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US students are failing AP exams because the testing portal can’t handle iPhone’s HEIC photos
May 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
The coronavirus pandemic has moved all teaching, learning, and test taking online. However, there have been some hiccups with the Advanced Placement (AP) exams for…
Court orders grandma to delete her grandchildren’s photos from Facebook
May 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
No this is not a satirical article – this really happened. A grandma from the Netherlands posted photos of her grandchildren to Facebook and Pinterest…
The SD association has announced SD Express 8.0 with transfer speeds up to 4GB/sec
May 22, 2020
John Aldred
Just when you think memory card speed limits are being hit, along comes the SD association to prove you wrong. This time, they’re announcing the…
Vivo’s X50 flagship smartphone expected to have a huge gimbal-like camera module
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Vivo’s next flagship smartphone will have a giant gimbal-style camera, a teaser posted to Chinese social media site, Weibo suggests. The gimbal-like smartphone camera technology…
Product photos for the upcoming Sony ZV-1 vlogging camera have leaked
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
The product photos for the upcoming Sony ZV-1, expected to be announced in just five days, have been leaked online by, not surprisingly, Nokishita. The…
Olympus is (for real this time) shutting down its camera business in Korea
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Olympus has announced that it is withdrawing from the camera business in South Korea due to “mostly” low camera sales volume, according to a report…
Jennifer Hudson sued for $175,000 after posting a photo of herself to Instagram
May 21, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Many celebrities have been sued for posting a photo of themselves without permission. Now it’s Jennifer Hudson’s turn. The famous actress and singer posted a…
Artlist adds high quality sound effects to their massive music library
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Music licensing company, Artlist has expanded its collection to also offer sound effects. They don’t say exactly how many sound effects are currently in the…
Huawei has patented a “liquid lens” camera module, possibly for the P50 series
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Liquid lens technology isn’t a new idea, but it hasn’t really taken off. We’ve seen a few gimmicky implementations over the years, but we’ve yet…
Aurora Aperture’s new magnetic rear filter system for ultra-wide and fisheye lenses now on Kickstarter
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Putting filters on ultra-wide-angle lenses isn’t usually an easy or inexpensive task. Sure, it’s possible, but you need to get some pretty large filter holders…