An International Data Corporation (IDC) report shows that Apple has grabbed the top spot from Samsung in global smartphone shipments. This marks the first time since 2010 that a company other than Samsung has held the position, and the first time Apple has ever been number one. [Read More]
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Apple has gotten into the Halloween spirit with its "Scary Fast" event. Not only is it the first time that Apple has hosted a live, albeit online-only, event at night, but the Mac-focused event also marks the debut of Apple's first M3-powered computers, including some frighteningly quick MacBook Pro notebooks designed for power users. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-31 03:31
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that the iPhone has been using Sony camera sensors for the last 10 years.
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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
Intel has hopes that it can win back Apple’s business after the company has moved on to in-house silicon, and said that the best way to do so was to “simply make better chips” than Apple can. petapixel.com »
2021-10-22 23:58
Apple has launched the new, redesigned MacBook Pro that promises extreme performance, the return of many highly-requested features and ports, and is available in both 14- and 16-inch sizes. Apple has brought the tech behind the standalone magic keyboard to the MacBook Pro and has removed the much-maligned Touch Bar. The keyboard is set in […] petapixel.com »
2021-10-18 21:08
Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max has a 5x 'zoom' camera (65mm full-frame equiv. ), the longest yet used in an iPhone. To quote Ricky Bobby’s father, ‘If you’re not first, you’re last. ’ While poignant, that mantra has never seemed to bother Apple, who has historically held off on newer technologies to ensure they’re ready for prime-time use by the masses. dpreview.com »
2021-08-18 17:21
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. petapixel.com »
2021-08-18 00:37
Starting at 10am PT (5pm GMT), Apple is livestreaming its latest virtual product-announcement event under the tagline ‘Hi, Speed. ’ There are plenty of rumors flying around about what new announcements to expect, but one thing that seems all-but-clear from the event’s tagline is that we can expect faster — presumably 5G — iPhones from the Cupertino company. dpreview.com »
2020-10-13 19:46
Apple’s virtual WWDC keynote yesterday was light on photography-related news, but hidden within the iOS 14 and macOS 11. 0 (Big Sur) are a few small updates worth noting. iOS 14 In iOS 14 the launch time of the stock camera app has been improved and time required between shots has been reduced. dpreview.com »
2020-06-23 23:31
It looks like Apple might have just made another move to improve image quality on its iPhone camera. Bloomberg reports that according to filings made public in the U. K. on Thursday, Apple has acquired the Cambridge, U. dpreview.com »
2019-12-13 18:14
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
The PetaPixel team is in San Jose, California for the Samsung Unpacked event and is working hard on our review of the latest Galaxy S25 Ultra for photographers. However, we did get an early briefing and first look at the latest high-end phone from Samsung and we have some thoughts about the most exciting features. [Read More]
Samsung announced a trio of new Galaxy S25 series smartphones, including the base Galaxy S25, the large S25+, and the flagship S25 Ultra. [Read More]
You could be forgiven for looking at Samsung’s latest crop of flagship devices in the S25 series and wonder what the silver lining is. It’s all about AI -- Galaxy AI, that is -- and in doubling down on these features, the company is betting that it has a leg up on what could be the next big thing for mobile devices. [Read More]
The Honor Magic 7 Pro smartphone arrives today in Europe, sporting Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset and a novel 200-megapixel 3x periscopic telephoto camera. [Read More]
Godox announced the MA5R, a pocket-sized magnetic device for smartphones that combines a full-color LED and a wireless power bank. [Read More]
Alongside the flagship OnePlus 13, OnePlus also unveiled the 13R smartphone, a more affordable alternative that offers many impressive features but compromises in some areas to keep the price down. [Read More]
The democratization of photography has led us to create billions of images today. From everyday snapshots of what interests or inspires us to capture milestone moments such as engagements and anniversaries, photography is as much about chronicling our personal worlds as those with political and social significance.