| The Atlantic focuses on working America |
| The Atlantic features America at Work: Your Photos, an interesting gallery of reader photos on the title's theme. |
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| MSNBC adds week in sports |
| MSNBC features a gallery of fine images in the Week in Sports Pictures. |
| February 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features Chernobyl project |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Long Shadow of Chernobyl, a project by photographer Gerd Ludwig. |
| February 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware v2.1.2 for Canon EOS 5D Mark II now available |
| Firmware v2.1.2 for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, released earlier this month, "[o]ptimizes the camera’s performance when using certain UDMA 7-compatible CF cards released in February 2012 or later." |
| February 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| XQD, Ethernet and the Nikon D4 |
| Picture quality and autofocus performance will, perhaps more than any other camera traits, determine whether the Nikon D4 is a hit with still photographers. But, these aren't the only indicators that matter, particularly in a camera that introduces built-in wired networking to Nikon's digital SLR lineup for the first time, as well as an all-new memory card format. We have a rundown of the real-world speeds you can expect from the XQD slot and Ethernet port of Nikon's soon-to-be-released flagship camera, with data for CompactFlash and USB 2.0 as well. |
| February 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates EOS-1D X specifications |
| At the time of the EOS-1D X's announcement, certain specifications such as battery life and burst depth, as well as memory card write speed requirements for video, were not given out. Canon has now filled in the blanks. |
| February 28, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar posts UDMA 7 firmware update for USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader |
| Lexar has posted a firmware update and update utility for its Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader. The new firmware, v0554, adds support for the UDMA Mode 7 data timing protocol used by the company's Professional 1000X CompactFlash series to achieve the fastest possible card-to-computer transfer speeds. |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nokia 808 PureView smartphone photos show surprisingly good image quality |
| Making the rounds of tech websites today is news of the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone and its 41-megapixel image sensor. Which, at first, seems like an absurd number of pixels to stuff into a camera inside a phone. The sample photos, however, tell a different story. The 808 PureView's 1/1.2"-size sensor and 8.0mm f/2.4 Carl Zeiss-branded lens join up to produce crisp, clear and truly high-resolution pictures, at least in the bright outdoor conditions in which the samples were taken. Even if you have no interest in this phone, it's still worth taking a moment to download and view the 33.65 and 38.39 million image pixel JPEGs that Nokia has posted. |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS-1D X release now set for late-April (updated) |
| Canon in the USA, UK and Japan (translation) have announced that the EOS-1D X will now ship towards the end of April. Unveiled in October of last year, Canon's 17.92 million image pixel, 12fps flagship digital SLR had originally been scheduled for release next month. |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nik releases Snapseed for Windows |
| Available originally for Apple iOS devices, and then the Mac, Snapseed has now arrived on the Windows platform. Nik Software's simplified image editor is US$19.99 when purchased direct from the company. |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| WHNPA features contest winners |
| The White House News Photographers Association features winners in various categories of The Eyes of History 2012. |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad now available from App Store |
| Adobe's Photoshop Touch app for the Apple iPad is now available from the Apple App Store for US$9.99 (or the approximate equivalent in other currencies). |
| February 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| 9to5Mac: Photoshop Touch for iPad coming Monday |
| Apple news and rumours site 9to5Mac is reporting that Adobe's Photoshop Touch app for the Apple iPad is to be officially released on the App Store on Monday for US$9.99 (or the approximate equivalent in other currencies). Photoshop Touch first appeared for Android tablets in November; the iPad version is expected to require iOS 5.x and an iPad 2. |
| February 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: A look behind bars |
| LENS, The New York Times blog, features Behind Bars and Beginning to Forget, a black-and-white photo story by Todd Heisler. |
| February 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features best of the week |
| MSNBC features another fine selection of images in The Week in Pictures. |
| February 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times: weekly gallery featured |
| The Los Angeles Times features a fine gallery with The Week in Pictures: Feb. 20-26, 2012. |
| February 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Der Spiegel: How Kodak Succumbed to the Digital Age |
| German magazine Der Spiegel has published a lengthy, interesting article on the decline of Kodak, featuring commentary from a research engineer who helped create professional film products for the company and who spent part of his time soliciting feedback from Ansel Adams, Steve McCurry and numerous other top-flight photographers. |
| February 24, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture on slum dwellers |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe offers a sobering look at the world's One billion slum dwellers. |
| February 24, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Galleries take a before-and-after look at the tsunami |
