Fujifilm announces X-T4 flagship, INSTAX Mini 11 New Products 

Fujifilm announces X-T4 flagship, INSTAX Mini 11

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. launched the FUJIFILM X-T4 flagship model of the X series family of mirrorless digital cameras. The X-T4 features a newly designed five-axis IBIS, a quiet shutter unit, a new vari-angle LCD screen, a new Eterna Bleach Bypass Film Simulation, and a new, large-capacity battery. The camera features the X-Trans CMOS 4 26.1MP, back-side illuminated sensor and X-Processor... Read More
MailPix personalized yoga mats again featured on “The Today Show” Press releases Promotions 

MailPix personalized yoga mats again featured on “The Today Show”

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Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced its photo yoga mat was featured today, Feb. 26, 2020, on “The Today Show” as part of the “Shop the Stars” segment with lifestyle expert Jill Martin. This is the second time MailPix yoga mats were featured on “The Today Show;” they were also selected on Dec. 10,... Read More
Xerox names Tali Rosman as vice president, 3D Business People on the Move 

Xerox names Tali Rosman as vice president, 3D Business

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Xerox announced the hiring of Tali Rosman as vice president of Xerox’s 3D Business. In this role, she reports to Naresh Shanker, chief technology officer of Xerox. Rosman joins Xerox most recently from NICE, where she was vice president and head of business operations for the Americas. “3D is the most advanced of our five new innovation pillars in terms of... Read More
HP announces earnings, plans to spend $15 billion to buy back shares Acquisitions Earnings reports Feature News 

HP announces earnings, plans to spend $15 billion to buy back shares

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Facing an increasingly hostile takeover pitch from Xerox Holdings, HP Inc. used its quarterly earnings announcement to offer a “multi-year strategic and financial value creation plan” to deliver improved financial results by 2022. The cross-company plan will include billions in “sustained cost actions” and a $16 billion capital return program over three years. Under the plan, HP says it will... Read More
Happy Photo site releases photography pricing calculator for beginners News Promotions 

Happy Photo site releases photography pricing calculator for beginners

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The Happy Photo, a U.K.-based website specializing in high-quality resources for beginner photographers, launched a complete report on Pricing Made Easy, a pricing tool for photographers. The report offers an overview of the importance of using the right pricing structure, and examines the main features of the popular pricing calculator. The newly released report has been designed to provide beginner... Read More
Adobe Stock adds Hero Images and Caia Image, expands EyeEm collaboration Acquisitions 

Adobe Stock adds Hero Images and Caia Image, expands EyeEm collaboration

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Adobe Stock announced its the new home to Hero Images and Caia Image, and expansion of its agreement with EyeEm. Adobe says “both agencies are renowned for their authentic recreations of fully-released large conferences, ranging from empowering the voices in disability to capturing the inspiration of TED Talk-style scenarios, the thrill of marathons, the exuberance of being at LGBTQ PRIDE, largescale sporting events, and the intimate... Read More
Sony adds large-aperture, ultra-wide-angle prime lens New Products News 

Sony adds large-aperture, ultra-wide-angle prime lens

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Sony Electronics launched the G Lens series FE 20mm F1.8 G (model name SEL20F18G) compact, lightweight, ultra-wide prime lens for a variety of creative needs including portraits, astrophotography, landscape and street photography, as well as video. The FE 20mm F1.8 G is the widest full-frame prime lens in Sony’s E-mount lineup. The lens design features two advanced aspherical (AA) elements and three... Read More
Sony debuts smartphone with high-end imaging/video chops: Xperia 1 II New Products 

Sony debuts smartphone with high-end imaging/video chops: Xperia 1 II

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Sony announced its new flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 II with advanced imaging capabilities. Designed with Sony’s Alpha AF technology, the newly developed triple camera array with focal lengths of 16mm, 24mm and 70mm with ZEISS optics calibrated specifically for Xperia 1 II, as well as ZEISS T* coating, which contributes to exquisite rendering and contrast by reducing reflections. Utilizing technology... Read More
YONGNUO, MEDIAEDGE, and Venus Optics join the Micro Four Thirds System News 

YONGNUO, MEDIAEDGE, and Venus Optics join the Micro Four Thirds System

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Olympus announced the following companies are joining the Micro Four Thirds System standard group: YONGNUO which develops, produces and sells digital camera switching lenses, performance lighting, video lighting, etc. MEDIAEDGE Corporation, which has been an advocate of video streaming and display system concepts for over 17 years, aiming to produce products that inspire customers, and Venus Optics, the company behind... Read More
Lomography debuts LomoChrome Metropolis reloadable film camera New Products 

Lomography debuts LomoChrome Metropolis reloadable film camera

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  Lomography introduced a reloadable 35mm film “simple use” camera preloaded with LomoChrome Metropolis ISO 100-400, the company’s first new color negative film after more than five years. Lomography describes the emulsion producing muted colors and an urban, grungy character. To add even more effects, the camera comes with yellow, magenta and cyan filters the user can place over the... Read More
Shutterfly names Moudy Elbayadi, an exec with AI experience, as Chief Technology Officer News People on the Move 

Shutterfly names Moudy Elbayadi, an exec with AI experience, as Chief Technology Officer

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Shutterfly Inc. appointed Moudy Elbayadi as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, effective today. Shutterfly’s previous CTO, Satish Menon, stepped down in August. “I’m delighted to welcome Moudy to the Shutterfly team,” said Hilary Schneider, president and CEO, Shutterfly, Inc. “Our technology platform is at the heart of delivering great experiences that delight our customers. Further investments in our technology... Read More
Hauwei, CEWE team up to offer simple photo printing from mobile News 

Hauwei, CEWE team up to offer simple photo printing from mobile

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Huawei announced it is working with Europe’s leading photo printing company, CEWE, to bring photo printing to Hauwei’s cross-device connection solution, Huawei Share. The partnership is expected to culminate with the development of a unique intelligent printing experience, characterized by smart connectivity, high-speed transmission, intelligent collaboration, and the seamless flow of content, the company said in a press release. Huawei... Read More
Microsoft is partnering with PicsArt to customise their app for the Surface Neo Updates 

Microsoft is partnering with PicsArt to customise their app for the Surface Neo

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Microsoft is partnering with PicsArt to customize their app for the Surface Neo, Microsoft’s Windows 10X powered dual-screen device, according to MS Power User. PicsArt is an image editing, collage and drawing application coupled with a social network. PicsArt enables users to take and edit pictures, draw with layers, and share their images with the PicsArt community and on other... Read More
Industry notes for the week of Feb. 22 New Products People on the Move Updates 

Industry notes for the week of Feb. 22

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Rumors and interesting items from around the internet Organize your catastrophic digital photo library, via PopScience US drone ban puts lives at risk, says DJI, via Inside Imaging Apps and updates Canon has released a new version of its EOS Utility, restoring compatibility with macOS Catalina version 10.15.2 and higher. Nikon announces two firmware updates for Z-series cameras includes Animal-Detection... Read More
VSCO expands its board of directors and advisors People on the Move 

VSCO expands its board of directors and advisors

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Popular mobile photo/video app VSCO announced the appointment of Kwamina Crankson to VSCO’s Board of Directors after serving as an advisor to the company for a year. Kwamina brings more than 20 years of digital marketing experience and is vice president, Categories Digital Business, Nike where he created world-class experiences for Nike+ and led strategic planning across all categories for... Read More