Imaging software stories

  • Seven essential free software apps for a new PC

    18 Nov 2009 2:55 PM

    Once you get that new Windows 7 computer, here are the apps you need to install.

  • Flickr adds Facebook-style tagging to photos

    26 Oct 2009 11:42 AM

    Popular photo sharing site Flickr has added a Facebook-style tagging application for users to label people in their photos.

  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 8: New features tour

    24 Sep 2009 2:34 PM

    New versions of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements boost organisational capabilities, automation and ties with Photoshop.com. Let's take a look at the new features..

  • Flickr adds new photo-sharing idea: Galleries

    16 Sep 2009 11:40 AM

    Flickr has added a new feature called galleries to showcase photos — and this time not just your own shots.

  • 7 Photoshop alternatives: Online image editors reviewed and rated

    28 Aug 2009 2:14 PM

    We've tested a host of image editors that allow you to achieve many of the effects offered by Photoshop, but solely within your browser — without that whopping price tag or even a download.

  • Flickr lets users post direct to Twitter

    16 Jun 2009 10:21 AM

    Flickr now allows users to post photos directly to their Twitter stream, complete with a fancy Flic.kr shortened URL.

  • Face recognition comes to Flickr

    27 Apr 2009 10:39 AM

    Without any big fuss, a face-recognition feature has been added to Flickr. The new feature was launched recently by Swedish start-up Polar Rose.

  • Flickr trends highlighted via Google-based app

    21 Apr 2009 10:01 AM

    What do you do when you can use the internet to data-mine a collection of billions of photos? Find out whether cats are more popular than dogs, of course. Or whether good outdoes evil.

  • 15 online photo editors compared

    30 Mar 2009 4:26 PM

    Tools that let you edit photos in the web browser have come a long way in the last few years. We wanted to take a moment to do a feature comparison with a grouping of editors — big and small, to see what each one is capable of.

  • Zooming in on photo editing tools

    30 Mar 2009 4:26 PM

    While most photographs are rectangular, the tools we use to edit them online come in all manner of shapes and sizes. Here's a look at 13 of them.

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  • Photoshop Elements 8

    New versions of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements boost organisational capabilities and automation.

  • Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch

    Wacom's new range of Bamboo graphics tablets are not just for designers and illustrators. The introduction of touch technology means that even people totally unfamiliar with tablets can now use the devices.

    Specs: Miscellaneous

  • Corel Digital Studio 2010

    A majority of home users will appreciate Corel Digital Studio's feature set, its interactive projects, and wide support for photo and video formats.