| Reuters features Tsunami: Before and after and The Atlantic has added an interactive gallery called Japan Earthquake: Before and After. |
| February 23, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN: Crowd-funded essay project among POYi winners |
| PDN Pulse has an interesting article on Tomas Van Houtryve's photo essay project on 21st century communism, called "Behind the Curtains", which just won this year's POYi World Understanding Award. Van Houtryve, a member of the VII photo agency, turned to the crowd-funding web site, Emphas.is, to get enough money to finish his project, which he worked on for more than six years. |
| February 21, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| POYi results posted |
| The results have been posted for the various categories of the 69th Pictures of the Year International competition. |
| February 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features best of week in sports |
| MSNBC features another fine gallery of images in its Week in Sports Pictures. |
| February 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LPA Design announces PocketWizard Plus III transceiver |
| LPA Design has announced the PocketWizard Plus III, a feature-rich update of its most basic wireless radio transceiver that melds the 32 Standard channels and Quad-Zone triggering of the PocketWizard MultiMAX, as well as several key MultiMAX staples such as its Long Range and Repeater modes, with new two-stage remote camera triggering that enables the transmitter unit's test button to simulate both the half-press and the full-press of the remote camera's shutter button, continuous operation at up to 14.5fps and a sleek body design and interface that incorporates a new multi-button keypad and illuminated LCD. |
| February 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon to ship new 500mm, 600mm supertelephotos in May |
| Canon USA will now ship the new EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM supertelephotos in May, the company has announced in a brief statement. |
| February 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| PictureCode developing RAW converter capable of 'unprecedented' image quality |
| In a recent post in the Digital Photography Review forums, PictureCode founder Jim Christian, developer of Noise Ninja, has revealed that his company is "developing a powerful, differentiated raw converter" whose "image quality is indeed unprecedented" and provides noise reduction that is "a significant improvement over Noise Ninja." |
| February 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| D700 to be manufactured for the 'foreseeable future,' says Nikon |
| There's good news this week for fans of the Nikon D700. Despite pronouncements to the contrary at the time the D800 and D800E were unveiled, Nikon now plans to manufacture the D700 "for the foreseeable future," says Nikon USA senior product lifecycle manager Lindsay Silverman. |
| February 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon releases D800/D800E Technical Guide |
| Nikon USA has released an informative PDF document of tips and techniques for the Nikon D800 and D800E. The 20-page Nikon D800/D800E Technical Guide's most interesting sections are on the D800E and how to maximize its sensor's resolution while also being aware of, and correcting for, instances of moiré and other colour artifacts that may occur. |
| February 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Photoshelter posts free guide to building wedding photography business |
| Photoshelter has posted a free 41-page PDF guide called "How to Grow a Wedding Photography Business". This is the most recent in a collection of free guides and other resources that Photoshelter has offered on business and marketing issues for professional photographers. |
| February 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe posts Photoshop CS6 content-aware sneak peek |
| Adobe has posted a short video demonstrating new ways of using the content-aware technology in Photoshop, which the company will introduce in the upcoming version CS6 of its image-editing flagship program. Among the new capabilities demonstrated in the video is "content-aware move", which lets you move an object within an image and Photoshop fills in the background where the object used to be. |
| February 16, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| 7 arrests made in connection with Olympus scandal |
| Japanese authorities arrested seven people in connection with the ongoing accounting scandal at Olympus. Among those arrested were the company's former president and chairman, a former executive vice president, and several outside bankers and consultants. Earlier this week, Olympus forecast an overall loss for its current fiscal year, due primarily to camera division losses. |
| February 16, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Jim Garner, Glen Durrell among presenters at 2012 Wedding Photographers Summit in Calgary |
| The 2012 Wedding Photographers Summit, taking place here in our hometown of Calgary, Canada next month, features Seattle wedding photography heavyweight Jim Garner, B.C.'s own Glen Durrell, Calgary wedding planner Lynn Fletcher and more at the two-and-a-half-day gathering. |
| February 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Canada rolls out NPS service improvements |
| Earlier this month, Nikon Canada rolled out two improvements to its Nikon Professional Services (NPS) offering. Now, image sensor cleaning is done at no charge, while repair costs are discounted by 20% (in both cases the gear being cleaned or serviced must be on Nikon's list of NPS qualifying products). |
| February 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon updates Capture NX to version 2.3.1 |
| Nikon has released Capture NX 2.3.1 updater. The update adds support for raw files from the D4 and D800/800E and other minor changes. The updater works on previously installed copies of Capture NX 2.3.0; it has been posted to the support web sites of both Nikon USA and Nikon Europe.
