Apple has been beaten to the periscope “folded” camera punch by pretty much every other smartphone manufacturer, but it continues to design and patent new takes on the now-commonplace tech.
It was granted a patent for a new design that includes folded optics and “lens shifting” capabilities. Folded optics, or more commonly known as periscope […]. petapixel.com
Images: Apple Apple has updated its ultra-portable laptop, the MacBook Air, as well as its ultra-powerful desktop, the Mac Studio. The former gets the company's latest chip, a price cut and comes in a fun new color, while the latter is being billed as "the most powerful Mac ever. dpreview.com »
2025-03-05 21:49
Apple has released an update for Final Cut Pro (FCP) that dramatically improves performance on its new Mac Studio computers, particularly when working with ProRes video files. In addition to improved performance in FPC, Apple has also added a few other quality-of-life features to its professional-level video editor and updated both Motion and Compressor to boot. dpreview.com »
2022-04-20 21:04
Apple has released an update for Final Cut Pro that dramatically improves performance on its new Mac Studio computers, particularly when working with ProRes video files. In addition to improved performance in FPCX, Apple has also added a few other quality-of-life features to its professional-level video editor and updated both Motion and Compressor to boot. dpreview.com »
2022-04-20 21:04
Following the announcement of the new Mac Studio, Apple has discontinued the 27-inch variant of the iMac, leaving only the 24-inch M1-powered version launched last year as the only iMac the company continues to sell new. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-08 23:57
Today, at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2019, Apple unveiled a collection of new photo-oriented features and tools inside its upcoming iOS 13 and macOS operating systems, as well as its new iPadOS, a spin-off of iOS designed specifically to utilize the larger, more powerful tablets from Apple. dpreview.com »
2019-06-04 00:00
According to Merriam-Webster, bokeh is a noun that means 'the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field. ' Apple, however, has different plans. dpreview.com »
2019-02-19 19:01
Apple's new iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max have only been available to buy for a short period of time but it seems some users are not particularly happy with the image quality of the front camera, specifically when shooting self-portraits. dpreview.com »
2018-10-01 17:00
Apple's financial results, which will be released tomorrow, show that in Q4 2016 Apple has sold more iPhone 7 Plus units than any of the preceding Plus models in previous years. The Plus model has a larger screen, more RAM and a bigger battery than its standard counterpart but we'd suspect the iPhone 7 Plus dual-camera with its 2x optical zoom factor and portrait mode has a lot to do with consumers increasingly opting for the more expensive iPhone variant. dpreview.com »
2017-01-30 21:58
Stop the presses! The Apple ship is finally sinking after it was reported that the company’s annual revenue has dipped for the first time since 2001; from US$233. 7 billion in 2015 to US$217 billion in 2016. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-26 03:00
Foldable smartphones aren’t a total novelty anymore now that various brands make them, but they’re still far from being ubiquitous in people’s hands. There are various reasons to consider one, but how they can affect mobile photography helps make them more interesting. [Read More]
Samsung has experienced some steep declines in profit over the last couple of years and in its recent earnings report, the company has failed to turn that around. [Read More]
Last week, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 Ultra that had some hardware improvements, but leaned much more heavily on software and the addition of AI-powered features.
Developed by its research division, Samsung Gauss is a ChatGPT rival that will also be able to generate images and will be at the core of several on-device technologies that will surely debut in the company's next smartphone. [Read More]
Only the Google Pixel was able to gain some more popularity when compared to last year, even doubling its market share. It is the only smartphone manufacturer to move in a positive direction. [Read More]
According to research carried out by a British photo store, 92.5 percent of all photos are now taken with smartphones.
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New data suggests that Generation Z's adoption of Android phones is shrinking at a startling rate as younger consumers increasingly prefer iPhones. [Read More]