Instagram Stories gain GIF stickers — and soon, horizontal video
Instagram Stories fans can now add animated stickers to their posts using a built-in GIPHY GIF library of stickers.
Airbnb wants you to explore the sea from a yellow submarine in contest
This Airbnb contest doesn't quite have you living in a yellow submarine -- but guests will explore in one through a stay hosted by documentary Blue Planet II's producer.
Shake, rattle, and repair: Sony offers free fix for loose hot shoe on a9 camera
Hearing a bit of a rattle on your Sony a9? The company is offering free repairs for cameras with certain serial numbers because a loose hot shoe can cause a rattle.
Twitter’s #BrandBowl puts Super Bowl ads in their own game
Fans that love the Super Bowl commercials just as much as the game could have a new place to look for creative advertising: Twitter's #BrandBowl.
While prepping for new Privacy Center, Facebook shares how data is handled
Facebook privacy settings will get a makeover with a new Privacy Center later this year, but in the meantime, Facebook is working to educate users on privacy control options.
Will Twitter be the next network to focus on camera integration?
Twitter takes a few more taps to access the camera than the apps for Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram -- but a leak suggests Twitter is working on changing that.
Pro photographers teach Google Clips when (and when not) to take a photo
Google Clips presses the shutter button for you -- so how does it know when to take a picture? A Google blog post offers insight into the lifelogging camera's software.
Adobe is giving away free software for schools to foster creative problem-solving
Schools and universities can soon access Adobe Spark Premium software, normally $10 a month, for free. Adobe will also update their licensing across the Creative Cloud for more accessibility for students.
Snapchat update abandons that white border on uploaded Stories photos
Didn't shoot that photo inside of Snapchat? Snapchat will no longer add that white border on images uploaded from the Camera Roll.
Facebook’s translation methods are faster — including at catching violations
Facebook is both speeding up translations and expanding efforts to catch policy violators with a new artificially intelligent program that works across multiple languages by using multilingual embedding.
This two-question survey will determine the news in your Facebook feed
Facebook news will soon be vetted by user surveys designed to gauge the trustworthiness of a source that include just two questions.
Twitter is using A.I. to ditch those awful auto-cropped photos
The Twitter auto-crop feature that keeps images in your feed looking consistent is getting better at determining where to crop. Twitter is now rolling out new auto-crop software using a neural network.
Listening to one artist on YouTube could get simpler with Official Artist Channels
YouTube is combining multiple artist channels under a single Official Artist Channel, a move designed to simplify listening for viewers and expand reach for musicians.
Nikon D850 propels company to top full-frame sales for December
As Nikon restructures, the D850 and older D750 offered a needed sales boost, beating out Canon and Sony in the full frame category for the month of December.
Facebook twists time to make graphics easier to code with Flick
A former Oculus architect has designed a new unit of time, the Flick, engineered to make video and audio easier to code.
Bid farewell to lengthy Photoshop cutouts with new AI-powered tool
Tired of adding all those anchor points to select something in Photoshop? Meet Photoshop 19.1 with a new AI-powered, one-click Select Subject tool.
From unicorns to space, Shutterstock pinpoints 2018’s Creative Trends
Want to sell more stock photos or graphics? Try unicorns, space photos, women's rights or punchy pastel colors, Shutterstock's 2018 Creative Trends report suggests.
Desktop users could soon post to Facebook Stories in their browser
Desktop users could soon have the option to post to Facebook Stories if the company's latest test sees a wider roll out.
As redesign rolls out, Snap lays off 22 staff members across 8 departments
After a not-so-hot year on the stock market, Snap Inc. is now laying off around two dozen employees and relocating others.
Wiral is a cable cam that takes GoPro videos to the next level
Cable cam systems are expensive and too big to carry around, but the Wiral Lite is aiming to change that with a compact design.
With magazine covers shot with iPhones, is smartphone photography coming of age?
Do you need a pro-level camera to shoot a magazine cover? These two magazines don't think so, and used the iPhone 7 Plus instead.
Phase One reimagines its 100-megapixel camera, makes it more ‘affordable’
For the pixel peepers that are a bit more budget minded, Phase One just introduced a new 100-megapaixel camera that's actually $11,000 cheaper than the IQ3.
Here’s what social media giants are doing to keep extremism off your screen
What are social media networks doing to fight extremist content? A hearing with a Senate committee offers insight.
This little Time Machine camera captures and saves 10 seconds of the past
CES has an actual Time Machine on the show floor -- and it's a little camera that saves the 10 seconds you just missed.
Keep out of reach of … teenagers? YouTube pulls Tide pod videos
YouTube is pulling Tide pod challenge videos as Poison Control reports a spike in the number of teenagers ingesting the packets.
Tweeting during a game actually improves engagement, study suggests
Tweeting during a game while watching on TV simultaneously increases engagement, rather than creating a distraction, a new study suggests.
New pop-up test could help squash spam messages on WhatsApp
A possible beta test on WhatsApp is looking to warn users before they share a mass-forwarded message to stop spam and fake news.
Kodak Super 8 camera simplifies filming on actual film — but at a cost
Two years later, Kodak is finally releasing additional details on the Kodak Super 8 Camera -- including a price hike.
The Autel EVO packages 60 fps 4K video in a compact folding drone
Sporting 4K at the quick 60 fps frame rate, the Autel Evo packs several features into a compact drone with folding arms.
After tightening rules, Twitter faces a new fight against privacy claims
Twitter just finished the process of updating rules against abuse, and now an organization is bringing several claims against the network.
Split Facebook News Feed doesn’t decrease fake news, report says
As Facebook is reworking the News Feed, another test for splitting the feed appears to have unintended consequences, according to the NYT.
The Laibox Cam brings swappable lenses to action cameras
Now funding on Indiegogo, the Laibox Cam is a prototype of a modular action camera capable of swapping lenses or adding a dual lens.
Mofrel is a giant printer that can spit out actual textures with 2.5D printing
The Casio Mofrel uses heat and specialized paper to spit out actual textures, with potential uses ranging from prototyping to education.
Panasonic GH5S masters the dark with a new 10MP, multi-aspect sensor
The Panasonic GH5S is not afraid of the dark with native ISO up to 51,200 and autofocus that performs even at -5EV.