
Pakor announces merger with Imaging Spectrum News 

Pakor announces merger with Imaging Spectrum

Photo industry distributors Pakor Inc. and Imaging Spectrum have merged, according to an announcement on the Pakor website. According to the announcement, the two long-time suppliers will bring a “complementary and expanded range of products” and improved efficiencies that will lower prices and speed deliveries. Imaging Spectrum has a 40,000 square foot warehouse in Plano, Texas, and has access to... Read More
Imagely launches automated print fulfillment for WordPress via WHCC News Press releases 

Imagely launches automated print fulfillment for WordPress via WHCC

Imagely, the leading provider of WordPress products and services for photographers, now offers print lab integration. BOULDER, COLO. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 – Imagely, the WordPress photography company, has launched an automated print fulfillment service in partnership with White House Custom Colour. This marks the first time automatic print fulfillment is available to the broader WordPress community. Imagely’s automated print... Read More
Retail imports surging again ahead of more tariffs   News Press releases 

Retail imports surging again ahead of more tariffs  

WASHINGTON, September 10, 2019 – Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports reached unusually high numbers just before new tariffs on goods from China took effect September 1 and are expected to surge again before another round of tariffs takes effect in December, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and... Read More
Pixsy acquires blockchain-based copyright platform Binded.com Acquisitions News 

Pixsy acquires blockchain-based copyright platform Binded.com

The acquisition will deliver streamlined international copyright registration and image protection services to a wider community of photographers, artists, and designers SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Pixsy, Inc. announced today that it will acquire blockchain-based copyright registration platform Binded.com, strengthening its image protection offerings for a wider community of users (terms of the transactions were not disclosed). The acquisition bolsters Pixsy’s... Read More