Industry notes, app updates and more for the week of Aug. 2
New apps and updates
- Pixellu updates SmartAlbums 2019 photo album design software
- Topaz Labs introduced Topaz Studio 2, a non-destructive photo editor with hundreds of layers and effects.
- MAGIX Photostory now up to 3x faster and with more creative possibilities for custom slideshows
- di Support releases version 3.6.0 of the Rossmann Photo World app, via website. New features include paying with PayPal and large-format printing.
- JPEGmini introduced a Capture One plug-in as part of JPEGmini Pro Suite family. Now when you export your photos directly from Capture One, JPEGmini will automatically optimize your images to the lowest file size possible.
- GoPro, Quik apps combine for one mobile editing experience
- Windows imaging software Zoner Photo Studio added Beach Presets to its free presets collection
Rumours and reports from around the Internet
- Zeiss CEO says that there are limits to the evolution of smartphone cameras; 40MP is more than enough, according to PhoneArena
- How Alan Mohring upped his game and revenue in action sports photography, via CaptureLife blog
Tech developments to watch
People on the Move
Financial Reports
- GoPro announces second quarter 2019 results
- Apple posted quarterly revenue of $53.8 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.18, down 7 percent, via press release.
- Samsung reports quarterly operating profit of KRW 6.6 trillion on sales of KRW 56.13 trillion, via press release. The IT & Mobile Communications Division posted KRW 25.86 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 1.56 trillion in operating profit for the quarter.
- Xerox reports second-quarter results, delivers increased cash flow, earnings growth and margin expansion, via press release
- Mitsubishi Electric announces first-quarter 2020 financial results, via press release
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. reports sales in the second quarter were $1.51 billion, down $170.8 million or 10.2%, via press release.
- Quad/Graphics, Inc. reported second-quarter 2019 net sales of $1 billion and a net loss of $15 million, via press release.
- Konica Minolta announces first-quarter financial results, via press release
- Xerox to complete holding company reorganization, via press release
- Amazon.com announces second-quarter sales up 20% to $63.4 billion, via press release