Rumors, apps and financial news for the week of Aug. 9
New apps and updates
- PaintShop Pro 2020 debuts new intelligent tools for photo creation
- Capture One launches new student initiative
- ImgLarger.com announces free online image enlarger convert low-resolution images to high resolution, via press release
Rumours and reports from around the Internet
- Google is reportedly developing a “DSLR-like attachment” for its upcoming Google Pixel 4, due this fall, via 9to5Google.
- New privacy dangers for schools photographers in Australia? via Inside Imaging
- Kwai becomes second-highest-grossing photo and video app globally in Q2 2019, TikTok follows, via Pandaily
Tech developments to watch
- A digital camera compared to a smartphone camera is like …, via Hans Hartman at Visual 1st
- Xiaomi promises 100MP camera phone after unveiling 64MP camera tech, via Hindustantimes
People on the Move
- Ian Kershaw joins Cazoo as engineering director from Photobox Group where he was engineering director and led the turnaround of data engineering for the group, via AM Online
- “Meet a Scientologist” TV show features Gray Levett, proprietor of the Nikon-only shop Grays of Westminster in the United Kingdom, via press release
Financial Reports
- Cimpress reports improved sales, earnings for fiscal 2019, CEO promises more changes
- Shutterfly announces second-quarter 2019 financial results
- Eastman Kodak Co. reports second-quarter revenue of $307 million and continued growth in key product lines, via press release.
- Nikon reports first-quarter 71% decrease in earnings and an almost 15% drop in revenue, via analysts presentation.
- Office Depot announces second-quarter 2019 results, via press release
- HP to announce third-quarter fiscal 2019 earnings on Aug. 22, 2019, via press release
- Fujifilm announced first-quarter operation results, via press release
- Emerald Expositions, owner of WPPI and PhotoPlus Expo, reports second quarter 2019 financial results, via press release
- Kiosk maker Generation Next announces July results, staff reductions and reorganization