Photo editor VSCO gives users a chat option for creative conversations
Now along with sharing photos and videos, the VSCO community is also a place for sending direct messages too.
International Women’s Day is Facebook’s most-discussed topic in 2017
Facebook is looking back at 2017 with the most-discussed posts and the biggest ways users reached out after natural disasters.
Instagram test could ditch private messages, launch Messenger-like Direct app
Instagram Direct may leave Instagram in favor of its own stand-alone app. The company is currently testing the feature in six areas.
Don’t call it a gimbal — Freefly Movi is a ‘cinema robot’ for iPhone shooting
Like pro-level models, the Freefly Movi is more cinema robot than gimbal, but this one is for iPhones, and sells for $299.
Time Magazine just named a hashtag as the Person of the Year (sort of)
Time Magazine is naming the women (and men) standing up against sexual harassment as the Person of the Year, as well as the #metoo hashtag.
Insta360 launches Android adapter for its 360-degree smartphone camera
The Insta360 One is now available for Android, but rather than manufacturing a completely separate camera, the company launched an adapter.
Facebook ‘Did You Know’ tool helps you get to know your friends better
A new feature, Facebook Did You Know aims to help users learn more than the basics about their friends with random questions.
Sharing Pins in Messenger just got simpler with new Pinterest extension, chatbot
Sending a Pin to a friend on Messenger is now even simpler, thanks to a new Pinterest extension and chatbot.
Canon unveils three new compact, pro-level camcorders with big zoom, but no 4K
The Canon XA15, XA11 and HF G21 offer pro-level features at a lower price point compared to the company's 4K options.
YouTube will revisit its ad system, add more human reviewers in 2018
Creators will see more changes to YouTube's revenue system, while more review staff will work to keep content slipping through the cracks.
VR Stabilizer plug-in brings 360 stabilization to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects
Video editors using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects now have access to a new tool for stabilizing 360 with the CyberLink VR Stabilizer.
Facebook expands nonprofit tools, stops taking a slice of donations
Facebook is launching a long list of new tools allowing users to donate, find or give help, or even become a mentor online.
25 million businesses are now on Instagram, so the network is gaining new tools
Instagram has reached another user milestone, this time for business accounts. The social network is now home to 25 million businesses.
Lifeprint’s ‘magic’ moving photo prints just got larger and more connected
Lifeprint allows you to print a video to hold it in your hands, unlocking content with AR -- and now the printer is larger and more connected.
New Lensrentals partnership creates industry’s largest photo gear inventory
Lensrentals is partnering with LensProToGo to create an even larger inventory, along with East Coast shipping facilities.
This little black box doubles your camera’s Wi-Fi speed for automatic transfers
Tired of watching the app spin while your camera sends over photos wirelessly? The CamFi Pro is promising faster transfers.
This app boosts event hashtags by collecting all snapshots in one place
Share Your Photos is an app designed just for what the name suggests, and makes it easy to share, download, and print.
The crazy Isolite modifier lets you adjust light in post-production
Think you have to get the light just right before you shoot? Think again. Isolite is a lighting modifier you can edit after the shot.
Meet the Lytro Immerge 2.0, a 95-lens VR camera that could soon shoot in 10K
Building on the first light field VR camera, the new Lytro Immerge 2.0 creates a more efficient camera that's ready for 10K.
Special-edition Leica Summicron 50mm mixes modern tech and classic design
The new limited edition Leica Summicron 50mm uses modern tech for optimal sharpness while taking a nod from a 1950s lens for the exterior.
Testing, testing: Instagram experiments with a share button, savable Stories
Could Instagram be getting a share button? Regrams are one of a longer list of possibilities the company is currently exploring.
Itching for medium format? Hasselblad launches an official online store
The Hasselblad Store allows photographers to buy directly from the manufacturer online -- and the store is launching with a discount.
Fujifilm X RAW Studio makes conversions a snap using gear you already own
Rather than rely on your computer's hardware, the Fujifilm X RAW Studio uses the camera's processor to make RAW conversions a snap.
Leica Noctilux-M 75mm makes photos (and budgets) pop with crazy wide f/1.25
Continuing a tradition started in 1966, the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm offers exceptionally shallow depth of field.
Look ma, no hands! Nikon SnapBridge 2.0 adds hands-free exposure adjustments
Nikon photographers can gain access to new tools for free with the launch of Nikon SnapBridge 2.0, the company's updated remote app.
Facebook may ask you to prove you’re not a bot with a selfie
Facebook could soon stop bots and suspicious activity by verifying accounts using a selfie, a tool the platform is currently testing.
Instagram Direct wants to start a friendly selfie war with a new remix tool
Instagram Direct now allows users to turn their friend's photos into stickers to start a friendly photo-editing war.
DxOMark crowns a new mirrorless champion — the Sony a7R III
DxOMark says the Sony a7R III has achieved the highest score for a mirrorless camera yet, scoring the same as the Nikon D850.
New Sony CFast cards boast read and write speeds that top 500 MB per second
Got a fast camera? The new Sony CFast cards are designed for high-resolution, fast cameras with both read and write speeds over 500 MB/s.
Plotagraph’s still photo animator can now create sweet morph effects
Plotagraph is known for turning still photos into GIF, but now photographers can use it to make people and objects appear to morph.
New Facebook Messenger tool could let businesses broadcast mass chat messages
Facebook is testing a program called Messenger Broadcast that would allow businesses to send messages to a number of users at once.
Advertisers drop YouTube again after ads show up beside inappropriate comments
For the second time this year, advertisers are pulling out of YouTube after ads were placed with inappropriate content.
The Facebook community has already raised over $2 million for Giving Tuesday
After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, it's Giving Tuesday -- and Facebook users have already raised over $2 million.
‘Are you OK?’ Facebook enlists A.I. to spot suicidal users and find help
Facebook is expanding prevention programs with a new AI suicide detection algorithms, as well as expanded review staff.
Re.photos helps meld the past and the present by creating then-and-now pictures
Before-and-after pictures illustrate changes over time -- but they are tough to create. Enter re.photos, software designed for such photos.
Fujifilm Instax SQ10 is a digital-print hybrid that prints edited photos, too
Stop debating about whether digital is better than film. The Fujifilm Instax SQ10 is both, and it launches a new Polaroid-like square film.