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Three months after a similar update for Android devices, Google has today shown Apple fans some love with a new release of its Google+ social networking app for iOS devices.

As with the Android update, the new version incorporates technology derived from Snapseed, the Nik Software app that became a Google...

 

 

After an impressive winning showcase in 2013, with photographer Timothy Allen taking the top prize, the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) photo contest is now open again to new entrants for 2014!

The competition is open to any and all photographers from around the world with experience ranging from amateur...

 

 

Last week, we told readers about what has to rank as one of the most unusual promotional events in recent memory: Samsung's showy #DitchTheDSLR event in New York City, which takes place tomorrow.

If you missed our earlier coverage, then here's the nutshell view: Samsung Electronics America is promising to...

 

 

Time to get our deal on! We've found a bunch of great camera and lens deals on everything from advanced Canon and Nikon DSLRs to a compact point-and-shoot that'd be great for the kids as well as a slew of mirrorless lens deals from Zeiss and Olympus. Browse through the big list of deals below, and be sure to check...

 

 

Good news, Adobe Photoshop fans: Support for raw files from six recently-launched Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus and Panasonic cameras is available today, thanks to the latest release candidates of Camera Raw and DNG Converter.

As well as adding compatibility with raws from the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II...

Among all the new features in the upcoming iOS 8 that Apple presented during its WWDC keynote yesterday, there was one thing that apparently slipped our attention. However, it's quite a significant change which warrants an extra announcement. It appears that thanks to a new camera API in iOS 8, developers will be able to access full manual...

 

 

Instagram has just announced version 6.0 of its popular photo editing and sharing app for Android and iOS, and the new version brings a couple of significant changes that many advanced users will appreciate. Besides a general retouch of the app's design and interface, Instagram seems to have gone in the same...

 

 

For consumer photographers, there's much to recommend the travel zoom lens. Although travel zooms are often compromised in terms of maximum aperture and image quality, these one-size-suits-all optics cover your bases in terms of focal length, a metric that's easier for beginners to understand. And even for...

 

 

A few weeks ago we posted our first lab shots from Canon's latest entry-level DSLR, the humble and unassuming EOS Rebel T5. Lab shots are a great way to start comparing what a camera can do as compared to the pack, but there's also no substitution for how a camera performs out in the real world.

Jason Schneider,...

Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference with their keynote address, and as expected, the company announced the new versions of its mobile and desktop operating systems. For the photography crowd, both the new iOS 8 and the new OS X Yosemite will bring a couple of interesting and worthwhile improvements, including new Photos...

 

 

Launched this April, the full-frame Sony A7S mirrorless -- which sports an exquisitely sensitive, low-light friendly 4K image sensor -- has to be one of the most thrilling camera announcements in recent memory.

Ever since it was first announced, the A7S has had fans of low-light shooting or high-quality video on...

Shortly after the Nikon D600 full-frame DSLR hit the market, reports about dirt on its sensor were making the rounds. As it turned out, with each shutter actuation, tiny amounts of oil were spilled onto the sensor, that would in time amass to larger specs that could show up in photos taken at smaller apertures. At first, Nikon downright denied...

 

 

Ever wondered whether your camera bag is giving your expensive gear as much protection as you'd hope? Bag maker LowePro has just published a video testing out the Pro Roller X-Series AW camera bag that may provide some reassurance. In the clip, the company's representatives are seen dropping, throwing and...

 

 

Despite 4K video recording as the hallmark feature of the new Panasonic GH4, Panasonic's new flagship mirrorless camera is still a top-notch camera for still photography as well. I had a couple of weeks to spend some quality time shooting with the GH4 -- out on the streets of New Orleans and along South Carolina's...

 

 

Meet the new firmware, same as the old firmware -- or so it would seem in this week's Firmware Friday roundup, which is rather briefer than the mammoth compendiums we've had in the last couple of weeks. The sole camera updated this week is the Leica T (Typ 701), and its update is accompanied by the most...

 

 

When Adobe launched its subscription-only Creative Cloud software suite a year ago, one of the criticisms leveled against the service was that it took choice out of the hands of users. Although you could choose which individual apps from the suite you wanted to install, you couldn't opt to use an earlier...

 

 

As the marketing strategies and priorities of businesses evolve from year to year, so too does the demand for stock photos in the supporting arena of business imagery. Enter Getty Images’ iStock to provide us with their predictions of the stock needs in 2014 and beyond... certainly worthwhile knowledge for the...

 

 

If you're a Bibble castaway who has yet to make the jump to AfterShot Pro, the program's new name post-acquisition by Corel, the company has news it hopes will persuade you to give the renamed app a try. A recently-launched update to Corel AfterShot Pro 2 promises a significant step forwards in performance,...

 

 

There's one thing in common with the latest crop of mirrorless cameras: Pretty much across the board, their makers are claiming a huge step forwards in autofocus and burst shooting capabilities. If you're a sports shooter who's fed up of carrying a bulky DSLR, it's potentially great news, but is it true? That's the...