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Photobucket picks FotoFlexer as built-in editing tool

Edit Photobucket shots with Fotoflexer, in the same place.

07/03/2008 10:56 AM

Flickr giving away 10K pro memberships (to nonprofits)

Flickr is giving away pro accounts to nonprofits and public libraries to showcase their efforts.

06/03/2008 11:47 AM

Start-up lets you fix focus after snapping the shutter

Refocus Imaging hopes its camera technology will let amateurs fix focus problems and open new creative possibilities to photography professionals.

29/02/2008 11:03 AM

Now with ads: Picnik photo-editing site

Free users of the online photo-editing site now get more features -- but ads, too. Premium subscribers get an ad-free view and a couple other perks.

29/02/2008 09:07 AM

Step back in time with the Flickr time capsule

Check out your old photos with the time capsule service from Photjojo.

28/02/2008 12:09 PM

Getty Images goes private in US$2.4 billion deal

Hellman & Friedman will acquire Getty Images and take the stock-photo powerhouse private.

27/02/2008 11:08 AM

Which is better, Aperture or Lightroom?

With Aperture 2.0, Apple made up ground it had lost to Adobe Lightroom. What software for processing and cataloging raw images should a new customer buy?

25/02/2008 02:04 PM

Shutterfly launches 'photo book' social network

After acquiring a site personalisation start-up, photo-publishing company creates way for members to make virtual photo albums to share with (and get rated by) others.

21/02/2008 02:48 PM

Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work

Search giant Google is sponsoring work to help Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, other software run on Linux via the Wine software layer.

20/02/2008 12:51 PM

Let computers figure out what you like with inSuggest

Get machine-organised recommendations for content based on your tastes using inSuggest's algorithm.

20/02/2008 11:55 AM

FotoFlexer now offering pro service, free to users

Web based photo editing service FotoFlexer goes pro, for free.

19/02/2008 05:00 PM

Apple upgrades Aperture ambitions to 2.0

No, the company wasn't letting its high-end photo-editing tool wither on the vine. With Aperture 2.0, Apple put the ball back in Adobe's court for raw image editing.

18/02/2008 11:47 AM

Apple fights back with Aperture 2

The company touts better speed, a streamlined interface, and new editing tools for its high-end software for editing and cataloging "raw" photos. Plus: A price cut to AU$268.

13/02/2008 12:00 PM

Apple camera support catches partway up to Adobe

Apple's Leopard OS 10.5.2 update supports new Canon, Nikon, and Sony SLRs — months later than Adobe's software. Also included: a Lightroom-related bug fix.

12/02/2008 05:36 PM

Photographer finds Flickr pics sold on iStockphoto

iStockphoto shuts down a seller after a photographer complained her images were being sold without her permission.

08/02/2008 01:30 PM

Lightroom plug-in exports photos straight to iStockphoto

A plug-in enables photographers to upload their images directly to "microstock" Web site.

07/02/2008 12:47 PM

Apple updates iPhoto 7.1.2 with a security fix

A new security update is available for Mac OS X users running the program that's part of iLife 08.

07/02/2008 10:01 AM

Flickr fans band together to fend off Microsoft

More than 1800 users of the photo-sharing site sign up for a group opposing Microsoft's US$44.6 billion offer for Yahoo, which owns Flickr.

06/02/2008 05:02 PM

PicWash photo retouching service to expand

Today, PicWash will whiten your MySpace photo's teeth. Later, the site will make you look slimmer, get rid of your braces, and otherwise glam you up.

04/02/2008 05:07 PM

Public beta set for DxO's raw converter for Mac

A Mac OS X version of DxO Optics Pro 5 is scheduled for public beta release in February and final form a few weeks after.

01/02/2008 11:39 AM

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