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R.I.P. Microsoft Paint, 1985-2017

Jul 24, 2017 John Aldred

A part of my childhood just died. Microsoft Paint was never the pinnacle of photo editing software. But there was a time when it was…



Curved sensor breakthrough could dramatically increase digital camera image quality

Jun 1, 2017 John Aldred

The idea of curved sensors has been around for a while now. Sony have been working on it since at least 2012, and we even…



Crash drones as much as you like with Microsoft’s new real world simulator

Feb 17, 2017 John Aldred

There’s been quite a lot of drone fails recently. And no, I’m not talking about GoPro Karmas falling out of the sky. I’m referring to…



Instagram App is now officially available on Windows 10

Oct 14, 2016 John Aldred

It’s taken a while, but it’s finally happened. Instagram is finally available for Windows 10 tablets. An app had previously been released for Windows 10…



Microsoft just gave us the ultimate point & shoot app for phone photography

Jul 28, 2016 John Aldred

The promotional video for Microsoft’s new Pix app is very impressive. Sure, sometimes you want to get as much control as you can, so you…



These $4,000+ computers go head-to-head in the Mac vs PC Lightroom Showdown

Apr 26, 2016 John Aldred

This is one of those debates that’s been around for as long as I can remember.  It’s like Nikon vs. Canon, iPhone vs. Android, Ketchup…



Apple iPad Pro Versus Microsoft Surface Pro

Sep 11, 2015 JP Danko

We’re talking about a toy versus a tool here – iPads are for ordering Sushi, the Surface Pro is for actual work. I wouldn’t normally…



Amazon Cloud Now Offering Unlimited Photo Storage for $11.99 a Year

Mar 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

Amazon seems set to beat competitors such as Dropbox, Google and Microsoft as it announced two new unlimited cloud storage plans earlier today. While the…



Getty Images Sues Microsoft Citing A “Massive Infringement” Of Copyrighted Images

Sep 5, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Getty Images has officially filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of infringing copyright laws on millions of images from Getty’s online collection….



Microsoft’s ‘Hyperlapse’ Technology Will Make All Your GoPro Footage Look Amazing

Aug 11, 2014 Maaz Khan

Last week, we wrote about how researchers at Brown developed a code that would allow realistic weather alterations in photo-editing through text commands. As fate…