Kodak trust sues seeking funds for creditors
Machine operator Marisol Soto works on high voltage connectors ordered by Kodak at Custom Molding in Churchville, N.Y.(Photo: Carlos Ortiz, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle)Story HighlightsSuit could involve potentially hundreds of millions of dollarsMoney would be divvied up with unsecured creditorsKodak says it has no control over trust’s actions…
Yahoo Confirms It Has No Plans To Update Flickr’s Windows Phone App
Yahoo has no current intention to update its Flickr application for Windows Phone. A user request for the company to both update its extant, but quite dated Windows Phone app, and perhaps build one for Windows 8 (another user requested a Windows 8.1 app separately) was met with a terse, Thank you…
Picasa Exploited by Spammers in their Latest Spam Campaign
Softpedia.com published a report on 11th January, 2014 quoting a warning by security experts as "spam emails purporting to be from ‘Picasa’ are currently targeting innocent Internauts." Notably, Picasa is an image managing system owned by Google. The spam emails entitled "We add new photos to your album" informing recipients…
Photo printer is built for pros, priced for the home
The Canon PIXMA iP8720 printer(Photo: Canon)Story HighlightsPart of any serious photo setup is a way to get good printsCanon PIXMA iP8720 is a solid ‘prosumer’ model With all the hubbub surrounding 3-D printing, it’s rare to see anyone talking about good ol’ 2-D photo printers. Let’s face it:…
Winning Photos from the 2013 Ocean Art Contest by Underwater Photography …
A curious sea lion pokes his nose straight into the camera, spindled kelp crabs go on the attack, a school of flying fish dance in a line formation. These are the stunning images captured by the winning photos in the 2013 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, organized by the Underwater In…
Ricoh Introduces Two New Rugged Cams, Drops the Pentax Name for the First …
It’s February, which means Ricoh is right on schedule when it comes to introducing the new ‘rugged’ cameras in the Pentax WG line except they’re not called Pentax anymore. For the first time since acquiring the brand, Ricoh has dropped the Pentax name from these cameras entirely by introducing the…
Zynga expands casino catalog with Riches of Olympus on iOS
As Zynga continues to focus on its current farm, casino and "words" franchises, the developer / publisher has announced the launch of its newest slot machine game on mobile: Riches of Olympus. The game is available on iOS devices, and joins Zynga Poker and Hit it Rich: Casino Slots in In…
Pentax Announces Its Own CMOS Medium Format Camera, Will Show it Off at CP+
So much for a medium format CMOS sensor being a novel idea. Following closely behind Hasseblad and Phase One’s CMOS medium format announcements is the news that Ricoh is working on its own CMOS MF model, a followup to the 645D that is tentatively being called the Pentax 645D 2014. Not…
PhotoWorld Asia 2014: From cameras to USBs with 100-year storage longevity
If you are an avid fan of the PhotoWorld Asia fair held every year around this time at Glorietta Mall in Makati City, you know you’ll discover fab finds not normally sold in many stores. PhotoWorld Asia is the longest running photography convention in the Philippines. The convention has been…
Facebook Deletion, Flickr Automation, and Cheap Media Centers
This week on the podcast, we’re answering your questions about deleting old Facebook posts, automating Flickr uploads, and cheap ways to get a Plex media center.How to Listen to This Week’s Episode Here’s how you can listen to our episode:News and Top Stories Google has finally released the…