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| February 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Shipping of Lexar Professional 1000X CompactFlash poised to begin |
| Lexar's highest-performance CompactFlash to date, the Professional 1000X, is about to ship. The 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities leave Lexar for retailers and distributors today, meaning they will begin to show up on some U.S. dealer shelves as soon as the end of this week, with many more to follow next week. Other countries and regions, including Canada and Europe, will very soon see their first deliveries as well. |
| February 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon reveals production goals for D4 and D800, cost of earthquake damage |
| The president of Nikon's Sendai factory, which manufactures both the D4 and the D800, told a group of journalists last week that the company is aiming to produce 5,000 D4 bodies and 30,000 D800 bodies per month. The remarks were reported on Bernama.com, the national news agency of Malaysia, which also revealed that Nikon spent about US$100 million to repair earthquake damage to the Sendai factory last year. |
| February 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon posts ViewNX 2 v2.3.0, Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.3.0 |
| Nikon has released ViewNX 2 v2.3.0, an update that adds support for photos shot with the D800/D800E and introduces 64-bit operation for both Mac and Windows, among other changes. Taking the place of WT-4 Setup Utility, Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.3.0 adds support for the WT-5 and D4, while the Mac version is now compatible with OS X 10.7. |
| February 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features best of week in sports |
| MSNBC features its picks for the best of the Week in Sports Pictures. |
| February 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Alien Skin releases Exposure 4 effects plug-in |
| Alien Skin has released Exposure 4, the newest update to the company's filter and effects plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. The new version features a redesigned user interface and several new controls and effects. |
| February 13, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Skating in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features an interesting gallery of Skating images from around the world. |
| February 13, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Mirrorless CSC camera sales and market share growing |
| CIPA, the trade association of Japanese camera manufacturers, has released figures showing that mirrorless compact system cameras accounted for 22.7% of worldwide interchangeable-lens camera shipments over the second half of last year. The cameras are especially popular in Japan and other parts of Asia but significantly less popular in Europe and the Americas. |
| February 13, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic features The Civil War, parts 2 and 3 |
| The Atlantic features a pair of galleries of old black-and-white images from The Civil War with Part 2, The People and Part 3: The Stereographs. |
| February 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| World Press winners announced |
| The 2012 World Press Photo contest features all of the winning entries in various categories. The Big Picture from The Boston Globe offers a more condensed version. |
| February 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LA TIMES: weekly gallery featured |
| The Los Angeles Times features The Week in Pictures: Feb. 6 - 12, 2012. |
| February 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon PowerShot G1 X user manual, quick-start guide available for download |
| If you'd like to get up to speed on the PowerShot G1 X, Canon's upcoming large-sensor weekend carry-about, the camera's 242-page user manual and 36-page quick-start guide are available for download as PDFs from Canon South and Southeast Asia. |
| February 10, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D4 support added to NEF Codec for Windows |
| Nikon this week has updated its NEF Codec for Windows to v1.13.0. The only stated change is the addition of support for RAW files shot with the upcoming D4 digital SLR. |
| February 10, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features best of January |
| Reuters Full Focus features a slideshow of the best Images of January from the news agency's photographers from around the world. |
| February 10, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| First deliveries of Nikon D4 delayed until mid-March |
| Initial shipments of the Nikon D4 to retailers have been pushed into next month. The pro digital SLR had originally been slated for worldwide release beginning late next week. Earlier today, however, Nikon USA told us - through their PR firm - that a "minor production delay" means that dealers should now expect to start taking delivery of the company's new flagship closer to the middle of March. |
| February 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic features Civil War gallery |
| The Atlantic features The Civil War, Part 1, The Places, an historic gallery of interesting old black-and-white photos. |
| February 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Turnley slideshow features human condition |
| Peter Turnley features an interesting slideshow called Moments Of The Human Condition on his website. |
