Beefed up security set for Topsfield Fair Oct. 4-14
The Topsfield Fair is among the five largest venues in the state of Massachusetts in terms of crowd size. Although State Police last year gave the Fair high marks in an evaluation of its security, this year, due to the Boston Marathon bombings, enhanced security measures are being taken at…
Facebook Home rents space to Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr
Mark Zuckerberg has said that different kinds of content will be available on Facebook Home. That’s coming soon, as Facebook announced Thursday that beta testers of Android will see highly visual content from Instagram, as well as Pinterest, Tumblr and Flickr on the Facebook Home cover feed. Users who are…
Adobe updates to Photoshop, Premiere Elements add populist appeal
It happens to the best of them, from Apple and Sony, to the Government of Canada. Let’s not forget that missing hard drive debacle involving over 300,000 student loan credentials in September 2012 (CBC News). Although, Adobe’s 2.9 million hacked accounts equals the population of Lithuania (Mashable). For Adobe, however, this can’t be…
New Gear: Tenba Messenger DNA Bags
Tenba has announced a new pair of messenger bags, designed to be weather proof, safety conscious, and versatile enough for multiple types of use. Dubbed the Tenba Messenger DNA bags, they’re expected out for sale at the end of the month. The Messenger DNA bags will come in two sizes:…
Brand Dialogue bags creative mandate for Flipkart
MUMBAI: Just within a month of its entry into the Indian Market, Brand Dialogue, a European brand communications company headquartered in Amsterdam and Mumbai, has bagged the mandate for providing branded packaging for Flipkart India. Brand Dialogue’s partner agency Yellow Dress Retail (YDR) will be providing the services to Flipkart…
Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Review
The Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is a versatile and feature-packed premium-quality telephoto zoom As the Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR’s 2500 list price suggests, there is a lot of technology packed into Nikon’s latest telephoto zoom. With 20 elements (including four with ED glass…
Photoshop-maker Adobe reveals loss of 2.9 million users’ information
Multinational software giant Adobe has revealed that information related to 2.9 million of its customers was stolen from it during a "sophisticated" hack. Details of the attacks were posted on the company’s blog by chief security officer Brad Arkin. "Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers accessed Adobe customer IDs and…
Photographs Taken With Kodak’s First Commercial Camera Are Now 125 Years …
Remember when Kodak created its first commercial camera, a nifty invention that boasted the slogan "You Press the Button, We Do the Rest"? Woman in a rowing boat, about 1890. Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum You probably don’t, because this feat happened 125 years ago when George Eastman introduced Thanks…
Photoshop Contest: What Else Is Hiding in This Cryptic Lincoln Pic?
As you may or may not have heard, a University of North Carolina professor claims to have found a major mistake in Lincoln history. Some blurry, sepia-skinned dude in the photo who we’d believed was Lincoln was actually not! As this Smithsonian Magazine article details, it’s more likely that Lincoln…
Facebook Adds Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr And Instagram Content To Its Home …
In September, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the progress of Facebook’s Home Android launcher at TC Disrupt, he mentioned that users would soon start to see content from Instagram and other third-party apps on the lock screen, in addition to Facebook posts. Today, it’s beginning to roll that…
