Google Quietly Begins Pushing Its Photo Backup Software To Google+ Users

Google has begun pushing its "Auto Backup" photo archival software to Mac and Windows users via the company’s social networking platform, Google+. The promotion is new, we’ve confirmed, though the software itself was first launched back in December. At that time, Google began offering the desktop utility as a part…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 4:00 pm

LifePrint’s “App-Connected” Wireless Printer Makes Its Kickstarter Debut

LifePrint wants to bring back the fun associated with printing out photos something users once marveled they could do at home with store-bought printers until social media reached critical mass, offering far easier ways to share. With LifePrint, described as an "app-enabled wireless photo printer," the idea is that photo…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:01 am

The Limited is accused of deforming models’ arms in Photoshop fail

Budget U.S. fashion label, The Limited, has become the latest in a long string of unfortunate retailers to suffer an embarrassing Photoshop fail. Several images posted on the retailer’s online store for its Luxe Fit Scoopneck Tee show the model’s already lithe upper arms dramatically ‘streamlined’ and her elbows…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:01 am

Another Flickr redesign on the way

Flickr looks like it’s about to get another redesign less than a year after it rolled out its last one. While the reported revamp is unlikely to be in the form of a major overhaul, there are nevertheless likely to be some noticeable differences that should please the Flickr community….

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:01 am

Canon Reportedly Pulling Out of the Cheap Point-and-Shoot Game

Last week, Nikon executives said in an interview that they see smartphones as an opportunity in the compact camera game. By integrating more connectivity features, they seem to believe they’ll make the point-and-shoot relevant again. Canon is taking a different approach. According to an article by Nikkan Kogyo (Google translated),…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:01 am

Another Flickr redesign on the way

Flickr looks like it’s about to get another redesign less than a year after it rolled out its last one. While the reported revamp is unlikely to be in the form of a major overhaul, there are nevertheless likely to be some noticeable differences that should please the Flickr community….

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:01 am

Farewell to flare? Pentax’s HD Limited lens lineup gets a real-world test

Back in late 2012, Pentax introduced a new multi-layer lens coating dubbed HD, for "High Definition". According to its maker, the HD coating offered a couple of key benefits, but it’s not until recently that we’ve been able to make a real-world comparison to test these claims. We’ve now done When…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:00 am

LifePrint’s “App-Connected” Wireless Printer Makes Its Kickstarter Debut

LifePrint wants to bring back the fun associated with printing out photos something users once marveled they could do at home with store-bought printers until social media reached critical mass, offering far easier ways to share. With LifePrint, described as an "app-enabled wireless photo printer," the idea is that photo…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:00 am

Google Quietly Begins Pushing Its Photo Backup Software To Google+ Users

Google has begun pushing its "Auto Backup" photo archival software to Mac and Windows users via the company’s social networking platform, Google+. The promotion is new, we’ve confirmed, though the software itself was first launched back in December. At that time, Google began offering the desktop utility as a part…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 11:00 am

Hank’s Day Out: Photoshop the ballpark pup into your own photos

AP/Angela Peterson Hank climbs into the giant beer stein at Lakefront Brewery. Hank the dog is now a cross-country traveler and media icon for the Milwaukee Brewers. So we started to wonder: What’s Hank’s next big adventure? We took the ballpark pup’s publicity photo (pup-licity photo?) and Photoshopped him…

Posted on: March 20, 2014 6:00 am