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Cradoc fotoSoftware has released its fotoBiz version 2.0, a major upgrade to what has become the most popular business management program for the freelance photographer. fotoBiz 2.0 greatly enhances the tools available to the assignment and stock photographer and includes fotoQuote Pro 5, the industry standard photo pricing and negotiating guide for stock and assignment …
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Sony Ericsson is number one in mobile phone customer satisfaction, according to a research done by J.D. Power and Associates. Its 2006 U.S. Wireless Mobile Phone Evaluation Study released this week said Sony Ericsson ranks highest in satisfying customers who have owned their current mobile phone for less than two years. The study measured customers’ …
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More people are now relying on their cellphones to take primary pictures, according to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association. The number, though still on the minority, is growing. CEA said camera phones account for 9% of primary still image capture, more than double the figure for 2005. “Among consumers who now classify their …
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Toshiba now has its 8GB Class 4 SDHC memory card, reportedly the industry’s largest capacity in this minuscule card format. The Toshiba SD-HC008 will have a maximum write speed of 6MB per second. The new card will be in stores in January, together with the 4GB SDHC cards announced in September, and will give Toshiba …
US-based Nik Software has appointed Dubai’s PRO Technology as exclusive distributor for its software products and solutions in the UAE. The agreement was inked at the on-going technology trade show Gitex Dubai 2006. Nik Software produces plug-in filter development products for digital photography and imaging professionals including Dfine (noise reduction for digital images), Nik Color …
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A survey by Kodak says gift recipients treasure and save personalized photo gifts, so when Kimberley sends her personalized Christmas card with her photo in it, you can be sure that Aunt Sally will keep and treasure it. This may sound like a commercial spin; but look deeper, and indeed people do treasure photographs like …
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Sanyo has unveiled its high performance Xacti E7 featuring a 7-megapixel CCD inside a compact and stylish metal body, boasting the company’s own patented Touch Sensor that focuses and releases faster than you can blink. Touch Sensor activates the autofocus with just a light touch and shutter delay is reduced to 0.05 seconds. The camera …
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Japanese printer maker Brother has launched its new Innobella range of inkjet and photo paper consumables, in response to surging sales of digital cameras. This was announced today at the ongoing technology trade show GITEX Dubai 2006 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Brother claims their new ink and paper range will improve the quality …
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The price war has begun. In response to the $600 entry-level D40 DSLR that Nikon introduced just a day earlier, Canon dropped the price of its newly launched EOS Rebel XTi (400D) by $300, a full 30% off its introductory price of $1000 for the camera body plus its 18-55mm kit lens. You can now …
Entering metadata for each and every picture in our burgeoning collection of digital photos could be a royal pain. Imagine typing in all those texts for every single photo. Systems content developer aceMedia is trying to alleviate that with their technology to automatically recognize and tag multimedia data, including photos and video. The system scans …
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