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Third-party Android apps can now use Google’s Pixel 2 Visual Core News 

Third-party Android apps can now use Google’s Pixel 2 Visual Core

Photos taken with the impressive Google Pixel 2 smartphone will soon look better when taken with popular apps like Snapchat and Instagram. Google engineering manager Ofer Shacham posted the company was turning on the Pixel Visual Core technology to third-party apps. Shacham notes Visual Core powers the HDR+ technology debuted in the Pixel 2, which had only been accessible using the... Read More
Retail jobs increased by over 11,000 in January News Press releases 

Retail jobs increased by over 11,000 in January

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2018 – Retail industry employment increased by 11,100 jobs in January over December, the National Retail Federation said today. The number excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. Overall, the economy added 200,000 jobs, the Labor Department said. “These numbers reflect the strong holiday season and how retailers matched consumer demand for consumption by hiring additional staff,”... Read More
Apple passes Samsung to capture the top position in the worldwide smartphone market while overall shipments decline 6.3% in the fourth quarter, according to IDC News 

Apple passes Samsung to capture the top position in the worldwide smartphone market while overall shipments decline 6.3% in the fourth quarter, according to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A slower than expected 2017 holiday quarter closed out the year bringing minimal change to the worldwide smartphone market when compared to 2016. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 403.5 million units during the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), resulting in a 6.3%... Read More
GoPro rolls out enhanced subscription service: Plus News Press releases 

GoPro rolls out enhanced subscription service: Plus

New Benefits. No Additional Cost. Damage Replacement, Mobile Cloud Backup and Unlimited Photo Storage Added to $4.99 Monthly Service SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) is building on the success of its Plus subscription service with the introduction of new benefits that deliver significant value to GoPro customers at no additional cost. Today, the company... Read More
Cimpress reports second quarter fiscal year 2018 financial results News 

Cimpress reports second quarter fiscal year 2018 financial results

Cimpress N.V., parent company of Vistaprint and other printing verticals, announced earnings last week. We’ve combined several reports into one, for your convenience: VENLO, the Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cimpress N.V. (Nasdaq: CMPR), the world leader in mass customization, has posted on its investor relations website at ir.cimpress.com its financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, in a document called... Read More
FUJIFILM Holdings and Xerox Announce Agreement to Combine Fuji Xerox Joint Venture with Xerox News Press releases 

FUJIFILM Holdings and Xerox Announce Agreement to Combine Fuji Xerox Joint Venture with Xerox

Creates a Global Leader in Innovative Print Technologies and Intelligent Work Solutions NORWALK, Conn. and TOKYO — Xerox shareholders to receive a $2.5 billion special cash dividend, or approximately $9.80 per share, and 49.9% of the combined company; Fujifilm to own 50.1% Combined company to deliver at least $1.7 billion in total cost savings, with $1.2 billion to be achieved... Read More
Lifetouch purchase brings immediate benefits to Shutterfly News Opinion 

Lifetouch purchase brings immediate benefits to Shutterfly

Shutterfly shares jumped nearly 20% last night on the news the leading photo-personalization company was buying the billion-dollar company in the school photography space, Lifetouch National School Studios for $825 million, as well as the report the company beat its fourth-quarter forecasts. The deal includes Lifetouch’s school business, as well as it’s ancillary businesses of church directories, preschool photography, JC Penney retail... Read More
Shutterfly Inc. announces definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Lifetouch News Press releases 

Shutterfly Inc. announces definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Lifetouch

Combination significantly expands customer base and product range Lifetouch achieved revenue of $963.9 million and EBITDA of $111.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017 Acquisition adds significant Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Flow in the next twelve months with attractive future revenue and cost synergies Combined company total Adjusted EBITDA of at least $450 million targeted in 2020... Read More
Copyright office changes rules on group registration News 

Copyright office changes rules on group registration

The Copyright Alliance posted a blog describing the new rules for group registration of photographs: “Calling all photographers! Starting February 20, 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office will implement a new rule affecting how groups of photographs are registered. The rule aims to modernize and streamline the registration process for group registrations of photographs, but also implements other important changes.” The blog... Read More
Suite 48a study finds ample supply of innovative apps to jumpstart consumer AR adoption Market research News 

Suite 48a study finds ample supply of innovative apps to jumpstart consumer AR adoption

Augmented reality is poised to forever change how consumers experience the world From apps that control noise-canceling headphones to remove unwanted sound to shopping apps that show how a new couch would look in our living room, via apps that embed enticing videos on our child’s favorite storybook pages, consumer AR apps are here now. According to the just published Consumer... Read More
Shutterfly customer cries foul over Groupon deal News 

Shutterfly customer cries foul over Groupon deal

Legal NewsLine is reporting an Illinois woman is suing photo personalization leader Shutterfly Inc. for deceptive Groupon advertising practices. The article states Megan Taylor, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated filed a complaint Dec. 12, 2017, in the Superior Court of California naming Shutterfly and “Does 1 through 50” in alleged violations of the California Consumers Legal Remedies... Read More
Snap to let users share Stories outside Snapchat app News Opinion 

Snap to let users share Stories outside Snapchat app

MarketingLand reports Snap will soon let non-users view Snapchat Stories on the web. Users will be able to share a limited number oif links to view Snapchat Official Stories, Our Stories and Search Stories on Snapchat’s site, which is a rebuke to Snap’s app-first strategy. “The new Story-sharing feature will be limited to some of the public Stories appearing in Snapchat’s redesigned Discover... Read More
Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason release joint statement regarding Xerox Corporation News Press releases 

Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason release joint statement regarding Xerox Corporation

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – January 22, 2018) – Today Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason released the following joint statement regarding Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX): We are the first and third largest shareholders of Xerox, beneficially owning collectively over 40 million shares of the company’s common stock, constituting over 15% of the outstanding shares. Because we are completely aligned regarding our... Read More
Richmond Professional Lab joins CaptureLife as a key account News Press releases 

Richmond Professional Lab joins CaptureLife as a key account

Serving professional and volume photographers across the U.S. and Canada, Richmond will expand their customers’ ability to profit and grow with digital fulfillment and mobile commerce. Richmond Professional Lab is an industry leader serving professional photographers across the United States and Canada. With a specialization in volume school and youth sports photography, Richmond Pro Lab has built an enviable reputation... Read More