Category: News – Page 129 – The Dead Pixels Society

New partnership pre-integrates Mediaclip Hub into Cloudprinter.com API

July 24, 2019 GaryPageau Cloudprinter, Mediaclip, Mediaclip Hub

Montreal, Quebec — Mediaclip Inc., the leading developer of white-label product personalization software solutions, and Cloudprinter.com, the leading Global Print Cloud & API for Web2Print providers, e-commerce solutions and publishers around the world, are proud to announce a new partnership. The two organizations join forces with the common goal of enabling webstores to easily offer online product customization to consumers with the added... Read More

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LSC, Quad terminate $1.4 billion merger agreement

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 GaryPageau LSC, Quad/Graphics1 Comment

LSC Communications, Inc. and Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced they have mutually agreed to terminate the merger agreement where Quad would acquire LSC in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The all-stock transaction was announced Oct.31, 2018, and was approved by company shareholders Feb. 22, 2019. In June, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block the acquisition, and this... Read More

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EFI completes acquisition by an Siris Capital Group, LLC affiliate

July 23, 2019 GaryPageau EFI, Siris

FREMONT, California — July 23, 2019: Electronics For Imaging, Inc. announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition by an affiliate of Siris for approximately $1.7 billion. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the company, which will continue to operate as Electronics For Imaging (EFI), will be wholly owned by an affiliate of Siris, and EFI’s common shares... Read More

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Luminar 4 introduces the first automatic Sky Replacement technology

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 GaryPageau Luminar 4, Skylum1 Comment

Utilizing the proprietary technology based on machine learning, Luminar 4 will be the first photo editor to have a fully automated Sky Replacement tool to save the artists hours of editing. BELLEVUE, WA – July 23, 2019 — Today, Skylum announces the upcoming release of Luminar 4, set to ship this fall. Skylum continues to push innovations forward through... Read More

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First images from Mars will be seen through Jenoptik lenses

July 23, 2019July 24, 2019 GaryPageau

When NASA launches the Mars 2020 mission the first images back to Earth in February of 2021 will be seen through lenses designed and engineered by Jenoptik. 22 July 2019 – The Jenoptik Light & Optics team in Jupiter, FL have been developing three types of mission-critical lenses for use with the Mars Rover’s engineering cameras. Navigation lenses will capture... Read More

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Pixelmator Pro 1.4 Hummingbird update adds Apple Photos extension

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 GaryPageau Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator Team

July 23, 2019 in Image Editing (E) – Vilnius, Lithuania – The Pixelmator Team today released Pixelmator Pro 1.4 Hummingbird, a major update to the award-winning Mac image editor designed to make powerful professional tools accessible to everyday users. The update introduces an incredible new Photos extension, bringing the entire Pixelmator Pro app to Photos, includes an all-new Zoom tool, an... Read More

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Prohibition agency continues marketing campaign for CEWE UK

July 21, 2019August 20, 2021 GaryPageau

According to Prolific North, U.K. agency Prohibition has won the competition to handle the UK PR marketing for Germany-based photo printing giant CEWE: The Leeds agency’s consumer retail division will handle the account, which includes the creation and development of the brand’s first-ever national television ad. “We first worked with Prohibition on our 2018 Christmas project, and were seriously impressed... Read More

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Amazon scores another record Prime Day, bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined

July 18, 2019April 25, 2020 GaryPageau Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime Day

Amazon reports 2019 was a big success, with Prime Members purchasing more than 75 million items, from devices to groceries and more, throughout the July 15-16 event. Sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, the company said. “We want to thank Prime members all around the world,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Members purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, received... Read More

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Viral FaceApp may infect your privacy, according to experts

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 GaryPageau Android, FaceApp, iOS

FaceApp, an Android and iOS app that changes users faces, is facing criticism because the app is allegedly harvesting vast amounts of sensitive user information, without their knowledge. According to John Koetsier at Forbes: “While according to FaceApp’s terms of service people still own their own “user content” (read: face), the company owns a never-ending and irrevocable royalty-free license to do anything... Read More

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Dominion Photo commemorates 50 years as DC-area camera destination

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 GaryPageau Ace Photo, Dominion Camera, IPI, PRO

In a time when camera-store closings are commonplace, we’re happy to report on the 50th anniversary of Falls Church, Va- based brick-and-mortar camera store Dominion Camera. To commemorate the event, Dominion Camera is having a sale July 20, 2019, with reps from Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, and Sony, and more. The camera store, Clarendon Photo Studio and Camera was founded in... Read More

Earnings reports News

Photo-Me still seeing growth in photo kiosk revenues

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 GaryPageau Photo-Me International PLC1 Comment

European kiosk maker Photo-Me International PLC reported, for the year ending April 30, lower sales due to uncertainty in the U.K. market and a now-completed restructuring of its business. “Our operations in Continental Europe and Asia continued to perform in line with our expectations,” the company said in a press release. “As previously announced, overall trading in the UK became... Read More

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Fujifilm introduces XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR for X-series cameras

July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 GaryPageau Fujifilm North America, Fujinon

Valhalla, N.Y., July 18, 2019 – The Electronic Imaging Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to introduce its compact 5x standard zoom lens, FUJINON XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR, as it joins the lineup of interchangeable lenses available for the X Series mirrorless digital cameras. This small, lightweight lens is highly portable and versatile for all types of photography.... Read More

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Shopify-style print-on-demand startup expands into EU with partnership

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 GaryPageau Nymbl, personalization, Printsome

Nymbl partners with Printsome to offer intuitive, end-to-end print-on-demand platform to new user base as startup ratchets up growth. CHEYENNE, WYO. AND LONDON (PRWEB) JULY 16, 2019 – Nymbl, a startup providing print-on-demand storefronts and fulfillment channels for organizations and individuals alike, has expanded into Europe through a strategic partnership with a strongly established apparel printing company. Printsome, a London-based... Read More

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AlphaGraphics Austin/San Antonio acquires Austin sign company

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 GaryPageau acquisitions, AlphaGraphics

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The owner of Austin’s 10th largest commercial printing and sign company and the largest and most successful AlphaGraphics printing and sign business in Central Texas has completed her fifth competitive merger with the acquisition of Sign Satisfaction, a 13-year-old Austin business. Jane Harvey, whose holding company is A Dog Solutions, owns three AlphaGraphics franchises, two in Austin and one... Read More

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Dominion Harbor Subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to Flir Systems

July 15, 2019 GaryPageau Dominion Harbor Enterprises, FLIR, Kodak, Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), Panasonic1 Comment

Dominion Harbor Enterprises, a patent transaction and advisory company, announces today that its subsidiary Monument Peak Ventures (MPV) entered into a patent license agreement with FLIR Systems, Inc. for the MPV Kodak digital imaging portfolio and the SPV Panasonic portfolio. DALLAS (PRWEB) JULY 15, 2019 – Dominion Harbor Enterprises, a patent transaction and advisory company, announces today that its subsidiary... Read More