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No, the BBC weren’t in Tokyo covering the Olympics – It was faked using a game engine
Aug 18, 2021
John Aldred
The BBC’s Tokyo 2020 (yes, I know it’s 2021, but they kept the name) studio looked pretty real to casual observers watching the coverage of…
Sony A7 IV launch delayed – pushed back from mid-September to late October
Aug 18, 2021
John Aldred
Well, there haven’t been all that many rumours about the apparently impending Sony A7 IV. We’ve figured it must be coming at some point relatively…
Photographer fails to deliver wedding photos; gets a $22,000 court order
Aug 13, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A couple from Canada recently sued a photographer who failed to deliver the photos of their 2015 wedding. The court found the photographer guilty, but…
Glass is a paid photo-sharing app that aims to be everything Instagram isn’t
Aug 13, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Instagram started as a photo-sharing app, but it has become pretty much everything but that. Even its head, Adam Mosseri, admitted that in a recent…
Instagram removes Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” movie poster due to a lactating nipple [NSFW]
Aug 12, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
One of many double standards oddities of Instagram is that it doesn’t allow nipples, but only if they’re female. Not even a famous movie director…
Canon’s new microsite warns you about potential counterfeits
Aug 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Buying fake camera gear and accessories is something that can happen to anyone. So, in order to warn and educate its customers, Canon has launched…
Famous musician Bryan Adams is shooting 2022 Pirelli Calendar
Aug 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Most people know Bryan Adams as a rock musician and the man behind some timeless hits. But he’s one of the musicians who are equally…
Instagram fails to protect against a $60 ban-whomever-you-want scam
Aug 6, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There’s a new, highly elaborate, and even well-paid scam going around on Instagram. Some users are reportedly taking advantage of Instagram’s anti-impersonation, suicide, and self-harm…
A sign of things to come? Latest CIPA numbers show camera sales seem to be recovering
Aug 5, 2021
John Aldred
Whether or not you’ve been following the camera news sales over the last 18 months or so, it probably comes as not much of a…
India woman plunges to her death while taking a selfie by the waterfall
Aug 2, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A woman in India recently fell to her death while trying to take a selfie by a waterfall. The woman was reportedly taking a selfie…