| February 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Photojournalist shares seven things learned |
| Getty Images photojournalist Peter Macdiarmid shares the Top 7 things I've earned as a Getty Images news photographer but what is more interesting is the video below the list. |
| February 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Sigma announces dramatic SD1 price reduction, updated DP1 and DP2 |
| Sigma today announced that the price of its SD1 DSLR camera has been reduced to US$2,299 in the U.S. (That is the Minimum Advertised Price, or MAP, which is normally also the actual street price.) This is a reduction of more than $4,500 from the previous MAP. At the same time, the company announced updated versions of the DP1 and DP2 large-sensor compact cameras, which now use the same 14.75 million image pixel, 3-layer Foveon sensor as the SD1. |
| February 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus reveals OM-D E-M5 with 15.93 million image pixel sensor, EVF |
| To inaugurate a new lineup of Micro Four Thirds format interchangeable-lens compact system cameras called the OM-D series, Olympus has announced the E-M5. Designed for advanced photographers, the new camera boasts a 15.93 million image pixel sensor and a built-in high-resolution electronic viewfinder in a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body styled to evoke the Olympus OM-series 35mm film SLRs of the 1970s and 80s. |
| February 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon releases firmware updates for J1, V1 cameras |
| Firmware updates for the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 correct a flash overexposure bug and, in the V1 specifically, an instance of the camera malfunctioning when switching between the rear LCD and the EVF. |
| February 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Links to all things Nikon D800 |
| The D800 appears to be slowing down web servers right and left today, as photographers clamor for more information on the new Nikon digital SLR. Here are links to stories, pictures and videos on and from the D800 and its near-twin, the D800E. |
| February 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: Siberian work featured |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog features, Siberian Memories: Warm and Real, the work of photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva. |
| February 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Full-resolution Canon EOS-1D X photos available for download |
| Canon has updated its EOS-1D X sample images page with six full-resolution downloadable photos, shot at sensitivity settings ranging from ISO 400-1600. |
| February 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| "Joy Ride" shot with Nikon D800 by Sandro Miller |
| Joy Ride, a video shot with the Nikon D800 by Sandro Miller for Nikon, has been posted to Vimeo. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon announces EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, stabilized wide angle primes |
| Canon has announced the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon posts full-resolution photos taken with D800, D800E |
| Nikon has posted 14 full-resolution photos captured with the D800 and D800E by photographers Cliff Mautner, Jim Brandenburg, Muga Miyahara, Rob Van Petten, Toshiya Hagihara and others. All were shot as NEFs and converted in Capture NX2. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Announced: Nikon D800 with 36.15 million image pixel sensor |
| Nikon has unveiled the D800, a new camera whose headline feature is its 36.15 million image pixel full-frame sensor which, as of this writing, makes it the highest resolution available or announced for a 35mm-style digital SLR camera, ever. We have a comprehensive overview of the new model, as well as its near-twin, the D800E, which is the same in all respects, except one: the blurring effect of the D800's low-pass filter has been cancelled out in the D800E, for maximum per-pixel detail. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic's weather gallery well worth a look |
| The Atlantic features a fine collection of weather pictures in Deep Freeze Spreads Across Europe. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Galleries highlight the Super Bowl |
| Three galleries from Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI that caught our eye are MSNBC's Super Bowl XLVI; a comprehensive effort from Reuters with Giants Win Super Bowl; and SI's Best Shots of Super Bowl XLVI. |
| February 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features best of the week |
| MSNBC features a fine gallery of The Week in Pictures. |
| February 3, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates EOS Utility for Mac |
| Canon USA has posted EOS Utility 2.10.4 for Mac. The only stated change is compatibility with OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.x. |
| February 2, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| CameraBag 2 image editor released |
| Nevercenter has released CameraBag 2 a standalone image editor and special effects application available in versions for Windows and Mac. CameraBag 2 includes processing tools such as cropping and a curves editor as well as more than 100 styles and effects filters. |
| February 2, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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