Industry news, app updates and more for the week of Nov. 8 Earnings reports New Products News Promotions SDKs and APIs Updates 

Industry news, app updates and more for the week of Nov. 8

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Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Canva has partnered with US marketing platform HubSpot to making designing and distributing images easier, via BusinessInsider Photo Book Girl gave a positive review for Mixbook’s new premium lustre layflat photo book. Tom’s Guide reviwer Sally Weiner Grotta was not impressed with the photo books from Walmart Photos (“Walmart Photos Review: Low Prices, Low Quality”) and from CVS Photos (“CVS Photo Review: Good for Prescriptions, Not... Read More
GFCrew adds media credentials to boost member access Feature News 

GFCrew adds media credentials to boost member access

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A major challenge for many independent sports photographers is getting access to sidelines. Understandably, high-school athletic directors and youth sports leagues are careful who is on-field during games. At the very least, there are liability concerns. With everything else going before a sporting event, providing access passes to photographers is not a priority. That’s one reason why GFCrew, the new... Read More
Shutterfly targets diversity in new holiday campaign Marketing News Opinion Promotions 

Shutterfly targets diversity in new holiday campaign

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Photo personalization leader Shutterfly launched on Monday its first advertising campaign in three years, according to Mediapost.com. The “Anything Flys” campaign emphasizes the importance of connecting with friends and family and encourages users to send cards for any reason, not just for the holidays. The campaign was created by Argonaut, a marketing agency with high-profile consumer goods company clients like... Read More
IDC: Third-quarter worldwide smartphone shipments up 0.8% Market research Press releases 

IDC: Third-quarter worldwide smartphone shipments up 0.8%

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Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2019, reversing seven quarters of decline, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped a total 358.3 million smartphones during the quarter, which was up 8.1% from the previous quarter and enough to return the industry to... Read More
Nikon sees first-half net profit drop 77% on 13% revenue decline Earnings reports News 

Nikon sees first-half net profit drop 77% on 13% revenue decline

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Nikon Corp. reported  its first-half net profit plunged 77.2 percent to 7.51 billion yen from 32.92 billion yen last year.  Operating profit for the period declined 42.9 percent to 17.50 billion yen from last year’s 30.64 billion yen. Revenue declined 13.3 percent to 291.05 billion yen from 335.75 billion yen a year ago. Looking ahead, for the fiscal year ending... Read More
GoPro third-quarter revenues drops 54% Earnings reports News 

GoPro third-quarter revenues drops 54%

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GoPro, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019, with third-quarter revenue dropping 54% to $131 million, compared to $286 million the year prior. The quarter’s net loss was $75 million, compared to a net loss of $27.1 million last year. “Third-quarter results are above the guidance provided on Oct. 2,” says Nicholas Woodman, founder and... Read More
Kodak reports third-quarter loss of $5 million, but film sales are up Earnings reports News Opinion 

Kodak reports third-quarter loss of $5 million, but film sales are up

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Eastman Kodak Co. reported third-quarter financial results of a $5 million net loss on revenues of $315 million and growth in key print and film product areas. The quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019. In the prior year, the company had $19 million in next earnings on sales of $329 million. The company said revenues from the film business grew 21 percent... Read More
StreamGear launches VidiMo, a combo platform for smartphones and cameras News 

StreamGear launches VidiMo, a combo platform for smartphones and cameras

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Streaming solutions startup StreamGear Inc. has launched VidiMo, a hardware-and-app combination that the company claims turns a smartphone and external video source into a full-fledged, virtual video production and transmission facility. The VidiMo – meaning “Video director on Mobile” – system enables a single person with a smartphone and a video camera to produce multi-source, television-style shows that can be streamed live,... Read More
Reuters: Walgreens considering plan to go private News Opinion 

Reuters: Walgreens considering plan to go private

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Reuters reports Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has explored the option to go private following private equity interest in the U.S drug store chain, which has a market value of more than $55 billion, citing unnamed sources. In recent months, Walgreens has held preliminary discussions with some of the world’s largest private equity firms about putting together what would be the... Read More
Breaking: Xerox considering bid for HP Acquisitions News Opinion 

Breaking: Xerox considering bid for HP

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The Wall Street Journal reports  Xerox Corp., fresh off of its divestiture of Fuji Xerox, is now considering using part of its $2.3 billion proceeds to buy rival HP Inc. Xerox is considering making a cash-and-stock offer for HP, which has a market value of about $27 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The copier maker’s board discussed... Read More
South Africa’s Photo2Print launches Smart Designer (.ai) powered by Taopix AI News 

South Africa’s Photo2Print launches Smart Designer (.ai) powered by Taopix AI

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Photo2Print, a division of Remata n South Africa has launched Smart Designer (.ai) powered by Taopix AI, according to a press release. “We have been using Taopix since 2014, and our experience with them has always been seamless,” says Jana Smit, software and product manager, Photo2Print. “We value that Taopix always keeps up with technology and are constantly innovating new... Read More
Panasonic launches two L-Mount lenses for Lumix S series New Products 

Panasonic launches two L-Mount lenses for Lumix S series

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Panasonic announced two new interchangeable lenses based on the L-Mount system for the LUMIX S series mirrorless cameras. The LUMIX S PRO 70-200mm F2.8 O.I.S. (S-E70200) is a large-aperture telephoto zoom lens that boasts high descriptive performance across the entire zoom range. The LUMIX S PRO 16-35mm F4 (S-R1635) is a versatile wide zoom lens providing high-resolution images and a... Read More
Leica Camera announces 47 MP Leica SL2, a successor to the Leica SL News 

Leica Camera announces 47 MP Leica SL2, a successor to the Leica SL

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Leica Camera introduced the Leica SL2, a 47 MP full-frame mirrorless camera building on the success of its Leica SL. The Leica SL2 features all-metal construction, leather wrap, simplified three-button control layout and new in-body image stabilization. The Leica SL2 has kept the same size than its predecessor and improved body design paired with increased IP54 certification durability and a... Read More